Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

Chapter 509: Unexpected refuge, transfer begins

Many people know that Li Jing and other generals submitted letters.

As before, everyone thought Li Shimin would refuse.

So this time only a few civil servants wrote to oppose it, and the opposition was not very loud.

However, to everyone's shock, Li Shimin actually approved Li Jing's request and agreed to start the war.

Moreover, Li Jing was appointed as the general manager of the march and asked Li Jing to provide a complete plan within a month before sending troops.

As soon as the news came out, the civil servants and military generals were shocked. Changsun Wuji and others, who had not submitted a letter, immediately entered the palace to object.

Li Jing and others were ecstatic and immediately held a meeting to study and write plans.

"The emperor actually agreed?!"

Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan were also shocked when they heard the news.

Normally, Li Shimin would not want to be given the title of King with a different surname.

Therefore, he did not agree with Li Jing to start the war from the beginning to avoid being crowned king again.

However, only a short time had passed before he actually agreed to the war. Are you willing to reward the new king?

"It's so unexpected, it could have a big impact on us."

Du Miaoyan said in a deep voice.

The war has affected too many people, affecting every aspect.

Among them, money and food are the most direct, and they need to provide food and grass for soldiers going to war.

Now that he has just exposed so much money, someone might take advantage of this and ask him to donate some money to the court.

"There is definitely an impact. The shipyard's money needs to be shipped out faster."

"Also, if you send more manpower to patrol the shipyard, there will definitely be bold people staring there."

Fang Yuan thought deeply.

If Li Jing goes to war, he must prepare weapons for him.

The inventory in the arsenal is not very large, and I think I will have to spit it all out to Li Jing this time.

During Li Jing's expedition, he may have left Datang, and it is difficult to say when he will return.

Looking at it this way, the weapons given to Li Jing were given to the court and to Li Shimin.

Hiss, think about it this way, did Li Shimin support Li Jing in the war because he wanted weapons?

Fang Yuan's heart trembled heavily, feeling that this possibility was very high.

But whether it is or not, the weapons still have to be supported.

the other side.

Li Jing and others came up with the preliminary plan and went to the palace to see the saint.

They already had an idea, so it was not difficult to come up with the plan in just one day.

"Your Majesty, this is the preliminary plan, please take a look at it!"

Li Jing submitted the plan and said solemnly.

Li Shimin nodded and asked someone to present the plan.

After he took it, he watched it carefully and occasionally nodded slightly.

"He is worthy of being the military god of the Tang Dynasty. Just the preliminary plan is amazing!"

"With you personally in charge, I'm not worried at all, but I still have a little suggestion."

Li Shimin finally put the plan on the desk and sighed.

"Your Majesty is wrong!"

"Please speak clearly, Your Majesty!"

Li Jing remained humble and did not become proud because of Li Shimin's exaggeration.

Because he understood that Li Shimin's ability to lead troops in battle was no worse than his own, and he might even be better than him.

But because Li Shimin became emperor early and seldom led troops to fight in person, he was unable to show more prestige in the army, so that he was known as the God of War.

If Li Shimin had always been a general, it is unknown whether he would have been called the God of War.

"As for the use of weapons, such as muskets and cannons, the number can be increased by about half."

"This war will involve too much. Absolute weapons will do no harm to our Tang Dynasty!"

Li Shimin said slowly.

"Your Majesty said it very well."

"But is His Royal Highness the King of Zhou willing?"

Li Jing was stunned for a moment, then asked uncertainly.

Borrowing weapons from Fang Yuan is a favor that Fang Yuan owes him, so he can borrow it.

Since it is a loan, it is impossible to say that you can borrow as much as you want. It also depends on the previous agreement.

"If you don't want to, just say it was my request!"

Li Shimin laughed.

"Wei Chen understands!"

Li Jing's heart skipped a beat and he nodded heavily.

"After we go back, optimize the plan, determine the weapons to borrow, and finally report it to me."

"In the meantime, I will ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to prepare food and other supplies for your trip."

Li Shimin said solemnly.

Before the war, food and grass should be sent first.

Now that Gao Shilian has been dismissed from his post and is undergoing self-reflection, the Ministry of Revenue needs someone to take charge of the overall situation.

Naturally, there is only one Minister of Hubu in the Ministry of Hubu, so it must be the Minister of Hubu who is temporarily in charge of the overall situation.

Although Fang Qingping failed to help Fang Yuan discover the evidence of Gao Shilian's fraud, he still got what he wanted.

"I retire!"

Li Jing resigned.

