Writing the strategy of Xizhou, Li Su felt a little reckless and reckless, and he was in a hurry.

He came to Xizhou for only a few days, and the officialdom and the people in Xizhou were smeared, and they didn't know anything inside, so they recklessly wrote this so-called strategy for the country and the people.

Above the officialdom, moisturizing things silently is the most correct approach, silently integrating into Xizhou like spring rain soaking the earth, listening more, watching more, talking less, wooing party henchmen without saying a word, cultivating forces, and waiting until the wings are full, and then slowly realize the political opinions and policies that they want to achieve.

This is the safest way to do it, Li Su understands the reason, but ...... He couldn't wait.

Because he found that his safety was seriously insecure, and the current situation in Yixi Prefecture, if he said that there would be a large army outside the city as soon as he woke up, he would not be surprised at all, the situation has reached this point, and the normal practice of officialdom in the past is obviously out of date, because this most secure and normal practice has a great drawback, that is, it requires time and patience.

Moisturizing things silently, for a newcomer to the officialdom, at least one or two years, at most three or five years, Li Su really can't afford to wait, he doesn't want to one day when he is still in a fart and happy to form a gang, but the army of the neighboring country suddenly surrounded Xizhou like an iron bucket, and Xizhou is still the earthen city wall that can be broken down with a soak of urine......

This is also the reason why Li Su appeared in the Assassin's Mansion today, when he was in danger, the so-called officialdom rules could not be taken into account.

Cao Yu seemed to be stunned by Li Su's remarks, stared at him for a long time, and then slowly asked: "Li Beijia's strategy boils down to only a few words, and this official is willing to hear it in detail." ”

Li Su licked his lips, the desert air was dry, and his lips had cracked many times. It oozes blood, hurts and itches, and is very uncomfortable.

"Xizhou is barren, there are no products, the population in the city is less than 20,000, and the merchants are not prosperous. The taxes are very small, the soldiers defending the city are less than 3,000, the city wall is even more vulnerable to the earthen wall, and Xizhou is on the border adjacent to Gaochang State, and foreign enemies are coveting it, and the situation is dangerous. ”

Cao Yu frowned. Still nodded, the words were a little unpleasant, but they were all the truth, and no one could refute them.

Li Su continued: "So the lower officials think that it is true that a serious illness requires strong medicine, and Xizhou must be treated in danger, otherwise the future is worrying." ”

"What you're writing about is the Great Strategy?" Cao Yu stroked his long beard, and there was no expression on his face. Said slowly: "I don't know what Li Beijia's strategy means by 'attracting investment'?" ”

"'Merchants', as the name suggests. Since it is to recruit merchants to come to the governor of the West Prefecture, whether it is to open a store, or to buy and sell goods, as long as there are more merchants in a city, it will prosper no matter what, which is the natural ability of merchants. They know how to make money, and they also know how to spend money, and they are bustling with money, once the money is circulating. Whether it is for the people of the Assassin's Mansion or Xizhou, or the soldiers on the border, it is a good thing. ”

Cao Yu's expression was noncommittal, and the corners of his mouth twitched imperceptibly, and Li Su's sharp eyes found it, and he smiled bitterly in his heart.

The status of businessmen is too low, and the importance of commerce is generally not recognized by the officials of this era, and even when they hear the word "merchant", they feel that it is stained with copper and vulgar.

But for Li Su's Xizhou strategy, businessmen are the most important part of the whole strategy, or is it that sentence, who will play with you if you don't have money?

After a short period of embarrassment, Cao Yu said with a pleasant face: "The official of the investment promotion understands, and the official generally understands the grain accumulation and market opening in the back, but I don't know what to do with the 'accepting people'?" ”

Li Su felt helpless, but he could only continue to explain: "A country or a city, in fact, are all people-oriented, the people of Xizhou are only 3,000, the number of people is less than 20,000, the population is too small, many things are inevitably tied up, digging wells, picking soil, transporting grain, repairing the city wall, these all need people to do, so the lower officials think that at present, Xizhou needs to expand the city and people's houses, and move the people from the counties and townships under its jurisdiction below, the population has increased, and the attraction to businessmen has also increased. The two are mutually beneficial, and there is no harm in the ......"

