Datang: Huchi served as a bodyguard, but refused to enter the court as an official

It's because, they were stunned to find that they missed the feeling of being kicked very much.

Isn't this a bitch?

Chapter 1701 High and low also build a steam engine

During the first battle of the Western Regions that year, Liu Bai personally went to Shanshan.

With strong means, the king of Shanshan was subdued.

Although that guy is no longer a pure blood of the Western Regions, but a descendant of the Huns.

But relatively speaking, his loyalty is worthy of recognition.

After all, he has submitted more than one vote certificate.

I still remember that when he tried his best to mediate between Dashi Kingdom and Wusun, if he didn't pay attention, the whole family's life would be ruined.

Thinking about it now, it seems that I feel sorry for him, because it has been several years since I came back here, and I have completely forgotten about this person.

Now that they are needed, I just remembered that there are still such a number of people in the Western Regions.

Abul was the second son of the Shanshan king.

The eldest son of King Shanshan is also a talented person.

It's a pity that Liu Bai has long forgotten his name.

heard he was dead

As soon as the two little devils came to Ergui Mountain, Liu Bai arranged a lot of tasks.

They have received the Liu family's new-style education, and even the academy's systematic education.

In dealing with certain matters, he is more capable than most senior officials.

For example, Liu Bai asked them to mark the location of Shanshan Kingdom on the map, and then make a route from Yuezhou to Shanshan Kingdom.

If you leave it to others to do it, you can't finish it in three or two days.

Let them come, and the work of cupping tea is done.

Dugu Mou didn't do anything else during this time, he just played tricks with the people in his family, this is a good way to hone his skills.

Compared with Liu Hui's family background, Dugu Mou has a natural sensitivity to intrigues and tricks, or there is a word 'mou' in his name.

"Brother Liu, I know that you plan to gradually promote paper money through the Shanshan Kingdom, but it is beyond your reach. Are you afraid that the king of Shanshan will impulsively push us into a pit of fire?"

They knew very well that from beginning to end, all Liu Bai's efforts were for one thing, that is to promote paper money.

The Liu family had the absolute right to promote paper currency within the territory of the Tang Empire.

But if you look at the scope of the whole world, the difficulty is not generally high.

These days, no caravan has relatively high mobility.

Relying on horses, relying on mules to pull slowly, can the needs of a country be met in the Year of the Monkey?

There is only one way to make a country's monetary system sustainable.

Give them full coinage rights!

Abler also came because of this.

For the Liu family, this is an opportunity, and for Shanshan and even the Western Regions, it is an even bigger opportunity.

Looking around, no one wants to turn back on a road paved with gold.

However, there is also a big constraint in giving them the right to make coins, that is, they are worried about their betrayal.

In this era, the so-called treaties have no restrictions on their capabilities.

Back then, the Tang Dynasty and the Turks made a white horse alliance of eternal non-aggression

The results of it?

How many Turkic people can be found now?

Liu Bai was quite emotional in his heart.

With the same problem, others can't think of it, but these two little devils can understand it in one sentence, and they are indeed talents cultivated by themselves.

"Among the lessons I have taught you, there will always be a day when they will become obsolete. The world is constantly changing, and you should look at problems from a developmental perspective."

Liu Bai didn't intend to explain it clearly to them.

In terms of economy, most of the actual combat experience is meaningless, and the mental method is the most important.

Just like those mathematics courses taught in the academy, no matter how many real questions you do, there is no way to pass the exam.

From the first day of school, the gentlemen will let the students recite the formula desperately.

Only by memorizing the formulas thoroughly, coupled with corresponding training, can we solve practical problems.

Money touches people's hearts, and the countries in the Western Regions are short-sighted. They only have gold in their hearts besides silver.

Rather than saying that the imperial court subdued them, it would be better to say that they bought them.

Why so far, the three armies of the imperial court have not made great gains?

You know, there are more than 5 people in the three armies, and it has been less than half a year since they set off.

Not killing a single person, not attacking a city, five years before Zhenguan, is a great crime.

But now, not only did Li Er not convict them, he even occasionally sent them awards.

The fundamental reason is that Li Er didn't want to wipe out the Western Regions at all.

The Western Regions are a natural barrier.

It prevented the three most powerful countries in the world from attacking each other.

At the same time, it is also a golden area.

Because, the Central Plains people have no relationship with them.

No matter how excessively they plundered that piece of land, the Central Plains people would never feel any pity in their hearts.

In Li Er's eyes, people from the Western Regions are not human beings at all, they are pieces of goods and strong laborers.

If the imperial army really wiped out the Western Regions, that would be the way to die!

