Capital Datang

In June of the tenth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, Tubo Zanpu Songtsen Gampo mobilized an army of about 20 troops from all over the country on the grounds that the Tang Dynasty imprisoned the Tubo ambassador without authorization, aggressively invaded the territory of the Tang Dynasty, defeated the troops stationed on the western border of the Tang Dynasty, and entered the Tang Dynasty In Songzhou, an important town in Jiannan, Songzhou City was surrounded.

Although the Tang army had been prepared for a long time, in the face of several times the enemy, Han Xianli, the governor of Songzhou, was defeated. Now he can only rely on the high wall of Songzhou City to defend firmly. Three days later, 20 elite soldiers led by Zuowuwei General Niu Jinda came to the rescue. At the foot of Songzhou City, they fought with Tubo's [-] troops for several days, but they won less and lost more, and Songzhou City was in jeopardy for a while.

Songtsan Gampo, who temporarily gained the upper hand, sent envoys to Chang'an again to ask for "peace".But unlike before, Songtsan Gampo, who had the upper hand at this time, was extremely tough.He asked the special envoy to "warn" Li Shimin: "I am here because I am a princess. If the princess does not come, I will go deep, and I will never enter Chang'an!"

Facing such an arrogant Tubo, Li Shimin went into a rage on the spot in the court, cursing "Tubo children are deceiving too much", and the court was divided into two factions again. Unstoppable, it is better to promise it with a princess, and temporarily avoid its edge.The other faction is the main combat faction headed by Fang Xuanling and Li Jing, advocating that the arrogance of Tubo must be destroyed at all costs. The majesty of the Tang Empire cannot be desecrated.

With Li Shimin's arrogance and arrogance, of course it is impossible to exchange his daughter for peace. In a rage, he drove Kong Yingda and others out of the court, and then beat the Tubo special envoy and expelled him from Chang'an. Shangshuhou Junji personally led an army of 51, and went south to support Songzhou soon. At the same time, he also sent envoys to the front to escort Niu Jinda, who was weak in combat, back to Chang'an.Capital Datang [-]

However, before Junji's army set off, everyone was shocked by the battle report from Songzhou again. This time, it was General Niu Jinda's victory report. Because of the long distance, the information sent was already long ago. Happened.Just half a month ago, 20 Tang troops defeated the [-] Tubo army at the foot of Songzhou City, beheaded tens of thousands, captured more than [-] enemies, and had countless food and horses.

This good news came really suddenly. The last intelligence showed that the situation was not optimistic. In just a few days, the situation took a 360-degree turn. The Tubo, who was still extremely arrogant before, was killed by the [-] Tang army. Defeated, this is simply an unbelievable miracle.Everyone wanted to know the details of this battle, but it was a pity that General Niu sent an urgent victory report, and the description above was very brief, leaving people with endless reverie.It was not until a few days later that the detailed battle report of the Songzhou Battle was delivered quickly, and only then did everyone know the truth about the Songzhou Battle.

It turned out that after General Niu arrived in Songzhou with [-] elite soldiers, he found that although the Tubo army on the opposite side was poorly equipped, their morale was very high, and they even had a bit of contempt for the Tang army.General Niu, who is good at seizing the opportunity, immediately made a plan. First, he deliberately lost several battles to make the Tubo people think that the Tang army was nothing more than that. Five thousand cavalry quietly touched the back of the Tubo army, and entered the Tubo camp in the dark.

The Tubo army did not expect that the Tang army, which had been defeated in a row, would dare to sneak attack at night. Many people were unprepared, and even rushed out of the camp naked to resist urgently. Unfortunately, facing a large number of elite cavalry, their resistance was doomed to be a cup.Five thousand cavalry came and went in the Tubo camp, slashing and setting fire at the same time. With the help of the wind, the fire quickly spread across the entire Tubo camp.

The more than 2 Tang soldiers who stayed in front saw the chaos in the Tubo camp, and took advantage of the situation to storm into the camp from the front gate. There were Tang troops hacking and killing, and the fire was raging around them. The Tubo army finally collapsed. any effective resistance.In the end, even Songtsan Gampo fled overnight with his confidants, which accelerated the defeat of the Tubo army.

In one night alone, the Tang army beheaded tens of thousands, and captured countless food, grass, soldiers and horses. After dawn, they sent cavalry to pursue them.This battle not only destroyed the arrogance of Tubo, but also brought out the majesty of the Tang Dynasty. I believe that within a few years, no one in the southern border would dare to stroke the tiger's beard of the Tang Dynasty.

After confirming this good news, Li Shimin was ecstatic. He didn't expect that Tubo's menacing 20 troops turned out to be just a paper tiger, and the mere [-] Tang troops killed them. He even dared to threaten him before, saying what 'I'm determined to go deep, but I won't be able to enter Chang'an forever'?What a yellow-mouthed kid who doesn't know the heights of the sky and the earth!

Now that Tubo has been defeated, Hou Junji's [-] reinforcements are of course unnecessary, and the envoy who went to capture Niu Jinda was also recovered. brought back.As a victor, Li Shimin wrote a threatening and ostentatious letter to Songtsan Gampo, which was brought back by the Tubo special envoy. Surely you know how powerful I am, but with your character, you still want to marry my daughter. Pooh~, let’s make your big dream come true!What?Not convinced?If you are not convinced, let's fight again, and I will single you out!

