Wang Can returned to his residence and was still accompanying Li Xiuning. His current affairs were, on the one hand, accompanying Li Xiuning as she waited for her childbirth, and on the other hand, he was waiting for the outcome of the war on the front line.
In fact, Wang Can didn't think it was that difficult to attack Goguryeo.
After all, the Sui Dynasty was very powerful.
If no one had blindly commanded, and Yang Guang had not interfered wantonly, and the people currently fighting on the front line were Lai Hu'er, Mai Tiezhang and others, they were all veterans on the battlefield. They were all veteran generals. They all dared to fight and kill, and had experience.
Rich, it is not difficult to win.
Even if you have to pay a corresponding price, this thing will definitely succeed.
At the same time, Wang Can had begun to deal with the prisoners. The Goguryeo generals, led by Gao Pingren, were all taken out and killed, cutting off any chance thoughts of all the Goguryeo prisoners.
After dealing with Gao Ping and others, Wang Can began to deal with all the Goguryeo prisoners.
This group of prisoners was very numerous.
There are tens of thousands of people.
It would be a pity to kill these people, so Wang Can auctioned all the captives and sold them to aristocratic families and businessmen in the world. For merchants and aristocratic families, they need slaves, especially now that the court is constantly checking the population.
The continuous emancipation of the population of large families has resulted in many large families lacking slaves and workers.
The existence of slaves replenished the number of merchants and wealthy families.
It won’t mean that the rich and aristocratic families will have no one available.
Tens of thousands of captives were sold, because it was an auction, and the highest bidder got it, and a full 100,000 taels of gold were auctioned. Such a revenue was a huge sum of money for the Sui Dynasty.
Especially this battle, which originally consumed countless money and food. Now that the money has been obtained through the auction, we no longer have to worry about money or the lack of food and grass.
This situation was also reported to Yang Guang's ears.
Yang Guang learned the news and immediately called Wang Can to the palace.
He looked at Wang Can and said seriously: "Master, this time the Goguryeo slave trade is indeed a great harvest. At this moment, we are really making money. In this way, our battle will no longer be
You can trade at a loss, but you can actually get benefits."
"The Emperor's Holy Ming!"
Wang Can said: "Only in this way can we support war with war and continuously expand our territory. Otherwise, if we rely solely on the foundation of the Sui Dynasty to fight wars, even if the Sui Dynasty is extremely wealthy, even if the Sui Dynasty has a lot of money, it will still be difficult to carry out the war."
Unable to live."
"A very simple truth."
"During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there were Emperors Wen of Han and Emperor Jing of Han before him. The two emperors worked hard to restore production and try not to fight in order to stabilize the situation."
"Two generations of emperors worked hard and accumulated countless amounts of money and food. It can be said that although the Han Dynasty at that time was not very strong in national power, it already had the foundation."
"However, after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty succeeded to the throne, he used troops aggressively as soon as he came to power. The use of troops for consecutive years not only caused a lack of money and food in the national treasury, but also caused the death or injury of countless soldiers in the country."
Wang Can said sternly: "In the end, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw that the local people's livelihood was in decline and the people were in dire straits. He issued a self-indictment. He changed the national policy of continuous war and began to work hard to govern. Only then did the Han Dynasty, which was about to collapse, stabilize for hundreds of years."
"This is true for the great Han Dynasty, and it is true for the great Sui Dynasty as well."
"What's more, in the Sui Dynasty, only the late emperor's generation worked hard to govern. It only took 20 or 30 years to reach the emperor. In such a short period of time, even if the Sui Dynasty was peaceful and peaceful under the rule of the late emperor, it could not withstand the consumption.
of."
"So, please give me a clear warning, Your Majesty."
Wang Can's eyes were sharp and he said: "Therefore, if you want to fight externally, you must support war with war. On the one hand, this is to temper the soldiers' ability to fight on the battlefield; on the other hand, it is to ensure that the war can continue and the Sui Dynasty can
Continuous expansion.”
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Yang Guang said three good words with a smile on his face.
The expansion of territory during the Sui Dynasty was the best thing for Yang Guang. Especially the expansion of territory would not deplete the treasury or increase the burden on the people, so this was the most appropriate thing.
"Report!"
At this moment, a chamberlain entered.
The chamberlain walked straight to Yang Guang's side, bent down and spoke in his ear.
Yang Guang rolled his sleeves and said, "Let them all come in."
"yes!"
The chamberlain received the order, turned around and went down to inform.
Yang Guang looked at Wang Can and said: "Master, these slaves came to report just now because of the slave matter. The Master bought and sold slaves, and the Qingliu scholars in the court were very emotional after hearing about it. These people, now
They have all arrived outside the palace and are here to give advice."
Wang Can said: "Your Majesty, since they are here, let them come. I am not afraid of the shadows. What's more, everything I do is for the Sui Dynasty and has no selfish motives."
Yang Guangdao: "I believe you!"
Wang Can said: "Your Majesty, since someone wants to oppose me, let's have a debate. As the saying goes, if the reason is unclear, as long as the reason is explained clearly and the reason is clear, everything will be solved."
Yang Guang gave a thumbs up and praised: "You are worthy of being a national teacher. He understands the righteousness well. I am very relieved."
The two were chatting, and soon they saw officials entering one after another.
Wang Can now serves as the national preceptor.
