The writing brush keeps writing in circles on the imperial calendar.
Especially in the evening, he had to discuss with the Privy Council and the officials of the Six Ministries again the terms of whether to increase the Forbidden Army troops. Shao Shude circled it with a red pen and wrote: To add an army, the annual cost is 600,000 yuan?
60 is two big Arabic numerals, with a question mark and two exclamation marks added at the end, showing Shao Sheng's tangled mood.
Before going to bed at night, he also summoned Li Shouxin, Li Hang's son, and sent him to Liangzhou.
On this point, Shao Shude couldn't help but rant again: The border general is corrupt? Last year he paid a lot of tribute, but this year he has turned against him. It's really hard to believe! If the border general does anything lawless, all the tribal chiefs will be killed, and the rest will come.
Nanyang must be cooked well!
After these imperial calendars are used up, they must be sent for archiving.
The historians who wrote "Jinshang Shilu" should have a lot of fun, because they can get a glimpse of the saint's inner world from many details.
After putting down the brush, the palace servant had already brought lunch.
Shao Sheng moved to a small table next to him and listened to the palace official's report while eating.
Lunch is very "unhealthy": chicken soup, salted fish, lamb chops, corn rice, fruits and vegetables.
He no longer drank wine, but had meat and fish with every meal. However, Shao Shude's body shape was still very well-proportioned. There was a rack of weapons outside the palace. He was proficient in every weapon on it and could use it from time to time.
Sometimes, they even rode out on horseback, bent their bows and set arrows, and practiced some practice.
His amount of practice is beyond the reach of even ordinary martial artists, because they don't have the conditions.
"Wuwei's army captured Zhaozhou, looted Wang Rong's mansion and captured hundreds of his concubines."
"Li Bai, the commander of the Daozhou Army in Guannei..."
"Wait!" Shao Shude said: "The belongings in Wang Rong's villa will be carefully inspected and put into the treasury as rewards. I will send them to Peking together with my concubine for me to take a look and then distribute them to the meritorious soldiers."
Xie quickly asked the female historian to write it down.
The saint's comments on all memorials will be returned to the Political Hall and the Privy Council for further processing.
Shao Shude continued to eat.
Wang Rong heard that he had more than a thousand wives and concubines, and his family was even bigger than his own. The most outrageous thing was that he remembered an anecdote that the second wife of Guo Wei, Taizu of the Later Zhou Dynasty, was once Wang Rong's concubine. But at this time, it should be still
Young, he has not yet been selected by Wang Rong to enter the palace.
After Zhenzhou is conquered, the wealth accumulated by the five and six generations of the Wang family must be carefully inventoried.
After fighting for so long, it would be a real loss if we don't get some money back.
"Continue." Shao Shude said.
"The Daozhou Army in Guannai has gone through many battles since its expedition, and now it is well organized and brave enough to fight. This is all the result of the saints preparing for a rainy day and strategizing."
"Flatterer!" Shao Shude laughed and said: "Write it down and give it to the Privy Council. Let them warn Li Bai. If I see him again with these empty words and clichés, I will be fined for one year. Seeking truth from facts, how many times have I said this? Guannei Prefecture Army
Why couldn't we fight before? Why can we fight now? Although there are reasons for war experience, aren't there other factors? Li Bai's cronies are like shit. They were killed by Ge Congzhou in the first place. They were not unjust at all. Let him
Think carefully."
"Yes." Xie agreed, and the female historian was already writing furiously.
"News from Jinyang, since the millet banquet was held to entertain the shogunate officials on the first day of October, the King of Jin has not shown his face again. The Liu family and Zhang family have been taking care of him at home. All major and minor affairs of the shogunate are handled by Li Xiji.
Feng Dao, Li Luoluo and Li Sizhao who returned from Daizhou will deal with it. If it is really difficult to decide on one's own, only go to the government to report it."
Shao Shude put down his chopsticks.
Mrs. Liu is the princess of Jin, and Mrs. Zhang is the wife of Li Kuangchou. They are both Ke Yong's favorite wives and concubines. Being taken care of by them shows that Ke Yong's condition has become serious to a certain extent.
The first day of October is the first day of October. On this day, the food has been harvested and winter is coming. Northerners will eat "mochi beans rice" and perform grand sacrifices.
Li Keyong would not do such a thing before. Now he does it because he has woken up.
But there are no ifs in life, and there is no way to start over. Time has passed, and there is nothing you can do.
"My sworn brother is also a great man of his generation, alas." Shao Shude sighed and said, "Keep watching. If he passes away, I will immediately go to the east of the river."
Xie Shi also ordered the female historian to write it down.
"Annan came to report that Mo Zaisi, the king of Jiaozhi County, died of illness, and there was an undercurrent in the town." Mr. Jie continued reading.
Shao Shude put down the mutton chops in his hand and asked, "Has the envoy from Jiaozhou ritual court come this year?"
