Emperor Sui Yang

Regarding the issue of East and West Turks, Yang Guang's decree finally came belatedly, and Pei Ju gave the idea.

The Liaodong Protectorate was set up, with Deng Hao as the general governor, and the troops from Liaodong and Zhuojun were gathered to attack the Shiwei, Mohe, Khitan, Xi, Xi and other northeastern tribes.

In fact, these nomadic tribes originally submitted to the Sui Dynasty, but they also submitted to the Turks, and they were trying to please both sides.

Because both sides often bully them, and they can't stand it.

Yang Ming had been worried that Pei Ju would make bad ideas to divide the Eastern Turks like in history. Fortunately, he didn't.

Pei Ju was still very powerful, and Yang Ming didn't even think of this move. He took advantage of the opening of the attack to the west to completely capture the northeastern region, which was equivalent to ending the possibility of the East Turks expanding eastward.

These tribes are very easy to deal with, and they are the kind that will surrender once they are beaten. However, the Sui Dynasty will not spend much effort to take care of them after they are defeated, because it is too cold over there.

The purpose of the fight was actually to incorporate the vassal states into the territory. From now on, the Turks could no longer treat this place as their own backyard, and they could come and leave whenever they wanted.

Yang Ming knew very well how rich the resources were in the Northeast.

This is a great idea.

Take it first and then manage it thoroughly, it will take hundreds of years.

Therefore, Yang Guang's will is already arranging what will happen after the victory.

There are five military governors in the northeastern region. The Andong Protectorate is in Pyongyang, Zhou Fashang is the governor, the Liaodong Protectorate is in Liaodong City, and Deng Hao is the chief governor.

After capturing Mohe, the Aodong Protectorate (Aodong, Jilin) ​​was established, with Daqiqi Zhongxiang, the leader of Mohe Su Mo tribe, as the great governor of Aodong. Then the Longquan Protectorate was established, with Agu Lang, the leader of Mohe Heishui tribe. He was the governor of Longquan.

After capturing the Khitan, Dahe Kuge, the leader of the Khitan tribe, was appointed as the Grand Governor of the Songmo Protectorate (Linxi County, Inner Mongolia).

With these five Protectorate Mansions, the Northeast is controlled.

Pei Ju has already gone to Zhuojun in person to contact the three leaders of the Mohe Tribe and the Khitan Tribe. It will definitely be much more beneficial to make the other party willingly join the Sui Dynasty than to fight with real swords and guns.

After all, the Mohe tribe originally surrendered to Goguryeo, and Goguryeo was destroyed by the Sui Dynasty.

"The granary in Zhuo County still has some food stored, which is enough to ensure Deng Hao's use of troops in the northeast. What's more, Pei Ju has already left. With him here, great things can be accomplished," Yang Yue said at the small court meeting after the court meeting dispersed.

Yu Wenshu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Shiju's plans are always unexpected. Who would have thought that he would make such arrangements. If he had not gone west from the beginning, he would definitely not have sat back and watched the Sui Dynasty invade the Northeast. Now, it is beyond the reach of the whip."

In fact, in the Northeast region during the Tang Dynasty, a man named Da Zuorong established the Bohai Kingdom. He was the prototype of Bai Ziting in the Tang Dynasty Shuanglong Biography novel. There is only a difference in time. In the novel, the Bohai Kingdom was founded during the Li Shimin period. In fact, the Bohai Kingdom was founded during the Tang Dynasty. The above is the period of Li Longji.

The territory of Bohai State includes Jilin, Heilongjiang, the northeast of the Korean Peninsula and the Russian Far East, and its territory is not small.

Da Zuorong was the son of Daqiqi Zhongxiang, the current leader of the Sumo tribe in Mohe, and the ancestor of the Tai clan in Xiaxi on the Korean Peninsula.

