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Volume 1: First Visit to the Tang Dynasty Chapter 66: Peace is only temporary

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    The situation between the DPRK and China temporarily calmed down, and the power of the DPRK returned to Wu Zetian's hands again.  But everything was just as Chen Yi thought. Wu Zetian, who had regained power, was also restrained by the prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall.  It is already an open secret that Chen Yi and He Lan Minzhi have conflicts, and it is also known to everyone that Pei Xingjian and Pei Yan are at odds. Wu Zetian tried his best to balance the political forces in the candidates, and originally expected to be better  However, she did not expect that this would cause trouble for her to regain power. Some of her suggestions were often rejected by the prime ministers of the Political Hall.  Pei Xingjian and Pei Yan were often at odds. Cen Changqian, Wei Xuantong, Di Renjie and other people who supported Chen Yi or were cited as confidants by him often had different opinions with Liu Yizhi, Li Jingxuan and others. Disputes broke out from time to time in regular meetings of the political affairs hall.  The result of the dispute was that many matters involving the interests of all parties were not easy to pass, and Wu Zetian's orders were often not implemented.  Wu Zetian was also a little helpless about this. After such a major change in the court, she could not make waves again in a short time, which would make the world unstable.  From another perspective, she also hopes that there will be disputes in the political hall instead of being monolithic. If so many prime ministers vent their anger from the same nostril, then she will not be able to accomplish anything. Everything in the court will be governed by the orders of the political hall.  Got it.  After Emperor Li Xian was deposed, there were certain changes in the selection of officials in the DPRK. Some officials were dismissed or resigned due to various reasons, and even the military generals also experienced considerable changes.  At Chen Yi's request, Wu Zetian agreed to his resignation from the post of general of the Lin Army on the left, and Zhang Qianxu, recommended by Chen Yi, took over. The post of general of the Lin Army on the right was still held by Li Duozuo.  He Lan Minzhi also resigned from his concurrent post as General Zuo Jinwu Guard, and was replaced by Cheng Wuting recommended by Pei Xingjian.  Chen Yi also used small tricks to successfully get Wu Zetian to remove Qiu Shenji from the post of General Youjinwuwei and replace it with Li Xiaoyi, whom he recommended.     It can be said.  Those who held the post of generals of the North and South Yamen Imperial Guards were all Chen Yi's cronies or people close to him. Of course, this made He Lanmin very dissatisfied, but Wu Zetian insisted on it, and there was nothing he could do about it.  The reason why Wu Zetian agreed to Chen Yi's recommendation was not that He Lan Minzhi's status in her mind was not as important as Chen Yi's. All of this was just because of Chen Yi's small tricks. Of course, it was related to the fact that Wu Zetian had been taking the medicine he offered.  , taking drugs for many years, under certain circumstances.  Wu Zetian had no way to refuse Chen Yi's request.  Chen Yi asked himself to remove his concurrent post as General of the Zuo Yulin Army and recommended Zhang Qianxu, one of his close subordinates, to take the post. This certainly did not mean that he did not want to take on this position. He just wanted to replace He Lan Minzhi's concurrent post of General of the Zuo Jinwu Guard.  Also take down your position to avoid trouble.  In the end his wish was fulfilled.  He also used small means to make Wu Zetian angry with Qiu Shenji.  Qiu Shenji was relieved of the post of general of Youjinwu Guard.  He was demoted to Diezhou and served as an official.  In addition to the generals of the Forbidden Army, there have also been many changes in the selection of other generals. Xue Rengui was appointed as the general of the left guard, Li Jinxing was appointed as the general of the right guard, Zan Po was appointed as the general of the right guard, and Li Jingye was appointed as the general of the left guard.  Recommended by Chen Yi, Hei Chi Changzhi, a Baekje native who had performed well in several battles, was appointed as the General of the Right Military Guard. Wang Fangyi, recommended by Pei Xingjian, was appointed as the General of the Right Leading Army.  Today¡¯s generals are different from those in the past. After the reform of the military system.  The generals of the army are all figures with real military power. Under certain circumstances, they can play a decisive role. Chen Yi, who knows that political power comes from the barrel of a gun, cares more about the selection of generals than others and spends a lot of money.  He tried to place his cronies into the army, especially to win them the positions of generals.  Pei Xingjian no longer holds the post of chaplain at the Royal Military Academy of the Tang Dynasty. Su Dingfang's son Su Qingjie was finally entrusted with this position under the repeated recommendation of Pei Xingjian and Chen Yi.  Chen Yi was determined to take up this position concurrently, but he was well aware of the power of the Whampoa Military Academy founded by Bald Chiang. However, under Di Renjie's persuasion, he finally gave up.  The Royal Military Academy of the Tang Dynasty is now under the control of the Ministry of War. He is the concurrent Minister of the Ministry of War, and the military academy's wine ceremony is also under his jurisdiction. As long as the wine-sacrifice position is selected, there is no need to worry about the officers who graduated from the military academy not obeying the orders of the Ministry of War.  After some small and medium-sized actions, the court finally calmed down.  Chen Yi also knew that after such a big move, Wu Zetian would not be able to change her mind soon. Even if she wanted to be the emperor, she would not be able to do so soon.  If she wants to be the emperor, she must do enough campaigning, otherwise no one will support her.  It can be said that now he does not need to pay attention to Wu Zetian's actions in this regard. For the more ambitious goal, for his young son to finally take full control of the world, he must work hard to add a halo to himself and become the most important figure in the Tang Dynasty.  And if you want to add a halo to your head, you must work hard to achieve success when you hold the post of Minister of the Ministry of War and the right servant of the Minister.?It makes people look at it with admiration.  As a time traveler, Chen Yi is very proud. When he came to the early Tang Dynasty, he had already mentioned a lot of useful things, which had put the Tang Dynasty on the road of rapid development. Whether it was military or people's livelihood, it was better than the original history.  