Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"Then build strength. No matter who is in the center, they are afraid of us."

Guo Ye smiled bitterly: "The idea is good, but it will be difficult to realize it. You want me to become a warlord. Now that the world is peaceful, how can there be such a chance?"

"Then let's lay a foundation outside Datang!"

Chai Xiuxiu's eyes became brighter and brighter, and said: "When the time comes, you will be the king and I will be the queen, and our descendants will no longer be subjected to such uselessness. What is it? You are the king of Qin and you live in fear. Let's not serve you anymore! "

"You think beautiful!"

Guo Yedao: "It's not easy to be an adult, and an adult is not at ease. How can there be any real kingly paradise? Even if there is such a place, why should we be kings and queens, and others will be our servants? Not only people are servants, but their descendants also Be a courtier for our descendants? How can there be such a good thing!"

"Uh..." Chai Xiuxiu was also speechless for a while, and said, "Then what do you think should be done?"

Guo Ye sighed, and said: "Do you think being a king is so easy? Even today's life may not be very comfortable. Let me tell you, it may not be as good as you think when it really comes. At least other places to enjoy Far inferior to Chang'an."

Chai Xiuxiu's eye circles were a little red, and she said, "I'm not afraid of suffering, but I'm afraid that you will have some troubles."

"Okay, don't cry. It's not that serious now."

Guo Ye pondered and said: "Your thinking is still correct. I, Mr. Wang with a different surname, wandering around in Chang'an is a bit of an eyesore... But if I go out, I don't have military power. Now I can't retreat."

There is another sentence that Guo Ye didn't say, leading the army out by himself is also a protection for Li Zhi.If you enter, you can clear the emperor's side, and if you retreat, you can protect your wealth.As for Fusang and the great voyage, you can also get involved.It can be described as advancing, attacking, retreating and defending.

Chai Xiuxiu glanced at him and said, "Isn't that the same as what I said?"

"It's different, it's very different. Having military power and being a warlord are two different things, and this court can tolerate it."

"Then in case something can't be done..."

"Then we can only recruit a group of people to build a country outside the Tang Dynasty." Guo Ye said: "It will be fine in a few years. When the time comes to feudalize the South China Sea, let's follow the general trend. As for the last few years, how to seize the military power and return it?" You have to think long term."

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Just having that thought is not enough, you have to have that opportunity.Military power is the most sensitive thing, and haste makes waste.Guo Ye waited and waited, and after waiting for several months, this opportunity finally came.

The 17th year of Zhenguan, the 27th of the first month.

Dong Shun hurriedly came to announce the decree, asking Guo Ye to enter the palace quickly.

When he arrived in the Wangbei Pavilion, he found that the people who came were really complete.

In addition to His Majesty Li Er, there are Shangshu left servants shooting Li Jing, Shangshu right servants shooting Fang Xuanling, ministers Wei Ting of the Ministry of punishment, minister Kong Yingda of the Ministry of officials, minister Li Daozong of the Ministry of household affairs, minister Wei Chigong of the Ministry of war, minister Yan Liben of the Ministry of Industry, and ministers of rites. Shangshu Xu Jingzong.

In addition, Duke Xun Zhang Liang also accompanied the last seat.

Everyone looked ugly and frowning, as if someone owed him a lot of money.Guo Ye understood that something big had happened.

After the ceremony was over, His Majesty Li Er said: "Guo Aiqing, there is something that you Aiqings are arguing about and it is difficult to decide. Therefore, I invite you here to serve as a counselor to everyone."

"What the hell happened?"

His Majesty Li Er said: "Yuchi Aiqing, you are the Secretary of the Ministry of War, please tell King Qin."

Yu Chigong said: "Yazhou, Qiongzhou, and Meizhou all have rebellions from the people. The three prefectures only retain the state city, and the Liao people participate in the rebellion. Other states in Jiannan Road are also unstable. If you are not careful, the entire Jiannan Road will be destroyed. Corruption. The land of abundance is in danger!"

Guo Ye said: "Is Yang Sheng the commander in chief of the chaos?"

His Majesty Li Er said with a wry smile: "It's this person. He has unified the Liaoren tribe and won [-] soldiers. He has a huge momentum. If it weren't for the lack of equipment of the Liaoren, I am afraid that the state and city would not be safe. Alas, I really regret that I should not listen. Guo Aiqing's words."

Guo Ye smiled wryly and said, "With [-] Liao people and the rebellious people from the three prefectures, how can we gather an army of [-]. This is really troublesome. How is the imperial court going to put down the rebellion?"

