Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 218 I gave it to my sister with all my heart...

In Zhongqing City, more than a dozen carriages stopped in front of Shen's residence.

With a smile on his face, Shen Wansan led his subordinates out of the mansion door together, cupped his hands to the people beside the carriage, and greeted the people beside the carriage very neatly:

"Boss Wei, Shopkeeper Sun, Yuanwai Qian, Yuanwai Li... You are so thankful that you have come here and have not greeted you from afar, so please don't be offended!"

In front of the gate of Shen's residence, a group of businessmen dressed in silk and satin, dressed in wealth and wealth, all saluted Shen Wansan with smiles on their faces, and said loudly:
"I met shopkeeper Shen!"

Shen Wansan waved his hands again and again, saying:
"Don't dare! You are all Shen's seniors, and you dare not accept the gift... Please come in quickly, everyone."

Shen Wansan raised his hand to invite everyone in, but at this moment, the merchants in front of the door looked at Shen Wansan with a smile on their faces, and stood motionless in front of the door.

The subordinates around Shen Wansan frowned when they saw the invited businessmen without moving.Those who are impatient will immediately step forward and say something.

Shen Wansan raised his hand slightly to stop his subordinates.

The smile on his face remained unchanged, he turned his head and glanced at the merchants waiting in front of the mansion, and immediately said:
"But who else hasn't come yet?"

When a group of merchants heard the words, they quickly replied with a smile:
"Yeah, the real master hasn't arrived yet!"

"I'm waiting to be invited by Boss Jin, so it's not easy to go in first."

"If shopkeeper Shen can't wait, you should go back first. Boss Jin must be here soon."

Obviously this is Shen's residence, but in the mouths of these merchants, the rightful owner has become the so-called Boss Jin.When the people of Shen's Commercial Company heard the words, they were naturally a little annoyed, with sullen expressions on their faces.

Only Shen Wansan continued, without changing his smile, and said:

"Hahaha, Boss Jin probably has a lot of noble people... It's okay, you are a guest in my Shen residence, and it is reasonable for Shen to wait for a while!"

After finishing speaking, Shen Wansan turned his head and gave some instructions to the people behind him, and the people under him immediately retreated.Not long after, a group of servants of the Shen residence brought warm clothes to the waiting merchants.

Zhongqing City has always been like spring all year round, and spring has already begun, so the weather is not so cold.It was early morning at this time, and the sun had not yet risen, so there would be a chill.

A group of merchants saw that Shen Wansan still had such a considerate behavior when everyone made him feel a little embarrassed, so they couldn't help but secretly exchanged glances.

Just at this moment, the sound of cars and horses moving at the end of the street was heard.

When everyone heard the movement, they immediately looked behind.

Then I saw a magnificent carriage covered with silk, inlaid with pearls and jade, and decorated with carved beams and painted buildings, escorted by dozens of servants, coming in great momentum.

A group of merchants, seeing such a movement, immediately guessed that the Lord was coming, and immediately formed a team, bowed to the carriage from afar, and said in a very courteous voice:

"Meet Boss Jin!"

"Boss Jin is here. I've been waiting for a long time."

Shen Wansan had a smile on his face, but he looked at the approaching carriage with deep meaning in his eyes.

The carriage stopped slowly, and even a servant opened the door.

A young man with an obese figure, dressed in luxurious clothes, holding a golden abacus in his hands like Jin Shengyuan, the master of the miscellaneous family, stepped out of the carriage with the help of a servant, a little slow.

The golden treasurer stood firm, took a few deep breaths, and immediately looked up at the waiting crowd. With a smile on his face, he cupped his hands kindly and said:

"Hey, the door is busy, so it's late, please don't be offended!"

A group of merchants immediately echoed:
"It's just that I waited a little longer. Waiting for Boss Jin, isn't it the right thing to do!"

"Yes, yes, Boss Jin is now in charge of the business caravan of the Miscellaneous Family, and the affairs are extremely busy. I am honored to have Boss Jin come here in person!"

The obese young man in front of him is Jin Tangfeng, the disciple of Jin Shengyuan, the head of the Miscellaneous Family.

Miscellaneous schools absorbed the essence of hundreds of schools in the past, and wanted to establish a theory that surpassed hundreds of schools of thought.

However, because the Zajia generation was too impatient and despicable, it dissatisfied all the families, and finally they were mobilized to attack, which directly caused the vitality of the Zajia to be seriously injured.

