Zhe Ziyu seemed not to have heard Yang Hao's words. She coughed, raised her horse, pointed in the distance with her riding crop, and said: "The northwest is known as bitter cold, but that is for the entire vast northwest. As the saying goes. It is said that "the Yellow River is full of dangers, but only rich." This place has fertile soil and sufficient water. As long as there are less wars and is managed by Mingzhu, it is the Miliang River outside the Great Wall. Further west, there are endless grasslands with rich water and grass. , you can herd cattle, sheep, and war horses, and you can also trade with China, Persia, and Tianzhu. If you manage it properly, you can become the Jiangnan of the Western Regions."
Yang Hao sighed secretly, kicked the horse's belly and followed him.
Zhe Ziyu added: "Topographically speaking, Hexi is a beautiful place, and it is also a place for heroes. The land of Hexi is separated by a line of road and hangs alone for two thousand miles. It controls the Western Regions in the west and overlooks the Central Plains in the east. From a high place, it overlooks Helong and Guanzhong. , it can be said that you can advance, attack, retreat or defend. Now that the Taiwei has captured Yinzhou, Yinzhou and Luzhou echo each other, Hengshan has been connected from north to south, and with the help of the two states of Linfu, among the northwest vassals, he is qualified to compete with Li Guangrui and become The only one who belongs to the Northwest King is the Taiwei. I wonder what the Taiwei will do after he captures Yinzhou?"
Yang Haoluo pondered for a while and said word by word: "Cease wars, live in harmony with our neighbors, build water conservancy, promote farming, start industry and commerce, expand livestock and livestock, and recruit people from all over to settle in our territory."
Zhe Ziyu glanced at him appreciatively and praised: "This is a great thing to say. After the great chaos, the people will feel at ease. If you can do this, you will be supported. If there is a great chaos, whoever wants to cause it will be the fault of the people under your rule." Common enemy, at that time you can raise your arms and all the people can join the army. This is very good. However, the most difficult thing to conquer is the people's hearts, especially in the Western Regions, where various ethnic groups live together and have their own subordinates. Even if they regard you as their common leader , it is difficult for them to get along with each other as easily as the people of the Central Plains. When there are more people under your rule, all kinds of entanglements and disputes will arise. If you are not careful, civil strife will break out. This must be guarded against. "
Yang Hao's attention was finally drawn to her business. He nodded solemnly and said: "I know, for me, no matter how many enemies there are in the future, the most powerful enemy will be this matter. Solve it. This difficulty is not easy. For the people who have taken refuge with me in Luzhou, I plan to establish households, pay taxes, establish marriages, establish laws, and promote Buddhism..."
He took a breath and talked eloquently: "I have already thought about this problem. The various tribes in the Western Regions live together, and the superiors in the past have always only controlled and won over the leaders of each tribe and tribe. This saves effort, but these leaders Once they have different intentions, their tribes and people will respond accordingly, and wars will break out. Establishing household loans and directly managing households without affecting too much power of the current tribal leaders is to strengthen direct control over the people of the tribes. a means.
Taxes, no matter how low they are set, must be paid, so that the people will gradually understand that there is a higher power above their tribal leaders. Especially children and future newborn babies, since If Xiao Xiao knows this, he can subtly establish the position of the Jiedushi government in their hearts, and taxes must be collected directly to the household according to the household loan, bypassing the tribal leader."
Zhe Ziyu sighed softly: "Your methods are not strong, and they are always within the range that others can accept. But every step you take is based on the long term, and people unknowingly follow your way. For such an insidious leader like you, I don’t know whether it’s a disaster or a blessing.”
Yang Hao looked at her with a smile, his eyes shining with a strange light: "Don't you think this is a wise act of heaven? Isn't it a good thing to fundamentally solve the conflicts and disputes among the tribes that will benefit the future? You say I have a long-term perspective.
Well, um..., there is nothing wrong with this. The only advantage I have over others is not my martial arts skills, but to a certain extent, I can always take a longer-term view of what I do than they do. This... is one of my
This 'innate instinct' cannot be learned by others. In the future... you will understand it more and more..."
Zhe Ziyu was made uncomfortable by his strange look. What kind of 'innate instinct', there was something in Yang Hao's words..., she suddenly thought: "He...won't he also use that 'innate instinct' to predict me?"
Fu Jixin, are you taking a long-term view?"
When she thought that her every move, and even her future life, might be planned by others, and she would unknowingly follow their plans step by step, Zhe Ziyu couldn't help shivering, and suddenly felt that Yang
Hao is not as harmless as he appears to be, and the proud little fox is a bit angry...
