"My lord, the autumn grain harvest has been counted. A total of 4.8 million stone of rice, 200,000 stone of wheat, 300,000 stone of sorghum, 200,000 stone of millet, 300,000 stone of soybeans, and the rest of the cotton and other crops have not been counted. A total of 2.2 million stone was collected from the autumn agricultural tax and field rent, and now all of them have been put into storage. One million stone of grain was obtained through the purchase and exchange of the business community, and a total of 3.2 million stone was currently in stock. "Zeng Tianshi came early in the morning to report the good news and report the grain harvest statistics.

Li Xuanqing nodded, 2.2 million stones, based on the annual consumption of five stones per person, 2.2 million stones can feed 400,000 people, which is almost enough for the current Fengzhou. However, Li Xuanqing is not satisfied with the current yield of rice and wheat per mu. In such a fertile land as the Hetao Plain, the yield of rice per mu is only four stones, which is compared with the yield of thousands of catties per mu in later generations, Li Xuanqing even has the mind to cry. However, there are not many ways to increase the yield now, and the high-yield Champa rice is out of reach, and even if it is brought back, it is not clear whether it can be planted in Hetao.

"It is necessary to immediately issue an announcement that those who have the means to increase grain production will be exempted from taxes for ten years, with a reward of 100 taels, and the Tiance Mansion will issue a public notice to praise and commend them." After thinking about it for a long time, Li Xuanqing could only hope for the endless wisdom of the people. Anyway, I thought of everything I could think of.

Cen Tianshi has long been accustomed to Li Xuanqing's method of making announcements about everything. So after writing it down, he smiled and said, "Don't be worried, lord." The Department of Agriculture is already summarizing the methods, including the use of new farming tools, increasing the proportion of cattle ploughing, and using double stone fertilizer to fertilize the fields. At the same time, it is planned to build several more large farms next year and expand the number of cultivated fields to 3 million acres. ”

"By the time we wait until next year, the current situation of the shortage of labor in Toyosu will be able to change a little." Li Xuanqing silently calculated the time and said with a smile: "I heard Yang Qiu, director of the Department of Civil Affairs, say that there are about 1,000 new naturalized people in Fengzhou every month, and fifty percent of them are young and middle-aged laborers. What is the current permanent population of Toyoshu? ”

Cen Tianshi was about to answer, when the pro-soldiers at the door came to report, and Murong Hanhai asked to see him. Speaking of this Murong Hanhai Li Xuanqing is also a little funny, this guy is a good businessman who doesn't do it, and he wants to be an official when he finds Cen Tian. However, it seems that the Department of Industry and Commerce, which he is in charge of, has done a really good job, and it is the first of the new agencies to successfully complete the gradual and start work. Everyone else is still there and he has just started to build a team, he has already started to operate, and he is really a talent.

"The minister Murong Hanhai saw the lord and met the chief of civil affairs." Murong Hanhai came in and first saluted Li Xuanqing, and now he is already the director of the Department of Industry and Commerce, so he is also a minister when he meets.

"Are you in such a hurry, are you looking for me or your civil chief?" Li Xuanqing was a little strange, what urgent matter could make him sweat profusely this early in the morning.

"Lord Qiqi, I have found the descendants of the Anxi Army." Murong Hanhai wiped the sweat from his head and said with a smile: "In Xiazhou, I found some of the descendants of the Yang family, the envoy of Anxi Yanqi Town, about forty people. ”

Li Xuanqing stood up suddenly, his eyes blazing, "Is this true?" Have you confirmed? How are they doing in Xiazhou now? ”

Murong Hanhai nodded, his tone was a little heavy, "It has been confirmed, they are indeed the descendants of Anxi, the Yang family and the Anxi army back then, we have also carefully checked." They are now being monitored by Tuoba Sigong in Xiazhou, and their situation is not very good. ”

"Surveillance? What happened? Cen Tianshi couldn't sit still either, and hurriedly asked.

