A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 906: The Seven Governments’ Strategy

Changan.

Princess Changle's wedding was extremely grand. It was rumored that the emperor spent 100 million yuan on this wedding. The father of the groom's secretary, the chief supervisor, Sun Chong, and the chief of staff, Sun Guojiu, also spent 100 million yuan on the wedding.

During the Wude Dynasty, the year when the court minted the most money, it only minted 330,000 guan or 330 million.

In the early years, if seven families with five surnames wanted to accompany their family members, they could only ask for millions of dollars.

Spend billions of dollars,

It is indeed enough to make the entire Chang'an people talk about it.

It is said that Wei Zheng violated Yan Zhijian more than once, but in the end he was unable to stop this luxurious wedding.

Sikong Mansion,

Princess Changle served tea to her parents-in-law very respectfully and politely.

Changsun Wuji and his wife were sitting in the hall, receiving tea from their daughter-in-law. Although this daughter-in-law is also his own niece, she has always been close to her since she grew up, but today is still different.

Today she came in as the new daughter-in-law to serve tea.

Some people think that this should be because Changsun Wuji is the princess's biological uncle, so he is so polite. You know how many princesses are not allowed to meet their parents-in-law after passing through.

"How's it going?"

Five thousand Shanyue rebels boarded Lu, but the boat was burned, and then they were besieged on the island, with more than a thousand casualties. Wu Huaiyu surrounded them for several days, and those Shanyue finally had to surrender.

Cheng Qian has now grown a lot taller. He stands in front of the emperor, bending slightly, with a face like a crown jewel. There is a bit of joy on his face at this time. He talks to his father about the situation there. Wu Huaiyu returns to Lingnan south and passes by Quanzhou. On Ludao, they met the Huang family in Longxi, Zhangzhou, who rebelled under the banner of opposing the two taxes.

Changsun Wuji took the drink and said with a smile, "Please get up quickly, bride."

"The teacher was accompanied by three hundred tooth soldiers. The thieves suddenly attacked along the river. Fortunately, the teacher had a plan..."

And today,

But it was Princess Changle who took the initiative to ask for a wedding in Sikong Mansion and a ceremony.

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The emperor and the prime ministers had a wedding banquet at Changsun's house. It was lively and very unhappy. However, Queen Changsun held the princess's hand and was very reluctant to part with her.

All the guests in the hall were very appreciative of the princess being able to show such respect to her parents-in-law. She was still the eldest princess.

"Three hundred tooth soldiers destroyed five thousand Shanyue? Your teacher is really becoming more and more like a god of war."

Today, the emperor and the empress also specially sent their daughter to the uncle's house to attend the wedding. This is also an incomparable favor for the uncle.

Li Shimin said with a smile, "Princess Changle and uncle Changsun are both observant of etiquette. I am very happy. From now on, when the princess gets married, if the parents-in-law are still alive, they must perform maternal rites."

Li Shimin raised his head sharply, his eyes widening.

I accept the princess's visit, not for my own glory, but to show the virtue of the court. "

"Drink tea!"

"Uncle, drink tea,"

"After a princess gets married, her husband's family must respect her parents-in-law and respect her consort."

The prince came over, "Wu Gong encountered the Longxi Shanyue rebellion at Jiahe Island in Quanzhou, and was besieged by the Wuqian Shanyue rebels."

"His Majesty."

Huangdu sent his son and led five thousand people down the river to besiege Ludao.

Changsun Wuji smiled and said to the guests, "Now the emperor is a wise man, and his behavior follows etiquette. When the princes see officials of the third rank or above, they must bow.

If the princess does not marry, the emperor will give her a palace and a consort, so even if the parents-in-law are still there on the wedding day, no nuptials will be performed.

When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help laughing. Three hundred elite troops defeated five thousand Shanyue. This is not too surprising. You must know that during the turmoil in the late Sui Dynasty, there were more than one enemy against a hundred against a thousand, and even such as Zhang Xutuo can defeat tens of thousands of people with just a few horses.

Li Shimin himself once broke through the Hulao Pass from 5,000 to 100,000.

