Li Mu and Li Tai drank a lot of alcohol as a send-off, and when Li Tai set off, he stopped sending it. First, he is busy, and secondly, he doesn't like the parting scene, and he is always a little sentimental.

Li Mu knew that Li Tai would definitely find silver mines on this trip. With the mineral reserves in his memory, if they are mined on a large scale, it will be enough to alleviate the situation of low silver in the market. At that time, silver will become the mainstream currency on the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and you don't need to go to sea to mine in the Wa Kingdom.

However, Li Mu will not let go of the silver of the Wa Kingdom. When the ship was built, his first stop was the Wa Kingdom.

The next day, Li Mu took Ma Zhou out of the city.

The two drove through the street, and Li Mu didn't wake up yet, so he arrived at Murojingshan.

"Hey, I didn't expect it to be so close?" Li Mu was a little surprised, originally thought that it would take an hour or two.

"It's close, actually." Although Ma Zhou has only been in Luoyang for more than half a year, he often walks around and knows a little more about the surroundings of Luoyang City than Li Mu.

"It's just that it's so inaccessible that it makes you feel like it's far away."

Li Mu jumped out of the car, took Ma Zhou up a small hill, pointed to the west, and said with a high spirit: "Starting from here, Chang'an to the west and Luoyang to the east, which has the innate conditions of convenient transportation." ”

Ma Zhou looked at the young man who was pointing out the country in the autumn breeze, and didn't want to spoil his interest, but he still felt that he needed to remind: "What Master Hou said is right, but this place is in the middle of nowhere, not a pipeline, and it is inaccessible. Further south, it is prosperous, but it is still that problem, the road is not easy to walk! ”

"Then build a road!" Li Mu beckoned, and Dugu Jiu, who was accompanying him, took out a scroll from his arms and spread it on the ground to unfold it, this is a drawing. When Ma Zhou was in Luoyang for a long time, he had seen a lot of such drawings, and he also practiced the ability to read the drawings.

Li Mu pointed to a red line on the drawing and said, "This is the route I have planned after thinking about it for a long time, and I have obtained the consent of His Majesty." Your top priority this year until the beginning of winter is to build this road for me, build bridges along this line, and dig mountains when encountering water. ”

"Ahh Ma Zhou looked at the water and drought routes on the map, and finally understood Li Mu's layout. couldn't help but be shocked: "In this way, Murojingshan can be connected to the official road, and the waterway can also be connected, so that whether it is a dry road or a waterway, it is very convenient." ”

"Yes, in this way, Murojingshan will become a hub for travel from south to north, and it is difficult to do business here without prosperity. At the same time, I also want to develop tourism here, do you know the tourism industry? Li Muxin said, it's strange if you understand!

Sure enough, Ma Zhou shook his head and said, "Master Hou, I really don't understand. ”

"Of course, the name Murojingshan is not good. There is no charm and a little less mystery. Li Mu motioned to Dugu Jiu to put the picture away, sat on the wheel and looked at the hillside: "If you change your name, things will be easier." Look, how about the name Laojun Mountain? ”

"Laojun Mountain?" Ma Zhou was puzzled: "Is it Lao Tzu's old gentleman?" ”

"Whew!" Li Mu raised his eyebrows and said; "What do you say?"

Ma Zhou hurriedly apologized and said, "Master Hou, does the lower official mean that the old gentleman of Li Er, the ancestor of Taoism?" I want to forgive me for a moment of slip of the tongue. ”

"I'm too lazy to bother with you." Li Mu snorted and said, "You have a low culture, and it's normal to not know the origin of this place." But it's nothing, you still have to read books, so that you don't look like a fool in the eyes of others. ”

Ma Zhou knew that Li Mu was scolding himself around the corner, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he had to pinch his nose and admit it, and said, "Please also ask Master Hou to solve your doubts." ”

"Then I'll tell you about it." Li Mu introduced: "As early as the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Li Er, who was still "guarding the history of the Tibetan room", was in seclusion and practiced here, and later he wrote the Tao Te Ching, which was respected by Taoism as the Taishang Laojun. During the Wei period, the imperial court built a temple in the mountains to commemorate this event. Now the temple is dilapidated, but the remnants are still there. ”

"In order to develop this place, Ben Hou asked for a decree in front of His Majesty. His Majesty respects the merits of Lao Tzu, and specially decrees the construction of "Iron Roof Laojun Temple", and gives this place the name "Laojun Mountain". Ben Hou also responded to His Majesty, willing to donate 100,000 yuan, build a colossal statue of Laojun, and build 16 temples such as Taiqing Palace, Shifang Courtyard, Lingguan Palace, Vinegar Palace, Shepherd Circle, Relief Palace, Transmission Building, Guanyin Palace, Sanqing Palace, Laojun Temple, etc. Li Mu looked at Ma Zhou with a smile and said, "Isn't such a gimmick enough?" ”

"10, 100,000 ......" Ma Zhou was choked to death, and said in his heart: "Is this money blown by the wind, and 180,000 yuan is spent casually?" ”

But he is not worried that Li Mu is bragging, in terms of money, Li Mu is still reliable.

