A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 388 A good man explores the world

The city of Luoyang, the capital of gods, was filled with joy.

At this time, Zhuxia still maintained a strong spirit of pioneering. Before the advent of the etiquette of the Song Dynasty, the people of Zhuxia were the most pioneering nation in the world. They dared to venture into the world with a horizontal sword and a horse. Create a world.

Zhang Qian emptied the Western Regions, Ban Chao rode across the Western Regions with 36 troops, Zhao Tuo opened Lingnan and so on.

After the victory mission's prisoner presentation ceremony was completed, Wang Jing directly rewarded the warriors with wine and meat.The envoys who came to report the victory were naturally those who had made military exploits, and they were also asked to come to receive rewards.

Wang Jing reprimanded King Qiuci at the court meeting, and finally named him a disobedient uncle with the title of a [-]-household eunuch.Let him be taken out for a walk every time the holidays come.

After the victory ceremony, these warriors couldn't wait to return home so that they could share the fruits of this victory with their families.

Wang Jing also followed his kindness and specially ordered people to send them fine wine and food for them to take home and enjoy.Wang Jing acted like this because he wanted to use these soldiers as role models.Let others see that going to the Western Regions to guard the border, although the distance is long and hard, the benefits are real.

I want to encourage more people and soldiers to go to the Western Regions and other places to explore.

The eldest son of the Li family also returned with the wine and meat rewarded by His Majesty the Emperor, and he was followed by some merchants.These businessmen had already noticed it when the victory mission came back.

All the soldiers came back with a large amount of trophies, including jade, precious stones, gold and silver utensils, etc.Although it is valuable, it is not something that ordinary families can use at all. It is best to sell it to those businessmen.

After every battle is won, the soldiers who participated in the battle will harvest a large amount of loot, but sometimes, because there are too many spoils, the merchants will unite to lower the price.The vast majority of these businessmen are backed by officials and dignitaries from the DPRK and China.

Otherwise, they would not be able to do such a big business, so these merchants were often domineering, and the money earned by the soldiers' lives after returning from victory was arbitrarily reduced by those merchants.How could those warriors be so angry? They almost chopped these businessmen into pieces on the spot.

The most serious one almost caused riots, so very early on, the royal caravan joined them.Give a reasonable purchase price for these trophies.

If those soldiers feel that the prices offered by other merchants are low, they can sell the goods to the royal caravan without being bullied.With the support of the royal caravan, other merchants can only accept it no matter how unwilling they are.As for making small moves again, don't blame the emperor for being ruthless.

Wang Jing can allow those nobles, officials and local powerful men to make money, but he is absolutely not allowed to bully the soldiers.

With the royal caravan at the bottom, other caravans no longer dare to join forces to bully the soldiers, but without the unified alliance, each has to rely on their own abilities.Therefore, usually several merchants bid together, and the one with the highest price wins.

After all the trophies brought back by Dalang of the Li family were sold out, they received a total of 20 yuan. You must know that at this time, one stone of rice only cost [-] yuan. This money was enough for the Li family to live a prosperous life.

After collecting the taxes, the officials of the Inspection Department issued a contract to Hu Ji, the elder of the Li family, and then said goodbye to her.

These Orchids are now a hot commodity, and as long as you are willing to sell them, you can easily sell them for [-] yuan.The dignitaries are now flocking to these orchids.

Wang Bo sent five hundred orchids. Wang Jing divided the five hundred orchids into one group for the royal family, another group for the nobles, and another group for rewards to the ministers and nobles of the court.

Luoyang City is now very much in demand for these exotic and beautiful orchids, especially since these orchids can basically dance and sing, which is even better.

The Dalang of the Li family had no intention of selling the orchid, and those businessmen who wanted to do orchid business had to leave disappointed.

Although he hasn't married yet, it would be nice to have an Orchid to warm his bed.

That night, the Li family was very lively because of the wine and meat given by the emperor. After they were full, the elder of the Li family gave Old Man Li a wink.

Old Man Li understood instantly, and immediately signaled everyone to quiet down, and then said to Li Dalang, "What do you think of Dalang?"

Li Dalang rubbed his chin, and then said: "Today's sage is wise and decisive, extremely sage, and has always been pioneering and enterprising. To be able to give such courtesy to us soldiers who have reported victory in the Western Regions today must be like buying horse bones for thousands of dollars."

"Speaking of which, this 20 yuan is enough for our family to live a prosperous life. It is more than enough to help our brothers get married and start families. But what happens after that? Have you ever thought about it?"

"Isn't this good? What does the eldest brother want?" The third brother asked stupidly.

Li Dalang glanced at him, as if he was wondering why he was so unambitious, and then said: "Female your wife Yinzi, and make her a marquis immediately!"

"Hiss!" Everyone gasped, and then the room immediately became lively, and they all said: "Feng Hou! Feng Hou!"

A group of people were all excited after hearing that he was granted the title of marquis. They couldn't help but be excited. If he was truly granted the title of marquis, and when the family tree was compiled in the future, he would be written at the front, alongside the old ancestors, and he would also be the one at the top of the ancestral hall at home.

