Liu Yan agreed helplessly.
However, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan knew that sending Liu Yan to Japan or Xinluo was a form of protection for both of them.
Speaking of which, Liu Yan's crime was indeed not small. Managing Hong Nong according to his idea would definitely cause the people of Hong Nong to suffer a lot. However, they couldn't kill him through the government. His matter involved Zhang Xiaobao. It was easy to kill him, but others would think that he died because he offended Zhang Xiaobao, not because his actions would negatively affect the people of Hong Nong.
Since they didn't want to kill him, they naturally had to send him out. Otherwise, once the news spread, there would probably be impulsive people looking for an opportunity to kill him. He would be safe once he went out.
The meaning behind this was very big. Being able to set up commander-in-chief offices in Japan and Xinluo meant that Great Tang's control over these two places had reached a certain level.
First, there was a commander-in-chief office. Next, they could continue to send officials to these two places and become officials at the county level. This was much stronger than the commander-in-chief offices or protectorates that Great Tang had previously placed in various places. In the past, such places were filled by locals and had strong local ethnic characteristics, including regional commanders.
The main problem was the independence of each ethnic group or tribe. The factors were naturally the simplest four aspects of Great Tang: economy, military, transportation, and welfare.
Now that Great Tang was strong enough in these four aspects, the people in the surrounding areas that were difficult to govern were willing to sincerely submit. For example, the Meteor Squad sent out by the local people of the Annan Protectorate directly went to Zhenla to capture people. Along the way, they killed countless people. When they brought back the people alive and the heads, the local people naturally supported Great Tang.
From another perspective, it was also a form of deterrence. Today, the Meteor Squad could chase after you for thousands of miles. Tomorrow, if you cause trouble, the Meteor Squad could still target you.
Therefore, the places that were difficult to govern in the past were very obedient. Even if the people sent were not local, the local people would support them.
Now that Great Tang was stable internally, they started to take action against Japan and Xinluo. When all the conditions were met, they would send people to govern the places, and Japan and Xinluo would be considered to be under Great Tang's control.
After that, there would be a continuation of the immigration policy, giving the nobles of Great Tang the right to buy property in these two places. In other words, these two places had truly been taken over. As for the remaining small ethnic conflicts, was that still a problem?
"Men, take Liu Yan away." Li Longji really wanted to kill Liu Yan, but for the sake of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, he had no choice but to suppress his killing intent.
Go to Japan. Japan is relatively more difficult to govern than Xinluo. The method I want to tell you is to win the support of the local Japanese people. That is, give them benefits directly. Don't touch the upper class of Japan. The upper class has existed for many years, so naturally, there is a reason for their existence. If you think of all ways to deal with them, it will be more beneficial than providing convenience to the people below. "
After he finished speaking, Zhang Xiaobao waved his hand and ordered Liu Yan to be taken away.
When the civil and military officials who came with Li Longji saw Zhang Xiaobao's sincere expression, they all felt that Xiao Bao was a good person. He actually repaid evil with good. How rare was that?
Only three people's expressions didn't change. One was Zhang Zhong, who wanted to see his children, one was Gao Lishi, and the last was Li Longji.
Zhang Zhong knew his son too well. Ever since he was young, his son and daughter-in-law were always shrouded in fog when doing things, especially when it came to his own son, Xiao Bao. The more he said something inadvertently, the more you couldn't take it as a gust of wind.
Fortunately, his daughter-in-law, Cuckoo, was able to maintain a bit of an upright character. Xiao Bao was bad to the bone.
Gao Lishi and Li Longji also had a habit, or rather, it was an experience formed from many years of failed struggles. Xiao Bao had a bellyful of evil tricks. Hoping that he would show mercy when you still had a bad plan in your heart was better than dreaming. Everything was beautiful before you woke up.
Thus, Li Longji patted Zhang Xiaobao's shoulder. His dignified face suddenly revealed a wretched expression. He asked, "Xiao Bao, tell me, how did you scheme against Liu Yan?"
"Why do you say that, Your Majesty?" Zhang Xiaobao's eyelashes were similar to his sister, Xiao Bei. They were both very long. If he was a man, he would be somewhat handsome. Now, he was imitating his sister and blinking his eyes, acting cute.
