Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 440 Li Shimin's trickery skills

Seeing Li Shimin's kind smile, Zhang Le Qiujin regretted agreeing to Wang Hao and giving up the throne of Baizi Kingdom to Shelong. With such a powerful empire and such a good emperor supporting him, why should he be afraid of the barbarians? , should have submitted the form earlier, and asked the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to send a large army to beat them one by one.

However, when he heard that he was appointed Duke of Yunnan County, with a monthly salary of [-] guan, a mansion for the third class in Chang'an, ten servants and five maidservants for third-class citizens, and settled in Chang'an, if Zhang Le Qiujin regretted it, after all, I didn't say it.

He just saw the tip of the iceberg in Chang'an, ate at a roadside stall in Chang'an once, lived in Wangjiang Tower for a day, and fell in love with it completely.

Now, the emperor gave him a big house and a high salary of [-] guan per month. From his noble status as the Duke of the second rank, he can eat, drink, and have fun every day in such a beautiful and prosperous city. Going to suffer in the deep mountains and old forests of Yunnan?

He even selectively forgot the meaning of the word 'Yunnan County'.

That's right, this is one of the results agreed by Li Shimin and Sun Xiangfu yesterday, to re-establish Yunnan County, which was abolished in the first year of Wude, and put it under the jurisdiction of Jiannan Road.Moreover, the title of King Baizi was revoked, and Shelong was named the chief of the Bai tribes, the governor of Yunnan County, and the general guarding Yunnan.

From the very beginning, Li Shimin put Datang in the right position. Now, it is the Bai people who can't hold back the other clans. They are begging Datang. Then, these things will save the court a lot of political troubles in the future. Of course he is We should take the opportunity to settle down, although in fact Shelong is still the king of soil in Yunnan after returning, but this kind of downgrading is tantamount to killing their independent thoughts in the cradle.

For this nominal thing, Shelong, who didn't know a lot of big characters, had already been instructed by Zhang Cheng, so it didn't matter, it was whatever the court said.

Therefore, the early morning court went very smoothly. Li Shimin finally announced that starting from tomorrow, within ten days, all courtiers will accept the arrangement of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Households, and help the people harvest summer grain and calculate taxes. , At the same time, the decision to exempt the poll tax from this year in Guanzhong was also announced today. From the beginning of this summer grain harvest, the tax collectors of the imperial court will only count the output per mu of land, and the tax will be one per [-].

Other dynasties raised taxes when they fought wars, but the Zhenguan Dynasty cut taxes when they fought wars. Li Shimin deliberately delayed this news until now to let the people have a comparison in their hearts and know that he is good.

Zhang Leqiujin and Shelong are the ones who know him the best now. Their clothes were stripped off, and a few Chinese palace maids with fresh skin wiped them with a fragrant substance to wipe them down. The old mud all over their bodies was rubbed clean. They had never felt that their skin was so comfortable and fair.

Not only the hair and skin, but even the teeth in the mouth, the maids helped them clean them with a kind of brush. The white paste-like thing had a familiar smell of medicine after it was ingested. It should be that they were usually injured. Herbs that are chewed and applied to wounds.

After washing, a group of maids actually helped them trim their beards and hair. Finally, after trying several sets of clothes of different sizes, they helped them choose the one that fit them best and told them that this is their future clothes. The ceremonial attire is similar to that of the few officials standing in the front row in the court hall this morning.

The governor of Yunnan County in Shelong, the guarding general, is a third-rank official position second only to the chief executive of the state road.Zhang Le Qiujin obtained the title of Duke of the County, also from the title of the second rank, isn't it the same level as the few officials standing in the front row in the court.

However, Shelong not only had the governor's civil service uniform, but also a military uniform, so after trying on the civil service uniform, he was taken to try the military uniform again. When he was wearing a green military uniform and golden wheat ears When the collar badge and the large golden badge that can only be worn by the generals of the Sixteenth Guards appeared in front of the full-length mirror, Shelong didn't recognize himself for a long time.

Of course, at first he thought that there was a person standing behind the copper frame, because he had never seen a mirror that could make every detail visible. When he was in Yunnan, he saw the reflection in the water. Looking at his own appearance, the image is actually very blurry.

When the palace lady pointed to the person in the mirror and asked him if he was satisfied with the military uniform, he realized that the person in the mirror turned out to be himself, and after playing with the mirror for a long time with his teeth open, he was almost Count your nose hairs.

In the end, he decided to wear this military uniform to meet Li Shimin. He even wanted to make a request to Li Shimin, whether he could give him a few more sets of these clothes. After he returned to Yunnan, he wanted to wear them every day.

