A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 709 Colonization
Accept Yun as your goddaughter?
Wu Huaiyu felt that it was completely unnecessary. After all, Cheng Qian was very smart and had always wanted to tie the Wu family to his East Palace ship.

But the problem is that after this injury, Li Shimin felt very owed to Cheng Qian, and felt that Wu Huaiyu was really good to the prince, so he took the initiative to give Wu Erniang to the prince Ping as the prince Liangdi.

This matter has been decided, and there is no possibility of repentance.

The Wu family is now completely branded as the East Palace.
Last time, not only did Warrior Xun bring his daughter to see Cheng Qian, Warrior Yi also brought his son-in-law Li Yifu, and Huaiyu's brother Wu Huaiyi also came with him.

The brothers Samurai Tong, Samurai Yi, and brothers Wu Huaiyu and Wu Huaiyi are now the four pillars of the Wu family in Bingzhou.
They have now become important officials surrounding the East Palace.

Li Yifu, Su Lie, and even Liu Rengui, Liu Renyuan, Xu Jingzong and Jilai Heng are now equivalent to people from the East Palace.

The Su family is famous for its martial arts.
After the prime minister.

The foundation is quite deep, but in terms of the current power in the court, it is far less than the Wu family who is gaining power.

Although Su Xu, the uncle of the Crown Princess, was once one of the eighteen bachelors of the Qin Palace, and is now the princess of the Supreme Emperor and the emperor's brother-in-law, his current position is only that of Sima of Wei King Li Tai. He is the kind of person who is famous and talented but has no real power. , noble officials of the Qing Dynasty.

As for the Crown Princess's father, not to mention, the secretary-general is in the fifth rank and can wear a scarlet robe. His position is only equivalent to that of the Royal Library Director, and he has no real power.

Cheng Qian is the emperor's eldest son and was established as the heir apparent early on, so his status itself is very justifiable. What's more, the eldest grandson's family and the Gao family are both powerful forces of the prince's mother's family.

Although Cheng Qian has accepted Su as the quasi-Crown Princess, he has never liked her. She has never liked her. Even this time, Su came with her father, uncle and others to visit the Crown Prince and stayed at White Deer Manor for more than ten days.
Mrs. Su came to visit the prince every day, even helping to change the dressing, make soup for the prince, etc. However, the two of them did not call and could not exchange a few words.

Wu Huaiyu didn't know why the prince wanted Su to be the adopted daughter of the Wu family.
Perhaps this young man felt that the Wu family was more helpful to him, and Wu Erniang was only the crown prince Liangdi, so he wanted to reconcile it by asking Su to worship Fan Xuanfu's godmother?
After lunch.

Huaiyu picked out some tanned tiger skins for Cheng Qian, "These skins are all very complete. Your Highness can give them to Prince Consort Su, Secretary Cheng Su, and Lady Su. It's cold this winter, but these skins are quite warm." ,"

"Let Mrs. Su adopt Mrs. Jin as her adoptive mother. Is Mrs. Jin willing to do this?"

Huaiyu smiled, "Actually, I think His Highness said before that it would be a good idea to let Madam Su and Er Niang become sisters. As for worshiping the adoptive mother, it is not necessary."

Wu Huaiyu originally wanted to let the Su family worship Changsun Wuji as his adoptive father.But after thinking about it, I felt that it was unnecessary. Chengqian didn't like the Su family, but he couldn't reject the Su family. This was the emperor's and the empress's will that could not be changed. Therefore, whether or not to worship Changsun Wuji, she would still be the crown prince. With Changsun Wuji as his adoptive father, the relationship with the prince will not change much.

As for his unwillingness to accept Su as his adopted daughter, the reason is actually very simple.

The reason why the emperor was unwilling to choose a daughter from the Wu family as the crown princess, but chose Su as the crown princess, was the reason why Wu Huaiyu could not accept Su as his adopted daughter.

What the royal family needs is a daughter of a well-known noble family to be the crown princess, preferably a noble but not very powerful family. The conditions of the Su family are very suitable. Brothers Su Dan are the grandsons of Su Wei. The Su family was the capital of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty. Very prominent, but not very powerful in the Tang Dynasty, which suited the needs of the emperor.

The Wu family is on the contrary. Now they have gained power in the court and are powerful, but their background and reputation are insufficient. Wu Erniang is the crown prince Liangdi, Su is the crown prince, and the Su family is above the Wu family.

To put it bluntly, the emperor was interested in the power and ability of the Wu family, but also did not want the Wu family to become a powerful relative in the future, so he chose Su's daughter as the crown prince.

