Great Tang Southern Emperor

Compared with the disadvantages, the advantages are too many, so many that the disadvantages can be completely ignored.

So after the construction of the Protectorate's Mansion was completed, the construction of the other cities began.In addition to the Surrendered City, Hulun City next to Hulun Lake in the eastern part of the grassland is also under construction, and Bell City has also been half completed; the construction of Altai City along the Altai Mountains in the west has also begun; Construction

When all the cities are built, the entire grassland will be completely controlled by the Tang Dynasty, and then the capital and guards will be withdrawn and the prefectures and counties will be changed. Only then can the Turkic grassland be truly regarded as the territory of the Tang Dynasty and will never be separated

"Your Highness? Your Highness?"

"Ah?" Li Zhen recovered from the obsession, shook her head and said, "Don't look at it, I designed all the cities myself, what else is there to see? It has been out for a year, I have already I can’t wait to go back, I heard that the Chang’an official road has started to be paved with cement, but I don’t know what it is like?”

"It must be very spectacular." The translator loves to laugh, and imagined with closed eyes: "In the endless wilderness, there is a blue-gray road that stretches endlessly, ah, what a majestic road~"

The last one is not Fang Yiai's exclamation, but Du He's feet: "While going, I have read with you so many times, don't get too close to those troubadours, it's better now, infected right?"

"What? I just tried it, so I didn't get infected?" Fang Yiai rubbed her butt and complained, "Just kidding, why are you reacting so badly?"

"I'm doing this to you. Those white people are not good people." Du He taught him a lesson. The white people he was talking about were the group of white people who took refuge in Tumidu and helped him create the Greek fire. After Huihe was destroyed, these white people naturally did not Will be buried with Huihe, and all surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.Li Zhen chose the income of the elites to be used by the guards, while the ordinary people only allocated land for them according to the treatment of the people of the Tang Dynasty, distributed cattle, sheep and production tools, and let them be herdsmen honestly.

But some of them are not satisfied with the status quo, so they give up the land to work as freelancers, such as small commodity dealers, mercenaries, handicraftsmen, etc., and troubadours are also one of them (Ben San believes that troubadours are actually the same as us They are all storytellers (__)), Fang Yiai likes this the most, but Du He is quite wary of them, because he feels that these people are uneasy and kind.

"Okay, stop arguing, and don't check what time it is?" Li Jing walked in, grabbed the two of the troublemakers and said, "It's almost noon, are you still going?"

"Go, of course, I'm tired of staying on this road." Fang Yiai took advantage of the situation to break free and said, "Teninai's, every day is either beef or mutton, or mutton or horse meat. I can't even eat white noodles. Wait until I get back. I must go to Tianranju to have a good meal, stir-fried cabbage, green vegetables, leeks, celery, fresh bamboo shoots, as long as they are vegetarian, stir-fried leaves are fine.”

"Pfft~ Do you have such a big resentment?" Du He said with a smile: "It's not that there are no vegetarian dishes on the grassland. It's because you don't eat it yourself. Who is to blame?"

"Bah, who told me to be unlucky, did I get food poisoning?" Fang Yiai said with a look of bad luck.

He was quite unlucky. Once when he was on patrol, he was really hungry, so he opened a small stove for himself. He happened to see a beautiful plant, so he put it in the pot. Less than an hour after eating it, he felt breathless. , dizzy, almost died.

The military doctor found that it was food poisoning after inspection. During the investigation, he found the plant and realized that it was actually a poisonous weed.

Since then, Fang Yi'ai has been indifferent to the vegetarian dishes on the grassland, and would rather eat the meat and get tired of eating a bite of vegetarian dishes.But it’s impossible for people not to eat vegetarian dishes. Later, the merchants below sent a few jars of pickled vegetables, which was considered a temporary solution to the problem.

"Stop talking, it's time for us to set off." Li Zhen finally packed up her things and was ready to leave: "By the way, Duke Wei, are you really not going with us?"

