Yang Yichuan's movements could not escape Yang Tianci's eyes and ears. Yang Yichuan did not intend to avoid it. He just wrote a long, long letter and sent it back to Kyoto. It would take some time to arrive.

Xiao Muxue and Xiao Muyuan are both idle recently in Xihe City and practice soldiers every day. They also know in their hearts that the emperor probably placed them and Xihe Army here, intending to spend the autumn harvest, just to resist the sudden attack of the Beiyuan people.

Although the emperor knew that there were artillery items, and he heard that they were powerful, he had never seen them with his own eyes. Yang Tianci was worried. So he placed the Xiao family army in Xihe City and returned to Kyoto until it was safe.

In addition to this incident, the most concerned thing in the court was the disaster in Tianzhou and Huazhou. Now the rainfall in the two states has finally stopped, and the flooding floods have gradually receded. It is time to organize a wave of return to the state to rebuild it to see if it can be rescued. If there is a little harvest, it is better than not.

Another thing was reported to the court, that is, Yang Yichuan took more than 600 people from Changdongcheng to Xihezhou. This matter was taken to the court and even started a quarrel. The person who tried hard to criticize Yang Yichuan was He Wangzhong, the Minister of Rites. He Xianwen, who was his son, was beaten by Yang Yichuan, and Yang Yichuan was then sent to Xihezhou.

"Your Majesty, Prince Chuan's move is undoubtedly a corner of Tianzhou. Tianzhou now needs the people to go back and rebuild their homes. Xihezhou is vast and sparsely populated, which is already like this. Tianzhou is different, with a large loss of people, making it even more difficult for Tianzhou to recover its vitality."

Xu Mo, the Minister of War, was the father of Xu Jifeng, the first to stand up and speak for Yang Yichuan. "Shangshu He, only a mere 600 people, has the impact really such a great deal for such a huge Tianzhou?"

He Wangzhong snorted softly, "Shangshu Xu, it would be fine if it was normal, but it was at this time. Moreover, if other states were like this, Changzhou left 10,000, Yangzhou left tens of thousands, and Kyoto left tens of thousands. What should the state and Huazhou do that day? This kind of abducting the people is incorrect, not to mention that he is still a prince."

Xu Mo also retorted directly and said, "Does there be left with more than 100,000 people in Beijing? In addition to the more than 600 people who went to Xihezhou, there are also some in other states, and there are only a few thousand people in total, right? The impact on Tianzhou and Huazhou was not that great. On the contrary, when Changdongcheng had already gathered a large number of victims, and even Changdongcheng was not easy to deal with these victims, doing so reduced the pressure on Changdongcheng to provide disaster relief."

He Wangzhong continued, "Can Chang Dongcheng not solve the pressure of just 600 people?"

Yang Tianci looked at the two ministers and quarreled, and knew that He Wangzhong was targeting Yang Yichuan, so he naturally looked a little unhappy. Yang Tianci had already punished Yang Yichuan and rushed to Xihezhou. Now because of such a thing, He Wangzhong still wants to continue to do something. After all, Yang Tianci was Yang Yichuan's father, and he was still a little unhappy.

"Enough, what kind of morality is there in this court?"

Yang Tianci interrupted the quarrel between the two, and calmed the situation suddenly. "600 people were not right for Tianzhou. It was not a lot of pressure for the situation in Changdongcheng at that time, and even for Xihecheng, it was not a large number of immigrants, so there was no need to argue."

"Let's talk about it first, let's deal with the matter later. Ichichuan wrote me a letter, which mentioned a lot of things and some of them. I also want to discuss with my loved ones."

"Ichichuan said that he invented a weapon called artillery. It is powerful and even better than a catapult. It is made of iron and is smaller. It can even be placed directly on the city wall and placed on a large ship. A city gate is placed on the wall of a city gate. The city guards of 3,000 Xihecheng can repel 30,000 Beiyuan elites and protect Xihecheng. What do you think?"

