The Imperial Security Department has three more female officers from the fifth rank, and they are still female officers with titles. For women, having a rank is already a miracle, but having a title after the rank is a big difference.
After the battle, no one went to express sympathy to the Tufan people.
Many people know clearly that you Tufan people got stuck on the Silk Road, and then came to the Tang Dynasty to ask for some benefits and marry your half-grown King Tufan back to the Tang Dynasty princess.
What is this? Is it a threat or blackmail?
King Qin of the Tang Dynasty used his actions to tell the people of the world that I am the king of Qin.
That night, the invitation from King Qin Li Yuanxing was delivered to most of the dignitaries in Chang'an City. The content of the invitation was only one sentence: Tomorrow the king will discuss the world!
Li Er did not receive an invitation, only a handwritten letter from Li Yuanxing, telling him what he would probably do tomorrow.
After much thought, Li Er decided to visit Qin Wangzhuang tomorrow.
Many dignitaries thought that they had arrived very early, but what they did not expect was that Emperor Li Er of the Tang Dynasty had arrived earlier. And he had already gone to King Qin's study first.
Li Yuanxing has not come over yet and is having breakfast with the princesses. Wu Zhao is the only one here, holding a fried dough stick in one hand and looking at a document in the other.
"Wulang really regards Mingyue as a coolie, and he can't even eat breakfast safely." Li Er's words made Wu Zhao feel warm in his heart.
"It's not his fault. I just can't figure out how the thing broke after running less than three miles. You know, Li Yuanxing was able to run thousands of miles before it broke down on the sea last time. It must have happened there.
Got the problem. Yesterday, several Mayans helped me with some calculations, and Mingyue is looking at their preliminary analysis!"
That steel monster? Li Er also became interested.
After questioning, Wu Zhaocai continued: "According to analysis, it is possible that the transmission part cannot bear the force. It is one thing to walk on flat ground, but with the bodies of horses and people pressed down, plus so many weapons, the transmission is completely broken.
Lost it."
"That is to say, the rope of the horse-drawn cart was broken." Wu Zhao explained vividly.
"Listen to what Shu Bao said. That thing is still being tested. Take it out in advance and use it as just one more piece of test data. Mingyue, don't blame those craftsmen too much. Brother, I am going to confer titles on some craftsmen and give them titles.
It is said that those three killed three thousand people, but the craftsmen who made the weapons should be the ones who really contributed!"
Wu Zhao raised his head in surprise.
"Brother, the three of them have merit in battle. They killed three thousand enemies and were awarded the title. No one dares to say that this is not possible. But for the craftsmen to be given the title. Not to mention the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry will not have a hard time!" Wu Zhao has already said
He is no longer the Wu Zhao he was when he was a child. He has a sufficient understanding of the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Er smiled slightly: "This time, it seems possible. The Ministry of Rites relented first."
"Could it be that the Aristocratic Family wants to buy it?" Wu Zhao asked in surprise.
Li Er nodded.
Wu Zhao shook his head: "That guy Li Yuanxing said that Yu Lin won't sell it until he changes his clothes!"
"Wait a minute, I will discuss it with Wu Lang."
Just as he was talking, Li Yuanxing came. Li Lanshan took Li Yuanxing's arm and entered the study with a cold face. Seeing Li Er there, Li Lanshan quickly saluted: "Lanyue, please say hello to the emperor!"
"Lanyue seems unhappy!" Li Er asked with a smile!
"I don't dare to hide it from my brother, and I can't say I'm unhappy. I just received a piece of information last night. The Tufan people from the southwest actually secretly contacted the Baiyue people. Their area of activity is somewhat close to our jade mining area. Yuan Xing is here
I communicated with Governor Feng An via telegram before coming here, but Governor Feng An is temporarily unable to mobilize enough troops."
Li Yuanxing added: "Because of Baiyue Funan!"
Li Er nodded: "Brother knows this. I heard that a princess of Zhenla married a prince of Funan Kingdom. Later, King Zhenla died without an heir, and the prince became King Zhenla. After that, he became King Zhenla.
With the death of King Funan, the two countries will become one, and the country will naturally become stronger!"
"Brother Emperor, our jade!" Li Lanshan emphasized.
Jade is a very valuable thing, especially for people in the Tang Dynasty. Jade itself was an extremely important item.
Li Er's face also looked a little ugly. After thinking again and again, Li Er said: "Wu Lang, you are allowed to use troops!"
"Brother Rong Chen, think about it. Brother Chen didn't say we won't fight. It's just that we don't have enough troops at the moment. How to mobilize troops and where to mobilize them. Who will lead the army? All these need to be considered. First, secretly airdrop a group of people to guard the mining area.
That's right. This matter is not a very urgent matter, there are always priorities!"
Li Er stood up and patted Li Yuanxing on the shoulder: "Let's listen to Wu Lang talk about the world first!"
In the Qinwangzhuang conference room, a huge world map hung in the center. When the guests sat down, the main door of the conference hall was closed, and there were guards of the King of Qin guarding the surrounding area.
"Everyone, I have been a little tired recently. I won't use polite words today, and there will be no official talk. If you have anything to say that makes you feel uncomfortable, feel free to mention it."
No one answered, only the sound of paper shaking was heard.
