Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 309 Core Politics
The communication with Xue Yantuo's envoy is very simple, tell him that the emperor is going to tour the north, he wants to reward Xue Yantuo, let the barbarians come to receive the reward quickly, and just bring back the construction team by the way.

Now, everyone in the world knows that Xue Yantuo surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin will be more concerned about his personal safety than Yi Nan himself. After all, in this period, Yi Nan is the hero who led Xue Yantuo from weak to strong. Mobei Grassland The hearts of the people want, Datang can not lose faith with the people of Mobei.

But now Yi Nan's grazing location is less than [-] miles away from Shanyang, and it can be reached in a day or two by a quick horse. Half a month is enough for the messenger to rush back and inform him that he is coming.

The more time-consuming thing is the military parade. Regarding the military, Sun Xiang is basically a hands-off big shopkeeper, and he has given full power to Su Dingfang and other generals to manage it. He is usually fine, and he basically does not go to the military camp. The army stationed in the fields.

Therefore, he was very confused about this aspect. After all, Li Shimin asked all the Anbei Army to refer to it, and it had to have the effect of deterring Xiaoxiao in the grassland.

The second is the issue of the military parade site. Shanyang is a block system. Although the roads are wide, they are not as wide as Chang'an so that the army can form an array. Moreover, it seems that it is not easy for a hundred thousand troops to pass through the lively block. Well, on both sides of the street here, there are shops, or people's homes.

After Sun Xiangfu came to the barracks, he discussed the matter with Su Dingfang, but Su Dingfang directly dragged him to the wall of the north gate of Shanyang City.

"Governor, in a quarter of an hour, our Anbei Army will pass by the North City Gate."

Hearing this, Sun Xiangfu looked down the city, and immediately felt that it would be good to put the military parade outside the city gate. After all, outside the north gate of Shanyang City, there is all flat grassland.

The difference between talent and mediocrity is that he can always give good advice, Su Dingfang is a proper talent, and Sun Xiangfu immediately decided to set the venue for the military parade outside the North City Gate.

After a while, a rumbling sound came from a distance. It turned out that after the sergeants lined up in the barracks in the city, they walked out from the main road to the outside of the city. purchase.

"Hey, the sound of footsteps..."

"The end general occasionally saw the training of the personal guards in your house, and thought it was very good, so he learned some."

Hearing this, Sun Xiangfu understood.

When the guard team was formed back then, Sun Xiangfu trained with him for a period of time. Sun Xiangfu and Zhao Long mentioned some of the training methods of later generations of the army, and many of them were cited by Zhao Long in the usual training of the guard team. Correction is in progress.

For example, some postures such as stepping, stepping, and straddling, as well as good housekeeping, these characteristics were magnified by Zhao Long, who was good at leading troops, and Su Dingfang went a step further and formulated them into very strict regulations.

And Su Dingfang's way of leading troops is in the same line as Li Jing's, and he has a very high control over his subordinates, so it has achieved the strict military appearance of the Anbei Army now.

In the entire Tang Dynasty, apart from Li Shimin's Xuanjia Army, there was no guard who could keep training every day. However, the Anbei Army was able to do it because they had enough military expenses.

Money has always been the foundation of a strong army. Even in later generations, wars are fought not only with technology, but also with economic and financial resources.

The Anbei Army has the major workshops in Shanyang to provide advanced equipment, good enough food to improve the soldiers' bodies, good enough horses for riding, and enough scientific training methods to improve enemy killing skills. Therefore, they There is no reason not to be strong.

When the cavalry lined up through the city gate and the infantry came under the city wall, Sun Xiangfu seemed to see the formation of the army of later generations. It was a wonderful feeling to be shocked by his own army. At this moment, Sun Xiangfu felt a little more in his heart idea.

"General Su, if you use fast horses, can you invite the leaders of the Li, Shiwei, and Mohe tribes to Shanyang to watch the military parade within half a month?"

