Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 536: Start over or build a new base
Dugu Han was indeed well-informed, and Xia Lin got the news very quickly. However, this news was not passed down by Li Yuan or Li Jiancheng, but by the princess, who was supposed to give him the entire new palace project.

He can spend whatever money he wants and buy whatever he wants without any interference. But if anyone obstructs him, Xia Lin will kill or bury him if he wants.

This authority was so great that the princess was a little surprised, because she knew her father's character best and it was not easy to gain his trust. At least it was impossible for Xia Lin to gain his trust.

"He didn't trust me, but the system of Fuliang." Xia Lin flipped through the handwritten letter and said, "Think about it, when Fuliang was in power, the government, the noble families, and the merchants were all peaceful. The reason is that this rule is there, and any party that violates the rule will be kicked out. What do you think I have spent ten years planning? It is this social credit system, a credit system protected by laws. Those who do not follow the rules will be punished."

After reading the handwritten order, Xia Lin crossed his arms and came to the window. He thought for a moment and said, "This move is to use me as a sharp blade."

"I discovered a problem. Since you came out, there has been no war in the world for a long time." The princess suddenly asked, "Is it because of you?"

"Of course. I have been suppressing the war for so many years. My dream is to keep the world peaceful for 30 years. We can talk about it after 30 years. But it is difficult. I estimate that the war will start in the next two or three years."

"Tang and Wei?"

"Probably the north. The grassland has developed too rapidly in recent years. Although it seems stable now, the groundwork for the establishment of a grassland nation has actually been laid. The current Khan may not be able to suppress some of the tribes that have grown bigger and stronger."

"Then what do you plan to do with it?"

"I'm not a god. If I can suppress Tang and Wei from fighting, I'm already a Buddha. How can I care about them?"

"It's true that those who are good at fighting don't have great achievements. What should we do if you and I really meet on the battlefield..." The princess' words revealed some worry. After sighing for a while, she said, "Can we not fight?"

"No, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on to this battle sooner or later. I can only try to minimize the losses."

Xia Lin stood up and leaned in front of the princess and kissed her. "Do me a favor. Write a letter to Prince Teng and Emperor Jingtai respectively, saying that I will stay in Chang'an for a few days to repair the friendship between the two countries, and I am afraid I can't leave for a while. Tell Emperor Jingtai that only if Chang'an spends money can the Wei Dynasty survive, and tell Prince Teng to ask my little princess to come as well."

"Will they agree to this?"

"Yes." Xia Lin nodded and said, "I have already told Emperor Jingtai before I left. I am afraid it will not be so easy for me to come back. At present, the treasury of the Wei Dynasty can't last for more than half a year. I want to rebuild the interrupted trade route between the two countries. Only in this way can I ensure that Li Yuan will not be a coward..."

"Are you trying to say that a cornered dog will jump over the wall!?"

"Sorry, sorry." Xia Lin smiled awkwardly: "This is the only way to ensure that Li Tang does not take any risky moves."

"Well, trust me and I'll write it." The princess reached out and rubbed Xia Lin's face: "I'm sorry to embarrass you."

"Hey, what's the problem?"

In fact, the development of Xialin's model has not been without sequelae. First of all, Tubo and Turkic are now unprecedentedly powerful, and it can be said that they have reached the peak of their history. It is probably only a matter of time before they invade the Central Plains.

After all, foreign races cannot be imprisoned simply by emotions. Even though Qiao Feng became the King of the Southern Courtyard, he still couldn't stop Yelu Hongji's invasion from the south. In international relations, personal emotions are not worth mentioning.

In addition, the surrounding small countries and forces have also gained a certain degree of combat effectiveness due to the nourishment of trade routes. This kind of combat effectiveness may not be a big deal under the premise of the unification of the Central Plains, but when the Central Plains is severely damaged, they will become scavengers.

The third point is that because Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor, warlords of all sizes across the country could no longer hold back. China is a very large country, and they have actually formed separatist forces of all sizes. However, in relatively stable periods, these warlords did not dare to act rashly.

But whether it was Emperor Jingtai or Emperor Wude, they did not have enough energy and means to restrain them at the moment. Over the past two years, many places have already shown signs of ceding territory to become kings, and they are all frantically hoarding strength.

Xia Lin was conferred the title of marquis probably during the Qingming Festival. After offering sacrifices to his ancestors, Li Yuan conferred titles on his ministers and issued a general amnesty. In the process, he conferred the title of marquis on Xia Lin, making him the founding county marquis of the Tang Dynasty.

This number is actually quite high. Li Tang at this time did not conquer the world as in the official history, so the group of meritorious officials was not very full. It was also a tradition that no one could be granted a title of nobility without military merit, so there were very few people who were granted a title of nobility. Including Xia Lin, there were less than twenty people, and more than half of them were from his Li family.

Li Jiancheng was officially canonized as the crown prince, and there is a very interesting thing here, that is, at the same time Li Jiancheng was canonized as the crown prince, Li Shimin was canonized as the Minister of the Central Secretariat and the Minister of the Shangshu. This means that Li Shimin, who was not here at all, was already the super prime minister of the Li Tang Dynasty.

The struggle between the imperial power and the prime minister's power still took place between Li Yuan's two sons.

Of course, what makes people laugh and cry is that Princess Pingyang was granted the title of first-rank general of cavalry to command all the troops in the world. This position once belonged to Li Shimin, but now it was given to Princess Pingyang.

