A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 485
"The Emperor Taishang visited Da'an Palace and praised that it was well repaired, which was in line with his wishes. He said that he would move in early and celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in Da'an Palace."

Li Shimin pointed to the servants who were busy packing boxes outside.

Wu Huaiyu was in charge of Da'an Palace. Although Duan Lun took over later, Wu Huaiyu was still in charge of it. It still cost a lot of money to repair and expand Da'an Palace. Of course, the court did not actually let the court pay for this money.Wu Huaiyu used his miraculous ability to keep the court from spending a penny, but did not let businessmen and big households donate.

The method used by Wu Huaiyu is also simple. All the materials and buildings needed to rebuild the Da'an Palace are openly invited for investment.For example, if tiles are needed, tile merchants are invited to cooperate. The tile merchants provide the tiles and installation required by Da'an Palace, and the quality and quantity are guaranteed. After the acceptance, Wu Huaiyu will award them a plaque.

"Da'an Palace Glazed Tile Royal Supplier"

Hanging up the plaque of the Imperial Merchant, the effect is naturally very impressive.

In fact, this is equivalent to paying an advertising fee.

For some large projects, several material suppliers can also supply together, and the plaque can be distinguished. If it is exclusive, then it is the exclusive supplier. If it is not exclusive, then it will not be exclusive, or the name of the joint supplier will be added.

In short, Wu Huaiyu's condition was to grant them this imperial business plaque. With this plaque, there is no privilege of tax exemption, but it is still very unusual to be able to hang this plaque on one's own business name and display the imperial business banner.

He even promised that these royal suppliers will be on the protection list of the Duzhi Yamen in the future. If they encounter problems, such as asking for cards or even extorting bribes, they can directly write to the Duzhi Yamen, and the Duzhi Yamen will send people to investigate .

This is equivalent to giving a protective cover.

Businessmen are most afraid of officials, so most big businessmen have the support of officials or powerful families behind them, but who would mind multiple protective shields, or the protection of a central government office like Duzhi Shiya?
Merchants are not afraid of spending money, and merchants are not afraid of giving gifts. As long as they can get protection in exchange, they are very willing. It is very worthwhile to provide the emperor with some materials from their own homes in exchange for the imperial merchant's plaque.

Anyway, it's all voluntary. If you don't have the strength, you don't have to answer it. A big businessman with this strength can also afford the material money.

In particular, the power to directly write to Duzhi envoy Yamen is very great.

You should know that ordinary businessmen have low status. If they encounter a lawsuit, they have to honestly appeal level by level. The first is the county.Anyway, there are strict regulations, and it is strictly forbidden to appeal by leapfrogging.

In most cases, you can't get past the state level.

Now there is a special channel, whether it is a lawsuit, or injustice or something, it can be directly reported to the Duzhi envoy, which is terrible.

In the future, those local officials who want to blackmail merchants will have to think about it.

Da'an Palace was rebuilt. All the materials and even the construction did not cost the treasury a penny. Not only was it repaired quickly, but it was also well repaired. Li Yuan took the concubines for a walk and liked it very much.

Although the Taiji Palace is big, it is actually not very comfortable to live in. It is hot in summer, hot in spring and cold in winter, so it is not a livable place at all.

On the contrary, Da'an Palace itself was built in the forbidden garden. It was a palace in the early years, with many flowers and plants, very suitable for living. Wu Huaiyu was in charge of this renovation, and it was even more like a garden. Not only did Li Yuan like it, but his Yingying and Yanyan also like it, and so do the children.

Li Shimin couldn't even recognize that this was the Qin Palace where he used to live.

"If Your Majesty is not in a hurry, we can wait until next year to move to the Taiji Palace, and this year we can fully repair the Taiji Palace."

The Supreme Emperor moved to Da'an Palace in August, and if Li Shimin moved into Taiji Palace next year, he would have four months to fully repair the Taiji Palace, which would be in time.

"You don't need to spend money?"

"It's just repairing, but it doesn't cost much, and it really doesn't cost money to attract investment and sponsorship."

Li Shimin laughed, "Your royal supplier's method is really good, one plaque can exchange so many real materials."

"That's His Majesty's wisdom, and the merchants are willing to sponsor it."

