Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 724

Zhenguan five years.

Just after the lively Dragon Boat Festival, Kaifu Yitong Sansi, Situ, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Chief Pingzhang Sun Wuji led the marching chief of Tianshan Road to accept the Sanchen Banner westward expedition granted by the emperor.

The emperor dispatched an elite cavalry force of 3000 from the Chang'an North and South Forbidden Army and handed it over to the eldest grandson, the Yulin Camp, the Luben Army, the Qianqi Camp, and a group of three guards guards who were the children of senior officials in the left and right Qianniuwei. , This is a luxurious team.

When they left Beijing, each of them deliberately put on shiny bright armor, black armor and other iron armor, and a scarlet silk cloak was tied behind him.

Even a civil servant like Changsun Wuji wore a set of golden armor given by the emperor today, which looked very majestic.

"I'm going to the Western Regions for thousands of miles, I wish my eldest grandson a smooth journey and success!"

The eldest grandson felt that the tens of kilograms of armor was a bit heavy, especially after the Dragon Boat Festival. Although the sun had not come out in the morning, he already felt a little stuffy and uncomfortable. Some fat eldest grandsons felt sweaty all over.

"I have never fought with a saint before, but I have never put on armor in such a serious way. I am really not used to it."

"When we leave Chang'an, Mr. Changsun can take off his armor and ride in a chariot." Qin Lang comforted Changsun Wuji, saying that he was in command of the army to conquer, but he probably didn't wait for Changsun Wuji to go to the Western Regions. It's over, this time the eldest grandson went to the Western Regions, the real task is not to fight wars, but to rebuild the pattern of the Western Regions.

Changsun Wuji is a master in this respect, he has his father's talent inheritance, when Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Changsun Sheng was a diplomatic expert in dealing with the Turkic people, he was sent to the Turkic people several times, and he was very good at combining the weak and the strong to split the attack, and defeated the Turkic people. People are bad enough.

Although Changsun Wuji doesn't have the ability of Changsun Sheng to kill two birds with one stone, but he is full of bad water, green out of blue.

"Sanlang is in the court, take good care of the prince."

"Mr. Zhao has arrived in the Western Regions, beware of Hou Junji!"

The two smiled at each other.

The two got together, whispered in secret for a while, and crossed their hands to say goodbye. No one knows what the two said, but it must be top secret.

Qin Lang bid farewell to his eldest grandson Wuji, and walked straight to find Su Dingfang.

"Xie Sanlang strongly recommended me this time!" Su Dingfang was dressed in black light armor, very majestic.

"Actually, with your ability, it's enough to be in command. It's a waste of talent to just be a left vanguard."

Su Dingfang is quite satisfied. He can be said to belong to the fringe faction in the court. As a subordinate of Dou Jiande back then, he followed Liu Heitai and rebelled against the Tang Dynasty twice. He officially returned to the Tang Dynasty in the ninth year of Wude. Under normal circumstances, He couldn't even enter Chang'an City.

It is all due to the praise of Qin Lang, a nobleman, that he has the opportunity to sit in the present position in the Zhenguan Dynasty in just a few years. He made a lot of contributions in the Northern Expedition to the Turks and the Battle of Longyou, but his background limited him.

If it wasn't for Qin Lang, he wouldn't even have a chance to be a pioneer, let alone a deputy manager or manager.

"I won the opportunity for you, but it's up to you to perform. The grandson is in command, but he is not good at military affairs, so this aspect has to rely on you. If you perform well, if he appreciates you, you will have more opportunities in the future. "

"It is enough for me to be appreciated by Saburo."

Although Su Dingfang was only in his thirties, he had fought with his father since he was a teenager. He was not stupid after more than ten years of experience in the battlefield. Although his grandson Wuji had a high status, his relationship with Qin Lang was enough. up.If you want to step on two boats, this is undoubtedly the most stupid way, even if the eldest grandson and Qin Lang are allies, it is still taboo.

Qin Lang smiled.

Only such smart people can cooperate for a long time, and they deserve to work hard.

"When we arrived in the Western Regions, when we saw Lao Cheng, please say hello to me, and when we met old brothers like Xi Jun and Liang Jianfang, we also said hello to them, saying that I missed them."

Yu Linlang are all selected young and brave men from the soldiers of the world. They are the disciples of the martial arts hall for the emperor. Qin Lang is also the instructor of the martial arts hall, and these young people are also his students.