"I'll get your father and let him ask him." Li Longji directly ignored Zhang Xiaobao's cute appearance and threatened him. Furthermore, he also brought up all kinds of past memories.
Zhang Xiaobao glanced at his father, who was continuously kissing the nine little fellows. He sighed helplessly and said, "There are too many restraints in life. Even if you don't have any desires, you still have to consider your family. It's fine to say it out loud. I'm afraid that Liu Yan will take the wrong path, so I'm just reminding him. That's all."
"Do you think he'll listen to you?" Li Longji wasn't fooled by Zhang Xiaobao's expression and words. He wouldn't use such underhanded methods to threaten other officials. However, when it came to Xiao Bao, he felt that using all kinds of methods was the right way to go. Thus, he looked at Zhang Zhong.
Zhang Xiaobao thought that Li Longji was a rascal, but according to the rules of the game, he couldn't say that he wasn't afraid that Li Longji would ask his father to come. He had to give in at this time.
He had to explain, "I don't think he'll listen to me. I told him to start from the bottom of the Japanese people. If he's still not convinced, he'll go the other way and start from the top of the Japanese people. But so what? Originally, he could start from any direction.
Now, the top of the Japanese people have lost their fighting spirit. All they think about all day is enjoyment. If the top enjoys, the middle class will inevitably follow suit. The bottom class will suffer. If he takes care of the top class, the bottom class will applaud and praise him. They have the same goal and the same goal.
The purpose of talking to him is to let him focus on this aspect, not to let him think about developing the local economy after he goes there. This is called thinking guidance and psychological suggestion. When he arrives in Japan, he will miss home. When he misses home, he will think about how he left and think about me. No matter if he changes his mind and admires me and listens to me, or if he continues to walk the same path and hates me, the final result will be the same. "
Li Longji narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhang Xiaobao. He smiled and said, "With Xiao Bao here, I can rest assured. He's really good at scheming. Poor Liu Yan. But what if he doesn't do what you want? What will you do?"
"There will be businessmen in the past who will look for him to coordinate the relationship with the local government. For example, the problem of bribes from the top and the problem of remuneration from the bottom. He will find that he is facing people and not problems.
In fact, businessmen are already doing this kind of thing. For example, hiring laborers. The Japanese people are hired for ten copper coins per day. Compared to the Tang Empire's money, this amount of money is too little. However, for the Japanese, it is too much. The labor trade between developed countries and underdeveloped countries is the best way to reflect the overall strength of the two countries.
This is inevitable, and no one can stop it. What is inevitable is reasonable, but what is unreasonable is the specific operation. If the Japanese people are given ten copper coins per person, they will be very, very happy. The problem is that the money is not given to them directly, but to their local officials.
For example, I want to build a glass greenhouse in Wannian County. The cost of one mu is 300 strings of coins, and the total cost is 300,000 strings of coins. I have three operating methods. The first is that I directly take out the money and give it to the local people who own the land, buy their land, and hire them to help me build the greenhouse. The second is that I don't buy their land, but I let them use their land to buy shares, and they help me build the greenhouse for free. The third is that I send 250,000 strings of coins to the yamen of Wannian County and tell them to figure out the matter of the land and let people help me build the greenhouse. Your Majesty, what do you think the result will be? "
Zhang Xiaobao gave a simple example. It was really simple. In the end, he said that he would give 250,000 strings of coins to the local government, which was very generous. Otherwise, he would have given 200,000 strings of coins.
Wang Juan rolled her eyes at Zhang Xiaobao. She thought that Zhang Xiaobao was criticizing something.
"Madam, you think too much. I didn't mean that." Zhang Xiaobao still had to explain to his wife. He didn't want to criticize anyone now. He was thinking about how to build the current Tang Dynasty well and live a happy life with Wang Juan.
"What do you mean?" Li Longji was puzzled.
"It's meaningless." Zhang Xiaobao replied.
Li Longji nodded. "That's what I meant. The various meanings between the two of you are indeed very meaningless in my eyes."
