A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 911 Why don’t you understand my good intentions?

"Why did Aye obey Wu Huaiyu's advice?"

In the backyard of Fuzhou Dudu's Yamen, after Qian Jiulong sent Wu Huaiyu away, he asked his son to bring him tea, water and wine. The tea he drank just now was Wuyishan black tea produced by the Wu family. Qian Jiulong actually didn't like drinking tea, let alone this kind of brew. He likes to drink loose tea, boiled cake tea with milk, salt, ginger and green onion.

Erlang Yuanyu poured him a glass of wine, rice wine, rice wine from their hometown in Huzhou, Changxing.

Wine is like amber,

Take a sip, it's mellow and a little sweet.

"You know what?"

Qian Jiulong smiled at the second child. This second child was the one engaged to Xu Jingzong's daughter. It was Qian Jiulong who took the initiative to get married. At that time, Xu Jingzong had not yet started his career, but Qian Jiulong took his fancy. Xu Jingzong came from a well-known family and had a very good relationship with Wu Huaiyu. He believed that Xu Jingzong would definitely be able to occupy a high position. Not only did he take the initiative to propose marriage, but he was also willing to give a large amount of money.

A dignified general who was granted the title of Duke of the State took the initiative to marry a fifth-rank official, but returned a large amount of money and silk. This can be said to have given Xu Jingzong both face and honour. Xu Jingzong was very greedy for money, otherwise he would not have done it. He married Feng An of Lingnan and gave his daughter to Feng An's nephew. The nobles despised him for marrying a barbarian girl.

"You should learn more from your brother,"

Qian Jiulong's eldest son, Qian Yuanxiu, was very proud of Qian Jiulong. He was good at both civil and military arts. At the beginning of Zhenguan, he ordered him to move back to his hometown of Changxing and concentrate on studying in his hometown. In the fifth year of Zhenguan's reign, he tried to master the classics and supplemented his Ph.D. in Changxing County. Now my hometown is collecting and sorting out the Qian family tree.

Lao Yuan Yu and Lao San Yuan Xiu are also legitimate sons. Qian Jiulong is taking them with him this time. He also wants to teach them personally and help them find a career.

Fan Xing, who used to be a slave in Li Yuan's house in Taiyuan, heard that his son was awarded the title of Prime Minister of Longxi County by Wu Huaiyu this time.

"The Changle Army was expanded to 5,000 by 5,000, and a Fufu Shouhuo of 3,000 people was formed. Although Wu Xianggong wanted to transfer 1,500 people from Guangzhou, he was the deputy envoy and Shouhuo of the Changle Army. people, so what?

"Why can't you understand my good intentions?" Qian Jiulong shook his head, "Go back and think about it carefully, understand it, and then go to the Prime Minister Wu and obey his orders."

Compared with them, Qian Jiulong can only look up to him. Faced with such ruthless people, Qian Jiulong can't raise any fighting spirit. He is too old to dare to fight.

Qian Jiulong said, "I have no conflict of interest with Mr. Wu. I am also in my sixties. I suffered a lot of injuries from my early battles. I am old. Maybe this is my best official position. I just want to perform well." A handful can be considered as leaving you with some residual shade,"

However, he was a confidant of the Supreme Emperor and had no position to support him in the palace coup. Afterwards, he became the governor of Meizhou. After a round of rectification, he returned to Chang'an a few years later and served as the general of the prison gate, and also regained the emperor's trust.

The Thirty-six Prefectures were experiencing constant internal strife, and the camp was able to build cities and garrison troops at key points on the left and right main streams, and operate with peace of mind. They were like a sharp sword hanging over the heads of the barbarians, with full deterrence effect.

It is impossible for Mr. Wu to stay in Fu Mansion all the time. Both the Observer Envoy and the Economic and Strategy Envoy are in Guangzhou. He will go back soon. The mountains are high and the roads are far away, and it is impossible for him to come often.

From now on, in the six prefectures of Fufu, I, the governor, will not have the final say. The Changle army and the Fufu guards will still be under my command. The deputy envoy of Changle Army and the envoy of Fu Mansion will not obey my command? "

This time I came to Fuzhou to be the governor, which can be said to be a great responsibility.

He has nothing to do with Wu Huaiyu, which may be one of the reasons why the emperor chose him, but Qian Jiulong believes that the emperor chose him more importantly because he valued his martial arts.