After returning, he immediately optimized the plan and brought Li Shimin's intention to Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan, who knew what Li Shimin meant, shook his head and laughed, thinking to himself that he had guessed it right.

Just spending a lot of money on these weapons, there is no need to make such a big fuss, right?

But whether there were other Fang Yuan, he did not continue to explore.

He sent a message to the arsenal and asked them to count the inventory.

Just when Fang Yuan was about to go to the arsenal in person, a familiar person from Fang Mansion came to visit.

"Meet His Highness King Zhou!"

It was Miao Jianglan, a saint from Miao territory who had left Chang'an City for some time.

Last time she came to Chang'an City with Fang Yuan and lived in Fang Mansion for a while.

But because Fang Yuan was very busy and had no time to entertain her, she left a letter and left after staying for a while.

Now it appeared again, which surprised Fang Yuan.

"Miao Jianglan, it seems like it's been almost half a year since you left?"

Fang Yuan invited them to sit down.

This time, in addition to Miao Jianglan, there were several men and women, all over 50 and [-] years old.

Judging from their temperament, it seems that their status is not low.

"Last time something happened in the clan, I had to go back."

"Originally, I wanted to wait until you came back before saying goodbye, but I couldn't help it. It was too urgent."

"These are the elders of my clan. I, the Miao clan, want to discuss something with you. Is that okay?"

Miao Jianglan apologized.

She seemed to want to get closer to Fang Yuan, but she was a little bit frightened.

When we parted ways with Fang Yuan last time, Fang Yuan was just a prince of the imperial court.

But when they met again, Fang Yuan was already the only king with a different surname in the Tang Dynasty, and his reputation was astonishing throughout the world.

"It turns out that some elders of the Miao ethnic group were rude."

Fang Yuan laughed, stood up and gave them a slight salute.

Several elders were so frightened that they quickly stood up and respectfully returned Fang Yuan's gift.

"Miao Jianglan, if you have anything to say, just tell me."

Fang Yuan sat down again and also asked other elders to sit down.

"It's like this. Something happened in our Miao territory, and it's no longer suitable for living."

"You are now the King of Lingnan. Can you draw a place in Lingnan for our Miao territory to transfer?"

Miao Jianglan looked at Fang Yuan with a smile.

Several elders who came with him also looked at Fang Yuan.

"How much land do you need?"

Fang Yuan said after pondering for a moment. "The bigger the better, the minimum cannot be less than one county."

Miao Jianglan said with a smile.

Most of the people in their Miao territory make a living by raising Gu, and the bigger the territory, the better.

"No problem, but I can't guarantee that there will be no other people in the place assigned to you, and I also have conditions."

Fang Yuan pondered for a moment and said.

"You, please tell me!"

Miao Jianglan and others suddenly became short of breath and said quickly.

They came shamelessly, prepared to be rejected and insulted.

After all, Miao Jianglan thought that her relationship with Fang Yuan was not very good, at best they were just like ordinary friends.

And now that Fang Yuan is a king with a different surname, she no longer dares to think that she has any friendship with Fang Yuan.

"First, if there are other people in the divided area, you cannot harm them, nor can you force them away in disguise."

"Second, if you want to move to Lingnan, you are the people of Lingnan, the people of this king. You must obey my rule and cooperate with my orders!"

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Having come into contact with poisonous insects, he knew that poisonous insects can actually be very harmful.

If not controlled well, it will pose a certain threat to the local area.

Of course, voodoo is also beneficial and can bring a lot of useful research to medicine.

Sun Simiao had studied Gu, but he didn't invest much in it, but he once said that Gu was a new direction in medicine.

"Can we talk about this?"

Miao Jianglan said hesitantly.

Fang Yuan's first and second conditions are not difficult.

But for them, the Miao people, there is a certain degree of difficulty.

First, their Miao territory's Gu is secret and is not announced to the public in order to remain mysterious.

If someone is among them, it is easy for their Gu to be revealed, which is a kind of blasphemy to them.

Secondly, it was okay to become Fang Yuan's subjects, but they were also worried that Fang Yuan would use this opportunity to rule and exploit them.

"Okay, you can think about it slowly. I have other things to do. Let's talk about it when we get back."

Fang Yuan was not in a hurry and let them decide.

But as soon as they stood up, Miao Jianglan and others panicked, thinking that Fang Yuan was dissatisfied, and quickly apologized.

Fang Yuan comforted them a few times and asked them to stay in Fang Mansion, thus eliminating their worries.

However, it is also possible that Fang Yuan did this. After Fang Yuan came back from the arsenal, Miao Jianglan and others agreed to Fang Yuan's conditions.

