Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen
The horn blew, and the sound spread far and wide on the vast grassland. After a while, the soldiers who had just fought together quickly returned to their own team, forming two neat teams.The two phalanxes, each with 3,000 people, are all riding on magnificent war horses. The group on the left is well-equipped with armor and saddles. They have swords in their left hands and shields in their right. The voice pays tribute to Yang Hao who stands under the military flag.
The team on the right consisted of red-tasseled long spears, short knives on their waists, and a horned bow and quiver slung across their shoulders. The long spears in their hands had thick goose-egg shafts, about ten feet long and eight feet long, and nearly one and a half feet made of fine steel. The long blades of the spears shone coldly and were full of murderous intent. They also raised their spears high and shouted at Yang Haoshan three times.
Yang Hao, with arrow sleeves and light clothes, with a silver crown and hair tied up, was riding on a red horse, standing under the banner of hunting and vigor, with two mustaches on his lips, sharp eyes, and a dignified demeanor. Seeing that these two horses are well-trained , There was a slight smile on his serious face, he nodded approvingly to Mu En and Ai Yihai, the two generals who led the army, waved his horse's head, and said: "Come on, let's go to Liulichang to have a look."
Riding his horse out of the school grounds, Yang Hao said to Zhang Pu: "Very well, Zhong Fang and Yang Jiye are handsome talents. It's great to be able to use soldiers, but it's also great to be able to train them. My Luzhou Lecture Hall is not bad, right? This kind of letting go of the main teacher and professor, Yang Jiye as the assistant teacher, and the trained soldiers are transferred here and handed over to Mu En, Mu Kui and Ai Yihai to train them in actual combat. After a few small battles, they have such power , is no less than an elite army of hundreds of battles, especially those who come out of the martial arts hall. After a little honing in the battle, they can serve as generals. Only one number of people will prevent them from becoming a mob.”
Zhang Pu laughed and said, "What the commander-in-chief said is that the people taught by the self-teaching martial arts hall are a little surprised even at humble positions. Many of them have at least the talents of low-ranking generals, but they lack some experience on the battlefield. The warriors taught in the Martial Arts Hall set up by the Marshal are all Marshal's disciples, which can prevent the breeding of factions in the army and form small groups that collude with each other and take care of each other. Is it Zhao Guan's idea?"
Yang Hao laughed and said: "He has good things, why don't we use them?" After saying that, he whipped the horse and galloped away. Zhang Pu followed behind with dozens of guards and let the horse let go. With four hooves, galloping on the grassland in the wind.
It has been two years since Yang Hao served concurrently as Hengshan Jiedushi and Dingnan Jiedushi.In two years, Yang Hao rested, set up farms to train troops, opened factories, developed commerce, set up schools, reserved civil and military resources, developed water conservancy, and provided various convenient conditions for farming and grazing. In two years, his territory has changed with each passing day. A sea change has taken place.
This change is not only due to the strength of force and the rapid development of economic strength, but more importantly, it has won the hearts of the people for him. All the people in the land he has occupied, whether they believe in Buddhism or not, have regarded him as the rain of rain. With the great prestige of Yang Hao and the unremitting support of the Buddhist circle, his reed system and judicial system have been established, and now he is starting to establish a standing army. The first step for each tribe to collect.
Today, under Yang Hao's command, he has established six standing armies: Flying Dragon, Flying Tiger, Flying Leopard, Flying Wolf, Flying Eagle, and Flying Horse. Break up the mix, reorganize, completely in your own hands.At the same time, he set up a martial arts lecture hall in Luzhou, where Zhongfang was trained according to the standards of generals and schools. Yang Jiye and other generals rushed to the lecture hall from time to time to teach him all his strategies and battle experience. Breaking up the various ranks that have become a standing army, starting from the grassroots, the most powerful force under his command has now been completely digested and assimilated by him.
The territory originally ruled by Li Guangrui, including Suizhou, Jingzhou, Youzhou, and its adjacent areas, was in the hands of Li Guangrui's remnants. Jingzhou and Youzhou rebelled internally, and they changed their courts to join him. As for Suizhou, its periphery has been gradually eroded by Zhe Yuxun and Yang Jiye, and completely swallowed up.
Now there is only one lonely city left in Suizhou, which will collapse at the breath of one breath. The reason why Yang Hao still keeps it is because the governor of Suizhou is obviously in a desperate situation, and he can't even afford to support soldiers, but he still insists on it. Surprisingly, Suizhou is located on the outskirts, and Yang Hao doesn't want to break face with Zhao Guangyi yet. It's not worth it for Suizhou, which is just a tasteless place now.
As Yang Hao expected, the son of Suizhou Inspector Li Twelve and the former Suizhou Inspector Li Pilu did not live past the age of twelve. The reason why Yang Hao asserted so at the beginning was because since the Five Dynasties, in troubled times, there has never been a single boy If a person can sit firmly in his seat, even if the generals under him who command a large army have no ambitions, the officers of these generals will not willingly obey an ignorant boy.If their coach is promoted one step further, their status will also rise, so why not do it?
Li Twelve died of "sickness" last year. Seven days before his birthday, he died of a "severe illness". Today, the governor of Suizhou is unknown. It is said that he is a cousin of Li Pilu, named Li Pishou. The clansmen inquired that Li Pilu, the governor of Suizhou, did have such a cousin. Because he was sick since childhood, he practiced literature but not martial arts. He kept a low profile. .
Yang Hao guessed that this person must be a puppet, and the one who really controls the power in Suizhou should be a military general, but Suizhou is full of soldiers, and the entry and exit are very strict, and the upper-level people seldom show up in public, so they have never been able to grasp the power of Suizhou. The real movement, but now Suizhou is no longer in his eyes, so he didn't pay too much attention to it.
Under Yang Hao's command, the civil servants now have Zhong Fang, Xiao Yan, Xu Xuan, Ding Chengzong, Lin Pengyu, Fan Siqi, Qin Jiang, Lu Yuxuan, Xi Chuyun, and the generals include Yang Jiye, Zhang Pu, Mu En, Mu Kui, Ai Yihai, Li Huating, He Bining, Tuoba Haofeng, Li Jitan, Zhang Chongwei, Ke Zhen'e, as well as a large number of civil and military scholars who have recently taken refuge.
