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Chapter 487 The Chain Reaction of Tubo's Attack on Sichuan

Guo Ping didn't expect that Wang Chengwei was going to come to the university, he only heard Wang Chengwei say:

"I'm going to change the market in each workshop into a workshop, what do you think?"

Guo Ping was stunned for a moment, he thought Wang Chengwei's method was a good one.

The market in every square in Chang'an City belongs to the land of the government, and the government can do whatever it wants.

Now that Wang Chengwei is in charge of county affairs, he naturally has this right.

Thinking about it carefully, Wang Chengwei's plan is really feasible.

The most important thing in Chang'an City is the labor force. Now that the war has just happened, a large number of people have lost their jobs. Setting up a workshop in the workshop will definitely be able to recruit enough workers.

The quality of the people in Chang'an must be better than the people in Longyou. Now Longyou can build so many workshops, not to mention Chang'an City, which has a higher literacy rate.

However, there are more than 60 workshops in Wannian County. Excluding the workshops where the nobles live, they can continue to be workshops, and the workshops where ordinary people gather can be changed into workshops.

With producers, there must naturally be consumers.

Wang Chengwei said:
"Chang'an is the heart of the empire. Merchants from all over the world will gather in Chang'an. For example, Jinggongfang is the place where big food merchants gather."

"The things we produce are naturally easy to sell."

"Besides, since the emperor returned to Chang'an, all the officials and ministers have also returned to Chang'an, and Chang'an's spending power is also recovering."

"Old Guo, what do you think of this plan?"

Guo Ping was stunned for a moment, Wang Chengwei's plan to revitalize the city seems to be really feasible.

Guo Ping asked again: "Then who will run these square markets?"

Wang Chengwei had already prepared the answer. He said, "The land in Fangshi belongs to Wannian County, so naturally it cannot be sold."

"However, the management rights of Fangshi can be contracted out, and a three-year or five-year agreement can be signed. What do you think, Lao Guo?"

Guo Ping thought for a while and said, "The large-scale steam machines recently developed in Longyou can't be transported to Chang'an City, but we can copy Longyou's development model and start with industries such as light textiles and agricultural product processing."

"Given Chang'an's economic status, maybe it's really possible."

Wang Chengwei immediately said excitedly: "Since this is the case, let's try it. This is also an opportunity for businessmen and gamers to gain a foothold in Chang'an!"

"Don't worry, everyone, as long as I, Wang Chengwei, stay in Wannian County for one day, this policy will continue!"

Soon, Guo Ping used his relationship in the "Street Lamp Pendant" Association to invite some workshop owners from Longyou to come to Chang'an to open workshops.

The new expansion pack has experience bonuses for players who do business in Chang'an. With this shareholder style, Guo Ping actually invited several business players who intend to open workshops in Chang'an.

Wang Chengwei's implementation of changing Fangshi into workshops in the county government has also been implemented smoothly. Anyway, Wannian County is already poor and empty, and it can no longer be broken.

Most of these squares and cities are also abandoned. Instead of spending money to repair them, it is better to rent them out and hand them over to the workshop owners to operate, which can also drive the people in the workshops to make money.

Just when Wang Chengwei launched the reconstruction plan of Wannian County vigorously, he leveled the land and waited for the workshop owners from Longyou to come and settle in.

An urgent document sent to Chang'an City disturbed the tranquility of Chang'an years ago.

It was evening when the letter was delivered, and Nanya was about to close the palace gate, but the messenger on a horse rushed in abruptly.

"Nishikawa emergency military situation!"

The messenger had been riding a horse for a day and a night, and passed out after calling out the emergency military situation.

The soldiers guarding the city gate did not dare to neglect, a soldier guarding the gate shook the messenger awake, and carried him to the Yamen of the Ministry of War.

Seeing the military situation reported by the messenger, Pu Gu Huai'en, the servant of the Ministry of War on duty, did not dare to be negligent. After drinking some honey water for the messenger, he immediately took the messenger and knocked him into the palace.

After the emperor heard about Xichuan's military situation, he immediately asked Li Fuguo to summon the prime ministers to enter the palace.

Calling the Prime Minister in the middle of the night must have happened, and many people have seen the scene of the messenger rushing into Nanya from Zhuque Street.

The atmosphere in Chang'an City immediately became tense.

Pei Mian had already rested, but when the order from the palace came, he immediately put on his clothes and stood up.

Huang Menling knelt at the door and said, "Your Majesty invites Prime Minister Pei to enter the palace!"

Pei Mian opened the gate, and the servants surrounded the Huangmen Order with open fire.

Sweat was pouring out of Huang Menling's forehead, only to hear Pei Mian ask: "Why is Your Majesty summoning the prime minister into the palace at night?"

Huang Menling kowtowed in fright and said, "Pei Xiang, I really don't know!"

Pei Mian asked again: "But the Xiangzhou urgent report?"

Huang Menling gritted his teeth and said, "It's Xi Chuan's envoy attacking, Your Majesty summoned all the prime ministers to discuss matters!"

Nishikawa?

Pei Mian suddenly understood that Xichuan Jiedushi was in charge of defending Tubo and Nanzhao. If it was Xichuan's messenger, there must be something wrong with the southwestern defense line of the empire.

But it is still winter, and even if Tubo and Nanzhao want to launch an attack, they must wait until the beginning of spring.

Speaking of the urgent military situation, I am afraid that the political blackmail of Tubo and Nanzhao is the main one.

Tubo would take advantage of the civil strife in the Tang Dynasty to take action. This was the unanimous inference of the high-level officials in the Tang Dynasty when the court was still in Fengxiang Mansion.

Tubo's action at this time is already the best result.

Pei Mian had a judgment in his mind, and he said to the Huang Menling:
"Chang'an is tentatively set, how can His Majesty invite the prime minister into the palace at night!"

