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Chapter 1335 To Jiangdu

Li Jing was beaten up by Wang Yan and is still in the stage of recuperating from his injuries. He hasn't recovered yet.

So Wang Yan did not say goodbye to Li Jing. He just asked someone to give Li Jing a gift on the day he left, and then gave Li Jing the letter he left behind, and then went south with Yang Guang's large army.

If you think about it carefully, he actually only has one friend in Beijing, Li Jing. Not only in Beijing, but also in the whole world.

This is really a terrible thing.

The class boundaries were too clear, and he had only been in power for a year, lacking the corresponding accumulation. At the same time, he had been in Daxing City for less than three months.

The time is too short and there is not much opportunity to operate.

However, Yuwen Shu's scolding was not in vain. Many people gave him gifts, just the day before he was leaving, and most of them were from the prince's camp.

Wang Yan reported this to Yang Guang, but Yang Guang did not say anything, so Wang Yan accepted everything without giving any gift in return.

These people had evil intentions, and they were trying to sow discord between him and the Yuwen family, in order to make Yang Guang's subordinates restless. Even Yuwen Shu couldn't stand this anger, and directly turned to support the prince.

Then Yang Guang would suffer a great loss.

However, when it comes to a high-level struggle like the one for the throne, it's not like one can switch sides just because of such a small thing. The Crown Prince will definitely try to win over the Yuwen family, and he's just using Wang Yan's scolding of Yuwen Shu as an excuse.

If this really happened, and Yuwen Shu really turned to support the prince, even if Yang Guang knew that the main reason was not Wang Yan, he still could not help but blame Wang Yan.

By then, Wang Yan might have to switch to the prince's side. To serve such a general, his martial arts skills must be sufficient.

All the officials of the Sui Dynasty were impressed by Wang Yan's combat effectiveness as a general. With only 600 soldiers, he fought against 4,000 soldiers on the grassland, defeated tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers, and caused more than 10,000 casualties. He was really awesome.

Just two words, invincible!
Of course, the commander's ability was also demonstrated in the process. Not everyone can command 4,000 troops. It is necessary to use various tactics and split them into multiple operations. Without the commander's ability, there is absolutely no chance of survival. After all, there is a huge disparity in the number of troops, and the fighting power of the Turks is not much worse...

People were envious and jealous of Yang Guang for being so lucky to marry Wang Yan.

Because they couldn't get the love they wanted, they all suppressed Wang Yan.

If Wang Yan became their lackey, they would never show contempt for his humble background in front of him.

People are very realistic. The noble families are not that rich. If someone gives you milk, they are your mother. If someone holds a knife to your neck, you will kneel down and call him father.

Jiangdu was later known as Yangzhou.

The saying goes that one-third of the world is bright moonlight night, and two-thirds of the world is Yangzhou, which well illustrates the beauty of Yangzhou.

However, Wang Yan arrived in winter, and there was no spring breeze on the road to Yangzhou. In addition, the rebellion had just been quelled not long ago, and the area was still under military control, so there was panic and depression.

The local officials who came to greet Yang Guang were all trembling with fear. Such a big incident had happened, but they failed to suppress it, which led to the situation sweeping across the south of the Yangtze River. They were certainly responsible.

However, Yang Guang had not yet become stubborn and self-righteous at this time. At a welcome banquet organized by local officials, he calmed everyone's anxious emotions, expressed his understanding of their mistakes, and affirmed their work.

Their work must have been done in a practical way, otherwise the wealthy families in Jiangnan would not have reacted so violently and directly funded others to rebel.

Of course Wang Yan also attended the banquet. He did not express any opinions and just ate and drank to his heart's content. After the banquet, he did not refuse the erotic hospitality offered by local officials.

He was unwilling to entertain others in this way, but he didn't mind others entertaining him...

This continued until the next day, when he got up early as usual, jogged around, did two rounds of boxing, and after washing up, he was called by Yang Guang to have breakfast together.

As expected, Yu Wenzhi is not there.

In order to keep his ears clear, Yang Guang now tries his best to prevent Wang Yan and Yu Wenhuaji from meeting each other.

Seeing Wang Yan eating and drinking with big mouthfuls, Yang Guang couldn't help but eat more with a good appetite, and felt that the pain of his hangover was much better.

He said, "Wang Yan, tell me, what are you going to do?"

Wang Yan said without thinking: "Your Highness, what we need to do now is to restore the vitality of Yangzhou as soon as possible, so that farmers can farm with peace of mind, and businessmen can do business with peace of mind. At the same time, Your Highness must also issue decrees, build bridges and roads, and petition His Majesty to reduce taxes in Yangzhou. During this period, Your Highness must also appease the hearts of the Jiangnan wealthy families, kill some, and win over some, and use them for your own benefit."

