Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 481 Canonization of the King of Yue
Li Daoyuan entered Yangzhou City from Xiguan Wharf on the canal.

Yangzhou is an important transportation center in the southeast. Nowadays, the taxation of the rich areas such as Jianghuai, Jiangnan, and East Zhejiang in the Tang Dynasty will converge to Yangzhou through various transportation networks, and then from Yangzhou, along the Grand Canal, through Bianzhou (Kaifeng), Luoyang first line entered Chang'an.

Fifth Qi is not only an envoy of salt and iron, but also an envoy of rent and mediocrity in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Zuyong is the land tax collected by the Tang Dynasty from the common people. That is to say, Fifth Qi still has another job to be responsible for collecting taxes in the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions.

Datang’s salt tax was still mainly levied in kind, and silk was also the general equivalent of currency in this era, and the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions were also the main producing areas of silk, which means that the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions were the mints of the entire Datang Dynasty.

Fifth Qi not only reformed the salt court system, but also reformed the renting system in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Fifth Qi no longer required East Zhejiang and Jiangnan to hand over grain, but instead, according to the market price at that time, the tax on grain and other objects could be converted into a corresponding amount of silk.

Silk is light and thin, so the transportation cost is naturally lower than that of food transportation, and it can also reduce the pockets of officials during transportation.

After all the silk has been transported to Yangzhou, Fifth Qi will buy grain in Yangzhou according to the needs of the court.

Normally, if grain is purchased in Yangzhou, it will definitely cause a surge in grain in Yangzhou.

But Fifth Qi used a clever method. He combined the grain purchase quota with the distribution of salt imports. In order to keep their salt import quotas, these large salt merchants would also let their business networks deliver grain to Yangzhou.

Under this sophisticated system, the taxes collected by the imperial court from the people became simpler and more transparent, and the silk collected by Wu Qi also reduced the loss, and he was able to buy enough grain at a reasonable price and send it to Guanzhong.

The Xiguan Wharf where Li Daoyuan docked his ship is the wharf used by Yangzhou civilian ships.

This is also rebuilt by Fifth Qi for the convenience of food transportation. Along the bustling wharf are rows of shops and warehouses.

Even though it is already winter, there are still shirtless dock porters who unload large and small packages of goods from merchant ships.

After the boat that Li Daoyuan was on docked, he gave the old ship owner some more money. After more than a month of living on the boat, this down-to-earth feeling made Li Daoyuan intoxicated.

It has to be said that a plan like traveling around the country is difficult to realize even in modern society, let alone in ancient times when transportation was inconvenient.

However, after the east travel group disbanded and Li Daoyuan went on the road alone, he found the feeling of traveling instead.

His series of travel videos on real-world video sites have seen a surge in views.

The Tang Dynasty full of ancient rhyme, boating on the poetic lake, without the hardships of Li Daoyuan's journey, can still enjoy the most beautiful scenery along the coast.

For modern urbanites, this kind of cloud tourism is a kind of spiritual comfort.

Standing on the Xiguan Wharf, Li Daoyuan traveled all the way from Longyou to Yangzhou. This city gave him a different feeling than before.

As the political center of Jianghuai Jiedu envoys stationed in the festival, Yangzhou is full of commercial atmosphere.

Standing on the Xiguan Wharf, you can see the stupa of Daming Temple in the distance. At this time, under the early sunshine, it reflects rainbow-colored light.

After checking the documents for customs clearance, Li Daoyuan entered Yangzhou City from Xiguan Wharf.

After Fifth Qi sent his nephew to Longyou, Prince Li Chu in Luoyang finally accepted the Yan Yin sent by Fifth Qi.

After bleeding, Fifth Qi breathed a sigh of relief.

The prince accepted Yan Yin, saying that he forgave himself for the offense of refusing to join the Eastern Palace camp, which can be regarded as a kind of financial loss and disaster avoidance.

The crown prince wanted to get involved in Jiangnan Salt Affairs, without the sincere help of Fifth Qi, the Salt and Iron Envoy, he would definitely not be able to withhold the court's salt tax.

Li Chu is not a fool either, now that he is in an embarrassing situation, it is not the time to settle accounts with Fifth Qi.

However, the Yanyin presented by Fifth Qi can also earn a lot of money for the prince.

Entrusted by Li Chu, Cheng Yuanzhen was sent to Yangzhou again to be responsible for exchanging these salts into money.

But how to use this salt, Li Chu also made a worry.

Yanyin is a kind of monopoly license, of course it can be sold directly in the market, but in that case it is a one-off sale.

But now it costs money to win the heir, what Li Chu needs is a steady stream of water.

Cheng Yuanzhen had a bitter face. If it was extortion or doing some dirty work, he could do it.

But how does he, a eunuch from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, know how to manage Yanyin?

At this time, Cheng Yuanzhen said: "Your Highness, this Yanyin should be handed over to the most suitable person in order to earn the most money."

Li Chu nodded. Although he had quite a few people under his command, none of the finance ministers were really proficient in financial management.

Now that he is in a tug-of-war, Li Chu also analyzes his own disadvantages. Apart from lack of assistance in the harem, lack of money is also a very important problem.

Although Li Chu is now the general of the world's soldiers and horses, he does not have his own basic board.

It takes money to make friends with the officials of the imperial court, and it also needs money to open up the joints of the harem. Even the princess is paying for it. These salt quotations cannot be sold, which is also Li Chu's idea.

Since it cannot be sold, it needs a person who is proficient in financial management to operate it.

