In the sixth year of Yuanzhen of the Tang Dynasty, everything can actually be said to be on the right track.
There were not many disputes in the DPRK, and the local areas gradually calmed down. There were no longer so many bandits that needed to be exterminated, and there were no longer so many people who wanted to take up swords and guns to make a living.
The level of diplomacy has also become clearer.
The northern Turks were still potential rivals of the Tang Dynasty, but due to the alliance between the two countries in the third year of Yuanzhen, the relationship between the two countries tended to ease, and there were no conflicts on the border.
The Tang Dynasty gradually regained some of the former Sui territory from the Turks without any bloodshed.
The Western Turks were too far away, so the Tang Dynasty's national policy was still to focus on Huairou, using Yumen Pass as the boundary to communicate with the Western Turks.
There is an additional opponent in the west, and that is Tubo. The Tang Dynasty has already extended its tentacles, and it is just a matter of whether it can nip this opponent in the bud.
In the south, the Tang Dynasty took back Linyi and other counties, forced Funan to send envoys to meet with them, and established the Nanhai Road there.
Needless to say, the progress on the East China Sea is progressing. In the first two years, the Tang Dynasty mainly used troops on the sea, and the East China Sea was almost smooth.
Now everyone in the Tang Dynasty is staring at Goguryeo. After Yang Guang conquered Goguryeo three times, Goguryeo became the mortal enemy of the Central Plains. Once there is an opportunity, everyone in the Tang Dynasty will not miss the opportunity for revenge.
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In the Tai Chi Hall, Li Po turned over the memorial.
Wang Ze, the general manager of Yangzhou, submitted a letter and wanted to build a maritime academy in Jiangdu.
Now Wang Ze's administration in Jiangdu is much smoother. Du Fuwei's old subordinates have been transferred by the court, and the remaining ones have lost their backbone and have shrunk their heads.
Without any constraints, Wang Ze can use his skills to his fullest.
Some things were just too scary. He and Li Jing were on the left and right of the Yangtze River. Li Jing used both grace and power to manage the Jingxiang area in an orderly manner. He also conquered Lingnan several times and made the barbarians submissive and did not dare to come again.
Make chaos.
Wang Ze led the hometown of Soochow and was known as a rich man. Naturally, he couldn't be much worse than Li Yaoshi...
Moreover, the imperial court established roads in the county two years ago and had a clear intention to abolish the general managers of various roads. It is estimated that after this appointment, the position of Yangzhou general manager will become a thing of the past.
Before that, he must try his best to achieve as many political achievements as possible, so that he can speak easily when he returns to report on his duties.
Therefore, in the past two years, he followed Jiangyou and vigorously promoted the use of Tang treasure money, promoted the imperial examination system, supported land reform, experimented with planting rice and other crops in Jiangzuo, and also strengthened the control of Lingnan a lot.
Most of these things are actually copying Li Jing's homework, but he thinks it's good. The Jiangyou side is prosperous under Li Jing's rule, which shows that his methods are effective. He is not so stubborn and insists on being unique and competing with Li Jing.
Moreover, the situation in Jiangzuo is different from that in Jiangling. This place used to be Du Fuwei's territory. Du Fuwei served in the Tang Dynasty and was named King of Wu. He won the favor of His Majesty, so he could not go to war like Li Jing.
Therefore, compared to Jiang You, he is more stable. If he really wants to be honest, Wang Ze feels that he is better than Li Jing himself in terms of benevolence.
What made him even more at ease was that, through his exchanges with the imperial edicts of the DPRK, he could feel that His Majesty was very satisfied with his governance in Jiangzuo.
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So far, what he has to do this year is simple.
Accepting the Japanese sent by Li Jing, some of them were left behind and sent to clean up the canals. Some Japanese boat craftsmen also had to be re-educated.
Water transport in the Tang Dynasty was recovering, and the most convenient way from Jiangdu to Luoyang was by water.
Improvements in water transportation can be slowed down in other places, but not in Jiangzuo.
This involves another major event, which is shipbuilding. Eighty percent of the shipyards of the Tang Dynasty were concentrated in the Jiangzuo area. In the past, Luoyang and Jiang were both the most prosperous places for shipbuilding in the Sui Dynasty, but now we can only look at Jiangzuo.
Shipbuilding requires all kinds of craftsmen, so Wang Ze wrote a letter to build a maritime academy similar to that in Chang'an, which naturally meant that he was in favor of the emperor.
Of course, if he hadn't thought that a college like the Maritime Academy might be more convenient for people to use and could solve the problem of the shortage of shipbuilders, he wouldn't be so active.
In addition, he complained that shipbuilding required money, but he didn't have enough money to spend there, so he wanted to spend more money with the Central Government.
Li Po felt that this problem was easy to solve, so when merchants came in handy, he recruited merchants to build ships, promised them some benefits, and offered them some big cakes.
Merchants built small boats, and the court built large ships. They complemented and supported each other, which was the core of opening up sea routes.
Li Po also understood that as a standard mainland country in the Tang Dynasty, agriculture must come first, and this was not subject to anyone's will.
Merchants have always been suppressed for this reason, and it is impossible to carry out maritime trade without the participation of merchants.
This is contrary to the consistent national policy of the Central Plains dynasty. There are many places where conflicts arise, not only agriculture, but also the ideas held by the Central Plains people.