The location of Shanyang is about [-] miles away from the nearest tribe of these tribes. If it is like Guannei, where there is a post station to change horses, it is [-] miles a day, but it is possible to spread the news within two or three days. People come here calmly.

But on the grassland...
"can."

"Really? How to do it?" Su Dingfang surprised Sun Xiangfu again and asked curiously.

"Governor, have you forgotten that there are already many aristocratic families developing the second-class land six hundred miles to the east! Our messengers can exchange horses with them along the way.

And you rented the three types of land to the Ministry of grazing. Now is the time when summer grass is lush on the grassland and suitable for grazing. Our people only need to bring binoculars. When we get there, we can find herdsmen with horses everywhere. Just send them out The able-bodied men travel day and night, eight hundred miles a day may not be able to do it, but six or seven hundred miles is absolutely possible. In this way, within three to five days, the news can be delivered to various ministries, and more than ten days is enough for them to come. up. "

Military strategists are great, and they will never miss anything that can be used. Sun Xiangfu thought he couldn't be a military strategist, so he had to leave this matter to Su Dingfang. Anyway, Shanyang's location happened to be in the entire northern grassland In the middle section, the distance from all parties is no more than three thousand miles. In case of some delay, Sun Xiangfu can also ask Li Shimin to delay the military parade. .

After explaining the matter of the military parade to Su Dingfang clearly, before Sun Xiangfu returned to the mansion, Chu Suiliang approached him again.

"Great Governor, a messenger came to the Yamen to inform that the Hu merchant team from the Western Regions can reach Shanyang in at most ten days. The number of people is very large, at least 5 people."

"More than 5 people?"

Even if Sun Xiangfu knew early on that the Hu Chamber of Commerce in the Western Regions would arrive in Shanyang first in June this year, he never thought that the number of visitors would exceed [-], because in previous years, there were at most a few hundred caravans and tens of thousands of people. .

It seems that his purchase list and the bait of the mirror have played a big role. It is impossible for the number of Hu merchants to increase so much at one time. Most of them brought over the slaves they collected, strong men and so on. .

"Yes, they will arrive at Shanyang first. If they all stay in Shanyang's inn, I'm afraid that the ministers of the court will not find a place to stay." Chu Suiliang said with a worried expression.

"Is there no place to live? That's not necessarily the case. You gather a few preparatory governors who came with you, and come to my house with them. I have something to discuss with you."

After hearing what Chu Suiliang said about the situation, Sun Xiangfu was not only not worried, but said with a smile on his face.

What is a courtier?
For ordinary people, it is an exploiting class that cannot be offended.

But for businessmen, they are the patrons of money.

Now, after more than two years of development, Shanyang has become more and more complete in its infrastructure, with singing birds and fragrant flowers, pleasant scenery, and rich entertainment services. If you are an official, don’t you want to buy a villa here and come here for a few days in your spare time?
Everyone knows that the emperor will go on a northern tour in the next few years, that is to say, they will live in Shanyang for at least two or three months every year in the future. Buying a house is more cost-effective than staying in an inn.

And when Sun Xiangfu proposed the plan for the northern tour to Li Shimin, he had already thought of this section. Therefore, Zhou Chun's engineering team of tens of thousands of people not only built ordinary residential buildings, but also built at least several high-end villas. After a hundred sets, the locations of these villas are all near the west of the Sanggan River, which is the most beautiful place in the city, adjacent to the government affairs area in the north.

How to sell these villas is what Chu Suiliang, the governor, and Zhou Chun, the largest real estate developer in Shanyang, have to do.

In Sun Xiangfu's view, the previous model of managing localities based on rules and regulations is outdated. If you only rely on restricting the behavior of the people, even if the people are obedient, they will at best not starve to death.

A land official should be in charge of production, and should be in charge of the economy. As long as there is more output, the economy is better, and the people have food, drink, and clothing, there will be no chaos.

Rich bigwigs like the imperial court are one of the main sources of customers for Shanyang, and Hu merchants in the Western Regions will also be a large consumer group. Therefore, the emperor's northern tour is a big opportunity for Shanyang. Opportunities for economic development must be seized.

