"It's really strange today, you actually came to see me after you learned to tidy up your clothes?" Li Shimin asked in surprise.

And after Li Shimin finished saying this, as Qiu Xinggong's father, Qiu He was speechless for a while. This son of his own is so rude, he actually saw the emperor in front of him and was disheveled, isn't this annoying? And when you see the emperor, you are not well-dressed, let alone others. While some people can understand that you are informal, the vast majority of people can't! After all, the person you met actually came to see you in disheveled clothes, this is disrespectful to you, how many people can understand it? Therefore, untidy clothing is also a big problem, and this Qiu Xinggong is not very good at dealing with people, so it ended up like this.

"Your Majesty, the dog will definitely change! The minister has persuaded the dog that he must change his own problems, and then he can serve the emperor. Qiu He said.

And Li Shimin looked at Qiu Xinggong, nodded too, and said, "It's okay!" It seems that someone pointed him out, otherwise he wouldn't have been so sensible at all. ”

"Emperor Mingjian, it was Wang Xuance who helped General Qiu. This time, the emperor summoned the two of them to the audience, that is, to send an envoy to Linyi State, persuade Linyi State to become my Tang Dynasty, and establish the Protectorate of Annam. And they will be the chief in charge of civilian affairs, as well as the Sima in charge of military affairs. As for the other officials, they were also selected one by one. Jingwen said.

And Li Shimin took the initiative to ask Qiu Xinggong: "You were also the general of the left guard from the third rank, and now if you go to serve as the Sima of the Protectorate of the Great Metropolitan of Annan, it is not enough to be an official position from the fourth grade, but you have been lowered by four levels in a row, are you willing?" ”

Li Shimin's statement is also true, originally Qiu Xinggong's highest position was the general of the Left Guard, and his status was at least equivalent to that of the deputy envoy of Jiedu after the military restructuring and the deputy commander of an army. And now it has been reduced to an official position under the fourth grade. Obviously, it has decreased a lot. After all, this is a demotion, and no one wants to do it. So Li Shimin also asked him if he was willing to be demoted. Many people would rather resign than be demoted, because they are looked down upon by many colleagues.

"Your Majesty, as long as you give the dog a chance, let him start as a small soldier, and that's fine." Qiu He said.

Although Qiu He said this, he obviously admitted that he was willing to lower his official position on behalf of his son. Don't look at this as a lower position, but in fact, the power is much greater. The Left Guard General of the past. Although it seems to be the second-in-command of a guard, his real power is very low. Within the methods of the old military system of the Tang Dynasty, the generals did not directly control the army, but all led the soldiers of the world from afar. So the left guard general was actually able to lead only a few hundred soldiers, maybe not even hundreds.

In this case, it is also very good to take the initiative to demote yourself, and then go to a distant place to expand the territory of the country and obtain a lot of benefits. And at that time, it can be said that he has controlled a huge territory, and his army is no less than thousands. The real power can be said to have expanded several times, and as for the dividends that can be obtained by looting the colonies at that time, it is even more tempting. So don't say it's a demotion, I'm afraid there are many people who are willing to go to this demotion.

That's a huge fat shortage. Once people know about it, I'm afraid many people will rush to take up the post. Who doesn't want to go to this kind of reasonable and legal fat shortage! Now Qiu Xinggong can have this opportunity, thanks to everyone's lack of awareness. And he has Fang Xuanling's recommendation, so he can have the opportunity to serve in the south.

Others may not realize that this is a fat shortage, that as Qiu He, who has also been the governor of Jiaozhou for a long time, he was born in the southern minority of Xuanfu. Can you not know that this is a fat shortage? Although Qiu He is a military attaché, after all, he has also engaged in diplomacy from the Sui Dynasty for decades, and he is very clear about this! The imperial court needs those ethnic minorities to provide tribute, and the people who are the people of these diplomatic departments can of course take the opportunity to increase the number layer by layer, and then ask for one tribute at the top, and the following will become five or six.

Of course, this kind of income is actually gray income, not legal income. But now Datang actually made it clear that those local officials who paid tribute could get a commission of one percent. Moreover, the amount of tribute was not clearly stated, and the amount of tribute was decided by the local metropolitan protectorate.

Then don't you understand this Xiaqiuhe? This is to exploit the so-called subject countries, and then exploit them vigorously. The top did not issue a task goal, but it actually gave a commission of one percent, which means that the following can be exploited as much as they can, and then sent back to the central government to give them a commission. Now it's fun, although Qiu He knows what a colony is, but he knows the trick in it. With this open rule, the fool knows that the gray income of the past has become public and legal. If this continues, then everyone wants to make money.

Since everyone likes Brother Kong Fang, of course everyone wants to go to this Annan Metropolitan Great Protectorate to serve, so that everyone can get Brother Kong Fang! Anyway, it is not the people in their own country who are unlucky, and those Confucian scholars who exploit foreign people in China will not say much. Anyway, they are all in foreign countries, and they are not afraid of any Confucian interference. Anyway, as long as you have the ability to exploit it, then you can get a lot of good things from the local aborigines. No one is a fool now, of course they know the benefits of making money.

"Well, since you're willing, then I won't say much. But I hope you can suppress the people in those places and make them pay tribute to the court! Li Shimin said with a pun.

And Qiu Xinggong didn't know what Li Shimin meant, but Wang Xuance took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty, we understand, we will definitely educate those natives well, let them be grateful to Wang Hua, and then pay tribute to the imperial court." ”

"Excellent! Now that you all understand what I mean, I won't say more. I'll give you a chance! Li Shimin said.

And Li Shimin's living room next to him, Chu Sui, scolded in his conscience: "This group of bastards is discussing how to exploit the subject country in front of me, but every word and deed is such a decent man and gentleman, isn't this to prevent me?" ”

Li Shimin and Jingwen didn't talk with a single dirty word. And those who exploited the local subjects were only borrowing tribute. As for letting the subject country provide more tribute, that is, the subject country is grateful to the king, so it will be so. As for how to make them grateful, this is also said. But they never said a dirty word in front of Chu Suiliang, so the things that Chu Suiliang recorded in the living notes were all good words. Later generations can't see from this living note that there is blood and tears stained by the local aborigines. (To be continued......)