A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 733 It's Not A Fuel-Efficient Lamp

"Is Chen Longshu really so obedient?"

After the Chen family and his son left, Niu Jianwu stroked his beard and became a little suspicious. Whether it was Feng Ang, Chen Longshu, or Ning Chun, they all showed great compromise to the court's big move.

"This is Chang'an, do you want them to resist the decree?" Wu Huaiyu smiled. Even if they were dissatisfied, whether it was Feng Ang or Chen Longshu, they were both old guys who had gone through several dynasties, and who was more economical.

"Erlang is saying that they will cause trouble when they return to Lingnan?"

Wu Huaiyu refilled his cup of tea, "These guys must be unwilling, but they are all old foxes and will not act rashly. They will definitely wait and see what happens. As long as we are strong enough and try not to make mistakes, then they can't afford it." What kind of waves are coming?"

"Besides, the court also took care of their interests and provided compensation."

The imperial court not only compensated chiefs like Feng Ang and Chen Longshu, but also compensated other large and small forces in Lingnan.
If you hit a stick, you have to give a date.

For example, when the imperial court mobilized troops to go south this time, it also reserved some quotas for state soldiers and rural regiments in various states and counties, and did not say that all their military power would be taken away across the board.

The imperial court wanted to replace all the chief ministers and Sima of the 96 Lingnan states. However, the chief minister of Lingnan was appointed by the Lingnan leaders themselves. The court also had arrangements for him to be transferred to Chang'an or to the mainland, and he might even be promoted to a higher level.

Not to mention the powerful chieftains such as Feng Ang, Chen Longshu and others, they were promoted to officials and titles, and their children were also awarded officials and titles. The young ones were also selected to serve as bodyguards in the capital, or to study in the Imperial College.

Those who follow me prosper.

Cooperation is beneficial;
Everyone knew that the court had bad intentions this time, but in the face of the powerful central court, no one of the handsome and powerful chieftains in Lingnan dared to make the first move.

Lingnan was originally a piece of loose sand.
While they were chatting, Cheng Chumo came over.

The Lianzhou governor smiled and said, "I was here a long time ago, but just now Ningchun came to the door and chatted with him for a long time."

Wu Huaiyu knew this Ning Chun, Ning Kui's grandson and Ning Xuan's son.

Ning Xuanning and Ning Chun's father and son ruled the Hepu area for two generations, and Cheng Chumo, the governor of Lianzhou, wanted to take his place.

"What did Ning Chun talk about with you?" Huaiyu asked.

"It's nothing," the imperial court appointed Ning Chun as the governor of Wuzhou. From his headquarters in Lianzhou to Cangwu, this was the imperial court's continuous suppression of the Ning family in Qinzhou.

Although Ning Chun was still loyal to the Tang Dynasty and raised troops when Ning Changzhen and Ning Daoming rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, in the entire chess game of the imperial court, if there was an opportunity to weaken the Ning family, of course he would do it.

"This time the imperial court granted him the title of Duke of Ningyue, so he won't lose anything." Cheng Chumo said with a smile.

During the reign of Emperor Chen Xuan of the Southern Dynasties, Ning Mengli, the eldest son of Ning Kui, inherited the title of governor of Anzhou. In order to expand his territory and power, Ning Mengli took advantage of the fact that the tribes in the mountainous areas near Anzhou had not yet registered their households and sent his younger brother Ning Xuan to lead troops to Hepu County. Daliandong in the Northeast,
Dalian County was established there and households were registered.

Later, Empress Chen appointed Ning Xuan as the prefect of Hepu County, in charge of the military and political power in the Hepu, Beihai, Pubei, Yulin, Beiliu, Luchuan, and Bobai areas of Guangxi today.

After the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen, Ning Xuan and Ning Mengli attached themselves to the Sui Dynasty. Ning Xuan died of illness soon after, and the imperial court divided Hepu County into Yuezhou, Jiangzhou, and Nanhezhou. Ning Chun was appointed as the governor of Jiangzhou, which he developed, and was in charge of Fengshan. , Cailong and Dongluo counties.

Ning Daoming was the governor of Yuezhou.

