The new official took office with three fires, and Li Siwen was the same. After occupying the presence of Jieli Khan, smashing the over-controlled stone carvings and other objects, and then hanging the plaque of "Dingxiang County Ya" in his own handwriting, Li Siwen announced his three decrees.

One said, give the land! There are a lot of fertile fields around Dingxiang City, and when the Turks were in the time, they did not produce or cultivate, and these fertile fields were barren. Therefore, Li Siwen ordered that as long as the Central Plains people moved into the Dingxiang household registration, they would be given land immediately, and they could be given as much as they could, as long as you could plant it.

Second, give the room! In order to attract merchants, Li Siwen ordered that all merchants come to Xiangcheng for trade, and after checking the scale, they will be given to the shops on South Street as appropriate. Small-scale merchants also have discounts, either renting or buying, all with a discount on the original price.

Three, tax free! As long as you settle in Dingxiang City, within one year, you will be exempt from land tax for farming, free from commercial tax for trade, and you don't need to pay a penny to the imperial court.

These three decrees show that Li Siwen still has something in his stomach. If it is a county in the hinterland of the Central Plains, these three decrees will inevitably bring a large number of people and trade. Unfortunately, this is Dingxiang City, a border city that has just been snatched back from the Turks, and the situation is different.

Since Li Siwen issued the decree, he has been guarding the yamen every day. From sunrise to sunset, conscientious. But three days have passed, and none of them have come to settle down, and the businessmen have disappeared. Li Siwen's enthusiasm was poured with a basin of cold water, and the whole person wilted, squatting at the gate of the yamen looking at the grain trucks coming and going, and sighed incessantly.

Li Mu...... Li Mu!! Li Siwen roared and interrupted Li Mu, who was doing carpentry in the backyard of the yamen, who had nothing to do these days, and just took this time to make a few pieces of furniture. The wood was cut by Wang Hu and others in the woods outside the city, all of which were fine fir and excellent furniture materials, which were rare in later generations, but were everywhere in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Mu listened to Li Siwen's tone and knew that this young master had endured it to the limit, so he hurriedly put down the saw in his hand and ran over from the backyard.

"Li Mu, can you stop sawing wood, the sound of you sawing wood is echoing in the official's head, Zrazraz makes my brain hurt! Are you my county clerk, is the county clerk a carpenter?! You can help me think of a way, it's been three days, and there hasn't been a single doorman, so if outsiders know about it, they won't laugh off their big teeth? Your Majesty is still waiting to see my political achievements, how can I deal with it! ”

As he was talking, Wang Hu drove the ox cart back to transport the wood, Li Siwen glanced at him, and he was even more angry, and shouted: "Wang Hu! Are you my county lieutenant or Li Mu's follower, can't you do something that a county lieutenant should do? Isn't it fun to chop wood every day?! ”

Wang Hu replied expressionlessly: "Son, I am neither your county lieutenant nor Li Mu's follower, I am the general's personal soldier." I don't do what a county lieutenant does because I have nothing to do. Li Mu asked us to cut wood, it was for money, not for nothing, and it was idle to earn some money for drinking. ”

"Li Mu!!" Li Siwen gritted his teeth, turned around and pinched Li Mu's neck, his mouth opened to see his throat, and roared: "If you don't help me come up with an idea, I will definitely strangle you before I am reprimanded by His Majesty!" ”

"Ahem!" Li Mu pulled away Li Siwen's hand and said, "Lord County Commander, calm down!" ”

"I can't calm down!" Li Siwen has lost his mind, like an ant on a hot pot, spinning around.

Li Mu saw that the heat was almost over, and said: "Lord County Order, you can't look at the surface of everything. You see me doing carpentry all day, but I'm actually thinking. ”

"Thinking about what?! You're doing carpentry! I see it all, you're making a dresser! You made it for your lady, don't think I don't know anything! ”

Li Mu grinned embarrassedly, fortunately he was thick-skinned enough, but he didn't hear it, and continued to say to himself: "I'm really thinking, and I've already figured out a way!" ”

Li Siwen suddenly appeared in front of Li Mu, grabbed his shoulder and asked, "Is this true?" If you lie to me, I'll kill myself, and then let Wang Hu tell my father that you forced me! ”

"Seriously......, seriously," Li Mu hurriedly said: "I have thought about it for a few days, first of all, I must make sure that there is no problem with your decree, and the problem appears in people." Dingxiang City is a border city, and a few months ago it was a city of the Turks, although now the news is coming back that our Tang army is invincible and is pursuing the remnants of the Turks. But the common people don't know about these news, and even if they hear a little about it, they don't know whether it's true or not. Just imagine, if you are a common person, in this case, dare to come to Dingxiangcheng? Even if the land is given, the house is given, and the tax is exempted, but if the Turks come back and Dingxiangcheng changes hands again, no matter how much they get, it will be a flash in the pan, and it will be gone in a blink of an eye? Who will leave their family and move over? ”

Li Siwen nodded silently, and Li Mu said again: "Besides, population is fundamental, will the nearby counties let the population of their own counties move away?" I'm afraid not, they will do everything they can to stop it. ”

"You're right!" Li Siwen said worriedly: "Isn't there no hope for this? ”

"No, no, no!" Li Mu waved his hand and said, "When I was sawing wood just now, I suddenly thought of something. Do you remember how I was caught by the Turks? ”

Li Siwen paused for a moment and said, "Remember, weren't you transported grain and grass robbed by the Turkic cavalry?" What do you mean by this, does it matter? ”

"Of course it does." Li Mudao: "Why do I go to transport grain and grass, because I have no money, I have to earn money." Although there are some risks in transporting grain and grass, I am willing to do it in order to make money, which is called human death for money. Now we want to attract people to Dingxiang City, the fastest and most effective way is to recruit workers! ”

"Recruitment?" Li Siwen frowned and said, "But now the army doesn't need grain and grass, not only does it not have to transport grain to Dingxiang City, but it has to transport grain and grass back, what do you want to do to recruit workers?" ”

Can't understand this? Li Mu suddenly felt tired, but he still patiently explained: "You need people to repair the city wall, right?" Dingxiang City is a border city, can it be done if the city wall is not built higher and stronger? Do you always shout to defend the city, and guard those remnants of the wall? ”

Only then did Li Siwen remember that the city wall of Dingxiang City had been razed to the ground as early as when Li Jing's army attacked the city. As the county magistrate of Dingxiang City, he should build the city wall.

"But I still don't understand it," Li Siwen stared at a pair of bull's eyes, looked at Li Mu in puzzlement, and asked: "The workers we recruited like this, they left after the work was done, and they couldn't stay." ”

Li Mu sighed and said, "Lord County Commander, we are not recruiting workers not only to repair the city wall, but to let them know that now Dingxiang City is safe, and like other counties, it is a city under the rule of the Tang Dynasty." As long as they believe this, plus your decree, why worry that no one will come to settle down? We will send people to the counties to publicize and organize several fairs, as long as we can ensure safety, once the markets are formed and people are used to it, are they worried that no one will come to do business? ”

Only then did Li Siwen understand Li Mu's intentions, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and his heart suddenly brightened.

"Wonderful! Li Mu, you are such a smart person! I have you, such as Liu Bei and Kong Ming! Come on, hurry up, Wang Hu, tell the brothers to prepare horses, I will go and write a notice, immediately distribute it to all counties, and post a list to recruit people! ”