In this case, if Wu Huaiyu now accepts Su as his adopted daughter, doesn't this mean that he is going against the emperor and has bad intentions?

In fact, the emperor had rejected the daughter of the warrior Yu before, and had a very unhappy relationship with the prince because of this. This time he could have chosen the daughter or sister of Wu Huaiyu or Huaiyi to be the prince's concubine, so why did he choose the warrior Yu girl?
Huaiyu probably has the same reason. When Chengqian succeeds to the throne in the future, the two brothers Huaiyi and Huaiyu will be the real ones in power in the Wu family, and the warrior Xun is his cousin several generations apart.

There are too many calculations here.
Cheng Qian definitely doesn’t understand that yet.

The young man's thoughts were relatively simple. Now that he was close to Huaiyu, he didn't think too much about it.

The Crown Princess can only be from the Su family.
Wu Huaiyu was absolutely obedient to the emperor's arrangement, and he never even thought about a woman from the Wu family entering the East Palace.
It's extremely cold at high places, and the higher you go, the more careful you have to be with every step.

The situation of Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian in recent years is actually the best lesson for others.

Changsun Wuji worked hard to come back, but it didn't make any splash, but fortunately Gao Shilian was going to return to the court.

Gao Shilian has now returned to Beijing to gather in Beijing.
When he comes this time, he doesn't have to go back to Yizhou anymore. He will be appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel in the next year.

In the afternoon,

The cold wind howls, the sky is overcast,
It looks like it's going to snow.

Huaiyu talks to Su Lie.

"The news from my uncle is that it has been settled that you will become the governor of Yaozhou. You will officially take office after the year. You will still serve as the governor of Yaozhou, governor of Yaozhou, and the official of the East Palace led by Prince Yousiyu."

"You will lead Luben to escort the prince back to Chang'an tomorrow. You should be able to receive the appointment when you arrive in Beijing."

Su Lie stood up and thanked Huaiyu. "Brothers, why are you being so polite? In fact, with your achievements in the northern expedition against the Turks, you could have worshiped the governor a long time ago.
Besides, the fact that you were awarded the title of Commander-in-Chief this time was actually with the help of Uncle Changsun Guojiu. "

Su Lie was more direct, "Erlang, actually I know very well why uncle Guo recommended me. Erlang also helped him a lot. So although I am grateful to uncle Guo, my eldest grandson, I am even more grateful to Erlang."

"After the new year, I want to take two people to Yaozhou, and I want Erlang to help me."

"Who are you looking at?"

"One is your student Liu Renyuan. This guy is really tough, and he is also brave and resourceful. After learning the art of war from you, he has gained some of your true skills. When I go to Yaozhou, I will definitely start a fight with those black and white barbarians. Yes, you need to have a capable helper around you.”

"Okay, I'll make the arrangements. He is a talent that can be made. It would be a good thing for him to go to Yaozhou with you to get some training."

"The other one is Xinu Aluo. I want to take him there."

"He is the prince of Meng Shezhao. He is the equivalent of a hostage in Chang'an." Huaiyu said with a smile.

"I know that the imperial court can ask Meng Shezhao to send a few more princes. This Xinu Aluo is now my student. Besides, he is the eldest son of Meng Shezhao and the son-in-law of King Baizi. After I go to Yaozhou, I will definitely still have Following Gao Shilian's strategy, he supported the Mengshe barbarians to attack the barbarians who disobeyed the king.

Take Xinu'aluo with you to facilitate cooperation with Nanzhao. "

Huaiyu nodded and agreed to his request, "I can help you arrange it, but I want to remind you that among the six imperial edicts of Erhai, although Mengshe edict is not strong, they are also relatively close to the court, but you have to Be careful, Nanzhao's ambitions are not small. It is necessary to unite the weak and separate the strong, but you must also be careful about raising beasts.
We should also be more careful about Nanzhao,"

"Understood, but I don't think you need to worry too much. Even if Nanzhao destroys the other five imperial edicts, there are still many small tribal countries in Wuman and Baiman. Even the largest local power in Nanzhong is the Cuan family, and Dong Cuan and Xi Cuan are all Far above Nanzhao,

As long as Nanzhao is obedient and the imperial court supports Nanzhao in destroying other imperial edicts, it is also a good idea to check and balance the Eastern and Western Cuans. When Nanzhao has the strength to compete with the Eastern and Western Cuans, it will not be too late for the imperial court to be on guard against suppression. "

There is nothing wrong with what Su Lie said.
Historically, the Tang Dynasty has always supported Nanzhao. First, it supported Nanzhao to annex the other five imperial edicts, even the Baizi Kingdom. Later, when Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, with the support of the court, he defeated the Cuan family, which had been in constant internal strife. In the end, Nanzhao could not be defeated. , but became a disaster for the Central Plains.