As soon as Yang Tianci finished speaking, He Wangzhong stood up and said, "Three thousand and three thousand repelled 30,000? If the people of Beiyuan were so incompetent, then our Dawei Dynasty would have taken down that grassland long ago."

Xiao Tianjing also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think there is such a possibility. The little girl also wrote me a letter and mentioned this cannon. It is believed that the power of the cannon is more convenient than a stone caster. When attacking Xifeng Village, she only fired four shells, which left the walls of Xifeng Village gone, and even some of the villages were damaged."

"It's true. The power of artillery is huge. Even if the city guards are fewer, they can still rely on artillery to defend. Ichichuan also said that when he returns to Beijing before the New Year, he will bring back two artillery pieces and bring back the people who make artillery. Then build the Firearms Bureau in the suburbs of Beijing to produce artillery. What do you think?"

When He Wangzhong heard Yang Tianci’s words, he didn’t know what Yang Tianci meant. That means that he recognized this cannon and Yang Yichuan offered the cannon, it would definitely be a great achievement.

"Your Majesty, this matter is not urgent. It is necessary to verify that the cannon is really powerful. It is not too late to discuss it."

"What Mr. He said is right? Let's wait until Yichuan brings the artillery back for everyone to see it."

"I also invented a material called cement in Xihecheng, which is used to build houses and roads. It is said that the road built can be very flat, much better than bluestone roads. It is said that with this cement road, horse and ox carts are much more stable, and they can also increase the speed."

"Ichichuan plans to invest and allocate silver from the profits of the Xihe Chamber of Commerce to build roads in Xihe Prefecture, so that the transportation of cities in Xihe Prefecture is more convenient, and the contact and contact are more convenient. According to legend, he also intends to build roads out of Xihe Prefecture, so that there are relatively convenient cement roads within and between states. I plan to use this cement road in Kyoto, what do you think?"

Those who stand up to oppose the situation are not others, but they still have no hope. "Your Majesty, it is not easy to be too hasty to do with the road construction. Now the reconstruction of Tianzhou and Huazhou is urgently needed to support the court. The court still needs to be wary of the people of Beiyuan, so it is necessary to reserve silver and food to prepare for war. This road construction is exhausting the people and the money, and the road is not wrong now, and we need to make a long-term plan."

Dong Wei, the Minister of Revenue, who had not spoken at this time, finally spoke, "Your Majesty, the national treasury has been sufficient in recent years. In addition to the silver and grain prepared for war, there is still a lot of leftover. The silver and grain needed by Tianzhou and Huazhou are also expected to be a large amount of surplus. However, if the road construction in Kyoto is built, it will not have much impact."

"Yes, Your Majesty, although Wangzhou Island is just an island, it has a lot of area, with a lot of fertile fields on it, and gold and silver mines, which are also being excavated."

"Although Tianzhou and Huazhou have suffered disasters this year, Nanzhou and Yangzhou have not been affected by any major southern states. It is estimated that the grain tax this year will not be less."

"Well, let's settle for the time being. Yichuan will bring back cement, so let's take a look at it. Another thing about commercial taxes and salt and iron, saying that salt and iron are a major national plan and must be in the hands of the court. Businessmen cannot control salt and iron, otherwise they will manipulate the price of salt and make huge profits. Iron tools must also be used with caution, and the amount of iron smelting bodies needs to be controlled by the court. Salt and iron will also bring a lot of money to the court and replenish the national treasury."

"There is also commercial tax. Nowadays, merchants are very rich but do not pay taxes. Most of the taxes come from people who are not very rich who farm. This is not only unreasonable but also unfair. In Xihe City, if you join the Xihe Chamber of Commerce, you must pay commercial taxes. In the past few months, it has been a considerable number. If merchants across the country pay taxes, the treasury will definitely be more abundant. What do you think? Just say anything if you have any ideas."

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!