The Taipu Temple's control of the world's pastures was also over, and the results were terrible. All the royal pastures in the Sui Dynasty combined had less than 50,000 qualified war horses.
Yang Guang was angry.
He would kill people when he was angry, so more than 3,000 people were implicated, and they were all executed.
The good horses lost in the pasture must be recovered, but Yang Guang knows in his heart that it is unlikely that the shortfall of 50,000 horses can be recovered through recovery.
So Yang Guang issued an edict to raise horses to the east of Mount Wei for military service, and the wealthy people in the world measured their assets.
East of Mount Wei, that is, Shandong in a broad sense, and the half of the north except Guanzhong, all the rich people in the world had to spend money to buy horses to supply the imperial court with military supplies.
Those with more money will pay more, and those with less money will pay less. Anyway, every family has to hand over their horses to me.
The promulgation of this edict did not arouse the anger of heaven and earth, because the trick was that the rich spent money.
How many rich people were there in the Sui Dynasty? At most, it accounts for 0.1% of the total population, which is great, and Yang Guang also has a sense of proportion. It can be as many as twenty or thirty horses, or as little as three or five horses.
If you ask for too much, something will really happen.
After the promulgation of this edict, a big problem immediately arose. The price of horses skyrocketed, from fifteen guan per horse to more than 30 guan in just half a month.
The horse market in the Sui Dynasty was unprecedentedly prosperous, and the rich complained endlessly.
Yang Guang also instructed Taipu Temple to quietly sell all 50,000 horses at high prices, and then promulgated a decree that anyone who sold horses for more than fifteen guan would be punished for hoarding.
Then the price of horses was quickly suppressed due to the intervention of the imperial court.
Taipu Temple forcibly purchased it from the private sector at a price of fifteen guan, making a profit of twice the price difference.
Or maybe the common people can't defeat the imperial court. I wave my sickle and a fork of new leeks are gone.
Looting from the rich, selling at high prices, and taking over at low prices. Although Taipu Temple was somewhat infamous, 150,000 war horses were already placed in front of Yang Guang.
After the problem of horses was solved, the next step was the problem of weapons. Yang Guang ordered again to order more weapons and staffs, all of which were fine and new, and to ensure the supply of weapons and armor.
The temple in Taifu is huge.
Yan Bi, the minister of Taifu Temple in the far north, wrote a private letter to Yang Ming, saying that Taifu Temple is similar to Taipu Temple. Corruption in the institutions at all levels below is serious and should be investigated and dealt with strictly. It is not suitable at the moment. , after all, these people have to rely on these people to collect weapons. Killing them will not work, but will do more harm than good.
Moreover, he hoped that Yang Ming could speed up the smelting progress of the Hedong Smelting Kiln and strive to have the first batch of weapons and armor shipped before the end of the year to solve the urgent need of Taifu Temple.
Yang Ming quite agrees with this. At this time, it is not the time to open a prison. The more than 3,000 people who died in Taipus Temple do deserve to die, but they died at the wrong time.
Although Dad relied on conspiracy to acquire 150,000 war horses at once, this was a business deal. So many people were executed at the Royal Ranch at once, which directly caused problems in the subsequent operation of the ranch.
To put it bluntly, in the next few years, don’t expect the ranch to provide war horses. Horses are also bred and domesticated by people. If the people are gone, where will the horses come from?
Are you counting on the new group of people taking over the ranch? The professional level is not proficient.
Yan Pi's letter made it very clear that the emperor asked him to provide enough ordnance for a million troops. This is simply a fantasy. If you kill me, I don't have the ability.
Yan Pi believed that he couldn't do it, but for now he could only do more, the better. The more he delivered, the smaller his crime would be in the future, so he had no choice but to ask Yang Ming for help.
He was embarrassed to talk about his own privately owned smelting kiln unless it was absolutely necessary.
So Yang Ming planned to leave Beijing and personally inspect the conditions of the kilns in Hedong.
At this time, Yang Hao's role became prominent.
Because once Yang Ming leaves Beijing, Guanzhong will definitely be handed over to the King of Guan Yang Xiong, but it cannot be handed over to just one person, so Yang Hao is the one who checks and balances Yang Xiong.
Yang Ming also asked Li Jing to take over the hussar general who had been left vacant after Wei Yunqi left, to take charge of the defense of the capital. Yang Xuanting temporarily took over the command of the left and right guards of the East Palace and was responsible for the defense of the East Palace.
Yang Ming took two thousand imperial guards and headed to Hedong.
On the way, Yang Ming summoned Yun Dingxing, the accompanying young minister from Taifu Temple, into the carriage and asked:
"How many armies can the Taifu Temple's weapons and armor currently support?"
Yun Dingxing sighed and said dejectedly:
"If you empty the treasury, you can assemble up to 300,000 troops. As you know, Prince, it has been difficult these past few years. In recent years, half of the smelting kilns under Taifu Temple have been casting engineering tools for Luoyang, Canal, and Chi." Due to the needs of the road, the output of ordnance and armor is very small, plus some losses in Hebei, the current inventory is worrying."
Yang Ming could completely understand that his father was so cruel. He conquered Goguryeo and mobilized an army of one million. This was not for fighting, but for showing off.
There are many people in history who claim to have an army of one million, but the only one who actually has an army of one million is Comrade Yang Guang. You are real.
Zizhi Tongjian records: The prosperity of having teachers in recent times was unprecedented.
Yang Ming said: "I can understand your difficulties. In the end, I will pay you as much as I can. When Your Majesty asks you to answer questions in the future, I will help you bear the burden."
