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After resting overnight in Guxian, Pei Shiju and Changsun Shunde and others hit the road again. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Only this time, the size of the fleet has become larger...... In addition to the original vehicles, more than 300 soldiers were added to open the road to accompany them.

Zheng Hongyi, the assassin of Guizhou, waited early in the county seat of Guxian County, and went to Jiaozhou with the Qincha convoy.

Zheng Hongyi explained: "After the beginning of spring, the population of Guizhou increased dramatically, and many things needed to be asked for instructions and corrections from the Annam Governor's Office in order to act in the future. ”

"What needs to be changed?"

Wei Zheng couldn't help but be a little curious, and looked at Zheng Hongyi suspiciously and asked.

Zheng Hongyi said: "It has been three years since the Metropolitan Governor's Office issued a reclamation order since the beginning of the fifth year of the Great Cause.

Three years ago, the population of Guizhou was just over 200,000. Therefore, the purpose of the reclamation order is mainly to attract displaced people and mobilize the people, and many laws, including rewards, taxes, and various regulations, are all made and implemented around this purpose.

However, three years later, since the end of last year, the population of Guizhou has surged by more than 500,000, approaching 600,000. As a result, many of the laws and incentives are no longer appropriate for today's situation. Last year, someone proposed to make a change, but because the prince was busy quelling the slang chaos at that time, he didn't take this matter into consideration...... This year, if we don't make any adjustments, I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble. ”

The so-called chaos is also Li Yanqing's excuse for killing Luo Dou.

Wei Zheng was not very interested in slang, but was extremely surprised that the population of Guizhou had tripled in three years.

Not only Wei Zheng was surprised, but even Pei Shiju and the eldest grandson Shunde were taken aback...... "In three years, has the population of Guizhou increased so much?" ”

"Not only Guizhou, but also Yongzhou, Qinzhou and other places have seen large-scale population growth. In the fourth year of Wude, the prince initially settled in Annan, and the population of the entire Annan was only 1.4 million. Today, Annam's population has grown to 5 million...... In particular, Jiaozhou, because it is the seat of the Governor's Office, has increased its population even more. According to last year's public register, the population of Jiaozhou has reached nearly one million ......"

Thrifty is thrifty and honest.

Pei Shiju and the three couldn't help but look at each other.

In the past few years, the imperial court has also been implementing a policy of recuperation and recuperation, in order to recover as soon as possible and reach the scale of the great cause ten years ago. However, the implementation of various laws and regulations is not without effect, but it is obviously very different from Lingnan.

The population base of the Central Plains is already large, so it is not uncommon for this population to grow rapidly.

But Lingnan is different, it was originally just a wild area, and the population base was not too large. From the comparison of the data mentioned by Zheng Hongyi, we can see the situation in Lingnan at that time. In just three years, Li Yanqing has made the population of western Guangdong develop to such an extent, and it has to be said that it is a great miracle.

Wei Zheng couldn't help but ask: "What is the law of the majority of the governors to have such an effect?" ”

"Actually, it's not ......."

Zheng Hongyi hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "In addition to a series of laws such as absorbing displaced people and cultivating wasteland, the Grand Governor also implemented a law in private...... Don Citizenship Law! ”

"Citizenship law?"

"Under the Governorate of Annam, the Citizenship Law was introduced.

The people are divided into three classes, and the Tang people are respected...... All non-Tang people are subordinate. This citizenship can be bought and sold, and as long as you pay a sufficient fee, you can obtain Tang citizenship. After obtaining Tang citizenship, you can own a series of rights such as land and real estate......"

"Slow down, slow down, what does this Tang citizenship law have to do with population growth?"

"Don citizens, can keep slaves.

The problem is that Annan has developed rapidly in recent years, so the slave population is not too large. If you want to buy slaves, you have to ......"

Wei Zheng's face changed, and he blurted out: "Send troops? ”

"Exactly!"

"You mean, in the past few years, the prince has gone out to fight outside without authorization?"

Zheng Hongyi shook his head again and again, "The prince has never used troops abroad, if citizens need to buy slaves, they can send an entrustment to the dragoons of Zhenla through the government. The dragoons bought a large number of people from other places and sold them to the government, which registered them in a unified manner...... However, these people are not citizens, they are only affiliated with the people. The slaves needed by the citizens were obtained from the subjects...... Any private purchase, or no registered citizen, once discovered, will be immediately confiscated, and the joint purchaser shall also bear the corresponding responsibility...... So, in recent years, the population of Annam has exploded. ”

The Dragoons were not officially owned, and they were not armies under the Tang Dynasty.

They came forward to buy?

Pei Shiju and the three of them absolutely believe that the dragoons will not pay a penny, and they are doing a business without capital.

As for who the Dragoons belong to?

Everyone knows it!

But even if you know, what can you do?

The Dragoons were not under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, but were stationed in the country of Zhenla...... Li Yanqing washed himself clean through such a way. At the beginning, this dragoon army was formed with slang people as the main body, and now that Luo Dou is dead, the actual owner of this dragoon army is only Li Yanqing. But no one can find fault with Li Yanqing, because on the surface, Li Yanqing and the dragoon have nothing to do with each other...... The Dragoons plundered a large number of people for Li Yanqing, and Li Yanqing purchased them in an official name to fund the further development and expansion of the Dragoons.

