Tiantang

Chapter 436 Rewarding Birth
Chapter 446 Rewarding Birth

In the early morning of the second day, Ge Shuhan stood silently in front of the big tomb for more than an hour, and then got on his horse and left.

Immediately, the good news that Wuwei was pacified, Li Yu and others died in the rebellion was sent out from Wuwei and went to Ganzhou together with Ge Shuhan's letter of resignation and retirement.

Zhang Xuan's army left Tubo and rushed all the way to Hexi.

At the end of October in the second year of Yongning, the vanguard of the army arrived at Shaliu River.On November [-]th of the second year of Yongning, the Chinese army under the guard of honor of Emperor Zhang Xuan crossed Chiling and entered the territory of Hexi.

And on this day, the news that Li Gong led thousands of soldiers and horses to abandon Ganzhou and flee westward into the Western Regions reached the army, and the whole army was extremely excited.

Before the emperor's army arrived, Li Gong's rebellion had been put down, and it was a great blessing to defeat others without fighting.

On November 21, the second year of Yongning, Zhang Xuan led his army into Liangzhou.

Guo Ziyi walked into the lobby with a complex expression, bowed down, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, Ge Shuhan's report!"

Zhang Xuan smiled, waved his hands and said, "Xuan."

Guo Ziyi hesitated for a moment, then immediately lowered her voice and read Ge Shuhan's melody in public.

After listening, Zhang Xuan's face remained unchanged, but the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

All the generals lined up on both sides, but they were also silent.

Zhang Xuan was silent for a moment, then smiled lightly and said, "Ge Shuhan put down the rebellion and restored Wuwei City for the court, what is his crime? Summoned, I will not allow him to resign and go back to seclusion, but still ordered him to be the commander of the Hexi clan, in Wuwei City Reorganize the army and stabilize the situation in Hexi."

"Summon, Tiaohe Luo Zhonglang general Ge Shu Lige is the deputy governor of the Anxi Dufu Mansion and the general of Anxi."

As soon as Zhang Xuan's words fell, Guo Ziyi was taken aback, and the generals were also a little surprised.

Ge Shu Lige is the eldest son of Ge Shuhan, an ordinary general under the command of Yan Zhenqing in the Heluo Army. Relative to Ge Shuhan's commendation.

Although the emperor did not directly commend Ge Shuhan, but through this method, it indirectly proved Ge Shuhan's achievements.

In other words, it means that the emperor approved of Goshuhan's actions, even very approving.For a moment, the thoughts of all the generals flashed, but they were all secretly speculating in their hearts, and no one dared to say it out.

Regarding Li Yu and others, Zhang Xuan did not mention it again, which means that the emperor wanted to keep a low profile and downplay the matter.

Guo Ziyi knew it well, so she didn't mention it anymore.

Li Gong's rebellion was over, and Hexi was under the control of the imperial court again.But Tubo is gone, so Longshuo's safety is guaranteed.

Normally speaking, at this time, the emperor has completely completed the mission of the imperial conquest, and can return to the court triumphantly.

But Zhang Xuan didn't seem to want to return directly to the court, but had plans to stay in Liangzhou temporarily.

Guo Ziyi hesitated for a long time before leaving the class and said, "Your Majesty is the lord of ten thousand chariots. It is not appropriate to stay away from the capital for a long time. Now that Tubo is destroyed and He'an is settled, I ask your majesty to return to the court immediately in order to reassure the hearts of the people in the world."

Nan Jiyun, Li Siye and others immediately agreed.

Zhang Xuan shook his head, "Everyone, I will not return to the court. I have decided to temporarily stay in Liangzhou, recharge my batteries, rest my army, and wait until the beginning of spring next year, and immediately swing my spear to conquer the Western Regions!"

As soon as Zhang Xuan's words were spoken, Guo Ziyi and the others gasped.

No one expected that the emperor's appetite would be so big.Not only Tubo will eat it, but even the entire Western Regions will be wiped out.The Western Regions are under the jurisdiction of the imperial court in name, but in fact the situation is complicated, and the forces of all parties are looming in the Western Regions. Since the Battle of Talas, the imperial court's control over the Western Regions has been greatly weakened.

"Your Majesty, this..."

"I have made up my mind. The Western Regions are the gateway to our dynasty. We should take advantage of the momentum and take the Western Regions into our territory. Only then can we return to Zhongjing with peace of mind."

Guo Ziyi opened his mouth, and was about to persuade him, but Zhang Xuan waved his hand and interrupted him, "Guo Xiang, don't say any more, I understand what you mean. The army is running around, and it costs a lot. Why don't you camp in Hexi for a while and mobilize the world Grain and supplies, ready to fight again in the coming year!"

"I am not a militant. But the Western Regions cannot be unfair, and the big cannibals have to fight. Because if things go on like this, the Western Regions are very likely to break away from the imperial court's control, and once the big cannibals enter the Western Regions, I will open the gate to the northwest, and the country will be destroyed. .”