This is when Xiao Cheng saw the power of Buddhism at the beginning, so he regrouped the forces of miscellaneous families and used them for himself.

After Xiao Cheng took over the power, he allowed them to call up the miscellaneous family name again and settle in the Jixia Academy.

Today's miscellaneous scholars have already understood the fatal flaws of their own theories, and are trying to find ways to improve the theoretical propositions.

Moreover, their current strength is still relatively weak compared with the other hundred schools.Therefore, in the Jixia Academy, the miscellaneous family acted rather low-key and did not attract attention.

Don't look at the miscellaneous families in Jixia Academy who are quite low-key, but in fact, in Yunguo, the power of miscellaneous families cannot be underestimated.

During these years of lurking among the people of Yun Country, Miscellaneous Households went deep into all walks of life in Yun Country as merchants.Coupled with the fact that they have made contributions to Xiao Cheng before, they can be regarded as carrying the status of an imperial merchant.

The miscellaneous family has a deep network and influence accumulated over decades of hard work, and coupled with the tiger skin of His Majesty, the status among the merchants can be imagined.

But now, the huge caravan business under the Miscellaneous Family, and the network of merchants who have been cultivating the Yun Country for decades, are all managed by the calculating Miscellaneous Family disciple in front of him, Jin Tangfeng.

The few cronies standing behind Shen Wansan were even more unhappy when they saw a group of merchants flattering Jin Tangfeng.Immediately leaning to Shen Wansan's side, said in a low voice:

"Shopkeeper, this Jintangfeng is probably trying to show you off on purpose!"

"I think he asked someone to tell the shopkeeper yesterday that he invited you to receive everyone. I'm afraid it was just this bad idea."

"It's really deceiving!"

Although Xiao Cheng didn't set up the name of an imperial merchant, the government and the public now know it well.

Miscellaneous House and Shen's Firm are all His Majesty's people.At least [-]% of the profits of the two companies will be sent to the palace treasury.

Since they are the only two colleagues, the relationship can't be said to be harmonious, it can only be said to be disgusted with each other.

Nowadays, miscellaneous families have greater influence among merchants. For Shen Wansan, who suddenly jumped out to grab a job, he must do everything possible to suppress him, and let him know who the big brother is.

Today's scene is for this reason.

All the cronies were filled with righteous indignation, but Shen Wan only had a stiff smile on his face, without any appearance of anger.Instead, he lowered his voice to his subordinates and said:
"Don't talk about it... The most urgent thing is that the northern border is currently being attacked by the plague. We and other merchants must cooperate with each other to mobilize supplies and medicinal materials as soon as possible. The rest of the matter will be discussed after all the dust settles!"

The people gathered in front of Shen's mansion are all powerful merchants in Zhongqing City, and even in the entire Yun Kingdom.

In the context of feudal kingship, it is impossible to say that these businessmen should not be provoked.But as long as this group of people join forces, at least they can temporarily control the prices of various commodities in Yunguo before Xiao Cheng sends people to ransack their homes and exterminate their families.

Therefore, these merchants can play a huge role when the court urgently needs to operate and dispatch various materials.

At this time, Jin Tangfeng probably did it on purpose, just standing in front of the Shen residence and not going in.

With a smile on his face, he chatted with a group of merchants and said hello to each other.From time to time, they laughed heartily together, and abruptly put Shen Wansan aside and ignored them.

Even though Shen Wansan was about to back down and endure, after waiting for a long time, Jin Tangfeng did not come forward, and he was also a little angry.

But suddenly, Shen Wansan seemed to think of something suddenly, and the anger in his heart dissipated immediately.

Looking up at Jin Tangfeng who was still a few years older than himself, Shen Wansan, for some reason, flashed a mocking coldness in his eyes, quietly watching him continue to perform.

And Jin Tangfeng on the side, while deliberately pulling people to exchange greetings, glanced at the side from the corner of his eye.

When he saw Shen Wansan standing there alone with a few people under his command, a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he raised his eyebrows provocatively at Shen Wansan.

Shen Wansan smiled and nodded slightly, but cursed inwardly with disdain.

It is indeed full of calculations, but it is a pity that he is a fool who can't figure it out!
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On the official road, the convoy slowly stopped.

