When Wu Zongrui led his troops on an expedition, what he worried about most was always his family.

For Chen Lingyan and others, the news that Wu Zongrui led the troops to the expedition could not be kept secret. They had learned about the situation early.

When Wu Zongrui returned home, he saw the wine jar on the table and all the family members sitting around the table. He understood everything. He picked up the wine jar, poured a small glass of wine for each of Chen Lingyan and others, and then

He picked up the wine glass.

"As time goes by, love is hard to break. The heart is like a double mesh with thousands of knots in it. In ten days, I will lead an army on an expedition. I leave all matters at home to my wife and you. You are worried about my safety, and I am worried too.

Are you having a good time? There is no way. The world is not peaceful. As an official of the imperial court, I must lead the troops to go out. However, I believe that it will not take long for the world to settle down. At that time, we will not be separated.

, and there is no need to worry about each other.”

While drinking, Chen Lingyan and others secretly wiped away the tears from the corners of their eyes.

Wu Bingyue and Wu Fanxuan already understood the truth, and sat down in obedience, looking at Wu Zongrui without speaking.

This scene made Wu Zongrui feel sad and helpless.

Lu Faxuan entered the side room.

After Wu Zongrui made the arrangements, Lu Faxuan had already joined the governor's office as a director. Because of Zeng Yongzhong's strong support, he would not encounter any difficulties, but he was still a little uneasy in his heart.

Lu Faxuan entered the wing, and Wu Zongrui stood up and spoke with a smile.

"Lord Lu, from today onwards, I will be entrusting you with the livelihood matters of the Denglai land."

Lu Faxuan quickly bowed to Wu Zongrui.

"I will do my best to live up to your expectations..."

Wu Zongrui walked up to Lu Faxuan and stretched out his hand. Lu Faxuan did not need to be polite.

"Brother Lu Ting, yesterday I recommended you to the imperial court and recommended you as the governor of Denglai, so just do something boldly and don't have anything to worry about. It is not easy for Denglai to develop to its current situation.

We must maintain this prosperous situation and cannot allow certain people to get involved and ruin the future of Denglai Land..."

Lu Faxuan looked at Wu Zongrui with a surprised look on his face.

"Your Majesty recommends this official to be the governor of Denglai. I'm afraid it will arouse criticism from the emperor and the court."

Wu Zongrui shook his head slightly.

"Brother Lu Ting, you don't have to worry. Maybe the emperor and the court will think that I have selfish motives, but things like this are common in the court. It would be strange if any of the adults in the court don't consider themselves. Let's say a certain person in the south.

In order to protect the interests of the southern scholar-bureaucrats and merchants, those who were officials in the court often suggested that the court could not compete with the people for profit. Do they really think about the people? Not necessarily. The emperor and the court proposed increasing trade taxes, and they shouted loudly.

, said it was unbelievable, and opposed it desperately, but the imperial court increased the land tax, and they cheered, thinking that this would increase the imperial court's tax revenue."

"Think about why they did this. The reason is very simple. They are all well-known people, and their families are also scholar-bureaucrats. The court exempted them from all land tax. No matter how high the land tax is, it has no impact on them at all, but the levy

Taxation on trade will take away their money, and they will stand up to oppose it."

"Let's look at the famine that happened in the north. Hundreds of thousands and millions of people had no clothes to wear, no food to eat, and became refugees. The court could not come up with money to provide relief, so it wanted to mobilize money and food from the south to help the north. They once again

They jumped out and still shouted that the court could not compete with the people for profit. They were afraid that if the court mobilized money and food from the south, their interests would be involved."

"I have always believed that the imperial court spent countless amounts of money and food and mobilized large armies from all sides to suppress the bandits. It was impossible to succeed, and it was impossible to completely eliminate the bandits. The suppression of the bandits was superficial. The root cause was that the people had no food to eat. If they did not rebel, they would

We can only wait to starve to death. Starvation is death, and rebellion is death. If you rebel, you may be able to have enough to eat, so why not rebel?"

"The land of Denglai is different from other places in the Ming Dynasty. The Municipal Shipping Department strictly levied trade taxes, and the cultivated land owned by the scholar-bureaucrat families was strictly restricted. The people did not pay the land tax for three consecutive years. Almost every household has food. Even if they are about to encounter

If there is a famine, you don’t have to worry about going hungry. In such a situation, who would rebel?”

...

Lu Faxuan listened very carefully, and after Wu Zongrui finished speaking, he spoke immediately.

"My lord, I understand what I mean. If all parts of the Ming Dynasty were like Denglai, rogue bandits would not exist, and the Tatars of the Later Jin Dynasty would never dare to be arrogant. It's a pity. I know very well that in other places in the Ming Dynasty,

It is impossible to have a situation like Denglai Land."

"Don't worry, sir. I know what to do. No matter what happens, I will always be by your side."

Wu Zongrui nodded, with a calm look on his face.

