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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star to Break the Void Chapter 516: The King of Silla Lives in Chang'an

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    In Chang'an City, Ye Chang's prime minister's residence is Prince Wei's residence. Compared to his status, the furnishings inside are even simple.  This has always been something that has puzzled all the officials in the court. Ye Chang always said that he likes luxury and is interested in all new things. He never hesitates to use what some people call "strange and obscene skills".  Spend money on stuff.  But on the other hand, Ye Chang's own life is extremely simple. For example, Li Longji is very delicious and fun, and there are dozens or hundreds of dishes on a dining table, but Ye Chang depends on how many dishes are placed for each person. Generally speaking, if he leaves  When a minister eats, he must have several dishes for several people and then add a soup for every four people.  Li Longji raised the children of the Liyuan, so that the cockfighting lackeys could enter the palace in a dignified manner. However, Ye Chang directly assigned the Liyuan to the Ministry of Rites. Although he still allocated funds to support it, he required them to spend three months every year to tour all over the country.  Especially during the military tour in Bian Town, as for Ye Chang himself, it was rare to see the performances of Liyuan actors once a month unless it was a festival.  It¡¯s not that Ye Chang doesn¡¯t delegate power. Many times, Wei Jiansu can decide things. Ye Chang just circled and marked ¡°Leave it to someone to handle.¡±  Compared to the diligent emperor and prime minister, Ye Chang was somewhat slack.  Whenever it comes to reform matters, Ye Chang must be extremely meticulous.  In his own words, all major events in the past were subject to old rules. The prime minister had his own affairs and could handle things according to old rules. If old rules could not be followed, the cabinet discussion would prevail.  Only innovation matters are unprecedented. If we are not careful, there is a risk that the disadvantages will harm the people. By the time they are discovered, not only will the damage be irreparable, but the name of innovation will also be ruined.  Therefore, ordinary daily matters would not be presented to Ye Chang, but today's matter, Wei Jiansu was a little embarrassed and felt that he could not make up his mind, so he decided to present it to Ye Chang after the two of them had discussed the business.  This was also a small way for him to bring the two of them closer together. Ye Chang understood what he meant, but as time went by, he found that Wei Jiansu was still quite capable. The most important thing was that he was willing to actively cooperate with Ye Chang.  Carry out innovation freely.  A sub-phase with faults is much easier to control than a perfect sub-phase.  "This big cannibal claimed to be a big food scholar and wanted to study in the Imperial College. He first went directly to the Imperial College. After being rejected, he went to Honglu Temple. After being rejected again, he went to the Ministry of Rites. He was still rejected, so he came to find someone.  Official. I didn¡¯t want to pay attention to it at first, but I was thinking about the big cannibal¡¯s occupation of Guangzhou last year. Sooner or later, your highness will get it back from the big cannibal, so I thought about whether to bury some idle money first, for example,  Cultivate a group of people who love China among the cannibals?" Wei Jiansu said to Ye Chang seriously.  Ye Chang was already a little overjoyed. This guy had reached a certain level of trying to figure out his intentions.  After a while, he hesitated: "This matter can be discussed with the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple. Well the Imperial College can recruit him, but it cannot let him enter the School of Practical Studies. He can only study Confucian classics. In addition, he must be allowed to study.  Swear to give up his belief in evil gods. This is a prerequisite and must not be compromised. This will be the case for Dashi and the Persians in the future. "" King Jin Xianying of Silla has entered the court and has been staying in Chang'an for a month. He has come to the table many times. Please see me.  Your Highness, please send students from Silla to the Imperial College. Will this follow the example of the great cannibal? "Last year, Gao Shi and others formulated a disciplinary action plan against Silla, and it was implemented in March this year. In fact, the battle was carried out.  It was much smoother than expected. The Lushun Navy mobilized fifteen large warships, of which only three ships were modified with artillery. A total of 3,500 naval personnel relied on artillery in an attempted attack.  With its powerful deterrence, Jilin, the capital of Silla, was captured, but the Liaodong Town Army, which was originally preparing to go out, had just boarded the ship.  After all, it is a weapon that transcends an era. The people of Silla could not figure out what happened at first. When the city wall they thought was very strong was blasted away by naval guns, they realized that they had relied on the terrain and strong city to hold on and wait.  China's tactics of counterattacking when problems arise can no longer be repeated.  The compensation of three million guan was guaranteed by customs tax revenue and was paid off in six installments. In the first year, it was 800,000 guan. Only the currency of the Central Plains was collected, and no natural bad money from the Silla people was accepted.  