Cultivation of chastity

Chapter 274 Wei Zheng's Suggestion

When Li Tai and Li Jing joined hands to rectify the newly occupied Shanzhou in an orderly manner, Li Jing basically reported the situation of Shanzhou to the court at the frequency of sending official documents to the court every five days.

But Li Tai took a little longer to send, almost every half a month to let the court know the situation.

However, occupying the land of Tuyuhun is not an easy task.

Even with Li Jing's destructive army that defeated Tuyuhun and subdued the new king of Tuyuhun, Li Tai let the Tuyuhun people accept the rule by increasing local productivity as much as possible.

But it took almost three months of busy work before the people of Tuyuhun settled down.

And when the spring wheat is harvested in autumn and a wave of grain is harvested, the local people should be completely stable.

After all, in the final analysis, in such a circle around ancient China, even the barbarians would like to be China's dog.

Now there is even a chance to be a human being, as long as it is full of food, most people would like to do so.

After all, extreme nationalists have been a minority since ancient times.

Tuyuhun itself can't get along in the monster house in East Asia. He migrated from Youzhou all the way to Qinghai, and it is very easy to accept Chinese civilization, but he was driven all the way from Beiyan to mix with the Qiang people here, and gradually formed Tuyuhun.

Therefore, basically three months later, they realized that Li Tai himself represented productivity.

Coupled with the natural centripetal force of Han culture towards these ethnic minorities, they were quickly appeased.

Among them, the most developed industry that promotes friendly exchanges between the two sides is Chunlou, because the local women did not expect this to be a profession!

Li Tai said that this is definitely because the local people have not accepted the education, do not know the etiquette, justice and shame, and it has nothing to do with him.

But no matter how you say it, with the backing of Tang Junfu's frequent consumption, the local people survived more or less.

With the stability of the local area, Li Tai sent a letter to the imperial court about the planning of Shanzhou to Li Shimin.

After Li Shimin finished reading it, he wanted to press his head a little bit, which really gave him a headache!

After Li Shimin read Li Tai's letter, he didn't say anything directly to everyone, but just put it aside, and continued to pick up the next little poem. Looking at it, his gloomy expression turned out to be a little better.

Because this was a private letter, not a memorandum, although the people working around were curious, they didn't ask Li Shimin about it.

After all, this is a private letter sent by King Yan, there may not be any important words in it, and there is no need for the officials to let Li Shimin make the content of this letter public.

Of course, occasionally I glanced away from the corner of my eye, and I was somewhat curious, especially Li Chengqian, his eyes lit up!
However, Li Shimin quickly came back to his senses, smiled and picked up the paper in his hand, saying,

"Everyone, Qingque marched to the West Sea and wrote a little poem. Why don't you take a rest for a while and enjoy it together!"

A group of people who were working heard that they could fish reasonably, and each one of them decided to put down their work first.

"Oh, it's strange that Qingque can still compose poems. Saints, please let me have a look!"

Before the others could speak, Changsun Wuji stood up decisively and took over the words.

Soon the servant sent Li Tai's "Journey to the Army · Qinghai" to Changsun Wuji's hands.
"The bright moon rises over the sea, and the green lake reflects the stars. War exploits are sent to the east, and all the land of the Han family."

After Changsun Wuji looked at it, he showed it to other ministers present, and finally it fell into Wei Zheng's hands.

Li Shimin couldn't help but cast his eyes on Wei Zheng, and said with a smile, "Xuan Cheng, what do you think of this poem?"

Wei Zheng walked out slowly, and said clearly, "In my opinion, the first sentence is not bad."

"Take it as a compliment!" Li Shimin smiled when he heard Wei Zheng's words, and said,
"I'll tell Qing Que what I said. After all, you Wei Zheng can boast, but it's not easy!"

Of course, Li Shimin knew that what Wei Zheng actually meant was that after the crusade against Tuyuhun, the Tang court would be less aggressive. As for Li Tai's poems, it doesn't really matter, what matters is the underlying meaning of the poems.

There are also people who are more interested in poetry, such as Li Chengqian, he couldn't help smiling when he saw Li Tai's poems.

Although Li Tai had a good idea, the poem itself was far from an orthodox prince like himself who had studied Confucianism since he was a child.

Not to mention that I have been studying books since I was a child, and I have met a lot of literati and inkmen. Compared with writing poems, I have written more colorful poems. If there is a bit of ethereal beauty at the beginning, but at the end, it directly lowers the style of the entire poem.

