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

Chapter 257
Yuan Taizuo originally requested to go to Daxing City, the capital of the Sui Dynasty, to deliver gifts with gifts, but Yang Yong refused directly and ordered him to return to Goguryeo quickly.

After Yuan Taizuo walked some distance away from Youzhou City, he looked back at the tall city wall and said, "Humph, the Sui Prince has no tolerance for others and likes flattery. If we didn't have a high wall and a strong city, how could such a person dare to be here in our country?" Show off your power in front of me."

At this time, the subordinate officer reported: "Sir, I got a musket from their officers and soldiers and now I hide it in the carriage."

Yuan Taizuo said extremely excitedly: "Okay, very good, it is a worthwhile trip. The Sui Dynasty's muskets are rumored to be amazing. I don't know what they are like. I will open them after I return to the inner city to avoid leaking the news." "

"Sir, my subordinates have spent a lot of money to figure out all the muskets. In addition to the muskets themselves, the muskets also need something called gunpowder. I only got some of this stuff this time. If it is needed in the future, I must let Da Sui You can just trade with us to find opportunities, or you can find the formula and make it yourself."

Obviously compared with Chen Shujian, the king of Changsha in the Southern Dynasties, the prime minister of Goguryeo was much more cautious and smarter. He wanted to get firearms, but Yuan Taizuo used a trick to have his subordinates contact the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty. , got the news from him.

Of course, it must be said that Yang Yong was not as careful as Yang Guang. In this way, the Goguryeo envoys did not order strict control when they arrived in the city, allowing them to take advantage of the loophole and go and have fun with the Silla maids for most of the night.

Yuan Taizuo said very cautiously: "Only you and I know about this matter. We will wait until we return to the city to talk about it. Just treat it as if it didn't happen on the way."

Not long after they left, a hundred-man cavalry force rushed out in full armor and rushed up at high speed.

They quickly surrounded Yuan Taizuo's team of envoys.

Yuan Taizuo said without panic: "Sir officers of the Sui Dynasty, what are the envoys surrounding our Goguryeo team doing? Is this the way of hospitality in the Sui Dynasty?"

The leader of the cavalry rode up to Yuan Taizuo, arrogant but still polite: "Goguryeo envoy, we were ordered to assist in investigating the theft of muskets. The soldier who lost his musket said that you stole his musket. So please hand over your musket."

Although Yang Yong was careless, the Sui army was very strict about the management of muskets. Such important materials had to be counted every three days. If there were any mistakes, they had to be strictly investigated and caught. Unfortunately, it was the time to do the counting early today. .

But Yuan Taizuo calmed down and thought about it, this matter was wrong. If the soldier really confessed, then according to the temper of the Sui Prince, how could there be such a good-natured search now?

Therefore, the soldier did not confess. This was a capital crime and he was probably carrying it by force. Everyone knew how to choose between loss and treason.

Now the soldiers are just looking for it because it is lost without any evidence, so his inspection can only be regarded as a routine inspection.

After figuring this out, Yuan Taizuo immediately said to the people in the mission: "Everyone, please take your hands off the carriage and stay aside, waiting for the generals of the Sui Dynasty to check."

Seeing Yuan Taizuo's cooperation, the soldiers' suspicion of him was actually reduced a lot.

It's not like firearms have never been lost before. In the end, they concealed it themselves, because once reported, they will be screened layer by layer, and everyone involved will be affected.

Just one or two things can tell whether an army's military discipline is lax or strict.

The soldiers of the Sui Dynasty dismounted and searched. Just as they were about to start, Yuan Taizuo immediately said: "Wait a minute."

"Prime Minister of Goguryeo, are you guilty of being a thief?"

"The general is joking. The general of our mission can inspect it at will. I just want to remind the general that the contents of these three carriages are all gifts given by His Royal Highness. I also ask the general to handle them with care for the sake of His Highness and don't throw them away." It’s a place where I can easily do business, that’s all.”

After hearing this, the soldier said to his subordinates: "Be careful when searching. Don't damage the things belonging to the Goguryeo mission."

Yuan Taizuo stepped aside and looked coldly at the search by the Sui soldiers. At the same time, he gave his subordinates a look. The place where they hid their firearms was very hidden. They were searched before leaving the city gate without being discovered. Now if they are really found out, , then we can only be prepared to die.

When he saw a soldier squatting down to check under the carriage, Yuan Taizuo put his hand on the knife behind his back.

The soldier checked bit by bit. The more carefully he looked, the more nervous Yuan Taizuo became.But in the end, the soldiers came out from under the carriage and did not find the mezzanine where the muskets were hidden.

After the inspection, nothing was found, and the soldiers had no choice but to return in frustration.

"excuse me."

"General, you're welcome. Please remember to look for me when you visit Goguryeo."

After the people left, Yuan Taizuo asked doubtfully: "Why didn't they notice?"

"Sir, please come and see."

The man knocked on the horizontal axle in the middle of the wheel: "Sir, I disassembled the musket overnight and installed it in the axle. Therefore, the axle of this carriage is empty, so I don't dare to let it carry too much. Cargo, fortunately the Sui soldiers did not expect this level."

"Smart, smart. When I get back to the inner city, I will ask the king for credit for you."

The missing musket in Youzhou City was eventually concealed, and no one above knew that such a musket was lost.

……

In October, Goguryeo applied to open trade with the Sui Dynasty, but Yang Yong directly rejected it, and stationed troops to camp at the junction of the two countries, releasing muskets into Goguryeo every day to show off their power.

Yang Yong has already decided that if Goguryeo does not agree to the Sui Dynasty's request to borrow the road next spring, he will go to war directly.

Yang Guang, who was in Jiangling City, looked at the Di newspaper and the news on it. After putting down the Di newspaper, he asked Xiao Yu: "Lao Liu, how have the conditions at Xiliang Bank been in the past two months?"

"Brother-in-law, many people have come to deposit money in the past two months, and many people from Sui Dynasty have also come to deposit money."

Yang Guang smiled knowingly. The people from Nanchen hadn't arrived yet, but the people from Sui Dynasty had arrived first. However, it was expected that as Xiliang Bank existed longer, more and more people would come to deposit money. This is a place that has been officially certified as a property that will not be violated.

The Grand Canal had been opened for a period at this time. During this period, Yang Guang traveled between Jiangling and Daxing twice, running in both directions, in order to plan something with the emperor.

Gangneung Special Zone.

During the continuous development, Yang Guang felt that Xiliang could be developed into a special zone. This seemed to be a better choice than direct annexation, and also gave a greater buffer between Sui Dynasty and Nanchen.

This buffer zone was reserved for the nobles of Nanchen.

"Lao Liu, what's going on with Chen Shujian recently?"

"This guy is greedy. He came here to ask for money several times, and even asked for money in the name of helping us attack Xiao Yan."

Yang Guang smiled: "It is true that Nanchen has been in chaos recently. Chen Shujian and Chen Shubao are now at war with each other. If they were not worried about our Sui Dynasty, Chen Shubao would have already started fighting. However, Chen Shujian was right about one thing. I will help you fight Xiao Yan first." Not a bad thing."

"What? Brother-in-law, you want to start a fight?"

(End of this chapter)