Fu Tang

Li Congjia looked at the gold and silver ingots all over the floor, and suddenly a person's name flashed in his mind: Zhang Xianzhong.

Many people know that Zhang Xianzhong used logs to transport gold and silver ingots when the ship sank back then. Of course, he may not be the only one who has transported them in this way, but his is impressive.

Fortunately, Li Congjia had never seen money before. He quickly realized and asked, "What's the matter with these things?"

Zhao Kuangyin said: "The amount found from the wood is quite a lot. There are about 30 taels of silver and 20 taels of gold in total."

After hearing this, Li Congjia wondered, "What does Bei Zhou mean?"

He had already agreed to a temporary truce, so why would Bei Zhou give him money?The most important thing is why are you giving money so quietly, Mimi?Even if you are afraid of embarrassment, you should say it in advance, right?Is this counting on the party receiving the money to discover it by itself?

Zhao Kuangyin smiled and said, "I don't know, anyway, these are real money."

Li Congjia said decisively: "Don't say anything, no one is allowed to say it, count the money and put it into the treasury, and see the reaction of Bei Zhou."

What else could Bei Zhou react?The officials who delivered the wood came to ask for money. They claimed that the wood used to preserve gold and silver was accidentally transported here, and asked Datang to return the original.

Li Congjiaxin is a ghost!

Who uses logs to store gold and silver?Only do this when you need to transport it!The only thing I don't know now is where the Northern Zhou Dynasty wanted to transport so much gold and silver. Of course, the most puzzling thing is how this mistake came about. The weight of the wood containing the gold and silver is absolutely different from the real wood. Their people are moving Didn't you find it when you picked it up?

With so many doubts, Li Congjia directly denied that there was gold and silver in the wood, and said shamelessly that he had never seen any gold and silver at all, and asked Bei Zhou not to use the issue to influence the relationship between the two countries, otherwise it is difficult to say what consequences will arise .

To put it simply, if you don't give you money, if you insist on asking me, I will beat you!

Bei Zhou could only stare at him from top to bottom. They originally thought that Li Congjia was a gentleman after all, but now that they have finally learned the lesson, they can only say that if he is a gentleman, he would have been suffocated to death long ago, and it is impossible for him to make a comeback from the Western Regions.

Zhao Kuangyin was not surprised by this situation at all, seeing the officials of the Northern Zhou Dynasty running to his home to make connections, and finding himself blowing his beard and staring while ignoring them, he found it rather funny.

Li Congjia is a gentleman?all fake!

This guy is typically good at small things, but shameless in big things. Over the years, he has been cheating, sowing discord, which one has he not done?Zhao Kuangyin himself suffered a lot from it, he didn't expect that Bei Zhou would treat Li Congjia like this.

Judging from the fact that these officials still can't see clearly Li Congjia's character in Bei Zhou, Zhao Kuangyin feels that Bei Zhou must lose.

After Li Congjia refused the request of the officials of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he secretly asked people to find out how this batch of gold and silver came from.

In the end, nothing was found. Two days later, Zhao Kuangyin brought the news, which was also said by some old acquaintances of his who came to join him in the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Zhao Kuangyin said: "The gold and silver were originally not owned by Northern Zhou, but by a merchant in the timber business in Northern Zhou. This merchant has a big business and offended some people. This time we bought timber from Northern Zhou. Those timber merchants bought it, but the price of the purchase was not enough for others to survive. Many merchants closed their shops in advance. Unfortunately, this merchant offended an official, and the official was going to forcibly requisition his timber. He knew what was going on. Not good, so I hid the gold and silver in the wood, and I was going to take the opportunity of transporting the wood to slip away, but I was caught halfway, charged with crimes, and the family property was confiscated, so the wood was sent over by the way .”

Li Congjia was a little puzzled: "Didn't Bei Zhou find it when he was transporting it? Gold and silver are heavy."