Yang Hao didn't know that his ulterior words would be interpreted by Ziyu herself. He explained: "When establishing laws, all tribes and tribes, regardless of Han, Qiang, Fanhe, must have judicial power."
Jiedushi Mansion, now that the tribes have just encountered great chaos and are relying on my protection, they will make some concessions, which they will agree to.
Those who have mastered judicial power, civil disputes, criminal cases, and many matters related to the vital interests of the people will be under the control of our Jiedushi government. This is the key to establishing the authority of the Jiedushi government. Once this point is resolved, even if the Jiedu government is temporarily
The envoys could not replace the tribal leaders' control over them, but they could at least share the same.
There is also conscription. The people of the tribes in the northwest are engaged in farming, hunting, and animal husbandry in peacetime, and they gather as soldiers during war. The agricultural foundation in the northwest is weak. It is necessary to establish a large standing army like the Central Plains to pay the soldiers and eat military rations.
It cannot be sustained at all, at least not now. But a standing army must be established, not only to resist foreign enemies, but also as a necessary guarantee for the effective implementation of internal rule."
He seemed to have thought carefully about it, and his words were very fluent. He was silent for a moment, and then said: "Building water conservancy, developing farming, developing industry, commerce, and animal husbandry. In the process, we can strengthen the relationship between various tribes and tribes."
Cooperation and integration, marriage, and the establishment of Buddhism are a good way to solve their different living customs and cultural concepts. Living together and sharing beliefs can easily make them identify with each other. But this takes time.
It will take a long time. But I am confident that I will go around the wrong paths and detours that many others take. If I am allowed to implement governance peacefully, after a long enough time, this situation will completely change.
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Zhe Ziyu said quietly: "I'm afraid, no one will just sit back and watch you become as powerful as that."
Yang Hao smiled faintly and said: "Everything has advantages and disadvantages. If someone wants to launch a war against me, it will only strengthen my internal integration. Where can I be afraid of him?"
Zhe Ziyu looked at Yang Hao again. Sometimes the person in front of her was as shallow as a stream, and sometimes as deep as the ocean. She really couldn't guess how much Yang Hao's ambition, courage, and scheming skills he had learned.
At this time, Yang Hao sighed and murmured: "However, so many things are easy to say, but not easy to do. I can't do this alone. I need people, a lot of talents.
I need a large number of talents who are willing to listen to my orders and be used by me. Otherwise, no matter how good the Sutra is, it will be recited out of tune by a crooked monk. What talents..."
Of course there are talents. People who don’t know what they are doing often talk about the bitter cold land of the Western Regions, thinking that it is a barren land and the people living there are barren and barbaric. In fact, this is not the case. This place is the fusion of Qin culture and Tang culture.
The birthplace, Longxi County was established by King Zhao of the Qin Dynasty. It has been an important place in the northwest. During the Tang Dynasty, Longxi was the largest military and cultural town west of Chang'an, with outstanding people.
In the Tang Dynasty alone, there were countless civil servants and generals who became officials since they entered the dynasty. However, culture is in the hands of a few people. Most of these people are children of wealthy families. Yang Hao will not use such people, but he cannot only rely on them.
, otherwise even if he becomes the emperor, what will appear in front of him will only be a family that is too big to lose, and there will be endless troubles.
Talent...
I am not an emperor, so I cannot hold imperial examinations to recruit scholars from among the people. Where should these talents come from?
Li Yu raised his neck, drank all the wine in the cup, fell drunkenly on the table, and suddenly burst into tears.
Once the emperor of a country, his country was destroyed, his family was destroyed, the ancestral temple and the state were gone, the people of Jiangdong were all laid off, his former ministers blocked the door and demanded debts, and his beloved wife was insulted. There is nothing better in this world.
Is he living a more miserable life?
After that bitch came back from the palace, she bathed and dressed up and was still in the mood to go shopping at Qianjin Yixiao Tower. Thinking of this, Li Yu felt ashamed and angry. He flicked the wine glass and pot on the table hard and smashed it to the ground.
That night, she also explained to herself that she was lucky enough to escape because of the sudden appearance of Prince De Chong and was not humiliated. Who are you trying to deceive with this nonsense? The rules in the palace are strict, and father and son are both monarchs and ministers. Who dares to be so rude?
?When he was visiting his concubines and maids in the "Brilliant Red Cave" that filled the imperial gardens in the harem of the Tang Dynasty, when did Prince Zhong Yu dare to break in?
She often goes to Qianjin Yixiao Tower these days. Li Yu once asked his close family members to secretly follow her. Every time she enters the daughter country of Qianjin Yixiao Tower, she disappears for a period of time without any reason. She is nowhere to be found, and she doesn't know who she met. And he has no idea who she went to.