And his secret spy team "Flying Feather" merged with Dong'er personally trained "Fire Phoenix", and now it has more detailed functions.The inner city security force is controlled by Dong'er, the spy is controlled by Tang Yanyan, Zhu Yun and Gou'er are in charge of the core part of "Fire Phoenix", and they are directly responsible to him.
The war horses were galloping, and a horse from afar came galloping over. Immediately, one of them was dressed in green clothes, with a gauze mask covering his face. Yang Hao knew it was Ma Yi when he saw it.
Gou'er came to Yang Hao's side, turned his horse briskly, walked side by side with him, and said in a crisp voice: "Uncle, just received the news that Tubo Shangbo Qianbu, Dashi Clan, Xiaoshi Clan, An Clan, Yan Clan The family is making an alliance, accusing the uncle of sending troops to the south and west to seize their territory. They also took the Qingshui Covenant as evidence. Shang Boqian, Tubu, Wang Nizhu and other Tibetan leaders have jointly sent envoys to Bianliang Please ask Emperor Song to uphold justice for them."
Yang Hao laughed when he heard the words: "They are not good at fighting, and it seems that they are not good at quarreling. If you want to ask Zhao Guangyi to uphold justice, just go and cry to him. Why bother to pull out the "Qingshui Covenant"? Zhao Guangyi is the emperor of the Song Dynasty. Not the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, those territories were ceded to them by the weak and incompetent Tang Dezong Li Shi, and they moved out the "Qingshui Covenant", if Zhao Guangyi is willing to support them, wouldn't that be his own mouth?"
Gou'er pursed his lips and smiled. Under the thin black veil, his skin was as white as snow, with two dimples looming, and he was indescribably charming: "Uncle, don't be so confident. Zhao Guangyi is not willing to stand up for them, so maybe he won't." Aid them secretly and hold uncle back."
Yang Hao said thoughtfully: "Well, it's not impossible. In the past few conflicts with them, our army has made some small gains. The captured ordnance is well-made and of uniform specifications. Although there is no seal of Song Dynasty engraved on it, but with These tribes are absolutely impossible to manufacture. And their army rations, there is a large amount of rice and wheat, this is not the cattle, sheep and barley they are used to, maybe..."
Yang Hao turned his head and said, "Dog..."
The dog's head was tilted slightly, and even though she was covered by a black veil, she could still feel that she was making a face to Yang Hao: "Uncle, don't worry, sister Zhu Yun has already gone to Qinzhou to investigate the truth."
Yang Hao nodded, and then told Zhang Pu on the side: "The Zhao Guan family can't take those places, so why don't you let me take them? But... my current goal is to go west, and it's not suitable to compete with Zhao Guan's family for the time being. It’s better to be more restrained. The southward movement is postponed, but they can’t be left idle, let the two tribes of Chibangsong and Luodan deal with them, food, fodder, ordnance, if you need anything, just satisfy them.”
Zhang Pu nodded yes.
Liulichang is located in a place more than ten miles outside Xiazhou City. It occupies a large area, like a farm, and is one of the many factories dotted around Xiazhou.Along the way, the sheep are like white clouds, and the cows are mooing for joy. Three or five shepherds, with the help of sheepdogs, can take care of a large area of cattle and sheep. Seeing Marshal Yang return from the barracks ahead, the enthusiastic herdsmen invited him to stop and rest in the tent with songs and dances.Yang Hao couldn't stand their kindness, so he got off the horse with Zhang Pu and Gou'er, and arrived at an old shepherd's tent. It was almost noon, and the hostess of the tent was serving the food. I was invited here, and I happily presented the delicious hand-grilled mutton, roast leg of lamb, highland barley, and milk skin. Yang Hao and the owner of the yurt sat down and had a drink, and picked a few things to fill their stomachs. The grassland near Xiazhou is very fertile. Although it is close to the Mu Us Desert to the north, Xiazhou City is also gradually becoming deserted, but because the city was chosen to build the city based on several tributaries of the Yellow River, the desert is so far away. It's like an oasis here.The mountains on all sides block the cold air flow, making the land rich and the pastures rich.The green grasslands in the Hetao area are natural pastures, which can be irrigated with water and become fertile fields, which are suitable for farming and grazing. In the past two years, Yang Hao has built water conservancy projects and encouraged industry and commerce. The people here are the most direct beneficiaries. Getting on horses to go hunting, driving some game such as cattle and wild deer, life is really very pleasant. Yang Hao and Zhang Pu couldn't bear the host's kindness, so they each drank three bowls of highland barley wine and ate a few pieces of fat hand-grilled mutton, then left and rushed to Liulichang. This Liulichang was invested and built by Ibn Abi Talib, a businessman from Dashi Kingdom. It is called Liulichang, just to adapt to the local name. In fact, this workshop does not produce Liuli, but glass.The glass made in the Central Plains is opaque, brittle and fragile. The glass windows from the West can withstand high temperatures and can be used as eating utensils. Touch, so the glass products that can be completely transported to the Central Plains are precious commodities that are more expensive than gold. Originally, Yang Hao hadn't thought of this thing, but Talib brought a box of glasses to Yang Hao as if offering a treasure. Such excellent quality glasses are worth tens of thousands of gold. No adult would be happy to see him, but Yang Hao... Where did Yang Hao come from?Glass is such a thing that it is really difficult for him to see it. However, he also knows how precious this glass is, and he also knows how important glass will play in the process of continuous development of human science, technology, culture and knowledge in the future. The method of making glass. Talib naturally understands the value of this thing better, so he is not willing to tell its production method easily, but he wants to develop the business routes from the Central Plains to the Western Regions, and even wants to monopolize the most profitable commodity exclusive sales rights, so he is absolutely far away from it. Regardless of Yang Hao's support, and Yang Hao's current expansion of power has benefited Cui Dalang greatly, he spared no effort to support Yang Hao, so he also helped Yang Hao to speak up. In the end, it was Yang Hao who signed the official document, promising that after the completion of the Liuli Factory, it would be exclusively operated by Tadeb for fifteen years. After that, Yang Hao could use this technology and workers to carry out official production. Talib invited a few of them with a lot of money. Western glass craftsmen came here to build factories.As a result, China's first patent law was logically completed in the hands of Yang Hao. Yang Hao rushed to Liulichang, where Cui Dalang, Miaomiao and Dashiguo businessman Talib rushed out after hearing the news. "Officer." Seeing Yang Hao, Miaomiao let out a cry of joy. Miaomiao was wearing a crimson round-neck official uniform, a jade belt around her waist, and an official hat with hanging ears on her head. His figure looks too fat and powdery, just like a handsome young man. Yang Hao covered his lips and coughed, Miaomiao hurriedly suppressed her joyful smile, bowed her head to him in a polite manner, and said in a long voice: "Your official Lin Yinshao, I have met Marshal Jie." "Cough, no courtesy, flat body." Seeing the serious appearance of the couple, Gou'er couldn't help but laugh, "Pu Chi" and quickly turned his face away. Miao Miao is not like she was in Yinzhou now, she is taking care of some business affairs on behalf of Yang Hao as his concubine.She is now an official official in