"Doctor Liu, there is another reluctant invitation below!"

Liu Fang replied straight to the point: "Don't worry, the prince can rest assured, Weichen understands what the prince wants to say, and when I return to Beijing, I will definitely not talk nonsense about the situation here, the prince can rest assured!" ”

"Thank you!" Zhao Gou thanked him, and he said this is what he said.

Since Liu Fang knows Zhao Gou's secret, he also knows that there are some things that can be said and some things that cannot be said. For Zhao Gou's ability, Liu Fang also appreciates it. The Great Song Dynasty needs Zhao Gou, and Liu Fang promised to do it, and he will resolutely do it, and he will never chew the root of his tongue.

Liu Fang stayed in Youzhou for another three days, then said goodbye and returned to Beijing to resume his life. Zhao Gou personally sent him out of the city, which can be regarded as a kind of respect.

"Senior brother, if he says it, it will be a crime of bullying the king, how can this be good?"

"Don't worry!" Yue Fei's worries are not unreasonable, if they really say it, then they will have to fall to the ground, Zhao Gou may be fine, but they will hide it together, and they will have to shed their skin if they don't die, but Zhao Gou swore and said: "He won't say it, I believe in his character." ”

Then, Zhao Gou went back, he was not idle, his body was already well, so he should do something serious.

"Senior brother, you pass on my order and let all the officials above the fifth grade in Youzhou call it!"

Yue Fei obeyed Zhao Gou's order and immediately went out, he ordered Tang Huai, Zhang Xian, Wang Gui and others to all go out, and invited all the local officials above the fifth grade, in fact, this is also the first time that Zhao Gou officially summoned the local officials in Youzhou.

"Steward Wang, you let the other brothers come in!"

"Lord Wang!" Everyone came and shouted respectfully.

Zhao Gou smiled: "Brothers have worked hard these days! ”

Everyone laughed, they were really hard, they were holding back. Because they all pretended to be seriously injured, and in fact there was not much to do, but they couldn't use force or walk around, so they kept recuperating in the house, which really suffocated them.

Now that the rain has passed, the lockdown has been lifted.

"Now, you come out at once, go to other states, and let the local generals and officials come to see me!"

Everyone immediately agreed, they were ready, they had already heard Zhao Gou talk about this on the way here. If Zhao Gou was sick, maybe they wouldn't have to do anything. Now that everything is good, then they also know that Zhao Gou will definitely take action.

Therefore, they were all ready to go, just waiting for Zhao Gou's order.

"Lord Wang, the local officials and generals are all here!"

"Okay, let them all in!"

"Lord Wang!"

"Colleagues have worked hard!" Zhao Gou asked them all to sit down, and said with a smile: "This king knows that most of your colleagues are former ministers of the Liao Dynasty in the past, but you have always been the people of the Great Song Dynasty, and this king hopes that you can be loyal to your duties." ”

"This king calls you today, not for anything else, but to make several demands: first, that the officials within the jurisdiction of the king shall not engage in any act of enriching themselves, nor shall they deceive or disturb the people; Second, both civil officials and military generals are the pillars of Youzhou, and they must not attack each other, nor do they secretly make stumbling blocks; Third, we must vigorously develop agriculture and handicrafts in Youzhou, and even commercial trade must be vigorously supported, and I want to make Youzhou an important city in the sixteen states of Yanyun; Fourth, everything should be done in peace and contentment, so that the local people can be well fed and clothed. ”

"Can you do the above four requirements?" Zhao asked loudly, "Youzhou Assassin History, you are an official of Youzhou, I don't know what your high opinion is?" ”

Youzhou Thorn Shi hurriedly replied: "Back to the prince, Weichen thinks that the third and fourth articles are a little difficult to do, and the rest is easy to say." ”

"Tell me about it!"

"There are more than 100,000 people in Youzhou County, and in the past, commerce and handicrafts were very prosperous here, especially the white rice shop, oil shop, pig iron shop, etc., but under the governance of the Liao Dynasty, it gradually declined, and even these shops have been difficult to make a living."

Youzhou Thorn History also has a period of time here, and he knows the customs and customs of this place well, and he is also helpless, if the former Youzhou is indeed very developed in commerce and handicrafts, but later it was destroyed, and these damages are still man-made.

At the beginning, the Liao people were unscrupulous in Youzhou, and those shop owners were apprehensive, and finally closed their doors one after another, and some became Liao people's shops, which also led to the local people being unspeakable and living in embarrassment. A return to the old glory would be costly and time-sensitive.

Zhao Gou pondered for a moment and said resolutely: "No matter how difficult it is, this matter is also a top priority and must be done well. Without these supports, it would be difficult to maintain the finances alone, and the people would not be truly attached to the Great Song Dynasty, and it would be difficult to regain the hearts of the people, even if it took more time. ”

Youzhou Thorn Shi nodded, he could only agree, as for the reason for the fourth article, it was almost the same as the third one. In fact, the most important thing is that the Youzhou Treasury does not have much money, which is also the most important. Zhao Gou also knows some, but these need to be done slowly, as long as these four can be done, then the rest of the things will be much easier.

