Not long after, Liu Zhengxi entered.
He had a travel-worn appearance and looked extremely tired. After all, he had been on the move for several days, especially in the remote mountains and valleys where the environment was quite harsh.
Under this premise, it was already good that Liu Zhengxi's body could withstand it.
After saluting Du Qi, Liu Zhengxi sat down in the room and said impatiently, "Your Highness, this time I went with Bard to the location of the gold mine. We have already investigated it and found that the gold mine is very rich."
"Rough estimate, there should be at least fifty thousand kilograms of gold, maybe even more."
"But this is only a rough estimate. We don't know how much gold there is yet. We will only know after mining. I have sent people to check some of the gold on the surface. The composition is quite good. "
Liu Zhengxi explained with a smile.
"Good, good, good!"
Du Qi said "good" three times in a row.
A smile appeared on his face.
With such a rich mineral deposit, Du Qi could support it even if he spent money on a large scale. This kind of spending would also cause little pressure on the bank. It would not be a burden to the bank, nor would it be a burden to the bank.
Du Qi said in a deep voice, "Mr. Liu, immediately inform Xue Rengui and let him station the troops there. There must be no mistakes in the mining of the gold mine. "
"Yes!"
Liu Zhengxi immediately responded.
Du Qi asked for some more details before changing the topic and talking about Dan Yangzi's weapon development.
After all, Liu Zhengxi was Du Qi's number one strategist and the chief steward of Ping Xi Wang Residence. Liu Zhengxi needed to know everything so that he could make a decision.
Liu Zhengxi was shocked when he heard about it because the appearance of gunpowder could almost change the way of fighting on the battlefield. Even if Liu Zhengxi did not see it with his own eyes, Mordor, Guo Xiaozheng, and the others saw it. This matter was naturally true.
After Du Qi finished speaking, he said, "You have worked hard these days. Go and have a good rest."
Liu Zhengxi said, "I am fine, just a little tired. I will be fine after drinking some tea. Over the past few days, there must have been a huge backlog of government affairs, especially those related to the people who were going to be admitted into the university. They should all be settled. Your humble servant needs to understand the situation of these people in detail. Your humble servant will take his leave now. "
"Go!"
Du Qi said, "Remember to strike a balance between work and rest. Don't be too tired."
"This subordinate obeys!"
Liu Zhengxi turned around and left.
Du Qi picked up the book in his hand and continued reading.
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was already mid-April. The weather continued to heat up. Within Guazhou, everything was getting busy. After all, there were still many things to do after the spring plowing.
Inside the Provincial Governor's Office.
Su Dingfang was busy dealing with the backlog of government affairs.
He was now in charge of the military and political affairs. Although the bandits in Guazhou and Shazhou had been eliminated in general, there were still many small bandits in various places. They were entrenched everywhere and were not easy to encircle and eliminate.
In terms of government affairs, Su Dingfang had never been involved before, so he was slightly slower in this aspect. Even though he had aides around him, it was still a little difficult for him to have them at his disposal.
Su Dingfang's aide was called Fu Junheng, who served as the Chief Clerk of the Provincial Governor's Office.
He was the second-in-command of Guazhou.
Su Dingfang was in charge of both military and political affairs. He also took care of the military affairs of Shazhou. Therefore, to some extent, Su Dingfang's power was stronger than that of Shazhou's Provincial Governor Wei Shuyu.
Fu Junheng, as the Chief Clerk, had more weight. Sitting below, Fu Junheng said with a solemn expression, "Provincial Governor Su, there is news from Yiwu City. Ping Xi Wang Du Qi did not waste a single soldier to seize Yiwu City and establish himself in Yiwu City. Today's Yiwu City has been renamed as Yizhou. It has three counties under its jurisdiction: Rou Yuan, Yiwu, and Na Zhi. The Provincial Governor of Yizhou is the former Lord of Yiwu City, Luo Yansheng. "
Su Dingfang sighed and said, "Ping Xi Wang's ability is really powerful. He easily obtained victory. In my opinion, this victory without spending a single soldier is most likely because he arranged for someone to go to Yiwu City to lobby Luo Yansheng, right? "
"Yes!"
Fu Junheng nodded and replied.
