The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 838 Strategic Adjustment
"This "Dictionary" is amazing." Fang Xuanling, who was reading it carefully, suddenly raised his head and said, "There is another huge effect that has not been discovered by everyone, and this effect is even greater than the enlightenment of literacy."

"What does it do?"

Yang You looked bewildered. It is true that he compiled the "Dictionary", but besides facilitating people's literacy and meaning, what else is there to do?
In fact, not only Yang You, but even Yang Tong, the instigator, was also surprised and uncertain.

"His Majesty the Tang Dynasty just said that characters are the source of all learning and the foundation of scriptures and meanings. This is true, but before literacy, speaking is the first to communicate and literacy. In addition to radicals and difficult-to-check characters, this "Dictionary" In addition to the two query methods, there are phonetic rhymes, and homophone radicals and homophone characters are arranged in order." Fang Xuanling said.

"Isn't it just convenient to look up characters? What else?" Yang Tong was puzzled

"Your Majesty." Fang Xuanling cupped his hands and said, "As the saying goes, there are different sounds in ten miles, and different customs in a hundred miles. However, in the Sui Dynasty, we have a vast land and abundant resources, and the distance between north and south, and east and west is thousands of miles. When people from all over the world get together, no one can understand what the other party said. What is it?"

"That's right!" Yang Gongren nodded and said, "Take us as an example. We are all people from all over the world. We have been walking around since we were young, and it is normal to be able to speak official Chinese. Changed too much!"

Kong Yingda agreed: "Sometimes when I go back to visit my relatives, there are indeed difficulties in communication. I can understand the words of the people in my hometown, but they have a hard time listening to what I say. Sometimes it takes many days to adapt. But this is not the same as what Fang Shangshu said. What does it matter if it is said to have a huge effect?"

"It has a lot to do with it." Fang Xuanling said: "If the phonology in the "Dictionary" is compiled according to the Luoyang dialect, and then passed on to the students all over the world by the masters of the township and county schools according to this standard, over time, the Sui Dynasty will have the same pronunciation. There were no communication difficulties."

Yang Tong nodded and smiled. When Fang Xuanling mentioned "Ten miles have different sounds, and hundreds of miles have different customs", he realized that he was going to mention the Mandarin of the Sui Dynasty.And he also knew that during Emperor Wen's lifetime, he was working hard for homonym and made immortal achievements.

As early as the early years of Kaihuang, Yan Zhitui, Xiao Gai, Changsun Nayan and Lu Fayan agreed that the tones of the four directions were very different, the rhymes used in the north and the south were different, and the standard rhyme lacked standards.It took Lu Fayan 20 years to write five volumes of "Qie Yun".This book unifies the phonology of all characters, and it can be called the earliest phonology book in history.

"Your Majesty, Fang Shangshu's idea is quite good." Before Yang Tong could speak, Yang Gongren became excited, "The reason why Qin Shihuang was great was not that he unified the world, but that he created an imperial system and strengthened central rule; he abolished the feudal system and changed his career County and county systems; books with the same text, cars with the same track, and travel with the same wheel, unified text weights and measures, established the basic pattern in all aspects. After that, the Han, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and even my Great Sui Dynasty, all developed in this world pattern, which is called the same throughout the ages. The emperor is not exaggerated. During his lifetime, he vigorously promoted Yan Tongyin, but Hu Hai was incompetent, and Qin Dynasty II was destroyed, and Yan Tongyin could not continue. And the martial arts of the emperor far surpassed Qin Shihuang. If homophony is achieved on the basis of systems such as ministries, burials into mu, compulsory education, etc., then the sage will surely be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Qin Shihuang."

Yang Tong knew that even without him, the Sui Dynasty was as great as the Qin Dynasty, but it would be embarrassing to compare him with Qin Shihuang.However, the historical task of Putonghua in the Sui Dynasty really needs to be seriously carried out. He said: "Hanyu Pinyin and initials and finals have been spread all over the world, and they have long been the basic way for children to recognize and understand characters. This is itself homophonic."

