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Chapter 498

Wang Hua was standing on a piece of grass, and the chilling northwest wind was blowing, and the yellow grass spread to the horizon one after another, like a yellow sea, with layers of waves.

Wang Hua turned her head and said to Zhu Dian, "It only takes one year."

A year later, a large amount of grain will come out of the arable land, and we will not worry about grain as we do today.

At the same time, Wang Hua began to implement some development plans.

There are some special products in the Northwest, such as animal husbandry, but it is not enough to rely on animal husbandry. There are also some special products, but they do not play a big role.This is needed to boost the economy of the entire eight states.But there is an advantage, and that is the Silk Road.

It happened that part of the Silk Road had to go through eight states. If Wang Hua didn't take advantage of this advantage, he wouldn't be a competent official.

Militarily he underestimated his talents, but economically he had great self-confidence.

So I thought of the things exported by the Tang Dynasty, silk, and Wang Hua had no interest for the time being, and geography and climate also restricted the development of the silkworm industry.Tea leaves are equally difficult.But there are two other things that Wang Hua can implement immediately in Yashu.Porcelain, because of the problem of raw materials, the fired porcelain will not be able to keep up with Jiangnan porcelain, but it is a high-end route.Wang Hua doesn't necessarily have to follow that route.Moreover, Tubo, Turkic, and Dashi are not far from Yashu, and the freight will be reduced on a large scale.

This is the first article.The second is paper. Large-scale papermaking requires a lot of bamboo.But the time for bamboo to grow is very short, which is exactly what Wang Huazheng needs.From manufacturing to planting, this will increase the income of many people.

And then there's the fragrance, the fact that it's already being made.Wang Hua uses the most primitive water distillation method to extract essential oils from scented petals, leaves or fruits.Then blend with alcohol, which uses the volatility of alcohol to emit fragrance.There is no way to make industrial alcohol, but it can be distilled repeatedly to increase the degree of the current grain wine.Of course, there are also minor issues such as the sealing of the bottle to be solved.

Don't expect to sell a bottle of perfume at a sky-high price as soon as it comes out, as in the novel, or even exchange a city for a mirror like Rome.Because China has long extracted fragrance from flower petals and made it into rouge.

But it is certainly a profitable industry.Because of technical issues, it is a monopoly industry.Once monopolized, it is difficult not to make huge profits.In addition, it has also promoted a planting industry, planting flowers.

The last item is even less popular, beets.This was Wan Dahai who came to Dashi and deliberately sent people to Europe to find it.It's hard to judge, just like a big carrot.It has been planted in large quantities this year in the southern part of Oceania, mainly for seeds.In the original plan, Wang Hua also wanted to hand it over to the imperial court.But after this accident happened, it was impossible to hand it over to the court.However, he is about to bring a large number of seeds to Yashu.

These four programs will benefit countless people.There is also the biggest advantage, except that the second technology has been made public, the other three technologies are all under Wang Hua's control.This will make many people in eight states really tied to his chariot.Don't talk about benefits, if you give him a hundred coins, he will be loyal to you immediately, but what if someone else gives him five hundred coins?Only long-term benefits can make the relationship close, just like many families, especially the nineteen aristocratic families, can't do it if they want to distance themselves from themselves.

Now the weather is getting colder, and most of these benefits will not be really seen until next year, and some will take a year.

So Wang Hua said one year.

After the incident of the Shatuo people, hundreds of clans were afraid.Then Wang Hua called the chiefs and elders of the various tribes again.What I'm talking about is about these industries. Although the actual results have not yet been seen, everyone has seen a beautiful blueprint.

But in the end, it's food.

No matter how good the next year is, we must first get through this year.

Therefore, in addition to presenting the second big gift to the court, Wang Hua also issued an order to increase the price of grain.The sky-high price of [-] Wen per bucket of rice was purchased, and the huge price difference was used to encourage merchants to smuggle grain from the Tang Dynasty.At the same time, some big aristocratic families also used their connections to bring the livestock in Wang Hua's hands back to the Tang Dynasty, and brought a large amount of grain when they came.

