Li Shimin

Chapter 816 Losing His Words, Destroying His History

After Liu Zongxin went out, Li Yuanjing sent someone to call over the two deputy commanders of the guards in the palace.

Subsequently, one of them was appointed as the captain of Pyongyang City and temporarily took the post of Liu Zongxin.

During this period, there was no mutiny or resistance, but Li Xuan, Cheng Chusi and the others felt a little disappointed.

After everything was arranged properly, Li Yuan, Li Chengqian and others were left in the hall again, and Li Yuanjing smiled sarcastically.

"It's the child's incompetence, which made Aye laugh!"

"I didn't expect you to live in such poverty in Goguryeo!"

Li Yuan couldn't help but sigh slightly.

Li Xuan: "..."

The family lives in a luxurious palace with hundreds of acres, and is served by dozens of beautiful prostitutes every day. Is this called poverty?
However, thinking that this incident seems to have a moderate relationship with himself no matter what, Li Xuan couldn't help asking: "Yuan Jing, how many people are there under your rule now?"

"Brother Sanwang, now Pyongyang City and the four surrounding cities have a total population of 35!"

Li Yuanjing replied slowly.

"35?"

Li Xuan pondered for a moment, "With a population of 35, the monthly tax collected is only more than 4?"

"Then what about the property you ruled under the palace?"

"The property of the palace?"

Li Yuanjing couldn't help being taken aback, and then slowly replied: "Brother Sanwang, Yuanjing now has four iron ore mines, two pottery workshops, four iron smelting workshops, a copper smelting workshop, a gilding workshop, and a gold workshop. Silver workshops, two lacquer workshops, two weaving workshops, two shipbuilding workshops."

"With so many workshops, can't you make money?"

Li Xuan couldn't help but be puzzled.

"Brother Sanwang, after the great war two years ago, you took away all the ironware and valuables in these workshops, and there was nothing left!" Li Yuanjing said helplessly.

Whenever he thinks back to that time, Li Yuanjing is filled with remorse. He knew how helpless he is today. At that time, no matter what he did, even if he was shameless, he would let Li Xuan take less things.

"I didn't bring it, it wasn't me!"

Li Xuan shook his head again and again.

Li Yuanjing was speechless.

"It's not me!"

Li Xuan's face was full of sincerity, "I only like gold and iron, other than these two, the rest of the objects were searched by Cheng Zhijie and Li Ji!"

Li Yuanjing's expression was startled, and then he let out a long sigh.

"Okay, I thought that you, the king of Pyongyang, were very poor. I didn't expect that your family is so rich, and there are so many workshops. You just need to expand these workshops and speed up their operations, and then send people to Goguryeo. Are you afraid that you won’t make any money if you go to sell it in the feudal kingdom?”

Li Xuan said with a face of relief: "You have to know that the kings of those vassal states are all a group of aristocratic families, and they are all local tyrants. The money in their families is from more than a dozen generations of ancestors, who have accumulated money for hundreds of years .

And this time, when they are building the various cities, they must lack everything.As long as you sell it, you can definitely make a lot of money. "

"Really?"

Li Yuanjing hesitated.

"Why not?"

Li Xuan sneered, "Go and call Captain Shi Bohua from Yashan Harbor and ask him, how many merchant ships come from Tang Dynasty every day, and what kind of goods are they transporting? Then, send people to go around Inquire about the city?
Two years ago, Li Ji, Cheng Zhijie and others searched all the ironware and some valuables in the nearby cities.

At this time, the homes of the rich businessmen and dignitaries around you must lack a lot of objects, and you can just make them.

Moreover, if you think that the vassal states such as Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje cannot afford to buy those iron wares, you can sell them to caravans, let them buy them directly from Pyongyang City, and then transport them to Tang Dynasty! "

"Brother Three Kings, you have fought all over the world, and you have almost exhausted the iron wares of Goguryeo, Wa, Tuyuhun, and Tubo. In addition, those aristocratic families in the Tang Dynasty sold so many iron mines and pig iron to His Majesty. Still short of pig iron?"

"Why not?"

Li Xuan laughed lightly, and said: "As long as it is a good item, the Tang Dynasty will be short of it! Your Majesty's act of entrustment has taken out all the fields and hidden households hidden by the aristocratic families in the Tang Dynasty.

The people of the Tang Dynasty planted the fields for a year or two with peace of mind, and they would surely save some money, and iron objects, they were scarce at any time! "

"Also, even if you don't want to ship it to Datang, the Goguryeo people in your four cities, as well as the Goguryeo people in the surrounding vassal states, will all rush to buy it!

I don't believe it. In just two years, the hozens in Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje had all the ironware in their homes? "

Hearing this, Li Yuanjing couldn't help feeling distressed again.

