Chastity Layman

  Chapter 887 Tune the tiger away from the mountain

   "It's getting late, I'll go back first." Qin Lang got up.

  The princess stepped forward and took Qin Lang's arm, "It's so late, just rest here, I will serve you."

Qin Lang gently squeezed the princess's chin, "Although I really want to stay, but I can't bear to see you so haggard, I order you to do nothing or think about anything tonight, just sleep obediently, don't sleep Don't get up for five hours. When I see you tomorrow, I hope you will become that energetic Isana again."

   "I've gotten used to the days when I had you by the Qilu Lake. In these days of parting, I can't sleep every night without you by my side." The princess hugged his arm reluctantly.

   "Your words of love really fascinate me. I have insomnia without you by my side. I miss your long hair and the charming smell of your body, as well as your silky and delicate skin..."

The princess smiled lightly, showing her white teeth and two dimples on her face, "But how did I hear that you took Acha as a concubine as soon as I left? Now even Jiaozhou City is rumored to be a concubine. King Gui has become King Cuangui, why didn't I see it at the beginning, so you have already taken a fancy to Mrs. Ah Cha."

   "Actually, it's nothing. It's a long story. That Cuan Gui Wang plotted against me."

"I don't believe it. There is no one in this world who uses his wife to plot against others. In fact, I have no right to be jealous. I have no name and no relationship with you. I can have an unforgettable memory by the Qilu Lake. Well, I'm going to leave you eventually, you kept me, I decided to leave, Acha is a nice person."

  Qin Lang hugged her, "Forget it, I won't leave tonight."

  Princess pushed her away, "No, I'm going to bed, see you tomorrow."

  Kissing the princess goodbye, Qin Lang returned to his own garden in Jiaozhou City.

   Mrs. Ah Cha came up to him and took off his coat. Niu Jianhu and Li Daliang sat in the flower hall, watching this scene with mean smiles on their faces.

   "Mrs. Xie."

   Ah Cha took the clothes and smiled at him, "Let's talk about things, I'll go down first, call me if you need something."

Li Daliang looked at the back of Ah Cha leaving, and couldn't help but marvel, "Sanlang is really a romantic seed, and he is full of romantic debts everywhere. The Linyi princess before was amazing enough. I didn't expect another one in a blink of an eye. Mrs. Ah Cha, Saburo, you are merciful everywhere, there are mothers-in-law everywhere."

Niu Jianhu said to Qin Lang, "Sanlang, you can take it easy, counting your Majesty's original agreement with you, the ten-year period is almost over, Princess Changle is about to marry into the Qin family, so you don't have to worry about it." Is your little wife angry when she sees you have too many concubines?"

   "I heard that the princesses in the royal family are very powerful. I think you also provoked Princess Danyang at the beginning, and you ended up making a show, don't you remember?"

  Qin Lang rolled his eyes at him angrily, "I'm also a victim of the Princess Danyang matter, and Xue Wanche still has a grudge against me, but I **** whoever provoked me."

   Picking up the teacup and taking a few sips, Qin Lang realized that the ten-year period agreed with Li Shimin was really coming soon.

  It is now May of the eighth year of Zhenguan, and the ten-year period will expire next year. Princess Changle will soon be fourteen years old. Do you really want to marry the princess?

   But when thinking of that little lolita, Qin Lang always felt that it was a bit strange. The little girl who grew up watching him was still a little girl now, and became a husband and wife?

  I always feel that this is awkward.

Whether it was Yu Xuanji who was with Yuxiao or the emperor's secret pile, or Yang Chongniang and Anong who were accepted to win over the fief, or Hu Jiana, Xilin, and Tuyuhun's three concubines, in fact, no matter who There is no emotion, after all, it is an adult.

   Facing Changle, I always feel guilty.

"Sanlang, you really forgot your old love when you had a new love. When you were in Tonghai, you and Princess Linyi were inseparable. You often traveled to the mountains and rivers, and your love is incomparable. Why do you have Mrs. Acha now? The princess is always inseparable." You don’t want to accompany me at night? No wonder Ah Cha said last time that you are a fickle person, and when you were in love together, you talked sweetly, and when you turned around, you called her Mrs. Ah Cha..." Niu Jianhu chattered.

  Qin Lang didn't bother to talk to this guy.

"Li Gong, just now I talked with the princess about sending troops to Linyi. The South China Sea Fleet can't go this time, but we can call various sea merchants to go together. I can also call a group of vassals and knights from Wu'an Prefecture. This trip should not be a loss..."

  Li Daliang was very surprised after hearing Qin Lang's conditions.

   "Isn't it a little too much to build a Tangfang in Linyipu, and also to build a concession and engage in extrajudicial autonomy?"

Niu Jianhu patted his thigh and said, "Sanlang's idea is good, why didn't we think of it? If you want me to say, we should add another one, and build another military port for our South China Sea Navy in Linyipu. I will send ships to patrol regularly in the future. , you can replenish and rest there.”

Qin Lang nodded, "If the South China Sea Navy has spare capacity, it would be good to get a few ships to cruise to Linyi on a regular basis. It can not only deter pirates and protect the merchant ships of the Tang Dynasty, but also deter Linyi and other vassal states. There are many needs, as long as we send a few ships to cruise regularly, it is also necessary to set up a dock in the military port in Linyi for rest and supplies, and I can add this at that time."