And the reason why Liu Bai was willing to hand over the right to make coins to them was because the imperial army was eyeing them!

With a long knife resting on their necks, they dare not play tricks even if they have eighty courage.

If the king of Shanshan dared to steal, rape and play tricks, wouldn't it be enough to change someone casually?

It just so happens that he is not of the blood of the Western Regions. If he is killed, the local people will support the Tang army even more.

No one is a fool, and King Shanshan can naturally think of this.

The Western Regions have never been able to become a military center.

If Shanshan is to be turned into an economic center and a cultural treasure, no matter if it is the Liu family, the royal family, or the imperial court, they are all very happy to see it.

Since the ultimate goal can be achieved with a clever method of making money without spending money, it is still a fart!

The twists and turns here are enough for two little ghosts to think about it for ten years.

Liu Bai rolled up the map drawn by the two of them.

"That boy Wang Chen suffered a lot on the Mabu Mountain. Don't be idle. Ma Biao seized tens of thousands of water thieves from Dongting Lake. In five days, let all of them register their household registration, and the tax they should pay in the future will not be less than a penny!"

Dugu Mou and Liu Hui looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Getting a household registration is a hard and tiring job.

No way, who told Wang Chen to take away the good job in advance.

Seeing the elder brothers rise to the top one by one, and Megatron one by one, they are also greedy, and they can't wait to make contributions and fulfill their childhood dreams.

As the saying goes, good things take time, and there is really nothing to be picky about.

The two arched their hands and backed out.

Liu Bai put away the map.

He scratched a few times on the paper and calculated a few numbers.

"It's less than [-], plus [-]. It's barely enough. I don't know when it will be completed at Chumo. When the traffic conditions are improved, I will build a steam engine."

Chapter 1702 Where does the money come from?

The wisdom of the ancients was infinite. They were able to find the truth of this world from a simple world and a simple world view, which was often a feat of pioneering the world.

I don't know when words and books were formed, and the knowledge of the ancients was passed down for future generations to learn.

However, some experiences summed up from life are often extremely easy to lose.

The simplest truth is that iron farm tools already existed in the Spring and Autumn Period.

But nearly 600 years after the Spring and Autumn Period, not many people used it.

Is it because the iron is not enough?

Is it the smelting technology?

But in fact, it's not.

The contention of a hundred schools of thought can start a brilliant world.

Similarly, many things handed down by the predecessors can also be annihilated.

Just talking about a Quyuanli, the preliminary design has already been made in the Warring States Period.

It was not until the Tang Dynasty that it was really implemented on a large scale.

In the final analysis, our civilization is too brilliant, so brilliant that it covers up a lot of inconspicuous light.

It's like going to a buffet, with abalone, lobster and hairy crab on one side, and a big bowl of mixed vegetables on the other.

Except for those who deliberately lose weight, no one will touch the big plate of food.

There are so many good things, so many that it is difficult for people to choose, but with the development of the times, the original choices tend to fall behind, and what was once abandoned by people has become something that people are chasing after.

In the hinterland of the Central Plains, someone made a decision that made the people of the world sad.

The common people don't care what kind of impact they will have on future generations. They only know that this sad decision has caused countless wives to be separated and their families to be destroyed.

In the former Sui Dynasty, this decision was called Kaihuanghe!

Kaihuang is the year name of Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty.

Opening the Emperor River also means opening up a river of emperors.

A pun is an auspicious omen.

Like many lost farm tools, this river has been repaired for more than a thousand years.

Since the construction of Hangou by King Fucha of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period, the river has been changed intermittently no less than a hundred times.

It wasn't until Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty ordered the rivers and canals of the world to run through the north and south that this river had a unparalleled status in the world.

After the great cause of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, it took only 13 years in total, but it took a full eight years to build the river.

In later generations, this river is called the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal!

For the people who have gone through the war, this river is like a nightmare.

The children on the street know that the Sui Dynasty was destroyed because of two things. One was the failure of the expedition to Goguryeo, and the other was the construction of the Grand Canal, which made people's livelihood difficult.

It seems that a small country and a river lead to the collapse of a huge empire.

In fact, that's exactly what happened.

In this era, only a hero like Li Er can understand how talented Yang Guang is.

According to some rumors, Yang Guang was fatuous and tyrannical, wantonly massacred ministers, oppressed the people, withered the treasury and the people's livelihood.

Only people like Li Er knew how great wealth Yang Guang and his son had accumulated for the Central Plains Dynasty.

Regardless of the bloodline, it is thanks to Yang Guang and his son that the Tang Empire can have such a unparalleled status today.

Whether it is this era or this huge empire, a canal that runs through the north and the south is needed.