Does Weiyang Palace want the Empress Dowager of the East Palace to not dare to interfere in politics?

Then why does the East Palace not dare to interfere in politics?

Of course, a big basket is needed.

Even a big scandal!

With this as an excuse, Donggong no longer dares to interfere in national government affairs!

Just like back then, Emperor Taizong forced Bo Zhao to die.

From then on, all the relatives in the entire Taizong Dynasty became good children. Everyone was as silent as a cicada, trembling with fear, not daring to step out of the way.

So much so that when the current Empress Dowager found her long-lost brother, she could only watch as the nobles and ministers pointed fingers at the Dou brothers in the name of education.

Dou Changjun will not be able to become a marquis until his death.

Taizong thus became the emperor who followed the law and followed the Constitution.

If he hadn't fallen victim to Xin Hengping in his later years, he would have been an almost unblemished saint.

When today's emperor is known as "Taizong's designated successor," how can An not learn from his grandfather's old skills?

As soon as he thought of this, Yuan Ang already knew what he should do.

He looked at the Jiangdu King in front of him.

King Jiangdu wants to be King Zhao?

This is where he can exploit and break through!

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry..." Yuan An said with a smile: "Now Your Majesty treats Your Majesty as the late emperor treated the King of Liang, and as the helper of the country! Your Majesty's benevolence, virtue, respect and filial piety are known to the world. Perhaps, Your Majesty will never be the lord of Handan for a long time.

, but I specially waited for the king to perform meritorious service and kept it for the king..."

Yuan Angke didn't care whether what he said was true or not.

All he needs to do now is fool the young King Jiangdu in front of him.

When Liu Yan heard this, he seemed to be moved by Yuan An's remarks. He said with great joy: "If it is true as you say, I will be able to win the Kingdom of Zhao, and I will be very grateful!"

But then he became depressed again.

This feat is not easy to establish!

Especially his Jiangdu Kingdom is located on the lower reaches of the river.

Originally, there were little ones like Dongou around who could be trained and taught.

But now Dongou has become Donghai County.

It is said that in a few years it will become the fiefdom of Lord Donghai.

Of course, now, Donghai County is still a vassal attached to Jiangdu Kingdom.

The officials, gentry and even landlords within its territory all migrated from Jiangdu.

It is precisely because of Donghai County that Jiangdu can achieve the great political achievement of eliminating beggars: At that time, Zhang Shizhi was the prime minister of Jiangdu. After the storm, he ordered a ban on beggars.

The reason is that ‘the movement of heaven is strong and a gentleman will never cease to strengthen himself’.

Groups like beggars have hands and feet, but they don’t work.

It simply violated the teachings of the late king and was disrespectful to the ancestors and gods.

Must be transformed!

How to transform?

Of course, they would arrest each one they found, and then take them all with whips and swords to reclaim land in Donghai County and set up workshops.

The emerging landlord class in Jiangdu State raised their arms and legs in agreement with this.

They have long been hungry for cheap labor.

Therefore, with their cooperation, the entire Jiangdu is now no longer a beggar.

There are very few unemployed refugees.

The local rangers either went north to Huaihua, or were so frightened that they fled to Qilu.

In today's Donghai County, the main people developing the area are the tenant farmers of the landlords and the beggars, rangers and other "unemployed people" who were detained by the government for forced labor.

Because of this incident and the proper handling of the storm that year.

Zhang Shizhi won the support of all people in Jiangdu.

Although he has died of illness now, his ancestral halls and sacrifices have spread all over Wu.

For Liu Yan, Dongou became Donghai County.

This meant that he lost a place where he could easily conquer and obtain meritorious deeds.

The remaining Minyue and Nanyue are a bit large and difficult to eat.

What's more, they are very well-behaved now.

Haven’t you seen the ships on the Guangling River now?

Either they go south to Nanyue, or they go to Fujian and Vietnam.

Chinese rice, cloth, ironware, silk and tea were continuously imported into Fujian, Vietnam and South Vietnam, solving many problems between the two countries.

Products such as cane sugar, ivory, spices, and pearls from South Vietnam and Fujian continued to flow to the hinterland of China through Changsha and Jiangdu.

Now, both Minyue and Nanyue have given up on minting their own money and instead use the five-baht coins minted in Chang'an as currency.

And this also means that South Vietnam and Fujian have actually begun to accept China's rule economically.

South Vietnam now even begins to report its troop mobilization to Chang'an through Changsha State.

It seems that the South is incapable of fighting.

Liu Yan couldn't help but feel depressed when he thought about these things.

Fortunately, he didn't just have to expand his territory to win the favor of his emperor brother.

"Master, do you know what happened when I went on patrol today?" Liu Yan said proudly, holding his head high.

"It must be Guangling Shipyard..." Yuan Ang said in his heart.

Who in Jiangdu doesn't know that this king has to run to the riverside shipyard a hundred miles outside Guangling City every now and then?

That shipyard was originally a large shipyard built by King Liu Bi of Wu during the old Wu Dynasty.

At its peak, three thousand shipwrights worked there every year.

Produced many warships including giant building ships.

After the fall of Liu Bi, the Han army moved south, and the shipyard was taken over by the Han army.

Later, King Jiangdu came to Guangling. The first thing he did after coming to Guangling City and taking the throne was to inspect the shipyard.

Since then, this shipyard has become the most mysterious place in Jiangdu.

Many people have only heard about it, but have never witnessed the grand scene in the shipyard with their own eyes.

It has been several months since Yuan An came to Guangling City.

However, I have never seen the shipyard with my own eyes.

Because the area has become a military restricted area.

The Han army set up checkpoints around the shipyard to prohibit anyone from approaching.

Even he, the Prince of Jiangdu, once drove there privately but was stopped at the door.

The tempers of the Han army's Qiu Ba men were always very irritable.

Without orders and official documents, let alone two thousand stones.

The prime minister also had to be embarrassed outside the door.

However, Yuan An is still Yuan An.

Having close friends all over the world and friends all over the world is not bragging.

Although he couldn't get in, he had many connections and channels and could know what the shipyard was doing.

Based on a lot of information, Yuan An knew that this shipyard had the best shipwrights in the entire Han Dynasty.

Almost all the famous shipwrights from the Chu Kingdom, Old Wu, Qilu and other kingdoms were gathered here.

There are more than five thousand shipwrights and workers working here day and night building and designing ships.

But, what exactly do the ships built by this shipyard look like?

Yuan An tried hard to find out many connections but could not find out.

All we know is that General Lou Chuan personally came here last summer to inspect the new warships. Later, Long Luhou relied on the new warships produced here to cross the ocean and find the Wonu Islands.

"This is the 'Jiangdu Shipyard' that I and Your Majesty keep in mind every day!" Liu Yan proudly said to Yuan An: "This shipyard is the number one shipyard in the world, with the most famous craftsmen from all over the world gathered here.

Spending tens of millions of money! Today is the day when the shipyard’s new whaling ship is launched..."
To be continued...