Zhenguan Leisurely King

Chapter 193 So It Was Yours

"Your Majesty is wise. If His Majesty needs to expand the territory, the students are willing to be pioneers, throwing their heads and blood for Datang." Wang Pingan knelt on one knee and said passionately.

Perhaps influenced by Wang Ping'an, all the ministers knelt down and shouted loudly: "The ministers are willing to throw their heads and blood for your majesty."

"Okay, you are all heroes of my Tang Dynasty. I am gratified, I am gratified." Li Er was inexplicably excited. Although he didn't want to be an emperor who expanded the territory, if there was an opportunity, Li Er would never miss this opportunity.

"My loves, let's have dinner with me in the palace today." Li Er said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The ministers accompanied Li Er to another palace - Linde Hall.

Although Wang Ping'an was sitting in the last seat, it still didn't affect his mood. He was excitedly waiting for the imperial meal to start.

Soon Wang Pingan got to know the emperor’s imperial meal of the Tang Dynasty. Compared with the various dishes of the later generations, Li Er’s imperial meal was fried and nothing new. The only thing that made him feel good was the roast leg of lamb. The taste is even better than later generations.

This made Wang Pingan eat and eat, and wanted to eat, but he didn't want to touch the rest of the dishes. He was used to the delicacies of later generations, and he was really disappointed with the royal meals of the Tang Dynasty.

What surprised Wang Pingan the most was that at the banquet, Li Er did not act like an emperor at all, and those courtiers did not act like courtiers either.

Didn't you see that Cheng Yaojin and Yu Chigong had already engaged in sex, and Li Er was still yelling "Hello".I saw that one of the two broke the table with a punch, and the other broke a stool into two pieces abruptly.

Wang Pingan was engrossed in watching this, it was much more exciting than what was shown on TV, every punch and kick was a real blow, looking at their vigorous movements, it was impossible to tell that they were already middle-aged.

"it is good!"

Wang Pingan couldn't help shouting out when he saw the wonderful scene.

Hou Junji next to Wang Ping'an glanced at Wang Ping'an, took the jug and filled him with wine, and said, "General Wang, last time I heard that you have sent someone to Turkic."

"General Hou has a really good memory. Ping An remembers saying it only once and never again." Wang Pingan said.

"Isn't it because General Wang's topic has attracted too much attention from the old man, and I can't forget it even if I want to."

"Hehe... It seems that General Hou also has thoughts about Turks. How much do you know about Turks?" Wang Pingan asked.

"This old man certainly doesn't know as much as you, but I can tell you that Jali Khan subdued other Turkic tribes and became the largest tribe. He used iron, blood and honey to win over those big tribes and make those small tribes Abandon it and let it fend for itself," Hou Junji said.

"This kid knows a little bit, and the kid has already asked people to contact those small tribes." Wang Pingan said.

"Why contact them? If you add them all together, there may not be 1000 people." Hou Junji asked puzzled.

Wang Pingan smiled without saying a word, watched Hou Junji for a while and said: "I heard that General Hou will go to Yumen Pass to take up his post in the near future to prevent the Turks from attacking them."

"That's right, I didn't expect General Wang to be so well informed." Hou Junji said with emotion.

"It's not that the kid is well-informed, but I guessed it." Wang Pingan said.

"Conjecture?"

"That's right, it's speculation. The boy deliberately revealed that he had sent people to Turkic, and he also knew that His Majesty would definitely attack Turkic. You must know that our emperor is comparable to the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. How could he be just an emperor who guards the country? He will definitely Arrange for one of the generals to guard the gate of the country and explore the reality of the Turks by the way. If you want to know the situation of the Turks in a short time, it is most convenient to ask me." Wang Pingan talked eloquently.

Hou Junji looked at Wang Ping'an as if he were an evildoer. He already had a high enough opinion of him, but he still underestimated him too much.

He sighed and said, "It's true that the waves behind the Qianjiang River are pushing the waves ahead. We, the waves ahead, are afraid that we will be shot to death on the beach by you."

"General Hou, what are you talking about? You are in your prime and a role model for the younger generation. How can you look down on yourself so much?" Wang Pingan said excitedly. He was just flattering.

But to Hou Junji's ears, he didn't think so. He thought Wang Ping'an was very reasonable, but he still said modestly: "General Wang..."

"General Hou, please don't call me a kid like that. You are my elder, so calling me safe is enough."

Hou Junji thought for a while and said, "Alright, then don't call me General Hou anymore, just call me Uncle Hou."

"Yes, Uncle Hou."

Hou Junji said again: "Ping An, Uncle wants to inquire about the latest situation of Turks from you."

"This is no problem, I can give it to you tomorrow." After Wang Ping'an finished speaking, he leaned against Hou Junji and said softly, "Uncle Hou, do you want to make a fortune with the soldiers you have accepted?"

Hou Junji's eyes lit up, but then dimmed again, and said, "Everyone wants to get rich, but you have to have life."