"Invite this emissary to enter the mansion, and wait until tomorrow when the Prime Minister enters the palace to discuss matters!"

"Go home!"

The whole body of the Huangmen order trembled with fright, but how could such a little Huangmen be able to resist the majesty of the prime minister of the empire, so he could only obediently follow Pei Mian into the mansion.

Not only Pei Mian, but also the other prime ministers, like Pei Mian, refused to enter the palace at this critical moment.

Chang'an has just stabilized, and the news of the prime minister's entry into the palace must not be hidden from the people of Chang'an. If there is any disturbance because of this, it will not be worthwhile.

None of the Huangmen sent out returned, and Li Fuguo immediately reported the news to the emperor.

Li Heng has also been the emperor for two years, and the response of the prime ministers calmed him down.

"I was in a hurry, the prime ministers did the right thing!"

"Chang'an is tentatively settled. Maybe there are still traitors lurking in the false Yan. Calling the prime ministers into the palace late at night will disturb the hearts of the people in Chang'an."

"Let the prime ministers enter the palace tomorrow morning."

"In addition, hand over this military situation to the Ministry of War, and let the Ministry of War draw up a plan."

Li Fuguo immediately accepted the memorial and made arrangements according to Li Heng's instructions.

And Pei Mian did not go to sleep directly, but found a trusted servant and said to him:

"You went to the Longyou Governor's Mansion to stay in the backyard, and told Shangliu's embassy that there was an urgent military situation from Xichuan."

The prime ministers did not enter the palace late at night, so they finally calmed down the hearts of the people in Chang'an.

It was not until the next morning that the prime ministers changed into court clothes and entered the palace.

Li Heng was already sitting on the throne, he took Xi Chuan's emergency military situation and said:
"Wei Jiansu, the envoy of the Xichuan Festival, sent a letter of war to Xichuan from Tubo and Nanzhao, asking for the 28 counties of the three counties of Xichuan in the Tang Dynasty, or we will send troops to attack Xichuan."

There are now five prime ministers in the Zhengshitang, and Prime Minister Cui Yuan, as the ambassador of Guiyi, went to Taiyuan to accept Shi Siming's request to surrender.

Hearing this news, the five were not surprised.

Tubo, the old enemy of the Tang Dynasty, did not take advantage of the civil turmoil in the Tang Dynasty to bite off a piece of meat. This is not the Tubo that everyone is familiar with.

Tubo attacked in two directions. One was to attack Longyou and Hexi from the north of Tuyuhun.

The other direction is to go down from the Sichuan-Tibet line on the plateau and attack Datang from the west of Shu, which is the Xichuan area.

Datang set up Xichuan Jiedushi to guard against Tubo in this direction.

Pei Mian first said: "It's not the first time Choufan has led Nanzhao to attack Xichuan. Wei Xiang has been training soldiers and horses in Xichuan, and he will definitely be able to stop Choufan."

Although Wei Jiansu is not very good politically, he served as Minister of the Ministry of War during the Emperor's period, so he can be trusted in the military.

During the Anlushan Rebellion, no matter how critical the situation in Guanzhong was, because the emperor was in Chengdu, the Tang Dynasty never recruited troops from Shuzhong.

Xichuan also has many fortresses that can be defended, so everyone is still very optimistic about Tubo's attack on Xichuan.

This is also the reason why the prime ministers did not enter the palace overnight when they heard the emergency military situation.

After hearing Pei Mian's analysis, the emperor's expression improved slightly.

But Tubo's fighting power is strong, Li Heng asked again: "Can Xichuan's army alone stop Ugbo?"

Pei Mian said: "You can let Dongchuan soldiers and horses be under the command of Minister Wei temporarily, and build defenses during the winter."

After Pei Mian finished speaking, the emperor nodded slightly, and finally calmed down after being disturbed by the emergency military situation yesterday.

He looked at the two sons on the side of the imperial steps, and first asked Qi Wang Li Xi:
"King Qi, what do you think?"

King Qi was stunned for a moment, he was not good at military affairs, and he had never been to the front line to command a battle.

However, the Shence Army controlled by Li Fuguo is King Qi's biggest backing.

He quickly expressed his position and said: "Father! My son is willing to share his worries for the father! Go to Sichuan to assist Minister Wei in suppressing the rebellion!"

The emperor shook his head and said, "Pei Xiang said just now that there is no serious problem in Sichuan."

Then the emperor asked Li Chu, the newly crowned King of Chu, Prince of the Eastern Palace, "What do you think, Chu'er?"

Li Chu immediately said: "Father, the soldiers in Shu are strong and strong, and they are not afraid of Ugly Fans. But Longyou's troops are exhausted. If Tubo also attacks from the north, I'm afraid my brother will not be able to defend."

Everyone present was terrified. In order to quell the Anshi Rebellion, Datang mobilized all the troops in Longyou and Hexi.

Although King Jianning "took advantage" when the old Khan of the Uighurs was conquering Ge Luolu, he "sneak-attacked" and defeated the Uighurs.

But Tubo is a powerful enemy!
The emperor also frowned, and he asked the chancellor, "Where is King Yue?"

At this time, Zhang Hao, who was proficient in military affairs, stood up and said: "Shi Siming, please surrender. The battle in Hedong is settled, and Shuofang Jiedu envoy Du Hongjian can enter Longyou to assist King Jianning in defending against Tubo."

Li Chu said again: "Father, my brother's combat experience is not as good as Du Jiedu's. Otherwise, we should ask Du Jiedu to control the overall situation."

The emperor thought for a while, this time it was a national war, so he didn't have much confidence in Li Tan's son, so he said, "Then let Du Hongjian control the Northwest Army and prevent Tubo from going north!"

(End of this chapter)