The Senaki Hall, which is equipped with a shifting air conditioner, is cool and comfortable, and it is very different from previous years.

His Majesty Li Er was reading and watching the report of the government's relief and resettlement of refugees, and counted about how many refugees there were, how much rice was consumed every day, and so on.

It took a long time for His Majesty Li Er to raise his head and ask Secretary Ma: "Compared with previous years, how is the situation of this relief?" ”

Ma Zhou arched his hand and said: "Weichen has read the relevant documents, and after rough calculation, the expenditure of this year's branch is less than in previous years; Wechen also went around to see it, and the refugees seemed to be doing better than in previous years. ”

His Majesty Li Er bowed his head slightly and said, "I think so too. The imperial court built warehouses, repaired official houses, and dredged rivers, and there were also officials and wealthy merchants in the city who built houses and houses, and hired many refugees. I have also decreed a minimum wage, and the money and food earned by the refugees should be able to support their families, right? ”

Ma Zhou said: "Even if you can't support your family, there is still a porridge shed to go to, and the starvation of people will definitely not happen." ”

His Majesty Li Er said with a deep groan: "It seems that the method of 'work for relief' suggested by Qi Lin is still feasible. ”

Ma Zhou smiled and said, "This year is just a trial, I'm afraid there are still some omissions." After refinement, the results should be more significant. ”

His Majesty Li Er smiled with relief, tapped his fingers on the bookcase a few times, and said: "Qi Lin is no less intelligent than his brother and sister, but at a young age, he is actually unprofitable and cannot afford to be early, which makes me have a headache. ”

Ma Zhou smiled and said, "If you have merit, you will be rewarded, why should Your Majesty have a headache?" ”

His Majesty Li Er shook his head slightly, and he was really a little worried that the reward would not be enough.

"That's it, after all, it's still young, and the heart will change." His Majesty Li Er smiled bitterly, changed the topic, and asked: "King Bin, I want to establish Li Simo as the khan, and lead the Turks scattered in Henan to return to Hebei, restore their old court, and follow their ancestors. However, Li Simo said in his book that all the departments were afraid of Xue Yantuo and refused to leave Senan. What can I do? ”

Li Simo, formerly known as Ashina Simo, was an Eastern Turkic nobleman and one of the generals of the Tang Dynasty.

In the fourth year of Zhenguan, Tang Taizong sent the general Li Jing and others to lead the Tang army to attack the Eastern Turkic Khanate. Jieli Khan was defeated and fled, and the leaders of various tribes abandoned Jieli Khan and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, but Simo followed Jieli Khan.

Soon after, the Tang army destroyed the Eastern Turks, and Simo and Jieli Khan were captured by the Tang army. Later Tang Taizong Li Shimin appreciated Simo's loyalty, and named Simo the king of Huaihua County, leading the old tribe of Jieli Khan to live in the southern region of the Yellow River.

Xue Yantuo was originally one of the Tiele tribes, which was formed by the merger of Xue and Yantuo. Originally in the Tula River valley in Mobei, he was engaged in nomadism and belonged to the Turks.

In the second year of Zhenguan, the Western Turks were in civil strife, and more than 70,000 households of his tribe led by Yi Ya Xiao Khan of the Xue Yantuo Department belonged to the Eastern Turks, but they encountered the brutal rule of Shangjieli Khan.

Yi Nan led his men to resist by force and defeated the army sent by Jieli. Subsequently, the surnames of Tiele jointly promoted Yi Nan as Khan, and Yi Nan did not dare to be it.

At this time, His Majesty Li Er was trying to weaken the Jieli forces, believing that uniting Yinan would be conducive to Tang's final counterattack against the Eastern Turks, so he sent the guerrilla general Qiao Shiwang to secretly contact Yinan, and worship Yinan as the Pearl Viga Khan, and give him a drum.

Yi Nan was overjoyed, so he established the Xue Yantuo Khanate, built a tooth at the foot of the desert Yu Du Jun Mountain (now Hangai Mountain in the Mongolian People's Republic), fought against the Eastern Turks, and sent envoys to pay tribute, becoming a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty in Mobei.

After the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks, they moved most of the Eastern Turks to the south of the Yellow River and set up many prefecture capitals.

In this way, Shuosai was empty, and Xue Yantuo took the opportunity to rapidly expand his power, occupying most of the territory of the former Eastern Turks, and moved the tooth tent to the south of the Duluo River in the north of Duwei Jieshan (now the Tula River valley of the Mongolian People's Republic), with 200,000 victorious soldiers, entering the heyday.

It is in line with the classic saying of later generations: between countries, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests.

From the Han Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, historical experience has repeatedly proved that the northern nomads supported by the Central Plains Dynasty will always invade the south and plunder wealth and population after they become strong.

When Xue Yantuo became rapidly strong, His Majesty Li Er began to take preventive measures to prevent him from expanding southward.

First of all, His Majesty Li Er sent an envoy to prepare a gift book, and the two sons of Yinan were named Little Khan. On the surface, this move is a favor for Xue Yantuo, but it is actually an attempt to divide the power of Yi Nan.

The second is to make Li Simo lead the crowd to return to the north of Baidao, and establish a buffer zone between Xue Yantuo and the Tang Dynasty, so that Xue Yantuo cannot directly attack the Central Plains.

But Li Simo is obviously afraid of difficulties, first, he was named Khan by His Majesty Li Er, but his prestige in the clan is limited, and he is worried that it will be difficult to convince the public; The second is also the reason stated in his letter, the Turkic tribes were very afraid of Xue Yantuo and did not want to return north.

Ma Zhou stroked his beard and thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty can summon Li Simo to Chang'an, know the benefits, and give him a good time, or let him return north with peace of mind." ”

His Majesty Li Er thought about it, agreed with his jaw, and said: "What King Bin said is very agreeable, so let's follow this will!" ”

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Yu Wenshang threw down the leaflet in his hand and said with a mocking smile: "This house has not been built yet, so you dare to sell it for money?" It's really bold, and it's really thick-skinned. ”

Cui Zheng shook his head, took the leaflet, and explained word by word: "This is a pre-sale, only half of the deposit is paid, but you can get the house in more than a month." Look at it again, housing is limited, first come, first served. In other words, if you wait for the house to be built and then buy it, it may all be sold out. ”

Wei Zongzhang groaned and said, "According to the price on this, it is a good deal." That boundary used to look like just a wasteland, but now that I look at it, it's located on the main traffic route, and it's really a good place. ”

Cui Zheng smiled and said, "Don't hide it from the two brothers, the family is also quite moved and wants to set up a warehouse there." In this way, the bulk goods of the East Market can be moved out, and the number of shops can be more than doubled. ”

Yuwen Shang looked at Cui Zheng for a long time before he smiled bitterly and said, "Don't you know that this house is not for sale." It's just that the other day - alas, the heart is not angry. ”

I just negotiated with Xu Qilin a few days ago, and I am going to make money in the fragrance business. But as soon as Xu Qilin's conditions were taken back, the heads of the three families shook their heads and refused to allow it.

Getting involved in merchants, is this what the nobles should do? Of course, no one has done anything less than this, but can't you be embarrassed on the table?

Yu Wenshi was even more resolute, severely reprimanded Yu Wenshang, and it was okay to befriend Xu Qilin, but don't mess with him.

Yuwen Shang thought that his father was worried about Xu Chongrong in the palace, so he said a few words.

Unexpectedly, although Yu Wenshi and Yu Wenshi were concerned about this, it was not the point.