Man Tanghong

Su Dingfang became more focused when he heard this, his eyes began to shine, and his mouth began to tremble, "Your Highness...Your Highness, if I help you drill the navy and expand the fleet, will you appoint me For the water master?"

As for the commander in chief of the army, he didn't even dare to think about it.

In the current Tang Dynasty, there are too many strong men. Not only Li Xiaogong, but also Li Shiji, Li Jing, Liu Hongji, Huang Junhan and others who have been commanders or senior marching officers can be the commanders of any army.

There are three people with the surname Li. Among them, Li Xiaogong is considered to be a real relative of the emperor, and the Li family where Li Jing belongs to.

Therefore, the position of commander-in-chief is not his turn.

Now is not the period when Li Zhi was in power in history. He and Li Shiji monopolize the seat of the commander-in-chief of the Tang Dynasty.

Now there are all the strong ones standing side by side. There are many people who are stronger than him, have more seniority than him, and have deeper background than him.

So he can only compete for the chief of the waterway.

Faced with his question, Li Yuanji was a little annoyed and amused and said: "You can't be promising, don't you want to be the commander-in-chief of the army?"

Su Dingfang kept shaking his head and smiled wryly: "I think, why don't you think so? But I'm not as experienced as Li Shiji, as capable as Li Jing, and as background as King Hejian. If they take the initiative to invite you, what will I use to compete with them?"

Li Yuanji rolled Su Dingfang's eyes and said, "You can't compete with King Hejian, you can't compete with Li Jing, and you can't compete with Li Shiji?"

Su Dingfang was stunned for a moment, and asked excitedly, "What does Your Highness mean?"

Li Yuanji sat up slightly, and said angrily: "Do you think that with the achievements of King Hejian now, I will send him out to lead the army? With the achievements of Li Jing, after conquering the Turks, I can still lead the army alone. ?"

Su Dingfang was taken aback for another moment, and his thoughts suddenly opened up.

That's right, it is not an exaggeration to describe Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian, as a high-achieving master. That is to say, Li Shimin is still alive, and Li Shimin's contribution is still greater than his, so he does not make him appear so outstanding.

Once Li Shimin has something good or bad, he will become a pearl among the gravel, a crane among chickens, and the brilliance of his body can no longer be concealed.

So no matter how capable he is, Li Yuan and Li Yuanji will not use him anymore.

Otherwise, the tail will not fall off.

The same is true of Li Jing, who performed outstandingly during the conquest of Liang State and appeasement of the separatist forces in Jiaozhou and other places.

Then he made great achievements in the conquest of Fu Gongyou and the surprise attack on the Turkic royal court, and if he took the credit for the conquest of the Turks, he would have reached the point where his achievements were overwhelming.

When Li Shimin and Li Xiaogong have any problems, he will be the most dazzling.

So after he conquered the Turks, no matter whether Li Yuan or Li Yuanji, he would not be used again.

And he only needs to compete with Li Shiji.

Although Li Shiji's qualifications are deeper than him and he has made a little more credit than him, Li Shiji is still Li Yuan's courtier now, and he has become Li Yuanji's confidant, and now Li Yuanji is in power in the Tang Dynasty.

If there is no accident, Li Yuanji will also be in power in the future.

As Li Yuanji's confidant, if Li Yuanji appoints a general, he will be selected first.

So he only needs to make some achievements before Li Yuanji nominates him as a general to make up the gap between him and Li Shiji. With his own merits, he overwhelmed a group of arrogant soldiers.

In a split second, he thought a lot. Not only did he think about the future endings of Li Xiaogong and Li Jing, but he also thought about the advantages of his competition with Li Shiji. At the same time, he also heard the hidden meaning in Li Yuanji's words.

He was a little excited, but also hesitantly asked: "His Royal Highness, according to what you mean, when you plan to conquer the Turks in the north, choose Li Jing as a general?"

Li Yuanji corrected: "To be precise, I worship Li Jing as the commander."

Su Dingfang hesitated to speak.

Seeing this, Li Yuanji questioned, "Why, do you have a more suitable choice?"

Regardless of Li Jing's ability, judging from Li Jing's performance in history, it is a sure thing to worship him as a commander and let him go to conquer the Turks.

With such a sure-fire commander for him to use, why would he take the risk of choosing someone else.

Isn't that just letting go of the win-win situation and insisting on looking for abuse?

Is that cheap or not?
When Su Dingfang heard this, he shook his head quickly and said, "No, I don't have any other more suitable choices. I just want to know, if my Great Tang wants to conquer the Turks, would you choose me as a general?"

Now that Li Yuanji has decided to appoint Li Jing as the commander, he can only fight for the other marching chiefs, to show his face and get some credit.

Li Yuanji said angrily: "You can't use your brain? If I appoint you as a general, let you go to conquer the Turks, and let you gain great military exploits, how can I ask you to be the commander when I conquer Goguryeo? "

Su Dingfang was a little confused when he heard this.