"Indeed. But the scope of promotion is too small. In fact, besides being used to educate the people of the Sui Dynasty, it also has a miraculous effect on the surrounding ethnic groups. And many ethnic groups don't even have their own characters, so they can't resist our splendid civilization of thousands of years. If we promote pinyin, it will definitely change the customs and integrate into the Sui Dynasty in the long run." Fang Xuanling raised the "Dictionary" in his hand and continued: "In addition, Wei Chen suggested that each main character in the "Dictionary" should be added with an initial consonant. , finals and phonetic symbols."

"No wonder I feel that this "Dictionary" is not quite right. It was missing desperately and phonetic symbols." Yang Tong suddenly realized, and said to Yang You: "Third brother must add these three things."

"Here."

"My lord, I have something to add." Kong Yingda said.

Yang Tong smiled and said, "Please tell me."

"The key to homonym lies in teaching the master. If the masters of the three schools can't pronounce correctly, it will be misleading and laughable. I think that we should strengthen the education of the masters, and use their accent and enunciation standards as the assessment of whether they are qualified. Way."

Yang Tong pondered for a while, and said: "Since we want to promote it, we should promote it widely. After the current pronunciation, it will be Da Sui Guoyu, and it will be included in the examination scope of the three universities, palaces and county schools. The content of the examination is to let the students read a hundred words. Words, a hundred sentences. As for the existing officials, every word and deed is an example. When the "Dictionary" is released on the market, each of them will be given a copy, and they are required to speak the national language at ordinary times, so as to influence the local people subtly and at the same time. After one term of officials, the local people have to adapt to a new accent.”

"The Ministry of Finance is responsible for this matter. According to the characteristics of each ministry, a set of more reasonable regulations will be drawn up as soon as possible to facilitate the promotion of Mandarin."

"By the way, in the next half-monthly talk, the topic will be 'Different pronunciation in ten miles, different customs in hundreds of miles'. Be sure to let readers know the inconvenience of the language barrier."

"I will obey your orders."

A series of plans came out of Yang Tong's mouth, and almost no one objected. This is the advantage of Yang Tong being a dictatorial emperor. In terms of governing the country, he has always only pointed out the direction, and the details are perfected by this group of highly intelligent people.

The imperial court is now on the right track. With the gradual improvement of the cabinet system, the center has formed a system of mutual supervision. It is unlikely to go further in the system, let alone realize the cabinet ministers. It will only weaken the imperial power.

The cause of the Great Sui Dynasty was booming and it was in a very critical transition period. The monarchs and ministers worked hard for their own ideas. If there was any balance between the monarchy and power, the monarchs and ministers would doubt it sooner or later, and the great cause of the Sui Dynasty would be hindered.When I was still there, the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty was like the Wuzhi Mountain that suppressed Monkey King, and no one could shake him or move him.

But if he dies, the heir and the prime minister who holds half of the power will probably fight hard for the other half of the power in the other party's hands.

Isn't that the case with the Li and Tang Dynasties in history?
When Li Shimin was alive, the eldest grandson Wuji and Chu Suiliang were the two grandsons, but when Li Shimin was away, the two immediately pressed forward step by step, cutting off the royal power and devouring Li Zhi's power. Although Li Zhi became the final winner, the Li Tang Dynasty It is also a great loss of vitality and the loss of elites. When Tubo and Silla rose strongly on both sides of the Central Plains one after another, there was only one Xue Rengui who saved the east and the west in such a huge dynasty. After winning the first victory and then losing, the whole army was wiped out, and the heroic name of the whole life was buried in the battle of Dafeichuan.

Thinking of this, Yang Tong was very unimpressed with the system of cabinet ministers. He glanced at Qin Qiong and asked, "Shubao, how is the situation in Jiaozhou?"