Xuezheng, of course, has to learn the whole set. Zhou Chun is teaching the future assassins today, and Sun Xiangfu has his servants prepare a banquet. The dinner table is their class.

"My lords, do you know what the development of Shanyang relies on?"

It was his honor that Zhou Chun was chosen by Sun Xiangfu to be the keynote speaker at today's banquet. He was a mere merchant, and it was almost impossible for him to be able to preach to several officials who were above the fifth rank.

"Of course it's because of the Governor's reasonable planning and the Nongmen's miraculous planting techniques." Xu Jingzong took the lead in flattering him.

Hearing this, Zhou Chun naturally did not dare to deny it, nodded and said, "Naturally, but this is more general. If you take a closer look, you will find that it is the commercial system that supports the development of the entire city. .”

"Business system?"

Everyone is a generation who has read poetry and books. Although Datang intends to improve the status of merchants, it is impossible to make everyone change their views on merchants in a sudden. Therefore, the business support that Zhou Chun said is good Yang, some disagree.

"Yes, it is the commercial system. It is because of real estate developers like me that the people of Shanyang can quickly settle down. Because of coal, iron, tea, spirits, spices, leather goods, salted fish bean paste, honey, and grain , Perfume and so on, the tribes on the grassland, the Hu merchants in the Western Regions, and the merchants in the Central Plains are willing to come to Shanyang to trade, so that the people in this city can make goods and earn income, so that they can stay here for a long time Stand still..."

After Zhou Chun explained the importance of commerce to the development of a place to several people, Sun Xiangfu came out and said, "The warehouse knows the etiquette, and the food and clothing knows the honor and disgrace. As a land official in the future, the most important consideration is The purpose is to seek interests for the people. Only when they have enough food and clothing can our country be stable, prosperous and strong.

I asked Zhou Chun to tell you about the importance of commerce to local development. I want you to first give up your prejudice against commerce. In my opinion, scholars, farmers, commerce, and industry are not rankings of status and class, but just the division of four occupations. That's all.

Without industry and commerce, no matter how large the agricultural output is, it would be in vain. You may not know it!Back then, if I hadn’t opened the Wangjiang Building, the things grown in Xingfu Village would not have been able to sell at a good price. Now Xingfu Village has not prepared cargo ships in advance to transport the melons and fruits grown by the people in Guanzhong to all parts of the country for sale. If something is planted, it may rot at home.If it weren't for Xingfu Village to purchase a large amount of cotton grown by the people in Guanzhong to process it into cotton clothes, quilts, and cotton cloth.That thing is still only a flower thing for people to watch.

These things are not done by me, there is no one in the court, no one sees such a problem?
There must be, but even if they see it, they don’t care about it, because they can make a profit, let the people hoard things in their hands, and they can buy them at low prices, and then hoard them for strange things, so that there is demand in the market. If they are not satisfied, those who are productive will not be rewarded, which will hinder the development of this country.

As officials, that is, scholars, what we have to do is to help the world, help farmers, industry, and businessmen to straighten out the market, formulate orders, and make overall arrangements. It is not nobler than other groups in charge of output, but Social division of labor is different.In the pre-Qin period, didn't scholars who were not engaged in production once have a low status.

Now that we have adjusted our position, let's talk about how to make the rule develop rapidly.

First of all, you have to sharpen your knife quickly. Now, I, Shanyang, have made some progress in agriculture, industry, and commerce. What should be sharpened is the knife of scholars. Good planning, optimizing our trading links, attracting others, and selling our products is the way you sharpen your knives. If you grasp and solve these core problems, you will become sharper and sharper and gain more for the country. Yes, there will be more and more. "

Sun Xiangfu is a person from later generations. He knows the benefits of taking the road of economic development. The richer a country is, the stronger its external attraction will be. If this country can absorb all Man, then, will be destined to be the core of this world.

(End of this chapter)