Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 536 Patrol
It is already the end of February, and although the spring is not yet blooming in the north, it has long since returned to the appearance when Li Shan left. Looking along the way, there are green trees on the mountains in the distance, and birds are faintly seen rising and falling. The wheat seedlings in the field are blown into wheat waves by the wind.

Li Shan, who was walking on the road with his horse, pondered in his heart, clean up Yuan Junzhang's old troops as soon as possible, and divert soldiers to use them to farm the fields. The time limit is relatively strict... It is also because the spring plowing is about to pass. Whether it is spring wheat or other crops, generally It doesn't start until mid-February, when the soil is just thawing, but it won't be until late March at the latest.

"Forcing Duke Rui to surrender and recovering Mayi, Yanmen can regain its old view." Wen Yanbo clicked his tongue and said, "Before we set off, Lu Sheren mentioned that since the first year of Wude, there was almost no tax in Daizhou. Lose the center."

Li Shan knew that the other party was talking about Lu Chisong, Duke of Fanyang County, who was from Zhongshushe. Although this person was not involved in seizing the heir, his son Lu Chengji was of the same age as himself, and now he is in the East Palace as Prince Sheren. The state has been dilapidated for many years, and the food, grass, tax and taxes are not enough to send to Yanmen Pass, so naturally there is no way to send it to the center."

"With Ma Yi in hand, the Yanmen will be self-reliant, fertile land will not be abandoned, and the people will no longer flee..." Wen Yanbo shook his head slightly, "It's all thanks to benevolence."

Along the way, Li Shan randomly selected several villages to inquire. What he is most worried about now is the conflict and gap between the relocated people and the original people. After all, in the eyes of the locals, these outsiders are here to take advantage... Most of the locals are envious of the repaired house and the fertile land.

Although Li Shan has made a lot of revisions under Ma Zhou's reminder, even if this kind of conflict is suppressed, it will inevitably exist at the bottom of society for a long time and will not just disappear.

Forget it, as long as it can be suppressed temporarily... Anyway, if he leaves in a few months, all future troubles will be Li Jing's fault.

During the Han and Tang Dynasties, most of the so-called famous generals were the kind of characters who could command the army on horseback and calm the people when they were on horseback. Li Shan vaguely remembered that Li Jing also served as the governor of the local state government later, and later served as the prime minister. How good is this aspect? Gao didn't know for sure, but at least he had some means to appease Lingnan before, and he should also have a way of governing politics.

What's more, before Li Yuan raised troops in Jinyang, Li Jing served as Mayi prefect and was very familiar with Daizhou and Shuozhou. Thinking of this, Li Shan's thoughts drifted further and further... It is said that Li Jing was going south to Jiangdu to inform Li Yuan of rebellion. Chang'an was captured by Li Yuan.

"I heard that the county magistrate of Yongkang was also His Majesty's former ministry?" Li Shan felt that there was something puzzling about it.

Li Jing was almost unknown four years before Wude, and at that time Li Shimin had defeated Xue Ju and Liu Wuzhou consecutively, and the Qin Palace was already known as a large number of famous generals. From then on, he became the deputy of Li Xiaogong, king of Zhao Jun, and soon took actual control of the military power.

You must know that the scuffle in the Central Plains at that time began in July of the third year of Wude. Wang Shichong stood firm, Dou Jiande was ready to move, and Nanliang Xiaoxiao sent troops up the river... Most of the resources were used in the battle of Luoyang. We must also beware of Turkic and Yuan Junzhang's southward movement, so Liang Jun's eastward movement put unparalleled pressure on Li Yuan.

Under such circumstances, Li Jing, who had been unknown before, was suddenly appointed by Li Yuan as the general. On the one hand, it showed Li Yuan's confidence in Li Jing's military ability, and on the other hand, it also showed a message that Li Yuan had been paying attention to Li Jing.

"It is true." Wen Yanbo knew these experiences clearly, "In the 12th year of Daye, His Majesty went out of Yanmen Pass and defeated the Turks with [-] cavalry led by Mayi County Governor Wang Rengong. At that time, Mayi County Prime Minister Li Jing was there Under the account to listen to the order."

In other words, Li Yuan knew Li Jing's military ability well, and the prefect of the county was not a small official position. In other words, he was roughly the position of Liu Shirang, the governor of Shuozhou, and the deputy of the governor of Shuozhou.

Li Shan asked with a smile: "I heard that the county magistrate of Yongkang was almost..."

"It's an old story." Wen Yanbo was vague, "A certain person was still in Youzhou at the time, so he didn't know the inside story."

Li Shan frowned, not knowing the inside story... That means, there was indeed an inside story.

In the 13th year of Daye, Li Yuan served as a left-behind in Taiyuan, and they all returned to Taiyuan Mansion. Li Jing inexplicably found out that Li Yuan was planning to rebel.

