Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 453 The Whip of the Son of Heaven, the Blue Training Card [Four Heroes of Mongolia]

Zhongqing City, in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Yan Song, the household servant who had just rushed back to the capital yesterday, was reporting to Xiao Cheng the taxes of the middle school last year.

"Your Majesty, this year's middle school will collect all the money and send it to Beijing. After counting, it will be sealed into the treasury!"

"This year's taxes, the cash collection is 5304 million taels of silver. The tax in kind is equivalent to 6603 million taels of silver, which is 1907 million taels of silver. Among them, the commercial tax accounts for [-]%, and the agricultural tax accounts for [-]%."

At this time, all the officials in the Hall of Mental Cultivation couldn't help their eyes light up after hearing the amount of tax paid last year.Even Xiao Cheng could not help but sit up straight at this moment.

One must know that the tax collected by the entire Yun Country the year before last was only 720 million taels of silver.

In just one year, it actually increased by more than 400 million taels of silver.The increased amount is almost equal to the tax paid by the entire Yun Kingdom in a year when Xiao Cheng first came to the throne!

Yan Song did not forget how the former Minister of the Household Department was dismissed by His Majesty, so before Xiao Cheng could speak, he hurriedly continued:
"Among them, the reclamation of the land in Nanjun has been completed, and the two-year tax-free period has passed. Last year, the taxes paid were equivalent to cash, totaling 73 taels. The four prefectures of Yongzhou paid 1607 million taels of tax silver, which was an increase of 35 taels of silver last year."

"The four counties of Jiangyang, Xiangzhou, Dejiang, and Hechi have suffered from epidemics and military chaos before, and their vitality has been severely damaged. After nearly two years of rectification and recuperation, the local people's strength has begun to recover. Except for those local states exempted from taxes by His Majesty Outside the county, a total of 7 taels of taxes have been paid.”

There are seven counties in the southwest, and there are three counties of Anshun, Shaoyang, and Jiangzhou.It's just that these places were brought under the rule of Yun Kingdom at the end of last year, so naturally there is no need to talk about taxes.

Xiao Cheng heard that since returning to Beijing, he had rarely seen a warm face, and finally showed a smile.

At the beginning, Xiao Cheng confiscated the property of courtiers and Buddhist temples, and confiscated a total of nearly 2000 million taels of silver. In the past two years, the Yunguo court has never had a headache because of money.

It's just that no matter how much money you have, it will always be spent.Especially in these days, Yunguo has launched an elite army of 30 to conquer Xiaguo, in order to win over the hearts of the people, appease the region, and spend money regardless of the cost. The treasury, which has piled up like mountains of gold and silver, is finally about to bottom out. .

When Xiao Cheng returned to Beijing, the treasury displayed on the gold finger panel only had more than 200 million taels left.

This money seems to be a lot, compared to Xia Guo who is extremely hard-pressed today, it is even more generous.But if it is really used, according to Yunguo's current posture of developing water conservancy in the country, training soldiers and horses, and even building an accompanying capital, it may not last half a year.

Now that last year's tax was sealed into the national treasury, the money available to the Yun Kingdom court has finally increased again.

At this time, Yan Song saw Xiao Cheng on the dragon chair with a smile on his face, and continued:
"There is also Anguo, as a vassal of my Dayun, Anguo also donated 10 taels of gold, 150 million taels of silver, and eight rare treasures. Now, they have also been sent to the palace treasury."

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng slightly raised his eyebrows and said:

"so much?"

The vassals are independent in their internal affairs, but they are officials in name. According to the etiquette system, it is natural to make offerings every year.

But it has always been considered a heavy gift for a vassal state to offer 10,000+ taels of silver. How can it be like this, with a gift of more than two or three million taels?

At this time, Yan Song nodded without hesitation and said:

"Naturally, this is King An's will!"

Xiao Cheng thought for a while, and suddenly laughed.

All the courtiers in the palace also secretly looked at each other and frowned secretly.

Although Anguo only claimed to be a vassal state of Yunguo, in fact, since Anguo's large-scale resistance forces were wiped out, Anguo had no strength and capital to resist.

Now even Wang An and Li Hu were sent to Zhongqing City.Anguo's government affairs and military affairs are all handled by the Prime Minister of Anguo's Yamen, who is stationed in the Yunjun camp.

In essence, Anguo is no different from the territory of Yunguo.The money is actually taxes paid by Anguo.

But most of these taxes are turned over to the national treasury and fall into the internal treasury, but not much.

If it was changed to another name, say it was made by King An, then it could be sent directly to the treasury in the palace and become money that Xiao Cheng could send at will.

Yan Song's actions are all to curry favor with Xiao Cheng.In the eyes of most officials, it was a bit too flattering, but Xiao Cheng couldn't help but feel happy!

With a smile on his face, Xiao Cheng said loudly:

"Okay, Yan Qing's errands are doing well! This year, the Ministry of Accounts has been under your management, and there has never been a single mistake. Very good!"

