Maybe it's because the people of the two ethnic groups used to be poor, and their favorite thing was to buy things, and as long as they had money in their hands, they would buy things and take them home.

If you visit their home, you will find that there are a lot of various items, even salt is enough to eat for a year and a half.

The people of Datang do the opposite, what they like most is to save money, habitually use one money as two, and never want to buy things that they can't use.

"I've seen the Governor!" Ma Zhou came to look for Feng Daiwen.

"King Bin, please sit down, why are you so embarrassed." Feng Daiwen saw that although Ma Zhou was tired, he was very excited, so he knew that nothing bad had happened, so he beckoned him to sit down and asked.

"Two happy events, the first is the discovery of a super-large open-pit coal mine on the border between Jizhou and Youzhou." Ma Zhou took a sip of water from the teacup and said with a long breath.

Feng Daiwen looked at the map on the wall, and knew in his heart that it was Kyoto in the future, where there was an emperor who hanged himself on the coal mountain, and he originally planned to send someone to investigate in the future, but he didn't expect to be inadvertently discovered.

"What's the second piece of good news?" Feng Daiwen asked.

"The second thing is a bit troublesome, at the border of Yingzhou near the border of the Xi nationality, the merchant went to do business, and found a large iron mine, the lower official sent someone to explore, the mineral deposit is very large, and the burial is very shallow, and many places belong to the open pit can be mined." Ma Zhou continued.

Well, it's all the king of luck, the Qian'an iron mine was also discovered, Feng Daiwen had known the location of all the large iron mines in the country before, and naturally knew that the Qian'an iron mine was just located in the frontier and there were not enough people, but the Qian'an mine was one of the easiest places to mine, so naturally it could not be let go.

"Yes, it's a bit troublesome, Goguryeo also has heavy troops on the border, and if they go all out to open the mine, they will definitely continue to harass them." Feng Daiwen looked at the map and frowned, and said embarrassedly.

"Xi people are and the situation? King Bin has ever understood. Feng Daiwen put down the map and asked.

"Xi people belong to the Xianbei one, there are five departments, the contemporary chief is called Su Zhi, for the Tang Dynasty is not bad, it is not friendly, but the tribe lives in the mountains and forests, has always been self-sufficient, rarely interacts with the outside world, the population is more than 100,000, this is all the information found by the subordinates." Ma Zhou belongs to a well-informed person, these data are all in his mind, Feng Daiwen asked, and opened his mouth to answer.

"How far is the mine from their nearest tribe?" Feng Daiwen asked again.

"Lately the tribe has only thirty miles to go, but they often graze their cattle and come here for hunting." Ma Zhou replied.

"As for Goguryeo, after the annexation from the Khitan, they were building the Great Wall to guard against the Tang Dynasty, and now the caravans are reluctant to go to Goguryeo, because the taxes are too heavy to make money, and it is dangerous.

Fortunately, there are often people in their government who come to trade in plain clothes. Ma Zhou continued.

"Build the Great Wall? Hmph, it's really well-intentioned, I killed so many Han family Erlang, and now I know that I'm afraid. Is there any news from inside Goguryeo? Feng Daiwen asked with a cold snort.

"Yes! More than ten caravans were sent to the caravan, and the goods were basically used to open up the relationship, and more than 20 people died, if you use one word to describe it, it is chaos.

The weight of taxation is unprecedented, almost seventy percent of the people's income, and the city lords support their own troops, expropriate and extort violently, plus a large number of liquor and porcelain are sold in the past, in exchange for their grain, which can be said to be very miserable. Ma Zhou reported.

"Gao Jianwu can't control the place?" Feng Daiwen asked.

"King Ko Jianwu was a man of insight who came to pay tribute many times, and during the Mudeok period, Silla and Baekje wrote to Emperor Taishang, saying that Gao Jianwu had closed the road so that they could not enter the Hajj, and he had harassed them many times. The Emperor Taishang ordered the edict to go out and ride the waiter Zhu Ziluxe to mediate. Gao Jianwu apologized and asked for reconciliation with the two countries.

However, because of several battles in the former Sui, the Central Plains has been at ease, and the cities of Buyeo, Jian'an, and Anshi have been heavily armed, and they gradually lost control.

Now it can only be controlled in the country, most of the territory of Pingxiang, and the front line basically belongs to the territory of Lu Yuan Taizuo. Ma Zhou had obviously studied it for a long time, and carefully introduced the domestic situation in Goguryeo to Feng Daiwen.

"King Bin has worked hard, do you think it is possible for them to send troops to Goguryeo?" Feng Daiwen looked at the emaciated Ma Zhou and asked.

"Hehe, what is the hard work to be able to use what I have learned in my life to show my strength, as for Goguryeo, the lower officials think that they are now in a panic and dare not send troops." Ma Zhou replied with blazing eyes.

"Well, you and I see something in common. After the autumn harvest, readjust the officials, after all, the Khitan and Turks have become regular, and there is no need for too many people to guide, I may not have much time in Liaoxi, and you can arrange things here as much as possible, just send a record to Chang'an.

I will arrange for Wang Yan, Zheng Yong and others to assist you full-time. Feng Daiwen arranged with a smile.

"Haha, Wei Guo just now you said that I worked hard, and this has arranged so many things." Ma Zhou said with a smile.

"Hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey! Those who can work harder, I am saying that only King Bin is the most familiar with my way here, and you are the deputy governor, so naturally you should be busy. Feng Daiwen said with a smile.

"I won't let the governor down!" Ma Zhou's face was straight, and he arched his hand and said.

"You don't have to work too hard, you can't do things in a day. I don't know what you think about these two mines, and how do you think it would be more appropriate. Feng Daiwen pressed Ma Zhou's wrist and asked.

"Xia Guan thought that after the autumn harvest can be carried out at the same time, after the autumn harvest, Pingzhou greenhouse planting, now greenhouse vegetables and fruits, can only be eaten locally, should not be planted too much.

The people of other counties can organize themselves to open mines, and now the wages of the mines are very expensive, and the people are still quite willing to work in the agricultural slack season. Ma Zhou analyzed.

"Yes, the greenhouse planting is enough for local consumption, and it is planted near Chang'an, and there is not much profit in transporting it, so it is completely unnecessary.

As for the mine, do it according to your wishes, but you must pay attention to safety, mine from top to bottom, try to find surface mines, underground mining is difficult, the safety is poor, keep it for the future. Feng Daiwen agreed.

"Well, Xia Guan thought, anyway, there are many people, so you can dig up the mountain directly, and the underground is all dug up.

The extra mud was used to burn bricks and build houses nearby, and villages were built nearby. Ma Zhou had already considered these issues and quickly came up with a plan.

"There is no problem, just do it, dig out the coal mine and send it to the iron mine, build a steel mill in the iron mine, build Wubao, after I return to Chang'an, I will write to the saint, and in the future, the weapons and armor will be forged nearby, so as not to be transported around." Feng Daiwen suggested.

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