Chapter 721: Squeezing
Poison, Guangzhou and Dali City are similar, but also Han people and ethnic minorities live together, Guangzhou County guard is definitely a difficult job, the people are fierce, there are differences in concepts, and Guangzhou is the place of Han Shige Lingnan East Road to collect money; But Zhao Deyan is really a suitable candidate, as a Han Chinese, Zhao Deyan has always served as an executive in a foreign race, and has done almost a civil service in the Turks, an experience that the vast majority of officials do not have.
After Zhao Deyan surrendered, he originally wanted to stay in the Lightning River to assist Tuli, but was rejected by Yang Chong and transferred to Chang'an as a loose cavalry squire. Although Zhao Deyan wrote the Ten Turkic Strategies, the suspicion of Zhao Deyan in the court was not resolved; If he goes south to Guangzhou, it will be a good opportunity for Zhao Deyan.
Cen Wenwen has always been an official cultivated by Yang Chong, and he has no contact with Yang Tong and is disgusted with Li Tang, so the three candidates were approved; As for the direction of the two lakes, Wang Xiongtan has already begun to transfer troops to Lingnan, and began to arrange in the north and south of Lingnan, and the ministers have no objections. Ning Changzhen is dead, Yang Tong is likely to sneak into Lingnan, the necessary preparations and deterrence are necessary, Liang Shuo put forward a new proposal, it is better not to set up the governor of Qinzhou for the time being, but let Ning Yi serve as the assassin of Qinzhou, and Li Xizhi will act as the governor to control the area around Qinzhou.
Cui Chu thought straight and said: "Most of the local ethnic minority leaders in Lingnan are the leaders of the local ethnic minorities who dominate the local government, and they are nominally subordinate to us, but they do not pay taxes. Naturalization is a shunmin and requires half of the tax, which needs to be preferential with the Central Plains civil tax, but Lingnan is remote and has limited production capacity, and the half tax is also a great burden. Li Xizhi acted as the governor, which would make them worry about the interests of their own clan, and they were not as restrained as Feng An. ”
Wei Zheng came forward and said: "Since it is the first material, it is better to let Uncle Wei and Li Gongyan, the waiter outside the staff, go to Lingnan again with the festival, Uncle Wei condolences to Feng An, and Li Gongyan specially appeases Qinzhou, and by the way, he will bring some materials." Since he was suspicious of Feng An's ambitions, Feng Ang must have known about it, and if we showed him sincerity, Feng would be glad that he would be spared the calamity, so that he would not have to work the army and make him obedient. ”
Yang Chong agreed: "In this way, with Li Xianzhi as the governor of Guizhou, he has the right to deal with the affairs of Qinzhou, and let Li Xianzhi open a school in Shi'an County and prepare for the establishment of a commercial bank." Wei Shuhuan could explain to Feng Ang that the three hundred miles around Shi'an and Guangzhou were areas managed by Li Xizhi and Han Shige, and no one could invade them. ”
Yang Chong has drawn a boundary, and the experience of Northeast China and Qinghai has shown that the people are the first to expand the land for thousands of miles, and the expansion of land without the people is to look good, and the people will lose money. Yang Chong's policy is clear at a glance, that is, to use Guangzhou and Shi'an to establish a foothold in the south, and then gradually advance, so that no matter whether Feng Ang and others contain evil intentions or loyalty, it will not affect Chang'an's plan, after all, all parts of Lingnan are states and counties of the Great Sui, and the civil foundation is better than that of the Northeast, and there are many people who are willing to obey the Great Sui.
Before Feng Zhiji left Chang'an, he heard about the resolution of the imperial court, and decided to go to see Yang Chong, this Yue King was too skillful, and saw through the Feng family's intention to not want to be king, but wanted to dominate Lingnan. Chu Suiliang was ordered to meet with Feng Zhiji, and Chu Suiliang said with a smile on his face: "Lord Feng, I'm really sorry, King Yue is now riddled with everything, and he really has no time, so he specially called the lower officials to ask, is it difficult to go to Longzhong, or is there a situation in Lingnan that needs to be coordinated by King Yue?" ”
Feng Zhiji said unabashedly: "My father is a rough man, I admire King Yue's vision in all aspects, and he is loved by the imperial court, and the official position of the Feng family has reached a peak. ”
The Feng family has more than 10,000 slaves and maids, and the wealth will not be used up in ten lifetimes, Chu Suiliang knows that what Feng Zhiji said is beautiful words, in fact, he wants to get closer to Yang Chong through trade. Chu Suiliang said with confidence: "Lord Feng, don't worry, the next official will return to King Yue, King Yue likes to make friends the most, and in the future Lingnan development, the Feng family will definitely have this opportunity." ”
When Chu Suiliang returned to Yang Chong, he specially said his opinion: "Lord Wang, this is an opportunity, as Lord Wei said, Feng is just testing Chang'an's attitude, as long as we show a letter, everything will disappear." ”
Chu Suiliang began to follow Yang Chong from Hexi, and in recent years, Yang Chong understood Chu Suiliang's idea of first Huaxia and then Yidi, and believed that the area under the direct jurisdiction of Chang'an was a person's body, and the eastern capital Luoyang and Xijing Chang'an were equal to the heart of the Central Plains, and the states and counties were like limbs; The Siyi is something outside the body, or other people's siblings, and there is not much direct contact with the Han region, and the obedient will let them be attached to the Tang Dynasty through the canonization, and the disobedient will be punished with one word.
Yang Chong asked quietly: "Do you think what Feng Ang did is not like what we did in Hexi?" ”
Chu Suiliang was stunned for a moment, thinking about the great change in his complexion, Feng An's current behavior in Lingnan is essentially the same as Yang Chong's practice in Hexi, obeying the central government, but maintaining his independence and hegemony in Lingnan; The difference is that Lingnan is too far away from the Central Plains, and Feng Ang does not have as many skills as Yang Chong, so it doesn't seem to be conspicuous.
Yang Chong said: "Feng Ang first attached himself to Xiao Mo in the southern changes, and later defected to Lin Shihong and Li Yuan, which shows that he said that he is a pragmatist, who is strong and who is a threat to him. Such people, honesty is only a means to avoid war, if you want to build Lingnan, it will definitely not work, the Central Plains is a state of etiquette, you see a few people will give up their interests because of these conceptual things. ”
Chu Suiliang guessed that Yang Chong had already made up his mind about Feng An, and asked respectfully, "What does King Yiyue mean?" ”
Yang Chong shook his head and said: "I have no choice for the time being, the development of Lingnan depends on immigrants, during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Lingnan immigrants were called Liuren, and the northern scholars and Li people fled to the southeast coast, but they only gathered near Guangzhou and Chaozhou. There are some things that cannot be forced, and the development must be like Yuhang County, bringing benefits to the people, and now that it is not yet time to start large-scale trade with the Feng clan, rushing to it will only cause wars between those tribes. Lingnan is the territory of the Great Sui Dynasty, and the people should be put first, and when Feng Zhiji comes back, you will discuss with him, and ask him to draw up a plan that can be turned into a county first, and then decide on the scale of trade. ”
Chu Suiliang understood, Yang Chong continued Yang Guang's practice, all the sixty states in Lingnan have the name of the Great Sui, and they do not pay taxes, Yang Chong just wants to squeeze little by little, connect trade and tax payment together, and turn the state into a county that the Great Sui can really manage.
Because some chapters have been changed in the past two days, please forgive me if it affects the reading.
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