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"Didn't the Empire already set up a governor's palace in Burma, and has there been any change in their lives?" Xiao Tang asked slowly, groaning. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Shaking their heads with a wry smile, Kapok and Shi Liu couldn't help but sigh, "Lord Xiao, if life can be better, who wants to leave their hometown for thousands of miles to survive in other places?" The Tiannan region under Lang Yongquan's original rule is also inhabited by our Gaoyue people, their environment is not much different from Jinzhou before Lord Li entered the northwest, and the Burmese land is now under the control of Lang Yongquan, although the Burmese land is vast and sparsely populated, they still discriminate against the Gaoyue people who live there, strictly prohibit the Gaoyue people from moving out of the mountains, and station garrisons in the areas near the foothills to prevent our Gaoyue people from secretly moving into the plains. ”

Nodding silently, Xiao Tang also knew that there seemed to be no place in the entire continent except for the northwest and northern Luzon that even nominally recognized the equal rights of the Gaoyue people, let alone really gave them an actual equal status, and Tiannan and Burma under Lang Yongquan's rule were no exception.

"Two elders, I would like to take the liberty of asking again, I wonder how many Gaoyue people live in the eastern foothills of Dahengduan Mountain, that is, the territory of the empire, such as Xikang Mansion and Bashan Mansion in Guanxi?" Xiao Tang asked again slowly.

"Well, there are not many Gaoyue people in these two prefectures, there are about twenty or thirty thousand people in Xikang Mansion, and there are about thirty or forty thousand people in Bashan Mansion. When Kapok heard Xiao Tang's question, his heart was even tighter, but at this time, he couldn't take care of it.

"Well, do the Gaoyue people who live in these two provinces have the idea of moving to the northwest?" Xiao Tang asked next.

Nodding slowly, Kapok and Shi Liu exchanged glances before replying briefly, "Yes." ”

"Well, two elders, this is not a trivial matter, the number of people who want to come is so large, it is indeed difficult to arrange, but Lord Li has always been very concerned about the Gaoyue people, although they do not belong to our jurisdiction, but since they can trust our northwest and Lord Li, I think we can't let them down, but the two of you also know the current financial situation in our northwest, including the northern Luzon provinces, it is easy to come, but it is impossible to reach the level of the Gaoyue people who live in the region now, but we can't turn people away, so we have to come up with a way to get the best of both worlds。 Xiao Tang looked at the two of them with a smile and said sincerely: "The two of you look at this is good, Lord Li is leading the troops now, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back for a while, anyway, this matter is not in a hurry, I think I will discuss it with several other departments under the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion first, and then we will report to him after Lord Li returns, what do you think?"

"Hehe, that's natural, let's wait for Master Li to come back and discuss it carefully. "Kapok and Shi Liu also know that no matter what method is adopted in this matter, Li Wufeng will be needed to make a decision in the end, and he will report to Xiao Tang first, hoping that the other party can have a mental preparation earlier, and it is best to come up with a proper plan as soon as possible.

Instructed to take the two of them to the post house to rest, and personally sent them to the gate, Xiao Tang returned to the study thoughtfully, "Come on, go and invite Master Su to come to me." ”

As a hearty laugh sounded outside the door, Xiao Tang knew that Su Qin had arrived, and along with Su Qin was his assistant and friend Wang Yi.

"Hehe, Brother Su, Brother Wang, please come in, coffee or tea?" Xiao Tang and the two of them were already quite familiar with each other, and they spoke quite casually.

"Hehe, come to coffee, I heard that your coffee here is all excellent, and idlers can't drink it?" Su Qin was not polite, he sat down with a big grin, folding the fan and shaking it gently, looking leisurely and complacent.

Shaking his head with a smile, Xiao Tang motioned for the attendant to leave, and briefly introduced the purpose of Kapok and Shiliu and the situation he mastered, and finally said: "If you want to use my original intention, you must adopt a laissez-faire attitude, we have accepted countless immigrants from all over the world in the past few years, and the number is far more than the Gaoyue people who want to come this time. Advance subsidies or loans for work and other aspects, but at present, our finances are already stretched, and there is not much money to bear, so we really can't help. ”

"Brother Xiao, that's not all, you seem to have other meanings in it?" Su Qin twisted his fingers and unfolded the folding fan, staring at the other party.

"Well, I can't hide it from you, you and I are not outsiders, everyone knows that Lord Li has a thousand miles of mind, and these Gaoyue people are scattered in the two foothills of the Hengduan Mountains, distributed in several countries and regions, according to Xiao Tang's opinion, if they can be reined in, let them stay in their original place of residence in the future may play a far greater role than their migration to the northwest. For example, those who live in Burma, Kansai and even the southern tip and the Pasha people. When he said these words, Xiao Tang's voice unconsciously lowered a little.

Su Qin sighed in his heart, the other party's foresight and wisdom did make him feel pressured, just based on such a thing, the other party could make such a judgment in connection with his boss's possible actions in the future, and he couldn't help but admire his keen and unique feelings in this regard.

