Li An naturally knew the situation of these two people for a long time, and half an hour ago, a henchman told the truth what happened to the Xitianzhu official, and asked in person, so that the Xitianzhu official could tell the situation himself, and then logically behead the two.

With these two people responsible for the crime, the prestige of the Western Tianzhu court can be restored to a certain extent, and it is also more conducive to appeasing the merchants who have been bullied by pirates, so that the local political situation tends to be stable.

Western Tianzhu is only a small country, but Li An does not want major turmoil in the Western Tianzhu court, because this will have a profound impact on the maritime Silk Road prepared by the Tang Dynasty.

Only if the Western Tianzhu Imperial Court is stable, the Maritime Silk Road of the Tang Dynasty will be more smooth, because in case of the fall of the Western Tianzhu Imperial Court, there may be many forces in the country, if these forces continue to fight, it is bound to completely collapse everything here, commerce will regress, the security situation will become unoptimistic, in case of racial tendencies, the consequences will be even more serious.

As long as the Western Tianzhu Imperial Court is stable, then, when the Tang Dynasty needs to build a railway to Tocharo, it is easy to ask the Western Tianzhu Imperial Court to help the Tang Dynasty recruit people, so as to solve the manpower problems faced by the Tang Empire's overseas construction.

"Since these two people have committed such a big mistake, it is unforgivable, after the crime is announced, kill it!"

Li An opened his mouth and ordered.

A subordinate picked up the complaint full of charges, read it aloud on the high platform, read it again in the Tang language, and then read it again in the local language, so that the onlookers in the audience could understand the crimes of the two people.

"Phew, what a wolf-hearted thing, holding the court's money, actually colluding with pirates."

"Such a moth should be cut with a thousand knives to relieve the hatred in my heart."

"I'm going to be beheaded at last, and our days will be prosperous in the future."

"All this is thanks to Datang, although we are overseas, our hearts will always be in Datang."

Several Datang businessmen gathered together to talk.

They came overseas to make a living, but also to obtain better living conditions, not to betray the Tang Dynasty, if the Tang Empire can occupy this place, or can influence Xi Tianzhu very well, their hearts are also very happy.

Soon, after the indictment was read out, the two Xi Tianzhu heavyweights were beheaded for public display, and the crowd of onlookers began to disperse.

Li An took a sip of tea, looked sideways at the king of Xi Tianzhu and the others beside him, and said: "The thorny problem has finally been solved, early tomorrow morning, the official will leave here and go to the island lair to have a look, your agreement on the abandonment of the northwest territory by Xi Tianzhu will also be sent as soon as possible, and the official will leave a confidant to discuss the specific details with you." ”

"Okay, that's it."

King Xi Tianzhu answered.

Now that everything has been done, there is no point in continuing to stay here, Li An got up and left, and after a night's rest, they will go to the port in the northwest to have a look, although they have already obtained a topographic map, but they still have to take a look in person to confirm the specific situation.

The Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses had all withdrawn to the beach near the port, and the king of Western Tianzhu looked at the gradually dispersed crowd and the evacuated Tang army guards, and his heart was mixed.

"It's better to be an official in Datang than to be a king in Xitianzhu!"

King Xi Tianzhu made a heartfelt sigh.

Indeed, he, the king, is full of low spirits in front of Li An, and he has no kingly spirit at all, and in addition, everything he can have cannot be compared with Li An.

There are not many soldiers and horses in Xi Tianzhu, and the total number of soldiers and horses is not as good as that led by Li An, and the weapons equipped are far inferior to the Tang Army, which makes him sigh very much.

"King, no matter how majestic Li Shilang is, he is just a courtier after all, and the king is the king of a country, and the king of the entire West Tianzhu has the final say."

The harbor chief complimented.

"I'm up to me? The land in the northwest, this king doesn't want to give it to the Tang Dynasty, is it okay? ”

King Xi Tianzhu glared at his subordinates.

"This ......"

