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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star to Break through the Void Chapter 422: One person¡¯s life and death shakes the world

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    "Not bad, well done." A rare smile appeared on Yue Xi's usually serious face. He raised his thumbs to some of the stewards who were staring at him, and then the stewards also laughed.  "It's rare, Mr. Yue Lang smiled today." "That's natural. We completed it twenty days ahead of schedule. This is not an ordinary project. From now on, everything from Chang'an to the East China Sea can be connected by track tracks, even if it's the Yellow River in winter  "It's not just sea goods, but also food. In previous years, food was transported from Central Plains to Liaodong, but last year it was Liaodong that transported food to Central Plains. If the food from Liaodong hadn't arrived in time, last year would have been impossible."  "I don't know how to survive." "Yeah, yeah, I don't know why in the past few years, let alone natural disasters, food prices are rising day by day, and people in Chang'an and Luoyang say they are running some kind of chamber of commerce, but they have never seen it.  No chamber of commerce can be as good as Anton and Yunnan, and even the Anxi Chamber of Commerce is far inferior." The comments from the people around him made Yue Xi's smile shrink.  These stewards are small foremen. According to Ye Chang's idea many years ago, a track that runs across the middle of the Tang Dynasty and is basically parallel to the Yellow River has finally been completely completed with the efforts of these small foremen and Lushun Academy disciples like Yue Xi.  finished.  It was already the fourteenth year of Tianbao, and three years had passed since the King's Rebellion.  In the past three years, Ye Chang first guarded Anxi and presided over the war with Dashi and Quanrong. At the same time, he opened up the central area to hoard farmland and immigrated to the border areas.  In the thirteenth year of Tianbao, he was awarded the title of Duke of Shangzhu Kingdom and the founding of Dongmu County by defeating the Quanrong invaders in Anxi and luring the Quanrong to surrender.  However, taking advantage of the opportunity to make him a county official, Li Longji also recalled Ye Chang and appointed Cheng Qianli as the Deputy Envoy of Anxi Jiedu, Nan Jiyun as the Beiting Jiedu Envoy, and Zhang Hao as the Anxi Yingtian Ambassador.  The authority in Anxi took over from the past.  Ye Chang himself only stayed as the Protector of Anxi, and he also served as Minister of Industry and Road and Bridge Ambassador, specializing in land and water roads.  In a sense, Ye Chang was relieved of military power, but the tripartite system of Liaodong, Anxi, and Yunnan was mainly presided over by his disciples and former officials, so his influence was still there.  Road construction is something Ye Chang has always advocated, and he has no intention of resisting this appointment.  After returning to Chang'an, he began to run around, leading a group of his men to check the geography of mountains and rivers, draw maps of various places, and prepare to be busy building the national road network of the Tang Dynasty.  In the past few years, the Tang Dynasty seemed to have had some troubles, either with continuous rains or severe droughts and locust plagues. In order to cater to his superiors, Yang Zhao deliberately concealed the disaster situation. Ye Chang did not dissuade him too much, and just quietly transferred transportation from Liaodong.  excess food in exchange for more people.  In just three years, the Han population in Liaodong surged to more than 1.8 million, and together with other ethnic groups, there were more than 2 million people.  Not only that, because Fumeng Lingcha was involved in concealing the household registration of soldiers who suffered disasters, the Anton Protectorate was withdrawn, and the territory and troops that originally belonged to him were divided between Liaodong and Lulong, roughly bounded by the Liaohe River.  From the east to the south, it is governed by the Liaodong Marching Army General Office.  In this way, Ye Chang had all the coal and iron production areas in Liaodong in his hands. In Anzhou City, he built a new smelting center and used coal and iron nearby, which greatly increased Liaodong's steel output again, not only exceeding  The number of people related to the three major chambers of commerce in Anton, Yunnan, and Anxi is still prosperous in such a prosperous environment, but those who are not the same as them are living a prosperous life.  It's a little sad.  "You see, Brother Fang, this is the track, the track leading to the sea." Yue Xi was thinking about what had happened over the years, when he suddenly heard someone speaking with a southern accent not far away.  He tilted his head and saw more than ten men standing on a mound next to them, pointing to the track in front of them and talking.  These men looked extremely strong and strong, with a rogue air about them. Yue Xi looked down upon them.  "A man should make contributions in all directions, why should he stay in the countryside and be a fox in the city?" The person called Brother Fang was Fang Qing who escaped from Chang'an City three years ago, and the person who spoke to him was Yuan Ying.  In the blink of an eye, three years have passed. The Yuan brothers and Fang Qing each returned to their hometowns and each had their own inheritance.  The two parties had frequently exchanged letters, and they had their own plans to gather in Henan Road at this time.  "If there were no tracks, I'm afraid the Central Plains would have become a land of famine." One person's voice became lower.  "Indeed" Yuan Chao was also here. He noticed that Yue Xi was looking this way, winked to the left and right, and then raised his fist towards Yue Xi: "This gentleman looks familiar, but his surname is Yue?"  Yue Xi was a little surprised: "My surname is Yue, could it be that Mr. Lang recognizes me?" "Three years ago, outside the Chunming Gate in Chang'an City, I had the honor to see Mr. Yue Lang's style." Yuan Chao looked heroic: "At that time  I am deeply impressed, so I will not forget it after a long time Yue Langjun is responsible for the track affairs here?" "I don't dare to say that I am responsible, but I am just doing my best." The appearance of these dozen people is not very kind.  ?Xi Xi was murmuring in her heart. In the past few years, due to constant disasters and Yang Zhao's ignorance, the lives of the people in Guanzhong and Henan were not easy. It was said that it was even worse in Huainan, and in the south of the Yangtze River, cotton cloth quickly replaced silk and silk.  The industry was also hit hard, so it was equally difficult.  Even if there is not smoke and dust everywhere, at least crown thieves are rampant. It is already difficult for ordinary merchants and travelers to travel on the road.  Even the tracks now require many people to guard them. It is no longer like in the first two years when one or two people escorting the car were enough for each car.  "My brother came from Taizhou and originally sold seafood. Hearing that the track here was going to be completely closed, he came to see the excitement. Does Mr. Yue Lang know where there is a restaurant nearby? My brother has always admired Mr. Yue Lang for his ability.  , I would like to borrow a restaurant to serve Mr. Yue with a few glasses of wine." Yuan Chao said it very politely, but Yue Xi was not Yang Fan. He had no intention of making friends with such people, so he declined politely and said: "My husband invites you, so I shouldn't not go.  , It¡¯s just that now that I have no control over my job, I ask for your forgiveness.¡± Yuan Ying frowned when he heard his refusal: ¡°You don¡¯t know how to praise me¡± ¡°Wu Lang, don¡¯t talk nonsense.  , I bumped into Yue Langjun, he is a scholar, he is different from a big boss like us." Yuan Huang stopped Yuan Ying and glanced at Yue Xi. He found that Yue Xi was not moved at all, so he knew that there was nothing he could do.  After inviting Yue Xi over, he smiled and left with everyone.  "Brother was too polite to that Shuzi just now." Yuan Ying walked away and said proudly: "Invite him to come. If he doesn't come, I just tie him up." "Don't talk nonsense. Ye Chang brought that Shuzi to Chang'an."  , I think he is Ye Chang's favorite disciple to compete with the people from the Arithmetic Academy. I originally wanted to invite him here to find out what his background is and see what kind of skills Ye Chang has. You will definitely arouse suspicion and miss our important event."  "What do you want to know? There are no heroes in the imperial court. They only made juniors like Ye Chang famous. Didn't Khalid teach us how to defeat the imperial army? And the dead man named Xing three years ago also revealed to us  Yuan Ying's tone at this time was even more arrogant and domineering than in the past three years: "We have not been idle in the past three years." "It's always right to be cautious Brother Fang Xian, I'm telling you a joke."  "Why did Yuan Dalang say this? We have a life-long friendship, and we are like brothers. What's the point of joking." Fang Qing chuckled.  Three years ago, they took advantage of the chaos in Chang'an City to escape. Wang Welding and his party were executed in Jingjing, so no one pursued them. After rescuing Khalid, they started their business with the gems carried by Khalid, and they also made some detours.  They used Wang Qinian's method to obtain a sea-going ship, and they made a lot of money.  Being rich means being rich, but being rich is not achieved. Thinking of the pomp and circumstance of seeing Li Longji on tour three years ago, and thinking of the ambitions of Wang Welding and others, there is always a fire burning in their hearts.  And now, they feel that their opportunity seems to have come.  At this time, they were far away from Yue Xi, and they were surrounded by their cronies. They were not afraid of anyone listening, so after Yuan Chao stood still, he looked back and said seriously: "Brother Fang, during this trip to the Central Plains and Guanzhong,  "I have made up my mind, what about you?" "Me too," Fang Qing said categorically: "If you don't take what God has given you, there will be trouble later." "Yes, Guanzhong and the Central Plains have been suffering from famine for many years, and the government does not know how to provide compensation, and the taxes are even heavier.  In the past, the princes in the imperial court were extremely extravagant and wanted to take advantage of the famine to annex. Ye Chang had nearly half of the world's wealth, but he sat idly by and even contributed to the situation, so as to deceive the hungry people into taking them to the border as slaves  ¡­¡± Yuan Chao explained in detail what he had seen and thought along the way, and everyone nodded as he listened.  This time, the Yuan brothers and Fang Qing met in Shezhou, then went north to Guanzhong, and then turned east to Hedong and Henan. Wherever they went, the land was destroyed extremely seriously. The homesteaders were almost completely wiped out, and the rich and powerful  The manor's farm is lined with streets.  With a large number of people losing their land, coupled with successive natural disasters, the situation in the Central Plains can be said to be full of crises.  