Yangzhou is located at the starting point of the canal, can be said to be a place where soldiers must fight, communicate the north and south, from here, you can cross the river to Yuezhou, and you can go down the river, and then go to sea.

Of course, at this time, shipping was not yet developed, even if it was river transportation, although it was a communication between the north and the south, but most of it was only a military and official ship exchange.

This position, in later generations, is the thoroughfare of the nine provinces, Chen Zhengtai has to admire, Emperor Yang of Sui's vision is amazing!

Although this guy is the king of the dead country, he has a bit of a sense of being a master and a low hand, and he can be described as a mess in terms of specific affairs, but at the strategic level, he has a very far-reaching vision.

If it weren't for this person's character flaws, how could he become the king of the country.

He ordered the canal to be opened, and then brought people to Jiangdu, which to some extent was ...... is absolutely suitable as an economic center.

The Guanzhong and Kanto regions, because of the perennial war, although they still maintain a strong military force, but because of land transportation, as well as the development of Jiangnan, the continuous development of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Dynasties, and a large number of overseas Chinese crossing to the south, the prosperity of Jiangnan has begun to take shape.

As for Yangzhou, which was the Jiangdu of the Sui Dynasty, it naturally became the center of the world's economy.

It's a pity that with the fall of the Sui Dynasty, the aristocratic regimes in Guanzhong regained the authority of the world.

Although it is the starting point of the canal, connecting the important nodes of the north and south of the river, and may even become an export for shipping in the future, everything is now in vain, coupled with repeated wars, it has become more and more sluggish.

Chen Zhengtai led people all over the streets and alleys, and even saw the ferries and canals here, and he couldn't help but feel swaying when he saw them all.

The most important thing to solve in a huge empire is the problem of transportation, if it cannot achieve fast and low-cost transportation, to some extent, no matter how huge the territory is, it will not be able to last!

Jiangnan has gradually become richer, and the population has gradually increased, which gives Jiangnan the strength to divide one side.

Because of the long-term division of the Jiangnan clan, to a certain extent, it is difficult to have a sense of identity with the nobles of Guanzhong and the scholars of Kanto.

This is also why people like Wu Ming also tried in vain to benefit Li Tailai to divide one side, if it weren't for the early Tang Dynasty, because the Tang Dynasty still had enough strength, all this would ...... It doesn't have to be a reality.

Therefore, Chen Zhengtai asked people to start surveying and mapping the map of Yangzhou, of course, it was not the simple kind before, but it needed to be extraordinarily detailed.

Immediately, Chen Zhengtai made another recital, explaining the importance of Yangzhou, and asked the imperial court to pay special attention to it.

Then he had nothing to do, and most of the time Lou Shide would deal with the things here, and Chen Zhengtai had no choice but to be a hands-off shopkeeper.

Naturally, the food for disaster relief had already begun to be distributed, and all the incriminating evidence against the rebels was listed, and the rebels' families, as well as their fields and land, including the tribes, were also recorded.

What Chen Zhengtai didn't know was that in Chang'an, a huge chaos had already begun.

Spring Warm Duck Prophet, in the past two days, in Chang'an City, all kinds of gossip have been spreading.

Some say that Chen Zhengtai was cut into meat sauce, and some say that Chen Zhengtai wept bitterly, and that he had surrendered the rebels, and now he is stepping up the printing of IOUs, and soon, the IOUs in the world will be overissued.

Some people also believe that once Chen Zhengtai surrenders, it will inevitably cause the court's hostility to the Chen family, and His Majesty must be furious.

Under this panic, the stock exchange is very lively, but there are many people who sell, but few people who buy.

In order to maintain the stock price, the third uncle had to stand up pitifully and began to buy back a large number of Chen's shares.

Most of these stocks have fallen to the bottom, especially Chen's Iron and Steel, which was originally worth two yuan and three hundred yuan a share, and now there are only more than four hundred yuan left.

This price plummeted several times at once, and such a sharp drop was something that had never been seen in the exchange before, so the Chen family also panicked.

But you can't buy it back, after all, everyone is selling, the price continues to plummet, and finally this Chen's steel will be finished.

"Third uncle, third uncle......" Someone hurriedly found the third uncle and said anxiously: "It's amazing, Chen's Iron and Steel has listed more than 7,000 shares, and the listed price is only 330 yuan." ”

It's all fallen like this.

Previously, the Chen family had begun to repurchase actions, but these actions obviously had little effect and did not increase the confidence of the market.

After all, many people already believe that Chen's fundamentals have been shaken.

Now the entire Chen family, not only are the copper coins being exchanged frantically, but at the same time, almost all the industries involved are plummeting, and the assets of the entire Chen family have begun to be hollowed out at a speed that is visible to the naked eye.

The third uncle looked at the accounts every day, and he was very worried about Chen Zhengtai, the whole person aged ten years overnight, but at this time, he ...... He knew very well that the more he and Chen Jiye had to make a calm appearance, otherwise, even if Chen Zhengtai did not die, the Chen family would be finished.

