Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 852 Divide Wa Kingdom and Iwami Silver Mine

Dazhou, Zhili, Kaifeng, Huazhou.

Zhang Ting is taking Empress Cao Yanxi to inspect by the Yellow River.

Although Zhang Ting began to plant trees in the Mu Us Desert, northern Shaanxi, and northwestern Shanxi to restore the ecology after he ascended the throne.

However, it has not been started for a few years, and the effect is not obvious. On the contrary, the old problem of the Yellow River has begun to show its other side.

Since the first month of the eighth year of Shaoming (953), the Yellow River has experienced ice floods almost from Hezhongfu to Huazhou.

The so-called ice flood means that a large area of ​​ice in the river blocks the river course.

These icicles are not easy to melt and are solid. They are huge and have irregular sharp corners, which can easily break and squeeze the fragile river embankment at this time.

Of course, the scariest thing is that the downstream is still blocked by ice blocks, but the upstream has already started spring.

At this time, a large number of ice blocks in the upper reaches melted, and the river flowed down to bring a huge amount of water, but the downstream was still blocked.

Such a huge contrast can easily cause major floods downstream and cause embankments to burst when there is no rain in the entire river section.

Therefore, from the beginning of the first month, the whole court has been mobilized.

Fortunately, some artificial lakes for flood diversion were built in various places along the river in the past few years, which happened to be used at this time.

The Ministry of Industry sent people to divert the river water, and at the same time used warships to smash ice with rackets, and even asked fishermen and sailors to drive small boats to the big ice to break ice.

It was not the officials of the Ministry of Industry who performed well in dealing with the Yellow River flood this time, but Chen Chengzhao, a general from the Southern Tang Dynasty who was captured in the Battle of Shouzhou.

This person is very talented in flood prevention and construction of water conservancy. Zhang Ting has quickly promoted him from a naval commander to the right servant of the Ministry of Industry and the water envoy of the capital. Even the emperor Zhang Teng went to the Yellow River. To be under his command.

It lasted until the beginning of March, when the danger of Ling Xun passed, and Zhang Ting heaved a sigh of relief, and prepared to return to Luoyang, the capital of God, to rest for a few days.

A bowl of porridge, a stack of pickles, and three steamed grains. Zhang Ting likes food, but he can handle it quite well. It belongs to the kind with a high upper limit and a low lower limit.

Especially after experiencing the dark cooking made by Wen Da and Wen Zhong's father in Tianshui back then, the lower limit is even lower.

Empress Cao Yanxi couldn't do it, she lowered her head, avoided Zhang Ting's sight for a while, and pinched the whole grain bun fiercely with her light white hands.

Every time I pinch a little bit and throw it into my mouth, it doesn't look like I'm eating, but like I'm lingering this multigrain bun.

As for the two boys next to him, the eldest son, Zhang Xiancun, had experienced Tianshuiwen's dark cooking together with Zhang Tie. To him, the whole grain buns in front of him were simply pediatrics, and what he ate was even more delicious than Zhang Tie.

As for Zhang Xianjing, the fourth son of the emperor who was raised as a prince, although the little guy obviously didn't like to eat, he was still able to force himself to swallow the food in big mouthfuls, and he was careful not to let the food fall under the table.

After eating a few bites, the sound of a drum came from a distance. This is a big drum that is only played in emergencies. Zhang Tie immediately pushed the bowl and chopsticks, and took the whole family to Huazhou City without waiting for the servants around him. and go.

Halfway there, before even seeing the city wall of Huazhou, the envoy with three red flags on his back had already arrived.

Zhang Ting laughed out loud. The envoy who came in such a hurry should have no other choice but to send back the battle report from the country of Wa.

Sure enough, the battle report sent by the urgent envoy was sent by Nobunaga Murong from Japan.

Although Zhao Kuangyin hadn't finished the Battle of Sendai when the battle report started, the results of the previous battle were enough to make Zhang Wei ecstatic.