In this process, Silla had to sell its properties to Datang at a low price in exchange for Central Plains currency, and then use the Central Plains currency as compensation. Of course, they could also directly use their properties to offset the compensation, but the pricing of the properties was based on Silla's local currency.  Calibrated by price, this makes its actual value greatly underestimated.  No matter what method is used, according to the secret report of the Fifth Qi of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the actual compensation paid by the Silla people may be as high as more than 5 million guan.  No silk will be accepted.  The first 800,000 yuan indemnity has already received 300,000 yuan. In the past few days, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War had been arguing over how to use the 300,000 yuan, while the other ministries were watching indifferently.  "Jin Xianying wants to see me. Why? He doesn't have enough money and wants to ask for a favor from me?" Ye Chang smiled and said: "Let's do this. At the ceremony the day after tomorrow, you tell Dugu Ming and arrange a place for Jin Xianying. Compare the county  "I'm looking forward to watching the ceremony the day after tomorrow." Wei Jiansu smiled when Ye Chang mentioned the ceremony.Interesting: "For something that King Wei pays so much attention to, I think I will only see Xiaguan a few times in this lifetime." "That's not necessarily true. I'll try to let you see me again every few years in the future."  Ye Chang laughed loudly: "But what I saw this time is indeed very important. It can be said that with this thing, a mainland country like ours will no longer be in danger of civil strife." "Is it so magical?" "Of course,  Politicians still need to uphold the law and cultivate virtue, and must not be cruel or corrupt, otherwise the people will have to rebel if the government forces them to do so. "Ye Chang said leisurely, "Just wait and see, you will be surprised when that day comes." Qianyuan  Early in the morning on October 12th of the second year, Ye Chang and Shouan appeared outside the palace.  The palace they identified was Xingqing Palace. The parts that had been destroyed by the war had been slightly renovated. The entire usable area was less than half of what it was when Li Longji was at his peak.  For Belle's Ye Chang, it is enough.  In the southwest corner of Xingqing Palace, there is a courtyard with three entrances, which is regarded as the palace of Prince Wei. Ye Chang meets some people who are not suitable to be brought into the palace here.  In the southeast corner, close to Chunming Gate, there is a large area separated, which is where the center of the Tang Dynasty is now. From Prime Minister Ye Changci to Wei Jiansu to the rest of the civil and military officials, their daily operations are gathered here.  Someone once joked that if Anlu Mountain were to appear again, as long as they invaded this place, they would be able to capture all the officials.  Of course, the person who made this joke was soon dismissed from his position by Wei Jiansu as "frivolous and frivolous", making him regret it endlessly.  "You really value this, and you even specially invited me to come." Shou'an held Ye Chang's hand, turned back with a smile, and said to him softly.  Their two sons and one daughter are all around. The older eldest son is being held by Ye Chang, while the younger daughter is in the arms of the wet nurse. In Shou'an's belly, there is also their fourth child, but now  It's only been four months, and although she's a little pregnant, it doesn't affect Shouan's normal schedule.  "This is probably one of the biggest changes I have made to Datang. If you were not here, I would feel very sorry." Ye Chang gently squeezed Shou'an's hand.  The relationship between the two is very good. Although Shou'an also knows that Ye Chang is not a cat who doesn't steal sex, at least in name, Ye Chang only has her as his wife.  This is true whether Shou'an ascended the throne or after he ascended the throne.  "It's very solemn to say that wealth and honor will not return home, just like walking at night in brocade clothes. You have done a big thing and don't show off in front of your wife and children, like walking in brocade clothes at night, right?" "Yes, I always want you to know what it will be like in the future"  While they were talking, the carriage had already passed through Chunming Gate and arrived at the track station outside Chunming Gate.  The iron track extends to the east. This is the track that was replaced after Shouan ascended the throne last year. It goes all the way to Lishan Station for more than sixty miles. It consumes a lot of steel. If it weren't for the sharp decline in iron prices in Datang today,  Post it, I'm afraid many people will take the risk and steal this railway track.  However, even if the rails are stolen, it is difficult to take action. On each section of rails, there is an inscription cast on it, which reads, "Those who are used by the state to steal and refine it privately are guilty of the same crime." Even if the thief steals, he still has to find it.  The blacksmith has to melt it before it can be used. But when the blacksmith sees the words on it, he will not dare to melt it easily.  This is also one of the charges that some people accuse Ye Chang of being arrogant and extravagant. But what makes these people lose face is that Ye Chang used steel to build roads, but there was no shortage of steel in the market. Instead, there were all kinds of cheap iron products.  