"Yang Yi, a descendant of the Yang family, was originally in the Xiazhou Jiedu Embassy as a personal guard, and he was originally safe and sound. But some time ago, it was discovered that his home was hiding a book of soldiers left behind by Guo Linggong, the former capital of the Anxi Army, and Tuoba Sigong forced him to hand over the military book after knowing it. Yang Yi didn't do it, was dismissed and investigated, and went to prison. It was through this message that we found out who they were. Fortunately, my father had a little friendship with Tuoba Sigong and bailed him out. My dad has already handed over the news and materials to Xuan Yingwei. Murong Hanhai smiled bitterly: "This Yang Yi is also a strong character, unwilling to hand over the military book, and threatened to be a descendant of Anxi, swearing to protect the military book, and now the streets of Xiazhou know about it." ”

"Lord, this Yang Yi must be saved." Cen Tianshi said with emotion: "In the four towns of Anxi, Guo Xin, the descendant of Guo Linggong, was the queen of the capital, the guard of Shule Town, the Duke of Luyang, the guard of Khotan, the guard of Khotan, and the guard of Yanqi Town, Yang Riyou, were all lonely and desperate, defending the frontier for the country, and being benevolent and righteous, so that they fell into a desperate place. Now there are still descendants in the Central Plains, and they must be saved, even if they fight with Xiazhou. ”

Li Xuanqing nodded and sighed: "Descendants of martyrs, our generation is only here today because of their glory. immediately called Hu Xiaosi, forget it, he is already here. Before the words fell, a figure outside the door quickly broke in, and the guards did not have time to intercept them.

Hu Xiaosi was about to speak, Li Xuanqing waved his hand and said, "Hanhai has already said it." The descendants of Anxi must be saved, but we must not interrupt our established strategy. Therefore, this task must be fully relied upon by you, the Shadow Guards. ”

"Understood. The last thing is to report on the rescue plan. In addition, according to the report from the Xuanying Wei detective, Tuoba Sigong may be impatient, and he arrested Yang Yi in prison yesterday, and it is estimated that he may have to do it, and there is not much time left for us. Hu Xiaosi took a breath and said.

Cen Tianshi was curious: "What kind of military book did Guo Linggong leave back that year, so that Tuoba Sigong didn't care about the impact so much?" ”

"Now is not the time to talk about this, when Yang Yi is saved, he will naturally know. Little four, what about your plans? What is needed? How sure are you? Li Xuanqing thought for a moment and asked.

Hu Xiaosi glanced at Murong Hanhai and said: "Xuan Yingwei's plan is to let the head of the Murong family personally send a letter to Tuoba Sigong, saying that Yang Yi is a descendant of Anxi, and the Murong family is the family, and the Yang family is in trouble, and the Murong family can't ignore it." However, as long as the Murong family ensures that the descendants of the Yang family arrive in Fengzhou safely, they will not ask questions about the military book and delay time. ”

As soon as the words fell, Murong Hanhai said, "No problem, I'll go back to my father right away and ask him to write the letter in person." My eldest brother is still in Xiazhou, so you can contact my eldest brother directly when the time comes. ”

Hu Xiaosi nodded and continued: "Secondly, Xuan Yingwei plans to mobilize the newly formed Dragon Group to go to Xiazhou, and apply for the Flying Eagle Brigade to go with him. I have prepared three sets of plans. The first is to persuade Tuoba Sigong to release people; Secondly, the Flying Eagle Brigade protected the Yang Yi people from Xiazhou, and the Dragon Group was responsible for rescuing Yang Yi. We found a person who looks very similar to Yang Yi, and he is willing to replace Yang Yi. Our spies have also planted people in the Xiazhou Prison, and they can be stiffened by the time. ”

Li Xuanqing nodded, "The first plan will be implemented by the Murong family, but it seems that the hope will not be too great." You Xuanyingwei should focus on the second plan. In addition, the Flying Eagle Brigade is deployed by you to rescue Yang Yi at all costs. After a pause, he continued: "You look for Tianxiang, and he will mobilize the Fengzhou garrison to meet you if necessary." ”

"Please rest assured, Xuan Yingwei will definitely complete the task." Seeing Li Xuanqing's solemn expression, Hu Xiaosi immediately stood up and said solemnly: "I'll arrange it right away." ”

As soon as he left, Murong Hanhai also got up, and the two still had things to discuss, so they talked while walking.

"Lord, General Hu's method is feasible, what if the rescue is unfavorable?" After the two left, Cen Tianshi's face was gloomy and he asked, "What is the third plan?" ”

"Changing the combat goal, the army crossed the Yellow River with lightning speed, attacked Xiazhou, and the troops came to the city and forcibly asked for people." Li Xuanqing was not as pessimistic as him, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, there is nothing that Xuanyingwei can't do." ”

"What does the gentleman know about Anthy? How much do you know about the left-behind legions that stuck to Anxi back then? Li Xuanqing changed the subject and asked. The old story of Anxi is a mystery in later generations, and the history books are basically vague.

