Chapter 334: Li Yao, King of Ning (I)
After Li Yao came back from An's house, he returned directly to the palace, counting the days, and now his family should also come over!
Li Yao called the dog head and asked, "Dog head, you send someone to see when my family will be able to come over!" ”
The dog head let out a 'hmm' and said, "Okay, I'll send someone to take a look!" ”
The dog head was just about to walk out of the door, Li Yao asked again: "By the way, when will the envoy you sent to Qi come back?" ”
The dog head thought for a while and said: "If everything goes well, I think the envoy will be able to come back soon, but big brother, I'm not very optimistic, because King Qi's current title is also the king, big brother, although you have occupied Yiguo, but I want King Qi to give you a prince and let him be on an equal footing with you, I think it's still too difficult!" ”
Li Yao asked: "Then what do you say, I must have the title of King Ning!" Otherwise, in the future, if the name is not justified, I will not even be able to give you an official position, how can I rule Yiguo! ”
The dog head said: "It seems that the only way to get the title from the Liang Dynasty is to find a way!" ”
Li Yao asked: "How did I get the title from the Liang Dynasty, now I am the number one enemy of the Liang Dynasty!" ”
The dog head smiled: "Don't we still have 90,000 captives, just in time!" ”
Li Yao thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid that if I trade with 90,000 captives, Emperor Liang is not willing to give me the title of King Ning!" ”
The dog head said: "Big brother, we don't have to look for Emperor Liang, I think the second prince of the Liang Dynasty is a suitable candidate!" ”
Li Yao looked at the dog's head and said, "That second prince of the Liang Dynasty, I robbed him of his territory and locked him in a pigsty, such a shame, can he still cooperate with me?" ”
The dog head smiled: "Big brother, that second prince of the Liang Dynasty is a waste, now he is much weaker than the eldest prince of the Liang Dynasty, now the eldest prince of the Liang Dynasty is targeting us everywhere, we must increase the power of the second prince of the Liang Dynasty, let him confront the eldest prince, so that the eldest prince of the Liang Dynasty will have no time to care about us, and when they are both defeated, it is time for us to attack!" ”
Li Yao heard that the dog head had an idea and asked, "You say come and listen!" ”
The dog head analyzed: "Big brother, why is the second prince of the Liang Dynasty low-key now, isn't it because he lost 100,000 of our foot soldiers in Yiguo, if we promise to return the foot soldiers to him, he will have the qualifications to compete for Emperor Liang again, an opportunity that can allow him to rise again, he will not be unable to grasp it!" ”
Li Yao nodded and said: "What you said is indeed reasonable, but we still have to get accurate news from Qi Kingdom, if my father really doesn't give me the prince, then you can contact the second prince of the Liang Dynasty!" ”
'Hmm', the dog head agreed: "Big brother, then I'll send someone to take a look now, why haven't the sisters-in-law come yet!" ”
Li Yao waved his hand and said, "Okay, you go!" ”
After a while, Ye He came, and Li Yao asked, "What's the matter, is Yidu okay this time?" ”
Ye He sighed and said, "Master Hou, don't mention it, Yidu is really a mess, and it really takes a lot of time to do it well!" ”
Li Yao said with a smile: "Ye He, I know that Yidu is a mess, that's why I want you to bother more, this Yidu turned out to be Yangyun's too supervised, except for the search for people's fat and people's ointment, he won't be able to do anything, by the way, didn't the county order of Daxian County be sent to you, how is it, how is the cooperation!" ”
Ye He was relieved: "It's really thanks to the county magistrate of Daxian County this time, he is really a rare talent, with his help, I can start this mess!" ”
"That's good!" Li Yao pondered for a moment and asked, "It's just that I heard An Zhu say that it's difficult to collect taxes now!" ”
Ye He replied: "I also know about this matter, because it turns out that Yang Yun asked the big families here to collect taxes, and promised that they will not collect taxes this year, so many big families don't want to continue to pay taxes!" ”
Li Yao asked: "Don't they understand the truth of a son of heaven and a courtier?" Okay, you don't have to worry about this matter, let's go and deal with the civilians first! Govern the people well, and I will solve the affairs of the powerful! ”
Ye He heard that Li Yao was about to kill, and hurriedly said: "Master Hou, no, we still have to appease these powerful people, and we can't just kill people to govern the country!" ”
Li Yao waved his hand and said, "Ye He, don't worry, I won't kill easily, but I suspect that someone must be deliberately obstructing the tax, otherwise with the character of a businessman, they wouldn't dare to openly confront the imperial court!" ”
Now Yidu is mixed with fish and dragons, and there are many forces, these businessmen and big families don't need to think about not paying taxes, they also know that someone takes the lead, it seems that only by grasping this source can we solve the problem!