"In fact, I don't understand what the businessman is planning,"

It is not so much an imperial business plaque, but actually a protective plaque. The status of a businessman is humble. Backed by the mountain, he took the initiative to join Li Yuan and donated half of his property. Later, he did take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune, but because of his wife's beauty, Li Yuan took a fancy to him, and was falsely imprisoned and died, and his wife was also taken away.

This situation is all too common.

A plaque of the imperial merchants, plus a power that can directly submit letters to the imperial government's governors, made merchants rush to provide materials for free to sponsor the palace.

"Minbu Shangshu still needs you to come, and you will continue to serve as Duzhi envoy."

Wu Huaiyu still refused.

"The Duzhi Shiya and the Duzhishi Yamen of various branches are functioning very well now. Just continue step by step. It's the same whether there are ministers or not."

Wu Huaiyu even felt that it didn't matter whether someone had to judge the degree.

Once you are on the right track, just keep going.

"Aren't you angry?" Li Shimin asked with a smile.

"I didn't, and I didn't dare. I have little qualifications and young age. The treasury of the court was empty before, and the finances urgently needed to be reformed. Your Majesty needs a vanguard to charge for His Majesty. I will rush for Your Majesty desperately. Now the situation is open. The vanguard of your Majesty Naturally, it's time to step back."

"I employ people not solely based on seniority, but more on talent. Your talent is obvious to all."

"The minister lacks thoughtfulness in his actions and has made many mistakes. He needs to reflect on himself."

The monarch and his ministers tugged.

In the end, Li Shimin didn't mention Huaiyu's re-appointment as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, although he did have half or six intentions for him to take up this important position again.

But now that he saw Huaiyu's intentions, he also felt that the time was not ripe for him to be reinstated immediately.

"Then you can't just stay at home all the time, can you?"

"Recently, I have been learning the art of war from my teacher Yongkang Gong. Next year, I will attack the Turks. I would like to be your majesty's vanguard again, capture Xieli, and present him as a prisoner. Let him dance for your majesty in the future!"

"Hahaha!"

Li Shimin laughed.

When the Western Turkic Chu Luo Khan was defeated, he was tricked into the court by Yang Guang, and finally stayed in the Central Plains for a long time. Every time there was a palace banquet, Chu Luo Khan would dance for Yang Guang. Prince Tuyuhun continued to dance for Li Yuan.

Until later, Xieli strongly demanded that Li Yuan kill Chuluo Khan.

Li Shimin also saw how Chu Luo danced for Yang Guang and his father back then. Thinking about that scene, it was wonderful.

The emperor did not immediately agree.

After a long time, he finally asked, "Where do you want to go? Go back to Xiasui or Lingyan, or go to Yunshuo, or Youyi?"

"I am a brick of the Tang Dynasty. Wherever I need to move, as long as I have the opportunity to participate in the great cause of the Northern Expedition, I can go anywhere. I will follow His Majesty's arrangement."

With this attitude, Li Shimin couldn't help praising his beard.

"I have also discussed the strategy of the Northern Expedition with Li Jing and Qin Qiong many times before. Li Jing proposed that the army be divided into six routes, starting from Youzhou, Yunzhou, Shuozhou, Bingzhou in the east, Yanzhou and Lingzhou in the west. Wanbu cavalry attacked, and went straight to Dingxiang and Yinshan."

Over the years, the Tang Dynasty has always fought passively against the Turks, but this time, Tang will fight a counterattack.

Kou can go, so can I.

If you want to fight, you have to kill him at once, and directly attack the Khan court.

The strategic plan this time was mainly formulated by Li Jing, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Li Shimin, the master strategist, made adjustments. The overall plan is to use the two corps of Youzhou and Lingzhou at both ends of the east and west to be responsible for the east-west attack, contain part of the Turkic forces, and at the same time send troops to Khan. Court outflanks.

The main army is in the direction of Daibei, and the three armies of Yun, Shuo, and Bing are deployed here as the main force to break out of Daibei and go straight to the Khan Court.

The corps in the direction of Yansui belongs to the strategic reserve corps. It goes up along the north of the Yellow River, passes through Sui Yinsheng and also goes in the direction of Khanting, and supports the main army on the east bank of the Yellow River.

The overall strategic deployment has been completed, food, grass and military equipment have also been transported to the six frontier states for storage, and the Ministry of War is still drawing up the lists of the [-] soldiers in each army and the list of officers.

Senior generals, such as the generals, deputy chiefs, sub-chiefs, etc., were selected by the emperor himself.