Cao Yu nodded: "Accept people, this official agrees very much, the word 'people-oriented' is quite exquisite, the people in Xizhou City are vigorous, many things are convenient to do, and more importantly, the city has increased the number of people, this matter is reported to the court, Your Majesty and the ministers of the court will definitely pay more attention to Xizhou, after all, a city of 20,000 people in a lonely desert and a city of 100,000 people in a lonely desert are very different. ”

Li Su stayed for a moment, and had to smile and agree, okay, different paths to the same end, it is enough for everyone's conclusions to be consistent.

"'Recruiting workers', which means recruiting craftsmen, craftsmen, if you want to rule Xizhou in the future, craftsmen and craftsmen are very important, they are the cornerstone of building the city, building walls, refers to building city walls, well, what does our Xizhou city wall look like, I believe that Cao Thorn Shi knows better than Xiaguan, the meaning of training is very simple, Xiaguan still suggests that another Zhichong Mansion outside the border patrol will be transferred back to the city, leaving only one hundred and ten scouts on the border, Xizhou is not far from the border, and the morning and evening will not delay the fighters, as for recruiting the township army......"

Speaking of "recruiting the township army", Cao Yu's brows furrowed even deeper.

Li Su saw his expression in his eyes, and sighed helplessly, but he had to bite the bullet and say: "The imperial court is unwilling to increase the number of government soldiers, and there are only two garrisons in a radius of hundreds of miles from Xizhou, and it is okay to fight against a small group of foreign enemies. ”

Cao Yu's expression was gloomy, he was silent for a long time, and said coldly: "No matter what the reason, the private placement of the township army has committed a big taboo, and this official can't afford this big crime." ”

"In the imperial court, the lower officials are willing to play by name alone, and the lower officials will bear this matter alone."

Li Su said this very responsibly, it is very simple, and the horses want to run, and the horses do not eat grass, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world? Since Li Shimin threw him into this isolated city and did not allocate money and food for him, he had to allow him to recruit the township army again, otherwise...... Let's just transfer him back to Chang'an, two paths, let Li Shimin choose by himself.

Who knew that Li Su's sentence made Cao Yu's face change.

"The big crime that this official can't afford, Li Beijia can afford it?" Cao Yu squinted at him, and a touch of coldness seemed to flash in his eyes.

The bitterness in Li Su's heart deepened, and he said that if he changed his face, he would change his face, and sure enough, our friendship was too fragile to withstand the scrutiny of the years.

"Cao Tingshi misunderstood, and the lower officials are also a public heart for Xizhou......"

Cao Yu's eyes were indifferent, he glanced at the strategy in his hand, flicked his fingers lightly on the paper, and sighed: "A person with a public heart, how can Li Beijia be alone?" However, sometimes the public will inevitably do the wrong thing, and today's strategy presented by Li Beijia, in addition to the acceptance of this paragraph, the rest ...... Hehe. ”

I'm hehe, your sister, hehe, you're on the face!

Li Su also felt a wave of anger in his heart, the current situation is not too much to say that life and death are at stake, so Li Su's original intention of writing these strategies was not out of the idea of serving the country and the people, but so that he would not die in the war. The situation was already so critical, but this Lord Thorn was still not angry, and he didn't seem to be in a hurry at all.

"Recruiting the township army can not be mentioned, so what about attracting investment and rebuilding the city wall? Neither of these? Li Su straightened up and asked.

Cao Yu said lightly: "Xizhou is located in the desert, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is isolated from the world. Easier said than done! It is even more difficult to build the city wall, there is no masonry and no property in the desert, what can be used to build it? If it is carried by those caravans, who will pay for such a huge fortification? Li Beijia, this official believes that your ideas and original intentions are good, but ...... After all, it is too undesirable to do it. ”

Looking at Li Su deeply, Cao Yu sighed: "You are a famous scholar and a talented man, why don't you read books and write poems in your spare time, why bother to participate in these complicated and mundane things?" ”

This sentence sounded very gentle, and Li Su's lungs were about to explode.

Contempt, contempt, and a bit of inexplicable weird thoughts are all reflected in this sentence, perhaps, this is the real history of Cao Thorn.

After a moment of silence, Li Su suddenly laughed a few times, took the strategy on the low case, and arched his hand towards Cao Yu: "Today is indeed a reckless mistake by the lower officials, and I also ask Cao Tingshi to forgive his sins, and the lower officials to leave!" (To be continued......)