Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 225 Chang'an Discussion
Chang'an City

Just when Li Ji was cleaning the Japanese Island and Feng Daiwen was working hard to cultivate the land, Li Shimin also received the good news, and it was published in the Datang newspaper. The three tribes praised them fiercely, and then rewarded the soldiers with clothes, fruits, frosting sugar and other items, and said that there will be generous rewards after the battle achievements.

For a time, it aroused great repercussions among the three ethnic groups. They began to accept joining Datang from the bottom of their hearts, and also made the Han people less repulsive to the ethnic minorities who joined Datang, which accelerated ethnic integration, and made other Hu merchants walking in Datang, Envious.

Li Shimin has always been good at buying people's hearts, this seems to be his talent.

"Haha! Ladies and gentlemen, let's take a look and tell us how to arrange the Japanese slaves." Li Shimin laughed happily, and handed over the report received from Li Ji and Feng Daiwen to Xiao Yu and the others.

"I thought that the young and strong Japanese slaves could transport some of them back to the Central Plains. Although the spring plowing has ended, there is still a lot of manpower left to build roads and canals." After everyone had seen it, Changsun Wuji spoke first.

"The Japanese slaves are basically the same as us in appearance. I suggest that some young and beautiful ones can be selected and rewarded to the soldiers who go to war. They can be wives or concubines, but they must learn the customs and language of the Tang Dynasty, and must use the surname of the Tang Dynasty when they have children. "Wei Zheng suggested seriously.

"Second minister!" Fang Du and his wife looked at each other and agreed.

"That's right, the minister also seconded the proposal. The British public war report shows that there are at least 30 young Japanese slaves whose families are no longer young and strong. The minister thinks that these people can be arranged to be married to the people of the Tang Dynasty, but if they have families, they are not allowed to bring their families. No further contact is allowed in the future." Li Jing also agreed.

"As for Feng Weiguo's invitation to emigrate, what do you think?" Li Shimin asked again.

"Feng Dudu said that the aristocratic family in the south of the Yangtze River will send people to contract the land of Wa Island to plant a large amount of grain and sugar cane. I think it is feasible. It will not only increase the tax revenue of the Tang Dynasty, but also not require much manpower." Fang Xuanling analyzed.

"Why not move the aristocratic family there, just like Shuofang Grassland?" Changsun Wuji asked with a frown.

"Cough! I've known about this for a long time. Wajima has earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes all year round, so it's not very suitable for survival, and there are not many people in the Central Plains. There is a large population, so I will talk about relocating the family in the future." In fact, Li Shimin didn't say anything about it. It is not easy to be guarded when you are alone overseas. I don't know what the family will do there. It is better to station troops to guard, this is Feng Daiwen's original words.

"Your Majesty, there has been no rain in Guanzhong for two months since March this year. Although spring plowing has been planted, I'm afraid there will be another severe drought this year." Xiao Yu frowned and said.

"Qin Tianjian also said that there will be a severe drought this year. I didn't expect it to appear so early. How is the people's drinking water?" Li Shimin asked with a frown.

"My sage is wise, thanks to the construction of water conservancy projects in the past two years, every village has several wells, and there is basically no problem with drinking water, but it's hard to say how much food can be harvested." Xiao Yu said happily.

Li Shimin also had a look of fear. If it weren't for the fact that there were so many captives, there would have been troubles if he had repaired canals and dug wells. Last year, the locust plague was also easily passed. He couldn't help secretly thanking someone who was still on Wa Island, and then rewarded Guang'an with a lot of things. .

"Pay attention at all times, so that the people cannot live after the disaster. We also adopt the method of providing relief with work. The Ministry of Zhongshu will pass on my decree, and the affected areas will be exempted from this year's tax." Li Shimin said.

"The sage is benevolent, and the ministers will obey the order!" Fang Xuanling and others hurriedly stood up and responded.

"Whether the grain is to be opened for official storage or transported, please let the Holy Majesty decide." Changsun Wuji asked salutingly.

"Open the official warehouse, and fill the official warehouse with new grain after the autumn harvest." Although some places have been affected by disasters every year, more places have increased production and income, especially Jiangnan, Lingnan, and Nanyang. Now it is only Jiangnan and Lingnan The grain collected is enough to feed more than 100 million people in Chang'an and Luoyang. This is also Li Shimin's greatest confidence.

"Dangxiang, the Mohe tribe wrote a letter requesting that the captives be replaced with more weapons and equipment. What does Duke Wei think?" Li Shimin turned to Li Jing and asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think it's okay. Since Dangxiang and the Mohe clan sent troops to help and wanted to capture prisoners, it is true that they can exchange more weapons and equipment, but they must be marked to prevent them from selling them for profit." Li Jing replied after thinking for a while. .

"Well, I also considered that the several clans have always been friendly to Datang, so I considered giving them a little more, but I must warn you that if you dare to sell weapons and equipment, you will definitely be punished severely." Li Shimin nodded and said.

"I understand, I must explain clearly to them." Li Jing replied with cupped fists.

"I suggest that some rewards can be increased. After all, during the battle on Wajima, many people from the Dangxiang, Mohe clan, and Shiwei also died. Although they were hired, some rewards can win people's hearts and make them more active. .” Fang Xuanling suggested.

"Good! Let's do it according to the reward of half of the Tang soldiers. How many captives are there in the Central Plains now?" Li Shimin asked with a smile and nodded.

"Reporting to the Holy Majesty, there are 11 young and strong, mainly from the four tribes of Western Turkic, Goguryeo, Tuyuhun, and Japanese slaves, and 18 women. Most of them are Japanese slaves, and Japanese islands are still sending them every month." The military department has always been in charge of taking care of prisoners. , Li Jing took out a booklet from his sleeve and opened it to report.

"Good, women are selected. If there are any leftovers, those who have no wives are allowed to report to the local government, and they will be distributed according to their age. The older ones are given priority." The corners of Li Shimin's mouth rose, obviously in a very happy mood, and he issued another order.

"The sage is benevolent, and I will definitely handle it well." Changsun Wuji was also in a good mood. Not only did his son go to Wa Island to live in peace with Feng Daiwen, but he also made meritorious service. There will be more room for maneuvering in the future.

"I suggest sending officials from western Liaoning to Wa Island. After all, the crown prince and the other three senior officials are all in western Liaoning, so they are really overqualified." Du Ruhui seldom speaks, but Li Shimin will agree with him when he speaks. He is also in a good mood recently. Feng Daiwen kept arranging things to do, and news came from the person he arranged, not only became more sensible, but also increased a lot in ability, he was no longer frivolous and incompetent in the past, and finally he didn't lose his old face.

There is another person who is also in a good mood. Fang Yiai followed Li Ke and Li Tai brothers to exercise together, and was arranged by Feng Daiwen to be the prince's personal guard. A child who is not sensible.

"The ministers seconded the proposal. After two years of governing the four counties in western Liaoning, it has already become a practice. It is true that there are so many ministers who are more talented than useful." Fang and Du are both old partners. When Du Ruhui suggested, Fang Xuanling was naturally the first to agree.

(End of this chapter)