The kingship was given to the eldest son, the prime ministership to the second son, and the military power to the daughter. When Xia Lin saw his imperial title, he knew that this old man was still raising poison, but this time the person he was betting on gradually shifted from Li Jiancheng to the eldest princess.

As for whether he had a connection here, Xia Lin thought he did, but it was not the most important connection. The most important connection was that Princess Pingyang was too ambitious and had a very high prestige among the people and the army. Although there were some rumors about her and Xia Lin before, the Li Tang people were always very dirty, so these rumors were nothing.

And there is something outrageous here, that is, Xiao Douya, Dugu Han also received an imperial decree. The original text of the imperial decree said that Dugu Dayun was gentle and kind, knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and the title of Duke was hereditary.

Xia Lin took her imperial edict and looked at it for a long time...

"I've slept with you for so many years, and this is the first time I know your real name is Dugu Dayun." Dugu Han's face flushed beside him: "Give it back to me!"

"Why don't you call yourself Dugu Steyr?"

"What a mess! Give it back to me!" Dugu Han's face was red at this moment: "I already said I don't like this name, I changed it a long time ago..."

"Oh~~~ Bean sprout, you were really raised as a boy. You are so cold and lonely to the outside world. You will be lucky if you are included in the family tree."

"Is it funny? Is it funny?!"

Xia Lin chuckled loudly, but finally handed her the imperial edict: "I remember that the Dugu family was also a duke family in the Wei Dynasty. Why are they being conferred the title again?"

"Don't worry."

Dugu Han ran away with the imperial edict in his arms, and Xia Lin was planning to go up and tickle him, but he didn't expect a new imperial edict to come.

This time, the imperial edict was directed at Xia Lin, but it was not a reward but an order for him to do work.

"In the spring of that year, the ground was opened and a new city was built according to the terrain of the mountain. Its circumference should be fifty li, the base should be thirty zhang wide, and the parapet should be more than twenty zhang and five chi high. The laborers should be rotated by the men and women of the state so as not to take away the farming time; the timber should be the best timber from Hengyue so as not to hurt the people's strength. The officials should gather the workers and materials, and the deadline should be eighteen months. The Grand Marshal Du Ruhui was also ordered to supervise the work and submit a map and report every ten days.

In the past, when the Duke of Zhao was on a tour, he stopped at Gantang to express his love for the people; when Fan Gong was in charge of the administration, he built a sea dam to comfort the people. You should understand my kindness and be careful not to allow the officials to disturb the people, and make sure that the construction work does not harm farming and mulberry, and the city walls will be permanently protected once they are completed. On the day of completion, you will be awarded a purple gold fish bag to honor your efforts; if you delay the work, you will be punished according to Tang law.

The announcement was made at home and abroad, and the envoys heard about it.

The edict is as above, and it shall be carried out upon receipt.”

Xia Lin did not kneel, but just accepted the imperial edict after the eunuch finished reading it, and the person next to the eunuch was Du Ruhui. Ah Du also had an apologetic smile on his face.

"Eighteen months to build a fifty-mile city? Are you kidding me?"

"Just a token of my appreciation... I'll do it as long as I'm showing my appreciation." Du Ruhui just laughed, "How can I play with you? I'm still the supervisor. I won't play with you to the point of getting myself into trouble. Your Majesty means that you can show him what a city looks like in 18 months."

Xia Lin took out a map and spread it out in front of Du Ruhui: "Let's not build the city wall, but expand the infrastructure directly. What do you think?"

"Everything will be done according to the wishes of the Marquis of Changsha County. I am only assisting the Marquis in his work."

"You guys know how to order people around. I'm the envoy from Wei."

"It's also Tang Hou."

"Awesome." Xia Lin gave Du Ruhui a thumbs up: "A-Du, you are not an ordinary person."

Du Ruhui didn't waste time talking to him on this point, he just clasped his fists and smiled and said: "During the construction of the city, the Marquis of Changsha County can exercise the power of life and death. Regardless of official position, rank, or status, anyone who hinders the construction of the city will be dealt with by the Marquis."

"You're using me as a knife, right? You're asking me to do the killing of the people you can't kill, right?"

"I dare not." Du Ruhui clasped his fists again: "Du is busy with official duties, please forgive me, I will not accompany you."

After saying that, he ran away happily. Xia Lin sat there and looked at the imperial edict for a long time. Suddenly, he laughed and said, "Don't blame me if you do this."

"Zhuo Heng! Zhuo Heng."

Zhuo Heng walked out of the study quickly: "Brother, you called me?"

"Okay, now it's our job. Go find some of your friends in Chang'an City and tell them about rebuilding Xianyang. Be sure to explain that the scale of Xianyang is ten times that of Chang'an. The person in charge is Xia Daosheng, who plans to build a Fuliang for the Tang Dynasty."

"Okay, Brother. But Zhuo Heng is curious as to why you asked me to say that."

"Just go and tell them. I'll tell you the details when you come back. Also, I'll ask the Tang army commander to send me 5,000 men tomorrow. Do you know what to do?"

"clear."

"Oh!" Xia Lin slapped his thigh and said, "I will grant you a piece of land in the new city. You can bring a group of like-minded people over there in your name. We will set up a school! The construction of the city will be very fast this time. You must complete the preparations within ten months. After ten months, we will provide them with value!"

(End of this chapter)