"No, Your Highness, let's go first. The new chief protector has not arrived yet, and the official duties have not been handed over yet. I can't leave for the time being." Li Jing said, in fact, according to the rules, Li Zhen had to wait until the new chief protector arrived before leaving, but he had no choice. Li Shimin urged him so hard that he could only go one step ahead, Li Jing stayed here and waited for the new chief guard.

"Then there will be Lord Lao Wei." Li Zhen thanked him.

"Your Highness is polite, it's what a minister should do."

"" It was polite and farewell again, and it was finally time to say goodbye.

"Your Highness, if you think about it carefully, we have been really terrible this year. The entire prairie has been turned upside down by us." Xue Rengui said excitedly after saying goodbye to the crowd who were sent away just now. : "I didn't think it before, but now that I think about it, we have done a great thing that will last forever."

"That's right." Du He clapped his hands and said with a smile: "We Han people and the northern barbarians have always been at odds with each other, but now we have completely solved it. If this can't be remembered in history, then what else can be remembered in history?"

"Haha, doesn't that mean that I'm a big shot now?" Fang Yiai said excitedly, "That's great, I'll have something to say when I go back this time, who will dare to oppose me in the future?"

"Besides, you all think too much." Li Zhen poked her head out and said, "Of course we can leave a name in the history books, but the credit cannot be given to us. More descriptions of Duke Wei and Duke Ying."

"Why?" Fang Yiai said unconvinced: "Others don't know, so don't we? Although the two uncles did it, it is Your Highness who is really planning behind the scenes."

"Where is his name?" Li Zhen said indifferently: "You also said that only you know my credit, and others don't. Putting two famous Gods of War in the Tang Dynasty and a penniless prince together, you Who do you trust?"

"Then, Your Highness, do you want us to explain the matter clearly?" After several months of running-in, Xi Junmai finally integrated into Li Zhen's circle, and said at this time: "According to our observation, the two dukes are not People who are greedy for fame, if they explain clearly, they should come forward to prove it for you."

"This seems to be trying to cover up." Du He said in a deep voice: "Even if the two of them show up and tell the story, others will believe it or not. It's hard to say about this kind of thing."

"It's so depressing." Fang Yiai was very depressed, and everyone else was silent. No one would be happy if the results of their labor were stolen by others after a year of hard work.

"Don't be depressed, it's actually not a bad thing." Li Zhen suddenly smiled and said, "I'm still too young to bear the credit for pacifying the Turks. I have two princes to bear it for me, but it will make some People ignored me and allowed me to grow up safely."

"That said, it does make some sense." Du He pondered for a while, nodded and said: "Your Highness is already in the limelight, if you take the credit for calming down the grassland, it is really a very dangerous thing, but now So much the better."

"But I'm still depressed." Fang Yi'ai muttered, but she already accepted Li Zhen's words in her heart, because in the past few months, Li Zhen's life has not been easy. There were seven assassinations alone, basically one Together, it can be seen how many people Li Zhen blocked the way.

"Don't talk, let's hurry up, I can't wait to go back to Chang'an." Li Zhen suddenly shouted: "My sugar shop, my carpenter's workshop, my natural residence, and my bank will come to you." Come on, tell me to go on, speed up."

"Yes."

When the military order was issued, thousands of Qingqi immediately accelerated and galloped away.

(End of Volume [-])

Chapter 225

Chapter 1 Closer to the hometown, more timid to welcome thirty miles from the suburbs

Today's Chang'an is very different from what it left. A gray official road stretches from endless distance to the city wall, and finally merges with the same gray city wall, no longer separated from each other.

"I didn't expect Chang'an City to become like this." Fang Yiai looked at Chang'an and sighed: "It has also started to use concrete for renovation."

"This is normal, right?" Du He said, "As long as you are not a fool, you can see the benefits of cement, right? Not only is the quality far superior to before, but the cost is also extremely low - you must know that the walls of Chang'an City in the past were made of glutinous rice juice and compound clay. It’s made by pouring, how much does it cost? Now that there are cheap and strong materials, of course it needs to be refurbished.”

Li Zhen smiled and said: "Not only Chang'an City, it is said that the emperor has ordered that all the city walls of the Tang Dynasty need to be built with cement, but the cement production is too low, and road construction is also required. Now there are only the city walls of Chang'an and Luoyang It was poured with concrete, and the rest of the place may have to wait."

