Cold area?!

Listening to Xu Qilin's story, General Niu's thoughts were shaking, and he felt that there was a mystery in this sentence.

Many ministers know about His Majesty Li Er's ambitions. The Emperor of Eternal Eternal is obviously the highest pursuit. If you take a step back, your achievements are beyond the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, and it is also His Majesty Li Er's small goal.

For example, during this conquest of Gaochang, His Majesty Li Er told the generals that he would not kill too much and should show the royal style of the Tang army.

For ordinary people, it sounds like a routine instruction and may not take it seriously. Which army does not claim to be strict in discipline? However, when the Tang army fought against foreign countries, it still carried out beheading and looting and replenishing funds.

But Niu Jinda realized the unusualness of this conquest, because His Majesty Li Er seemed to have not told these to the generals before the war.

Looting in foreign wars is an incentive for the government soldiers who do not pay military salaries to improve their combat effectiveness. It is also because of this that in the early Tang Dynasty, the phenomenon of government soldiers being happy when they hear the war.

The soldiers of the palace prepare their own war horses, equipment, and even food, and all they enjoy is the discount on land rent and taxes. When going out to fight, it becomes an opportunity to make money and make a fortune.

So, why did His Majesty Li Er specifically explain? According to Niu Jinda's understanding, this is to win the hearts of the people and lay a solid foundation for the long-term occupation after the conquest of Gaochang.

In other words, after occupying Gaochang, it would not restore its country like the Eastern Turks, but it was very likely to establish counties and establish prefectures and impose Gaochang into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Think deeper, the meaning of His Majesty Li Er is obvious. Emperor Wu of Han defeated the Xiongnu, established the Western Regions Protectorate, and unified the Western Regions. We are Tian Khan, can't we do it?

After finishing the Western Regions, can His Majesty Li Er be more powerful than Han Wu? Of course not, the hometown of Liaodong and the four counties of the Han Dynasty are now in the hands of Goryeo.

In fact, His Majesty Li Er's hatred for Goryeo is not a secret.

After defeating the Eastern Turks, Goryeo sent envoys to congratulate and presented the map of Goryeo's territory. His Majesty Li Er also sent Changsun's envoy to Goryeo, destroying the Jingguan built by Goryeo with soldiers who fell from the Sui Dynasty.

This is a relatively obvious signal, indicating that His Majesty Li Er did not forget that Liaodong was the hometown of the Central Plains. From then on, Goryeo recruited a large number of civilians to build a giant Great Wall from Fuyu City to the coast, and prepared to resist the Tang army.

Even the people of Gaoli knew His Majesty Li Er’s “heart to destroy me”, how could the ministers in the court not know? However, there were many things, and based on the national strength of the Tang Dynasty, they had to do it one by one.

However, the time for conquering Goryeo may be greatly advanced. This will not only conquer Gaochang but also rebuild the Daming Palace. His Majesty Li Er doesn't seem to be very short of money.

Xu Qilin finally talked about the great benefits of cotton and picked up the teacup to moisten his throat.

Niu Jinda blinked his eyes and asked abruptly: "Can Linzhang County grow cotton?"

Xu Qilin was stunned for a moment. He really didn't know where Linzhang County was.

Seeing Xu Qilin's appearance, Niu Jinda added: "Linzhang was called Ye in ancient times, and now belongs to Ye County, Xiangzhou, Henan Province, and is very close to the ancient city of Handan."

Oh, I will understand if you say that. Yecheng, Cao Cao's hometown, and the story of Ximen Bao governing Ye, are also quite famous places!

Xu Qilin nodded and said, "It should be feasible to plant cotton on Hebei Road and Henan Road. To be honest, I have submitted a report to the court and have conducted planting experiments in two roads this year, and it will be clear after autumn."

Hebei Road: roughly equivalent to most areas south of the Hebei Great Wall, north of the Yellow River in Henan and Shandong provinces;

Henan Road: roughly equivalent to the areas south of the Yellow River in Henan, Shandong Province and north of the Huai River in Henan, Jiangsu and Anhui Provinces.

In Xu Qilin's view, most of these two areas are suitable for growing cotton.

But to be on the verge of caution, he just submitted a memorial to the court and asked the Dayingku to cover ten acres of cotton in these two dozen places, observing the growth cycle and specific yield.

This guy is amazing. Niu Jinda's eyes lit up and he looked at Xu Qilin thoughtfully.

If the conquest of Goryeo, Hebei Road and Henan Road can become a logistics base like Gansu and Suzhou, and supply food and supplies, victory will be expected.

As a good cold-proof product, cotton can be used as a sufficient quantity to provide additional guarantees for the Tang army soldiers who fought in Liaodong.

Thinking of this, Niu Jinda bowed and said, "If cotton is promoted and planted on Henan Road, I hope Xu Cheng will take care of Linzhang County more, where there are some hometown elders."

