Naturally, Li An had long known about the situation of these two people. Half an hour ago, his confidant had told him the truth about what had happened in the Western Tianzhu official's office. He had personally asked this question in order to let the Western Tianzhu official reveal the situation himself, and then logically execute these two people.
With the two men taking the blame, the prestige of the Western Tianzhu court could be restored to a certain extent. It was also more conducive to appeasing the merchants who had been bullied by the pirates and stabilizing the local political situation.
Western Tianzhu was only a small country, but Ang Lee did not want the Western Tianzhu court to be in turmoil because it would have a profound impact on the Maritime Silk Road built by the Tang dynasty.
Only with the stability of the Western Tianzhu Imperial Court would the Great Tang's Silk Road proceed even more smoothly. If the Western Tianzhu Imperial Court were to fall, who knew how many factions would emerge within the country? If these factions continued to fight, they were certain to completely destroy everything here, causing commerce to decline and the security situation to deteriorate. If ethnic tendencies were to appear, the consequences would be even more severe.
As long as the Western Tianzhu court was stable, it would be easy to ask the Western Tianzhu court for help when the Tang dynasty needed to build a railway to Tocharia. They would help the Tang dynasty recruit people and solve the manpower problem faced by the overseas construction of the Tang Empire.
"Since these two men have made such a big mistake, they can't be forgiven. After announcing their crimes, kill them!"
Ang Lee ordered.
A subordinate picked up the indictment full of crimes and read it aloud on the high platform. After reading it once in the language of the Tang dynasty, he read it again in the local language so that the onlookers below the platform could understand the crimes of the two men.
"Bah, what a heartless thing. Taking the salary of the court, he actually colluded with the pirates."
"Such vermin should be cut into pieces to relieve the hatred in our hearts."
"They are finally going to be executed. Our lives are going to be better in the future."
"All this is thanks to the Tang dynasty. Although we are overseas, our hearts will always be with the Tang dynasty."
Several businessmen of the Tang dynasty gathered together and discussed.
They came overseas to make a living in order to obtain better living conditions, not to betray the Tang Dynasty. If the Tang Dynasty could occupy this place or influence West Tianzhu well, they would be very happy.
Soon, after the charges were read out, the two Western Tianzhu heavyweights were beheaded in public, and the crowd began to disperse.
Ang Lee took a sip of tea and looked sideways at the King of Western India and the others beside him. He said, "The thorny problem has finally been solved. Tomorrow morning, I will leave here and go to the lair on the island to take a look. You should also send me the agreement on giving up the Northwest Territory as soon as possible. I will leave my confidants behind to discuss the specific details with you."
"Alright, it's settled then."
The King of Western India replied.
Now that the matter had been settled, there was no point in continuing to stay here. Ang Lee got up and left. After a night's rest, they would go to the port in the northwest to have a look. Although they had already obtained the topographic map, they still had to take a look in person to confirm the specific situation.
The Tang dynasty's troops had all withdrawn to the beach near the port. The King of Western India looked at the gradually dispersing crowd and the retreating Tang Army guards with mixed feelings.
"It's better to be an official in the Tang dynasty than to be a king in Western India!"
The King of Western India sighed sincerely.
Indeed, as a king, he was humble in front of Ang Lee and did not have the spirit of a king at all. In addition, there was no way he could compare with Ang Lee in everything he had.
There were not many troops and horses in Western India. The total number was less than the troops led by Ang Lee, and the weapons they were equipped with were far inferior to those of the Tang Army. This made the King of Western India sigh.
"Your Majesty, no matter how powerful Assistant Minister Li is, he is just a minister after all. You are the king of a country, and the king has the final say in the whole of Western India."
The chief officer of the port flattered.
"I have the final say? I don't want to give the land in the northwest to the Tang dynasty. Is that okay? "
The King of Western India glared at his minister.
"This …"
The chief officer of the port had nothing to say. He really did not dare to say anything about this matter.
