Gan Shen Bai said goodbye and left, only Yang Yuanqing and Shen Chun were left in the study. Chen Chun is about 30 years old this year, with a medium figure and a calm personality. He is also one of the eighteen children of aristocratic families who joined the army in Dunhuang for four years. He is the legitimate son of the Shen family in Dunhuang. In the eight years since he joined the army, he has served as the county magistrate of Dali County and the military officer of Fengzhou General Administration. He is currently the military officer of Jinzhou General Administration Office. He handles confidential documents for Yang Yuanqing. He is Yang Yuanqing. Confidant.

During Yang Yuanqing's meeting with Shen Bai, he remained silent. Shen Bai left, and Chen Chun finally spoke. He said a little worriedly: "Master, I'm worried that the Shen family will not give up Dunhuang County, after all, they have worked there for twenty years. In 2019, many younger generations were unwilling to return to their hometown in Jiangnan.

"I know this. I did not ask the Shen family to move all away from Dunhuang County. In fact, I only plan to let some of the Shen family in Dunhuang go back."

Yang Yuanqing smiled and patted his shoulder, "Actually, you don't understand what I mean. I asked you to come because I wanted you to go to Dunhuang County to be the prefect."

Chen Chun was stunned for a moment and asked him to be the prefect of Dunhuang. He was not mentally prepared at all. After a while, he hesitated and said, "Has Dunhuang not returned to the Tang Dynasty?"

"not yet!"

Yang Yuanqing's eyes were shining with a glimmer of hope. He once thought that Dunhuang County was occupied by the Tang Dynasty, but he had just received a letter from Dunhuang a few days ago, which made him feel hope again.

"Now Dunhuang prefect Li Zhaojin is a brother of the Ligui clan. He still controls Dunhuang County and Yiwu County, with nearly 15,000 troops. I thought he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, but I only realized that it was not yet, he was still in harmony with The Tang Dynasty bargained, wanting the Tang Dynasty to make him the King of Dunhuang, but the Tang Dynasty did not agree. The Tang Dynasty is now focusing on dealing with the Western Qin. Once the Western Qin is taken down, the Tang Dynasty will turn around to fight against Li Zhaojin. We must be there. Before the Tang Dynasty, Dunhuang County and Yiwu County were captured."

Yang Yuanqing walked to the left wall, pulled open the curtain beside the wall, revealing a map. Chen Chun then noticed that it turned out to be a map of the Western Regions.

Yang Yuanqing walked to the map and sighed softly and said, "In the fourth year of Daye, I was ordered to conquer Yiwu, which kicked off the western expansion of the Great Sui Dynasty. The Great Sui Dynasty then established Xihai County, Heyuan County and Qiemo County in the Western Regions. , Shanshan County and Yiwu County, the five counties in the Western Regions are now not in the hands of the Great Sui Dynasty."

Speaking of this, Yang Yuanqing picked up the wooden pole and pointed it at Qiemo County and Shanshan County. "These two counties are now occupied by a man named Wei Gui, do you know who Wei Gui is?"

Chen Chun shook his head, "I don't know!"

"I only recently learned that it is really incredible. This 'Wei Gui turned out to be Yuan Hongsi who escaped into Xihai County and disappeared."

Yang Yuanqing couldn't help but sigh, "Everyone thought Yuan Hongsi was dead, but who would have thought that he had escaped the vast Gobi plateau and occupied Qiemo City. Last year, he occupied Shanshan City. He already had 6,000 troops under his command. Obviously, his next target is either Dunhuang County or Yiwu County’s western region is not calm!”

Chen Chun felt that there was a lot of pressure on his shoulders. Yang Yuanqing appointed him as the prefect of Dunhuang County, but why did he seize Dunhuang? Are there only a few aristocratic families? They are also fence-bearers. Li Gui supported Li Gui when he was in power, but now he let him go. They turned to support the Northern Sui Dynasty. Unless the Northern Sui Dynasty could show strong strength in Dunhuang County, those aristocratic families would still not be able to shrink.

Yang Yuanqing understood his concerns and smiled to relieve his doubts, "I won't let you be alone, I will let Su Dingfang lead three thousand cavalry to go with you. In addition, there are Dunhuang County and Yiwu County. The people I have installed are all powerful figures in the two counties. They will help you and Su Dingfang take over Dunhuang County and Yiwu County."

Chen Chun nodded silently. He was probably a little confident in his heart. After pondering for a while, he asked again: "When will the subordinate set out?"

"Let's go early tomorrow morning!"

The first day of the imperial examination was finally over. The scholars returned to the city in groups of three or three, injecting fresh vitality into Taiyuan City, and Taiyuan City became lively again.

The scholar Chu Suiliang ran all the way to Bifeng Street, which is a larger street in Taiyuan City. There are many shops on both sides of the street and the business is prosperous. There are more than a dozen inns and taverns. He ran to Jinzhong Inn in one breath. Although the name is grand, it is a small inn. Chu Suiliang rushed into the inn in one breath.

"Father!"

The door opened, and a middle-aged man in his fifties opened the door. He was Chu Liang, the father of Chu Suiliang. When his son came back, he laughed kindly, "Boy, will you come back so soon? Yes Didn’t you fail the exam and hand in the blank paper?”

Chu Suiliang scratched his head and smiled: "The child is doing well in the exam. He can guarantee that he will get full marks after posting scriptures. He will be very confident in taking the policy thesis tomorrow."

