They now know that if they want to do business and make money, then go to the sixteen states of Youji, and the procedures for opening a workshop will be implemented quickly, and if they reach a sufficient scale, they will also reduce taxes and fees.

If you are a full-time businessman in Youzhou, you will have more benefits, which is equivalent to turning the private sector into a government-run business, and the money will be less but decent.

Youzhou Chamber of Commerce has a pivotal position in the hearts of businessmen.

What is the shortage of goods in Youzhou, the price situation, the recruitment of recommended talents, as long as you join the Chamber of Commerce here, you can provide one-stop service, and say that you will definitely open on time in three days, which is so efficient.

Time passed day by day, and a large number of troops and horses were mobilized outside Youzhou City, which did not attract attention when no one was paying attention, but people found that the caravans going to Bingcheng recently were becoming more and more frequent.

These things did not escape the eyes of the spies, and a few days later, Emperor Yang of Sui in Jiangling received news from Youzhou and Bingcheng, and the old husband and the old man around him carefully reported the situation.

"What is this Li De going to do, build a city under the noses of the Koreans?"

Emperor Yang of Sui was surprised and thought at the same time, if it was replaced by the imperial court to build the city, it seemed that there would not be a few years, how could such a project be completed, the vanguard was only less than two months, and most of the progress of the project was made.

After learning that the Goryeo people were in a bad mood after building a wall on the mountain, it was not easy to attack Goryeo, even if they sent another million soldiers and horses, it would be helpless.

"Is the news that Youzhou sent 50,000 troops to the military city accurate?" Emperor Yang of Sui asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, it's true, according to the materials transported by the caravan, the military city is now amassing at least 250,000 soldiers." The old man said.

"Two hundred and fifty thousand, Youzhou doesn't only have 300,000 soldiers and horses, what are they going to do if they transfer so many?" Emperor Yang of Sui wondered.

The old man's face was calm, and he said: "Since Li De took over the sixteen states of Youji, he has been actively recruiting troops, and now it is estimated that the total number of soldiers and horses may reach 400,000. ”

"400,000, where did he get the money to feed so many soldiers and horses?" Emperor Yang of Sui questioned.

400,000 soldiers and horses, it's not just talking, and as we all know, Youzhou is all cavalry, and even Emperor Yang of Sui can't use this heritage at will.

Now perhaps only the king of the backers can have the same strength as Li De.

"Your Majesty, Youzhou has vigorously developed commerce in recent years, and now Youzhou is known as the commercial capital, and a lot of money for the vanguard is obtained through trade and taxation, and the specific situation is like this......"

Emperor Yang of Sui was not in the mood to listen to it, but he was really curious why the sixteen states of Youji could afford to raise 400,000 cavalry, even if the combined income of Chang'an and Luoyang did not necessarily mean that they could pull up such a team within three years.

The old husband told Emperor Yang of Sui in detail about the decree on the commercial development of Youzhou, but the agriculture is not taxed according to capitation, wouldn't it reduce a lot of taxes.

"How could this Li De do such a stupid thing."

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty couldn't understand how it was possible to accumulate so much wealth without relying on the taxes of farmers and putting money and taxes on merchants.

In his opinion, Li De was a disguised exploitation of merchants, and his words were nice to encourage merchants to do business, and in the end, the common people became the long-term workers of these merchants' workshops.

These people all went to work, what to do with the fields, all handed over to Youzhou City to be responsible for planting, so the people were hired to plant and have more long-term labor, and so on, and the people would be in chaos if they had no land in the future.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty could not have imagined that Li De would have imagined it, but the result was not the same, the number of handicraftsmen increased and the handicraft class would be formed, which was actually the so-called proletariat.

As long as they work hard, the remuneration they earn and the benefits of craftsmen in Youzhou can give them a stable source of livelihood and a sense of social identity.

There will definitely be no chaos, because when it develops to this level, the premise must be that there is no worry about eating and drinking, and the land will not take the initiative in the lives of the people.

Not afraid of natural disasters, everyone, every family can withstand natural disasters, after the land is recovered, this part of the risk The government of the sixteen states of Youji will have to bear this risk.

Emperor Yang of Sui became happy after knowing the Youzhou decree, and he didn't care about the matter of 250,000 soldiers and horses, but as the king of a country, he considered the problem very comprehensively.

"Since they sent troops, then they can help complete Gu's plan, and plan to make three expeditions to Goryeo, and gather 300,000 troops to rush to northern Liao." Emperor Yang of Sui said.

The old man bowed beside him and then retreated, and within a few days, the holy decree reached the various state capitals and began to gather 300,000 soldiers and horses.

Bingcheng received an urgent letter, Emperor Yang of Sui's holy decree in Jiangling had been issued, and Red Peony's intelligence officers sent the information to Bingcheng as quickly as possible.

After reading it, Li De said that these plans for the expedition to northern Liaobei had changed, and he didn't know whether it was happy or worried, so he asked the lieutenants to circulate it after reading the letter.

"Metropolitan Governor, what does Emperor Yang of Sui mean, what should we do with our plan to conquer Goryeo at this time?" Hebida asked.

Li Jing was thoughtful after reading it, and did not speak immediately.

The attitude of the other lieutenants was unclear, because they really couldn't see what effect it would have on the vanguard.

"Governor Dadu, wouldn't it be a good thing for Emperor Yang of Sui's 300,000 soldiers and horses to conquer Goryeo, and it can help us hold back the Goryeo." Luo Song said.

"It's not wrong, but if 300,000 soldiers and horses are stationed in the military city, will you rest assured?" Hobida Road.

Luo Song didn't argue because this is the case, and besides, now that the Goryeo people have built a wall, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, not to mention 300,000, even if there are 3 million, it is not that they will be stuck outside the city wall.

"It seems that the plan to conquer the Northern Barbarians is going to be postponed, since Emperor Yang of Sui is going to attack Goryeo, let him fight it well." Li De said lightly.

"Governor, are we going to give up?" Luo Song asked.

"How could it be, I said that the plan to attack the Northern Barbarians was released first, but I didn't say that I wouldn't attack Goryeo." Li Dedao.

The lieutenants were full of doubts.

Li De continued to explain: "Have you forgotten that we have another way to get to Goryeo? ”

"Waterway!" He Bida and Li Jing said in unison.

"The Metropolitan Governor's plan is good, maybe we can get the maximum benefit at the lowest cost." Li Jing said suddenly.

Several lieutenants were confused.

"Let's talk about it in detail." Luo Song Road.

"Li joined the army, you said." He Bida said politely.

"The biggest problem of the waterway is the lack of transportation capacity, the soldiers can not be transported quickly, the problem is the lack of food supplies, if this matter is solved, it is completely possible to let a small number of landings first and then establish a defensive position, and gradually transport the soldiers and horses through subsequent transportation, but a lot of time and materials will be consumed on the way."

"I'm afraid that it can't be satisfied with the supply of materials from the imperial court, and our military city has just a large amount of materials in stock, as long as there is enough time to transport hundreds of thousands of soldiers, horses and materials over."

After Li Jing finished speaking, everyone understood.