Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 762
There is no need to worry about children's affairs, so Sun Xiangfu didn't sleep well that night, because he had to persuade Yu Xiuer when she was not in a hurry to get angry.

Of course, he didn't immediately listen to Sun Wanting's one-sided words. Looking back, he still had to investigate the Huren boy she said.

"Xiu'er! I'm here as a husband, I'm afraid I can only stay for a month or two, and I will go on a mission. This trip will take at least two or three years. I will trouble you about the children's affairs. The meaning of being a husband is based on the wishes of the children! Marrying a rich and powerful family is not a good thing in the long run, and we can't do it."

When Sun Xiangfu finally mentioned this point, Yu Xiuer agreed without saying a word.

Because she thought that Sun Xiangfu would be a sage in the future, and he wanted to set an example for all generations. The emperor didn't like the marriage between the powerful and the formation of factions. So, wouldn't it be good for the Sun family to take the lead in responding to the emperor's call?

Even the emperor stipulated that his sons and daughters should intermarry with ethnic minorities as much as possible to promote national integration. Then, wouldn't it be good for Sun Jia to take practical actions to support the emperor's decision?
Now, she knows why her husband can be a saint. It turns out that all his decisions have deep meaning, at least, there is no conflict with the emperor.

Yu Xiuer's conjectures were soon put on paper.

Wang Deyong's current task is to record these useful things. Therefore, Sun Zhengming's efforts to promote national integration have been included in the biographies of saints.

When the official has a huge team dedicated to beautifying a person, there are simply too many rumors that can be revealed, even if Sun Xiangfu ate a bowl of cold skin on the streets of Suiye City and ate the whole bowl, They can also make a big statement, saying that Sun Zhengming lives frugally, cherishes food, and never wastes it. There is a poem "Compassion for Farmers" as evidence before. These qualities of the saints should be learned.

It can be seen from these things that the ruler has the final say on what kind of honor one wants to give to others.

Li Shimin didn't think about it for long, and decided to implement Sun Xiangfu's proposal.

Therefore, Li Chengqian is busy again. It is needless to say how complicated the national administrative structure is re-planned, the appointment of officials, and the specific distribution of powers. But this time, almost everyone is full of enthusiasm. Sun Xiangfu praised the reform proposal.

Because most people will benefit from this reform.

In Li Shimin's first batch, more than 30 governors of Shangzhou who performed well were promoted to Zhengshitang Pingzhangshi.

The ten departments were expanded into twelve departments, and the education department of the Ministry of Rites was separated separately, the Ministry of Education was established, and the Imperial Medical Office was upgraded to the Ministry of Health.

Twelve ministers, in the future, the grade will also be upgraded to one level, and it is mentioned from the second grade, and then according to the actual needs, set up six to ten ministers of the third grade.

Shangshu shot left and right, and was promoted to the second rank, and there were six assistant ministers under him, all of whom were second rank.

The governor of state roads was abolished, but nearly a hundred new provincial governors from the third rank were installed. These governors, when they go up one level, can go to the Zhengshitang to do peace affairs, and then they will be twelve ministers, or vice-presidents. Prime Minister, prime minister, judging from the number of officials at this level, it can be said that they have a lot of room for promotion.

Of course, more than 200 more positions for third-rank and above officials are actually not a big deal. The correspondingly added positions for fourth- and fifth-rank officials are just too many, at least several thousand, which has led to the fact that the imperial court is from the top. From the bottom to the top, most officials have been promoted.

Be it Broken Leaf City or Chang'an City, this summer, it can be said, was spent in a sea of ​​joy.

Sun Xiangfu came to Suiye City for the first time, so he definitely wanted to visit more. Here, a city with a ratio of Hu to Han reached eight to two. Its stability and prosperity represented that the Tang Dynasty had the ability to govern and multi-ethnic Hu. Large areas dominated by humans.

However, after walking around for half a day, he lost that interest.

Because, no matter which street he went to, he would always meet officials who greeted him with a smile on his face. Moreover, these people all had expressions of admiration and flattery, and even wanted to chat with him as much as possible. , which made him unable to play well.

He still doesn't know that in this world, there is already a shortcut that can be famous in history, called 'chatting with grandchildren'.

"Xiu'er! How do I feel, the atmosphere of our Tang Dynasty has changed a little bit." Sensing the strangeness of those officials, Sun Xiangfu said to Yu Xiu'er who was accompanying him on the rickshaw.

Yu Xiuer pretended to be surprised and said, "Really? I didn't feel it! Even if it changes, it should be changing for the better! Look at those officials, all of them are polite and polite, and they don't put on airs at all. That's not good. Is it?"

Sun Xiangfu didn't understand, nodded and said, "That's good, but it's a bit weird. By the way, I see that you have been in the palace so frequently recently, how many tasks does His Majesty arrange?"