"Nobunaga fought well! Three battles and three victories, nearly 20 Japanese soldiers were defeated, tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers were killed, and the master was captured and killed, hum!"

As he said that, Zhang Ting snorted coldly, as if he knew for the first time that the Japanese king claimed to be the emperor.

Cao Yanxi also beamed with joy. Nobunaga finally lived up to everyone's expectations, and the better Murong Nobunaga is, the more secure her position with Zhang Xianjing will be. Seeing Zhang Ting's happiness, she also said with some emotion:
"In the past, the King of Japan wrote a letter to Emperor Yang of Sui, claiming to be the emperor at sunrise and the emperor at sunset. He was extremely arrogant, but Goguryeo was still alive in the past, and Emperor Sui could only endure this arrogance and rudeness.

Today, the sage destroys his country and kills his arrogant lord, he can be the lord of China! "

Zhang Tie was extremely happy in his heart, and won the Wa Kingdom. In the long run, he eliminated the second Goguryeo that could pose a certain challenge to Chinese civilization, and eliminated a disaster for future generations.

From a close point of view, Murong Nobunaga won the Wa country so quickly, so it would be faster to go to the Americas to find crops and buy gold and silver.

Zhang Shengren still doesn't know that Yanshou has been caught in the Kuroshio, and he is still a little anxious in his heart.

Compared with Zhang Ting's secret happiness, Zhang Xiancun was even more happy, because after Murong Nobunaga's Eastern Expedition ended, most of the court's manpower and material resources could finally be used on his side.

Just when Murong Nobunaga was killing the Japanese country, Zhang Xiancun and Guo Rong did not fight smoothly in Dali.

Although Jianchang Mansion (Xichang) and Wumeng City (Zhaotong) were captured at the beginning, the Zhou army who went south from Jianchang Mansion was soon blocked by the Dali army at Dukou Pass, which is later known as Panzhihua City.

This is the confluence of Lushui (Jinsha River) and Xilushui (Yalong River). The mountains are high and the rivers are fast. The Dali army with 5000 people got stuck at this pass and could not hold on, blocking the [-] Zhou army.

At the same time, although the army going south from Wumeng City (Zhaotong) successfully broke through the dangerous barrier of Dongchuan County, Dali mobilized all the power of the whole country to enlist troops to deploy along Wumeng Mountain, and more than 6 people occupied the geographical advantage. There are more than 2 people, and they can't get in for a while.

As for the Xishan Babu and other Tubo, Black and White Yi troops in the north of the Hengduan Mountains, they only have more than ten thousand troops, and they are still besieging Yubo City.

Therefore, we can see a problem from here. Dali is also a big country with a population of one million, and the army mobilized by Zhang Zhou to attack is really elite. Wuping Town and Wude Town of the Forbidden Army in Liu Zaisheng's hands.

The combined total strength of the three guards is no more than 3. If you count the other more than 5 guards and conscripts from Tubo and Xishan Qiang, you can barely make up [-].

It can be said that the one responsible for attacking Dali was actually a province of Sichuan.
Not even the entire province of Sichuan, at least the forces of Fuling and Kuizhou in eastern Sichuan that Zhe Deyuan was guarding were coordinating with Guo Wei's military campaign to win over and crusade against the barbarians in order to regain the Qianzhong Road.

So, where did the power of the imperial court go?Naturally, they went to support Murong Nobunaga's Eastern Expedition!

When Murong Nobunaga conquered the Japanese kingdom, the court of Zhang and Zhou transferred the elite pro-army left and right Jinwu Guards to the peninsula, mainly participating in the military operation to wipe out the remnants of Goryeo.

Because Murong Nobunaga's rule in North Korea was not stable, there were quite a few people below who rose up to resist.

Since Murong Nobunaga's conquest of the Wa Kingdom, at least hundreds of vassals were attacked, of which more than [-] cases caused casualties, and even three inspectors died in the line of duty.