"I am in Hexi, and I act as an agent of the state affairs of the world. When I was in Tubo, I ordered Chen Xilie to supervise the country and guard Zhongjing. I ordered Zhang Xun to lead six ministers to Liangzhou to assist me in governing. At the same time, I transferred Cui, the governor of the customs. Huan is the commander in chief of the Longshuo Army, and Cui Huan will be acting as the agent for all affairs of the Lingzhou Firearms Department."

"The world's grain, grass, and luggage are all transported to the land of Hexi, and all the firearms stored by the Lingzhou Firearms Department are transported to Liangzhou Daying...Everyone, I will gather the power of the world to enter the Western Regions and set the battle! This battle is successful, and our great cause will last forever Serve, there will be decades of stability and prosperity.”

Zhang Xuan suddenly stood up, "At that time, China will truly become a state of all nations coming to court, and the world will be majestic!"

"Your Majesty is wise, long live my emperor!" Guo Ziyi and others bowed down, shouting long live again.

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The emperor then stayed in Liangzhou. Because of the presence of the emperor, Hexi became the temporary political, military and economic center of the world.

Ten days later, Zhang Xun led some officials from the six ministries of the imperial court to form a small cabinet, and rushed to Liangzhou to accompany him to assist the government.At the same time, Zhang Xun also brought good news to the emperor.

Wan Chun, Yang Sanjie and Yang Yulian all gave birth not long ago. Wan Chun gave birth to a son and Yang Yulian also gave birth to a fat boy, but Yang Sanjie gave birth to a daughter.

It was March in Yangchun when Zhang Xuan left Beijing, and now it is the end of the year.

The third sister Yang gave birth to a pair of twins before, and she is pregnant again. She was full of hopes to give birth to a prince, but unexpectedly she was a princess.Zhang Xuan was stunned when he heard the news, and then burst out laughing. He immediately wrote a letter to Yang San to comfort her, expressing that he would treat all children equally.

Although Zhang Xuan didn't care about having children in his heart, but for Sanjie Yang, it really wasn't a good feeling in his heart.Without the birth of a prince, she felt uneasy in her heart. Although Cui Ying and other girls tried to comfort her, she was still depressed.

Zhang Xuan named Wan Chunsheng's prince Kang, and Yang Yulian's prince named Ping, and at the same time named him Wang.And the daughter born to Third Sister Yang was named Yu Yan, and this was the eccentric Princess Yan who later caused countless dignitaries a headache in Zhongjing City.

Zhang Xuan's daughter was naughty and active since she was a child, and her personality was completely different from her other brothers and sisters.This is an afterthought.

The emperor was in Liangzhou, accompanied by ministers and generals such as Guo Ziyi and Zhang Xun. In fact, he transferred the imperial court to Liangzhou in a disguised form. A large number of state affairs, government affairs and military affairs were reported to Liangzhou from all over the world. unprecedented prosperity.

Merchants kept coming and going, soldiers and horses dispatched constantly, teams transporting military supplies and food and grass kept coming, and immigrant teams mobilized from all over the world to Qinghai and Tubo were also in an endless stream, and they all transited in Liangzhou.

Zhang Xun walked in side by side with Guo Ziyi with his memorial in his arms. Zhang Xuan was reviewing the memorial at his desk. When he saw the two of them coming in, he put down the memorial in his hand, rubbed his eyes tiredly, and said with a smile, "It's just in time for you to come. I have something to do with you. You discuss."

"Your Majesty, this is the imperial edict to abolish extravagance and the ten major government orders drafted by Chen and Guo Ping according to your majesty's will. Please have a look at your majesty."

Zhang Xun handed it over respectfully.

Zhang Xuan let out a long breath, "My eyes are jerky, Guo Xiang, you can read."

"...It is advisable to order Yousi to destroy the gold and silver wares that are used by the imperial court for use in the military; their pearls, jade and brocade should be burned in front of the palace; no one below the concubine should be allowed to wear pearls, jade and brocade..."

After Guo Ziyi finished reading, she quietly waited for the emperor's reply.

Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment, nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Sure. However, one more thing, even I and the concubine must take the lead in frugality, set an example, and get rid of the evils of extravagance."

"Yes, my minister obeys the order. Your Majesty is strict with himself and treats the people with generosity. He is indeed a wise emperor through the ages!" Zhang Xun respectfully said.

"...Put benevolence and righteousness first in government, middle officials do not pre-empt public affairs, relatives of the country do not serve as provincial officials, practice the rule of law, Du Sai contributes in addition to taxes, prohibits the construction of temples and palaces, receives ministers with courtesy, humbly accepts advice, and foreign relatives cannot interfere in politics ... These are the top ten decrees, please allow your majesty."

"Absolutely. From now on, all relatives of the emperor, who have titles but no titles, will have their imperial salaries reduced by [-]%; those who have no titles and no titles will have their imperial salaries taken back. Any violations will be severely punished."

Zhang Xuan waved his hand suddenly, his attitude was very firm.

