Capital Datang

Cui Wei, Inspector of Xingzhou; Li Min, Farewell to Weizhou; Lu Chu, Sima of Luzhou...

On the memorial, there are a series of names and positions, but at the end of the memorial, it is written, "The above people obstruct the imperial court's land replacement and promote the law of coarse farming. There is no pardon for the crime. Kill!" '

Although there are not many names on the memorial, and there are only a dozen or so in total, the positions of these people are all below the fifth rank, and some are even governors of a state. It is a serious crime, but killing so many high-ranking officials at once is definitely a major event that caused a sensation in the entire officialdom.Just now Li Yin just wanted to ask how the promotion of the land replacement decree was going, but he didn't expect to see such a bloody side all of a sudden.

"Father, although I don't know what their official status is like, since they can achieve such a high position, they must have good talents. It's just because these people are from the five surnames and seven Wangs, and they are ordered by the clan to make such a decision. Although killing the wrong things that obstructed the imperial government's decree can deter the families behind them and warn those officials from the same family background, but in this way, they will definitely have a stalemate with those big families, but there is something here. There is another way to solve this problem."

From the bottom of his heart, Li Yin doesn't like killing people very much. After all, this is not a battlefield. There is no need to fight to the death, even if the other party is against him, but as long as there are other ways, he will not choose the way of killing people.And he just received the news from Lu Qing a few days ago, which gave him an idea and thought of a better way to deal with these officials.Capital Datang 146

"Oh~, what way?" Li Shimin was very interested after hearing this.The last time the aristocratic family mobilized officials in the family to write a letter to suppress industry and commerce in the name of reducing grain production. In response to this, the imperial court vigorously promoted the method of land replacement and coarse planting offered by Li Yin. In addition, the south also promoted Champa rice.

However, the aristocratic family headed by the five surnames and Qiwang did not admit defeat so easily. When the various new policies were promoted, they instigated officials in various places in the family to obstruct the implementation of the new policies in every possible way.He even spread rumors to slander various new policies. It was under such circumstances that Li Shimin couldn't bear it.Only then did they order the arrest of these officials of the most prestigious and influential aristocratic families, and decided to deter the families behind them with bloody means.

"Father, I will lend you the map here!" Li Yin said.Take out a roll of national maps from the side bookcase.This is Li Shimin's study, and he often comes here, so he is very familiar with the layout here.

Li Yin opened the map and put it on the table in front of Li Shimin, and then said: "Father, although these officials from aristocratic families are hateful, if they are killed, they will not only make enemies with the aristocratic families, but also it is a pity for the talents of these people." , so it is better to hand them over to Erchen, and let Erchen send them here!"

As Li Yin said, he stretched out his hand and clicked on the map.But Li Shimin frowned when he saw where his finger was, and said to himself in a puzzled way, "Liuqiu Dadao, why did you think of sending them there?"

The so-called Liuqiu Island is actually the island of Taiwan in later generations.It is at the southernmost end of the Liuqiu Island Chain, so the ancients included it in the Liuqiu Island Chain, hence the name Liuqiu Big Island.

Li Yin smiled after hearing this, and said somewhat mysteriously: "Father, this matter is a long story, if you have time, I can tell you in detail!"

Seeing Li Yin's mysterious look, Li Shimin couldn't help laughing and cursing: "Stinky boy, you're still playing tricks on me. If you have something to say, just say it. Anyway, the Gaochang army has already moved out, so being a father just happens to be no big deal."

"Hehe, let me start from the beginning, and let's talk about this matter from the old officials of Liang Guo under my son!" It can be seen that since Li Yin solved the financial crisis of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin's I have been in a good mood for a few days, and I value his capable son even more, and I usually have time to joke around.

"The old ministers of the Liang Kingdom, haven't they been working as pirates overseas? Could it be..." Li Shimin's reaction was extremely fast, and he had already guessed something from Li Yin's few words.

"Father is wise!" Li Yin also said convincingly, "Lu Qing and his gang used to be bandits in the south, and their lair was set up on Liuqiu Island, and according to what they reported, except for the last time they went to Dengzhou In addition to the [-] or so people, there are [-] to [-] old and weak on the island, but their hearts are attached to their homeland, and most of them want to return to their roots. The reason why I was able to subdue them is also an important reason! "

After Li Yin finished talking about his relationship with Liuqiu Dashima, he explained in detail why those officials were sent to the island.It turned out that when he learned that Lu Qing and the others had lived in Taiwan Island for more than ten years, they also had great influence on the island. If they moved all the people back to the inland, they would have to lose all the fruits of their ten years of hard work. Throwing it away, in Li Yin's view, is no different from a prodigal son.