"Returning to the Holy One, the battle was very victorious, and Feng An's main force has been killed... The rest are temporarily recruited hunters. The key is that there is no severe cold in the four seasons, and they can fight all year round. If it is won, the war can continue..." Qin Qiong said.

"How is the combat effectiveness of Jiaozhou Liaoren?"

"It's just a gang of mobs, not to mention their ragged clothes, and many of their weapons are even made of wood." Speaking of this, Qin Qiong laughed. It was quickly wiped out. I used to be surprised, but after seeing these mobs, I finally understood. Suppressing the southern hunters is simply the favorite job of every general. Not only is there no danger, but it can also be accomplished immediately. It's almost like picking up merit for nothing."

"Shubao's words are true." Pei Renji next to him added, "The failure of these savages is doomed. Just such a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals are not considered gangsters. Facing the strong and powerful Sui army is no different from a mantis holding a chariot. It is only a matter of time before the mayfly shakes the tree. But these people are a group of ferocious beasts! They occupy the fertile land that can be cultivated for more than a year, but they do not produce, only plunder. They have survived in this Jiaozhou for countless generations. But they don’t have their own cultural inheritance! The leeches who seem to position themselves as Han people, once the Central Plains are corrupted and the Han people are weak, they will rush out of the mountains like locusts to burn, kill, rob, and rob. If the Central Plains is strong, they will So he abandoned thousands of siblings, went to deep mountains and old forests alone to lick his wounds, endured hunger and waited for an opportunity..." Pei Renji said bitterly.

Hearing this, Yang Tong said coldly: "Since these people are cruel and unruly, let Zhang Zhenzhou continue to fight like this, and don't rush to occupy the land, just let Feng An take those ferocious hunters from the mountains to the battlefield to die. "

Nowadays, the concept of the unification of the Central Plains has long been the norm. Such a tribe cannot survive for a long time in the face of the natural law of survival of the fittest and the strong prey on the weak. It will either integrate into other tribes and be assimilated by other civilizations, or perish in the deep mountains and old forests, with the dead wood. Decay, turn into powder.

As for Feng Ang, he is undoubtedly an outstanding leader in Jiaozhou, but he has no vision and cannot see the current situation clearly.Today's Sui Dynasty is not only several times stronger than the Daye Chaotic Times?
The Great Sui army conquered east and west, fought south and north, and was invincible. It was the time when the national power was at its peak and the army was strong.If Feng An took his clansman to keep his own place in Jiaozhou and sit back and watch the success or failure of the world, maybe he could still earn a vain job like in history.After all, war is not Yang Tong's wish, and killing people is not the purpose.But he not only ceded the land and became king, but also supported Meng Haigong and led troops to fight against the Sui Dynasty. This is unforgivable.

As for Jiaozhou Liaoren, since they are such a thing, they should be led to death on the battlefield through the hand of Feng An, who is known for his prestige. Only by killing these rebellious Liaoren until they have no will to resist can they be created. If there is a stable foundation of governance, otherwise, they will still come out to cause damage after a few years. Yang Tong has no patience to play hide-and-seek with them.

What's more, the current Jiaozhou is not the Pearl River Delta in the future, and the Liao people are not the She, Yao, Zhuang, Hui, Miao, Dong and other ethnic groups in the future, but a group of murderous thugs similar to the Turkic people, and it would be no pity to kill them.

"Here."

Everyone mourned in silence for the Liao people in Jiaozhou. They all knew that the emperor didn't want to end the fighting, and he was not in a hurry to recover the entire territory of Jiaozhou, but just wanted to kill people.

"My lord, there are actually good people in Jiaozhou." Fang Xuanling said weakly.

"I know." Yang Tong said in a deep voice: "Order the navy to go south, take away Feng An's rear, and move the people from the coastal counties and counties such as Nanhai, Gaoliang, and Hepu to Longchuan and Ngee'an; the same is true for the land army. .”

"Here."

