From Nanjing to the west, crossing Xuanzhou and Chizhou under the rule of Yang Xingmi, you can reach Raozhou in the northeast of Jiangxi Road.
In mid-May, Shao Shude stayed in Xuanzhou for a few days.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
On May 16, the accompanying Forbidden Army officers held a grand military parade outside Xuanzhou City.
This was a planned act, and to be honest, it was nothing. It was just a show of force and a declaration of military power.
At that time, tens of thousands of soldiers lined up in the school field, wearing helmets and armor, standing silently, and then obeyed the golden drum flag and skillfully changed their formations. The visual impact was very powerful.
Shao Shude, who was in his sixties, also rode on a magnificent war horse, wearing a long-lost bright red war robe. He held the rein in his left hand and stroked the hilt of his sword with his right hand, and passed slowly in front of the formation.
Wherever they passed, the warriors struck the ground with their poles, slapped their shields with their swords, and cheered soaring into the sky.
Tens of thousands of Xuanzhou elders watched from a distance.
Even though they were separated by more than a hundred steps, they were still in awe of the majestic military power.
For ordinary people who have come out of war-torn times, nothing else is better than naked threats of force.
Xuanzhou was once the "accompanying capital" of Yang Wu Group.
The final battle between Yang Xingmi and Sun Ru to determine the fate of Jiangnan took place in Xuanzhou.
Cai's thieves camped dozens of times and laid siege to the city three times. However, they encountered a huge flood in May and the barracks were flooded, causing chaos.
, unable to command, and ultimately defeated.
Unbelievable luck!
After winning this battle, Yang Xingmi recruited a large number of Cai thieves, and his strength rapidly expanded. He was appointed by the Tang court as the military governor of Ningguo Army (Xuan She), leading the three states of Xuan, She, and Chi.
This was the foundation battle of the Yang and Wu regime, so Xuanzhou was extremely important. Tian Fan, the general under Xingmi, repeatedly asked for the position of governor of Xuanzhou, but failed. In the end, either he was given the title to a trusted general, or his successor Yang Woqian was appointed.
Come to Xuanzhou to stay because it has special symbolic meaning.
Of course, in addition to its symbolic significance, Xuanzhou is actually a land of great wealth and has long supported the Huai Army's operations on the Western Front. When Yang Wo attacked Jiangxi, he used Xuanzhou as his money and food base.
The flagship product of Xuanzhou’s economy is silk——
After the review, the auxiliary soldiers used large carriages to bring carts of silk and distributed rewards on the spot.
In fact, there are not many physical rewards given out on the spot. Most of the time, the sergeants get military coupons and cash them out after they return. There is actually no special reason for doing this today. It is just that Shao Shude wants to earn more cheers from the sergeants.
Just a sound.
Sure enough, when they saw a large amount of silk being pulled over, the warriors struck the ground with their poles again.
The sound of "Bang! Bang! Bang!" resounded throughout the countryside, and the cheers were like a mountain roaring and a tsunami.
Shao Shude laughed loudly on horseback.
He is indeed my son!
At this moment, Shao Shude seemed to have returned to the high-spirited days of his youth.
During the battle in the field, he shouted "I will run away, please behead me" with determination and perseverance.
During the Battle of Heyin, the horses traveled for thousands of miles without stopping. After arriving at the battlefield, they went directly into the battle. One battle destroyed Ge Congzhou's indomitable spirit.
On New Year's Eve, I stood at the front of the queue in the biting wind and snow, shouting "But follow me", miraculously winning the heroic ambition of Yunzhou.
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The highlight moments made him intoxicated and made him an insurmountable peak in the hearts of hundreds of thousands of warriors in the world.
This is the Son of Heaven, the supreme emperor.
Where does prestige come from? In fact, it is accumulated bit by bit.
Prince Shao Chengjie actually also has the prestige gathered from such highlight moments.
Although Shao Shude has always criticized him for being reckless, he used his body as bait to charge into the enemy's formation several times and finally defeated the bandit army. Doesn't it enhance his personal charm and prestige?
Doesn't his decision to advance quickly with more than a hundred miles of light troops and make a detour to sneak attack increase his prestige?
He won the battle. This is the last word. The warriors just obey him and won't think about anything else.
Shao Shude returned to the high platform amidst cheers.
When the crowd watching from a distance saw it, they all fell to the ground and said, "Long live my emperor!"
Shao Shude stroked his beard proudly and smiled.
Who still remembers Yang Xingmi? Who still talks about Yang Wo?
nobody.
This is Xuanzhou in Daxia. The prestige of the imperial court is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and its foundation is becoming increasingly solid.
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I don’t know which year started, but Xuanzhou’s textile industry, which had been stagnant for several years, began to flourish again.
The Luoyang court received more than a thousand pieces of the famous Xuanzhou red thread carpet every year.
This thing is so exquisite that Bai Juyi once wrote a poem "Red Thread Carpet" to praise it. Empress Zhe usually used this thing to reward all her wives, which shows how precious it is. Of course, the output is also very low and it is too labor-intensive.
Last year, someone in Xuanzhou improved the production process of red thread blankets, which increased the output. During the Zhengdan court meeting, the Xuanzhou court envoys brought 1,500 pieces of red thread blankets.
At that time, Shao Shude had some doubts about whether the Xuanzhou governor had extorted excessive taxes in order to curry favor with him. After sending someone to investigate, he found that everything was normal.
During this western tour, I came here to take a look and found that it was indeed through improving the production process to increase production that I finally felt relieved.
Maybe I knew he was not easy to fool, maybe I was afraid of his tricky tricks, but in short I acted honestly.
