Chapter 419: Good News Tokyo
The Guangnan Express sent a telegram to the city of Tokyo, and the government and the opposition were boiling again, and the people of the city celebrated for this, and the Qinglou tavern was full of people who carnivaled with wine.
Yang Yi led the army to the battle, and everyone was full of expectations, and Yang Yi's name can be said to have become a guarantee of victory in the hearts of the people. With him, the Great Song Dynasty will win.
Nowadays, the people's lives are getting better and better, and they are happy to celebrate such good news as a holiday. There were no less than 100 tabloids in Tokyo, and all of them reported on the victory in Guangnan under headlines. And the miraculous thing is that even people like Huang Tingjian, who are in Pennsylvania, are confused about the whole process of the war, but the tabloids in Tokyo are very straightforward.
How Yang Yi used anti-intrigue to release true and false news, how to dig a pit to lure Ruan Zhishun to jump, how to run thousands of miles, close the door and beat the dog...... In short, the whole course of the war was analyzed by these tabloids without any mistakes, and of course, many of their imaginations were added;
For example, Scholar Yang was able to communicate with elephants, and Ruan Zhishun sent elephants to attack the city, but Scholar Yang said a few words to the elephant, and the elephant obediently retreated.
Another example is that Scholar Yang borrowed the wind and rain, which made Ruan Zhishun think that there was an opportunity. Then the thunderbolt knocked down Nguyen Zhishun's handsome banner, causing the collapse of the 100,000 Vietnamese army.......
Don't believe it, don't believe it, go and see Yang Daxue's house, there is an iron wire to guide lightning on the roof, according to the Yang family's little servant, it is used by Yang Daxue to introduce thunder and lightning into the ground to avoid splitting into the house, this is not enough to show that Yang Daxue can control the thunder?
Magical tabloids, there is no most magical. Only more magical.
The more miraculous it is, the more the people talk about it.
You don't see, there are many big families who have gone to Yang's Mansion to learn from the experience, and they are vying to install lightning rods on the roofs of their houses.
Of course, if you ask Scholar Yang why he didn't lead the thunder to kill Ruan Zhishun directly, wouldn't it be more troublesome? Then you must be drowned in saliva and shot to death by a contemptuous gaze.
The reason is very simple, haven't you seen how Scholar Yang used Renduo to protect his loyalty to persuade the Xia army to surrender? Keep Nguyen Chi Shun. Presumably, Scholar Yang must have his wonderful use, how can an idler guess it?
Every time the whole country celebrates, it is also the busiest time for Zhangdun. In Shangshu Province, small officials holding large stacks of documents went in and out, and various decrees of the Great Song Dynasty were issued from here like flowing water. Your information is coming here at a faster pace.
If you want to deal with everything in a timely manner, it is not enough to add a few more chapters. Therefore, he can only grasp the big and let go of the small, first urgent and then slow.
The victory in Quang Nam was only a military victory, and the military was only an extension of politics, and for Zhang Tun, the battle of Quang Nam had just begun.
For the long-term peace and stability of Guangnan, before Yang Yi marched south, the imperial court passed a resolution to develop Lingnan. In addition to Liao, there were two other countries that plagued the Great Song Dynasty, one was Western Xia, and the other was Jiaozhi.
Di Qingnan conquered Nong Zhigao, and Guo Kui crusaded against Jiaozhi. and then Yang Yi led the army to the south, each time it was hundreds of millions of dollars, and the energy spent by the Great Song Dynasty in Lingnan was not much worse than that of Western Xia. This situation must be improved.
The key to increasing control over Lingnan is to improve transportation. Only when the roads are smooth can we change the current situation of Lingnan mountains. Moreover, once Cochin was incorporated into the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, the maritime trade with Nanyang became more and more prosperous. The importance of Lingnan's strategic location will be highlighted.
Once Lingnan is developed, it will have a huge radiation effect on Jingxiang, Yunnan and Guizhou; The external meeting was also conducive to the Great Song Dynasty's control over the countries of the South Seas, increasing the sense of existence and deterrence of the Great Song Dynasty.
As soon as Yang Yi proposed the strategic layout for the development of Lingnan, he immediately received the full support of Zhangdun, and in Zhangdun's view, the development of Lingnan was of great significance from the military, political, and economic aspects. …,
In Shangshu Province, there is not only a big man in Zhangdun, but Su Song, Li Qingchen, Cai Bian and others usually sit in Shangshu Province, and Cai Jing, the head of the household department, hurriedly entered Shangshu Province with a stack of documents, and soon a small political hall meeting was formed.
After everyone sat down according to the case, Li Qingchen first asked: "Cai Shangshu, how much is the specific income of this year's summer tax, and has the household department counted the results?" ”
At present, the taxes of the Great Song Dynasty are still paid in summer and autumn, with the summer tax limited to the beginning of July and the autumn tax limited to November. Money is needed for the war, and money is even more needed for development plans after the war, and the amount of tax revenue this summer has undoubtedly become the most concerned issue for everyone.