"The merchant was very careful. He divided several carts. The wood was all hollow, but some were filled with gold and silver, and some were filled with silk, so the weight was about the same, but those woods that were placed with silk were opened. At that time, the silk and silk inside had been gnawed badly, leaving only the gold and silver."

Li Congjia was stunned. After knowing the truth, he couldn't help laughing: "It's really a coincidence for us to make a fortune. Before, we had a headache because we didn't have enough money. We have to put aside the matter of rebuilding the Daming Palace."

Who said no?Zhao Kuangyin is also very emotional. He now feels that people do not believe in fate. Although Li Congjia has not experienced hardships, since he became self-reliant, it can basically be said to be smooth sailing. He gradually understood, knew that he had thought carefully, and there were helpers around him.

Even in terms of money, God is helping.

Zhao Kuangyin, the monarch in troubled times, has seen a lot. Even Guo Rong was not as smooth as Li Congjia. Zhao Kuangyin even felt that if he did it well, Li Congjia might be able to unify the Central Plains before the age of 30!

Just when Zhao Kuangyin was full of confidence in Li Congjia, Nan Zhou turned his face, cut off all business routes, and even attacked several small cities in Shuzhou.

Moreover, Nan Zhou not only provoked himself, but also brought Nan Han and Bei Han together to find trouble. After Li Congjia found out, he was not angry, but asked, "Is Nan Zhou itchy again?"

Zhou Zong looked at Li Congjia several times, and found that he didn't blow up this time, which was really strange.

Li Congjia is also calm now. Isn’t that the case in war-torn times? There is no friendly relationship between regimes and regimes. Friends today may be enemies tomorrow.

In the past, they had frequent transactions with the Northern Han Dynasty, and the relationship between the two countries was indeed good, but after Li Congjia took over Chang'an, everything changed. After all, the Tang Dynasty now borders the Northern Han Dynasty. The sense of crisis is real.

The Southern Zhou and the Southern Han probably shared this kind of thinking. After all, they both border the Tang Dynasty now. Li Congjia just thought it was funny. Forget about the Southern Zhou and the Southern Han. Why are you coaxing the Northern Han?

If Li Congjia wanted to make a move, he would first deal with Bei Han!Why?There are few people!

The territory of the Northern Han Dynasty is located in Hedong, and there are ten states, also known as Taiyuan Mansion. It sounds quite big, but in fact the territory is only a part of Shanxi Province in later generations, with a population of nearly 28 in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty. Due to the war, there are now about 3 to less than 4 people, and the population has dropped drastically.

Datang is not too crowded nowadays, but if you really do the math, the population should be more than 30, almost ten times that of the Northern Han Dynasty. Under such circumstances, the Northern Han Dynasty actually followed the Southern Zhou Dynasty?

I don't know if I should say they are out of their minds.

It was not easy to fight in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and it was not easy to fight in the Southern Zhou Dynasty. The Southern Han Dynasty and the Northern Han Dynasty can still fight each other.

Li Congjia sighed and said, "Why is it so difficult to build a Daming Palace? Once there is a war, work will stop again."

Zhao Kuangyin was very surprised: "Attacking the Northern Han Dynasty...wouldn't affect the construction of the Daming Palace?"

Li Congjia shook his head: "There are accidents in everything. After the money is spent, there is no way to get it back in a short time. Let's save it to buy food and grass."

Zhao Kuangyin didn't say anything more, and asked himself if it was him, he might not be willing to not build the Daming Palace, but first gave the money to the army to buy food and grass. Who wouldn't want to live in a bigger and better house?What's more, the day when the Daming Palace was completed was when Li Congjia ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. Who wouldn't want to ascend the throne sooner?

But Li Congjia just couldn't bear it!

Zhou Zong couldn't help complaining about this: "Your Highness is also whimsical. Corvée is corvée. Why do you want to give money to those who serve in corvée?"

