The war was over, and the reorganization was handed over to Xiao Yuanqi and Ma Yuan. Du Qi went straight back to his residence to rest.
After all, he had stayed up all night.
He was a bit tired.
When Du Qi woke up, it was already afternoon. As soon as he woke up, Liu Jian came to help Du Qi wash up and bring him food. After eating, Du Qi returned to his study to deal with government affairs.
In the evening, Liu Zhengxi came.
Liu Zhengxi reported, "Your Highness, Xue Rengui, who went to Mount Du, sent a scout back to report that he has arrived at Mount Du and is checking the supplies. The specific situation can only be reported after checking. Now, there is only one piece of news that has been sent back. "
Du Qi nodded and said, "Now that Mount Du has been taken, the bandits in Suzhou have been swept clean. Next, we will make a move on Shazhou and Guazhou. "
"That is what I mean."
Liu Zhengxi nodded.
"Knock! Knock! "
There was a knock on the door outside the study. The attendant reported, "Your Highness, Yu Deshui requests an audience."
"Please!"
Du Qi ordered.
The attendant went to pass on the order. After a while, Yu Deshui came to the study. When he saw Du Qi, he bowed to Du Qi and said, "Your Highness!"
Yu Deshui was now involved in a wide range of affairs. Because he was in charge of the World Tower, he was also in charge of intelligence. Yu Deshui was also a core member under Du Qi's command.
Du Qi nodded and said, "What is it?"
Yu Deshui said, "Your Highness, there is the latest news. The new Shazhou Provincial Governor Wei Shuyu and Guazhou Provincial Governor Su Dingfang are about to arrive in Jiuquan County. They are about to arrive. Should we prepare in advance to welcome them? "
Before this, Li Shimin had sent a letter back to Du Qi, informing him that the candidates for Suzhou provincial governor would be arranged by Du Qi. However, the candidates for Shazhou provincial governor and Guazhou provincial governor were appointed by the court.
Du Qi had no objection to this arrangement. Suzhou, Shazhou, and Guazhou were areas that Li Shimin wanted to control. The territory that Du Qi wanted to seize was to the north of Guazhou. That was his territory.
Du Qi nodded and said, "Go and make the arrangements. When they arrive, this King will personally welcome them."
"Yes!"
Yu Deshui immediately agreed.
To Yu Deshui, this was not a difficult task.
After Yu Deshui left, Liu Zhengxi said, "Your Highness, the mining of coal is currently proceeding in an orderly manner. However, the coal has been mined in large quantities. At present, part of it is being sent to the cement factory for use, while the other part is being used to forge weapons. "
"But it's not enough."
"There is also a large amount of coal, which is useless. All of it is piled up into a mountain, causing a huge backlog. With so much coal mined, Your Highness' intention must be to sell it after the weather turns cold. "
"In fact, there is too much coal hoarding. There is too much coal and too much money wasted. Therefore, I think that we should suspend the mining of coal and wait until the weather turns cold in the second half of the year. "
Liu Zhengxi said, "After all, mining coal will constantly use money. This is completely a bottomless pit of money. Too much money will be invested in it."
Liu Zhengxi thought that the mining of coal was not very useful.
Because too much money was invested.
Du Qi said with a smile, "Mr. Liu, coal is an extremely important strategic resource. It must continue to be mined. In the future, whether it is cooking, smelting, or other things that require fire, coal can be used. This kind of coal must be left behind. As for the use of coal, I will make a separate explanation. Because at present, Jiuquan is not a place for us to establish a foothold, so I have not carried out any reforms. I will make an explanation after we establish a foothold in the west. "
After hearing this, Liu Zhengxi did not say anything more. He believed in Du Qi's arrangements. From the early tea leaves to the restaurant, then to the cement factory, down jackets, and so on, it was all Du Qi's arrangements.
The appearance of the newspaper was also proposed by Du Qi.
It could be said that Du Qi had countless wonderful ideas and countless feasible operations.
Liu Zhengxi got up and said goodbye, then turned around and left.
Du Qi was reading alone in the study. Shortly after the afternoon, news came that Xue Rengui had returned. In this battle, Xue Rengui had attacked Mount Du and obtained forty thousand dan of grain, which was a lot of supplies. Apart from that, there was also a certain amount of money, weapons, armor, and some cattle, sheep, and other livestock. There was nothing else.
