Chapter 170: Developing the Illino State
Yizhou was originally dilapidated and lifeless, but under the order of Situ Changfeng, it seemed to come back to life all of a sudden, and the merchants went out en masse, which was just a little surprising.
Subsequently, the city guard mansion, which had been silent for more than half a year, began to issue orders to recruit elites, or the kind that gave money, which surprised the people who were used to the original government soldier system.
But these don't have much to do with ordinary people, just look at the excitement. The next thing is big, recruit people to mine carbon, recruit people to repair workshops, repair cities, and there is no limit to the number of people, regardless of age and age, and different jobs can be arranged.
The most important thing is not only three meals a day, but also money to get, which makes everyone happy, you must know that Yizhou is very poor, not to mention three meals, there are many people who do not continue two meals, and there are many people who starve to death in the event of war, famine year.
Although Yizhou food is more expensive, but the work can not only make yourself full, but also save a little money, which is simply a great thing.
In just a few days, more than 10,000 Tang people in Yizhou, except for those who are too small or have something to do, have come to work, and the entire Yizhou City has become a construction site.
And the name of Situ Changfeng of Xinjun has also spread, some people say that he is a great benevolent person, and some people say that he is a rich son from Luoyang, Xijing, who has money and no place to spend it, and he is a loser here.
In any case, ordinary people are still very grateful to Situ Changfeng, which has also led to the recent increase in Situ Changfeng's reputation by several thousand.
And Situ Changfeng has been very busy recently, running back and forth inside and outside the city, mines, and workshops, everywhere needs his guidance and needs his orders.
As for the aliens in the city, they are also officially included in the clean-up ranks, and those who are willing to settle in the Tang Dynasty and become the people of the Tang Dynasty are allowed to settle down, otherwise they have to pay a sum of money.
Taking this opportunity, the whole city was also re-planned, close to the Yumen Pass side as a place for the people to live, and on the other side, there were restaurants, inns, military camps, and markets.
After the charcoal is knocked out, a certain proportion of yellow clay is mixed in, and a wooden mold is used, and after many experiments, honeycomb coal is made.
A mountain of yellow mud outside the city of Yizhou is getting shorter and shorter, and is being used not only to make coal, but also to make bricks.
After charcoal firing, pieces of green bricks were transported to Yizhou City, the city was strengthened, and the houses were newly repaired.
The newly recruited soldiers, plus the veterans, selected three thousand elites, and also trained under the leadership of Zhao Guangren, and now Situ Changfeng can't take care of this.
After more than two busy months, the merchant who went out to collect wool finally returned, and he couldn't believe that the city of Yizhou had completely changed, so much so that many people even needed to ask for directions home.
As word spreads, many herders come to work for a few days and have enough to eat for a few days. In this case, Situ Changfeng is naturally happy to see it, and it is best for all the herdsmen to come to work.
Therefore, for a few herdsmen who have been staying in the mine to mine, they also took special care of them, and rewarded them with a bag of fine salt after a month.
This made a few herdsmen very happy, knowing that the salt that is usually sold to the grassland is all coarse salt, or even salt cloth, which is not only scarce, but also has a bitter taste.
When these herdsmen go back, of course, they bring more people to come, but the reward will only be given to the hard-working and honest part of the people.
"Situ County Guard! Situ County Guard! Situ Changfeng was busy, and as soon as he returned to the City Guard Mansion, Chen Shouru ran over anxiously.
"Master Chen, are you going to give birth to your daughter-in-law? So anxious! Situ Changfeng deliberately teased.
"Ouch! O my county guard! This fire is burning to the eyebrows, so don't make fun of your subordinates. Chen Shouru was so anxious that he stomped his feet again and again.
"Huh! Slowly, the day hasn't fallen yet. Situ Changfeng persuaded.
"There's no food! Ten days at most, and there will be no food! Chen Shouru said helplessly.
"Didn't sell it?" Situ Changfeng asked puzzled.
"No, there is not much grain in Yizhou, and it is not easy to support it until now, and Yizhou is far away, so the average grain merchant will not go so far!" Chen Shouru explained.
"The matter of food, a certain has been transported, but I don't know when it will arrive, now let the merchant go to Yumen Pass to buy it for the time being, it's nothing more than a little more money, and you can earn it back soon." Situ Changfeng explained.
"Although the charcoal is good, but the Central Plains also has a place of production, I'm afraid I won't make much money by transporting it over!" Chen Shouru worriedly persuaded.
"Although you want to sell it for charcoal? Yizhou is not enough, the most profitable thing is wool, and the order is sent to Zhao Guangren, the workshop must be strictly controlled, and the Turks must not be allowed to steal the school. Situ Changfeng glanced at him and said carefully.
Chen Shouru has been busy in the city, and he doesn't know much about the mines outside the city, so he has to nod suspiciously and go out to give orders.
"General! A large crowd of merchants came to the city, asking for their sights by name! A guard stepped forward and reported with his fists clenched.
"Sentient!" Situ Changfeng guessed who it was and hurriedly invited.
Not long after, four people came from outside.
"Jiang Yi has seen his son, and on the order of his master, he brought 100,000 stone of grain."
"Zheng Hou has seen his uncle, and the master specially asked the little one to bring 50,000 stone of grain."
"Qinghe Choi-so! I've seen the county guard! ”
"Longxi Li Quan! I've seen the county guard! ”
As soon as the four of them saw Situ Changfeng, they hurriedly reported to their homes, hugged their fists and bent down to salute.
"You've come from afar, you've worked hard, please take a seat!" Situ Changfeng said happily.
"Although it is a little far, the journey is safe, not hard." Zheng Houren said with a sincere smile as his name suggests.
Regarding the identities of these people, Situ Changfeng naturally understood that Jiang Yi was the senior brother Luo Song, Luo Cheng's person, and Zheng Hou was sent by his quasi-father-in-law Zheng Renji.
I don't know why the Cui family sent someone, as for Li Quan, it was a little unexpected, it was originally written to Li Shimin and asked him to send someone, but I didn't expect the official to come, and a person from the Li family came.
"This is the Patriarch's letter to the county guard!" Li Quan saw that Situ Changfeng was a little confused, so he took out a letter from his arms and handed it over respectfully.
Situ Changfeng naturally understood that the patriarch he was talking about was Li Shimin, and when he took the letter and looked at it, he couldn't help but be speechless.
There was no politeness in the whole letter, and he directly asked for the recipe for making coal, and he did not mention the use of wool, but said that the little son was about to grow up and needed to build the princess's mansion, and the inner treasury was short of money and waited for Yunyun, and finally said a good news, saying that reinforcements would come to help.
Seeing the end, Situ Changfeng breathed a sigh of relief, Yizhou is short of manpower, and it is easy to become fat in other people's mouths when it develops, and there must be enough force.