"Yang Shangshu." Yang Tong said to Yang Shidao: "You select 3 slaves from the slaves who have served for many years, grant them the nationality of the Sui Dynasty in public, and select [-] female slaves to pair with them, and then assign these [-] families Send them to Longchuan and Ngee Ann to settle down."

The slaves who have served for many years have long since smoothed the edges and corners of the past. Coupled with the education of supervisory officials for many years, they have cultivated a gentle slavery. Although they are not walking dead, they are as honest as sheep; the court now gives them normal As a human being, one must cherish the hard-won days. If such people were scattered and lived in Longchuan and Ngee'an counties, Yang Tong was not worried about their riots.

"Here." Yang Shidao clapped his hands in response.

"Next, what I want to talk about is military transfer." Seeing the generals getting excited, Yang Tong laughed.

Qin Qiong said: "Your Majesty, everyone is asking now, when will we attack Yizhou?"

"Not bad!" Yu Chigong continued, "It's been a few months since I've fought a war, and my waist hurts from idleness."

"Your waist doesn't hurt from idleness, it's obviously a villain." Luo Shixin unceremoniously exposed it.

Yang Tong said to Yu Chigong: "I'll bring some Kung Fu tea back later, so that you can have the strength to make people."

"Thank you, my lord." Yuchi was overjoyed.

"I also know that everyone is eager to attack Yizhou and unify the world as soon as possible." Yang Tong laughed and said, "But I heard that Li Yuan supported the army in order to increase tax revenue, so he mobilized 10,000+ young and strong to repair water conservancy. If we seize After leaving Yizhou, these people have all gone home, where can I find labor?"

Yang Gongren couldn't help laughing, "If Li Yuan knew that His Majesty had this idea, he might be so angry that he vomited blood."

"He should be lucky. I'm glad that I have a few months. If I were him, I would try my best to destroy Dugu Wudu and Taihe Army, and develop towards the Nanzhao area. Maybe there is still a chance."

Regarding the matter of Yizhou, Yang Tong just clicked on it, and immediately turned the topic back. He said to Qin Qiong, "I transferred you to Daxing because I want you to go north again, to go to Yiyi City to take charge of the northern military."

Qin Qiong was really surprised by Yang Tong's appointment, but he was not surprised because he was transferred from the center, but to go to the north to preside over the military, which meant that something might happen to the East/Turk.

"My lord, are you going to fight the East/Turks?" Qin Qiong asked.

"I won't fight for the time being, but Ashina Simo is going to annex Shrew Gas, and then fight Ashina Dobi later; I'm worried that he won't be able to steal money, but will be killed by Ashina Dobi instead. As a result, the East/Turks are moving towards unification again, which is not in line with the interests of the Sui Dynasty. Not only have you cooperated with Ashina Simo, but also the generals under Anashna Simo obeyed you, so I decided to let you go to the north to watch Eastern/Turkic civil war. In short, let them continue to fight, and they cannot be allowed to move toward unification."

"Now that the third and fifth armies have withdrawn from Jingzhou to Luoyang, you take 2 soldiers from each of the two armies. Gao Yaxian and He Panren will be your lieutenants."

The third and fifth armies are the main battle armies of the Sui Dynasty, each with [-] people. Yang Tong's arrangement is not only the first large-scale rotation since the establishment of the top ten armies, but also plans to compress the two armies and make more The most elite soldiers were sent to supplement the regiments with heavy missions and few troops.

"My lord, when will the last general go to Luoyang to take over the army?" Qin Qiong asked.

"Gao Yaxian and He Panren each take [-] soldiers to go north." Yang Tong pondered for a while, and then said: "Your task is to go to Hexi and Longyou to recruit [-] Qiang soldiers, and then go north. The army will be reorganized and a new Third Army will be formed, with a number of [-]."

"The Holy One intends to assimilate these ten thousand Qiang people?" Qin Qiong asked suddenly.

