Talents to Help the World

Chapter 897: Talents to Help the World

In 636 AD, July 9, Zhenguan.

Shipyard in Minzhou City South.

Thousands of people were in full swing and the scene was magnificent.

It's been two days since it was lively.

Even the indigenous tribes in Lingnan came to join in the fun.

There is only one reason. The huge Jiushuo tower ship is going to sail for a long voyage today. The time is set at 3:00 noon, and the good time when Qinglong sits in the palace.

On the river bank far outside the shipyard, Li Yu took the bosses from the three houses of the Li family in Longxi to wait quietly.

"Qi Bian Clan Chief, the time has come, and it has already entered noon."

Li Yu turned his head and looked at the hourglass on the table next to him and nodded;

"Set off."

"only."

"Under the order of the patriarch, the fleet sets off."

The messenger roared, and the tribe members next to him immediately followed him and shouted out one by one.

"Under the order of the patriarch, the fleet sets off."

"Clan Chief Order, Let's Go."

After a while, three dull drum sounds, and then from slow to fast, the rhythm becomes more and more compact. Not long after, the drum sound actors were like storms, urging people's hearts.

Hearing the drums, the prepared fleet untied the thick rope.

The Jiuswoo giant ship, thick black smoke emerged, and began to leave the port.

This is Li Yu's work, the simplest primitive steamboat.

Although it is already the lowest level of the industrial revolution, it has reached the point of being in this time and space, which makes people shocked and can't imagine it.

Each of the nine giant ships lived with five hundred sailors, and the fleet dispatched 4,500 tribesmen.

Everyone has an iron spear. No matter where they go, they are considered elite soldiers and powerful soldiers.

Nine ships dispatched three houses of the Li family in Longxi, and twenty-seven major officials of the imperial guards, each of which was responsible for leading a giant ship.

On each ship, an imperial guard elder, accompanied by two juniors, three ships in charge of the Li family's second house family, dispatched three elders of the Lin family, and Lin Wudi and five other brothers of the same generation.

Everyone was not worried about the safety of the fleet. Twenty-seven imperial guards led their troops and more than 4,000 troops followed. It can be said that as long as it was not a large-scale war, almost every battle would be won.

The tribe members of the Li family, who had a three-bedroom house, came to Lingnan and never left.

The bustling atmosphere in Minzhou is almost no less than that in Chang'an City. After Li Yu's several years of operation, all the tribesmen moved out and lived in Lijiazhuang, north of the city.

In the second large Chang'an City, apart from allocating a small part of the houses and living for the tribes of the three-bedroom tribes, the rest were allocated to the indigenous chiefs who came down the mountain.

Li Yu asked the fleet to take the smaller ships to practice in advance and went out to sea hundreds of times.

I have been communicating with nearby countries for a long time.

So, in Minzhou City, you should not find it rare when you see foreigners with big beards and foreigners with the same skin.

In Minzhou city, Japanese, Filipinos, Indians, Thais, Vietnamese, Koreans, Indonesians, etc., this place has unknowingly become the largest and only foreign trade port in the Tang Dynasty. There are many elephants outside the city.

Ships of all countries traveled between Minzhou City of the Tang Dynasty. Some countries even thought that this was the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty, and everyone was shocked by this super-large city.

This time, Li Yu prepared very well. He guided a route to the fleet, set off and walked directly eastward, arrived in South America, then crossed Africa, and finally returned to Indonesia and came back.

All the things Li Yu wanted were written in this book, including many things.

He did not limit the time, but he issued a dead order to the fleet. If he could not find those things, he would not come back.

"Brother, how long do you think this trip will take?"

Li Yu responded with a smile behind the hands of the clan elder in the big room;

"Brother, don't worry about it. The fleet will not be in trouble. As for how long it will take, I guess it will take half a year to get back if it is fast or one and a half years later."

"This is quite fast."

The patriarch of the third room also came to join in the fun;

"Brother, I can't understand what you painted. Can the children recognize it? Don't delay your big deal?"

"Don't worry, brother, I told them several times in advance, and they were told in detail everywhere. I don't know where they are, but I have explained the approximate part clearly, so there should be no problem."

"That's good, I hope the children will come back safely."

"Yes, it's better to come back safely."

"Let's go, my brothers, let's go to Minzhou City and find a shop for a meal. How about it?"

