Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 953: Westbound Luoyang

Zhu Quanzhong's death does not mean anything.

Liang Town has been destroyed for more than a year, and the relevant news has long been digested by people.

But his departure still has a psychological shock.Zhu Wei died, Wang Shifan surrendered, Zhu Quanzhong died, Zhu Jin was alone, how long can he last?

Zhu Quanzhong's body was put into the coffin.

After all, he is King Liang, an old opponent who fought against King Xia for many years, and he still has a basic dignity after his death.

Li Tangbin specially found Qi Bizhang, and asked the flying dragon army who returned to the division to escort the coffin back to Luoyang and hand it over to King Xia for disposal.

Then he went to Jiaoshui County.

Most of the [-] soldiers trapped in the city were killed, and there were hundreds of muddle-headed peasants who survived by luck. Li Tangbin ordered them all to be dismissed and go back to their homes.

After a year of fighting, Li Tangbin's heart is still hot, and he still wants to make greater achievements and defeat more enemies.

Yanzhou Zhu Jin is the next target.

On the third day of December, Li Tangbin ordered the left side of the Tielin army to stay in Ziqing, and led the right side and the Yicong and Dingnan armies back to Yunzhou.

When they arrived in Qingzhou, there were still people who did not know their life and death rebelled, but they were quickly put out by the army returning to the division.

So far, no one has dared to resist.

Before that, the messenger set off even faster, without avoiding the wind and snow, and traveled day and night to Luoyang to report the victory.

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On the road, Wang Shifan unexpectedly met Sikong Bing, an envoy from Wei Bo, who had recently been promoted to Sima of the Left Marching Army.

Sikong Bing came from Huazhou and entered the Luoyang Basin via Zhengzhou. The destination of both of them was Jirun Station in the east of Luoyang City.

"Wang Situ."

"Sikong Sima."

The two dismounted each other and saluted each other.

For a while I didn't know what to say.One is the commander of the defeated army, and the other is the one who came to negotiate for peace. I always feel a little embarrassed.

After all, Sikong Bing still has a thick skin, he pointed to the newly built road under his feet, and said: "This road is a lot of labor, I really don't care about people's power."

"It looks pretty good, but it seems a bit short. Jirun Station to Luoyang is only more than ten miles away, so it can't be used much." Wang Shifan also reacted, and continued.

The two of them were talking about the first-class national highway connecting Luoyang Shangdongmen and Jirunyi. The standard is naturally not comparable to that of the old post road.

It is true that the first-class national highway is very expensive, and Shao Shude does not plan to spread it across the country. He just uses Luoyang as the center to connect the north and the south, and the east and the west.

As of early December, the 95-mile first-class national road from Mengzhou to Taihang Xingkou has been completed. Huaizhou even sent people to build a city near Xingkou to collect taxes from merchants traveling to and from Hedong and Luoyang—— Of course, there are also military implications.

This year's Xiangwei War, Master Heyang only mobilized in the last few months, and their main job throughout the year was to serve in corvee and build roads in this town.

Most of the work has been completed, and next year there will be only a short section from Heyang South City to the Henan Fuzhou border.There is no need to mobilize too many people, and the overall situation is relatively relaxed. If there is no war with the Hedong side, they can even recuperate.

In the direction of Ruzhou, Governor Han Jian began to mobilize manpower after the Spring Festival to build a first-class national road from Yique to Linru, which is nearly completed.

People in Ruzhou live more relaxedly than Heyang this year.No one enlists them to fight wars, the overall tax holiday is still in progress, and road construction is probably the only thing that bothers people.

There will probably be no war next year, and there is no need to go to battle. Their job is to build a first-class national road from Linru to Liangxian.One year is estimated to be enough, and it may be delayed until the spring of the third year.

Either they were conscripted to fight in battle, or they were building cities, building roads, digging canals, and digging ditches in the countryside.

