Chapter 145: The King of Chengdu
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In addition to the stainless steel sword, there is also the famous Tang knife in the remaining blades, which is a general term for the knives of the Tang Dynasty, which contains four categories: instrument knife, horizontal knife, Mo knife, and obstacle knife, of which the ritual knife is a ceremonial saber, and the remaining three are military supplies, all of which are equipped with the army.
Li Su let the craftsmen forge mainly horizontal knives and barrier knives, these two knives are long and short, used to equip infantry, and the Mo knife handle is short and the blade is long, more than twice as long as the horizontal knife, mainly used to attack the cavalry, Shu is surrounded by mountains, and the barbarians in the south basically have no cavalry, so Li Su only let a small number of Mo knives be produced for the time being.
In addition to the knives, Ouyang Wang asked the craftsman to bring two pieces of armor, these two armors are built according to the drawings given by Li Su, using European-style full-body armor, Li Su rummaged through the information on the armor, or the full-body helmet protection ability in the Central European period is high, but this armor is very heavy, so Li Su decided to use aluminum alloy to make full-body armor, aluminum This metal reserve is higher than iron, there are several aluminum mines in Yizhou, although the hardness of pure aluminum is low, but the hardness of Lu alloy mixed with other metal elements is not low, and it does not even belong to steel.
One of the two pieces of armor that Ouyang Wang brought was made of steel, and the other was made of pure aluminum, Li Su took the armor made of steel and tried it, it was really too heavy, and the weight of these dozens of catties was not necessary to fight on the body, and this pure aluminum was light, but the steel sword was cut down with a horizontal split.
Li Su asked Ouyang Wang to create these two pieces of armor just to make him familiar with the production of full-body armor, and the production of aluminum alloy also needs various rare metals, these metals Li Su is ready to go back and buy a batch of them in Taoyuan for the production of aluminum alloy armor, and it is obviously unrealistic to look for mineral deposits now, and there are not many rare metals used in aluminum alloy.
Satisfied with the work efficiency of the blacksmiths, Li decided to go back and purchase the pulleys, bowstrings and rare metals he needed now.
Leaving the blacksmith shop, Li Su went to the village again, at this time Du Pingzhi was testing the imitation steam engine, Tong Yu was testing artillery, and Guo Xianyuan was studying a few firearms brought by Li Su, everything was in progress, and Li Su was relieved.
In the evening, Li Su went back to the modern villa to order the materials he needed, and also bought a batch of small carts and manpower three-wheeled, what the Tang Dynasty lacked was manpower, which could save a lot of manpower.
At the same time, Li Shimin's southern tour team returned to Chang'an, and the conversation between Li Shimin and Li Su in Yizhou also spread among the officials of Chang'an City through the mouths of well-intentioned people, and the government and the opposition criticized it for a while.
After resting for a few days, Li Shimin was in the court on this day, and when he walked into the Taiji Palace, he felt that the court was different from the solemnity of the past, and as soon as he sat down, Wei Zheng came out and asked: "Your Majesty, the minister heard that His Majesty Xià wants to add His Royal Highness the King of Shu as the governor of Yizhou, and the military and political affairs of the ten states of Shu are the same as the vassal kings, I don't know if there is such a thing." ”
Li Shimin also planned to discuss this matter this morning, so he said: "That's right, this is exactly what I mean, this morning the dynasty is going to discuss this matter with you Aiqing." ”
"I didn't expect this to happen!"
"This Metropolitan Governor has always been a remote leader."
"This is the vassal king?"
“……”
Li Shimin personally admitted the matter, and the ministers immediately exchanged heads and whispered, Li Shimin had already prepared for the ministers' reaction, and he had already made up his mind, whether they agreed or not, Li Su was sealed.
Wei Zheng continued: "Has Your Majesty forgotten the Rebellion of the Seven Kings of the Western Han Dynasty and the Rebellion of the Eight Kings of the Western Jin Dynasty? ”
"Of course I haven't forgotten it, but I'm not Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty is not the deaf Western Jin Dynasty, and I named the six princes as the governor of Yizhou for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, Yizhou is a narrow place, except for Yizhou, the other states are not as good as one Yizhou, what is there to worry about, and Li Su took the initiative to dedicate his skills, which is a great achievement, and it is well deserved!" Li Shimin said calmly.
As soon as Li Shimin's words fell, another minister came out, but it was Lu Jin, he said: "The merits of the six princes are greatly admired, and it is not impossible to divide the land with him in ten states, but the emperor should let the six princes report all the skills they will gain in the future to the court and share them with the people. ”
"Words of integrity!"
"It's time to hand over the skills."
“……”
After Lu Jin finished speaking, there was a voice of echo immediately, these are all officials from the Wang clan, they are not worried about whether Li Su is the king of Shu, how many states and counties he commands, for them Shu is just a chicken rib, what they really care about is what Li Su is in his hands.
Li Shimin glanced at the courtiers who echoed and said, "Then I want to ask, what if the six princes are not willing to sacrifice these skills?" After all, this Luo Anguo has only done business with the six princes so far, and only he knows how many skills he has mastered, maybe what is recorded here is just a drop in the bucket, so I handed over all the ten states to him, and he will definitely do his best to his fiefdom and will not hide his secrets. Li Shimin took out the booklet presented by Li Su and shook it in his hand, which immediately attracted many greedy eyes.