Of course Wang Pingan knew what Hou Junji was worried about, so he smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Hou, not only can you make money for your brothers, but even if His Majesty finds out, you won't be used to you, and if you develop well, maybe you will be Awarded by the court."

"Really, can you tell me how to get rich?" Hou Junji asked suspiciously.

Wang Pingan smiled mysteriously and said, "I'm hooked, hehe..." But he said, "Didn't Uncle Hou ask why my nephew wanted to contact those small tribes abandoned by Jali Khan?"

Hou Junji nodded and said, "Indeed, the old man is very curious, what's the use of these people?"

Wang Pingan said with a smile: "It is very useful. First of all, they can raise cattle, sheep and horses. Their breeding technology is much better than that of Datang."

Hou Junji nodded his head here and said: "That's right, but they raised cattle and sheep well, and they were robbed by Jaili or other big tribes in the end."

"This is another benefit. When we send troops to the Turks, we always have an excuse. Generally speaking, others will accuse the Tang Dynasty of bullying the weak, so it is difficult to get the support of the people. , when the time comes, the Tang Dynasty can directly send troops into Turkic, not only will the people not blame them, but they will also be forced to altruistically choose whether to use troops or hand over people." Wang Ping'an said.

"This is indeed good, but what does it have to do with getting rich?" Hou Junji asked again.

Seeing that Hou Junji was a little anxious, Wang Pingan smiled and said, "This is another arrangement of my nephew. My nephew will send people to unify those small tribes, place them outside Yumen Pass, and take them in in the name of Tang Dynasty. Let them become a part of Datang, and then Uncle Hou will protect them.

Let the people of those small tribes form their own army, but you have to listen to Uncle Hou, don't care about the number of people, my nephew will give them the supplies they need, such as cattle, horses, sheep, salt and iron, silk and so on.

It will also arrange to build a market there, which will sell some things that the Turks want, and we only need what we need. My nephew is researching a kind of cloth made of wool. Once it is successful, how big is it in the middle? profits, and now who has the best chance of being the first to touch the wool. "

Hou Junji was confused, he only knows how to march and fight, and he really doesn't understand business very well. Besides, what Wang Pingan said is relatively general and not very detailed, so he is currently in a state of vague understanding middle.

Wang Pingan also noticed it, sighed and continued: "Uncle Hou, if a market is built in Yumenguan, you said, will there be taxation at that time? You should know that there are many vendors who enter and leave Yumenguan every day. How much, they traveled thousands of miles to Datang just to make money, and now there is no need to enter Yumen Pass, there are many merchants who can get what they want outside the pass.”

Wang Pingan paused, and continued: "Uncle Hou, when you say that the tax will be collected by the Tang Dynasty or by the Turks?"

Wang Pingan looked at Hou Junji, and saw him say: "Of course it can't be handed over to the Turks, and I can only accept it from the Tang Dynasty."

"However, this is in Turkic territory. It doesn't seem very good to do this. People will say that I, Datang, bully others."

Hou Junji heard the meaning of Wang Ping'an's words at this time, the Turks cannot be allowed to get tax revenue, and the imperial court cannot directly send people to do something. As for who will do it, it is nothing more than himself and Wang Ping'an.

He said: "Uncle basically understands what you mean, but it seems difficult to achieve. As a border guard, you can't appear in Turkic territory at will, and will those Turkic people honestly give us money? "

Wang Pingan said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about that, my nephew will arrange everything, you just need to send people to patrol around this tribe frequently."

"It's that simple?"

"It's really simple. You have to know that it's easy to go from thrift to extravagance, but it's hard to go from extravagance to frugality. When the people in those small tribes were about to die out, my nephew reached out to help them and let them have enough food and clothing. There is only one requirement." , just let them follow me. Do you think he agrees?" Wang Pingan laughed.

"If it's the old man, the old man will definitely agree, and he will give his life to you." Hou Junji replied.

"That's right, please take care of my nephew's Wang clan in the future." Wang Pingan cupped his hands to Hou Junji.

"Boy, dare you say so much nonsense, this tribe belongs to you?" Hou Junji said with his eyes wide open.

Wang Pingan smiled and said, "If it's not my people, why should I save them. If Uncle Hou is interested, my nephew will let you participate."

"Forget it, old man. What you have done is quite out of line. You can do it, but I can't. The censor of the imperial court is not a vegetarian. You should give the old man and the border guards what should be given to the old man and the border guards, Mr. Wang You can rest assured about the safety of the tribe, and believe that no one will dare to think of them."

Hou Junji knew that Wang Ping'an's suggestion was very profitable, but at the same time it was very risky. As the saying goes, benefits and risks go hand in hand. However, as an extreme minister, this little profit was not worth the risk of losing his official position.

"Don't worry, you are indispensable for everything. As for the news, after arriving at the border, someone will come to you and tell you everything that happened in Turkic recently." After Wang Ping'an finished speaking, he continued to eat roasted leg of lamb and drink fine wine.

(End of this chapter)