A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 992 Long time no see, how are you?
Guangzhou,

The southwest monsoon from late April to May and June every year has not stopped yet. At this time, ships from Nanyang to Tang Dynasty are still sailing into Guangzhou Port.

The waterways of Guangzhou's outer harbor and inner harbor are busy.
The pier is even more crowded.

The newly built Xicheng in Guangzhou was called the Little Chang'an West City of Guangzhou because of the Fanfang planned in the city, which stipulated that those who came to Guangzhou for trade must live in the Fanfang.

June is already the tail end of the southeast monsoon. If you miss this monsoon, you will have to wait until next year to come to Tang from the south. As for the ships of Hu merchants who had already arrived in Tang Dynasty, they had to wait in Guangzhou until the northeast monsoon started in October before they could set sail and ride the monsoon southward.

May and June are the days when a large number of Hu merchants ship to Tang Dynasty, while July, August, September and March are the days when these Hu merchants sell, purchase goods and rest in Guangzhou Port. From October to December, they are full of purchases again. Trade goods from the Tang Dynasty sailed south.

From May to October, this half year is also the busiest season in Guangzhou. Countless merchants and goods gather here.
Guangzhou Xicheng is also extremely lively and prosperous.

Western Australia Pier,

A fleet arrived,
The officials in charge of the dock could tell at a glance that this was not a barbarian ship.
There were many foreign ships coming to Guangzhou, of all kinds, but these ships looked like ships from the Tang Dynasty. They could even tell at a glance that these ships were specifically for Beijiang.

The Tang boats on the Lingnan side are divided into inland rivers and offshore boats. Inland river boats are also divided into Pearl River, Beijiang and Dongjiang rivers. Because the rivers are different in size and have different navigation conditions, the boats are also different. Due to the Jiangxi-Guangdong trade route, Beijiang has a large volume of cargo, but the navigation conditions of Beijiang are not as good as those of Xijiang. Therefore, the main vessels sailing today are sand-proof flat-bottomed boats, mostly from Xiangdao Shipyard.

Even as a court official, Wu Huaiyu took advantage of his position to manage overseas private lands such as Liuqiu and Luzon. The emperor even granted Luzon to the Wu family.
Although he was only the magistrate of Jisi County, this was an unprecedented first.

Inside the Governor's Mansion in Guangzhou.

He didn't expect that the emperor would be so furious when he wrote a memorial asking for victory.

Square head, square tip, flat bottom, and shallow draft are characterized by being wide, large, flat, and shallow. The bottom is flat and can sit on the beach without fear of stranding. The draft is shallow and is less affected by the tide;

Gong sounds.

"It's great that Duke Wu is back."

But the sound of the gong did not stop.

Lingnan Road Observation deposed the ambassador, the seven Lingnan governors, the salt and iron envoy, the field envoy, and the Annan governor.
Even though Lingnan Road is now divided into twenty states, and the seven-prefecture management strategy has become the four-prefecture management strategy, Wu Huaiyu is the largest official in Lingnan who has the responsibility to control, worship, and grant two brigade and two sections.

"Boom!"

Only this Duke Wu is worthy enough to sound the gong thirteen times to clear the way.
Even the governor Dang Hongren, who had been very domineering in Guangzhou before, could only sound nine gongs, and eleven were not qualified, let alone thirteen.

At this time, the dock tax collector was shocked. He sounded the gong thirteen times, and all the civil and military officials, soldiers and civilians dispersed. In Guangzhou, there was only one person who could sound the gong thirteen times to clear the way.

Three masts and five masts can carry one or two thousand stones, and the sail is long and can travel thousands of miles in a day.

When he received the edict, Dang Renhong was stunned.

He had received the edict sent by express post five hundred miles from Chang'an a few days ago.

Although Wu Huaiyu had strict requirements for officials in Lingnan, he also worked for everyone's welfare and did a good job in providing various guarantees, such as job land, public land, and public money. During the holidays, everyone was very well-oiled and able to work. There is also motivation.

But the gong sound didn’t stop,

After Wu Huaiyu completes his review, Chang'an will send a joint investigation team from the three departments to Guangzhou for further review. After Wu Huaiyu's tenure in Lingnan is fully investigated, he will be brought back to Chang'an City for judgment.

Two more sounds,

Wu Huaiyu was in Lingnan. There were industries everywhere and people were making a living everywhere. He didn’t know how much money he made, how much land he ate, and even how many slaves he raised, how many long-term workers he hired, and how many tenants he hired.
Some people say that Wu Huaiyu had a private fortune of millions of dollars, millions of grains of food, and tens of thousands of private soldiers in Lingnan.