This time the emperor sent his beloved students to give them some opportunities to practice. The Habayashi boys were all high-spirited, and when they met Qin Lang, they all saluted and greeted him.

Qin Lang laughed and cursed at them, wishing them a bright future.

Among the crowd who set out for the expedition, there was another student of his, who was also his foster brother, and that was Laiji.The second place in the imperial examination in the first year of Zhenguan, the son of Qin Qiong's old boss Rong Guogong who came to protect his son.

Laiheng is now the post-official of the Cardinal Room of the Political Affairs Hall, the sixth rank.

Lai Ji worked in the Ministry of War, and this time he approached Qin Lang and offered to go to the Western Regions with Changsun Wuji. Qin Lang admired his courage and supported his action.Going to the Western Regions for training is also gold-plated. After returning, this can become a very valuable qualification.

Laiji became the secretary of Changsun's general manager's mansion and joined the army.

"When you arrive in the Western Regions, be careful!"

Qin Lang specially sent four family soldiers to guard Laiji.

"I hope that after the Siyehu Khan is wiped out this time, the imperial court will open Gaochang, Yanqi, Qiuci, Shule, and Khotan in the Western Regions as they wish. At that time, I want to stay in Anxi and serve in the Daduhufu. Let's really experience it, just like Ban Dingyuan and the others in the Han Dynasty!"

"Good ambition, if you really have this opportunity, I will definitely help you!"

Qin Lang liked this kind of scholarly spirit very much, bold and romantic. Among the poets of the Tang Dynasty, there were many frontier poets, who were the most romantic, and the poems they wrote were also the most heroic. This is what Qin Lang liked more than the poets of the Song Dynasty.

Li Yu, the empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty, can only write about when the spring flowers and autumn moon will come, or when Qin Guan's golden wind and jade dew meet. , or the yellow sand wears the golden armor in a hundred battles, and vows not to break Loulan forever.

It was only in the Southern Song Dynasty that heroes like Yue Fei could write heroic poems like Man Jianghong, or Xin Qiji and Lu You could write passionate poems.

"Weicheng is light and dusty in the morning rain, and the guest houses are green and willows look new.

Advise you to drink a glass of wine, and go west to Yangguan without any old friends! "

Qin Lang casually recited a poem to send Laiji off!

"Good poems!" Laiji's eyes lit up and he was amazed, "It's been a long time since I saw teacher's poems spread, I never expected to get such a good poem from my teacher today, thank you!"

Laiji and Sanqian Jingqi followed Changsun Wuji to leave Chang'an and headed for the Western Regions. Along the way, [-] soldiers from the government would join in. At the same time, in Tuyuhun, Dangxiang, Shuofang, Monan and other places, there would also be many troops from the Abbess. , and together they obeyed the imperial edict of the Khan to attack Si Yehu.

The men of the Tang Dynasty were always so majestic and heroic, even the sons of nobles and relatives rushed to go to the war, seeking military merits, no one was afraid of war, and the common people also yearned to go to the war.

When the three thousand men who went out to fight, they may be hundreds less when they return, but no one is afraid.

This is the heroic style of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

It is also a manifestation of the military spirit of the Han and Tang courts based on the idea of ​​military expansion. Some people in later generations say that this is a militaristic state, but Qin Lang still believes that in an era like the Han and Tang Dynasties, this is a commendable spirit of development.

In this respect, the Song Dynasty has always been incomparable.

When I got home, I saw Ah Huang sitting in the front yard bragging and chatting with a group of people. Now he is also the founder of the country, with a silver fish amulet on his body, but he didn't return all night last night. He drank all night at the old friend in Pingkangfang Ah Huang, who had spent dozens of pens on wine, was still able to hold a cup of strong tea and talk nonsense there.

Qin Lang didn't bother him either, instead he leaned aside and listened. This guy was encouraging a group of old guys from the previous mansion to settle down in Annan, talking about all the benefits there.

What once you pass, you can divide the land and grant land, you can be a bachelor here, and you can marry your mother-in-law immediately when you get there, what doesn't require a lot of gifts, and you can even marry a young woman without spending money, and you can marry a lady without spending money. The money was then paid to a few Nanman women.

Cotton and sugar cane are highly profitable, and rice can be harvested twice or even triple a year. The output is higher than that in Guanzhong without any management. During the slack season, you can go to work in workshops, docks, and mines to make money.