"That's right," Yang Tong said with a smile, "The Hexi Qiang have been integrated into the Sui Dynasty for several years. Under the education of local officials, they have traces of Sinicization. The army has always been a big melting pot. These 1 Qiang people If the young and strong are scattered with each division, each guard, each regiment, each brigade, and each team, it will take at most two years for the military affairs department to wash away the original imprint. When these [-] people return to their hometown, they will become [-] pairs The kindling of Sui's favor, under their influence, Qiang people from all over the world have a deeper affection for the imperial court and the civilization of the Central Plains. Of course, you have to be fair and just to them, otherwise, it will only backfire."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the last general will never spoil my plan for the millennium of the Great Sui Dynasty." After Qin Qiong finished speaking, he stood up and saluted, "The last general wants to prepare for the recruitment of soldiers right now, please give me your permission."

"Go! I'm looking forward to a great performance."

"Here."

Qin Qiong saluted, turned around and retreated.

. . . . . . .

"Your Majesty." Yang Shanhui, the right servant in charge of the Military Department, Criminal Department, and Academic Department of the Ministry of Shangshu, cupped his hands and said, "General Qin only took [-] soldiers to the north to form a new third army. What about the remaining [-] soldiers? Are they included in the third army?" Fifth Army, or retire?"

"Of course not," Yang Tong shook his head and said, "I plan to divide the [-] elite soldiers into two, of which [-] and [-] from the fifth army will be transferred to Lintao to Wanche to prepare for the annihilation of Li Shimin; The other ten thousand soldiers of the army will go to Liaodong to carry out a large-scale reorganization with the Fourth Army, what do you think?"

"I have no objection." Yang Shanhui said: "The south of Liaodong is Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje, the north is Nanshiwei, Beishiwei, Sumo Mohe, and Heishui Mohe, and the west is Turkic. Liaodong can be called the Great Sui Dynasty. The most complicated place is not at all; however, the Fourth Army responsible for the security of Liaodong has only [-] soldiers, and they are under extreme pressure.

"After this distribution, the third and fourth armies each have 3 elite soldiers, the fifth army has 5 soldiers, and Wanche's tenth army has 11 soldiers. When the ninth army of General Wang Fubao returns triumphantly, the two will merge into the ninth army The army in the direction of Jingzhou is also the most chaotic and complicated army at present. In addition to the two armies of Li Jing and Duan Decao, and the No.10 army of General Du Fuwei, there are many miscellaneous soldiers. There are at least [-] people, and it is no exaggeration to say that good and bad are mixed."

Everyone smiled wryly. Yang Tong’s so-called mixed good and bad were also in the Great Sui Dynasty. If the so-called ‘miscellaneous soldiers’ were among the real forces, they would be elite soldiers. Just listen to Yang Tong continue to say: “Let Li Jing use the method of self-determination, survival of the fittest, and the survival of the fittest. The army will be reorganized into a new Tenth Army, with a strength tentatively set at [-], with Du Fuwei and Duan Decao as deputy commanders."

The No.11 Army is Du Fuwei's fortune-telling soldier. Although Yang Tong is not worried about Du Fuwei, this army exists alone. It neither conforms to the imperial military system, nor is it conspicuous. Depriving others of the reasons and excuses to attack Du Fuwei is not harmful to his personal safety.

"Here." Yang Shanhui replied.

"Your Majesty." Yang Gongren cupped his hands and said, "General Deng Hao's army is enough to defend Luoyang. The Fifth Army's presence in Luoyang is of little significance. In my opinion, the Fifth Army can be transferred to Daxing. First, the New Year is approaching. , the number of missions from various countries is huge, and the army is needed to maintain order, and the second is that if there is a change in Yizhou, the Fifth Army can fight nearby."

"My minister agrees."

"My minister agrees."

"My minister agrees."

Everyone voiced their approval.

Yang Tong thought about it for a while, and then followed suit: "Let Xie Yingdeng reorganize the Fifth Army as soon as possible, and then come to Daxing in a holy military chariot."

"Here."

(End of this chapter)