"It seems that there are things you don't know!" Li Chengqian smiled, thinking of the poem he wrote for Changle, he couldn't help but suspect that Li Tai asked someone to write it for him.

Obviously, this is Li Tai's normal level!
"If there is a chance, do you want to set up a plan, use poems to frustrate Qingque, and let him know that I am the prince!"

Li Chengqian squinted his eyes, and couldn't help thinking about it, and for a while, he was thinking a little bit.

After all, Li Tai's performance all the time made Li Chengqian feel that Li Tai was too perfect.

Having such a younger brother is really stressful for Li Chengqian. Now that he has finally discovered Li Tai's weakness, Li Chengqian thinks it can be exploited.

After all, how to use it is one thing, and whether there is a weakness is another.

However, the discussion on Li Tai's poems did not take long, after all, Li Tai is not a famous poem through the ages.

At most, it is in the poems, expressing my views on the newly occupied Qinghai, and I have to read it in conjunction with Li Tai's letter to Li Shimin, otherwise it is just superficial poems, and I just read it casually.

Soon, as the day's work was dealt with in a hurry, Li Shimin said: "Xuanling, Xuancheng, please stay!"

Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng looked at each other, but they watched their colleagues clock in and get off work first.

Fang Xuanling watched them leave full of envy, but she had to go home for dinner.

Of course, the other courtiers watched the two stay, and Li Shimin continued to ask them questions, naturally envious eyes, because this is the holy family!

After those people left, Li Shimin took out Li Tai's letter and handed it to Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling.

Fang Xuanling read the letter written by Li Tai, and then read this poem. If Fang Xuanling saw the first sentence in the first sentence was praise for Qinghai, the second game was a pride in the military exploits.

But coupled with Li Tai's plan for Shanzhou's full exemption from system to administration, Fang Xuanling also saw Li Tai's determination to guard this piece of land that he wanted to conquer.

"Sure enough, poetry is just a small way. King Yan has always been a pragmatic person, so how could he be so arty!"

After Fang Xuanling finished reading the letter, he handed the letter to Wei Zheng, and let Wei Zheng also see the whole picture of this poem.

After Wei Zheng read all the letters, he respectfully handed the letter back to Li Shimin, and couldn't help thinking.

Li Shimin said slowly,

"Qingque is going to try the "Grass Seed Project" in Xihai County, and recommends Wang Xuance as the Shanzhou Biejia, and the examiner will preside over Shanzhou affairs for one year.

At the same time, around the smooth implementation of the "Grass Seed Project", he used the form of a joint venture to win over the soldiers who attacked Tuyuhun to seize the shares, which is considered to have the initial money and food to operate this matter.

Then I suggested to me that in the future, the students from the agricultural school who have mastered the talents of the Ministry of War will be stationed in Qinghai for three years before retiring and returning to Chang'an to arrange their stay, and the imperial court should relocate the people to enrich Shanzhou...

Qing Que made the whole plan in a very orderly manner. He really wanted to bring Shanzhou and even Xihai County under the control of Datang.

Do you think we should support this whole plan! "

Li Shimin looked at Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng, one was the housekeeper of Datang, and the other was the backbone of Datang.

The future depicted by Li Tai is very good, but if this whole plan is to be carried out, the two of them must cooperate.

Of course, this is not just talking about agreeing or disagreeing, because if they agree, the imperial court will have to arrange human resources to enrich the population of Shanzhou one after another, and arrange for the Ministry of Households to follow Li Tai's request to send people to inspect the tax revenue. .

Especially the point of sending someone to inspect the tax was specifically proposed by Li Tai.

The reason is very simple. If Datang had no interest in this land, he would naturally not send people to collect taxes.

How much money Li Tai can make is up to Li Tai himself, and Li Shimin said he doesn't care.

In this case, the area of ​​Shanzhou will naturally fend for itself, and the imperial court has no interest in managing it anyway.

However, if the imperial court sent people to collect taxes, it would be considered that this piece of land was completely included in the administrative system of the Tang Dynasty.

Then it's not that Li Tai said that the Yue Palace will be developed by one family. Even if it is for the stability of Datang itself, the court will introduce various forces to balance this area.

And for Li Tai, what he needs is not to weave a shady curtain on the land of Shanzhou, and then go to sit here by himself as a toubob.

This may be an operation that other people like, but it doesn't make sense to Li Tai.

Li Tai just wants to develop Shanzhou as a frontier for the future crusade against Tubo. However, it has only been more than ten years since the unification of the Tang Dynasty, and a generation has not grown up well. Under such circumstances, it can be sent here The population is really small.

