A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 970 The emperor finally took action

Xuanyangfang,
In the Leopard Room, in the panda garden, Wu Huaiyu accompanied a few children to see the pandas. These black-and-white, brown-yellow iron-eating beasts were enjoying the winter bamboo shoots.

They sit on the ground and peel the bamboo shoots skillfully. These guys eat well in Wu. Fresh bamboos are regularly shipped from southern Shaanxi, and they will not miss out on the bamboo shoots during the season.

"Can this flower bear really eat iron?"

The Tenth Prince Ji Wang Li Shen looked at the cute and naive group,

"They don't eat iron, but they like to eat bamboo and bamboo shoots." Li Shen's fiancée Wu Da Niangzi Yingluo explained seriously, "But I, Aye, said that although these flower bears usually look cute, they have sharp teeth and sharp mouths. But he is capable of tearing apart jackals, fighting large insects, and can bite them with swords when he attacks them."

The eight-year-old Tenth Prince didn't believe it, "How can they fight against big insects like this?"

"Of course,"

"Don't you have a lot of big bugs in your house? How about locking up one flower bear and one big bug together and watch them fight?" Li Ji suggested excitedly.

Wu Chengsi glanced at his brother-in-law, "These animals in my leopard room are just for viewing, not the Colosseum. That would be too cruel."

Princess Lanling, the Nineteenth Princess, also followed other friends to denounce her brother. The flower bear is so cute, how can it be allowed to fight with big insects, let alone eat the flower bear's paws.

"Will Madam Jin really stay in Chang'an after the new year?" Concubine Wei asked. Among the ladies present, she had the highest status. The Wei family was the first of the six surnames in Guanlong, and she was honored as a noble concubine in the palace. aloof.

Fan Xuanfu, Yang Muyun, Li Qing, and Chen Runniang accompanied Wu Yu'e, Yang Jieyu, Wei Guifei, Wei Zhaorong, their adoptive mother Tangxing County Lord, Shouguang County Lord Mrs. Yuwen, sister-in-law County Mrs. Cheng, etc. to visit the garden, and also Followed by a group of girls.

"Sister Yingluo, are the bear paws of this flower bear as delicious as the black bear paws?" He had eaten black bear paws before, and the bear paws were delicious after being carefully cooked.

Watching this scene, Wu Huaiyu couldn't help but find it funny. Children are always so simple. After a while, they reconciled and ran to see the golden monkey.

Li Shen couldn't forget it after eating it.
When I saw Wu's flower bear, I immediately thought of this dish and my mouth watered.

Take a fresh bear paw, then boil a pot of boiling water to peel and remove the hair from the fresh bear paw. This step is very tedious. Then put the cleaned bear paws and chopped chicken and duck into large pieces in a pot and cook until soft and tender, and the bones and meat are separated. Cut the bear paw meat into thin slices and steam it in a basket.
By boiling first and then steaming, the bear paws become softer. After taking them out of the pot, put the freshly steamed bear paw slices into shiitake mushrooms and bamboo shoots, then top them with the secret stock, and it becomes the delicious royal dish of braised bear paw.

Li Ji was almost disgusted by them, so he had no choice but to apologize.

What was even more unexpected was that this Webster would later be favored by the emperor and become a noble concubine. In the palace, the emperor's favor for her was second only to Empress Changsun and Princess Yang of Qi.

far away,

The flower bear heard the sound, slipped down from the tree, and jumped over.
When Li Shen saw the huge flower bear approaching the fence, he couldn't help but take a few steps back in fear. Although he had just said that he wanted to watch the flower bear fight the insect, he was very scared when the flower bear came to him.

When she entered the Qin Palace with her cousin Wei Nizi, it was actually the Wei family's allegiance to the Li family who came to Chang'an. However, no one expected that Qin Wang Li Shimin would later become the emperor.

