His Majesty Li Er's idea was to first allow the official position of the governor of Suzhou to be vacant, and give Xu Qilin the name of governor, that is, to be temporarily appointed.

In this way, Xu Qilin could actually manage two states, and the name of the ministers could also give an explanation to the ministers.

Furthermore, His Majesty Li Er had another excuse, which was to conquer Gaochang. To support the army and provide supplies, you must not only be familiar with local officials.

Xu Qilin also submitted a report to prepare for the army in Ganzhou, which also provided a reason for His Majesty Li Er's appointment.

By the end of the conquest of Gaochang, Xu Qilin had about a year of operation and development in Suzhou. If Ganzhou had already gotten on track, His Majesty Li Er considered sending another governor to make Xu Qilin become a regular in Suzhou.

As for Liangzhou, according to Xu Qilin's suggestion, the governor of Liangzhou was issued an order to follow the implementation and provide some support in terms of manpower and material resources. It doesn't matter if it develops slowly.

"I have seen Your Majesty." Ma Dami came to the hall to worship with several memorials.

His Majesty Li Er raised his hand and said, "King Bin, I am just thinking of sending someone to call you!"

"I wonder what your Majesty has to do?" Ma Dami asked.

"Sit down and say." His Majesty Li Er smiled and asked Ma Dami to sit down before he could explain his thoughts.

After hearing this, Ma Dashi expressed his agreement and said, "When Xu Cheng went to Ganzhou to take office, he brought many officials, and the report also praised their contributions. I believe that Xu Cheng could recommend people with outstanding talents to value them in Longyoudao."

In the early Tang Dynasty, the world was divided into ten roads, and the prefectures in Hexi belonged to Longyou Road. The meaning of Ma Zhou was very clear, from Ganzhou to Hexi, from Hexi to Longyou, gradually promoted it according to the successful model of Ganzhou.

His Majesty Li Er gently said, "What King Bin said is very true. However, I still have some considerations, so it is better to postpone it a little longer."

"Your Majesty's concerns are far-reaching, and I am not as good as me." Ma Dami pointed it out and praised it with the opportunity.

The matter in Suzhou was settled, and His Majesty Li Er took another memorial and said to Ma Da Secret: "The King of Wei has read the report from King Bin. What do you think?"

Li Sipang did a good job in Luozhou. Following Xu Qilin's guidance, he took advantage of Luoyang's transportation advantages and attracted investment, so that Luoyang's commercial activities developed rapidly.

Regarding the "Practical Farming Book", Li Sipang spared no effort to promote and use it, and stipulated that local officials each handed in one book to guide farmers to plant and produce according to this book.

Due to the large-scale use of soil and fertilizers and the comprehensive development of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, Luozhou's total grain production this year has increased by 30%, and the supply of vegetables and fruits is sufficient.

In addition, the handicrafts of Luozhu, forsythia, Bupleurum and other Chinese medicinal materials, Mengjin pear, Jinzhu fruit and other local specialties also followed the Ganzhou model to sell them to all directions, and gradually became famous.

His Majesty Li Er highly appreciates the achievements of this fat son. Although there are plagiarism and reference, it is not important. The Ganzhou experience is to be learned by people!

This report is another new move by Li Sipang. The street names and residential signs in Luoyang City have been planned and registered.

His Majesty Li Er didn't understand what to do about this at first, but when he saw it at the end, he couldn't help but be amazed by the idea of ​​the fat son.

That’s right, Li Sipang proposed the private communications and the new concept of postal service. Of course, this was Xu Qilin’s teaching, and he didn’t care about this little achievement.

Ma Dami has read Li Sipang's memorial and believes that the idea is good, but if it is really implemented, it will take a long time to prepare. Luoyang alone cannot do it, and other cities must act like this to lay the foundation.

"Reply to Your Majesty, I think His Highness, the King of Wei, is focused on the long-term, and is beneficial to the country and the people." Ma Dami is good at speaking. It doesn't matter if he doesn't meet this condition for the time being. Just focus on the long-term, just prepare first.

His Majesty Li Er stroked his beard and said, "Then the court will issue an order to all localities to follow this plan and register it. In Chang'an, it will start soon."

Ma Dami had no objection, so he followed the edict and submitted it to the Political Affairs Hall for approval.

Of course, the Political Affairs Hall will not obstruct or oppose this issue of principle.

The political affairs came to an end. His Majesty Li Er drank tea and chatted with Ma Dami, but it was still a major event in the court.

"Feng Ann reported to ask the court to send personnel to Guangzhou to establish the Maritime Bureau." His Majesty Li Er had a meaningful smile on his face and said slowly: "Bin Wang, do you see if the time is right?"