But at the price of seventy coins, the people of Bazhou must not be able to bear it.Therefore, Wang Hua sent his men to conduct a population census everywhere, and distributed food stamps according to the population.This has become a good thing. It turns out that the imperial court has no way of knowing how many people there are in this area.Now that it is so complete, no tribe dares to hide the population. As a result, the statistics show that, except for the people who migrated later, there are 10,000+ people more than the population of the imperial household.

But Wang Hua wiped off his sweat. In this way, soldiers and captives were not counted in the territory, and the number of people reached 54.Including soldiers and prisoners, more than 60 people opened their mouths to beg for food from him.If it wasn't for Qinzhou and his party to lay a solid foundation, even with the support of Oceania, he would not be able to bear it either.

Of course, this is a temporary investment that will begin to pay off substantially next year.

On the surface, it is possible that because of the food problem, no matter how good Wang Hua's next year is, it will be in crisis.However, as the stored food decreased day by day, many people who heard the news panicked, but he became calmer day by day.

Yes, it is calm, calm is not enough to describe the expression on his face.

The imperial court finally had an answer this time.It's not easy!
The imperial envoy came to Lanzhou to announce the decree, and Wang Hua also congratulated the decree, just like a courtier.But the eunuch who announced the decree did not dare to regard himself as an imperial envoy.But the decree is not good news.Having said that, you did a great job in Yashu.I just said this nonsense, and I didn't have any official official position.Then he said some innocuous nonsense, nothing more than persistent efforts.Last but not least is the theme.Since it is not easy to arrange a large number of immigrants in the eight states, the imperial court can send people to move the two hundred thousand people to other states.

After the eunuch finished reading the imperial decree, a slight sweat flowed from his forehead.

After the court received the Wang Hua Memorial, the court did not discuss any countermeasures that day, but the second morning court issued an edict by Li Xian himself.

This move is also very ruthless, don't you want to be a courtier? This is an imperial decree, and it is not unreasonable. In the past, when the imperial court immigrated, they also moved to many state capitals.This draw is equivalent to taking away Wang Hua's population base of more than 20.Without these population bases, the power will be weakened, and water conservancy projects will become nowhere in sight. Eight states with 60 people and three states with 10,000+ people will have completely different results.

But Zhu Ting sighed at the side, the court did this, no, it was Webster who wanted to do it, and really wanted to force Wang Hua to oppose him.Hasn't she learned to reflect by now?It's not that she didn't learn, Webster was also hesitant, but the group of trusted ministers she chose were afraid of Wang Hua, and even more afraid of Wang Hua's endless expansion of her own strength.

But he dared not say it in the hall. Once he said it, he doubted whether Wang Hua would send troops to Chang'an. It was not far from Lanzhou to Chang'an.When he came to Chang'an, he wanted to rectify his name and righteousness, he would not take the lives of Li Xian and his wife, but he could take the head of his own head, so he might not be afraid.Therefore, after the morning court, he turned black and white in front of Webster behind his back.

Not only that, but because of Wang Hua's arrangement, although the imperial court ostensibly embargoed the transportation of food, the food still flowed continuously to Bazhou from all directions.Therefore, he gave Webster another bad idea and sent a large number of soldiers to station in Wei, Jing, Min, Qing, You and other states.

Wang Huali fought against Tubo, and the Tang Dynasty also drew a large number of troops.This is a normal deployment of troops, and it is imperative to be on guard against others. Wang Hua is now like this, it is difficult to convince people that he will not rebel.Troops stationed here is also a precautionary measure.And a few hundred miles further ahead, is the important place in Gyeonggi.

But that's not the case. There are a lot of soldiers sent, but can they really stop Wang Hua's cavalry?But it can't fight against Wang Hua's iron cavalry, but it can deal with smuggling businessmen.The garrison of a large number of soldiers will eradicate all channels for Wang Hua to obtain food.

The eunuch knew the inside story, but the troops had not been deployed yet, otherwise he would have doubted whether Wang Hua would sacrifice himself to the flag.Moreover, he is also Webster's confidant, which was why Webster deliberately asked him to come here to make an order, so as to find out the details of Bazhou and Wang Hua's attitude by the way.So his heart is even more empty.

But on the contrary, after listening to the imperial decree, Wang Hua smiled at him gently, told him to sit down, and said, "You have also heard about me in Qinzhou, right?"

"I heard."