Yes, Li Congjia followed the custom of later generations and gave money to each of the craftsmen who came to build the Daming Palace, which is regarded as wages!

Many people are not used to this kind of thinking. You must know that in the past, the imperial court would not give money to the people when expropriating corvee. Instead, the people had to serve the corvee. It's not too good, and maybe the food that the court wants to give at the beginning is not bad, but some people fill their own pockets, such as porridge, which is porridge even if it is thinner.

In order to prevent the following people from stealing and cheating, Li Congjia directly fixed the amount of money. Of course, in order to get more money, some people reported more people, just like eating empty wages. It is linked, as long as the assigned tasks are completed within the stipulated time, the people will not be overly enslaved. If they report more, they will report more. When the water is clear, there will be no fish. Li Congjia still knows this.

Logically speaking, Zhou Zong and the others disagreed with such a matter of paying money, but Li Congjia insisted that the cabinet did not want to pinch Li Congjia on such a trivial matter. The most important thing was that the cabinet was old, and Li Congjia was still young. I don't want to make Li Congjia unhappy because of this, and cause the young people in the family to be suppressed.

However, when Li Congjia issued a decree saying that the Daming Palace could not be continued, the people before them spontaneously expressed that they could temporarily not pay the money and finish the palace first, and it didn’t matter if the wages were paid later.

The workers also know that in the past corvee labor was not paid, but now Li Congjia not only pays, but also takes care of food, anyway, it is the slack season, even if there is no money, as long as the work is not particularly heavy and the food is not bad, they are happy Come here, after all, sometimes you can bring your family over for dinner.

The most important thing is that it was very happy to send money before. When the common people heard that someone was coming to fight Datang, and Datang was going to send troops to ensure the army’s food supply, everyone began to calculate. The population is small these days, so almost every family has strong men In the army, Datang's army was treated well, and the management was also humane. In addition, no one wanted to let their children go hungry to fight, so they simply planned to do it for nothing. Anyway, the imperial court should not treat so many of them badly.

When the cabinet knew about this, everyone was very surprised. Zhou Zong said with emotion: "The people's hearts are available."

Li Congjia smiled slightly: "Although ordinary people don't study much, they know how well they are living and whether they are living a busy life. They don't ask too much. As long as they can eat enough and wear warmth, they won't worry about their homes being destroyed by war every day." Burn it, they will vote with their feet."

Zhou Zong and the others could only be convinced, but at the same time wondered, ordinary people are really so talkative?

Of course it's not true, Shi Xueting is also responsible for this, Shi Xueting has a lot of subordinates now, it's not the intelligence department he is in charge of, but his followers!

Now he does not participate in political affairs, and occasionally goes to various temples to discuss the Dharma with monks, and gradually his reputation has gradually opened up. The common people in Guanzhong may not know that Shi Xueting is the general monk, but they know that there is a beautiful monk with profound Dharma who can solve people's doubts .

The scope of Shi Xueting's activities has gradually expanded from the temple to the folk, and gradually the Taoism he spread has changed slightly, and when he was preaching, he also brought private goods and praised Li Congjia.

Many people who believe in Master Xueting have gradually been brainwashed, and in addition to the fact that their lives are indeed stable now, Li Congjia's reputation among the people is not good.

Originally, the cabinet was quite critical of Shi Xueting's high-profile preaching. They were very worried about creating a second Shaolin Temple. Still within the imperial court system, everyone turned a blind eye to it.

With Shi Xueting's propaganda and Li Congjia's benevolent government, Li Congjia used the fastest time to stabilize the hearts of the people in Guanzhong, and then he was willing to build the palace for free.

Li Congjia specially asked people to improve the food and treatment on the construction site, counted with his fingers, and happily found that according to the current progress, he will be able to celebrate the New Year in the new palace next year.

This counts Li Congjia's mood is quite good, he doesn't want to take care of why Nan Zhou has a convulsion, what is there to take care of?Do you still have to reason with the other party?

