Chapter 166: The Land of the Princes
“…… The new county magistrate of Wuxian County...... It's me! ”
"Well, it's you."
Li Ran nodded, he had thought about this executive order for a long time.
Datang is not without female officials, but it is limited to the palace, even if it is as good as Shangguan Wan'er, he does not have the authority to command foreign officials.
Therefore, Wu Qingying is the first 'female official' worthy of the name, the number one at the county level.
Secondly, as the leader of the martial family, this territory is the fief of the martial family, and she is given the name of the county order, this area is equivalent to becoming a hall of her martial family.
From the point of view of checks and balances, this practice is not safe, and in fact, the fief of the nobleman is not usually his direct descendant, let alone the chief official himself.
Otherwise, Wu Sansi is the most typical negative case.
However, Li Ran still made up his mind.
It's a double-edged sword...... Wu Qingying is not Wu Sansi, she is very smart, at least her generation will not go on the black road.
And to develop this area, it is impossible to do without a strong leader.
In Li Ran's planning, Wuxian County will be an important ore production town and a bridgehead in and out of the grassland, and has an important position on the map of the Tang Dynasty.
Wu Qingying just met the conditions.
"You made a suggestion to my father-in-law and sent me to Hedong Road, and the reason you used seems to be to restore stability under your rule."
Li Ran smiled, shrugged his shoulders and said, "No, I did it." ”
After a long silence, Wu Qingying bit her lip tightly and said heavily, "...... Thank you. ”
"You're welcome, this location is very hot, with the expansion of minerals, Wuxian County will pour in a large number of migrant workers in a short period of time, how to settle them is enough to give you a headache, Hedong Province has limited financial resources, it is impossible to expect the government to allocate enough funds to you, you have to find your own way to make money."
"Please also ask Lord Shang Shuling to teach me!"
This girl really got her senses and kicked the ball directly to Li Ran.
“…… Make war money. ”
For the sake of the happy cooperation between the two sides, Li Ran pointed out the maze and planned to get a piece of the pie...... No one will dislike having a lot of money, the opponent he has to face is much more difficult than Wu Qingying, and he has more confidence if he has a solid background.
"When the official army went north to return to the Tang Dynasty, they brought a lot of booty, except for the most important prisoners who will be sent to the imperial court to invite merit, and the rest of the cattle and sheep and other property can be disposed of in disguise, you can eat these beef and mutton at a low price, and sell them to Hedong Province and Hebei Province after processing, and make a small profit.
Wu Qingying seemed to have an understanding, and her eyes lit up, as if she had thought of some way to draw inferences.
Li Ran didn't ask what was going on, it was good that this girl could be on her own.
A month later, the good news came!
Superior equipment, superior personnel, internal response, and targeting, while the enemy is defenseless...... The right time, the right place and the right person are on your own side, and victory is the most normal.
"Hey, these wolf-like young players are very fierce."
The end point of the victory document is Luoyang City, but it does not prevent Li Ran from trying it out and taking a look.
In a month's time, this group of cavalry made a big circle in the steppe, swept five Turkic royal tribes, killed thousands of enemies, and captured hundreds of nobles with status.
Wang Xiaojie saw that his morale was available, and decided to take advantage of the victory to pursue and expand the results...... To put it bluntly, taking advantage of the fact that the Turks did not have enough food to survive the winter and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced, they were caught off guard.
Shameless but very effective, the Turkic tribes migrated around in order to find grassland, and it was difficult to assemble in a short period of time, which gave the Tang Dynasty a chance to break through.
Li Ran reloaded the good news paperwork, thought about it, and took the pen to write a secret letter and handed it to his father-in-law.
"Brother Ran, why don't I deliver the letter?"
After staying in Wuxian County for dozens of days, Pei Min wanted to go out for activities and activities, and he didn't even let go of such trivial things as sending letters.
"No, it won't be long before you're busy."
Li Ran gave him a blank look and refused this boring request.
"Oh? Are you going to make a big move again? Pei Min instantly became interested, followed Li Ran, and there was really no lack of fun.
"Almost, the order of Hedong Road is on the right track, just follow the guidelines, let's stay here any longer, it won't be of much help."
A hint of sharpness flashed in Li Ran's eyes, "And these days, I have fiercely reflected on my mistakes. ”
Pei Min was messy in the wind, "...... Do you also have mistakes? ”
Li Ran immediately laughed out loud when he heard this, "Brother, you think too highly of me, but I like this kneeling and licking gesture very much...... The migrant worker policy I formulated in Hedong was rejected by the top brass of the court and only agreed to three articles, which is not a mistake? ”
Pei Min had nothing to say in an instant, in his opinion, Li Ran obviously had the upper hand, forcing the high-ranking officials of the Shi clan and the landlords and old wealth to hold a group to stabilize their positions, and change to others, not to mention the adoption of three policies, I am afraid that if the official document is submitted, it will directly become a straw paper to wipe the buttocks.
"So, I thought, when the internal resistance is too strong to start, I might as well start from the outside...... Have you ever heard of the theory that the countryside surrounds the city? ”
Of course Pei Min hadn't heard of it, and Li Ran didn't intend to wait for him to answer, so he raised his eyebrows and said, "So, a two-pronged approach, on the one hand, continue to work hard with the high-ranking officials of the Shi clan, and on the other hand, open up new fields, Wuxian is a good example, everything is new." ”
"And now, there's a better opportunity...... Outside the Seychelles! ”
"What, you want to do construction on the prairie?"
Pei Min's first reaction was that he was crazy!
"What's not to do, you carefully study the map, a large part of the grassland area north of Yanmen is not suitable for grazing, at the end of the mountain range, the terrain is uneven, and the amount of grass is not enough, nomads can't look at it, and the Tang people don't look down on it either."
“…… You're talking about Kuhara-gun! ”
Pei Min is very familiar with the terroir outside the Saiwai, so he naturally knows what he says.
"Yes, it is Jiuyuan, the hometown of Lu Bu, the hometown of Lu Bu, who was a slave with three surnames and the first thug during the Three Kingdoms period, the army was strong during the Taizong period, and Jiuyuan County has been included in the territory, but there is no great development, and after Emperor Wu ascended the throne, the threat of the Turks was much less than that of Tubo, and the strategic center moved to the northwest, and Jiuyuan County was deserted...... It's good to rebuild it, a proper pearl outside the plug! ”
"Brother Ran, this is a big project."
Pei Min couldn't keep up with his train of thought, but the geographical location of Jiuyuan was really good, it was at the junction of the four directions, to the north, you could go deep into the territory of the Turks, to the south was the Tang Dynasty, and to the west, you could go directly to the Western Regions along the Great Wall, and to the east, you could reach Goguryeo and Baekje.
"Well, big project, so I decided to develop the land myself."
Li Ran smiled, "Before coming to Hedongdao, my father-in-law asked me where to choose the fief if I had the identity of a county marquis, and I had a good idea, and it was in Jiuyuan County." ”
Another unknown reason is that this is actually his hometown before the crossing.
Does this count as contributing to the prosperity of your hometown in advance?