Chapter 404 The Tang Dynasty should be the gathering place of all good things
The concept of honor and disgrace comes from education and inheritance.
Just like a calf cannot plow the land initially, it will be able to plow the land after being plowed with the old ox for a long time.
It was obvious that the Goguryeo people had not educated their people on such a concept of honor and disgrace since the founding of the country.
Therefore, they put life first.
Before Yunchu took control of the city, he had already transferred those people who had received a good education and had a clear sense of honor and disgrace to the Wang brothers through Gao Wen. These people who could read, write, and were beautiful, were in Chang'an.
, very popular in big cities like Luoyang.
Even if you become someone else's domestic servant, you are still a high-class book boy, high-class servant, high-class maid, high-class wet nurse, etc.
In the two months since Yunchu took over Daxing City, it is not that he has not killed anyone. If anyone who has studied statistics has counted the class of those who were sentenced to Ming Zhengdian, they will find that the more
The more understanding a person has, the sooner he will die.
On the surface, Dahang City can be called the most peaceful, kind, and prosperous city in Liaodong. If you peel off the hypocrisy outside, you will find that this is the real eighteenth level of hell.
Of course, ordinary people cannot feel this advanced feeling at all, and they even think there is nothing wrong with being ruled by the Tang people.
Because, Yunchu ensured that people here will definitely get wages or food as long as they work.
Yun Chu ensured that as long as the people here opened their doors to do business, the taxes they had to pay were half as much as before, and he also ensured that the unscrupulous people roaming the streets would not deliberately blackmail them.
Yun Chu also ensured that the rights and interests of those who worked conscientiously and contributed were guaranteed - at least, when they went to court with the only remaining wealthy people, they would not be at a disadvantage because they had no money.
Yunchu's arrival also guaranteed many things, which made ordinary Goguryeo people who had always been squeezed by the government suddenly find that their lives had become better under the rule of the Tang people.
Therefore, when they took over the work settled by the government, they were very happy, and when they received the last payment of wages settled by the government, they were even a little grateful.
Therefore, when Li Jitong led his army to trek through the mountains and hills of Goguryeo, Yun Chu had already taken a bath and started a new day's work schedule.
Therefore, when all the cruel facts are hidden by the thick fog, Yun Chu, who is riding a horse on the streets of Goguryeo, will be treated with courtesy by the Goguryeo people.
But Yun Chu still behaved so noble, gentle, and humble. He returned the favor with fists to everyone who saluted him.
Everyone who made way for him would hold his fist and thank him. Even if he met a fool and protested to him, he would still control the maroon horse that was ready to trample the fool to death, with a smile on his face that everyone could understand.
The wry smile went around the edge.
Just like a humble gentleman who has just picked out the human flesh and blood from the gaps between his teeth, has just washed his body and hands, and has his head and face covered with blood.
Hobby
"The house is in a human environment, and there is no noise of carriages and horses. I ask you how you can do it. Your mind is far away and you are biased..."
After seeing another poem written by Yun Chu, Wen Wenwen's face immediately changed. She had seemed very happy just now. After reading the poem "Human Realm", she started to lose her temper and put things on the table.
He picked it up and dropped it, and kept beating it for a moment. After praising the poem written by Yun Chu, Gao Wen asked Yun Chu in a low voice why Chang Shi was angry.
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"You don't need to worry about him. He is angry with himself. If I guessed correctly, he must feel that such an indifferent poem... should be written by him, not by me, a warrior."
Gawain empathized and cupped his hands towards Wen Wen, expressing that he understood his current state of mind.
Wen Wenwen has also written many poems, but until now, she has not come up with a poem to show off to Yun Chu.
It seems that the quality of his poems is not very good.
"Why would a Japanese fleet request to dock at Dahang City for supplies?"
1 When Yunchu was reading today's documents, he strangely discovered a Japanese ship. Under certain circumstances, the Japanese ship would not come to Dahang City. They usually took the Baekje route directly to Laizhou in the Tang Dynasty to come to Dahang City.
It was obviously a long detour.
Gao Wen smiled and said: "The Japanese fishermen in the North Sea are the best at long-distance sailing. Every spring when the sea opens, they will go to the North Sea to hunt whales. They will return with a full load before ice begins to appear in the sea. Calculate the time, it should be this time.
General, at this moment, there must be a large amount of spermaceti and whale baleen on their ship, and if you are lucky, you can also get ambergris."
As an official of the Tang Dynasty, Yunchu had some knowledge and naturally knew that candles made from spermaceti oil were the best among candles. The flame was stable when burning, and it was also resistant to burning and produced no odor or smoke.
Baleen is actually a descendant of whale teeth. In the Tang Dynasty, owning a pair of baleen hair braces and a comb was a gift that every beauty dreamed of.