"Well, that's really debatable. Hundreds of thousands of Gaoyue people, what a huge amount of energy it can generate, and if it is used well, it is enough to turn the world upside down. Wang Yu also nodded fiercely, and a hint of excitement appeared on his cheekbones towering face, "Especially in the two places of Xikang Mansion and Bashan Mansion in Guanxi County, which are adjacent to the northwest, their value is both realistic and huge, maybe it is what Master Li dreams of." ”

Seeing that Xiao and Su were listening carefully to their opinions, Wang Yi was even more interested, "This time, Master Li went east to Jieluo, once the situation in Mercury is stabilized, he will inevitably return to his division." Lu Long and Partridge Pass are already in our hands, forming a flanking attack on Longdong, even if there is an enemy force in the direction of Anyuan to contain it, it is enough to suppress the enemy in Longdong and dare not act rashly. On the other hand, if Lord Li wants to march into the Central Plains, he must start from Partridge Pass, look east of Partridge Pass, Longdong Mansion City is strong and difficult to overcome, if you want to conquer this city, you have to spend a lot of blood, then the other way is to go southeast and march into Xikang!"

"Brother Wang, well said, please continue. Xiao Tang and Su Qin were also very interested.

"So let's take a look at the geography of Xikang Province. Xikang Prefecture is located in the northwest corner of Kansai County, with Bashan Prefecture to the south, Hanzhong, the capital of Kansai County to the east, and the Dahengduan Mountains to the west, and Longdong to the north. To talk about the geographical location, the location of Xikang is not too important, neither the traffic rush, nor the only way, but the terrain here is high in the west and low in the east, especially in the east and the central part is very flat, most of them are grasslands and grass mountains, easy to attack and difficult to defend. Finely twisting a few small beards under his chin, Wang Yi carefully analyzed.

"If Lord Li wants to march south to Xikang, then the Gaoyue people who live in the foothills of Hengduan Mountain will really become a shadow, and they may be able to exert unexpected miraculous effects. The excitement on Wang Mi's face was overflowing.

"Well, Brother Wang's analysis is really thorough, but the number of Gaoyue people living in Xikang Mansion is not large, and they have not undergone any organizational training, so I am afraid it will be difficult to play a big role. Xiao Tang didn't quite agree with the other party's point of view.

"Brother Xiao, if you are about to take this step, it is indeed difficult to play a big role, but if there is a little time buffer, then we can use this time to make a good fuss, but we don't know what Lord Li's strategic intentions are, and this has to be decided by Lord Li himself. Wang is confident in his own opinion.

"Alas, I wish I had more time to buffer, not to think about the Xikang Mansion, but our finances really can't support such frequent wars, I saw Rao lose weight twice two days ago, no wonder he, the funds are limited, but he has to prepare the materials within the specified time and transport them to the designated location, it's really difficult for him. Xiao Tang also seemed to remember something, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Isn't Brother Xiao discussing with Mo Lun about raising the tax standard for the slave trade? Wang Yu also smiled and comforted Xiao Tang.

"It's a drop in the bucket, and it can only be said that talk is better than nothing. Xiao Tang shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Hehe, I see that those slave merchants are also moving around, even Her Royal Highness the Seventeenth Princess is also in the market, probably the slave merchants want to take this line to deal with the upcoming consultation meeting. Su Qin glanced at his colleague and said lightly.

"Oh, Her Royal Highness the Seventeenth Princess?" Xiao Tang was stunned, this was a new thing, even the slave traders had the idea of the Seventeenth Princess, or did the Seventeenth Princess intend to find them? Xiao Tang immediately had a question in his heart.

Just when the three of them were talking, the protagonist in the words was also busy receiving visitors coming and going, although he was a little tired, but Situ Yutang felt very relieved in his heart, at least someone had noticed his existence, knowing his influence, the meal should be eaten one bite at a time, as long as he slowly accumulated, there will always be those who are willing to rely on the forces of the empire to serve, although this first group of people know slave traders, but Situ Yutang is still not ashamed of the warm reception.

Sending off the last group of slave traders, Situ Yutang sat back in the chair a little tired, and the maid gently massaged her shoulders.

"Your Highness, these are slave traders, how can Your Highness be so polite to these people?" looked at his master with some puzzlement, all the outsiders had already left, and the captain of the guard couldn't help but ask.

"Don't worry so much, right now Li Wufeng's prestige position in the northwest is as stable as Mount Tai, if you want to open the gap, it is difficult to climb the mountain, and now that I finally have such an opportunity, I have to seize it no matter what." As long as there is a contradiction, we have a chance, not to mention that the empire does not explicitly prohibit or discriminate against the slave trade, the slave trade tax rate in the northwest is already much higher than that in the interior of the empire, and if it is raised now, it is not in line with the policy of the empire. If we can take this opportunity to earn the respect of these people, then more people will come to us next time, and then we will have more opportunities. Situ Yutang's eyes flashed with a smart luster, his cherry lips opened slightly, and he smiled slightly, and his thin white silver teeth were extremely beautiful.