Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 229 Gathering the Stars
Sun Xiangfu's godlike plan made several of Li Shimin's confidant ministers feel a little out of their wits. What is a talent for economical economics?That's it.

In fact, the reason why Sun Xiangfu could think of such a strategy is very simple, because he grew up in the real estate economy society of later generations. The government of that era he lived in only needed to master the land to have endless money. , Sun Xiangfu just learned from others.

When the streets and alleys of Chang'an were full of heated discussions about Shanyang, Sun Xiangfu was not idle. In Shanyang City, restaurants, inns, and shops opened one after another, making his governor's office very busy. For this reason, Sun Xiangfu Xiangfu asked Wang Xu to borrow more than 100 scholars who could write and count. Now, he is the only Shangduhu in the Tang Dynasty. According to the grade standard set by the court, he is now a third-rank official, which is better than him from the second-rank county duke. Only one level lower, Li Shimin also gave him the right to directly appoint and remove officials below the seventh rank and the temporary appointment and dismissal of officials below the fifth rank.

Of course, he was the first to appoint his own people. Because of his exploits in the Shuozhou Battle, Guo Po was made a male in Shanyin County by Li Shimin. Sun Xiangfu appointed him as the captain of the left guard army of Anbei Duhufu.

As for the Captain of the Right Guard Army, he was sent by the imperial court, a person whom Sun Xiangfu hadn't expected, Abu Situ who was originally under Tuli's command.At this time, he was still on the way to Shanyang with Li Jing's team. Li Shimin used him because he considered that there were many scattered Turkic tribes in the territory of Anbei Duhufu. It was necessary to use him to form a Hu cavalry unit. After all, at least for the Han people, it is not natural. Datang does not have so much time to train cavalry.

In addition to the captain of the left and right guards, Li Shimin knew Sun Xiangfu's weakness. He was good at playing with his brain, but he was not good at commanding and fighting to the death, so he sent a captain Zhechong to help him manage the army. The man was Su Dingfang, one of the generals of the expeditionary force who came to Shuozhou with Li Jing to rescue him.

Lieutenant Zhechong of the Shangdu Protectorate is actually equivalent to the Deputy Chief Protector, and is a fourth-rank official position, which is several levels higher than Su Dingfang's original General Mingwei. This is also because Li Jing has a high opinion of Su Dingfang and strongly recommends him. reason.

In Li Jing's view, the area under the jurisdiction of the Anbei Protectorate's Mansion is doomed to be a place of right and wrong, and it is necessary to send a capable general to manage the army in order to maintain it. Su Dingfang, who is over [-] years old, is calm, Brave and good at fighting, it is justified for great use.

After Li Jing returned to Chang'an, Su Dingfang happened to be left in Shuozhou to lead the expeditionary army. After the emperor's decree arrived, Sun Xiangfu directly handed over the military expansion and training of the Anbei Protectorate to Su Dingfang. Li Shimin The given establishment is between 4 and [-], which is equivalent to the number of guards and horses in the Tang Dynasty.

However, based on the actual population currently controlled by the Anbei Protectorate, I am afraid that the minimum number of 5000 people cannot be recruited, because the total registered population is only about [-] households, and there are [-] households of Wang Xu's serfs. This aspect can only be done slowly, after all, the places he wants to defend now, that is, a few cities, mainly guard Shanyang and Mayi.

In addition, Sun Xiangfu's position as a general guard was accompanied by [-] personal guards. These guards were also high-grade sergeants, and their salaries were paid by the imperial court. For protection, Sun Xiangfu made some investigations in his personal guards, but no one was willing to transfer their identities to the army. They only wanted to be Sun Xiangfu's personal guards, or even retainers.

Then, a strange scene appeared. Sun Xiangfu recruited [-] disabled soldiers from the Shuozhou Unity Battalion as personal guards, and Zhang Ke, the commander of his personal guards, took office unwillingly. There was no way, Zhao Long In Lingnan with Zhao Gang, Zhao Qiang was also sent there, and Zhao Hu was in charge of guarding Xingfu Village. None of them was with Sun Xiangfu, so they had to drive ducks to use him. Anyway, Zhang Ke's job didn't change much, but With the addition of a seventh-rank military officer, those soldiers who were disabled in the battle between Shuanghualing and Mayi were at least more loyal to Sun Xiangfu. Sun Xiangfu was relieved to let him guard the mansion and yamen in Shanyang.

When it comes to protecting Sun Xiangfu's safety, it is better to have professionally trained personnel like the guards. Before long, Zhang Ke will select the number of deaths from the family members of the guards to make up for it. After all, Zhao Hu The training in Xingfu Village has not stopped, and many of their relatives and children are also practicing. Loyalty and training focus can be guaranteed. Professional bodyguards and martial arts are strong. Talents who are good at military are two different things. They are bought by Mr. Xi for protection. Sun Xiangfu, since he was not reliable with Zhao Long, that guy got angry and rushed out, just like that in Luoyang.

"Junmai, you are now a town general, can you stop being frizzy all day long, who did you fight with today?"

Seeing Xi Junmai with some color on his face coming from outside the mansion, Sun Xiangfu said depressedly.

He led the troops to take over Tuli's lair, and captured a lot of money, which is considered a great achievement. Li Shimin naturally rewarded him. He was originally a deputy lieutenant of the Tuanjie Battalion in Shuozhou, and he only started from the seventh rank. Now he is directly promoted to the fourth rank. He was awarded the rank of Zhaowu school lieutenant, and he was an official under the sixth rank. He alone led 3000 soldiers and horses and was responsible for the defense of Shanyang City.