I was dizzy. That year, Li Mi, Du Fuwei, Dou Jiande, Li Zitong, Shen Faxing, Wang Shichong, and Luo Yi had all raised their troops in Wagangzhai, Jiangdu had been isolated, and Li Yuan was about to move. Preparing to kill the king and seize the throne... How stupid is Li Jing that he would travel thousands of miles from Mayi in the far north to Jiangdu to file an imperial lawsuit?
Li Shan has been suspicious for a long time... The most important thing is that from Mayi to Yanmen Pass and going south, he must pass through Taiyuan Mansion. Li Jing has passed through Taiyuan Mansion, but he refused to go straight south to Henan, but went west to Chang'an. This obviously doesn't make sense.

At that time, Li Yuan was the supreme ruler of Hedong. Li Jing wanted to inform Li Yuan of rebellion. He was in danger, but instead of rushing to Jiangdu, he detoured to Chang'an instead?
Li Shan has no intention of spying on those secrets, but as a time traveler, and a time traveler who is very interested in history, he is very interested in the mysteries in the long river of history... He once thought very regretfully, it is a pity that in this life, there is such a person as himself. The butterfly who only traveled through, never saw the Xuanwumen change in history again.

Just thinking about these things, Wen Yanbo beside him pointed forward, "Then that is Xiashi?"

Li Shan looked up and saw that there was a constant flow of cars and horses in the distance, people's heads were shaking, and the long wall made of red bricks was extremely eye-catching under the reflection of the sun.

Now Xia City is located in the east of the river, and it is the Jingzhao in Guanzhong, which is well-known. Just Ma Yin is enough to gain a foothold, not to mention all kinds of goods imported from outside the Great Wall, and even many merchants in the east and west cities of Chang'an have begun to come from Xiashi has stocked up... Li Shan is already thinking of getting a name to collect value-added tax.

"Meet the King of Handan."

"Meet the Duke of Xihe County."

Dozens of people greeted them out of the gate, bowed to the ground, Li Shan waved his horsewhip, "Get up, now Xia City is not under the jurisdiction of Gu, you don't need to come here with respect."

"Xia City was created by His Highness, how dare you disrespect it." He Lou Shanzhu, the leader, didn't know the meaning of Li Shan's words. It was nothing more than Li Shan's coercion, and Li Kai, who took over, was kind enough to control the situation in a more comprehensive way. .

In fact, the powerful clans in Daizhou have long been treated very well by Li Shan, and even patriarchs like He Loushanzhu are powerless to prevent the clansmen from taking refuge... Now among Li Shan's personal guards and the officials of Daizhou's general manager's office, Everywhere is full of powerful children who maintain a high degree of loyalty to Li Shan.

Li Shan introduced a few words casually, the Wen family in Taiyuan was originally a prominent family, and Wen Yanbo was famous all over the river east as early as the previous dynasty.

"The Duke of Julu County is well-known in the North and Longxi, but it's a pity that he moved to Longxi in his early years, so that he didn't have the chance to meet each other." Wen Yanbo and He Lou Shanzhu exchanged a few words, glanced at the local powerful families behind them, and everyone was silent. , obviously respectful to Li Shan.

Along the way to the north, Wen Yanbo saw with his own eyes that this young man who had just been canonized as the county king was gentle and refined, talked and laughed freely, had a pleasant face, and was kind to others.

But after arriving in Daizhou, his words and deeds changed drastically, his methods were harsh, and his actions were decisive. From the crown prince and the confidant of the king of Qin to the local powerful clan, all of them bowed their heads and ears with trepidation.

There is no one under the prestige, who can rise from a county magistrate within half a year, regain Mayi, defeat the Turks, and canonize the county king. He really has the means... No wonder the crown prince and the king of Qin have all tried their best to win him over.

At this time, several people came out to greet him, Li Shan stepped forward with a smile, "Brother Demou is also here today."

"Your Highness brought the Duke to make an inspection tour, how dare you not come?" Li Kai was about to salute but was stopped by Li Shan, "Under the eyes of everyone..."

"So what?" Li Shan curled his lips, "What are you talking about between me and you?"

While exchanging greetings, Li Shan glanced out of the corner of his eye... Ma Zhou cursed inwardly, and saluted, "I pay my respects to the King of Handan."

"King Bin is here too." Li Shan seemed to have just discovered Ma Zhou, "I forgot... King Bin is still in Xiashi now?"

"Still at Ma Yin's side." Li Kai said in a low voice, "Done his duty and made no omissions."

Li Shanlue nodded, "The Lord of Xihe County is ordered by His Majesty to inspect Daizhou and Shuozhou, and head to Xiashi. Brother Demou should also be invited to accompany him."

"It's my duty." Li Kai naturally agreed, glanced sideways, and Ma Zhou had already retreated silently.

This time when he went north to serve as acting county magistrate, Li Kai quickly noticed that there seemed to be some estrangement between Li Shan and Ma Zhou. He knew very well that Ma Zhou had a very close relationship with Li Shan before, and even lived next door to Li's house.

After the great victory at Yanmen Pass, Li Kai formally took over Xiashi. He took over a lot of affairs from Ma Zhou. He soon discovered... Ma Zhou was full of complaints.

Li Kai can understand it when he thinks about it. Ma Zhou has been with Huairen for almost three years. Before that, he went to Shandong with Li Shan and went north with Li Shan to take care of Xia City. The king of the county, and Ma Zhou is still white.

