Gao Biaoren and Liu Rengui have always been responsible for the management of the Wonu Kingdom.
Although they would report to the court regularly, what was written on paper might not be comprehensive after all, and Li Shimin also wanted to hear their reports in person.
Liu Rengui had obviously been prepared for it, and he immediately said: "The Japanese slave country has become chaotic as we planned."
"Coupled with the local princes, there are no less than thirty different forces, and the Japanese slave queen has completely become a puppet..."
"Our strategy of driving away wolves and robbing tigers has also achieved initial results. Most of the Ezo people on Ezo Island, Kuye Island and other islands have been driven to Honshu Island."
"These people began to fight among themselves in order to survive, and some tribes were forced to invade the Wonu Kingdom."
"Because they have no fixed place to live, they often flee after plundering, and it is difficult to catch them. The Japanese slave country has a large army but there is nothing they can do."
"Local lords took the opportunity to recruit local warriors to protect themselves. Some big lords even annexed other places in the name of joint self-protection."
"It can be said that the Wonu Kingdom has become a mess from top to bottom..."
Li Shimin nodded repeatedly when he heard this, and said: "Yes, you and Gao Duhu have done a good job, and the court is not generous with rewards. Well, Enyin and his two sons will be given official positions."
Liu Rengui said gratefully: "Thank you, saint, for your grace."
He has already been granted the title of Marquis, and it is impossible to be promoted to a noble title in the short term. Descendants of Enyin have become the most practical reward.
Li Shimin continued to ask: "How long do you think it will take for the imperial court to completely conquer the Japanese slave country?"
Liu Rengui said: "It is easy to win the Japanese slave country, but it is difficult to govern. The country has a long history, and the people have a strong sense of identity with the country."
"Now it seems that there is constant civil strife, but once a foreign enemy comes, they will definitely put aside their prejudices and unite to deal with the outside world."
"However, since the book "Chinese Civilization" spread and Taoist preachers spread around, more and more Japanese slaves began to turn to the Tang Dynasty."
"Especially the people at the bottom of the country yearn for the Tang Dynasty."
"If there are another five or ten years, the local people's hearts will completely return to the Tang Dynasty."
"When the imperial court sends troops again, the people of the Wonu Kingdom will be happy to welcome the king's army."
The people don't understand so many principles. They will follow whoever can guarantee their safety and give them a bite to eat.
Nowadays, the Japanese slaves are in constant civil strife, and the Eni people are in trouble. The life of the people at the bottom can be said to be miserable.
Under such circumstances, they were naturally full of fantasies about the legendary Celestial Kingdom.
In their fantasy, the Tang Dynasty had fertile land, wise kings and honest ministers, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.
It is a first-class paradise on earth.
Coupled with the spread of Chinese civilization, it gave them other ideas.
It turns out that we are also descendants of the Chinese people, but why can’t we live a good life like the people of China?
Of course, because Datang's cultural offensive was only implemented for a short period of time, this idea is still brewing.
If given five or ten years, it is not impossible for the Japanese slave country to evolve peacefully.
After listening to his explanation, although Li Shimin was very sorry, he accepted the plan.
Then he asked about the construction status and plans of the navy.
In short, in one sentence, everything is developing well, and Li Shimin is naturally very satisfied.
But then Liu Rengui pointed out a difficulty: "What the navy is most lacking now are middle-level and grassroots officers, which has seriously affected the long-term development of the navy."
The navy is different from the army. It requires more skills and higher overall quality requirements.
It is difficult to obtain such talents in batches through wild cultivation. Even if the armies train them, it will be difficult to find so many people in a short period of time.
If each army trains its own talents, it will face another problem, which is that the different training methods will lead to inconsistency in many basic things.
When the time comes for each army to exchange and rotate officers, it will cause a certain degree of command confusion.
At critical moments, this kind of chaos can cost lives.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "This issue has been raised before. One of the purposes of my coming to Dizhou this time is to solve this matter."
Liu Rengui perked up and said, "Sage, please give me instructions."
Li Shimin said: "Do you know Qiuxuan Academy?"
Liu Rengui nodded and said: "I know, it was created by Zhenren Chen and has created many wonderful things."