However, Li Yuanjing couldn't help feeling a little excited when he thought that he could make a lot of money again.

"Thank you Brother Sanwang for your advice!"

"No need to do this, if you think there are any difficulties, especially if you don't have many confidantes who can do business, I can send some from the chamber of commerce, such as the four people outside the palace now, if you like it, I will Or make them available to you immediately."

"Thank you, Brother Sanwang, there are still some people in charge at Yudi's house!"

Li Yuanjing said quickly.

He didn't believe that Li Xuan would lend him such a good loan.

Seeing this, Li Xuan resented, he was naturally not that kind.

"By the way, Yuan Jing, do you want the enlightenment book?"

Suddenly, thinking of something, Li Xuan asked again.

"The enlightenment book?"

Li Yuanjing was taken aback.

"Exactly!"

Li Xuan nodded slightly, "Now that Pyongyang City has been governed by you for two years, Pyongyang City and the surrounding four cities, how many Goguryeo hozen can speak my Tang language and write my Tang characters?"

"This……"

Hearing this, Li Yuanjing couldn't help but slightly frowned.

"Brother Wang, Brother Yu is not very clear about this matter. But paper in Pyongyang City is more expensive than Tang Dynasty. Except for some wealthy businessmen and dignitaries, the rest of Goguryeo hozen simply don't have the money to learn how to read and write!"

"This is a great thing!"

Li Xuan couldn't help smiling, and under Li Yuanjing's puzzled expression, he continued: "You can ask a master to give you some Goguryeo hozen who have done you a favor and sincerely want to be loyal to you, whether they are farmers, wealthy businessmen, or The rich and powerful, let them learn my characters of the Tang Dynasty and read my books of the Tang Dynasty.

The rest of the people have no chance to read my Tang books, only they can read?How much grace is this?Wouldn't those Goguryeo hozen who had no chance be more envious?Wouldn't they be more grateful to you, the king of Pyongyang? "

Li Xuan laughed lightly, and continued: "As for the classics that those Goguryeo hozens read, it's not up to you to choose? Even, you, the king of Pyongyang, can let your servants compile a classic by yourself. It doesn't take much. You only need to compile the merits of you, the king of Pyongyang, in governing Pyongyang City and the four surrounding cities, and let those Goguryeo hozen know how much kindness you, the king of Pyongyang, have done to them!
In this way, after reciting day and night, one year later, at most five years later, these 30 Goguryeo hozen will know the achievements of you, the king of Pyongyang!
How high is your prestige as the king of Pyongyang?

Even some Goguryeo hozens who are dissatisfied with your punishment will slowly change their perception of you under the reading of the Goguryeo scholars around you.

In this way, you, the king of Pyongyang, will be as stable as Mount Tai, and there will be fewer and fewer Goguryeo hozens who want to secretly resist you! "

Hearing this, Li Yuanjing's face was already full of joy, and he was trembling with excitement. He really needed the sincere attachment of those hozens in Goguryeo.

"Yuan Jing likes the advice of the third brother, and I will not hide it from Aye and the third brother. Even though Yuan Jing has ruled Pyongyang and the four surrounding cities for two years, Yuan Jing rarely goes out of the palace.

It's not that Yuan Jing doesn't like to patrol his own country, but Yuan Jing knows that although those Goguryeo hozens are respectful to Yuan Jing, the king of Pyongyang.

However, most of the time, they were full of fear, all due to the fear of Datang, and no one was sincerely loyal to Yuan Jing, and treated Yuan Jing as the king of Pyongyang! "

"If only it were simpler!"

Li Xuan laughed lightly and said, "Yuanjing, three people become tigers! As long as you promote a group of Goguryeo scholars who are sincerely loyal to you, and let them tell their fellow countrymen about the achievements of you, the King of Pyongyang, these Goguryeo hozens will , will gradually convince you.

Then, every year, you send people to take those Goguryeo scholars who are loyal to you to study in the Tang Dynasty, especially Chang'an City.

Let them see the power and prosperity of Datang, give them a sense of superiority, and let them know how weak their Goguryeo hozen is in front of Datang.

Finally, you can set up a historian to compile your own history book of the king of Pyongyang from the year you became king of Pyongyang.In secret, they bought all the Goguryeo history books from the homes of rich Goguryeo merchants and dignitaries.

Let the city of Pyongyang only have the Tang Dynasty classics you brought from the Tang Dynasty, and your Pyongyang King History Book.

So down, 20 years, or 50 years later.

The people under your rule will only know your kingdom of the king of Pyongyang and forget the former kingdom of Goguryeo.And he can only speak the words of the Tang Dynasty and write the characters of the Tang Dynasty! "

"Xuanba's intention is to let the Goguryeo hozen lose its language, destroy its history, and completely wipe out the roots of the Goguryeo hozen?"