"The situation in Qinzhou was not better than that in Bazhou, or even worse. How many people did I have to fill? And you came all the way, and you saw that I was building water conservancy projects. The completion of these water conservancy projects is not to accommodate these hundreds of thousands of people. It is not a problem to accommodate millions of people. Why do the state capitals of Lingshan have to station a large number of troops? The main reason is that the population is sparse, and the Tubo and Turkic cavalry come, and there is no strength to immediately organize a large-scale army. The arrival of these people just enriches the This region, if settled down, will make an important contribution to the stability of our border."

Border security?You can't be called An Ding at the border, the eunuch thought to himself, but he didn't dare to say it, instead he nodded.

"This is just one of them. In the past, this area rebelled and surrendered at times, and there were endless wars. Why? It is because they existed in a nomadic way, living in no fixed place, and the court could not manage them. They are used to wildness. Now I am cultivating a lot, precisely Change their way of life. Once they settle down, it will be easier for the court to manage. For example, there are now more than 50 people in the territory of Bazhou." Wang Hua did not want to hide the number of people. cover up.

"If 50 of the 40 people live here, the other 10 people live as nomads, but they are scattered everywhere. Even if they don't change their wildness and want to rebel, they won't be able to gain momentum. And I believe the court has heard the news, In order to arrange these immigrants, I have done a lot of work some time ago. If the plan of the imperial court is followed, then there will be chaos in the eight states. I have no way to govern the eight states."

The eunuch slandered in his heart, who gave you the right to govern the eight states?But still dare not refute.

"From the current point of view, if the eight prefectures change again and again, not only will I have no way to govern, but it may cause misunderstandings by hundreds of thousands of people, and even turmoil, which is not good for the imperial court. In the long run, the eight prefectures also need to be populated. , to strengthen the strength of the border. This is because I am afraid that the imperial court will misunderstand, otherwise I would like to recruit a group of refugees from other places to further fill and strengthen the eight states. Therefore, it is difficult for me to accept this edict. Also, you will bring me A word to His Majesty, I have not spent a penny from the imperial court, will the imperial court allow me to adjust the food?"

Wang Hua didn't even bother to write the memorial.

"Okay, I will definitely bring this to His Majesty."

"That's good. If I hear that you concealed this message, I believe you will understand the consequences." Having said this, Wang Hua's face darkened.

The eunuch shuddered.

After Wang Hua finished speaking, he sent him away.

But when the eunuch returned to the palace, the first person to report was Webster, so Webster falsified Wang Hua's words before passing them on to Li Xian.So the words are carried, but the effect is different.When Li Xian heard this, he really thought that Wang Hua was arrogant and rude, and he was furious in the palace.

In the end, even he agreed to send out the army to block all food shipments to Eight States.

Zhang said that after people heard about it, they didn't know whether it was good or bad.Wang Hua's power is growing, which is definitely not a good thing for the court.But the court's extreme approach also pushed Wang Hua to the brink of rebellion.And it may not be able to block it.There are also horse farms in Yashu, and a small number of garrisons.Although the lack of food is not much because of farming, it is also poor.What if Wang Hua withholds this part of the grain?Is the racecourse no longer there?
There are also garrisons in the Western Regions.Although there are very few Tang troops, and the local Hu soldiers are basically used, in order to maintain control, there are still Tang soldiers.It is also farming, but it also requires a small amount of food subsidies from the imperial court every year.Although Wang Hua has not sealed the Silk Road now, what if Wang Hua also puts his eyes on this batch of grain?
Of course, this is what most people think.Only a few people, such as Zhang Renyuan, don't think so.

Wang Hua will not let the soldiers guarding the horse farm run out of food, otherwise he will lose his righteousness.Even if he rebels, he will not rebel until his strength is mature.The food in the Western Regions also did not dare to move, and Guo Yuanzhen was also panicked if it moved.At least Wang Hua will not do such an unwise thing now.

But he vaguely felt that Wang Hua would not be without arrangements.The court's extremely tough behavior seems to be deliberately promoted by Wang Hua.

That's not the case either, the imperial court will not watch him grow stronger, this is what Wang Hua expected.But he still hoped that the imperial court would let him go because of the fact that he donated prisoners and materials and spent millions of money.But it doesn't matter if you don't let it go. Although you spent some money, you can bring yourself not only a rectification of name, but also the hearts of the people.

