Valley Emperor

Qian Yuli and the others guessed Li Xuan's thoughts, and they guessed half right and half wrong.

Li Xuan thinks that Chen Lifu is not fake, but that's all!

As for reusing him and then promoting him to serve as a servant or even a minister, Li Xuan never thought about it, even if he thought about it, he didn't care.

The Datang Empire is not a small empire. In a huge empire, in fact, everything is lacking, that is, there is no shortage of people, especially officials!

The idea of ​​the official position formed over thousands of years has also profoundly influenced people in this era. In this era, the most talented people do not regard officialdom as the only way out.

The biggest motivation for people to study these days is actually to become an official.

If it wasn't for being an official, why did you study hard for more than ten years?

Such a social background also determines that the most elite groups in the entire society will be continuously absorbed and become part of the ruling class. &1t;i>&1t;/i>

Whether it is in the military or in politics, it is all for the same reason.

And what is even more interesting is that in the current environment of the Tang Dynasty, quite a few of the most outstanding young people are applying for the martial arts school and the sea school as their life goals, not just for the Guozijian, Jinling University and then to participate. Take the test.

This is where the aristocratic system of the Tang Dynasty is involved. The Tang Dynasty clearly stipulates that no title can be awarded unless military merit is made!

The only exceptions here are the relatives of the clan and a few civil servants in the early days of the founding of the country, such as Liu Bagou and others.

But apart from them, if others want to be knighted, they must use it for military merit!

At the same time, the military elites of the Tang Dynasty were very different from those of the previous dynasties.

The first point is that after the reunification, the Tang Dynasty did not let horses go to Nanshan, and the role of the army was still very obvious. &1t;i>&1t;/i>

In addition, the treatment of the army, in addition to the honorary treatment of knighthood, is also related to the high treatment of the army.

Joining the army in the Tang Dynasty, the income is not low!

Even an ordinary soldier can earn more than one or two silver coins a month in addition to eating and drinking.

And the officers are even higher. A captain and team officer, not counting the extra income such as trophies, just salary and subsidies, etc., will have several hundred taels of silver a year.

And the school officer, that is even higher, basically already thousands of taels of silver.

When it comes to the generals and officials, it will cost several thousand taels of silver a year!

Even with this salary alone, they can live a life of the highest order!

Not to mention, the military has always been fighting wars, and there are spoils of war in wars, even if the bulk of the spoils will be turned over, but whoever says they can't get money from wars, no one will believe them. &1t;i>&1t;/i>

It is said that in the eighth year of Xuanping, the 15th Infantry Division that entered the Korean Peninsula, from ordinary soldiers to high-ranking generals, all made a fortune.

Joining the army can make money!

In addition to these salary packages, there are also extremely high political benefits!

There is a relationship between veterans and re-employment. The military retires a large number of soldiers every year, and the military does not ignore the retired soldiers, and often arranges them.

For ordinary soldiers, it depends on the situation. Soldiers who did not perform well during their service are generally arranged to work in enterprises affiliated to the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises. If they do not want to go, they will be given a subsidy.

Soldiers and non-commissioned officers who perform well are often assigned to local positions as patrol police, tax inspection teams and other grassroots positions.

As for officers, the arrangement is not so unified, but basically there is a principle, that is, to compare grades according to rank, it is hard to say where to go, it depends on the specific situation, but after a major retires, he can often be arranged to from Sixth grade. &1t;i>&1t;/i>

As for the lieutenant, it is the seventh or eighth rank.

In other words, if you join the army now, even if you can't get along in the army and become a general in the end, you can still enter the local government after you retire!

This also greatly eased the concerns of elite scholars applying for the martial arts school and abandoning the text to join the army!

After all, these students are actually applying for the martial arts school to become officials!

Being an officer is also an officer, and if you retire and change your career, you are also an officer!

The essence is not much changed.

Under this background, China has been short of everything for thousands of years, that is, there is no shortage of officials.

There is no way, all the elites in the whole society are all rushing to become officials, so there is really no shortage of talents.

The only thing missing is to make good use of the political environment of these talented people! &1t;i>&1t;/i>

Chen Lifu's ability is indeed good, but there are many talented officials in the Tang Dynasty. In the early stage of the founding of the country, corruption and the like were still relatively rare.

So without Chen Lifu, there will still be Zhang Lifu, Qian Lifu and the like...

Regarding Chen Lifu's affairs, Li Xuan did not pay much attention to it. As the emperor of the empire, he has a lot of things to do.

There are internal affairs every day, almost inexhaustible, and there are also many external affairs.

For example, there is a conflict with Portugal recently. This time the conflict is not anything else, but the Spaniards!

Why, because in the past two years, after the Tang Dynasty occupied the Luzon House, it began to vigorously show Luzon.

Needless to say, immigration and land reclamation are naturally done every day, and the Portuguese don't care much, um, they can't control it either. &1t;i>&1t;/i>

What really made the Portuguese jump was that Spain began to organize a large number of fleets from last year to travel thousands of miles across the entire Pacific Ocean, from the Americas to Luzon in East Asia, and then do business with the Tang Empire here, and then Back to Europe!

what does that mean?