"Then why not let them make the cement themselves?" Xue Rengui asked, "If the cement formula is made public, the states and counties will make the cement and build the city walls by themselves. Wouldn't that greatly increase the efficiency?"

"Stupid, don't even think about it, what is cement? It's a strategic material, how can it be handed over so easily?" Fang Yiai said: "It's fine if the secret recipe is lost to the people, if it is given to foreign countries, Let them build concrete cities, and it will be difficult for us to attack them in the future. Are you right, Your Highness?"

"Right or wrong, there are indeed considerations in this regard, but this is not the main reason." Li Zhen said with a smile, he is really not afraid of the leakage of the cement formula, the concrete city wall is indeed strong, but don't forget, Li Zhen has a cannon in his hand Yes, even if he can block the shells, can he also block the explosives?Get hundreds of catties of explosives and put them on at one time, let alone a concrete city wall, even a steel city wall will not work.

"Then what is the main reason?"

"There are two main reasons. The first is the quality issue. It's not like you don't know the virtues of the officials below." Li Zhen said disappointedly: "If you really want to issue the formula and the order together, how will the people below react to you? You should be able to guess it. Either you are holding a gold medal as an arrow, or you are obedient and obedient. The first type is better, at most you just take the opportunity to search, and things will still be done. The most feared is the second type, passive sabotage or Only doing face-saving projects is the real harm to others."

It is also because of worrying about this (the tofu dregs project will be a lot in later generations), Li Zhen thinks that it is better to be slow, and the family must not make mistakes. Anyway, according to historical trends, after the annexation of the Turkic Grasslands, the power of the Tang Dynasty has reached Peak, there should be no unsightly things to provoke Datang, at least ten years will not happen in Datang (Tuyuhun is really not a big war), even if it is fought, it will be fought outside, and it is impossible to be beaten in , The renovation of the city wall is not in a hurry.

"The second reason is the environmental problem." Li Zhen said: "You don't know how polluted the environment is by burning cement. If the cement formula is really announced, believe it or not, there will be thick smoke all over the Tang Dynasty within a month. Fuck? In 30 years, you'll never see blue skies again."

"So serious?" The faces of several people suddenly became serious: "Since the cement is so polluted, then I wonder if His Highness has a solution?"

"Of course there is, but we can't say it now." Li Zhen said with a smile. His method is the same as that of some countries in later generations. It is nothing more than industrial transfer, that is, transferring heavily polluting industries to foreign countries. s Choice.Different from the economic means of later generations, Li Zhen prefers to conquer by military means. As for the immorality of doing so, it has nothing to do with Li Zhen——this is the truth as the saying goes.

Not wanting to say too much on this topic, Li Zhen reminded: "Stop talking, we are coming soon, I heard that the father arranged a very grand welcome ceremony for us, you should check your clothes quickly , save yourself a while."

"And the welcome ceremony?" Xi Junmai suddenly became nervous: "Your Highness, can I change my clothes?"

"What kind of clothes should you change? Isn't your armor pretty good?" Fang Yiai looked at the armor on his body: "This is specially made for you by His Highness, using the best and most Good materials and the best carving, even more beautiful than Mingguang armor, what are you not satisfied with?"

"No, I want to change into a soldier's armor." Xi Junmai twisted and twisted while sitting on the horse: "This armor is too conspicuous to wear."

"This body is fine, don't be nervous." Li Zhen finally understood what he meant, and said with a smile: "With your ability, you will face this kind of situation one day. If you can escape today, you will face it later. As the leader of an army, you have returned from victory and paraded through the streets on horseback, do you still want to escape?"

"Oh, so you are nervous." Fang Yiai suddenly realized, and couldn't help but scornfully said: "I said, why are you nervous? Besides, you are a soldier under His Highness's account (at the seventh rank), so what's the point of wearing a soldier's clothes?"

"That's right, why don't you do this." Du He gave an idea: "If you really don't want to be seen, put your visor down, it should be better, Your Highness, do you think this is okay? "