The port master had nothing to say, and he really didn't dare to talk nonsense in this matter.

Although the king of Western Tianzhu is the king of a country, he has to cede the land in the northwest to the Tang Dynasty, which is not a small area, and there is some distress.

From this incident, it can be seen that although the king of Xi Tianzhu is the king of a country, he is actually inferior to even a minister of the Tang Dynasty, which is indeed very impressive.

After returning to the camp, Li An continued to study the map of the northwest direction, preparing to personally arrange the construction plan, in addition, Li An did not intend to hand over the materials captured from the pirate's lair to the imperial court, but would point out the great benefits of building this port, so that this wealth could be used to build a natural deep-water port in the northwest.

As long as Li An makes such a request, the imperial court will not refuse to agree, after all, after so many years, almost all the people in the imperial court trust Li An very much, so as long as Li An makes any suggestions, it will always be recognized by many people, and the emperor will fully support it.

There will not be much of a problem with funds, and the pressure on technology is not great, Datang's advanced equipment can be transported from the mainland, and most of the manpower needs to be collected from nearby countries, as long as it takes a little effort, it is not difficult to get it.

Therefore, the port in the northwest direction will definitely be able to take shape, and within ten years, it will definitely surpass all the surrounding ports, and it will be able to become a trade center and transit center in this region.

"Li Shilang, unconsciously, we have won a large piece of land for Datang, this piece of land is larger than Anshi Prefecture, what is the name? Isn't it time to come up with a name first? ”

The subordinates are also in a very good mood, and the credit for getting these large tracts of land is not Li An alone, everyone has the credit, and they are naturally very happy.

Li An smiled and replied, "What do you think of the name Anzhuzhou?" ”

"It's a good name, it can be played by the imperial court, it is estimated that the imperial court will agree, this name has the same meaning as Anshi County, and it is all for the purpose of stabilizing overseas."

The subordinate agreed.

Li An took out a drawing, let everyone look at it, and said: "This is the planning map of Anzhu Prefecture designed by this official according to the northwest terrain. ”

There is more than one of these maps, there are general maps of the Northwest Territories, as well as detailed planning maps of various parts, a total of more than a dozen, of course, these are still preliminary drawings, after arriving in the local area, according to what you have seen, these plans will be modified to a certain extent.

The general map marks all the land occupied by the Tang Dynasty on it, in addition, the upper part of the Great Food Country and the lower West Tianzhu, and even the farther Tocharian are marked, this is a general mark, it is impossible to mark it too much.

The planning drawings of each part include the port planning map, the Anzhu Prefecture city planning map, the plain area plan, the mountain planning map and so on

In addition, the port plan is divided into a military port, a civilian port, a fishing boat mooring, a shipyard location, and even a beach reserved for people's entertainment.

In short, the planning drawings are very detailed, so that people can understand them at a glance.

"Li Shilang is really generous! The entire Anzhu Prefecture has been planned in detail, but with such a large amount of money, the demand for funds must be great, and the funds seized from the pirate's lair are not enough at present. ”

The subordinate said with a smile.

Li An said: "These are ten-year plans, not to be completed in one step, funds can be accumulated slowly, there will always be enough, in addition, a lot of land here can be leased to businessmen for development, only need to collect rent and various taxes and fees every year, is a lot of income, in addition, with the gradual prosperity of the port year by year, the population here will gradually increase, all kinds of taxes and fees will also increase, this official has a proposal, you can first build a large number of rental houses in the port city, subordinate to the local yamen, It can be rented to merchants who come to do business, so the income will definitely be high. ”

In Ang Lee's view, a sustained and stable source of wealth is the cornerstone of a country's government's stability, and the same is true for yamen everywhere.

The collection of taxes and rents is the best stable source of finance, just like the real estate tax of various countries in later generations, collected every year, you can get a stable source of income every year, and Huaxia is paid in a lump sum, so there is a lack of stable and continuous financial resources, which is definitely unfavorable.

