Tang's dining table

In the sixth year of Yonghui, Datang smelted two million kilograms of refined iron throughout the year!

Forty percent of them are from Taiyuan.

If we talk about which county is the richest in the Tang Dynasty, Wannian County must be the first in the world.

If there is one state that is the richest in the Tang Dynasty, it must be Puzhou on Hedong Road, where Guanque Tower is located.

Why Puzhou is so wealthy is entirely because it is the most important salt and iron distribution center in the Tang Dynasty.

The iron from Taiyuan, the salt from Jiezhou, the salt from Anyi Salt Pond, and the fertile land in Hedong Road where even rice could be grown created Puzhou, the most fertile state in the Tang Dynasty.

Under the rule of Puzhou Prefecture, Zhengcang ranked first in the Tang Dynasty, Yicang ranked third, and Changpingcang ranked third. Puzhou's popularity can be said to be unprecedented.

This is far from being comparable to Yunchu's ability to open a few large canteens, put on a few performances, and build a few houses. Unless Yunchu can expand the cotton textile industry, it can be compared with Puzhou.

Puzhou supplied 360,000 kilograms of refined iron to the Tang Dynasty a year.

Now, Yun Chu had brought back 100,000 kilograms of fine iron in one go, which could be used to make at least 10,000 Tang knives, 50,000 spears, and even more arrows.

This is why Yun Chu can confidently compete with the old coach Li Ji.

If he didn't have the confidence of 100,000 fine irons, when Li Ji asked the first question, Yun Chu would have tried everything. Do you really think that Li Ji was a living Bodhisattva with no temper?

It couldn't be easier for him to kill Yun Chu on the battlefield.

Now, there are hundreds of thousands of kilograms of refined iron, beads, gold ingots, gold sand, and mink skins are just passing by. For Li Ji, who is preparing to give a grand explanation for his military career and paint a grand narrative, One hundred thousand catties of gold is not as useful as one hundred thousand catties of fine iron at this time.

The refined iron obtained from Dongmu Mountain is neatly placed in a warehouse, and the refined iron ingots melted from the iron tools collected from Gaimu City are also placed in this warehouse.

When a total of less than 60 tons of fine iron was put together, there was only a small pile, which was much smaller than the pile of scrap iron in the street scrap collection station that Yun Chu ran back then.

There was so much scrap metal that if he, the director of the subdistrict office, took another look at it, he would be looked down upon by the staff.

However, the current amount of slightly more than 50 tons of refined iron made Li Ji, the number one person in the Tang Dynasty's military, filled with joy.

"Go back and send me a bucket of pearls, and the matter will be over."

After Li Ji sent someone to inspect the pile of rotten iron and confirmed that it was all high-quality refined iron, Yun Chu wanted to steal the Dongmu Mountain treasure, but Li Ji acquiesced and allowed it.

Yunchu liked dealing with old guys like this.

However, if you refuse to admit it until you die, you must do nothing less.

So, he gave a dou of dongzhu to Li Ji, a bowl to Gao Kan, a bowl to Jia Chunyan, and a dou of dongzhu to Li Zhi. Basically, Yunchu had less than a dou of dongzhu left.

This thing is useless for the Yunchu family to hold on to, and it cannot be sold at a high price at all, unless Li Zhi gets a few and inlays it on a hat, or uses it on a jade belt, and Wu Mei gets a few to make a few hairpins, or bracelets. Necklaces or something like that, Li Ji would just give one or two to a few warriors who were victorious in battle, and then the value of the beads would increase.

The vast majority of luxury goods are always linked to status and follow the preferences of powerful people.

If something is not worn by even the most distinguished people, it cannot be called a luxury item.

Therefore, even though Yun Chu gave away 70 to 80% of the value, the value of the pearls in his hands suddenly increased three to four times, or even ten times.

When Li Ji was having dinner in the evening, a soldier came in with a new bucket and told Li Ji that it was a bucket of rice cooked by General Dingyuan himself for the commander-in-chief.

After lifting the cloth on top, Li Ji was very satisfied with the bucket of rice that Yun Chu sent with uniform and round grains the size of finger eggs.

At the same time, Gao Kan also tasted a bowl of rice cooked by Yun Chu himself and was very satisfied with this subordinate.

As for Jia Chunyan, when he saw the bowl of rice cooked by Yunchu himself, he smiled knowingly and told the old servant to hide it. There were thieves everywhere in the army, so as not to be stolen by thieves.

Since his arrival, his military tent has not been stable, and some documents are often lost, which makes him unbearable.

As for the bucket of rice that Yun Chu asked him to offer to the emperor on his behalf when he returned to Chang'an, Jia Chunyan placed it on the table with a sinister smile.

He is not afraid of this thing being stolen, and he also hopes that someone will steal it, so that he can get more rice from the thieves.

Looking at the two round pearls in his hands, Jia Chunyan was very satisfied. This is the way civil servants do things.

Everyone knows that Jia Chunyan is an upright man with a clear mind.

Ever since the emperor appointed himself as a special envoy to the army to greet the British public, there have been those family members of military officers who have no eyesight, but they have brought carts of copper coins to his house. Isn't this damaging his reputation?

Only civil servants like Yunchu who know etiquette know how to do things. Things that can be solved with a bowl of white rice, but those crude military officers want to make things shocking. They want everyone in Chang'an to know that Jia Chunyan is A corrupt official.

