Chapter 180 Offering Prisoners
"The talent of Yuan Zhi, my lord is very clear, why worry?"

Kong Ming is not worried at all, this is his trust in old friends.

"I just..." Liu Bei didn't know how to describe his mood for a while.

Kong Ming waved the feather fan to show that he understood everything.

After all, if it is calculated seriously, how can the light curtain sergeant Ren Mifang and the two be able to guard Jiangling and guard the police?
It's nothing more than the lord's word "reminiscing about the old days", how lenient the old ministers are, it's quite like Guangwu Shizu.

Kong Ming felt that this was not a problem at all. As long as the ministers checked for leaks and filled them up in time, it would be fine.
and……

"My lord, now we have set up brocade, sugar, iron, and weir officials, repair and dredging in Chengdu, and it is time to employ people everywhere."

"Women and elders have their own busyness, and young men have their own uses."

Kong Ming eloquently explained that the continuous implementation of policies and the shrinking of the Chengdu treasury saved by Liu Yan and Liu Zhang have resulted in the fact that the people in Chengdu are basically busy now.

Mulberry planting, brocade weaving, cane cutting, sugar refining, iron smelting, road repairs, construction of water power workshops, maintenance of Dujiangyan, etc., as long as you think about it, there are many places where people are employed.

"And after the first lunar month, we have to raise seedlings for farming. At that time, the people have no time to spare."

Liu Bei couldn't help nodding, he understood what Kong Ming meant:

"Running a school to gather young children and enlighten them."

And in an instant, Liu Bei chose the candidate in his heart:
"This matter is handed over to Zilong. Since the school is to benefit Yizhou, it is appropriate for the local people to invest in it to benefit the village."

Said Liu Bei also sighed:
"I don't ask for any great talents from this school, I just hope that they will be respectful and sensible in the future, and don't want to repeat the disaster of benevolence and beauty."

Kong Ming gave a thumbs up and laughed, only feeling that the lord and himself are getting more and more tacit understanding.

At this time, it was raining continuously in Jingzhou, and Shiren stood on the boat, wiped his face and sneezed.

Rubbing his nose, Shiren was a little worried. Could it be a cold?

If he really caught the wind and cold, his little money bag would probably run out.

Tightening his armor, Shi Ren, who missed the charcoal fire in the military camp, tried his best to look at the sandbar beside the boat:
General Guan, finish the talk quickly, shall we go back?

Lu Su set foot on Shazhou with four personal guards. As soon as they met, he felt that his imposing manner was a head short.

For the sake of safety, Lu Su selected four masters, all of whom carried hundreds of steel-making knives with them.

And Guan Yu just sat there idly, no one around him stabbed him, only a jug of warm wine was sitting on the charcoal stove, steaming.

He waved his hand to signal the guards to stop. Some of the guards were worried and wanted to follow, but they got a warning look from Lu Su, so they could only stop aggrievedly.

"Your Majesty is really in a good mood."

Lu Su was not hypocritical, and sat directly on the chair that was already wet by the rain.

"Please drink this cup to ward off the cold."

Guan Yu had no grudges, and offered to fill Lu Su's glass.

After taking a sip of wine, Lu Su felt a "huh" immediately: "It's so spicy...good wine!"

Since he was wronged, Lu Su said generously:

"Suneng guarantees that the public security matter will never be committed again!"

Guan Yu didn't speak, and filled Lu Su's glass again.

Lu Su drank again and said:
"However, Sun Liu is an alliance of relatives and friends. There are mines in Jiangdong, but I have heard people say that there are craftsmen in Jingzhou who make new methods. If you want to exchange them with iron ore, is it possible?"

Guan Yu still didn't speak, and filled Lu Su again.

Lu Su looked at the wine glass in his hand and was speechless, Guan Yu poured himself a glass without saying a word, and drank it up.

As a last resort, Lu Su also drank a full drink again, gritted his teeth and said:

"In addition to iron ore, the drawings of Mengchong battleships can also be given to princes and lords."

