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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star to Break through the Void Chapter 361 Good news comes frequently

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    The summer in Chang'an City is really unbearable, and this year is a little special. There is a severe drought in Guanzhong, a severe drought in the Central Plains, and the entire middle reaches of the Yellow River are plagued by drought.  The situation of summer grain is extremely pessimistic. In previous years, under this situation, grain prices would have doubled, and public resentment was boiling.  This year is a little different. Rice from Huainan Road, Jiangnan West Road and Jiangnan East Road is being transported continuously along the tracks. Although northerners are not used to eating rice, they never worry about going hungry.  This drought also caused more farmers to go bankrupt. After selling their land, they could only drag their children and daughters out to wander. However, whenever they encountered such people, they were rounded up by the government and driven to track construction sites -  ¡ªOn the construction site, not only can you keep yourself fed, but you can also make some money and feed your family with porridge. This situation makes the project progress faster than when Ye Chang was there. According to statistics from Anton Bank  Statistics show that on the largest day, 370,000 people were on the construction site at the same time. The track from Chenliu to Luoyang can be completed within the year, and the track from Luoyang to Chang'an should also be completed in the first half of next year.  This progress made the officials in charge of supervision in the imperial court smile from ear to ear, wishing that there would be drought every year.  Of course, the ones who are most grinning from ear to ear are the rich and powerful who have long been eyeing the benefits of road construction. The court allows them to finance track construction at their own expense. If this is the case, why not build one or two branch lines? The annual freight collected can be comparable to the fields.  The prospects here are higher, and the refugees who build roads have become a sought-after resource, and many people are trying to recruit them.  "I know all thisis there anything else interesting?" Li Longji listened lazily to Jia Chang beside him as he talked vividly about things outside.  Although Ye Chang was not in Chang'an, his influence on Li Longji had never been interrupted. Before he was ready to part ways with Yang Zhao, Ye Chang fell in love with Jia Chang.  There is an indirect relationship between the two. Jia Chang's cousin Jia Mao'er is Ye Chang's most trusted confidant, and Ye Chang also respects him as his "big brother".  In the past, Jia Chang looked down on his cousin when he got rich, but now it's different. Jia Mao'er is far better than Jia Chang in terms of wealth, and relatives who haven't been in contact with each other for many years are starting to move around again.  "Oh there is an interesting story. It is said that a golden island was discovered overseas" "Golden Island?" Li Longji suddenly became interested: "Sure enough, the whole island is made of gold?" "I also heard about it through hearsay.  , it is said that a group of wealthy businessmen from Yangzhou also had the idea of ????Aolaiguo. They all pooled their money and hired plumbers to search for Aolaiguo. However, they encountered a storm, but Aolaiguo was not found.  A big island with a gold mountain on it. When the watermen came back, they were covered in gold sand and everyone became rich." Li Longji heard this interestingly and laughed.  However, he disagreed with this in his heart. In the past few years, because of the Aolai Kingdom, there has been a craze for sailing from top to bottom in the Tang Dynasty. Many people claimed to have discovered something, but in the end they were all confirmed.  , that's just a scam.  Li Longji, like other smart people, vaguely feels that Aolai Country itself is a scam.  Otherwise, why can't such a country be found in China's long history?  If it is really a scam, Li Longji is vaguely aware of Ye Chang's intention in setting up this trap.  However, he is old and does not have many worries about Ye Chang. The only worry is that he does not have enough money in his internal treasury to support his extravagant and lustful life, or that the power in his hands will be taken away by the prince or prime minister.  "At first, I thought it was just a lie. Later, I met a person who was the supporter behind these hydraulic workers. He also stayed in Chang'an, and later went to Yangzhou to run a football club. His name was Wang Qinian, and I found out about all this.  It turned out to be true, they really found a golden mountain overseas." When Jia Chang said this, he couldn't help but lick his lips.  It was discovered that he either knew the two principals of Jinshan or had heard of them.  One is Wang Qinian and the other is a guest in yellow shirt. I don¡¯t know when these two people got together. They may be jealous of Ye Chang¡¯s fortune. They may also want to imitate the beard guest mentioned in the legend and go overseas to form their own country. In short,  They bought a boat and went on an adventure, and they actually made it to New Taipei, Taiwan in later generations.  Because some of the watermen on the ship had panned for gold sand and found gold sand in the mountain stream, and then found a large gold mine.  