Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 333: Separated by mountains and seas, how do the two palaces know our loyalty?
"Jiulang is a very popular guy in Qizhou."

Li You was indignant.

In his opinion, he should be the one to lead the Qizhou case.

He was the King of Qi and the Governor of Qizhou back then, and now he still has the title of King of Qi.

Although he lost his fiefdom of Qizhou, he only had the title of king but not the real power of the King of Qi.

But Qizhou is his old base.

No matter what, he, the local tyrant, should be the one to deal with those big clans.

The result was that Li Zhi, his younger brother, was able to stir up trouble in his former fiefdom.

Originally, the Northeast Military Governor's Office was across the sea from Qizhou.

The news from Qizhou reached the Northeast Military Governor's Office faster than that from Chang'an.

Every time I hear about Li Zhi.

Li You always can't help but complain.

Comparing myself with Li Zhi, what would I do in Qizhou?

In a word, it will definitely be better and more beautiful than what Li Zhi did.

"The families in Qizhou are also a bunch of useless people."

"It should have been over a long time ago."

Li You cursed.

Han Yuan was calm and composed, as if in a trance, and had no reaction at all.

He's used to it.

The King of Qi is a man who can't sit still and loves to be in the limelight.

The Northeast is too quiet. When such a big case happened in Qizhou, he wanted to get involved, and then do it in his own way to show the world what it means for the King of Qi to investigate a case.

Unfortunately, it backfired.

It was snatched away by the King of Jin.

"Your Highness."

"The Qizhou case has been going on for almost a year now, and it should be almost coming to an end."

Han Yuan said, "It's no use talking about it now."

"Let's give Pei Xingjian an order to mobilize his troops and move closer to Youzhou."

This was an order from the imperial court, requiring the Liaobei Province to transfer troops to Youzhou, which was on the border.

The meaning of this move is self-evident.

There must be something big going on.

"What does the court want to do by issuing this order?"

Li You asked curiously.

He didn't want to bother thinking about what was going on behind the scenes, so he could just ask Han Yuan.

Han Yuan shook her head slightly and said, "I really don't know."

"Aren't you usually good at analyzing and interpreting things? Why are you so confused this time and don't know where to go?"

Li You said disdainfully.

"Your Highness, what you said is just a casual remark. How dare I interfere in the important affairs of the court?" Han Yuan was a little embarrassed.

The King of Qi spoke so ruthlessly and bluntly.

"alright."

"Then give Pei Xingjian an order."

Li You said: "You write the transfer order and I will stamp it."

"Yes!"

Han Yuan was writing when Shangguan Yi came.

"Your Highness."

Shangguan Yi was very happy. He walked with a breeze and looked very excited, as if he had encountered a great event.

"Shangguan Yi, why are you here?"

Li You was very surprised.

"Your Highness, I am here to congratulate you."

"Where does joy come from?"

Li You asked: "Is there any happy event on Dongying Island?"

"How did Your Highness know?" Shangguan Yi asked in surprise.

Han Yuan listened while writing orders.

You are from Liaodong Province, which has the closest ties with Japan. What else could it be if not related to Japan?
Isn't this underestimating the King of Qi?
"Shouldn't I know what you are talking about?"

"Tell me quickly, what's going on?"

Shangguan Yi said: "I personally escorted the Japanese property to Pyongyang. The total property is 4 million taels of silver, 500,000 taels of gold, and some other..."

"How many?"

Li You was shocked and couldn't believe it.

Han Yuan's hand was almost cut while writing the order.

"Four million taels of silver and five hundred thousand taels of gold." Shangguan Yi repeated.

"Why are there so many?" Han Yuan murmured to herself.

"What the hell are you talking to me about?"

Li You stood up and walked outside, "Lead the way."

"hurry up."

Li You went out in a hurry. Han Yuan was in a dilemma when he saw that King Qi had left, because the order had not been finished yet.

Your Highness, please wait for me.

soon.

Li You saw the money that Shangguan Yi was escorting.

When I opened a box, I was dazzled by what I saw.

"What's going on? We didn't expect there to be so many."

Li You asked excitedly.

Ever since the exploration team went to Japan and discovered the silver mine on the island of Japan, the Northeast Military Governor's Office has been mining the silver mine.

People use Japanese ones.

But the supervision was done by Li Debiao and Di Rengui.

According to previous estimates, the maximum amount would be around two million per year.

As a result, it doubled in an instant.

"It's the Soga clan and those families."

Shangguan Yi explained: "I was also shocked at first, but I found out later."

"In order to curry favor with the Tang Dynasty, they captured young and strong men everywhere and threw them into the silver and gold mountains to mine."

"The output was immediately increased."

He paused and said, "According to the reports of Li Debiao and Di Rengui."

"The mining hours are nearly eight hours a day."

"Many were killed and exhausted, and the pits collapsed..."

Li You waved his hand and said, "I don't want to hear this."

"The people in Japan can get things done. Tell Li Debiao and the others that I will ask the court for credit for them."

dead.

It's not a dead Tang person.

It's not a pity to die.

What does it have to do with him, Li You?

Besides, it was done by a big Japanese family. No matter how many people died, Li You would not even blink an eye.

"Yes."

Shangguan Yi nodded and said no more. He didn't care.

