The four of them arrived, but they didn't understand why His Majesty summoned them so urgently.
"Everyone, please take a seat." After the four of them bowed in greeting, Li Longji ordered for tea to be served.
It was a small matter. Everyone had a seat in Xingqing Hall. If they wanted to eat, they could have a seat. If they didn't eat, they had to stand.
When the four of them were seated, Li Longji asked, "Bingzhou Governor Wang Bei said that he gave three strategies for surrendering.
The best strategy is to move to the interior; the middle strategy is to stock up more troops and horses for the Dawu Army and supervise them on the spot; the worst strategy is to not guard against them.
What do all of you think of these three strategies of settling the surrendering families? "
Yao Chong stood up again. "Your Majesty, the Turks are in endless internal strife, and it's difficult for them to reach their peak.
If we stock up more troops and horses, we'll have to spend a lot of money and food.
If we move to the interior, there will be too many outsiders, and there will be no place to settle down.
In my opinion, there's no need to worry about the nine families rebelling. The Tang dynasty is in its golden age. "
After that, he stood there and waited. He looked up at Li Longji, thinking that His Majesty should be happy.
In the past, Li Longji would be happy when someone talked about a golden age.
However … after knowing the people's livelihood, he realized that there was no such thing as a golden age.
Could the people in other parts of the Tang dynasty be like the Li Family Zhuangzi in Ba Shui? Could they be like the villagers in the Zhang Family Village? Could they be like the villagers in the Imperial Plantation?
Everyone can read, the old can be taken care of, the young can be educated, and the sick can be treated. If they want to eat meat, they can eat meat for every meal. In the winter, they can eat vegetables as much as they want.
This is a golden age. If it's not reached, it'll be a golden age.
There are still people's houses in the twenty counties under construction. Would a golden age live in a mud house?
Those who say golden age are all lying to me, hmph!
So Li Longji was expressionless, and Yao Chong had no choice but to withdraw.
Li Longji looked at Lu Huaishen's face, and Lu Huaishen stood up.
"Your Majesty, it's better to take precautions." Lu Huaishen only said one sentence.
Li Longji nodded, and Lu Huaishen sat down.
Zhang Shuo took the initiative. "Your Majesty, I'm worried that the Ministry of Revenue is under too much pressure."
After that, he sat down and looked at Bi Goo.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue has money, but this subject does not understand the surrendering households of the nine clans. Since Bing Province's Chief Historian Wang Bei has given me the best plan, I would like to ask him, where should we move to? "
Bi Goo was not clear about the situation. He was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Revenue had money. He wanted to know the details.
Yao Chong stood up again, "Chen thought that it would be difficult for the nine families to settle down. If they moved to the interior, they would definitely need soldiers to watch over them. Bing Prefecture's Chief Secretary Wang Qi wants to shirk his duty of supervision."
The other three looked at each other and felt that Yao Chong's words made sense. What about the others? Who would care?
Li Longji took a deep breath. At the same time, sweat appeared on his forehead. He was frightened.
He realized that if Brother Yi had not mentioned the names, he might have really listened to the words of the four officials.
He picked up the teacup and drank a mouthful of water. "Brother Yi mentioned the name of the Governor of Bing Province, Wang Qi, a few days ago. It seems that he is highly regarded."
As soon as the four officials heard that Li Yi was involved, they did not dare to jump to conclusions.
Yao Chong frowned, "Your Majesty, since Li Yi is highly regarded, let him say where they should move to. The surrendering households must have a place to settle down. For example, there is a place …"
At this point, Yao Chong paused, cupped his hands, and returned to his seat.
The other three officials looked at each other, speechless.
"Haha!" Li Longji laughed.
He already knew where the surrendering households would be arranged. It was a large mountain range in Huazhou and Tongzhou that was bought by Li Yi.
Over there, the Li Family Zhuangzi would provide cattle, horses, and tools to cultivate terraced fields and plant new rice.
Who would take care of it? Chang 'an's Sixteen Guards and the Winged Knights.
The logistics would obviously be taken care of by the Li Family Zhuangzi. Li Yi was already prepared.
What else was there to say? He was still worried that there would be no one to cultivate the land that Brother Yi bought.
