Chapter 38: Misunderstanding
"Confused!" Wang Xingman shook his head and said, "It's just to build the Eastern Capital." Even if another Luoyang is built, 200,000 is enough. Two million people, do you think it's the Great Wall?"
"The Eastern Capital was built that year. Jingzhao, Fanyang, Luoyang, Xiangcheng, Pengcheng and other counties are almost every household. Among them are also countless immigrants. If you look back, can some people complain that our emperor's policy has allowed people in entire counties to work and everyone to make money. Even if he is going to fight Goguryeo next year, can you see that he has recruited a militia?"
"What about the canal? But there are a lot of people dead, and there are many complaints. Huang Yi was still unconvinced.
......Speaking of the canal, Wang Xingman sighed: "The construction of the canal was originally for the benefit of the people. The canal connects almost all bodies of water, and traffic is well connected in all directions. The formation of the canal has reduced the flooding of the two rivers of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. A number of droughts have also been addressed. Grain, commercial transportation is more convenient. Yangzhou, Yizhou and other places have become the most important hubs of the Great Sui. ”
"It's a pity...... The canal is too long. Unlike Luoyang, the eastern capital, all construction is being carried out under the Son of Heaven. Large sums of money have been withheld by local officials. I was afraid that I would not be able to fulfill the order issued by the emperor, so I would scatter the notices of building canals and levying the army of Hui Zhuangding. ”
"Then why didn't Yang Guang come out to rectify these corrupt officials?" asked Huang Yi.
"How to rectify it?" Wang Xingman asked rhetorically: "The emperor has a lot of opportunities every day, and there are countless things that he wants to choose every day.
"This ......" Huang Yi was stunned: "If what you said is true, then it is indeed that I misunderstood him." No, it should be said that history misunderstood him. ”
"The throne is not so easy to sit on. Wang Xingman shook his head and said.
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"I also thought that this transaction would not go so smoothly, and I didn't expect that there were so many people waiting for us at the pier tea shop alone. Shan Meixian sighed.
That's why she's here in person. He even brought two of the other two most powerful masters of Dongming Island with him.
"I think Jianghuai and Wagang just want to fish in the water and make some benefits. Yuwen valve is easy to say under the control of our Li valve. On the contrary, it was the weak Goguryeo Chen Jing and the Dugu Valve who did not appear......"
"Jianghuai Du Fuwei, come to visit Mrs. Dongming......" Before Li Shimin finished speaking, he heard a loud roar.
"What a deep internal force!" everyone on the boat was shocked.
The bow of the Dongming is eight feet high above the sea. And under the extreme speed, the words spoken by the other party clearly reached everyone's ears.
The people came to the bow of the ship and looked down.
I saw a small fishing boat the size of an ant. With everyone's eyes, they could only vaguely see three people standing on the boat.
"You two go back to the inn and wait for me. Duvowe confessed.
I saw that he suddenly waved his sleeve, and something shot out of the cuff. Goodbye he bent his knees and kicked his legs, and the man had jumped high and landed on it. Kicking his legs again, he was already on the bow of the eight-zhang high.
"The chief manager is in charge of the internal force. Shan Meixian praised.
Although she also had a way to get on the boat, she couldn't rely on pure internal support like him.
You know, no matter what light work it is, the most difficult thing to do is to tread the snow without a trace. Du Fuwei borrowed that moment in the air, and he had undoubtedly done it.
"Carving insect skills, offering ugliness. ”
In fact, Duvovian's internal forces tend to be fierce. It's like ordinary people, some people are explosive, some people are more stamina. Marathon runners sprint 100 meters, and some will even lose to explosive students.
Although Du Fuwei has good stamina, he is more explosive.
"Mr. Du came from afar, I don't know what the so-called thing is?" asked Shan Meixian.
"Madame is rare to come to the Central Plains, and the opportunity is rare. Naturally, I wanted to ask my wife to help build a few handy weapons. Duvowe said to himself.
"What if I'm not happy?" Shan Meixian said lightly.
"The foundation of Dongming Island in the Central Plains, if there are no allies. I am afraid that it will be difficult to move an inch. Duvowe said.
"You threaten me?" Shan Meixian's face sank.
They are all overlords of one side, how can they be influenced by others?
"There are several things that are indispensable to great things. Ambition and guts, as well as equipment and men. I think I have a lot of ambition and guts, and I also have people. Duvowe said confidently.
"If you dare to come here alone, I naturally believe in your ambition and courage. As for people...... "Shan Meixian looked at Li Shimin.
How could a person like Du Fuwei not understand what Shan Meixian meant. I just listened to him: "The four major gate valves are counted, and the overall strength is comparable. Therefore, except for the Song valve, because the valve owner is obsessed with the knife method, any gate valve does not want the Li valve to become stronger. Li Valve poured out of the nest and could only go around with Yuwen Valve. Do you know why Dugu Valve didn't appear here?"
"Speak up. Shan Meixian said.
"In that year, the canal was repaired to Huainan. We are all on the prefectural service list. Not to mention that the wages are not enough to eat, those corrupt officials and corrupt officials imposed a policy of whipping the workers in order to complete the work as soon as possible. I couldn't bear it, and I revolted one after another with a small 'Fu Gong Yi'. He started in Huaibei and I was in Huainan. After that, the two armies drove thousands of miles and converged in Liyang City, becoming the current Jianghuai Army. ”
"The number of hundreds of thousands of people in the two armies combined, it can be said that except for Yang Guang, no gate lord or leader of all parties can compare to the number in my hand. Not to mention how strong the combat ability is, but if it really reaches the point of burning jade. At least any gate valve can never turn over. ”
The Jianghuai army has nearly ten times the number of Wagang, and the territory is also several times that of his. This is Du Fuwei's confidence.
Moreover, Wagang could only rely on a mere 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses to shrink into the city. Although Wagangzhai is easy to defend and difficult to attack, out of Wagangzhai, any Sui general may destroy him.
"In this way, I have inherited your favor from Dongming Island?" Shan Meixian's face remained unchanged. She had guessed that it might be someone from Dugu who had come to blow up the ship, but now it seems that she guessed wrong.
"The Jianghuai army has 3,000 men and horses, and they exchange two excellent weapons for Dongming Island. I don't think Madame will be too resistant. Duvowe said with two fingers.
"Just two?" everyone was stunned. Only Shan Meixian frowned.
Although 3,000 people are not much, there are thousands of people brought by Dongming Island this time. But as Du Fuwei said, behind these 3,000 people is the Jianghuai army. This is a big banner, and if you want to cut down this banner, you will face an army of two or three hundred thousand. Without Yang Guang's support, the soldiers and horses of Yuhang County may not be able to resist.
In the territory of the Great Sui, Dongming Island is naturally the best choice to cooperate with Yang Guang. But there are countless forces staring at the weapons of Dongming Island below. Just like this transaction with Yang Guang, there will be countless people who want to block it.
The imperial court has a place where the imperial court administers. Jianghu has its own genre.
With the Jianghuai army here, at least the eight gangs of the Central Plains and those small gate lords want to fight Dongming Island, and they have to worry about the consequences.