Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 131 Hushang
"Three strategies, which three strategies?"

Yang Guang then said: "The best policy is to expel all the troublemaking Hu people and their families, disperse them to various cities, or send them back to the Western Regions and other places to disperse their ethnic groups."

As soon as this statement came out, many people present were surprised. Yang Yong immediately said: "Does the King of Jin completely understand the importance of barbarian traders by saying this?"

"It's not that I don't understand the importance of Hu traders. It's just that compared to traders, the safety of Chang'an City or Daxing City in the future is more important. This group of Hu people now dare to risk catastrophe and surround Jingzhao Mansion. No, I just took a closer look and felt that their ethnic group is now large enough, and the interests they represent after their death are also large enough. I want to see what the attitude of our Sui Dynasty court towards them is?"

"To give in once is to tell them that the imperial court cares about their interests, and the imperial court is afraid of them. If things go on like this, there will be two. In the long run, they will ride on the heads of the people of the Sui Dynasty. They must not encourage such a trend, otherwise it will be harmful to the people of the Sui Dynasty. The Sui Dynasty did a lot of harm and no good."

Yang Guang's voice immediately refuted: "How to resettle so many barbarians? What will be done about the business affairs in the Western Regions next?"

"As far as I know, the first stop for all Hu merchants from the Western Regions is Dunhuang County. Only merchants and goods with permission here can enter the Central Plains, and then trek to Chang'an City, which means that they are actually connected with the Western Regions. The most important gateway for commerce and trade is not Chang'an City but the border areas like Dunhuang County. On the journey from Dunhuang to Chang'an, both Hu merchants and Sui merchants came and went, but it was the Hu merchants who formed a group that led to the They have always controlled the commercial rights along this stretch, which is not a good thing for us in the Sui Dynasty."

Yang Guang's words reminded Yang Jian that these Hu merchants were not irreplaceable, but should be replaced. They did not want to suffer the wind, sand and cold in the Western Regions, so they came to the prosperous Chang'an City. The Sui Dynasty treated them quite well, and now they are fighting As their numbers increased, they formed a scale in an attempt to challenge the Sui Dynasty to obtain privileges.

"His Royal Highness King Jin, you want to disperse this group of people. How to disperse them?"

Yang Guang had already thought of a countermeasure: "Now the barbarians gather together in Chang'an City. When we get to Daxing City, I will not set up any barbarian gathering areas. If they abide by the law and want to live like the people of the Sui Dynasty, they can. I will ask people from the Jingzhao Prefecture in Daxing City to visit the Hu people in the jurisdiction every six months to register them. If they are unwilling, we might as well take this opportunity to send them back to the Western Regions through Dunhuang County."

"Your Highness, Prince Jin, this is so unkind."

Yang Guang snorted coldly: "Unhumane? Humph, if the trouble this time were ordinary Sui people, and a group of people surrounded Jingzhao Mansion Office, would you say these words here? Are you a rebellious person? All the charges have been laid? Could it be that the lives of our people in the Sui Dynasty are no match for those of the barbarians?"

Faced with Yang Guang's questioning, a group of people could not say a word.

Most of the nobles do not care about the life and death of the people, but only care about the interests, and the interests continue to get bigger and bigger in the exchange.

"Hu people cannot ride on the heads of our Sui people in our Sui land."

Yang Guang's words were resounding.

Yang Jian nodded and said, "There is some truth to what King Jin said." But he also took into account the opinions of others. He understood that the entanglement of interests of the Hu merchants in the city had reached a point where it could not be eradicated.

Then he continued: "But the Hu merchants have not violated the law and discipline, and those who are engaged in trade cannot be beaten to death with a stick. You said you have three strategies, but the other two strategies are there."

"The middle strategy is what I just mentioned. In the new Daxing City, all the barbarians must be dispersed. Although it will be more difficult to manage, it can also prevent them from gathering for a long time and causing them to dominate the land."

"The next best option is to gather the Hu people in the same place and manage them. It might be easy to manage in the early stage, but as time goes by, the number of people increases. There is a Hu people group size of 5000 people. If they are united internally, it will be difficult for the Sui Dynasty to come. It becomes a force that cannot be ignored.”

Listening to Yang Guang's top, middle and bottom strategies, the most surprised person was not Yang Jian and Yang Yong, but Yang Su.

This...this...isn't this the same?
When others had no objections for the time being, Yang Jian thought for a while and made a final decision: "The Hu Lishi who caused trouble at the auction this time hurt people first, and they will be charged with whatever they deserve, plus one of gathering a crowd to cause trouble and attacking the government. "

Yu Qingze received the order: "It's your Majesty."

"As for the other people who made trouble, the barbarians who surrounded the Jingzhao government office, and those who took the lead, no matter what kind of connections they have or how big their business is, they will all be exiled outside Dunhuang County on charges of attacking the government. The rest will be exiled outside Dunhuang County. The people warned me, and the Jingzhao Prefecture government strictly controls the current gathering place of Hu merchants, and anyone who causes trouble will be severely punished."