Taiwan Island is a good place. Although it is not very rich in minerals, it has a tropical and subtropical climate. The island is extremely rich in forest resources and has a lot of arable land. In addition, it is surrounded by seas. It is an excellent place for farming or fishing.Another point is that the north of Taiwan is the Liuqiu Island Chain, and the south is the Southeast Asian countries, so the geographical location is very important. Li Yin has always wanted to control it. Now that he has Lu Qing and his group, he will not waste it in vain. Great opportunity.

Therefore, when Li Yin left Dengzhou, he sent Lu Qing and the 2 people under him back. Of course, Lu Qing and the others were carrying two orders from Li Yin. Sweep other forces on the island and bring the entire island under your control.The second order is to vigorously develop local agriculture and fishery. In addition to planting Champa rice, various plantations should be vigorously developed, such as sugarcane and tea and other cash crops.

Based on the information Li Yin learned from Lu Qing and the others, it would not be a big problem to wipe out other forces on Taiwan Island. Apart from the forces established by a few Han people on the island, the biggest force on the island is the local natives.However, due to the lack of metal on the island, neither the Han nor the natives are very effective in combat. Because Lu Qing and the others are the largest group of pirates in the south, their weapons can be replenished from the outside, and there are tiger-headed troops to do it. It is the trump card, so among the Han people on the island, they are the most powerful one.Although they lost the tiger-headed army this time, they have been recruited by Li Yin and become the regular army of the Tang Dynasty. They also got the standard weapons of the Tang army, and their combat effectiveness has been improved by several levels. sure.

As for the development of rice and sugarcane planting, it was Li Min who was preparing for the next step of large-scale immigration.After all, if you want to develop Taiwan Island, you can’t do it without a lot of manpower. The last time Li Min was attacked in Weizhou, all the members of the Yellow River Gang who attacked him were packed by him and sent to Taiwan Island. A few days ago, Lu Qing sent a letter , Those gang members have all been thrown into the sugarcane garden by him to be coolies, and they are all relatively honest, no one dares to make any troublesome actions.

A few days ago, Lu Qing sent a letter to Li Yin to report their development in Taiwan Island. Sure enough, as Li Yin expected, Lu Qing led more than 2 regular army and equipped men, and quickly wiped out most of the Han forces. , As for the natives, as long as they are relatively close, they have all been subdued, and now they are obediently guided by the Han people to grow rice and sugar cane.However, most of the natives stayed in the dense forests and mountains in the middle of the island, and it was difficult for the Han people to go deep, so it was really difficult to conquer them.

Of course, the process of conquest was not all smooth sailing. Lu Qing and the others also encountered various difficulties, the most serious of which was the problem of manpower.From the generals who lead the army to fight, down to the slaves who are "forced" to work by the overseers, there is a shortage of people in every aspect.Lu Qing even specifically mentioned that what his subordinates are most lacking now is actually the officials who manage the local area. In the past, the territory was small, so he didn't think much of it, but now it is desperately expanding, and the territory has increased dozens of times, and the population has also increased several times. The management of the pirates will not work, so there is an urgent need for professional officials to manage and govern the place.

After listening to Li Yin's words, Li Shimin asked with some doubts: "Liulang, you told Weifu before that if you want to conquer the ocean, you must first conquer the Three Kingdoms of Goguryeo and the Kingdom of Wa. Now that Goguryeo is gone, the rest Silla and Baekje have also been seriously injured, and it is time for you to show your talents, why did you turn your attention to the south again?" Capital Datang 146

After hearing this, Li Yin smiled slightly. He did say that to Li Shimin before: "Father, the times are changing, and the plans I made before will naturally change accordingly. Just as you said, Father, the Three Kingdoms of Goguryeo Only Silla and Baekje are left, these two small countries have few soldiers and weak people, and it is not difficult to conquer them at all."

Li Yin said with a proud face: "As for the Wa country, I have already sent people to collect information, and found that although the country is called a country, there are many forces in the country, which is even more chaotic than the Warring States in history. It is a state of disunity. If you want to conquer this kind of country, you don't even need a lot of troops. The country that can be conquered by other means will not be a country. Therefore, there is no need for my son to waste too much money on these three countries. Energy, the real ocean must be conquered from Liuqiu Dashima!"

Seeing Li Yin's high spirits, Li Shimin also nodded with relief. He knew his son's character, and if he was not fully prepared, he would never say the above words.And as Li Yin said, whether it is Silla, Baekje or Wa, their strength is indeed not enough to look at. In addition, Li Yin has always been full of clever tricks, maybe he has already thought of some sinister tricks, Waiting to deal with them! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)