Wang Qinian and Huang Shangke are not restrained in temperament, and their subordinates are also mixed. With such a harvest, it is naturally difficult to keep it secret.  "Do you know the person who discovered the Jinshan Mountain?" Li Longji was surprised when he heard this: "Is there really a Jinshan Mountain?" "They said it was not true that there was a Jinshan Mountain, but it was true that they discovered a large gold mine on a large overseas island.  Tsk, no wonder Ye Shiyi had another article a few days ago, saying that wealth comes from the sea" "What article is that?" Li Longji asked Wang Wei, a scholar of Hanlin who served as an adviser.  Wang Wei looked calm: "It is Ye Changzhi's "On Sea Power". The article has only been written for more than four months." "It has been written for more than four months, that is, when I was in Jiannan., he was quite leisurely, and he still had time to write this when he sent troops to fight A few days ago, he said that he had recovered the southern Yunnan Ze, and was preparing to build Yunnan City there. I don't know what the current situation is like.  " Li Longji's words were immediately interrupted by the sound of footsteps. He raised his eyebrows and saw Gao Lishi coming over with a happy face. Behind Gao Lishi, he followed Li Linfu. Li Linfu is now looking particularly old and his energy is getting weaker. Since the two  After being ill once a year ago, he now has constant ailments and will be bedridden every now and then. This makes him very thin and makes him appear more cold and serious. Li Longji actually dislikes Li Linfu now, but he doesn't like Li Linfu very much.  In his hurry, he couldn't find anyone to replace Li Linfu. Li Linfu looked extremely happy today, with a strange blush on his face. "Li Qing, Gao Qing, why did you two get together?"  "Li Longji glanced at Gao Lishi suspiciously. He knew that Gao Lishi and Li Linfu had never been of the same mind. "My servant happened to meet Mr. Li outside and heard that he had good news, so he came together.  "Although Gao Lishi is old, he is still very energetic and has fast legs and feet. Hearing Li Longji ask, he smiled and said. "Good news That must be the military report coming from Ye Shiyi, Li Qing  Let's talk about what happened. Li Linfu bowed down and saluted, and then congratulated: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Luo Feng of the traitor pavilion has been crowned. Ye Chang will also kill all the other rebels, big and small." "Hahahaha" This news made Li Longji very happy.  It was joy: "Taihe City has been captured?" "Taihe City has been bulldozed and all the bricks and stones have been taken away. Ye Shiyi wants to build a new city in the south to control the Erhai Lake." "I know.  , when he left earlier, he had reported that he wanted to build a city with Nanze and Erhai as the center to govern the surrounding areas. Officials in these two cities must be appointed by the imperial court to oversee the civil affairs of the surrounding areas. In addition, Yunnan regiment training envoys should be appointed.  He is also the military envoy of Yunnan and is responsible for military affairs." Li Longji remembered the method Ye Chang proposed to govern Yunnan and said at once: "Okay, okay, I thought it would take a year or two to quell the rebellion, but I never thought he would just use it.  It will take more than four months Is there any reaction from Quanrong? I think Quanrong will have to increase his troops in Jianchuan, right? " He knew very well how much pressure it would put on Quanrong if Yunnan was completely controlled by the Tang Dynasty.  The biggest advantage of the Quanrong over the Tang Dynasty was the geographical environment of the plateau. Although the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were brave and good at fighting, they were not suitable for the geography of the plateau and always fell ill and died.  But after conquering Yunnan, the barbarians in Yunnan were also accustomed to life on the mountain plateau. They were more adapted to fighting on the plateau than the Han army. If the Tang Dynasty organized these barbarians into an army and used them as vanguards to attack the Quanrong, the Quanrong would suffer in the future.  .  "It is impossible for the Quan Rong troops to increase their troops in Jianchuan." Although Li Linfu's face was red, his expression was very calm. He said calmly: "Ye Chang first lured the Quan Rong Shenchuan garrison to come to aid Nanzhao, and then sent Gao Shi to attack Tieqiao City.  They defeated the Quanrong reinforcements on the bank of Erhai Lake, and then pursued them to the foot of Iron Bridge City. They attacked the Quanrong army, beheaded more than 10,000 people, and captured 30,000 people. Shenchuan and Jianchuan were already in the hands of the Tang Dynasty. " "What?"  He was originally grabbing a handful of rice, preparing to throw it to the winning chicken in the cockfighting ring. When Li Linfu said this, his hand unconsciously loosened, and the handful of rice slipped to the ground.  He felt that his martial arts skills in this life were rare among emperors in ancient times, but he did not take advantage of Quan Rong. This has always been his regret.  Now Ye Chang killed and captured nearly 50,000 dog soldiers, and captured Shenchuan and Jianchuan. These achievements were enough to make up for the regret in his heart.  But the victory came so suddenly and the results were so brilliant, he still didn't believe it.  If it weren't for Ye Chang's long-standing credibility, he would almost think that this was a lie about his meritorious service.  