The country has developed better. Nowadays, Chen Yi is confident that no other country can match the national power of the Tang Dynasty. The territory of the Tang Dynasty is also unmatched by any country in the world.  As he understood the various technical levels of this dynasty, Chen Yi also had more ideas. Combining the various technical levels he knew in later generations and summarizing them, he could still make progress in military, political, economic and financial, agricultural and people's livelihood aspects.  a series of reforms.  The output of grain is increasing year by year, and it can already meet the needs of the people of the Tang Dynasty. According to statistics, the grain reserves in various places can be enough to support the people of the Tang Dynasty for sixty or seventy years.  The accumulation of so much grain may lead to rot. On the premise that every grain output is increasing, there is not much need to maintain such sufficient grain reserves. It is a very feasible solution to trade grain in exchange for other materials needed by the Tang Dynasty.  .  Brewing was originally strictly controlled because the grain output of the Tang Dynasty was not abundant enough. Now that the grain of the Tang Dynasty is too abundant, the brewing industry can of course be vigorously developed.  The innovation of medical technology requires a large amount of alcohol, and in the process of refining high-concentration alcohol, the technology of brewing is also innovating, and more and more high-concentration distilled wines are appearing.  All of this is due to Chen Yi¡¯s efforts and contributions.  With the great abundance of materials, there is an urgent need for prosperous commerce and trade. Otherwise, a large amount of surplus materials will be placed in the hands of the people, unable to be exchanged, and the people's wealth will not increase.  Under Chen Yi's derivation, the market construction in various places is changing with each passing day, and the status of merchants is gradually improving. Commercial trade is as prosperous as a blowout. The direct consequence of commercial prosperity is that the tax revenue of government officials at all levels has increased by several levels.  increase.  This is a gratifying thing, but it is an indisputable fact that the current conditions cannot meet the development of commercial trade. Chen Yili defied all opinions and worked hard with King Luo Bin, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, to create good conditions and atmosphere for commercial trade. The most important thing is  One of the measures is to completely lift the curfew and encourage night-time commerce.  When the measure to completely lift the curfew was proposed, it was opposed by many ministers, who were worried about the deterioration of public security.  But after it was implemented in Chang'an and Luoyang for a period of time, the results were very surprising. Instead of deteriorating, public security showed signs of improvement. Some people with nothing to do were trying to make money at night.  The people are rich and no longer have to worry about food and clothing. Naturally, there are fewer crimes committed. Having a way to make money is always more peaceful than risking one's life to do bad things.  Everyone cherishes their lives. If they live a good life, who would be willing to do bad things?  "Making the people richer, not only having enough to eat and keeping warm clothes, but also letting them eat well and wear good clothes, can maintain public order better than imposing a curfew!" This is Chen Yi's conclusion.  Facts have proved that what he mentioned is correct. As the people become increasingly affluent and government resettlement measures at all levels are gradually introduced, the number of criminals has been declining year after year.  The continued prosperity of commerce brought huge tax revenue to the court, but problems gradually emerged.  People have more money in their mouths, but the production of gold, silver, copper and other metal products for making money has not increased significantly. In addition, the weapons supervisor has continued to make and improve firearms in recent years, which requires too much copper and other materials.  .  Copper is needed in all aspects, causing the supply and demand relationship for copper to become increasingly tense.  In the past few years, official banks appeared under the leadership of Chen Yi, but this did not completely solve the problem, because official banks only appeared in relatively large cities such as Chang'an and Luoyang, and did not exist in small and medium-sized cities due to various reasons.  and rural promotion.  ¡°Without computer networks and better anti-counterfeiting technology, it is indeed a laborious task to promote banking-related things throughout the Tang Dynasty.  Under such circumstances, the value of precious metals such as gold and silver was further reflected, and money and goods made of gold and silver began to circulate on a large scale. Systems like banks in various places, similar to those of later generations, were further improved with the efforts of King Luo Bin.  Official banknotes began to appear, and financial branches at the county level sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. Merchants no longer needed to carry large amounts of gold and silver when traveling for business. They only needed to carry banknotes and other credentials, and rely on physical certificates to travel anywhere.  When withdrawing the required money and goods, you can also save cash transactions during trade exchanges, and can be carried out through bank transfers.  Of course, what makes Chen Yi most proud is the achievements of military reforms under his leadership.  The army of the Tang Dynasty has initially completed the reform of the recruitment system and is moving towards regularization and modernization. The production technology of primary firearms such as artillery and grenades has become relatively mature. Under his guidance, the Military Product Supervision is developing the development of flintlock muskets.  , I believe that in a whileSomething will happen.  The cavalry of the Tang Dynasty will be further invincible in the world! The overall national strength of the Tang Dynasty has been further improved, all of which are imprinted on Chen Yi's achievements, for which he is very proud of himself.  But he also knows that what awaits him will not be smooth sailing, and a cruel political struggle will befall him, because he has smelled something special.  Only half a year after the peaceful days, Wu Zetian took action to ascend the throne and become the emperor! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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