He had acted like this in the Nanning Dudu's Mansion and the Rongzhou Dudu's Mansion before, and even did more ruthless things than this, but neither the court nor the emperor had any intention of punishing him.
Why is it causing so much anger now?

"Master Wu is back?"

These sand ships built by the Wujia Xiangdao Shipyard, although these ships cannot break through the big waves in deep water and have flat bottoms, square heads and square sterns, they are easy to navigate inland rivers and can also be navigated in offshore waters.

This is the sound of the gong to clear the way,
One voice after another,
The officer at the pier heard the gong ringing seven times, thinking that it was the county magistrate returning to the city. When the county magistrate went to the street, he sounded the gong seven times, which meant that the soldiers and civilians should disperse.

Wu Huaiyu and Liu Dewei got off the boat,

He counted to nine, maybe the governor was on patrol?
According to regulations, when the governor goes out on patrol, nine gongs are sounded to clear the way, which means that the officials, soldiers and civilians should all disperse. It is much more serious to rush into the governor than to rush into the county magistrate.

The emperor removed him from the post of governor of Guangzhou and ordered him to dismiss him on the spot. He was waiting in Guangzhou City for the handover of the new governor Liu Dewei, and ordered him to be examined by the observation envoy Wu Huaiyu.

"Eleven sounds, this is the civil and military officials, soldiers and people dispersing. This is the imperial envoy coming. Is it the supervisory censor or the watcher?"

Go straight to Guangzhou Yacheng.

People at the wharf are very familiar with these sand boats, which are commonly called Wujia square boats. They have spacious decks, small depth, and low freeboard.

Dang Renhong has not been the governor of Guangzhou for a long time, but his plundering methods and greedy temper have already harmed countless businessmen. Even many officials have long resented and feared this superior official.

Thirteen sounds.

In contrast, Dang Hongren only wants benefits. If he eats meat, others can only drink some leftover soup.

His whole face was ashen and dull,
Eyes dim.

"I hope for the stars and the moon, and finally hope that Duke Wu will come back. Now it's good, someone can finally suppress Dang Renhong,"

This carrying capacity is actually quite impressive. In the past, most of the boats that ran on Beijiang were small boats with a carrying capacity of one to two hundred stone. Even bamboo rafts and wooden boats with a carrying capacity of three to five hundred stone were considered large.

Mr. Wu.

Dang Renhong also returned from Luo Dou Cave early. He was dressed in white robes and sitting in the back office hall.

The ones currently docked at the dock are Beijiang sand ships with five masts and five sails, which can carry two thousand stones.

He was a little greedy, but how much was he?

"Boom, boom,"

The ship has multiple masts and sails. The masts are high and the sails are high. In addition, the draft is shallow and the resistance is small. It can sail quickly and has good seaworthiness. It has a large load capacity. Generally, the inland river version has three masts with a thousand stones and five masts with two thousand stones. The offshore version has a larger carrying capacity, three thousand stones for three masts and six thousand stones for five masts.

As the governor of Guangzhou, his friend Renhong asked for some money from businessmen and collected some property from the barbarian natives. Is it too much?
Compared with Wu Huaiyu, he is nothing but a witch.

But Wu Huaiyu came back. Although the Seven Prefectures were transformed into the Four Prefectures, and twenty states were removed from Lingnan Road, leaving only thirty-seven states, after all, he was still the Lingnan Observer and Strategic Envoy, the Salt and Iron Envoy, and the Tuntian Envoy. Wait, he had thought that the emperor would not let Wu Huaiyu come back after he had been stranded in Chang'an for so long.

This made him feel even more proud and fearless.

But who knew that what was waiting for him in the end would be his dismissal and he would have to wait for Wu Huaiyu's review.

The money he had worked so hard to embezzle in Lingnan could not be taken away now. Instead, it would become a rope that tightened around his neck. They were all evidence of his crime.

There are also the fields and mines that he plundered and plundered, and the dry stocks that he just got from trading houses and workshops.

Now it has become a hot potato.

"Alang, Wu Huaiyu and Liu Dewei have just entered Xi'ao Port and have already arrived from the dock to Yacheng." The attendant reported.

Dang Renhong said nothing, his face becoming more and more gloomy.

He has been waiting for this moment these days,
Finally came.

Wu Huaiyu recited this name silently in his heart. He finally regretted it now. Maybe when he first came to Guangzhou, he could have paid more attention to this Lian Shuai, who was much younger than himself, and maybe he would not have suffered today's disaster.