Youzhou is a military powerhouse, Zhao Gou must manage it well, if you want to really become a monolith, the only way to recover the hearts of the people and let the local people recognize the Great Song Dynasty is to really agree with their jurisdiction. If nothing changes, then these people who lived in the Liao Dynasty for a hundred years will recognize the Great Song Dynasty, and maybe there will be a rebellion, because they can't eat enough and don't have enough clothing.

Zhao Gou listened to everyone's report, some places in Youzhou were destroyed after the last Song-Liao War, and these places also need money to repair, and even need to be reinforced. In addition, the local treasury does not have much income, and the seemingly prosperous Youzhou is actually very poor, especially when winter comes, and many people will freeze to death.

As a result, Zhao Gou issued an order to let the household registration officials of each county recompile the household registration, as long as there are people, regardless of men, women and children, they need to register and make a register, record them one by one, and also require the local county government to investigate all the situation in the county, and then deal with it in a targeted manner.

When Zhao Gou was in full swing in Youzhou, a major event also happened in the capital.

The crown prince Zhao Huan has already lost power, but he does not want to have major changes these days, he not only has strong financial resources, but also has a wide range of contacts, and the officials in the DPRK and China are also becoming attached to the power and are attached to the prince. Moreover, Zhao Huan knows some things about the officials of the DPRK and China, whether it is good or bad, he is very clear, and if there is a difficulty, he can still help in time, which also makes him accept the hearts of some officials and sincerely serve him.

Zhao Huan saw that his power was re-cultivated, and he was very proud, he who was originally not dealing with Zhao Yougong ended up having a court dispute, but Zhao Yougong changed his normality, not only did he not have any fighting, but it was more like a concession, which also made Zhao Huan's power bigger and bigger, and even the emperor did not react, but praised, which also made some ministers in the court have the idea of getting close to the prince.

After Zhao Gou passed down the order, the big and small officials immediately took action, and even the assassin Shi went out and no longer worked in the government, and gradually understood the local situation, and what he lacked most at the moment was a large amount of money. Now the number one priority is to solve the problem of funds, and he can't take his own money out, because there are more important things.

So, Zhao Gou went to the court and asked the emperor for appropriation, but Song Huizong had nothing, and directly agreed, and allocated eight million taels at one time, which was enough. As for the rest of the matter, it will have to rely on the local people and officials.

When the appropriation was allocated to Youzhou, Zhao Gou immediately divided the money into two parts, one for the people and one for the military, that is, to rebuild the wall with this money, and all the places that needed to be repaired were renovated, which also made Youzhou's defense stronger.

In addition, 3 million taels were used to control the river dredging, and the road was rebuilt, and finally the remaining 1 million taels were all put into the government treasury. Eight million taels were used for seven million, and all this money was used for the people, so that Zhao Gou's reputation was also prevalent in Youzhou, and the local officials' salaries were also distributed in accordance with the system of the imperial court, but these were owed first, and they were issued together when things improved, and the money was used for urgent matters first.

Due to Zhao Gou's proper management, Youzhou has been revitalized, and the handicraft industry and commerce that have disappeared for a long time have slowly recovered, and the people, businessmen and others are also willing to come, which is also the reason for Zhao Gou's strong support. In addition, Zhao Gou also gave them preferential conditions of tax exemption for one year.

In just three months, Youzhou has undergone earth-shaking changes, not to mention a new look, even other states and counties have been rectified in accordance with Zhao Gou's instructions, and gradually the sixteen states of Yanyun have slowly developed, and even the local government has a source of income.

Zhao Gou's management was well organized, which made the people of Youzhou grateful to him, and his reputation became higher and higher, and even his good name came from the capital. Because Zhao Gou encouraged them to go out, that is, some merchants from Youzhou opened their shops in Bianjing.

However, Zhao Gou was no longer in the capital for three months, and the forces in the capital completely changed, and the crown prince Zhao Huan and Zhao Yougong were on a par, neck and neck, and even the emperor appreciated it, which greatly encouraged Zhao Huan's determination.

Regarding the situation in the capital, Zhao Gou is also very clear. He wondered why the crown prince had risen so quickly, so he asked him to track down who had helped. It's just that he doesn't have much interest in the situation in the capital, and at the moment his mind is all on governing the sixteen states of Yanyun.

Now Zhao Gou is really high in the sky, and the sea is wide and the fish jumps!

When Zhao Gou left the capital and came to the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, this was already his fiefdom, and it could also be said to be the largest ever. Because of this, Zhao Gou put all his thoughts on it, not to mention, but also mobilized all his forces to build the sixteen states of Yanyun better, even the official system has been changed a little, and the people's livelihood problems have been reduced a lot, and even some places have developed into a place that does not close the door at night, these are all the credit of Zhao Gou.

(End of chapter)