"Presumptuous!" King Zhong, who had been holding back a fire in his heart for a long time, finally couldn't help but let it out.
From the moment he saw this letter, he was filled with anger and hated the captured Dong Shu. Now that he heard that Tang Ao wanted to take An Zhiwu away, how could he hold it back? This An Zhi
Wu Ke is his confidant, an absolute confidant, and an old man who has been with him for many years. If he is sent out like this, what will the other generals and ministers think?
Will everyone become disloyal from now on? If this is the case, how will he be able to lead the people of Liaozhou in the future?
Even for the sake of the stability of the overall situation, it is impossible to hand over the person. But what is even more hateful is that Tang Ao actually threatened to lead troops into Liaozhou to arrest people. What? I really thought that he had dealt with a Zhou He and a Hou Difu.
Is he invincible? Do you really think that his Liaozhou Army is also so vulnerable?
Thinking of being looked down upon by a junior like this, how could Prince Zhong suppress the anger in his heart, and all of it was released.
King Zhong got angry and fell on Su Zhen's face, but he was unusually calm, as if he hadn't seen any of this at all, and he still stood here as tall and tall as a green pine.
This time he came to Liaozhou on the order of the teacher. Su Zhen was still very confident. After all, the justice was on the teacher's side. As for King Zhong, he would be angry, but so what? He really dared to kill himself.
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If King Zhong really does this, it will be tantamount to fighting Tang Ao to the death. Although Tang Ao is still very weak now, if he must fight King Zhong, it will be enough to give him a headache. If the two sides really fight together,
, it’s time for Emperor Qianwen to become a fisherman.
The teacher can see this, and he believes that King Zhong can also see it. In this way, he is very sure that the other party does not dare to kill him. As for scolding, it does not hurt or itch, so what does it matter.
King Zhong was really angry at this moment. When he saw Su Zhen's indifferent look, he became even more angry. He opened his mouth several times and wanted to call people to take down this Su Zhen. It would be best to kill him.
.But he didn’t open his mouth several times.
If you have tolerated it for more than ten years, how can you be an impulsive person?
"Huh! King Renben won't hand it over. As for your King Ji's other demands, you might as well tell them all." In the end, King Zhong had to choose to give in. Who let the little braid be caught?
?And now he is indeed not ready for a two-sided war.
King Zhong bowed his head as expected, and Su Zhen sighed in her heart at the teacher's wisdom. She thought that when she was sent here, Mr. Zeng Tong and Han Ce thought it was not the right time, at least until they had established a firm foothold in Jizhou.
After they had completely taken possession of the ten counties and forty-six cities and counties in Jizhou, they were looking for a showdown with King Zhong. But in the end, the teacher decided, saying that the current King Zhong would not want to start a war now, and now is the time when the time is right.
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Now it seems that what the teacher said was right after all.
"His Royal Highness, the teacher said that he can pretend that all the previous incidents were just misunderstandings, and that Jizhou can live in harmony with Liaozhou. It can even be said that Jizhou is still under the jurisdiction of Liaozhou, that is, within your sphere of influence, King Zhong.
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"Well, you must have some other conditions, please tell them together." King Zhong knew that doing this was to protect his own face. This is what he wanted to see. After all, he was also a person who was almost close to
If the person who holds the position of King of God is now rumored to be unable to defend his own territory, then who will think highly of him? If he wants to achieve great things, it will really become a wishful thinking.
"Yes, His Royal Highness King Zhong is wise, and my teacher, King Ji, has some conditions. First, King Zhong must allow King Ji to govern himself in Jizhou, and he must not send troops to intervene or send people to cause trouble. At the same time, he must place you in Jizhou.
The officials were withdrawn together. Of course, King Ji would pay a monthly tax of 120,000 yuan. Second, the caravans from Jizhou were allowed to pass through Liaozhou, and the caravans from Daliang were also allowed to pass through Liaozhou. Of course, Zhongzhong
The king can collect the due commercial taxes. Third, allow Jizhou and Liaozhou to trade, and it must be on the basis of mutual equality..."
Su Zhen opened her mouth with eight items, which involved many aspects such as business, civil affairs, and military affairs. Generally speaking, this was a win-win treaty. If all were realized, King Zhong's income would also be very considerable. Of course, Tang Ao only earned
There will be more.
Even if you get benefits and face, you will be caught in a pigtail. Unless King Zhong must go to war with Tang Ao now, otherwise, he can only choose to agree.
After Wang Zhong thought about it again and again, he found that except for the fact that he had lost Jizhou, he had not lost anything, but had gained a lot of benefits. The monthly tax money he could get alone was more than five million taels.
For the loyal king who was short of money, he really did not have the courage to refuse. So with his somewhat reserved acquiescence, the two parties reached an agreement, which was referred to as the Liao-Jilin Equality and Mutual Assistance Agreement.
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Jizhou City.
