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At this time, after Yang Luoqi heard Li Xiuning's voice, she immediately got out of the carriage and stepped forward.

She said with a look of surprise: "Sister Xiuning, are you here too?" ”

Li Xiuning smiled slightly: "I've been here for more than half a year. Sister Luoqi, welcome to Liaodong! We sisters can make out a bit. ”

Before coming back, Yuming had already sent Wei Chi Jingde back to Liaodong and told a lady about Yang Luoqi's marriage to him, so as not to take the princess home, and the lady couldn't accept it.

But to be honest, he was still trembling in his heart. After all, there was no warning at all before, and even he didn't expect that after going to Yanmen Pass, there would be such a result.

But now it seems that Li Xiuning and the eldest grandson Wujian are not very angry at least on the surface, and they still give him enough face in front of their subordinates.

"Good! Sister Xiuning, Sister Wuji, please take me for a walk around Liaodong City! Yang Luoqi said with a sly smile on his face: "I have long heard that although Liaodong City is not as magnificent as Luoyang, the eastern capital, Chang'an, Xijing, and Yangzhou, the Jiangdu, it is prosperous. I came to Liaodong today and wanted to see it. ”

"Okay! Her Royal Highness the princess is a guest from afar, and we are just doing the friendship of the landlord! The eldest grandson Wujian also stepped forward and bowed. Then he asked Yang Luoqi to get into his carriage, and the woman walked together in the direction of Liaodong City.

Yu Ming saw that the lady and the prospective lady were gone, and he was about to turn over and get on the horse. But at this moment, Du Ruhui reported to him: "His Royal Highness King Zhou, we found the kind of black oil you said before in the territory of the Black Water Department, Lord Hu said that you once said that this black oil is an important strategic material, whether it is in the people's livelihood or military, it has a great effect." Therefore, it was planned to build a new county town in the local area for the garrison, the people, the merchants, and their families...... This matter still has to be decided by you, I don't know ...... King Zhou"

"What? You've found black oil? Where is the location? How was it discovered? Tell me about it! After hearing this, Yu Ming was also a little surprised. He naturally knew that this "black oil oil" was the crude oil of later generations, and it was very useful whether it was used for civil lighting or fire attacks in war.

Du Ruhui hurriedly reported to him what had happened.

It turned out that the discovery of this crude oil was quite dramatic. Several businessmen who went to the bitter cold land of northeastern Liaoning to buy furs heard from the herdsmen of the Heishui Department that there was a large pit near the Songhua River that had been producing a kind of black liquid sulfur for many years, which could be taken out for lamp oil lighting, and asked them if they would buy this oil.

When the merchants heard this, they were immediately intrigued, and reported the matter to the leader of the caravan.

Coincidentally, the leader of this caravan was none other than the Sui army officer who had participated in the war to destroy Goryeo with Yuming a year earlier. He was disabled and had to quit the army and become a merchant.

He followed these herdsmen to the scene to take a look, only to find that this was not black sulfur at all, but the "black oil" that Yuming used in the war. He knew that this thing was valuable militarily, so he hurriedly reported to the capital of Liaodong Prefecture.

When Du Ruhui learned about it, he was overjoyed and rewarded the caravan leader, and he immediately ordered to organize people to go to the field to investigate, preparing to extract crude oil for future backup. From Yu Ming, he learned in detail about the value of this so-called "black oil".

And this survey turned out to make him even more happy. Because not only is there a lot of crude oil in that pit, but there are many similar oil pits and oil tunnels nearby. Underneath this blackwater tribe, there are countless reserves of crude oil.

Du Ruyan made a decision to send 10,000 people to mine.

It's just that the place is too remote, and the winter is very cold, if you want to mine for a long time, without building a city, it is really difficult to accommodate so many people. But if a new city is to be built, and the question of setting up a garrison is involved, this is a matter for the military. Du Ruhui couldn't make the decision, so he had to wait for Yuming to come back.

Yu Ming heard Du Ruhui talk about the location of that place, and four words immediately popped up in his mind: "Daqing Oilfield".

Not far from the Songhua River, where there is such a rich crude oil, is there a second place besides the Daqing Oilfield?

"Good! That's fine! I'll coordinate with the military. Hurry up and arrange your manpower and supplies, and make sure to build a prototype of the city before winter arrives, so that it can withstand the attack of the blizzard! "Yu Ming is colorful.

"Okay! The subordinates must ensure that the completion is completed on time! Du Ruhui bowed and saluted.

After returning to Liaodong City, Yuming went straight home. At this time, the plaque on his mansion had just been changed from the Marshal's Mansion to the Zhou Palace.

Then he immediately ran towards his inner courtyard with a brisk pace.

At the end of last year, when Yuming was arranging this operation, Red Sleeves was pregnant with a fetus for a month, and now, counting the day, it is almost time to give birth.

As soon as he rushed into the door of the room where the red sleeves were, he saw the midwife come forward, and said with a happy face: "Congratulations to the prince, Mrs. Red Sleeves gave birth to a daughter, and now the mother and daughter are safe!" ”

"That's it!" Yu Ming was overjoyed.