"Preparation of the decree! Yan Song, the Minister of the Household Department, is dedicated to his work and has made great achievements in his work. He is very heart-warming. He will be moved to the Minister of the Household Department immediately, and he will be in charge of the Great Seal of the Household Department!"

When Yan Song heard this, he was immediately overjoyed. Under the contemptuous or envious eyes of the courtiers, he bent down and knelt down on the ground, and said loudly:
"Minister Yan Song, thank Your Majesty for your grace!"

It can be seen from this that being a traitor is not as easy as others imagined, just flattering.

On the parade road, Yan Song tried his best to please Xiao Cheng, but in the end he failed to get the position of Minister of the Household Department, and was beaten several times.Until now, after doing some practical things and gaining some benefits for Xiao Cheng, he was able to officially take charge of the Great Seal of the Household Department and become one of the six ministers.

After the affairs in the country have been dealt with, it is the turn of the foreign country.

Lu Bing, the envoy of Yiwei at the sticky pole, stepped out at this time and reported:

"Qizou Your Majesty, Xia Guo's spies report back!"

"Xia Guo and I, Dayun, after the strike in the southwest, focused all our efforts on the war in the northern border. Xia Guo's more than 20 troops stationed in the northern border were dispatched three months ago, and took the initiative to attack the grassland."

"Caught off guard, the Xia army invaded the hinterland of the grassland in one fell swoop. The Turkic tribes retreated steadily, and many grassland tribes were exterminated. Xia Guo built cities and counties, and directly expanded the land for thousands of miles. Now, according to the Xia Junjun report, the front of the army is far away from the Turkic king. The courtyard is only a thousand miles away!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng frowned, and said in surprise:

"This Turk, after all, has been at loggerheads with Xia Guo in the northern border for decades, why is he acting so unbearably this time?"

Xia Guo prepared nearly 20 elite troops on the defense line of the northern border, and spent a lot of gold and silver every year just to maintain this army.

But the performance of the Turks this time was a bit bad.If it has always behaved like this, it stands to reason that Xia Guo should have attacked with the whole army long ago and wiped out the Turks!

After hearing this, Lu Bing continued:

"Returning to Your Majesty, the reason for this Turkic attack was mainly due to the snowstorm on the grassland last year. In order to ensure enough food and grass for the tribe to survive, the tribes stormed the city of Xia in the twelfth lunar month of winter, causing heavy losses to the young and strong of the tribes. And the Xia army attacked a few months ago. Suddenly, caught off guard, this is so embarrassing."

Hearing the words, Xiao Cheng pondered for a while before saying in a deep voice:
"Although I don't know why the Turks lost so quickly. But if the Turks lose Taizong this time, and they are unable to recover after a setback, and the soldiers and horses in the northern border of Xia Kingdom can be transferred away from the defense line, it will be unfavorable to me after all... I should, it is necessary to plan ahead. !"

In Xia Kingdom's northern army, the soldiers are all experienced in the mountains of swords and blood.The soldiers are elite and brave, and they are not afraid of death.

Judging from the generals such as Qi Mo and Qiu Tianlu who have fought against each other before, we can also know that the generals of the northern army have their own characteristics in their use of troops, and they are by no means ordinary people.

If they really sit back and watch this army be drawn out, the plan to attack Jiangnan in the future may not go so smoothly!
Thinking of this, Xiao Cheng's eyes sharpened, and he said in a deep voice:
"I sent people to summon Ashinasheer before, but now they are here?"

[The blue training card belongs to General Tang Fan
Card effect: After using it, you will get the subjects Ashinasheer, Qibi Heli...

Card description: Yi Di is solid, and he can know the meaning.All with one ambition, without any expectations...

Ashinasheer, known for his wisdom and bravery since he was young, was appointed as the leader of the tribe...

Strength 76, Literature 60, Wisdom 84, Morality 78, Age 22, Domination 84, Politics 79, Charisma 76, Loyalty 100, Ambition 50
...]

When Ashinasheer was summoned by Goldfinger, he was assigned the status of Turkic Dubu Khan for him. He was besieged by Yudu Khan, the current Turkic lord, and after his defeat, he fled from the Western Regions to cloud country.

With such an identity and talent, Xiao Cheng naturally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity, and it was better than being idle in the Honglu Temple Spinning Office!

The palace servants at the side heard Xiao Cheng's question and quickly replied:
"Return to Your Majesty, people are already waiting outside the palace."

"Xuan!"

"Yes."

A moment later, Ashinasheer, who had a deep face and was very different from Yunren, was wearing a big cloud official robe, walked into the hall quickly, knelt down on the ground, and said in a vibrating voice:
"Minister Ashinasheer, I greet Your Majesty!"

This Ashinasheer has been an official in Yunguo for some time.At this time, saluting on the Hall of Mental Cultivation is quite methodical.If you put aside his appearance which is very different from that of Yun people, you can't see any difference between Turkic people.

Xiao Cheng nodded slightly, looked at Ashinasheer, and said in a deep voice:
"Do you know why I summoned you today?"

Ashinasheer heard the words, and looked at the Hall of Mental Cultivation slightly with his eyes.