   "Is it necessary to rent for five hundred years? Why don't you just ask Lin Yi to designate these Jiangxinzhous for us?" Li Daliang asked.

"If it is assigned to us directly, it will become an enclave of Datang. It is more than two thousand miles away from Jiaozhou, which is too far away. Besides, if it becomes the territory directly controlled by Datang, it will be different from the concession. I guess Lin Yi would not agree, after all, Linyipu is the capital of other people, how can we build a territory directly under their noses, but there is still a difference in leasing, "

"But as long as we have this governance power, there is actually not much difference between renting and demarcating. We have a concession, which is more conducive to development, management and operation. The location of Linyipu is very important. If we can manage it well, then it will be good for us. The Silk Road is very important. From Jiaozhou Port to the south, Linyi Port can become an important trading port, which is not only conducive to supply, but also conducive to the export of our goods, and the purchase of local products of Linyi people... ..."

  Niu Jianhu was a little dissatisfied with the fact that he only took half of the property when he captured Linyi City.

   "Only take half of the treasury and rebel goods, isn't it too little?"

"We have to consider long-term cooperation, so there must be some sincerity. In fact, half of it is not a lot. Linyipu is a coastal port city. It has been the capital of Linyi for hundreds of years, and the four dynasties of Linyi have established themselves. They are all here, with tens of thousands of households, so there is definitely a lot of wealth. It should not be too difficult for us to capture this city, so it is still very cost-effective to pay for the harvest. What's more, taking down Linyipu is just the beginning, and we can still help when the time comes. The princess continued to crusade against the rebels. At that time, there were many opportunities to make money. Not to mention, even if Lin Yi put down the rebellion, it would be a waste of time. The princess also needs to cooperate with us. At that time, the door to trade will be opened. What is being seized is Lin Yiguo's trade share, monopoly, are you afraid that you won't make money?"

   "In short, I think this deal is very cost-effective, and the imperial court can also give a large sum of money through loans and arms sales."

   Subverting a country, the interests in it are amazing.

  Lingnan Sanguang didn’t need to dispatch a single soldier from the imperial court at all. They only needed to borrow money, sell armaments, and then issue orders. The major families sent people and ships in the name of caravans to form a joint mercenary army to send Fan Lin back.

   This is a rare thing to grab money and land. First fight the war and then do business.

Originally, Qin Lang believed that this matter should be done by the imperial court, so the imperial court could monopolize its benefits, but now Li Shimin said that he was going to start a war in the north. The navy should be transferred away. In this way, the officials in Linyi can't send troops directly, so they can only join in the form of joint mercenaries.

   "I have already sent people back to Wu'an Prefecture to mobilize. At least 5,000 people can be mobilized."

  Li Daliang said with a smile, "There must be no shortage of people, the most important thing is the boat."

   "There is no shortage of boats. Are there still few boats running in the South China Sea now? As long as the benefits are enough, who doesn't want to participate in a share of the pie?"

   Farming and doing business are actually not as fast as robbery. Such opportunities do not always exist.

   "Has Saburo ever considered that the barbarians are not in a safe place now, if we go south to Linyi in a big way, we are afraid that the backyard will catch fire." Li Daliang reminded.

   "I've thought about this too. Didn't the sage want us to mobilize 20,000 people to go north to prepare for the war? I think the 20,000 people just mobilized the elite of those handsome men and chieftains to make a move."

"To make a list, Feng An led three thousand troops from the Feng family, Ning Xuan recruited three thousand sailors from the Ning family, the Chen family conscripted two thousand mountain infantry, the Xian family conscripted two thousand soldiers from Hainan, and Tan Dian recruited two thousand Liao soldiers from Xidong. ..."

  Qin Lang directly ordered several powerful chiefs in Lingnan, and each family shared three to two thousand to five hundred soldiers.

   "Each soldier is equipped with three civilian men to assist the logistics supply. These civilian men are recruited from other barbarian chiefs and Han people, ranging from three to five hundred to one hundred and eighty according to the power of each family."

   This move will directly take the time out of the powerful chieftains in these places. 20,000 soldiers and horses will go north, accompanied by 60,000 young and strong men, and 80,000 will be taken away at once. Then who has the ability to cause chaos?

   "Will these people rebound?"

"We can compensate these people in other ways. For example, if you choose the regular soldiers who go north, they will be exempted from their one-year course service and given money and grain subsidies. Those civilian men who go north will also be exempted from their course service and given an appropriate amount of subsidies. , in short, the benefits have to be given to them."

  Now the government in Lingnan has money, so Qin Lang is very confident in this area. He wants to transfer these people to leave now, not to kill them, so it doesn't matter to give some money.

As long as there are fewer powerful elites in Lingnan and Xidong barbarians, they will lose the confidence to make trouble, let alone take advantage of this opportunity to send Feng An, Chen Longshu, and Ning Xuan who have just returned to Lingnan. Ah, Tandian, Xian Baoche, these powerful factions, all of them were sent away again.

  If there is no head of the family, the juniors below will not be able to fight back, and you have to consider that all the head of the family have gone to the Central Plains. If you dare to mess up in Lingnan, the head of the house is still alive?

   "However, despite this, I think our current strength in Lingnan is still somewhat insufficient. I plan to immediately add more military mansions and expand the town garrison."

  (end of this chapter)