However, Wu Huaiyu was beaten, not the one who took the initiative to attack by surprise. It is still remarkable that he can achieve this result.

"I also know about the Huang family in Longxi, Zhangzhou. I didn't expect that they would turn against me." Li Shimin sneered a few times, with murderous intent in his eyes.

The emperor was talking to the prince, and then laughed, which attracted everyone's attention.

Changsun Wuji came over and said, "I wonder what happy things the prince told the saint."

"It's Wu Huaiyu. This guy doesn't worry about anything wherever he goes. In Dengzhou, he captured a group of pirates. He also went to Liaodong to snatch back many veterans of the Liao expedition. He also captured thousands of Goguryeo people."

"This time I passed Jiahe Island back to Guangzhou and encountered the Longxi Shanyue rebellion. He was besieged by Wuqian Sanyue. Then he killed more than a thousand of the Five Thousand Shanyue and captured the remaining three thousand.

Then he defeated Longxi City with a backhand, and now he is leading the Unite Xiangyong from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou to chase down the rebels. "

Changsun Wuji couldn't help laughing after hearing this, "Those in Shanyue don't read newspapers either. If they usually read Di Bao or Beijing News, they wouldn't be so ignorant and fearless. Let's just say that Duke Wu was in Youyan How beautiful was the battle to deal with Beishan Xi? How many tribesmen and horses did Beishan Xi have, and he also colluded with the Turks? Isn’t he a hundred times stronger than this little Liuying Jiangshan?”

"It's your own destruction."

Changsun Wuji's conclusion was approved by the other prime ministers nearby. Playing with force with Wu Huaiyu was like lighting up the toilet.

In fact, there is no need to say anything about Beishan Xi. Wu Huaiyu went to Lingnan for a few years and saw how many barbarian tribes were wiped out.

Prime Minister Gao Shilian said on the side, "Shan Yue rebelled under the banner of opposing the two taxes. This matter must be taken seriously. I don't care about the two masters. Since Wu Gong has encountered it, the court should simply issue an edict and let Wu Huaiyu be responsible. Put down the Longxi Shanyue rebellion."

Wu Huaiyu is the Lingnan Observer and Economic Envoy. Longxi in Zhangzhou belongs to Jiangnan East Road. Wu Huaiyu is now in a hurry to obey the authority, but the court will definitely still need to complete the formalities.

Li Daliang, the newly appointed prime minister, spoke out at this time, "I feel that the five states in Fujian should be included in Lingnan Road. Fujian has a sparse population and inconvenient transportation. It is actually very different from Jiangdong and Jiangxi Roads. It is also different from Chaomei in Lingnan." It’s closer regardless of geography, climate, etc.”

The five prefectures of Fujian, Jian, Zhang, Quan, and Ting are allocated to Lingnan Road. Anyway, the number of households in these five prefectures is only about 10,000.

Previously, the five states of Fujian were quite special. Although they were classified as Jiangnan East Road, many policies were the same as those of Lingnan Road. Now that Lingnan Road has moved forward, there has been no change in Fujian.

It would be better to take advantage of Longxi Mountain's rebellion this time, move them to Lingnan Road, and then let Wu Huaiyu govern them together, and follow Lingnan's policies.

We should organize households to equalize the people, reform the land and return it to local people, implement two taxes and so on.

Li Daliang had served as the governor of Jiaozhou and had a good understanding of the Baiyue slang situation in Lingnan. He believed that now was the time to go further.

"Your Majesty, if the five states of Fujian are included in the Lingnan Road, then the Lingnan Road will be too big." The speaker was Wen Yanbo, the new right servant.

"If we really want to include Lingnan, I think we can divide Lingnan into east and west."

Li Shimin asked Fang Xuanling, "What do Zuo Pushe think?"

"Although Lingnan is vast, there are too few household registrations, and there are even fewer household registrations if it is divided into two tracts." Fang Xuanling, Zuo Pushe, obviously had different opinions from You Pushe.

"Prince Bin?"