This action shocked Li Lanshan. It was the first time she saw such a scene. She didn't expect that these important officials of the Tang Dynasty were like primary school students, preparing to take notes.
Whether it's a hard pen or a brush, the dignitaries prepared plenty of them.
"Let me say one word first, colonization!" As soon as Li Yuanxing spoke, Li Lanshan immediately turned the projector to the prepared PPT.
The dignitaries of the Tang Dynasty knew the word "colonial", but it seemed to have another meaning. Still no one spoke, and everyone wrote the word "colonial" on the paper in front of them.
"What is colonization? It is a powerful country that expands its economic, political, commercial and other power to underdeveloped countries, regions, and nations. Then it plunders, possesses, exploits, and enslaves the local nobles and civilians.
To explain it in the most vivid way, Nanyang is the primary stage of colonization."
There is still the sound of writing on paper and the sound of turning paper.
After Li Yuanxing and most of the others stopped writing:
"When it comes to Nanyang, it's just the beginning at the moment. We brought a lot of materials and exchanged a lot of local wealth. It can be said that Nanyang's profits are already higher than those of the Silk Road. So what's next? In Nanyang's coal mines, one ton of coal
The cost is only half that of Taiyuan.”
Since Taiyuan has been mentioned, it is natural to ask the Wang family of Taiyuan to say a few words.
"There are many slaves here in Taiyuan, but wages in the Tang Dynasty are very high now. Over there in Nanyang, if you are given three to five cents a day, many people are rushing to work. In fact, the cost of digging coal in Nanyang is
It is one-third of the Tang Dynasty. For the less part, you don’t have to pay mining tax! You only need to pay the normal commercial tax that is 20% more.”
Wang Jishan had nothing to hide. How much profit there was in Nanyang and how much tax he had to pay. He knew it, and the powerful people also knew it. It was impossible for the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the king of Qin not to know about it.
"As for the Zheng family, your aluminum factory in Zhengzhou seems to be about to start work. It is the dirtiest, hardest and most tiring work. Seventy percent are from Nanyang, 20% are from the Peninsula, and 10% are Japanese. Especially since I have said
Those who need to be carefully protected, poisoning will kill people, they are all Nanyang people."
The head of the Zheng family has nothing to be embarrassed about.
After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, he immediately said: "The people of the Peninsula are somewhat talented, and the Japanese work very hard. The lowly monkeys of Nanyang can make the people of the Tang Dynasty suffer if they don't do hard work!"
Li Yuanxing carefully observed everyone's reactions.
The result was cruel, but it was what Li Yuanxing wanted to see.
The noble ideas of the Tang Dynasty promoted by Li Yuanxing have been deeply imprinted on all strata of the Tang Dynasty. Most of the coal mines now use overseas workers. In fact, the Wang family in Taiyuan closed the two largest coal mines and dug coal from Nanyang.
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Wang Jishan once submitted a certificate.
This means that things that fly in the sky, things that run on the ground, things that grow on mountains, things that swim in water, and things that are buried underground are all left by our ancestors. It is naturally good to leave more for our descendants, so we dig overseas first. Overseas is the real thing.
If it is gone, come back and dig up what the ancestors left behind. People cannot forget their ancestors.
Although this seal was not published in the Chang'an Newspaper, almost everyone among the dignitaries knew about it.
Now we are just waiting for the railway to Haizhou to be built. Even several coal mines around Chang'an may be closed and we will completely rely on coal transported back from the sea.
The copper and iron mines in Suzhou and Hangzhou have been completely closed.
"The highest level of colonization is absolute cruelty. Of course, human nature is still in the heart. It is also an excellent thing to educate these people and let them learn from our Chinese civilization. Therefore, the colonization of the Tang Dynasty must have a limit and cannot always be unlimited.
Of course, I will never do anything like being a "biaozi" and erecting memorial arches. The Tang Dynasty wants to expand, invade, and annex. This is a fact that cannot be changed."
Many people patted the table gently to show their support.
This action comes from Tianyingge’s meeting habits.
"But there is a distinction. The Mayans are my fellow Chinese people. Even though they are not from the Tang Dynasty, they are still nobler than others. What do you think about this?"
"According to the opinion of the Ministry of Rites, the Mayans are equal to the people of the Tang Dynasty. But without talent and scholars, they are naturally inferior. The Tang Dynasty imparted knowledge and the Mayans wanted to learn, so it is naturally feasible. The Incas are inferior because they have academic knowledge.
They are inferior to the Mayans. The various ethnic groups to the north are equal to the Incas!"
These dignitaries in the Tang Dynasty had obviously divided the foreign races into different levels.
The Mayans have been recognized. In addition to the fact that they are indeed the Chinese who immigrated overseas in the late Shang Dynasty, what really gave them a status in the Tang Dynasty was their superb arithmetic, superb astronomy, as well as architecture, shipbuilding, etc.
Next, the Turks, Mohe, Silla, Japanese, Baekje, Goguryeo, etc. are ranked on the same level as the Incas, but there are small differences. The Turks are definitely higher than the Japanese, and the Japanese are higher than the Goguryeo.
Li Yuanxing never asked in detail.
In the eyes of hundreds of officials, and in the eyes of the King of Qin, there were only three categories of foreign races.
One is the brothers of the Tang Dynasty, the other is the followers of the Tang Dynasty, and the other is the pigs and sheep of the Tang Dynasty!