This concubine Wei, who is beautiful and elegant, is three years older than Li Shimin. She was even married to the Bohai Li family before entering the Prince of Qin's palace. Her ex-husband was Li Min, the son of Li Zixiong, Minister of Civil Affairs of the Sui Dynasty. The two also gave birth to a daughter. , who is now the emperor’s stepdaughter, the head of Dingxiang County.

"Wow, Huahua, you are so cute."

Li Shen felt a little regretful, he really wanted to see it.

"Brother Ji Wang, Huahua is so good, don't be afraid."

Li Shen was a little dumbfounded. His fiancée was really powerful. She could actually control the flower bear. Looking at the flower bear up close, she saw that the body was so huge and the claws were so meaty.

"Ah, no, Huahua is so cute, how can I eat Huahua?" Wu Yingluo almost cried when she heard that her fiancé wanted to eat Huahua's paws, and the boat of friendship almost capsized.

Yingluo waved, and the flower bear named Huahua stretched out her fleshy paws to shake hands with Yingluo. The lady gave it the bamboo shoots, and then took out a plum blossom and put it behind the cute ears on its head with a smile.

A bear fighting a giant insect is definitely more exciting than a cockfight, a cricket fight, a dog fight, or a bullfight. Even polo can't compare to that.
Mrs. Wu Yingluo picked a young bamboo shoot and waved to a black and white bear in the garden, "Huahua, come quickly."

Huahua saw Wu Yingluo crying, put down the bamboo shoots, opened her mouth and roared at Li Shen. A gust of fishy wind blew in her face, and Li Shen was frightened and sat on the ground.

To be honest, although Wei Gui was born into a noble family, his experience was also rough. His father died when he was just born. Although he later married the son of Li Zitong, a general of the Sui Dynasty and minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Li Zitong later rebelled with Yang Xuangan. After the defeat, the Li family and his son were killed, and Wei Gui was also demoted to Luoyang Palace as an official in Yeting as a family member of a criminal official. slave,
In the fourth year of Wude, Li Shimin defeated Dou Jiande in Hulao, and then persuaded Wang Shichong to surrender and captured Luoyang. Li Shimin established many famous families in Luoyang and installed close associates. It was at this time that he not only pardoned Wei Gui, but also brought the Wei sisters into the Qin Palace.

Perhaps because of the ups and downs in the past, Webster is now a noble concubine and has given birth to a son and a daughter for the emperor, but she has a good reputation in the palace.

She also values ​​the in-laws of the Wu family. Even though Wei Ting of the Wei family has a tense relationship with Wu Huaiyu and Ma Zhou, this does not affect her contacts with the Wu family.

Today's tour of the Wu family's Leopard Room was organized by Concubine Wei.

"I won't leave when I come back this time," Fan Xuanfu said. He had no such plan originally, but when he came back this time, he found out that he was pregnant with the fifth child, especially since the emperor wanted to keep Wu Huaiyu and her three sons. The girls are all in Chang'an, and they still have to be raised in the palace.

How could Fan Xuanfu, a mother-in-law, go back to Lingnan?

Staying in Chang'an, even if her children are in the palace, she can often go to the palace to see them.

"It's better to stay in Chang'an. Although Guangzhou has become lively in recent years, after all, the land of southern barbarians is not as prosperous as Chang'an. In Chang'an, we sisters can meet often in the future." Concubine Wei held her hand.

After walking around for a while, the Wu family entertained everyone for tea and snacks.

"The angel has arrived, please receive the imperial edict."

Envoys from the palace came to read out the imperial edict.

Wu Huaiyu welcomed the imperial edict. This time the edict was quite simple. It was a grace edict and a reward.

The emperor conferred the title of Wu Sanlang and Wu Chengzhi on the title of male in Lusong County, with 300 households living in the city.

"Congratulations to the Duke of Jin," the envoy said with a smile.

Wu Huaiyu asked people to reward and entertain this little Huangmen.

He took the imperial edict and fell into deep thought,
The third child was born to Huaiyu and Runniang. He was a concubine, married to Xu Jingzong, and betrothed to his legitimate daughter.

