Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4176 pacify Jiangnan
The golden crow fell into the sea, and the world died.

When the afterglow of thousands of rays on the river and sea was gradually annihilated, the boat returned to Huating Town along the waterway of the Wusong River. Xiao Guan was already waiting at the pier with a few servants. He rushed up and helped his grandfather down the springboard.

After stepping on the shore, Xiao Guan knelt on the ground and wept bitterly: "The child is incompetent, and the grandfather is trapped in the chaos of the army. He deserves death!"

Xiao Xun gave a wry smile, stretched out his hand to touch the top of Xiao Guan's head, and sighed: "If he really died in the army at that time, it would be a good thing, at least he won't be stabbed in the back by the Jiangnan gentry... That's all, the matter is over, husband What can I say? I will hang around here for a few days, chatting with Fang Xiang, you go back and tell your father, quickly raise a horse of money, food and military equipment, send it here, and send it to Guanzhong by a navy ship to support the prince, and express your heart."

In fact, at the moment when Tongguan is under the control of the King of Jin, the materials from Jiangnan cannot be transported to Chang'an by water at all. Prince.

Xiao Guan was slightly taken aback. Even if the private army in the south of the Yangtze River was defeated in the first battle and could no longer fully support King Jin, they wouldn't switch to support the prince, would they?
It was the Xiao family who first raised private troops to go north, and called on the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River to raise food, fodder and supplies. Now that the Xiao family has turned to support the prince, wouldn't it be the same as selling the rest of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River?
This is not just being scolded, it is simply cutting oneself off from the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River...

Even if the sea trade is completely cut off by the navy, such a treacherous act cannot be done!

Xiao Guan looked anxious and wanted to persuade, but Xiao Xun waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Go back and discuss this matter with your father. As for whether you can do it or not, don't worry about me."

After saying that, he walked towards Fang Xuanling who was waiting in front, the two talked and laughed happily, and walked into the compound of the town office together.

Xiao Guan was messed up in the wind alone...

Although I don't know how coerced my grandfather was by Fang Xuanling, even Xiao Yu, the nominal head of the family, must respect his grandfather's opinion, let alone their father and son?Hurry up and return to Nanlan Ling overnight, see my father, and call the clan elders to discuss the matter.

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In the town office, a banquet had already been set up, Fang Xuanling and Xiao Xun washed up, and invited him to take a seat, accompanied by Su Dingfang.

Xiao Xun was getting old, his physical strength was weak, and he couldn't drink strong alcohol, so he prepared a jug of rice wine, which was good for blood circulation and refreshing.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Xiao Xun was full of thoughts, picked up a few chopsticks at random, looked at Su Dingfang and said in admiration: "I have only heard that the navy sailed across the seven seas without a defeat, and I have never seen it with my own eyes, so I don't take it seriously. Now I put it in the water of knowing The combat power of the division is the best in the world, Su Dudu is able to lead troops well, has a strategy in mind, it is an old man who is short-sighted and watching the sky from the bottom of a well."

Since the establishment of the Royal Navy, it has traveled all the way across the seven seas and has been invincible. Many pirates originally entrenched in the islands of the East China Sea have been wiped out. The navy of Silla, Baekje, Japan, Annan, Johor and other countries are even more vulnerable. Jie, opened up several routes, connecting the north and the south, and traversing the east and west, so that the merchant ships of Datang can sail the ocean smoothly and smoothly.

With such a fierce record, the first impression given to each family in the south of the Yangtze River is not how powerful the navy is, but the pirates and the navies of various countries. , Intimidate Zhuhu, and the navy should do the same.

Therefore, he was dissatisfied with the huge commercial tax collected by Huating Town, and he wanted to replace it, completely pocketing the power of maritime trade, making huge profits for generations, supporting the Jiangnan gentry to occupy Tiannan, and fighting against the central government.

This is why this call was made to recruit private troops from various families in the south of the Yangtze River in an attempt to go north to assist King Jin in fighting for the throne.

The King of Jin is currently weak, relying on the clans to fight against the prince. When he ascends the throne in the future and rewards for meritorious service, he still has to rely heavily on the clans in the world to stabilize the ruling foundation. over it.

However, all of this was smashed to pieces by the navy's artillery bombardment at Yanziji, and disappeared...

What needs to be planned now is not how to control the south of the Yangtze River, but how to survive under the threat of the navy.

It's not just the navy. When the crown prince ascends the throne, the policy against Jiangnan will inevitably follow...

Su Dingfang was seasoned and steady, and he was not at all pleased by the thorough attack on the Jiangnan private army. He said with a reserved smile, "Mr. Nanhai praised you absurdly. This station is all for the life of the generals and the three armies under his command. I didn't have any strength in the rear, so I dare not accept it." This accolade."

To beat you with tens of thousands of private armies and mobs, how can I help you?The generals under his command can easily settle...

Xiao Xun smiled wryly and shook his head, then turned to Fang Xuanling and said, "Don't worry Xuanling, the family will definitely agree to support the prince's resolution. Since the death of the Nanliang Xiao family, the Lanling Xiao family no longer has the ambition to separate one side. Loyal and loyal, I will bow my head to His Royal Highness in the future, and I will never rebel."

