Xi Junmai asked hesitantly: "Will the general be able to do it... or can't he?"
Fang Jun suddenly felt that these words were a bit familiar, and seemed to touch a corner of his memory that was far away. He thought about it carefully, and it was a little blurry, so he stopped thinking about it: "It can be done, but it cannot be done. You have to adapt to local conditions and be flexible."
"General, I understand! Don't worry, Commander, I will definitely handle it properly."
Xi Jun immediately understood Fang Jun’s intention and made a guarantee.
The so-called "adapting measures to local conditions and being flexible" means that sometimes you can do it and sometimes you can't. In other words, you can do it when you want to do it, and you can't do it when you don't want to do it...
After telling Xi Jun to buy it, Fang Jun said to Su Dingfang: "Your Majesty intends to transfer the general back to Beijing, hold the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of War, join the Military Aircraft Department as the Minister of Military Aircraft, and then take over General Youwuwei... But I don't think it's good."
Su Dingfang looked magnanimous, and was not too tempted by the temptation of reaching the top in one step and entering the central government. He had suffered too much suppression in his official career, and he knew that all official positions and titles were fictitious. It was fundamental to have a strong backer, otherwise
In the blink of an eye, he was either ignored or suppressed by others, so he asked, "Just follow the commander's instructions."
Seeing that Su Dingfang realized the essence of the matter, Fang Jun was very pleased: "After the New Year, His Majesty will implement the new policy of 'measurement of acres' across the country. As expected, although the clans in various places will suffer heavy losses and their power will be greatly reduced, they will inevitably
If they refuse to be provoked, they will be killed. Resistance is inevitable. Even if they dare not raise troops again, secretly withholding taxes and falsely declaring money and food, it is almost certain. You must ensure that the navy can continue to steadily transport food and rice back from the countries in the East and Southeast.
, materials to fill the emptiness of the treasury.”
Although His Majesty Li Er first led the country to the Eastern Expedition, and then Guanlong and the King of Jin rebelled twice, both the national treasury and the emperor's internal funds were very full, with mountains of money and silk piled up.
But sometimes, money and silk are actually useless, because no amount of money can replace rice and grain.
Once the food from all over the world is secretly intercepted and controlled by aristocratic families, resulting in a shortage of food in the center, the entire empire center will immediately be paralyzed.
You must plan ahead.
Su Dingfang realized the importance of this matter and worried: "But most of the navy is warships and cannot transport grain. Although the 'Eastern Datang Company' is huge, its transportation capacity is limited. If you want to purchase the rice grain supply center in the two oceans, you have to
We need the support of all the aristocratic families involved in maritime trade. But once what you said, Commander-in-Chief, happens, these aristocratic families will definitely collude secretly. How can they be willing to transport grain honestly?"
Fang Jun said calmly: "Select a few, find a reason, ban their maritime trade licenses, confiscate their ocean-going fleets, punish them according to the law, and kill the chickens to scare the monkeys."
The rules he set for sea trade are that mistakes must be punished, and fines may be up to ten times the amount involved. The cost of sea trade is extremely high, so every fleet participating in sea trade will maximize its profits.
Maximize, load the goods as much as possible to reduce transportation costs, and try to increase the price after the goods are shipped to the destination, so as to obtain huge profits.
Therefore, even for a medium-sized family, the amount of each sea trade is more than 100,000 guan. Once it is found that it violates the regulations, it will be fined ten times... No one can bear it, and it may even be the family accumulated by ancestors for hundreds of years.
It may not be enough to fill in all the karma.
Su Dingfang laughed, this kind of thing is not difficult at all: "Don't worry, Commander, it will be done properly. It is said that after the spring, another batch of warships will be launched at the Jiangnan Shipyard, and the navy is still worried about how to collect the purchase funds for this batch of warships and how to defeat them.
The maritime trade of this aristocratic family can not only have a deterrent effect, but also add a large number of ships to the navy, killing two birds with one stone."
Regarding Su Dingfang's ability to do things, Fang Jun was confident and nodded: "I don't care how to operate it. You can just make up your own mind. It must be done to serve as a warning to others."
Su Dingfang responded.
Although he is now the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, his influence is only in Huating Town and beyond the coastline, but his real influence is almost all over the richest areas in Jiangnan. Because he has the key to maritime trade of Jiangnan gentry, no one dares to question Su Dingfang's
prestige.
Why do you have to suffer from many parties just for the sake of the false reputation of entering the center?
Snow was flying outside the window, Fang Jun was drinking tea, talking and laughing happily.
*****
Furong Garden, Prince Wei's Mansion.
During the reign of Emperor Taizong, King Li Tai of Wei was "the most favored among all kings" and was given many houses throughout the country. However, Li Tai only loved the scenery of Furong Garden, so he lived here all year round.
The snow was falling heavily, and the palace lanterns with candles were hung under the eaves of the corridor, reflecting the white snow like brocade and the night like embroidery. The snowflakes fell into the pool of hot spring water and melted quickly, making the mist clear and like a fairyland.
In the pavilion, Li Tai and Shi Duchuke, the palace chief, sat across from each other with several plates of delicacies and a pot of fine wine. Princess Yan of Wei was on one side to accompany them, adding wine with bare hands, and the atmosphere was warm.
Li Tai raised his glass to toast, drank it all in one gulp, put down the glass, took a breath, shook his head, and said with endless sadness: "The trees want to be quiet, but the wind doesn't stop."