The current situation in Fujian and Yue is that Shanyue has just raised its flag and openly rebelled, and all the states and counties are resisting and dissatisfied with the new two tax laws. Naturally, the emphasis on force will be emphasized when recruiting him as a general.

"Get things done first,"

If he were ten years younger, Qian Jiulong might have other ideas, but now, he just wants to be stable.

There is still a conquest camp over there in Yong Mansion. Although there is basically no fighting in Zuoxi River now, the leaders of Zhuji Prefecture who originally jumped to rebel were basically defeated by Wu Huaiyu's strategy of first attacking hard and then dividing them. The bosses were killed,

After Wu Huaiyu returned to his camp, he also called his staff to discuss how to form the Changle Army and Fufu Guards. The main thing was the arrangement of the officers.

Qian Jiulong is fifty-nine this year. He is not young at this age. He is a military general with unparalleled bravery. He helped Jiancheng conquer Liu Heita and defeated the enemy with great achievements. He also defeated Li Shimin in Luoyang and fought a great battle. Hulao, help capture Dou Jiande,

"Young people, don't worry about everything, but have a long-term perspective," Qian Jiulong said to his two sons with sincerity. "During this period, you two will serve as servants to Mr. Wu. You must study hard. If you can be appreciated by Mr. Wu, Why do you worry about your future?"

Although Qian Yuanyu was talking about Wu Huaiyu behind his back, he was still afraid of that person in his heart, "Ah Ye, I want to work in the Changle Army, and then I will also encircle and suppress those who resist the two taxes, and borrow some heads to earn merit."

Besides, the shrewd Qian Jiulong is quite optimistic about Wu Huaiyu, especially since that man is still so young, only twenty-six. Although the current emperor at that age has already led troops to mobilize palace soldiers to seize the throne and become emperor, who can compete with Zhenguan? Compared with the emperor,

The emperor led the army at the age of sixteen, and Wu Huaiyu just came down from the mountain at the age of eighteen.

He knocked on the table and asked his son to fill up another glass for him.

"Transfer people from Yong Mansion."

Li Shimin seized the throne and proclaimed himself emperor at the age of twenty-seven, and Wu Huaiyu had already paid homage to the prime minister three times at the age of twenty-six.

"The commander-in-chief of the camp, Zhao Xinlai, was appointed as the deputy garrison envoy of Changle Army, and Gao Ning was appointed as the garrison guard of Fu Mansion."

Wu Huaiyu made a selection in his pocket, and finally chose these two. Needless to say, Zhao Xin was Wu Huaiyu's earliest teammate. Although he came from a humble background, he was born in the two cities of Chang'an and relied on his girls to work for Fatty Wu. The woman relied on the power of the Wu family to make a living,

But after following Wu Huaiyu, they are also very hardworking and loyal. They have come step by step over the years, and their military exploits are enough for them to hold this position.

"The commanders of the army, generals, captains, brigade commanders, captains, and other military officers will be selected from the three thousand officers from Chang'an and Guangzhou. The outstanding ones can be promoted and used." Three thousand people become eight. Thousands of people, many officers have the opportunity to be promoted directly. This is a rare opportunity, it is like pie in the sky.

This is one of the reasons why Qian Jiulong did not object when he heard that Wu Huaiyu wanted to expand his army. Even the officers below were unwilling to object to such an opportunity.

Even many soldiers have a rare opportunity to be promoted to officers.

What was originally a carrot and a pit, now there are 5,000 more official posts at all levels in the army. What an opportunity this is. If Qian Jiulong refuses it outright, it is estimated that each of the 1,500 soldiers he brought will be very good. dissatisfied.

"Draw up a list and remember to discuss it with Governor Qian. I will report to Your Majesty later."

Wu Huaiyu had great power in Lingnan, and the emperor also knew that he was opening up wasteland in Lingnan, so various policies were tilted.

Licensed to undertake the production of worship seals,

Civil and military officials in Lingnan could directly decide whether to promote, demote, appoint or remove Wu Huaiyu. They only needed to submit a stamp to the court afterwards. As long as it was not particularly unreasonable, the court would complete formal appointment and removal procedures.

Therefore, Wu Huaiyu could not only directly appoint and remove governors and military envoys, he could even build new military towns and recruit soldiers and horses. He could even directly wage war against the Shanyue Lihu barbarians.