"That's what others have said. Wang Yan, you have the talent to be a commander and you can govern the country too. Say something new." Yang Guang was somewhat dissatisfied.

"That's what your Highness needs to do. Perhaps we can do something about the specific implementation. Your Highness can increase the commercial tax and use it to build bridges and roads in Yangzhou. You can provide food for the servants and give them some money. In this way, the servants will work hard instead of being whipped and forced to work.

The money raised from this item should be able to cover the cost through the increased commercial taxes. When the people live a good life and are willing to spend money, in a few years, this money can be returned to us through commercial taxes. Yangzhou has become better, and the people have become richer. Although the wealthy families pay more commercial taxes, they can also earn more. Your Highness can win the hearts of the people of Yangzhou."

Seeing Yang Guang in deep thought, Wang Yan then gave Yang Guang some simple explanations of his understanding of the application of money.

For a moment, knowledge flooded into Yang Guang's mind, and even his eyes became blurry.

But fortunately, Yang Guang was a smart man with a strong ability to understand. After thinking about it for a while, he figured out the relationship.

He looked at Wang Yan in surprise: "I didn't expect that a warrior like you would have such insight."

"Your Highness, I know that I have not been baptized by a saint, and I have many shortcomings. So I always like to ponder and study. No matter what it is, I will ponder and study it. I may not understand it at the moment, but there will always be a day when I will understand it.

For example, the way of money I just talked about is what I thought when I was young. Now that I have gained your trust and the position I have today, I have gained some experience and have come up with this idea. "

"Then I will have to ask you for advice more often in the future. It is true that you cannot judge a person by his appearance."

Yang Guang laughed, and before Wang Yan could say anything modest, he said seriously, "So the minting of coins must be banned. The practice of wealthy families hoarding copper coins to build golden men must also be banned."

"This harms the circulation of money. The rich have accumulated money for dozens or hundreds of years. I wonder how much copper coins they have hidden away." Wang Yan was very cooperative, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his words.

He said, "But this matter cannot be rushed. This is the foundation of the big family. It cannot be moved lightly, otherwise the whole world will rebel and there will be smoke of war everywhere. The best strategy is to take it slow."

"How do we plan this?"

"First, the coinage is anti-counterfeiting, and the unified standards make it impossible for people to copy. Second, if they find any handles or omissions, they will exterminate the whole family and confiscate their property!"

Seeing Wang Yan's murderous look, Yang Guang laughed and scolded: "Killing bastard, reckless man!"

He shook his head in amusement, then asked, "How about Buddhism?"

"You don't produce anything, but hoard money and grain. You deserve to be killed!"

"How about Taoism?"

"You deserve to be beaten for pretending to be a ghost!" "Oh? Zi Yan thinks there is no way to live forever?"

"Your Highness, the only way to live forever is to be famous in the future generations. When Your Highness ascends the throne, you will be famous for your literary and military virtues and become the greatest emperor in the history. Your Highness will live forever. I will be the pioneer of the king, and I can follow Your Highness, and let the word "Wang Yan" be known to future generations."

"Slippery."

Yang Guang shook his head in amusement, then asked casually, "What are you going to do?"

"We are training soldiers to suppress bandits. No robbers are allowed in Yangzhou. They are all wiped out. Besides suppressing bandits, I will get some land, open a farm, and raise chickens, ducks, geese and pigs. Your Highness, I heard that there is land overseas, and I want to find some people to build ships and go out to sea. If I can't get food back, it would be good to get some spices and seafood."

"So this means you are thinking and studying again?"

Wang Yan nodded with a smile: "I wonder whether the earth under our feet is round or square, and what is on the other side of the sea. Now that we are in Yangzhou, near the sea, and have nothing to do, I want to study it. I also hope that Your Highness can find some shipbuilding craftsmen. I am not tolerated by the rich, and no one will give me anything if I don't work."

"In my opinion, you are the biggest bandit and the one who should be eliminated the most."

"Then His Highness is the leader of the bandits."

"Eat your meal." Yang Guang glared at him, then burst into laughter.

He liked Wang Yan's naturalness, and it was really easy to get along with Wang Yan. This was a person who spoke his mind and put his thoughts out, which made him feel at ease.

While the two were eating, Yang Guang asked some more questions about money and economy. Wang Yan gave some explanations and then left the Prince of Jin's Mansion. He was led to the Marquis of Jiangning's Mansion, which was not far from the Prince of Jin's Mansion.

Wherever he goes, that is the marquis's mansion.

When I got home, it was still busy with various arrangements being made.

Following Wang Yan, these people suffered a lot. They had no peace and had to move everywhere to settle down.