charge of industry and commerce in the Jieshuai Mansion.There are female officials in every imperial court, but female officials have always been in charge of palace affairs such as Shanggong Bureau, Shangyi Bureau, Shangfu Bureau, Shangshi Bureau, Shangbei Bureau, and Shanggong Bureau in the palace. External government affairs, but Yang Hao set this precedent. Now not only Miaomiao has formal official positions, but his four wives and concubines all have official official positions, including Mu Qingxuan, Ding Yuluo, and Tianjiu, all of whom have certain official positions. More or less interspersed with some female officers. Yang Hao's use of female officials was initially resisted, no less than his implementation of the household loan system and the collection of judicial power.However, the various ethnic groups in the northwest region live together, and the rules and regulations are not very strict. At this time, the Confucian disciples did not have so many stinking problems of ignorance and obscurity. After a period of implementation, the opponents found that they did not cause serious damage to their morality and family breakdown. , scandals, the voices of opposition gradually subsided. In addition, Yang Hao can't use people who don't know big characters when he employs people to serve as officials, and most of the literate and talented people are women from wealthy families and noble families. At the same time, women also have a considerable social status, not to mention the noble ladies in the northwest region. They can get up, and the resistance from the upper class is weakened. In this way, from top to bottom, women are promoted from politics to officials There is no market for preachers who treat the mother as if they are against the laws of nature. Yang Hao and Miaomiao met formally as officials, then turned to Talib and said with a smile: "Mr. Talib, I heard that the first batch of glassware has been fired?" Talib smiled and said: "Yes, the sample is very successful, so Dalang and I are eager to invite my lord to come and have a look, my lord, please." Following them into the workshop, Yang Hao saw some glassware that had been successfully fired on the table, and colorful lights and candles hung on the shed, which made the crystal clear utensils dazzling and colorful, which Yang Hao was used to. They opened the glass and didn't take it to heart at all, but Zhang Pu, Gou'er and others were just like Miao Miao when they just walked in, staring dumbfounded, looking at the precious and beautiful jade vessels and couldn't put it down. "Excellent, the utensils in this case can be sold for a large sum of money, hehe, Mr. Talib can speed up the production, and sell them to Shangjing and Bianliang through Dalang's business channel, and sell them to the South Tell Dali to go, you can also sell it to Japan and Luzon, I wish you a lot of money here." Talib pouted his beard, and his eyes narrowed into slits when he smiled: "Thanks to the good words of Commander-in-Chief, good luck to Commander-in-Chief." Miaomiao glanced at him, and said from the side: "Marshal, just now Mr. Talib was discussing with the servant... the lower official, hoping to give him more tax concessions." "Yes, yes." Talib hurriedly said: "Commander, the tax in my Liulichang is the highest, we are old friends, and I was invited by your Marshal Yang again, so I went through all kinds of troubles to hire I have hired a famous teacher and set up a factory here, should the commander-in-chief give me some discounts?" Yang Hao picked up a wine glass with a unique shape, looked at it, and shook his head with a smile: "Mr. Talib, although my taxes are very high, your profit is also ridiculously high. Moreover, these glasses The cost is much lower than that of your country, which is far away from your country. Hehe, the tax on jewelry, jade, headgear and other commodities is the highest level. This is the tax law set by this official. This official How can you not take the lead in obeying?" Just as Talib's face collapsed, Yang Hao suddenly put down his wine glass, looked back and said, "Oh, but...no one is afraid of being bitten by money, I know that Mr. Talib's business is very big, and he must It’s not just this Liulichang. Taxes in some areas are negotiable, and even... this official can also be exempted from taxes.” Talib was refreshed, and Cui Dalang's eyes were shining brightly. The businessmen were chasing profits. When they heard that some commodities were tax-free, how could they not be tempted? Talib hurriedly asked, "My lord, please tell me what goods are tax-free." Yang Hao turned to face him, cast another glance at the expectant Cui Dalang, and said, "Man." Talib was stunned, and wondered: "Human?" Yang Hao said with a smile: "Yes, man. You see, my Northwest is vast and sparsely populated. Now that industry, commerce, agriculture and animal husbandry are booming, what is most lacking is manpower. Every time I see Talib selling goods, How about sending black slaves to and fro...you sell some black slaves?" Talib was greatly moved when he heard this. The large-scale black slave trade began in the fifteenth century. Although there were also black slave trades at that time, the New World had not yet been opened up. There are so many slaves, so the atmosphere has not yet formed. If Yang Hao needs a lot of manpower here, as long as it is profitable, this business can naturally be done. Talib thought about it, and felt that it was very cost-effective. His business was very complicated. Although he was the only one here, he had a huge family in his hometown, running various businesses, and constantly developing Opening up trade routes, expanding the power of the family, and selling slaves is a lucrative business in the first place, and if Yang Hao does not collect taxes, it is even a way to make money. Talib stroked his beard and pondered for a long time, nodding and talking to himself: "Well..., I think it's feasible, it's feasible..., ah! Since what your lord wants is manpower, it shouldn't be limited to black slaves, right? White slaves ...is that okay too?" Yang Hao was startled, and asked in surprise, "Bai Nu?" Talib said: "That's right, we often have wars with the Persian Empire and the Great Qin (Roman) Empire." He laughed loudly: "After five hundred years of war between Persia and Great Qin, their national strength is declining. In the war with us, they often lose, and we capture a large number of prisoners. Those nobles will be redeemed by their families with a lot of money. Go, but the end of ordinary soldiers is much more miserable, instead of killing them and using them as fertilizer for the fertile soil, I think you... will be interested in them." Yang Hao was a little funny when he heard it: "Are you going to make some blond-haired and blue-eyed Caucasian slaves?" After thinking about it, his heart suddenly moved: "Those prisoners of war come from all walks of life, and there are all kinds of talents. Papermaking is the Tang Dynasty and the black-clothed food. The prisoners of war were brought back to Samarkand, and among these prisoners of war there were craftsmen who were good at papermaking, so that the papermaking technology spread to the West. Similarly, these Westerners also have skilled craftsmen and talents in various fields. It just brings in the labor force, and it will bring a lot of Western culture and technological knowledge, which will be thoroughly integrated into our culture and will be a beneficial supplement to our development, especially the fusion of ideas..." Yang Hao only pondered for a moment, then nodded happily and said, "Okay, no matter black slave or white slave, I want it, and it's completely tax-free." Talib was overjoyed, and quickly bowed and said, "Thank you for your generosity, I will send someone back to inform my family as soon as possible, and bring in as many healthy, strong, and hard-working slaves as you need." Losses inside the problem are supplemented outside the problem. With this source of income, Talib is not so fussy about the high taxes levied on glass production.
