A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 711

noon.

Tang Jian came over to thank Su Dingfang. Although the matter was clear, it was actually just a small test for the emperor. But who knew what the result would be if Su Lie really testified against him in public.

Anyway, I have to thank Su Lie.

"I was so proud that I caused trouble, but I almost got General Su involved. I'm really ashamed."

"Your Majesty governs the country with benevolence and righteousness, and will never unfairly accuse loyal officials of meritorious service." Su Lie said.

The two new official positions are that one is the governor of Yizhou and the governor of Yizhou, and the other is the governor of Yaozhou and the governor of Yaozhou. In fact, they have a superior-subordinate relationship.

The governor of Yaozhou will also be under the leadership of the governor of Yizhou.

Years later, the two went to Shu and Nanzhong to work together.

Tang Jian had a good impression of Su Lie, especially after what happened just now. He had already thought that when he got there, he would definitely take care of this capable and loyal subordinate in the future.

Wu Huaiyu watched this scene from the side and couldn't help thinking that maybe this was intentional by the emperor. If the imperial court wanted to rule the Nanzhong area, it would definitely require a war.

Su Lie can indeed fight,

But the sky is high over there and the emperor is far away. Even if there are backers such as Wu Huaiyu and Li Jing to support him, the current official is not as good as the current manager, and the governor's office of Yizhou is more important.

Now through a small incident, Su Lie's character and integrity were tested, and it was equivalent to helping Su Lie sell his favor to Tang Jian.

Tang Jian owed this favor and would definitely pay it back to Su Lie.
If the relationship between the superior and the subordinate is good, things will go smoothly. If the imperial court wants to go deep into Bai Mao, there will be less internal friction in the matter of opening up Nanzhong.
In addition to the three benefits and three benefits just mentioned, this is an additional benefit.

"If I didn't have to rush back to Beijing soon, I would definitely toast General Su three times to show my gratitude."

Huaiyu smiled and said, "After the new year, both of you will go to the southwest to serve. Yaozhou, where my senior brother is going, is a barren land full of unruly barbarians. At that time, we will all point to the Yizhou Governor's Office for support." , Duke of Ju must support and take care of you when he arrives."

Tang Jian smiled and said, "Definitely."

After this small episode, Tang Jian and Su Lie really got closer.

Even because of this sudden episode, Tang Jian had no other attitude towards the sudden appointment to Yizhou. He couldn't toast without being fined.

I also secretly made a note in my mind that if I play chess with the emperor in the future, I must learn from Wu Huaiyu and never do this nonsense again.

Are you so bold to dare to slay the emperor's dragon? The emperor's dragon is so easy to slay?

Because of this incident, Tang Jian even became very close to Wu Huaiyu.

Huaiyu briefly mentioned that when Tang Jian went to Yizhou to take office later in the year, he would help and take care of it. The Wu family planned to run some industries there, open some mines, farm some fields, and even sell some slaves to grow sugar cane and cotton.

Tang Jian also agreed very happily.
This person even said very politely that we could work together then.

It is said that although Tang Jian was one of the heroes of Taiyuan Yuanmou in martial virtue like the warrior Xun, he came from a famous family and belonged to one of the core families of the Guanlong military aristocracy.

But,
Tang Jian, like Changsun Shunde and Liu Hongji, belongs to the kind of traditional aristocrats. What is tradition?Just take what you can, take what you can, and even be greedy as much as you can.
And he is the kind of person who likes to enjoy himself very much and loves luxury and ostentation.

When Wu Huaiyu was in Shuofang, he farmed and sold sheep and took the lead in doing some business. Later, Tang Jian, like many nobles in the capital, also arranged for his family to go to Shuofang's Yan, Xia and Yin prefectures to sell sheep there. Sheep, raising sheep,
This guy even used his connections in the court to ask the yamen in Beijing that was responsible for purchasing sheep to give him priority in buying his sheep, even at a higher price.
Part of the extra money will be given as kickbacks to the officials in charge, and a share will be given to several yamen.

This guy makes money, creates a monopoly, gets kickbacks, and destroys the culture.

This is their usual style.

Wu Huaiyu was selling sheep in Shuofang. After destroying the capital of Liang, it led to the recovery of the local economy and even the restoration of border trade, which increased local income for the court and created benefits for the people and merchants.

