Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 933 It's time to use power for personal gain
Chapter 55 It's time to use power for personal gain
The cold wind howled, Bai Xue Kaikai.In Wulanban (now in Hongshan District, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia), in the barracks under the command of East Turkic Dabu Yehu Khan.

The strong wind rolled up the snow, dancing wildly in the sky, under the snow rolled up by the strong wind, the dead bodies of Turkic people, dead livestock and horses can be seen everywhere.

In the corner of the camp, a Turkic general stroked the scar on the horse's buttocks pitifully, and said with a sigh: "What did you say that the Tang Dynasty was unprepared in Fengzhou? It has been fighting for ten days now, with more than 1 dead and injured. The top of the city of the state has not been attacked."

Another Turkic general complained: "If this continues, even if the people are fine, the cattle and horses will die."

The general whose horse was injured said angrily, "Jie Li, a lunatic, wants to bring all the people of the grassland into the fire pit..."

The surrounding Turkic generals sighed one by one.

Just then, a cough sounded from behind.

All the generals followed the prestige, and saw Ashina Sheer, Dabu Yehu Khan, walking towards him with a livid face.

The generals were too frightened to vent their anger, Ashina Sheer walked into his big tent silently without saying a word.

As a commander who has survived many battles, Ashina Sheer knows very well that although it is said that there is strength in numbers, when fighting, it is not that the more troops, the more victory.

Now, Jieli Khan has not only contacted Goguryeo, Fuyu, Silla, Baekje, Xi, Khitan, Mo, Mojie, Dangxiang, Tuyuhun, Tubo, Huihe, Gaoche, Dingling, Tiefu, Tiele, Xueyantuo and other tribes And the country, and even united the Byzantine and Sasanian empires.

In fact, these more than 100 tribes and countries are full of contradictions.Especially the Sasanian Empire and the Byzantine Empire located in the west of the Western Turks. From the day the Sassanian Empire was established, the Sasanian Empire and the Roman Empire have been fighting each other for 400 years.Three emperors in the Roman Empire alone were killed by the Sasanian Empire. The conflicts between them and the feud between the two sides for generations cannot be smoothed over by a contract.

Unless one side of this battlefield can completely fall, there is no possibility for them to shake hands and make peace.

However, Jieli Khan was so confident that he thought that by mediating by himself, the two sides could turn hostility into friendship.

Who dares to make peace in the struggle between countries and families, especially when it involves hundreds of years of continuous war?
Especially in the Byzantine Empire, their emperors did not rely solely on blood ties and were directly hereditary. Instead, they needed the unanimous consent of the Holy See, the Senate, and the military before they could be crowned emperors.It can be said that even Heraclius could not make this decision easily.

After all, the Byzantine Empire changed emperors when they failed to represent the interests of the people.Heraclius was originally the son of the governor of Africa. He stood up at the most opportune time and overthrew the original emperor Phocas. Phocas was also the emperor after a coup. Heraclius opposed him, raised an army and finally defeated Phocas.

The emperors of the Byzantine Empire are different from the emperors of the Central Plains Dynasty. They are the supreme rulers of the country in name, but they are still controlled by the Senate and the Holy See.

However, Jielihe Khan believed in Heraclius' special envoy.

Of course, not only the Sassanian Empire and the Byzantine Empire had a deep blood feud, but in fact Goguryeo and Silla, Buyeo, and Baekje also fought wars for hundreds of years, and the two sides were in dire straits.

There is no possibility of uniting so many forces and countries.

However, the stubborn Xieli could no longer listen to any objections.

Just as Ashina Sheer was thinking about it, a Tang man appeared in the big tent.

Ashina Sher immediately put her hand on the handle of the knife.

But Zheng Yuanshou, the envoy from the Tang Dynasty, said with a faint smile, "Dabu Khan, I'm here to help you!"

Ashina Sheer asked suspiciously, "Help me?"

Zheng Yuanshou smiled and said, "Dabu Khan, you are the son of Chuluo Khan, don't you want to know how Chuluo Khan died?"

It is well known that Chu Luo Khan died of sudden death.

However, Ashina Sheer understood.

Not at all.

Ashina Thalifshe died suddenly and suddenly after becoming Khan for less than two years.But his father was very healthy, and he was only 37 years old when he died. As a man, at the age of 37, it is the golden age of a man's life.

Ashina Sheer looked at Zheng Yuanshou and said: "This is a matter for us Turkic people. You Tang people don't need to worry about it. The two countries will fight each other without killing you. I won't kill you. You go back and tell you to build it. I, Ashina Sheer said that the descendants of wolves have their own pride and traditions. It is true that Jieli and I have a hatred for killing our father. However, I will take back everything that belongs to me through dignified means, but I will never, at this time, have a relationship with him. Outsiders join forces to deal with their own tribe compatriots."