Wei Ting said: "Everyone is arguing endlessly about this matter. King Qin is a thousand years old, you are supposed to be responsible for this matter."

"I..." Guo Ye resisted the word "day" and said, "Wei Shangshu, can you explain some reason? Although I am also from Yizhou, I have never heard of Jiannan Road for so many years. No meddling. How can this matter be blamed on me?"

Chapter 2059

Wei Ting said: "King Qin, don't worry, you will understand as soon as I explain it. Needless to say, the most fundamental reason for the rebellion in the three states is that the government forced the people to rebel."

"Then it's none of my business."

"But the problem is, the officials have always been those officials. Why didn't they rebel sooner or later. Why are they rebelling now?"

"Then why do you say?"

"The fundamental reason is the increase in taxes. I think that when our Tang navy was defeated in Goguryeo, all the ships disappeared. Therefore, His Majesty ordered these three states to build ships. But the people in these three states could not bear the hardship of shipbuilding."

"That's not going to be a rebellion, is it?"

"Of course not. Less than half of the ship was built, and the people of the three states couldn't bear it, so they wrote to the court, asking for permission to pay for the people of Tanzhou to build the ship for them. In other words, it is money without effort."

Guo Ye said: "If the people in the three states really can't stand hard work, this method is not bad. Didn't the imperial court approve it?"

"Who made it? Of course the court allowed it. But it was because of this that it caused a catastrophe!"

"What calamity?"

"The people in the three prefectures have no money! The money for the shipbuilding has not been fully collected. In order not to be punished by the court, the local government inevitably rushed a little. Many people were forced to sell their sons and daughters, sell their fields and land. , with no means of living, forced to rebel."

Guo Ye scratched his head and said, "That's unreasonable. They were the ones who had to pay the money at the beginning. In the end, they were the ones who were forced to rebel if they couldn't pay the money. They don't have the money to pack garlic?"

Wei Ting said: "This is the key point. The root cause lies with you! If you hadn't promised His Majesty the land of the world and the golden mountains and silver mountains, how could His Majesty increase the number of shipbuilding to the original level?" Triple? Why would the people rebel for the triple tax?"

Guo Yexin said that this is none of my business, it was you who caught a sheep to death.

The people of the three states are overwhelmed. Wouldn't it be enough to distribute these taxes to the land of nine states?Our Datang has more than 300 states, is this a big deal?How did you get the government to force the people to rebel?It's a good card smashed into shit!

Huh?No!Guo Ye suddenly realized that there was a big problem with Wei Ting's explanation: Even if His Majesty Li Er was confused for a while, the magistrate wouldn't be so timid, right?Isn't that part of the work of local officials to cry for poverty? Don't you dare?

So, he raised this question.

After Wei Ting finished listening, his face was a little embarrassed, and he said: "This... this... there are indeed some problems with the administration of officials in the three states. The reason why they didn't express their objection was for their own interests. It's just for the convenience of others. Need The more money they have, the more room they have to make money."

"But the people are really not burdened, so they don't worry about rebellion?"

"That's why Li Lingzhi was stunned. Of course, the local officials did not completely ignore the people's livelihood. They saw that the people were really unable to support them, so they turned their ideas on the Liaoren. How much should the ordinary people pay, the Liaoren only need Just pay half the money."

Guo Ye said helplessly: "So not only ordinary people rebelled, but even the Liao people? Alas, these Liao people are really lawless. They rebelled just after being charged half the tax. They don't know the majesty of the court."

His Majesty Li Er said: "That's not what you said. The Liao people have never paid taxes and did not accept corvee. Sudden taxation will definitely cause a backlash. Besides, the Liao people have no money. They are much poorer than ordinary people. Even half the tax is unaffordable."

Fang Xuanling said: "Does the King of Qin think that the imperial court does not want to tax the Liao people? The Turks are so powerful that they were destroyed by my Tang Dynasty, let alone the mere Liao people? The most important thing is that the gains outweigh the losses. It will cost a lot to completely conquer the Liao people. Taxes don’t raise much money, so the gains outweigh the losses.”

His Majesty Li Er sneered and said, "What I didn't expect was that the imperial court couldn't make this decision, so the magistrates made it for me. Chop the meat from the leg of the egret, cut the fat from the belly of the mosquito, it's a good thing they can do it!"

Guo Ye said: "Since it has been determined that the officials are forcing the people to rebel, it will be easy to handle. It is nothing more than severely punishing corrupt officials and appeasing the people."