Chapter 1327 Preparing for the Battle of Liaodong

Chapter 1327 Preparing for the Battle of Liaodong

In the past year, although the territory and population controlled by the Tang Dynasty have greatly increased, the court officials are still not optimistic about the revenue forecast of the money and grain taxes at the end of the year.

This is indeed the case. The newly added land and population have only completed the initial work of household registration and equal land distribution this year, and have not even had time to officially put into production.

Therefore, the court not only cannot directly obtain tax revenue from this part of the increase in registered households, but also has to reserve a part of fiscal revenue next year to help these new registered people resume production, such as grain seeds, agricultural tools and livestock, which all need to be raised by local governments.

The court also has a policy of relief and appeasement for the people in these places. In the next three years, the rent and tax of each household will not be fully collected. Even most of the taxes collected must be retained in the local area for the construction of some water conservancy, land reclamation and other people-friendly projects.

Therefore, in the court's administrative plan, it will take at least three to five years in the next year for the court to begin to obtain considerable income from money and grain taxes in the former Northern Qi Dynasty. All the profits before that had to be directly invested in the local management and construction.

However, because of the existence of the group of Buddhist masters in Hebei, the court's time to obtain profits from Hebei was greatly advanced, and even achieved very considerable profits within the year.

After the end of the examination in Yecheng, Zu Ting embarked on the road of clearing up the temples in Hebei. This time it was no longer a simple inspection, but an action with the cooperation of the local government and the military. Generally speaking, if the monks in the temples did not pass the examination and obtain the certificate of ordination, the temples would be required to make rectifications or simply abolish them.

After the completion of these rectifications, it will take a long time to observe the effect. But the harvest by the way is already rich and astonishing.

A few days ago, the court sent the household registration envoys to inspect the household registration, and the target was only the population and land protected by the temples. Now the clearing of the temples themselves directly touched the wealth and goods accumulated by these temples for many years.

Putting aside other kinds of property that cannot be measured, the total amount of grain confiscated from temples in Hebei Province alone has reached more than 13 million dan!

This number is indeed amazing, but when it was placed in front of Li Tai, he was not surprised because it was not the first time for him to do something like this.

It should be said that Li Tai's career development is inseparable from the great help of Buddhist masters from all over the country. The most recent systematic oppression and plundering of monks was when he first entered Guanzhong and took charge of the Bafu a few years ago.

That wave of oppression against Guanlong temples allowed him to directly obtain more than 9 million dan of grain, which not only made up for the deficit caused by internal turmoil, but also gave the Bafu the confidence to strengthen operations in the Longbian area and focus on attacking Tuyuhun and other border Hu forces, thus laying the foundation for the stability of the western border and allowing the Bafu to concentrate on fighting against Northern Qi.

Hebei's livelihood foundation is far superior to Guanlong, and the monks are also stronger. As a result, only more than 13 million stones were found in the temples this time. Although the number is objective, it did not exceed Li Tai's expectations. He even felt that the Buddhist monks in Hebei were just like that.

The Hebei temples did not have much reserves. I think it was because the East-West war that started last year caused long-term social unrest and instability in Hebei. The process of the war also further caused the consumption and loss of temple property savings. To this day, so much can be found, which is enough to show how rich the original savings were.

Although Li Tai was used to eating big meals and didn't care about it, he had to say that this harvest did greatly alleviate the various expenses of the court at the moment. It not only greatly supplemented the huge consumption of the previous military operations, but also provided a very solid material foundation for the subsequent various affairs.

At present, with the autumn tax and other harvests coming to the capital, Guanzhong has no urgent need for supplies. Since the roads in and out of Guanzhong are not smooth, it is not convenient to transport a large number of goods, so Li Tai ordered that this batch of goods be transported to the Heluo area for temporary storage, waiting for future distribution and use.

At the same time, Wang Lin's troops who surrendered from Nanchuan also arrived in Heluo. Since it is winter now, the court is afraid that these people in the south of the Yangtze River are not used to the cold weather in Heshuo, so they will be arranged to go north after the spring of next year, and stay in Heluo for the winter. After receiving this arrangement, Wang Lin immediately requested to enter the court to thank the emperor. Li Tai hesitated for a moment and agreed.

"Wang Lin, the remnant of the Liang dynasty and the criminal, kowtows to His Majesty! I am a criminal who is ugly and worthless, but I am lucky to be spared by His Majesty and live in the world. Therefore, I am here to thank you for your grace. I am deeply moved and I swear to repay your grace with my life!"

Wang Lin was shocked when he was led to Chang'an, and when he came to the palace, he was so nervous that he dared not breathe. After entering the palace, he knelt down and bowed deeply to thank you.

"This is not the court, Wang Lin does not need to be polite, just sit down and answer."

Li Tai sat in the palace, lowered his eyes and looked at Wang Lin and said with a smile.