Du Chuke had a gray beard and was dressed gracefully in a brocade robe. Hearing this, he stretched out his hand and waved it gently. The sandalwood incense floated away under the wave. He smiled and said: "The wind has no regular pattern. It exists all the time, but sometimes we can feel it.
, sometimes you just can’t feel it. The cycle of yin and yang, the alternation of hot and cold, the wind will exist, and your highness is a little troubled."
If someone else said disrespectful words such as "Idiots bothering themselves" in person, Li Tai would have to get angry. However, the Prince's Chief Shi was his closest teacher, and his teachings were always very strict, so Li Tai did not lose his temper.
This is Li Tai's most trusted confidant at the moment...
Princess Yan of Wei held the pot to refill the wine, and was a little angry: "You treat the second roommate like a brother and sister, so why did he push you onto the fire to roast you? It's better to be still than to move at this time, so you should stay in the mansion honestly.
If you want to enjoy prosperity and prosperity in China, wouldn’t it mean that if you go to Luoyang, you will become a target for others?”
After all, Li Tai’s identity and status are too special. It can be said that the person most qualified to sit on the throne in the world today, except Li Chengqian, is Li Tai. So as long as someone has ulterior motives, no matter whether they use Li Tai as a banner to win over others,
It would be extremely convenient to support or assassinate Li Tai and put the blame on Li Chengqian.
Li Tai, who has always been headstrong and arrogant, shook his head: "Princess, don't say such words. Fang Er is not a scheming person, let alone let down the friendship between you and me."
In fact, as long as he does not want to be imprisoned in Chang'an Mansion for the rest of his life, he will definitely be remembered by others no matter when he steps out.
Where is the identity and status placed, and what can be done about it?
In the past, he was able to compete for the throne based on his identity and status. Now this identity and status have become a chain that binds him, and may even become a talisman that urges him to die. It is really a trick of fate...
Du Chuke drank wine with an indifferent expression and said with a smile: "Princess, there is no need to be so unreasonable. Since Your Highness is asked to go to Luoyang to build the Eastern Capital, both Fang Jun and His Majesty will do their best to protect His Highness's safety. After all, as long as His Highness is in the slightest danger,
All of this will be blamed on His Majesty by outsiders. With Fang Jun's navy stationed at Mengjin Ferry, elite guards from the 'Hundred Cavalry Division' in Luoyang City, and the imperial guards around His Highness, it is impossible for others to endanger His Highness's safety.
"
However, before Li Tai and his wife could breathe a sigh of relief, Du Chuke continued: "...So the only ones who can endanger His Highness's safety are His Majesty and Fang Jun."
Li Tai was stunned: "What does Chang Shi mean by this?"
Du Chuke said: "Just imagine, if His Highness is assassinated or poisoned, what kind of reaction will it cause?"
Li Tai thought briefly and was horrified: "That will definitely cause violent turmoil within the clan. Your Majesty will definitely arrest and interrogate all the suspects in the clan, and even dig three feet into the ground to dig out the murderer, because Your Majesty cannot bear it."
The infamy of 'killing brothers and sisters to eliminate hidden dangers'."
Yan was furious: "You said you were thinking about His Highness? Doesn't this mean that He is still being used as bait to fish out those people with ulterior motives? It's simply vicious!"
Du Chuke shook his head and said calmly: "Does the princess think that His Highness can be safe by living in the mansion? It is easy to hide from open guns, but hard to guard against hidden arrows. If there is really a calculation that is not intentional, it only takes a small negligence on our part.
It will cause irreversible consequences, who can guarantee that no needle can penetrate the palace of the Prince of Wei and no water can pour into it?"
As the saying goes, you can only be a thief for a thousand days, how can you guard against a thief for a thousand days?
Hard to guard against.
Although the Yan family is smart, she is still a female generation. She will inevitably panic when encountering major events. Moreover, although her natal family is very famous, it is unable to protect the power of the King of Wei. She held Li Tai's hand and said in panic: "If this is the case, then
What should we do?”
Now she no longer has the ambition to seize the heir apparent in the past. She only hopes that Li Taiping will be safe and sound, and that the Wei family will be healthy and prosperous for a long time.
Du Chuke said: "So there is no need to rule out going to Luoyang. Although there are risks, the rewards are huge. As long as the Eastern Capital can be successfully built and the empire's education business is continuously operated, His Highness's prestige will be enough to become the wise king of the empire. By then,
, who dares to covet His Highness? Not even the emperor!"
After all, Your Majesty has no intention of cutting off His Highness, and is willing to support a wise king with unrivaled prestige and show his generosity and benevolence to the world.
As for whether His Highness can threaten the throne after gaining great prestige... Actually, there is no need to worry too much. Today, the inheritance of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has been stabilized. If you want to usurp the throne, you can only mutiny, and it is absolutely impossible to complete the throne change without bloodshed."
Whether it was done sincerely or for the world to see, Li Chengqian never had any intention of cutting off Li Tai, which was enough to ensure Li Tai's safety.
Li Tai felt slightly reassured, but after thinking about it, he frowned and asked: "In other words, if I really encounter danger, such as assassination, then it is very likely that Fang Er secretly did it?"
Du Chuke nodded: "That should be the case."
Li Tai was so angry that he gritted his teeth and cursed loudly: "Mother! I regard that stick as my sworn friend, but he actually hides such thoughts secretly? What a bastard!"
Although it is impossible for Fang Jun to really kill him, everything is risky. What if something goes wrong?