But where they will be divided, Fang Yuan is not sure yet. He doesn't know much about the situation in Lingnan, so he lets Miao Jianglan and the others choose the place first.

That night, Miao Jianglan and others stayed in Fang Mansion.

It was late at night, Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan had already fallen asleep.

But in the middle of the night, he was woken up with urgent news from the shipyard.

"Sir, several thieves appeared in the shipyard and were caught by our people, but two of our people also died!"

Lai Yingzhe came to report.

The security team is professionally trained and has a certain foundation in martial arts.

A few thieves died unexpectedly, which showed that the background of these thieves must be strange, so Lai Yingzhe reported it.

"It looks like someone is really watching. It's no longer safe to leave the money in the shipyard!"

"That thief kept it secret, imprisoned and tortured, and asked to find out the person behind them!"

"After dawn, notify Wang Shiyu and ask her to check all major ships and load them out at any time!"

Fang Yuan's eyes were solemn and he said in a deep voice.

What I was worried about happened after all.

Those who were eyeing the shipyard's money finally took action.

It will definitely not be peaceful next, and more people will take risks.

The only solution is to transfer the property as quickly as possible.

"Yes!"

Lai Yingzhe left.

Afterwards, the night was uneventful.

After daybreak, Fang Yuan went to Li Jing to inform him and the emperor of the situation in the arsenal.

In the next few days, Fang Yuan stayed behind closed doors, and relatively few people paid attention to the current Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan, who was in Fang Mansion, started to prepare for the move.

With a big family and a big business, it is really not easy to move.

Among them, Du Miaoyan, Su Ziqing and others are the main force, packing luggage and so on.

On the second day, Lai Yingzhe got information and tortured the thief and others to the person behind it.

After learning about the person behind it, Fang Yuan did not take action against the person behind it, but took these few people who were still alive but were tortured into the palace.

"Your Majesty, I want to move all my money to Lingnan and develop Lingnan. Do you support it?"

Fang Yuan said bluntly.

"Lingnan is your territory, and it is also the territory of the Tang Dynasty. I naturally support it. What's wrong?"

Li Shimin said solemnly.

It felt like there was something in Fang Yuan's words.

"Two days ago, some thieves broke into the shipyard at night and tried to steal money. They killed two of my security guards."

"Today, I hand them over to His Majesty. I don't ask for justice, but I hope that Your Majesty can restrain the people below."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

"What's the order?"

Li Shimin's eyes suddenly darkened.

He knew how powerful Fang Yuan's security guards were.

A few thieves were able to kill two security guards, which shows that it is not easy.

And since Fang Yuan found him, he must be the person behind it.

"Your Majesty, please ask them. I will take my leave first!"

Fang Yuan did not answer.

He waved the thieves in.

Li Shimin frowned and watched Fang Yuan leave with slight dissatisfaction.

But considering the problem of the people behind him, Li Shimin did not call Fang Yuan to stop in the end, but looked at the thieves.

Seeing the thief who was tortured and looked like a human being, Li Shimin frowned deeper and said in a deep voice:

"Who supports you?"

"Li, Lord Li Daozong!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shimin's eyes widened.

I never expected that it was Li Daozong's guess that he was eyeing Fang Yuan? !

Seeing that they were tortured to the point where their skin was torn and their flesh was rotten, Li Shimin believed most of them and did not continue to ask questions. He asked people to take the two of them down to avoid death.

"Pass on Li Daozong!"

Li Shimin immediately asked someone to call Li Daozong.

He wanted to know if it was Li Daozong, why was he keeping an eye on Fang Yuan's money?

At this moment, Li Shimin understood why Fang Yuan didn't say it directly, but asked himself.

Li Daozong is the royal family and represents the will of the royal family to a certain extent. If it is the will of the royal family, it also has something to do with him.

Fang Yuan didn't want to break with the royal family, he didn't want to break with himself or he didn't dare.

The third day after the thief was discovered in the shipyard.

Boxes of goods were loaded onto the steel ship.

On the third day, all these goods were moved up.

On this day, the wind was sunny and there was a lot of people in the port. Many people were staring at the seven ships.

They were so big and imposing, and because they contained so much money, that people couldn't help but look at them.

Suddenly, a steel ship moved slowly away from the port, and the other six slowly followed.

"Look, the steel ship has left the harbor!"

"Seven ships together, what big deal is this?"

"Isn't it because His Highness King Zhou's property is going to be transferred?"

"Box after box, I heard there are more than 600 million. Isn't it terrible?"

(End of this chapter)