Ye He also understood this truth, and now he had no better way, so he said: "Then Master Hou, this matter will bother you to worry about, remember not to kill too much!" ”
Li Yao smiled: "Don't worry, I'm measured!" ”
Ye He also knew that Yidu's stall was difficult to manage now, and it was useless to stay here to complain, so he could only go down and plan it first, but now that he was in charge of the civilians, it would be very simple. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info then said: "Master Hou, then I'll go down first!" ”
Li Yao nodded and said, "Well, you go down first!" ”
After Ye He walked out of the palace, Li Yao asked the guards to call the blind man over!
After a while, the blind man came running over, and then asked, "Big brother, what's the matter?" ”
Li Yao asked, "How many spies have you arranged in Yidu?" ”
The blind man said: "The scouts I planted were all a year ago, and now they have returned to their original positions, and there are no stalls left!" ”
Li Yao said: "I'll give you one thing now, you go and investigate the movements of the big families here, now many big families don't pay taxes, I suspect that someone is doing it, after you understand it clearly, secretly arrest and come back for interrogation, remember not to make a big fuss, otherwise it will be difficult for me to deal with the mess!" ”
The blind man nodded and said, "Big brother, don't worry, I will arrest you secretly and not cause a commotion!" ”
'Hmm', Li Yao said again: "Regarding this matter, you can contact An Zhu more, he is the largest merchant in the local area, and he has a lot of eyeliner under his hands, you can discuss it with him more, and you will definitely be able to solve the problem as soon as possible!" ”
The blind man nodded and said, "Yes, I'll go to An Zhu to find out more about the situation!" ”
After the blind man left, the guards hurriedly ran in, and Li Yao asked, "What's wrong?" ”
The guards hurriedly reported: "Master Hou, your family is here!" ”
Li Yao immediately stood up and said, "Go, go out with me!" ”
Li Yao came to the gate of the palace, dozens of carriages stopped at the door, Yu Linlin saw Li Yao coming out, hurriedly ran over, looked at Li Yao with affection, and said, "Husband! ”
Li Yao touched Yu Linlin's head and said, "You guys are here, go and follow me in!" ”
At this time, the civil official beside Li Yao said: "Master Hou, Madame can't enter through the main gate, let's enter through the west gate!" ”
Li Yao knew that this was the rule of the palace, so he said: "Okay, let's go closer from the West Gate, let's turn to the West Gate!" ”
Everyone entered the harem from the west gate, and Li Yao said to Linlin: "You take your sisters to arrange it, the rooms are ready, let's have a meal together in the evening!" ”
Yu Linlin nodded obediently and said, "Okay, I'll take my sisters to settle down first!" ”
After taking everyone away, Li Yao went directly to Qizhi, Qizhi and a few maids were still in the carriage, Wang Changzhu stopped when he sent Yu Linlin and others into the West Gate, and then came next to Qizhi, waiting for Li Yao to come!
Li Yao came out of the west gate, saw Wang Changzhu, and asked, "How is Yi County now?" ”
Wang Changzhu said: "Yi County is now under the control of Song County, and everything is in order!" The winery and oil mill are also going well! ”
Li Yao nodded and said: "You have done a good job, oil refineries and distilleries can open factories in Yiguo, Yixian is still too small, and it is still difficult to develop and grow!" ”
Wang Changzhu promised: "Okay, I'll go back and bring the workers over!" ”
Li Yao waved his hand and said: "This matter is not in a hurry, you choose the site of the factory in Yiguo first, and then you can't stop it in Yixian, and it is more convenient for the wine there to be directly supplied to Qiguo!" ”
Wang Changzhu nodded and said, "Okay, I know, I'll go down first if there's nothing to do!" ”
Li Yao said: "You go to the palace to stay, now there are too many government affairs in Yidu, I still need you, the big housekeeper, to help me share my worries!" ”
Wang Changzhu bowed down and said, "Yes, then I'll go to the main hall first!" ”
After Wang Changzhu left, Li Yao came to Qizhi's carriage, lifted the curtain, saw Qizhi sitting on the carriage, and said softly: "Qizhi!" ”
When Qizhi saw Li Yao, his eyes were full of joy, and he shouted in a coquettish voice: "Husband! ”
Li Yao said: "Let's settle down first, I have prepared the house for you, let's go first!" ”
Qizhi nodded.
