In the past, the exclusive business of sugar was so eye-catching. Although sugar has always claimed to be shipped overseas, the huge profits have made many people slander and tried every means to figure out the secret.

After Sun Qing and others moved to the island, although the possibility of leaking secrets was greatly reduced, as the Sui Dynasty unified the whole country, more and more merchants traded overseas. The excuse that sugar was transported from overseas also made more and more people suspicious. As a last resort, Yang Yong had to order Sun Qing to give up his monopoly on sugar manufacturing and leak the manufacturing methods.

After the method of making sugar was leaked, many merchants discovered that the unattainable snow sugar was made of sugar-prone sugar. For a moment, merchants who produced sugar flocked to it. However, although the process of producing sugar was simple, it was not possible for everyone to do it well, and the quality was uneven.

At the beginning, everyone made money. A year later, the price of sugar plummeted, and many small businesses and poor quality merchants could not survive. After several years, only more than a dozen merchants producing sugar were left, forming a certain monopoly, and the prices rose a lot.

When the Agricultural College was first established, no one in the court cared about it. After years of wealth, although many people wanted to intervene, they were all turned away by Yang Yong. Now that the Agricultural College has a stable and high income, it is naturally not necessary to keep the sugar business in their hands, causing the root of disaster. Yang Yong did not believe that Sun Qing and others could still investigate it if they moved to Taiwan.

This year, there is no profit provided by Sugar Island, and it coincides with the Agricultural College building a textile factory in Luoyang. Life is inevitably a little tighter. However, even if it is insufficient, you can use the savings of the Eastern Palace before. The income of next year will reach more than three million chunks. Yang Yong has considered how to spend so much money at that time.

After Yun Dingxing reported, Yang Yong was in a happy mood and said, "Yun Aiqing, there is nothing else. You can go and meet Yun Liangdi and several grandchildren."

Yun Meier already has three children, and the oldest Yang Yan is still the eldest son. In the future, this eldest son is likely to become the third emperor of the Sui Dynasty. By then, the Yun family naturally became prosperous. Because of this, Yun Dingxing was willing to serve as the president of the Agricultural College in recent years. He devoted most of the money he had accumulated to the East Palace without regrets. When he heard that he could go to see his daughter and several grandchildren, Yun Dingxing's face immediately cracked: "Yes, thank you, Your Highness, I'm going to leave!"

Shortly after Yun Dingxing continued, Lu Mulin hurried up and reported, "Your Highness, General Shi is back."

Yang Yong was happy on his face: "So quickly, okay, when will he enter the city? I will go to greet him in person."

Lu Mulin was shocked and hurriedly said, "No, Your Highness is the king. His Highness should not be welcomed by His Highness, otherwise he would probably have to seize the blame for the censor's shock."

Since Yang Su's death, the censor of the Censorate has changed several positions. The successor of the Censor has not dared to oppose the Eastern Palace like Yang Su. However, the Censorate is an instinctive organization to correct mistakes. If the crown prince violates etiquette, the Censorate will not turn a blind eye.

Hearing Lu Mulin's advice, Yang Yong had to give up his thoughts: "Okay, then let him do it by himself."

Yang Yong was so excited to hear the news about Shi Wansui because Shi Wansui had just quelled the Qiang rebellion in Nanning and entered the capital to reward him. Last year, the Qiang leader Cuan Hui, the leader of Nanning Prefecture (Zhiwei County, now west of Qujing, Yunnan), raised an army to rebel, and defeated the Sui army several formations. He was very powerful and swept across the entire southwest.

Cuan Hui was recruited in the ninth year of Kaihuang. After the court unified Jiangnan, he was appointed as the governor of Kunzhou (regarded near Majie, Xijiao, Kunming City, Yunnan Province). However, Cuan Hui did not truly surrender to the court and still controlled the entire Nanning. He beat and scolded the officials sent to the south of the court at will, and even often disappeared, making Nanning a place for officials to be afraid of talking about it. No one wanted to go to Nanning to take office. Nanning was nominally the territory of the court, but it still became an independent kingdom of the Qiang people.

Not only that, Cuan Hui also used the excuse of being poor in Nanning and asking for a large amount of money from the court every year to support the army. Once the court did not allow it or give it to the court less, Cuan Hui allowed his subordinates to enter nearby counties to kill and rob people and rob, and did everything evil, causing nearby counties to complain. It was not until the court's money and grain were allocated that Cuan Hui ordered his subordinates to retreat to Nanning.

Cuan Hui is so bold that he relies on nothing more than the mountains and ridges everywhere in Nanning, and the Qiang soldiers under him are brave and good at fighting, and are familiar with the terrain. If the court sends fewer troops, they will not be able to gain a foothold in the mountainous areas at all. If there are too many troops, not only will the troops be unable to be deployed, but the logistics will also be difficult to maintain.