I found out that when the current sage, Zhao Guanjia, was the Yin of Nanya Prefecture, he often went to Qianjin Yixiao Tower. Now that he is the emperor, his whereabouts are even more secret. Who knows if he will go?
Thinking about it this way, could it be that Nvying had no sense of shame and had already had an affair with Zhao Guangyi?
The more Li Yu thought about it, the more annoyed he became. When he thought about Xiao Zhouhou, he really wanted to kill her, but he didn't dare. It was easy to kill Nuying. How could he withstand the emperor's anger? When he found out that Xiao Zhouhou often went to Qianjin Yixiao Tower, and
When the Holy Sage often goes to that place, he even called back the family members sent to follow Nv Ying. So what if he finds out the truth? That man is not something he can resist. Why not embarrass himself then?
Today Nuying went to the Qianjin Yixiao Building again, and she must have gone to the official family as well. The two had a private tryst, and they were in love until death...
The more Li Yu thought about it, the angrier he became. He roared loudly, overturned the table in front of him, and spilled the inkstone and wine flask on the floor. The servant sneaked in from outside the door and took a look inside. He saw that he was drinking to drown his sorrows every day.
The Duke, who was drunk again today, was going crazy with alcohol, so he stuck out his tongue and retracted his head.
Li Yu raised his tear-stained face and looked at the screen opposite the lady Niandie. He vaguely seemed to have returned to the imperial garden of the Tang Dynasty, where the spring breeze and warm rain, the poetic life of flying geese and catkins were singing. At that time, flowers were singing to the moon, chanting
They worshiped the Buddha, sang poems and poems, played chess and painted paintings, gave wine and banquets, sang and danced, and drank happily. They were so unhappy that they were now like prisoners, only missing a pair of shackles and handcuffs. It made people feel sad and sad, and they couldn't help but feel sad.
He chanted loudly:
"When will the spring flowers and autumn moon come? How much do we know about the past? There was an east wind in the small building last night, and the motherland cannot bear to look back at the bright moon.
The carved railings and jade bricks should still be there, but the beauty has changed. I ask you how much sorrow you can have, just like a river of spring water flowing eastward..."
After Li Yu murmured, he closed his eyes and shed tears. Suddenly, the sound of footsteps gently reached his ears, and Li Yu yelled: "Who let you in? Get out!"
At this time, his nose smelled a faint fragrance, which was the smell of a female hero. Li Yu felt as if he was struck by thunder, and his back suddenly stiffened, like a cat that encountered a natural enemy. He arched his back and purred.
He panted for a long time and never dared to open his eyes.
He didn't dare to look at Nv Ying's charming and charming face, or her graceful and graceful body. It was supposed to be his exclusive beauty, but now it was taken over by someone more powerful than him.
The man who couldn't resist took it away from him, and he was helpless. He didn't dare to look at Nuying anymore. When he saw her, it was like seeing his own shame. He just wanted to escape...
Li Zhu's chest heaved and he panted for a long time. He suddenly stood up and staggered towards the back of the house.
"stop!"
Xiao Zhouhou shouted loudly, his voice full of sadness.
This man is her man, the only man who has been with her since she was fifteen years old. In her heart, he is full of beauty and amazingly talented. He is the best man in the world. However, he resigned from the temple in panic and moved north.
Since Bianliang, he has disappointed her more and more. There is no undefeated hero in the world. When he encounters a more powerful enemy, it is not that he cannot lose his country. He does not have to be the strongest man in the world to be called a man, but even if he is defeated
, he should also live with integrity and live like an upright person. His cowardice, selfishness, and narrow-mindedness were all things that she could not see before, but now they were clearly visible in front of her.
Li Yu stood still and didn't look back.
Xiao Zhouhou looked back, walked over, grabbed his wrist, and said, "Follow me!"
Li Yu was furious. His sensitive and talented heart was already riddled with holes, and he could no longer bear any stimulation. When had Nv Ying ever spoken to him in such a tough tone? Could it be that she had climbed up to that person and done his shameful deeds?
Is the lover so majestic?
Li Yu shook his hand heavily and shouted: "This is still my home. I can go wherever I want. Why should I follow you?"
Xiao Zhou was stunned for a moment, and tears quickly filled her eyes. She cried and said: "You have been hungover all day. Apart from feeling sorry for yourself, what have you done for this family? It's not that you only wanted to be happy and didn't know how to seek treatment.
When the country is ruined and the family is destroyed, are you being detained like a prisoner? You only know how to blame others, but have you ever stood up and done anything for this family?"