In the spring, according to Xu Qilin's suggestion, the court issued an order, and the Ministry of Revenue sent personnel to supervise to set up the first batch of maritime departments in Yangzhou, Fuzhou, Dengzhou, Youzhou, Chang'an and Ganzhou.

It is also stipulated that local governments are not allowed to collect taxes if they hold tax documents issued by the Maritime Bureau. This is equivalent to taking the tariff power from the local government to the central government, but there is no largest maritime trading port - Guangzhou.

After more than half a year of exploration and practice, the operation of Maritime Control Bureau has been continuously improved and gradually got on track. Judging from the amount of tax collection and the response of merchants, the effect is quite good.

With this alone, the fiscal revenue of the Tang Dynasty increased by more than 2 million yuan, equivalent to about 20%.

It is more convenient for merchants. No matter which maritime department you pay taxes, you can pass without any obstacles and will not be exploited by local checkpoints.

Of course, there are also some places where card registration fees are charged, and the imperial court laws are ignored.

His Majesty Li Er did not tolerate it, and allowed merchants to report the illegality and sent an inspector. Once it was found out, he would be dismissed from office or even sentenced to prison and questioned.

In the early Tang Dynasty, politics was relatively clear and policies and regulations were implemented more thoroughly. Therefore, the Maritime Bureau was soon recognized by merchants, and local governments rarely dared to block the road and collect money.

After stopping the violation of laws and regulations and having some experience, the locations for the second batch of Maritime Bureau were basically determined, and an order will be issued soon.

At this time, Feng Ang took the initiative to submit a request to set up a Maritime Bureau, which made His Majesty Li Er happy and was also considering whether it was appropriate.

Obviously, Feng Ang was uneasy by the court's actions. He was probably wondering if this was a test for His Majesty Li Er to the Feng family.

Although the Feng family has been in Lingnan for decades and has been deeply rooted in it, Feng Ang does not have the courage and strength to compete with the court.

Establishing a Maritime Bureau in Guangzhou is equivalent to handing over the tariffs to the court. What the Feng family will lose will be huge wealth, and it is definitely fake to say that it does not hurt.

Therefore, Feng Ang must have gone through repeated ideological struggles and delayed for so long before submitting the court to take the initiative.

Ma Da Secret thought about His Majesty Li Er's inquiry for a while, and said cautiously: "I think that Duke Geng's report is still reluctant to submit it at this time. It's better to wait a little longer and talk about it after the second batch of Maritime Bureau is established."

His Majesty Li Er pondered for a moment and said, "King Bin is a safe view, so I don't have to worry. Let's calm Feng Ang's heart and wait a little longer!"

The so-called peace of mind is naturally not allowed to Feng Ang’s request. But if this allows Feng Ang to support the bottom, he may report it again.

Ma Dami thought it was good, so he pushed it around and did not look ugly in the court, and Feng Ang also expressed his loyalty.

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As the night became darker, lights lit up in Duke Chen’s mansion, and the study room was even brighter.

Hou Junji looked at the map on the table and was concentrating on the military operations to conquer Gaochang.

It is about 7,000 miles from Chang'an to Gaochang. The most difficult one is undoubtedly the Moheyanchi Great Gobi Desert that stretches thousands of miles after leaving the pass.

During the day, the hot wind is like an oven, and at night, it is as cold as an ice cellar. There is no water and grass along the way, and the whole desolate desert without life. It makes people feel frightened when thinking about it; it is even more of a nightmare to pass through this place.

However, this is the fifth road of the Silk Road, a convenient and extremely risky road to the Western Regions, and a necessary path to conquer Gaochang.

Although caravans often march on this road, it is a completely different story from the tens of thousands of Tang troops who were going to march long distances and preparing for a big battle.

The caravan had a small number of people, dozens of camels carrying goods, and merchants carried dry food and drinking water, almost moving forward with light loads.

The army cannot move like this. If you don’t bring armor, weapons, tent supplies, are you going to fight or travel?

Therefore, a large amount of food and supplies must be carried to provide the army with consumption in the Gobi desert. Moreover, the marching speed cannot be compared with the caravan.

The caravan can travel through ten days, but it takes about twenty days for the army to be. The larger the army, the longer it will travel, the more materials it consumes, and the heavier the food and grass it will have to carry.

From this point of view, Ju Wentai's analysis is quite reasonable.

He believed that if the Tang army dispatched less than 30,000 troops, although it could alleviate the logistical difficulties of crossing Moheyanchi, it would not be able to resist his joint fight with the Western Turks.