This means that the Spaniards have broken through the Portuguese blockade, and then got involved in the East Asian trade, and brought back a lot of East Asian specialties such as spices and silk to Europe.

And this is something that the Portuguese cannot bear!

In recent years, the Datang Empire has been trying to bypass the Portuguese and trade directly with Europe!

It was against this background that the Datang Western Company was established and began to explore European routes. The fleet led by Ying Zihua also arrived in Spain successfully. However, it has to be said that cross-ocean trade was still too difficult for the Datang Empire. , Although Datang Western Company reluctantly opened up a route, this route is immature and very fragile. &1t;i>&1t;/i>

Therefore, after trying to go to Europe once, Datang Western also gave up the unrealistic idea of ​​going directly to Europe for trade, and instead planned to concentrate on trade in India, West Asia, East Africa and other regions.

When it comes to money, Indian money is better!

But the European routes cannot be interrupted. At this time, Spain, which has been pursuing the establishment of a global trading system, is hooking up with the Datang Empire.

The Spaniards and Datang Western, represented by Ying Zihua, have reached a cooperation agreement. The agreement stipulates that both parties can use each other's supply ports, and this range includes the west and east coasts of Africa, as well as the coasts of India and Southeast Asia.

No way, the two of them have very few supply ports in the above-mentioned areas. If they rely on one company alone, they will not be able to complete the long-distance voyage across East Asia to Europe. If the two sides cooperate, then a stable route will be established. foundation. &1t;i>&1t;/i>

At present, Datang Western has established many supply ports in Southeast Asia and India for the sixth consecutive year, and the Spaniards also have many supply ports on the west coast of Africa. If the two sides combine with each other, it will be a great complement.

The Spanish Datang Empire, no, cooperated with Datang Western Company, so whose interests were damaged?

Portuguese!

In recent decades, the Portuguese have made a lot of money by monopolizing the routes from East Asia to Europe. Now the Datang Empire is cooperating with the Spaniards and jointly opened up European routes. Their interests will naturally be met. suffered great losses.

At this time, the Portuguese naturally made an action!

They increased the blockade on the eastern and western coasts of Africa, and also increased the blockade of the Indian Ocean, and carried out targeted attacks on the merchant ships of the Datang Western Company and the Spaniards in the above-mentioned waters. &1t;i>&1t;/i>

Of course, no one will say anything about an attack, but the increase in pirates in the above-mentioned seas is the most obvious evidence.

This is not to mention, they have also repeatedly supported pirates in Southeast Asia to attack merchant ships traveling to and from Luzon, Banten and other routes!

Although ordinary people have not made public appearances from beginning to end, anyone can guess that there must be a Portuguese shadow behind these pirate attacks.

"For the Nanyang issue, the purpose of our cabinet is the same as before, that is, to establish a peaceful, orderly, and empire-led new pattern of maritime trade!" Liu Bagou expressed his views on behalf of the cabinet at the imperial meeting.

When Liu Bagou said this, after a pause, he said, "My Tang Empire has swept across thousands of miles, and I definitely can't let the jumping clowns like Folang Machine Ride on the head of the Empire!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, he followed up with another sentence: "But ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Nanyang trade is related to the overall export situation of the empire. The colleagues in the Ministry of Industry and Commerce are all seriously established, and we must maintain the current situation. The overall situation of maritime trade cannot be interrupted because of disputes!"&1t;i>&1t;/i>

Hearing Liu Bagou's words, Admiral Lei Wan on the side was a little speechless. I feel that your cabinet wants to eat meat but doesn't want to kill pigs... Is it raw?

On the one hand, it wants to establish a new order in Nanyang, and on the other hand, it wants to maintain the overall situation of trade.

So what do they do with the navy? To fight or not to fight?

If you don't fight, those pirates who are disguised by the Portuguese will not stop, and they are not stupid. They clearly know that the Empire and Spain are colluding to try to circumvent them. It would be strange if they did not resist.

If they fought, then the trade with the Portuguese would be completely cut off, and the loss would not be tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, but millions or even tens of millions of taels of maritime trade profits.

In response to this situation, Lei Wan was very helpless!

Even the Holy Son of Heaven, Li Xuan, felt a bit of a headache about this situation. Portugal was just like a hedgehog who had lost his mind and was scurrying around. It is not a matter of letting the tiger of the empire bite, and it is not a matter of not biting.

Don't bite, he disgusts you!

If you bite, you will be stinged! !

At this time, it always seemed as if it had nothing to do with them. Well, in fact, Hao Bainian, the general of the 6th Army, who had nothing to do with them, said:

"If we cut off trade with the Portuguese, it is certain that European trade will be affected, but the impact of East Asia and India's trade should not be large, especially after winning Malacca, we can go to the Indian Ocean if we want!"

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