Up to now, Li Congjia has strengthened the construction of the army, urging the Ministry of Industry to study new weapons every day, and try to give the soldiers the best equipment, not to reason with these guys. Now that the knives are bright, let's see whose knives are sharper Bar.

As for the Southern Han Dynasty, Li Congjia directly appointed Pan Mei as the defense envoy of Tanzhou, letting him wait for the opportunity to attack the Southern Han Dynasty.

To be honest, the Southern Han was easier to fight than the Northern Han and Southern Zhou. No matter how few people there were in the Northern Han, their political system was relatively clear, let alone the Southern Zhou. At least they inherited the bureaucratic system of the Zhou State. Only the Southern Han... A wonderful monarch.

This person is Liu Bing, the empress of the Southern Han Dynasty. Liu Bing's original name was Liu Jixing, and he was Liu Bing's son. Liu Bing inherited the throne after his death. Because Tian Suspicion finished killing his brothers and ministers, Liu Yu's brain circuit was not normal.

He reused eunuchs and maids to a perverted level, because he felt that ministers had descendants and would not be loyal to the court for the sake of descendants, so to be an official in the Southern Han Dynasty, one had to come from the palace first!

Up to now, there are more than 2 eunuchs in the Southern Han Dynasty!They are the ones who eunuch themselves to be an official!

Not to mention whether these goods themselves have the ability, just this unscrupulous energy, can they govern the country well?What's more, Liu Yu now only knows to have sex with Persian women in the harem, and all political affairs are handled by a woman.

Of course, Li Congjia does not discriminate against women. In fact, if she is a powerful woman, she is more useful than some unscrupulous politicians. However, the woman Liu Wei hired...she was originally a witch!

In this way, the witches in the Southern Han Dynasty were in power, and the eunuchs and maids were in charge of state affairs. It has not perished until now because the world is too chaotic, and each regime is worse than the other. In addition, the geographical location of the Southern Han Dynasty is relatively south, and the grain output is higher than that in the North. So now it's still alive.

If it wasn't for their blind eyes, Li Congjia really didn't want to pay attention to this country. Anyway, sooner or later it would kill itself. Now that they are joining in the fun, let's clean it up together.

Before Pan Mei left, Li Congjia told him not to be too anxious, and to manage the local military affairs in Tanzhou well after arriving in Tanzhou. Yes, Pan Mei only took her own soldiers to the post. It was hot and humid, and the soldiers in Guanzhong were afraid that they would not be acclimatized when they arrived there, so they had to transfer troops from the local area.

Pan Mei didn't think there was anything wrong, but he was very excited. Li Congjia made it clear that he was asked to be the main general who defeated the Southern Han Dynasty. You can also earn a reputation in history.

Zhao Kuangyin was relieved to see his former subordinates Gao Huaide and Pan Mei being reused one by one. After all, these people had been following him all along, and he didn't want them to be suspected because of this incident.

More importantly, if Li Congjia, a leader like Pan Mei, no longer taboos, then Li Congjia will not be too harsh on Zhao Pu as a civil servant.

Zhao Kuangyin thinks that Zhao Pu is capable, but there are not many civil servants in the Tang Dynasty, not as scarce as military generals, so he has been out of the limelight for a long time. Now Zhao Kuangyin wants to recommend him, but he can’t do without it. Seeing that Pan Mei and the others are alone A meritorious service was promoted, and Zhao Pu was still the deputy supervisor of Shangmu. Strictly speaking, he was a horse breeder. How could this work?

Zhao Pu didn't want Zhao Kuangyin to recommend him too much before, and he didn't regard his fame as dung. The main reason was that Zhao Kuangyin didn't stand firm, and those old officials couldn't think about it. But this time Zhao Kuangyin mentioned it again, and he acquiesced.

After observing for a period of time, Zhao Pu also found that Li Congjia was not a small monarch, so he had no scruples.