If an army of about 100,000 was dispatched, the food and supplies they had to carry would be enough to crush the Tang army. Even if the Tang army, which barely crossed the Great Gobi Desert and was extremely tired and exhausted, had no combat power.

Therefore, Gaochang, a small country with a population of less than 40,000, adopted a confrontation policy against the Tang Dynasty under the leadership of Ju Wentai, who was confident and unexplained.

As for a small country with a population of 40,000, the Tang army recruited 150,000 troops. Everyone knows that His Majesty Li Er does not value Gaochang's strength, but the Western Turkic behind Gaochang.

Hou Junji knew about these situations. Now, after being appointed, he was both excited and a little nervous.

Comrade Li Jing, the old generation of war god, has become an otaku; Hou Junji thinks that who is the new generation of war god is the one.

His Majesty Li Er handed over this important task of destroying the country to him, and his meaning should be very clear. He gave him the opportunity to make contributions and helped him to become the god of war in the Tang Dynasty who replaced Li Jing.

This battle must be fought well!

Hou Junji narrowed his eyes and stared at the long journey from Guazhou to Gaochang on the map.

The door was gently knocked, Hou Junji responded, and Helan Chushi walked in and greeted him respectfully.

Hou Junji gathered up his thoughts about the conquest of Gaochang, asked Helan Chushi to sit down, and asked, "This time I was ordered to conquer Gaochang, and I intend to take you there. What do you think?"

Helan Chushi knew that this was his father-in-law who wanted to win some military merits for him. After he came back, he rewarded me for merit and was no problem in getting promoted.

But he smiled bitterly and bowed, "My father-in-law, today the crown prince asked his son-in-law to summon him to ask questions, saying that he would transfer his son-in-law back to the East Palace. Because his prince was very anxious, the son-in-law had agreed."

Hou Junji frowned and thought while touching his beard.

Helan Chushi said, "I don't know why your highness suddenly had this intention, and my son-in-law was helpless."

Hou Junji said with a "hmm" sound and pondered, "It's not your fault for this matter. If you don't agree, it will make His Royal Highness angry."

Helan Chushi breathed a little relieved when he saw that his father-in-law was not surprised.

Hou Junji thought more deeply and further, and appointed him as the chief general of the Jiaohedao marching army. As soon as the order to command the army to attack Gaochang was issued, the crown prince transferred his son-in-law back to the Eastern Palace. I am afraid there is any profound meaning in this.

Could it be that His Majesty Li Er values ​​himself and gives himself the merit of destroying the country, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also optimistic about his future and is winning over the forces in the army?

But why did he win over the military leader? Don’t you know that this is a taboo?

Although on the surface, Helan Chushi turned out to be Qianniu, and it was normal to be transferred back to the position. However, at this time, people could not think much about it.

Of course, since Helan Chushi has agreed, there is no need to risk angering His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and go back on his word.

Hou Junji thought of this and said, "His Prince's Highness told you something else?"

Helan Chushi replied: "I didn't say anything else, I just said that my son-in-law was not satisfied with Dayingku, but he was an old man from the Eastern Palace, so I'd be fine when I go back."

"Dayingku is not satisfied?" Hou Junji sneered and said, "I couldn't get involved before, so I don't have to think about it now. Don't think about it. Don't think of him as the prince, then Xu Qilin is only loyal to His Majesty and no one can tell anything else."

Helan Chushi thought for a while and asked, "My father-in-law, then Xu Qilin is not afraid of the prince's trouble in the future?"

Hou Junji glanced at Helan Chu Shi and said, "If Xu Qilin doesn't do this, I'm afraid he's abandoned him by His Majesty now, so he has to wait until the future?"

The prince seems extremely noble, but only in this position will he know how difficult it is. If you are too capable, the emperor will be uneasy; if you are too incompetent, the emperor will be dissatisfied, and if you are too incompetent, the emperor will be dissatisfied, and consider whether you should change a successor.

Of course, Li Chengqian's current state has nothing to do with both.

Hou Junji is just a matter of facts, which means that the boss is the emperor now. If you don’t hold the emperor’s thick legs and run to get close to the prince, you will only make such a choice if you get into the head.

Most of the people who went to surrender to the prince were unsatisfactory. They thought that after the prince took office, they could achieve success and make a complete comeback.

Helan Chushi blinked his eyes, and understood the meaning of his father-in-law's words. When he nodded in agreement, he couldn't help but sigh.

Hou Junji smiled at his son-in-law's sigh and said, "Besides, Xu Qilin did not directly get into evil with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! The etiquette is impeccable, and there are also many people who should be given to the Eastern Palace. Although he is not in dealing with Du He, can Du He represent His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Could Xu Qilin have to flatter him all the people in the Eastern Palace?"
Chapter completed!