Ever since he knew that his new boss, Su Dingfang, was a master, Xi Junmai couldn't help but want to challenge him. However, as a teenager, his physical condition was not as strong as Su Dingfang, who was in peak condition, so he was defeated.

You know, Su Dingfang was born from the grassroots. He has accumulated military exploits and risen to a senior general since he was a soldier. He has fought [-] or [-] tough battles. He is not strong in martial arts. Can he survive?

Therefore, Xi Junmai, who was taught to be a man, was very dissatisfied. These days, the whole city was looking for someone to hone his martial arts. After trying to improve, he challenged Su Dingfang again. However, today, he was taught to be a man again by a 15-year-old boy Yes, now, he began to become a little skeptical about life.

"I, Mr. Xi, only know today that there are people beyond people, and heaven beyond heaven!"

"What's wrong with you, you, Xi Junmai, can make such an exclamation?"

"That kid named Xue Li is very strong. He is two or three years younger than me, and he is even stronger than me. We fought evenly with fists and feet, but I lost to him in weapons. Archery, hey, let's not mention it, I It is estimated that Wang Xu may not be able to defeat him."

"Who? Xue Li? Where is the person?" Sun Xiangfu doesn't know much about other histories. He still knows the characters who are often broadcast in later generations of film and television dramas.Now, it actually ran into my brother's pocket.

"City North School! That kid came to Shanyang to join the army."

"Join the army, join the army! Are you enlisted now?"

"I have already completed my military registration. General Su originally wanted to give him the position of general of a hundred cavalry, but he insisted on going to Huotouying, saying that he has a big appetite and can only eat enough in Huotouying."

"Pfft, it's him, you now, immediately, immediately, find me for him, and tell him that the most satisfying place in the world is my Sun Mansion, and from now on, he will be my deputy guard." Commander, tell him that this is a military officer from the seventh rank, and his salary is enough for him to eat big fish and meat all the time."

Xi Junmai was almost driven out by Sun Xiangfu. At this moment, he deeply felt that his importance in Sun Xiangfu's mind had been challenged. He should hurry up and practice the knife swinging style that he hadn't practiced for a long time.

It's easy to do things if you have talents under your command, especially now that Sun Xiangfu is in the place of the Four Wars, Jieli is not counted, Huihe, Xue Yantuo, Shiwei, and Mohe are all wolves around him. In terms of military strength, he must Get stronger, but the troops are not enough, so come together.

In fact, Sun Xiangfu really wanted to see Xue Li in person, but he was too busy now, so he had to use up the waiting time.

"Old Tang."

"Hey, I'm here! I'm here!"

Sun Xiangfu yelled towards the outside of the yamen, and Tang Fengyi rushed in. Ever since Sun Xiangfu was named the Anbei Governor, this guy has become more attentive, because he knows that Sun Xiangfu is an official of the Governor The power of appointment, so whether he can return to the official position depends on Sun Xiangfu's words. In this era, who can be an official, who wants to be a commoner!
"I asked you to prepare the food and supplies for me, are they ready now?"

Hearing this, Tang Fengyi said a little bit coyly, "Everything is ready, this should actually be the job of Governor Shi."

"Well, is the inn arranged to receive the royal censor team?"

Tang Fengyi continued to twitch, "Everything has been arranged, and this should actually be the work of Governor Shi."

Really can't bear the appearance of an old man in his forties acting pretentiously in front of him, Sun Xiangfu nodded and said, "Yes, the long history arranged by the imperial court will come over in a few days."

"You, you, you, you can't do this! My old man and I..." Tang Fengyi said in surprise. In his opinion, the position of the governor of Anbei Governor's House is the meat in his own bowl.

"Chang Shi of the Shangdu Protectorate is an official of the fifth rank, which is higher than the Guangzhou Chang Shi at your peak. Do you think His Majesty will confer on someone like you who committed the crime of treason? Be obediently in the house. To be my staff member, with your temperament, letting you go out of office is tantamount to harming you."

Chang Shi of the Duhu Mansion has long been selected, and this time he will come with Li Jing. It is Sun Xiangfu's old good friend Chang Sun Chong. Such a large territory and such a great power have been given to Sun Xiangfu. Of course, Li Shimin wants Send someone from him who will never rebel to keep an eye on him to prevent Sun Xiangfu from making mistakes. Moreover, people from the faction really can't adapt to Sun Xiangfu's unconstrained governance philosophy.

"Hey, isn't the old man just greedy for some money, with your current net worth?"

"Stop it, why don't you tell me how much I'm worth now?"

Tang Fengyi thought for a while and said, "Uh, as of yesterday, according to the data reported by the accountant, you owe the Qin family [-] guan, the Yu family [-] guan, the Yuchi family [-] guan, the Cheng family [-] guan, the Dugu family [-] guan, the Pei family Fifty thousand guan were sent over there, and it is said that there is no need to return it.”

"You mean, with the huge debts I owe today, I need a corrupt official to help me run the house?"

"That's right, that's right!" Tang Fengyi finally found the point to realize his own value, and nodded happily.

"Fart, this official is upright and honest. The money I owe must be tricked by other means. To pay off the debt, you don't need to be corrupt and pervert the law. You, now, immediately, immediately, go to my self-operated restaurant, inn , Service place, call me the supervisors, I will have a meeting later."

If you want to talk about why Sun Xiangfu is so poor and owes so much money, is it because he wants to improve Shanyang's various industries as soon as possible? In this era, if you want to do something quickly, you have to double your efforts He invested money and doubled the use of manpower. It just so happened that he knew that after Yangzhou's bean paste workshop and Wangjianglou split the accounts, these companies had a lot of spare money, so he asked them to borrow it, and his own The share has already been invested in the construction of Shanyang City.

(End of this chapter)