Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1077

"Now that they are farming, plus the income they are good at from animal husbandry and selling raw hides, their lives are even better than ordinary Han people. In this case, if they still have a rebellious heart, then I will still I really can’t believe it, so let them celebrate Buddha’s Day with the same customs as before.”

Speaking of this, Ye Chen paused, recalling the incidents of 'beating, smashing, looting, burning and cutting' that made the world extremely angry in later generations, and said: "However... it cannot be ruled out that some people are ignorant and ignorant, and those who have lost their power and status Therefore, the unreconciled Tubo nobles instigated troubles, not to mention that the hostile forces such as the Song Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom and the Holy Church have never stopped destroying us secretly, and they may take advantage of this opportunity to cause trouble. Therefore, some things that should be prepared still need to be prepared. made."

"It is my will that Tibetans in Qingzhou, Taozhou, Liangzhou, and Qinghe Prefectures can organize Mufo Festival gatherings and celebrations, but the state government must come forward to participate in the organization. How to prevent troubles will be determined by the Ministry of Security, the prefects of the four states and The regiment commanders of the garrison discuss it together and decide on their own.” Sometimes it is not a good thing for the emperor to stick to the end, because the local prefects and garrison generals know the situation of each state better than Ye Chen, and the situation of each state may be different. Chen made some restrictions, but it would cause bad things. It is better to hand over the power of how to do it to the prefects of the four states and the generals of the garrison.

Ma Wentao hesitated for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money to organize the celebration of Mufo Festival. Could it be that the imperial court and the state governments will pay for this money?"

Ye Chen said with a smile: "Since Ying Cheng, Lin Buchi and others proposed to hold the Buddha Mu Festival, these expenses will naturally be raised by them. What's more, who said that this kind of thing can only cost money, as long as a little change, it will be four years. Another way for the state to make money. As for how to make money, just tell the prefects of the four states and let them refer to the Cuju competition held by Xiangfu Academy every year."

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard the words. They were all highly intelligent people, but they immediately thought of what Ye Chen meant by making a slight change.

Although Yingcheng Lin Buchi guessed that Ye Chen would not refuse, he did not expect that he just proposed to let Taozhou hold Mufo Festival celebrations. Ye Chen not only agreed, but also asked the other three Tibetans besides Taozhou. It can also be held in states where people gather, and the government has come forward to help organize it.However, Ying Cheng Lin Buchi thought it was a trivial matter to ask them to pay the money, but he found that although Zheri Shimu and the others were very happy that the tribe could continue to hold the Mufo Festival celebrations, they were not satisfied with the matter of paying the money. This thing is not willing.

.........

.........

While the wars in the Western Regions continued, the prosperous Jiangnan was also in turmoil.

Xiangfu Kingdom was established for three years, on April [-]rd, in Hangzhou, south of the Yangtze River.

Wu Emperor Zhao Pu sent 7000 garrisons in Hangzhou, together with the commanders of the army capital and the battalion capital, were assassinated at home at night. The [-] Wu troops were leaderless. The [-] people were personally confronted by Wuyue King Qian Zhiyin, coerced and lured, and finally surrendered to Wuyue King.

At the same time, a total of [-] troops from the prefectures and counties appointed by Zhao Pu on the Liangzhe Road staged a coup d'état, killing prefectural and county officials and besieging and besieging a small number of city defense regular troops.

Also on this day, [-] sailors belonging to the State of Wu suddenly left the garrison, drove [-] warships along the Yangtze River to Hangzhou, expressed their separation from the State of Wu, and declared their allegiance to the King of Wu and Yue, Qian Zhiyin.

The two Zhejiang roads changed overnight, the south of the Yangtze River trembled, and the whole world was in an uproar.The king of Wuyue has changed from an idle prince who is rich enough to rival the country, to a hero who has an army of 11 and controls all the way.

The news spread to the state of Wu, which had just been established for two months. The emperor Zhao Pu of the state of Wu was naturally furious, and immediately sent [-] troops to attack Hangzhou. win or lose.

When the news reached Kaifeng, Song Emperor Zhao Dezhao and Prime Minister Li Mingxuan were overjoyed. Jiangbei Li Jixun had already worked out how to lay the pontoon bridge, and also found a place to lay the pontoon bridge, and was about to send troops.Unexpectedly, King Wuyue sent Bai Zixuan to Jinling to lobby Zhao Pu successfully, and the two sides actually ceased fighting.

On the second day, that is, on April [-]th, King Wuyue announced the restoration of the Wuyue Kingdom, calling himself the King of Wuyue, with Song Jiawei, the former minister of the Wuyue Kingdom, as the prime minister, and Gao Chengxiang as the general.The two newly rising powers, Tianji Mansion, became Wuyue Kingdom's organization similar to Xiangfu State's Security Department. Bai Zixuan was granted the title of Marquis of Tianji, and his official rank was the chief envoy of Tianji Mansion. However, this matter was not made public.At the same time, Qian Zhiyin, king of Wuyue, sent a form of surrender to Jinling Wu Emperor Zhao Pu, willing to bow his head to Wuyue.

