The night was dark.
Du Qi hadn't gone to bed yet.
In the room, the candles flickered and the light swayed, elongating Du Qi's shadow. The reason why Du Qi hadn't gone to bed was simple. He was still waiting for Liu Zhengxi's news.
Because until now, there was still no news of Liu Zhengxi's return.
Liu Zhengxi left early in the morning, but he hadn't returned yet. When it was close to midnight, Du Qi asked Liu Jian and learned that Liu Zhengxi hadn't returned yet, so he didn't wait any longer.
After all, the matter of the gold mine was a big deal, and he might not be able to go back and forth in a day.
Du Qi went straight to bed. Early the next morning, Du Qi got up, washed up, and had breakfast. Then, he began to get busy. Because Luo Yansheng came early in the morning.
It involved many policy proposals, and Du Qi had to review them one by one.
These were easy.
After Du Qi reviewed the government decrees one by one, Luo Yansheng was ready to promulgate them. This matter took up an entire morning. Du Qi asked Luo Yansheng to stay for lunch. After lunch, Luo Yansheng was ready to leave after finalizing some final details.
Before leaving, Luo Yansheng said, "Your Highness, this old minister has one more thing to report."
"Speak!"
Du Qi said with a smile.
Luo Yansheng said, "Previously, Your Highness gathered my son and other people of the major families and mentioned the abolition of slaves. This old minister has carefully considered this issue."
Du Qi said, "Oh, what do you think, Provincial Governor Luo?"
Luo Yansheng sat up straight and said firmly, "Looking at the problem from the Luo family's point of view, this old minister naturally wants to keep the slaves."
"In fact, from the government's point of view, this old minister thinks that the slaves should be abolished."
"The registered population of the entire Yizhou is only 38,000 households, which is actually not a lot. But such a population doesn't register the number of slaves. "
Luo Yansheng said, "Once the number of slaves is registered, there will be at least 5,000 more households, or even more. Just the number of slaves is extremely large, so if we can abolish slavery, it will be very beneficial for the entire state of Yi. "
Du Qi smiled and said: "Governor Luo's idea is to abolish slavery so that there will be no more slaves in Yi Province."
"Yes!"
Luo Yansheng answered firmly.
He raised his head, but there was a resolute expression on his aged face. "Even if we do this, it will have a great impact on the Luo family. But as an official, he had to bring good fortune to his people. Since he had chosen to be an official, he naturally had to take the people as his priority. This was most important. If he didn't have this awareness, he shouldn't be an official. This old official's idea is to abolish slavery. "
Du Qi said, "Luo Gong, do you know that once slavery is abolished, it will cause a huge uproar? There will be thousands of people in Yizhou who will poke at your back. Even your good reputation will be destroyed in an instant. "
There was a sharp look in Luo Yansheng's eyes as he said, "Even if there are thousands of people, this old official still has no regrets. If I can have even a little bit of success in my life, it will be worth it to have no regrets for the people. "
Du Qi was very supportive of Luo Yansheng's decision, and he was also quite approving of it.
Luo Yansheng's temperament was relatively gentle.
It was not easy to make such a decision.
Du Qi smiled and said seriously, "Luo Gong, if you want to talk about abolishing slavery, I will naturally agree. Because too many people have been reduced to slaves and have become fish on the chopping board, waiting to be slaughtered. "
"And this kind of thing is indeed not conducive to the development of the region. But slavery is the norm in the Western Regions. If we abruptly abolish it, it will inevitably cause a huge uproar. "
"This matter can be planned, but not now."
Du Qi said, "Because this Prince has just arrived in Yi Province, and everything is just on the right track. Abolishing slavery at this time will inevitably cause unrest in the region. Therefore, this Prince will not carry out this matter for the time being. It needs to be planned slowly. "
After a pause, Du Qi continued, "However, this Prince is very gratified that Luo Gong can have this kind of awareness. Please wait a few more years, Luo Gong. I hope that when the time comes, Luo Gong will still have the courage to advocate the abolition of slavery. "
Luo Yansheng said powerfully, "This official awaits Your Highness's orders, and will certainly charge and break through enemy lines for Your Highness."
