hsntnovel Chapter 2290 Heading to Yanqi
Chapter 2290 Heading to Yanqi
"How far is this place from Yanqi?" Li Shen asked after thinking for a while.
"Your Highness, I have inquired and found that Jiaohe City is another 800 miles away from Yanqi's capital, Yuanqu City. It would take the army about ten days to reach there."
Wang Xuance replied.
"Eight hundred miles..."
Li Shen fell into deep thought after hearing this. Eight hundred miles wasn't far, but it wasn't close either. If a large army were to travel quickly, it would take at least ten days.
“So, the palace soldiers will be stationed here, and the guards will follow me on horseback. Our horses have good endurance.
It will arrive in four or five days."
After thinking for a while, Li Shen looked up and decided that the quality of the palace soldiers' horses was uneven, and continuous attacks would definitely not be possible.
The horses of the Guard Battalion can travel long distances and maintain a steady speed without running too fast.
"This... Your Majesty, isn't this a bit risky? There are only 3,000 guards. If the enemy attacks Your Majesty, it will be dangerous."
Wang Xuance said worriedly.
"Don't worry, Yanqi has been occupied by us. There won't be a large enemy force. A small enemy force is no match for us."
Li Shen shook his head.
"But...but..." Wang Xuance wanted to say that his own people were also in danger, and this time the prince was going to raise an army to hold them accountable.
What if there is a military mutiny?
There must be at least tens of thousands of troops stationed in Yanqi to avoid being cut off.
"No buts, I, the King of Yanqi, must go. In addition to checking out my property, I also need to let the frontier know that I am here.
I am the commander-in-chief of the Kunqiu Road Army. I am the commander-in-chief. No one dares to touch me.
If anything happens to me, whether it is the Tiele or the Turks, they will all be buried with me.
Do you think that the protection fees I pay every year are for nothing?"
Li Shenyi waved his hand and made the decision immediately, not allowing others to question it.
The protection fees of tens of millions of strings of cash a year are not paid in vain. If something happens, those tens of millions of strings of cash will be gone.
He didn't believe that people in the court could run their own chamber of commerce well.
Seeing this, Wang Xuance said no more. Zhou Daowu and Xue Rengui went down to start preparing.
Early the next morning, the west gate of Jiaohe City slowly opened and a cavalry team walked out.
This time Li Shen did not bring his family with him and went alone. He specially left Zhou Daowu behind.
Zhou Daowu led the palace soldiers to station here and sent people to protect Wu Meiniang and others.
"Let's go!" Li Shen shouted, and rushed out first.
"what!"
"what!"
The team immediately followed, and the sound of urging horses was heard continuously.
Su Haizheng stood in front of the city gate and watched the smoke and dust drift away. He knew that something big must have happened in Yanqi, otherwise King Ji would not have changed his itinerary.
I just don’t know how many people will be unlucky this time.
He has seen it these days. This little prince is really not simple. He looks harmless, but he does absurd things.
However, his methods were ruthless and his actions were sinister. Guo Daizhao and Guo Xiaoke, father and son, would probably be held responsible.
But this has nothing to do with him. Perhaps he can even benefit from Guo Xiaoke being punished.
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"Great victory in Xizhou~~~~Great victory in Xizhou~~~"
Outside the west gate of Chang'an City, a loud voice was heard, and two figures approached from afar.
Upon seeing this, the captain guarding the city immediately ordered the people in front of the city gate to be driven out and make way for a path.
A great victory is usually achieved by expediting the journey of six hundred miles.
As expected, two figures flashed past the city gate and ran all the way through Chang'an, shouting:
"A great victory in Xizhou~~~~ Prince Ji personally led his troops to defeat the rebels, killing tens of thousands of enemies and capturing tens of thousands~~~~~"
This news immediately spread throughout the street. How long had it been since the Tang Dynasty had received good news?
Every victory was a heartening news. The more powerful the Tang Dynasty became, the stronger the people's sense of superiority grew.
The people of the Tang Dynasty were all flattering towards people from other countries. Even ordinary civilians and envoys from other countries did not dare to provoke them easily.
This is the Celestial Empire.
The good news reached Zhuque Gate, and the defending general did not dare to delay. He dismissed his soldiers and ran inside with the messenger.
The messenger received the memorial and shouted "great victory" while running, so as not to be intercepted or killed by the patrolling imperial guards.
Li Chengqian was currently discussing the progress of disaster relief in Jinzhou with the three ministries in Liangyi Hall.
The Ji Wang Mansion was moving very quickly, and the first batch of cement, bricks, sand and gravel and other building materials had already been delivered.
The construction workers have already arrived and started building. They hired local disaster-stricken people and paid them with food.
"Your Highness, at this rate, we estimate that most of the construction will be completed in a month and a half."
Looking at the memorial, Changsun Wuji said with a smile.
"Yes, I didn't expect that the Ji Wang Mansion would move so quickly, and its appeal would be so great. Now it is not only in Guannei Road, Hedong, Hebei, and Henan,
Even merchants from Longyou Road and Shannan Road joined in.
Many workshops have stopped operating to focus on making bricks and cement." Ma Zhou sighed.
None of them had expected that Prince Ji's Mansion would have such a strong appeal, and not a single merchant would oppose it.
All the concentrated supplies to Jinzhou Prefecture were immediately stopped from being sold and sent to Jinzhou Prefecture.
"I just don't know if there was any coercion. Although it was disaster relief, if it was coercion, it would be disgraceful to the court."
Yu Zhining said softly.
"Haha, don't worry, my dear minister. There is no coercion, only inducement. I have been sending people to monitor this matter.
The chief treasurer of Prince Ji's mansion sent out hundreds of people to various prefectures and counties to inform the merchants about the disaster in Jinzhou.
He also conveyed his tenth brother's intention that when one side is in trouble, all sides will come to its aid. Whether tens of thousands of people in Jinzhou can survive this winter depends entirely on merchants like them.
After hearing this, the merchants voluntarily did so. How could they refuse a business that could gain reputation without delaying their money-making?
What’s more, they are also doing this for the people of Jinzhou.”
Li Chengqian burst into laughter when he heard Yu Zhining's words. This was what made him happiest. As their father said, if they have any troubles, they should go to Li Shen.
What the imperial court was originally unable to accomplish was easily resolved by Prince Ji’s Mansion, thus avoiding a major natural disaster.
Otherwise, who knows how many people would freeze to death in winter, maybe thousands or even tens of thousands.
"I never thought that merchants could also have a country and the world." Yu Zhining sighed.
"Under the guidance of Prince Ji, these merchants are very loyal to the entire Tang Dynasty. My tenth brother said this is called a sense of responsibility.
"When my tenth brother finished talking about his sense of responsibility towards the entire Tang Dynasty, I didn't remember it."
Li Chengqian said with a smile.
"Your Highness, what Prince Ji is talking about is a sense of responsibility to the entire society." Wang Zhong reminded from the side.
Li Chengqian nodded immediately after hearing this:
“Right, right, social responsibility. My tenth brother said that there is no good or bad profession, but the people who practice it.
It's like a knife. It is neither good nor bad. In the hands of a good person, it can protect the country, but in the hands of a bad person, it becomes a weapon for committing crimes.
Therefore, merchants need to be well guided so that they can contribute to the imperial court."
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