"You know, working there, you can earn at least a hundred dollars a day!"

"so much?"

Surrounding Ah Huang are mainly a group of grooms, coachmen and nurses in the mansion. It is not easy to live in Chang'an. In recent years, Chang'an City has become more and more prosperous, and the consumption level has increased sharply. Much higher than other places.

Now Chang'an can be called a middle-class family, as long as the family property has a hundred guan, it can be called a rich household.Wealthy, rich man.Of course, due to the booming industry and commerce in recent years, there are actually many top rich men with more than [-] guan in Chang'an City, but these people are generally inextricably linked with the relatives of famous and noble clans. For example, a few days ago, Jingzhao Mansion just dealt with A usury case, a wealthy businessman surnamed Zou in Beijing, operated a counter shop and secretly operated usury.

The interest rate is extremely high, and a large number of people are hired to violently collect debts, causing many murders, and often forcing debtors to sell their wives and daughters to pay off debts.

After Qin Lang became Jing Zhaoyin, he rectified Chang'an. Zou was still acting against the trend, and he was even very arrogant. Qin Lang sent people to find out that this guy had something to do with the Hongnong Yang family, and even the nobles in the Taishang Palace. Relationship, even many court officials still have dry shares with him.

But Qin Lang didn't care about this, once the investigation was over, even if Yang Shidao sent someone to intervene, it didn't work.

In the end, the prince reported the case to the emperor. Li Shimin was also very angry after reading the case file. He personally ordered the case to be destroyed, and the person surnamed Zou was sentenced to death, and all the properties of the Zou family were confiscated.

The property of the Zou family was seized, and after some cleaning up, more than [-] yuan of assets were finally cleared out, which can be described as astonishing. In the end, all the money was filled into the national treasury.

A lot of aristocratic officials who had joined hands jumped angrily, but they didn't dare to say anything.

Which of the top aristocratic families in Chang'an is not worth more than [-] guan?Even those top aristocratic officials often cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for a meal, and tens of thousands of dollars for a pair of boots.

But for ordinary people at the bottom of Chang'an, there are seven things to do when they open the door, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, and even rent, and earn a little money every day, so they can barely make ends meet.

You can earn hundreds of dollars a day in Chang'an, but you can't save any money at all.

Annan's remote place can actually earn a hundred dollars?

What attracts them even more is that Ah Huang also said that if he settles there, he can get a lot of land. He also said that the land over there is also cheaper to buy, and the house is cheaper, and he can save a lot of money in a year. .

This is unbelievable. In Chang'an, after a year of hard work, it would be nice to be able to eat and clothe without illness or disaster. If you can save another one or two thousand yuan, you will be thankful.

Those who eat, dress, and burn charcoal to buy salt will only be satisfied with raising a few children all their lives.

Annan's life filled them with yearning.

"Is it really that good?"

"Why are you lying to me? Master Huang, I now own a Wubao in Annan, five farms, two workshops, a mine, and three boats. My fief has more than 500 households and more than 100 slaves. Do you know how chic my Master Huang is living now?"

A group of servants who always feel that the Duke of Wei's mansion is treated very well, and who have lived in Chang'an City can't help secretly marveling that the mansion of the Duke of Wei's family is treated well, at least much better than other families. But what I said to Ah Huang is really incomparable.

"I just want to have a house of my own, even if it's smaller, just two rooms per hall." A groom sighed.

Another family member sighed, "I still want to have a piece of land of my own, even if it has [-] or [-] mu. Having my own land is the most secure and reliable."

"Then go to Annan, go to Wu'an Prefecture, that is also the fiefdom of our lord. When you get there, as long as you work hard, it will definitely be a hundred times or a thousand times better than staying in Chang'an. There will be wives and concubines. There will be children, there will be fields, and there will be houses of our own."

Qin Lang walked out with a smile, "Old Huang is right, although Annan is not as comfortable and prosperous as Chang'an, but as long as you work hard there, gold is indeed everywhere!"

　Today I am going to take my wife to the hospital to wait for the second child to be born, but my mother accidentally broke her hand a few days ago, and my father had a stroke two years ago and now he has to be taken care of. First strive for two updates of [-] words, and wait for my wife to finish confinement and work hard to make up the updates. I will work hard to finish this book and the story without leaving any regrets!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)