The IQ attribute of over 80 means that Ashinasheer is not only not stupid, but very smart!
When he saw that the people who were still in the Hall of Mental Cultivation at this time were either important ministers in the court, or close ministers of the emperor who had been in the cabinet and military aircraft for a long time.He immediately concluded in his heart that what the emperor was discussing with his ministers at this time was definitely Dayun's important military affairs!
And as a small official of the Spinning Department of Honglu Temple, there must be a reason for being summoned here at this time!

Thinking of this, Ashinasheer's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but say:

"But it's about the Turks?"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng laughed lightly, nodded and said:
"That's right, it's really about the Turks... Let me ask you, do you still want to go back to the grassland and take revenge on Yudu Khan for your defeat?"

There was a trace of hesitation in Ashinasheer's eyes, and he said in a deep voice:
"The shame of the defeat in the past, I never forget in my heart... But now I am Your Majesty's subject, and serving Your Majesty is the most important thing for me."

"Then if I want you to go back to the grassland?"

Ashinasheer heard the words, a look of urgency flashed in his eyes, and he immediately raised his voice and said:
"I am a subject of Your Majesty. As long as Your Majesty thinks, that subject is willing to be an eagle on His Majesty's shoulders, soaring over the grasslands, patrolling the grasslands for His Majesty, and deterring all tribes!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng raised his head slightly and said loudly:
"Since this is the case, you will be given the title of Khan, and I will give it back to you. Take your subordinates, and my support from Dayun, and return to the grassland to subdue and flog the tribes of the grassland for me, and become one in my hands." whip!"

After all, the eagle is a livestock, still wild.But the whip in Xiao Cheng's hand is just a tool!

Upon hearing this, Ashinasheer immediately said without hesitation:
"I wish to be the whip in His Majesty's hands!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded in satisfaction, and waved to the palace servants beside him.

The palace servants hurriedly bowed and walked towards the outside of the palace. When they returned again, they were followed by four burly men with broad faces and small eyes. into the hall.

As soon as the four of them entered the hall, they suddenly fell down on their knees touching their chests, and shouted loudly in not-so-fluent Mandarin:

"Chen Boerhu (Mu Huali, Boermu, Chi Laowen), pay homage to Your Majesty!"

[Blue Training Card, Four Heroes of the Grassland
Card Effect: After using it, get Borhu, Mu Huali, Bormu, Chilaowen
Card description: I have you and you, like the two shafts of a chariot and the two arms of my body

Borhu, a famous Mongolian general and one of the founding fathers of Genghis Khan's "Four Steeds".Picked up on the battlefield, he was raised by Hoelun, the mother of Genghis Khan, and followed Temujin to unify the various tribes of Mongolia.When the Mongolian Kingdom was established, the head of a thousand households was appointed because of his meritorious service, and he was appointed as the head of Temujin's personal soldiers "Qi Xue". He was one of the top ten heroes and enjoyed the privilege of impunity for nine crimes.

Strength 91, Literature 23, Wisdom 76, Morality 63, Age 29, Domination 83, Politics 52, Charisma 64, Loyalty 100, Ambition 41
Mu Huali, a famous general and founding hero of the Great Mongol Kingdom.Famous for his wisdom, bravery, and combat skills, he and Borshu are the most highly regarded. He was praised by Temujin as "a chariot with a shaft and a body with arms." He has followed Temujin for 40 years, and he has never served in any battle. Outstanding, loyal to the liver and courage, and tied for the first among all generals with Boer.

Strength 88, Literature 40, Wisdom 80, Morality 70, Age 27, Domination 92, Politics 63, Charisma 70, Loyalty 100, Ambition 56
Bormu, the famous founding general of the Mongolian Kingdom, is collectively called the "Four Heroes" together with Mu Huali, Borhu, and Chi Laowen.

His ambition is strong, he is good at fighting and knows soldiers, participated in the unification of Mongolian war, and made many military exploits.After Temujin became Genghis Khan, he ranked first among the officials, and was canonized as the head of ten thousand households in the right-wing Mongolia.

Strength 91, Literature 37, Wisdom 79, Morality 72, Age 27, Domination 88, Politics 70, Charisma 69, Loyalty 100, Ambition 46
Chi Laowen, a famous Mongolian general, and the Mongolian Xundus family.In his early years, Temujin was imprisoned by Taichiwubu Taer Hutai, and he survived with his rescue.Later, he was attached to Temujin, and his entourage participated in the war to unify the various tribes of Mongolia.

It is brave in combat and is highly valued.He served as the leader of "Qi Xue" and was one of the top ten heroes.He also inherited the title of "Dajihan" and enjoyed the privilege of impunity for nine crimes.

Force 90, Literature 21, Wisdom 70, Morality 62, Age 28, Domination 87, Politics 65, Charm 58, Loyalty 100, Ambition 58]

Xiao Cheng looked at Ashinasheer, and said loudly:
"Take them, this is my helper for you!"

Hearing this, Ashinasheer subconsciously looked at the four powerful and extraordinary prairie men kneeling beside him, and quickly bowed and said:

"Sir, thank you, Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)