Hearing Li Wenyuan ask about the enrollment of his technical school, the golden shopkeeper nodded and said: "Thanks to the policy implemented by the general manager, many displaced people who have no land to cultivate have joined the technical school and learned their crafts from the craftsmen. In fact, to put it bluntly, we craftsmen do not have very high knowledge, and the so-called craftsmanship is just a trick that practice makes perfect. It is estimated that by next summer, the students of these technical schools will be able to go out on their own to build some conventional equipment. ”

Speaking of this, the golden shopkeeper also sighed in his heart. The person in front of him, although he looked young at this time, and often had some surprising actions when doing some things, he set out to improve the social status of the craftsmen, and he had already made the hundred and ten craftsmen he brought with him grateful to him. As far as I know, in some of the places where craftsmen work, in addition to the tablet dedicated to the ancestral master, Li Wenyuan's tablet is also enshrined. Even Li Wenyuan's repeated emphasis on not erecting ancestral halls for the living could not stop these craftsmen from respecting him.

And as far as I know, I removed these craftsmen under my own hands. Those who do business are also able to enjoy the normal treatment of civilians because of Li Wenyuan's policies, removing the shackles that have suppressed them for nearly a thousand years, and allowing them to enjoy the improvement of their quality of life brought about by the wealth they have earned. Moreover, with the help of some of Li Wenyuan's policies, some small businesses that were originally on the verge of bankruptcy also made a comeback through the help provided by the bank.

Even those rural farmers who did not care about state affairs recognized Li Wenyuan as a saint because of the policy of reducing and reducing land taxes promulgated by the young man in front of them, and the policy of letting their children step into the originally unattainable classroom to read and write and hyphenate, and set up tablets at home to enshrine them.

In addition, the golden shopkeeper also mentioned to Li Wenyuan that some people in order to boast about Li Wenyuan's exploits, all say that on the day Li Wenyuan was born, the water of the Yellow River was clear for three days. corresponds to the ancient proverb of the sage out, the Yellow River Qing. But Li Wenyuan waved his hand after hearing this, and said with a smile:

"How can the Yellow River be clear on the day I was born, don't talk about me, even since ancient times, where is the Yellow River clear? People often use the clear water of the Yellow River as a metaphor for the saint's coming, but it is better to ask for others than for yourself. If these people can really stand up and defend their power, then anyone in power can become a saint. Hiding wealth from the people and returning the government to the people is the foundation for a dynasty's true long-term peace and stability. Where am I a saint, I just give back to these people what they deserve.

I really can't afford the name of a saint. Although there is the protection of the subsistence allowance, which saves people from starvation, as long as you look at the people who are still cold on the streets, and some people who are bankrupt after a serious illness, and look at their originally relatively solid family background, they have become poor and dependent on the subsistence allowance just because of a serious illness. This shows that as the governor of the Western Regions, as their parent official, I still have something I have not done well. When these people will have enough to eat, a house to live in, and clothes to wear. At that time, it was the real Heqing Haiyan, a peaceful and prosperous era. Other than that, it's all a lie. ”

"You've only been in office for a year, and it's already good to have this achievement. As far as I know, only in the county chronicles of Zhangye Wuwei County, it is recorded that in the past few years, every time there was a natural disaster, when the green and yellow were not connected, the number of people who died of starvation was often thousands. But since you took office, you have encouraged agriculture and repaired water conservancy. As a result, although there were some droughts last autumn, they did not reduce grain production too much. Let the people live a stable year, this is a great achievement. ”

Without waiting for the golden shopkeeper to speak, Qiu Niang's voice came from outside the door. Qiu Niang has Li Wenyuan's permission, no matter who Li Wenyuan is meeting with, she can come to see Li Wenyuan directly without hindrance. At this time, when she heard what Li Wenyuan said outside the door, she couldn't help but answer.

"Oh, I have another guest here today who is even rarer than the gold shopkeeper. I wonder what my little night owl has to say to me today? Li Wenyuan saw that it was Qiu Niang who got up to find him in person, so he said with a little teasing.

The golden shopkeeper also knew that the night owl organization controlled by Qiu Niang was a secret in Li Wenyuan's hands. At this time, seeing Qiu Niang get up to find Li Wenyuan, she wanted to avoid suspicion and retire first. But at this time, Li Wenyuan, who had already secretly done a lot of assessments on the golden shopkeeper, and Li Wenyuan, who had already regarded the golden shopkeeper as a confidant, stretched out his hand to stop him and asked him to listen to Qiu Niang's report by his side. Seeing that Li Wenyuan no longer avoided suspicion of even the most secret night owl, the golden shopkeeper was also very grateful in his heart, and immediately decided that even if he was broken, he would repay Li Wenyuan's trust.

Qiu Niang knew when she saw the golden shopkeeper stopped by Li Wenyuan that the golden shopkeeper was also a member of Li Wenyuan's henchmen, so she didn't delay much at this time and said directly: "The night owls of Yiwu County have sent news that the rebel Li Liang has established himself as the king of Liang, built the Great Liang Kingdom, the national capital of Yiwu County, set up a hundred officials, and issued a large Liang five-baht coin. At the same time, a few days ago, he received the canonization of the Western Turkic royal court and was crowned King Geda Khan. Now the Great Liang Kingdom has the military and financial resources of the four counties of Dunhuang County, Yiwu County, and Mo County and Shanshan County. However, news also came from the night owls that the drought last autumn had also affected the grain under Li Liang's rule, and now the price of grain has nearly doubled. He is not as well prepared as you have in advance, and I am afraid that many people will starve to death before the autumn harvest this year. ”

Li Wenyuan nodded after hearing this, now that the Turks have intervened in Li Liang's rebellion, things are more variable. Before the formation of the Modao Army formed by himself, he could not fight encounters with the Turks in the field, and the losses would be too great to outweigh the losses. Coming from later generations, he could not treat his soldiers as one-time consumables like the people of the current era. In his heart, every soldier under his command had a whole family standing behind him. This is also the reason why he set the rule not to send his only son to join the army and his brother to stay.

He couldn't do anything but treat these soldiers as a number, so he could effectively reduce casualties against the Turkic cavalry. Li Wenyuan will definitely not use troops against Li Rail easily, but not using troops against Li Rail does not mean that Li Wenyuan will not restrict Li Rail's development. Li Wenyuan pondered for a while and said to Qiu Niang:

"Let Zhang Juntai send the soldiers we brought out from Wuwei County to Xiping County and Heyuan County first, and take the military power and power of these two counties into our own hands, and implement the policy of Wuwei Zhangye County, and harvest a large amount of extra grain in our hands last autumn, and we can take over the population of these two counties at this time." We must completely lock off Li Liangjun's connection with the Central Plains, and let all his affairs pass through our land. ”