Yu Xiuer replied, "That's a lot! The newly grown artists of Tai Lesi all want the opportunity to perform. Now, they are overwhelmed and want to join the mission. Your Majesty thinks that there should be more performance teams for the mission." Some are good, the real selection! ”

Sun Xiangfu nodded and said, "Well, the belief of the big cannibals is just in the period of fanaticism. It is indeed more difficult to change some of their cognitions, and stronger propaganda is needed."

Yu Xiu'er smiled and said, "No matter how fanatical their beliefs are, they still need to have a full stomach to survive, and if they want to have a full stomach, they must learn your husband's agricultural knowledge, so ah! As long as the big cannibals don't If you're stupid, you won't stop your husband from giving lectures and spreading agricultural knowledge."

Sun Xiangfu also smiled and said, "After you say that, my husband feels that the pressure on my shoulders has eased a lot. I hope that after this trip to Dashi, I can rest at home for a few years in peace."

"Is my husband also afraid of running outside?"

"It's not that I'm afraid of running outside, but I'm afraid of missing a lot of things."

Sun Xiangfu didn't continue talking, but Yu Xiu'er knew that what he meant was to miss the time of reunion with his family like now.

Li Shimin let Sun Xiangfu play for a month, and then called him into the palace to discuss matters. There were quite a few people involved in this meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to finalize the final details of the Tang Dynasty's unification of Eurasia.

In the administrative hall of the palace, the newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister Ma Zhou first explained the general outline.

It means that after the mission led by Sun Xiangfu enters Dashi, at the right time, they can promise to give Dashi a certain amount of military assistance.

After all, at this time, the Byzantine Empire, supported by arms sales and loans from the Tang Dynasty, has the upper hand on the battlefield. Force more people to flow into Datang.

In fact, when Dashi and Byzantium launched an offensive and defensive war in the area south of the Mediterranean Sea in the past two years, more than ten million local people have flowed into Datang. Even if they are allowed to continue fighting, it will take another year or two at most Over time, the populations of the two countries will be stretched and they will have to stop fighting to recuperate.

Therefore, Li Shimin set the goal of the final unification plan to be completed within two years. In this way, he will complete the unification of the Eurasian continent at the age of 50, and plans to abdicate at the age of 55 and become the Supreme Emperor.

Therefore, there is not much time left for Sun Xiangfu to lay the foundation for the popular support of Datang in Dashi. The intensity of action must be greater than that in Byzantium. Before August, the mission will take place. This time, it is enough There are more than 2 people traveling in groups.

Sun Xiangfu has nothing to say about the strategic plan that was jointly discussed by many courtiers and Li Shimin. It is enough to implement it according to the plan. However, several sets of contingency plans for retreating from Dashi require the cooperation of the mission and the military. train.

Therefore, Sun Xiangfu's leisurely reunion with his family soon came to an end. At the end of July, when all the manpower and supplies were ready, they started on the road. In less than half a month, they entered the Dashi territory.

Want to say why so fast?

I also have to praise the strength of the construction team here. The laborers from the Western Regions who built the road from Suiye City to Chang'an back then have never stopped since they started to enter the construction and road repair industry. Today, they have long been Skilled workers, and, some, or skilled workers.

In these years, when the territory of the Tang Dynasty expanded to that point, they built roads and cities there. Therefore, in the two years since the formation of the three-legged power, they have already repaired all the concrete roads leading to Dashi and the Byzantine Empire. Moreover, the standard of construction is higher than before. At least, the road can run three or four steam tractors side by side.

Along the way, seeing the scenes of people of different nationalities communicating with each other in Chinese, Sun Xiangfu was a little relieved. The world has been completely changed because of him. The big languages ​​will continue to eliminate small languages. In the end, Make Chinese the only common language in the world.

But now, within Datang, no one thinks that it is so difficult to unify the Eurasian continent, because the military equipment of Datang has been upgraded at multiple levels in the past few years. Something invincible on the battlefield, giving them absolute confidence.

The [-]-ton steamships have already been launched in batches, so Datang's navy can quickly appear in the area near the sea, because the navy's base is in the Persian Gulf, and the range of those on board can reach several kilometers Under the artillery, no one thinks that the purchase of those bed crossbows, catapults and other weapons and equipment that Datang eliminated more than ten years ago, or Byzantium, will cause any harm to the Tang army.

Not only the navy, but also the army, Datang can also launch tens of thousands of such cannons to the battlefield at any time, because Datang has enough miners to mine minerals for them, manufacture these things, and have enough food output, supply These miners, specialize in these jobs.

Calculating in terms of force alone, Datang is like an adult strong man, while Dashi and Byzantium are like two toddlers, beating them is effortless.

And Sun Xiangfu is the one who put an end to this unification battle.

(End of this chapter)