After listening to Yang Guang's arrangements for Chen Mi and the methods of dealing with the Yuan family, Yang Ji was immediately eye-opened and amazed. The mere momentary confrontation between Yang Guang and Yuan Shou also made Yang Ji feel that he was no longer good; these famous names in the court As expected, no one in history is a kind person. When they scheme against people, they do one thing after another, and you can't avoid it even if you want to.
It seems that when you have nothing to do, you must come to court every day, not to deal with any practical matters, but to learn the scheming and experience of the game between the emperors and ministers of the Sui Dynasty; to avoid being betrayed and foolishly helping to count money.
This understanding of Yang Ji was actually the reason why Yang Guang asked him to come to court every day. Yang Guang hoped that Yang Ji would adapt to this lifestyle early, learn the methods of high-level games early, and have the political strategy that a ministerial order should have early. But it’s hard for Yang Guang to explain exactly why: first, this kind of knowledge is too dark and should not be explained clearly; second, this kind of knowledge can only be understood but cannot be taught in words, and others cannot teach it even if they want to. Everything must be done by individuals. Understand, and the best way to understand is to listen more, see more, learn more, and speak less as an outsider.
Yang Guang glanced at Yuan Shou who silently returned to the class train, and no longer pointed it at him, but said to the ministers: "When it comes to money and food, it is just a matter of "increasing revenue and reducing expenditure." Flow, I can still mention a few things. "
Since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, there have been frequent droughts in the north and floods in the south. The most serious situation was undoubtedly in the early and middle periods of Kaihuang. The most serious year was when Yang Guang confronted Nan Chen in Yangzhou. Although he was not reduced to the point where he could not reveal the blame, he The various supplies of the Yangzhou General Manager's Office have also decreased sharply, and he has heard about everything that is happening in the north.
Later, Yang Jian led imperial officials and a large number of people to visit Luoyang, mainly because of food. Because there was a severe drought in Guanzhong at that time, food production was reduced and storage was insufficient, and the nobles of Guanlong were hoarding food. Yang Jian could only lead the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the people. He moved eastward to Luoyang again and again to beg for food.
Fortunately, the Sui Dynasty had not been established for a long time at that time. Yang Jian focused on unifying the world and was extremely satisfied with the Guanlong nobles, so the Guanlong nobles did not come out to cause trouble; and the people in the north had experienced many years of war and knew very well that This was a natural disaster rather than official unkindness. Neither the court nor the emperor's family had food in stock, so there was no civil uprising.
However, as a ruler, Yang Jian deeply understood the power of natural disasters and the importance of warehousing. Yang Jian never dared to be vague when it came to storing food to prepare for food shortages. Now, the power of the Sui Dynasty has been transferred to Yang Guang, who also attaches great importance to food reserves to avoid the recurrence of the past.
In fact, all emperors who valued crops would symbolically cultivate underground during the spring plowing season to show their emphasis on farming. Therefore, later history books mostly rewarded farmers and advocated frugality. Yang Guang himself also knew that "the people "Food is the most important thing" is the principle, so in terms of encouraging farmers to teach mulberry trees, they are not lagging behind others.
But what he said now frightened many people. He paused, and then said: "The old and weak soldiers in the capital have now been eliminated and resettled, but the number of soldiers in the government is still huge. Since the military government is far away from the center, many The military government's problem of taking short quotas, falsely receiving military pay, and withholding military pay is more serious than that of the Beijing army. I believe that the military government should also eliminate the old and weak, check the vacancies, and recover illegal wealth. Minister of Military and Aircraft Li Jing and Tu Wanxu inspected the northern military government and military aircraft Minister Yu Wen Jingli inspected the Jingzhou Military Mansion and should come up with regulations to rectify the army as soon as possible."
Duan Wenzhen hurriedly came out and said: "Sage, the military reports of General Li and General Tuwan were sent to the Ministry of War yesterday, and the Northern Military Administration has checked a large number of vacancies."
