Chapter 6 Wei Zheng’s Decision (2)

After resting in Guxian for a night, Pei Shiju, Changsun Shunde and others set off again.

But this time, the scale of the convoy became larger... In addition to the original vehicles and personnel, more than 300 soldiers were added to the road to accompany him.

Guizhou Governor Zheng Hongyi was waiting early in the Guxian County and headed to Jiaozhou with the imperial convoy.

Zheng Hongyi explained: "After the beginning of spring, the population of Guizhou has increased dramatically, and many things need to be asked for instructions and corrections from the Annan Governor's Office to facilitate future actions."

“What needs to be changed?”

Wei Zheng couldn't help but look at Zheng Hongyi in confusion and asked.

Zheng Hongyi said: "Since the fifth year of Daye, the Grand Governor's Office issued the land reclamation order, which has been three years since then.

Three years ago, Guizhou had a population of only more than 200,000. Therefore, the purpose of the land reclamation order was mainly to attract refugees and mobilize the people. Many laws, including rewards, taxes and various regulations, were all operated and implemented around this purpose.

However, three years have passed, since the end of last year, the population of Guizhou has surged by more than 500,000, approaching 600,000. Therefore, many laws and incentive measures are no longer suitable for the current situation. Last year, someone proposed to make a change, but because the prince was busy pacifying the chaos at that time, he did not take into account this matter... This year, if there is no adjustment, I am afraid there will be many troubles."

The so-called slander is the excuse that Li Yanqing killed Luo Dou.

Wei Zheng was not very interested in Li Ran, but was surprised that the population of Guizhou tripled in three years.

Not only Wei Zheng was surprised, but even Pei Shiju and Changsun Shunde were shocked...

"Have the population of Guizhou increased so much in three years?"

"The population of Guizhou, but also Yongzhou, Qinzhou and other places has increased significantly. In the fourth year of Wude, the prince first decided on Annan, and the population of the entire Annan was only 1.4 million. Now, the population of Annan has increased to five million... Especially in Jiaozhou, because it is the capital of the Governor's Office, the population has increased more. According to the public order of Jian last year, the population of Jiaozhou has reached nearly one million..."

Frugality means being frugal and honest.

Pei Shiju and the other two couldn't help but look at each other.

In recent years, the court has been implementing policies for rest and recuperation, in order to restore vitality as soon as possible and reach the scale of Daye ten years ago. However, the implementation of various laws has been carried out, but it is obviously a big gap with Lingnan.

The population base of the Central Plains is already large, so the rapid population growth is not a rare thing.

But Lingnan is different. It was originally just a wild area and the population base was not too large. From the comparison of the data mentioned by Zheng Hongyi, we can see the situation in Lingnan at that time. Li Yanqing's population in western Guangdong developed to this level in just three years, which has to be said to be a great miracle.

Wei Zheng couldn't help asking, "What method did the Grand Governor do to achieve such an effect?"

"Actually nothing..."

Zheng Hongyi hesitated for a moment and said softly: "In addition to a series of laws such as absorbing refugees and reclaiming deserted fields, the Grand Governor also implemented a law in private... Tang Citizen Law!"

“Citizenship Law?”

"Under the Annan Governor's Office, the Citizenship Law was implemented.

People are divided into three levels, and Tang people are respected... All those who are not Tang people are subordinates. This citizenship rights can be bought and sold. As long as you pay enough fees, you can obtain the Tang citizenship qualification. After obtaining Tang citizenship qualification, you can have a series of rights such as land, real estate, etc...."

"Slowly, what does this Tang Citizen Law have to do with population growth?"

"Citizens of Tang can keep slaves.

The problem is that Annan has developed rapidly over the years, so the population of slaves is not too large. If you want to buy slaves, you must..."

Wei Zheng's face changed and he blurted out: "Send troops?"

“That’s right!”

"You mean, the prince has sent troops to foreign countries without authorization in the past few years?"

Zheng Hongyi shook his head repeatedly, "The prince has never used troops to foreign countries. If citizens need to buy slaves, they can issue a commission to the Dragon Cavalry Army of Zhenla through the government. The Dragon Cavalry Army purchased a large number of people from other places and sold them to the government, and the government will register and register them uniformly... However, these people are not citizens, but only affiliated people. The slaves needed by citizens are obtained from affiliated people... All the transactions must be arranged by the government. Any affiliated people who purchase privately or are not registered and registered will be confiscated immediately once discovered, and the purchasers will also bear corresponding responsibilities... Therefore, in recent years, the population of Annan has surged."

The Dragon Cavalry Army was not officially owned, and it was not an army under the Tang Dynasty.

What should they buy?

Pei Shiju and the other two absolutely believed that the Dragon Cavalry would not pay a penny and were doing business without any money.

As for whom the Dragon Cavalry belongs to?

Everyone knows it!

But even if you know, what can you do?

The Dragon Cavalry Army was not under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, but was stationed in Zhenla Kingdom...

