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Chapter 1033 Xiao Budaye: Implementing the Han Dynasty's system of military merit titles, land and houses in Japan is in accordance with Han etiquette!

Although he was pleased with himself, Zhao Xu still wore a sorrowful, disappointed, yet reluctant expression on his face.

He seemed to have considered it for a long time, and it seemed he had struggled for a long time, before finally sighing, "Does the scholar really want to atone for Wen Zhong's sins?"

Su Shi dared not look directly at the emperor before him; he almost wept as he knelt and kowtowed, saying, "Your subject deserves ten thousand deaths..."

At this moment, Su Shi was overwhelmed by guilt, which almost swallowed his soul.

He had fallen into the trap that Zhao Xu had meticulously crafted and tailored specifically for him.

Unable to break free, and unable to struggle.

Even... I find it sweet!
Zhao Xu listened, feeling a surge of pride: "Just as I thought!"

"A bearded man is a bearded man!"

Su Shi was almost perfect in terms of literature, talent, insight, and charisma.

His articles and poems are famous throughout the world and have been sung for thousands of years.

He is carefree and unrestrained, with friends all over the world and confidants everywhere!

Young masters, powerful figures, high-ranking officials, poor families, merchants, farmers...

He can befriend people from almost every social class.

Especially after being demoted to Huangzhou, Su Shi began to empathize with the peasants at the bottom of society.

Therefore, in his previous life, Su Shi established a charitable institution in Suzhou.

In this lifetime, Su Shi also established a charitable institution in Dengzhou.

The exploration of a social safety net system began in the Middle Ages.

The key point is that he succeeded both times!
This is really an exaggeration!

At first, Zhao Xu couldn't believe it. It wasn't until he sent out several groups of scouts and each group reported similar information that Zhao Xu believed that the nursing home Su Shi built in Suzhou was indeed providing care for the elderly living alone.
Rather, it is not like the Indian nursing homes that Zhao Xu had heard about in modern times—called nursing homes, but in reality, they are temples of filth and sanctuaries of Slaanesh.

Thinking of all this, Zhao Xu sighed in feigned disappointment: "Wen Zhong has defied the established order and harbors resentment towards me and the court; his crime is grave!"

"I should have exiled his brothers and imprisoned his descendants..."

Hearing this, Su Shi could only prostrate himself on the ground, repeatedly pleading, "Your Majesty, please have mercy... Your Majesty, please have mercy..."

There was no objection to Zhao Xu's decision.

Because, under normal circumstances, when an emperor discovers that a minister is "unwilling to serve him," he will deliberately commit suicide, even choosing to die on the day the emperor announces the results of the first imperial examination after ascending the throne.

Therefore, it is not excessive to exterminate their clan.

Zhao Xu was merely exiled to his brothers and his descendants imprisoned.

What a benevolent and holy ruler!
In fact, Su Shi believed that if Kong Wenzhong's father and grandfather had known the outcome, they would have had to crawl out of their coffins and kowtow in gratitude.

Su Shi only heard the young emperor before him sigh softly: "The scholar pleaded for Wen Zhong... his feelings are deep and his loyalty is profound..."

"However... the laws and principles of the state cannot be easily violated!"

"Otherwise, if those who come after us follow suit, the country will never have peace!"

Su Shi knew that this was still the right thing to do.

Kong Wenzhong's actions were indeed a challenge to the monarch's authority.

If the emperor cannot punish severely, then who will fear imperial power?

When the emperor's authority is swept away, national chaos ensues—a fact proven time and again by history.

“So…” Zhao Xu stared at Su Shi and whispered like a devil, “Scholar, do you know what price must be paid to atone for Wen Zhong’s sins?”

He has Su Shi completely under his thumb, and he will definitely do anything to save Kong Wenzhong's wife, children, and brothers!
Just like the Wutai Poetry Case back then, Su Zhe and others spared no effort and gave their all to save Su Shi!
This was Su Shi's true nature.

Just like his big mouth, it's beyond human control!

Sure enough, Su Shi didn't even hesitate before bowing and saying, "I beg Your Majesty for instructions!"

Zhao Xu turned around and said in a deep voice, feigning reluctance, "Scholar, if you truly wish to atone for Wen Zhong's sins?"

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty and I have known each other for decades... I truly cannot bear to see his clan scattered and his descendants imprisoned..."

"So be it!" Zhao Xu sighed.

"What Wen Zhong has committed is a grave crime against the nation and the country!"

"To atone for their sins, they must do so with the merits of the nation and the people!"

"Throughout history, the contributions of civil officials to the state and the nation have lay in governing the world, caring for the people, and educating the populace..."

"Just as Ximen Bao governed Ye, Zhuge Liang governed Shu, and Fan Zhongyan governed Shaanxi in this dynasty..."

"That's true for all of them!"

Upon hearing this, Su Shi immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to bring my three sons and my two younger brothers, Wenzhong and Wenzhong, to govern a region for Your Majesty, in order to atone for Wenzhong's sins!"

It discusses governing local areas, appeasing the people, and even attracting investment and promoting industry and commerce.

Over the past four years, Su Shi has accumulated rich experience in Dengzhou and trained a team that is capable, willing, and dedicated to their work.

Therefore, in Su Shi's view, Zhao Xu was clearly giving him political achievements!
Zhao Xu smiled, thinking to himself, "Mr. Dongpo, you asked for this yourself!"

"I did not coerce you, nor did I threaten you!"

So he turned to look at Su Shi, a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

Su Shi bowed his head again and pleaded, "Your Majesty, I beg you to grant me the grace to govern a region on your behalf, so that I may atone for Wen Zhong's crime!"

