In the Western Regions, there were 36 kingdoms in ancient times, and now many of them have been buried under the yellow sand. The rest have always lived in the cracks of a big country, like weeds on the wall, living a difficult life.

In the game of big powers, small countries will always be pawns and victims.

However, in the past few years, the countries of the Western Regions seem to have had a better time.

It's not just some, it's so much better!

Ko Wentai, the lord of the Gochang Kingdom, reclined on the couch and sighed in his heart while watching the dancers dance.

The Turks were defeated, although there is still one, but under the suppression of the Tang Dynasty, now it can only be a turtle with a shrunken head, and he does not dare to make any moves. Xue Yantuo had gained power, but he was too close to Datang, so he didn't dare to make a mistake. Tubo is gone, and Tuyuhun is gone.

These surrounding countries were all destroyed because of the Tang Dynasty, and those who clamped their tails clamped their tails, but let the small countries in the Western Regions that were added to them no longer have to be afraid.

Datang also encouraged commerce, and countless caravans passed through the Western Regions every day, bringing a large number of things to the countries of the Western Regions, which were originally only available to Datang. The Tang Dynasty also seems to be interested in establishing good relations with its own vassal states, so the grain that was originally not allowed to be sold can also be bought at a low price in the Western Regions.

The caravan from the Tang Dynasty can be regarded as a source of wealth. They carried countless goods between the Tang Dynasty and the extreme west to sell. And Gao Chang only needs to take more pictures of them and set up more tax items, and he can get countless wealth from the caravan.

As for Datang?

Merchants have a low status, and Datang will not do anything to his own subject country because of merchants. Even if you do it, there is a sand moraine of 7,000 miles in the middle, there is no water and grass in the land, and the climate is abnormal, and the Tang State will not add up with large soldiers. So, don't worry at all.

"Qi Qi the lord of the country, Ling Yin asks to see." A voice interrupted Komuntai's thoughts.

"Biography." With a wave of his hand, Koji asked the dancers to step aside and sit up on their own.

The Koji kingdom has Gaochang as the royal capital, and the eldest son as the heir, called "Shizi". Under the king, the two dukes of Jiaohe and Tiandi were placed by the prince, and they guarded the two cities of Jiaohe and Tiandi respectively. In the royal court, he placed Zhonglang and announced the king's decree. Ordered Yin - a person, and also took care of Gaochang County affairs.

Soon, Ling Yin entered the hall, and after saluting, he said: "Lord Qiqi, in recent days, the grain merchants of the Tang State in my Gaochang no longer barter, no longer accept cattle, sheep and horses, but only use copper coins and silk silk. I don't know if there will be something inside this. ”

"Insider?" Ko Wentai frowned, and asked again, "Have you ever sent someone to investigate?" ”

"Returning to the lord of the country, according to those businessmen, it is the Tang Dynasty that has opened up business with the grassland and the Western Regions in recent years, and cattle, sheep and horses are no longer a rare thing, and they are not cost-effective. Therefore, they no longer traded cattle, sheep and horses, but used copper coins and silk silk. Ling Yin said: "It is also said that the profits of cattle, sheep and horses are getting smaller and smaller, and in the future, not only grain, but also other industries will gradually unify the use of copper coins and cloth." ”

Ko Wentai thought for a while, and then said, "That's right." Now Xue Yantuo, Turkic, Hui ...... and so on are all trading with the Tang Kingdom, and cattle and sheep have become not rare, and it is inevitable. It's just that in this way, I, Gaochang, have to plan ahead. In the past, we traded cattle and sheep with Tang merchants in exchange for grain. Now, aren't cattle and sheep worthless? How can this be good?! ”

"That's true. In this way, the cattle and sheep in the hands of our people will not be able to exchange for food! Ling Yin said: "Originally, these cattle and sheep were raised in exchange for food. Fortunately, for the time being, there is only food, and silk has not yet been involved. The exchange of cattle and sheep for silk silk is still the same. According to the minister's plan, we should take precautions, and we should take advantage of the fact that the silk industry has not changed, and let the people exchange the cattle and sheep in their hands for silk silk as soon as possible, and exchange silk for food. If not, the silk silk will not be allowed to be exchanged for cattle and sheep at that time, won't these cattle and sheep rot in the hands of the people, and they will no longer be able to do it! ”