However, merchants all praised the first-class national highway, thinking that it greatly reduced the cost and time of their transportation of goods.Although the cash gates on the first-class national highway were gradually established, such as the Yique Pass, which was rebuilt, and the tax collectors stationed there kept an eye on every passing carriage and began to collect taxes, it seemed worthwhile.

As for the section from Luoyang Shangdongmen to Jirunyi, it is a sad story to tell.

The Bianzhou shogunate was actually presided over by Chen Cheng. He proposed to build a first-class national road from Luoyang to Bianzhou, and Shao Shude agreed.

Bianzhou is the largest metropolis in Kanto, and Luoyang is one of the future capitals. It is normal to connect with a first-class national highway in the middle.The sad thing about this matter is that the Bianzhou shogunate wanted to build the Zhengbian section first, but Shao Shude felt that they had a lot of spare manpower, so it would be better to build the Luozheng section first. limit.

"This section of the road is indeed of little use, but the road between Menghuai and Menghuai has already been repaired, and it reaches the Taihang Xingkou. If we use troops, it can provide a lot of help." Sikong Bing said.

Wang Shifan glanced at him, puzzled.

I am an envoy who has lost power, but I have no power, no soldiers if I want, what are you doing telling me these things.

Sikong Bing also felt a little embarrassed.

He just saw Wang Shifan and suddenly became interested and wanted to chat with him.But when I saw it, I found that there was nothing to talk about.Without the halo, Wang Shifan is just an ordinary person.

If Wei Bo wants to cheer up, he still has to find the right owner.

After a hasty farewell, he went straight to Luoyang, while Wang Shifan continued to stay near the post station, looking at the criss-cross ditches on the field with relish.

Shao Shude really spent a lot of effort on agriculture.

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After Sikong Bing said his farewell, he hurried to Luoyang and asked to see Shao Shude.

Shao Shude asked people to take him to Hanjia Hall to wait, while he continued to talk with Xiao Fu and Li Yanling.

"Quickly recruit the Guozijian. It's really not enough. We need to recruit people from Chang'an." Shao Shude was a little dissatisfied with Xiao Fu's procrastinating work, and said in a serious tone: "This is the highest institution of learning. In the future, every capital city will set up a Guozijian. It is so difficult to prepare for the establishment of Luoyang Guozijian now, if Nanjing, Beijing, and Tokyo are set up in the future, where will the people come from?"

Xiao Fu looked a little nervous, even claiming yes.

Shao Shude didn't want to embarrass him too much, so he asked him to leave after a few words.

For now, it is more urgent to open schools in local states and counties.

The demand for computing talents is the first, and there is a huge gap in the clearing bank.Under Zhu Quanzhong’s rule in Henan, there were mostly Confucian classics and little medicine, not to mention the unique mathematics, engineering, and agriculture in Kansai.

Fortunately, Chen Cheng, who also serves as the deputy envoy of the Xuanwu Army, knows what he likes, and he is already planning to open these educational institutions next year. Doctors, teaching assistants, teaching instructors, etc. will use students from Kansai. Let's talk.

Quantity is needed now, not quality.

Bianzhou will also open the first martial arts next year, namely Bianzhou martial arts and Kaifeng county martial arts.Luoyang also has Henan Province martial arts and Luoyang County martial arts.

Henan scholars, local tyrants and generals now also know the importance of martial arts, and they have sharpened their heads to send their children there.

In order to win people's hearts in Henan, Shao Shude intends to give some places, but not all of them.

The specific allocation of enrollment places has to be discussed again.

"Sinong Temple, Weiwei Temple, and Secretary Supervisor are the three institutions that have been prepared first, very good." After Xiao Fu left, Shao Shude smiled at Li Yanling again and said.

The secretary supervised was Lu Siye, but he drafted documents with Shao Shude all the year round, and this meeting was actually organized by his subordinates.This institution itself is not big, only the Bureau of Publications is an institution under its jurisdiction, and its responsibilities are to manage classics and books, and proofread classics and articles.