Ma Zhou, the secretary of the imperial examination who was named, also agreed with Fang Xuanling, "I believe that the five states in Fujian can be placed under the jurisdiction of Lingnan Road, and the imperial court can set up a governor's office in Fuzhou to oversee the five states in Fujian, or on Liuqiu Island. Set up Liuzhou and incorporate it into Fuzhou Dudufu."

Wen Yanbo said that Fujian was divided into Lingnan Road. The Lingnan Road was too big and should be divided into east and west roads. In fact, people who are interested can hear the hidden meaning here.

If Lingnan is divided into east and west, then Wu Huaiyu, the current Lingnan Observer and Six-Prefecture Manager, should be responsible for only one. Whether he is in charge of Lingnan East or Lingnan West, his authority will undoubtedly be reduced.

But Ma Zhou said that a Fuzhou governor's office would be set up to oversee the Fujian area. There would be overall management of the Fujian area, but it was still classified under Lingnan Road.

Li Shimin stroked his beard and turned to ask the prince.

"Chengqian, what do you suggest?"

"I think what Li Xiang said is more reasonable. The geography and climate of Fujian and Lingnan are closer, and there are fewer household registrations. It can be better managed by being included in Lingnan Road. Xiang Ma's proposal to set up Fuzhou Dudufu is also good... ··”

"Then, according to the imperial edict of Zhongshu, the five prefectures of Fu, Jian, Zhang, Quan, and Ting in Fujian, plus the newly established Liuzhou on Liuqiu Island, will be placed under the jurisdiction of the newly established Fuzhou Dudu Prefecture. The six prefectures of Fuzhou Dudu Prefecture will be Zoned into Lingnan Road.

Wu Huaiyu, the economic envoy of the six Lingnan prefectures, was promoted to the economic envoy of the seven Lingnan prefectures. He was responsible for quelling the Shanyue rebellion in Longxi and comprehensively implementing the new two-tax law in the six prefectures of Fufu. "

"Transferred the right prison guard general Qian Jiulong, the Duke of Xi State, as the governor and governor of Fuzhou."

Qian Jiulong was also a famous slave general in the early days of the People's Republic of China. He had a similar experience to Fan Xing. During the Sui Dynasty, he was convicted of a crime but was not a slave and was assigned to Li Yuan. Later, he raised troops, made meritorious deeds, and was granted the title of general.

Qian Jiulong's ancestral home was in Xingzhou, Huzhou. His ancestors had served as generals in the Southern Dynasties for generations. After his father's defeat, he returned to the Northern Zhou Dynasty. As a confidant of Li Yuan, Qian Jiulong was once one of the generals of the Twelve Army, but he also sat on the bench for a long time at the beginning of Zhenguan.

At this time, he was chosen as the governor of Fuzhou, probably because of his background in Jiangnan, his hometown.

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Longxi.

When the emperor's decree was delivered quickly, Wu Huaiyu had almost uprooted the Huang family in Longxi. He not only captured more than 3,000 trapped soldiers on the island, but also sent his troops up the river to counterattack and capture Longxi City in one fell swoop.

Then he went down into the mountains and swept the fields.

All the villages in Shanyue and Xi'an that followed the rebellion were in bad luck this time. Wu Huaiyu would not be polite to them. If they dared to rebel, they would have to suffer the consequences.

"Delimit it to Lingnan Road and establish a governor of Fuzhou?"

After reading the emperor's decree, Wu Huaiyu was not too surprised. Perhaps in the eyes of the court officials, the five states of Fujian were not worth mentioning. After all, the Sui Dynasty only had one county and four counties, with a population of more than 10,000 households.

Before Lingnan Road, there were ninety-six Zhengzhou and thirty-six Jisuzhou.

There are more than 10,000 households in five states, which is not as good as one county in the Central Plains.

He was a little surprised that the imperial court newly established Liuzhou. After all, there is no registered household there yet. It was originally supposed to be a Jisu County, but now it is directly established as Zhengzhou. It can be seen that the emperor is encouraging Wu Huaiyu to develop Liuqiu in the future. Island, where the people were organized into households and immigrants settled in the fields.

The rebel Shanyue captured this time can be taken to Liuqiu Island to open up wasteland.

(End of this chapter)