Last year, the court finally couldn't tolerate Cuan Hyun and cut off Nanning's food and money. Cuan Hyun immediately raised the anti-flagship and sent troops to attack the cities and plunder the land. The court had to send troops to siege, which surprised the court. After the army was dispatched, the Qiang people won several consecutive games. The Sui army not only used up the food, but also lost tens of thousands of troops. The news of Cuan Hyun's great victory in the anti-Sui Dynasty came out, and various ethnic minorities in the south were also ready to move.

When the news reached the capital, it was already the end of last year. When Yang Jian heard the news of the defeat in Nanning, he was furious and demoted several failed generals and killed them, and transferred Shi Wansui from Yizhou to the front money.

Although the Sui Dynasty was strong in its national strength, the terrain of Nanning was really dangerous. After last year's failure, the court had prepared for a long time to fight, striving to drag the slaughter and the poor within several years, and finally annihilate it in one fell swoop.

However, after Shi Wansui arrived in Nanning, he did not encircle and suppress the Qiang people according to the method of protracted war in court, but adopted a quick battle and quick decision. He personally led his troops through Qingshui River (now Dayao, Yunnan), Landong (now north of Yao'an, Yunnan), Xiaobolan, and Dabolan (both places are both southeast of Xiaguan, Yunnan), and entered Nanning and invaded from behind Cuan Hyun.

After learning the news, Cuan Hyun was very afraid. Although he was defending the dangers, his troops were mostly placed on the front line and it was difficult to transfer them. The dangerous areas guarded by a few troops were defeated by Shi Wansui. In the end, Cuan Hyun was forced to fight to the decisive battle, defeating more than 30 southern Qiang tribes and capturing more than 20,000 people. The Qiangs were very scared, and Cuan Hyun was forced to surrender again. He presented jewelry and expressed his willingness to listen to the constraints, and carved stone inscriptions to praise the sacred virtues of the Sui Dynasty.

At the east gate of the capital, Lu Kai, the Minister of Rites, stood in the cold wind, stretched his neck and looked ahead. A cloud of smoke rose in the distance, and a rumbling sound of horse hooves came. An official whispered: "I'm finally here."

As soon as the official finished speaking, a team of flags appeared in front of everyone. Hundreds of elite soldiers in black-clad clothes and black armor rushed towards the city gate. Among them was a general in his thirty years old.

"Wow." When the cavalry arrived near the city gate, they shouted and stopped their horses. Suddenly, the wind and snow surging, and a stream of mud rushed towards the officials who were greeting Lu Kai. Everyone could not hide, and their faces were covered with sludge.

"Ha, ha, ha." Seeing these officials in such a mess, Shi Wansui and his personal soldiers burst into laughter.

Although I don’t know if Shi Wansui and these personal soldiers were doing this on purpose, they just laughed so much, Lu Kai and the officials who were greeting were still furious. However, this time Shi Wansui returned to Beijing with military merits. The court was about to reward merits, Lu Kai had to suppress his anger and said to Shi Wansui: "Congratulations to the general for his triumphant return!"

Shi Wansui's face was gloomy, and he snorted, "You are the ones who welcome me to the general!"

Lu Kai was stunned. Although Shi Wansui made great contributions, the two of them had the same rank. As the Minister of Rites, he usually only needed to welcome people of the prince or above to return to Beijing. Now the court sent him to welcome Shi Wansui to the court, which is considered an exception. Unexpectedly, Shi Wansui thought there were few officials.

"The standard for welcoming the general is that Your Majesty personally issued an order. If the general is dissatisfied, just report to Your Majesty." Lu Kai said coldly.

Of course, Shi Wansui didn't dare to question the emperor, so he had to say coldly: "Since it's your majesty's intention, then forget it, go into the city!"

"Stop, General, Your Majesty ordered the general to bring the Qiang leader Cuan Hui into the capital. I don't know who Cuan Hui was, so I asked General Shi to hand over the people to the Ministry of Rites and be received by the Ministry of Rites."

When Cuan Hui was defeated and surrendered, he had no courage to enter Beijing. He bribed Shi Wansui with a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, and tried his best to express his regret in front of Shi Wansui. After flattering him, he told him that if he was escorted to Beijing, he would not be able to escape death, and Shi Wansui would end up with the fate of "the birds are gone and the good bow is hidden."

Shi Wansui believed in Cuan Fu's words and actually released him seriously. But he put him on privately, and the closer he got to the capital, the more he felt weaker. He just wanted to take the opportunity to make trouble and get rid of Cuan Fu's affairs, but Lu Kai was not panicked, but instead carried him out, making Shi Wansui unable to make trouble.

But Cuan Hui didn't come at all, so Shi Wansui could not take it out, so he had to just stoop and said, "Cuan Hui is still the leader of the rebels. How can he hand it over to you? This general must meet the emperor first."

Lu Kai was about to say something again, an official pulled Lu Kai's official clothes, and Lu Kai knew something was different: "Okay, please ask the general to follow me and enter the palace to meet the emperor."

"No need, I know the road and take a step first." Shi Wansui and Lu Kai did not dismount when they spoke. After saying that, their legs gently knocked on the horse's belly, and the horse's hooves sounded. Hundreds of riders started at the same time, and mud and water splashed everywhere, pouring everyone over.
Chapter completed!