Even if there are copper mines, countless industries, and white salt, they can't stand such a crazy run.

The third uncle's eyes were already bloodshot, his wrinkled face was very haggard, and the person who came in a hurry was a nephew of the third uncle, named Chen Xinye, a distant relative of the Chen family.

In the past year, the children of the Chen family were very resentful of Chen Zhengtai at first, everyone was originally lying down gracefully, but he lifted people up, and then kicked them away, and sent them to mining, some entered the steel workshop, and some were responsible for selling salt.

Obviously a child of the family, but whether you are a close relative or a distant relative, you are not polite, people are sent to the mine, I really want to cry without tears, I want to survive, I want to fill my stomach, and I have an uncooperative attitude at first, you have the ability to starve me, but soon, they discovered the cruel reality, because ...... Chen Zhengtai is even more ruthless than everyone imagined, if you really don't work, you may really starve to death.

After being hungry for a few days, everyone was honest, worked obediently, and shuttled numbly through the mines and workshops every day, this period was the most difficult, after all, it was from the gentle township to hell all of a sudden, and Chen Zhengtai never cared about them, as if there were no such relatives at all.

The children of the Chen family suddenly lost all their sense of superiority and could only work every day like ordinary laborers.

Half a year later, everyone gradually got used to this kind of life, but with the expansion of Chen's business, they have become the backbone, and they began to step into more and more important positions.

Some became foremen, some were responsible for stock trading, and some took care of the shop, and with the rise of the Chen family, the former resentment began to fade gradually.

They began to marvel at Chen Zhengtai, this guy, can really revitalize the family business, walking outside, anyone who mentions the Chen family is no longer the kind of disdain, but with a little awe.

And after they are accustomed to hard work, they also become capable, and in many positions, they begin to exert their abilities.

At this time, when they mentioned the head of the family, they were more or less in mixed feelings, and they were both in awe and awe.

But until now, the bad news came, and the bad news was caught off guard, and all of a sudden, the entire Chen family was in turmoil.

This Chen family has a kind of panic that the building is about to collapse, and this atmosphere of panic permeates every Chen family's children, even Chen Xinye, who is in charge of the transaction.

Chen Xinye is just a distant relative of the Chen family, counting up four or five generations, he can have some connection with Chen Zhengtai, but at this time, he is very worried, his eyes are red, he can't sleep night after night, and he sighs when he gets up, the crisis encountered by this cousin is almost the same as the death of his father!

This is by no means an exaggeration, because he knows very well that once Chen Zhengtai's death is confirmed, the Chen family will really be completely finished, and the business he has managed with great difficulty now, his previous plans for his future life, including the livelihood of his wife and children, have come to naught at this moment.

He doesn't even know what he should do many times, in the past, Chen Zhengtai was here, as long as everyone buried themselves in doing things, other things, don't worry about other things, the head of the family has used many things to prove that he can always make the right choice, but now, this general sense of anxiety and confusion has made every Chen child exhausted.

At this moment, he looked at the third uncle.

The third uncle was dumbfounded: "Has the price reached this point?" Find a way, hurry up and find a way to continue to repurchase, Chint said at the beginning, if the price plummets, only repurchase can ......"

Chen Xinye said with a bitter face: "But the third uncle, this shows our Chen family's ......."

"No matter." The third uncle gritted his teeth and said: "Even if we buy back all the shares of the Chen family on the market, we must raise the price, how much, how much to buy back for the old man, our Chen family must not be looked down upon, otherwise, how can we be worthy of Zhengtai's spirit in the sky?" ”

The third uncle waved his hand, and it was obvious that he was struggling to fight.

He only has one belief in his heart, no matter what, no matter how difficult it is, he must support it, and Chen's signboard is more important than anything else.

…………

Li Shimin didn't sleep all night.

Although it was fate to bite the gold and bring 800 iron horsemen to Yangzhou, after all, the mountains and rivers are far away, and the distant water can't save the near fire.

For a whole night, he stood at the bottom of the map in Lingyan Pavilion, staring at the location of Yangzhou for a long night.

According to his years of experience in the army, Li Shimin wanted to break his head, and he couldn't think of how Chen Zhengtai could fight for a glimmer of life.

This is almost a one-sided situation, even if Li Shimin puts himself in his shoes, if he is the one who stays in Deng's house, he can only be outnumbered.

In many cases, absolute strength is simply not able to turn defeat into victory. As for the occasional reversals in history, they are also at the level of mythology, which have been passed down by people and eventually become exaggerated.

Only people like Li Shimin, who have really experienced the test of blood and fire, know that many military myths are, to a certain extent, exaggerated and theatrical.

Li Shimin felt that his eyes were very tired, and after standing all night, his body couldn't help but be a little stiff, and he only sighed heavily.