The five military ministers in the Military Aircraft Department are all from the military. They are not only familiar with the use of troops, but also very familiar with the corrupt methods of military generals. Li Jing and Tu Wanxu are both veteran generals on the battlefield. The former is General Youwuwei, and the latter is General Youwuwei. General Zuo Wuhou is now also serving as the Minister of Military Affairs. They were ordered to trace the actual amount of the military government. Not only did they track down the hussars and chariot generals who had been corrupted over the years and dealt with more than 20 military government officials, they also seized those who were related to the military government. The local officials and traders who had colluded with the righteous generals were also pulled out, and they achieved considerable results.
At the same time, Yu Wen Jingli was also checking the vacancies in Jingzhou, but things were not going well on his side, and no good news has been reported yet.
Yang Guang nodded, and then said to Niu Hong, the Minister of Civil Affairs: "Shang Shu, local officials are corrupt and illegal.
While the Ministry of Punishment and the Yushitai are cracking down on corruption and arresting corrupt officials, they must not be idle. They must adhere to the concept of self-examination and self-correction, work hard to detect lawlessness, and rectify corruption. Anyone who has taken bribes and violated the law will first have their homes searched and questioned. "
As the military reform and the Department of Political Science made great gains, the national treasury and internal funds also became rich several times due to confiscation of homes. Gradually, confiscation of homes became an important means for Yang Guang to make a fortune.
Niu Hong hurriedly stepped out of the queue and answered the order with his hands raised: "Old minister, I obey the order."
"The money needed for the northern counties to use work for relief should come from the national treasury first." Yang Guang glanced at Su Wei, and then said: "The Dao King discovered a gold, silver and copper mine with rich reserves in Qingzhou around the Bohai Sea. As long as manpower is needed, The annual output of ten thousand catties of gold, ten thousand catties of silver, and ten thousand catties of brass is not a problem. I intend to hand over the mining of this mineral deposit to the supervision of the Shaofu. When I harvest something, I will give a portion of it to the national treasury as appropriate."
Hearing the number reported by Yang Guang, the whole hall was in an uproar! Even Yang Ji was shocked when he heard this.
Yang Ji learned from the "Geography" in middle school that among the top ten gold mines in later generations, the Qingzhou area alone had five top-ranked gold mines, so he asked Yang Jing, who was Wang Qingzhou's herdsman, to look for mines nearby. However, the mines How deep it was, he had no idea.
Since Yang Jing had not found these large gold mines for a long time, Yang Ji thought that today's exploration and detection technology was not enough to find these gold mines, but he never thought that Yang Jing had been quiet for several years and suddenly found them. This is really an unexpected surprise.
Su Wei was in a state of shock and speechless. After a while, he finally realized what he was talking about and promptly swallowed the question "Can the mineral deposits be handed over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Industry for mining?" Many ministers had the same thoughts as Su Wei, but Yang Guang's words "Leave it to the Shaofu to supervise the mining" made them shut up unwillingly.
The value of gold and silver has long been recognized by the world, but they are mainly precious metals used as gifts and collections, which are completely different from copper, which serves as monetary value. Silver was widely used as currency only a few hundred years later. But no one will deny the value of gold and silver. Even when big businessmen do large-scale business, they use gold and silver to replace copper coins that are small in value, large in size, and very heavy. Therefore, although gold and silver are not legal tender today, they are still used in large-scale transactions. The Sui Dynasty also had hard currency.
Who doesn't like these?
Although the gold, silver and copper mines in Qingzhou cannot be mined immediately, as Yang Guang said, as long as there are enough manpower, are you afraid that they will not be mined? However, what envy, jealousy and hatred is that this "rich" mineral deposit was handed over to the supervision of the Shaofu. The gold, silver and copper obtained belong to internal funds, not the national treasury.
