MTL - Chastity Layman-Chapter 77 Jieli Khan

  Chapter 77 Jieli Khan who took advantage of the fire

   No wonder people say that the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty were the last aristocratic era.

  Damn it, to be a noble these days, you really have everything. Doing business and being a merchant, in the past few lifetimes, it is not as fast as being an aristocrat, not to mention being a businessman, you have to always be careful of being slaughtered by the court nobles.

  Nobility is a good business with huge profits!

  Collecting rent by sitting on the ground, a huge profit, no risk.

The treatment of the nobility is so good that even Qin Lang, a person with vested interests, feels that it is a bit too much. A four-year-old princess in Changle actually snatched a whole 12,000 young and strong from the mouth of the country. The labor force took away two-thirds of the 12,000 Ding's rent adjustment.

Qin Lang alone occupied 20,000 mu of fertile land, but ordinary people couldn't even grant an average of 100 mu of land, which meant that Qin Lang alone occupied at least 100 or 200 ordinary households' fields .

   It’s no wonder that although the Tang Dynasty was fierce at the beginning, it couldn’t do it in a few decades. It’s no wonder that the imperial court was able to move forward with such a heavy burden of nobles.

  Qin Lang went to Qinrenfang, planning to return Qin Qiong's four thousand mu of land to him.

As a result, Qin Qiong heard that the Crown Princess had given Qin Lang all the gifts, and also gave him all the seals of Changle, so she just said lightly, "You keep these, the Crown Princess is right, you Now that you have separated your family and set up a household, you have to start buying real estate and financial management, and these should be your capital."

   "The four thousand acres of land should be returned to Aye."

Qin Qiong just smiled and said, "Earlier, my Duke and the Lord of Shangzhu Kingdom had 7,000 acres of Yongye Field, and later they were rewarded with several thousand acres. Then, when His Royal Highness changed me to Duke of Qi, he specially intended to Qizhou rewarded me with 3,000 mu of land, which is about 15,000 mu. I gave you 4,000 mu as a gift, and gave Qin Yong and his family 2,000 mu of land. There are more than 9,000 mu of land, not to mention that there are still 1,200 Zhenfeng households, and there are 3,600 Fengding Dings. One year's Yongye Field and Zhenfeng are enough to buy a lot of land."

   Originally Qin Lang thought that Qin Qiong was bleeding heavily, so he gave away 6,000 mu of land twice, and the family had nothing left. Who knew that Qin Qiong actually had 9,000 mu of land. He really deserves to be a big bureaucrat, aristocrat, and landlord.

  Father and son chatted for a while, but Qin Lang was shocked to find out that although a new rich man like Qin Qiong received a lot of rewards, he was not ranked high in terms of wealth and land in Chang'an.

Don't talk about the old Guanlong aristocrats in the eight-pillar country, just talk about the five surnames and seven nobles in Shandong, Liu Xuepei from Hebei, Wei Du from Jingzhao, Hongnong Yang from Kansai, and Xiao Langya from Lanling in the south of the Yangtze River. Wang, Zhu Lu, Gu Zhang, etc., which family is not billions of dollars.

Even the old Hei Wei Chigong, who was only a blacksmith before, joined the Tang Dynasty a few years later than Qin Qiong, and his status had always been lower than Qin Qiong before, but on the day of Xuanwumen, he stabbed Yuan Ji to death with one spear and rescued Li Shimin. As a result of driving, he directly took over all of Yuanji's property afterwards, the mansion Bieye Manor, the money servants, etc. With that reward, his wealth has already surpassed Qin Qiong's entire Suzaku Street.

  The Xuanwumen entered the Palace of Longevity that day and put Emperor Li Yuan's Hou Junji under house arrest. Afterwards, they also won several royal manors, and they were rewarded with thousands of horses for silk alone.

  In terms of family background, Hou Junji, the original founder of Quanjiao County, now far surpasses Qin Qiong.

As for the son-in-law Chai Shao, Xiao Yu, the son of the Xiliang Emperor, the uncle of the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty Prime Minister, Chen Shuda, the Nanchen Prince, and the Tang Dynasty Prime Minister, Li Yuan's old buddy, the Prime Minister Pei Ji, these old guys are all very rich, and they are all rich. Great nobles and big landowners.

  Qin Langang thought he could also become one of the top ten richest people in Chang'an, but looking at it now, he can't even make it to the Chang'an rich list.

  20,000 mu of land is nothing at all.

Qin Qiong doesn't pay much attention to things outside of the body such as money. The Qin family used to be a local gentry, and it has lasted for hundreds of years since the Han Dynasty. , studying literature and martial arts, becoming an official, life has always been good.

  People who are never short of money naturally have no special desire and value for money.

"I'm going to Liangzhou soon, and you're going to Youzhou too, so be careful on the way." Qin Qiong patted his son on the shoulder, "Your marriage with Princess Changle has been settled, so don't think about it anymore. Think about it, An Anxin will be steadfast in his duty. If you have time, read more books. There is a saying that your mother said is right. It will be the world of civil officials and scholar-bureaucrats, and our Qin family conforms to the current situation. With the help of support, we are now a family of the Three Kingdoms, but if we want to prosper, we must rely on literature after all."

Since the Western Wei Dynasty, how many Guanlong nobles have been strong for a while, not to mention a family of the Three Kingdoms, or a family of more than a dozen princes, counties, and counties. The gentry, however, seldom have a general who has been prosperous for hundreds of years.

   "Aye, you should be more careful."

