On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 125
Cui Che hurried back to Dongyang City, and before he saw his pregnant wife, Cui Zhaorong called him over and gave him some advice.

It is nothing more than early pregnancy, miscarriage is very easy, so let him be more patient and not have sex with Yang Lihua.

As for the three concubines, Cui Che still couldn't enter the house, and who knew whether Yang Lihua was pregnant with a man or a woman.

During this period, Cui Che stayed in Dongyang City with peace of mind, handling the government affairs of the governor's mansion during the day, and slept with Yang Lihua at night, but always got up late at night to fetch water for her to rinse her mouth.

On the seventh day of May in the fourth year of Kaihuang (584 A.D.), the edict to add salt soldiers was finally issued to Dongyang.

Cui Che was full of joy, but his face remained calm. After seeing off the envoy, he couldn't wait to start recruiting salt soldiers.

He no longer set up another establishment, but expanded the original four battalions, from 750 people per battalion to 1500 people per battalion.

It's just that this time, officers were no longer selected, but those with outstanding performance were promoted from the previous salt soldiers.

When the salt workers were recruited at the beginning of the year, the government had to forcefully conscript them before they could be sent to Yidu County.

The salary of the salt soldiers is there, the annual salary of six shi of corn, three meals a day, and the distribution of land to his wife, exempt from rent adjustment, tax and labor, how much the field produces, how much he gets, such generous conditions, who would able to refuse.

The salt workers also asked for orders to allow them to participate in the selection of salt soldiers again. Many people felt that they did not draw their bows because they had lost strength, but because they had been drinking porridge for a long time and their bodies were so weak.

Of course Cui Che granted the request of the salt workers, but he also raised the threshold for selection. Those who can ride horses are still given priority, but the requirement for opening a bow has changed from one stone to two stones.

At the beginning, only 3000 people were selected from 3000 people. The same standard cannot be applied to today. The selection range is wide, so naturally the threshold has to be raised. Otherwise, how can the quota of 3000 people be allocated? yes.

This time, there were a lot of applicants for the conscription, not only Qingzhou young adults and rural soldiers, but even many outsiders who had a difficult livelihood heard the news and called their friends and went south to apply for the election.

After two days of selection, Cui Che selected 5 strong men from more than [-] people.

For those who have worked so hard to come back from other places, Cui Che also gave a package of money. Although the amount is not much, it is a heartfelt gift.

The first dividend that Wei Yi sent was not warm, and Cui Che took it all in, not even keeping a copper coin for himself.

But he felt that it was worth it. Compared with Yang Su donating hundreds of thousands of money to Li Baiyao and earning a reputation as a scholar, Cui Che was more willing to receive praise from the people.

It is conceivable that these people who took Cui Che's money, returned to their hometowns, they must spread the generosity and benevolence of the Qingzhou Governor with their relatives and friends.

Of course, this generosity and benevolence is also thanks to Wei Yi's organization of the fleet to go out to sea for trade.

Now the illicit salt business is finally on the right track. Under Wei Yi's management, the illicit salt produced by the two is exported to Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje and other countries.

Wei Yi even approached Cui Che and proposed to open a hundred acres of beach fields to expand production.

This time, Cui Che refused.

They are not the only ones targeting foreign countries in Shanghai. If they continue to expand production, they will inevitably compete with the imperial court for the market. Once the imperial court's attention is drawn, Yang Jian and the court officials will naturally be able to sense what is wrong.

Cui Che specially wrote to him, explaining to him in detail, no matter how unwilling Wei Yi is, he can only suppress the greed in his heart.

At the same time, news of Yang Lihua's pregnancy also spread to Guanzhong and Jinyang.

Prince Yang Yong sent people to bring many great tonics for Yang Lihua to eat after pregnancy.

Jin Wang Yang Guang ordered people to send tiger-headed hats and tiger-headed shoes, which are said to have been sewn by the concubine Xiao of Jin herself.

This is a battle over Cui Che.

Thinking back when Cui Che went to the East Palace for a banquet, Yang Yong could not pay attention to it, but now it is different, he is now married to Yang Lihua, he is the governor of Qingzhou, and he also offers salt and benefits to the court, and his favor is growing day by day.

How could Yang Yong turn a blind eye to this, now he finally has a sense of crisis.

On the fifth day of the first month of this year, Yang Guang's eldest son, Yang Zhao, was born in Daxing Palace.

Unlike Yang Yong's eldest son, Yang Yan, who was not loved by his grandparents, Yang Zhao's birth was auspicious.

In April last year, Yang Jian dreamed that one day God would come to the world, and then he learned that Princess Jin was pregnant. Yang Jian hurriedly brought his daughter-in-law from Jinyang to Daxing Palace, and took good care of her with Dugu Jialuo.

Yang Zhao was born in response to an auspicious omen, and Yang Jian and his wife's attitude towards him can be imagined. Xiao was sent back to Jinyang after giving birth, but Yang Zhao was kept in the palace by the couple and raised by them.

Yang Yong knew very well that his mother valued the distinction between concubine and concubine, but the Crown Princess Yuanshi just couldn't conceive. Seeing Yang Zhao born in response to the omen, she was doted upon.

Especially the second younger brother Yang Guangxian became more and more famous, and his father was full of praise for him. Yang Yong finally worried about his reserve position.

However, he did not change his extravagant lifestyle, nor did he ease the conflicts between wives and concubines. He still doted on Yun Zhaoxun alone, and he never even restrained those around him. Such a favorite of the emperor releases his kindness.

But Cui Che did not waver between Yang Yong and Yang Guang, he stood firm on Yang Guang in the battle for succession.

Cui Che ordered people to buy a great gift for Yang Yong in the market, but what was sent to Jinyang was a poem:

'Since the king left, the concubine did not leave the boudoir.

Huai Jun dare not hate, but only grateful for his kindness. '

In Jinyang, Bingzhou, Yang Guang opened the letter brought back by his entourage. After reading this Yuefu poem, Yang Guang asked his entourage:

"Do you know what Cui Zicheng sent back to the Eastern Palace?"

The follower did not dare to hide anything, and replied:

"I only know that Director Cui ordered the stewards of the mansion to go out to buy, but I don't know what it is."

Yang Guang asked with a smile on his face. Of course he knew that Yang Yong wanted to intervene between himself and Cui Che, but Cui Che's attitude made him very satisfied.

Two gifts in return, the level of intentions is higher than the judgment.

In the fourth year of Kaihuang (584), June 23rd.

Yang Jian finally issued an edict to send Yu Wenkai, the governor of Guangzhou, to Guanzhong to preside over the digging of canals between Daxing City and Tongguan. The salt and rice from the east of the Kanto will be transported to the west of the Kansai, and will no longer pass through the Weihe River of varying depths.

Yu Wenkai temporarily resigned, and all affairs in the state were handled by the chief minister Pei Xiu.

Cui Che has thus truly completed the top-down control of the four prefectures of Qingzhou, Jiaozhou, Guangxi, and Ju under the jurisdiction of the Qingzhou General Manager's Mansion.

It is now that the world is at peace, otherwise, if he ascends to the top, all the four states will be turned against each other.

During this period, Yang Lihua's pregnant belly had already been revealed. As the saying goes, a sour child is a hot girl. Cui Che saw that Yang Lihua was sour during pregnancy, and believed that the fetus in her belly was a male.

　There are two more chapters tonight, so it may be later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)