This was also the most attractive price that Lu Su could come up with after deliberation. After all, Guan Yu was still practicing navy, wasn't he?
But in fact, Lu Su also discussed with Bu Zhi, thinking that this is acceptable:

How many boatmen and boatmen are there in Jiangdong?How much is Jingzhou?

Moreover, Jiangdong, the battleship of Mengchong, is already planning a new generation of blueprints. After Jingzhou shipbuilders have a thorough understanding of the old ship blueprints, Jiangdong's warships may have been innovated again.

Guan Yu paused, and picked up the jug again, but Lu Su turned pale with fright and hurriedly blocked it:
"Your Majesty, I really can't drink any more!"

Guan Yu gave up regretfully, turned to look at Lu Su and said:
"Since that's the case, let's exchange the art of iron smelting for Jiangdong Iron Mine and shipbuilding blueprints, as a high-five oath."

Lu Su stretched out his palm and struck Guan Yu three times in a row.

After clapping hands, Guan Yu got up and left. Lu Su said solemnly:
"Since the king believes in Jiangdong, Jiangdong will not break his word."

Guan Yu had already stepped onto the walkway beside the sandbar. Hearing this, he turned his head and took a deep look at Lu Su, saying:

"I don't believe in Jiangdong, but in Zijing."

Then Guan Yu opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end there were only four words:
"Take care, sir."

After all, walking is like an arrow off the string, rushing into the misty rain and fog.

In the middle of the walk, Guan Yu told Zhao Lei:
"Tell Mrs. Huang that X has reached an agreement with Jiangdong according to her suggestion, and ask her to prepare a rough iron-making method."

On the sandbar, Lu Su stood blankly for a while, finally let out a mouthful of foul air, returned to the table and chairs, filled another glass by himself, and watched Da Jiang drink up the warm wine in one gulp.

A faint sigh was left on the sandbar:
"Gongjin..."

...July of the third year of Zhenguan.

Li Shimin paced back and forth in the Tai Chi Hall.

He still remembered that almost last year, after sightseeing with Fang Du's eldest grandson, he ordered Zhang Gongjin to spy on the Turks.

The subsequent Turks also cooperated very well. Bayegu, Huihe, Tongluo, and Tuli were all ready to move. Among them, Tuli was the most straightforward, intending to come to Datang to become an idle rich man.

The opportunity is not to be missed, so Li Shimin did not hesitate.

Li Jing was awarded the general manager of the march on the state road, and Li Shiji was awarded the general manager of the march through the Han road, and the two routes attacked the Turks together.

In addition to ordering Huazhou Lingzhou Yanyun and other places to attack, they echoed the two armies.

The [-] troops are all controlled by Li Jing.

Li Jing was as reliable as ever and did not disappoint Li Shimin's expectations.

The attack began in May, and the Turks were defeated, and the Empress Xiao and her grandson Yang Zhengdao were captured and sent to Chang'an.

Li Shimin was not embarrassed about these two people. Yang Zhengdao was the posthumous son of Yang Hao, and Yang Hao was killed by Yu Wenhuaji.

Yang Zhengdao and the Xiao family passed through the hands of Dou Jiande and the Turks, and now they have returned to Chang'an. When talking to Li Shimin, they shed tears several times.

Li Shimin granted the grandparent and grandson a house in Xingdaoli to live in, and granted him the idle and vacant position of a cavalry servant.

It's just that when Li Shimin issued the edict, he suddenly remembered that Empress Xiao of the later generations, who lived in Liao Kingdom and was able to raise an army, was also a capable female hero.

Just thinking of that big Song...that Song was forced into such a situation by a woman, Li Shimin wanted to laugh from the bottom of his heart.

In June, Li Jing led the army to slow down. After cooperating with Datong, he defeated the Turks in Yinshan on the 27th and captured Jieli Khan.

This letter of military information was received by Li Shimin almost the day after he finished watching the light screen.

Now Li Shimin paced back and forth in the Hall of Liangyi, looking at the map of the territory of the Tang Dynasty on the desk from time to time.