"This ......" Zhang Liang glanced at Li Tai, Li Tai nodded to him, Zhang Liang said: "Your Majesty can send Qin to Yizhou, and then let the princess of Shu return to Chang'an as a hostage, and then as long as there is a new skill in Yizhou, let the king of Shu hand it over, and he will not dare to disobey at that time." ”
"Bastard!" Li Ke was furious when he heard this: "Zhang Liang, what are your intentions? Taking the princess of Shu as a hostage? I'm Li Su's brother, why don't you take me hostage. ”
Then Li Su came out of the column and looked down on the ministers and said: "Father, this world is the Li family, my father abolished the feudal system in the early years, and did not divide the prince, originally for the stability of the world and to avoid chaos among the princes, and there is nothing wrong with this, and now for the sake of enriching the country and strengthening the people, the land of Shu will be sealed to Li Su, not for private purposes, but for the public, and it is also not wrong, and the sons agree with the decision of the emperor!" ”
Zhang Liang's words just now, not only Li Ke was angry, Cui Shao was also angry, he came out and said: "Your Majesty, the six princes have been wronged and belittled in Yizhou, not to mention, this has just done something in Yizhou, and some ill-intentioned people can't see that the six princes have made contributions, and they want to win the skills in the hands of the six princes, but for their own selfishness, as the three princes said, His Majesty is for the public, but some people are selfish, please also ask for your own selfishness!" ”
Li Shimin nodded appreciatively, he didn't tell the truth to the ministers just now, he came to let Shu become rich under Li Su's governance, and secondly, to leave a bloodline in Yizhou to guard against these gate lords, if one day they have different intentions that are not good for the Li royal family, they should also consider Li Su in Yizhou.
"Cui Shizhong's words are wrong, Dr. Zhang's strategy is a little inappropriate, but these skills are not as well known to everyone in Li Su's hands, so it is beneficial to Datang, isn't it?" Fang Xuanling said slowly.
"Fang Ge Lao hasn't understood the meaning of His Majesty, this skill is in the hands of the six princes, and it is the six princes who have the final say on how much to hand over, can it be that the six princes can be handed over by sending a messenger? Besides, let the princess of Shu go to Chang'an as a hostage, this is tantamount to a great shame for the six princes, I am afraid that not only will he not hand over the skills in his hands, but also hate the court, and it is difficult to say what kind of things will happen at that time. "It was Cen who spoke.
"The minister also thinks that Dr. Zhang's words are inappropriate, and he coerces the six princes like this for some strange tricks, doesn't this make the six princes chill and make the world laugh, but the minister still doesn't dare to agree with His Majesty to break the feudal system." Wei Zheng listened to several debates, refuted Zhang Liang's words, and poured cold water on Li Shimin.
Li Shimin has been observing the expressions of the ministers, after Zhang Liang's words came out, many officials from the gate lord clan showed praise, and extremely agreed with Zhang Liang's statement, Li Shimin naturally understood what their ideas were, and a chill suddenly rose in his heart, today they can treat Li Su like this, and another day they may be able to treat other princes like this, and even treat him like this, which makes him even more firm.
Everyone was arguing, and at this time, the eldest grandson Wuji came out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has a way to get the best of both worlds." ”
"Tell me about it!" Li Shimin was overjoyed, and his heart was still the eldest grandson Wuji's favorite.
The eldest grandson Wuji pondered for a while and said: "What the ministers are worried about is nothing more than that the six princes will become princes and kings, but you must not forget that the fiefs of the princes and kings in the Western Han Dynasty can be hereditary, and they can mint money privately on the fiefdoms, collect taxes at will, and are not subject to the management of the imperial court, and they are the same country. “
After a pause, he said: "For the ten states of Shu, the minister thinks that one of them cannot be hereditary, and Li Su will return to the court after his death, and second, the tax system of Shu will remain unchanged, and the taxes paid will still be handed over to the court according to the old system. "The eldest grandson Wuji knew that Li Shimin had made up his mind, and it was useless for others to persuade him, after all, Li Shimin was the emperor, and he could not listen to the words of the courtiers, and the reason why he said this was also after careful consideration, the prohibition of coinage and taxation was to control Li Su's money, and the border was to control Li Su's army in Shu, once Li Su died in battle, Shu returned to the imperial court.
As soon as the words of the eldest grandson Wuji were spoken, the ministers were again a burst of discussion, and many people secretly said that the eldest grandson Wuji was still old and spicy, and Shu was adjacent to Tubo in the west, which was a great power coexisting with the Tang Dynasty, and Li Shimin was also jealous, and now he threw this burden on Li Su, so the Guanlong Group would have one less trouble, and there would be no need for his children to go to the battlefield to fight hard.
"This ......" Li Shimin hesitated, "I can agree to the first three things, but let Li Su take on the responsibility of defending the border, this is too embarrassing for him." ”
The eldest grandson Wuji said: "It's not enough to convince the ministers, and please think twice." ”
"Please think twice, otherwise the ministers would rather die than obey!" Lu Jin took the lead and knelt down, and soon Li Chengqian, Li Tai and others all knelt down, only Li Ke and Cui Shao's people were still standing.
Cheng Biting Jin, Lu Shang, and Xiao Yu were in a dilemma, neither side wanted to offend, and finally said: "The ministers seconded the proposal!" ”
Li Shimin looked at the minister who knelt on the ground, smiled angrily, and said: "Okay, I promise you these four conditions, but it is the responsibility of the vassal king to defend the border, so from today on, Shu will be renamed Chengdu Mansion, and renamed Li Su the king of Chengdu, and the fief of Yi, Mian, Mao, Jia, Song, Ya, Sui, Zi, Qiong, and Shan. ”