As for the Khitan tribe, during the period of Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty, there was a Yingzhou Rebellion. The two leaders of the rebellion against the Tang Dynasty were the two leaders of the Khitan tribe, Li Jinzhong and his wife and brother Sun Wanrong.

The real surname of these two people is Dahe, and Li Jinzhong is the grandson of Dahe Kuge, the current Khitan leader.

After Li Jinzhong's defeat, his subordinate Li Kaigu returned to the Tang Dynasty. He appeared a lot in Detective Di Renjie, because historically, this kid was almost killed at that time, and it was Di Renjie who saved him.

And Li Kai has a son-in-law named Li Kailuo. His name sounds similar to that of the two brothers, but actually he is not. Why mention him as his son-in-law?
Because his son-in-law had a son, Li Guangbi, a famous general of the generation who was known as "the first in the ZTE for his military exploits" in quelling the Anshi Rebellion.

They are all Khitan.

Yang Ming smiled and said, "You still can't be careless. The focus of this attack on the Northeast is Pei Ju. Deng Hao is just a pawn. If everything goes well, he will be angry to death."

"Haha, I just want to piss him off to death," Yang Xuangan said with a smile: "He must not have thought that we would put a fire behind his butt. I wonder if he will withdraw his troops after receiving the news?"

Yang Yue shook his head and said: "This is why your Majesty sent the tiger talisman of Zuowuwei and Youwuwei. In his anger, he might unite with the Western Turks and invade our western territory. Your Majesty's foresight is amazing."

Yang Ming said with a smile: "Don't rush to admire, the Tiger Talisman is there, but it's useless to recruit the two guards without money and food."

Cui Zhongfang said: "The money after Changsun Anye ransacked his home, and the money subscribed by other prison generals, there are more than 200 million guan, and they have been allocated down one after another. If this is the case, let's allocate it to the left and right Wuwei first."

"This is a right idea. We should allocate money to them first. If something happens, they will go west." Yu Wenshu sighed: "I heard that the cotton cloth from Taifu Temple has been woven. What the prince has learned in his heart has made him happy." People are amazed.”

Yang Ming smiled and said: "I had nothing to do when I was young. I read a lot. You haven't seen newly woven cotton yet, have you?"

"Newly woven cotton cloth, I really haven't seen it before," everyone shook their heads.

Yang Ming stood up and said, "Let's go to Taifu Temple to have a look."

The official office of Taifu Temple is located in the imperial city. There used to be the Royal Dyeing Department here, and there are all kinds of textile equipment.

In fact, Yang Ming has never seen this ancient method of weaving, so he took this opportunity to experience it today.

In fact, he was more surprised than Yu Wenshu and others.The wisdom of the working people in ancient times was really amazing. The entire weaving process was very complicated, with many processes, and every small tool had a big effect.

Except for the big wooden bow that plays cotton, he has never seen anything else here.

"Ding~~~ding~~~~ding~~~~ding~~~~"

Bounce cotton~~~Bounce cotton~~~~Bounce half a pound of cotton into eight or two pieces~~~~
This is a musical instrument.

Yun Dingxing followed a group of big guys and explained step by step in detail:

"The kapok flowers are sown in spring and autumn. Those flowers that bloom first are picked day by day. The cotton wadding and cotton seeds are stuck together. Use a gin to separate them. Remove the seeds and take the cotton. Use a hanging bow to catapult it, and then use a wooden board to separate it. It is rolled into long strips, spun into cotton yarn on a spinning wheel, and finally wound on a 簰 (yuè) and spun on a cotton spindle."

Yang Ming observed the whole weaving process, somewhat opening his eyes, because he had never been exposed to this aspect in his previous life.

It looks like strands of cotton threads are closely intertwined and woven into a piece of cotton cloth. This cotton cloth is very soft and has good thermal insulation effect.

If the cotton thread is thicker, it can be woven into a thick cotton coat to keep out the cold.