Although the King of Western India was the king of a country, he had to cede the land in the northwest to the Tang dynasty. That was a large piece of land, so he was somewhat distressed.
From this matter, it could be seen that although the King of Western India was the king of a country, in fact, he was not even as good as a minister of the Tang dynasty. It was really lamentable.
After returning to the camp, Ang Lee continued to study the map of the northwest and prepared to personally arrange the construction plan. In addition, Ang Lee did not intend to hand over the materials seized from the pirate lair to the imperial court. Instead, he would point out the huge benefits of building this port and let the wealth be used to build a natural deep-water port in the northwest.
As long as Ang Lee made such a request, the imperial court would not refuse. After all, after so many years, almost everyone in the imperial court trusted Ang Lee very much. Therefore, as long as Ang Lee made a suggestion, it would always be recognized by many people, and the emperor would fully support it.
There would not be much of a problem with funds, and there would not be much pressure in terms of technology. The advanced equipment of the Tang dynasty could be transported from the mainland. As for the manpower, most of it would need to be recruited from nearby countries. As long as they put in some effort, it would not be difficult to get it done.
Therefore, the port in the northwest would definitely be built. It would begin to take shape within five years, and within ten years, it would definitely surpass all the surrounding ports and become the trade and transit center of this area.
"Assistant Minister Li, unknowingly, we have won a large piece of land for the Tang dynasty. This piece of land is even larger than Anshi Province. What should we name it? Should we give it a name first? "
The subordinate was also in a very good mood. The credit for obtaining this large piece of land was not just Ang Lee's alone. Everyone had contributed, so they were naturally very happy.
Ang Lee smiled and replied, "What do you think of the name Anzhu Province?"
"It's a good name. We can submit it to the imperial court. I think the imperial court will agree. This name has the same meaning as Anshi County, which is to stabilize overseas."
His subordinate agreed.
Ang Lee took out a map and showed it to everyone. He said, "This is the planning map of Anzhu Province that I designed according to the terrain of the northwest."
There was more than one map. There was a general map of the northwest territory and detailed planning maps of various parts. There were more than a dozen maps in total. Of course, these were still preliminary drawings. After arriving at the place, these plans would be modified to a certain extent according to what they saw with their own eyes.
The general map marked all the land that the Tang dynasty had cut off and occupied. In addition, the upper Dashi, the lower Western Tianzhu, and even the farther Tocharian were marked. This was a general marking, so it was impossible to mark it in detail.
The planning maps of various parts included the port planning map, the city planning map of Anzhu Province, the plain area planning map, the mountain planning map, and so on.
In addition, the port planning map was divided into military port, civilian port, fishing boat anchorage, shipyard locations, and even a beach for entertainment.
In short, the planning map was very detailed and could be understood at a glance.
"Assistant Minister Li is really generous! He has planned the entire Anzhu Province in detail. However, such a big project must require a lot of funds. The funds seized from the pirate lair are definitely not enough. "
His subordinate said with a smile.
Ang Lee said, "This is a ten-year plan. It won't be completed in one step. The funds can be accumulated slowly, and it will be enough. In addition, a lot of land here can be rented to businessmen for development. Every year, they only need to collect rent and various taxes and fees, which will be a considerable income. In addition, with the gradual prosperity of the port year by year, the population here will gradually increase, and various taxes and fees will also increase. I have a proposal to build a large number of rental houses in the port city, which belong to the local government office. They can be rented to businessmen who come here to do business. In this way, the income will be very high."
In Ang Lee's view, a continuous and stable source of income was the cornerstone of the stability of a country's government. It was the same for the local government offices. Without a stable source of income, even if they became rich for a while, they would fall into poverty in a very short time.
Collecting taxes and rents was the best stable source of income. Just like the real estate tax of various countries in the future, it was collected year after year, and a stable source of income could be obtained year after year. However, Hua Xia paid it all in one go, so it lacked a stable and continuous source of income, which was definitely disadvantageous.