In fact, officials from aristocratic families have always been dissatisfied with the actions of the "small businessmen" who competed for profits with the "people" and the royal family; they believed that the royal family must have the grandeur and courage of the royal family, and they could not do anything in business. , must be handed over to the "private people", especially the business of Prince Wei's Mansion, it is best to split it all up to the "private people" so that the "common people" can get rich; as for the mineral deposits, they should be mined by the "state". But at this moment, King Wei and the royal family are at their peak. Are you going to try to influence the interests of King Wei and the royal family? No matter how you die, I don’t know.
"King Wei, King Dao said you discovered this mineral deposit and asked him to find it! But as far as I know, you didn't go to Qingzhou at all. How did you discover it?" Yang Guang looked at Yang Ji curiously , asked.
Everyone was in an uproar again. Could this Yang Ji be blessed by heaven and know everything about the world without leaving home?
Yang Ji was almost sweating. He stepped out and said, "Sage, I said that I have a treasure map all over the world in my mind. Saint, do you believe it?" Geography books have clear and detailed information on the distribution areas of domestic mineral deposits. According to records, it is not an exaggeration to say that he has a treasure map in his mind.
"Do you think I believe it?" Yang Guang said speechlessly.
"Then the question arises!" Yang Ji asked back: "I have never been to Qingzhou, how do I know about this mineral deposit?"
Suddenly, the question was handed over to Yang Guang.
Yang Guang couldn't answer either: "..."
"I often have contact with business travelers from all over the world. I have heard too many anecdotes and know many strange things. The Qingzhou gold mine is one of them." Yang Ji gave a barely plausible answer, and then said : "But this gold mine is not yet considered a rich mine. Someone once said that it is the richest and easiest mine in the world.
The mineral deposits belong to the Japanese country. "
"The Japanese country is composed of four major islands. The largest island is called Honshu Island. A place called Shimane County in the southwest of the island is a place rich in gold, silver and copper, and it is only shallowly buried under the soil surface. If you dig more, you will find ores rich in silver and copper, and gold mines are everywhere. A mountain range called "Iwami" in Shimane Prefecture is full of gold and silver mines. The whole mountain is shining with gold, and the mining is full of gold. silver. "
The "Iwami Ginzan" in Shimane Prefecture seems to have been mined by Japanese people during the Ming Dynasty, but Yang Ji didn't care about this. His purpose was to lure Yang Guang and the family members to conquer Japan. Even if the current large ships cannot cross the ocean, they can sail from Dongnae County to Baekje, and then it will not take long to cross eastward from Baekje to the area around Shimane County, Honshu Island. And when the time comes to dig, you can also dig out silver ore.
Yang Guang knew that the Japanese country was a small country with a small population. Not long ago, a bunch of fake envoys came to Luoyang to defraud him, calling him "the emperor of Haixi Bodhisattva to revive Buddhism" and saying that he was bringing a group of Buddhist monks. After studying Buddhism, the fake credential he submitted began with "The Emperor of the Sunrise Place writes to the Emperor of the Sunrise Place that the Emperor of the Sun is Well." Yang Guang was so angry that he locked up all the fake envoys. After listening to Yang Ji's words, he asked dubiously: "Is this really happening?"
Yang Ji nodded: "This is indeed true. If the saint doesn't believe it, just ask the nobles of Baekje to find out."
Upon hearing Yang Ji's words, Su Wei said: "Sage, King Wei, we have imprisoned a bunch of Japanese fake envoys. Several of them seem to be Japanese aristocrats. You can find out if you just ask them, so there is no need to go there." Where are the nobles?"
Yang Xuangan, the Minister of Rites, also thought of something. He hesitated for a while, stepped out and cupped his hands and said: "Sage, the gold and silver paid tribute by Xiaoye Meizi from the Japanese country are very pure and of very good quality, far better than the gold and silver from Qingzhou and other places. However, as far as I know, , The people of the Japanese country are living a life like eating hair and drinking blood, and the mining and smelting technology is insignificant. Maybe the gold and silver ore content of the Japanese country is really very high, otherwise with their technology, how can they get such good gold and silver ingots?"