Xu Qilin couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praised: "General Niu never forgets his old man, which makes me admire him."

After pausing, he promised: "If the harvest this year is a good thing, someone will go to Linzhang next year to teach cotton planting skills."

"Thank you for your accomplishment." Niu Jinda was overjoyed and bowed to thank him.

Xu Qilin bowed and returned the greeting and said with a smile: "Isn't it impossible to make the general's benefit to the hometown?"

After pausing, he continued, "I heard from the general that when he talked about Handan, a certain master said that there seemed to be coal and iron there. If it could be developed, it would drive local development, or it would be faster."

"Immortal Lu Yu, I have heard of it for a long time, and I have been impressed by his golden words and true words." Niu Jinda said: "It's a pity that I won't see you at first, and I'll regret it for the rest of my life."

I can't see you either! Xu Qilin smiled, changed the topic, and talked about the matter of borrowing the troops from the government to carry out infrastructure construction in Gansu and Suzhou after the spring plowing.

As for the soldiers in the palace, they are usually farmers, so there is no problem with farming, and there is no difficulty in digging canals and building roads.

Niu Jinda agreed at once, and the army would not arrive anyway. The soldiers in the palace were idle and idle. If you do some work, Xu Qilin would be rewarded!

However, Niu Jinda expressed some doubts about the preferential policies stated by Xu Qilin, believing that this seemed to be a suspect of being poached, oh, it was a suspect of being poached.

Xu Qilin didn't care about this and explained with a smile: "General Niu was too worried. He thought that the soldiers of the palace stayed in Gansu and Suzhou settled down, but it was not now. After the conquest of Gaochang, the soldiers of the government removed their armor and returned to the fields. If they were willing to come, they were welcomed warmly."

After pausing, he added: "Moreover, the policy is not only for the soldiers of the government, but for any immigrant who is willing to settle down here will enjoy it."

Niu Jinda nodded and said with a smile: "It's really hard for Xu Cheng to attract people from the narrow village to migrate!"

Xu Qilin picked up the teacup, whispered gently, and said with a smile: "After capturing Gaochang, at least ten thousand people will come to Suzhou to settle down, which will alleviate the problem of small people and wide land!"

"Ten Thousands of people? I'm afraid it's more than a stop." Niu Jinda understood what Xu Qilin pointed and said with a smile.

Ju Wentai's crime was not only to turn to the Western Turks, but also to attack the pro-Tang forces of the Western Regions with the Turks; it was also to block the border and prohibit the Tang Dynasty caravans and envoys from entering Gaochang; he also detained the Han people stranded from fleeing from the Western Turks.

The new immigrants Xu Qilin refers to are not only the Han people who are about to be rescued, but also the forces of Gaochang's personal Ju Wentai. These are also Han people, and they must be more than ten thousand people together.

Since His Majesty Li Er wanted to transfer Gaochang into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, it was affirmative to deal with these unstable personnel. Xu Qilin also submitted a memorial to the court, requesting that they be placed in Gansu and Su prefectures to solve the lack of labor.

There is a precedent for this solution. When the Tang army destroyed the Southern Dynasties and unified the country, they exiled the princes and nobles of the Southern Dynasties to Dunhuang.

Therefore, as long as Gaochang is captured, Xu Qilin's memorial will be approved by His Majesty Li Er.

Xu Qilin also knew that if His Majesty Li Er wanted to firmly occupy Gaochang, he could not move the large number of people, Gansu and Suzhou, and he had to find ways to solve the problem from other places.

This place had a great time talking with Niu Jinda, but the people who were still eating and drinking were even more indulging. Xu Qilin could already hear Fang Er's shouting and shook his head.

Niu Jinda also smiled and said, "I have suffered a lot in the Gobi Desert, so let them indulge them." After pausing, he asked again, "I think Xu Cheng knows that Fang Erlang wants to join the army?"

Xu Qilin nodded and said, "General Niu must be inconvenient to accept it. Leave this matter to someone, so that he can not bother you when he is old."

Niu Jinda smiled bitterly and said, "Fang Erlang is quite brave, but his origin-" He shook his head repeatedly, as if he sighed regretfully.

Xu Qilin also sympathized with him. Maybe he could help him and prevent him from following the old path in history. Moreover, as long as he did not allow the scumbag Li Zhi to ascend the throne, cuckolding is a trivial matter, and he would not rebel, right?

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The breath of spring has come to my face, and the tender green on the grass has not made Xu Hui, who is strolling in the garden, feel comfortable and comfortable. She is a little anxious to look around from time to time.

"Miss is late today." The palace maid next to him guessed Xu Hui's thoughts and said, "Why would you rather send someone to see the lady after you Chongrong?"

Xu Hui waved her hand and said, "Wait a little longer, don't be so anxious."