The emperor's final decision was extremely harsh for the Hu people. Exiling them outside Dunhuang County was equivalent to driving out the Sui Dynasty. The Hu merchants who took the lead were the most powerful ones. These people would definitely cause quite a disturbance.

Yang Yong wanted to say something at this time, but was stopped by the people around him, indicating that he must not speak.

The emperor was so resolute, and his attitude had been very resolute ever since the incident of Hu people being appointed as Jingzhao government officials. These Hu businessmen had violated the emperor's bottom line, and the emperor would definitely punish them severely.

The Hu people's wishful thinking was in vain. If they had changed to an emperor who could weigh the pros and cons, and if he had been hesitant and hesitant in doing things, their purpose might have succeeded. But Yang Jian was not such a person.

The measures to deal with the Hu people were issued on the same day, and there was a sudden uproar among Hu merchants in the city.

The emperor's will has always been like this. After the emperor issued it, when it was in the hands of the junior officials who finally implemented it, they would often add fuel to the fire. Officials at all levels tried too hard to figure out the emperor's meaning.The leading barbarian was arrested. They were not afraid at first, but as more and more people were arrested, they began to be afraid.

The government officials didn't care that there were so many, the emperor gave an order, and all those who could be caught who had been here before were arrested first. For a while, the area where the barbarians gathered was in chaos.

The Hu people were not as united as they imagined, and they quickly revealed the leaders after being arrested.

At this time, the leading people wanted to spend money to buy connections and recruit familiar officials, but it was too late. No one dared to accept the money now. Who dared to disobey the emperor at this time.

Of course, Yang Guang also listened to the emperor's advice and did not let people continue to investigate the instigators behind the Huli warriors.

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It took more than ten days for the storm to calm down. Everyone bullied the weak, including the barbarians. Seeing the power of the Sui Dynasty, they all shrank back and became good businessmen who abide by the law.

That day Lu Ben came to the door and brought two cloth bags.

The cloth bag was opened, and there were rectangular clay blocks inside, and the other bag was copper blocks.

"Your Highness, according to the method you mentioned, the craftsmen in the workshop produced the clay blocks in a few days, and then used the clay blocks to make molds. They imitated the casting method of ancient bronze utensils to make these copper blocks and then polished them. , after these days of research and improvement, the word blocks produced now should be pretty good."

The Chinese people have mastered the production of exquisite bronzes a long time ago. One of the most important points is that mold making is an ancient and practical technology that requires high technical skills from craftsmen.

In China, craftsmen's skills can always be top-notch, but tools and technology limited the development of ancient manufacturing.

I put the well-made copper character blocks in my hands and observed them carefully. I originally planned to use clay characters for a while, but I didn't expect to use copper characters directly. I lamented that we still cannot underestimate our craftsmen.

"The copper block is fine. Have you tried the effect?"

"I have tried it, and I have to say that His Highness has a wonderful idea. In this way, the production of books will be much faster. I opened a book printing workshop yesterday. In the future, I can help His Majesty even if he wants to print books."

Xiao Jiujiu and Yang Guang didn't say anything to Lu Ben who was so obvious.

Seeing that Yang Guang was silent, Lu Bi smiled cheerfully: "Of course, this printing office must have His Highness behind it, and [-]% of the annual income will go to His Highness."

At this time Yang Guang stood up and said: "There are not enough literate people now. The newspapers I print need to be read by people, and the demand for books is not that great. Don't think about how much money the printing office can make now."

"I will follow His Highness to see what happens next."

"It's good to have this idea. You may not make much money in the short term, but looking forward, this will definitely be an indispensable industry in the future. Now that the movable type blocks are available, I would like you to continue to help find some people with good writing skills to help write As for the articles, they can let them do whatever they want. Except for some things we have formulated, they can write whatever stories they want. If I read them and think they are good, I will publish them in the newspaper."

"There are also some literate people in the city. When the newspaper comes out, I will have these people read the stories in the newspaper to the people in newspapers and periodicals around the city."

The storyteller meeting is a very important part of Yang Guang's arrangement, and it is also a channel to popularize literacy in the Sui Dynasty. People who come to listen to stories can always understand a few simple words after hearing more and reading more. , the most basic numbers, your name, and some simple common words can be understood, which will be much more convenient at work.

In order to develop firearms and manufacturing industries in the future, preliminary basic work must be done.

Yang Guang said to Lu Ben: "Don't talk about publishing houses or anything like that. I will establish the Daxingcheng Newspaper Group. At that time, the printing company will be under the name of the newspaper group. You will get [-]% of the newspaper group." of shares.”

Lu Ben had a bitter look on his face: "Your Highness, am I only [-]%?"

"What are you thinking about? I only have [-]%, and the rest must be from the court, otherwise how can I do it?"

When Lu Ben heard this, he immediately showed joy: "Your Highness is right, Your Highness is right."

(End of this chapter)