King Qi frowned as he looked ahead at the road tightly guarded by soldiers from the Yun Kingdom.

Feng Chu on the side stepped forward on his horse and came to the side of King Qi, and said in a deep voice:
"Your Highness, I can't go anymore. Your Majesty's secret decree has been sent from Jinling City, please return to Li Dynasty, and the Leizhou Navy will send a boat to escort His Highness back to Beijing by sea!"

King Qi looked at the martial law in front of him, with a serious expression on his face, and said in a deep voice:

"Yunguo reacted so quickly. Could it be that the plague in the Southwest has become so serious?"

Hearing this, Feng Chu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a hint of doubt and said:
"According to the information from the Embroidery Envoy, the plague in Fengzhou City is relatively serious. In the rest of the counties, only sporadic cases were found, but they are not that severe..."

Speaking of this, Feng Chu suddenly slapped his head, and suddenly realized:

"Ah, it should be my Daxia refugees who fled to the territory of Yunguo and brought the plague over. That's why Yunguo reacted so strongly."

In the southwest of Xia Kingdom, although the plague broke out, it was not so serious yet.If it weren't for the relocation of the people due to the military chaos, I'm afraid it won't affect Yunguo at this time.

Hearing Feng Chu's words, King Qi sighed slightly, and said with a serious expression:
"This king has tried his best to save it, but even if he leads his troops to slaughter the generals, it can't calm down the resentment in the hearts of the people!"

At this time, King Qi clenched his fists tightly, gritted his teeth, and said in a hateful voice:

"This group of generals has caused disasters, causing the prestige of my Daxia government to be ruined, and the people in the southwest are alienated. If I had known this, why did the king swallow his anger and make so many arrangements to eliminate the generals' forces for two years? It should have been slaughtered directly in the first place, straightforward!"

Hearing this, Feng Chu looked at King Qi, but shook his head again and again, and said in a deep voice:
"Your Highness is wrong!"

King Qi couldn't help being unhappy at this moment, and when he heard Feng Chu's words, he frowned immediately, raised his voice slightly, and asked with a trace of questioning:

"Wrong? What's wrong with this king?"

Seeing that King Qi's words conflicted, Feng Chu knew that he shouldn't be admonishing him at this time, and immediately didn't know whether to continue talking.

And at this moment, a crisp voice was heard behind the two of them.

"Master Feng means that although the emperor's original intention is good, it is to alleviate the resentment in the hearts of the people and restore the reputation of my southwestern government in Daxia. But the method of the emperor is wrong!"

The two looked back, and then Yu Yingyao was dressed in men's clothes, with a disguise mask on her face, riding a horse, and led by a soldier, she came towards the two of them.

King Qi looked her up and down, recognized her as his younger sister, and spoke a little softer, saying:

"I remember before you, didn't you want to change your face?"

Hearing this, Yu Yingyao blinked her eyes slightly, and said with a smile:

"At that time, Yingyao wanted to spoil the plan of the emperor's brother. If no one recognizes her after changing her appearance, how can she let Yunguo know that I, the real princess of Xiaguo, is here?"

King Qi looked at Yu Yingyao with a calm face, couldn't help but gave a wry smile, and said helplessly:
"Sooner or later, I will be cheated to death by you!"

Feng Chu looked at the Yu Yingyao in front of him, who was completely different from the charming and pure-hearted look before, and his eyelids twitched slightly.

At this time, he finally understood why King Qi suddenly refused to let him continue to investigate in Zhongqing City, who was the force that helped Bian Liuyun escape from the mission...

Yu Yingyao pursed her lips and smiled, then continued:
"Master Feng probably wants to say that the emperor's method is wrong. Leading troops to destroy the families of the generals in the counties is an easy and convenient method, but the people are ignorant and do not understand the relationship between the court and the generals. They have accumulated grievances in their hearts and cannot vent them. , so it cannot make them trust the court again."

At this moment, King Qi was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously turned his head to look at Feng Chu.

Hearing this, Feng Chu heaved a sigh of relief, and immediately bowed to Yu Yingyao, saying:

"What the princess said is exactly what I meant."

Seeing this, Yu Yingyao continued to speak:

"If I had been allowed to come, I would still send troops to arrest all the generals and families, and in front of the people of the city, tell them all about their crimes of deceiving the court and oppressing the people, and then punish them. You can also choose a few who have committed many crimes. People who want to be punished will be sentenced to death to vent the grievances of the people. In this way, the people will not fail to understand the intention of the court when they know who they should hate. It can also carry public opinion, so that the court cannot ask me for the crime of arbitrarily dispatching troops and horses. .”