What Tang Xuanzong did wrong was to support Nanzhao to the end, supporting them to destroy the Cuan family and replace them. This last step was a big mistake.

"After you arrive in Yaozhou, you will let the barbarians in South Central fight against each other. The Governor's Office of Yaozhou must be in a detached position and cannot easily end it personally.

Build walls high, stockpile food widely,
Open trade routes, build inns, build forts,

It is necessary to open military camps, or even attract immigrants to colonize, and let the barbarians fight among themselves. Let us do our own thing. We have cities, forts, and inns and trade routes. Gradually, we can also recruit some tribes who have failed in the internal fights, or They are some small tribes who came to our castle and made them into the city's Tibetan tribes. We granted them fields and allocated land, recruited them to trade, and even built schools to teach them Chinese characters and Chinese, attracting some of the city's Fan soldiers... ·····”

The Yaozhou Governor's Mansion in the Tang Dynasty is now a virtual reality.
Wu Huaiyu hoped that Su Lie could truly establish the Yaozhou Governor's Mansion. As for how to establish it, there were examples to follow, such as the method of stationing troops in the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty.
It's nothing more than garrisoning troops, then establishing farmland, then immigrating, etc.

In history, the Central Plains dynasties generally used this strategy to develop frontiers.
Later, the Ming Dynasty opened up Yunnan and Guizhou, and this was also the case.

First, we need to open up a communication line, which is both a post road and a commercial road. Then we can build forts, troops and fields along the line. As long as this line can be stabilized first,
Then you can have strong control over the entire area.
The local garrison, supplies, etc. can form a rapid attack and suppression capability against local tribes and barbarians.

Make a line from points,

Even in the history of Tsarist Russia, when it moved eastward and annexed the Kazakh steppes and even places such as Far Eastern Siberia, it also adopted the fortress-chain tactic.

A chain of fortresses,

"I suggest you visit Changsun Guojiu and Gao Gong after you return to Chang'an,"

Gao Shilian had been in Shu for several years and was also in charge of the Nanzhong area. Su Lie was going to be the governor of Yaozhou, so he would definitely have to visit him. Gao Shilian returned to Chang'an, but he still had connections there and needed his support.

Not to mention Changsun Wuji, no matter how he dealt with Wu Huaiyu, at least he helped recommend Su Lie to Yaozhou, so he must be thanked.

Huaiyu reminded him that it would be best to negotiate with the two families and bring some disciples from the eldest grandson family and the Gao family to Yaozhou after the year.
This is reciprocating love,
They also formed an alliance. If they want to achieve some real achievements in Yaozhou, they must not only rely on Su Lie's ability to fight, but also have the support of the big boss behind him.

Of course, the big bosses cannot support in vain. Whether they are arranging for their children to be gold-plated and trained, or taking advantage of the situation to operate mines, commerce, etc. in Yaozhou Prefecture, these are necessary transactions and rewards.

Wu Huaiyu also plans to arrange for many people to go and develop Yaozhou next year. By then, not only will businesses be established there to grow cotton, sugar cane and corn, but they will also buy and sell prisoners of war and slaves.
Moreover, there are many copper, silver, and gold mines in Nanzhong, especially copper mines. The mainland of the Central Plains is very short of copper. Now the court mainly relies on Danquan in Shaozhou to make money, which replaces pig iron with copper.

Support Nanzhao to attack the other five imperial edicts. Then there will be many prisoners of war and slaves, who can be taken to mine copper. The copper mined will be transported to the Yangtze River by water, and then it will be possible to go all the way to Luoyang and Chang'an. Perhaps the Red River waterway will be developed and directly connected to Jiaozhou Port. , and then transferred to Guangzhou,

This business has a huge future.
It is impossible for the Wu family to take over the whole family, so they first roped in Gao Shilian's family and Changsun Wuji's family, and then brought in people such as Qiu He's family, Fan Xing's family, Qin Qiong, Li Jingcheng, Jin Niu Jinda, and even Wuwei An's family, etc., with martial arts Su It’s okay to have a home, but you’ll definitely have to count on Donggong Chengqian’s share.
The more people there are, the more powerful they will be, and the business will be stable.
And with so many nobles and nobles having vital interests in Yaozhou, the imperial court will definitely support the Yaozhou Governor's Mansion and Su Lie in the future.

(End of this chapter)