Chapter 280 You suspect that there are too many nine clans (asking for monthly tickets)
It turns out that people who are not scheming are more popular everywhere.

After all, it’s not tiring to make friends with such people, and you don’t have to worry about being plotted against.

Sister Baoer is obviously a simple-minded person... Of course, to some extent, you can also say that she is a little naive.

Feng Qing had been worried ever since his daughter entered the palace. Until now, after hearing Li Xiang say in person how popular his daughter was in the palace, he finally put his mind at ease.

It is normal for parents to have such thoughts.

"It's you, Feng Changshi." Li Xiang looked Feng Qing up and down and said with a smile, "You have not married since Sister Bao'er's mother passed away. Now is the time to think about it."

"Dengzhou affairs are too busy, let's talk about it when we have more free time." Feng Qing looked indifferent.

Li Xiang turned around and glanced at Xu Jingzong.

Lao Xuanyu was very cunning and immediately understood what Li Xiang meant.

"What Feng Changshi said is not right. Even if we are building Dengzhou, it doesn't delay getting married, right?" Xu Jingzong persuaded, "Farmers who harvested ten more bushels of wheat are all considering changing wives. Moreover, Feng Changshi is now on the rise, and he has never remarried since his wife passed away. He must have a woman who understands his feelings. Besides... he also needs to inherit the Feng family's incense, right?"

After saying this, Li Xiang gave him an approving look.

It must be said that although Lao Xu is a little soft-hearted, he is very considerate... No wonder Li Zhi likes to use him.

The original words just now were also the original words that Xu Jingzong said when he persuaded Zhangsun Wuji to accept Li Zhi's deposing of Wang Liwu.

It's a pity that although Changsun Wuji could help Li Zhi get rid of Li Ke, he could not accept the fact that his good nephew was going to marry Li Zhi's concubine.

Feng Qing glanced at Xu Jingzong and then at Li Xiang.

He finally realized that this matter was entirely instigated by Li Xiang, otherwise Xu Jingzong would not have come alone and tried so hard to persuade him, Feng Qing, to remarry.

"Who is this?" Feng Qing asked.

"I am Xu Jingzong, the humble official. I am honored to be the Chief Clerk of Youzhou and have taken office with Your Highness." When Xu Jingzong introduced himself, he also mentioned Li Xiang.

He was really afraid that Li Xiang's cheap father-in-law would confront him directly. What if he had a deep relationship with his original wife?

Li Xiang noticed Xu Jingzong's clever move of frowning and retreating behind him, but he was not angry, he just thought it was quite interesting.

"So it's Xu Changshi." Feng Qing crossed his arms towards Xu Jingzong and said with emotion, "I didn't remarry before because I wanted to raise my daughter and was afraid that my stepmother would abuse her. Now that my daughter is married, I should really think about this matter. If Your Highness has a suitable candidate, you can introduce one or two to me."

Feng Qing said the last sentence to Li Xiang.

Li Xiang couldn't help but smile. He thought his father-in-law was deeply in love with his original wife, but he never expected that she was waiting for him here.

In fact, he had not thought about one problem, that is, he, the Crown Prince, personally asked about this matter... Most people would be embarrassed to refuse directly.

"Okay, after I return to Beijing, I will keep an eye out for Feng Changshi." Li Xiang smiled and nodded - in fact, he really had a good candidate, which was why he asked about this matter.

After chatting for a few more words, Li Xiang started to get to the point.

"The Xueyantuo are now causing chaos in the north. The court wants to conquer the Xueyantuo first, then pacify the Western Turks, and finally punish the Silla rebels." Li Xiang pondered for a moment, and then continued, "I have read Su Dingfang's letter. In addition to supplying the Andong Grand Protectorate, Dengzhou also supplies part of the military supplies to Youzhou. Is there any surplus?"

Feng Qing was embarrassed. "Your Highness, it's not that I don't want to do it, but Dengzhou is doing its best to support the Andong Protectorate. If we supply Youzhou, I'm afraid that in the next few months, the share of seafood produced in Dengzhou in the supply of merchants from all directions will be greatly reduced."

"Well, this is indeed a problem." Li Xiang reached out and knocked on the table. "The current situation of Dengzhou has a lot to do with supplying goods to merchants from all directions to sell to the entire Tang Dynasty. The development of Dengzhou is certainly important, but the military supplies of the army are also very important."

Feng Qing gritted his teeth and said, "Then I will reduce it by 50% and supply this part to Youzhou."

He also listened to what Li Xiang said just now. It is indeed important to develop Dengzhou, but if the army at the front is short of supplies and suffers a defeat, then no matter how well Dengzhou develops, it will be of no use.