Li Yuanji explained a little speechlessly: "A king always pays attention to a balance when doing things. If I appoint you as a general and let you get some credit when I conquer the Turks, then your credit will be stuck between Li Jing and Li Shiji." between.

When my Tang Dynasty begins to conquer Goguryeo, if I worship you as commander, then King Hejian and Li Jing will also come out to fight.

Because it is a risk for me to call you handsome, and it is also a risk to call them handsome, why not take a little more risk and call them handsome?
After all, they are better than you in terms of qualifications and achievements.

Once they start to fight, those old ministers who strive to be safe will definitely come out to oppose.

At that time, not only will they not get what they want, but you will also be reduced to cannon fodder when they fight with the veterans, and then you will only benefit Li Shiji.

Therefore, not only can you not participate in the conquest of the Turks, but you have to strongly recommend Li Shiji to go. "

Su Dingfang is also a smart person. After listening to this speech, he instantly understood the meaning of it.

Immediately bowed gratefully and said: "Thank you Your Highness for clarifying the confusion, I understand what to do..."

Li Yuanji curled his lips in distaste and said: "It means that you are my person, so I will tell you so much, and even help you plan. If you are not my person, I am too lazy to tell you so much. "

Although these words are unfair to An Xinggui, Shi Wanbao, Li Jing, Li Shiji and other military generals who have fallen under his feet, they are heart-warming.

Especially Nuansu Dingfang, the hearts of the former members of the Qi Palace.

"I would like to thank Your Highness for your kindness, and I will definitely not disappoint Your Highness's expectations."

Su Dingfang bent down again, speaking sincerely.

Li Yuanji waved his hands, and said in disgust: "Okay, hurry up and send a message to the people on the water transport and sea transport. Don't let them bring back those gold, silver and jewelry that can't be eaten or drunk, let them bring more food, Medicinal materials, leather goods.

I hope that within three years, you can help me fill the granaries in Luoyang, Dizhou, and Yangzhou.

Within five years, the granaries in these three places will be doubled.

I will write a letter to the local governor and ask them to expand the granary in these three places.

Whether you can fill them up is up to you. "

Hearing this, Su Dingfang did not dare to entrust it to the big ones. The granaries in Dizhou and Yangzhou are okay, they are not very small, but they are not particularly large, and they are easy to fill up. It can also be filled within five years.

But the granaries in Luoyang are different. As one of the old capitals of the former Sui Dynasty, Luoyang not only has several granaries passed down from a long time ago, but also the granaries expanded by the former Sui Dynasty.

It is said that at its peak, the Luoyang granary stored enough grain to feed the world for three years.

If it is expanded again, more food can be stored.

Such a large amount of food, not to mention the existing ships, even if the number of ships is doubled, it will not be transported within five years.

So after Su Dingfang was stunned for a moment, he said with embarrassment: "Your Highness, the granaries in Dizhou and Yangzhou are okay, but if the granary in Luoyang is expanded, the boats under the hands of the servants will not stop even for a moment. Shipping, and no way to fill it up.

Even if the minister doubled the size of the ships under his control, it would be difficult to fill them up within five years.

Besides, with the current amount of arable land in Jiaozhou, it won't be able to produce so much grain within five years. "

Don't look at how much grain was brought back from Jiaozhou after the opening of Datang's sea transportation. Before the war between Datang and the Turks, he also helped prepare a batch of military rations, thinking that Jiaozhou's food was inexhaustible.

In fact, as far as the fertile land reclaimed in Jiaozhou is concerned, the annual grain output is very limited.

The previous several transportations have brought back [-]% of Jiaozhou's grain storage, and the next few times will empty out Jiaozhou's grain storage.

It is impossible to transport it endlessly.

Unless Datang puts down its big capital, engages in large-scale development in Jiaozhou, and vigorously promotes three-season rice in historically famous Champa and other places.

Otherwise, with Yangzhou's current grain production situation, it would be the limit to fill Yangzhou's granary within five years.

"Tell me, are your ears blocked by donkey hair? Didn't I tell you to use your brain more? Jiaozhou doesn't have that much food, so Linyi will be gone? There will be no other places in Datang ?

You control the entire water transportation and sea transportation, and you can transport grain anywhere in Datang along the water transportation or along the sea transportation.

You can also go to Linyi to exchange a large amount of grain and grass from Linyi.

No matter how bad it is, you open a gap in water transportation and sea transportation, so that those wealthy businessmen with wealthy backgrounds can also participate, exempt them from taxes, and let them use food as compensation.

They can even be asked to help the court deliver part of the food while selling the goods.

You can discuss with them how much food and goods account for.

As long as you make them feel profitable, they may agree to how much food you ask them to pay and deliver. "

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