Li Shimin said: "I plan to establish a naval academy in Dizhou to train qualified naval officers."
Liu Rengui was overjoyed and said: "Your Majesty, if there is this academy, the navy will no longer be short of officers."
The proposal of the Naval Academy was actually put forward by Chen Jingke, and it was put forward a long time ago.
It's just that at that time, everyone didn't pay much attention to it. To put it bluntly, they still didn't know enough about the navy, especially the navy.
They are still accustomed to looking at the new navy with the old eyes, thinking that there is no big difference from training the army.
Just practice more if you don’t know how.
It wasn't until Datang formally established its navy that more and more new tactics were developed and applied, giving everyone in Datang an intuitive understanding of the navy.
Then I discovered that training the navy in the same way as the army was not feasible.
So the plan for the Naval Academy was put back on the agenda.
Li Shimin went to great lengths to visit Dizhou, and it was not just as simple as coming to see the expedition team off.
The establishment of a naval academy is also one of the plans and is a top priority.
The emperor personally came to supervise, and the preparatory and construction work of the college progressed rapidly.
The site selection work was completed in less than a day, and then manpower was recruited to start construction.
At the same time, the Navy gathered dozens of elites for discussion and formulated a set of basic regulations.
As for more advanced teaching materials, they still need to be summarized and compiled slowly.
What we need to train now are grassroots officers, who do not need such advanced military skills.
As long as you can lead your soldiers according to standards and do your job well, that's all.
The first batch of trainees were all soldiers who had made military exploits before.
Many of these people cannot read a single Chinese character, so they need to start with the simplest elementary education.
Because the academy had not yet been built, a military camp was specially set aside as a temporary teaching venue.
Naturally, Li Shimin could not stay here forever. After staying for seven or eight days, he began to inspect the surrounding coastal areas.
By the way, we visited the cannery controlled by Changsun Wujia.
Seeing the long line of fishermen selling fish outside the cannery, he was very happy and said: "The cannery supports many people."
The accompanying officials naturally knew what to say: "Most of the land here is saline-alkali land. The crops planted cannot survive, and the people's lives are miserable."
"Since the cannery was built, the people's lives have gradually become better."
"The cannery not only buys fish from fishermen, but also teaches them new net-making and fishing methods, so that fishermen can catch more fish..."
"The common people are all grateful to the empress for her kindness."
Naturally, the cannery under Changsun Wugou's name alone cannot support so many people, but never underestimate the power of businessmen.
When they found it profitable, they began to inquire about how to make cans.
The method of making cans is indeed very simple, and there is no way to keep it secret.
Without them even bothering to inquire, the relevant information has already spread all over the place.
The merchants easily acquired the production method, and when they went home and tried it, they made exactly the same canned food.
At first, they only dared to give birth secretly, for fear of being discovered and walking around without food.
Later, I found out that no one was in charge. Some businessmen with relatively strong connections went to inquire about it and got an ecstatic answer.
You can make cans casually, but the prerequisite is to ensure the quality and benefit the local people.
So these businessmen began to build factories with great fanfare to produce their own cans.
But not everyone was willing to abide by the rules set by Changsun Wujia. Gradually, in order to reduce costs, some businessmen began to buy the catch from the people at low prices.
Then their home was ransacked.
The crime was simple: stealing the secret recipe for canning.
After such operations, everyone knew where the court's bottom line was, and no one dared to buy the people's catch at a low price anymore.
It is precisely because of these canneries that the difficult lives of people in coastal areas have been changed.
Of course, canneries change the local area not just by purchasing catches, but also by activating the economy.
The cannery itself needs to recruit workers, and manpower is needed to transport and sell cans.
The more people fishing, the greater the demand for fishing boats, and shipyards and timber merchants will gather here.
The shipyard needs craftsmen to work, so it needs to hire manpower.
After these people make money, they have to consume it, at least food and other items need to be purchased.
People who transport and sell food can make money.
In short, the current coastal areas have gradually changed their appearance and embarked on a path similar to that of the previous life.
Because of convenient transportation and developed commodity economy, people gradually became wealthy.
Li Shimin had only seen relevant reports in memorials before, but during this field trip, he finally saw it with his own eyes.
