Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 395 Khitan changes hands
Luo Youdu was very surprised by Zhe Saihua's directness, but the youthful and shyness that followed was different from him.

He is obviously a rookie who doesn't know anything. He doesn't start from the beginning, but just plays some difficult poses.

Luo Youdu was very excited, and couldn't help but think of an idea, the ancients really knew how to play!
How did he know that the untrained Zhe Saihua thought it was playing like this.

Waking up in a daze, Luo Youdu saw that Zhe Saihua was sleeping soundly, her hand was drooping where it should have been, thinking about the madness last night, she couldn't help feeling distracted.

Enduring restlessness, Luo Youdu reluctantly withdrew his hand, ready to go to court.

The world is uncertain, and it is far from the time to indulge.

In this daily morning, no matter how crazy the night was, he never fell behind, got up quietly, took the clothes and went outside the house to put them on lightly.

Zhe Saihua was still sound asleep.

A court lady had been waiting outside the house for a long time, and seeing Luo Youdu made a booing gesture, she understood without making a sound, and helped Luo Youdu put on the court clothes.

Today's court will talk about the issue of river management. At this time, near winter, the water level of rivers and canals drops. It is the best time for dredging to keep water transport smooth, to increase the capacity of rivers and canals in the coming year, and to build dikes and dams to prevent floods and irrigate fields.

At the end of autumn and winter, it is also the slack time for farming. Reasonable scheduling of labor during this time period is the guarantee of a bumper harvest in the coming year.

As a high-ranking person, one should, as Fan Zhongyan said, worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later.

Early flood control and channeling are far more important than preparing for disasters.

The main discussion today is the treatment and dredging of Xingcheng Canal.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there was no time to manage the water roads, and when the grain transported to Chang’an was less than 20 shi per year, every time there was a flood, drought and famine, the price of goods in Chang’an soared. .

Tang Gaozong went to Luoyang seven times due to famine in Guanzhong, and Tang Xuanzong went to Dongdu five times to eat. At that time, he was known as the "Emperor Chasing Grain".

However, with the achievements in the management of river and Wei water transportation and dredging of the canals, the grain in Caoguanzhong reached 400 million shi at most, and the driving was no longer in the east.

Xingcheng Canal was the first year of Emperor Wenzong's Kaicheng. Xianyang ordered Han Liao to divert the Qin and Han Canals, and built a canal starting from Xianyang and ending at Tongguan.

This canal still played a huge role at the end of the Tang Dynasty, but after Zhu Wen destroyed Tang, burned Chang'an, and moved the rich households in Chang'an to Luoyang, Xingcheng Canal gradually fell into disuse.

Now the situation in Hehuang and Liangzhou in Longyou will be settled, without the exploitation of many tribes in Tubo, the Silk Road will definitely be more prosperous.

Chang'an has been in ruins for many years, and it is no longer suitable for the start and end of the East-West Silk Road. Luoyang is the only choice.

Cleaning up the Xingcheng Canal and improving the waterway capacity of Chang'an and Luoyang has become an inevitable move.

Luo Youdu looked at the civil and military officials who were talking about Xingchengqu in the hall, with deep meaning in his eyes.

Bianjing is too small, and Luo Youdu doesn't like it here.

The layout of Bianliang in Kaifeng is the hub of water and land, the transit place for materials from the north and the south, and the peak Bianliang City, which covers an area of ​​less than half of Luoyang City.

This can be the center of the economy, but in terms of size, it is really difficult to show the demeanor of a big country.

The more it develops to the later stage, the more obvious the problems of Bianjing are.

Luo Youdu didn't want to build a restaurant outside the city overlooking the palace like in the Song Dynasty, and he had to make a special decree not to climb up to peep at the palace.

The small location will also cause the house price to soar infinitely. Ouyang Xiu, one of the top officials of the Song Dynasty, has been busy all his life and dreamed of buying a house in Kaifeng.

As a result, with the high salaries of officials in the Song Dynasty, Ouyang Xiu had saved money all his life, but he couldn't afford a house.In a fit of anger, he retired and bought more than 100 houses in his hometown of Fuyang, Anhui, spending retaliatory consumption.

The case of Ouyang Xiu is by no means an exception, as are the big brothers Fan Zhongyan, Su Shi, and Su Zhe brothers.

Looking at the Central Plains, only Luoyang is suitable as a capital.

Moreover, the foundation of Luoyang is still there, and there is no need for large-scale construction and excessive property consumption.

Improving Luoyang's status is the first step in Luo Youdu's preparations for moving the capital.

After discussion, [-] people were recruited from Shanzhou, Jiezhou, Mengzhou, and Huaizhou to dredge the Xingcheng Canal.

The person responsible for dredging the Xingcheng Canal was Guo Wuwei, who had been defected from the Northern Han Dynasty by Luo Youdu.

Guo Wuwei puts a lot of weight on his name, and this type of person is the most reassuring to use.

After the court, Luo Youdu first sent someone to the Privy Council to inform, and immediately reported back if there was any military situation in Longyou, and then reviewed the memorial as usual.

Just when he was busy with his business, news came from outside the palace that Zhang Jin asked to see him.

Zhang Jin, a martial arts envoy, is extremely low-key, which is why Luo Youdu trusts him so much.

Wu Desi is one of the most important double-edged swords in his hands, which is very difficult for people to handle.

Zhang Jin rarely reported the situation in person, unless something major happened.

"Let him in!"

Luo Youdu put down the memorial in his hand and looked at the gate of the palace.

Zhang Jin entered in a black suit and saluted.