He is truly not a son of man!

After settling Li Ji's matter, Yun Chu returned to the military camp with a heavy heart.

This time, Yun Chubu killed and injured thousands of people, which was a very difficult thing to solve.

It was a good thing to get the money, but the heavy casualties still made Yun Chu unhappy.

After a big battle, 30% of the troops were damaged, which he did not want to see.

After seeing the injuries, Yun Chu vaguely felt that something was wrong. Many soldiers who were already on the death list were lying in the wounded barracks for treatment, especially the bad guys.

After returning to his station, Yun Chu saw Wen Rou, sweating profusely, revising a thick book.

Yun Chu opened the window for some fresh air, and said to Wen Wen, "I remember Zhang Chunshui died in the battle, how come he stayed in the wounded barracks?"

Wen Wen said: "It was Zhang Chunshui who died in the battle, and Zhang Qiushui who was in the wounded barracks. The general remembered it wrong."

Yun Chu frowned and said, "Why?"

Gentle said: "Zhang Chunshui will die. He has a broken leg. He will not be able to serve as a soldier in the future. There are still six people in the family to take care of. The injured and disabled soldiers will be retired and will be exempted from three years of money and food. Those who die in battle will He will be exempted from military service for sixteen years until his children grow up."

Yun Chu was stunned for a moment and said: "We can take care of it. If this hole is opened..."

Wen Wen shook his head and said: "The soldiers will not believe it, and this is also a method used by the army commander, and it is very common among the villagers."

Yunchu said in confusion: "Why haven't I found a single case in Wannian County for so many years? Logically speaking, it shouldn't be."

Wen Wen looked at Yun Chu and said: "This is the collective will. The neighbors will not say it. The village chief and the village chief will pretend that they have not seen it. The household officials will not interfere and will deliberately change the name on the household registration. Help hide it.

No matter how powerful you are, Magistrate Yun, there is no way to know these things. If you continue to investigate, those disabled soldiers will only die. They will commit suicide, leaving you with nothing to investigate!

That's it, even if you can control them for a while, you can't control them for a lifetime, and you can only govern Wannian County. What about the soldiers whose names are on the Wannian County register but are not under the jurisdiction of Wannian County? What can I do to help him? "

Yun Chu smiled and said: "So, in our battle, not that many soldiers died in the battle, right?"

Wen Wen sighed and said: "I have been busy for half a day, but only thirty-two people can make changes. If the rest are dead, they are really dead."

Yun Chu thought for a while and said, "Let's start plotting against Yang Jing. I don't know how many soldiers will be killed in the future. I need a lot of money to pay pensions."

Wen Wen said: "The arrangements have already been made, but this time I have planned the plan with the Wang brothers, so that you can be more comfortable when paying out the pension."

Yun Chu looked at the soldiers walking around outside the window, sighed deeply and said, "This is not a long-term solution."

Wen Wen said: "The iron we captured was confiscated, half of the war horses we captured were also taken away, and all the slaves in the Mohe tribe were taken away by Chang Shi. However, the number is not consistent with the number we know. It is missing. 60%, and the few are young people and children over six years old.”

Yun Chu nodded tiredly. Although he won a great victory, the sequelae of the war were still beyond his control.

Favors, interests, and laws were mixed together, eventually making a world that was originally black and white so gray that it was impossible to recognize its original face.

Yunchu's troops suffered more than 30% damage in the battle in Gaimou City. The general manager of the march of Liaodong Road allowed Yunchu's troops to stay in Gaimou City, guarding Gaimou City while protecting the food route of the Tang army.

He himself led an army of 180,000 men and marched towards Zhuzhe Mountain in a mighty manner.

Zhuzhi Mountain was not originally called this name. After Emperor Taizong settled on this mountain, no matter what the name of the mountain was before, from that moment on, it could only be called Zhuzhi Mountain.

Since the main force of the army has gone to the direction of Zhuzhi Mountain, it means that Li Ji is planning to attack Wugu City and Anshi City at the same time this time. He also wants to capture Baiyan City to the west of Zhuzhi Mountain and Liaodong City, an important town in Liaodong.

The new news from Goguryeo is very unfavorable to the Tang army. The 200,000 Goguryeo army led by Gaisu Wen, the great Moli Zhiyuan who holds the real power of Goguryeo, has arrived at the Yalu River.

Yunchu didn't know whether Li Ji's capture of Baiyan City and Liaodong City could be faster than Yuan Gaisuwen's rescue speed.

Yun Chu was very worried about this. In another month, Liaodong would enter the rainy season, which would be very disadvantageous for Li Ji, who was determined to use gunpowder as his last weapon.

However, it seems that Li Ji is not very anxious to attack Goguryeo, and I don't know what this old guy has in mind.

With Yang Jing and the three Wang brothers here, the population of Gaimou City is decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Not only is the population in the city decreasing, but even the hidden population outside the city is gradually disappearing.

During this period, the busiest people were the three brothers Yang Jing and Wang. I don’t know how they managed to capture people from some weird places and transport them to Hebei Province.

When Yunchu received the military order again and went to Bisha City on the seaside to assist Gao Kan in seizing the city, no one could be seen within a hundred miles of Gaimou City except Yunchu's troops in the city. .

Chapter 3 has been delivered, you read it first, I will continue