He claimed to be a former general of the Prince of Qin's Palace, and felt that he had gone through life and death for His Majesty, and even saved his life. Even his two sons died in His Majesty's army, and his second son even died in front of His Majesty. He stood in front of the emperor, Use your body to block the enemy's spear for the emperor.

Dang Renhong feels that his family has worked hard enough and achieved great results.
There is no greater merit than rescuing the driver.

Now that he is old, there is nothing wrong with thinking about a life of military service, saving some money for his children and grandchildren, and leaving some inheritance. He conquered the world and conquered the country for His Majesty. Now he takes a little. Is it wrong?
Besides, he didn't get it from the treasury, but he got it from those treacherous businessmen and barbarians. What's wrong with that?

Why couldn't he take what Wu Huaiyu took?
Although the methods are different, in the final analysis it is not about making money.

There was a sound of footsteps.

Dang Renhong raised his eyelids,
The first thing that caught his eye was a group of forbidden troops. He was very familiar with their armor. He could even tell the difference between these young and strong men. Some were hundreds of riders, some were thousands of riders, and there were also flying riders and divine machines. I heard that these eight warriors were now The camp was no longer affiliated with the garrison, and the emperor formally established the Left and Right Yulin Army and the Left and Right Longwu Army to command these four armies.

They are called the army and have no subordinate relationship with the Twelve Guards of Nanya. They are directly subordinate to His Majesty the Emperor and are the emperor's personal army.

There used to be nearly a thousand Beiya Imperial Guards in Lingnan, which were given to Wu Huaiyu by the emperor when he went south. After Wu Huaiyu returned to Beijing last year, most of these Imperial Guards remained in Guangzhou, but he, the governor, had no authority to command them.

Years later, these forbidden troops were also recalled to Chang'an, and he therefore believed that Wu Huaiyu would never come back.

Unexpectedly, Wu Huaiyu came back and even brought back the Emperor Beiya's imperial army.

"Party Lord,"

Wu Huaiyu stepped forward and said, "Long time no see. How are you?"

Dang Renhong stood up and smiled a little bitterly. He really shouldn't despise this boss who was the same age as his son.

"Wu Gong, I thought you went to Chang'an to return to the court and pay homage to the prime minister, but I didn't expect you to come back again."

"Danggong caused trouble in Lingnan. His Majesty asked me to come back and clean up the mess. Let me introduce to you, Pengcheng Gong Liu Gong. Your Majesty worships him as the new Governor of Guangzhou. Please ask Danggong to hand over the sealed account book to Governor Liu immediately. "

"After I received the edict, I have sorted out everything that needs to be handed over," Dang Renhong sighed.

Liu Dewei stepped forward, "Dang Gong, I'm offended. Please hand over the matter now."

Dang Renhong stood up and said to Wu Huaiyu before leaving, "After handing over the sealed accounts, I would like to have a detailed discussion with Duke Wu in person."

"Ok, I will wait for you,"

Dang Renhong nodded, turned around and went out.

Wu Huaiyu left Liu Shenli behind.

"The Jinglue Yamen of a certain country still has two thousand troops. If Mr. Liu is willing, you can stay in the Jinglue Yamen. Are you willing to take a civil or military position?"

If you don't want to serve in the Yamen Army, you can also serve in the Observatory and Shogunate. It's up to you. "

You can choose one of the two: to be an envoy to the army or to be an envoy to the shogunate.

Liu Shenli stood there, as still as a pine, as straight as a spear.

"My subordinates will listen to Commander Lian's arrangements and will do their best no matter where they go."

Looking at this young man, Wu Huaiyu thought of some memories about him. He later became the minister of the Ministry of Industry and the general of Zuowei. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong, he accompanied Li Jingxuan, the secretary of the Central Committee, to lead an army of 180,000 to conquer Tubo, and fought against the Tubo general Lun Qinling. , but it was a pity that he was defeated and captured, and died of serious injuries in Tubo three years later.
However, Liu Shenli's defeat was mainly due to the fact that Li Jingxuan did not arrive at a later stage and was left alone without support.

Liu Shenli also had a niece who later became the queen of Ruizong Li Dan and was strangled to death on the order of Wu Zetian. Li Dan is the son of Empress Wu Zetian and the father of Li Longji, the famous Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.

Looking at this young man, Wu Huaiyu was a little distracted for a moment, and couldn't help but think of Wu Erniang.

"You originally served as a military officer in the Chang'an Guards Office. I think it would be better for you to manage the yamen army. There were originally 6,000 people in the yamen army, but now there are only 2,000 people. The seven battalions have been changed to four battalions."

"You're new here, and you're young. If I give you the command of a battalion, I'm afraid you won't be able to convince the public."