Luo Youdu pointed to the stool beside him and said, "Sit down and talk!"

Zhang Jin was not proud of being favored, he clasped his fists politely and said, "Rong Chen will report first, and news came from the northeast of His Majesty that Yelujing was killed three days ago by the joint efforts of the groom, the cook, and the clothes officer!"

Luo Youdu's expression became solemn for a moment, this is not good news.

Yelujing can't be said to be stupid, but he can't bear the title of Mingzhu, not even Zhongzhu.

A behemoth like Khitan has been ruled by him for many years, and there has been no significant improvement, which can be seen.

A poor man struggles for ten years without gaining an inch, and a rich man struggles for ten years without gaining an inch. The meaning is completely different.

If the original development process of history is followed, Yelvjing still has ten years to live.

During these years of eating vegetarian meals with his corpse, Luo Youdu determined to develop the country under his control into a behemoth.

Even if Yeluxian rises like in history, Luo Youdu is not afraid at all.

You can also take this opportunity to develop and expand Youzhou City, designate it as the northern capital, personally conquer or directly sit in Youzhou to fight against it, and completely destroy the Khitan and the Jurchens who have not yet risen.

Yelujing was killed so early, somewhat beyond Luo Youdu's expectations.

But all this is also reasonable.

Yelujing is too "stupid".

Most people in this world will be close to others and stay away from others.

A close servant stays by his side all day and night, and those who get along day and night will more or less have feelings.

But Yelvjing didn't take it seriously, and frequently beat and killed the servants who waited on him, treating them as worthless.

But he also loves to sleep, and is an alcoholic, twelve hours a day, more than half of the time is spent sleeping and drunk, and then drinking...

With this kind of life habit, it is tantamount to putting one's own life in the hands of the valet, and to treat the valet with this attitude.

If he doesn't die, who dies?

It is such a person, that is, with the blessing of the emperor's identity, that he can live for such a long time. If it were someone else, he would have died a hundred times earlier.

Undoubtedly, his existence has changed the situation of Khitan, and also changed the fate of Yelvjing.

Luo Youdu pondered for a moment, then said cautiously: "Speak carefully!"

Khitan is his biggest opponent at present, the change of Khitan will directly affect the country's strategic policy.

It turns out that Luo Youdu first took the hometown of Yanyou, and then destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty, which put great pressure on Khitan.

In the past, salt, tea, and grain from Yanyou, copper and iron taxes from the Northern Han Dynasty, and tea, salt and iron from the Dingnan Army were all just what Khitan needed.

The loss of Yanyou and the Northern Han Dynasty, and Khitan cut off the trade between these three places.

There are huge problems in the operation of the economy and materials.

Fortunately, Khitan has many capable ministers at this stage.

When the Central Plains was resting for the Western Expedition, Khitan also made targeted changes.

They planted grains such as millet, wheat, rice, and rice on a large scale in their homeland of the Bohai State, and also independently produced cloth, cotton, and bamboo.

The impact of losing Yanyou and Northern Han Dynasty has been alleviated.

However, Yelujing has made no achievements since he ascended the throne. Instead, he lost Yanyou and the Northern Han Dynasty, and has been defined as a fatuous master.

Originally, there were serious problems in the adoption of the Khitan imperial power, and Yelujing even dared not implement the emperor's tour system.

The so-called emperor hunting system refers to the nomadic people, who move around indefinitely, and their homes are based on chariots and horses. The political center is not in the capital, but in Nabo, which means the palace.

Yelujing was worried that his departure from Shangjing would cause political turmoil, so he personally sat in the capital to supervise the reforms in the country.

Yelujing's greatest hobby is drinking and hunting. Being in the capital, there are few opportunities to hunt, so it becomes drinking and drinking...

Yelujing liked to beat people and kill people when he was drinking, so many people in the Khitan court persuaded him.

Including Yelu Wuzhi, the number two person below the Khitan Emperor, his brother-in-law Xiao Siwen, his sister Yelu Lu Bugu, the eldest princess of the Yan Kingdom, and his younger brother Yelu Bishe.

In the end, it led to the stabbing and killing of such little people as grooms, cooks, and clothes officers.

Luo Youdu asked: "How is the situation in Khitan now? Who stabilized the situation?"

Zhang Jin replied, "It's Yelujing's younger brother, Yelv Bishe, who should be the new emperor of Khitan now."

Luo Youdu thought for a long time, but he had never heard of this name.

For the few emperors of Khitan, he was impressed by only a few people, including Yeluxian, the future lord of ZTE of Khitan.

But Xiao Chuo is now six years old, and Ye Luxian should be in his early ten years.

Luo Youdu asked: "What is this person's ability?"

Zhang Jindao: "I don't know at the moment, a very low-key person. The brothers in the Northeast just found out that he was punished by Yelvjing for saving a deer guard. After that, there is no special news..."

Luo Youdu nodded and said: "Continue to inquire, and report as soon as you have any news."

Zhang Jin led the order to retreat.

Luo Youdu fell directly backwards, lay on the bed, thought carefully, and made up his mind.

After capturing Longyou and Liangzhou, the westward advance was suspended.

To stabilize the situation in the West, we must first unify the South.

Unify the north and the south in advance and prepare for a battle with Khitan.

In Khitan's current situation, there are famous ministers inside and famous generals outside, and the successor doesn't need to have much ability, even a single leader can develop.

For Khitan, as long as this Yelv Bishe doesn't fiddle around like Yelujing, he can achieve certain achievements and make Khitan stronger.

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