Although I also make money, I don't engage in such nonsense as monopoly and officialdom.

But Tang Jian and the others were completely different.

Find ways to take advantage, even be greedy.

Now that Tang Jian is going to Yizhou to be a long-term historian, and the emperor is far away, this guy will probably be like Dou Gui and Duan Lun in the past, and he will inevitably take advantage of his position to take advantage of it.

This guy will definitely have a hand in the mining, slave and farm trade.

Wu Huaiyu is used to people like this. People like them will always be the mainstream, and people like Wu Huaiyu are the exception.

Cooperation with them is also inevitable.

In fact, the emperor was very clear about these people, and often impeached the censor.

If it gets too big, the emperor will punish him.

Senior officials like Tang Jian, who were the founding ministers of the country, and members of the Guanlong aristocratic group, as long as they did not rebel, the emperor would not go too far in matters involving money and not personal status. Because there is no way to pursue it,
What the emperor valued was their stance.

We need the support of these guys. Their names, their connections, and even their family power are actually quite important.

Of course, although the emperor will not pursue such matters, he must have written them down in his little black book, and they may be liquidated at any time.

Tang Jian was a man of family background and ability.
capable of writing and martial arts,

Even if they are greedy for money, there is still a bottom line. The main thing is to take advantage of their power to use public affairs for personal gain. People like them generally do not directly ask for bribes, or directly embezzle the treasury, or even withhold food and pay to rob soldiers. Something like that.

The prince-in-law Duan Lun and his cousin Dou Gui all went to Bashu to control Bashu. The hemp paper in Shu, especially jute paper, was very famous. The paper used for official documents of the imperial court was mostly made of jute paper, which mainly came from Yizhou.

When they left the town of Yizhou, they basically focused on jute paper workshops. Now Duan and Dou have many paper workshops under their names, and the profits are very huge.

Where did these workshops come from?

Of course, I took advantage of my position and it was not so legitimate.
Anyway, as long as you have enough power in your hands, then this is inevitable.Gao Shilian stayed in Shu for several years, and the Gao family also had a paper-making workshop. Now that Tang Jian is here, it is certain that the Tang family will also have a paper-making workshop.

Whether it’s just stocks or real business, this is inevitable.

Wu Huaiyu was very optimistic about Nanzhong.

In his opinion, Datang still has little control over that area, and it will be a colony to be developed in the future.

This colony has great potential;
Not only are there many high-quality copper ore resources, but there are also gold and silver mines. In addition, the land and population resources there are also good. Farming to grow sugar cane and cotton, or selling barbarian slaves is a very profitable business for the colony.

Not to mention, northern Yunnan has a large population and is also a huge consumer market. Many of Datang's goods can also be sold there. Who wouldn't be tempted by such an emerging commodity market?

And if we manage northern Yunnan well, we will also have southern Yunnan, and even the Pyu Kingdom, Tianzhu, and Tubo further south. The tea-horse trade route and even the three rivers will be opened up, which will connect a vast new market.

In addition to making money in the future, maybe the Wu family can also acquire some territory there, disperse some of their disciples there, spread their branches, and take root there, and even become famous in the southwest like the Cuan family in Yunnan and the Feng family in Lingnan. Where is the chieftain emperor?

It can be regarded as adding insurance to the family.

In the afternoon, the wind calmed down,

The sun is warm,
The fields in the cold winter look very desolate,
The emperor took the prince back to the capital. Cheng Qian originally wanted to ride a horse, but the emperor insisted on letting the prince ride in a carriage. It was a very luxurious carriage with a large carriage and a heater inside, which was comfortable and warm. He also had palace people and medical officers accompanying him.

Wu Huaiyu wanted to return to Beijing later, but the emperor asked him to go back with him.

The emperor still rides a horse,
It was cold and freezing, which was nothing to the emperor.

On the way back, we were carrying the prince's carriage, so the speed was not very fast.

Along the way, the emperor chatted with his eyes full of love.

"Sheer was defeated,"

Li Shimin sighed, slightly disappointed.

Ashina Sheer deceived Khan Siyehu with one move, gained half of the territory of the Western Turks, and gained more than [-] troops. He was ambitious to fight back to Mobei, avenge his previous humiliation, and rebuild the Turkic Khanate.