She said she was not anxious, but Xu Hui was a little confused and it didn't matter if she skipped class. She was afraid that her younger sister would have other accidents.

After a while, the palace maid said again: "Impress Chongrong must not know that your jacquard cotton dress is worth hundreds of cents on the market!"

Xu Hui showed a look of surprise and blurted out: "It's so expensive?"

The palace maid smiled and said, "Even if it is so expensive, it is rare to buy it. Even the inner palace only has a small amount of offerings, and few noble people in the palace can wear it. I heard that after the Dayingku weaving, most of them were sold to Hu merchants."

That's my benefit!

Xu Hui smiled, knowing that he had gained more money. First, it was fragrant dew, then it was wool spinning and mirror, and now it was a worsted cotton cloth, which was probably going to attract jealous again.

Xu Hui is naturally proud of this. His younger brother is very capable, how can he lose his face?

Not only these novel and exquisite luxury goods, but my official position is also amazing. I am probably the youngest governor of the Tang Dynasty. He also acted as another state and served as the Dayingkukucheng.

Not only did he manage the two states, but he was very well managed, which made His Majesty Li Er feel very satisfied. Xu Hui knew this clearly through his daily contacts and conversations.

Sometimes Xu Hui is a little strange when she thinks about it. Isn’t it because Jingyou’s relatives who rely on the harem and ascend to heaven, but why did she come to her place the other way around?

In addition to teaching Xiao Zhao, Jinyang and Xincheng, His Majesty Li Er's favor for him became more and more stable. But after thinking about it, he found that there was also a shadow of his younger brother.

Could it be that my younger brother is planning everything and helping him? Xu Hui has to think of these things and feel strange and confused.

Perhaps it was the guidance of his master, Master Lu Yu. After all, no matter how smart I am in terms of social experience and life experience, I cannot be so precocious.

"Empress Chongrong, it's the little lady here. There are two princesses." The palace maid's words interrupted Xu Hui's thoughts.

Not far away, Xiao Zhao and Jinyang, Xincheng came over and laughed. The palace servants who were accompanying him were holding a box and pushing the cart. There was no need to guess that Xu Qilin must have sent another item.

Although he came late, it was not because of his illness. Xu Hui was relieved. With His Royal Highness by her side, she could scold her younger sister.

"Sister--" Xiao Zhao ran a few steps in a hurry, screaming sweetly.

Xu Hui didn't have a tight face, so she smiled and asked, "I'm late today, I won't be allowed next time!"

Xiao Zhao stuck out his tongue, then smiled and walked up to take Sister A's hand, and said, "It's all my fault. The things I gave arrived in the morning. I have to send them a few, for His Royal Highness and Sister A's hand, which has been delayed."

That's because you are anxious or not, but you push it to others. Who knows when the goods can be delivered from a long distance, and can you calculate the time?

Xu Hui didn't expose it, but just reached out and pointed at the little sister's forehead, and then smiled and greeted the two little men.

When everyone entered the hall, Xiao Zhao was anxious to ask the palace servants to open the box and let the sister appreciate it.

"Jade Carving--" Xu Hui opened her eyes wide and looked at these light green, emerald green, dark green, yellow, and red jade objects.

Xiao Zhao took out the instructions attached to the box and explained to his sister with a smile: "This was found by my second brother in Suzhou and named Jiuquan Yu. This is a carved sample, and I will give it to us first. After not much time, there will be sales in Chang'an."

Jiuquan jade, also known as Qilian jade, is produced in the Qilian Mountains. Because of its rich color, it is also called "Qilian Colorful Jade".

But in essence, Jiuquan jade is serpentine stone, the same as Xiuyan jade, but the jade color is different from Xiuyan jade.

The four famous jades in Chinese history are Shaanxi Lantian jade, Xinjiang Hetian jade, Henan Dushan jade and Liaoning Xiuyu. Jiuquan jade was mined late, and it was not as famous and expensive as the four famous jades.

But Xu Qilin knew that the commodity was about speculation and control of output and quantity. Although Jiuquan jade had to be mined and produced a large amount, he would not launch it in large quantities.

Creating an illusion of small goods and high prices on the market, some people hoard goods, and some people regard them as treasures.

Moreover, even if the price is lower, it is definitely a good way to make a fortune if you can sell stones for money.

Xu Hui picked up exquisite jade products, feeling like she couldn't let go of her.

These jade free, birds and beasts, pendants, Kun rings, year pendants and other jewelry are rich in color, lifelike and intriguing with natural artistic beauty, which also shows the creation of heaven and earth and the magic of nature, which is breathtaking.

"Sister, isn't it very good?" Xiao Zhao said with a smile: "There is a big one in the car outside. It was offered by the second brother to His Majesty to move to the new palace for his Majesty, as a landscape stone."

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Chapter completed!