Li Yao turned over and got into the carriage, and the guards hurriedly led the carriage to the depths of the palace!
The carriage came to a secluded place in the palace, and Li Yao took Qizhi's hand and got out of the carriage and said, "How is it?" Do you like this place? ”
Temperament took a look at the beautiful environment here, and said happily: "I like it, thank you, husband!" ”
Li Yao said: "Wait a minute, I'll give you another surprise!" ”
Then he gestured to the guard, and at this time the guard escorted an unkempt man over, although this person couldn't see his face clearly, but Qizhi still recognized it, and asked, "Is this Yangyun?" ”
Li Yao nodded and said, "Yes, this is the Yang Yun who chased and killed us all the way, the head of Yang Da!" ”
Yang Yun also raised his head at this time, saw Qizhi, his eyes were red, and scolded: "You slut, are you playing with Li Yao, do you think you are so high, to put it bluntly, aren't you just a prostitute, if I hadn't protected you at the beginning, you would have been slept with by others I don't know how many times!" ”
Qizhi heard Yang Yun's scolding, and hurriedly turned his head and said, "Husband, I don't want to see him!" ”
Li Yao waved his hand, Yang Yun was escorted down, Li Yao said slightly apologetically: "I didn't expect Yang Yun's mouth to be so tough now, I originally wanted to surprise you, but now it's self-defeating and makes you unhappy!" ”
Qizhi shook his head and said, "Husband, I know your intentions?" I'm fine! ”
Li Yao nodded and said, "By the way, Qizhi, I have already proposed to my father that I be promoted to the title, and after the matter is settled, I can marry you!" ”
When Qizhi heard the news, he opened his eyebrows and smiled: "Hmm! ”
Li Yao looked at the scenery in the small courtyard and said, "Although this place is elegant, it is still too small, and when I marry you, it can be replaced with a palace!" ”
Qizhi shook his head and said, "I like the small courtyard, it's cleaner!" ”
Li Yao thought for a while and said, "Okay, the matter of changing the palace will be talked about later, you settle down first!" ”
At this time, a guard trotted over with a dog's head, and then stood still and shouted: "Master Hou! ”
Li Yao heard the voice of the guard, looked over, and saw that the dog head was also there, so he said to Qizhi: "You wait for me here for a while, I'll come when I go!" ”
Qizhi said softly: "Okay! ”
Li Yao walked quickly to the dog's head and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
The dog head said: "Sure enough, as we expected, King Qi did not agree to promote your title at all!" ”
Li Yao pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, you go and contact the second prince of the Liang Dynasty now, no matter what, I want to have the title of prince as soon as possible!" ”
The dog nodded and said, "Yes, I will immediately send someone to contact the second prince of the Liang Dynasty!" ”
Then Li Yao came to Qizhi and said, "Qizhi, you sort it out here first, I still have some things, I have to go first!" ”
Qizhi nodded obediently and said, "Okay!" ”
Li Yao walked towards the palace with the guards, and on the way Li Yao said to the guards: "Go and call Li Feng over!" ”
The guards hurriedly trotted to find Li Feng!
Li Yao saw that Wang Changzhu was also inside in the main hall and asked, "Changzhu, has Qi Guo made any moves against Yi County now?" ”
Wang Changzhu thought for a moment and said, "No, I didn't find anything abnormal in Yi County!" ”
Li Yao thought to himself: "This shouldn't be, I have defeated Yiguo, and the territory is close to Qi Guo, how can Qi Guo not make any action at all!" ”
Wang Changzhu saw that Li Yao had been pondering for a long time, and suddenly said: "Master Hou, I heard that King Qi has been there twice in Huxian and Dingbian County, and he has the idea of making gunpowder, so he has no time to take care of us!" ”
Li Yao nodded and said: "This is very possible, after all, I have already given them 10,000 catties of gunpowder, they can try it out even if they test it slowly, it seems that now our advantages are getting less and less, we must make plans as soon as possible, otherwise when Qi Guo also develops gunpowder, we will be too dangerous!" ”
Wang Changzhu asked, "Master Hou, what should we do?" ”
Li Yao said: "But don't worry too much, after all, gunpowder is just a weapon, and I have a lot of other secret weapons!" ”
At this time, Li Feng also came, and Li Yao said: "Li Feng, you now go and increase the troops in the county towns bordering the Qi country, I am afraid that the Qi country will start to make trouble!" ”
Li Feng asked, "Qi Guo is in trouble?" It's unlikely, after all, we're still from Qi country! ”
Li Yao muttered: "It turns out that we are, but soon we will not be!" (To be continued.) )