Zhang Qian tiptoed behind Li Shimin and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty ......"

"Hmm......" Li Shimin bowed.

Zhang Qian looked at Li Shimin's face and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, it's dawn." ”

"Oh." Li Shimin still nodded unconsciously, he felt that his head was a little numb.

Zhang Qian continued: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince always muttered that he wanted to go to Yangzhou last night, but fortunately he was stopped. ”

On weekdays, Li Shimin would rarely say a word of nonsense, but at this time, Li Shimin only smiled bitterly: "He has a bit of blood......

Today, Li Shimin actually did not blame Li Chengqian for being unruly, it seems that he ...... For Li Chengqian's mood, you can empathize.

Zhang Qian couldn't get rid of Li Shimin's thoughts, so he said again: "All the officials have entered the court, and they are all waiting for Your Majesty." ”

"Wait a little longer." Li Shimin said lightly.

"When the slave or maid hears something, she doesn't know whether to say it or not."

"Say it." Li Shimin turned around and glanced at Zhang Qian tiredly.

Zhang Qian said cautiously: "I heard that many people learned about the Yangzhou rebellion and secretly celebrated the crown, and they all said...... This is the trouble caused by His Majesty's punishment of the Deng family, and this is a repetition of the mistakes of Emperor Yang of Sui......"

A trace of coldness flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, and his voice was a little colder: "Really?" ”

Zhang Qian originally thought that His Majesty would be furious at this moment, but ...... His Majesty's eyes were sharp, but they didn't seem to be so agitated that they couldn't contain it.

"This is the news from the hundred horsemen, and it is all private discussion in some Shilin, and some people even say ...... This is...... This is retribution. ”

Li Shimin raised his head and looked at the calligraphy and pictures on the walls of Lingyan Pavilion, his gaze was deep, like an abyss.

With unfathomable, he said lightly: "Yes, I wanted to be happy and revenge, so I was immediately counterattacked, Wu Ming and others rebelled against Ming, but how many people are obedient on the surface, and they are happy to see today's situation behind their backs?" Only when Yangzhou is reversed, and only when Chen Zhengtai is in a desperate situation, can they stand up and warn me that the matter of destroying the Deng family will never be allowed. ”

"And these people, so detached. But I had to support them with high-ranking officials. They can coerce me, and they can abuse the people, for thousands of years...... Isn't that all the case? Aren't these things their usual methods? ”

Li Shimin's tone was very gentle, and the speed of his speech was also very slow, and he said word by word, as if he was doing a homely thing.

But when Zhang Qian heard these words, he felt a chill on his back and his hairs stood up.

He said with sincere trepidation: "The slave reads very little, and he does not understand much about it. ”

Li Shimin suddenly looked at Zhang Qian sternly: "How can you not understand, you can understand it better than anyone else, it's just that you are afraid!" Why aren't you afraid? You are just a eunuch, but outside this palace, these people have woven a huge net, they manipulate the Qing discussion, and decide the wisdom and tyranny of a person; They occupy prominent positions, and most of their sons are officials; Although they only have a few surnames, they can ignore the palace. You Zhang Qian, aren't you also afraid of getting angry? ”

As soon as these words came out, it was much heavier than directly scolding Zhang Qian, and Zhang Qian's soul was directly frightened and bowed down, kowtowing: "Slave...... Ten thousand deaths. ”

Li Shimin snorted coldly and said, "Change your clothes, go to the Taiji Palace, I want to hear how they scold me, listen, they reverse black and white like this, refer to the deer as a horse, and how they accuse me of being a tyrant." ”

"Whoa."

Li Shimin immediately changed into a black twelve-chapter crown robe, wore a crown of heaven, and drove into the Taiji Palace with a majestic body, ascended to the seat, and looked at the hundred officials.

There was a rebellion in Yangzhou, and today's court meeting is about rebellion.

Obviously, since the news came out, many people have been looking forward to this court meeting.

But when Li Shimin really entered the temple, many people who wanted to speak were now silent.

They were waiting, waiting for Li Shimin to ascend to the throne, and the ministers saluted.

Li Shimin said lightly: "The news of Yangzhou, Zhu Qing has already learned about it, the chaotic ministers and thieves, everyone will be punished, I want to recruit in person, what do you think?" ”

Silent.

This disturbing silence followed.

Finally, someone came out with indignation: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, what is the name of the teacher?" ”

This sentence is strange.

There was a rebellion, and the emperor wanted to conquer in person, and he was already famous, so isn't it famous to quell the rebellion and conquer without ministers?

But this person is obviously pretending to be deaf and dumb, and the name of the teacher is as if this is an unjust war.

Li Shimin hid his anger, he patrolled these ministers, but he already knew the meaning of these people's words in his heart.

………………

The second chapter is delivered, in Kavin, it's painful, and the third chapter definitely has it, but it's going to be late, you don't have to wait, let's watch it tomorrow morning.