Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1530 Acting as a military country
The first month of the 14th year of Jianji (914) has nothing to repeat, just like the past ten years.

There are wars in some areas, and the lives of the people are difficult.

The war in some areas has just subsided, and the people have breathed a sigh of relief.

Most areas are in a state of peace, and the people do not have to be accompanied by wars and disasters. The main object of struggle is the increasingly cold winter-this has given birth to the growing prosperity of the coal market and the increasing popularity of briquettes.

Envoys from all directions gathered in Chang'an, expressing their congratulations and loyalty in this political center.

A hymn of loyalty!

The sorcerers in Pingkang have been rehearsing "Piao Guoyue" again and again recently, because the Wuling youths in the capital, military generals and merchants like this.

For a while, there were songs of "Piao Guoyue, Piao Guoyue, from the southwest corner of the sea; Shu Nanda, the son of Yongqiang, came to present the southern sound Fengzheng Shuo".

Biao music such as "Buddha Seal", "Zhan Ding", "Zan Sala Flower", "Dou Yang Sheng", "King of Peacocks" became popular again after more than a hundred years, and became hot spots for several months.

The fine silk cloth, tussah silk, Tonghua cloth and other trophies shipped from Yunnan were handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for sale.

Those people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs have been doing business for many years, and they have already learned a lot.They distributed the loot to the big cities, controlled the shipments, and sold them slowly, trying not to let the price of cotton cloth collapse.But—the effect is limited, because the wind has already leaked out, so it can only be said that the price did not collapse so quickly, and it made a little more money for the court.

The four families of Zhao, Kang, Zhuge and Tuoba also got some loot. Shao Shude gave them a very low price, and how much they could sell depended on their ability.

The news of the establishment of Annan Trading Company spread like wildfire.

Because last year, Bohai Commercial Co., Ltd. took out 40 yuan for dividends. One share gets 400 yuan, and ten shares equals [-] yuan. The difference is not very big, except that there is no political privilege.

Driven by people with good intentions, the prospect of Annan Trading Company was painted in a hype. Noble nobles, civil and military court officials, imperial army generals and even wealthy merchants all inquired about Annan's situation.

After learning that the rebellion in Aizhou and other places has been quelled by Wang Shi, he has a little confidence.As for investing, the most fearful thing is that you will lose your money. If Annan rebelled every two days, no one would be able to bear it.Now it seems that the big chaos should have subsided, and there may be small troubles, it depends on whether you can accept the risk.

With the Bohai Commercial Company making samples in front, there are still many people who are excited.

Speaking of the Bohai Trading Company, many Bohai people, Mohe people, and Jurchens have recently entered the Central Plains and even Chang'an.This is the benefit of strengthening exchanges. Economic exchanges, cultural exchanges, and political exchanges can allow a large flow of personnel from both sides, strengthen the influence and centripetal force of the central court on the border areas, and eliminate misunderstandings. It is still very important.

The Mohe people and the Jurchens were very envious of the affluent Central Plains, but they were unable to settle here.There is a vast world in the south, but the heat is unbearable even if you go to the south of the Yangtze River, let alone other places.

Therefore, most people still plan to earn their first pot of gold by working hard.But now that the law and order situation has improved, merchants don't need so many guards, and it's hard to find jobs in this area, which makes people feel sad.

In the end, he still squeezed his way to the Shenzhou Academy to recruit recruits.The coaches and envoys of the Shenzhou Academy picked and picked, but they managed to find a large number of recruits with excellent quality, and sent them to the Central Plains in a steady stream, and put them into the various meat grinders of the empire.Those who are lucky enough to survive will naturally be rich, and they can go to the Jurchen world to promote it again in the future.

At the end of the first month and the beginning of February, Khotan, Gaochang Uighurs, and Japanese missions arrived in Chang'an one after another, bringing some talk to this somewhat dull first month.

In fact, the Kingdom of Khotan sends a group of official missions here every two years, and the folk missions of monks come every year, so there is nothing to say.