This is the fifth of Wu Huaiyu's sons to be knighted.

The eldest son, Chengsi, was granted the title of Duke of Sanyuan County, the second son, Wu Chengye, was granted the title of Prince of Chiyang County, the third son, Wu Chengzhi, was granted the title of Prince of Luzon County, the legitimate son, Wu Qilang, was granted the title of Marquis of Jinyang County, and the legitimate son, Wu Shibalang, was granted the title of Marquis of Jinyang County. Feng Shouyang County Son,
One county is a male, one is a county lord, one is a county son, and two are male.

The last time I was granted the title, it was said that I was responsible for destroying the firearms in Tuyuhun. Don't grant me the title of son-in-law.

But what about this time? Especially the title given by the emperor, Luzon County Male.

There was no Luzon County in the Tang Dynasty, and even before the Tang Dynasty, there was no Luzon County in the Central Plains.

The titles of the imperial court, such as Duke of the country, Duke of the county, Duke of the county, Marquis of the county, and son of the county, these countries, counties, and counties all at least existed in real life.

Now there is a Luzon County official who has never appeared before.

Wu Huaiyu felt that the emperor was reminding him,
Remind him of Wu Huaiyu that the emperor already knows about the Wu family in Luzon?
But Wu Huaiyu had briefly reported this to the emperor before. Of course, he just briefly mentioned that the Wu family had previously obtained an overseas development permit from the imperial court, so they built some trading posts in Liuqiu, Luzon and other places. Very reasonable.

Wu Huaiyu reported to the court that there were several trading stations in Luzon, but did not disclose the situation in Luzon in detail.
But now it seems that the emperor obviously knows more.

It is impossible for the emperor to want Luzon. After all, Luzon is so far away. Unlike the two major islands of Liuqiu and Zhuya, which are close to the mainland, it is very difficult for immigration and development.

Perhaps the emperor just reminded Wu Huaiyu that everything was under his control?

This Baron of Luzon County did not make Wu Huaiyu happy, but made him a little worried.

He felt that the friendship between himself and the emperor had declined,
Maybe it's still 90 now, but it's already declining, and I don't know when it will drop below the warning line.

Wu Huaiyu collected the imperial edict, called the housekeeper, and asked him to fetch a few local products he brought back from the warehouse, such as dried mango, coconut powder, banana slices, ebony carvings...
Wu Huaiyu took his things to see the emperor and thanked him in person.

In Xiyuan Thatched Cottage.

Wu Huaiyu told the emperor about Luzon Island,
It is a large island far away from shipping routes and deep in the South China Sea. The climate there is hot and hurricanes occur frequently. There are many savage indigenous tribes on the island. Their production is very backward and they still live a tribal life of hunting, fishing and gathering.

"As early as the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, ships from the Central Plains encountered storms in the South China Sea and accidentally drifted to Luzon. They also discovered the indigenous tribes on the island and had simple exchanges with them.

But later it was discovered that it was far away from the trade wind belt, and there were no valuable tradeable goods on the island. Therefore, this large island has been forgotten for thousands of years. Even if ships from the Central Plains occasionally passed by, the ships would be repaired quickly. left,"

Coconuts, mangoes, bananas, rice, and ebony are the local specialties of Luzon, as well as some salted fish.

Luzon’s dried mangoes taste very good, and are said to be the sweetest.

But the emperor looked at Wu Huaiyu's status of Luzon Island, its location in the South China Sea, and its location so far away from Guangzhou. He lost interest in these dried mango and coconut powder.

Mainly it's still too far away.

"Is it profitable for the Wu family to set up a trading station there now?" the emperor asked with a smile.