Not only in the Central Plains, but also in Huainan and Jiangnan, the main economic crop was originally sericulture and linen. It was severely affected by the impact of the cotton industry in Anton and Anxi, and it was already withering. The imperial tax could not be reduced, which made the people equally trapped.  "Don't talk about the common people, let's talk about the rich families in the city. There are also complaints at the moment. In the past few years, various chambers of commerce have been popping up, banks one after another, and there are all kinds of stocks and shares - we all know it.  , the so-called Luzon Golden Ticket that is now flourishing in Chang'an and Luoyang, we have been to Luzon, and naturally we all know that it is pure nonsense. Where can we find gold mountains on such a big island? Besides, it is not that easy to go to Luzon.  , although it is possible to buy a large ship from Liaodong, it is not easy to travel. "The so-called Luzon Golden Ticket is the news released by someone unknown three years ago, saying that there is a large island of Luzon four hundred miles southeast of Liuqiu, with a golden mountain on it.  At this time, the legend of Wang Qinian and others' discovery of Liuqiu Jinshan was flourishing. Wang Qinian and others, like Ye Chang, became idols in the minds of the middle and lower classes of people in Chang'an and Luoyang.  Therefore, someone took the lead and established the so-called Luzon Chamber of Commerce to issue Luzon gold tickets-that is, everyone holds this share capital and pays dividends based on the tickets after looking for gold in Luzon.   Most of the wealth of the Yuan Chao brothers came from Luzon, Linyi and other Nanyang countries. They have been to Luzon several times in the past three years and are more familiar with the situation there.  That island country was full of mosquitoes, and even the natives were as poisonous as mosquitoes and snakes. It was even more disgusting than Lingnan, which was considered a miasma land. Although there was some gold, it was not something that the Tang Dynasty could mine.  "Scams like the Luzon Golden Ticket are very popular in Chang'an and Luoyang, but this scam will eventually be exposed, and then Chang'an and Luoyang will probably be in riots." Yuan Chao looked a little excited when he said this  , I have learned a lot from following Khalid in the past few years. Compared with before, his vision can be said to be very different: "In short, the Tang Dynasty today seems to be prosperous with flowers, but in fact it is gold and jade on the outside and ruins on the inside.  Although the imperial court has a large army, it is distributed in all directions and is difficult to mobilize. And Ye Chang, An Lushan, Ge Shuhan and others have no objection. As long as we start an uprising in the Central Plains, these border generals will be the first.  Wait and see and then stand on our own. At that time, we can use the manpower and material resources of the Central Plains to conquer the four directions, and great things can be accomplished." He said excitedly, but everyone around him heard it with horror. Although everyone knew that the Yuan brothers and Fang Qing were three  He had had the intention to rebel since years ago, but he never thought that Yuan Chao would think so much in order to rebel.  "So this track will be the first to be destroyed when the time comes to prevent the imperial court from using the track to mobilize troops and transport food." Yuan Chao pointed to the track at the foot of the mountain again: "The transport capacity of the track is ten times that of the road.  , If it continues, it will eventually lead to trouble for the heart and soul." As he was pointing, he saw Yue Xi in the distance, stopping a galloping horse. The rider on the horse seemed to be a messenger, talking to Yue Xi.  What was he talking about? Although Yue Xi was calm, he still used exaggerated movements to express his surprise when he heard what the other party said.  "It's not what happened Duan Jiu, go and inquire and see what happened," Yuan Chao ordered.  Duan Jiu ran over, but before he arrived, the messenger urged his horse to leave again. Yue Xi seemed to have thought of something and left in a hurry, leaving only some workers nearby to continue packing and preparing to clean up.  Duan Jiu found a worker and stuffed some money with him before he got the news from the worker.  When he came back, his expression was a little strange. Yuan Chao said, "What's wrong?" "Li Linfu is dead," Duan Jiu said.  "Li LinfuLi Linfu?" After only a few years, the name Li Linfu has been somewhat forgotten, simply because the current situation in the Tang Dynasty has changed so much in the past few years.  But when Yuan Chao figured out who Li Linfu was, he was surprised, and then raised his eyebrows: "So, doesn't Ye Chang want to send his wife back to Liaodong?" "This is a good opportunity, do you want to summon the brothers?  He was intercepted and killed on the way, and then he lied about what he had done to the court, making his subordinates uneasy," one person shouted.  "It's impossible to succeed without a small number of people. Although the Imperial Guards in the capital are unable to fight, the personal guards around Ye Chang are fierce. It's difficult to succeed with a small number of people. If there are too many people, it's easy to alarm the court and miss important events for your brothers." Another person retorted.  "Ye Chang's death is his father-in-law's business. What does it have to do with us? Let's act according to our own plan and don't worry so much." Yuan Chao waved his hand: "As long as we can capture the capital, we can command the world. Originally, I still  I am a bit afraid of Ye Chang. It would be best if Ye Chang leaves the capital."
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