On the side, Li Yuan also reacted with joy on his face.

"Exactly!" Li Xuan nodded.

"Great!"

Li Yuan nodded emphatically, "Since that's the case, it's not enough to just have Yuan Jing as one country!"

"The old man has forgotten the kindness of those powerful families?" Li Xuan said with a smile.

"The meaning of Xuanba?"

Li Yuan was a little puzzled.

"Yuanjing's predicament is not alone!"

Li Xuan smiled lightly, and said: "I believe those aristocratic families spent so much money to buy the cities, but the Goguryeo hozen in those cities didn't really belong to them, so they were more anxious.

In this way, as long as the situation of Pyongyang City in Yuanjing improves, and the situation of Pyongyang City is only slightly spread, those aristocratic families will scramble to follow! "

"Very good!"

Li Yuan thought for a while, and it was really as Li Xuan said, so he looked at Li Yuanjing.

"Aye, don't worry, I'll call a group of officials to discuss what the third brother said!"

Li Yuanjing said quickly.

"Ok!"

Li Yuan nodded slightly.

Immediately afterwards, Li Yuanjing ordered Li Cheng again to send people to recruit the chief officials of Pyongyang City and the four surrounding cities.

Regarding what Li Yuanjing said, all the officials were full of joy.

Everyone agrees that a Datang Academy should be opened in Pyongyang!
It's not just Li Yuanjing who needs this school, but those officials who are facing Goguryeo, they need it even more.

Therefore, the next day.

Li Yuanjing found Li Xuan.

He wanted a thousand books of enlightenment with letters.

"Only a thousand volumes?"

After hearing the number, Li Xuan chuckled, "With a population of 30, only [-] volumes is too little. Yuan Jing, I asked the caravan to bring you [-] volumes of alphabet enlightenment books when it comes next time, five thousand Number and arithmetic books, and another [-] copies of the Four Books and Five Classics!
I believe that in your house, there should be people who can read and write enlightenment letters! "

"These books can be sold, and some need to be kept for rewarding Goguryeo scholars!"

"Thank you, Brother Three!"

Li Yuanjing thanked again with a face full of surprise.

"It's okay, as long as there are any good things in your four cities in the future, especially wild Korean ginseng, just sell me more!" Li Xuan said.

"Brother San Wang, don't worry, Yuan Jing will give me an order. As long as someone can give me a Korean ginseng that is more than a century old, no matter who he is, he can get a place in the school. I believe that within a few days, he will be able to give it to San Wang. Brother found two hundred-year-old wild ginseng!"

Li Yuanjing said directly.

"good!"

Li Xuan nodded reassuringly.

This time, Li Yuanjing really learned and applied it flexibly.

As for the [-] volumes of books, they are considered the books of the chamber of commerce.

And he is only a member of the chamber of commerce.

Therefore, what Li Yuanjing didn't know was that most of the [-] books were paid for by Li Shimin.

In the next few days, Li Yuanjing began to send officials to inform the wealthy businessmen and dignitaries in Goguryeo that Liu Zongxin, the captain of Pyongyang City, had acted boldly, deceived his superiors, and wantonly oppressed the rich merchants and dignitaries, which was a heinous crime.

Therefore, he has already imprisoned Liu Zongxin, and will soon be sent to Chang'an City, where he will be handed over to the Tang court for disposal.

Those Goguryeo wealthy businessmen and dignitaries all looked like they were celebrating the New Year, their faces were full of joy, and they wished they could beat gongs and drums to celebrate.

Then, I heard that Li Yuanjing sent someone to inform that the King of Pyongyang will build a Datang Academy in Pyongyang City in the near future in order to prevent these rich businessmen and dignitaries from being bullied by officials again.

Anyone who has made great contributions to the city of Pyongyang can send his sons to the school to learn the language of the Tang Dynasty and read the classics of the Tang Dynasty.

In the future, if you learn something, you will be reused by the king of Pyongyang.

In this regard, all the wealthy businessmen and dignitaries in Pyongyang were overjoyed.

Now, not only can they get rid of that Liu Papi, but they also finally have a chance to get close to that Pyongyang king!

As for the construction of the Tang Academy, before Li Yuanjing started the preparations, wealthy businessmen and dignitaries had already joined hands.

They have a house in a good location, which can be used by the King of Pyongyang to build the Datang Academy.

As for the money for repairs, they will also provide them, and they only ask the king of Pyongyang to give their family a place in the Datang Academy.

Seeing this, Li Yuanjing's next official took the opportunity to reveal that a nobleman liked old wild ginseng.

So, less than two days of work.

There were a few Goguryeo dignitaries and wealthy merchants who brought hundreds of years old mountain ginseng to see Li Yuanjing!

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ps: Dear readers, in order to raise the standard, in the future, two chapters will be merged into one!

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