Chapter 309 Eighteen Years Later

In the spring of the nineteenth year of Dazhi.

Emperor Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty has been on the throne for 19 years. During these 19 years, the Tang Empire has undergone earth-shaking changes, so that people who came to the Zhenguan era 19 years ago still feel like a dream.

First of all, from the map, the Tang Empire extends to Siberia in the north, Australia in the south, Japan Island in the east, and Byzantium in the west. It has a vast territory, and even Tianzhu has become a colony of the Tang Empire.

Moreover, the scientific and technological level of the Datang Empire has reached the age of electricity. Taking Chang'an City, the capital of the Empire as an example, there are high-rise buildings of reinforced concrete everywhere.

The Daming Palace, which was turned into a floating palace by Ye Qing, floated above the nine heavens and had a bird's-eye view of the entire Shenzhou land. The barbarian small states around the Datang Empire paid tribute to the Datang Empire and called them the "Xiantang Empire", and Ye Qing was called the "Xiandi" or "Tiandi".

He was able to raise Qunlou and Yuyu above the nine heavens. When the King of Fanbang went to worship, he was like a mortal visiting the Emperor of Heaven. How could he not be in awe of the Tang Empire?

The Datang Empire now has a population of 400 million, tens of millions of troops, and a vast territory and sparse population. Most of the whites, blacks, and Southeast Asian monkeys are used as slaves to fill the vacancies in the labor force.

Under the leadership of Ye Qing, the people of Tang Dynasty entered a prosperous age. Now the living standard of every ordinary person in the Tang Dynasty has far exceeded that of the landlords during the Zhenguan period. After all, during the Zhenguan period, there was no Jinkela in the Tang Dynasty, and the grain yield could not be 1,800 per mu. At that time, the output of grain per mu was more than 100 catties and less than 200 catties, and the effect after the popularization of Jinkela was like heaven and earth.

Moreover, the Tang Dynasty now has a vast territory and sparsely populated areas. The most important thing is land. The problem of land mergers that has been a headache for all dynasties and dynasties has been solved by Ye Qing. Ordinary self-cultivation farmers have hundreds of acres of fertile fields, and a family of six produces 1,800 catties of grain per mu, which is impossible to eat. Therefore, the peasants also began to eat meat every day, drink alcohol every day, and wear silk and satin, and have a rich spare time.

And the landlord class in the Tang Dynasty was terrifying. Every landlord owned a huge farm. The most worrying thing for landlords is the lack of manpower. Although the Datang Empire has now popularized seeders and harvesters, agricultural production efficiency has been greatly improved. But there was so much land that even machines could not take care of it, and the landowners had to buy a large number of slaves from Fanbang.

The first-class slaves are the slaves of the neighboring countries of the old Tang Dynasty, such as the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Ryukyu, and Turks. Many of these people are former nobles, such as Japanese names. Even Chang'an had nobles, and some members of the so-called Japanese "emperor" family were taken as slaves.

But it's funny to say that in an island country in Japan, its king actually calls himself "the emperor", and the national letter to Emperor Yang of Sui also blatantly wrote something like "The Son of Heaven at the Sunrise to the Son of God at Sunset", which made Emperor Yang of Sui Great fire. Emperor Yang of Sui was just angry, but Ye Qing was the "Emperor of Heaven", how could someone call themselves "Emperor"? This Japanese king tried to keep pace with Ye Qing, and Ye Qing also bluntly destroyed Japan and established it as the Tang Empire The "Fusang Prefecture" was established, and the Fusang Protectorate was established.

The second-class slaves were slaves from the Middle East, as well as slaves captured from the Byzantine Empire and the Frankish Empire in Europe. These slaves were fair-skinned, blond, blue-eyed, and quite exotic. Their women are very popular among the Tang people, and their men are also very suitable for mining and farming.

The third-class slaves are the blacks captured from Africa, as well as the natives of Australia and the natives of Tianzhu in Southeast Asia. These people are the most stupid, like uncivilized savages. They must be domesticated to a certain extent. single job.

Under the splendid splendor of the Datang Empire, the blood of foreign races has been shed, and it is the history of blood and tears of countless foreign races, but the Datang Empire does not care. The army of the Datang Empire is unparalleled in its coercive power, and the national strength of the Datang Empire is unparalleled in the annals of history.

Not to mention the mere mortals, even the monsters under the hands of Wutian Buddha, the evil ghosts who ran out of the underworld, did not dare to make waves in the territory of the Tang Empire. Because of the Datang Dragon Group, in the nineteen-year law enforcement process, it has established a splendid reputation.

Even Hei Pao, a capable general under Wutian Buddha, was maimed and fled by the Datang Dragon Group. After Wutian Buddha probed the center of the Tang Empire with his great supernatural powers, it was as if he was severely injured. Therefore, Wutian Buddha ruled over the three realms, but the Datang Empire became a restricted area for Wutian forces, and they were not allowed to enter unless necessary. Even if you enter the Tang Dynasty, you can't cause a big movement, so as not to be detected by the Dragon Group of the Tang Dynasty, which will lead to encirclement and suppression.

The Tang Empire was in full swing, ruling the world, and the aliens and ghosts did not dare to invade. The credit for all this was naturally attributed to Ye Qing. Ye Qing's achievements have long been recognized as surpassing the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, surpassing all the kings of all dynasties.

Under Ye Qing's governance, all nations surrendered and admired the heavenly dynasty. They all respected the people of the Tang Dynasty and were proud to be Tang people;

Ye Qing's prestige in the Tang Empire had already reached its peak, and was respected and loved by the 400 million Tang people. As for Tang Taizong Li Shimin, he had long been forgotten.

Everything was developing in an orderly manner, but Ye Qing, who was lying high in the Daming Palace, suddenly felt a move in his heart. So Ye Qing ordered and personally issued a task for Hou Liangping.

Hou Liangping is Qiao Linger in the original fate line, but the fate line in the later biography of Journey to the West, has been changed beyond recognition by Ye Qing. The Qiao family also has Qiao Beiming as a son, and Qiao Beiming is also very good. He passed the examination and became a county magistrate.

As for Hou Liangping, he was raised in the Hou Mansion since he was a child, and he always believed that he was the son of Hou Junji. Hou Junji treated Hou Liangping as his own, and cultivated him carefully. The cultivated Hou Liangping had a strong and upright character, and was a typical general with both wisdom and courage.

Unlike Qiao Linger, who was supposed to be polite and had no strength to hold a chicken, Hou Liangping was opened by Ye Qing since he was a child, and taught "The Seventy-two Changes of the Earth" and somersault clouds. Ye Qing also transformed Taishang Laojun's diamond into a golden hoop and gave it to Hou Liangping.

And Hou Liangping is worthy of being the reincarnated soul boy of Tathagata Buddha, with superhuman aptitude, he has practiced to the great perfection of Daluo Jinxian, and he is only one step away from being a quasi-sage. It's just that Hou Liangping's style of painting is very similar to that of Sun Wukong. It's just that Hou Liangping is not as hairy as Sun Wukong.