When Zhao Kuangyin was talking about Zhao Pu to Li Congjia, he was surprised to find that Li Congjia still remembered Zhao Pu.

Of course Li Congjia remembered him, but how about the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, how could such a famous minister not remember him?I didn’t mention it before because it’s not easy to directly give Zhao Pu an important position. He knows that Zhao Pu is the prime minister of the Song Dynasty. It’s one thing to be very capable. After a little bit of adaptation, even if he knew that Zhao Pu had been thrown into the Shang Mujian, he still had to act as if he didn't know.

Now that Zhao Kuangyin brought it up, Li Congjia logically mentioned Zhao Pu's qualifications to the cabinet. Speaking of which, Zhao Pu is really serious about everything, even if he is only asked to raise horses, he does not dislike his low official position. , What to do, what to do, not to mention the beautiful things you do, and you get along well with your boss. People who are more familiar with him are full of praise when they mention it.

Li Congjia did not let the cabinet discuss too much, and decided decisively to let Zhao Pu be the governor of Qinzhou.

Although Qinzhou is considered a lower state now, he is still at the fourth rank. Before that, Zhao Pu's rank was at the sixth rank, and he was promoted to two ranks at once. It can be said that he was not valued.

When Zhao Pu came to thank him, Li Congjia reassured him and said, "I know everything about you, but it's not appropriate for the court to make big moves now. It's just that you go out to experience some experience, and you can avoid many problems in the future when you return to the center."

Zhao Pu is a smart man, what Li Congjia said seemed to be just ordinary comforting words, but he could hear that Li Congjia had plans for him, as long as he didn't make mistakes, the future official plans would naturally be magnanimous, of course before that He wanted to prove himself and Li Congjia's vision, otherwise Li Congjia would be so full that he would promote him.

After Zhao Pu left, Li Congjia looked at the list of Zhao Kuangyin's former subordinates, and felt that many of the founding heroes of the Song Dynasty were not in the Tang Dynasty, some were in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and some were in the Southern Zhou Dynasty.

It is not easy to gather these talents. Of course, Li Congjia can also train his own people, but after all, it is not as easy as using cheats. What those people he knows have done and what kind of abilities they have are written in history books. It is so clear that how one behaves is somewhat involved, even if it is not 100% correct, it also allows Li Congjia to avoid detours.

But it's useless for Li Congjia to be greedy, he must first get the Southern Zhou or the Northern Zhou settled.

The Southern Han Dynasty asked Pan Mei to go, and the Northern Han Dynasty Li Congjia asked Gao Huaide to take care of it. He directly gave Gao Huaide [-] soldiers and horses. He didn't want to do anything to win more with less.

What he didn't expect was that Gao Huaide actually lost the battle. After the battle report was submitted, Li Congjia frowned: "Why are there Khitan people in the Northern Han Dynasty? What did the Northern Zhou people do? Can all the Khitan people come to the hinterland of the Central Plains? "

You must know that there is still a Northern Zhou Dynasty between the Khitan and the Northern Han Dynasty, and now the Khitan and the Northern Zhou Dynasty are in a state of hostility. There are still many Khitans in the Northern Han Dynasty, or at least nearly 5000 people here, because the place where the battle is fought In Pingyuan, Gao Huaide underestimated the enemy for a while, and failure is also a reasonable thing.

Bei Zhou, who was questioned by Li Congjia, is indeed busy now, and the officials of Bei Zhou are busy negotiating with Nan Zhou!

A few days later, when Gao Huaide finally defeated the Khitan with his weapon and sent a good news, Shi Xueting brought Li Congjia a news.

After reading it, Li Congjia wanted to scold her.

The author has something to say: Shi Xueting: Today we try a new toy.

Li Congjia: You...you put something in it, why is it still moving?

Shi Xueting: Don't panic, it's just Tai Chi pills, are you comfortable?