Therefore, Hua Xia was also reforming and preparing to collect real estate tax, so that the local government offices could obtain enough funds to support the operation of the local government offices.
However, when Hua Xia bought the house, he had already paid real estate tax for decades. If he paid it year after year, it would be double taxation, which was no different from robbery.
However, if he did not collect real estate tax, the financial pressure of the local government would become greater and greater. After all, the area of land was limited. If all the land was sold out, the local government would not be able to support the government service system. If the local government offices ran out of money, they would be paralyzed.
Ang Lee had already predicted that the port in the northwest would be extremely prosperous in the future. In prosperous places, land and houses were definitely very valuable. Whether the government offices built houses for rent or built houses for sale, they would make a lot of money.
In addition, there was no such thing as a real estate tax in this era. If he rashly proposed this tax, he would offend all the influential people. In particular, if the tax was collected according to the area, the aristocrats in Chang 'an City would have to pay for it. Ang Lee had a lot of houses himself, so it would inevitably increase a lot of expenses.
Therefore, collecting real estate tax was definitely not feasible. However, it was very reasonable for the government offices to build houses and rent them to businessmen.
Ang Lee had already thought about what kind of house to build. He wanted to build a reinforced concrete high-rise building, not a small one or two story wooden house.
This was because the port would be very prosperous in the future, and the population would increase very quickly. If the buildings were very short, the number of people that could be accommodated would be greatly limited. Only high-rise buildings could increase the population density and further promote prosperity.
For the houses near the street, the lowest floor was naturally used for business, and the upper floors were for workers.
The sizes of the houses were different, so naturally, the rents were different. The most expensive rents were naturally the houses at the bottom that could be used for business.
Ang Lee personally planned to let the local government offices be responsible for the unified construction of the buildings, and then rent them to businessmen for rent every year. If they directly sold the land to businessmen and let them build their own houses, it would be a one-time business, and they would not be able to make money every year.
Moreover, with the gradual prosperity of the port, the value of the land and the houses would rise in a straight line. If the land was sold in the past, the government offices would suffer heavy losses ten years later.
The houses that had already been built should be rented to businessmen as much as possible. This way, the rent could increase every year, and the income would be higher and higher. If they directly sold the built houses to businessmen, they would definitely not be able to make much money in the early stage. Many years later, the businessmen would be able to make a lot of money by selling the houses directly, and the local government offices would not receive any benefits. Therefore, they had to make a comprehensive plan of renting houses in the early stage. This way, small streams flow was a long-term plan, and it was worth doing.
Of course, due to the limitations of technology and materials, it was impossible to build super-tall houses without limit. The highest seven or eight stories would be enough. The lower ones could be two stories, and there could even be villas with large courtyards.
These villas could be built in a slightly more remote location. After all, the land in the center of the city was the most expensive. They had to build more commercial areas, so that they could collect the most rent.
The reason why villas with courtyards had to be built was because businessmen needed carriages to transport goods, and the carriages had to have a place to stop. If they were all skyscrapers in the future, the parking space would be very insufficient, and it would have a negative impact on the development of business.
In addition, even if it was a planned downtown area, the width of the streets had to be wide enough. This way, more carriages could be accommodated. In the middle of the buildings on two streets back to back, there had to be enough open space. First, it was for lighting, and second, it was for carriages and goods to be parked, so that the shops on the front could operate better.
The business in the downtown area was prosperous because the floors were very high. The upper floors could be rented to businessmen and ordinary people, but these lattice houses were bound to be a little cramped and very crowded. Moreover, the noisy environment in the downtown area was also very uncomfortable. If it was a big businessman with better economic conditions, he would not be willing to live in such an environment.
Therefore, it was necessary to build some villas with large courtyards in the more remote areas of the city. The courtyards could be big or small, and the houses could be two or three stories. They could even build some high-rise houses and rent them to tourists and ordinary people who were afraid of speculation.
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