Immediately, Fu Junheng continued, "But before Ping Xi Wang's army entered Yiwu City, there was one more thing. At that time, Ping Xi Wang was attacked by Tubo cavalry at the border of Yizhou and Guazhou. At that time, Ping Xi Wang's side won a complete victory. After that, Du Qi took advantage of the great victory of wiping out two thousand Tufan cavalry and entered Yi Province. "
Su Dingfang said, "Originally, I had already concluded that Ping Xiwang would be able to easily take Yizhou. However, no matter how I judged it, I didn't expect it to be so easy. Ping Xi Wang's people are really powerful. "
Fu Junheng said in a deep voice, "Provincial Governor, this humble officer should say something that shouldn't be said."
Su Dingfang said, "Say it!"
Fu Junheng said, "The current Ping Xi Wang, Du Qi, has already gained a firm foothold in Yizhou. Since such a person exists and his strength has begun to increase, he must not be underestimated and must be treated with caution. "
After a pause, Fu Junheng continued, "In particular, looking at Ping Xi Wang's trajectory, his rise is extremely fast. It was like this in Suzhou and Yizhou. Therefore, this humble officer concluded that Du Qi's strength will at least increase several times in a year at most. Under such circumstances, shouldn't Governor Su make arrangements in advance to at least curb Du Qi's development? "
"No!"
Su Dingfang shook his head and directly refused.
Fu Junheng said, "Why? In case Du Qi rises in Yizhou and endangers Guazhou and other places, it will pose a threat to the Tang dynasty. I'm afraid it will be too late for Governor Su to regret this matter. "
Su Dingfang said with a straight face, "Ping Xi Wang's parents are in Chang 'an. In addition to Ping Xi Wang himself, Hejian County Prince Li Xiaogong's daughter is also there. In particular, Ping Xi Wang's relationship with His Majesty and the Retired Emperor is very close. If we guard against or even target Ping Xi Wang, we'll just be looking for trouble. There's only one thing we need to do. "
Fu Junheng said, "What is it?"
Su Dingfang said, "Develop Guazhou and strengthen the military forces in Guazhou and Shazhou. As long as Guazhou and Shazhou's strength increases, we don't need to worry. As for Ping Xi Wang's expansion in the Western Regions, his expansion was permitted by His Majesty. We don't need to interfere in this regard, nor do we need to care about it. "
After a pause, Su Dingfang continued, "Once we get involved in the matter against Ping Xi Wang, it's very likely that we'll be implicated in the end, which is inviting trouble to ourselves. We don't care about Ping Xi Wang, we just need to do our own job well. "
Fu Junheng said, "Governor Su is wise, this humble officer understands."
After a pause, Fu Junheng continued, "Speaking of which, Du Qi's ruling in Yizhou is even more bold and decisive. I just heard the news from Yizhou that the people in Yizhou will be exempted from agricultural taxes and corvee labor for three years. This means that Du Qi won't have the slightest bit of agricultural tax income in these three years. His move can be said to be extremely bold. "
Su Dingfang said in a deep voice, "Ping Xi Wang's ability and the way he governs is not something we can learn. The reason is very simple, Ping Xi Wang has enough money. After all, he has the backing of the Tang dynasty's bank, which has countless money to support his development. "
Regarding Du Qi, Su Dingfang adhered to the principle of not provoking him. If he didn't provoke him, then Du Qi wouldn't have any conflict with him. Under this premise, there was no problem at all.
When Fu Junheng heard Su Dingfang's words, his face showed a touch of hesitation, and even a trace of disapproval. Because in his view, Su Dingfang was still somewhat afraid of Du Qi.
Seeing the expression on Fu Junheng's face, Su Dingfang shook his head and chuckled, not pointing it out.
Fu Junheng was from Guazhou and had never been in the Central Plains, so he didn't know much about Du Qi's news. Su Dingfang had participated in the war with Du Qi, so he also knew all kinds of things about Du Qi. He really knew about Du Qi's ability.
He didn't want to be enemies with Du Qi.
Su Dingfang changed the topic and mentioned the governance of Guazhou. At present, there were still many things to be arranged in Guazhou. Su Dingfang needed to discuss with Fu Junheng one by one, and then arrange everything properly.
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