Zhao Xu let out a sigh of relief: "Scholar, your kindness and loyalty are profound... How can I turn a blind eye to this?"

"That's fine!"

"I hereby divide the Zhanzhou, Yazhou, Qiongzhou, Changhua Army, and the islands of the South Seas of Guangnan East Circuit into Hainan Circuit!"

"I hereby appoint Scholar Bai as the first Pacification and Control Commissioner of Hainan Circuit, concurrently serving as the Commissioner for Agricultural Promotion, the Commissioner for Protecting Ships in the South Seas, and the Commissioner for Combating Piracy in the South Seas. He will be in charge of all affairs in Hainan and, together with countries such as Jiaozhi, to jointly protect the safety of merchant ships traveling to and from the South Seas and to apprehend maritime pirates!" "I wonder if Scholar Bai is willing?"

How could Su Shi possibly refuse?

He immediately bowed and said, "Your subject will humbly obey Your Majesty's command!"

"Good!" Zhao Xu nodded: "Then tomorrow I will order the chief minister to prepare the report, present it on yellow paper, and then order the Hanlin Academy scholar to draft the imperial edict!"

“But…” Zhao Xu looked at Su Shi: “Scholar, your journey is to atone for Wen Zhong’s sins…”

"Then, scholar, you should make a pledge before me..."

"To clearly define the growth rates of various indicators for Hainan Road in the coming years!"

"Only by meeting the standard can Wen Zhong's crime be redeemed!"

……

It was in Bianjing (Kaifeng) that Zhao Xu summoned Su Shi.

Omori region, east of Iwami Province, Japan.

Tens of thousands of Japanese farmers, under the watchful eyes of the Liao army, worked like ants in this mountainous region known locally as 'Sama Mountain,' cutting down trees, removing topsoil, and excavating mine shafts leading underground.

Crucibles for refining silver were erected in the vast mountains.

Amidst billowing smoke, the silver ore inside the crucible was dissolved, separated, and refined.

One silver ingot after another was recast in the high temperature.

Then, Liao Dynasty craftsmen stamped the boxes with special marks and packed them into wooden crates.

Ultimately, these wooden crates were carried by soldiers to the treasury of the Liao-Japanese Expeditionary Force in Iwami Castle.

At this time, the warehouse of this government treasury was already piled up with silver ingots.

Thousands of silver ingots, each weighing fifty taels, were neatly arranged!

Incredible!

This was just silver refined by the Liao people in a little over a month after they occupied Iwami and found the Iwami Silver Mine, which was said to have been visited by the Japanese monk Seijin.

More than 100,000 taels!
On average, more than three thousand taels of silver were produced every day!
In addition, they also received several thousand taels of gold!
no way!
The silver mines here are incredibly rich and plentiful!

You don't even need to dig very deep tunnels to find silver mines.

Moreover, the silver content of the ore vein is several times that of the Da'an Island silver mine!
There have even been silver ores that didn't require special refining!

This place is indeed, as the monk Chengxun said that day, a silver mountain!
At the current rate of mining, producing millions of taels of silver and tens of thousands of taels of gold annually in the future is a given!
This made Xiao Buda Ye become obsessed with it.

So every day, he would come to the treasury to check it.

He kept a close eye on the progress of silver mining.

Even military vigilance has become somewhat lax.

As for things like Kyoto and the restoration of imperial rule, he completely forgot about them!

With such a silver mountain, why worry that the Liao Dynasty won't be rich?!

only……

The Japanese nobles in Kyoto seemed to have heard about what was happening here as well.

The existence of Yinshan seemed to have driven even those bastards to madness.

That so-called number one general in Japan, named 'Hachiman Taro', has recently led his troops closer to the outskirts of Iwami, eager to make a move.

Thinking of this, Xiao Budaye gritted his teeth.

"This silver mountain belongs to the Liao Dynasty!"

"How dare these mere Japanese traitors covet it?"

"It seems it's time to teach them a lesson!"

He has decided to launch a campaign to encircle and annihilate the army of that so-called Yamantarou.

Let the whole of Japan know that the Liao Dynasty's silver mountains are not something that just anyone can covet.

Of course, before that, he had to do one thing first—to stabilize the army, especially the Jurchen volunteers.

Throughout history, in every dynasty, there has been no better incentive than granting land to win over followers and utilize their bravery.

Fortunately, the estates and villages that were conquered in the various Japanese countries all had large tracts of land available for distribution.

I just happened to have it, so I gave it to the Jurchen followers!
Xiao Buda had already figured out the standards and methods for allocating land.

wrong……

It's copied!

The system of land and residence for the 21st-level military merit titles in the Great Han Dynasty!

The current emperor is a descendant of Emperor Gaozu of Han, a descendant of the Liu family!

It is perfectly reasonable and justifiable to carry forward the traditions established by our ancestors!
So Xiao Buda spent about three days finding more than a dozen Han Chinese civil officials from Youyan who were with the army, referring to the records in the Records of the Grand Historian, and then wrote a memorial entitled "Requesting Japan to restore the military merits, titles, land and houses of our ancestors".

They were just waiting for the ships from the capital to arrive so that they could be sent back to the capital along with the silver that had already been mined and smelted.

He only needs the emperor's approval to carry out this plan in Suo, Iwami and other places in Japan.

The captured Japanese noble estates and lands were distributed to the Jurchen and Bohai Righteous Cavalry according to their military merits.

It could even be considered to expand to include Khitan and Han soldiers.

Land was granted to all who were willing, and distributed to all people.

Xiao Buda believed that as long as the court approved and the emperor promised, then not only the silver mountain of Shijian, but also the other silver and gold mountains that the monk Chengxun had described that day would belong to the Liao Dynasty!
No one can take it away!
(End of this chapter)