Inform the people of these southwestern generals raising private soldiers and looting, and by the way, all the stolen things that the court has not handled well over the years can be planted on the generals.As for His Majesty and the court officials who cared about the common people, they were all deceived by the generals.

Jiangmen's charges were determined, and the people's grievances were able to vent their hearts.With the will of the people in hand, the court officials dare not act rashly.At most, if you ask Emperor Xia to cooperate, it will become an order to dispatch troops to suppress the rebellion.

If King Qi had been able to deal with it in this way, the situation in the Southwest would have been settled long ago!

Feng Chu at the side, hearing this, glanced at the stunned King Qi again, almost bursting into tears.

Take a look, a father and mother gave birth to the younger sister, right?Can you change the assistant, this guy is really tiring...

King Qi looked at Feng Chu's expression, and his eyes suddenly became a little dark.

After being silent for a long time, King Qi gave a slight salute to Feng Chu, and apologized:
"This prince is impatient. I was rude before, please don't take it off."

When Feng Chu saw that King Qi, who had always been stubborn and tough, suddenly bowed his head to him and admitted his mistake, he was a little relieved in his heart, and quickly waved his hands and said:
"Your Highness has thought too much. Since I have entrusted you as the master, Feng Chu will naturally do his best to guide and plan for His Highness!"

King Qi nodded slightly, then turned his head to look forward, his eyes seemed to pass through thousands of rivers and mountains, as if he saw the people in the southwest, under the threat of the plague, corpses littered the fields, struggling to survive.

Thinking of this, there was a hint of unbearable color in his eyes, and he said in a low voice:
"Since it's my fault, I have to ignore it. Otherwise, with the current situation where the people in the Southwest are devastated and the Emperor Yun's decision, if no remedial measures are taken, the land of the Southwest will no longer belong to Daxia!"

Feng Chu and Yu Yingyao were stunned when they heard the words, a bad premonition arose in their hearts.

King Qi raised his head slightly, and said in a firm tone:

"This king wants to go to Jiangyang County in person, take over the army again, and preside over the epidemic prevention in the Southwest!"

He paused, then continued:
"You return with the mission, and go back by sea."

"No!"*2
Hearing what King Qi said, the two quickly retorted.

Feng Chu said in a hurried tone:

"Son of a thousand gold, don't sit in the court! Now that the Southwest plague is unknown, its seriousness is unknown, His Highness is going to risk himself, if something happens..."

Yu Yingyao also showed anxiety at this time, and persuaded:

"Brother Huang, if you want to make amends, there are other ways. Father will never sit back and watch the plague rage in the Southwest. He must have already started to mobilize manpower and supplies. After the plague, the people in the Southwest will naturally return to their hearts!"

King Qi shook his head slightly when he heard the words, pointed at the soldiers of Yun Kingdom in front, and said:
"The emperor of the Yun Kingdom will not let this opportunity be lost! As long as the plague in the Yun Kingdom is resolved, he will definitely send people to show kindness to the people in the southwest of my Great Xia. The Emperor Yun also gathered those who have long since disappeared in my Great Xia. I am afraid that with the means of these novelists, his reputation will be even greater, so that the people will only know the grace of Emperor Yun, but not our Great Xia court!"

When the two heard the words, they were speechless for a while.

With the cleverness of the two of them, and the intelligence gathering on Xiao Cheng's methods and character during this period, they also knew that what King Qi said at this time was true.

How long will it take for Xiao Cheng to ascend the throne and seize power?But now his prestige among the people is rare among the emperors of Yun Kingdom.

The reason for this is that apart from the tortuous legend of Xiao Cheng turning the situation from being a puppet emperor to regaining power, Xiao Chengyu's personal conquest, defeating the two countries in a row, and the manifestation of the dragon vision.

There is also the most important reason, which is the various stories about Xiao Cheng that have been circulated among the people.

After polishing by the hands of novelists, Xiao Cheng is now among the people of Yunguo, and he is gradually becoming a myth.

The deeds that were not mixed with too much water, coupled with the huge publicity, it is no wonder that Xiao Cheng's reputation is not high!