Bi Goo stood up again, "Your Majesty, I think the best plan is feasible. Li Yi's land is indeed lacking people."
He did not sit down after he finished speaking. Otherwise, there would be more to say later.
"I second the motion!"
"I second the motion!"
"I second the motion!"
Yao Chong and the other two officials spoke at almost the same time. Li Yi had already made the arrangements.
The Winged Knights and the Sixteen Guards could take over the two hundred miles of land without any hindrance.
Li Yi would take care of the logistics. When the surrendering households cultivated the land, the imperial court would increase the rent.
Li Yi had found another group of captives. There were nearly thirty thousand people in the surrendering households. It was enough to cultivate terraced fields.
As for the women, Li Yi would make other arrangements. He would even gather the children of the surrendering households for lessons.
"In that case, Li Yi will need more money." Bi Goo's eyes lit up.
It was easy to imagine how much logistical pressure it would be to arrange thirty thousand people.
Did Li Yi and Zhuangzi have enough money? If not, he would not print the coupons. He would find a way to make money.
He would make money …
"Your Majesty, I would like the imperial court to subsidize Li Yi." Bi Goo's words shocked everyone.
The Minister of Revenue was going to subsidize Li Yi? The sun was rising from the west.
"How?" Yao Chong asked.
"Repair the road and water network," Bi Goo replied.
"Didn't Zhigu already say that? The two of you studied it alone. "Lu Huaishen brought up the previous matter.
"He only said to repair the water network. He didn't say to repair the road." Bi Goo emphasized the road.
"Anything else?" Li Longji was vigilant.
"Anything else? Oh, and reduce the rent there … "
"Okay, exempt the Li Family Zhuangzi from the tax." Li Longji continued. He agreed. Bi Goo said it himself.
"Your Majesty … is right." Bi Goo closed his eyes.
What he wanted to talk about was reducing the rent for the terraced fields. The rent was a matter for the future. Li Yi wanted to make money now. He was prepared to observe the situation.
What if it was something like kerosene lamps and thermos bottles? The cost was low and the price was high.
He could not collect taxes now. There were still thirty thousand people who wanted to surrender. However, the Ministry of Revenue could help sell them.
The Ministry of Revenue had its own money and department to sell noodles. They could buy a batch from Li Yi and sell it further away to earn the difference in price.
Merchants also ran out to earn the difference in price. The Ministry of Revenue had plenty of funds and manpower.
When the new settlement was settled, he could collect taxes.
Why were they all exempted?
Bi Goo thought about it and decided to ask Li Yi at night. They could put the tax issue aside and talk about bulk purchases.
"Your Majesty, I want to see the map." Lu Huaishen knew that Bi Goo was depressed again. He did not care. He wanted to see the situation there.
Li Longji nodded to Gao Lishi. Gao Lishi ran to the side and opened a box. He took out the map.
It was not the original map drawn by Li Yi. It was enlarged by three times.
Li Yi's map had some markings that were not clear. After the Winged Knights learned how to draw a map of the areas around the Capital Magistrate's Office, they filled in the gaps.
For the other areas, Li Yi's map was the standard. The Capital Magistrate's map was the new one.
Huazhou and Tongzhou were on the map. Mountains, plains, valleys, and contours were shown on the map.
The map looked very messy. There were many lines, names, and numbers. There were also notes written on the blank space.
This was a purely military map. It could be used for disaster relief.
Everyone looked at the map. The place Li Yi bought was a mountain. It was surrounded by the Luo River, Yi River, Yellow River, and Wei River.
"Good place. The Tiele Nine Families are not good at water and mountains. Li Yi arranged for them to be in a place with mountains and rivers. They do not have weapons and do not know how to fight with mountains and rivers. They can't attack or defend."
Bi Goo commented first. He felt that the place was suitable for terraced fields.
It was surrounded by soldiers and was more than two hundred miles away from Chang 'an.
After the road was fixed and there were many ships, the Tiele Nine Families would not be able to rebel even if they wanted to.
Li Longji had a faint smile on his face, indicating that he was being reserved.
My Brother Yi did not need you to praise him.
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