Zheng Yuanshou persuaded patiently: "With Jieli Khan's strength, you have no chance of revenge at all!"

"That's my business!" Ashina She'er said, "Come here, send Tang Envoy away!"

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The world is big, and the food is the biggest.

Fortunately, Chen Ying was well prepared and transported a lot of grain to Tongwan City.The hundreds of thousands of mouths under Liang Shidu's command could not trouble Chen Ying.

When Liang Shidu, the grass-headed king, could only eat beef jerky as his staple food, ordinary people were no different from refugees.

Almost everyone is skinny and hungry.But these people have a lot of food.

Chen Ying looked at a child holding a rice bowl that was a circle bigger than his head, and when he drank two bowls of rice porridge in one go, Chen Ying wondered if he would be strangled to death.

Seeing all the people gobbling it up, Chen Ying was finally relieved.

The process of quelling the battle of Liang Shidu is simple.

However, in order to reduce casualties.Chen Ying had a lot of time to prepare.If it is counted from the time when Chen Ying returned to Chang'an from the Western Regions, then the preparation time has exceeded one year.

It was a blessing that it ended with such a small casualty.

The injured soldiers of the Liang Army were sent to the field ambulance team for rescue, and the uninjured ones were escorted out of Tongwan City by the soldiers of the Tang Army, and then they were resettled to various states and counties.

For them, the war is over, and the most important thing is to let go of their hatred and start a new life.

The battle to pacify Liang is coming to an end.

The progress was far smoother than Chen Ying imagined.

There is no way, the Liang division is now at the end of its rope, and an army that is not full, no matter how high its combat effectiveness is, it must have the strength to fight.What's more, the fighting power of the generals of the Tang army is more than a little stronger than that of another time and space.

At least, in terms of gear.The wearing rate of the Mingguang armor almost reached 90.00%. The Lingzhou Dingyuan Army and the Hedong Army under Chen Ying's command were among the most powerful troops in the Tang Dynasty.

The most important thing is that the people of Liang State are tired of war now, and they all want to live a good life.Liang State is not far from Lingzhou, and the people of Lingzhou can definitely hear and see what life is like in Lingzhou.

Ordinary people in Lingzhou don't worry about not having enough food at all.Moreover, because they can work in their spare time, they can not only live comfortably, but also have a meal of meat every now and then.

The timing, location, and harmony of people are all occupied, and it is unreasonable not to win.

More than [-] soldiers of the Liang Army in Tongwan City almost happily became prisoners, and lined up out of Tongwan City according to the instructions of the Tang Army to accept resettlement.

Before this, many soldiers of the Liang army ran over to surrender to the Tang army without telling their superiors, and then they were sent to various counties, either working on farms or working in factories, and living a small life. There are so many examples Putting it ahead, most people are unwilling to fight Tang Jun in their hearts.

Such a result couldn't be better for them.

They were satisfied, but the officials of the Chang'an court complained endlessly.

There are more than 20 people pouring in all of a sudden, and more than [-] mouths, how can they be accommodated?
Eating is not a problem for the time being. There are still a lot of food reserves in the warehouse, but we can't keep so many people all the time, can we?How to allocate land to them and arrange their work?Headache, really headache!

Knowing that Chen Ying quickly pacified Xiazhou, Yanzhou, and the entire territory of Qingzhou with lightning speed, Yang Rong came to Chen Ying with perseverance.

There is only one purpose, and that is the resources of Yanzhou.

Yanzhou is actually a treasure land.

In ancient times.Yanzhou is one of the few places in China where crude oil can be extracted.

There are more than 300 crude oil wells in Yanzhou, which can produce light crude oil.With the application of Chen Ying's indigenous refining technology, the refined crude oil has become an excellent lighting lamp oil for the people.

The key point is that this kind of kerosene burns brighter than rapeseed oil and Tongdong, and when it is refined, it can also produce soot. This kind of asphalt smoke is the best raw material for making ink.

Here, Chen Ying just got his job.

Yang Rong walked into Chen Ying's tent with a charming smile. This Yang Rong is definitely a goblin, obviously an aunt-level woman in her 40s.

However, she seems to be the darling of the heavens, and the years have not left any traces on her face.She is 22 years older than Li Daozhen and 21 years older than Li Xiuning, but if she stands with Li Xiuning and Li Daozhen and pretends to be a sister, no one will doubt her.

She stood with Duke Ying's warrior Xun, saying that they were husband and wife, more like father and daughter.In fact, the age difference between the warrior Xun and Yang Rong is almost the same.