It has not been a day or two since Li Shan has been in charge of Daizhou's general manager's office, and there are many shortages of officials in Daizhou, but Ma Zhou has not been able to make up for it... It is no wonder that Ma Zhou has a renegade appearance.

The group first inspected the horse market. Wen Yanbo saw those neighing horses from a distance, and couldn't help but said in amazement: "Huiren, no wonder an official wrote a letter in the early court, asking the horse market to be included in the Taipu Temple... There are hundreds of horses here alone! "

"Didn't you impeach someone for opening up a business route before?" Li Shan said with a chuckle, "Maybe he will return to the Taipu Temple in the future, but not at this time...Brother Demou has taken care of it properly, let the Yongkang County Lord deal with it in the future."

Li Kai coughed twice, "Actually, there is a shortage of horses in the Daizhou army... but the horses that enter the fortress are suitable for use in the battlefield, and they will either lose to Jingzhao or Longxi. "

"Then these..."

"Five hundred fine horses." Li Kai said with a wry smile: "The Taipu Temple has sent people to watch over a long time ago, and Huo Guogong also sent people to watch when they are about to send them to Longxi. The king also sent messengers to ask for..."

"Brother Daozong?" Li Shan said with a sneer, "Whimsical, Daizhou is not enough, these five hundred horses want to stay in Daizhou!"

"That's right." Li Kai nodded and said, "A few days ago, Brother Dingfang mentioned that there was a lot of shortages for war horses..."

"Cough cough, cough cough!" Wen Yanbo coughed a few times, and glanced at Li Shan, "Don't worry Demou, there is no shortage of horses in Daizhou."

"Ok?"

Li Shanqian laughed a few times, "Mr. Yanbo, Brother Simo may not be able to practice it."

"If the Valley of Desire is still in Chang'an, Ashina Simo is not believed by Jieli Khan, and he will definitely practice it no matter how hard it is."

Li Kai endured a smile and said, "Huiren has a good method."

Li Shan didn't blush at all, and scolded with a smile: "It's not because of the Yongkang county magistrate!"

"Bringing the Jianghuai army to the north, there will inevitably be a shortage of horses. If we get more horses, the Duke of Yongkang will naturally have more room to use troops in the future."

"Then thank you Huairen?"

"Speaking of which, they are all making wedding dresses for the Duke of Yongkang County." Li Shan sighed: "Ma Yi, Jun Tun, and Ma Yin all planted trees for my uncle to enjoy the shade."

Li Kai smiled and thanked, and the group went to the granary on the north side of Xiashi with a smile.

At first, it was only a caravan formed by the powerful families in Daixian County and several prominent families in Hedong, and they exchanged grain and grass for Yuhuchun. However, after Li Shan planned to build a horse market, he used horses to attract grain. The original granary could no longer be piled up. , and because Li Shan has long been interested in farming, the scale is already quite large.

Wen Yanbo went in for a circle, and spent a lot of time circling the already stored granary. After hesitating for a while, he asked, "Even better than Yongfeng warehouse... Huairen, do you still want to farm?"

During the reign of Emperor Kaihuang, Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, built a granary in Guanzhong. The most important granary in Jingzhao was Yongfeng granary. When Yang Xuangan rebelled, he first attacked Yongfeng granary. At that time, he was the commander of Huayin and was in charge of Yongfeng warehouse. It was by relying on the grain and grass from Yongfeng warehouse that Li Yuan persisted until he broke through Chang'an and laid the foundation of the emperor.

To Wen Yanbo's question, Li Shan only replied briefly, "Not enough."

Wen Yanbo didn't ask any more questions. He knew very well that although the young man in front of him was young, he had deep thoughts and unpredictable methods. It seems that His Majesty's predictions were very accurate... King Handan went north again, I'm afraid he won't wait obediently With Li Jing taking office, there will definitely be some commotion.

From the granary, go to the east side of Xia City, which is a brick factory that has been expanded again and again. The name of Xia City comes from red bricks, and now it is also famous in Jingzhao. The red brick business in Sun Moon Lake has always been good.

But Wen Yanbo was dumbfounded again, just firing the neatly stacked red bricks...you can't see the side at a glance, how much does this have to do? !

The person in charge here is Li Shan's personal guard, Zhou Zhoulang, the second elder brother of the Zhou family.

"Has the horse market been delivered?"

Zhou Zhou Lang saluted respectfully, and said in a low voice: "Yes, but all the poor horses who can't go into battle have been sent, some of them were sent to Qi Lao Sixth Division, and most of them stayed here."

"Making a carriage?"

"It's all ready."

Li Shan's eyes flickered, and he turned to look north. There was a small piece of iron ore, and a small piece of open-pit coal mine. More importantly, a small piece of natural limestone was discovered there last year.

After traveling here, Emperor Li Tang has already established himself. Li Shan doesn't want to change anything, but he always wants to come up with something new. After all, he is a time traveler.

The previous diet, poetry and essays were all small ways, and it was difficult for medicine to be passed on because of the different systems, but the changes that limestone can bring are much greater.

(End of this chapter)