He handles government affairs on a daily basis. In fact, he has already gotten to know all the officials who came with Yang Guang. At a glance, he found that none of them were generals with real power, and none of them were civil servants with real power. They were all officials from the Qing Dynasty.
They are all officials.
These people are good at talking nonsense.
Obviously, Wang Can's transaction of buying and selling slaves touched the bottom line of these officials, so the officials had to dissuade them.
The leader, Yan Guan, is named He Yingtong. He is from a famous family and is very prestigious in the court. Especially He Yingtong is already over fifty years old. At this time, the age of officials, especially Yan Guan, also means that
Qualifications. If you are a Yanguan in your early twenties, it means that you have no resume, no experience, and no right to speak. But for an older Yanguan, it is different.
He Yingtong and everyone else saluted Yang Guang, but when they looked at Wang Can, their eyes were hostile.
The most taboo thing for court officials is ghosts and gods.
The most disgusting ones are alchemists and warlocks.
These people who show off the ways of ghosts and gods are the most likely to influence the emperor, so the officials are the most resistant to the sorcerers.
So much so that they hated Wang Can.
In fact, Wang Can's original reforms in western Liaoning have touched the interests of countless people. In Wang Can's court, almost everyone shouted and beat him, and no one stood on Wang Can's side. Now, Wang Can has changed and changed again.
After becoming a national master, he was hated by countless people.
He Yingtong said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I heard that the imperial master sold all the slaves of Goguryeo. Your Majesty, once this matter comes out and the news spreads, I am afraid that the world will be shocked, and it will make all countries look down on the Sui Dynasty.
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Yang Guang frowned.
He didn't like what He Yingtong said.
What He Yingtong said about the Sui Dynasty being looked down upon by all nations was really outrageous.
It even made Yang Guang lose face.
Yang Guang did not answer, but turned to look at Wang Can, waiting for Wang Can to answer. Because this time, it was mainly for Wang Can to refute, and Wang Can personally refuted it.
Wang Can chuckled and said: "I don't understand what Mr. He said. What do you mean, after selling the slaves, all the countries will look down on the Sui Dynasty?"
He Yingtong said: "If you want to convince other countries, you must be influenced by virtue. If there is no influence of virtue, it will not last long. If you sell the slaves of Goguryeo, it is equivalent to a deadly feud between the two parties. In this situation
Under the same premise, how can it be possible to make Goguryeo surrender? After people from various countries in the Western Regions heard about it, they probably looked down on the Sui Dynasty even more."
"Hahaha……"
After Wang Can heard this, he couldn't help laughing.
The laughter was full of disdain.
The laughter is full of contempt,
Among corrupt scholars!
He Yingtong's views made Wang Can extremely contemptuous. Because such views would not bring any benefit to the prosperity of a country. On the contrary, they would drag the country back.
Wang Can said in a deep voice: "He Yingtong, He Yingtong, your great principles are really unique."
While speaking, Wang Can stepped in front of He Yingtong, and then slapped him.
"Snapped!"
Hearing a loud slap, bright red finger prints appeared on He Yingtong's face, and even the entire right cheek became red and swollen.
"Snapped!"
Another slap in the face.
Wang Can took action again, and bright red fingerprints appeared on the left side of He Yingtong's cheek.
Both cheeks are a little red and swollen.
Yang Guang also stared wide-eyed. He didn't expect Wang Can to be so direct and attack directly. However, Yang Guang also saw that Wang Can obviously held back his hand. If Wang Can had attacked with all his strength, he would have slapped him.
After going down, He Yingtong flew out directly, unable to stand still.
Yang Guang still didn't interfere.
He wanted to see how Wang Can would handle this matter.
But He Yingtong, who was the party involved, became angry and roared: "Wang Can, you committed such a wanton crime in front of the emperor, and you are simply acting as a courtier of the Sui Dynasty. Even if you are a national counselor, you are not worthy."
"Oh, Mr. He is angry!"
Wang Can clicked his tongue and said: "Master He, do you know why I hit you just now?"
He Ying said: "Why?"
Wang Can replied: "Because I don't obey Mr. He, I want to beat you."
"you……"
He Yingtong was short of breath and gritted his teeth and said: "If you are not convinced, if you are not convinced by me, what does that have to do with me? That is your own business. Why do you want to hit me?"
Wang Can said: "Because Master He just said that in order to convince the countries in the Western Regions, they must be convinced by virtue. The countries in the Western Regions may not be convinced by the Sui Dynasty, but Master He said that they must be convinced by virtue and show the style of a great country."
"Similarly, if Mr. He wants to convince me, he must use his virtues to influence me. Even if I am not convinced by Mr. He, then Mr. He must also use his virtues to influence me."
"So I beat Mr. He, you shouldn't be angry."
"You should repay evil with kindness and inspire me!"
Wang Can said calmly: "Master He, you keep saying that you want to influence the countries in the Western Region with your virtues. But speaking more broadly, this principle also applies to individuals. Therefore, Master He has to work hard to influence me! Otherwise, you have to work hard to influence me!"
, your moral character is not perfect, and you are not worthy of being an official in the Sui Dynasty, because you do not have the character to influence people."
brush!
He Yingtong's complexion changed slightly.
He Yingtong gritted his teeth and said, "Wang Can, you are using your strong words to make sense."