"Dengzhou, I'm coming!"

Wei Xi took the horse team and arrived in Dengzhou. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

This is a new city, the administrative area was founded in 621 A.D., was set up by Tang Gaozu at that time, Wendeng, Guanyang two counties, after which the jurisdiction and governance are uncertain, and even for a period of time the name of Dengzhou was abolished, but people habitually called the city Dengzhou, after Wei Xi, the commander of the horse, established him as the position of Dengzhou assassin.

Looking at Dengzhou below on the hill, you can see the long wharf area by the sea, and the boats come and go, which is very prosperous.

The development of Dengju is related to shipping, which can be traced back to the previous dynasty, because of the war against Goguryeo, Dengju undertook the heavy responsibility of transporting soldiers and materials.

After the Tang Dynasty was established, Emperor Taizong and Emperor Gaozong successively conquered Goguryeo, and Dengzhou continued to prosper.

At present, the war has come to an end, but the trade with Silla and the Japanese has made Dengju prosperous, especially the Dengju area is the first continental anchorage point for the Japanese envoys to reach the Tang Dynasty route (northern route), so the status of Dengju is important.

Wei Xi looked at this harbor city, and his eyes were full of eagerness!

His city, let him plan, this is an important part.

It will allow him to show his ambitions, let him get a precious resume of the local chief, and have the opportunity to serve as the "three products under the door of Tongzhongshu", that is, the prime minister's honorable position in the future.

The so-called fierce generals are born in the army, and the prime minister starts from the state department, and only when he has been a state assassin and a book can he have the opportunity to become the prime minister.

When Wei Xi looked at Dengzhou, his entourage, there was also a young official with fanaticism in his eyes, that was Li Qilang (Cheng Jun), a native of Bingzhou, who eloped with a little lady Yi Sanniang in Luoyang before, and with the help of Wei Xi, he served in front of the army in Tonghuang County, not only married Yi Sanniang, but also because he was a scholar, a lack of talent in the army, and a knot (non-derogatory), Wei Xi added his name every time he made military achievements, and he was already an official of the Zhongfu Changshi (from the seventh grade), he will go with Wei Xi and help him.

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Wei Xi's arrival was warmly welcomed by officials in Dengzhou!

Everyone knows the strength of this horse master, when he comes here, he should be gilded, everyone is happy to wait for him, earn a familiar face in front of him, and have a lot of benefits.

There are also old officials who are worried about such nobles, and they come here to toss, and everyone has a hard time!

Sure enough, as soon as Wei Xifu arrived as a director, he came to govern the three axes.

The first axe is naturally the establishment of the "urban management" unit and the sanitation department with the characteristics of our great heaven/dynasty.

Wei Xi used the excuse that the city was not in order, cattle, sheep and horses openly went to the streets, and the hawker stalls were placed in front of the Assassin's Office, and the streets were full of mud, feces and urine, and garbage.

With status, it is different, and the official office of the assassin history said "the nobleman is unhappy", that is, all the officials tried their best to discuss with Li Qilang, the representative of the assassin history, how to satisfy the nobleman!

So a series of policies have been introduced, which is nothing more than that

1. Leveling the land and paving the road with cement in the city, so that the road is bright, and there must be no more mud and feces and urine, so as not to make the nobles have nowhere to stay.

2. Establish pedestrian blocks, and cattle, sheep and horses are not allowed to enter;

3. Establish a novel urban management team, which is included in the ranks of local officials to pick up the city's appearance full-time, such as not messing around and working part-time to find children, find lost property, ask for directions, help the elderly cross the street, check theft, and other obligations.

There is no way, there is a lack of manpower, and the chengguan has to do everything.

Fourth, the establishment of environmental sanitation committees, by deputies at all levels to hold the main positions, responsible for environmental remediation. Carry out a vigorous "patriotic sanitation campaign" (God knows why the nobleman gave such a name, but the nobleman is right in everything), and the city is full of sanitation, and each shop implements the "three bags in front of the door" to do it by itself.

Five......

These measures have little impact on the government mechanism, nor do they infringe on the interests of officials, on the contrary, multiple institutions are in multiple positions, and the government also supports them.

Acting with the prestige of a noble person will not cause a backlash, but the results will be immediate.

The environment is good, the city looks good, and the merchants who came to the city were startled, is this still the previous Dengzhou?

As for the funds, Dengzhou has money! And when Wei Xi arrived, he naturally had the funds to go with him, how could the imperial court not support him!

The second axe of the three axes is to renovate the seaport, establish cement wharves and berths in good order, and plan out living areas, cargo areas, passenger and freight areas, and ship berthing areas.

"See the envoy!" The tall ship owner Boss Xia bowed to Wei Xi and gave him a hand: "Old Xia, you and I have known each other before, so don't be polite!" ”

"Good!" Naxia Boss had joined the army before, and he met Wei Xi on the sea to fight Goguryeo, and had a friendship.

Although Wei Xi was not in the north, he had always paid attention to the affairs of the north, and had correspondence with Boss Xia, instructing him to establish a shipyard, build ships, recruit crews, and actively develop trade.

Boss Xia is a caring person and has done a very good job, and now he leads Wei Xi to meet the Xia Family Shipyard: it has the world's premier shipyard that can build four 10,000-stone ships at the same time.

Guiding Wei Xi to visit his fleet, his wharf, and his warehouse, Boss Xia's business scale is first-class in Dengzhou and even in the north.

Shipbuilding, foreign trade, and inland sea transportation are lucrative, and the signboard he played is the Li family in Yingzhou, and the government does not dare to invade each other.

Seeing Wei Xi's acquaintance with Boss Xia today, I believe that his business will be even better.

That night, Boss Xia held a banquet at his house to entertain Wei Xi, and at the same time, more than a dozen big bosses of Dengzhou City were fortunate to see Master Ma.

Relying on the sea to eat the sea, there are these big merchants who do trade, breed, and ship.

Compared with those officials who uphold the concept of "Shinong Industry and Commerce" and look down on businessmen, Wei Xi has no prejudice against businessmen, is quite polite, and hopes that everyone will work hard, contribute to the country, and seek benefits for the people.

With the respect of nobles, he personally respects the big bosses, and wishes everyone good health (he often says this, but soon everyone at the wine banquet in Datang followed him to say this), prosperous business, and happy family!

The merchants were flattered and echoed each other.

And when the merchants lined up to pay homage to him, he did not refuse to come, clinking glasses one by one and drinking them dry in one gulp.

Listen to him say: "As for me, I am talking about clear rewards and punishments, talking about fair trade, you have helped the country and the army, and I also give you the rewards you deserve on behalf of the imperial court." “

Seeing this situation, the businessmen are all human spirits, who don't know that the spring of doing business has arrived!

You know, it was not easy to do business in ancient times, because the productivity was low at that time, and the rulers had to protect agriculture, and anyone who had no food to eat would choose!

Therefore, the imperial court of successive dynasties gave landlords and peasants a higher status to attract them to engage in agriculture, and had a discriminatory attitude towards business personnel (even Wu Zetian, who was born in a merchant family), and it was difficult to do business!

It is rare for this noble man to have a supportive and positive attitude towards the merchants, who know that the nobles must have something to ask for. (To be continued.) )