Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 480
Li Yuan looked at Feng An after listening to Liu Mu's introduction to the dye. Li Yuan's glance was asking, since there is a lot of information further south, what should Feng An do.Feng An understood what Li Yuan meant, and bowed slightly: "Sage, please report later."

"kindness."

Li Yuan nodded, and continued to look at the workshop here.

At this time, Li Yuan already understood that nothing could be produced here, and the meaning of existence here was to study what things in Jiaozhi could turn into valuable items.

Next, what Li Yuan saw was Bao.

A piece of agarwood with a length of three feet and a thickness of about two feet.

"Father, for this piece of agarwood, Duke Yue dispatched thousands of people into the forest, and more than 200 people were injured to dig it up and carry it here. This is a gift that Duke Yue originally planned to transport to Chang'an for you."

"Ai Qing has a heart, I am happy." Li Yuan understood that this thing is a treasure.

Ordinary agarwood is a tree trunk that has accumulated grease for many years. This piece is estimated to be a living tree that was buried in the soil many years ago. This is an extremely rare thing.

Feng An said very modestly: "The sage is over-reputed, this is what I should do."

Except for this one, other dark green, yellow, brown, and black agarwoods are stored here.

This is also a place guarded by Feng An's heavy troops. These agarwoods are worth thousands of catties of gold.

The three of them arrived at Liu Mu's seaside cabin, Feng An signaled the guards to back away, and Li Yuan also signaled Dugu Shura to lead the people back.

The three of them entered the wooden house, and Feng An invited Li Yuan to take a seat.

After sitting down, Li Yuan said to Feng An: "Some people in the court said that you have the heart of disobedience."

"Saint, there are only saints here, Concubine Liu and the minister. I would like to ask for an order to ask the saint to forgive me. I have something to say."

"Just say it, no matter what you say, it's not a fault."

Li Yuan knew from seeing Feng An telling his people to back off just now that Feng An must have something to say.

After thanking Feng An, he said, "Sage, when it comes to disobedience, sometimes it's not the thoughts of the ministers, maybe it's also the thoughts of the subordinates. Half a year ago, the Tongren and the Miao people, as well as the Yong people from the West The Han people may go to war at any time, and I have been dealing with it all the time. Someone gave me a suggestion."

"What advice?"

"Establish yourself as king." When Feng An said this, there was a trace of sweat streaming down his forehead, and he was very nervous.

Li Yuan was very interested: "Continue, I'm interested to hear. It's definitely not about being king, or something else, there must be something very meaningful."

"Yes." Feng Ang nodded: "The person who made this suggestion told me that once he becomes king, he will face the Tang army. At this time, there will be no war inside Lingnan anyway, and everyone will prepare for the war. Then Lingnan's There will be no civil strife, and then it will be a war or a surrender, depending on the situation."

"Interesting." Li Yuan's interest greatly increased.

Feng An said again: "Lingnan is not barren, but it is not rich either. Lingnan has a suitable climate, abundant water sources, and sufficient food production. So this seemingly peaceful land has countless hidden dangers."

"Why, even if you have enough food and clothing, you can live and work in peace and contentment. Why are there hidden dangers?" Li Yuan couldn't think of the reason.

At this moment Liu Mu interjected, "Maybe I understand."

"Tell me." Feng An asked Liu Mu to tell the story. He was very surprised, so he wanted to know how far Liu Mu's story was from the truth.

"Yes, tell me." Li Yuan also supported Liu Mu in speaking.

"I think there are three reasons. The first reason is that the older generation hopes to live a peaceful life in peace, while the younger generation is not satisfied with just having enough food and clothing."

After Liu Mu finished speaking, Li Yuan glanced at Feng An, who nodded slightly.

This is indeed a big trouble in Lingnan, and the higher the level, the more serious this contradiction will be.Of course, there are various other reasons, so Feng An signaled Liu Mu to continue.

"The second one is like an old brother. You have more than thirty sons, right?"

Feng Ang nodded with a smile: "Yes, it is said that many children are blessed, but it is quite scary. Don't talk about me, just talk about my guard. His family originally had [-] acres of land, and several of his sons grew up. Afterwards, the field will be divided, and now that several grandchildren have grown up, the field will be divided less and less."

Li Yuan asked, "Why don't you open up wasteland?"

"Saint, Lingnan is different from the Central Plains. There are many waters, mountains, and forests here. It is less than one-tenth of the land that is suitable for farming. Everyone likes flat fields and does not want slope fields. The last fierce battle in Lingnan is in the opening In the tenth year of the emperor, not many people died in battle in that year, and after a few fierce battles, the defeated army fled away."

Li Yuan probably knew the situation in Lingnan.

As Feng An said, after the Yi people in Panyu rebelled in Lingnan in the tenth year of the founding of the emperor, Feng An controlled Lingnan very well. Although there were a few minor disturbances during the period, there were no casualties of a large number of people.

Liu Mu interrupted and asked, "Where are the people from Panyu?"

"Wen Jing is from Panyu." After Feng An explained, Liu Mu smiled: "Kill him."

"Don't worry, he won't live for long. The Yi people from Panyu are the most restless people in south of the Five Ridges. In the first year of Renshou, the Yi people from Panyu encouraged the bureaucrats to rebel. At that time, the momentum was huge. I even went to the capital to borrow troops, but I was defeated in one blow."

Li Yuan nodded. For more than 30 years, there has been no major war in Lingnan. That is to say, the population of Lingnan is a net increase, so land conflicts have triggered fighting among various ethnic groups.

"Brother Mu, you continue?" Feng An asked Liu Mu to continue talking.

Liu Mu stretched out three fingers: "The last one is the trade deficit."

"Trade deficit?" Feng An didn't understand this word at all, and neither did Li Yuan.This word is divided into four characters, you must know it, but what does it mean when put together.

Liu Mu explained: "The simplest way to put it is that Lingnan and Jiangnan East and West have been continuously purchased by Lingnan Dao for so many years, and a large amount of money and silver from Lingnan Dao have been taken away by Jiangnan Dao merchants. Then Lingnan Dao However, the price of food has been suppressed again and again, and cloth, silk and other things are getting more and more expensive.”

"En. Brother, you are brilliant. I didn't expect you to see it so thoroughly after you have only been here for a few months."

Feng An's words also meant that Liu Mu had fully guessed the current situation in Lingnan.

Feng An bowed to Li Yuan and said, "Sage, when Lingnan's problems were almost unresolved, my brother came. He solved all the troubles with just one move. It can be said that he is currently in Lingnan The weight of words is no lower than that of Chen, and Chen also used his tricks to completely eliminate the internal troubles in Lingnan East Dao this March, and Lingnan West Dao is also being resolved."

"Oh, go into detail."

Feng An said: "Saint, when there is a trouble that can be unified externally, the small internal conflict can be ignored. When everything that was longed for before can be obtained from the external, the internal will definitely be united."

(End of this chapter)