"When we were exploring Liuqiu Island before, due to an accidental storm, we drifted from the southern tip of Liuqiu Island to the north of Luzon Island. We unexpectedly discovered a route.
Although Luzon Island is remote and wild, it still has some resources. There are many indigenous people on the island. The Wu family is now cooperating with those indigenous tribes and teaching them to grow cotton, peanuts, and sugar cane. We use silk cloth, porcelain, and other goods shipped from the Central Plains. goods in exchange for their cotton, sugar cane and peanuts, and then build workshops there to make sugar, press oil, and spin yarn, and then transport them back to the Central Plains for further processing.
Although the scale is small, after all, there are a lot of tribes there, and in the future, the small amount will gradually add up to a large amount, and it will be a long-term success.

Furthermore, the grain produced in Luzon can be regarded as a backup granary if the Central Plains needs it, and grain can be sold and transported back to the Central Plains. Although the cost will be high, it can be useful in critical times. "

Wu Huaiyu did not mention at all that he had built ports, wharves, castles, and towns in Luzon, nor did he mention farming and mining there, nor did he mention gold mining there, nor did he mention that he made a lot of money by trading gold with the natives. Even a lot of nugget gold has been exchanged for it before,
There was even a giant ambergris weighing more than a hundred pounds.

Not a word.

Wu Huaiyu is just a few trading sites;
"Well, in that case, now that we have a safe new route, we can start operating slowly."

The emperor tapped his fingers on the table,

"Well, on Luzon Island, the imperial court established counties under the jurisdiction of Liuzhou. Of course, in view of Luzon's special circumstances, this Luzon County is not the main county. Jisu rules, and the South China Sea islands south of Liuqiu all belong to this Luzon Song County.

I will entrust this Luzon County to your Wu family to govern. Your family, Sanlang Chengzhi, will serve as the Luzon County Magistrate. "

The emperor looked at the dried mangoes on the table and waited.
"In the future, Luzon County will not need to pay taxes, etc. It will be enough to pay tribute every year with some dried mango, coconut powder, banana chips, ebony carved salted fish or something like that."

Luzon was established as a county.

This was unexpected by Wu Huaiyu.

The emperor finally took action.

The good news is that the emperor only established Jisu County, which was nominally affiliated with Liuzhou, but in fact it was Luzon's autonomy. The emperor did not even grant this county magistrate to the natives of Luzon Island as usual, but instead granted it to Wu Huaiyu's son for the first time.

It was awarded to ten-year-old Wu Sanlang Wu Chengzhi, and the male Wu Chengzhi of Luzon County was awarded the title of Luzon County Magistrate.

According to the Jisi system, the Luzon County Magistrate is hereditary.

There is also the Luzon County. The emperor holds a circle and all the islands in the South China Sea, except Hainan Island, Luzon Island and the islands to its south, are included in the emperor's hand.

This map is a bit grand.

The emperor finally got involved in Luzon, but it seemed that the Wu family benefited even more, and they legitimately gained the right to rule Luzon.

It just left some tail. Luzon was included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty by Emperor Zhenguan, and it would also be part of the Central Plains Dynasty in the future.

The advantage is that it can govern self-government and carry on the tradition from generation to generation.

Wu Huaiyu felt that he had made a lot of money, and even wanted to pay tribute to the emperor with the extra large camel-shaped natural gold nugget of more than 100 kilograms.

After thinking about it, forget it.

If the emperor really wanted to get such a large piece of gold, knowing that Luzon was so rich, he would probably have to bring Luzon under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court.

And a large South China Sea island far away from the Central Plains, full of barbarians, with only some worthless dried fruits, food, wood and dried fish, was not worth much money at all in the eyes of the emperor, so he rewarded it to the Wu family at no cost.

The emperor no longer talked about Luzon, but picked up the draft of the clan chronicle on the table and handed it to Wu Huaiyu. This was the latest revised version that Gao Shilian and the others had worked overtime on their orders.

According to the latest version of the clan annals, there are 293 surnames and 1,651 families. The royal family is the first, followed by relatives. No matter how many generations ago, the ranking is only based on the current official rank.

Nine grades in total,

(End of this chapter)