"I'm here, and I've brought many gifts." Xie replied, "Jiang Zhiwei, the official in charge of the imperial court, asked the court to send troops to guard the place. If it is too late, there may be changes."
Shao Shude pondered for a moment.
Mo Zaisi had a serious illness many years ago and almost didn't survive it. The local medical officer couldn't even figure out what illness he had, and it was very painful.
Based on his limited knowledge, Shao Shude guessed that it was probably a common tropical disease. The locals had some resistance to it, but outsiders did not.
Historically, when European colonists went to West Africa, they were stricken with malaria. However, the local black people had an anemia gene and were naturally resistant to this disease.
Annan Town has actually recruited troops from the mainland twice, and the second time even descendants of the Chu and Qi families went there to serve as generals to suppress the ambitions of the local separatist forces.
Their efforts have been effective to a certain extent. However, according to the intelligence that has been sent over the years, the trend of localization in the Annan states is still going on, but the speed has slowed down greatly.
The legacy of the former Tang Dynasty must be carefully protected. Once the Annan people's independent ambition sprouts, it will be very costly to suppress it again.
"The decree is passed to appoint Chu Shenyi, the marching commander of Jiaozhou, as the military envoy." Shao Shude said: "Recruit three thousand warriors from the Linshuo palace servants and send them to Jiaozhou. If you are willing to take your family with you to the south, I will give you ten pieces of money and silk.
Twenty horses. As far as Jiaozhou, a commander will be given to Tianzhai."
"I ordered my son to send five thousand troops from Shu to take advantage of the festival and use the road to go to Annan. If you are willing to take your family with you, the reward will be the same as before."
"The Weisheng Army selected thousands of elite soldiers from Handong and sent them to Annan..."
These people went to Annan. According to their past behavior, they may not be honest. But if you take into account the existence of a large number of local indigenous people, their choices are actually very limited, and they can only unite around Jiedushi.
To put it bluntly, they are colonists.
Of course there are internal conflicts among the colonists, but in the eyes of outsiders, all colonists deserve to die. What's the contradiction in having others care about you?
"Children of the Annan Tu tribe, those who have the talent and ability can choose to join the palace guards. I will give one hundred positions. The Sandu Imperial College is recruiting 20 children of the Annan gentry tribe to enroll. Next year's scientific examination..." At this point, Shao Shude paused.
He subconsciously wanted to help Annan students "cheat" and let them pass one or two Jinshi exams, but the rules were very strict nowadays and he couldn't openly break them.
At this time, he thought about the university admission quotas in various provinces and regions in later generations, which were also artificially determined.
When he was young and ignorant, he believed that the whole country should have unified examinations and draw lines strictly based on scores, regardless of where the students who passed the examination were from. As he grew older, he knew that this would not work in such a large country. In some places
,Due to factors such as education, tradition, economy, and social level, the overall quality of students is low. If competition is let go, the disadvantages will be huge and must be taken care of.
It is not very scientific to draw a separate North and South list. Because a single "South" or "North" is very large and the internal differences are also large. But if you divide it too finely, do you have the administrative capacity to implement it? How many places are there in each channel?
, how to distribute it? If the population increases or decreases, does it need to change accordingly?
"I will add another item to my schedule tomorrow. I want to meet with the prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall to discuss the division of the imperial examinations." Shao Shude said.
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After practicing epee for a while, Qian Chuanhuang arrived.
Shao Shude directly asked him to come to the equipment yard.
"Bang!" The heavy sword struck the dummy, and sawdust flew everywhere.
Qian Chuanhuang watched silently.
Shao Sheng is a genuine martial artist. Among the many founding kings throughout the ages, he should be the one who loves martial arts more. It can even be said that he is the one who has been practicing martial arts for the longest time.
At the age of forty-eight, he is still wielding a long sword.
With this kind of weapon, there are not many people who are good at it, and even fewer people who dare to use it. A vassal town can support the training of a city, as an elite force supervising the war.
There are very few people like Zhu Quanzhong and Yang Xingmi who regard swordsmen as decisive troops.
"How is King Qian?" Shao Shude threw the long sword, and Xia Ruqi caught it steadily and put it into the instrument rack.
Qian Liu was the prince of Yuhang County conferred by the Xia Dynasty, so Shao Shude called him "King Qian" to show his closeness.
"Excuse me, Your Majesty." Qian Chuanhuang said, "My body is still in good health."
"What did King Qian say when he saw Xingmi lingering on his sick bed?" Shao Shude asked.
Qian Chuanhuang was a courtesy envoy sent to Peiping by Qian Liu. He brought with him a large amount of goods worth tens of thousands of yuan, which was quite generous. In addition, dozens of students from Zhejiang Province came with him, preparing to participate in the competition next year.
Spring scientific examination.
After the name-blind transcription system came into being, the appeal of the Daxia scientific examination became increasingly stronger. The number of people coming to take the examination from the southern feudal towns increased sharply, and the situation was quite good.