When Ning Changzhen and Ning Daoming rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, Ning Chun was the governor of Nanhe Prefecture. Feng Xuan Tandian attacked Jiangzhou. Ning Chun sent troops from Nanhe Prefecture to rescue and drove Feng Xuan back.

After the defeat of Ning Changzhen, Ning Daoming and others, Ning Chunzhong served the court and moved to Yuezhou as governor. In Yuezhou, Ningchun controlled the pearl mining and salt industries in Hepu and was very wealthy. Feng Xuan and Feng An's brothers had always coveted him. The two sides have been in constant conflict.

In the first year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin sent his concubine Zhang Yuanyu to Yuezhou to take charge, and then he reluctantly allowed Feng Ang and Ning Chun to stop fighting.

Now that the imperial court has renamed Yuezhou Lianzhou and transferred Ning Chun to Cangwu, Ning Chun is certainly unhappy, but it is useless to be unhappy. Today's Ning family is no longer as strong as before.

If Ning Chun toasts and refuses to eat the fine wine, then the Ning family in Qinzhou may really be in disaster. Now that he goes to Cangwu, he can still be promoted to the Duke of Ningyue, and his sons can also be given officials.

Even the disciples of Ning Chang, Zhen Ning Daoming and others were able to receive titles and be awarded officials.

The only condition is that Ning's children can be appointed as officials abroad and can no longer stay in places like Qinzhou and Lianzhou.

Even their pearl fishing and salt industries must give up most of them.

"I used to hear about Lingnan Xidongxidong, and I thought the barbarians in Lingnan lived in caves by the stream. After talking to Ning Chun, I found out that the so-called "dong" in Lingnan is their barbarian language, which means mountain Chong. the plains between.

Xidong is the flat land beside the stream between the two mountains.Lingnan slang barbarians regard the dong as their social unit, and a dong is often a tribe with the dong master as its leader.

Between Daliandong and Liuhudong in the northeast of Hepu, there is a large mountain spanning more than thirty miles, which is Dalian Mountain.It is said that this mountain was not called by this name originally. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu sent Fei Yi to Hepu as the prefect. After he took office, he had a very clean reputation. When he returned to Beijing after completing his term, the people brought the old and the young to see each other off until they were sent to the foot of this mountain. Later, So he called this mountain Dalian Mountain to commemorate him.

During the Sui Dynasty, Ning Xuan led his troops to Daliandong, established a county here, organized the people here into households, and taught advanced farming techniques in the Central Plains.
Daliandong at the foot of Dalian Mountain is tens of thousands of acres of rice fields.

There is a river in Daliandong winding out to the sea from north to south, more than fifty miles long, named Herbaceous River...
Cheng Chumo is yearning for that place now. He originally thought it was a place infested by poisonous insects and filled with miasma. But now after listening to Ning Chun, he realized that with the efforts of two generations of their father and son, Daliandong and Xiangxiangxi, covering tens of thousands of acres paddy,

The Herbaceous River, which is more than fifty miles away, is named after a grass called clam grass that grows on both sides of the bank. This grass has an unattractive appearance, but its leaves are fragrant. The local barbarians call it pig pickle because this grass is the easiest to attract pigs to feed.
Its fragrance can be compared with that of perilla. Not only pigs like to eat it, but the natives also like to wrap clam leaves with pork belly to make rice dumplings. The rice dumplings have a firm texture and rich fragrance, which is unique.

Use the leaves to stir-fry seashells and snails, or deep-fry clam leaves with meat, wrap them in minced meat and coat with rice noodles, and fry them until they are crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, fragrant and crispy...

After hearing this, Huaiyu became full of pictures.

"It seems that Ning Chun has quite some feelings for the place, but the fact that he can tell you this shows that he is still willing to hand Lianzhou into your hands. I hope you can manage it well."

"I will definitely govern Lianzhou well when I go there,"

"Then what's your plan?"

"I didn't have much of a clue before. After all, I didn't even know where Lianzhou was, but after chatting with Ning Chun for a long time, I got some understanding.