Of course, this so-called political clarity is also related to the founding of the People's Republic of China. Going deeper, it is actually a matter of officialdom.
Society has its own social ethos, martial artists have their own ethos, and officialdom has its own ethos.
Things like customs are the most easily overlooked.
There are many customs or unspoken rules in human politics that cannot be restrained by written systems, and this is still the case even in the 21st century.
For example, some countries have done very well in fighting without defeat. Everyone has a bottom line and will not fight to the death.
Some countries do not do well and send their opponents to jail.
Some countries are even more outrageous, and are full of bloodshed and insecurity. Naturally, not much can be done if everyone is in danger.
No one dares to guarantee what the official atmosphere of Daxia will be like in the future. We can only take it one step at a time.
"Rewards were distributed during the military parade, and the treasuries of the three states were emptied." Shao Shude said as he took off his armor with the help of his guards, but he had no regrets in his heart.
Money, you won't take it with you in life or death, happiness is the most important thing - well, happiness is the most important thing for warriors.
It is said that these warriors followed him eastward from Luoyang, and then all the way south, leaving their footprints all over Zhili, Henan, Huaihai, Huainan, and Jiangdong. They were all out of town during the festival. What happened to receiving some rewards?
Not only do they receive rewards, they also often have a banquet with the entire army - there is a saying that if this is compared to an expedition, then this kind of expedition is quite enjoyable. You don't have to go into battle to kill the enemy, you just rush on your way, and you can also have a good meal from time to time.
Give some rewards and don't have too much fun.
"Your Majesty, the people of Xuanzhou have returned home." Xiao Yu and others came forward to congratulate him.
"In ancient times, the emperor went on tour, and it was still necessary to walk around." Shao Shude took off his armor and was slightly out of breath, but his interest remained intact and he said with a smile.
"Your Majesty is wise," the ministers replied one after another.
The role of the emperor's patrol has long been clearly explained in ancient books. The explanation in vernacular is: let the people of the world know you, strengthen their recognition, and increase their cohesion.
Under the system of the Great Xia Dynasty, if the emperor wanted to go on patrol, the civil servants could not stop him. The core reason was the problem of the power structure.
The emperor has many servants in the palace, and he has a direct population that only obeys the emperor's orders and cannot be controlled by the imperial court. He has military force and his own people, so no one can confine him to the palace.
Just like the Manchu emperor wants to go on a tour, the civil servants can't stop him. Because if he really wants to break up, the Qing emperor has the Eight Banners and Mongolia as his backing. He can do without you. Without you, the world can still function, because the emperor has his own
The level of the talent pool may be a bit low, but if you really have people you can use, this gives the emperor bargaining power.
Whether the successor emperor of the Xia Dynasty will go on tour depends entirely on his own thoughts.
"The names of the wealthy merchants in Xuanzhou who donated their property will be recorded, and they will be rewarded with an eighth-grade honorary officer, equivalent to their own life." Shao Shude sat down, picked up the bowl of tea in front of him, took a sip, and then ordered.
"According to the order." Xiao Yu responded.
There were many businessmen from Xuan, She, and Chizhou who donated money and goods. There were about twenty or thirty people. The total donations of money and goods were equivalent to two hundred thousand yuan.
Yang Xingmi worked hard for many years and restored Xuanzhou's long-famous textile industry, paper making industry, pen making industry, and copper mining industry. Among them, paper making and pen making are very large-scale, and can even be said to be the center of the south. Coupled with the convenient
Transportation conditions, Xuanzhou's large-scale export of paper and pen, bamboo and wood, medicinal materials, tea, copper coins, silk, and porcelain brought considerable wealth to the city.
Shezhou and Chizhou are slightly worse, but not much worse. It is not without reason that the Ningguo Army was established here at the end of the Tang Dynasty. These three states do have the foundation to become a vassal town - at least the economic foundation is there and very strong.
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A batch of Xuanzhou's red thread blankets, porcelain and rice paper are sent to the palace as tribute every year, and they have almost become local "famous brands".
Just last year, Xuanzhou was still operating, intending to make "Yashan Tea" a tribute to break the monopoly of the three famous teas, Mengding, Zisun, and Yangxian, on the palace. In the end, it failed.
The so-called "Yaoshan Tea", whose real name is Rui Caokui, has been "endorsed" by Lu Yu and Du Mu, and the quality is still very good.
But what's the use of good quality? If you can't enter the palace, you can't become a tribute to the royal family. If your reputation is lower than that of others, the price won't be high, and the sales volume will be tepid.
After Shao Shude heard about it, he wanted to collect advertising fees. Isn't this an endorsement of the royal family?
Of course, this was just a joke, and he couldn't pull it off.
However, seeing that Xuanzhou merchants donated so hard, he was not stingy about advertising their local specialties.
"This tea has endless aftertaste. It can be called the fairy tea." He praised after putting down the tea bowl.
Secretary Lang Han Zhaoyin understood and had already conceived a "little composition" in his mind - compiled it on the spot.
Xiao Qun watched silently from the side, smiling and saying nothing.
Along the way, he also had some admiration.
In fact, the south of the Yangtze River has many mountains and few plains, and it is relatively fragmented and cannot be compared with the north. However, the climate is really good and the transportation is convenient, which actually allowed them to develop a lot of financial resources.
In the Tang Dynasty, each tea garden even had a special "garden owner" to pick tea, and the scale was very large.
That's all for the war times. Now that the world is at peace, gardeners and weavers have begun to appear in large numbers again. All kinds of goods are sold all over the country, and wealth is slowly gathering in the south of the Yangtze River.
I accompanied him on his southern tour for nearly a year, and it was a worthwhile trip.