At least Li Tai himself has no way to send a large number of people here silently.

So this requires the support of the imperial court. Whether it is criminals, refugees, or even street sneakers in the village, as long as people can come to Shanzhou, it is enough, which requires the support of the imperial court.

But if there is no output in any area, only the continuous blood transfusion of Datang, then this area will be meaningless.

Therefore, Li Tai needs the court to intervene, and needs the court to profit from this area, and tax collection is the best way.

When the imperial court comes to collect taxes, it means that this area is completely under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, which has a different meaning.

After all, the founding generation above Li Tai's head, they clearly remember that responsibilities and obligations go hand in hand.

The last emperor who only enjoyed rights and didn't want to take on obligations directly collapsed the Sui Dynasty, and they all experienced it first-hand.

"I support King Yan's plan!" Fang Xuanling stood up and said at this moment,

"Although I think that the king of Yan thinks that there will be aliens threatening Qinghai from the south of Dafeichuan, it is a bit unreasonable to worry about it, but the king of Yan is not wrong. If the West Sea is lost, Hehuang will be lost. If Hehuang is lost, Hexi will be lost. If Hexi is lost, Longyou will be lost, and Longyou will be lost. If the right is lost, Chang'an will be in trouble!

Even if it is only for the Hehuang Valley to be completely in my hands, I think there must be some support for the plan to develop the West Sea! "

For Fang Xuanling, Fang Xuanling didn't know whether the grass seed project could bring a bumper harvest in the livestock industry in Xihai.

But Shanzhou is actually productive, and Li Tai also made it clear in the letter that the status of Shanzhou is not how much food it can produce, but that it is bordered by the four counties in Hexi, at least it can be reached after browsing the mountains.

This in itself determines that the output of this place is very meaningful. At least the food that Datang wants to send to the four counties in Hexi can be sent from the Hehuang Valley, instead of being transported thousands of miles from Chang'an.

As for how to transport across the mountains, the easiest way is to build a warehouse, and just send it a little bit.

They are all in the territory of the Tang Dynasty. In fact, it is not difficult to do this. After all, Zhuge Liang's experience in how to transport grain and grass in the north can be learned.

Seeing that Fang Xuanling agreed, Li Shimin turned his attention to Wei Zheng.

To be honest, Li Shimin kept Wei Zheng because he more or less believed that Wei Zheng's loyal words were harsh, especially after he won the war, Wei Zheng somewhat persuaded himself not to use force.

Just like this, this is related to Datang's plan for at least the next ten years, and Wei Zheng needs to be picky to see if this plan is feasible.

After thinking for a while, Wei Zheng said, "I believe that the king of Yan is fair and open, without any tricks, and the purpose is to hope that the country can carry out the plan to develop Shanzhou and even Xihai County in an orderly manner.

Although the King of Yan recommended Wang Xuance to be an official in Shanzhou for a one-year trial, he has the ability to reuse him to preside over the "Planting Plan".

But Wang Xuance’s start was too low. I think Wang Xuance can be the governor of Xihai County so that he can concentrate on implementing the "Seed Project", but he needs to send another person to sit in Shanzhou! "

"You won't hold the blue sparrow there!" Li Shimin said a little bit puzzled when he heard Wei Zheng's words.

"Of course not!" Wei Zheng shook his head and said,

"I feel that Du Chuke, Gaoling Ling, is the top in the assessment, but after all, he was honored by King Yan back then.

The Luoyang order that directly passed him from the sixth grade to the fifth grade was a bit overdone, and it happened to be a transition in Shanzhou.

You all know his ability, and if he overdoes it like this, I believe that Chu Ke's promotion will make people even more speechless. "

Of course, Wei Zheng felt that it was too unsafe to send all of Li Tai's people to Shanzhou.

It's better to let Du Chuke go, who can be accepted by both Li Tai and the court. Regardless of whether he belongs to Li Tai or not, at least his identity has the dual identity of Yue Wangfu and Chang'an Du's family.

The most important thing is that he is Du Ruhui's younger brother, and Li Shimin can accept him to balance the situation!
"Not bad..." Li Shimin nodded, and felt that Wei Zheng's arrangement was better.

At this moment, a servant suddenly ran in, knelt down and said, "Saint, the Supreme Emperor is critically ill, Empress, please go to Daming Palace!"

"What?!" Li Shimin's expression changed when he heard this, and he stood up and strode away.

(End of this chapter)