Li Shimin specially granted him the title of county king, recognized and ennobled him as Dubu Khan, and gave him a drum and support to fight back to Mobei.

Li Shimin still had high hopes for this move to drive away tigers and swallow wolves. He hoped that She'er could defeat Xue Yantuo and at least dampen Yi Nan's spirit.

As a result, She'er led his troops across Jinshan Mountain and fought with Xue Yantuo for more than 100 days. He was defeated repeatedly and was far from Yi Nan's opponent.

On the Western Turk side, Li Shimin granted him the title of Dulu Khan, his brother Nishu, and asked him to set up a flag and fight with Si Yehu internally.

Nishu's prestige is very high. After gaining the support of the Tang Dynasty, various ministries in the Western Regions came to join him. Even many people who originally joined She'er left him and went to Nishu.

Ni Shu's momentum also surged for a while. He started a battle with Si Yehu and won every battle.

The more he won, the more Turkic tribesmen came to vote for him.

She'er sent 5 troops to fight against the barbarians, but as he continued to fight, he found that he only had [-] people left. It was not that the barbarians had killed them all, but that [-] had been lost to the mud.

There are people running around here every day, and Yi Nan and Bodhisattva over there are so fierce that they can’t stand it.

She'er was already their defeated general. How could he fight back against the enemy?

Now after a great defeat, they have crossed Jinshan Mountain in embarrassment and retreated to Gaochang.
This incident made Li Shimin very disappointed. He wanted to make She'er a Khan and let him kill him in Mobei, killing both sides with Xue Yantuo. But he didn't expect She'er to be so useless.
Now that She'er was defeated and returned to Gaochang, Xue Yantuo's Khan Yinan was very angry with the Tang Dynasty and even clamored to raise 20 troops to ask what the Tang Dynasty meant.

Things are not going well with the Western Turks. I originally wanted Siyehu and Nishu to fight, but who knew that Siyehu Khan was so useless, but Nishu is like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. Now most of the Western Region has listened to Nishu's orders. .

"Xue Yantuo is becoming more and more rebellious, and I want to send troops to teach them a lesson." Li Shimin couldn't help but said, now Xue Yantuo is a threat to the Tang Dynasty.

Wu Huaiyu didn't feel anxious.
"Although Xue Yantuo's ambition is obvious, I think there is no need to worry too much. After all, he is still far away in Mobei, and there is Monan in the middle."

A sentence from Monan,
Li Shimin's heart moved,
"You mean?"

"Your Majesty, although Jieli was captured and returned to Chang'an, his headquarters and several major tribes were severely damaged and surrendered. However, there are still several major forces in the East Turks, such as Tuli in the east and Yu in the Hetao. Sheshe, Shaboluohan on the northwest side of the river,

Even Yugushe and Tuoshe who rushed west to Gaochang and Yiwu still had considerable influence.

These people now say they have surrendered to the imperial court, but..."

Li Shimin immediately understood that the court was mainly dealing with people who were interested in profit, and it was only superficially recruiting the other major forces in East Turkestan.

The strength is still there, and the court cannot push too hard.

This has always been a headache for the emperor.

Now Wu Huaiyu's meaning is obvious. Since these people are not easy to move, let's not move for now. We might as well use Xue Yantuo to stir things up.

When the snipe and the clam compete, the fisherman benefits.

Moreover, when two tigers fight, one of them will be injured. Isn’t Xue Yantuo very good at it? Then let him come. If he has the ability, he can fight to Monan.

When the fight comes, the remaining princes of the Eastern Turks will naturally be in the front. For their own territory, they can only fight with Xue Yantuo.
They won the battle, and the Tang Dynasty suffered no losses. They also weakened the Xueyantuo people. If they won the battle, it would not be too late for the Tang Dynasty to take action. Then they could integrate and annex these remaining defeated generals.
It would be appropriate for them to consume Xue Yantuo's people first, and then Datang would take action.

So now we have to use tough words to deal with Xue Yantuo, we can’t give in at all, we have to fight them, we have to lure them south.
Instead of going all the way to Mobei,

What could be better than waiting for work on the front line of the Great Wall?
Li Shimin fully understood Wu Huaiyu's strategic thinking and couldn't help laughing, "Okay, very good."

(End of this chapter)