"Does Your Majesty mean that we shouldn't have such meaningless meanings? We are really sorry to affect Your Majesty. "
"We understand what you mean. It's enough that we understand. There's no need to explain to us what you mean. We don't mean anything else."
"Then what this subject said just now, the meaning behind it …"
"We know what you mean. We feel that the second method is better. It can continue to drive the development of Wannian County, especially the people. It is a choice that a socially responsible businessman would make. The first choice is to take advantage of the local people. The last choice is to die."
Li Longji immediately understood what was going on after Zhang Xiaobao finished speaking. The last option was to spend less money and get the local government to solve the problem through administrative orders. This way, the cost of the merchants would be reduced, and the government would be able to reap the benefits while the commoners would suffer.
"Xiao Bao, you mean to say that the Great Tang's businessmen have already done this in Japan?"
"Your Majesty, you should continue to expand the intelligence system. Just as you said, when the Great Tang's businessmen hired the local people, ten copper coins would be very cheap, but they went to the local government and gave them twenty percent of the benefits. Then, they took out fifty percent of the money and asked the local government to help them hire people.
In the end, the local government would use various methods to keep a portion of this fifty percent money, giving them three copper coins or two copper coins. But it is not so easy for the Japanese people to get these two types of money. They have to use connections and find ways to send gifts to the local government to get the job. "
As Zhang Xiaobao spoke, he looked at Li Longji in surprise.
Li Longji said bluntly, "We did not send any intelligence personnel over. We were afraid that they would clash with your intelligence personnel. After all, our people are too arrogant and have no ability. If We wanted to know something, we could just ask your family. How could your family not tell us?"
"That's true. In any case, the situation in Japan is the same as what I just said. There's already a huge gap between the local people, their neighbors, and their officials. The beautiful local women would rather come to the Great Tang to be concubines than marry the locals. Anyone with a bit of money would want to come to Great Tang to settle down. Many officials have already sent their children to Great Tang. When they find that it is not easy to live in Great Tang, they will pack up and come to Great Tang. "
Zhang Xiaobao spoke truthfully. It might seem uncomfortable, but this was the truth. Regardless of country, region, or race, all individuals hoped for a better life. They would all seek benefits and avoid harm.
If the blame had to be pinned on a certain group of people, then it would be the will and ability of the upper echelons.
Li Longji felt a chill, a chill that came from his heart. Even the clamor of the platform could not dispel this chill.
"Xiao Bao, let's go back." Li Longji extended his arm to Zhang Xiaobao.
Zhang Xiaobao immediately came over to support him. He did not say anything. He could understand Li Longji's thoughts at this moment.
Wang Juan also supported Li Longji from the other side and silently walked out.
Of the two sides, one was Xiaobao, who was adept at calculating and economic matters, while the other was Jianghu, who was adept at war and leading the Great Tang Military Academy. Only then did Li Longji feel better. Everything in front of him became real and not a dream.
"Xiao Bao, Cuckoo, the two of you are not young anymore. You should choose a time to get married. It is not good to have no descendants. If you want to have children, you have to have more children. It would be best if you have a group of children so that they can run around the palace every day. We have many children. Except for Jun 'er and Pan' er, all of them are afraid of us. We don't eat people.
Jun 'er and Pan' er are not afraid. However, they are not willing to play in the palace. They always stay in your house and play with Ji Xiang Ruyi and Hong 'er. We found a teacher for them and let Huanzhi be their teacher. In the end, we confused Huanzhi in one lesson. "
After Li Longji's heart calmed down, he said to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Xiaobao cooperated and asked.
"Nothing, it's just that the child's question is not easy to answer. Huanzhi said that a gentleman's heart should be like a mountain and his actions should be like water. In the end, Pan 'er asked what kind of water? Huanzhi explained that water is soft and surging, moistening things silently. It is a mirror in normal times and overflowing in anger. It is very well said, right? Who knew that Pan 'er said that water is little by little, whether it is clear or turbid, whether it is clear or turbid?