Therefore, Huaxia is also reforming and preparing to levy a real estate tax in order to obtain enough funds to support the operation of the local yamen.

However, when the house in Huaxia is purchased, it has already paid real estate tax for decades, and if it is paid every year after that, it is double taxation, what is the difference between it and robbery.

However, if the real estate tax is not carried out, the financial pressure on the local government will become greater and greater, after all, the area of land is counted, and if all of it is sold, what will the local government use to support the government service system, and if the local government has no money, it will not be paralyzed.

Li An had already predicted that in the future, the port in the northwest would be extremely prosperous, and in prosperous places, land and houses would definitely be very valuable, and it would be very profitable for the yamen to build rental houses or build houses and sell them.

In addition, there is no such thing as a property tax in this era, and rashly proposing this tax will offend all the magnates, especially if it is charged according to the area, the nobles of Chang'an City will have to cut the meat, and Li An's own house is also a lot, which will inevitably increase a high expense.

Therefore, it is certainly not feasible to collect property tax, and it is very reasonable for the yamen to build a house and rent it to merchants.

What kind of house to build, Li Ang has long thought about building high-rise buildings with reinforced concrete, rather than small wooden houses with one or two floors.

Because the port will be prosperous in the future, the population will increase very quickly, and if the buildings are very small, the number of people that can be accommodated will be greatly limited, and the upper floors can increase the population density and further promote prosperity.

For houses by the street, the bottom floor is naturally used for business, and the upper floors are inhabited by workers.

The size of the house is different, and the rent is naturally different, and the most expensive rent is naturally the lowest house that can be used for business.

Li An personally planned that the local yamen was responsible for the unified construction of buildings, and then rented them to merchants to collect rent every year, and if they directly sold the land to merchants and let them build houses by themselves, it would be a one-time business and could not see wealth every year.

Moreover, with the gradual prosperity of the port, the price of land and the value of houses will rise in a straight line, and if the land had been sold before, ten years later, the yamen would not have suffered a heavy loss.

The house that has been built should also be rented out to the businessman to live and do business as much as possible, so that the rent can be increased year by year, and the income will be higher and higher, and if the built house is directly sold to the businessman, the early stage will definitely not be able to sell too much money, after many years, the businessman can directly change the house to make a big profit, but the local yamen can not receive any benefits, so it is necessary to do a comprehensive rental plan in the early stage, so that the long-term flow is a long-term plan, it is worth doing.

Of course, due to the limitations of technology and materials, it is not possible to build super-high houses without restrictions, the highest seven or eight floors are enough, the lower ones can be two floors, and even villas with large yards can exist.

These villas can be built in slightly more remote locations, after all, the most expensive land in the center of the city, and it is necessary to build more commercial areas in order to collect the most rent.

The reason why villas with yards should be built is because merchants need horse-drawn carriages to transport goods, and horse-drawn carriages always have a place to stop, if all the skyscrapers of later generations, the parking spaces will be very insufficient, which will have an adverse impact on the development of commerce.

In addition, even in the planned downtown area, the width of the street must be wide enough to accommodate more cars and horses, and there must be enough open space between the buildings on the two streets back to back, one for lighting, and the other for parking cars and horses and stacking items, so that the shops in front can run better.

The business in the downtown area is prosperous, because the floors are very high, and the upper floors can be rented to merchants and ordinary people, but these lattice houses must be a little cramped to live in, and they are very crowded, and the noisy environment in the downtown area is also very uncomfortable, if the big businessmen with better economic conditions will not be willing to live in such an environment.

Therefore, it is necessary to build some villas with large yards in the more remote locations of the city, the yards can be large or small, the houses can be two-storey, or three-storey, and even some high-rise houses can be built and rented to tourists and ordinary people who are afraid of speculation.

In addition, in order to better arrange the employees to watch the store, the big businessmen will also rent a few rooms above the store to let these employees live, so that these employees can take care of the business in the store more conveniently.