When he left Liulichang, Cui Dalang followed him and returned to the city with him on horseback. As soon as he got on the horse, the dog said: "Uncle, why do we need to spend money to buy some blond ghosts, they look so scary." Yang Hao laughed and said, "What's so scary? I think it looks pretty." Cui Dalang couldn't hold back and said: "Now that the commander-in-chief is strong and strong, he can open up commercial routes to the west at any time. That is a wealth of money. Compared with slave trading and glass production, what are they? Tea, silk, and porcelain in the Central Plains, Mirrors... Western medicinal materials, spices, iron, BMW... But now it's not possible. You have to prepare a strong escort team, and nearly 60% of the profit from a batch of goods has been consumed in this way, otherwise, how difficult is it for your lord to turn this place into the Jiangnan of the Western Regions?" This place is not far from the city, Yang Hao walked slowly, and said with a smile: "Da Lang's words are wrong, in fact, I have long wanted to march into the Western Regions, and take the Hexi Corridor, Gua, Sha, Gan and Liang states completely. The military preparations have been made, but it is easy to occupy it, but it is not easy to completely own it. If you don't completely take it for yourself, how can you guarantee the wealth you said? If you want to take it completely for yourself, then after conquering it by force, you need to garrison it to control it, immigrate to strengthen the border, and the two complement each other to truly conquer it.However, the control of the garrison has shifted, and the strength of immigrants is difficult. My place was originally sparsely populated, with few strong laborers, but now the four industries of industry, commerce, agriculture and animal husbandry are developing together. If the development continues, there will be a shortage of people everywhere, severely restricting further development, and where will there be idlers moving to the border?Moreover, it is difficult to leave the homeland. If it is a last resort, who is willing to emigrate? " Yang Hao said: "There are millions of Han people in the Western Regions, but when they are scattered, it is difficult to find people in a hundred miles. Only by bringing in some people can the vitality of this place be increased. These people from far away foreign countries will learn my Chinese language and wear my Han clothes from now on. , Speaking of my Chinese language, after a hundred years, I will be an out-and-out Han Chinese, whether it is for the present or the future, isn’t this just a big profit based on the long-term?” Cui Dalang looks like he realizes... When they arrived in Xiazhou City, Cui Dalang bid farewell and went back to his residence. Yang Hao went back to Jieshuai Mansion, gave the horse to the dog, and walked to the backyard alone. Just after passing through the Moon Gate, he saw Mu Yike carrying a food box Walking towards the Xikuayuan, he hurriedly called her, and said in surprise, "Yue'er, who is this food for? There are guests here?" Mu Yike turned his head to see that his master had come back, and quickly squatted down to salute: "My servant has seen the master, but there are no visitors at the house, and this servant is delivering food to layman Lianjue." Layman Lianjue is Zhou Nvying's dharma name, now Yang Hao's four wives and concubines naturally know about her relationship with Yang Hao, but the people in the mansion also keep it from it, she has her own residence in the west courtyard for practice.Although she usually spends time with Dong'er and the others, she "slees alone" there at night. Yang Hao immediately asked, "Is Layman Lian Jue unwell? Why don't you have dinner with Madam?" Mu Yike said: "Layman Lianjue is in seclusion, so I need a servant to deliver the meals to the layman's practice place." Yang Hao choked, waved her to leave, Mu Yike looked at him curiously, picked up the food box and left. Yang Hao stood on the spot and made a gimmick: "Retreating again? Nvying is really...really able to give birth..." Nvying had given birth to a daughter for him last year. At that time, she was also practicing in seclusion. She originally wanted to pretend that the child was born as Dong'er, but Dong'er was pregnant again at that time, so she asked the baby to pretend to be pregnant. After Ying Yichao gave birth, it was said to the outside world that Wu Wa'er was born.Nvying likes children, Dong'er is busy with work, and she brought up Xue'er alone. Although this biological daughter pretended to be the biological mother, she still took care of her.Unexpectedly, Dong'er was about to give birth soon, and Nvying was pregnant again as if she was competing with her. Having more children and grandchildren is naturally a good thing, but Wawa and Miaomiao's stomachs are still as flat as before. Now that Nvying is pregnant, I am afraid that those two little fairies will cling to her again. Since Nvying is pregnant, Yang Hao can't turn a blind eye to it. Women are sensitive animals, let alone at this time, if he neglects her a bit, he may make her feel that he is neglecting her.Yang Hao thought for a while, then turned to the west. Going around a clump of rockery