Of course, the original text of that letter was brilliantly written, but in Li Yin's understanding, it was the meaning of the above paragraph.He has also been paying attention to this first battle between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo. After all, the last time they beat the Tubo ambassador was the fuse of this war. However, the influence of Yan made this war two years ahead of schedule.

If you win a battle, you will be rewarded. Li Shimin has ordered Niu Jinda to bring back the soldiers who have done meritorious service, and the captured Tubo people will also be brought back. They will be used as sacrifices to the Taimiao to demonstrate the martial arts of the Tang Dynasty.For this great victory, the whole of Chang'an has already been spread, so everyone is waiting for the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty returning from the south, preparing to see the bravery of the 20 Tubo army.

Regarding the results of the Battle of Songzhou, Li Yin was surprised and somewhat proud. In this battle in history, Tubo did not suffer such a big loss. It only lost a few thousand people, and the two sides stopped fighting and made peace. , did not hurt Tubo's bones at all.But this time is different. The 20 army was beheaded by tens of thousands, plus the captives and those who escaped. It is estimated that Tubo lost at least half of the elite. What a big move.Moreover, after this battle, it is estimated that Tubo's courage was also destroyed, and he no longer dared to be as blind and arrogant as before, let alone have the courage to provoke Datang.

The Battle of Songzhou was over, and Li Yin finally let go of a big stone in his heart, because this incident made Li Yin clearly feel that history can really be changed, and Li Yin doesn't even need to do big things at all. Sometimes just pulling a lever at some critical moment is enough to change the direction of some historical events.

Without the matter of Tubo, Li Yin only had the Wang family in his heart. Although he still didn't know the true intention of the Taiyuan Wang family to get close to him, Li Yin always had a hunch that sooner or later there would be conflicts between himself and these great families. Take the path of opposition.After all, the aristocratic family represents the core interest group in the feudal society of the Tang Dynasty, but what he brings to the Tang Dynasty is a change that transcends the entire era. If the society wants to change, it always needs to replace the old interest group with a new interest group. It can be said that he was destined to be in a hostile position with them from the very beginning.

In the eyes of others, the great families may be like unstoppable beasts. Even Taizong Li Shimin has no choice but to suppress them but cannot completely eradicate them. , Sooner or later, it will be eliminated by the trend of history, coupled with the influence of its own existence on history, it will make this elimination process more ferocious.

In addition, the affairs of the supervisory institute are gradually on the right track. The cement industry association with Li Yin as the chairman has also been established. Li Yin holds two positions, but they do not conflict with each other. The supervisory institute is a formal government department. , the main responsibility is to plan, supervise, and promote the development of the cement industry, while the Cement Industry Association is nominally a non-governmental organization spontaneously formed by cement manufacturers. When encountering those problems that cannot be solved, they will be handed over to the Supervisory Institute for handling.

There are ten permanent directors in the Cement Industry Association. These ten directors are elected by cement manufacturers. The strength and prestige of these ten directors can be convinced by the public. Very large, more than three directors have the power to adjudicate the internal affairs of the association, and if more than six directors agree, a consultation meeting of all members can be held to discuss or deal with some major events.

Above the directors are the chairman and deputy chairman. Li Yin is the chairman himself, and the vice chairman is Li Yifu appointed by him. The chairman has a veto power. Even if it is passed by the directors, Li Yin has the right to reject it. Unless it is unanimously approved by ten directors, Li Yin cannot easily reject it at this time, but he can hold a consultation among all members, and then get the final result through a general vote.Although the president's rights are subject to some restrictions, they are generally very authoritative within the association. It's just that Li Yin doesn't care about things at all, and now the vice president Li Yifu exercises the president's rights on his behalf.

Li Yin has been annoyed to leave everything to Li Yifu about the Supervision Institute and the Cement Industry Association. Now this man is tired and happy.In view of the great contribution Comrade Li Yifu made in the process of cement promotion, Li Min also submitted a petition to claim credit for him. I heard that Li Shimin had agreed to promote Li Yifu to the post of Cement Supervising Officer, temporarily holding the rank of seventh rank, which was promoted by four or five in one fell swoop. A grade, the letter of appointment from the Ministry of Officials is estimated to come down soon.

Since the first day of the official sale of Wuwangzui, the chamber of commerce organized by Wang Zihao has been extremely busy. Merchants who placed orders a while ago lined up in front of the chamber of commerce day and night. It caused a lot of looting, and later even the Jinwu Guards were alarmed, and had to send a team of people to maintain order.Capital Datang 51

Li Yin couldn't keep his mouth shut every day looking at the rapidly rising numbers on the ledger. He had sold hundreds of thousands of guan in just a few days. It is not appropriate to describe it as making money every day. If the copper money of income is exchanged for gold, it can no longer be measured with a measuring tool like a bucket.

When Li Yin notified Li Xiaogong and the other four of his income for the past few days, they were so frightened that they all ran to Li Yin's house as fast as they could, and pointed at the ledger with their fingers and pens. Forget it, I was afraid that Li Yin would make a mistake when he was young, so let them rejoice in vain. When the final number was the same as that reported by Li Yin, they showed ecstatic expressions and shouted for Li Yin to prepare the food and drink. They will never go home if they are not drunk.