Old look with new look!
After Ji Wang Tang Ao announced that each person could get twenty acres of fertile land with proof of good citizenship, a long queue formed in front of Zhizhou Prefecture before dawn in the past few days. People responded one after another, registered and waited for the land to be allocated.
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Once registered and re-registered, the laborers in good health started to build roads in the city in an organized manner. After getting used to the clean and spacious cement roads everywhere in Daliang City, they were already familiar with the low-lying roads in Jicheng.
Unable to tolerate it any longer, he issued a decree to build roads while there was still two months until snowfall.
It is impossible to complete all the roads in the city in two months. Tang Ao's request is to repair the roadbed first, so that at least the carriage will not bump when walking on the road. As for the issue of laying cement, it will have to wait until next summer.
Just did it.
Not only did he build roads, Tang Ao also enlarged the size of the city and started building tall walls outside the original city. In this way, the future Jicheng City could be divided into two parts: the outer city and the inner city.
Not only can the city be populated with more people, but it can also make Jicheng more prosperous due to the increase in population, thus becoming the economic center of the northeastern region. In this way, not only can it attract a large number of foreign residents, but also can make the city more prosperous every month.
You can earn a lot just from business taxes alone.
Jicheng's warehouse was opened, and a large amount of food stored here was taken out. Together with the food Tang Ao brought with him on this trip, it was enough for 300,000 people to survive the winter easily. This is Tang Ao's confidence, he has money and food
I'm not afraid that I won't be able to find anyone willing to sacrifice my life.
Every common person who builds roads and cities can get two hundred pieces of silver when they get off work in the evening. When there are many more grain stores in Jicheng overnight, and the food is still affordable, ordinary people in Jicheng can finally eat.
When you have a full meal and don't have to worry about whether the next meal will be available, King Ji's image in the minds of the people becomes taller and taller.
The people are so cute, and they will follow and listen to whoever treats them well. This is not the case with the powerful people. Han Ce first summoned the powerful people in the city as Chang Shi and proposed to them the suggestions of each family.
Only one thousand acres of fertile land could be left, and when the rest of the land was sold to King Ji, everyone met with silent opposition.
Within Ji City, King Ji's cavalry alone numbered five thousand. With such a powerful military strength displayed there, no one would be stupid enough to confront Tang Ao tit for tat. But each and every one of them spoke on their behalf without saying a word.
They used this kind of silent resistance to express their thoughts. They didn't believe it. Could it be that if they didn't agree, how could King Ji steal it? If so, he would be an enemy of all the powerful people in the world.
The consequences of this are very serious.
Unable to achieve the predetermined goal, Han Ce walked away and found Zeng Tong, the prefect, and said, "Sir Zeng, it seems that it is necessary to act according to the plan."
Seeing Han Ce's angry look, Zeng Tong knew what happened without asking. He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll make arrangements right now."
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Yihongyuan.
Just by hearing the name, you can tell what kind of place this is. Although Jizhou is more remote, colder, and poorer, the food and sex habits will not change. As long as there are people, there will be people like this.
The existence of a desirable place.
The business of Yihongyuan in Jizhou has always been very good, even if the owner here became Tang Ao, the Prince of Jizhou. But after the old bustard went to Zhizhou Mansion and learned that as long as he paid taxes according to regulations, he could continue to operate, Yihongyuan could not even continue to operate.
The whole day was not wasted and it continued to become a feast for the eyes.
Opening the door to welcome guests, guests are arriving in droves, seemingly not affected by King Ji's stay in Ji City. Thinking about it, the people who can come here are not only rich or noble, but at least they are people who don't have much spare money. In today's Tang Dynasty,
All the beneficiaries of Ao's policies are the most ordinary ordinary people with good citizenship. They have nothing to do with them, so they naturally do whatever they should do.
Cui Ke, as the only son of the Cui family, the largest cloth shop in the city, is a frequent visitor to Yihongyuan. As soon as his figure appeared at the door, the gaily dressed madam greeted him with a smile on his face, "Hey
, Master Cui, you haven’t been here for a few days.”
"Hey, don't mention it, the old man is in charge, haha." As soon as Trek saw the madam's coquettish appearance, he felt that his whole body seemed to be excited.
What Cui Ke said is true. King Ji has become the Queen of Ji City. These dignitaries are watching, waiting for King Ji's summons, waiting to seek their own benefits. After all, no matter who comes to Ji City, they are not asking for help.
Are you referring to their help? Whether it is to stabilize social order or to make money, it is inseparable from these rich and powerful families.
It's just that King Ji seemed to be different from others. Not only did he not meet them at the first time, but a few days later, he asked a long history official to meet with him and others on his behalf, and proposed the purchase of land. This made
The powerful people felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere, so Cui Yan, the head of the Cui family, put his unsatisfactory son under house arrest, hoping to wait until the limelight had passed and the situation became clearer.