After Wen Cheng became the governor of Youzhou, the first division was divided into two, one part was moved to Youzhou, and the officers and men of the two armies of Lulong and Xiongwu were mixed to form the 13th Division, organized the people, carried out military reclamation, and selected arable land in Youzhou, Tan, Fu and Jizhou to open up and cultivate wasteland. rainbow

The 1st Division was still stationed in the eastern, high, Liao, and hinterland areas, with Zhao Guangliang promoted to commander and Hu Nanxiang as chief of staff of the marching army Sima and commander of the core armed forces commanded by the Urban Defense Garrison Bureau.

Chen Guangdao, the former deputy commander of the First Division, was transferred to Youzhou and served as a soldier and horse envoy of the security army.

In the bitter cold land of Youzhou, the residents are sparse, and the military rations are insufficient, and Liaodong has been able to self-sufficiency after the development of military rations, and there is quite a surplus, but it is not a good strategy to transfer thousands of miles, and the military rations in Youzhou are still based on the local solution, and the importance of military reclamation is highlighted, and the arduous task has historically fallen on the shoulders of the 13th Division.

Li Mao has always taken the military reclamation very seriously, which is related to the hard life he had in Liaodong, and also related to his hard background, he is reluctant to talk about money on the surface, since he became a temperance envoy, he has not even had money on his body, but his heart is always closed to the money and grain in the public and private treasury, money may not be omnipotent, but no money is absolutely impossible.

Youzhou's financial reform is in full swing, encountered a lot of obstacles, this is not inferior to a big battle, but this battle should be fought, and must be won, at this time if there is a big change in the direction of Chengde, how will they deal with the intervention of troops, let the situation in Hengzhou rot, cause the imperial court and all parties to interfere, obviously not good for him, but at this moment to send troops to interfere, it is very likely to expose the strength prematurely, once it becomes a thorn in the eye of the imperial court, I am afraid that there will be no peace.

On this day, Li Mao inspected a military reclamation farm on the outskirts of Youzhou, and made an exception to inscribe the name of the farm.

Li Mao said: "It's not that I don't give you face, it's just that if this case is opened, there will be endless troubles, and it will cause a lot of trouble, so I still don't eat this meal, let's go back to Youzhou together, I'll treat you." ”

Li Mao's place of hospitality is in Songlin Yuan, fish stewed tofu, salted duck stuffed soybeans, bamboo shoot roasted pork and beef vermicelli hot pot, all of which are hard dishes and home-cooked dishes.

Li Mao, Zheng Xiaozhang, Wen Cheng, Chen Wangdao, Wei Yong, and Chen Muyang sat around one table, and the rest sat around another table, eating very casually, and when the wine was hot, snowflakes suddenly floated in the sky.

Li Mao stopped reading a sentence "Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road", everyone was shocked, I don't know what he thought of, what he wanted to express, and they all stopped waiting for a while.

After Li Mao finished reading, he was stunned for a while with chopsticks, and suddenly said to everyone: "It's snowing heavily, go back to the city." ”

The captain gave an order, and everyone dared not obey.

The snow is getting heavier and heavier, the weather is cold, the ground is instantly snow-white, entering the city from the west gate, the streets are empty, Li Mao looked at both sides of the street, wanting to see how many homeless "frozen bones" there are in Youzhou City under his rule.

Everywhere he looked, there was no one, Li Mao suddenly smiled dumbly, the west of Youzhou City is a gathering place for wealthy families, and the local government is very strict in this area, and where do the beggars come from to see that Youzhou under his rule is not a paradise on earth, not a paradise on the royal road, how can there be no beggars, and it is certain that the number of beggars is not a minority.

After returning to the palace, Li Mao called Hu Sijin over and explained: "You go to investigate, don't alarm the local government, go and see with your eyes in person, see how many homeless people and beggars there are in Youzhou City, come back and report to me." ”

After sending Hu Sijin away, Li Mao suddenly felt bored in his heart, Tian Qian and Qin Mo were not there, he had a stomach to say, and there was no one to tell, people said that the emperor was a lonely person, and said that the height was unbearable.

Cai Youcai handed over two secret documents, one was to sue Gui Zhisheng, the commander of the slave army, for rapping the people's daughter, and the other was to sue Ke for withholding military salaries.

Li Mao said: "Taigong is very old, and he still has this ability, it can be seen that it is a false accusation, he has a bad temper and is easy to offend people. Isn't this Mu Dahai's family very poor, doesn't it mean that he loves soldiers like sons, and can get along with officers and soldiers?"

Cai Youcai said with a smile: "It is able to get along, and often use force with his subordinates because of the deduction of military salaries." Li Mao said: "This is a talent, to be such a big official, and his subordinates dare to do something with him, to prove that his essence is not bad, and let the Protector Academy visit and understand." Cai Youcai said: "Because of the false report of the arrow last time, he is now in a very stiff trouble with the Protector Academy, and I am afraid that the Guardian Academy will not be able to investigate." ”

Li Mao said: "Press this matter first, and when the south is settled, you can remind me." Cai Youcai said again before leaving: "Chen Muyang is waiting outside, saying that if the captain is tired, he will meet him again tomorrow, his affairs are important, but he is not in a hurry." Li Mao said: "I'm not tired, let's do it as soon as I go." ”

Chen Muyang reported that the governors of the three prefectures in the north of Yanshan have all been eating guns and medicine recently, and they are all making trouble together, and they are unwilling to cooperate with the officials sent by Youzhou.