Therefore, they could only endure the hardship in Dengzhou temporarily, use part of the goods as military supplies, and then supply them to Youzhou.

"Don't worry, Chief Feng, the court will purchase at cost price." Li Xiang said with a smile, "We will definitely not let Dengzhou suffer too much loss."

Feng Qing didn't care about this. He was only concerned about the development of Dengzhou, but above the development of Dengzhou was the entire Tang Dynasty.

You can't say that the whole country has built you up, but when your contribution is needed, you turn your back on us, and are reluctant to give up this or that, right?
"Everything is up to your Highness." Feng Qing said with his hands crossed.

Li Xiang nodded, and said to Xu Jingzong with a smile: "Feng Changshi is our God of Wealth. Dengzhou is rich from top to bottom. In the next few days, you should follow Feng Changshi in Dengzhou and study hard. If there is anything you don't understand, be sure to ask for advice with an open mind."

"Yes, Your Highness." Xu Jingzong said respectfully.

When it comes to attitude, Lao Xu has always had a good handle on it.

Li Xiang was also very satisfied with his attitude. He said to Feng Qing: "This time I went to Youzhou, not only to dispatch military supplies and stabilize the four directions, but also to focus on developing the area from Youzhou to Wuqing and learn the Dengzhou model."

"As the first developed region, Dengzhou should not be stingy with its valuable experience and advanced technology. As for Youzhou, we must do our best to help wherever we can. Do you understand?" Li Xiang said again.

"I understand!" Feng Qing responded readily.

Then he asked hesitantly, "Your Highness, what if the local nobles in Dengzhou do not cooperate?"

"So what?" Li Xiang smiled and said calmly, "I can give it to them or take it back. But if anyone dares to be stingy with the gifts, then he really despises his own clan too much."

Although the words were plain, even a fool could hear the murderous intent in them.

Li Xiang's idea was very simple. I brought you guys to Dengzhou to become rich. He gathered the power of the entire Tang Dynasty to build Dengzhou. Various advanced policies, such as the land-based tax and other favorable policies, were also demonstrated in Dengzhou first.

Now I will draw some blood from Dengzhou to irrigate other areas and let them develop together. If you don't agree, then the nine tribes are a bit too much.

Feng Qing and Xu Jingzong looked at each other, both of them were awed.

But if you think about it, it makes sense. After all, he is the current emperor's favorite grandson, and he always mentions him as being like himself.

If the saint gets angry, two people will be killed and blood will flow for five steps... Of course, these two people refer to his brothers, Crown Prince Li Jiancheng and Prince of Chaola Li Yuanji.

A saint can kill his own brothers when he is angry, let alone his grandson.

Anyone who dares to disobey Li Xiang's orders will most likely be the first to be dragged out and sacrificed to the gods.

During the past few days in Dengzhou, Li Xiang always asked Xu Jingzong to follow Feng Qing around.

Li Jingren and others were sent out by Li Xiang to conduct investigations in the Dengzhou government office and the Grand Marshal's Office.

Since we are planning to replicate the Dengzhou model, we must study hard to avoid being caught off guard when the time comes.

In fact, the area of ​​Youzhou-Wuqing is also very suitable for Dengzhou.

After all, they are both located in the Bohai Bay, and Wuqing is actually today's Tianjin.

What Li Xiang needs to do is to replicate the advanced experience of Dengzhou in Youzhou area and develop Youzhou as well.

In fact, the Youzhou area is quite subtle. It is located at the junction of farming and nomadism. The area south of the Great Wall is a farming area, and the richest area south of the Great Wall is only North China. So when we put these factors together, we will find that the richest farming areas and the most powerful nomads, the place where they intersect is in Youzhou.

It is precisely because of this that Kublai Khan, Zhu Di and the Qing rulers chose to build their capital here.

As the front line against nomadic peoples, Youzhou was bound to become the military center; and the political center, that is, the capital, being far away from the military center would likely cause rebellion, such as the Anshi Rebellion, which was not a so-called ethnic conflict, but a conflict between the local and central courts.

The so-called political center, and politics itself, must require the emperor to monopolize violence, hold heavy troops, and defend against both internal and external attacks. In this sense, it must be moved to Beijing.

Just like what is often said on the Internet, "The Emperor guards the national gate." In this sense, "The Emperor guards the national gate" actually guards not only the national gate, but also some ambitious rebels within the country.

Of course, Kublai Khan also wanted to fight against nomadic peoples. After all, it may sound a bit weird, but in fact, the border threat to the Yuan Dynasty was really Mongolia.