Huanzhi said that the clear is clear and the turbid is turbid. That is correct. However, Pan 'er said that it is not as good as normal saline. It can be used to live. Huanzhi said that it is neither clear nor turbid. Pan' er asked again, what about glucose? Huanzhi asked for leave. This is like a chicken talking to a duck. "
As Li Longji talked about his children, he started to laugh.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan also laughed. They couldn't blame Pei Yaoqing for not being able to teach. The things that they were exposed to were different. The things that the little guys learned were very complicated and they still didn't know how to organize them. That kind of jumping thinking was not something that ordinary people could understand.
"You two are still laughing, I can't teach them." Li Longji also knew what was going on, but knowing and finding a solution were different.
"Yes, it can be taught. The main problem is that the current masters are still lacking in knowledge. If you want to teach children well, you need to know astronomy, geography, arithmetic, language, medicine, physics, chemistry, politics, humanities, biology, as well as music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and cooking. Children's desire for knowledge is the strongest. They won't follow the path you've drawn.
You may think that you are teaching them literature, but they don't think so. They see you as someone who can do anything. You have to answer all their questions, even if the question is childish. To be a good teacher, other than quality, you also need to have ability. This has exposed the lack of teachers now. "
Wang Juan could understand Pei Yaoqing's pain. She also knew that being a teacher wasn't easy. Depending on the age, your performance would be different. You don't need to be a master of everything, but you need to learn a lot of things.
Most importantly, you need to know how to tell stories. Any teacher who doesn't know how to tell stories isn't a good teacher. Regardless of kindergarten or university, as long as you look carefully, you will find that all good teachers have the same characteristic. They are able to quote from many sources.
"How to solve it?" Li Longji didn't ask what other problems could there be. He directly asked for the solution.
"Specialized realm." Zhang Xiaobao continued, "No one is perfect. It is impossible to learn all the subjects. The more the children learn, the harder it is for the teacher to answer the questions. Therefore, those who teach language and mathematics should teach language and mathematics. When the level of the students rises, the level of the teacher will rise as well."
"Oh, that is indeed the case. That is to say, the higher the level, the harder it will be." Li Longji understood. As for Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's ability to teach all the subjects, he didn't expect all the teachers in Tang Dynasty to have that ability.
Zhang Xiaobao shook his head, "The hardest part isn't the later part, but the earlier part. Early childhood education is more difficult than any other education. A qualified early childhood teacher is more powerful than the people in Jixian Courtyard. The responsibility he bears is too heavy."
Wang Juan nodded. That was indeed the case. Early childhood teachers didn't only have to teach the children mathematics and other normal knowledge. They also had to guide the children's moral development and health. They had to accompany the children to play, eat, and sleep. They had to communicate with the children from the children's point of view. A busy parent couldn't be compared to a good early childhood teacher. In the children's hearts, the teacher was the sky.
When there was no one to play with them, they would look for the teacher. When they were injured, they would look for the teacher. When they were happy, they would look for the teacher. When they were sad, they would look for the teacher. When they were sweating, they would look for the teacher. They were omnipotent.
That was why it was required for early childhood teachers to have the above abilities. However, this was very, very difficult. Teachers were also humans.
Li Longji didn't think too much, but he understood the logic. He said, "I understand. In the future, we will strengthen early childhood education and build a good foundation. How about this, I will take out a portion of the money, you guys will also take out a portion of the money, and we will also take out a portion of the money. We will also use it on nurturing early childhood teachers. It doesn't matter if it takes a long time.
"We agree." Zhang Xiaobao agreed. It wasn't difficult to nurture early childhood teachers. The main thing was their moral character. As for the basic knowledge, it was relatively simple.
"Then, when will you guys get married?" Li Longji didn't forget about this matter.
"Next month." Zhang Xiaobao looked at Wang Juan and asked with uncertainty.
"Is one month enough time for you to arrange it?" Wang Juan asked in a very understanding manner.
Zhang Xiaobao shook his head. He knew what Wang Juan meant. To organize a wedding in one month? How careless would that be?
Li Longji suggested, "Let's do it before the Spring Festival. I think the 22nd of December is a good time. It will give the others some time to prepare. Otherwise, it will be after the Lunar New Year."
Zhang Xiaobao started to calculate. After a while, he said, "Alright, the 26th of the Lunar New Year. There will be enough time to get married. When the time comes to give birth, it will be during the cold season. It won't be uncomfortable."
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