The patriarch of the third room gestured with both hands;

"I think it's like being served by a group of people every day. I'm exhausted. I'm going to find any family in the city. The three of us brothers will be the common people and live a civilian life. Wouldn't it be a wonderful thing?"

“Great Good.”

Li Yu looked at the old man in the third room who was eighty years old and was still like a child, and couldn't help but smile;

"Okay, okay, then please, the two brothers will invite you first. Today I will invite you, the elders of the two rooms, and the elders of my second room, to have a good meal together."

"good."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Of course, Li Yu was joining in the fun. If he had a good meal, Li Yu's mansion would be the best place to make delicious food in the world.

A large group of people came to Minzhou City in a mighty manner, and the guards patrolled the city in advance.

There were guards in ordinary clothes on the upper three rooms wandering around.

The three clan leaders traveled together, which was the most powerful formation in the three houses of the Li clan in Longxi.

No one dares to take it lightly. If there is any mistake today, even the gods will not be able to save your life.

The three patriarchs were walking in front, and a large group of old men followed behind.

The streets in Minzhou City were crowded and bustling. There were hawking and shouting everywhere on both sides of the street, making a prosperous scene.

Tax officials sent by the court were everywhere. At first, no one in the court took Minzhou City seriously. Those high-ranking officials thought that what big things could be achieved in a small place?

So I heard that Licheng mainly engages in trade, and everyone supports it, and demoted people to a barren land. Isn’t it called a few troubles?

Li Shimin didn't care at all. He thought it was his eldest son's protest and arranged a sixth-rank official to come to collect taxes.

In the first year, the taxes collected and agricultural taxes collected were OK, which were generally similar to Guanzhong, but the commercial tax was collected more than 700 jin.

Even the tax officials and the yamen paid insufficient salaries, and many people in the court laughed.

Li Shimin thought that he could not subsidize a few people at all times, so he could just let him do it.

What surprised people was that the commercial tax in the second year increased by more than thirty times.

Last year, the commercial taxation accumulated more than 4 million trump cards. The tax collector was too busy and could only hire the help of Li Yu’s second wife at a high price.

Finally, the tax money for autumn was summarized, and a document was reported to the three provinces and six ministries.

Officials from the three provinces thought they had written something wrong, but they didn't seem to be lying about military information, so they went to find Li Shimin. After discussion, the court sent two tax officials to Minzhou City to implement the situation.

The two of them were too quick to delay, and they arrived in Minzhou until the end of the year. When they saw the local bustle, there were shops everywhere, and there were many shops at night, but they didn't close all night.

The two tax officials were also stunned. The buildings here were exactly the same as those in Chang'an City, but the level of liveliness and prosperity was many times more prosperous.

After checking with the previous tax officials, the two of them had sweated. In just four months, they had another 700,000 to 800,000 jin of silver coins.

The two of them quickly asked someone to make an emergency for eight hundred miles, and the letter was delivered directly to Li Shimin's study, asking the emperor to send troops to escort the tax money.

Li Shimin was shocked and quickly called the old ministers of the Qin Palace to go to the palace to discuss. After all, more than 5 million jin of silver is not a small amount, and it can fight a small-scale battle. If something happens, the court will suffer a considerable loss.

So the court sent three thousand imperial guards in the southern yamen to come to Minzhou City in a mighty manner, and took back more than three hundred cars of silver and money to enrich the court's warehouse.

When the tax team returned to Chang'an City Imperial City, Li Shimin stood on the scene to check.

Li Shimin was stunned, looking at more than 300 car money, waiting in a long queue to enter the warehouse. The three thousand imperial guards in the South Yaya were all black and black. The three thousand men who rushed to kill turned into coachmen and coolies.

Li Shimin waved his hand and each of them gave him ten jin of silver and three thousand sons of men.

The three thousand imperial guards in the southern yamen were excited on the spot, and the imperial city was full of kneeling in the warehouse and courtyard of the Ministry of Revenue.

Just kidding, many people in poor people have never accumulated ten cents of money to get wealth in their lifetime. How can they not be excited if they endure hardships?

"Thank you for the reward of Your Majesty!"

"Sir, get up quickly, get up quickly, thank you for your hard work this time."

“Serve the Emperor.”

The shouts of the three thousand troops were shocking, but they were not messy at all, but were neatly arranged, which made Li Shimin's eyes wide open.

"Who taught this?"
To be continued...