Li Chu thought about it, and said to Cheng Yuanzhen: "But where in the East Palace is there someone who is proficient in financial management?"

Cheng Yuanzhen said: "A few days ago, Zhong Yuanzai, the governor of the household department, found the East Palace and wanted to ask His Highness to find a release for him."

"Yuan Zai?"

Li Chu remembered that this Yuan Zai was a Jinshi in the Tianbao period, and had many contacts with the East Palace in the early years.

Now I am serving as Tojiro Tobe, the assistant officer of Tojiro Tobe, and a key position in the Tobe.

Duzhilang is the position Wuqi wants to seek. Originally, Yuan Zai could be directly promoted from Duzhilang to Duzhilang.

But Yuanzai was not lucky. After the palace examination of the Jinshi Department this year, the emperor suddenly ordered that several key positions in the imperial court must have the experience of serving as a local official in order to be promoted.

And Duzhilang is known as the Minister of Finance, and is the third-ranked position in the Ministry of Households, so he is naturally among these important positions.

Yuan Zai has been serving in the imperial court since he was a Jinshi. If he wants to continue to be promoted, he must seek a foreign appointment.

Yuan Zai asked the Eastern Palace again, and Cheng Yuanzhen received the letter from the official of the Eastern Palace, and took the opportunity to propose it to Li Chu.

"Master Du Zhi, this Yuan Zai has been in the household department for many years, right?"

Cheng Yuanzhen nodded and said:
"This Yuanzai has served in the household department for five years, and he is also a treasurer praised by the court."

Li Chu said: "Can you let him replace Fifth Qi and be transferred to Jianghuai Salt and Iron Envoy?"

Cheng Yuanzhen was startled and said, "What about Fifth Qi?"

The more Li Chu thought about it, the clearer his thoughts became: "I recommend Fifth Qi to be Du Zhilang!"

"Isn't this cheap for him?"

Li Chu thought for a while and said: "Let Fifth Qi recommend Yuan Zai to the court to succeed him, and the lonely king will guarantee him to be Du Zhilang!"

Only then did Cheng Yuanzhen catch up with Li Chu's train of thought, and he quickly flattered and said, "Wonderful! Your Highness is wonderful!"

Li Chu said: "With the help of Gu, Yuan Zai became the envoy of Yantie and Jianghuai Zuyong, so he must obey the orders of King Gu."

"This Yanyin can play its greatest role!"

"It's not a loss to send Fifth Qi away with a false Du Zhilang!"

Cheng Yuanzhen immediately said: "Nowadays, nearly half of the household department's financial resources come from Jianghuai, and Du Zhilang is just a vacant job. The Jianghuai salt and iron and the rent and mediocrity are the real shortages!"

"Your Highness is wise!"

Cheng Yuanzhen said: "This is to ask Dou Changshi to come forward, negotiate conditions with Yuan Zai, then contact Chang'an's forces, and recommend Fifth Qi to be Du Zhilang!"

"Don't let Dou take part in it, the matter of alchemy has not progressed so far, let him keep an eye on Yuan Tianshi, and practice the elixir that Jinxian Father has as soon as possible!"

"You go to Yangzhou yourself and explain the conditions of the lonely king to Fifth Qi."

"This Yuanzai, the lonely king will personally return to Chang'an to subdue him."

Now that the emperor and the emperor have returned to Chang'an, Guo Ziyi excluded Li Chu from military affairs.

Empress Zhang and King Qi all surrounded the emperor, and Li Chu also made up his mind to return to Chang'an.

Cheng Yuanzhen said worriedly: "However, His Highness has the emperor's order, how can he return to Chang'an without His Majesty's edict?"

Li Chu smiled and said: "What's the difficulty? Within three days, the father will definitely issue an edict to let Gu go back to Beijing!"

In the evening of the same day, an official document from the Generalissimo of the World's Army and Horses was dispatched to Chang'an City at high speed.

On December [-]th, Li Chu officially presented to the court. Now that the two capitals have been recovered, the rebels have retreated to the three towns in the north.

Li Chu thought that there was no need to set up the position of Generalissimo of the World's Army and Horses, and asked to return the seal of Generalissimo.

Sure enough, Li Chu knew his father. After the emperor received the letter from Donggong, he immediately said that what King Guangping said in the letter was very true.

The war to put down the puppet Yan has come to an end, and the general of the world's soldiers and horses naturally does not need to be permanent.

The emperor personally ordered the recall of Grand Marshal Xingtai and summoned Guangping Wang Li Chu to return to Chang'an.

The emperor personally rewarded Li Chu, the king of Guangping, for his contribution in suppressing the rebellion, and named Li Chu the king of Chu.

Now that the Generalissimo has been withdrawn, there is no need to set up a Deputy Marshal. The emperor issued two more edicts, and at the same time took the opportunity to remove Guo Ziyi from the post of Deputy Marshal of the Tianxia Bingmafu.

Li Tan in Longyou also brought disaster to Chi Yu, and returned the title of deputy marshal of the world's soldiers and horses.

However, for these two anti-rebellion heroes, the emperor gave Guo Ziyi the top "Duke on behalf of the country" title.

And Li Tan, who was far away in Longyou, was also conferred the title of King of Yue, and was also promoted from a two-character prince to a one-character prince.

After such a political operation, although the prince lost the vain position of the general of the world's soldiers and horses, he won the title of king of Chu and was recalled to Chang'an by the emperor.

(End of this chapter)