The temptation for this man is almost over the top. Even if the county chronicle is edited in his hometown, it must be written for him and published separately. "Is Dalang sure of becoming a marquis?" Even the old man of the Li family couldn't help it and asked.

Li Dalang said: "Yeah, you also know how difficult it is to become a marquis now. After the Xiongnu fled north, there has been no big war. Even if you have strength, there are no enemies to fight you. How can you become a marquis?"

"Fortunately, this time I went to the Western Region to defend, which gave me hope. Coupled with the emperor's attitude, it is possible to obtain a title!"

"Boss, please tell me carefully!" Old Man Li became serious.

Although Old Man Li is over seventy years old, he has a clear mind.I also know a little bit about the Chaotang. This Luoyang City will be the Chaoyang District of Beijing in the future. I can almost say that I have a clear understanding of the Chaotang.

Li Dalang whispered: "The Holy Emperor has been immigrating to Shibian these years. You also know that the Central Plains has a large population now. If this continues, there will definitely not be enough land to allocate. What will we do then? The only way is to go to the newly opened states and counties. ."

"But to open up prefectures and counties, wouldn't it be necessary to use a large army to conquer? But the Western Region is thousands of miles away from the Central Plains, and it is not cost-effective to send a large army to conquer the country in terms of logistics and equipment. Therefore, the imperial court mostly sends elite troops and expeditionary officers."

"And in order to encourage these young men to go on an expedition, Your Majesty is naturally willing to give generous rewards. As long as they have made meritorious deeds, even if they cannot be granted a title, they can become officials or county magistrates."

"If you are really lucky and make great achievements, you will definitely be granted a title of marquis. Even if your merits are less than a little, your majesty will grant you the title of marquis in order to encourage development. This is the most important thing for our old Li family to become noble officials. Great opportunity!”

Everyone was very excited after listening to Li Dalang's words. They wanted to prepare their weapons and armor immediately, sign up as expedition athletes, and win the title of marquis immediately.

"Brother, how strong are those barbarians?" Saburo next to him asked.

Li Dalang laughed and said: "The strength can only be said to be okay. Most of those barbarians don't have armor. They mostly have leather armor and only a few iron armors. In the Qiuci Kingdom, His Highness Prince Liang personally led an [-]-strong army and defeated [-] turtles in one battle." This is a large army. We have very few casualties."

"Almost everyone we go to the Western Regions has armor. Even if we don't have armor and follow the armored soldiers to shoot arrows when we get there, we can still get one when the time comes."

"Qiuci is already one of the strongest countries in the Western Region, and the other small countries in the Western Region are not worth mentioning at all."

"The Huns were able to suppress the Western Regions and make the countries in the Western Regions surrender. It makes no sense that if we beat the Huns away, we would not be able to defeat the Western Regions people!"

"That's right!" Everyone laughed.

They knew how powerful the Huns were. In order to defeat the Huns, the imperial court had to rest and recuperate for 40 years before deciding the outcome in one battle.

These people in the Western Regions are just the things that were beaten by the Huns. How can they compete with the Daqian?

"Dalang, they say that the Western Region is full of yellow sand and not a blade of grass can grow." The old father asked with some worry.

"Father, there is indeed yellow sand in the Western Region, and there are even deserts in many places, but it is definitely not barren as those people say!" Li Dalang shook his head and said.

"Just like Qiuci City, with a population of [-], it is also surrounded by fertile fields and all kinds of fruits. There is also Tianci City, which is said to have millions of acres of fertile land. Its divine spring water is said to be given by King Haotianwen. People who often drink the spring water will suffer from all kinds of diseases. If you don’t give birth, you will live longer.”

"There are many oases in the Western Region, and the products in them are not inferior to those in the Central Plains. Those who promote the barrenness of the Western Region are most likely to have bad intentions. If it is really a barren land, where did these trophies come from?"

Li Dalang said with a smile.

"Hehe, I know this." Mr. Li glanced at everyone and continued: "Those merchants said this because they wanted to intimidate others from going to the Western Regions to do business, so that their caravans can monopolize the Western Regions."

"Da Lang, do we have many people in the Western Region?"

Li Dalang shook his head and said: "It's not that much. There are about 15 people in Tianci City. Plus the Western Region Protectorate and the expedition athletes, there are almost [-] people."

"Good grandson, go and tell your general that Erlang and Sanlang should go together, so that you can have someone to take care of you. As the saying goes, brothers fighting tigers, father and son go into battle, you three go together!" Old Man Li He said pretending to be happy.

He knew that these grandsons of his had been dancing with guns and sticks since they were young, and they were not of a peaceful nature. Even if they were stopped now, they would still go after he died. It would be better to go early than to go late.

If you go early, you can choose more places.

When everyone in the Li family heard what Old Man Li said, their faces were sometimes solemn and sometimes excited.After all, we are going to the Western Region, which is thousands of miles away. Once we go, it will be difficult to come back.

But the good man has ambitions in all directions, and the emperor strongly supports him. Since the grandson wants to give it a try, let’s give it a try!
(End of this chapter)