The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 453 Departure
Gao Biaoren and Liu Rengui have always been in charge of managing the Japanese slave country.

Although they will report to the imperial court regularly, what is written on paper may not be comprehensive after all, and Li Shimin also wants to listen to their reports in person.

Obviously, Liu Rengui had already made preparations, and immediately said: "Wanu Kingdom has become chaotic as we planned."

"Shanbei elder brother Wang's family, Zhongda elder brother's prince's family, Suga family's first family, Abe family, Nakatomi family..."

"In addition to the local princes, there are no less than [-] different forces, and the Japanese slave queen has completely become a puppet..."

"Our plan to drive away wolves and tear tigers has also achieved initial results. Most of the Azo people on Ezo Island, Kuye Island and other islands have been driven to Honshu Island."

"These people started fighting among themselves in order to survive, and some tribes were forced to invade the Wonu country."

"Because they live in no fixed place, they often flee after looting, and it is difficult to track them down. The Wa Nu Kingdom has a large army, but there is nothing they can do."

"The local lords took the opportunity to recruit village braves to protect themselves, and some big lords even annexed other places in the name of joint self-protection."

"It can be said that the Wonu Kingdom has become a mess from top to bottom..."

Li Shimin nodded repeatedly when he heard this, and said: "That's right, you and Gao Duhu have done a good job, and the court is not hesitant to reward you. Well, give Enyin the second son to be an official."

Liu Rengui said gratefully, "Thank you saint for your kindness."

He has already become a marquis, and it is impossible to be promoted to the title in a short period of time, and the descendants of grace have become the most real reward.

Li Shimin continued to ask: "How long do you think it will take for the imperial court to completely take down the Japanese slave country?"

Liu Rengui said: "It is easy to take down the Japanese slaves, but governance is difficult. The country has a long history, and the people of the country have a strong sense of identity with the country."

"Now it seems that civil strife continues, but once foreign enemies come, they will inevitably let go of their prejudices and unite with the outside world."

"However, since the book "Chinese Civilization" spread, Taoist preachers spread the word everywhere, and more and more Japanese slaves began to turn their hearts to the Tang Dynasty."

"Especially the people at the bottom of the country yearn for Datang."

"If there are another five or ten years, the hearts of the local people will completely return to Tang."

"At that time, when the imperial court sends troops again, there will be a situation in which the people of the Japanese slave country welcome the king's teacher."

The common people don't understand so many principles, whoever can guarantee their safety and give them a bite to eat will follow whoever.

Now that the Japanese slaves are in constant civil strife, and there are Yebaru infestation, the life of the people at the bottom can be said to be miserable.

Under such circumstances, they are naturally full of fantasies about the legendary kingdom of heaven.

In their fantasy, the land is fertile, the emperor is bright and the ministers are honest, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

It is a first-class paradise on earth.

Coupled with the spread of Chinese civilization, they have a different idea in their hearts.

It turns out that we are also descendants of China, but why can't we live a good life like the people of the Celestial Dynasty?
Of course, because Datang's cultural offensive has only been implemented for a short period of time, this kind of thinking is still brewing.

Given the last five or ten years, it is not impossible to peacefully evolve the Wonu country.

After listening to his explanation, although Li Shimin regretted it, he also accepted the plan.

In turn, he asked about the construction situation and plans of the navy.

In a word, everything is going well, and Li Shimin is naturally very satisfied.

But then Liu Rengui pointed out a difficulty: "What the navy lacks most now are middle-level and low-level officers, which has seriously affected the long-term development of the navy."

The naval division is different from the army in that it needs to master more skills and has higher overall quality requirements.

It is difficult to obtain such talents in batches by relying on wild field chiefs. Even if the various armies train for a while, it is difficult to find so many people.

If each army trains its own talents, it will face another problem, that is, the different training methods will lead to inconsistency in many basic things.

At that time, when the various armies exchange and rotate officers, it will cause some command confusion.

At critical moments, this chaos is fatal.

Li Shimin nodded and said: "Someone has raised this issue before, and one of the purposes of my visit to Dizhou this time is to solve this matter."

Liu Rengui lifted his spirits and said, "Please show me the sage."

Li Shimin said: "Do you know Qiuxuan Academy?"