Song Emperor Zhao Dezhao was naturally very angry when he got the news, and Prime Minister Li Mingxuan, Privy Council Envoy Li Jixun, and Shen Zhizheng Shi Lu Yuqing were also very regretful.After discussing with the kings and ministers of the Song Dynasty, they finally came up with a countermeasure and sent people to lobby the King of Wuyue secretly, trying to form an alliance with him and attack Wu together.Wuyue King Qian Zhiyin listened to Bai Canghai's suggestion, rather than making false claims, he neither agreed nor refused.

So far, Song State, Wu Yue State, and Wu State have formed a wonderful situation of three kingdoms, and besides these three countries, there are two behemoths, Liao State in the North and Xiangfu State in the Northwest, who are eyeing the rich lands in the Central Plains and even in the south of the Yangtze River. Also, Dali in the west and the Great Quyue Kingdom in the south also sensed the impending turmoil in the Central Plains and Jiangnan, and each coveted the nearby territory belonging to the Song Kingdom.

……

……

At the same time, thousands of miles away in Xia Jing, Ye Chen, the emperor of Xiangfu Kingdom, started his scheduled three-year inspection tour.

Ye Chen's first stop was Wugong County under the jurisdiction of Xia Jingfu.

The reason why Wugong County became Ye Chen's first stop was naturally because the weapons and equipment production base was located in Wugong County. In fact, it was because the weapons and equipment production base first existed, and then developed into a martial arts industry in just over two years. county.

It can be said that in Xiangfu Kingdom, the defense strength of Wugong County is second only to the Imperial Palace. The garrison alone has a standing mixed infantry and cavalry brigade. In addition, the Ministry of Security has a branch here, with hundreds of spies under its command secretly watching all suspicious people nearby. .Because the weapons and equipment of the hundreds of thousands of troops in the Xiangfu Kingdom were all researched and invented by the weapons and equipment research department here, and then produced and manufactured by various military factories, and then distributed to the nine major legions, special brigades, and defense forces in various states and counties.

Today's weapons and equipment production base has grown into a giant in just over two years. Half of the land in Wugong County is enclosed by the tall wall, covering an area of ​​tens of miles.There are more than 7 craftsmen and technicians affiliated to the research department and various military factories.Among them, there are 300 master craftsmen who specialize in research and invention, and dozens of the top master craftsmen come from Gewu Academy of Xiangfu College.In addition, there are as many as 2000 senior craftsmen who lead the specific production. Each craftsman and technician has undergone strict political review and has been trained by a technical school.

Under Ye Chen's vigorous promotion, Xiangfu Kingdom has given very high treatment and status to the low-status craftsmen in this era, both spiritually and materially. The salary of a master craftsman is similar to that of a county magistrate. .All innovations or important inventions in weapons and equipment are based on military merits. More than 30 people have been awarded official positions. In addition, the patent review and reward system has gradually matured and popularized in Xiangfu Kingdom, standing at the height of the country and the times. In other words, the torrent of scientific and technological innovation in Xiangfu Kingdom, led by the military industry and dominated by private handicrafts, has vigorously affected all the grain harvests, people's income, military strength, and people's living conveniences in Xiangfu Kingdom, everything.In a small way, this series of policies has greatly enhanced the enthusiasm of all craftsmen and technicians in the weaponry production base for research, creation and work.As a result, Xiangfu country's weapons and equipment have always far surpassed Song, Liao and other countries or forces.

"I heard that Song and Liao also set up weapons and equipment research departments to conduct research with the textbooks of our Xiangfu College and imitate our weapons and equipment, but they didn't see the root cause of our success at all. It's just scratching the surface!" Ye Chen said indifferently in front of Manchao civil and military officials when he heard Hu Sanguang inquire about these news from the Ministry of Security a few months ago.

Accompanied by Ma Wentao, Yang Jiye, Yu Wen, Lian Jicheng and others, and greeted by Li Yanghui, the magistrate of Wugong County, Liu Dongming, the head of the weaponry production base, Meng Guanggou, the commander of the Wugong County Standing Mixed Brigade, Ye Chen walked into the Wugong County.

The weapons and equipment production base occupies half of Wugong County. Liu Dongming, who is in charge of the weapons and equipment production base, is already at the fourth rank, which is six levels higher than the magistrate of Wugong County.As the magistrate of Wugong County, the most important task is to ensure the production base of weapons and equipment in terms of life.You must know that there are [-] to [-] craftsmen and technicians in the base, and the daily food, clothing, housing and transportation cost a lot.Among other things, there are thousands of various shops, restaurants, teahouses, brothels, inns, etc. outside the base. You must know that the salaries of craftsmen in the base, including technicians, are not low. It is consumption. As long as someone consumes, it will naturally drive the commerce and trade of a region, making it more and more prosperous.

At the same time, Wugong County also has the most spies from major forces, mainly Song and Liao. It is an exaggeration to say that Wugong County alone probably accounts for half of the spies sent by various forces to Xiangfu Kingdom.Therefore, the branch of the Ministry of Security in Wugong County is also the busiest of all branches, and there will be arrests almost every few days.

Experts from the Operations Department of the Ministry of Security suddenly surrounded a certain shop or an inconspicuous courtyard, and then arrested the shopkeeper, waiter, buddy, or even a certain policeman from the county government.People in Wugong County have become accustomed to this kind of thing, and it is not surprising to see it.

(End of this chapter)