After Yun Dingxing heard this, he was very moved. You should not be the prince, you should be the emperor. This is the attitude of a wise king.
So after expressing his gratitude, he continued: "Has the Crown Prince ever thought about admonishing His Majesty not to go on a personal expedition?"
At present, the entire officialdom of the Sui Dynasty is discussing the issue of Yang Guang's personal conquest, and almost everyone is opposed to it.
The emperor's personal expedition is of great importance, and victory is not allowed to be defeated. Although everyone feels that the possibility of defeat is very slim due to such laborious efforts, they still want to be just in case and do not want the emperor to personally conquer. Therefore, in Luoyang, almost every day, people openly and covertly attend the court meeting. persuade Yang Guang.
It would be great if Yang Guang would listen to the advice, but this person will not listen to the advice. Why the hell am I trying so hard to show off, and you won’t let me go? There are no doors.
Everyone has their own reasons for their opposition. Yun Dingxing did not want the emperor to go to the expedition in person. He felt that as long as the emperor did not go, the army would not need more than one million. Three hundred thousand would definitely be enough. So for Taifu Temple, There is no pressure anymore.
As for the expedition generals, they were afraid that Yang Guang would give random orders. I could have fought well, but you gave random orders, which led to frequent changes in my strategic guidelines and it was easy for big things to happen.
This is the most terrifying thing, because the people in the court have figured out the emperor's temper, and they think that they are the most knowledgeable in the world and are omnipotent.
It is impossible for such people not to intervene in marching operations.
As a result, letters of complaint came in one after another, filling Yang Mingdong Palace with several cases.
The most ruthless one among them is Su Wei. Su Wei means, if you can't persuade the emperor, I will resign. I will never go with you this time.
Because the general Youwuwei that Yang Ming concurrently served in his early years was later given to the acting king Yang You, and now, Yang Guang let Su Wei take over.
It means that Su Wei is currently in charge of both the Youwu Guard and the Right Imperial Guard, so it is obvious that he is allowed to accompany the army on the expedition.
I’m so old that I have to travel across mountains and rivers, so I won’t go.
But he is Shangshu Zuopushe. Is it possible for you not to follow the emperor's personal conquest? But as long as it's not a personal expedition, then he definitely doesn't have to go.
In addition, Zhou Fashang also complained. Zhou Fashang was currently Yang Ming's man, but the emperor asked him to follow him to protect the children and serve as the deputy general manager of the navy, but he was unwilling.
He and Lai Hu'er had conflicts. When the Sui Dynasty defeated Chen Dynasty, Zhou Fashang was under the command of Yang Jun, and Lai Hu'er was under the command of He Ruobi. In the end, there was some friction because of the grab for credit, and the two have no contact with each other now.
But these two people are the ones who know the most about water fighting in Sui Dynasty at the moment, so Yang Guang made this arrangement.
He didn't say that he didn't want the emperor to fight in person, but he wanted him to be the naval commander.
What the hell are you talking to me about? I can take charge of this? Yang Ming knew that Lai Guer was a favorite and a general. If he asked his father to replace him, his father would definitely not agree.
However, in history, the defeat of Lai Hu'er was indeed due to the fact that he did not listen to Zhou Fashang's advice and underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, which led to the complete defeat of the navy. This problem still needs to be solved urgently.
After not hearing the prince's reply for a long time, Yun Dingxing took the opportunity and stopped asking.
He had also heard about the situation in Luoyang. There were so many people who couldn't persuade him. Even if the prince tried to persuade him, he would probably be punished and it would not change the outcome at all.
At this time, Yang Ming patted Yun Dingxing on the shoulder and said:
"If I don't want to dissuade you, I can't do anything about it. In fact, very early on, I petitioned your majesty, hoping that I would be the governor of this war. Your majesty refused at that time. Since then, I have not tried to dissuade him again."
"If the crown prince goes on a personal expedition, the country's losses will be reduced by half," Yun Dingxing said, "and it will definitely be a complete victory. However, if a million troops go out to fight, the logistical support burden will be extremely heavy. After this battle, I really don't know how the Sui Dynasty will go through." How many years will it take to recover?”
Yang Ming smiled and said nothing more.
After Yun Dingxing got off the bus, Yang Ming summoned Qianniu Laiyu into the carriage.
"You're going on a long trip."
Lai Yu said: "But it depends on the prince."
Yang Ming nodded and said:
"Rong Guo Gong is in charge of the navy. He has a heavy responsibility and cannot allow any mistakes. You can give him a message for me. You should discuss everything with Zhou Fa Shang. I will not care about the past festivals between the two of you, but if there are any differences in the future war, With the conservatives as the top picks, the task of the naval forces is to attack Pyongyang in the Zhu River. Without flanking reinforcements, they must not go deep alone. Remember this."
Lai Yu nodded and said: "Prince, don't worry, I will definitely bring the message to you."
Yang Ming said patiently:
"Tell Rong Gong that his military skills and strategies are far inferior to Gu's. This instruction is by no means an order, but a suggestion. I only hope that when Rong Gong encounters this situation in the future, he will think of Gu's words and think twice before acting."
"Grandpa will definitely listen to the prince's kind words," Lai Yu said.
Yang Ming nodded and said: "Please help me bring a message to Zhou Fashang: We are raising troops outside. We must work together and don't embarrass me."
Lai Yu hurriedly said: "I understand."
He didn't understand, but Lai Hu'er must have understood that Yang Ming's last sentence, "Don't embarrass me," was actually meant for Lai Hu'er. It meant, Zhou Fashang is mine, give me some face, and you two should be nice. cooperate.