Liu Rengui nodded and said: "I know, it was created by Master Chen, who created many strange things."

Li Shimin said: "I plan to establish a naval academy in Dizhou to train qualified naval officers."

Liu Rengui was overjoyed and said: "Your Majesty is wise, if there is this academy, the navy will have no shortage of officers."

The suggestion of the Naval Academy was actually put forward by Chen Jingke, and it was put forward a long time ago.

It's just that everyone didn't pay much attention to it at the time. To put it bluntly, they still didn't know enough about the navy, especially the navy.

They are still accustomed to looking at the new navy with old eyes, thinking that it is not much different from training the army.

If you don't know how to practice more.

It wasn't until Datang formally established the naval force that more and more new tactics were developed and applied, allowing Datang to have an intuitive understanding of the navy.

Then it was discovered that training the navy with the idea of ​​​​training the army would not work.

So the plan of the Naval Academy was put on the agenda again.

Li Shimin worked hard to mobilize people to come to Dizhou, but it was not just as simple as coming to see the expedition team off.

The establishment of the Naval Academy is also one of the plans, and it is the top priority.

The emperor personally supervised the scene, and the preparatory work of the college was progressing rapidly.

The site selection was completed in less than a day, and then manpower was recruited to start construction.

At the same time, the navy gathered dozens of elites to discuss and formulate a set of basic specifications.

As for more advanced textbooks, they still need to be summarized and compiled slowly.

What is to be trained now is the grassroots officers, and there is no need for such advanced military skills.

As long as you can lead your soldiers well according to the standards and do your job well, that's fine.

The first batch of students were selected from soldiers who had made military achievements before.

Many of these people do not know a single character, and they need to start teaching from the simplest basics.

Because the academy hadn't been built yet, a barracks was specially vacated as a temporary teaching place.

Naturally, Li Shimin couldn't stay here forever. After staying for seven or eight days, he began to inspect the surrounding coastal areas.

By the way, I went to visit the canning factory controlled by Changsun Wugou.

Looking at the long line of fish sellers outside the cannery, he was very happy and said, "The cannery has fed a lot of people."

The accompanying officials naturally knew what to say: "This is mostly saline-alkali land, the crops planted cannot survive, and the lives of the people are miserable."

"Since the cannery was built, the lives of the people have gradually become better."

"The cannery doesn't just buy fish from fishermen, it also teaches new methods of netting and fishing, so fishermen can catch more fish..."

"The common people are all grateful for the kindness of the empress."

Naturally, the cannery under the name of Changsun Wugou cannot support so many people, but never underestimate the power of a businessman.

When they found it profitable, they began to inquire about how to make canning.

The method of making canned food is really simple, and there is no way to keep it secret.

It didn't take them to deliberately inquire, the relevant information was already flying all over the sky.

The merchants got the method of making it without any effort, and after going home and trying it out, they made exactly the same canned food.

In the beginning, they only dared to give birth secretly, for fear of being found out that they would be too hungry to go around.

Later, it was discovered that no one cared about it. Some businessmen with relatively strong relationships went to inquire about it, and got an ecstatic answer.

Cans can be made casually, but the premise is to ensure the quality and benefit the local people.

So these businessmen began to build factories with great fanfare to produce their own cans.

But not everyone is willing to abide by the rules established by Changsun Wugou. Gradually, in order to reduce costs, some merchants began to buy fish from the common people at lower prices.

Then they were ransacked.

The crime is simple, stealing the secret recipe for canning.

After such an operation, everyone knew where the court's bottom line was, and no one dared to lower the price to buy the catch of the common people.

It is these canneries that have changed the hard life of the people in the coastal areas.

Of course, the cannery changed the locale not just because of the acquisition of the catch, but because it activated the economy.

The cannery itself has to recruit workers to work, and manpower is needed to transport and sell canned food.

When there are more people fishing, the demand for fishing boats will be greater, and shipyards and timber merchants will gather here.

Shipyards need craftsmen to work, so they need to hire people.

After these people earn money, they need to consume, at least food and other items need to be purchased.

People who transport and sell food can make money.

In short, the current coastal areas have gradually changed their appearance and embarked on a path similar to the previous life.

Because of convenient transportation and a developed commodity economy, they gradually became rich.

