Chapter 43: The Chief of the Novice Village (Part I)
Li Er wanted to use Lu Hanyang's power to deter the surrounding countries, give his Tang Dynasty time to recuperate, and then completely conquest these unfamiliar guys, so that the Central Plains Dynasty could continue in peace.
Although he had also thought about asking Lu Hanyang to help him cultivate into an immortal and live forever in his heart before. But as an emperor, his ambition has always been there, and he has not yet reached the point where he is willing to give up this great river and mountain for the sake of his own longevity.
So he chose the former one, which can make Datang's country more stable with the help of Lu Hanyang's power.
Although Lu Hanyang made it clear that he would not meddle in the affairs of Datang, Li Er knew that this guy actually cared about Datang very much, or that he cared about the people of Datang. Otherwise, he would not have made a move when the Turks went south before, so this matter is very feasible.
Li Er didn't tell anyone about this thought, he hoped that he would be able to expand the Central Plains Dynasty to an unprecedented level in the future, so that the entire Chinese descendants would be proud of themselves in the next thousand years and ten thousand years.
Because Lu Hanyang said that this world is not suitable for cultivation, and even he himself came here by accident, such a person should not make a wrong judgment, so he will cut off the immortal path, and immortality is just a fantasy.
Therefore, it is the right way to spend his mind on leaving a name in history and being famous for eternity, so that Li Er really gave up his previous unrealistic illusions. He wants to be the king of the land that expands thousands of miles, and he wants to let the place where the sun can shine on this land is the territory of his Tang Dynasty.
But will Lu Hanyang tell him that this wish is unrealistic? Because in this era, the technology of the whole world is not up to the point that this vast land is completely in the hands of one regime.
After all, after the territory is too large, it will take several months or even more than half a year for the information of the frontier to be transmitted to the central government, so even if something happens, it will be a long time too late to react.
Therefore, the Tang Dynasty can conquer Siyi, but to ensure that these conquered alien races will not repeat, other policies are needed, and blindly conquest will only make the frontier constantly burn.
Tough armies can subdue their enemies' bodies, but they can't control their minds. The reason why those foreign barbarians have been capricious is because their hearts have not been conquered by the Central Plains Dynasty, and all they remember is hatred, how can they be governed well?
Lu Hanyang knew about this situation, but he didn't tell Li Er, because all this needs to be understood by the king himself.
After bidding farewell to Li Er, Lu Hanyang returned directly to the Eight Views Palace on the Jade Mountain. During this time, his true yuan was still constantly improving, and the speed seemed to be accelerating, recovering the true yuan every day, and then breaking through the limit, making him intoxicated.
The road built from Chang'an to Yushan gradually has people around it, although Yushan has been given to Lu Hanyang, this road is not, so it is not against the rules for people to build houses and live here.
Moreover, in front of the archway of the Eight Views Palace at the foot of the mountain, there are countless craftsmen who have come to work here before, and gradually form a small town, which can be regarded as the largest market in a radius of ten or twenty miles around this jade mountain.
Just as the tourist area in later generations drove economic development, it is also the same around the Yushan Bajing Palace, which has gradually become a gathering place for the interconnection between the surrounding dozens of miles of mountain villages and Zhuangzi.
At the foot of the mountain is a tributary of the Bahe River, which can directly flow into the Bashui River in Chang'an, which is the river in Baqiao Beiliu.
Although the river is not wide, it can also be transported by water, so that the surrounding Zhuangzi and mountain villages can communicate with Chang'an City. And what is Chang'an? At this time, it was the most prosperous city in the world, where it was possible to trade with merchants from all over the world.
Not to mention anything else, in the future, whether it is Japan, which is known as the Japanese slave state in the east, or the Eastern Roman Empire in Europe, and the Byzantine Empire, etc., there will be merchants to Chang'an. It's just that sooner or later, and there are caravans in Lingnan, so it's not impossible to want something from the South China Sea.
Of course, this is to say that it is bigger, but now it is just to form a small town, and then earn some money to support the family, and the people who spend money are those who come to the Eight Views Palace to offer incense, although the Eight Views Palace does not set a threshold, but it is definitely not a small family that is willing to spend money.
It's like modern people know that there are many places around the world that are suitable for travel, but how many of them are poor travelers when they actually travel? Therefore, the Eight Views Palace fed the town at the foot of the mountain, and the town drove the people of these surrounding mountain villages to form a small economic circle.
Lu Hanyang doesn't care about this, and Yuan Tiangang doesn't care either, but there are often people who care.
It has been more than two months since the opening of the mountain gate, and it is the height of summer. The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the town at the foot of the mountain is gradually blooming, and the nobles of Chang'an City have brought countless opportunities to make money, but they have also brought countless people with red eyes.
On this day, in a shop at the foot of the mountain, a group of high-spirited guys were threatening a father and daughter: "I said Lao Changtou, you can't run this store anymore, it's better to sell it to a few brothers, so that there is also a sum of money to take back to buy two acres of land is also a way to live, don't you say?" ”
"This store is at the foot of Jade Mountain, and above it is the mansion of the gods, so it is impossible to sell it for ten dollars. And why does my store have no business, don't you know, Lord Tiger? The shopkeeper rebuked. He knew that these people didn't dare to do it directly here, and could only affect them indirectly like this, so he wasn't very worried.
Is this the shop that is preparing to seize this jade mountain town in the back? The shopkeeper didn't know this, but he knew that as long as he didn't go out of town, he wouldn't have to worry about his personal safety. Because this town was edicted by the immortal Lu Chunyang: no bloody conflicts should occur in the town.
"It seems that you are always ready to toast and not eat and drink, so don't blame the brothers for being ruthless! You think you'll be fine if you don't go out? Then I'll see how long you can eat when you can sit and eat the mountain! "The big man called Tiger Master didn't dare to really do anything here, so he directly threatened and retreated outside.
"Bullying dominates the market...... Could this be where the gods are? Hmph......" Just when a Taoist wearing a sack robe walked into the store, and then stopped the tiger master.
"You are also a Taoist priest, and you actually suspect your Taoist immortals? Sure enough, the Taoist priest is not a family. Are you here to provoke this Lu Chunyang Sword Immortal? Hu Ye didn't expect that this Taoist priest would come out to stop him, so he used Lu Hanyang's name to test him.
"Old Taoist Sun Simiao, this time I came to the Bajing Palace for pilgrimage, but when I saw such a scene at the foot of the mountain, then this sacred, don't go to the court!" The old Taoist priest replied.