The last time he met Wang Lin, this guy was still a frivolous and excited young man. When he met again after many years, he saw that his temples had turned white and he was no longer as high-spirited as before. He couldn't help but feel a lot in his heart. He sighed: "Old King Situ brought you to visit me in the year. You and I are all loyal and brave men who will take the boat south to defeat the giant invaders. Now one of them is a dead soul by the river, and the other has become an orphan in the rivers and lakes. The fate of life is really unpredictable! "

After Wang Lin heard this, she had a look of panic and shame. Back then, their Nanliang army had just repelled Hou Jing's Western Expedition Division. Because they were dissatisfied, Emperor Tang, who was the general manager of Jingzhou in the Western Wei Dynasty at that time, peeped from the side and relied on the boat. There was a clamor in front of the Wei camp for the benefit of the ship. Later, Wang Sengbian escorted him to the Wei camp to bear the thorn to plead guilty. At that time, he felt very humiliated. Now that he heard the Tang Emperor talk about this old incident, he felt regretful in his heart. His body that had just stood up was busy and tired. He knelt on the ground and did not dare to make a sound.

Li Tai sighed casually, but he didn't want Wang Lin to be so frightened that he didn't dare to move. He felt a little happy for a moment, and waved his hand and said: "It's rare for old friends to meet again, so there is no need to delve into the story. If I remember the old things, you can too It has long been fed to fish and turtles.”

After Wang Lin heard this, she stood up tremblingly and carefully retreated into the seat. Although her knees fell on the seat, her body still did not dare to sit down.

"A few days ago, you handed me a letter asking for surrender. I was also thinking about it. Wang Lin is a martial artist, corrupt by nature, recruiting deserters, wild and lawless, and has no moral character. What's the use of me accepting you?"

As soon as Li Tai opened his mouth, Wang Lin couldn't help but complain in her heart. She hurriedly avoided the table and knelt down. Li Tai felt happy again when he saw this, and continued: "Wei'er's words are quite touching. Isn't it the shore of the land?" Wang Chen. Wang Lin has been a scourge in the world and has done a lot of harm. Although she has no virtue, her force is considerable. However, China has been in chaos for many years, and there are many bandits around us. If you must die, let's beheaded by the sword. , It is better to just leave the name of crime on the border and let the hawks and dogs roam. Even if you die on the battlefield, you can still be called heroic. "

"The sinner is grateful for the supreme gift. This is the plan in the heart of the sinner. Instead of continuing to wander around the rivers and lakes and lingering for the rest of his life, it is better to follow the destiny and devote his life to the righteous path! The sinner is not born shameless. The former world is full of twists and turns, and he does not know how to get along. You make a living by being ruthless, but today your destiny is clear and the whole world is clarified. The lost people also know where they are going. Wherever the holy will points, they are as free as arrows!"

After Wang Lin heard this, she quickly paused and said in a deep voice, her attitude was extremely respectful.

Li Tai laughed again when he heard this, and then turned around and handed over a map of Liaodong to Wang Lin's desk, and said: "Although the great river preserved the Southern Dynasty for a while, it also limited the vision of the Southerners like you. The former Wu Mingche surrendered to me and showed me the Qiang landforms on the right side of Longxi. Soon after, he succeeded in capturing the Turkic Khan.

This shows that you took advantage of the mountains and rivers bordering Liaoning to send you to the Northeast, not because of the bitter cold, but also because you have some intentions. Although there are still Qi thieves entrenched in western Liaoning today, there is no need to worry about it. After Jiangdong is pacified in the future, the old city of Liaodong will also be restored to the country. I am sending you there now as a precursor to the matter. "

After Wang Lin heard this, her expression suddenly became a little excited, and she hurriedly lowered her head to the ground and said with a trembling voice: "How lucky is Lin? The old evil has not been eliminated, and the new merit has not been created. She has already entered the supreme position to promote all the summers." In my heroic plan, I will work hard to repay this special favor! I will go north in the future, and I will not be timid in the battle, and I will kill the thieves first. If I don't do my best, the world will hate me!"

The eastern expedition to Goguryeo to regain the old land of Liaodong is naturally one of Li Tai's future plans.

Although there are many voices in later generations that praise and criticize the conquest of Goguryeo during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, mainly due to the negative discussions caused by the several defeats of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, at present, Goguryeo is an out-and-out borderline invader of the Han Dynasty. Thief, if there is no conquest and recovery, the country cannot be said to be complete.

Therefore, no matter how difficult or cost-effective the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo is, it is a strategy that must be implemented.

Li Tai didn't expect Wang Lin to play a big role in this plan, but it didn't stop him from motivating her. Now that you have been so happy to cause chaos at home, let's see what kind of destructive power you can exert when you arrive in Liaodong. Part of the reason why Wang Lin was placed in the northeast was that Li Tai was optimistic about this guy's destructiveness.

Shortly after meeting Wang Lin, a report from Guangling was also sent to Chang'an. After Li Tai learned about this, he couldn't help but feel helpless for a while. Did everyone know that he had just made a fortune? News, are you starting to scramble to find something for him again?