The so-called "Ten Decrees" put forward by Zhang Xun and Guo Ziyi are actually what Zhang Xuan meant.Otherwise, how could the two of them dare to put forward government orders and suggestions specifically aimed at the royal relatives? Wouldn't this be to offend all the royal relatives?In particular, Guo Ziyi himself is a relative of the emperor, how can he abolish his own privileges?
Only the emperor can raise it and advance it with an iron fist.

"Your Majesty, since I took charge of the household department, it took me nine months to seize 9 non-registered households, which is equivalent to more than 80% of the more than 700 million registered households. The number of hidden lands seized is also the same. Roughly equivalent to this, according to His Majesty's will, all of them have been distributed to non-registered households at present."

"For newly attached registered households, the policy of exempting six-year tax adjustments, light taxation to enter the government, and one thousand miscellaneous corvettes a year less... The minister traveled from Zhongjing to Hexi, and the people, men, women and children rejoiced along the way. Inspired, weeping and knelt down on the side of the road, thanking His Majesty for his great grace!"

Zhang Xuan's spirit was lifted.If he wants to build a supremely powerful country, what he worries most is the lack of manpower.The resources of this era are far from being developed, and most of the vast expanses of mountains and rivers are waiting to be reclaimed.

Zhang Xuan knew in his heart that if these hermits who were not registered in the past were included, the population of the world might be close to 7000 to 7000 million.For Zhang Xuan, a traveler who comes from a modern society with a population of more than one billion, these [-] to [-] million people seem like a huge number, but they are actually nothing.

Zhang Xuan hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said loudly, "Zhang Xun, I intend to implement a policy of encouraging births in the world. Within ten years, all women who have three or more children will have one more child, regardless of their concubines, the imperial court will reward them." Qian Yiguan, [-]% tax reduction for the whole family..."

Zhang Xun was taken aback, and quickly smiled wryly, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible! Once this policy is implemented, people in the world will rush to give birth, and will come to the court to ask for rewards. If it accumulates, it will be a big deal." Numbers? Your Majesty, I am in charge of the household department. I know that the national power is too weak to support the war. If this opening is opened again, the huge money and food will be consumed, and the court cannot afford it..."

"Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

"Zhang Xun, you can't be a small account or a big account. We are opening up territories, thousands of miles of mountains and rivers are in urgent need of manpower development and reclamation, and the population of our dynasty is still insufficient! Once this policy is implemented, I believe that the world will be able to conquer the world in a year. Increase the population by millions... When the population is large, the land will be cultivated, and the army will have a source of soldiers... Population is the greatest wealth of my dynasty!"

"In the beginning, the pressure from the imperial court was greater, but as long as the imperial court is more frugal and saves money and food to benefit the people to encourage children, there is no problem at all. Not to mention anything else, but the daily singing, dancing, and banqueting needs of the capital's dignitaries are not a small amount. number."

Seeing that Zhang Xun was still frowning and smiling wryly, Zhang Xuan couldn't help laughing, "Zhang Xun, don't worry, I have carefully calculated that with the current strength of the treasury, it can barely support it. Besides, the imperial court will increase revenue and reduce expenditure this year to promote merchant trade. , the revenue of the national treasury must have increased a lot. You don't have to frown in front of me, I know it well!"

Zhang Xun sighed and said, "Your Majesty, everything is going to waste, money and food are needed everywhere, and I'm exhausted every day, lest the treasury be empty..."

"It's really not possible, the reward money can be offset in taxes... In short, I have made up my mind, Zhang Xun, you and Guo Xiang will find a way to advance this matter."

Zhang Xuan waved his hand, he had indeed made up his mind, no matter who objected, he would issue a decree to reward births throughout the world.

In this era of cold weapons and farming, population is the greatest productivity!

Zhang Xuan is very clear that once the policy of rewarding births is released, it will definitely bring huge pressure to the central and local finances, and the surge in population in a short period of time will also bring various pressures to the whole country.But as long as we grit our teeth and get through the past few years, we will soon usher in the demographic dividend period, and the national strength brought about by the increase in population will be revealed little by little.

In the long run, this will play an important and irreplaceable role in the long-term stability and prosperity of the entire world.

The issuance of the so-called edict advocating frugality and eliminating extravagance is to pave the way for rewarding births and increasing population.Zhang Xuan has already made sufficient mental preparations. If he is really overwhelmed in the end, he will promote the national alcohol prohibition.Prohibition of alcohol will save a lot of food. In this era, the amount of food consumed for wine making cannot be described in words.

He knew in his heart that he suppressed the interests of the powerful, abolished the privileges of the nobility, and tilted the national power to the common people, all by using his personal power and iron fist.Such a series of policies would have been difficult to implement substantively if it were not for him as the emperor.

Zhang Xuan has no complaints or regrets, and he is paving the way for future generations.
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Asking for leave: I suddenly received a notice that I will be on a business trip to Henan tomorrow. I was caught off guard and had no manuscript to save, so I had to ask for leave.Please forgive me one or two.Lao Yu rarely asks for leave to write books at the starting point, this time there is no way.Try to restore the update on Sunday, if not on Sunday, then only on Monday.Sorry again.please forgive.

(End of this chapter)