"At that time, the Anxi army was transferred back to the Central Plains by Emperor Suzong to quell the chaos, and some of them remained in Anxi. However, the civil strife was pacified, the land of Hexi was occupied by Tubo, and the land passage between the imperial court and Anxi was cut off. It was not until the third year of the Great Calendar, after sending more than a dozen waves of envoys, that someone successfully crossed the grassland and returned from the territory of Huifu, so the imperial court knew about these heroes who were hanging outside the country. But at that time, the imperial court had long since lost the strength to recover Hexi and support the Western Regions. These lonely heroes fought bloodily under the leadership of Guo Xin and others, and in the third year of Yuanhe, Tubo captured Qiuzi, the last stronghold of Anxi, and all the heroes of Anxi were killed. In Cen Tianshi's deep voice, scenes flowing from the historical books automatically appeared in Li Xuanqing's mind, the battle of Qiuzi, and none of the white hairs in the city surrendered.

"Qinghai Changyun Dark Snow Mountain, the lonely city looks at Yumen Pass." Cen Tianshi couldn't help but sigh when he said this, feeling sorry for those heroes in the past.

"Immediately ordered the chief of staff Xu Tianxiang, the fourth capital to assemble immediately, dispatched the fifth cavalry south to Fengzhou City, and ordered the third capital to cross Tu Shenze to set up defenses, and all party members who tried to cross Dingyuan to the north were all taken. The Ministry of Civil Affairs, together with the Logistics Department, will immediately allocate materials to Yongfeng, and the base camp will also be prepared. Li Xuanqing called the herald, and after conveying the order to Xu Tianxiang in the camp outside the city, he looked into the distance for a long time, and said coldly: "For this group of heroes who can stick to the country alone for decades, and for the blood of my Tang soldiers to guard the frontier for the country and the people, even if the strategic goal is changed, what's the matter?" I hope Tuoba Sigong doesn't look for death, otherwise I will destroy this trouble. ”

"A gentleman has something to do and something not to do. The lord can rest assured that the Ministry of Civil Affairs will not hold the army back. I'll arrange it right away, and even if I do my best, I'll help the army win this battle. Cen Tianshi was also stunned by Li Xuanqing's sudden change in military order, and then reacted that Li Xuanqing would rather change his strategic goal to rescue these people for the sake of the descendants of Anxi. I really didn't see the wrong person, this young lord is really a loving and righteous person. So he said solemnly: "Tianshi still has some old friends in Xiazhou, if the lord needs it, I can also help." ”

Li Xuanqing waved his hand and said with a smile: "Sir, we don't have to be like this, let's see if Xuan Yingwei's plan can succeed first." If it doesn't work, I will take the light horse to Xiazhou and force Tuoba Sigong to release him. I don't believe that Tuoba Sigong dared to compete with the Tiance Army after offending Li Keyong in the east, unless he wanted the party members to exterminate the clan. ”

"Tuoba Sigong has not had a good time in Xiazhou these years, and he was suppressed too hard by Li Keyong. A few years ago, Li Cunxiao broke his backbone in the first battle in Nanyuan, and so far the party members have given way when they see Li Cunxiao. The lord may wish to contact Li Cunxiao, and the effect may be better if pressure is exerted on both sides. Cen Tianshi suggested at this time.

"No, Li Keyong's idea is actually very simple, he helped Fengzhou before just to contain the party members and give him time to deal with Zhu Quanzhong. But this person is stubborn, confused, and unclear in strategy, and he will not cooperate with us. If we don't, it will ruin our plans, and this one-eyed dragon is not a good choice. Li Xuanqing shook his head, he is not optimistic about Li Keyong, this guy is notoriously arrogant.

Cen Tianshi also knew Li Keyong's character flaws, and he just wanted to relieve the pressure on Fengzhou a little when he talked about this, and he himself was not optimistic about his proposal.

"Don't worry, sir. If I could, I wouldn't easily disrupt our own pace. Li Xuanqing smiled and didn't say much. If it weren't for the tens of thousands of party cavalry in Tuoba Sigong's hands, Li Xuanqing would not be so nervous, Fengzhou's troops and material reserves are enough to start a war on both sides, take down the entire party tribe in one fell swoop, and solve this henchman mixed with the southern plains of the Yellow River.

"Alright, the army outside the city has begun to assemble. Please take care of other affairs in Toyosu and try not to affect the development of other aspects. Li Xuanqing heard the sound of a horn coming from afar outside the city, picked up his cloak and walked alongside.