"Actually, I just replaced Changle King in the past. He is also the one who abolished the prince. His Highness is not worried about him, but he is also relatively timid. I forgive him for not daring to make any moves. When I arrive, he will I honestly handed over my seal and returned to Beijing."

  Qin Lang shook his head, "Aye, the King of Changle naturally doesn't have to worry. What I'm worried about is actually someone else."

"You mean Li Yi, King of Yan?" Qin Qiong smiled, "Li Yi was a former general, well-known and well-known, and he was really good at commanding troops in battle, but although Li Yi said he was close to the crown prince, he was not the crown prince's person. Li Yi was originally a general in the former dynasty. During the chaos of the Sui Dynasty, Hebei was divided into Youzhou. However, Li Yi fought fiercely, but he had no political prestige, and was blocked in the border area of ​​Youzhou. Li Yi was granted the title of county king earlier and was included in the clan affiliation. However, Li Yi was still a vassal from one side of the separatist regime. At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, he was needed to be sent to surrender. But when the world gradually settled down, the court And then began to take their power away."

  Back then, Li Yuan enlisted Du Fuwei, king of Wu, and Li Yi, king of Yan, into the court successively.

  Li Yi has been operating in Youzhou, Hebei Province for many years, and he has a high prestige there. However, he has been in the court for several years. After that, the court never allowed Li Yi to return to Hebei.

  Many of the effective subordinates he brought into Beijing, such as the Xue Wanche brothers, were also transferred away.

   "Li Yi is now in Binzhou, so there is nothing to fear. If he and Li Yuan change places, it will be different."

"Aye, in fact, I don't take Li Yi very seriously. As Aye said, Li Yi is now in the northwest of Beijing. He has no chance to make a fuss. There are Chang'an in the south and Liangling in the north. He dares to act recklessly. That would be self-destruction. What my son is worried about is actually the Turkic people."

   "Li Jing previously said that the last time the siege of Wucheng was just a private action by the Turkic south, and that Xieli had no intention of invading south." Qin Qiong believed that Li Jing would not talk nonsense.

"At that moment, at this moment. Before the Turkic siege of Yanzhou Wucheng, it was indeed Yu Sheshe's private action in collusion with Shuofang's Liang Shidu, but it is different now. The imperial court has just experienced the Jingran War, and Beijing and China have undergone major changes. At this time, the world is not stable, and it is time for the Turks to take advantage of it. Jieli tigers and wolves, how can he miss such a good opportunity? If his son's prediction is not bad, Jieli is probably already recruiting tribal soldiers and horses at this moment. Take advantage of the momentum and invade south."

  Qin Qiong frowned.

   "Last year in the eighth year of Wude, Jieli had made a massive invasion to the south, but was repulsed by my Datang several times. In the end, Jieli sent envoys to reach a peace agreement with my Datang."

"Aye, in the invasion last year, the frontier army had been defeated many times in the early stage. The general Zhang Jin was completely wiped out. If it weren't for the two generals Li Shiji and Li Jing who withstood Xieli's attack one by one, I'm afraid The consequences were unimaginable. Later, seeing that there was no chance, Jieli withdrew his troops after extorting a lot of money from the imperial court.”

"Since Shibi Khan at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the three brothers Shibi, Chuluo, and Jieli have invaded the south again and again, each time extorting money from the Central Plains. I'm afraid it will be bigger. I hope that Aye will go to Liangzhou and take precautions early. Although Li Yi is nothing to be afraid of, he must be on guard against colluding with the Turks and opening the first line of the Jing River to let the Turks enter Guanzhong and drink the Ma Wei River. Under the city of Chang'an."

  Qin Qiong thought seriously.

   "Before the Turks invaded south several times, although they sent troops from west to east, the border of two to three thousand miles, but the main force was still concentrated on the east line. Now you mean that if the Turks invade south this time, they will choose the direction of Guanzhong?"

  Qin Lang nodded, this is something that happened in history.

  Jieli's 400,000 troops invaded southward, and it was at the Jinghe River Valley channel between Ling and Liang that they broke in, and killed them all the way to the city of Chang'an, and finally forced Li Shimin to form a white horse alliance.

   It can be said that Li Shimin was extremely aggrieved in that battle.

  If it wasn't for Li Shimin, it would have been fought immediately, and he would have been forced to die in this battle.

   "What you said makes sense. Have you ever told His Highness what you said?" Qin Qiong asked.

"What I just said is just my guess, and there is no reliable information to support it. I have asked the Zhenfu Division to send many people to the frontier to collect information. Even my trip to Hebei this time is actually not just for Wang Junkuo Li. The one who went there was also rushing to the border to see what the Turkic people are like."

   "Prepare for a rainy day, you are right to think so, but even if there is no evidence, such a major matter, if you think about it, you should report it to His Royal Highness in time for his advice."

   "When it comes to things like marching and fighting, it's still Aye's business. It's Aye who should report the matter to the prince."

  The same words, when spoken by different people, have different weights.

  Qin Qiong was full of worries, "If the Turkic Jieli Khan really disregarded the previous covenant with Datang and invaded, I'm afraid there will be another fierce battle, and the people on the thousands of miles of border will be in dire straits again."

"Aye, you don't need to worry too much. Let Jieli be arrogant for a few more years. Our prince is the master of all battles. In terms of war, no one is his opponent. Give it a go, but you can bear it for a few years at most, and then we will be able to march northward and teach Xieli how to be a man." Qin Qiong said confidently.

   "Once the war starts, countless soldiers and civilians will die!"

   "Aye, sooner or later the Great Tang and the Turks will have a decisive battle. If there is a Great Tang in this world, it is impossible to keep the Turks. Let's see!"

  (end of this chapter)