It's just that this method is unavoidable...... It's not in line with the way of a saint!

"Where did this large population come from?"

"Tianzhu, Zhenla, and the indigenous people of Borneo and other regions.

In particular, Tianzhu has a very large population......"

Zheng Hongyi didn't hide anything, but he didn't make too many comments either.

He just talked about the facts and explained the situation one by one. As for what Pei Shiju and the others think, it is not his duty.

In fact, Hedong Pei's purchase of industries in Annam has also heard some clues.

Zheng Hongyi was not so much explaining to Pei Shiju as he was introducing the eldest grandson Shunde and Wei Zheng...... Anyway, this kind of thing can't be hidden for too long.

But why did Li Yanqing say these things? Zheng Hongyi couldn't figure it out.

―――――――――――――――――――――――― when it was almost dark, it started to rain lightly.

The convoy had to stop and rest in a post station.

The night was already very deep, and Wei Zheng sat alone under the lonely lamp, unable to sleep for a long time.

He really couldn't figure out what kind of person Li Yanqing was? Young and talented, famous, both civil and military.

On the surface, he was not a very ambitious man.

Or would he prefer to be a soil emperor?

But Wei Zheng is convinced that Li Yanqing is not as simple as it seems.

His methods are tough!

In order to achieve the goal, he will do whatever it takes, and he will not care about courtesy, righteousness, and forgiveness. Such a person, if he said that he had no ambition, Wei Zheng would never be able to believe it. It's just that why did he use Zheng Hongyi's mouth to tell me about his various deeds?

Wei Zheng is not a fool, and he can naturally see that Zheng Hongyi is entrusted by others.

But he couldn't figure out what Li Yanqing's purpose was in doing this...... Outside the window, the drizzle adds a sense of tranquility and tranquility to the quiet night.

Wei Zheng stood up, pushed open the window, and was greeted by a wind with the smell of earth, which made him feel refreshed.

I don't know what the reason is, he subconsciously compared Li Jiancheng and Li Yanqing together.

Li Jiancheng is a generous person.

His ears were a little soft, and he had some womanly kindness...... Overall, though, he's not too bad. After Yang Wengan's incident, Wei Zheng suggested that Li Jiancheng take the opportunity to kill Li Shimin.

"The king of Qin is not dead, and the prince should be silent!"

This was Wei Zheng's original words of admonishing Li Jiancheng at that time, and although Li Jiancheng agreed, he did not really accept it.

To be honest, after the matter of Qiao Gongshan and Er Wenhuan was revealed, the situation was already very clear. If Li Jiancheng could insist on investigating this matter at that time, even if the King of Qin did not die, Wei Zheng was sure that he would be worse off than dead...... Framing the prince is not a trivial matter. Even if Yang Wengan later raised troops, in fact, he did not have much to do with Li Jiancheng. What's more, there is also a Qin cha involved, Yu Wenying's surname...... But after Princess Pingyang visited Li Jiancheng, Li Jiancheng changed his mind.

Of course, Li Yuan didn't want to pursue it any further, and if Li Jiancheng compromised again, then Li Yuan would not continue to pursue it...... The same thing, if it were put on the king of Henan, what would he do?

Perhaps, the king of Henan can't help but pursue it, and even die...... The dispute between the princes, after all, is a matter related to the national system.

Even the crown prince can be framed, so what else can't be done?

Li Jiancheng's generosity disappointed the subordinates of the East Palace.

Wei Zheng even heard people mention that the prince was too cowardly and was bullied.

This kind of generosity may not hurt to rule the world.

But in this great chaos, when the prosperity has not come, generosity is undoubtedly equivalent to the poison of the intestines. Wei Zheng can be sure that Li Jiancheng's concession will make King Qin even more arrogant. Then next, King Qin will definitely use tricks on Li Jiancheng again.

The purpose of recommending Li Yanqing to Li Jiancheng and inviting Li Yanqing to return to Chang'an was to deter Li Shimin.

But at this time, looking at the drizzling rain outside the window, Wei Zheng suddenly felt that with Li Yanqing's methods and style, he might be the most suitable person in this troubled world...... Hiss-Wei Zheng gasped and quickly shook his head, trying to erase this ridiculous thought.

Although Li Yanqing is a clan, he is not a prince.

Li Yuan now has twenty-two sons, and the youngest Li Yuanying is also three years old...... No matter how this is arranged, it seems that Li Yanqing's turn will not be able to.

Thinking of this, Wei Zheng couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

Li Yanqing has no possibility of succeeding to the throne, so naturally there will be no threat to Li Jiancheng.

Perhaps, his return to Chang'an is the best way. On the one hand, he can be borrowed to suppress the King of Qin, and on the other hand, he can also be controlled in his hands.

Wei Zheng nodded lightly and subconsciously clenched his fists.

A strange sense of loss, all of a sudden, came over me...... Wei Zheng couldn't tell where this sense of loss came from!

(To be continued)