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That's right, farming.

For Cui Geng, the conquest of Silla was just a cover. His real purpose was still mentioned to Wu Zhi before, to build ships to conquer Silla and Fuso, and even to occupy a large number of borderless lands.

On the surface, this move is particularly selfless, and Wu Zhi is moved not to be wanted.

In fact, Cui Erlang is not a saint, of course, he is also selfish.

This selfishness is to be cunning and arrange a back road for yourself.

If Li Longji is really lucky and ascends the throne and sits in the palace, he can completely use the powerful sailor to get away overseas.

Don't think that Cui Geng has taken a lot of political risks when he goes out this time, and even surrenders to Li Longji.

The reason is very simple, even if Li Longji successfully launched the Tang Long coup, he could only kill Empress Wei, and it was not him who really took the position, but Li Dan.

Li Dan was so willing to pass the emperor to Li Longji? Looking through the history books, on the surface, Princess Taiping is the one who does evil; Li Dan didn't help each other; Li Longji is infinitely great and upright, and Shuntian should inherit the throne.

But if you think about it, it's not true.

Before Li Longji launched the congenital coup, most of the prime ministers in the court were the party of Princess Taiping, "seven prime ministers, five out of the house". Without Li Dan's nod, how could this happen?

In addition, an inconspicuous little thing in the historical record can see the contradiction between the father and son.

When Li Longji launched a congenital coup d'état, Li Xian ascended the Chengtian Gate to avoid the chaos, and he said to the courtiers on the left and right, if any of you are willing to continue to be loyal to me, write your name. When I put down the rebellion, I will have my own reward.

After Tang Long's coup d'état, if it weren't for the prime minister's strong advice, these people who wrote down their names would have been punished by Li Longji.

Now the question is, if Li Longji does not think that he is the party that will be "put down", why does he hate these people to the core?

It can be seen from this that the contradiction between Li Dan and Li Longji is well known to the court.

Considering that before the congenital coup, Li Dan ordered Li Longji to "patrol the border" as the emperor. It is likely that at that time, he already had the intention of abolishing Li Longji, but Li Longji was the first to attack.

Therefore, the worst result of Cui Geng's trip this time is nothing more than Li Dan's ascension, and the battle between him and Li Longji is far from over.

Even in order to balance Li Longji's power, Li Dan wanted to win him over instead.

On the contrary, if he stays in Chang'an and makes a big move, he will be worried about being set on fire by Empress Wei and Li Longji. Li Longji is not afraid, but what about Empress Wei? Not light, not heavy. Under the rat trap, if Li Longji is profited, there is no place to cry.

It is better to take the initiative to withdraw and hide in the dark, so that Li Longji and Empress Wei both relax their vigilance and fight. Finally, at the critical moment, it suddenly appeared, and the game was decided. Even if there is disharmony, there is a way out.

Of course, the soldiers are in danger, how can Cui Geng be so sure that he will be able to win the expedition to Silla and Fuso? These two places can't be solved, is it interesting to dominate between a group of savages in Nanyang?

Without it, Cui Geng has a way to quickly increase the strength of the Anton Protectorate.

In war, there are two main reasons why the attacking side suffers a loss: first, the defender can have a deep ditch and high fortress to occupy the terrain advantage; Second, the grain road is very long, and the transportation cost is too high.

If the Andong Prefecture can be self-sufficient in food, it is a supply to the army, and its significance cannot be overstated.

Is this possible? Very likely.

Andong Metropolitan Protectorate is roughly equivalent to the three eastern provinces of the later generations, plus most of the land of Korea. The fertile black soil, which produces and supplies food for hundreds of thousands of people, is that a problem?

The reason why the Tang Dynasty has not developed this place now is mainly because it is too cold. Until there is no suitable warm clothing, it is simply not suitable for human habitation.

The Khitans, people, and Xi people have nowhere to go, so they have to live here. If they had a choice, they would definitely want to live in the warm land of the Central Plains.

Although Cui Geng invented wool cloth, the number of sheep was limited. Now, the price of wool has been going up, and the price of wool cloth has been going up.

If the Andong Prefecture cultivated large-scale fields and made clothes with woolen cloth, economically speaking, the imperial court really couldn't afford it.

The best way is to get cotton out. With padded jackets, the Han people can gain a foothold in the Northeast for a long time.

The Khitans, Ren, Xi people, etc., can also change from nomadic herding to farming, change the land and return to the stream, and be directly ruled by the imperial court.

Now cotton should be planted in Hainan, and Cui Geng has already sent someone to find cotton seeds. You don't need to weave cotton cloth, as long as you can stuff cotton into other fabrics to make a cotton jacket.