In Japan, because of the establishment of a new dynasty, it would be unreasonable not to come for a long time.What's more, the growth rate of trade between the two countries has been astonishing in recent years.There were so many ships departing from Haizhou, Mingzhou, and Dengzhou, and merchants charged more copper coins, gold and silver, which accelerated the outflow of precious metals from Japan.

However, in the past few years, a news spread like wildfire that some islands off the coast of Japan are rich in silver, and there are "mountains of gold and silver".He said it with a nose and an eye, and even mentioned which specific island.The Japanese side didn't believe it at first, but as the rumors grew, they sent people to check.

In fact, I didn't find anything at first, but when I was about to give up, I found a silver mine.

This silver mine is not big.But the Japanese don't see it that way. If one silver mine is discovered, there will naturally be a second one.Ever since, continuing to investigate, the results are indeed not small.

In recent years, Japan's silver production has been slowly increasing, and it is less anxious about trade imports.The main purpose of sending envoys here this time is to obtain a canonization and further deepen the relationship between the two countries.

Gaochang Uighurs also came to seek canonization.

But the timing is so sensitive, I am afraid they are destined to be disappointed.Even if the messenger keeps apologizing, it basically doesn't help.War is inevitable.

The envoy also seemed to see this clearly, and after a few days of lingering, he left the west of Beijing and returned.

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"I have respectfully inherited the throne, and for ten or four years, I have guarded the most important things, ranking above the people of Zhao, and I have been cautious every day, as if walking on the road. To guide people with virtue and courtesy, to assist people with political punishment, and then to open up the land Open the border, far soft and pleasant, everyone enjoys the beauty, this is Daning..."

"Every time I think of the land of Anxi, it has fallen into the territory of soldiers and captives. It has been more than a hundred years, and I will never recover it. In Qianning, the general will be angry before the snow, and try to revive his thinking. Only then will he get rid of his loyalty, and he will not succeed..."

"The Uighurs in Gaochang have been doing evil for many years. Abandoning the natural world and refusing to order, occupying the land far away to steal a living. Unrestrained invasion and rebellion, especially suffering from farmers and businessmen. Abandoning together because of human feelings, how can the way of heaven tolerate..."

"My relatives carried the yellow axe to sweep away the demons, the wind to drive the sharp brigade, and the canal to be swept away by electricity. All the soldiers were marched by armor, and Li Xingshuang was followed by retinues. If you have made extraordinary achievements, is there no special kindness? Should the retinue conquer the generals, Leaving Beijing on February [-]th..."

"I am worried that I can't take care of all the opportunities and manage the common affairs every day. Consult the ministers and learn from the ancient precepts. Use the two artifacts to build relatives and virtuous people. The crown prince inherits the festival, is generous and benevolent, filial and sensitive. In response to the military and state affairs, he will order power Work. Internal and external ministers and bureaucrats, it is advisable to cooperate with each other, to assist my Yuanzi, and to Anli Shu. Announce the Chinese and foreign, and let them know."

Just after the Spring Festival, a copy of "Edict of the Crown Prince's Activities as a Military State" was issued by Zhongshu, and his subordinates approved it and announced it both at home and abroad, and it was quickly spread far and near.

Everyone knows that the sage is going to conquer the Western Regions himself.At this time, the prince suddenly became the focus.

No one will question his bravery and military strategy.Now let's see how the governance of the country is going.

Well, maybe you can’t see it now, because the prime ministers of Zhongshu have managed the country’s affairs in an orderly manner—in fact, even for Jinshang, there are only a few state affairs handled by him, and most of them are done by the prime ministers of.

Will the crown prince in charge of the country respect the authority of the veterans?This is a point to watch.

Will the crown prince supervise the country, will some policies of the saint be changed?This is also a point of view.

Will the prince supervising the country break some of the sage's ten-year-old philosophy of governing the country?This is still a point of view.

Of course, as long as the prince is not stupid, he will not change his course in a big way now.What he has to do is Xiao Gui Cao Sui, continue the sage's philosophy, just keep it going.

The sage asked the prince to supervise the country, not because he valued the prince's ability to govern the country, but to use his military ability, and the prince must be very clear about this.

Another point is that this time it is a real signal.