Seizing these resources was not a bad thing.
With money and food, they could provide for themselves.
After this battle, Xiao Yuanqi counted the names of the soldiers who died in this battle. All the names and compensation methods were sent to Du Qi, and Du Qi approved them one by one.
Du Qi had also made arrangements for the commendation of the soldiers.
Xiao Yuanqi naturally arranged according to Du Qi's arrangement one by one.
All the rewards in the army that should be rewarded were given.
All the pensions that should be given were given.
After this incident, the morale of the soldiers in the army was incomparably high. After all, in this battle, the soldiers in the army had obtained a lot of money and gained a lot.
With money and the prestige of following Du Qi, the soldiers were naturally more than happy to do so.
When the sky was about to turn dark, Yu Deshui came to the study and reported, "Your Highness, Wei Shuyu and Su Dingfang have arrived at the city gate and are heading towards the Prince's Mansion."
"Let's go and greet them at the gate."
Du Qi stood up and ordered.
To Du Qi, in any case, Wei Shuyu could be considered his relative. Moreover, he had once gone up north with Li Jing to suppress the Turks, so he had some friendship with Su Dingfang. That was why he had specially come to the door to welcome him.
Du Qi, dressed in formal clothes, came to the gate. Now the lanterns in the mansion were lit, and the Prince's Mansion was brightly lit. After waiting for a short time, Wei Shuyu and Su Dingfang's team had arrived.
The two of them were on horseback.
When they arrived outside the mansion, Du Qi glanced around and raised his eyebrows, because he saw Fang Yiai. However, in Du Ruhui's letter, he mentioned Fang Xuanling's request, hoping that Fang Yiai would work for him.
At that time, Du Ruhui agreed.
Du Ruhui specially sent a letter, asking Du Qi to take care of Fang Yiai.
Du Qi was not surprised by this. He nodded to Fang Yiai, shook his robe, stepped forward, and said with a smile, "Brother Wei, Brother Su, after so many years, you are still as elegant as ever!"
"Greetings to Ping Xiwang."
Wei Shuyu stepped forward and bowed.
"Greetings to Ping Xiwang."
Su Dingfang also stepped forward and bowed.
Both of them knew that Du Qi could reminisce about old times and call them brothers, but they had to pay attention to etiquette and act according to the rules. As for Fang Yiai, he was only a follower and temporarily an invisible person.
Du Qi waved his hand and said, "Gentlemen, please!"
"Ping Xiwang, please!"
Wei Shuyu and Su Dingfang answered at the same time.
Du Qi walked in front, and Wei Shuyu, Su Dingfang, Fang Yiai, and the others walked behind. The group of people entered the mansion. After the guests and the host were seated, because it happened to be dinner time, Du Qi directly let people start the banquet to welcome Wei Shuyu and Su Dingfang.
Du Qi picked up the wine bottle and said, "Brother Wei, Brother Su, welcome to Longyou Road. In the future, I will have many things to do with you, so I will have to trouble you two to take care of me. If I have done anything wrong, please forgive me. "
Du Qi's attitude could be considered to be very humble.
He was trying peaceful means before resorting to force.
Whether it was Wei Shuyu or Su Dingfang, Du Qi took the initiative to show goodwill. If the other party accepted it, then it was fine. If the other party did not accept, then they could not blame Du Qi.
Even if the two of them and Du Qi were friends, Du Qi would not show mercy. Because outside of Guazhou, Du Qi wanted to establish a foothold, and no one was allowed to interfere.
Wei Shuyu said modestly, "Your Highness is too kind. I came to Shazhou to serve as the governor of Shazhou, and I still need Your Highness to help me. After all, I don't have a single soldier here, and I came to take office alone. "
Su Dingfang said, "Your Highness, I did bring 3,000 soldiers. But it is not easy to manage Guazhou with such a small force. After all, Guazhou is quite vast, and it is located at the border, so the environment is quite complicated. So, I still need Your Highness's help. "
After a pause, Su Dingfang continued, "Before I came, I went to visit Master Li Jing. Master once said that in Guazhou, everything should be discussed with Your Highness, and I deeply agree with his suggestion. "
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