It can be said that the reason why Murong Nobunaga was able to conquer Japan with confidence was that his father, Zhang Tie, would wipe his ass behind him.

In addition to the left and right Jinwu guards entering North Korea, in order to stabilize the situation in Andong after Murong Nobunaga left, Yan Jin also took away tens of thousands of elites from the two guards and the four towns.

At the same time, in order to protect Murong Nobunaga's supplies in the country of Wa, starting from the sixth year of Shaoming (951), the Great Zhou court sent more than 50 sorties of large and small transport ships to North Korea and the country of Wa, transporting nearly [-] shi of grain and tens of thousands of tons of materials.

For this support task alone, as many as forty transport ships capsized due to wind and waves, hundreds of sailors and sailors were sacrificed, and almost the entire water power of Jiangnan and Jiaodong provinces was mobilized.

The manpower and material resources consumed in transporting so many materials to North Korea and Japan are even more incalculable. It is far from being as simple as the hundreds of thousands of shi grains and tens of thousands of tons of materials on the surface.

This can be regarded as the reincarnation of heaven. Back then, Zhang Tie fought everywhere in Anxi, and almost emptied all the wealth accumulated by the four generations of Li Shengtian's family.

When he arrived at Zhang Ting's place, he also used almost half of the world's power for Murong Nobunaga.

Of course, what Li Shengtian and Khotan Jin Kingdom received in the end was at least ten times more than what he provided. The land alone had to be more than doubled, and they also got the fertile Fergana Basin.

Zhang Ting believes that his current investment will also bring Huaxia Culture a return of ten times or a hundred times more than the investment in the years to come.

However, all this is not of great significance to Zhang Xiancun. On the contrary, because Murong Nobunaga occupies most of the power of the country, his dream of entering Yangjumei City to become the king of Dian has never been realized.

The current situation is that to defeat the Dali Duan Clan, it is definitely impossible to defeat the Duan Clan of Dali with more than 1 elites and more than 3 second-line troops, and there are not enough weapons.

However, if the elite can be increased to about [-], with [-] to [-] second-line troops and more than [-] civilians, Dali Kingdom will definitely not be able to bear it.

Therefore, Zhang Xiancun was happier than Zhang Tie. Murong Nobunaga's conquest ended successfully, and then it was his turn to conquer the Southwest.

. . . .

In Luoyang, the capital of God, in Ziwei Palace, Zhang Zhou's current court, most of the yamen have moved to Luoyang.

However, Zhang Zhou's Luoyang City did not reach the scale of Tang Dynasty. The sum of the inner city and outer city was more than one-third smaller than that of Tang Dynasty.

Where Zhangzhou is located, Luoyang, the god capital, carries more political functions. In addition, it is also a fortress group with strict defense forces, and the population is not too large.

Therefore, if you want to understand the citizen economy, you should look at Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo in the east.

San Niangzi is 48 years old this year, and Zhang Ting is also 40 years old this year.

The third lady, who used to smell of milk and baby fat, has gradually transformed into a rich and gorgeous. When she wears formal Zhai clothes, she looks like the Guanyin Bodhisattva in the temple.

The third lady held the battle report sent back by Nobunaga'er, as well as the family letter written privately to her and Zhang Tie, with proud and happy expressions on her face, tears were streaming down her face.

After a long time, the third lady took Zhang Tie with her own hands and asked him to do it on the Hu bed. Then the third lady adjusted her clothes and kowtowed to Zhang Tie.

Zhang Ting didn't stop him either. Although he didn't know why San Niangzi did this, there must be her reasons.

After a while, the third lady raised her head from the ground, kneeled in front of Zhang Ting, put her head on Zhang Ting's knee, and said quietly:

"Even five years ago, when the sage wanted to send Nobunaga to Goryeo and Wa, I was very unhappy.

I am just such a son who has made great achievements, yet he is going to be sent to the wilderness.

But today I found out that these two places are not wild, on the contrary, as the sage said, they are important places that must be included in the scope of China as soon as possible, which made me want to take a look.