more and more.  It is okay to say that Ye Chang is arrogant and extravagant, but to say that his arrogance and extravagance harms the people is unconscionable.  "That's what you want me to see, you said it's a train driven by firepower?" Shou'an looked at a huge thing parked at the station and asked with a little surprise.  "It's the train." Ye Chang said: "Zhang Xiu refused the post of Minister of Education for this reason. He spent fifteen years and invested at least millions of dollars to create this tool.  ¡± From the time Ye Chang guided Zhang Xiu to develop a steam engine to the completion of this locomotive, it did take fifteen years.  In fact, it is not difficult to make a steam engine. Mathematicians in the ancient Greek era created the original prototype of a steam engine, but it could only be used as a toy at that time.  What is really difficult is to improve the efficiency of the steam engine. In the original history, Watt's improvement of the steam engine was to improve the efficiency of the steam engine that had been used for pumping water in coal mines for a hundred years.  Ye Chang has the technology to improve old steam engines at his fingertips: separate condenser, planetary gear, cylinder outer insulation layer, grease lubricated pistonetc.  After controlling Liaodong and gaining a stable territory and a large amount of income, Ye Chang even recruited skilled craftsmen, including those from Li Longji. He gathered hundreds of people and broke down all the craftsmanship. Zhang Xiu coordinated and worked hard  Specialize in research.  Even so, many problems still emerged during the research process, from technology to materials to concepts. Therefore, although a barely usable steam engine existed ten years ago, it has not really been able to become a power device to drive machines and trains.  There is still only more than a year left.  "Your Majesty, King Wei"Ye Chang didn't have time to explain anything to Shou Anduo. At this time, Wei Jiansu and others came to see them one after another. "The King of Wei told me the day before yesterday that this thing is a sharp weapon that can change the general trend of the world. Its effectiveness is even greater than that of artillery.  Artillery is nothing more than a powerful army, but this thing is a powerful country Everyone, today we will see what His Highness said is a weapon that can strengthen a country." Wei Jiansu's voice was loud, and the ministers all responded. Not only did they hear it, they also  Even King Kim Heon-young of Silla, who was standing a little further away, heard it.  When he heard Wei Jiansu compare the big iron cargo in front of him with artillery, Jin Xianying's eyes became a little straight.  He had seen with his own eyes the power of the artillery of the Tang Dynasty. If not, how could he have come to Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, in person? Rather than coming to perform a pilgrimage, it would be better to say that he came to act as a hostage. Now nominally, Silla is controlled by him.  Jin Yuyun, whose son was only a few years old, supervised the country, but was actually a civilian assistant arranged by the Tang Dynasty.  Jin Xianying knew very well that if Silla was not respectful enough, he would never want to return to Jilin again in his life.  But to be honest, after staying in Chang'an for a while, he didn't miss Jilin too much. Compared with Jilin, which was still ignorant and backward, life in Chang'an was too convenient. He even felt that being the king of Silla in Jilin would be more convenient.  It is better to be a wealthy businessman in Chang'an.  It is stronger than artillery This is not good news for Silla. If the Tang Dynasty went all out to be militaristic, then we can still expect its self-collapse. But if it emphasizes both culture and martial arts, then a small country like Silla,  Then he couldn't breathe.  After all, it is too close to the Tang Dynasty.  After a lot of excitement, Ye Chang and Shouan boarded the train with their important ministers, and with them were some relatives and foreign envoys.  Jin Xianying mingled among the foreign envoys. The Honglu Temple of the Tang Dynasty originally arranged for him to be the first to board the car, but before he could take a step, someone jumped out.  "Why is he the first? Japan is a big country in the east of the sea. As a prince, I am above him as the king of Silla. I should be the first." The person competing with Jin Xianying was a Japanese envoy who claimed to be a Japanese envoy.  The prince is actually just Fujiwara Shinkachi, the son of the Japanese ruler Fujiwara Nakamaro.  Seeing this guy¡¯s triumphant look, Jin Xianying sneered.  He knew that the Tang Dynasty did not want to stop at Silla, at least among the people. Encouraged by the news of defeating Silla, a group of businessmen were already clamoring to open the country to Japan.  Japan probably also learned the news of Silla's defeat. Fujiwara Nakamaro was preparing to build 500 warships and wanted to get a share of Silla's pie.  In Jin Xianying's view, this kind of behavior in Japan is like grabbing food from the bowl of the Tang Dynasty. Neither Li Longji before nor Her Majesty the Empress Shouan will tolerate this kind of behavior. The current Fujiwara Shinka  Knowing that jumping out is a kind of test to see whether Japan or Silla is more important in the eyes of the new ruler of the Tang Dynasty.  "Just wait and see, Silla is a dog, and it is also a dog of the Tang Dynasty. How can you allow this island barbarian to bully you?"  Jin Xianying thought to himself.
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