"Brother Lu Ting, take the time to bring your family to you. With them taking care of you, you can do things with more peace of mind. When the expedition is over, I will find Shi Kefa and Cui Yunhui and ask them to bring their family to Dengzhou.

..."

Before Wu Zongrui finished speaking, Lu Faxuan quickly answered.

"Sir, I will send someone back to my hometown tomorrow to bring my family to Dengzhou..."

Wu Zongrui looked at Lu Faxuan, smiled bitterly and spoke.

"Brother Lu Ting, don't misunderstand me. If your family can come to Dengzhou, come to Dengzhou as soon as possible. If you have any difficulties, don't force it. Don't think too much about other aspects..."

...

Wu Zongrui was most concerned about trade matters. The prosperity of Denglai relied on trade. The salaries and benefits of government officials in Fuzhou and County depended almost entirely on trade taxes.

Agriculture is the foundation and can keep everyone alive. But if you want to live a better life and make society make great strides forward, you must develop commerce. When commerce develops, the government will have money, and the people will have money, then society will be prosperous.

possible progress.

"Brother Lu Ting, the development of Denglai Land relies on the development of commerce. You should know this. Three years ago, Denglai Land was a vast area with a depleted population. The real development started at the shipping terminal.

The establishment of the trade market and the development of trade, let alone other places, look around Beizhili. Those places that were ravaged by the Hou Jin Tatars have been in ruins for four to five years. They are still in ruins.

, even if the imperial court provided money to help the people, there was still no improvement."

"So, the future development of the Denglai land will still rely on trade. After you, the abbot, took charge of the people's livelihood matters of the governor's Yamen, the focus of your attention is still on trade."

"The Denglai Chamber of Commerce has specially set up a bank. On the surface, the bank belongs to the Denglai Chamber of Commerce, but in fact it belongs to the government. If the bank encounters any difficulties in the future, you must help them and let the bank develop smoothly. As for the role of the bank, it will not be

I will inform you in detail."

...

Wu Zongrui's expression became serious, and he had already reached the most critical point.

"With the development of Denglai land, there must be people in the court who are jealous and want to come here to get a share of the pie. Perhaps in the eyes of some people in the court, we who are officials in Denglai land are already rich.

It's a pity that they thought wrong, they won't understand what we think, let alone what we do."

"The emperor and the court will definitely interfere in matters related to Denglai Land. To be honest, I will definitely find a way to stop it with all my strength. However, sometimes, we cannot go too far, so we need to find a way or use exclusion methods.

Let those who are sent by the imperial court to serve as officials in Denglai land be unable to settle down and leave voluntarily, or let them accept our ideas and become one of us. When we meet those who are particularly stubborn, we will find ways to impeach them.

Already."

"We have spent more than three years building Denglai Land and have put in countless hardships. No one can destroy the future of Denglai Land. If someone does this, no matter who he is, he will be

Our enemy."

...

Wu Zongrui's words made Lu Faxuan's face turn pale. If he hadn't personally felt Wu Zongrui's ability, he might have backed down at this time.

After the secret conversation ended, Lu Faxuan left the wing.

A few minutes later, Zeng Yongzhong entered the side room.

"Your Excellency has talked with Lu Faxuan."

Wu Zongrui nodded.

"After talking about it, Lu Faxuan is a little nervous, which is understandable, but I believe that Lu Faxuan will stand unswervingly on our side. Sir, I have a hunch that if the land of Denglai does not fall into the whirlpool within a year,

China will be able to develop steadily in the future, which is the most fundamental guarantee for our fight against rogue bandits and post-Jin Tatars."

Zeng Yongzhong also nodded.

"What your Excellency is saying is whether the land of Denglai can be stabilized and whether it can be controlled by you. The key lies in the combat situation of the Denglai New Army to exterminate the bandits this time. If the Denglai New Army can achieve a great victory, then Denglai New Army can achieve a great victory."

The land is as stable as a rock. If we fail to achieve a great victory in this campaign against the rogue bandits, or even fail, then the prospects of the Denglai land will be somewhat dangerous."

"Sir, what you are saying is that this is your capital. If Denglai's new army is strong, it will have the capital to stand out from the rest. Even if you are the emperor, you must consider all aspects of your ideas."

Zeng Yongzhong hesitated for a moment, then asked.

"I don't know how you are going to fight this battle..."

Wu Zongrui smiled.

"I understand what you mean, sir. Since Denglai's new army attacks, it must achieve an extraordinary victory. However, the expectations of the emperor and the court should not be too high. It is impossible to rely on Denglai's new army to annihilate the bandits.

If the root problem is not solved, the rogue bandits cannot be completely eradicated, and under the current circumstances, it is impossible for the emperor and the court to solve the problem from the root."

Zeng Yongzhong also laughed.

"What your lord said is that I don't have to think too much. Don't worry, lord, I will pay attention to all matters in Denglai Land. I will remind Wu Zongkun and Chen Siyu to let them think more and act more when doing things.
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