Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 396
Wen Yanbo's ability to be the head of the ten ministries is related to his political views being in line with Li Shimin's. His strategy may not be as good as that of Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others, but his political foresight is still higher than them.

In history, because he was captured by the Turks and stayed in Turks for a long time, he knew the situation of the Turks very well. Later, Li Shimin was sent to the Turks in Guanzhong, Hetao and other areas to promote the Turkic people by means of cultural education and farming. The suggestion of integrating with the Han people was highly valued by Emperor Taizong.

This is also the reason why Wen Yanbo has been able to occupy the position of the prime minister since Li Shimin destroyed the Turks in the fourth year of Zhenguan, and was never demoted until he died of illness.

One must know that even people like Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, and Li Jing have ups and downs in terms of aspect, let alone Xiao Yu.

In a sense, Sun Xiangfu robbed Wen Yanbo of his political achievements in advance. He accelerated Li Tang's speed of destroying the Turks, and led Li Shimin to the track of national integration in advance, which led to Wen Yanbo who should have been promoted Now I can only be the chief official of the next level.

However, a person's talent cannot be concealed, and being able to see the facts is one of his advantages. He almost said what Li Shimin wanted to say most at the moment.

"Wen Qing's words are reasonable, what do you love Qings think?"

The emperor and the prime minister have made an agreement, plus a heavenly official from the Ministry of officials, who else in the court dares to say that it is not good?
At this time, the benefits of Li Shimin's reform of the official system were reflected. The heads of the various ministries in the court, who did not speak on behalf of the aristocratic family, those middle and low-level officials jumped out, and several big bosses made moves together. This will greatly speed up the finalization of various political discussions.

"Second by the ministers..."

Regarding the performance of the ministers, Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction, and was about to announce the draft, Wen Yanbo played again, "Your Majesty, the nationwide land liquidation, the recovery of job fields, the formulation of salaries for officials and miscellaneous servants, etc. As a reference, but if it is implemented at the same time, too much manpower will be required, and the official department will definitely be too busy. In addition to asking His Majesty for more imperial examinations on behalf of the official department, I also suggest the establishment of a restructuring and inspection team. Around Guanzhong, the method of gradually advancing to the whole country is used to supervise the specific implementation of the reform system at the local level. In this way, not only the official salary reform system, but also the citizenship system can be implemented in one step, and it can be implemented nationwide. Moreover, those local officials can be eliminated as much as possible. He deceived the superior and the inferior, and used all kinds of shady means to defy the imperial court."

"Wen Shangshu's strategy is very good, and the minister seconded it."

Sun Xiangfu rarely jumps out to give praise to other ministers, but Wen Yanbo's suggestion does have a bright spot. It can not only solve the plight of the court's lack of manpower, but also allow the court's reform projects to be implemented in a solid manner. It is the best way under the current conditions.

"Second by the ministers..."

With two strategies in a row, Wen Yanbo finally regained some face for the disgraced officials. Li Shimin immediately ordered a dozen officials to be the leaders of the inspection team for restructuring. A group of adjutant officials and some new imperial examinations will start from the periphery of Chang'an to the whole country. It will take at most a few days for each group to take back the official land of a county and distribute the permanent land to the farmers who originally planted these official land. As for the salaries of officials, clerks, handymen, etc., or labor contracts, as an example in the relevant literature, almost only one ceremony of reading and signing is required, and all can be completed. Statistics, replacement, reporting.

In this way, one inspection team can promote the reform of several counties in a month, and if more than a dozen inspection teams continue, at most by the end of next year, all states and counties across the country will be able to complete the reform.

After the dynasty was over, Sun Xiangfu was detained by Li Shimin, along with Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, and Li Jing.

From the people who stayed, it can be seen that Li Shimin is going to discuss the military.

"Yuan Gai Suwen's military skills are really good. The Gao Clan's army has been defeated and retreated under his attack. There are only a dozen or so cities left. It will be over a month at most, and they will be unable to resist. By then, Yuan Gai Su Wen who has wiped out the interior will definitely lead the army to attack Kaiyuan, the four coalition forces, and the [-] light cavalry supported by the Shanyang faction in the past are not good at defending the city, I am afraid that Su Dingfang will suffer a lot of losses."

Li Shimin said after showing everyone the latest news from Goguryeo.

In terms of military matters, Sun Xiangfu can't really say much. However, he is the governor of Anbei after all, the actual manager of the northern land. If Li Shimin wants to make any military arrangements for the north, he must be dispatched through him.

"Your Majesty, although the left guards under my command are good at defending, they need to stay in place to defend. The stability of Shanyang is the top priority for the North, and even the entire Tang Dynasty. Once there is a loss, there may be a crisis in the north." A powerful country really can't take the risk of calling out its defenders!" Sun Xiangfu roughly heard Li Shimin's meaning and said.

How could Li Shimin not know what he said!This is where he struggles, fighting Goguryeo, a small victory is not of much use, because their population base is relatively large, and they recover quickly, and they cannot launch a large-scale war like the previous dynasty. Millions It may be easy to recruit a large army, but it is enough to drag down a country when it is consumed.

"Your Majesty, can you transfer the navy to transport the soldiers from Laizhou, log in to the rear of Goguryeo by sea, and fight guerrilla warfare, so that Yuangai Suwen can't deal with it, so Wuxia can turn to Kaiyuan?"