After understanding the logic, we can deeply understand what these changes are all about.
And this situation just verified what Chen Jingke told him: industrialization is the future.
But he was also keenly aware that the administration here was particularly poor.
The relationship between officials and businessmen is particularly close, and bribery and bribery are almost semi-open.
This situation is naturally not what he wants to see.
On the one hand, there are places that have gradually become wealthy after commercialization, and on the other hand, there are officials who have been corrupted by money.
How to choose, he was in a dilemma for a while.
He told Changsun Wuji his doubts, hoping that this old friend could help him solve his doubts.
After thinking about it, Changsun Wuji raised three questions:
"Have the people benefited from this method?"
“Has the place become wealthy?”
"Without this method, wouldn't officials be corrupt?"
After listening to the three questions, Li Shimin already had the answer in his mind.
In fact, he already had the answer in his mind, but he was a little at a loss when facing a completely unfamiliar field.
When I asked Changsun Wuji, I just hoped to get approval from him.
After confirming his thoughts, Li Shimin put aside his worries and continued his inspection.
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In Chang'an, Chen Jingke lives a step-by-step life every day.
But compared to before, he had one more thing to do: accompany Zhang Ping.
Before, whether it was Yi Nu or Wu Shu, conception was natural.
This time he made special efforts in this area, but Zhang Ping never made any move, which made Chen Jingke feel the pressure for the first time.
If he hadn't had two children, he would have thought there was something wrong with his body.
Zhang Ping, on the other hand, was not in a hurry at all. Every day he was either helping Wu Shu handle things or going out to play with Yi Nu and Yu Zhu.
She went to visit the industrial park that day, and when she came back, she made a request to Chen Jingke:
"Can our Taoist temple also open a factory? This will make our children's lives easier in the future."
Chen Jingke said directly: "Don't think about this matter, the court will not allow it."
Zhang Ping asked in confusion: "Why? Aren't most of the factories in the industrial park run by Taoists?"
Chen Jingke said: "Outside of the industrial park, there are no Taoist factories anywhere else."
"And the saint has also made an agreement with the Taoist sects to sell all the factories in ten years."
Zhang Ping sighed and said: "Is the imperial court so afraid of Taoism? We have done so much for the imperial court, why can't we be lenient?"
Chen Jingke said: "You should know that once some rules are broken, they will often develop in the worst direction."
"The imperial court's openness to us will evolve into its openness to everyone in the future."
"Taoism has a huge influence. If we open a factory and gain huge wealth, the consequences will be very troublesome."
"The imperial court has formulated brand-new religious management methods, but it has not been implemented yet."
Zhang Ping asked worriedly: "Is the new law particularly strict?"
Chen Jingke nodded and said: "Yes, it is very strict. It has a lot more content than the previous regulations, and there are three main points."
"First, you are not allowed to do business; second, you are not allowed to be an official; third, you are not allowed to lend money."
"Especially the fact that no lending is allowed, the regulations are the most stringent."
"It is not allowed to charge interest on money borrowed outside the temple. If anyone tries to charge interest, the borrower does not have to pay back the money."
Zhang Ping said in surprise: "This won't work, and that won't work either. How should we live?"
"Things with great incense can still rely on the donations of believers to survive, but in remote places it may be difficult to maintain."
The imperial court had previously stipulated that temples and temples should have a fixed amount of land.
This number is actually quite a lot, but it also depends on who you compare with.
If it really depends on this small amount of land, Miaoguan's life will be quite miserable.
As long as there is no disaster, everything is easy. If there is some disaster, just wait for bankruptcy.
Lending is also an important source of income for temple temples. Through this method, they realize their desire to make money.
Now it's even banned.
Who would lend money without charging interest?
What's even more bizarre is that national law stipulates that if a temple charges interest, the borrower does not have to pay back the money.
Even if you sign a contract, you don't have to pay back as long as you receive interest.
Under such circumstances, which temple would dare to lend money to outsiders?
Doing business is also not allowed, and opening factories is also prohibited.
Then how will the temple temple survive in the future?
Chen Jingke said: "You can hang a pot to help the world, and practicing medicine is the only industry that the imperial court allows temples to engage in."
