Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1212
Luo Cheng loves money more than other emperors, because he knows that money is the foundation of the country's operation, without money, the country will not exist.The court's money, of course, mainly comes from taxation, and trade is only a supplement.

Li Gang was speechless when asked by the emperor, he could not tell lies with red lips and white teeth, saying that the people of the previous dynasty lived better than now, even in the so-called prosperous Kaihuang years, the burden of ordinary people was actually very heavy of.

Luo Cheng ignored Li Gang no more.

I specially recruited Li Jing to chat with him.

This year's Zhengdan Grand Court Meeting, Li Jing from Lingnan, Xu Shiji from Andong, Su Dingfang from Xishan, and Cheng Yaojin from Anxi all returned. These are also the frontier coaches who are still using troops in Daqin.

"A few years ago, the Privy Council added two positions as deputy envoys. One was given to the bold Cheng Yaojin in Anxi, and the other was originally intended to be given to you, but you said that Lingnan is not yet stable, so you reserved this position for you first. .”

Li Jing crossed his hand to thank you.

"The situation in Lingnan is still relatively complicated. It seems that it has temporarily maintained stability, but it is just an appearance." Li Jing is also very worried about the situation in Lingnan.After suppressing the rebellion of Ning Changzhen and others, on the surface, the imperial court was showing off its national prestige in Lingnan, taking advantage of the situation and taking away the positions of the original heroes.

But in fact, it was only the imperial court that replaced Ning Changzhen and other places in the past, and there was still not much progress for the lower levels.

On the surface, there are quite a few people in Liaoxidong who have been naturalized, but they are just some preferential policies of the imperial court. For example, after naturalization, the elderly and children can receive some salt for free every month. Studying in government schools is also given monthly money and food subsidies.

Another example is that after naturalization, the Liao people can share the land and grant land, assign it to mountains and forests, and issue land deeds, etc.

But even after doing this, Li Jing is still facing a dilemma that is difficult to break through, that is, these people are still unwilling to pay taxes even after they are naturalized.

If there is no taxation, then everything is nonsense, and the Lingnan government will not be able to truly rule these people.

As the emperor said just now, tax is the country.The Lingnan government can't even collect taxes, so what is the government office.But the problem now is that if Li Jing starts to collect taxes forcibly, it will inevitably lead to the rebellion of these natives.

Before he separated naturalization from taxation, he finally lured natives to naturalization.In the past, Ning Changzhen and others worked in Lingnan for several generations, but once the natives were asked to become naturalized, the Dong people rebelled.

Now it's a vicious circle.

"Your Majesty, please give me a good strategy to resolve the deadlock." Li Jing, who is nearly [-] years old, can be regarded as a late bloomer. He has served the imperial court in Lingnan. He has made great achievements, but now he can't directly use force against the Lingnan natives.

Luo Cheng smiled and poured a glass of wine for Li Jing himself.

"The situation in Lingnan is indeed quite special. There are too few Han people and too many barbarians. Especially those Han people are mostly barbarians. Many policies that are suitable for the Central Plains will not work in Lingnan. Especially now that the imperial court and Lingnan In the meantime, there are three feudal lords in the south of the Yangtze River, so the court has to be cautious. Otherwise, it’s really not possible, just use soldiers to conquer them all the way, sweep them with knives and fire plows, force them to naturalize, and let them pay taxes and serve in the army.”

Li Jing nodded, because of the existence of the San Francisco, plus there are too few Han people in Lingnan, and the current national policy of the imperial court is not willing to engage in large-scale wars, so it is difficult to implement a strong policy.

"Actually, Lingnan's two-point tax does not amount to much food, but taxes are a symbol of the country. If taxes cannot be collected, Lingnan will never be considered a real national territory, nor a county."

took a sip of wine.

"In the current situation, we can only grasp the military power with both hands. The 72nd Battalion in Lingnan must strengthen training and not slack off. The camps, fortresses, post stations and beacon piers must be fully prepared. The military cities and barracks must prepare food. , Sufficient equipment. As long as the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, and the equipment and food are sufficient, they can be invincible."

"The other thing is to strengthen immigration and farmland, invigorate the economy, encourage the families of the soldiers in the Weifu camp to move to join the army, build military villages near the Weiying camp, and move more Han people to farm."

As long as the number of Han immigrants increases, the situation in the entire Lingnan can be quickly changed.

Of course, invigorating the economy is very important. An invigorated market can attract more immigrants and businessmen. If you have money, you can build more roads, villages, and strong military fortresses.It can even attract more slangers down the mountain through the economy, and slowly let them integrate in.

"Now don't take the initiative to provoke disputes with Dongmin, jump out, stand in the referee's point of view, make good use of the contradictions between Xidong, act as a referee, mediate, and benefit from this opportunity, or win over or suppress each other. Eliminate this, and the prestige of the government will continue to increase!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your guidance." Li Jing nodded in agreement.

"It's easy to say, but it's not easy to operate in practice. It depends on your performance in the local area. I believe in your ability. The three ports of Nanhai, Ningyue, and Cochin should be more invested. These places are the territory of the Han people. With the help of today's The benefits of maritime trade allow the three cities to develop first, and then drive the surrounding area.”

"Lingnan still needs His Majesty to select more talents."

"The imperial examination will be held soon. There are more than 2000 candidates in Luoyang City, and there will be more than 200 new scholars at that time. These people are the top scholars in the world. They are all young and energetic, and they are worthy of great use."

The imperial examination system formulated by the emperor alone is different from the imperial examinations of other dynasties, and pays more attention to ability.Although some people commented that the imperial court's imperial examinations paid more attention to skills than Taoism, Luo Cheng believed that if he just talked about skills without talking about skills, there would only be a group of nerds, even if the outstanding ones were like Prince Zhan Shi Li Gang.

To be an official, of course you have to be good at managing politics. If you know everything and are just a moral model, it will be even more harmful to the country.Many civil officials believe that when the country selects scholars, they must first have good conduct and then be talented.But Luo Cheng is on the contrary. He thinks that even if it is impossible to be excellent at the same time, he must first choose talented people, and then choose good morals from these talented people.

"A Jinshi in the new department may not be able to adapt to the complicated situation in Lingnan because of his inexperience," Li Jing said.

"Don't worry, after the imperial examination, I will let some of the new scholars enter the central court, the provinces, and temple supervisors, and I will also let some go to the local counties and counties. Start with some deputy positions and train slowly. After these people go down, I will continue A group of skilled and capable old officials was selected from the central and local governments, and distributed to the four directions. Among them, a group of Lingnan will naturally be given to me. These old officials who are prioritized will be promoted and used after they arrive in the border areas. If they perform well, Will use again in the future.”

"Of course, if there are Jinshi who are willing to go to the border areas, I will also pick a few good seedlings to go there to experience and practice. When you arrive in Lingnan, you have to take good care of me."

"I will definitely." Li Jing was overjoyed when he heard the emperor's assurance. "Give me five years, and Lingnan will definitely change."

Luo Cheng laughed, "You have stayed in Lingnan for several years, I will give you three more years at most, then you will have served two terms in Lingnan for eight years, and according to the court system, you will have to be transferred to another post. Three years later, I will transfer you to the Privy Council as Deputy Privy Envoy. When my teacher retires, you will take over the post of Privy Council Envoy."

In the Wufeng Building, many people saw the emperor chatting with Li Jing, and even laughed, and couldn't help casting envious looks at Li Jing.

(End of this chapter)