Li Shimin had only seen relevant reports in memorials before, but he finally saw it with his own eyes during this field trip.

Only after understanding the logic, can we deeply understand what these changes are all about.

And this kind of situation just verified a truth that Chen Jingke told him that industrialization is the future.

It's just that he also keenly discovered that the government here is particularly poor.

The relationship between officials and businessmen is particularly close, and bribery is almost half-open.

This situation is naturally not what he wants to see.

On the one hand, it is a place that has gradually become rich after commercialization, and on the other hand, it is the officials who have been corrupted by money.

How to choose, he also fell into a dilemma for a while.

He told Changsun Wuji his doubts, hoping that this old friend could help him solve them.

After thinking about it, Changsun Wuji asked three questions:
"Has the common people benefited in this way?"

"Has the place become richer?"

"Without this method, wouldn't officials be corrupt?"

After listening to the three questions, Li Shimin already had the answer in his mind.

In fact, he already had the answer in his heart, but he was a little at a loss in the face of a completely unfamiliar field.

Asking Changsun Wuji is just hoping to get affirmation from him.

After confirming his thoughts, Li Shimin put down his worries and continued to inspect.

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In Chang'an, Chen Jingke lives a step-by-step life every day.

But compared to before, he has one more thing to do, to accompany Zhang Ping.

Before, whether it was Yi Nu or Wu Shu, conception was natural.

This time, he deliberately worked hard in this direction, but Zhang Ping never saw anything, which made Chen Jingke feel the pressure for the first time.

If he hadn't had two children, he would have thought that there was something wrong with his body.

On the contrary, Zhang Ping was not in a hurry, every day he either helped Wu Shu with things, or went out with Yi Nu and Yu Zhu to play.

She went to visit the industrial park that day, and when she came back, she made a request to Chen Jingke:
"Can our Taoist temple also open a factory? In this way, our children's lives will be easier in the future."

Chen Jingke said directly: "Don't think about this matter, the court will not allow it."

Zhang Ping asked in confusion, "Why? Aren't most of the factories in the industrial park run by Taoists?"

Chen Jingke said: "Out of the industrial park, there are no Taoist factories in other places."

"Moreover, the saint has already made an agreement with various Taoist sects that all factories will be sold in ten years' time."

Zhang Ping sighed, and said, "Is the imperial court so afraid of Taoism? We have done so much for the imperial court, why can't we be lenient?"

Chen Jingke said: "You should know that once some rules are broken, they tend to develop in the worst direction."

"The imperial court is lenient to us, and it will turn into lenient to everyone in the future."

"Taoism already has great influence. If you start a factory and control huge wealth, the consequences will be very troublesome."

"The imperial court has formulated a new religious management method, but it has not yet been implemented."

Zhang Ping asked worriedly, "Is the new law particularly strict?"

Chen Jingke nodded and said: "Yes, very strict. There are many more contents than the previous regulations, mainly three points."

"First, you are not allowed to do business; second, you are not allowed to be an official; third, you are not allowed to lend money."

"Especially the prohibition of lending, the regulations are the strictest."

"It is not allowed to charge interest on borrowing money outside the temple. If someone tries to charge interest, the borrower does not have to repay the money."

Zhang Ping said in surprise: "This is not enough, that is not good, how should we live?"

"If the incense is at its peak, you can still rely on believers to make a living, but in remote places, it may be difficult to maintain it."

The imperial court has stipulated that there is a quota for the temple property.

This number is actually quite a lot, but it also depends on who you compare it with.

If it really depends on this bit of land, the life of the temple will be quite miserable.

It's easy to talk about no disasters or difficulties. If you encounter some disasters, just wait for bankruptcy.

Lending money is also an important source of income for temples, and through this channel they realized their desire to make money from money.

Now it's banned too.

Who will borrow money if interest is not charged?

What's more, the national law stipulates that if the temple charges interest, the borrower does not have to repay the money.

Even if the contract is signed, as long as the interest is charged, there is no need to repay the money.

Under such circumstances, which temple would dare to lend money?
Doing business is also not allowed, and opening factories is also prohibited.

After that, how will temples survive?

Chen Jingke said: "You can hang a pot to help the world. Practicing medicine is the only industry that the imperial court allows temples to engage in."

(End of this chapter)