Chapter 1476 Kill one to serve as a warning to others
Hechuan County, also known as Shijing County, is where the three rivers of Fushui, Xihanshui and Bashui converge. It is also an extremely important water transport hub in central Sichuan, and its strategic position is extremely important.
Li Sheng's army arrived in Hechuan County. They thought they were going to engage in a fierce battle to attack the city. Unexpectedly, the gates of the county city were wide open, and there were no soldiers or officials in the city.
Soon, the director of the Internal Security Intelligence Agency in Hechuan County came to see Li Sheng.
"Wu Jin from the Internal Security Intelligence Agency, please see General Li!"
Li Sheng asked: "Where have they gone?"
Wu Jin pointed to the mountains in the distance and said, "Everyone is going up the mountain!"
Li Sheng was a little confused, "Why did the Guo family go up the mountain if they didn't defend the city?"
Wu Jin smiled bitterly and said: "Hechuan County has not been repaired for more than a hundred years. The city walls are rotten and will break when hit. The Guo family knows this very well. They did not spend money to repair the city walls, but started operating ten years ago.
Diaoyu Mountain has water and land on the mountain, the terrain is difficult, and a large amount of food has been stored. All the wealth and clan members of the Guo family are on the mountain, as well as 20,000 troops."
Li Sheng walked up to the city wall and stood at the top of the city looking towards the mountains to the north. The mountains cover a vast area and are surrounded by three rivers. The terrain is dangerous and it is indeed difficult to attack."
There are many buildings faintly visible on the top of the mountain. The Guo family has been running the business for more than ten years and probably dug many caves.
The Tang army had just attacked Xuzhai, and Li Sheng knew how to deal with these rebels who had taken over the mountain. However, Diaoyu Mountain was different from Xuzhai, so he first found out the situation.
At night, the scouts came to report, "Commander, the Guo family not only has troops stationed on the mountain, but also has troops stationed at the foot of the mountain, and there are also their ships in the river. They are deployed on land and water, and the defense is very tight."
After speaking, the scout presented a map. Li Sheng looked at the map and ordered: "Call the generals to discuss matters!"
In the big tent, Li Sheng slowly said to the generals: "The way to use troops is to attack the heart first, and attack the city next. Fighting with the heart is the highest priority, and fighting with soldiers is the lowest priority. We need to disintegrate the enemy's will. If we are too eager, we will let it go.
The other side is united, so I plan to take action slowly!"
Deputy General Zhao Ting'an bowed and said: "Commander Qi, Diaoyu Mountain is surrounded by rivers. I believe that we also need to block the water surface to prevent the enemy from obtaining supplies from the water surface or escaping through the waterway."
Li Sheng nodded, "I will immediately send an urgent eagle letter to the emperor and ask the Jingxiang navy to come to help in the battle!"
Yu Jianliang also said: "Marshal, the main method of attacking the mountain is arson. If a large amount of poison can be added, it will have a great impact on the soldiers on the mountain. I suggest you prepare more poison cigarette packs."
Early the next morning, Li Sheng issued several orders in succession. First, he mobilized hundreds of large ships from Chengdu to come to Hechuan County. Second, he sent an eagle letter to the emperor, requesting the Jingxiang Navy to join the war, and at the same time requesting the imperial court to support a large amount of kerosene.
, poisons and rockets come to Hechuan County.
Li Ye received the eagle letter from Li Sheng in the evening.
In fact, Li Ye received an eagle letter from the Internal Security Intelligence Agency the day before yesterday and knew that the Guo family had gone to Diaoyu Mountain.
Diaoyu Mountain is the Diaoyu City in the late Southern Song Dynasty. It is a natural military fortress, surrounded by rivers on three sides and surrounded by the foundation of mountains. The Diaoyu City in the center has a dangerous terrain, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. When I first heard that the Guo family was from Hechuan, Li Ye
I thought of Fishing City.
Brother Meng died while attacking Diaoyu City. This shows that Diaoyu City is definitely not easy to fight, so we should not be too hasty.
Li Ye was in a good mood these two days. He received the Flying Eagle Express from Bohai Prefecture. Yang Liangyao not only found Australia and New Zealand, but also went to the Americas. He walked around the Americas and returned to China from the Bering Strait. At present,
The fleet was anchored at Longwan Port in Bohai Prefecture. Yang Liangyao rode back to Chang'an. It has now entered Guanzhong and is expected to arrive in Chang'an today and tomorrow.
This news surprised and delighted Li Ye. I am afraid this is the best news this year.
At this time, Wei Gao reported at the door, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Wei wants to see you!"
"Invite him in!"
Soon, Wei Jiansu hurriedly walked in, bowed and saluted, "See your majesty!"
"What's going on with Prime Minister?"
Wei Jiansu handed Li Ye a copy of the Tang Dynasty ten-day issue, "This is the issue that will be released in three days. Your Majesty, please read it first."
Li Ye took a closer look at the ten-year-old issue and found the headline on the front page: 'The wealthy family of Bashu rebelled against the abolition of slavery, and the imperial court sent 300,000 troops to severely suppress it'.