"Since you are confident, you don't need to review temporarily. Let's go out for a drink."

Chu Liang's ancestral home is Yangdi, and later traveled to Yuhang County. He became famous and was appreciated and appointed as an official by the Chen Houzhu. After the Chen Dynasty was destroyed, he joined the Sui Dynasty and served as a scholar in the East Palace and a doctor of Taichang. He was demoted to the West Sea because he was implicated by Yang Xuangan's rebellion. After Xue Ju raised his army, he was appointed as the Huangmen of the Western Qin State. He was not optimistic about the Western Qin State, so he abandoned his official position and left, and took his son Chu Suiliang to Chang'an. At this time, the Tongguan case broke out in Chang'an. Chu Liang was a little disappointed and turned to Taiyuan. His son Chu Suiliang signed up for the imperial examination. He did not need a household registration status, and even a fugitive slave could register for reference. This surprised Chu Liang very much, so he stayed in Taiyuan Jingguan. The Northern Sui Dynasty.

The father and son walked out of the inn and came to Bifeng Tavern not far away. This was the largest restaurant on Bifeng Street. At this time, all the scholars had returned. The business of the restaurant was particularly prosperous. The father and son walked up to the second floor and happened to be a drunkard. Leaving gave them a good seat by the window.

The two sat down, and a guy stepped forward and smiled, "What are the guests?"

"What are the special dishes and wines?" Chu Liang asked with a smile.

"Branded Fen River Carp, our first signature dish, is the Italian Pujiao wine for five years, and it can't be drunk in Chang'an, and it's not expensive. You two are delicious and full, and the three-drunk money is enough."

Chu Liang laughed and said, "Okay, you can just pay three hangs to side dishes! Let us eat well and fill us up.

"Father, this is so extravagant! You have to eat three hangs of money for a meal." Chu Suiliang was really puzzled by why his father, who had always been thrifty, was so generous.

Chu Liang stroked his beard and smiled and said, "It's a rare thing to eat once!"

"Father, I'll tell you something, and something was announced before the exam today.

Chu Suiliang told his father in detail about the study of Imperial College. After listening to it, Chu Liang couldn't help but sigh: "It's actually five dou of rice every month and eight hangs of money. Bei Sui is willing to spend a lot of money!"

"Father, the child thinks that Bei Sui is good, at least he does a good job in paying attention to scholars. Li Tang may not have done it well. With these five dou of rice and eight hang coins, he can support his family, and many scholars can concentrate on studying , don’t have to work hard for life, just by this, you will win the hearts of scholars.”

Chu Suiliang was very moved. He felt that this was not whether the court was rich, but whether the court attached importance to scholars. If there was no financial resources, he could give a little less, such as a bucket of rice or two hangings of money. This was a kind of intention.

In the world, only the Northern Sui court did this.

"I think that in this way, no matter whether I can get into the Imperial College or not, more than 20,000 people are willing to serve the Northern Sui Dynasty. There is also that sheepskin. Although the things are small, it is indeed a great help to the poor scholars.

Why did my father refuse to stay in the Northern Sui Dynasty?”

"I didn't say I wouldn't stay in the Northern Sui Dynasty, but I was observing. I wanted to see if it was the Tang Dynasty or the Northern Sui Dynasty that could attract me to stay."

"But my father..."

Chu Suiliang lowered his voice and said, "The child has decided to stay in the Northern Sui Dynasty. If his father runs to the Tang Dynasty, then wouldn't we, father and son, become enemies?"

"You kid, really decided to stay in the Northern Sui Dynasty, okay! Let me think about it for my father.

At this time, the two friends served the wine and dishes, and quickly set up a table. There were more than a dozen dishes and a pot of good Pujiao wine. Chu Suiliang was stunned. In Chang'an, there were at least so many dishes to be needed.

Ten-dollar money is not counted as wine. If it counts as wine, this pot of polenta wine is worth ten-dollar money. After a while, he asked the guy, "This wine and food really only costs three-dollar money?"

When the guy heard that he had a foreigner's accent, he explained with a smile: "Of course it's three-drunk money, but it's just a new money. We won't charge cloth money like Luoyang that is thinner than paper."

Although Chu Liang had been to Taiyuan for five or six days, he had been in the inn and had used money for food and accommodation. He had never heard of any new money, so he asked curiously: "What is new money?"

"That's the money!"

The guy took out a yellow copper coin from his waist and put it on the table, "See, the new Kaihuang Five Coins, with Fengzhou official casting or Northern Sui official casting, the coins contain copper content.

More than 90%, now all shops in Taiyuan only charge this kind of money. After hearing about Shangdang, Changping and Jiangjun also started to charge this kind of money, and they didn’t recognize the old money in the past.”

Chu Liang frowned and asked, "What should I do with the old money before?"

"You can go to the diary to exchange it, right next to the county government, but if the customer has a cloth money, he may have to lose his capital."

Chu Liang picked up the money, squinted his eyes and looked at it for a while. He found that the five-plant money was a little larger than the five-plant money in Kaihuang. The meat was thick and full, and the handwriting was clear. He felt heavy when he put it in the palm of his hand. It was indeed a

The money is good, and Chang'an's currency system is still quite chaotic, and there are all kinds of money. He asked the guy in confusion, "What if someone commits fraud? For example, using money with only 70% of copper content is not easy to distinguish.

”

"Fake it?"
Chapter completed!