But just as Shao Shude stuffed many new things into Sinong Temple and Guozijian, the authority of the secretary supervisor will also be expanded in the new dynasty: publishing and printing are also under the supervision of the secretary.

In other words, the new secretary prison is no longer a gathering place for Qingwang officials, but has real power.

Wang Shifan wrote a small composition to scold Shao Shude, so he had to spread it by himself.After Shao Shude felt that the world was peaceful, he began to write books and let the secretary supervise them to polish, proofread, and publish them, so as to control the hegemony of public opinion, and it was exciting to think about it. Very unreliable, and who knows when you'll have time.

The preparation of the manpower of Sinong Temple was very fast, and it was almost ready last month.

This is due to the vigorous development of Kansai agriculture, which has cultivated a large number of relevant talents.In particular, Wang Yong won the first Xia Wang Award, and he was promoted again and again, which amazed both at home and abroad. Many insightful people realized that Xia Wang attached great importance to Sinong Temple, and tried to squeeze into this institution to gain a better future.

The most important subordinate institution of Sinong Temple is the Breeding Department, which gathers elite forces in agriculture—this institution is also newly established, and it did not exist before.

The name of each institution is the same as that of the previous dynasty, but the functions and focus of work have changed again, and it belongs to new wine in old bottles.

Shao Shude also used such a relatively gentle method to gradually reorganize the entire government.

Of course, the political institutions at this time already have the embryonic form of future generations, and there is no need to make structural changes.

For example, there are 2-4 prime ministers discussing politics in the political affairs hall all the year round. To the emperor, it is much cuter than a single prime minister taking power.

Among the three provinces, the Zhongshu Province "approved" the project, the Menxia Province "approved", and the Shangshu Province "executed".In addition to the three provinces, there is also the "supervision" of the supervisory censor, which is not bad, there is no need to make a big move.

In terms of military affairs, there is the Privy Council of Beisi, and the chief and deputy privy envoys are in charge of military affairs-of course, eunuchs can no longer be privy envoys in the future.

The Southern Yamen and the Northern Divisions are in parallel, so for the time being.

"My lord, Sinong Temple is too appetizing to me. My ability is limited, and the only thing worthy of praise is my diligence. Don't worry, my lord, I will take care of the farming affairs, so I can't miss anything." Li Yanling said loudly.

"Haha, do it well. This world was won by our old brothers together, and the good days are yet to come." Shao Shude smiled, and at the same time, he inexplicably remembered a picture...

It's still snowing outside.

Most of the interior murals of Hehuan Hall have been completed, and the reliefs on the exterior walls are still in the final rush.

Shao Shude stood up and walked to the gate of the hall.

Wei Weiqing Murong Fu rushed over immediately to obey orders.

The 3000 palace guards are all selected from the slave tribes. In fact, most of them are members of the former guards.

After Shao Shude returned to Luoyang, he organized the palace guards to conduct a drill to test their martial arts and military strategy.From now on, the talented among them will be given the opportunity to be released one after another.

If one person is released outside, another person will be recruited from the slave department to make up for it, so as to maintain the mobility of personnel.In fact, this is also an upward channel for the Tibetans who were born in the grassland, provided that you have to be born in the slave tribe.There is a difference between intimacy and estrangement, it's a natural thing.

Of course, the scale of 3000 people is not enough.In the early years of the Dynasty, there were probably close to 5000 palace guards, so there were still [-] places.

There is no doubt that many people are eyeing these places now.

Shao Shude's initial plan was that the two thousand places would be shared among the honored sons, the chieftains of the tribes, foreign hostages, and those who were brave and outstanding in the army.

Sometimes Shao Shude also feels tired, he is full of interest considerations, and is full of benefits.

But politics is a game of dividing the cake, so what can we do?
"Let Sikong Bing come over here." Shao Shude sat back and ordered, "During my father's funeral, I'm still restless. I'd like to see what Wei Bo is up to."

(End of this chapter)