Wu Huaiyu pondered.

Liu Shenli crossed his hands and said, "I would like to ask Commander Lian to allocate a team of men and give him the position of leader."

"The leader of the team is too humble. You are still a seventh-grade military attache in the Chang'an Guard Yamen. How can you be demoted like this when you get to the place?

Let's do this, the deputy general manager of the front battalion or the captain of the left regiment of the rear battalion, choose one of them. "

Today, there are a total of 2,000 Jinglue Yamen troops, divided into four battalions, with each battalion having 500 people.

Among them, there are 400 people in the front camp from eight teams of Bei Ya's Fourth Army who just came from Chang'an with Wu Huaiyu. The general commander of the battalion is usually the sixth grade, the deputy commander is from the sixth grade, and the regiment commander is from the seventh grade. Down.

The general manager of the battalion is the same as the deputy commander Guo Yi of the Zhongzhe Chongfu, and the deputy commander is the same as the deputy commander Guo Yi of the lower government.

The deputy general manager and the regimental commander were ranked lower than the sixth rank, and the other was lower than the seventh rank. There was a difference of four levels.

"My subordinate is willing to go to the left regiment of the Yamen Army." Liu Shenli's choice did not go beyond Wu Huaiyu's expectations. He was also a seventh-grade military attaché in Chang'an.

Now I would rather choose the regiment captain than the battalion deputy commander.

I would rather have a chicken head than a phoenix tail.

"Okay, you can report to the Houying Left Regiment first. I will leave the two hundred people to you. If you encounter anything, just come to me."

"I understand, I'm resigning." Liu Shenli withdrew.

Wu Huaiyu looked at the young man with an upright back and actually admired him very much, but he estimated that Liu Shenli was most likely from Baiqisi.
The Baiqisi and Baiqiying are now two unrelated systems. The left and right Baiqiying are affiliated to the left and right Habayashi Army, while the Baiqisi is the emperor's secret intelligence agency.

Although Liu Shenli had no experience in Baiqiying, Wu Huaiyu smelled the smell of Jin Yiwei from him.

After all, he was also the person in charge of six doors.

However, he was not completely sure that Liu Shenli was from Baiqisi. Maybe he was from the Six-door Criminal Xian Division under his father Liu Dewei, but Wu Huaiyu estimated that Li Shimin would not let both Liu and his father be in the Criminal Xian Division.

Huaiyu thought for a while and called his adopted sons Pang Yanzhang and Shi Shouxin.

Now the two of them serve as the deputy envoys of the Economic and Strategic Yamen Army and the commander-in-chief of the left and right battalions respectively. "Liu Shenli went to the rear camp to serve as the captain of the left regiment. You can keep an eye on him secretly. Just keep an eye on him. If you find anything unusual, report it first." I."

"Since the adoptive father doubted him, why did he let him stay in the Yamen Army? Why not send him to the naval camp, or the inspection camp, or throw him to the left and right streams of Yongzhou to guard the barbarians." Pang Yanzhang said bluntly.

"It's easier to see clearly and master it if you put it under your nose. Besides, I admire this kid very much and he is worth cultivating."

As for whether he is a spy sent by the emperor, there is no need to worry too much. If he was really the spy sent by the emperor, and if Wu Huaiyu hurriedly threw him into the remote left and right streams, wouldn't it mean that there was no three hundred taels of silver here, so it would be better to let him stay under his nose, which would also reassure the emperor. .

Liu Dewei, the governor of Guangzhou who is in charge of the Criminal and Constitutional Affairs Department, is here. Does Wu Huaiyu still have to worry about a lieutenant who is in charge of the Yamen Army?
Wu Huaiyu looked around at the back office of the Governor's Mansion.

"Let's go back to the Imperial Envoy's Mansion,"

In just a few years, the Governor's Mansion has changed several owners, from Feng Li to Wu Huaiyi to Dang Renhong, and now Liu Dewei is in charge.

If you add in Tang Fengyi and Hou Junji, who were the governors of the governor's office, it will really be your turn to sing and I will appear.

The Observer's Office and the Dudu's Office are both located in Guangzhou Yacheng, so they are not too far apart.

Wu Huaiyu soon returned to the diplomatic residence after an absence of more than half a year.

The remaining concubines in the back office of the ambassador's office had also received the news early. They all dressed up carefully and brought their children to the door to greet him.

"Alang has worked hard all the way,"

A group of children ran over to surround Wu Huaiyu, holding their thighs and shouting "Aye".

Wu Huaiyu hugged and raised his concubines and went home with a smile.

(End of this chapter)