Xiao Zhouhou became angry, and Li Yu's arrogance immediately subsided. He turned around angrily and walked away. Xiao Zhouhou hurried after him.
"You...what did you say?"
Li Yu's eyes widened in horror, his back was covered in cold sweat, and he was so drunk that he woke up with a fright: "Escape from the capital? This... these days, you often go to Qianjin Yixiao Tower, not to have trysts with officials, but to make plans with others.
This matter?"
Xiao Zhouhou's almond-shaped eyes widened and she said in disbelief: "What did you say? You...you thought I went to Qianjin Yixiao Tower to have sex with others and do such lascivious things?"
Li Yu knew he had made a mistake, but remained silent. Xiao Hou stared at him for a long time and sneered: "Hello, hello, it turns out that you think of me, Zhou Nuying, so dirty. I wonder why you are so frowning every day. I'm all hungover. So you thought... Hey! Since you thought I was going to have a tryst with an official, why didn't you show off your majesty as the head of the family and a dignified husband to catch the adulterer and the adulterer? ?Is your only ability to drink away your sorrows and show off your power in this small room?"
Li Yu was ashamed by what she said, and begged: "You... please stop talking, you don't know how much I have suffered these days..."
When Xiao Zhou saw his haggard appearance, with traces of white hair showing on his temples, he couldn't help but feel soft in his heart, and immediately shut up. Li Yu, however, held her hands in surprise and joy, and said movedly: "Nvying, you are so thoughtful. , thinking about escaping from Bianliang, it seems that you really have nothing to do with the Guan family...nothing, I wrongly blamed you."
Xiao Zhou Hou said quietly: "Of course you are very happy with me, I know. But in your eyes, what is the difference between me and an ancient painting, a rare book, a guqin, and a Qiba you cherish? What? When have you ever thought that I am a living person with my thoughts, and when have you ever understood my heart?" As she spoke, Xiao Zhouhou couldn't help but shed tears.
Li Yu blushed and said: "Nv Ying, if you make a mistake for your husband, it is all your husband's fault. On that day... when you went to the palace to pay homage to the empress, were you really not insulted by the officials?"
Xiao Zhouhou was furious, threw away his hand and shouted: "Is this the only thing you care about? Have you ever cared about my life and death? What will you do if you know this? What if I really Being humiliated by Zhao Guangyi, are you going to seek justice for your wife, or are you going to divorce me with a divorce note?"
Li Yu said calmly: "I...of course I take you to heart. If I didn't care about you, how could I...how could I ask this matter?"
Empress Xiao Zhou glanced at him with disdain, then sighed helplessly and said: "I have told you that that day, for some unknown reason, Prince De Chong went to look for him like crazy. Even the servants in the palace could not stop him. Zhao Guangyi I had no choice but to let me go and take the prince in, so that I could escape the disaster."
Li Yu was overjoyed and said repeatedly: "That's good, that's good, Nuying, I really blamed you wrongly."
Xiao Zhou Hou said sadly: "But I can escape for a while, but I can't escape for a lifetime. I can hide this month, what will I do next month? A woman who has subjugated her country is as humble as a weakling. If Zhao Guangyi wants to use force on me, I will be weak. How can I resist the flow of hostages? Then I thought of a way to escape."
When he talked about escaping, Li Yu became nervous again: "Today, the world is all in the hands of the Song Dynasty. Where can we escape? Dali? Khitan? Or overseas Korea, Japan? Can we escape? Once the officials find out, they will definitely If a large army comes to chase us, it will be difficult for us to fly. If we fall into the hands of the officials then, there will be no way for us to survive."
Xiao Zhouhou held back her anger and said: "Then, what can I do, husband? When I go to the palace for pilgrimage, I am insulted by Zhao Guangyi, and you will swallow your anger and continue to be your Longxi County Duke?"
Li Yu's face turned red with embarrassment. Hearing her mention Longxi, he suddenly remembered something and wondered: "That's not right. Yang Hao is also a minister of the Song Dynasty. Why would he risk everything to save you and me from leaving? Well..., he generously donated money. You helped me, you made arrangements early, and you risked your life to get you and me to take refuge, could it be...could it be..."
Xiao Zhouhou didn't know the reason for this. When he heard that he seemed to have noticed something, his eyes lit up and he hurriedly asked: "Is it possible?"
Li Yu said suspiciously: "Could it be that Yang Hao also covets your beauty and wants to take advantage of you?"
Xiao Zhouhou's eyes widened, and an angry look gradually appeared on her face. She suddenly raised her jade palm and slapped Li Yu on the face!