This is a good thing. In ancient times, winter was like a pass. With the magic weapon to keep out the cold, winter is not so terrible, because it can also be used as a quilt.

"The cotton areas are in the Yellow River and Jianghuai, so weaving workshops should be set up in these places," Yang Ming asked while observing, "Have you chosen a location?"

Yuanshou hurriedly said: "Back to your highness, yes, Qinghe County is suitable for Hebei, Luoyang is suitable for Henan, and Jiangdu, Yuhang (Hangzhou), Wujun (Shanghai area), and Danyang County (Wuhu) for Jianghuai are suitable."

Yang Yue frowned and said, "There should not be too many in the south. We should add more in the north."

Yu Wenshu hurriedly said: "In fact, it is very reasonable. Textile is the most prosperous in Jiangnan and the craftsmanship is the best. Besides, Your Majesty likes Jiangnan the most."

Yang Yue suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing: "Yes, yes, Jiangnan is good."

Yuan Shou explained with a smile: "Actually, the reason for choosing this location is because the weaving mills in the south of the Yangtze River are the most distributed. We just need to modify the textile machinery slightly to weave cloth. Although there are many weaving mills in Hebei, they are not located in the imperial court." hand."

"The Cui family?" Yang Ming asked.

Yuanshou nodded.

"As long as we can weave cloth, kapok can also be sold to these folk weavers. Aren't we saving seeds? How many years will it take without buying seeds from outside?" Yang Ming said.

Yuan Shou replied: "One plant can be planted with six seeds, and half of them will survive after planting. At the current rate of expansion of cotton areas, it will take at least five to eight years."

"Then buy as much as you can until our own reserved seeds are enough," Yang Ming said.

Yuan Shou said: "The price of seeds has increased. All our cotton seeds are purchased in Gaochang. With the current turmoil in the Western Region, it is difficult to import and export goods. The quantity has dropped sharply compared to before. The quantity is small but the price is high."

In any case, there is a war in the Western Region, so some caravans will definitely choose to suspend trade in order to avoid risks.

There are currently a huge number of Hu merchants stationed in the capital. They know that there is war in the northwest, so they dare not go back.

There is no way to solve this. Even if you encourage people to go back and buy goods, they will not dare.

"Besides Gaochang, where else?" Yang Ming asked.

Yuan Shou said: "There are also some in Qiuci Kingdom, but the price is higher."

"How much taller?" Yang Yue interjected.

Yuanshou said: "One pound of cotton seeds costs about five hundred gold."

"Let Yang Xuanting lead the troops to buy as much as he can. Let him advance the money first and then pay it back from the treasury in the future," Yang Ming said.

Yang Yue was stunned. If you want me to spend money, just say so. How dare I ask you for money in the future?
Xuanting is his son. If Yang Yue dies in the future, Xuanting will inherit the family business, and his money will be Xuanting's money.

Yang Yue hurriedly said: "The minister immediately sent someone to pass the order, but what if the transfer of Xuan Ting's soldiers is misunderstood by Dongxi Turk?"

"What's the misunderstanding about buying something?" Yu Wenshu said with a smile:

"Just leave after buying. No one will care. If asked by the Turks, Xuanting can question them. You have disturbed the trade route and made it impossible for me to buy goods. Why do you have the nerve to ask me?"

Yang Ming waved his hand and said: "Yang Sili's concern is necessary. It depends on the person's character. Xuan Ting should be strong and unwilling to suffer losses. If there is a conflict with the Turks, it is really not good, then fight with Li Jing too. As a greeting, let him keep an eye on Xuanting and stop messing around."

"This greeting is very necessary," Yang Yue said: "After all, I am in the capital, and I am beyond my reach. It would be most appropriate for the pharmacist to restrain me."

"Then it's settled," Yang Ming suddenly frowned and said, "He won't be worried that I'll waste his money, so he won't be willing to buy more, will he?"

"No, no, it's not worth the money," Yang Yoo laughed.