The entire state machinery was running at high speed around preparations for the Northern Expedition.

The government sent [-] elite soldiers, and six groups attacked the Turks simultaneously. Such a cross-border war would consume a huge amount of money and food. Wu Huaiyu, who was the Minister of Finance, also knew about such a battle. Datang now has to be fully prepared to fight it once.

So this is a battle that cannot be lost.

And all the generals are staring at this battle, everyone wants to squeeze into the battlefield and fight for a position for themselves.

It is said that Lian Yuchi, the old black, has practiced Taoism at home for almost a year, has refined countless furnace pills, and is unwilling to be lonely after eating pills. It's okay to be in the army, but if you really can't, you can be a cavalry lieutenant, or even a leader of a cavalry team.

Anyway, practicing alchemy every day really wronged Lao Hei. Dan was so angry that he couldn’t even poop. Pity the three brothers of his family, Baoqi, who suffered unreasonable disasters. , The three brothers lived like years, as if they were going to hell.

Cheng Yaojin, who was the governor of Luzhou in the middle of Sichuan, also wrote repeatedly, the emperor must not forget my old Cheng when he fights Turks. Hurry up and transfer your ministers back to Beijing, I have to be the vanguard to fight the Turks.

It is said that Changsun Wuji took the initiative to go into battle.

Not to mention Qin Qiong, who is known as the number one general under the emperor's command. The prime minister can be inappropriate, but he must be there to fight the Turks.

Li Shimin's imperial case was full of letters of invitation from the generals, and there were several large boxes beside it.

Although Wu Huaiyu was young, he had been trained in Longyou Shuofang, and he had already proved his military talent, but he had also been a prime minister after all, so if he wanted to participate in the war, he would at least have to be a marching officer.

But this time he has a candidate for the head coach of the Six Route Northern Expedition, and he plans to use Li Jing, Minister of the Ministry of War, as the commander and command the main force in the middle.

The direction of Lingzhou is naturally the governor Xue Wanche.

"How about you go to Youzhou?"

"I will obey His Majesty's arrangement."

"Then go to Youzhou. I will change Yan Wang Li You to be the king of Qi, and change it to the governor of Qizhou. You go to Youzhou to be the governor, and the governors of You, Yi, Ping, Tan, Yan, Beiyan, Ying, and Liao. Military. When the Turks are attacked in the north next year, you will lead the Eastern Route Army and be the general manager of a march."

Youzhou Governor's Mansion, in the early years, was the Great Governor's Mansion, and later changed to Zhongdu Governor's Mansion, but once it was the governor of half of Hebei, and in its heyday, it was the governor of [-] prefectures, including the western Liaoning area.

However, since Zhenguan, many prefectures and counties have been merged, and many governor's mansions have been abolished.

The seventeen prefectures of the Governor's Mansion in Youzhou, many prefectures were cut off and merged. Today's eight prefectures still occupy less than half of Hebei and western Liaoning.

"I originally wanted you to tutor the prince in Jingduo. Chengqian dislikes Li Gang, Kong Yingda and other teachers, but he only likes you very much. The prince listens very carefully to every class you go to the East Palace."

Speaking of the prince, Li Shimin felt a little headache. The prince is very smart, but now he is a bit rebellious as he grows up. The fact that he can't grow up according to his expectation makes him feel very irritated.

He granted Huaiyu Prince Shaobao, not only to increase the title, but also to see that Huaiyu can get along well with the prince, and the prince is more able to listen to Huaiyu's teachings, which is very different from the prince's obedience to Li Gang and others.

But in the end Li Shimin still planned to let Wu Huaiyu go to Youzhou. For Datang, the most urgent and important thing is to destroy the Turks right now, and there is no room for any mistakes.

On the same day, the emperor's decree was passed to the Zhengshitang. The prime ministers were a little surprised that Wu Huaiyu would go to Youzhou to be the governor, but they quickly drafted an imperial edict according to the decree.

Emperor Xin Wu Shaobao, envoy Chijie Dudu Youyi Bazhou Military, Youzhou Inspector, the emperor also added an envoy to Wu Huaiyu, and took Xi, Khitan, Shiwei, and Mohe as envoys.

Wei Xiaojie was the governor of Youzhou Dudufu and governor of Tanzhou, and Su Lie was Sima of Youzhou Dudufu and governor of North Yanzhou.

(End of this chapter)