flowers and trees, and just about to step onto the long corridor, a little girl with a pair of horns and a flowery jacket suddenly ran towards him: "Daddy is back, Daddy hugs me." Yang Hao looked up, and couldn't help beaming with joy. This little girl was his beloved daughter Xue'er. "Come on, give me a hug, Daddy." Just as Yang Hao squatted down, a little wolf with a snow-white body leaped up in front of him. "Go, big stupid dog, go away, don't snatch my daddy!" Xueer stared at the king of wolves that Tang Yanyan picked up, and the big stupid dog in her eyes punched and kicked. The little white wolf hugged its head like a mouse and ran far away, then whimpered twice reluctantly, and glanced at its little master with a pair of resentful wolf eyes. Xue'er ignored it at all, changed into a sweet smile, and opened her little hand to her father. Yang Hao leaned over to pick up his daughter, and suddenly found that her pants were wet, he couldn't help but shyly said: "Little girl, you are so old and pee your pants, are you ashamed?" Xue'er said confidently: "It wasn't me who pissed, it was my sister who pissed. I coaxed her to play, and she pissed on me." Yang Hao picked up Xue'er and walked forward, the little white wolf jumped over again, clinging to his leg, dragging a sticking tail, followed him step by step.Yang Hao said with a smile: "Really, my sister is so naughty, okay, wait a while for Daddy to spank her little butt, and teach her a good lesson." Xue'er giggled when she heard it, and said happily: "I knew Daddy would say that, I've already fought for Daddy, hahaha..." Yang Hao didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this, and he stared at her and said, "Stinky girl, instead of being as gentle and kind as your mother, I would rather learn the cunning and cleverness of your third and fourth mothers. Didn't I say that you are not allowed to play with the little wolf alone? Why is there no one to accompany you, do you want to ask for a beating?" Xue'er proudly said: "I don't play alone, I have my aunt to accompany me." Yang Hao asked casually: "Is it your second aunt or third aunt, why are they so free today?" Xue'er shook her head like a rattle, and said in a childish voice, "It's not the second aunt, nor the third aunt." Yang Hao said with a smile: "Little girl, did you tell the truth by lying? Hehe, your fourth aunt is out of the city now, come, let Daddy prick your face with a beard as punishment." Xue'er pushed his chin with her small hand, and giggled: "I'm not lying, this is an aunt Xue'er just met, here, look, Dad..." Xue'er pointed to the middle of the water pavilion, Yang Hao looked up and saw the person in the pavilion, he couldn't help but stop. The clear water and red pavilion, the green vines hanging down, the soft branches danced gently in the wind, and under the vines, there stood a girl in a black dress, with a blue belt tied around her waist, and a mouth hanging from the top. With a short sword and a pair of buckskin boots on his feet, he looks heroic, like a fairy, and those autumn eyes are betting on him. Yang Hao was stunned for a while, Zhe Yuxun often came to Xiazhou, but Zhe Ziyu hadn't seen her face for a long time.Unexpectedly, I would meet her today.She has grown into a real big girl, and the childish face in the past is now elegant and charming, charming and incomparable. Seeing that the host stopped, the little white wolf circled around him attentively, sniffing around with his wolf nose from time to time. Yang Hao just stared fixedly at Zhe Ziyu standing in the pavilion, and after a while , kicked suddenly, and shouted: "Get out of the way!" The little white wolf put his hot face on his cold butt, just after being punched by his little master and then kicked by his master, he ran away to find his mistress, howling and howling. Zhe Ziyu stood in the pavilion, looking at Yang Hao, who was taller, stronger, brighter and more mature, her heart was also ups and downs. His inner emotions were revealed to the outside, but suddenly seeing Yang Hao's unruly and handsome action, he couldn't help but burst out laughing. Yang Hao didn't forget her, but he didn't know how to continue this relationship.In the past two years, military affairs, political affairs, civil affairs, religion, agriculture, industry, commerce and animal husbandry, and even diplomacy, there are too many things that require him to plan, decide, and implement. He has no time to think about things that he does not want to forget but cannot face. For things, he can only bury certain people and certain things deep in his heart and hide them in his dusty memory. Now, when the person hidden deep in his heart suddenly appeared in front of him, and the past was vivid in his mind, he suddenly realized that no matter how much time passed, no matter how much he experienced and matured, his status and status had undergone earth-shaking changes. , However, some things have not changed and have not been forgotten. Zhe Ziyu smiled suddenly, and Yang Hao suddenly found that he was no different from when he was in Cheng Shixiong's mansion, looking at the smiling girl in black under the grape arbor. And her? The peach blossoms are still there, and the spring breeze is everywhere...
