The thick walls of Chang'an City remain as simple and majestic as ever. The Zhongnan Mountain in the distance is blown by the howling autumn wind, and the dark green leaves will be covered with a layer of frost before long. The veins of the leaves will be broken, and the falling leaves will return to their roots.
When the city gate opened, there was an endless stream of people and merchants, and there were cars and horses on the road, and everyone looked happy.
Another peaceful year with plenty of food and clothing...
The water conservancy projects throughout Guanzhong have brought huge benefits to the people. There has been a lot of rain this year, and the rivers have been swollen. In the past, many counties were destined to suffer from waterlogging, and food production was reduced or even eliminated. But there is no need to be afraid now.
After consecutive days of heavy rain, the widened and deepened river channels can carry greater floods. The waterwheels on both sides of the rivers in Guanzhong can also lift the river water to the canals, irrigating the farmland higher up, and playing the role of flood discharge.
Since Fang Jun served as the minister, the Ministry of Industry has made large-scale investments for several consecutive years until now, and His Highness King Wu has made unprecedented improvements in water conservancy facilities. Guanzhong's 800-mile Qinchuan River has maintained a good harvest despite droughts and floods!
The grain harvest is bumper, but there is no such thing as "cheap grain hurting farmers".
Last year, many noble relatives colluded to resell the rice and grain from the charity warehouses, leaving most of the charity warehouses in Guanzhong vacant. The imperial court had to allocate grain from Changpingcang to fill them, which created a huge gap. These empty charity warehouses and Changpingcang were all needed.
Since the food supply was full, and the imperial court was now preparing to conquer Goguryeo, the price of food has always remained at a stable price.
What is prosperity?
For the common people, opening up new territories and sweeping across the wilderness are too far away. As long as the price of food is not low during good harvests and not high during disasters, they can have enough to eat no matter what the year.
If you wear the right clothes, you will be prosperous!
However, the increasingly prosperous business and more and more workshops have pushed this huge farming-based empire to another incredible realm...
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Tai Chi Palace.
Political Hall.
There was a drizzle outside the window, and it was cool and cool in autumn.
Sandalwood was burning in the spacious lobby, and wisps of light smoke rose from the hollow cover of the bronze beast stove in the corner, dispelling the dampness and coldness.
The atmosphere in the hall is even more lively...
Xiao Yu stared at Fang Jun, who was not far away, and his emotions seemed very intense: "In the fourth year of Zhenguan, Lin Yiguo rebelled, and your Majesty issued an edict not to suppress it. We, the Tang Dynasty, are among the best in the world, and the beauty of our costumes is a courtesy.
State, why did you raise tens of thousands of troops to travel long distances to attack the vassals? Linyi State is just a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, not the territory of the Tang Dynasty! Now you have mobilized troops to intervene in the internal affairs of the Linyi State, and forced the Linyi State to sign various unequal treaties, which has led to the reputation of the Tang Dynasty.
If the damage continues, who will be willing to rely on the Tang Dynasty in the long run?"
Although Yu Zhining, Changsun Wuji and others remained silent, they all nodded in agreement.
Fang Jun's expression was dull, showing no emotion or anger.
Another year older, but Fang Junzhi's appearance is no different. His dark face is the most resistant to ageing. He looks like he is twenty-five or six when he is seventeen or eighteen, and he still looks like he is twenty-five or six when he is thirty...
It's just that although he was a deputy county-level cadre in his previous life, he was just a subordinate. How can he be as powerful as he is now? He has moved his energy and nourished his body, and his temperament is still very different. He does not show dazzling brilliance, but his charm is restrained and dignified.
Sit like a mountain and feel at ease.
Listening to Xiao Yu's accusation, Fang Jun said calmly: "Although His Majesty did not send troops to attack Lin Yi back then, it does not mean that he still does not attack Lin Yi now. Times have changed, how can the imperial edict from more than ten years ago be carried out as usual?
?This may not be appropriate."
Xiao Yu snorted and said: "There is precedent, why not follow it? Since the imperial edict is the law of the country, as long as it is drafted and implemented, no one can ignore it! What are your intentions in ignoring His Majesty's edict and turning a deaf ear?"
This hat is too big...
Fang Jun retorted: "What the Duke of Song Dynasty said is wrong. Today is different from the past, how can we stick to the rules and remain unchanged? At that time, Linyi State was a southern barbarian chieftain, and it had nothing to do with us in the Tang Dynasty. The so-called connection was only from the Qin and Han Dynasties.
Since then, the vassals in this area have been in civil turmoil. Your Majesty cannot bear to waste huge sums of money and waste money, so he refuses to send troops to conquer. This is a wise policy. But how many merchants are there in the Tang Dynasty doing business in Linyi? Not to mention the millions of stones every year.
With the import of rice, how can we sit back and watch Linyi country become turbulent?"