Zhang Le Qiujin, who had a similar experience with him, waited for a long time in the ceremonial hall before Shelong came out. At this moment, he has a lot of mental activities. He is very glad that he can stay in Chang'an in the future. A full-length mirror goes back.

According to the court lady, there is no such treasure in the mansion given to him by the emperor. In fact, there are not many such treasures in the imperial city. , but those are only for girls, all of them are precious.

When they were brought to the wine table where more than a dozen dishes were prepared, Zhang Leqiujin and Shelong's brains were almost stagnant. Many of the dishes on the table were new to them. They ate two of the best meals in their lives at Wangjiang Tower one day, and they have gained a lot of knowledge, but their eyes can't help but stare at those foods.

"Thank you for your kindness."

Li Shimin, who had changed into light clothes, walked into the side hall where the banquet was held. At this time, Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, Sun Xiangfu, and Changsun Wuji who had arrived before Zhang Leqiujin and Shelong came. Everyone stood up to greet them. Zhang Leqiujin and Shelong didn't understand the etiquette of the Han people, but they also got up, followed their example, and bowed their hands to the emperor.

"Please sit down, gentlemen. Don't be restrained at the banquet."

Of course, Li Shimin said this to Zhang Leqiujin and Shelong. Fang Xuanling, Sun Xiangfu, who was in charge of drinking, had eaten with Li Shimin more often than he had eaten with his wife recently.

However, when Li Shimin sat down before his case, he immediately frowned and said to Wang Deyong, "It's a hot day, why don't you serve some iced sweets, they are all my distinguished guests."

"Slaves deserve to die, let's do it now."

In fact, Sun Xiangfu really wanted to tell Li Shimin that eating too much iced food is bad for your health, but obviously, Li Shimin was not obsessed with food, but wanted to pretend to be aggressive in front of Zhang Leqiujin and Shelong, telling them, we Datang has everything, even in the scorching summer, there is never enough ice to eat, and, through this little trick, give Zhang Leqiujin and Shelong some face.

As the overlord of the wine shop, Li Shimin was very proficient in all the actions of buying people's hearts, so soon, Zhang Leqiujin and Shelong were blushing from drinking, and they were half or six points drunk. After being served, Li Shimin talked to them about serious matters while they were eating dessert and in the happiest mood.

"Zhang Qing, I heard that there are quite a few members of your Zhang family in Yunnan. I have given you a mansion. You can bring them to Chang'an, where they can taste our food and visit the scenery. If they live comfortably, Let’s all stay in Chang’an and settle down, there’s everything here…”

The tribes of Yunnan and the Sichuan dialect have a similar language family, and the Guanzhong dialect is also very similar to the Sichuan dialect. Therefore, Li Shimin communicated directly with them without any obstacles. After half a quarter of an hour, the only thing Zhang Le Qiujin thought about was to express himself All the clansmen moved to Chang'an to live a good life.

Li Shimin was able to achieve some of his political goals through these small means. Guanzhong now has such a large labor shortage, so it would be better to move more.

After the flickering was over, Zhang Leqiu made progress, and then it was naturally Shelong. To deal with him, Li Shimin used a simpler routine, saying, "Shelong, once you wear this military uniform, you really look like a general. I hope you will come back After Yunnan, make every effort to govern and lead the people of the clan to live a more prosperous life. If you have any difficulties, let someone send a letter to me, or you can ask Xiaogong for help nearby. The entire Tang Dynasty is your strong backing, and no one can stop you The Bai people live a good life..."

No matter what he actually did, these words made Shelong feel warm all over his body, and then, without hesitation, Shelong agreed to the mining development and various commercial projects proposed by Li Shimin. One thing to lead the Bai people to live a happier life.

Then, Fang Xuanling and Sun Xiangfu also explained to Shelong how to develop the economy of the Bai people through business, and Li Jing told him how to improve the military combat effectiveness of the Bai people through some small means, etc. Wait, in short, let Shelong feel that the monarchs and ministers of Datang are very good, and they only care about their Bai people.

In the end, Li Shimin asked them to follow him to the fields in Guanzhong tomorrow to see the people's harvest, and don't rush back, because they happened to be in time for the Tang Dynasty to send troops to Goguryeo, and they could watch the military parade ceremony before leaving.

After sending the two people who were seven or eight points drunk out of the palace, Sun Xiangfu also returned home early. Starting tomorrow, he will witness the limit production of fine-bred wheat in this era. The three-year three-field system is his current The optimization and improvement of seeds and the care of the fields to the greatest extent that can be achieved are also carried out under his full monitoring.

Therefore, it is almost impossible for the fields planted by the common people to exceed the output of his experimental field, just like the Champa rice he planted in Lingnan. So far, no yield per mu can surpass the one he planted himself. that season.

(End of this chapter)