Liulichang is located in a place more than ten miles outside Xiazhou City. It occupies a large area, like a farm, and is one of the many factories dotted around Xiazhou.Along the way, the sheep are like white clouds, and the cows are mooing for joy. Three or five shepherds, with the help of sheepdogs, can take care of a large area of cattle and sheep. Seeing Marshal Yang return from the barracks ahead, the enthusiastic herdsmen invited him to stop and rest in the tent with songs and dances.Yang Hao couldn't stand their kindness, so he got off the horse with Zhang Pu and Gou'er, and arrived at an old shepherd's tent. It was almost noon, and the hostess of the tent was serving the food. I was invited here, and I happily presented the delicious hand-grilled mutton, roast leg of lamb, highland barley, and milk skin. Yang Hao and the owner of the yurt sat down and had a drink, and picked a few things to fill their stomachs. The grassland near Xiazhou is very fertile. Although it is close to the Mu Us Desert to the north, Xiazhou City is also gradually becoming deserted, but because the city was chosen to build the city based on several tributaries of the Yellow River, the desert is so far away. It's like an oasis here.The mountains on all sides block the cold air flow, making the land rich and the pastures rich.The green grasslands in the Hetao area are natural pastures, which can be irrigated with water and become fertile fields, which are suitable for farming and grazing. In the past two years, Yang Hao has built water conservancy projects and encouraged industry and commerce. The people here are the most direct beneficiaries. Getting on horses to go hunting, driving some game such as cattle and wild deer, life is really very pleasant. Yang Hao and Zhang Pu couldn't bear the host's kindness, so they each drank three bowls of highland barley wine and ate a few pieces of fat hand-grilled mutton, then left and rushed to Liulichang. This Liulichang was invested and built by Ibn Abi Talib, a businessman from Dashi Kingdom. It is called Liulichang, just to adapt to the local name. In fact, this workshop does not produce Liuli, but glass.The glass made in the Central Plains is opaque, brittle and fragile. The glass windows from the West can withstand high temperatures and can be used as eating utensils. Touch, so the glass products that can be completely transported to the Central Plains are precious commodities that are more expensive than gold. Originally, Yang Hao hadn't thought of this thing, but Talib brought a box of glasses to Yang Hao as if offering a treasure. Such excellent quality glasses are worth tens of thousands of gold. No adult would be happy to see him, but Yang Hao... Where did Yang Hao come from?Glass is such a thing that it is really difficult for him to see it. However, he also knows how precious this glass is, and he also knows how important glass will play in the process of continuous development of human science, technology, culture and knowledge in the future. The method of making glass. Talib naturally understands the value of this thing better, so he is not willing to tell its production method easily, but he wants to develop the business routes from the Central Plains to the Western Regions, and even wants to monopolize the most profitable commodity exclusive sales rights, so he is absolutely far away from it. Regardless of Yang Hao's support, and Yang Hao's current expansion of power has benefited Cui Dalang greatly, he spared no effort to support Yang Hao, so he also helped Yang Hao to speak up. In the end, it was Yang Hao who signed the official document, promising that after the completion of the Liuli Factory, it would be exclusively operated by Tadeb for fifteen years. After that, Yang Hao could use this technology and workers to carry out official production. Talib invited a few of them with a lot of money. Western glass craftsmen came here to build factories.As a result, China's first patent law was logically completed in the hands of Yang Hao. Yang Hao rushed to Liulichang, where Cui Dalang, Miaomiao and Dashiguo businessman Talib rushed out after hearing the news. "Officer." Seeing Yang Hao, Miaomiao let out a cry of joy. Miaomiao was wearing a crimson round-neck official uniform, a jade belt around her waist, and an official hat with hanging ears on her head. His figure looks too fat and powdery, just like a handsome young man. Yang Hao covered his lips and coughed, Miaomiao hurriedly suppressed her joyful smile, bowed her head to him in a polite manner, and said in a long voice: "Your official Lin Yinshao, I have met Marshal Jie." "Cough, no courtesy, flat body." Seeing the serious appearance of the couple, Gou'er couldn't help but laugh, "Pu Chi" and quickly turned his face away. Miao Miao is not like she was in Yinzhou now, she is taking care of some business affairs on behalf of Yang Hao as his concubine.She is now an official official in charge of industry and commerce in the Jieshuai Mansion.There are female officials in every imperial court, but female officials have always been in charge of palace affairs such as Shanggong Bureau, Shangyi Bureau, Shangfu Bureau, Shangshi Bureau, Shangbei Bureau, and Shanggong Bureau in the palace. External government affairs, but Yang Hao set this precedent. Now not only Miaomiao has formal official positions, but his four wives and concubines all have official official positions, including Mu Qingxuan, Ding Yuluo, and Tianjiu, all of whom have certain official positions. More or less interspersed with some female officers. Yang Hao's use of female officials was initially resisted, no less than his implementation of the household loan system and the collection of judicial power.However, the various ethnic groups in the northwest region live together, and the rules and regulations are not very strict. At this time, the Confucian disciples did not have so many stinking problems of ignorance and obscurity. After a period of implementation, the opponents found that they did not cause serious damage to their morality and family breakdown. , scandals, the voices of opposition gradually subsided. In addition, Yang Hao can't use people who don't know big characters when he employs people to serve as officials, and most of the literate and talented people are women from wealthy families and noble families. At the same time, women also have a considerable social status, not to mention the noble ladies in the northwest region. They can get up, and the resistance from the upper class is weakened. In this way, from top to bottom, women are promoted from politics to officials There is no market for preachers who treat the mother as if they are against the laws of nature. Yang Hao and Miaomiao met formally as officials, then turned to Talib and said with a smile: "Mr. Talib, I heard that the first batch of glassware has been fired?" Talib smiled and said: "Yes, the sample is very successful, so Dalang and I are eager to invite my lord to come and have a look, my lord, please." Following them into the workshop, Yang Hao saw some glassware that had been successfully fired on the table, and colorful lights and candles hung on the shed, which made the crystal clear utensils dazzling and colorful, which Yang Hao was used to. They opened the glass and didn't take it to heart at all, but Zhang Pu, Gou'er and others were just like Miao Miao when they just walked in, staring dumbfounded, looking at the precious and beautiful jade vessels and couldn't put it down. "Excellent, the utensils in this case can be sold for a large sum of money, hehe, Mr. Talib can speed up the production, and sell them to Shangjing and Bianliang through Dalang's business channel, and sell them to the South Tell Dali to go, you can also sell it to Japan and Luzon, I wish you a lot of money here." Talib pouted