If this method is used, after the plague is resolved, such a method will be used again. When it is impossible to say, Yunguo should not send troops. The people in the southwestern counties may immediately drive away the government of Xiaguo, change their banners, and take the initiative to join Yunguo .

Seeing the two stunned for a moment, King Qi hurriedly continued:
"My king practiced martial arts in the army. Although he has not achieved much, he was born in the royal family. He has never lacked talents and treasures since he was a child. He has a blood that can be called vigorous. After all, this kind of plague may not be able to kill him. How about this king, why are you so worried?"

Speaking of which, this plague is naturally extremely terrifying to the common people.

But for accomplished warriors, even if they suffer from the plague, it is nothing more than a serious illness.As long as the treatment is timely, there are rarely life-threatening situations.

The reason why Feng Chu and Yu Yingyao stopped King Qi from going was just for fear of something happening.

When King Qi said this, he suddenly turned his head to look at Feng Chu, and said:

"Some things should not be said clearly, but you are already the king's confidant now, so there is no need to hide it from you. If the king personally enters the southwestern counties this time to preside over the epidemic prevention, he will definitely collect all the soldiers, officials, and people in the southwestern region. Heart. From now on, the southwestern counties will be the confidence of this king to seize the throne!"

Hearing this, Feng Chu was taken aback for a moment.

The prince of the dynasty, with a body of ten thousand gold, personally went to the place where the plague was rampant to preside over the epidemic prevention.After that, King Qi's prestige will inevitably rise.Even many courtiers in the court will change their old ideas about King Qi.

As for the land in the southwest, although it is not as rich as the south of the Yangtze River, the population of the Central Plains is large, and the military strength in the north is huge.But in terms of population, background, and products, it is not inferior to these places.If this opportunity can really be used to win over the hearts of the local civil and military people, then it will really be a huge support for King Qi to win the heir.

It's just that King Qi, as a prince, clearly had such a desire to be self-reliant when he said these words.If it falls into the ears of others, it is a big treasonous statement.

Judging from this matter alone, it is obvious that King Qi sincerely regards Feng Chu as one of his own.

Feng Chu raised his head and looked at King Qi with a complicated expression, his eyes full of confusion and hesitation.

After another long silence, Feng Chu lowered his head, cupped his hands and gritted his teeth, and said:

"Your Highness, I can't dissuade you, so I can only ask to go together! The embroidered envoys in the southwest must be in a mess. If you go, I can guarantee that Your Highness will not be deaf!"

Upon hearing this, King Qi raised his hand and patted Feng Chu's shoulder, nodded and said:

"it is good!"

Seeing that she couldn't be dissuaded, Yu Yingyao hesitated for a while, then made up her mind, gritted her teeth and said:
"If there is no one in the capital to promote it, with the efficiency of the current court officials, all kinds of supplies will not arrive for a long time, and the situation of the emperor will become more difficult. I will return with the mission and return to Beijing as soon as possible. The people in the capital are supporting the emperor!"

At this time, Yu Yingyao knew that even if she insisted on going, she would not allow her to go with her because of her brother's love for her.Instead of wasting time like this, it's better to go back to Jinling City directly to help him.

Hearing this, King Qi couldn't help stretching out his hand, rubbed Yu Yingyao's head a few times, and said with a proud smile:
"Okay! With you here, I feel more at ease!"

King Qi raised his head slightly at this time, looking in the direction of the southwestern counties ahead, his eyes were extremely firm.

　This king Qi, when he first conceived the character design, he knew the template of the king.The original development of the plot would be his reckless journey to the throne.

　　In the end, everyone really hated his character, but with so many pens and inks, I couldn't kill him all at once.So I had to change, let him change his personality bit by bit.

　　At first, I felt that some interesting plots were wasted, but as I wrote it, I actually had the meaning of writing that kind of progressive protagonist...

　　And recently, I looked through the teaching posts among novel authors, and found another point.

　　Emperor Liu, you either have opposition in the court, such as the Donglin Party in the late Ming Dynasty in the novel.Either you will have a strong enemy outside, and you will continue to fight.

　　In this way, there is a plot to promote, so that there is a sense of expectation, and it will not appear so plain, so that you can keep reading.

　　It's a pity that I found out a little late, and the opposition in the DPRK and China has been taken away...

　　But fortunately, there is still salvation, start the main plot of the next volume as soon as possible!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)