Chapter 3022 Who made Cheng Sanlang the governor of Liaodong Prefecture?
Seeing Cheng Sanlang's shocked expression, Li Shimin burst into laughter and enjoyed another piece of beef.
Well, although he clearly knew that what he was eating was beef, Cheng Sanlang didn't say anything, and the just and strict Emperor of the Tang Dynasty just pretended that he didn't know anything.
Even if someone catches me with pigtails again, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty can naturally take the blame. I don't know anything, and let Cheng Sanlang, my beloved son-in-law, take the blame. Anyway, this kid is thick-skinned.
I have to say that the beef stew with potatoes alone is fragrant and delicious, but after dipping it in water, it is really fragrant, spicy and appetizing, making it even more comfortable to eat.
After happily taking another sip of wine, Li Shimin saw Cheng Sanlang's puzzled expression and happily told the truth.
"My dear son-in-law, do you know that Goguryeo sent envoys to ask for surrender from the Tang Dynasty?"
"This is a good thing. If that's the case, why don't my father-in-law wait for them to just walk over and ask for surrender? Why do you have to make this trip?"
"Haha, my virtuous son-in-law, this is different. If we, the Tang Dynasty, want to take over the entire territory of Goguryeo, we naturally need to be famous."
"If the Goguryeo monarchs and ministers take the initiative to ask for surrender, then do you think I should continue to dispatch troops? Or should I stop here?"
Seeing the cunning smile of his cruel father-in-law, the eyes of the equally cunning and cunning Cheng Sanlang suddenly lit up, and he raised his thumbs towards his father-in-law with sincerity.
"Gao, really tall, worthy of being my father-in-law, and worthy of being my son-in-law."
"Haha... You're not a bad boy either. In the beginning, I asked you to take on the heavy responsibility of being the governor of Liaodong Prefecture, but in fact there wasn't much hope."
"I just think that if you are here to take charge, the prisoners of war who are frightened by you will definitely be afraid of you and not dare to cause trouble."
Of course, it is impossible for Li Shimin to tell the whole truth. The truth is that there are endless ways for you to steal the credit.
Not to mention those civil and military ministers, even I was frightened.
Of course, this is also for your sake. After all, you don't want to be unblocked at a young age, right?
I'm still waiting for you to assist the Crown Prince Cheng Qian and even the grandson Li Xiang in the future.
Of course, Li Shimin would not express his inner thoughts, but continued to praise Cheng Sanlang.
I thought that as long as he could stabilize the rear of the Tang Dynasty's troops, it would be a great achievement.
As a result, what this boy did directly refreshed the understanding and imagination of Li Shimin and other civil and military officials.
There was a large-scale construction in the Liaodong Prefecture, a large number of people were relocated, and a large number of prisoners of war were converted in the shortest possible time.
In just a few months, he won the love of the people of Liaodong and the loyalty of the prisoners of war to the Tang Dynasty. He even brought a large number of Khitan and Mohe tribes under the rule of the Tang Dynasty.
The eight Khitan tribes and the Mohe clan, who originally thought that they would become the masters of this land after the Goguryeo forces withdrew, could only cooperate with the Han and Tang merchants with tears in their eyes.
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They honestly became shareholders of the Liaodong Branch of the Han and Tang Commercial Banks. Although they lost the opportunity to establish a country, at least they kept their wealth.
Seeing how capable this kid was, Li Shimin naturally let him do what he wanted. He almost refused to accept anything Cheng Sanlang asked.
The important thing is that Cheng Sanlang has made great achievements and carried out large-scale construction in Liaodong Prefecture. So far, iron ore and coal mines have been mined in Liaodong.
Not only does Liaodong Prefecture become self-sufficient in heating supply, it is even sold as far away as Yingzhou.
The mining of iron ore has eliminated the need for agricultural ironware in Liaodong Prefecture to be trafficked from other places.
What’s more, the roads that have been built include the cement official roads from Liaodong City to Liucheng in Yingzhou, and from Liaodong City to Jian’an City and even Jili City.
As for the cement official road from Liaodong City to Baibukou City in the east, and the cement official road from Jili City to Bisha City and Lushun New City, it is also expected that they will be opened within the year.
In addition, the ice-free port of Lushun Port is being built on the Liaodong Peninsula, which will allow ships to sail from Dengzhou to the Liaodong Peninsula within one day.
As an aside, originally it was not called Lushun Port. When it was occupied by Goguryeo, it was called Wushijin along the Jin Dynasty.
After the Tang Dynasty captured it, it was natural to change the name to enhance its presence. The officials below did not know what their brains were and named it Duli Town.
It wasn't until Cheng Sanlang planned to carry out large-scale construction in Liaodong to build a seaport that he realized that the place had been given such a bad name.
Immediately requested rectification, and finally the excellent name of Lushun was not lost in the river of history.
Wang Xuance and others were very puzzled and asked Cheng Sanlang why he insisted on changing his name to his current name.
Cheng Sanlang knew why it was called travel, but as a master of serious nonsense in the Tang Dynasty, Cheng Sanlang gave the answer in just two breaths of time.
I hope that in the future, the poets and poets of the Tang Dynasty will have time to come to Liaodong and appreciate the scenery of the Northern Kingdom.
When you think of arriving in Liaodong, you will naturally need to travel a long distance, so it is called Lushun. Naturally, I hope that all people boarding and disembarking at this port will have a safe and smooth journey.
Since the port is called Lushun Port, this city is also called Lushun City, which is naturally to highlight and deepen everyone's impression of this place.
Facing Cheng Sanlang's nonsense, all the friends rolled their eyes and shouted "666", but they were helpless. Who made him the governor of Liaodong Prefecture?
If the ship continues to go north, it will take another day and a half to reach Jian'an Port, and after landing here, take a horse-drawn carriage.
Going north along the Cement Official Road, it only takes more than a day to reach Liaodong City.
And because it is a frost-free port, travel can be smooth all year round. It only takes one day to go directly from Dengzhou to the Liaodong Peninsula.
If you travel by land, you will need to go around thousands of miles, and the time it takes and the money and supplies you need to travel are even more depressing.
Nowadays, the three-masted warship of the Han and Tang Dynasty Trading Company has appeared in front of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. It has also joined the Dengzhou Navy of the Tang Dynasty.
Due to its excellent ship structure, strong resistance to wind, waves and sinking, as well as the new sail structure it adopts.
This allows it to maintain and be close to two-thirds of the sailing speed in the tailwind even if it is a headwind.
The navy of the Tang Dynasty praised them endlessly, and with these ships, it would be possible in the future if something happened to Liaodong.
It is completely possible to mobilize troops and horses calmly and board the ship directly to Liaodong via Dengzhou. There is no need to worry about being unable to land in Liaodong due to the wrong wind direction.
Hey... It seemed that all of a sudden, Cheng Sanlang's thoughts flew thousands of miles away following the origin of the name of the port in Lushun.
At this time, after Li Shimin took two chopsticks and patted the cucumber, he looked at his beloved son-in-law who didn't know what he was thinking in front of him, and he felt a little sad.