his beard, and his eyes narrowed into slits when he smiled: "Thanks to the good words of Commander-in-Chief, good luck to Commander-in-Chief." Miaomiao glanced at him, and said from the side: "Marshal, just now Mr. Talib was discussing with the servant... the lower official, hoping to give him more tax concessions." "Yes, yes." Talib hurriedly said: "Commander, the tax in my Liulichang is the highest, we are old friends, and I was invited by your Marshal Yang again, so I went through all kinds of troubles to hire I have hired a famous teacher and set up a factory here, should the commander-in-chief give me some discounts?" Yang Hao picked up a wine glass with a unique shape, looked at it, and shook his head with a smile: "Mr. Talib, although my taxes are very high, your profit is also ridiculously high. Moreover, these glasses The cost is much lower than that of your country, which is far away from your country. Hehe, the tax on jewelry, jade, headgear and other commodities is the highest level. This is the tax law set by this official. This official How can you not take the lead in obeying?" Just as Talib's face collapsed, Yang Hao suddenly put down his wine glass, looked back and said, "Oh, but...no one is afraid of being bitten by money, I know that Mr. Talib's business is very big, and he must It’s not just this Liulichang. Taxes in some areas are negotiable, and even... this official can also be exempted from taxes.” Talib was refreshed, and Cui Dalang's eyes were shining brightly. The businessmen were chasing profits. When they heard that some commodities were tax-free, how could they not be tempted? Talib hurriedly asked, "My lord, please tell me what goods are tax-free." Yang Hao turned to face him, cast another glance at the expectant Cui Dalang, and said, "Man." Talib was stunned, and wondered: "Human?" Yang Hao said with a smile: "Yes, man. You see, my Northwest is vast and sparsely populated. Now that industry, commerce, agriculture and animal husbandry are booming, what is most lacking is manpower. Every time I see Talib selling goods, How about sending black slaves to and fro...you sell some black slaves?" Talib was greatly moved when he heard this. The large-scale black slave trade began in the fifteenth century. Although there were also black slave trades at that time, the New World had not yet been opened up. There are so many slaves, so the atmosphere has not yet formed. If Yang Hao needs a lot of manpower here, as long as it is profitable, this business can naturally be done. Talib thought about it, and felt that it was very cost-effective. His business was very complicated. Although he was the only one here, he had a huge family in his hometown, running various businesses, and constantly developing Opening up trade routes, expanding the power of the family, and selling slaves is a lucrative business in the first place, and if Yang Hao does not collect taxes, it is even a way to make money. Talib stroked his beard and pondered for a long time, nodding and talking to himself: "Well..., I think it's feasible, it's feasible..., ah! Since what your lord wants is manpower, it shouldn't be limited to black slaves, right? White slaves ...is that okay too?" Yang Hao was startled, and asked in surprise, "Bai Nu?" Talib said: "That's right, we often have wars with the Persian Empire and the Great Qin (Roman) Empire." He laughed loudly: "After five hundred years of war between Persia and Great Qin, their national strength is declining. In the war with us, they often lose, and we capture a large number of prisoners. Those nobles will be redeemed by their families with a lot of money. Go, but the end of ordinary soldiers is much more miserable, instead of killing them and using them as fertilizer for the fertile soil, I think you... will be interested in them." Yang Hao was a little funny when he heard it: "Are you going to make some blond-haired and blue-eyed Caucasian slaves?" After thinking about it, his heart suddenly moved: "Those prisoners of war come from all walks of life, and there are all kinds of talents. Papermaking is the Tang Dynasty and the black-clothed food. The prisoners of war were brought back to Samarkand, and among these prisoners of war there were craftsmen who were good at papermaking, so that the papermaking technology spread to the West. Similarly, these Westerners also have skilled craftsmen and talents in various fields. It just brings in the labor force, and it will bring a lot of Western culture and technological knowledge, which will be thoroughly integrated into our culture and will be a beneficial supplement to our development, especially the fusion of ideas..." Yang Hao only pondered for a moment, then nodded happily and said, "Okay, no matter black slave or white slave, I want it, and it's completely tax-free." Talib was overjoyed, and quickly bowed and said, "Thank you for your generosity, I will send someone back to inform my family as soon as possible, and bring in as many healthy, strong, and hard-working slaves as you need." Losses inside the problem are supplemented outside the problem. With this source of income, Talib is not so fussy about the high taxes levied on glass production.
When he left Liulichang, Cui Dalang followed him and returned to the city with him on horseback. As soon as he got on the horse, the dog said: "Uncle, why do we need to spend money to buy some blond ghosts, they look so scary." Yang Hao laughed and said, "What's so scary? I think it looks pretty." Cui Dalang couldn't hold back and said: "Now that the commander-in-chief is strong and strong, he can open up commercial routes to the west at any time. That is a wealth of money. Compared with slave trading and glass production, what are they? Tea, silk, and porcelain in the Central Plains, Mirrors... Western medicinal materials, spices, iron, BMW... But now it's not possible. You have to prepare a strong escort team, and nearly 60% of the profit from a batch of goods has been consumed in this way, otherwise, how difficult is it for your lord to turn this place into the Jiangnan of the Western Regions?" This place is not far from the city, Yang Hao walked slowly, and said with a smile: "Da Lang's words are wrong, in fact, I have long wanted to march into the Western Regions, and take the Hexi Corridor, Gua, Sha, Gan and Liang states completely. The military preparations have been made, but it is easy to occupy it, but it is not easy to completely own it. If you don't completely take it for yourself, how can you guarantee the wealth you said? If you want to take it completely for yourself, then after conquering it by force, you need to garrison it to control it, immigrate to strengthen the border, and the two complement each other to truly conquer it.However, the control of the garrison has shifted, and the strength of immigrants is difficult. My place was originally sparsely populated, with few strong laborers, but now the four industries of industry, commerce, agriculture and animal husbandry are developing together. If the development continues, there will be a shortage of people everywhere, severely restricting further development, and where will there be idlers moving to the border?Moreover, it is difficult to leave the homeland. If it is a last resort, who is willing to emigrate? " Yang Hao said: "There are millions of Han people in the Western Regions, but when they are scattered, it is difficult to find people in a hundred miles. Only by bringing in some people can the vitality of this place be increased. These people from far away foreign countries will learn my Chinese language and wear my Han clothes from now on. , Speaking of my Chinese language, after a hundred years, I will be an out-and-out Han Chinese, whether it is for the present or the future, isn’t this just a big profit based on the