However, the situation may be better this time. Unless there are major changes in the border army generals or there is a war in the border army, it will be difficult for him to make further deployments.

It still comes back to his background, but also to his political position as a disciple of Yang Guang.

His background affected his chances of rising. Of course, if he was good at fighting, the impact would not be that great, as he would always have a chance to rise. But Yang Guang's point of view made the impact much greater.

After all, Yang Guang was not the crown prince, and Wang Yan's position was too high and his power was too great, which would affect the crown prince. Just based on this point, Yang Jian would not let Wang Yan go high.

To value is to value, and to reuse is to reuse.

When I came to the backyard, I saw Xiao Mei watching the children playing.

She walked over and sniffed it, then slapped Wang Yan lightly and said angrily, "You smell like vulgar powder. Go wash it off."

She is always so considerate.

So Wang Yan followed suit, had someone boil some hot water, and took a bath. When he finished, it was already time for lunch.

Wang Yan and Xiao Mei drank tea and ate cakes.

Seeing Wang Yan staring at the tea, Xiao Mei asked, "Husband, why are you staring at the tea?"

"I think the tea soup has a mixed taste and lacks its natural flavor. Maybe brewing tea leaves directly would be much better."

"I have drunk it before, it is very bitter."

"Let's stir-fry some tea." Wang Yan said, "Spring is about to come, and there is a lot of tea in Jiangnan. I'll buy some fresh tea and study it to see how to make it taste good."

"Even if we figure it out, it will only help others. We don't have a tea garden."

Wang Yan smiled and said, "Madam, you are also from a wealthy family. How come you have forgotten your special skill of robbing others by trickery? Your Highness came here to suppress the wealthy families in Jiangnan. Madam, you can find out which tea gardens are good these days. If I find any flaws, I will cut them down. Then we will give Your Highness the majority of the share and we will manage it. Your Highness will definitely not blame us, and we will have another source of income.

Look, Chunhong is laughing. Lord, am I right?"

There are four maids in the Wang family's backyard, Wang Chunhong, Wang Liulu, Wang Qiuhuang, and Wang Dongbai, all of whom are very beautiful. Chunhong was sent by the King of Jin, Liulu was sent by Yang Jian, and Qiuhuang and Dongbai were found by Xiao Mei herself.

how to say……

Might as well be simple and direct, we have all slept together...

After all, Xiao Mei always has inconveniences. Even if Wang Yan doesn't sleep, Xiao Mei will drive the maid to his bed.

Chunhong looked at the child crawling on the ground and laughed when she heard it: "What the Marquis said is right. It doesn't make sense that they are allowed to rob others but we are not allowed to rob theirs. The Marquis should make more money and give more money to the brothers and sisters."

"That's absolutely right." Wang Yan smiled and clapped his hands. "But we can't rush this matter. Let me, the Marquis, study it and see if I can come up with a new way to drink it. If it works... Hey, His Highness will definitely take action. Whether it works or not, do we still need a tea garden? Regardless of whether it works or not, we must have a tea garden.

The Turks need tea, so we can sell it to them and make more money. We can also sell less refined grain. We can't even get enough food ourselves, and we have to sell it to the Turks, is that okay?"

What he said was actually a joke. After all, he sold fine grains to various chiefs and khans on the grassland, and the cattle, sheep, horses, furs, etc. he got were definitely more than the well-made raw grains, or even the mud from the ground, and could feed many more people.

In the process of processing refined grains, a large number of people have already been fed.

Wang Yan and Xiao Mei were chatting and laughing, mainly talking about the business in Yangzhou. These things didn't need to be hidden from others. He had been in power for too short a time, and Yang Guang and Yang Jian might even know how much wealth he had better than he did.

But Wang Yan didn't bother to hide it. Was it wrong for him to hide his land and his mouth? Was there something wrong with doing business? No one cared.

What people care about is that he has a big money-making business, and people hate that it is not their own. There is no other problem.

In ancient times, people liked to defile themselves so that the emperor would feel at ease in employing them. After all, they had to have something to ask for and something they had done wrong so that the emperor could find fault with them. Otherwise, how could the emperor feel at ease?

If Wang Yan became a saint who wanted nothing, Yang Guang would not be able to sleep. After he came to power and his regime was stable, he would definitely find a chance to kill him.

He had to have something to do, and it couldn't be something too serious. So he liked buying land, doing business and making money, researching new things, beautiful women, delicious food, and had a huge curiosity about the world.

All these things filled his time and took up his energy, instead of studying power struggles and rebellion.

This way everyone can feel at ease.

Wang Yan really paid a lot to take care of Yang Guang's thoughts. Unfortunately, no one understood his painstaking efforts...

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