Yang Guang was overjoyed when he heard this, and told Pei Ju, the minister of Huangmen in the lower province of the province, "Xiang Pei immediately traveled 800 miles to the east capital to send an order to Yang Xiong, who was staying in the capital, and ordered him to send someone to escort the Japanese people to the west capital for trial!"
Yang Guang was worried about the saying "The sun rises from the emperor's place, and the emperor writes to the sun from nowhere, and the emperor is fine", so he planned to let the idle navy teach him a lesson. However, he also felt that the Japanese country was small and the people were poor and impoverished, so he wanted to defeat them. There is no strategic value. If you start a war rashly, you will lose your money. If the Japanese country is really a small country full of gold, silver and copper as Yang Ji said, then let the navy attack it.
Anyway, the navy is idle, so it should be training for the soldiers to go to Goguryeo.
"I obey!" Pei Ju responded.
After listening to their conversation, Yang Ji was immediately stunned. Girl Xiaoye was actually locked up?
They are all saying that Ono is a "fake envoy" at this moment. Do they already know that she was sent by Prince Shotoku and not by her monarch?
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After arranging the matter, Yang Guang announced several appointments. Yang Gongren no longer served as the Minister of Zongzheng Temple, but was changed to Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and concurrently served as the Yongbei pacification envoy. He immediately went to the northern disaster area to inspect, and was also responsible for Yongzhou Wuyuan, Yulin, Work-for-relief, post-disaster reconstruction and other matters in the six counties of Lingwu, Yanchuan, Shuofang and Diaoyin; and the minister of Zongzheng Temple he vacated was held by the King of Shu, Yang Xiu.
This appointment made the courtiers with foreign surnames have different thoughts: they knew that Yang Jian and Yang Guang were very much descendants of the clan, especially after they broke with the Guanlong nobles, they regarded the clan as the foundation of the Sui Dynasty. From Yang Guang, Judging from the two appointments, he seems to be paying more and more attention to the children of the royal family. Otherwise, he would not use Yang Xiu, who had been out of people's sight for many years, to serve.
The next appointment made the courtiers look at Yang Xuangan, the Minister of Rites, with strange eyes. However, it was Yang Guang who approved the letter of resignation submitted by Shi Wansui, the governor of Yizhou, and in accordance with Shi Wansui's request, he was appointed the governor of Jianwei County and the pacifier of Nanzhong; and the vacant post of governor of Yizhou was actually taken over by Yang Wutong. .
Yang Wutong was also a descendant of the Yang family of Hongnong. He had a strong temperament, was proficient in the art of war, and was both civil and military. During the reign of the late emperor, he served as the commander-in-chief of the army and led troops to attack the capricious Qiang people of Yongliang and Yiliang on many occasions. He was one of the famous generals of the Sui Dynasty
, and was later granted the title of Duke of Baishui County and the title of General Zuowuwei due to his meritorious service.
During Yang Ji's expedition to Tuyuhun this time, Yang Wutong, with the title of General Manager of the Yizhou March, led the Yizhou Army to fight against Tuyuhun in the north and made great achievements. After Shi Wansui took the initiative to resign, it was understandable for Yang Guang to let this Yang family general who had been in Yizhou for a long time serve as the governor of Yizhou.
However, at this time, the Yang Jun lineage (great-grandfather of Yang Su) was in decline. First, Yang Yue was removed from the post of Internal History Order and demoted to the prefect of Xiyang County; then Yang Xuangan, the Minister of Rites, was scolded by Yang Guang again and again, and now the people Yang Wensi, the Minister of the Ministry of Education, was demoted to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs yesterday due to his fault. However, not long after Yang Wensi was demoted, Yang Guang suddenly promoted the unknown Yang Gongren to the crucial minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs today, and then appointed Yang Wutong as the governor of Yizhou. Therefore, these two arrangements are somewhat intriguing. .
Admittedly, this is because Yang Su's brothers and children are not worthy of their virtues. It is understandable that Yang Guang attaches great importance to other more talented branches. However, the time point is too tight, and others will inevitably have their own imaginations.