This territory map has been modified according to the map given by the light curtain, so now Tang Zhi's territory can only be seen on the map, but it is far from eye-catching.

But now, since Xieli was captured, the territory should be able to expand a part, right?

As soon as he thought of it, Li Shimin picked up the ink brush and lightly painted in vermilion on a blank area in the north of the map.

He sized him up with satisfaction, and just at this time the servant came and said that Li Jing, Li Shiji and Jieli Khan had already entered Chang'an.

"Open the Shuntian Gate!"

Li Shimin couldn't wait to set up the Shuntian Gate, standing on the gate of the palace, Li Shimin looked up.

At this moment, the entire city of Chang'an had been plunged into a sea of ​​joy, and in front of him he could see the people of Chang'an crowding the straight road to the brim.

The one at the front is undoubtedly Li Jing, and Li Shiji is half a horse behind. The two generals seem very calm, and they only look at each other and smile when they are occasionally hit by the flowers of the common people, looking beaming.

Immediately behind him was the dejected and tightly bound Jie Li, curled up on the horse and trying to make himself look smaller, but the shame and anger in his heart and the various Chinese idioms of the people of the Tang Dynasty still made him almost crazy.

He didn't quite understand the words of the people of the Tang Dynasty, but he could understand the joy and ridicule in them, which was considered torture to him.

The Tang cavalry were accompanying them. Their armor was broken and dusty, but the eyes of these Tang Dynasty athletes seemed to have divine light. In their words, the fleeing Yinshan Hu cavalry demonstrated their glorious achievements in defeating the enemy. The surrendered Jieli Khan is fully outlined, which is also the confidence for them to talk and laugh loudly now.

The common people yelled words of celebration that they couldn't understand, and finally threw the copper coins in their pockets, the bouquets picked by the roadside, the handkerchiefs and sachets they carried with them towards Tang Qi to vent their excitement.

This is the Tang Dynasty created by him?

No, this is just the beginning!Li Shimin once again saw the map slowly unfolding in front of him again, but this time the map was completely red in the east.

"Your Majesty?" Li Shimin felt someone tugging on his sleeve.

When I came back to my senses, I realized that the prisoner offering team had finished walking the straight road and was waiting below.

Li Jing and Li Shiji both got off their horses, while Jieli Khan knelt behind him and curled up in a ball, waiting for his verdict.

Li Shimin has thought about the current scene many times. He really wants to sneer loudly, and he really wants to turn around and boast loudly to the palace where his father is, but in the end he laughed at himself and said loudly:
"Dedicated to the Taimiao!"

Soon, some servants passed on the words of the Emperor of Tang Dynasty layer by layer, and finally fell into the crowd below.

He saw Jieli Khan slumped on the ground like a puddle of stinky mud, he saw Li Jing and Li Shiji cupping his hands at a distance, he saw Tang Qimen roaring and boasting loudly to vent their excitement,

The people of Li Shimin were roaring in the mountains, and finally they converged into two clear shouts and reached his ears:

"Long live!"

"Great Tang Wansheng!"

All the ministers and officials on the tower congratulated each other one after another, and Li Shimin was surrounded in the middle and laughed.

The process of dedicating the temple was not simple, so Jieli Khan was escorted away by the servants. They had to make this Turkic man clean and fragrant before tomorrow morning, and turn it into a gift that would please His Majesty's ancestors.

And Li Shimin took Li Jing and Li Shiji, who were not disarmed, to Li Yuan's Da'an Palace that night.

The servants didn't know what happened inside, they only knew that the kings and princesses were summoned at night, and even in the middle of the night, they could hear the music of pipa in the palace.

But what is that?The servants are also happy today, and they will congratulate each other when they meet each other:
"Long live the Tang Dynasty!"

 Thank you [Meng Meng Shooting Eight Wilds] for the reward of [-] gold and five baht!
  The first alliance leader in my life, unexpected, I only saw it when I was reminded by my friends.

  The leader will definitely add more updates, but he can only keep accounts first.

  
 
(End of this chapter)

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