Under his great victory, he bowed his head to the court like this.And why he fled to Bazhou is known to all the people in the world.Then he rebelled against himself, and the court repeatedly forced him to go to Liangshan.

Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and those who lose the hearts of the people lose the world.

So put the hearts of the people in your arms first.

This is a wonderful move, and if the imperial court agrees, Wang Hua will immediately get a lot of food smoothly, food is the most important thing for the people, and the eight states will be truly stable.The imperial court disagreed, and they spent some money on their own, but they also won the hearts of the people.

It made sense, and then Wang Hua started to take real action.If the soft ones are not enough, then the hard ones are necessary.

At this time, we were wrangling back and forth, time entered October, and the weather became colder.There was also a big movement in the imperial court. Close to the border of eight states, checkpoints were set up on all roads, and the inspection was strict. As long as it was a small carriage or a large bag, it had to be opened for inspection.

This order came very suddenly, because it had been negotiated at the beginning of the negotiation, and the livestock had been taken away long ago.However, the transportation of grain is not a one-day effort, so the dozen or so big northern families that communicated with Wang Hua are still continuously transporting food to Wei, Jing, and Qing prefectures.It is possible to transport to the three states, but only to these three states, and it is impossible to move forward.Even if the network is dispatched, the soldiers who are interrogating cannot be persuaded.

Some other businessmen have also seen the huge difference in grain prices, even if the freight is thrown away, there is still a huge return.So after hearing the news, many businessmen also transferred grain to Sanzhou.But even the food of more than a dozen big families is in the city of Sanzhou, let alone their food.

Some heard about it on the road, and went back with food in mournful faces.The round-trip freight cost is not small, and some of them are processed locally. As a result, the price of food in the three states is a little lower than that in Chang'an City.Some rented some houses in the city, hoarded them, and waited and watched.

They were waiting and watching, while a dozen or so families were looking for a way out.They all agreed to Wang Hua at the beginning, and they also owed Wang Hua a huge favor, and they will cooperate in the future.Definitely won't give up on this.But no matter who you entrust, the final answer is that you can transport anything to Bazhou, even if it is weapons, I know that Wang Hua captured a lot of weapons. Melt them into ironware.But it is grain, and I don't want to transfer a bucket of rice to Bashu.

With the coming of winter, the stock of food has decreased, and the people in the eight states are panicking. After hearing the news, can Webster let it go?Not only did they issue strict orders, but they also issued secret orders that if an accident occurs on the territory of whoever manages it, they will be questioned.

As a result, more and more food was stored in the cities of the three states, and the price of food fell day by day.However, the smuggled food and the food brought by more than a dozen aristocratic families in the eight states have just maintained a balance for a period of time, and then began to decrease sharply.

This made some people see the dawn of victory.

On October [-]th, there was a vast expanse of white frost outside the city of Jingzhou, and some small rivers were covered with thin ice.

The sun hasn't come out yet, but the sky is starting to glow a bit.The gates of the city were opened, and the people began to come in and out.But now the inspection is more stringent. This is for large cargo, and pedestrians with small luggage are let go without even looking at them.However, because all large cargoes are inspected one by one, the speed of release is very slow.

Looking at the long line of people in and out of the city, a few soldiers on the top of the city were chatting nonsense, nothing more than Zhang San Li Si, or that little lady was good-looking and so on.Wang Hua has become a taboo topic.

At this time, one of the soldiers suddenly raised his head and shouted to the side: "What are you doing here at the top of the city?"

Several other soldiers turned their heads to see that more than thirty big men were striding up the wall from the Lu wall to the top of the city.

They immediately pulled out their weapons, and one of the fire chiefs shouted again: "Who are you?"

A young burly man had already climbed the city wall in three steps and two steps at a time. He smiled slightly, showing his white teeth, and asked, "You don't know me?"

"Why do I need to know you?" the fire chief shouted, while beckoning, the soldiers next to him understood, and he blew the warning horn.No matter who he is, it must not be a good thing for Mo Ming to come to the top of the city miraculously.

The young man didn't give up, as if he didn't hear the sound of the horn, he continued to reply gently: "Then I will tell you my name, I am Wang Hua of Gong County."

PS: The monthly pass of the book friends yesterday was a bit awesome for tipping.Today is still the third report.

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