With Sun Xiangfu's brain, he can only think of this point. If the Tang Dynasty's navy does not attack Beisha City, which has been built into a military fortress by Goguryeo, but goes west to the Korean Bay to attack Pyongyang directly, or directly bypasses the Korean peninsula, Landing from the East Korean Bay on the back and attacking Wonsan and other places will definitely catch Goguryeo by surprise, because Goguryeo's main line of defense and army are all in the Liaodong and Xincheng areas, thousands of miles away from the east coastline. Unexpectedly, Tang's army would spare such a long sea route to attack their backs. Moreover, the purpose of the attack was not to occupy Goguryeo's territory, but to rob money, food, and people.

"It is clear that this strategy is very good. Goguryeo is mostly facing the land of the sea. Now, my Tang Dynasty's navy can run across the sea, and it is absolutely possible to land and harass them in a place they didn't expect. We don't want much results, and we can break through several of their cities at once. However, it is not difficult to plunder his population of tens of thousands. In this case, Yuan Gai Suwen will definitely be surrounded by soldiers, tired of coping, and disperse the main force in the coastal cities around, so that it cannot overwhelm my army stationed in Kaiyuan Sexual advantage, at least, can maintain the current stalemate until our army goes out."

Fang Xuanling praised, and Li Jing said again, "The sea is like a flat river to me. Sea routes should indeed be used well. Moreover, there is another chess piece that we should also use, that is Gothe .

This person is in Laizhou, however, the army loyal to his Gao clan is currently fighting against Yuan Gai Suwen for this invisible monarch, his will must not be firm, and most of the generals who can conquer the war are cast in Yuan Gai Su Wen, Gao's army was incapable of attacking and defending, so there were successive defeats and retreats.

The minister suggested to send Gao De back to Goguryeo's Gao family army with a good fighter, and help Gao De command the Gao family army to deal with Yuan Gai Suwen's attack. Even if they lose, they will consume part of Yuan Gai Su Wen Military strength, delay the time until the next quarter of next year. "

"The pharmacist's strategy is feasible, so who can be the general?"

"I recommend Zhang Gongjin, General Zuo Xiaowei." Li Jing thought for a moment, then cupped his hands.

Li Shimin nodded when he heard the words, "It is true that only Hongshen is the most suitable, so I will issue an order to draw up the decree, but the situation in Goguryeo is urgent, Hongshen set off from Chang'an, I am afraid that he will arrive in Goguryeo..."

"Your Majesty, if there are a small number of people traveling quickly, I have a fast boat, which can help Duke Zou reach Laizhou within seven days. Moreover, I have a team of people with good combat effectiveness who are accustomed to sailing on the sea outside Laizhou, which can be dispatched by Duke Zou. .”

Since Sun Xiangfu had already thought of transferring Zhao Long and others back to Chang'an for training, it would be okay to be exposed. Zhang Gongjin is both civil and military, and good at water warfare. Give him some help, and he will definitely be able to accomplish Li Jing's strategic goals well.

Hearing this, Li Shimin showed a gratified smile on his face, and said, "If that's the case, you should start arranging the ships immediately, and I will summon Hongshen right now."

Just as Sun Xiangfu was about to resign, he remembered what happened in Weinan, and said to Li Shimin, "Your Majesty, after the release of the imperial examination results, you must go to Weinan to have a look. Only when the production in Weinan is guaranteed can we supply our army for the expedition."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "I know about this, so let's set the time after the Qionglin Banquet! Let the No. [-] Scholar, No. [-], and Tanhua also drive with their companions, and let them see what they will manage in the future. How the place is built step by step."

"No, after the minister goes down, he will inform his subordinates that the arrangements are made."

After leaving the imperial city, Sun Xiangfu rode directly to the old shipyard in Lantian County. There were many concept ships that had not been mass-produced, and among them was the speed, which was similar to the three-sail clipper that Yang Shunshui had built.

Today, this kind of ship has undergone comprehensive upgrades and improvements. Not only is it faster, but its built-in is more suitable for continuous sailing. Its hull is originally small and its draft is not deep. Or go forward on the canal, with wind and water plus wind propellers, the speed can reach [-] kilometers per hour.

Right now is the season when the northwest wind suddenly blows up. This kind of fast boat can reach Luoyang from Chang'an within one day, and there is no problem at all from Luoyang to Laizhou Sea Wharf in about five or six days. When encountering an emergency, it is necessary to hurry quickly, so the shipyard designed it in a targeted manner.

"Now there is no idea that Japanese people always come to the shipyard!" Sun Xiangfu tightened his robe after getting on the clipper, and said to Yang Shunshui, who was going to personally steer the ship for him.

Yang Shunshui shook his head and replied, "No, but after our shipyard recruited workers on a large scale, many people with the characteristics of Japanese people came to apply for the recruitment, but were driven away by the guards."

"Do they have the household registration of Datang?"

"Yes, it was issued by the government, and it seems to be the case in various other factories."

Hearing this, Sun Xiangfu said with a gloomy face, "The Waguo is determined to imitate me! I'll have to let His Majesty send someone down to investigate later."

(End of this chapter)