The content is that the Jia family in Qiongzhou was exterminated, and the Guo family army in Hezhou was wiped out. The genocide was imminent, and the wealthy families of Bashu expressed their support for the abolition of slavery.
Li Ye nodded, "Okay, let's do it! Let the wealthy families in the world see what happens when you go against the imperial court."
After a pause, Li Ye asked again: "Has the loophole in the slave tax been closed?"
There are currently two types of slaves, one is legal slaves and the other is illegal slaves. The slave tax regulations are not clearly stated and are rather vague, which leaves a loophole for the following operations to legalize illegal slaves through taxation.
To fix the loopholes in the tax law, we need to make it clear that only legal slaves can pay taxes and continue to exist. Illegal slaves are not even qualified to pay taxes and must be released immediately. If they are not released within the prescribed period, they will be severely fined or even exiled once caught.
Wei Jiansu nodded, "The loophole has been closed."
Li Ye smiled again and said: "Yang Liangyao is coming back soon. The Prime Minister should give him a good welcome. What he brings back will completely change the fate of the Tang Dynasty and have a profound impact on the future for more than a thousand years."
"What did he bring?" Wei Jiansu asked curiously.
"It can be said that the crop seeds in another world can produce thousands of kilograms of grain per mu. Once the cultivation is promoted, all the people of the Tang Dynasty will no longer go hungry in the future."
Wei Jiansu was overjoyed. He was a well-read history man. He knew what food meant.
"Wei Chen will personally greet you, as well as Sinong Temple and Agricultural College."
Wei Jiansu said goodbye and left. Wei Gao, who was standing by, couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, is it true that we in the Tang Dynasty really don't have a grain yield of several thousand kilograms per mu?"
Li Ye pondered for a moment and smiled and said: "You are actually asking a good question. In the Tang Dynasty, there are crops with a yield of several thousand kilograms per mu. For example, yam is usually used as medicine. In fact, it can also be used in disaster years, with a yield of several thousand kilograms per mu.
, and vetch, which can be used as pasture, beans can also feed hungry people, and the yield per acre is also very large, but why don’t we plant yams and vetch in large quantities?
First of all, they are not food and cannot be eaten. Farmers have no place to grow them and sell them, so no one is willing to grow them. Although the government can grow them, they are not for anyone to eat. If they are used to feed livestock, the livestock may not be willing to eat them. etc.
If there is a real disaster, it will be too late to plant it. By the time it is planted, the disaster will be over.
Therefore, even if the yield of yam is several thousand kilograms per mu, it can at most be regarded as a specialty product, grown in mountainous areas, and sold as medicine or vegetables without occupying cultivated land."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for answering the question. I understand!"
Li Ye smiled and said: "So being an official must be combined with practice. It happens that Shuzhong needs a large number of officials. You go to Shuzhong! Be a local official well and make a difference in the future."
Wei Gao was overjoyed and said, "Thank you for your majesty's recommendation. I will definitely live up to your majesty's high expectations!"
"Go! Invite Guo Ziyi to me. I'll see him if I need anything."
Wei Gao bowed and hurried away.
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Not long after, Guo Ziyi came. He entered the censor's room and said with a smile: "The ministers are also preparing to come to see your majesty!"
Li Ye also smiled slightly and said, "I guess we are talking about the same thing, so you go ahead and say it first!"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Jingxiang Navy has 350 warships and 6,000 men. In addition, the Chengdu Military Treasury has a large inventory of various materials needed by Li Sheng and can be allocated at any time."
The imperial court built six military emergency warehouses across the country, including Luoyang, Jixian, Chengdu, Taiyuan, Jincheng, and Jiangdu, which were under the unified control of the Privy Council. In emergencies, orders for use could be conveyed by eagle letters.
Li Ye nodded, "I approve the Jingxiang navy to rush to Bashu as quickly as possible. The military resources will be arranged by your Privy Council yourself."
"Weichen has agreed to the deployment of supplies from the Chengdu Military Treasury. In addition, Weichen suggested that another three hundred artillery pieces be dispatched to Hechuan!"
"How much is in stock?"
"There are only three hundred doors in stock!"
Li Ye thought for a moment and said: "Originally, it was planned to be distributed to the navy first, so let's give it to them first! After use, it will be transferred to the navy."
The imperial court immediately mobilized a large amount of military supplies to Hechuan.
As the "Tang Dynasty Xun Issue" was sent to all states in the world, the eyes of all the wealthy families in the world were focused on the Diaoyu Mountain in Hechuan.
At this time, Yang Liangyao finally arrived in Chang'an. He brought back a large amount of various crop seeds from the Americas and was warmly welcomed by Prime Minister Wei Jiansu and his ministers.
Li Ye immediately issued an order to confer Yang Liangyao the title of Duke of Chengguo, and the hundreds of other returning warriors were also conferred the title of viscount or baron in recognition of their contribution to the Tang Dynasty expedition.
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