Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 376
There are still mountains of cotton and grain piled up in Nancheng. There are thousands of looms in the weaving workshops and tens of thousands of female workers. They can weave more cloth in one day than can be loaded on several boats.

Even the most common farming fields have gone through tricks. The agricultural supervisors of the Tang Dynasty have picked out all the grains with large and plump grains, and selected them from generation to generation. The current seed yield is one to two percent higher than before.

Don't underestimate the [-]% to [-]%. How big is Datang's base? The output of [-]% to [-]% is enough to feed tens of millions of people.

There are also iron-making furnaces that can continuously add materials and can smelt [-] kilograms of pig iron at a time.

The Japanese international students were dumbfounded.

"They're just trails."

The officials of the Imperial College found that this group of foreign students from Japan did not seem to be very interested in the Confucian way of sainthood, but they were very interested in these craftsmanship.

"Young Master Cui, I heard that there is a divine object in the Tang Dynasty that is like thunder from the sky. Can you show us it?"

"Young Master Cui, I saw that Tang Dynasty's ships could sail against the wind. How did they do this?"

"Young Supervisor, Japan is a small country with few people. Can you send someone to Japan to teach us how to grow cotton?"

"This rice seed matures in three months. Can it be grown in Japan?"

Except for the Firearms Prison, which was directly supported by internal funds, and the imperial court had no way to directly send people there, in other places, Japan's envoys to the Tang Dynasty responded to almost every request.

"Yamada-kun, look at this?"

"what is this?"

"Number theory, I didn't expect Datang to study mathematics so deeply!"

"There are also geophysics and biology theory!"

"Look at this, the theory of dominant and recessive. I remember Yamada-kun's son has double eyelids!"

"吆西!"

In the entire Tang Dynasty, there were some sober-minded people. Sun Dezhao, the Grand Governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Office, went directly to Du Genneng.

"Duke Du, the Maritime Academy is where the Tang Dynasty trains naval officers. Isn't it inappropriate to bring in Japanese people?"

Du Rangneng said with a smile: "Japan has admired the culture of the Tang Dynasty for a long time and sent envoys to study it. This is the time to promote the country's prestige. What's wrong?"

"Don't Duke Du know that the Japanese Navy just fought a battle with the imperial court at the mouth of the Han River? This is an enemy country!"

"Mr. Wende handed over his credentials. This matter was a misunderstanding. The rebellion of his retainers has been wiped out!"

"Duke Du, this matter is strange. Japan is alone overseas. Can the imperial court tell whether it is true or false?"

"Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Japan has sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty nineteen times. This is the 20th time. It has been dealt with this way in the past. This is the custom. Naturally, I can make the decision!"

Sun Dezhao said: "Mr. Du, most of the other things are beyond the scope of the Supervisor's control, but regarding the Maritime Academy, we should wait for His Majesty's decree!"

Du Rangneng looked at Sun Dezhao and said: "The Maritime Academy is under the control of the Ministry of War, which is also one of the six departments. Is Governor Sun going to overstep the authority of this prime minister and assistant?"

The military system of the Tang Dynasty is very clear. The Governor's Office of the Five Armies is the highest organization in name for the army. In addition to the emperor, it comes from the Governor's Office of the Five Armies. It also has the right to recommend the generals who lead troops and inspect the training, weapons and armor of each army. Waiting for military preparations.

Training, food and salary, replenishment of weapons and armor, assessment of middle and lower generals, reserves, training of middle and lower generals, etc. are all in the hands of the Ministry of War.

Du Rangneng's words are absolutely correct.

This is something that the emperor has always wanted to change. The Ministry of War has the power to command troops, and the Governor-General of the Five Armies has the power to mobilize troops. Both of them are directly under the emperor.

However, the reserves, food and salary supplies, military preparations, recruitment and other matters under the Ministry of War have a close relationship with the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works. The emperor has been exploring how to separate them and clarify their respective responsibilities, so they are still under the jurisdiction of the Political Affairs Hall.

On July [-]th, everything that happened in Bianjing was reported to the emperor.

Li Ye only frowned, although he was very angry. After thinking about it, Du Renneng was really not to blame for the preferential treatment given to the Japanese envoy to the Tang Dynasty. He just didn't think of it.Historically, the Tang Dynasty treated its neighboring countries very favorably.

During the reign of Emperor Taizong, when Princess Wencheng entered Tubo, there were more than 1000 craftsmen accompanying her, including many sensitive craftsmen in iron smelting, casting, and tool making.

When the Tang Dynasty declined, what did Tubo do?Two bloodbaths in Chang'an.

Li Ye asked Li Yu: "Taizong said that history can be used as a mirror to know gains and losses. Just after the Battle of Hanjiang Estuary, Japan's envoys to the Tang Dynasty came. The ministers were afraid that the Japanese did not learn enough, and they also wanted the Japanese to learn how to make thunder. method, what do you think?"

Li Yu said: "Father, this is an important weapon to control the country, how can you show it to others easily! If the Japanese learn it and come back to deal with the Tang Dynasty, they will be shooting themselves in the foot."

Li Ye nodded. Du Rang was capable of big things and was suitable for specific tasks, such as supplying food and grass. Du Rang could do very well if it was detailed and complicated.

"Liu Hanlin, draft the decree!"

"promise!"

"The general idea is as follows. Among the Japanese envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty, except those who study Confucianism and Buddhism, the rest should be arrested first!"

Liu Wei frowned slightly and said, "Your Majesty, would you like to discuss this with the ministers?"

Li Ye shook his head and handed the secret report from the Yushan guards to Liu Wei.

"Look, what did these Japanese people do?"

Liu Wei took it and looked at it, his face twisted.

Yushan's personal guard reported: After the Japanese arrived in Bianjing, they made friends with officials, especially those in the emperor's inner prison. They could not enter the firearms prison, so they used money to bribe the craftsmen in the firearms prison, and successfully obtained the finished product of granular gunpowder. As for the formula and The craftsmanship is still unknown.

"If you admire the culture of the Tang Dynasty, I will be happy to achieve it, but such a despicable behavior is a wolf's ambition and must be observed!"

Liu Wei said: "Your Majesty, if your name is not correct, your words will not be correct. Under what name should I be arrested?"

"I haven't even thought about the battle at the mouth of the Han River yet!"

"The minister knows!"

Don’t you remember that the Japanese navy had just fought with the Tang Dynasty? In the battle at the mouth of the Han River, the Tang Dynasty also lost hundreds of soldiers and sank several warships. Just a simple misunderstanding can forget it!
"Go and summon General Fu!"

"promise!"

After a while Fu Cunshen came to the Silla Palace.

"His Majesty!"

Li Ye said: "How are the Japanese troops doing now?"

Fu Cunjian said: "The morale is strong. If there is an attack, we can go into battle immediately."

"If they are asked to attack the homeland, will they obey as a general?"

Fu Cun Shen thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, these people are very respectful to the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. Even if they are beaten with whips, they will not be angry. But if they are driven to attack the mainland, I don't know what will happen. ?”

Li Ye paced back and forth, then looked at Fu Cunshen and asked, "How is the morale of the Zuo Yongwu Army?"

Fu Cunjian said: "The armament is well prepared and the morale is high. We can fight for your Majesty at any time!"

Li Ye nodded. He was thinking of using Zuo Yongwu and Japanese servants to occupy a bridgehead in Japan.

May I?
To know where we are now, it’s only a few hundred miles away from Japan!

(End of this chapter)