Anyway, Lingnan is a special zone in the imperial court. It used to be a barbaric and miasmatic land that no one looked at. Now it is undergoing drastic changes. The emperor is willing to let Wu Huaiyu mess with it, and the imperial court has no objection. Anyway, Wu Xianggong has the means, and there is no need to bother with it. The court paid for it.

You can even pay tribute and taxes to the imperial court.

This is such a rare and good result. You don’t have to worry about anything, just sit and wait for the money, food, taxes and taxes to be paid. Lingnan can be more and more in control.

The political ministers have no reason to interfere.

As for whether Wu Huaiyu has too much power, the emperor doesn't care. What does everyone care about? Lingnan is not the Central Plains, not even Jiangnan. Lingnan is the same place as Nazhong, Qianzhong and Saibei, so why bother? It’s not an exaggeration, as long as you can live in it.

After all, during the Taketoku Dynasty, Lingnan was a place where no tribute was paid to printing books and no taxes were paid. To put it nicely, it was under the rule of the imperial court, but in fact everyone regarded it as a place of control.

"Chong'an, let's set up a county. Since Zhenguan, Ehu Road has made this place very prosperous. There are markets and a population. It has more people than most counties in the five prefectures of Fufu. Set up a county directly. This is the northern gate of Fujian and Yue. "If Fujian wants to prosper, although it can rely on maritime trade, land routes are more important."

"Chong'an connects to Qianshan in Jiangxi through the water diversion pass, but it is not enough. We also need to open up Xianxialing, directly connect to Quzhou in Jiangdong, and connect to Hangzhou and Yue,"

Since Minyue is included in the Lingnan Road, it has to carry this burden with it and develop it with it. If it wants to develop, it must build roads.

It is not enough to rely only on the sea route;

Ehu Road in the north is not enough, Xianxia Ridge must be opened to connect Zhejiang Unicom.

"A road must also be opened in the south. There is Luokeng Pass in Tingzhou and Ruijin in Qianzhou. It is an ancient mountain road. It passes from Ruijin through Huangzhuling and crosses the Wuyi Mountains into Tingzhou.

One hundred and thirty miles from the northwest of Changting to Ruijin, Jiangxi via Huangzhuling, this road is too dangerous and narrow and needs to be widened and repaired to ensure that traders and mules and horses can pass through, and the road must be paved with stones to ensure smooth flow in all seasons."

There are several mountain roads from Ruijin to Tingzhou. You can choose a better one to repair and widen, and also build a posthouse and set up an inspection station.

"The fourth channel is to open a road from Zhangzhou to Chaozhou, connecting Pinghe Township of Huashanxi, a tributary of Jiulong River in Zhangzhou, and Dapu Township of Hanjiang River in Chaozhou,"

In fact, there is another road connecting Fujian and Guangdong, and that is Tingjiang. The Tingjiang River is called Tingjiang River in Fujian and Hanjiang River in Guangdong. This river leads directly to the sea. However, the Tingjiang River section is so densely covered with rocks that it is difficult for boats to navigate. Therefore, Tingzhou people cannot eat the salt from Chaozhou and can only eat it from Fujian. Blessed salt is transported from the Jiulong River or the Jiulong River. The salt in the mountains is extremely expensive.

"The waterway of the Tingjiang River must be dredged, and shipping on the Tingjiang River must be opened up to connect Chaozhou directly to the sea. The tidal salt must be allowed to enter Tingzhou, and mountainous products such as tea and timber from Tingzhou must be allowed to flow along the river and into the sea. The price of shipping must be low. Take advantage of it,"

Ehu Road, Xianxia Road, Ruijin Road, Pinghe Road, Tingjiang Road,

Five external channels, Wu Huaiyu has drawn five lines for the future development of Minyue. Together with the sea, Minyue will no longer be closed and can connect Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang.

"In the interior of Fujian and Vietnam, several post roads need to be built to connect these outlets with China Unicom,"

"If you want to naturalize Shanyue, you still have to lead them to live a good life. Otherwise, who would be willing to follow us? We are not here to rob their things as they said, we want to let them live a good life, and then Collect some tax,"

"In the future, everyone in the six prefectures of Fufu will be registered as a registered household, and no more human trafficking will be allowed. Guangdong has already gone to the front, and now Fujian cannot lag behind..."

(End of this chapter)