Chapter 45: Night Attack on Ships
Wang Jie's proposal made Yang Shenjin's expression change suddenly, and Huo Ran said angrily: "How can you mention such absurd words. ”
Wang Ji said blankly: "How can this be ridiculous? Our dynasty and the people of the world are one, and the people are blessed by the court, and when the court is in danger, they should contribute to the court. ”
Yang Shenjin said solemnly: "The price level in the world is controlled by my Taifu Temple, and the economic turmoil is in the hands of you and me." Pull one to activate the whole body...... Throughout the ages, the people are rich, and the country is strong. If the people are weak, the country will be weak. Anytime, once the court profited from the people, it meant decay. ”
Wang Ji was dissatisfied: "Why is Shen Jin so alarmist? It's just a slight adjustment of the individual benefits......"
"Don't mention this again!" Yang Shenjin didn't let Wang Ji continue, and directly interrupted the topic.
Seeing that Yang Shenjin had a reason for being angry, Wang Ji no longer insisted, and sighed: "I am also for your good, and now Your Majesty is worried about the treasury." Whoever behaves well will please him. As long as Shen Jin solves His Majesty's urgent needs, he will be valued. ”
Yang Shenjin said cautiously: "As a courtier, it is natural to share the worries of His Majesty as a matter of food and loyalty. But you must not be flattered, this is the basic morality of being a human minister. ”
Wang Ji was disdainful, but he didn't speak.
Taifu Temple approves weights and measures.
In the Tang Dynasty, merchants were a very miserable profession, generally speaking, in the public impression, merchants were to buy low and sell high or sit on the ground and raise prices.
But the Tang Dynasty would not give merchants this opportunity, and there was no malicious competition in this era to lower prices with each other.
The "Tang Law Discussion" clearly stipulates: those who evaluate the price of unevenness in the cities will be judged by the high and low, and they will be dirty; Those who enter themselves are judged as thieves.
Every 10 days in the Tang Dynasty, the Taifu Temple assessed prices based on current events, and they set a price for daily necessities.
As long as the buyer and seller exceed this price, or lower than this price, they have violated the law of Datang.
Therefore, Wang Ji believed that as long as he controlled it properly, he would raise prices appropriately, slightly increase the commercial tax rate, and take back the money in the hands of the people.
This avoids the market turmoil caused by coinage and solves the urgent need.
Wang Fei felt that his plan was in line with the times and reasonable.
Yang Shenjin is really too pedantic, no wonder he is in a high position, but he can't become a big tool.
If he has the opportunity to be in a high position, how can he listen to Yang Shenjin's pedantic opinions?
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Anxi Kabul River.
After half a month of construction, Arabia has already raised a large number of bamboo raft boats.
Pei Min stood on the opposite bank, a cold wind blew, and he couldn't help but feel a little cold.
The weather in the Western Regions is as cold as a day, and even the physique of a martial artist is a little unbearable.
glanced at Feng Changqing, Xu Yuan, and Gao Shi beside him, and said, "If you feel cold, you can go to the tent, and you don't need to accompany you here." ”
Feng Changqing wore a big padded jacket and said: "It's okay, it's okay, the subordinates' bodies are cold, but their hearts are hot, and in their lifetime, it is really exciting to be able to participate in this kind of war." ”
The same is true for Xu Yuan and Gao Shi.
Gao Shi was even more poetic, and came to a sentence: "The murderous spirit is a cloud at three o'clock, and the cold sound spreads all night." ”
It's not just a whole line of poetry, it's a random one.
If you feel it in the future, it will be a poem.
For half a month, Arabia only gave Pei Min half a month.
Before Pei Min had completed the cultivation of the fields, the Arabs had already launched an attack.
Moreover, there are now more than 100,000 Arabs with 130,000 soldiers, and more than 10,000 soldiers have come to support one after another.
Their addition makes Pei Min's lineup even thinner.
But the Don army was fearless and did not take Arabia in its eyes at all.
Because they are the most trustworthy commanders in their hearts, they will inspect the barracks every day to stabilize the morale of the army.
No matter how many enemies there are, they are fearless.
There was still a bit of blood on the river, and early this morning, the Arabs had launched an offensive, and soldiers poured up one by one.
Under the alternating command of Pei Min and Feng Changqing, the Tang army blocked wave after wave of attacks in the desperate battles of generals such as Li Yide, Zhe Huchen, Lei Wanchun, and Cheng Qianli.
It didn't stop until late at night.
But Pei Min felt that once the Arab offensive was launched, it would never stop so easily, it would inevitably be wave after wave, and they would come again tonight.
In order to prove his conjecture, Pei Min personally greeted the Arabian driver.
Feng Changqing, Xu Yuan, and Gao Shi also accompanied him.
As for the other generals, they have their own division of labor, either to deploy on the front line or to rest in the rear.
They are the ones who fight on the front lines and need to replenish their stamina.
"Is it a mistake in your own judgment?"
After waiting for an hour and a half, night had completely fallen, but there was no sound on the other side.
The cold air was extremely heavy in the middle of the night, especially since they were located on the banks of the river, surrounded by plains and wide lands that were rare in the Western Regions, and the wind was particularly violent.
At this moment, they occupy a high place in the wind, and they only feel that the wind is blowing like a knife.
Pei Min couldn't wait any longer.
Suddenly, the alarm bell rang on the riverbank.
Pei Min's spirit was shocked, and he knew that he had not made a mistake.
It is impossible for the famous generals of the Mosley Massa generation not to attack by grasping the weakness of the Don Army.
As the sentry sirens sounded, the entire Kabul bank suddenly moved, and although there was still no noise, the torches were lit one after another.
The fortress was brightly lit up and down, and it seemed like daylight in all directions.
Dense groups of soldiers formed multiple formations and began to reinforce the riverbank.
Pei Min said with a smile: "This Cheng Qianli is good, not only has bravery, but also has a hand in leading the troops." Chang Qing has picked up a treasure and cultivated it well. ”
The person in charge of the coastal defense line tonight is Cheng Qianli under Feng Changqing.
"What's that?"
While Pei Min was talking to Feng Changqing, Xu Yuan suddenly pointed to the black shadow upstream.
Pei Min stared at it, and under the reflection of the firelight on the riverbank, small boats flew like arrows.
They're incredibly fast, incredibly fast.
Pei Min's brain was running at an incredible speed, and he suddenly said sharply: "So people are ten feet away from the shore and retreat." ”
He didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the other party's gourd.
But the speed of the other party's boat is obviously abnormal.
Although the current west wind has a wind speed bonus, it can carry eight to ten people in a boat.
The soldiers have always been strong, and with armor and weapons, they are at least one hundred and fifty pounds.
If it is manned, a boat weighs at least 1,000 catties, and it is impossible to have such a speed.
There must be something wrong with this.
Pei Min is good at strategy and short of tactics, but he is limited to command in battle, and tactical play is still his strong point.
I give an order without any hesitation.
At this moment, Pei Min's order was at odds with Cheng Qianli's order.
But in the army, Pei Min's order was the first, and the front-line soldiers began to retreat at the first moment after receiving the order.
"Boom!"
The entire riverbank was in flames.
The pungent smell drifted into Pei Min's mouth and nose with the wind.
That's the smell of oil......