With the large-scale application of cotton, Andong Protectorate has become a treasure land for providing soldiers and food, and it can be used as a base to attack Silla and Fuso. Even if he really turns his face with the imperial court, even if he can't fight back into Chang'an, he is quite more than capable of self-preservation.

Of course, such a large renovation project will never be completed in three years.

However, Cui Geng did not completely let go of the political situation in Chang'an. Luckily, the Tanglong coup d'état was prevented, Li Chongfu ascended the throne, and everything was easy to say. Bad luck, Li Dan ascended the throne, and it should not be difficult to extend his tenure by following the path of Princess Taiping.

By the time of Li Longji's congenital coup, it was already eight years later, and the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate had taken shape at the beginning.

Therefore, when Cui Geng first arrived in Weizhou, he didn't do anything except use his power and order the government to buy some land, and waited for the cotton seeds sent by Hainan.

On this day, Song Genhai walked in with an invitation and said, "Zhang Tinggui, the assassin of Weizhou, with eighty-nine local celebrities, please go to Baice Building for a banquet." ”

Cui Geng said with a smile: "Zhang Yangui is notoriously incorruptible, he wants to treat him, I'm afraid he has some official affairs to ask for his own official, right?" ”

"It should be a matter of the earth." Song Genhai said with a smile: "Who doesn't know the reputation of your golden holy hand? Since you ordered the government to buy land, the price of land in Hebei Province and Shandong Province has skyrocketed. But after so long, you haven't made any moves, can the hearts of those local big families be at ease? I'm afraid it's Zhang Yangui, please give me some advice. ”

"Well, that makes sense." Cui Geng nodded and said, "This official did not buy these lands to make money, but to demonstrate the benefits of growing cotton. Now these people are willing to cooperate, of course I can't ask for it. Okay, you tell him that in three days, the official will go to the banquet on time. ”

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Three days later, Cui Geng changed into a brand-new official robe, and did not put on a guard of honor, so he took Song Genhai, Feng Changqing and a few other companions to Baice Building.

The two sides have finished the ceremony, and Cui Geng naturally took the main position.

After a few words of greeting, Cui Geng coughed lightly and said, "You are hosting this official today, I don't know what the hell is going on?" ”

"This ......"

Zhang Tinggui is in his forties this year, tall, elegant and graceful. However, at this moment, he was embarrassed and changed the topic: "I heard that the relationship between Cui Xiang and Li Yong in the matter is quite good?" ”

"That's true, this official has a lot of connections with his father Li Shan, and he has a good relationship with Li Yong."

"That's a good idea!" Zhang Tinggui slapped his thigh and said, "Xiaguan and Li Yong got acquainted because of calligraphy, and they are brothers. Since you have befriended Li Yong's father, you are Xiaguan's uncle. ”

Nani?

In a trance, Cui Geng felt that he had met a fake Zhang Tinggui.

Zhang Tinggui is a person who is widely famous.

At the beginning, Wu Zetian wanted to build a large-scale Buddhist temple in Bai Sima Ban, but the treasury had no money. So, she wanted to collect taxes from the monks and nuns in the world to complete the matter. In the end, it was Zhang Tinggui who played a chapter and persuaded Her Majesty the Empress to withdraw her fate.

Later, Her Majesty the Empress had a whimsical idea to let the government buy cattle and sheep from the people to raise them themselves, so as to make money to supplement military funds.

Isn't that? How can it be parity when the government buys things? Can the people not suffer?

Besides, the government raises cattle and sheep, and it is the practice of officialdom to raise cattle and sheep, can you not lose money?

In the end, it was Zhang Tinggui who played the chapter, which made Wu Zetian revoke this absurd idea.

After these two events, Zhang Tinggui became famous all over the world, and now he is named the history of Weizhou.

Cui Geng secretly pondered, Zhang Tinggui even dared to have a hard anus even with Her Majesty the Empress, why did he call me uncle so brazenly?

He's in his forties, and I'm only in my thirties, okay? He dares to scream, but I don't dare to stand it.

Thinking of this, Cui Genggan laughed dryly and said, "Zhang Tingshi, I'm afraid there is a bit of a misunderstanding in this!" It is true that this official and Mr. Li Shan have a lot of origins, but he is a person of a certain uncle's generation. In fact, Li Shan and I are also brothers. ”

"That's right...... It's the lower officials who are reckless. Zhang Tinggui's old face turned red, changed the topic again, and said: "Cui Xiangyuan has come to work hard, and the lower officials want to offer you a heart on behalf of the people of Weizhou." ”