"My father is very happy that Yang Ni is about to return to the west," Qian Chuanhuang replied.
"If the imperial court orders the two Zhejiang provinces to immediately dispatch troops to attack Changzhou, what will King Qian say?" Shao Shude asked again.
Qian Chuanhuang was suffocated, but he quickly reacted and replied quickly: "I would like to obey the imperial court's order."
Shao Shude smiled and said: "It's not that fast. I was just joking."
Of course he knew that the relationship between Qian Liu and Yang Xingmi was far from being a simple rivalry on the surface.
In the state of separatist vassals and towns, the first concern of any leader is always the inside, that is, there should be no second-in-command inside that threatens him.
Historically, Qian Liu recruited brave soldiers from the capital to do hard labor. The sergeants were furious and rebelled directly. This rebellion almost destroyed the Qian family. What did Yang Xingmi do at the critical moment? He ordered Xuanzhou Governor Tian Yan to withdraw his troops, otherwise he would launch a crusade. At the same time,
Marrying his daughter to Qian Chuanhuang, Qian Liu's son, the two families were reconciled and he gave up the opportunity to kill Qian Liu.
If things were reversed, Qian Liu would probably do the same thing. Because the governors under him are actually not direct relatives, and many of them are old people from the Dong Chang era.
This is a dilemma.
Who does it benefit from your external expansion? Monarchs will naturally make their own judgments.
This may also be one of the reasons why many vassal towns have little desire for external expansion. Jiedushi wants to entrust the territory he conquered to his generals. His own income is limited, but he may raise white-eyed wolves, so why bother?
In this time and space, the money was not so flamboyant. Elite troops like Wu Yongdu, mainly Cai people, were not allowed to build city walls or dig ditches. The town was generally stable and peaceful.
"I heard that Prince Yuzhang is not in good health, what did King Qian say?" Shao Shude waved, and two warriors came over and removed his armor.
The prince of Yuzhang County is Zhong Chuan.
When Shao Shude founded the country, several people were canonized at the beginning, such as Qian Liu, Zhong Chuan, Wang Shenzhi, Ma Yin, Zhao Kuangning, etc.
These conferments only had titles, but no settlements, and like many princes and princes conferred in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, they were "only limited to the body", that is, they were limited to one generation.
Some people don't care about this false name, as long as they can actually separate the kingdom. But some people are unhappy, such as Ma Yin. He was dissatisfied with not getting a title from the prince, and angrily respected the Tang Dynasty, and still used Tianyou as his reign name.
However, he doesn't seem to be very loyal to the Tang Dynasty. I heard that he is preparing for the enthronement ceremony recently, and he actually plans to proclaim himself emperor and establish a country.
"My father is worried that the Huai people will take the opportunity to attack Jiangxi, and he is quite worried." Qian Chuanhuang replied.
This is actually the main reason why he came to Peiping. As for New Year greetings, just send an official here. Does Qian Chuanhuang need to do it himself?
"Have you heard any news about Ma Yin? Will he send troops to Jiangxi?" Shao Shude asked.
"According to Zhong Chuan, Ma Yin planned to attack the Ningyuan Army and kill Shao Desheng, the king of Puning County." Qian Chuanhuang said: "In the past few years, the Ningyuan Army had internal strife and its vitality was seriously damaged. It was also attacked by Liu Yin of the Qing Navy and suffered heavy losses.
Disastrous. Ma Yin probably wants to seize this place and eliminate hidden dangers in the rear."
Shao Shude nodded, indicating that he understood.
In fact, Shao Desheng's life was not easy. His ability to control his subordinates was poor, and he had more than one internal strife. The most important thing is that internal thieves may collude with external thieves. Three states were taken away by Liu Yin last time, and so far, there has been no
He could get it back. Later, because of Ma Yin's threat, Liu Yin became friends with him again, but he did not return the territory.
Shao Shude originally planned to send some surrender troops to take the road to Rongzhou, but looking at Shao Desheng's appearance, he was worried about whether he could hold on. If it didn't work, he would have to replace him.
"Zhong Chuan..." Shao Shude sighed. The previous generation is about to retire one by one.
"King Qian will have to worry more about Jiangxi affairs. If there is any movement among the Huai people, he will send troops to attack them immediately. Don't worry. At that time, the king's division will also leave the counties in the east of Han and go down to Jiangzhou. They will attack from both sides and will definitely defeat the Huai people.
Go back." Shao Shude ordered.
"Your Majesty is wise." Qian Chuanhuang was overjoyed after hearing this.
This was the purpose of his coming to Peiping. He was worried that after Yang Wu captured Jiangxi, his strength would greatly increase, and the two Zhejiang provinces would no longer be able to compete with each other. Now that he has finally received a definite safety guarantee, it is very good, very good!
Seeing him like that, Shao Shude also laughed.
He will not invest too much energy in the South now. His only principle is to maintain the status quo until he can free up his hands.