"They are so motivated that they are willing to pay such a price to please the Tang Dynasty."

Li You took a silver brick, looked it over and observed it, and asked, "What's going on?"

"Could it be that they are fighting too fiercely and have no money to buy weapons and equipment?"

The plan for Japan is to be hostile to each other and fight against each other.

The role that the Tang Dynasty plays behind the scenes is to support the weaker side.

What we want is that Japan will not be peaceful and tranquil.

They sold the ownership and mining rights of those mountains of silver and gold to the Tang Dynasty at low prices.

This low price is calculated based on the weapons.

It can be said that no real money was spent.

Of course, when calculating with the Ministry of War, we have to calculate according to the transaction price.

In other words, the Ministry of War played a certain role.

The mining was handed over to the Japanese families by the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty only paid their labor costs.

As the output doubled, the number of people naturally doubled as well.

"Your Highness, you should know this."

Shangguan Yi said: "They need to spend a lot of money and energy to fight for the territory."

"The money earned by those Japanese women sent out cannot meet their power needs."

“So, we can only hope to get more by increasing the number of people mining at the gold and silver mines.”

The Tang Dynasty exported not only weapons to Japan, but also a variety of daily necessities and various high-consumption luxury goods.

There is one aspect worth mentioning.

Feng Zhidai, the fruit king of Chang'an, expanded his lychee business to the island of Japan.

Advance by land and sea.

They plundered a lot on the island of Japan.

With the joint efforts of all parties, Japan can only see outflow but no inflow.

Not to mention that they have emptied their bank account, at least they certainly don't have as much money as before.

Therefore, the practice of sending Japanese girls to the Tang Dynasty to be singing girls and dancing girls came into being.

Thanks to the Queen of Japan dancing for the Holy Emperor in the Taiji Hall.

There was a trend of liking Japanese singing girls in the Tang Dynasty, and there was a big market for them.

In addition, there is the export of young and strong people who contribute to the infrastructure of the Tang Dynasty in the three major provinces in the northeast.

But none of these can make up for the trade gap between the two sides.

Instead, they are getting poorer.

"That's it."

Li You threw down the silver in his hand and said, "I don't care how they make money, as long as the output is increased."

"Two million in silver and two hundred thousand in gold."

"All the others will be put into a list and stored in the warehouse and sent to Chang'an."

Hearing this, Shangguan Yi was shocked, "Your Highness, this won't do."

"I dare not make the decision if you intercept it without permission."

Li You scolded, "Does this king want you to make the decision?"

"I am still the Grand Commander, is it your turn?"

"Just obey me."

Shangguan Yi smiled bitterly.

He didn't know what to do.

He could only watch Li You leave. Han Yuan arrived late and saw the King of Qi leaving.

He asked: "What's wrong?"

"The Grand Commander wants to seize two million taels of silver and two hundred thousand taels of gold."

"I dare not. The Grand Commander makes the decision on his own."

Han Yuan glanced at Shangguan Yi and said speechlessly, "Were you the chief clerk of the sect before?"

"Yes."

"You have followed His Majesty before, but you don't understand this."

"what?"

Shangguan Yi was still a little confused, and Han Yuan said helplessly: "This will go into the imperial treasury and the Ministry of War."

"so……."

"Your Majesty, do you want it from the inner treasury? Your Highness, do you want it?"

Han Yuan said, "Use your brain and think about it."

"We are in the northeast, separated by mountains and seas. How can we let the two palaces know that we are loyal, dedicated to our duties, and working for the benefit of the Tang Dynasty?"

He walked towards the Grand Marshal's Mansion, and Shangguan Yi followed behind him.

"The court's money is the world's money."

"The money in the inner treasury belongs to the two palaces."

"You can't tell that?"

Shangguan Yi paused, then suddenly realized what was going on and said, "I was confused."

"I'll do it right away."

The two palaces can use the court's money, but the money in the inner treasury belongs to the two palaces and can be spent however they want.

The nature is completely different.

"go quickly."

Han Yuan muttered: "No wonder the King of Qi is so favored and trusted."

"As for the method of pleasing the two palaces, no one else can match it."

"You should thank the Grand Admiral."

"Although the Grand Commander is overbearing, arrogant and willful, he really knows how to get things done."

Shangguan Yi nodded in agreement repeatedly. He also understood that if the King of Qi kept half of it and sent it to the Holy Emperor.

Among the officials of the Northeast Military Governor's Office, who has not benefited from this?

"It's just that the Grand Commander was a little too cruel. He intercepted half of it at once."

Han Yuan shook her head. She was afraid that the imperial court and the Ministry of War would have to go to court.

Shangguan Yi said: "Don't worry, at least at the moment, the court doesn't know how many millions it is..."

……

"What's wrong with him? Has Shangguan Yi become stupid because of being an official?"

"How dare you yell at me?"

Li You cursed: "I really don't want to play with him."

"With this awareness, get back to Chang'an as soon as possible."

Han Yuan smiled apologetically and said, "General, Shangguan Yi knows he is wrong, and I have already enlightened him."

"He is not a stubborn person."

Li You stretched and said, "That's good."

"You usually have enough to eat and drink, so I won't give you money this time."

"Don't keep a single cent. Send them all back to Chang'an."

"Bring me the transfer order and I will stamp it with my seal."

(End of this chapter)