After calming down, he solemnly asked: "Is this true?" "It's absolutely true. What we have now is just military information. The military information is from the Yangtze River to Fuzhou, then across Bashan, to Yangzhou, and then through Ziwu Valley and Vietnam Mountains.  , I just sent it to Chang'an. I looked at the time and found that the good news came eight days ago. I think the good news from Jiannan Jiedushi will be here soon. "" Let's go to Ziwu Valley" Li Longji smiled first.  He was very familiar with this road. Yang Yuhuan liked to eat lychees. Fresh lychees were extremely difficult to preserve, so he took this road from Fuzhou to Chang'an, which took only three days.  But he immediately stopped laughing, because Li Linfu's next sentence reminded him that the good news from Jiannan Jiedu Envoy should also arrive.  The Jiedushi envoy of Jiannan was Yang Zhao. When he was driven out of Chang'an by Li Linfu, he was unwilling to do so and wanted to return to Chang'an.  Originally, he could take the opportunity to return to Chang'an after this great victory, but he had an agreement with Ye Chang that military achievements would not be his.  When Li Linfu mentioned this, he was actually reminding Li Longji that this credit had nothing to do with the Kaiyuan Tongbao, Yang Zhao, the governor of Jiannan Jiedushi. Just like the Kaiyuan Tongbao was named Kaiyuan, it was not actually cast in the Kaiyuan period of Li Longji.  Same.  If it were someone else, it would be enough to temporarily comply with Li Linfu's wishes, but this is Yang Zhao. These days, the Yang sisters have been crying a lot.  "Okay, okaywith such meritorious officials, I can't be stingy with rewards."Let's do this, Scholar Wang." Wang Wei, who had never had any sense of presence, bowed to the side and said, "I am here.  " "You draft an imperial edict, asking Ye Chang to be the Prime Minister of Yunnan's military and political affairs and concurrently serve as the military envoy to Jiannan and also order Jiannan to allocate rewards for meritorious soldiers and deduct them from the taxes paid to escort the capital this year.  As for the promotion and conferment of titles, we will wait for Ye Qing to give a detailed report.  " "Yes" Wang Wei said with cupped hands. He was also a generous person. After stroking his beard for a moment, he took up the pen and wrote the imperial edict. After using the seal, he handed the imperial edict to Li Linfu. Li Longji thought for a while and smiled again: "Congratulations, Li Qing.  , I just want to apologize to my daughter for my good life, and I am afraid that I will keep her beloved husband in the frontier for a longer time.  " He didn't mention Yang Zhao's matter. Li Linfu was even happy in his heart, and he immediately came out to thank him. As long as Yang Zhao was kept out, no one could threaten Li Linfu's position in the court. As for whether his son-in-law Ye Chang would spend more time outside because of this  , Li Linfu didn't mind too much. Since he was his son-in-law, it was natural for him to make certain sacrifices for himself. With a happy mood, Li Linfu left Xingqing Palace and returned to his house, but he did not order the coachman.  He stopped the car and asked the driver to take him to Ye Chang's residence. Ye Chang's residence was still in the West City. Since Li Tengkong was married to Ye Chang, he naturally wanted to take over Ye Chang's residence. Originally, Ye Chang had asked her if she wanted to return.  She refused to live in Li Linfu's house. In the past few months, she didn't even go back to her parents' home. "Why did my father come here when he was free Could it be that there is news about Li Lang?"  "Seeing Li Linfu arrive, Li Tengkong came out to greet him. She was very smart. When she saw Li Linfu's appearance, she asked happily. "This it won't take long, he will return to Beijing for a while.  "Li Linfu said with a smile: "There is a big victory ahead. If he wants to win, he will fight again." "Ah" Although he was mentally prepared, Li Tengkong still covered his heart and felt ecstasy welling up. "Ye Chang is romantic and passionate, and it is good to like to provoke women.  , but at least his friendship for Li Tengkong was not fake. Li Tengkong had six sisters, and none of those brothers-in-law treated her as well as Ye Chang did. Even when they were away on the war, they didn't say anything.  Instead of using the imperial court as a post station to convey military information, he said that he would send her one or two letters every month. Not only did he tell her about the customs of southern Xinjiang and express his longing for her, but he also sent her a letter from time to time.  They brought some small gifts. Those gifts were not valuable: a leaf, a colored stone, or something else. It was not until a few days ago that the messenger brought a small box. There was a stone in the box, which Ye Chang called it.  Ye Chang said in the letter that the raw jade stone came from Yunnan and the southwest. After polishing it, you can get beautiful jade, which will become one of the important commodities in Yunnan. Therefore, Li Tengkong's friendship with Ye Chang is not only due to marriage.  It becomes indifferent with separation, but on the contrary, like wine, it becomes more fragrant with age. ¡°Aye, I wonder when Ye Lang will return?  "She asked happily and eagerly. "The saint has already made a will. If it's quick, he will be back in more than a month.  "Li Linfu saw the smile on his daughter's face and responded with a smile. "Can I stay in Chang'an this time?  "Li Tengkong asked again. The smile on Li Linfu's face disappeared.
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