Cai Jing opened a document and replied with a light cough: "Ladies and gentlemen, at present, due to the long distance in the area south of the Yangtze River, most of the summer tax accounts have not yet been delivered to the capital, and the amount of money counted north of the Yangtze River is 121.62 million, and most of these taxes have been escorted to Beijing. ”
Su Song bowed his head and said: "Cai Shangshu is very good at this, the taxes in the south of the river are escorted to Lingnan nearby, which can indeed reduce a lot of unnecessary consumption, and this official thinks it should be done." ”
Zhang Dian glanced at everyone, and seeing that everyone nodded in approval, he immediately asked Lin Xi, a member of the Zhongshu House, to prepare a draft edict and send it to the Gongzhui Hall for Empress Dowager Liu to use the seal. This is the style of Zhang Dan, never procrastinating on what he has identified, and acting resolutely.
Cai Jing continued: "Judging from the data currently available to the Ministry of Households, if nothing else, this year's annual income is expected to reach 260 million. In addition, the matter of setting up a city in Qinzhou suggested that it should be implemented as soon as possible, and at the same time, merchants should be vigorously encouraged to go to Qinzhou to do business, so as to alleviate the dilemma of Guangxi's lack of materials. ”
No matter how history judges Cai Jing's loyalty and traitor, but he is definitely not bad for being a capable minister, after he reports the situation, he often directly puts forward his own suggestions and lets Zhang Dian choose, which is very rare.
After listening to Cai Jing's words, his younger brother Cai Bian replied: "It is right to encourage merchants to go to Guangnan to do business, but I am afraid it will not have much effect, since ancient times, the people have regarded Lingnan as a peerless region, non-Lanzhou, Guazhou, etc. ”
Who knew that Zhang Duan suddenly smiled faintly and said: "This is not necessarily, this official has heard that the people are rumoring that Scholar Yang can call the wind and rain, and with him sitting in Lingnan, what are the people afraid of?" ”
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help laughing, these big guys naturally won't believe the nonsense in the market, but you can't control the people to believe it!
In fact, Zhang Dian is not completely joking when he says this, and now there are not many people suffering from miasma in the Southern Expedition army under the leadership of Yang Yi, that is to say, Yang Yi's Southern Expedition can be used as a strong evidence that miasma can be prevented.
Since it can be prevented, there is nothing to be afraid of.
Zhangdun's meaning is to increase propaganda efforts, so that the people no longer regard Lingnan as a daunting path, and if you want to have a better propaganda effect, it is a good choice to make a fuss about Yang Yi, he can call for wind and rain, what is strange about being able to eliminate miasma?
This is called making the best use of resources, talents and talents, and such a good resource cannot be wasted.
As for whether Yang Yi will find him to fight hard in the future, this is another story!
Li Qingchen frowned lightly and said: "The 30,000 forbidden troops of the Southern Expedition are bound to withdraw after pacifying Jiaozhi, but the current shortage of generals in Guangnan is extremely serious, and the loss of nearly 20,000 people in this battle is even worse, and the imperial court must think of recruiting troops as soon as possible, otherwise as soon as Yang Yi's army returns to Beijing, it will be difficult for the Lingnan army to maintain the situation." ”…,
The reason why Jiaozhi easily attacked Qin, Lian, Yong and other prefectures this time was precisely because of the serious shortage of generals in Guangxi, which made Ruan Zhishun like no one.
However, the land of Quang Nam is sparsely populated, and it is extremely difficult to recruit soldiers, otherwise there would not have been a shortage of more than half of the generals.
Now if you want to recruit troops on the spot in Lingnan, it is even more impossible, you can only find a way from other places, these are extremely urgent matters, because Lingnan wants to develop, 100,000 Jiaozhi prisoners are building roads in Guangnan, if you do not suppress heavy troops, there will inevitably be a big chaos, and the training of non-commissioned soldiers cannot be achieved overnight, and we must recruit and train troops strictly as soon as possible before they can be sent to Lingnan.
But where does the problem come from? General Xu thought for a while and said: "It is not suitable for new recruits to be sent to Lingnan, and this officer suggests that the troops in Jinghu and Fujian should be transferred to Lingnan, where the mountains and rivers are closer to Guangnan, and the soldiers can quickly adapt to the life of Lingnan." The resulting void in the defense zone can be filled by conscription from other places. ”
As the saying goes, one person is short, two people are long, Xu Jiang's voice fell, Cai Bian continued: "This official thinks that the imperial court can also consider selecting one or two hundred thousand people who perform well and sincerely belong to the Great Song Dynasty from the 200,000 prisoners who control the river and join the Lingnan army. At the same time, these people have no foundation in Quang Nam, and they are scattered and installed in various generals, so they don't have to worry about their bad intentions, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. ”
The Great Song Dynasty has been using Western Xia captives to govern the river for more than a year, and there are at least two years left to complete the river control project, to give these Western Xia captives some stimulation, some hope, this is very necessary, to Guangnan as a soldier compared to the heavy work they do every day, there is undoubtedly the difference between heaven and hell.
As soon as this policy is promulgated, it will certainly arouse a strong reaction among the 200,000 party prisoners, increase their enthusiasm for work, and to a certain extent, it will not be a problem to improve the progress of river control.
Cai Jing immediately came out to echo the elder brother, and Lian Su Song and Lian Sheng agreed.
Zhang Papi smiled faintly and said: "This strategy is feasible, but 20,000 at a time is too much, so let's levy 5,000!" ”
The people sitting here are all human spirits, and they immediately understood the meaning of Zhang Dian, and it really deserved to be Zhang Papi!
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