Yu Zhining shook his head and said: "It is a trivial matter to waste people and money, and the importation of rice is also a trivial matter. Fang Shilang blatantly interfered with the civil strife in Linyi, and even went on a mass killing spree to destroy the royal city. However, it has stained the name of our Tang Dynasty and made the Celestial Empire tainted.
The majesty of the country has been lost, and this is an irreparable mistake."
Are you going to take turns targeting me?
Fang Jun was not afraid at all, and immediately retorted: "Rice import is a trivial matter? What you said is really light. If there is no rice from Linyi this year, how much grain will the imperial court have to transport to the Liaodong front line, and how many people in Guanzhong will suffer from hunger?
?As for the mass killing...the navy only assisted the army of King Qin of Linyi to eliminate the traitors and traitors. The royal city was destroyed in one day. What does it have to do with the navy? Mr. Yu, please be careful when speaking. If you are familiar with it, you will be familiar with it. If you make lies, you will be innocent.
, be careful of me suing you for slander!"
These words were so unceremonious that Yu Zhining was so angry that he stared at him, but he could not do anything to Fang Jun.
Who doesn’t know what Fang Jun did in the Linyi Kingdom? He turned his hands into clouds and turned into rain, and made others miserable. Now, except that the territory of Linyi Kingdom has not been included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, what is the difference?
The appointment and dismissal of the entire Linyi imperial court officials must be approved by Fang Jun before they can take office. Even local official positions are supervised by Tang Dynasty officials...
But who can provide evidence for such a thing?
Even if you arrest King Lin Yi now, he will not be able to testify against Fang Jun...
There were noisy arguments in the hall, but His Majesty Li Er, who was on the throne, had his eyes slightly closed, his face was a little gray and ugly, and he seemed to be in a state of mind.
Seeing Fang Jun's sharp tongue, Yu Zhining couldn't help but knock on the table: "Then you privately sent troops to exterminate the Annan rebels, what can you say? The court has not yet made a conclusion, but you have already killed them all.
, if anything happens to Annan due to your cruelty and bloodlust, can you afford that responsibility?"
Xiao Yu on the side almost covered his face. Is this Yu Zhining stupid in studying? He is a bad teammate...
Just catch Lin Yiguo's civil strife and talk about it, and that's it. In the end, Fang Jun had to bow his head under pressure, whether justified or not. Even if he didn't bow his head, His Majesty would suppress him.
But what does this sudden shift to the Annan rebellion mean?
This is like handing the handle to Fang Jun personally and waiting for him to attack...
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Fang Jun said: "The remnants of Wanchun Kingdom have already rebelled. If we don't take advantage of the moment when their foothold is not stable to annihilate them with lightning speed, how can we wait for him to become bigger and stronger?"
Annan, are you thinking of sending troops to attack again? As for the bullshit responsibility you mentioned, I don’t bear it! Annan has already rebelled. The generals of the Jiaozhou Governor’s Mansion were killed, the county magistrate was killed, and hundreds of soldiers were killed.
In your eyes, these are not "Annan changes", but the navy wiped out the rebels, but it became "Annan changes"? Then I would like to ask you, are you still an official of the Tang Dynasty?
?Is it only when you watch Annan being ravaged by rebels and countless Tang merchants of Han descent were massacred that you would think there is a 'change in Annan'?"
Yu Zhining's face turned red with anger and he opened his mouth, but he was unable to refute. Who told him that he said the wrong thing?
I could only keep saying angrily: "Absurd, ridiculous! Barbaric, barbaric..."
Seeing that both Xiao Yu and Yu Zhining were helpless against Fang Jun, Chu Suiliang couldn't help it. He took a peek around him and saw His Majesty Li Er there with an air of indifference... Does this mean that
His Majesty’s attitude?
Chu Suiliang rolled his eyes and said: "Young Master Fang, please don't argue with us. Although Annan rebelled, you brazenly sent out troops to annihilate the rebellion before the imperial court ordered it to be suppressed. However, you placed the imperial court and the laws wherever you wanted.
Where do you put His Majesty?"
As expected of a man with seven orifices, he directly grasped the core of the problem when he spoke - even if you do everything right, but acting on your own without His Majesty's will is a huge political mistake! To put it mildly, it is a big political mistake.
Mu Wujun ignored the law, and to put it more seriously, he had ulterior motives and bad intentions!
In terms of insidiousness and viciousness, Xiao Yu, Yu Zhining and their like are far worse than Chu Suiliang, perhaps only the "Changsun Yinren" can compare...
Fang Jun's anger rose sharply in his heart, and he was about to speak when Li Ji, who had been silent beside him as if he was staying out of the matter, spoke up: "This is within the authority and responsibility of the Ministry of War, and outsiders have no right to comment."
There was a sudden silence in the political hall.
Everyone cast surprised looks at Li Ji. They were surprised that Li Ji, who had always been wise and protective, stood up to defend Fang Jun. They were even more surprised by the shocking meaning of Li Ji's words...