Yang Rong's smile was so sweet that it almost stunned Zhou Qing and Guo Luo. They didn't even think of stopping them until they walked in.

Chen Ying was cooking rice, when he saw Yang Rong coming in, he was taken aback for a moment, his cheeks were puffed up, and he asked vaguely: "Big cousin, why are you here?"

Yang Rong smiled faintly and said, "You guys are going to fight a big battle, can I come and have a look?"

After speaking, Yang Rong unceremoniously found a place to sit down, and said to Chen Ying sincerely: "Little cousin, congratulations, nothing is greater than the destruction of the country. You destroyed the whole country of Liang Shidu in one battle. Reward you..."

"Big cousin, you are also from a powerful family. Even if you don't understand politics, you should understand that at this time, the greater my contribution, it may not be a good thing for me personally!... Tell me, what can you do with me?" thing?"

She doesn't make any detours at all, she is used to using beautiful rhetoric to flatter the other party, and then leads the topic to the core without any trace, and then tactfully put forward her own wishes, and finally reached an agreement Yang Rong.

Faced with this little cousin who didn't play cards according to common sense, she really had no choice but to calm down and say, "Actually, it's the same sentence, Yanzhou is very interested..."

"And then?" Chen Ying asked back.

Yang Rong said: "I hope our Wu family can win all the mining rights of Xiazhou and Yanzhou!"

Since Li Jiancheng ascended the throne, he implemented better troops and simpler administration.However, this is throttling and cannot solve the fundamental problem of insufficient government revenue and expenditure.

After some brainwashing by Chen Ying, Li Jiancheng finally relaxed his attitude.

Preparation of mineral resources, to be precise, is the privatization of salt and iron.

Salt and iron monopoly, for the imperial court, huge profits.However, this has one of the biggest disadvantages, that is, it limits the production scale of the salt and iron industry.

For example, the state-run insurance business in later generations originally suffered serious losses every year.Later, the private insurance business was opened, and the insurance industry quickly became one of China's pillar industries, with an annual output value of more than 20 trillion yuan.

This is under the conditions of a market economy, the market will regulate.

The main reason for the opening of private iron and steel operations is that Datang will need too much steel in the future.At this time, the galloping road from Beiting to Dunhuang has been repaired. On the two thousand-mile galloping road, even if it is a fast horse, it would take five days to travel the original two thousand miles.

However, if it is a carriage, it will take at least ten days to half a month. If it is a heavy load, this time will be extended to half a month or a month.

However, the speed of the road with steel tracks can already reach [-] miles in five days for heavy-duty transportation, and it can travel more than [-] miles per day on average.If it is lightly loaded, it can run two thousand miles in three days.

Li Jiancheng and the princes of the Manchu Dynasty all saw the benefits of running the road.

According to the plan, Datang’s Chi Road from Chang’an to Luoyang will be completed in April of the second year of Kaiyuan, and the two-thousand-mile road from Chang’an to Lingzhou will also be completed by the end of Kaiyuan’s second year.

According to the current steel production scale of Datang, there is still a huge gap in steel.

Li Jiancheng even plans to use Datang 360 to form the transportation network of Datang with all the roads in the seven states.

Chen Ying put down his chopsticks, and sighed, "Oh, big cousin, why are you here again? Didn't I tell you that I can't make decisions about this kind of thing!"

"How could it be impossible to be the master?" Yang Rong smiled brightly and conveyed her winking eyes.

Chen Ying didn't dare to look up and met Yang Rong's gaze.

Yang Rong handed Chen Ying a handkerchief to wipe off the rice grains from the corner of her mouth, she smiled and pointed at Chen Ying and said, "Are you afraid of using power for personal gain?"

Chen Ying nodded.

Of course, this was Chen Ying's refusal.

If Chen Ying signs the mine transfer agreement, the imperial court will definitely endorse it.

However, Chen Ying didn't want to do this.

Yang Rong said: "Don't even think about it, if we are not cousins, can I help you?"

"You are cheating me, how can you help me?" Chen Ying said angrily: "Is there anyone who helps me like this?"

"Hey..." Yang Rong sighed and said, "Why don't you understand? The greater your contribution, the more jealous the court will be. Of course, Your Majesty has a deep friendship with you, and no one will dare to impeach you for a while. But... at least you have to make some mistakes, right? People are not sages and sages who are familiar with mistakes?"

Hearing this, Chen Ying suddenly realized.

Liuhou is still self-defiled.

Let alone myself?

Chen Ying's head turned sharply, feeling that it was time to use power for personal gain.

PS: The overlord of the Wei Dynasty has hit the street again, so I will write about the Bloody Blade of the Tang Dynasty in the future.The original plan was to finish the book a year ago, and Lao Cheng strived to write the next stage of the story well.

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