Today's Liaodi, all measures are complete.

Therefore, there are many jobs that are enough for others to earn a living.

Like the most mainstream are construction workers, factory employees.

These two occupations provide almost 30 percent of the tens of millions of people under Zhang Qi's rule with the need to earn a living.

More than these two occupations are farmers, accounting for more than 50 percent of the population of important areas.

But not all farmers are farmers.

In their spare time, they will also become temporary workers in other positions to earn an output outside the field.

Cleaners, lumberjacks, coal miners are the jobs that offer the most temporary jobs.

Since Zhang Qi took Taiyuan, thanks to Shanxi and its abundant coal reserves, honeycomb coal, a fuel that is more resistant to burning and cheaper than firewood, has replaced the local fuel market almost instantly.

The honeycomb coal furnace industry has also flourished.

Don't look at the rich salaries of various positions in Liaodi, but under the shroud of the almost ever-increasing development of new products, some of the currency flowing out of these money banks will soon flow back to the treasury from the government-run markets, and then repeat it again, ensuring the health of the currency under Zhang Qi's rule.

Except for the Guanyingfang City, although Zhang Qizhi did not suppress business, the commercial tax was the highest proportion of all taxes.

Although there are pros and cons to doing so, the advantages of a high percentage of commercial tax are far outweighed by the current situation.

Before there is a perfect system of checks and balances, Zhang Qi has no intention of releasing the flood beast of 'capital' for the time being.

In recent years, Zhang Qi's focus has been on survival and land expansion, and as for internal affairs, he has relied on the unity and mobilization attached to faith.

If the general trend is basically a foregone conclusion today, his eyes will naturally turn from the outside to the inside, and he can't say that he can't do it by continuing to rely on faith, but the impact on future generations will still do more harm than good.

This point is understood from the scene when Zhang Qi saw his father killing his daughter with his own eyes that day.

Although it is said that when he was there, the double-edged sword of faith could be played with by him freely, after all, the power of interpretation was firmly held in his hands, and the miracles performed were also real.

But what about later?

As mentioned earlier, he doesn't want to become a madman who lives forever, and he won't be him like that, so for the sake of future generations, he has to make changes.

Over the years, he has been deeply cultivating the culture of the military.

The Zhengxuan team and the Zhengwei team were all promoted by him, and the belief in protecting the family and the country gradually replaced the initial belief in God.

It's a water mill, but it starts off well.

As for the people, in recent years, there has been less propaganda about the gods, and more propaganda teams, and in the really good days, except for the first group of fanatical believers, other later people did not worship the gods at the beginning.

Faith gradually changed from a tool of rule to a kind of spiritual sustenance in Liaodi.

This Zhang Qi is not continuing to make corrections.

You must know that even in modern society, praying to God and worshiping Buddha is also a kind of sustenance for the public, and faith is by no means clean, even if you say that you are an atheist person, you will have a sustenance in your heart.

Hand in hand walking on the streets of Liaodong City.

Zhang Qi and Qingling walked side by side, and the fireworks in the city were the greatest affirmation of Zhang Qi over the years, the teenagers and girls who ran crazy after school, and the conscientious officials.

The vendors selling on the street and the pedestrians selecting goods all made Zhang Qi intoxicated.

"Husband, do you think I look good with this?"

Passing by a stall selling jewelry, Qingling picked up a butterfly hairpin and pinned it to the bun and tilted her head slightly to look at Zhang Qi.

"Beautiful, quite suitable for you."

A compliment from his beloved is worth a thousand words, Qingling's eyes narrowed with a smile, and he turned his head to the vendor.

"This one wraps it up for me."

"Okay, you wait."

The vendor quickly packed it with his hands and feet, and Zhang Qi also looked at the other accessories on his stall with great interest.

The materials of the jewelry are not precious, mostly copper, silver and jade.

I didn't see a single piece of gold jewelry.

Although the materials of these jewelry are not top-notch, they are beautiful in shape and exquisite craftsmanship.

He really hasn't given Qingling any gifts for so many years, and it's rare to travel together today, so he picked it up.

"Let's wrap this one up too."

After picking for a while, Zhang Qi picked up a jade hairpin, which was shaped like two entangled wickers, although it was simple but revealed an aura.

The vendor took the hairpin in Zhang Qi's hand with a smile and began to pack it without saying a word.

"The shop's craftsmanship is good, and he used to be a master craftsman?"

"Hahaha, the noble man has a good eye, this hairpin is the most satisfying work of the old father, and he has also entered the eyes of the nobles of the Han Dynasty in the past years, and has been a master craftsman for several years."

"Well, the craftsmanship is indeed exquisite, revealing spirituality, I don't know"

"Hahaha, the noble man wants to ask the old father if he still accepts the job, alas, he has been tired of disasters all these years, and the old father has not mentioned this craft for a long time, and I have done it under his guidance, but fortunately, I came to Liaodi a few years ago, and the days are getting better day by day, as for the old father"

The vendor quickly put the jewelry into the box, and answered Zhang Qi's question, although the words were not finished, but the meaning of refusal was very obvious.

Zhang Qi stretched out his hand to take the jewelry box handed over by the vendor and smiled.

Although it was a pity for this exquisite craftsmanship, he did not feel any sense of loss.

Although the maker of this hairpin is the most spiritual among the great craftsmen he has ever seen, there are so many skilled craftsmen under him, and there is nothing more than one and one less.

"In that case, it won't disturb the store's business."

The two jewelry boxes were in hand, and Zhang Qi and Qingling left hand in hand.

"Give."

Zhang Qi smiled and opened the jewelry box in his hand, took out the wicker hairpin and put it on Qingling's bun.

Qingling went out and simply tied a woman's bun, and only a hairpin was pinned to the bun.

Watching his beloved wear a hairpin for himself, even if the technique of this hairpin is very rusty, Qingling's heart is still more happy.

"Why did you buy another one?"

With a sweet smile, Qingling asked a little coquettishly.

"You picked that one yourself, and I picked this one, do you like it?"

"I like it."

"It's pretty good."

Qingling nodded briskly, took out a small mirror and looked at it, very satisfied with Zhang Qi's eyes.

"It's really good-looking, this craftsman's craftsmanship is the best I've ever seen, but it's a pity that this material is still a little worse, and the quality of the jade can only be considered medium."

Qingling's words are similar to Zhang Qi's thoughts, they are all very satisfied with the spirituality in this craftsman's work.

With a slight bow, Zhang Qi looked at Qingling, who was full of joy on the side, and beckoned back.

"Your Majesty."

A shadow guard approached silently.

Zhang Qi turned his head sideways, avoiding Qingling, who was admiring the hairpin, and said softly.

"Take a piece of fine jade from the treasure house and send it to the merchant's house, and ask the master craftsman to work on it once, remembering, with a gentle attitude, if the man is unwell, do not force it, well. Bring some supplements. ”

"No."

The shadow guard arched his hand and quietly hidden.

Now the guards around him have basically been replaced by the current shadow guards.

The leader of the Shadow Guard is still his former head of the guard, Tanaka.

Compared with Ah Yan, who is not suitable for being a shadow guard, Tanaka's stability and caution make him very satisfied.

Now that the territory is larger, it is no longer a matter of running between two or three points of land, and the distance span is sometimes thousands of miles.

The vast army of guards, while safe, was also very conspicuous, as if telling others who he was.

Therefore, now around Zhang Qi, there are at most twelve guards on the bright side, and more are shadow guards hidden in the shadows.

(End of chapter)