Chapter 732: Chang'an Road is Long
For some things in the military, Xiao Shougui does not interfere, he knows very well what his status is, he is just a spokesperson for His Royal Highness Taisun here, but he can only manage some political things, and he can't interfere in some things in the army, if you want to grasp the military regime, then you are not far from danger.
When Xiao Shougui came, his grandfather told him a lot, it is one thing for His Royal Highness to attach importance to you, and you yourself must understand your own status, if you are arrogant, you don't know how high you are, and you want to meddle in all kinds of things, then you yourself are not far from death.
If it was in Chang'an City, no matter what kind of wrong things Xiao Shougui did, people would have spared his life in the face of his grandfather and his mother, but now it is in Gaochang, where it is nominally submissive to the Tang Dynasty, but the actual public security situation is not very good.
If someone pretends to be a bandit in the wasteland and directly does Xiao Shougui, then others can't say anything, so they can only step up the pursuit of the murderer, although his family is a big family, but the power has not reached this wasteland, when the time comes, what result will people give him, his grandfather will have to listen.
For Li Xiang's transfer order, of course, the Cheng family brothers are very happy, they came out this time to make contributions, if they continue to return to Chang'an City, then what are they going to do when they come out?
Su Dingfang hasn't returned to Chang'an City for a long time, and he should go home to see, he hasn't seen each other at home for so long, if he wants to say that he doesn't miss it, it must be false.
Chose an auspicious day of the zodiac, Li Xiang and Su Dingfang hurriedly went on the road, in addition to this batch of gold and silver treasures, Su Dingfang also took a thousand cavalry under his command to guard, even if he entered the territory of the Tang Dynasty with so much money with him, it was a very dangerous thing, so this thousand cavalry must be carried.
Li Shimin's holy decree has been sent down several times, all urging Li Xiang to go to Chang'an City quickly, but Li Xiang also has his own reasons, this time he went back directly with so much money, and he had to escort it in person.
Originally, Li Shimin was still a little angry, thinking that Li Xiang didn't take his words seriously, Lao Tzu had already asked you to rush back to Chang'an City quickly, and you actually said that there were still some things that had not been dealt with here, but when he saw the gold and silver treasures of four million yuan in the back, Li Shimin immediately closed his mouth.
Stretch out your hand and don't hit the giver, everyone knows this, not to mention that this batch of gifts is also worth one-eighth of the financial revenue, Li Shimin has long wanted to repair the Yellow River embankment, but it takes nearly three million yuan before and after, which is by no means a small amount of money, if the treasury is allowed to pay this money, then there may be holes in other places.
Since the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Yellow River has basically often been a demon, and the imperial court can only tinker in some small areas because of lack of money, which cannot change the current situation at all.
Everyone in the court knows this truth, especially some officials of the Ministry of Industry, but the problem is that we don't have so much money in our hands, and even if your plan is well written, there is no way to implement it in the end.
This time there is finally a source of funds, His Royal Highness the Emperor has promised, this money is in this money, if the original, this money is brought back by His Royal Highness the Emperor Sun from the Western Regions, then this money can only be used in the military, but this time people said clearly, it is specially used to repair the Yellow River embankment, which is also for the benefit of the people.
In this case, it doesn't matter if Li Xiang comes back a few days late, as long as the safety of the money can be guaranteed, as for the Nanzhao Kingdom, although the days have been delayed, but they are such a small country, do they dare to go to heaven? We only need to send one or two officials over to explain it, and we will say that there are some things in the Western Regions that have been stopped, and we will postpone it.
Although some people in Nanzhao are not satisfied, but in the face of such a behemoth, they can only swallow their teeth in their stomachs, although they can dominate in the southwest, but the entire country adds up to only tens of thousands of troops, and they can't even catch up with an army in the Tang Dynasty, so they can only endure.
"I see that your heart is already about to fly to Chang'an, and along the way, you keep urging them to speed up, and now they are at the fastest speed, if you continue to speed up, these carriages can't stand it."
Li Xiang was sitting in his carriage, he had already heard Su Dingfang running back and forth several times, this guy kept ordering his subordinates to speed up, Li Xiang could already feel the bumps, if he continued to speed up, these wooden carriages might fall apart.
Hearing Li Xiang's words, Su Dingfang lowered his head and smiled a little embarrassed, if he hadn't been arranged to go home, this guy's heart would not be so anxious, he was on the road now, he didn't want to delay time on the road.
"Your Highness, you are reckless."
Counting the days, Su Dingfang has not returned to Chang'an City for two years, and it is very normal to have such thoughts, his wife was pregnant when he left the capital, and now it is estimated that the child will leave soon.
"Your mood can be understood, but this time there is a heavy responsibility, especially when we escort so much property, if something goes wrong, then it is not easy for us to explain to the imperial court, especially this money should be earmarked for the repair of the Yellow River embankment, which can be related to millions or even tens of millions of people upstream and downstream."
If it was before, Li Xiang would definitely be able to let this guy take his men back to Chang'an first, but this mission is different from the original, this time with so much money, Li Xiang has no experience in this area, if he is asked to escort, he really doesn't dare to do this.
"Please rest assured, Your Highness, your subordinates will make good arrangements."
Su Dingfang said a little embarrassed, speaking of which, he is also an old man in the barracks, it is said that he should not make such a mistake, but this time it is really for a reason, he also wants to be able to return to Chang'an City as soon as possible to see his children, just communicate on letters, it is better to see the real ......