When she took her daughter from another midwife, she was crying vigorously, her little eyes closed. Yu Ming touched her little hand, and felt that the tentacles were very delicate. After looking at it for a long time, Fang smiled at Red Sleeves and said, "Sister Red Sleeves, do you say that our daughter looks like me or you?" ”

Red Sleeves glanced at her daughter and said lightly: "I think it's half of each elephant, which concentrates our advantages!" ”

Yu Ming was slightly stunned, and laughed: "You are really not modest to be a mother." ”

"Hehe, my own daughter, of course I have to boast enough!" Red Sleeves said unceremoniously and proudly.

Yuming hugged his daughter and walked around the house for a long time, and then remembered that he hadn't come up with a name yet, so he asked, "Red Sleeves, what do you say is the name of our daughter?" ”

"This ...... The concubine really doesn't have any ideas in this regard. Husband, you make your own decisions! Red Sleeves hesitated for a moment, then pushed the ball back to Yuming.

After thinking about it for a while, Yu Ming said: "Her nickname is Ying'er, and the big name will be taken after a while." ”

"Okay! In a few days, I'll go find a few fortune tellers to see what is missing in our daughter's birthday. This allows you to fill in the gaps in the name. Red Sleeves said solemnly.

When Yu Ming heard this, he could only laugh, he didn't believe this, but people in this era believed it very much, even if it was a chivalrous woman like Red Sleeves.

"Sister Red Sleeves, you have a good rest these days, and you will leave the care of Ying'er to the maids!" Yu Ming said solemnly at this time: "Before the Chinese New Year, many big things may happen in the Central Plains. Although we will not participate, we must also accumulate strength and prepare to enter Hebei in the future! ”

"Okay! I also ordered to go down, and immediately summarize the information I have gathered in the near future, and present it to you at that time! Redsleeves also nodded.

At this time, the eldest grandson Wujian and Li Xiuning also came one after another, but Yang Luoqi didn't join them, she was tired and went back to the room to rest first. And the midwife was also very interested in holding Xiao Ying'er outside to ventilate at this moment, so that the four Yuming and his wife had a rare opportunity to whisper.

When he returned to the house where he lived, the woman hugged him and cried with joy. At the meeting, they were worried, but in public, in front of so many people, they always had to be a little reserved. Now that I'm back at home, I can finally be free.

After telling about the acquaintance, Yu Ming asked the woman about the current situation in Liaodong.

At present, the lady has a specific division of labor: Red Sleeves is in charge of the intelligence work of the whole Liaodong, the eldest grandson Wujian is in charge of the financial arrangements of Liaodong, and Li Xiuning is responsible for training the medical female soldiers with the number "Vermilion Bird Army". When it comes to the situation in Liaodong, even Du Ruhui and Wei Zheng are not as clear as them. So, the woman said a word to you, and I said a word, and told him in a crisp and pleasant voice.

It turned out that the population of Liaodong had increased to more than 10,000. Especially in the last six months, the growth rate has been very rapid. This situation arose because the Turks attacked the Hedong region in the south, causing panic among the people in Hedong, Hebei, and Shandong.

Many people with surnames are panicking and want to find a safe place to move and escape the war. Redsleeves soon learned the news.

So, she sent a large number of spies to encourage the surname to immigrate to Liaodong in the above-mentioned places.

The surnames heard from these secret agents that going to Liaodong to farm was tax-free, and the tax for business and fishing was only half of that of the Great Sui, and after arriving in Liaodong, the government also issued grain seeds and farm tools, and even borrowed money to build houses. This is a big attraction for them.

At the same time, the detectives also claimed that outside the lonely pass in Liaodong, there is General Yuming, who is now the most prominent in the Great Sui, and there are 100,000 elite Liaodong troops stationed, whether it is the Turks or the bandits in the Central Plains, they cannot attack Liaodong, and they can live a safe life by settling in Liaodong.

As a result, all of a sudden, many people who were anxious in their hearts listened to the agitation and poured into Liaodong like a tide, especially in Hedong and Hebei, followed by the surnames in Shandong and Henan.

Most of them have come into contact with merchants from Liaodong, and some have even been to Liaodong, knowing that the local area is not a bitter cold place outside the Guan, as rumored, but a fertile land with flat terrain. It's just that recently, the imperial court has also noticed the flow of immigrants from all over the Central Plains to Liaodong and began to control it.

The influx of immigrants reclaimed much of the wasteland in eastern Liaodong and provided labor for the construction of shipyards, ports, and cities.

According to the statistics of the eldest grandson Wuji, in the six months from January to June this year alone, the expenditure on the construction of urban villages and the resettlement of migrants amounted to 600,000 copper coins. Coupled with the tax exemption for farmers who farmed and the policy of halving taxes on industry and commerce, Liaodong's income was much less. According to preliminary estimates, the monthly financial loss is more than 150,000 yuan.

Fortunately, he destroyed Goryeo, Silla, and Jeguo, and wiped out the national treasury and the savings of the royal family for several years, which finally made up for the fiscal deficit. But this is not always the way to sit back and eat, you have to find a way to increase your income.

Just as Yuming was listening to the woman's introduction, Guo Yi hurriedly came in and reported: "Your Highness, Zhou Qiangqiang asks to see you!" I would like you to decide what it takes to design your ship! ”

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