Ma Zhou thought about it in his heart, if he invested 100,000 yuan, he would really be able to get things done before winter. At that time, the income that can be generated will definitely be more than 100,000 yuan.

"Let's go, go up the hill and see the temple." Li Mu said, leading the two to climb the mountain on foot.

Ma Zhou asked for the drawings from Li Mu, and while climbing the mountain, he imagined the situation after the completion of the drawings on the drawings. Li Mu also explained to him how to construct the scenery here, how to build a platform there, what trees to plant here, and what kind of bridge to build there.

While listening, Ma Zhou was calculating the accounts in his heart, and when he walked halfway up the mountain, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I'm afraid 100,000 is not enough......"

"It doesn't matter, it's better to feed the war with war." Li Mu shook his head and smiled disapprerovingly: "I have calculated with Gongsun Kang that it will take about fifty or sixty thousand yuan to build roads and waterways. For the rest of the money, you give priority to making the ones below the mountainside, and then make the supporting facilities is almost enough. ”

"Then you take out the vacant land on the map and put it out for bidding." As he spoke, he patted Ma Zhou with a smile and said, "Do you understand the auction?" As long as the businessmen see the 'money scene' near Laojun Mountain, they are not afraid that they will not pay for it! ”

Really......

Ma Zhou secretly said in his heart, it was the trick of the white wolf with empty gloves again, and it was like this every time. But what's strange is that I don't know what happened to these people, and they can let Li Mu succeed every time! Everyone says that if you eat a trench and grow wisdom, how can these people suffer losses and not have a long memory!

Li Mu said again: "I plan to move the gambling houses and banks from all over the world, and with their drive, I don't have to worry about the bad development here." ”

Ma Zhou nodded, and he also recognized it in his heart. Can it be bad? A write-off, a deposit, and the money is circulating in your hands.

"Making money is secondary." Li Mu stood on the mountainside and looked down, and said, "As long as this place is developed, the surrounding land will be valuable, and it will be money to rent or sell." With money, Luoyang's development will be much easier, the people will have more opportunities to work, and no matter how bad it is, they will not starve to death. ”

Ma Zhou was stunned, he didn't expect Li Mu to think so in his heart. Could it be that his cynical appearance is just an illusion of him, and in his heart, he is still a teenager who serves the country and the people?

"When all the shops around here are opened, I'll collect their taxes!" Li Mu said confidently to Ma Zhou: "When the time comes, you are still worried that there is no money to continue development?" ”

Ma Zhou's expression froze on his face, and he said in his heart that I would make up for him.

"It's definitely going to be a headshot when the time comes." Ma Zhou said perfunctorily, but it was also sincere. Although he doesn't understand commercial real estate development, he knows how high the land price in the prosperous area is, and if he can really make Laojun Mountain prosperous, he can make hundreds of thousands of taels just by selling this wasteland full of mountains.

The two chatted until it was almost dark before they went down the mountain. On the way back, Li Mu asked Ma Zhou to give priority to employing farmers who were affected by the disaster last year, and when the huge project was started, there would be work for men, women and children.

"Master Hou has a heart." Ma Zhou couldn't help but sigh: "Although the rescue was timely last year, there were still losses for the people. This year, if they can get a job during the slack season, it will be of great help to their lives. ”

"This is called targeted poverty alleviation!" Li Muxin said, Lao Tzu used the method after a thousand years, how can it be that you want to understand? teasing in his heart, he said with a straight face: "The people are all good people, the hearts are straight, there are not so many fancy intestines, you can use it boldly with confidence." In the future, the government will recruit people, and it will also recruit more people from peasant households, and those who are splashed on the street, let them all stay away. ”

"Well, Ma Zhou has learned, targeted poverty alleviation, Hou Ye is really wise." Ma Zhou smiled, and suddenly sighed: "I used to have a lot of unconvincing things about Hou Ye, but now I see Hou Ye doing things, Ma Zhou is convinced." ”

"Don't come to this set, don't think I don't know your mind." Li Mu pierced mercilessly: "You wish you could go back to Chang'an as soon as possible and wait for Your Majesty's reuse." Let me tell you, don't think about it, stay in Luoyang honestly for a few years, and only then can you go back when I don't need you here, otherwise Your Majesty wants someone, and I won't let you go, I'll let you come? ”

Ma Zhou looked embarrassed, and only smiled bitterly.