Lianzhou has rivers and seas, as well as fishing and salt benefits. Hepu Port is adjacent to Qinzhou Bay, and the Hepu River, which is [-] miles away, can reach Rongzhou directly, and through Rongjiang, you can also enter the Xijiang River..."

Cheng Chumo said very excitedly. He found that Lianzhou is really a treasure land with convenient transportation, rich resources, and a lot of land that can be cultivated in the coastal plain. In addition, Hepu's pearls, sea salt, and maritime Silk Road channels can help Lianzhou develop rapidly. stand up.

Wu Huaiyu had traveled to Beihai before and had a good impression of it, with rich and cheap seafood, beautiful and clean beaches, and Weizhou Island in the sea.

The current Beihai is said to be just a haven for a group of Dan family fishermen.
After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty conquered the Minyue Kingdom, some people lived in the rivers and seas, called Shui Dan. These people gradually spread from the southeastern coast of Fujian to along the coastline, living in boats on the water and wandering around. Yang Su was involved in the Ping Jiangnan Rebellion. At that time, these people who fled on the water were called Yachts.

At this time in the Tang Dynasty, from Zhangquan to Chaoshan, to Beihai, Hainan, and coastal ports and islands, there were these households everywhere.

In the Jin Dynasty, there were [-] Dan households in Guangfu.

Born in rivers and seas, most people live in boats.Those who follow the tides, fish as their occupation, use boats as their homes, regard the water as land, and float on the rivers and seas.

It is said that these Dan people cannot live on land, and many will die if they live on flat land.

When Wu Huaiyu was traveling in Beihai, the Dan people had already settled ashore, and the Danjia fishing village had become a charming tourist town, and a new tourism business was started by relying on the sea and eating from the sea.

A naval camp can be built on the Beihai Peninsula, or a city and port can be built here.

Dan people have been discriminated against for generations and have always been regarded as untouchables. Wu Huaiyu did not discriminate against them. Anyway, in the eyes of the Central Plains court, even slang people and Liao people could not be distinguished clearly. Who can figure out what a Dan people are?

As long as they could accept the rule of the Tang Dynasty, nothing else mattered.

Lianzhou and Qinzhou were originally the Qinzhou Dudufu. After the Qinzhou Dudufu was abolished, Lianzhou and Qinzhou were once placed under the jurisdiction of the Jiaozhou Dudufu.

Now the imperial court has listed Qinzhou and Lianzhou under the direct jurisdiction of the central government, and even listed these two states, like Guangjiao, Guirongyonggao and Shaoduan, as northern selected states.

There are 96 states in Lingnan, and now only these ten states are selected as northern states.

That is to say, the officials in these ten states are all recruited by the province, and their appointments and dismissals are the same as those in the mainland of the Tang Dynasty. They must be selected by the Ministry of Personnel.

The remaining 86 states are still contested in the South.

The Southern Selection was more caring for the Lingnan area. The imperial court sent officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Yushitai to Lingnan to elect by-elections. In fact, it was to appoint Lingnan natives without having to watch the election or take examinations. Special care was given to the Lingnan chieftains.

Now the imperial court has listed ten states as candidates for the northern provinces.
Even this time, there was a big swap of all the chief ministers of Lingnan. The current chief minister of Lingnan was transferred to the mainland, and the current chief minister Sima of Lingnan was transferred from the mainland of the Central Plains. In fact, the foundation of the southern election was shaken little by little. ,
As for Wu Huaiyu's inspection of Lingnan Province this time, he also had the privilege of accepting the title and title, and could directly assess, appoint, remove, promote and demote all officials in Lingnan.

In the past, few officials were willing to serve in Lingnan, and the election in the south was a helpless move. But this time, the civil servants and military generals who were willing to go south were like crucian carp crossing the river, knowing that this time was different.

"Brother Chu Mo, before going south, you can drink and chat with Ning Chun more and find out more about Lianzhou. Of course, if you want to quickly open up the situation in Lianzhou, you can't do without Ning's support. Even if Ning Chun Go to Cangwu, but that is still Ning’s territory, have a good talk with him, cooperation will be a win-win situation,”

(End of this chapter)