It is one thing to support the king of Jin to fight for the throne, but it is another thing to raise troops against the Tang Dynasty. After the former fails, he can bow his head and do his best to the prince, and try his best to save the prince's bad feelings. The latter will definitely become the target of the entire empire. The target, the Lanling Xiao family could not afford to bear such a heavy burden, and if they were a little careless, it would be the end of the family's extinction.

Fang Xuanling toasted him with a glass of wine, and then said calmly: "This is the best."

What should be said, he has already said very clearly, if the Xiao family still can't see the situation clearly, is unwilling to give up control of Jiangnan, and still wants to disrespect the orders of the central center and fight against the local government as before, then it is self-inflicted and dead.

No matter what the consequences are, the Xiao family has to bear it.

He asked Su Dingfang: "Why don't you see Wang Xuance? Have you notified the families in the south of the Yangtze River about what you told me earlier?"

Wang Xuance has now become the actual manager of the "Eastern Datang Company", responsible for the company's business affairs, and has a lot of power. He usually sits in Huating Town, communicates with Huating Town and the navy, and is in charge of the company's foreign trade affairs.

Su Dingfang replied: "The seizure of the goods, money, and real estate of various Jiangnan companies in Huating Town and overseas ports is too involved. It is difficult for Huating Town alone. Xuan Ce is calling many managers and accountants of the company to cooperate. , the notice has been sent to each family in the south of the Yangtze River. If you continue to violate the central government order, the maritime trade license will be revoked, and no one will be allowed to have its shares in the maritime trade. Ten times the fine, as a warning to others."

Xiao Xun smiled wryly and shook his head again and again.

All families in the south of the Yangtze River are connected with each other. If one or two of them are punished by Huating Town and are not allowed to engage in maritime trade, it is easy to invest money in other people's maritime trade in exchange for shares, and continue to enjoy the profits of maritime trade.

But Huating Town obviously had a plan for this. Once this decree is issued, who would dare to risk huge sacrifices to sell favors to those whose licenses have been revoked?

It can be said that the necks of the various families in the south of the Yangtze River were choked to death by Shi Bosika of Huating Town.

And the navy, Huating Town, and Shibosi, the three yamen and a set of people, are all under the control of Fang Jun, making it impossible for the Jiangnan gentry to relax restrictions...

Military, political, economic... three-pronged approach, how can the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River contend?

To resist in the corner can only lead to a dead end.

He looked at Fang Xuanling who was calm and breezy, and heaved a deep sigh.

In the past, when Fang Xuanling was in charge of the center, everyone in the world believed that the reason why he served as the head of the prime minister was because he accompanied His Majesty Li Er all the way to fight the bloody road. head.

After all, he did not have any outstanding achievements in the few years he was in charge of the center. Although his reputation was known as "Fang Mou's decision", it was obviously overwhelmed by Du Ruhui. Everyone thought that Fang Xuanling had nothing missing , the ability is average.

But now that Fang Xuanling is sitting in Huating Town, without relying on the slightest help from the central government, he can single-handedly crush the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River without any resistance. Only then did he suddenly discover that his mind, vision, and means are beyond the reach of ordinary people high.

One person, one navy, and one Huating town can completely pacify the south of the Yangtze River.

Only now do I know how brilliant Fang Xuanling's political skills are, and those who are good at fighting have no great achievements...

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Not far from the town office, there is an antique courtyard, adjacent to the wharf, with convenient transportation, and patrol soldiers wearing helmets and armor are constantly coming and going, which is obviously an extremely important place.

This place is the temporary office of the "Eastern Datang Company" established in Huating Town.

Wang Xuance sat in the office dressed in ordinary clothes, carefully read the letterhead from Nan Tianzhu in his hand, put it on the table, got up and went to the giant map hanging on the wall, and set his sights on the peninsula where Nan Tianzhu was located. cutting edge.

Behind him, Xi Junmai said: "Tianzhu people are not so courageous. Who in the world dares to unscrupulously attack the hoarding land of the Tang people? Pallawa and Chalouqi have been fighting for the hegemony of southern Tianzhu all the year round. This time, Chalou A fleet of them tried to go around the sea and land from the south of Pallava, forming a north-south attack on Pallava, so there was a conflict with our navy stationed in the north of Ceylon Island."

Wang Xuance turned around, came to the table, and said in a deep voice: "It doesn't matter what the Tianzhu people think, the fact is that our navy was attacked, some soldiers were killed, and the route to the big food bag via Ceylon Island was impossible. How huge would be the loss if it didn’t stop for a short time? So a warning must be given to scare others off.”

Xi Junmai agreed, "What kind of warning should I use?"

Wang Xuance turned around again, put his palm on the position of Ceylon Island, and said: "Mobilize the navy from Da Nang to go to South Tianzhu, send troops to occupy Ceylon Island, and drive all the Tianzhu people on the island away. From now on, no Tianzhu people are allowed. Set foot on the island of Ceylon. After occupying the island of Ceylon, the first part of the navy went northward and landed, and went straight to Jianzhiburo, forcing Pallava to sign a cession of Ceylon, otherwise, they would destroy the country with Chaluqi. "

"Ah this..."

Xi Junmai was a little dizzy, although Datang had long coveted Ceylon Island, but now it was Chaluqi's fleet that attacked the navy, resulting in the death of soldiers, but in turn asked Pallawa to cede the land for compensation... Unreasonable?
(End of this chapter)