……

When I returned to Luoyang City, it was already the beginning of the lanterns.

The city gate is not closed at night, and yes, the gate of Luoyang City is not closed.

This is also Li Mu's request, he is not allowed to close the city gate on the grounds that Luoyang is deep inland, there are no soldiers around, and there is no use of closing the gate.

For this reason, Ma Zhou had an argument with him, but in the end he still failed to convince Li Mu. What Li Mu meant was that even if there was any danger, what did the defenders of Luoyang eat? If a few little thieves can take Luoyang, it can only mean that all the garrisons are damned, they are all waste, and it is the same with or without a city gate.

If the city gate is not closed, the changes brought to Luoyang City are also huge.

In the past, merchants had to rush to traffic goods. Sometimes there are too many goods, and when they can't be transported at night, they have to be half inside and half outside. The next morning, it was transported again, and the back was blocked, so the city gate was always jammed with traffic.

But now that the gates are closed, goods can be transported anytime and anywhere, and they are not so busy.

Ma Zhou secretly said in his heart, it was the trick of the white wolf with empty gloves again, and it was like this every time. But what's strange is that I don't know what happened to these people, and they can let Li Mu succeed every time! Everyone says that if you eat a trench and grow wisdom, how can these people suffer losses and not have a long memory!

Li Mu said again: "I plan to move the gambling houses and banks from all over the world, and with their drive, I don't have to worry about the bad development here." ”

Ma Zhou nodded, and he also recognized it in his heart. Can it be bad? A write-off, a deposit, and the money is circulating in your hands.

"Making money is secondary." Li Mu stood on the mountainside and looked down, and said, "As long as this place is developed, the surrounding land will be valuable, and it will be money to rent or sell." With money, Luoyang's development will be much easier, the people will have more opportunities to work, and no matter how bad it is, they will not starve to death. ”

Ma Zhou was stunned, he didn't expect Li Mu to think so in his heart. Could it be that his cynical appearance is just an illusion of him, and in his heart, he is still a teenager who serves the country and the people?

"When all the shops around here are opened, I'll collect their taxes!" Li Mu said confidently to Ma Zhou: "When the time comes, you are still worried that there is no money to continue development?" ”

Ma Zhou's expression froze on his face, and he said in his heart that I would make up for him.

"It's definitely going to be a headshot when the time comes." Ma Zhou said perfunctorily, but it was also sincere. Although he doesn't understand commercial real estate development, he knows how high the land price in the prosperous area is, and if he can really make Laojun Mountain prosperous, he can make hundreds of thousands of taels just by selling this wasteland full of mountains.

The two chatted until it was almost dark before they went down the mountain. On the way back, Li Mu asked Ma Zhou to give priority to employing farmers who were affected by the disaster last year, and when the huge project was started, there would be work for men, women and children.

"Master Hou has a heart." Ma Zhou couldn't help but sigh: "Although the rescue was timely last year, there were still losses for the people. This year, if they can get a job during the slack season, it will be of great help to their lives. ”

"This is called targeted poverty alleviation!" Li Muxin said, Lao Tzu used the method after a thousand years, how can it be that you want to understand? teasing in his heart, he said with a straight face: "The people are all good people, the hearts are straight, there are not so many fancy intestines, you can use it boldly with confidence." In the future, the government will recruit people, and it will also recruit more people from peasant households, and those who are splashed on the street, let them all stay away. ”

"Well, Ma Zhou has learned, targeted poverty alleviation, Hou Ye is really wise." Ma Zhou smiled, and suddenly sighed: "I used to have a lot of unconvincing things about Hou Ye, but now I see Hou Ye doing things, Ma Zhou is convinced." ”

"Don't come to this set, don't think I don't know your mind." Li Mu pierced mercilessly: "You wish you could go back to Chang'an as soon as possible and wait for Your Majesty's reuse." Let me tell you, don't think about it, stay in Luoyang honestly for a few years, and only then can you go back when I don't need you here, otherwise Your Majesty wants someone, and I won't let you go, I'll let you come? ”

This is called targeted poverty alleviation! Li Muxin said, Lao Tzu used the method after a thousand years, how can it be that you want to understand? teasing in his heart, he said with a straight face: "The people are all good people, the hearts are straight, there are not so many fancy intestines, you can use it boldly with confidence." In the future, the government will recruit people, and it will also recruit more people from peasant households, and those who are splashed on the street, let them all stay away. ”

"Well, Ma Zhou has learned, targeted poverty alleviation, Hou Ye is really wise." Ma Zhou smiled, and suddenly sighed: "I used to have a lot of unconvincing things about Hou Ye, but now I see Hou Ye doing things, Ma Zhou is convinced." ”