After the establishment of the Sandu Governor's Office, the envoy of the three towns on the edge of the border concurrently served as the governor of the capital, and the imperial court selected and sent cadres to serve as the chief historian and take charge of the practice. The three towns did not want to give up the interests in hand, and found all kinds of excuses to stuff people into the governor's mansion, so two factions were formed.

Li Mao has known these things for a long time, and he has a headache for them, but he has no solution.

Li Mao asked Chen Muyang: "You are not afraid that the right wing will sue you for overstepping your bounds"

Chen Muyang said: "The people involved in us are suspected of treachery, so they dare not report it." ”

Li Mao said: "The world is peaceful, Yuanhe Zhongxing is prosperous, and the feudal towns in various places bow down to the imperial court, so they are busy looking for a big backer, and the Youzhou Festival envoy can still thicker than the thigh in Chang'an City." ”

Chen Muyang said: "If they continue, the situation will only get worse and worse, and there will be a day when it collapses, I suggest killing a hundred people." ”

Li Mao looked at Chen Muyang, his eyes were kind, Chen Muyang followed Li Mao's gaze head-on, but his heart was weak for a while, just as he was about to look away, Li Mao sighed first and said: "The world is too peaceful, it's better to kill less." It is enough to bring back the wavering elements and collect their hearts. ”

Li Mao made a final decision, Chen Muyang didn't dare to say anything more, hesitated, and plucked up his courage: "Yesterday afternoon, the gale stall sent someone to send a congratulatory gift to Li Guotai, and Li Guotai returned the gift. The matter has not been reported. ”

Li Mao nodded and said, "I know." ”

Hengzhou was in turmoil, the gale stall had no place to stand, and it was moved to Youzhou for reconstruction, and Li Mao ordered the internal security department to closely monitor it, and the person in charge was Li Guotai. Yi Qiao is not an enemy, but she is not her own person, she may have given a gift to Li Guotai to make her life in Youzhou better, but why didn't Li Guotai report that he knew

Of course, Chen Muyang's words are just the words of a family, and Li Guotai cannot be suspected of anything because of this, and even whether his words are true remains to be verified.

Li Mao opened the large cowhide notebook in front of him and added a name to the page of the Internal Security Office: Zheng Xiaozhang.

Wei Yong, Li Guotai, and Chen Muyang are the three feet of Ding, three feet are more stable than two feet, and filling Tian Qi's foot becomes four feet, but Tian Qi's foot is empty, because of her placeholding, the position of the original three feet has been shifted, which has affected the stability of Ding, so after Tian Qi went south to Ziqing, this leg was slowly diluted.

Now this tripod is still three legs, Li Mao has no intention of adding a new leg to enter, Zheng Xiaozhang wants to be a bystander of this tripod, staring at the three feet of this tripod for him, can't let them be lazy and slippery, let alone let them eat inside and out.

Li Mao ordered Zheng Xiaozhang to take charge of the Security Bureau and became the immediate boss of the Internal Security Department, exercising supervisory duties.

It wasn't until the time of the lamp that Hu Sijin came back in a snowstorm, at that time Li Mao was worried about Xue Qingyu, in order to appease Xue Dingding, Xue Qingyu was arranged into the Salt and Iron Courtyard, but in just a few years, he sat on the ground and took root, turning the Salt and Iron Courtyard into the Xue Family Courtyard. Liaodong was able to rise rapidly in just a few years, and the profits contributed by salt and iron contributed to it, and even now, salt and iron profits are still one of the important financial sources.

But throughout the past few years, the territory and population have expanded several times, but the profits of salt and iron have hardly increased, and the extra profits have been swallowed up by the fat moths inside the salt and iron courtyard, among which the largest and fattest moth is his own relatives.

How to deal with this moth, it is a big deal to kill and confiscate the family property with a knife, and it will definitely win the applause of the house, but in the end, it makes the confidants feel cold, and moves the entire salt and iron courtyard into his own home, Xue Qingyu can't do it alone, how many of his henchmen pull out the radish and bring out the mud, and how many heads have to fall to the ground

But at present, the financial reform is at a critical juncture, let this moth cross the road as a roadblock, how can this reform continue, where is their own public trust, without public trust, what will other moths think, and what will the generals in Youzhou think

Also, Xue Qingyu was sent to this position by himself back then, the reason was to appease Xue Dingding, of course, it was not all, the Xue family's power in Liaodong City was intertwined, and since it could not be completely eradicated, it could only be compromised, but the scope of this compromise was a bit large, which made him in a dilemma.

Li Mao couldn't put down a word for a long time, and finally put down the pen with a sigh, and asked Hu Sijin instead: "I understand it so quickly."

Hu Sijin said: "I don't understand, the stinky water street and Dafengfang in the south of the city are all beggars, crowded with people, I don't lie to you, you see that I just arrived and let people rob me, and I still have a knife." ”

Hu Sijin showed Li Mao his brocade shirt torn by a beggar and the bloody marks on his arms.

Li Mao smiled: "Count yourself lucky, you didn't let the beggar mother-in-law catch you to be the second master of the village." I know it's a beggar's den, why do I have to go alone?"

Hu Sijin said: "It's really wronged, you didn't let me tell others." ”

Li Mao said: "Hey, you still talk back, I asked you not to alarm the local government, I have let you go out alone, and the safety of the officers when you go out is the first, I have explained to the two of you, there are so many guards in the house, why don't you bring a few"

Hu Sijin smiled embarrassedly: "I will definitely mean next time." ”

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