Since ancient times, a stepfather can treat his heirs better than his own sons, and he is still in the emperor's house. The saint is the first one. This three-kneeling and nine-kowtow ceremony is performed by the concubine on behalf of Murong Yandao to the saint. His majesty has devoted all his efforts to cultivating trust The eldest son is lucky in his three lives. "

Zhang Ting looked at Mrs. Cao San, wondering whether to nod or shake her head for a moment. She said that because she wanted to go to the country of Wa to have a look, and she was afraid that Zhang Ting would not allow it. The opportunity to kowtow to speak out.

"The sea is rough and the waves are rough. Even if you are a long-time sailor, there is no guarantee that there will be no accidents. This is no joke."

After thinking about it, Zhang Ting only had this reason to stop him. Of course, he could also say a word of disapproval, but that is not Zhang Ting's temper, and I am sorry for the relationship between him and San Niangzi.

"The concubine will naturally not go to Mingzhou to take a boat to the country of Wa. Instead, she will first go to North Korea by land, and then go to the country of Wa from Busan Port. Although it will take a few months, the safety is still guaranteed."

San Niangzi naturally thought of a countermeasure long ago, Zhang Tie could only sigh for a long time.

For Yannai, the third lady who does not give in to men, Murong Xinchang is not only her only son, but also the sustenance she wishes to be a man.

Everything that this son who is both civil and military and virtuous that she has carefully cultivated since childhood is what the third lady wants to do but is unable to do.

Now that Nobunaga'er has made great achievements, how could San Niangzi not want to go and have a look?

Thinking back and forth in his mind, Zhang Tie thought about it again and again. Although he was reluctant to part with it, but thinking about it from the perspective of the third lady, it was not incomprehensible.

In the quiet silence, there was only the light beating of the candle and the occasional crackling. After a long while, Zhang Tie stroked the third lady's hair and nodded slightly.

"Take Britain and Hutou and the others. Yingniang is still young, so let her stay in Shendu to accompany Lingniang. When she is older, she will go to Japan to visit her father."

Murong Xinchang's official wife, the British Princess, and his eldest son Hutou, as well as his wives Kang and Pugu are still in Luoyang. Since the third lady is going, let them go together.

Ying Niang is Murong Xinchang's youngest daughter, she is only six years old now, and since this child is prone to die young, and Zhang Tie has just lost a three-month-old daughter, it is really inappropriate to follow her across mountains and rivers.

Lingniang is Zhang Qiling, the fourth daughter of the emperor and Princess Chen, born to Sanniangzi and Zhang Tie. Sanniangzi can go to the country of Wa, but Zhang Qiling must not, so Zhang Teng said so.

When the third lady heard Zhang Tie's agreement, she raised her head from his knee just now, and after taking a few steps back, she gave Zhang Tie another big gift.

"The concubine is really a bit arrogant. It is a great grace to allow the imperial concubine to visit her relatives in the imperial city in the past dynasties. The concubine wants to be thousands of miles away from His Majesty. Fortunately, His Majesty is magnanimous."

Zhang Tie originally wanted to wave his hand to show that he was still very generous, but suddenly he was speechless.

San Niangzi is 48 years old. Although he is well maintained, he looks similar to a 42-year-old woman in later generations.

But this is ancient times after all, an era in which even if there were no natural disasters or man-made disasters, people would basically live to be in their fifties. At the age of San Niangzi, she had to cross the river and sea to the country of Wa. When she got there, she would have to wait five or six years. months later.

Even if I went to see my son in Wa country, it is impossible to set off and come back immediately, and I will have to live for a few years.

Zhang Ting once again experienced the inconvenience of transportation in this era. This one is not good. What Zhang Ting will see again is the ashes of the third lady. It is never an exaggeration to say goodbye.

"San Niang, can we meet again after we leave like this?" Zhang Ting asked after taking a breath.

