Outside Xinjing City.
Wang drove ten miles away, and Liu Dan, who was riding next to him, reined in his horse and stopped.
He was old and had to take a carriage to Chang'an this time.
However, Zhao Ziliang was coming to see him off, so he could not take a carriage for this journey. , only on horseback.
"Your Majesty, I have to say goodbye after a long journey.
Your Majesty, I really can't bear to see you off so far.
Please return."
The king's carriage stopped, and the two palace maids lifted up the gauze curtain.
Zhao Ziliang got off the king's carriage, and Dugu Wensu, Liu Dan and other ministers all dismounted.
Zhao Ziliang walked forward and said to Liu Dan: "This time I sent you to Chang'an, not because I don't trust Gao Shang and others.
After all, their prestige is limited, and they are inevitably constrained in doing things.
Although the court and officialdom of Chang'an have undergone a major change in recent years, , However, the influence of powerful families is deeply rooted after all.
It is impossible to eradicate the influence of powerful families and powerful families on government affairs overnight.
This is a long-term plan.
The generals are secretive about martial arts and marching formations, and are unwilling to teach them. to outsiders , after a long period of accumulation, the military was controlled by those general families.
This is why the king opened a military academy in Western Qin to teach the military students the art of war, tactics, marching formations, and drill methods.
From then on, the army Talents are emerging in large numbers, no longer subject to The source of all turmoil in this world lies in unfairness.
Of course, we all know that there is no absolute fairness in the world, but in order to reduce and ease social conflicts, politicians must issue decrees and formulate systems to minimize unfair phenomena and degree" "To give a simple example, at the beginning of the founding of the Western Qin Dynasty, almost everyone only had a few dozen acres of land and some cattle, sheep and horses.
However, after these years of development, especially the government's encouragement and support, some people became rich first.
Let's get up, let us in Western Qin also start to get rich.
Although the living standards of most people have improved, they are still far behind those who got rich first.
As time goes by, this gap between rich and poor will get bigger and bigger.
As a result, many people began to feel unbalanced and unbalanced.
Suffering from scarcity leads to suffering from inequality.
Some people think that those who got rich first relied on their own abilities to earn so much money.
Those who are poor have no abilities and are born to be poor.
These people can think so, but those of us in power But we can’t think so, because we all know what is going on.
Without the policy encouragement and targeted support from the royal court and the government, we would turn a blind eye to some of their business practices that actually violate the law.
However, those who get rich first will still be the same as those who are poor."
"If the vast majority of officials and generals are always thinking about how to benefit themselves, then sooner or later the bureaucratic system will collapse, and the people will be exploited to the point where they can no longer survive, and they will naturally be desperate people have risen up in rebellion, we are not afraid that the people will rebel , now that we know what is going on, why don’t we think of ways to solve the hidden dangers?
If we want to maintain political clarity, in addition to strictly enforcing the system, we must also increase supervision and punishment.
We must not deal with any behavior that violates principles and regulations in the officialdom.
Turn a blind eye and close one eye" "Liu Dan, the main task of your visit this time is not to keep an eye on those administrative officials, but to keep an eye on the supervision and inspection yamen such as the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple and Yushitai.
As long as there are no major problems within these yamen, they can work efficiently and effectively.
If you proactively handle cases, there will be no big problems in the officialdom.
If these supervising yamen do not act and there are big problems, then there must have been problems in the officialdom."
Liu Dan raised his hand and agreed: "Yes, I will bear in mind the king's instructions and entrustments."
Zhao Ziliang stood still and nodded and said: "Well, I will send you off not far away.
You have to take good care of yourself because of the high mountains and the long road."
"I'll spare your Majesty's stay, I'll take my leave."
After saying this, Liu Dan got on his horse with the support of his entourage, and galloped forward.
The accompanying retinue and soldiers escorted him all the way, as Zhao Ziliang's imperial envoy.
Special envoy, he has a guard of five hundred people.
After Liu Shanyuan left, Zhao Ziliang still stood there and asked Dugu: "What do you think about the gap between the rich and the poor that I just mentioned?"
Due to the limitations of his vision and the times, Dugu Wensu had no good solution.
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He shook his head and said: "My king, forgive me, but I can't think of any good solution at the moment."
Zhao Ziliang said: "This problem has existed in all dynasties, but the previous rulers took it for granted and did not realize the harm involved.
Look at those rich people, officials and nobles.
When they are rich, they all like to hide their money.
Instead of continuing to expand the scale of operations and daily expenses, the amount of gold, silver, copper and other metals we produce every year is limited.
If they hide a large part, there will be less money circulating in the market, which is very important for economic development.
Unfavorable, the royal court and local governments must consciously guide the wealthy to spend money and expand their business scale and make their business bigger.
This will not only allow them to earn more and more, but also allow money to circulate faster in the market.