"Not bad! Not bad! Lu Wentai said repeatedly: "Go and post a notice, so that the people can replace all the cattle and sheep in their hands with silk silk!" ”

"Never!" Ling Yin's face changed, and he hurriedly said, "Don't post a notice!" This matter can only come secretly, if the notice is clearly posted, let the people change the cattle and sheep in advance to silk silk, then the silk industry business name will not know the intention? Inevitably, together with the grain merchants, instead of cattle and sheep, they will switch to copper coins. At that time, the cattle and sheep in the hands of the people will be completely unproductive! According to Weichen, it can only be carried out secretly. The court can show the people that the court needs a lot of silk, so the next tax must be converted into silk. In this way, the people must have exchanged their cattle and sheep for silk and silk, waiting for the payment of taxes. In this way, the cattle and sheep in the hands of the people will become silk silk, and the silk merchants will not be suspicious. ”

"Good! Good! Just do what Ling Yin said! Ko Wentai's eyes lit up, and he immediately nodded and said. After that, he said: "This matter will be handled by Ling Yin!" The people must be made to exchange their cattle and sheep for silk silk, so that they do not delay the people in buying grain. ”

No matter how Gao Changguo responded, thousands of miles away in Chang'an City, Xia Hongsheng was enthusiastically convening the chairs and gentlemen of the academy to a meeting.

The content of the talk is naturally the construction of a teachers' college and the integration of teaching chairs into the stream.

Hearing that Mr. Chair was included in the first class of non-graduates, many Mr. Chairs were very excited. And Yan Xiangshi, Yu Zhining and Gai Wenda were also happy and relieved for the colleagues of the college.

"Danfan Academy chairs are naturally the first batch to be included in the first class of exiles. It is not necessary to go through the training of a teacher's college. In addition to this, if other people want to become a first-class king scholar who enjoys the high salary of the imperial court and is listed as a foreign scholar, they must be trained and qualified by the Teachers College. Xia Hongsheng said to everyone: "Of course, if the chair of our academy is satisfied and wants to go to the ministry to take the exam, the academy will naturally fully support it. I also hope that you can do more mobilization to encourage students or friends to enter the Normal College, and through the training of the Normal College, they will become a professional Datang King James Chair - Teacher. Because universal education is already a sure thing, it is only a matter of time before it is fully rolled out in Datang. At that time, Datang will need a large number of teachers who have the same knowledge as you and are good at teaching this knowledge to others. At the moment, there are too many monks and too few porridge, and there are not enough teachers! The Teachers College can train a large number of qualified teachers, who are sent to various places to cultivate more talents like the students of Jingyang Academy for the Tang Dynasty, to serve the country, the imperial court, and the people. That's a great thing, but you're going to be busier in the future. The site, buildings, and buildings of the Normal Academy are all ready-made, and when I saw the construction of Jingyang Academy, I already had this plan, so I have already built the Normal Academy empty, just waiting for this day. It can be said that the Normal College can start immediately. The students in the Normal Academy are the students of Jingyang Academy, and they only need to teach them the skills of teaching their own knowledge to others, but if they don't have such a foundation, they have to learn the things of Jingyang Academy together. Because the Normal Academy is nominally owned by the imperial court, it still has to be held separately, so I am afraid that you will be even busier by then. ”

"For the sake of the students of the world, no matter how tired you are, why not?" Yan Xiangshi smiled and said: "The old man was the first to sign up, and he is willing to teach the classes of the Normal Academy together!" In the past few years, I have also accumulated some teaching methods and experiences in Jingyang Academy, which can also be shared with the students of the Normal College, hoping that they can teach more people in the future and cultivate more talents for Datang! ”

"I want it!" Gai Wenda and Yu Zhining also smiled and said: "The move of the Normal Academy is not cultivated by Maxima, but by Bole. It's really a good move for a thousand years. How can the old man and others not suffer because they are tired? ”

The other chairs also expressed their willingness.

"Gentlemen, you are righteous! In this case, Shizuki thank you very much! Xia Hongsheng solemnly saluted: "In this way, we should start the enrollment of the Normal College immediately, and strive to officially open after this summer!" ”