The prince often has a supervisor, but the prince of the country does not often have one.The crown prince who can supervise the country, whether it is the crown prince, the crown prince, or the crown prince, is the true heir. Even if it is not 100%, it is almost inseparable.

This imperial edict was to be sent to all states across the country, which can be said to have greatly stabilized the crown prince's position.

On the fifth day of February, after the Spring Festival holiday, the empress, prince and civil and military officials will leave Chang'an and return to Luoyang.

Before leaving, Shao Shude called the prince to him.

"If there is chaos in the country, how can you make peace?" Shao Shude sat behind the table and asked.

The queen brought tea.

Shao Shu took her hand and asked her to sit beside him.

The power of Zhejia has been greatly reduced.The sites were confiscated one by one by the imperial court, the army was dismantled, and a lot of officials in Huaixi, Eyue and other places were also cleaned up-this work started more than ten or twenty years ago. When Zhe Silun served as the governor of Huaixi, Shenzhou and Shouzhou were nails placed by Shao Shude. This was the instinct to guard against his subordinates.

Today's Zhejia is just more influential among the nobles.

This level is also more suitable for Shao Shude's positioning as a folding family.

"Grandpa, I will order the neighboring states to guard their borders to prevent thieves and rats from fleeing. Then we will mobilize the Imperial Army's horse infantry sergeants to quickly wipe them out." Shao Chengjie said.

"The word 'quickly exterminate' is well used." Shao Shude smiled with satisfaction, and said: "For the rebellious thieves, we must use the attitude of a lion fighting a rabbit, do our best, and kill with one blow. But how to use troops, Still very particular. What are you going to do?"

"My son is the commander-in-chief of the army, and at the same time, he ordered an old general to lead the elite as the vanguard, and split the road to attack, so as to catch the main force of the thieves and defeat the enemy in one battle." Shao Chengjie said.

"In the matter of countering the rebellion, don't be afraid of this or that. Even if you use one hundred thousand forbidden troops to beat ten thousand thieves, it is not shameful at all. The most important thing is to stabilize the situation quickly." Shao Shude said: "If it is really impossible, we must appoint a general to go out. Lu Huaizhong, Duke of the State of Wei, can entrust him with important tasks. Cai Songyang of the Tiande Army, Guan Kairun of the Jinglue Army, Fan He of the Crane Control Army, and others can also be trusted. Of course, unless it is absolutely necessary, the army should not be handed over to others."

"My son is taught." Shao Chengjie replied.

"Does the queen have anything to add?" Shao Shude asked.

"The concubine is a woman, so it's not easy to talk about the use of soldiers. Besides, my husband has already explained it very well." Zhe Fangai said: "The most important thing is actually to appease the place and prevent it from causing chaos."

"Is there a magic trick for a lady?" Shao Shude said with a smile, wrapping his arms around the queen's waist.

The queen's body was a little stiff.

Shao Chengjie quickly lowered his head.

"If my lady has a good suggestion, just say it." Shao Shude said: "That's our Jiaoer, and he will inherit the family business in the future. Let him learn from it."

The queen's waist softened, and she said: "I heard that the conquest of the southern barbarians has gained a lot, and the money and food have not been wasted, and the treasury is still full. Today, Huainan and Yunnan are the only ones that have not recovered the hearts of the people. The crown prince supervises the empress , can build Nanjing Palace City, it will cost a lot of money, allow Huainan to give it back for one or two years. Yunnan Xinde should have given it back for three years, this imperial edict has not been issued in time, it is better to wait until the prince supervises It will be launched after the country. If this is the case, the hearts of the people will be happy, and the opposition will disappear."

"Have you learned?" Shao Shude asked.

"Understood." Shao Chengjie replied.

In fact, someone in the East Palace also gave him similar suggestions.But the prince of Jian Guo is not suitable for such things as exempting money and food, because he is too sensitive.Now that my father agrees, there is no problem.

"This family is entrusted to you, don't let Grandfather down." After Shao Shude finished speaking, he looked at the queen again and said, "I'm back from the west tour, and I haven't slept with my wife yet, so come and accompany me tonight."

"Okay." Zhe Fangai sighed and said.

(End of this chapter)