Li Yanqing cleaned himself up in this way. At the beginning, the Dragon Cavalry Army was formed with the lie people as the main body. Now Luo Dou is dead, and the actual master of the Dragon Cavalry Army is only Li Yanqing. But no one can tell Li Yanqing's fault, because on the surface, Li Yanqing and the Dragon Cavalry Army have nothing to do with each other...

The Dragon Cavalry Army plundered a large number of people for Li Yanqing, while Li Yanqing purchased them in the official name to support the Dragon Cavalry Army to further develop and expand.

However, this method is not suitable for the saints to govern the country!

"Then where did these many people come from?"

"Indians, Zhenla and Borneo and other regions.

Especially in the country of India, there is a large population..."

Zheng Hongyi did not hide anything, but did not make too many comments.

He just discussed the matter and explained the situation one by one. As for what Pei Shiju and others thought, it was not his responsibility.

In fact, the Pei family in Hedong has also heard some clues when they buy an industry in Annan.

Zheng Hongyi was not explaining to Pei Shiju and the other two, but rather introducing it to Changsun Shunde and Wei Zheng...

Anyway, this kind of thing cannot be concealed for too long.

But why did Li Yanqing say these things out? Zheng Hongyi couldn't figure it out.

It was getting dark and it started to rain.

The convoy had to stop and rest in an inn.

It was already deep in the night, and Wei Zheng sat alone under the lonely lamp and couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

He really couldn't understand what kind of person Li Yanqing was? He was young and talented, famous, and both civil and military.

On the surface, he is not a very ambitious person.

Or, is he more willing to be a local emperor?

But Wei Zheng firmly believes that Li Yanqing is not as simple as it seems.

His methods are very tough!

In order to achieve his goal, he would do whatever he wanted, and would not care about the theory of etiquette, righteousness, benevolence and forgiveness. If such a person is said to have no ambition, Wei Zheng would never believe it. But why did he use Zheng Hongyi's mouth to tell me all his actions?

Wei Zheng is not a fool, so naturally he can see that Zheng Hongyi is entrusted by others.

But he couldn't understand what the purpose of Li Yanqing doing...

Outside the window, the drizzle adds a sense of tranquility and peace to the quiet night.

Wei Zheng stood up, opened the window, and a scent of earth came towards him, which made him feel refreshed.

For some reason, he subconsciously compared Li Jiancheng and Li Yanqing together.

Li Jiancheng is a generous person.

His ears were a little soft and he was a little kind... But overall, he was not too bad. After Yang Wengan's incident, Wei Zheng suggested that Li Jiancheng take the opportunity to kill Li Shimin.

"If the King of Qin is not destroyed, the prince should be peaceful!"

This was the original words Wei Zheng advised Li Jiancheng at that time. Although Li Jiancheng agreed, he did not really accept them.

To be honest, after the incident of Er Wenhuan in Qiaogong Mountain was exposed, the situation was already very clear. If Li Jiancheng could insist on pursuing this matter at that time, even if the King of Qin did not die, Wei Zheng would be sure to make him worse than death... Fraudulently accusing the prince was not a trivial matter. Even if Yang Wengan later raised an army, it actually had no big relationship with Li Jiancheng. What's more, there was also an imperial envoy, Yu Wenying's life...

But after Princess Pingyang visited Li Jiancheng, Li Jiancheng changed his mind.

Of course, Li Yuan didn't want to pursue the matter anymore. If Li Jiancheng compromised again, Li Yuan would not continue to pursue the matter...

If the same thing was put on the King of Henan, what would he do?

Perhaps, the King of Henan will continue to pursue the matter, and may even remain unrest... The prince's dispute is a matter that concerns the national system after all.

Even the prince can be framed, so what else can't be done?

Li Jiancheng's generousness disappointed the ministers of the Eastern Palace.

Wei Zheng even heard from people that the prince was too cowardly and was bullied so much.

In governing the world, this kind of generousness may not be harmful.

But when this chaos is settled and the prosperity is not coming, generousness is undoubtedly equivalent to heartbreaking poison. Wei Zheng can be sure that Li Jiancheng's concession will make the King of Qin even more arrogant. Then, the King of Qin will definitely use another trick on Li Jiancheng.

The purpose of recommending Li Yanqing to Li Jiancheng and asking Li Yanqing to return to Chang'an was to shock Li Shimin.

But at this moment, looking at the drizzle outside the window, Wei Zheng suddenly felt: With Li Yanqing's methods and style of acting, perhaps the most suitable candidate in this troubled world...

hiss--

Wei Zheng took a deep breath and shook his head quickly, trying to erase this ridiculous idea.

Although Li Yanqing is a royal family, he is not a prince.

Li Yuan now has twenty-two sons, and the youngest Li Yuanying is already three years old... No matter how you arrange this, it seems that it is not Li Yanqing's turn.

Thinking of this, Wei Zheng couldn't help but laugh.

Li Yanqing had no possibility of succeeding to the throne, so naturally he would not pose any threat to Li Jiancheng.

Perhaps, the best way to return to Chang'an is to borrow him to suppress the King of Qin, and on the other hand, he can also control him in his hands.

Wei Zheng nodded slightly and subconsciously clenched his fists.
Chapter completed!