The current Luo Yansheng was already going all out.
His thoughts were very simple, and that was to follow Du Qi's footsteps closely and assist Du Qi in all aspects. The more Luo Yansheng interacted with Du Qi, the more he believed that Du Qi had the great talent and bold vision of an ancient monarch.
The region under Du Qi's rule would certainly grow larger and larger. If he followed Du Qi closely and followed Du Qi closely, then in the future, he could also follow Du Qi to establish his achievements.
Even leave his name in the annals of history.
This was Luo Yansheng's ambition.
He also hoped that he could truly leave behind his achievements, and truly leave his name in history.
Du Qi said sternly, "Since Luo Gong has this idea, then you can now gradually appoint officials, promote the talents who oppose slavery, and arrange them in important positions. When the time comes to govern, you can carry it out in one go. "
Luo Yansheng said, "This official understands."
After a pause, Luo Yansheng continued, "Your Highness, this official still has one more thing."
Du Qi said, "Please speak, Luo Gong."
Luo Yansheng said sternly, "Your Highness, as the Pacifying West King, is now based in Yi Prefecture. Since the imperial court has allowed Your Highness to open up territory in the Western Regions, now that you have taken Yi Prefecture, do you want to establish a country? Although Your Highness cannot establish a country and proclaim yourself as an emperor, you can establish a country. In this way, Your Highness will be in charge of a country, won't it be even more justified? "
Du Qi said, "This is not urgent, there is no need to fight for a moment's fame, and fall into trouble and passivity. Even if the imperial court allows me to establish a country, and even if His Majesty promises that the western territory I conquer will be mine. "
"But this matter, there is no need to rush to establish a country. For the time being, let's maintain it like this and develop our strength first. Only strength is fundamental. If you don't have strength, then everything is in vain. "
Du Qi said in a deep voice, "Widely accumulate grain, slowly proclaim myself as a king, and build high walls, this is the strategy I have set."
When Luo Yansheng heard this, his body shook.
There was a look of amazement on his face.
Luo Yansheng clasped his hands and said, "Your Highness is really wise and farsighted, this old official is inferior. At Your Highness' age, how many young people are arrogant and consider everyone beneath them? But Your Highness is wise and farsighted, neither arrogant nor impetuous, steady and steady in handling matters. Your Highness is a great talent, this old official admires you. "
Du Qi smiled and said, "Luo Gong, you flatter me, it's just that I am timid."
For Du Qi, he seemed to be only about 20 years old, but in fact, he was not young anymore. He had enough patience.
Du Qi was very clear that to establish a huge empire, he had to establish a real foundation, and he could not be impatient.
Everything had to be done slowly.
Luo Yansheng hurriedly said, Du Qi was not timid, he was truly astute. His admiration for Du Qi came from the bottom of his heart. Luo Yansheng talked with Du Qi about some administrative matters, and then took his leave.
When it was close to 5 pm, an attendant came back to report that Dan Yangzi was asking for an audience.
Du Qi immediately ordered someone to invite Dan Yangzi in. After Dan Yangzi entered and saw Du Qi, he respectfully saluted, but his face could not hide the excitement and anticipation on it.
Dan Yangzi said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, this humble Daoist collected some materials yesterday and roughly made a small scale gunpowder according to the formula in the book. At present, there are no experiments, so I invite Your Highness to come and experiment. "
After a pause, Dan Yangzi said, "Please rest assured, Your Highness, regarding the mobilization of the army, as well as the construction of factories in the northeast, all aspects have been arranged and are already in progress. This is to take some time to do a small experiment. "
Du Qi said, "Where do you plan to do the experiment?"
Dan Yangzi said with a straight face, "In the west of the county city, there is a mountainous area. This humble Daoist plans to go to that area for the experiment. After all, there are few people, so it won't be noticed. "
Du Qi shook his head and said, "There is no need for that. This time's experiment is on a small scale, so it will be done in the back mountain of the prince's residence. After all, there is an open space in the back mountain of the prince's residence, enough for the experiment. "
Dan Yangzi said, "I will listen to Your Highness."
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