Therefore, all matters at sea must be balanced, and businessmen cannot be allowed to act randomly. One day a group of businessmen become bureaucrats and participate in politics, it will be something that the politicians in power should be wary of.
The world controlled by capital is actually very scary, not much better than the feudal dynasty that was later said to be cannibalistic. As time goes by, any superstructure will decay, without exception.
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Li Po has been the leader for many years and has basically formed his own political philosophy. The idea of suppressing merchants originated from the frontier fortress. Now it has been loosened, but the basic national policy will not be transferred to the merchant group.
He didn't want to send people to kill people and set fire just because the merchants thought something couldn't be sold. The interests of the Tang Dynasty were not the interests of the merchants, even if the two would overlap at some point...
This is such a moment now. If Datang wants to carry out maritime trade, it will encourage merchants to build ships and go out to sea for exploration. Li Po doesn't mind sealing off some islands found by merchants and letting them develop them to their heart's content. As long as you have the financial resources.
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Li Po himself also wanted to see how far they could go on the sea in pursuit of profit...
He will not underestimate the adventurous spirit of businessmen. As long as there is a carrot hanging in front of them, they can run faster than anyone else. He doesn't know when they will discover Guam or another continent to the south...
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Li Po's imagination was interrupted by Yu Wenxin's report.
Minister Zuopushe Wen Yanbo, Feng Deyi, and Changsun Shunde arrived together, and something happened to the Turks.
The uncle of Dongfang Khan Ashina Duowen, Ashina Bobotong, together with several important officials and generals in the Khan's tent, executed Ashina Pingru, Ashina Mujie and their relatives, brothers of Ashina Duowen.
Dozens of people, including Ashina Tawen's two sons who stayed in the west.
After a great chaos, Dongfang Khan's sweat tent completely changed its owner, and Ashina Duowen's cronies who stayed in their old lair were almost uprooted.
This kind of change is not something that can happen out of nowhere, because no matter how stupid Ashina is, she will not be unprepared.
The information Yu Wenxin found was very fragmentary, and he could only guarantee the accuracy of the results. As for the origin of this rebellion, he could only ask the people involved.
However, for Li Po, he did not need to know the process, he only needed to see the results. It is not difficult to guess that the Turkic Royal Court finally took action.
With a strike of thunder, Ashina Duowen's retreat was cut off first. Li Po was just thinking, should Ashina Duowen lead his army back to quell the chaos, or should he seek to gain a foothold in Liaodong?
Li Po felt that Ashina and Yang Huan had delayed taking action for more than a year, and it shouldn't be at this level.
Why they chose to take action at this time is also worth pondering. Ashina Duowen must have exposed a fatal flaw, otherwise the Turkic Royal Court has already secured victory and is not afraid of Ashina Duowen's counterattack.
This lively scene was so heart-wrenching that Li Po felt uncomfortable all over. The story of Yang Guang's three conquests of Goguryeo came back to his mind.
Is there really a curse on Liaodong? Every time someone wants to take action there, there will be someone behind them. There will be no good end if there is no trouble?
Li Po discussed it with his ministers, and it was obvious that everyone was very happy. I am afraid that subconsciously they did not want Ashina Duowen to make contributions in Liaodong. It is easy to understand. Doesn't that mean that he would compare with the people in the south?
Go down?
Changsun Shunde then said, "The next step for the rebels should be to gather the eastern Turkic tribes, unite with the Khitan, Xi tribe, etc., send people to recall the tribesmen who went to Liaodong, and give Ashina Duowen a blow?"
Feng Deyi was even bolder, "Should we give in to General Yuchi and go north to Youzhou? Once Ashina Duo returns to the army, maybe we can attack him?"
Li Po knocked on the table, thought for a moment and said: "Don't make a big move, we have an appointment with the Turks, we don't care about their family affairs, we can't be as dishonest as they are.
In fact, in my opinion, most Ashina Tao Wen will never come back...
Let's see, the Turks may come to our door asking for help at some point, so we can't be unprepared. We ordered Li to ride to Youzhou with five thousand people every year and return to Yu Wenxin to control ourselves, so we should be prepared."
The three ministers looked at each other for a moment, and all smiled. His Majesty always spoke so "tactfully"...
Wen Yanbo said: "In my opinion, I should urge Governor Li to return to Silla as soon as possible. Changes in Liaodong are just around the corner. It should be a rare opportunity to attack Goguryeo at this time. It would be a pity to miss it."
Changsun Shunde led the troops and immediately shook his head and said: "Li Dudu's troops have been on the campaign for more than a year. They are very tired from traveling back and forth. It is inevitable for soldiers to be homesick. Even if they return to Silla, they have to rest and recuperate. It will also take time to gather the troops.
Today, it is good to mobilize troops at the end of autumn this year. Otherwise, it would be a taboo for military strategists to rush into the army and use troops to attack distant places."
Li Po smiled and said: "There is no hurry, let me watch the excitement first. Do you think Goguryeo will change its face when it sends envoys after learning that the Turks are in a dilemma?"
The three ministers were all happy, so there was no need to guess. The Goguryeo people played this kind of trick not once or twice. They were complacent after taking advantage of a little bit, and then came to beg for mercy after suffering a big loss. They were like naughty children, just disgusting.
People, regardless of the consequences.
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