San Niangzi was also very sad at first, but when she saw that Zhang Ting was so reluctant, she suddenly became happy again.

"Saint, don't worry, I will protect my body, and I will come back alive to see the saint again."

The two stayed tenderly for a while, and then the conversation turned to how to deal with the Wa Kingdom.

Murong Nobunaga's family letter asked Zhang Ting's opinion on how to deal with the Wa Kingdom, and asked Zhang Ting to give the Wa Kingdom a new name.

Zhang Tie had actually considered this issue a long time ago. Just like how he dealt with Wang's Koryo, the country of Wa would definitely have to change its name.

And Zhang Wei also thought about the future, such as the Yan Kingdom Murong Nobunaga, it is impossible to survive forever. After all, the meaning of the existence of this Yan Kingdom is Xiajun and Yimin.

But if a few hundred years later, when telegraphs, ships and other things begin to appear, Yan will have completed its historical mission, and North Korea and Japan will naturally become provinces rather than feudal states.

So Zhang Ting's current idea is that he wants to divide North Korea and Japan into four provinces.

The northern part of the peninsula is the Lelang Province, the south is the Korean Province, the Honshu Island of the Wa Kingdom is the Asahi Province, and the Kyushu Island and Shikoku Island form the Penglai Province.

There will be no officials in these four provinces for the time being. In the future, Lelang Province will be governed by Yelu Aburi's son who will establish a feudal kingdom.

As Murong Nobunaga requested, the North Korean province will be guarded by the son born to him by the Qian family after a hundred years, and it is likely to establish a separate Yue state in the future.

This is the dividend that the Qian family and the former Wuyue Kingdom deserved after sending troops, food, and ships to the Japanese conquest accounted for 50.00% of the imperial court.

After explaining these things to San Niangzi, San Niangzi took the family letter and asked: "Nobunaga wants to give you something in return for your father, and wants to dedicate the land of Setjin Prefecture to you."

Zhang Ting shook his head with a smile, "Nobunaga's intentions, Settsu is close to Osaka and rich, but I don't need it.

After you go to Wa country, tell Nobunaga'er that I don't want Settsu country, but I want him to offer Shimane County of Iwami country. "

The third lady blinked her eyes twice. She knew that Zhang Tie never targeted without reason. There must be a reason for deliberately mentioning Shimane County in Shijian Country at this time.

Zhang Tie chuckled twice, "Don't guess, I told you that there is a silver mine in this place, a very large silver mine.

When the time comes, tell Nobunaga'er not to seal this place out, but to send someone there himself. After finding the ore veins, most of them will be escorted to the court, and he can get a small part. "

The third lady's eyes lit up when she heard that the silver mine was a very big silver mine that Zhang Tie himself said, because Zhang Zhou is too short of silver now, and she helps Zhang Tie manage the accounts of the following parts of the inner government, so it is very difficult clear.

At present, Zhang Zhou has no shortage of goods, because the weather is not as unpredictable as before, the world is peaceful, the economy and population are recovering rapidly, and often a province can pay tens of millions of dollars in taxes.

But these tens of millions of coins do not refer to silver coins, but various kinds of real objects.

There are countless rice grains, cloth, etc., but the copper and silver needed for circulation are very scarce, and the market has always been in a state of money shortage.

Even the imperial bank did not dare to issue silver bills and limited-use military bills anymore, because there were too many goods of equivalent value on the market, and the reserves of precious metals such as gold, silver, and copper were very insufficient.

The gold and silver brought back from Tianzhu and Samanbos by Zhang Tie in the early years could not support the denomination of the bank note. If it hadn't been for Pei Yuangaifo confiscating a large amount of gold and silver from Buddhism, it would not be able to support it now.

If the Shimane County of the Iwami Country that Shengkou said is really rich in silver deposits, San Niangzi, who already has a vague understanding of financial rules, knows that the economy of the whole world will really start to develop faster.

And the country of Wa will also be more closely connected with the Central Plains because of this silver mine.

(End of this chapter)