It can give many ordinary people more opportunities to do things and make money.
If ordinary people have money to make and something to do, they will not be dissatisfied or make trouble.
If you can neither find anything to do nor have enough to eat, If you don’t wear warm clothes, will you be willing to wait for death?”
Dugu Wensu shook his head and said, "I don't think these words of your Majesty are thought-provoking."
Zhao Ziliang looked at Liu Dan's team that had turned into the size of a black spot, took a deep breath and said: "It is also time to enact an increase in personal income tax.
You must remember one sentence, take it from the people and use it to the people."
Dugu Wensu bowed his hands and said, "I obey the order."
Half a year has passed since the Western Qin State and the Eastern Roman Empire began to confront each other in the Middle East.
In the past six months, there have been frictions and small-scale battles between the two sides, but they have tried their best to maintain restraint and not let the conflict expand.
Mahdi used the past six months to conquer Egypt, Tripoli and Mauritania, killed several of his brothers, and unified North Africa in one fell swoop.
However, North Africa had just been unified, and the remaining forces of several of his brothers were still dying.
Struggling, he could only put all his energy into annihilating these remaining resistance forces.
The Western Qin Kingdom is waiting for an opportunity.
Zhao Ziliang predicts that Leo IV will not be able to stay in Damascus for a long time.
Constantinople needs Leo IV to be in charge.
No matter how capable his queen Irina is, she is just a woman.
The ministers cannot listen.
Hers.
In July, as Zhao Ziliang expected, Leo IV had to return to Constantinople because the Bulgars in the north once again raised troops to invade the south and invaded the Thrace region.
A large number of villages were burned and fields were burned.
Destroyed, food, livestock and people plundered The northern barbarians have become a nightmare for the Eastern Roman Empire.
Over the past few hundred years, first the Alans, East Germans, and West Germans have continuously invaded the northern borders of the Eastern and Western Roman Empire.
Later, the Huns and Avars often invaded.
After the Avars, Sri Lanka The Lavra and the Bulgars came to invade and plunder again, almost every year.
If they did not do it in any year, the barbarian leader would be looked down upon by the tribe, and his position would not be stable.
It seemed that the only option was to go south and invade the Eastern Roman Empire.
Only then can they show their strength and bravery.
The Bulgars are now exhausted from internal fighting, and they still go south to attack the Eastern Roman Empire several times every year.
"Your Majesty, we have received news that the Bulgar Khan King Trilig decided to send troops to attack the Thrace region of the Eastern Roman Empire in order to ease the internal fighting situation in the Khan and strengthen his position as king.
The Bulgar people have already leaked the news.
The news, our people immediately passed the news back after learning about it.
Come.
The Eastern Roman Empire also placed agents within the Bulgars, and they also got the news.
Leo IV could not sit still in Damascus after receiving the report.
At present, he has led his guard to leave Damascus and is returning to Constantinople by ship.
On the way to Dingbao," Wang Can walked into the Qinzheng Hall and reported to Zhao Ziliang.
Zhao Ziliang put down his ink pen and asked: "Are you sure Leo IV returned to Constantinople because of this incident?"
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Wang Can said: "Yes, this news is absolutely true."
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said: "Although Leo IV is young, his talent is not much better than that of his father Constantine V.
In addition, his queen Irina is an extremely skilled political person."
Women assist, they and the couple should not despise it.
I'm afraid Trilig is not theirs.
Opponent, now that the news has been leaked, Leo IV and his wife will definitely make arrangements in advance to prevent Trillig from coming back.
I think we should remind Trillig that the enemy of the enemy is our friend.
When a friend is in trouble, how can we just watch our friend walk into the trap and abyss?"
Wang Can smiled and clasped his fists, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty is wise, I will make arrangements now."
Zhao Ziliang said: "When the Eastern Romans and the Bulgars really start fighting, you must come and report to me as soon as possible."
Wang Can agreed: "I obey the decree."
At this time, the Northern Route Army of the Tang Army was on its way to Liaodong.
The weather in July was very hot, which was extremely unfavorable for the march.
Fortunately, the entire route was the territory of the Tang Dynasty, which was extremely safe.
In order to avoid the hot weather during the day, Li Baozhen ordered During the march, camp during the day in the mountains, forests or in the shade by the river.
On the way, officials and local garrisons from various places, as well as the Youzhou Garrison District, responded and provided food to reward the army.
Although the soldiers had traveled a long distance, they were still full of energy and full of fighting spirit.
Food, grass, baggage and other materials had been continuously transported to Youzhou long before the army set off, and most of the baggage was already in place before the army arrived.
In this way, by mid-August, the Northern Route Army, led by Li Baozhen, arrived at Wugu City on the Liaodong Peninsula, which is an important transportation artery connecting the Liaodong Peninsula and Pyongyang
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