The reason why Li Xiang wanted to develop the economy of Youzhou was that he wanted to use the economy to gain deeper control and penetration over Liaodong and the peninsula.

As for whether there would be a situation where the military and economic centers would overlap and the army would become independent, Li Xiang was not worried about that.

The system of fubing will naturally avoid the problem of having too many soldiers and becoming too powerful.

During the Zhenguan period, Emperor Li Shimin reformed the military household system and changed the military household into a Zhechoufu. The Zhechoufu had one Zhechou Duwei, one left and right Guoyi, one Changshi, one Bingcao, and one Biejiang. There were a total of 634 Zhechoufu across the country.

Among them, there were more than 260 in Guanzhong alone. This was due to the strategic consideration of the Tang court to "rely on the people of Guanzhong to control the four directions."

The duties of the Tang Dynasty's palace soldiers were mainly to guard the capital and garrison the border. The former mainly came from the Zhechoufu close to Chang'an, including the famous Sixteen Guards, and the latter came from all over the country.

The targets of conscription were still the wealthier farmers. "Those with equal wealth will be selected as the strong ones; those with equal strength will be selected as the rich ones; and those with equal talents and strength will be selected with more men in attendance." The mobilization of troops required the emperor's edict and the tiger talisman of the Ministry of War, and the troops were commanded by temporarily appointed generals.

Of course, it is not entirely a military system. When there are insufficient manpower, some soldiers will be recruited appropriately.

In order to prevent generals from becoming self-reliant, the Tang government adopted this model: after the war, "the soldiers were dispersed to the government offices, and the generals returned to the court," and everyone went back to their homes.

The combat effectiveness of the government soldiers was not weak, especially those during the Zhenguan period.

Lao Li once proudly declared that I only have one thousand soldiers and can defeat tens of thousands of Hu cavalry.

This is not an exaggeration. After all, Li Shiji really achieved such a record.

Ever since the Tang Dynasty abandoned the military service system and switched to the recruitment system, it created a hidden danger for generals to gain control of their own troops.

As for why the Tang Dynasty abandoned the military system, Li Longji could not take the blame. If he had to take the blame, it would be for the An-Shi Rebellion.

Do you think Li Sanlang wanted to give up such a good policy as the Fubing system? He didn't want to give it up, but he had to give it up.

The fubing system and the equal-field system were combined together, and the military merit system also guaranteed the promotion, survival, and social status of the fubing.

However, due to the indulgence and wanton destruction of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, the palace soldiers became tools who were taken away to do free cleaning and were ordered around at will, so that serving in the army changed from being an honor in the Zhenguan period to being a shame; land annexation reached its peak again, and many palace soldiers lost their land; most importantly, the military merit system could only grant honorary positions, not real positions. The classic five-star general, Corporal James, appeared during the reign of Wu Zetian - he was a private soldier of the Shangzhuguo class.

Such a thoroughly corrupt military system had reached the point where it had to be reformed. Li Longji actually had no better solution and could only follow Zhang Shuo's advice and adopt the recruitment system.

Therefore, some people criticized Li Longji for abandoning the military service system and opening the Pandora's box of the recruitment system, which is somewhat easy to say.

The judges could easily give a classic fairy a sentence "Political start of Kaiyuan", boasting that Li Zhi was a sage inside and a king outside, but deliberately ignored how much blame Li Longji had for her and Li Zhi, and how hard it was to clean up the mess...

This is also the reason why the combat effectiveness of the Tang Dynasty army declined. It was not because the generals became incompetent, but because the core military system was destroyed, causing the combat effectiveness of the army to decline rapidly.

In Li Xiang's conception, after Youzhou and Dengzhou are linked together, they can radiate to the Liaodong region and then extend to the Caoxian Peninsula.

Through economic control, cultural assimilation, and military deterrence, this area will forever belong to the Tang Dynasty.

Li Xiang did not believe in the wisdom of future generations. He felt that he should finish everything he could before he died.

The first step now is to develop the Youzhou area and turn it into the Jiangnan of the Great Wall.

While Li Xiang was temporarily staying in Dengzhou, the Xueyantuo in Mobei were also not idle.

Following Di Renjie's suggestion, the Xueyantuo army began searching for the traces of the Uighurs, intending to take the initiative and strike at them.

After dozens of days of searching, the Xueyantuo army finally found the location of the Uighur camp.

Bazhuo stood on the mountain with great ambition, leaning on his hands to look at the Uighur tent from afar.

He knew that the Uighurs would never be able to stop the Xueyantuo warriors!

(Monthly ticket at the hour)
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