long-term?” Cui Dalang looks like he realizes... When they arrived in Xiazhou City, Cui Dalang bid farewell and went back to his residence. Yang Hao went back to Jieshuai Mansion, gave the horse to the dog, and walked to the backyard alone. Just after passing through the Moon Gate, he saw Mu Yike carrying a food box Walking towards the Xikuayuan, he hurriedly called her, and said in surprise, "Yue'er, who is this food for? There are guests here?" Mu Yike turned his head to see that his master had come back, and quickly squatted down to salute: "My servant has seen the master, but there are no visitors at the house, and this servant is delivering food to layman Lianjue." Layman Lianjue is Zhou Nvying's dharma name, now Yang Hao's four wives and concubines naturally know about her relationship with Yang Hao, but the people in the mansion also keep it from it, she has her own residence in the west courtyard for practice.Although she usually spends time with Dong'er and the others, she "slees alone" there at night. Yang Hao immediately asked, "Is Layman Lian Jue unwell? Why don't you have dinner with Madam?" Mu Yike said: "Layman Lianjue is in seclusion, so I need a servant to deliver the meals to the layman's practice place." Yang Hao choked, waved her to leave, Mu Yike looked at him curiously, picked up the food box and left. Yang Hao stood on the spot and made a gimmick: "Retreating again? Nvying is really...really able to give birth..." Nvying had given birth to a daughter for him last year. At that time, she was also practicing in seclusion. She originally wanted to pretend that the child was born as Dong'er, but Dong'er was pregnant again at that time, so she asked the baby to pretend to be pregnant. After Ying Yichao gave birth, it was said to the outside world that Wu Wa'er was born.Nvying likes children, Dong'er is busy with work, and she brought up Xue'er alone. Although this biological daughter pretended to be the biological mother, she still took care of her.Unexpectedly, Dong'er was about to give birth soon, and Nvying was pregnant again as if she was competing with her. Having more children and grandchildren is naturally a good thing, but Wawa and Miaomiao's stomachs are still as flat as before. Now that Nvying is pregnant, I am afraid that those two little fairies will cling to her again. Since Nvying is pregnant, Yang Hao can't turn a blind eye to it. Women are sensitive animals, let alone at this time, if he neglects her a bit, he may make her feel that he is neglecting her.Yang Hao thought for a while, then turned to the west. Going around a clump of rockery flowers and trees, and just about to step onto the long corridor, a little girl with a pair of horns and a flowery jacket suddenly ran towards him: "Daddy is back, Daddy hugs me." Yang Hao looked up, and couldn't help beaming with joy. This little girl was his beloved daughter Xue'er. "Come on, give me a hug, Daddy." Just as Yang Hao squatted down, a little wolf with a snow-white body leaped up in front of him. "Go, big stupid dog, go away, don't snatch my daddy!" Xueer stared at the king of wolves that Tang Yanyan picked up, and the big stupid dog in her eyes punched and kicked. The little white wolf hugged its head like a mouse and ran far away, then whimpered twice reluctantly, and glanced at its little master with a pair of resentful wolf eyes. Xue'er ignored it at all, changed into a sweet smile, and opened her little hand to her father. Yang Hao leaned over to pick up his daughter, and suddenly found that her pants were wet, he couldn't help but shyly said: "Little girl, you are so old and pee your pants, are you ashamed?" Xue'er said confidently: "It wasn't me who pissed, it was my sister who pissed. I coaxed her to play, and she pissed on me." Yang Hao picked up Xue'er and walked forward, the little white wolf jumped over again, clinging to his leg, dragging a sticking tail, followed him step by step.Yang Hao said with a smile: "Really, my sister is so naughty, okay, wait a while for Daddy to spank her little butt, and teach her a good lesson." Xue'er giggled when she heard it, and said happily: "I knew Daddy would say that, I've already fought for Daddy, hahaha..." Yang Hao didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this, and he stared at her and said, "Stinky girl, instead of being as gentle and kind as your mother, I would rather learn the cunning and cleverness of your third and fourth mothers. Didn't I say that you are not allowed to play with the little wolf alone? Why is there no one to accompany you, do you want to ask for a beating?" Xue'er proudly said: "I don't play alone, I have my aunt to accompany me." Yang Hao asked casually: "Is it your second aunt or third aunt, why are they so free today?" Xue'er shook her head like a rattle, and said in a childish voice, "It's not the second aunt, nor the third aunt." Yang Hao said with a smile: "Little girl, did you tell the truth by lying? Hehe, your fourth aunt is out of the city now, come, let Daddy prick your face with a beard as punishment." Xue'er pushed his chin with her small hand, and giggled: "I'm not lying, this is an aunt Xue'er just met, here, look, Dad..." Xue'er pointed to the middle of the water pavilion, Yang Hao looked up and saw the person in the pavilion, he couldn't help but stop. The clear water and red pavilion, the green vines hanging down, the soft branches danced gently in the wind, and under the vines, there stood a girl in a black dress, with a blue belt tied around her waist, and a mouth hanging from the top. With a short sword and a pair of buckskin boots on his feet, he looks heroic, like a fairy, and those autumn eyes are betting on him. Yang Hao was stunned for a while, Zhe Yuxun often came to Xiazhou, but Zhe Ziyu hadn't seen her face for a long time.Unexpectedly, I would meet her today.She has grown into a real big girl, and the childish face in the past is now elegant and charming, charming and incomparable. Seeing that the host stopped, the little white wolf circled around him attentively, sniffing around with his wolf nose from time to time. Yang Hao just stared fixedly at Zhe Ziyu standing in the pavilion, and after a while , kicked suddenly, and shouted: "Get out of the way!" The little white wolf put his hot face on his cold butt, just after being punched by his little master and then kicked by his master, he ran away to find his mistress, howling and howling. Zhe Ziyu stood in the pavilion, looking at Yang Hao, who was taller, stronger, brighter and more mature, her heart was also ups and downs. His inner emotions were revealed to the outside, but suddenly seeing Yang Hao's unruly and handsome action, he couldn't help but burst out laughing. Yang Hao didn't forget her, but he didn't know how to continue this relationship.In the past two years, military affairs, political affairs, civil affairs, religion, agriculture, industry, commerce and animal husbandry, and even diplomacy, there are too many things that require him to plan, decide, and implement. He has no time to think about things that he does not want to forget but cannot face. For things, he can only bury certain people and certain things deep in his heart and hide them in his dusty memory. Now, when the person hidden deep in his heart suddenly appeared in front of him, and the past was vivid in his mind, he suddenly realized that no matter how much time passed, no matter how much he experienced and matured, his status and status had undergone earth-shaking changes. , However, some things have not changed and have not been forgotten. Zhe Ziyu smiled suddenly, and Yang Hao suddenly found that he was no different from when he was in Cheng Shixiong's mansion, looking at the smiling girl in black under the grape arbor. And her? The peach blossoms are still there, and the spring breeze is everywhere...