As for ambergris, as a spice, it is second to none. After the old god used it as medicine, he believed that it had the effect of resolving phlegm, relieving coughs and relieving pain.
Lao He also told Yun Chu that this stuff also had aphrodisiac and aphrodisiac effects. The old god knew about it, but he just didn't say it.
Hearing this, Yunchu asked: "How big is the Japanese whaling fleet?"
Gao Wen said: "Usually there are three ships, but due to the war in the past two years, there have been five ships. The size of ten ships, each ship has no more than ten sailors."
Yun Chu said: "Then allow them to enter the port for supplies and rest."
Gawain hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you want it?"
Yun Chu shook his head and said: "There is no need to ruin the reputation. What we want is a prosperous seaport and we don't do these short-sighted things. Believe me, Datang is the best place for these goods. In the future, this place will definitely become
Tell them that they are allowed to enter the harbor and pay taxes after trading."
Gawain praised: "The general is really magnanimous and selfless for the sake of Daxing City."
Yun Chu smiled and said: "This is inevitable. In the future, I very much hope that this place can become a prosperous and wealthy place, and that this seaport can bring eternal prosperity to the people here for a long time.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, most people wouldn't be able to imagine how much supplies a 400,000-strong army would need.
After Yunchu arrived at the harbor, he immediately discovered that there were countless Tang Dynasty ships moored in the harbor, and the eaves poles stood on the sea like a dense forest.
On the original two piers, there were thousands of porters, wearing single clothes and stepping on the springboard with bare feet, carrying goods to the shore in the cold weather.
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At the end of the field of vision, there are still several Tang Dynasty warships floating on the sea. They are monitoring the sea and beware of sneak attacks by Goguryeo warships.
There are as many goods piled up on the coast as there are mountains. Just under the mountains of goods, there are thousands of ant-like porters who are responsible for transporting the goods to the warehouse.
The Japanese whaling ship was as small as a grasshopper compared to those warships. Now, it was docked at the newly built small pier. A group of strangely dressed and thin Japanese people were talking to the interpreter in Dahang City. From the way they interacted with each other,
Judging from the status, it should be very familiar.
After a while, the bad guy came over with the Goguryeo interpreter who was arguing with the Japanese people.
Yunchu asked: "What did they say?"
The interpreter quickly said: "They wanted to continue trading with the Wen family. I told them that the Wen family had closed down and they could trade with us. As a result, these Japanese people said that they still wanted to trade with the Wen family."
Yun Chu smiled and said, "Why do they have to deal with the Wen family?"
The interpreter said: "Only the Wen family is willing to exchange rice for their goods."
Yunchu asked: "Does Goguryeo also produce rice?"
Gao Wen shook his head and said: "Goguryeo's summers are short and winters are long, so rice cannot be grown. The main crops are millet, millet, wheat, and sorghum. Before the execution, Wen had intensive contacts with the fleets in the south of the Tang Dynasty. The rice in his hands
Rice should come from the Tang Dynasty."
Yunchu asked again: "Is rice very valuable in Japan?"
Gao Wen said: "That's not the case. The Japanese country itself is rich in rice, so I don't know why these Japanese people must have rice."
When Yun Chu saw the translator's face turned red and seemed to have something to say, he asked, "Tell me something."
The interpreter pointed to the Japanese people who hunted whales and said: "Although they also live on the islands of the Japanese country, they are not the Japanese people. They call themselves the Ayinnu people. They cannot grow rice on their islands and cannot eat rice. So,
I mainly eat fish.”
The Japanese cut off the Ayinnu people's access to rice, so rice was very important to them, mainly used to offer sacrifices to the gods.
General, these people are very stubborn. If they can't exchange rice, they will leave and prepare to go to Baekje."
Yun Chu smiled and asked the interpreter: "Go and tell them that we not only have rice here, but also linen and iron pots. As long as their goods are good, they can exchange for anything."
"By the way, what's the alternative?"
The interpreter gestured with his hands and said: "Such a big bucket of whale oil can be exchanged for an equally big bucket of rice."
Yunchu swallowed and said, "Tell them they can exchange for wine."
The interpreter happily agreed and went to find those Japanese people.
Gawain asked in confusion: "Why is the general so happy?"
Yun Chu said: "What I'm happy about is that we can bring down the price of candles made from whale oil in Chang'an and Luoyang."
Gao Wen said: "Is this thing valuable in the Central Plains?"
Yun Chu said: "There is a saying that there is an inch of candle and an inch of gold."
Gawain's eyes widened. He never thought that something he thought was worthless would be compared with gold in the Tang Dynasty.
Yun Chu looked at Gao Wen with a smile and said: "Don't underestimate anyone who comes to do business. You never know what kind of goods they will take out from under the tattered skin. If you want to make Dahang City prosperous
