Hearing that Yao Fuji had come to the Deputy General's Mansion, Tai Hao was very surprised. He immediately ordered his men to invite him to the front room, and he couldn't help but wonder what the purpose of this sudden visit was. After a short time, Yao Fuji entered the front hall with an entourage, and Taihao, Shaoling, and Onishi saluted Yao Fuji together. Tai Hao asked, "Lord of Yaofuji, I don't know what you are doing in my mansion this time?" ”

Yao Fuji smiled and said, "Lord Taihao is really busy, he can't go to the door to greet the official in person, is this looking down on the official?" ”

There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone, which made everyone present have embarrassed expressions on their faces. Tai Hao didn't care, and replied with a smile: "Where do you dare to look down on the city lord of Yaofuji, it's just that the lower official was in the backyard just now, and the time to walk to the gate was slow, and he was afraid that the city lord would wait too long, so he asked his subordinates to invite the city lord in." ”

Fudge looked around and looked up at the dome of the antechamber. He seemed to be admiring the architectural beauty of this deputy general's mansion, and after a while he said, "This is the first time that the official of this deputy general's mansion has come here, and Lord Taihao has decorated this place very well. ”

Hearing Yao Fuji's praise, Tai Hao smiled slightly and said, "I heard that this mansion was once the residence of the previous city lord, and since Xia Guan became the deputy general of the city guard here, it has only been simply renovated and decorated. ”

Yao Fuji nodded, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes. Then he glanced at Shaoling and Daxi who were present, turned his gaze to Tai Hao, and said, "This official is here to discuss important matters this time, and I hope it will not delay Lord Taihao's time." ”

Tai Hao smiled slightly, beckoned the maid beside him to come forward, poured a cup of tea for Yao Fuji, and said: "I feel very honored that the city lord of Yao Fuji can visit, no matter what it is, just open your mouth." ”

Taihao couldn't understand what Yao Fuji personally came to the deputy general's mansion to discuss with him, Yao Fuji secretly caught the deputy general's mansion retinue Gu Sheng and dumb Shan, and installed his own fine work in the deputy general's mansion, monitoring Taihao at all times. Therefore, the appearance of Yao Fuji surprised Taihao very much, and he began to worry in his heart.

"Thank you, Lord Taihao, for your kindness." Yao Fuji took a sip of tea, and after smiling at Taihao, he said, "This official came this time to ask Taihao Lord a question. ”

"Please ask the city lord to speak, but the lower officials are only shallow in learning, and I don't know if I can answer for the city lord." Taihao hurriedly replied.

Yao Fuji listened to Taihao's words, smiled and nodded: "Don't dare to be, Lord Taihao is talented and smart, and the official admires him very much." This question is about the future development of our Pinghe City. He said, his expression full of longing and worry.

Tai Hao couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart, he knew that this issue was very important, after all, as the city lord, Yao Fuji must have his own ideas and plans. But since he took office in Pinghe City, Yao Fuji has basically vacated his position, and he didn't even let himself go to the Yamen to deal with official affairs, but now he came to the Deputy General's Mansion to talk to himself about the future development of Pinghe City, what does this Yao Fuji mean? So Tai Hao asked, "What is the problem of the city lord?" ”

Yao Fuji pondered for a moment and said slowly: "The territory of Pinghe City is relatively far away from the capital, and the economic situation has been severe in recent years, and various difficulties have followed. This official would like to ask Lord Taihao if there are any good suggestions or plans that can promote the development of our Pinghe City. ”

Taihao listened to these words and looked at Yao Fuji deeply. He knew that the problem was very complex and could not be solved in one or two sentences. Now you can temporarily believe that Yao Fuji is real, and come to ask yourself for advice on the governance of Pinghe City, since Yao Fuji asked, Taihao will not shirk his responsibility, after all, as the deputy general of Pinghe City, he has the responsibility to help the people in Pinghe City tide over the difficulties.

So he pondered for a moment, pondering how to give Fu Fuji an answer that would satisfy him. Finally, Tai Hao spoke: "Pinghe City has just been cured of the plague, and in terms of economy, Pinghe City is less constrained by the imperial court. If we want to increase economic gains and development, I think we can start from many aspects. First, in terms of the land system, the redistribution of land has made arable land more equal, and land has been dredged, treated and conserved water to increase agricultural production. It is also necessary to implement a policy of exempting the people from military service to reduce the burden on the peasants. Secondly, in terms of convenient transportation, the construction of a large number of canals and roads will greatly facilitate the transportation of goods, promote the trading and circulation of commodities, and thus promote economic development to a great extent. Finally, increase foreign trade, maintain extensive trade with other cities, absorb a large amount of foreign wealth and technology, and at the same time expand the market of Pinghe City. After Tai Hao said this, he looked at Yao Fuji, his expression was natural and firm: "This is just a preliminary idea, if the city lord needs more specific plans and implementation details, Xia Guan can let his subordinates be responsible for formulating corresponding plans for different fields, and submit them to you for the city lord to decide." ”

Hearing Tai Hao's suggestion, Yao Fuji nodded slightly, with a satisfied expression on his face: "Lord Tai Hao is really a good official with foresight and wisdom and thinking about the people, and this suggestion is very much agreed by this official." However, how to implement it needs to be further discussed. ”

"This is also the responsibility of the lower officials." Tai Hao smiled and said, "If the city lord needs it, you can always discuss the details of the plan and implementation with the lower officials. ”

Where Taihao knows how to develop the economy, he has read this set of theories in books. Since coming to Pinghe City, Taihao has read some books on governing the country every night, and has also read a lot of books on economic development, such as "The Biography of Goods and Colonies", "Pingzhun Book", "Food and Goods", "Salt and Iron Theory" and so on.

Yao Fuji nodded, looking at Taihao with more appreciation in his eyes. He knew that Tai Hao, a hairy boy from a civilian family in the Western Regions, did not have a strong background, but he was smart and courageous. Just by asking him a question about how to improve the economic development of Pinghe City, he was able to immediately put forward a practical plan, which proved that Taihao would definitely be a diligent and wise official in the future. In Yao Fuji's view, if Taihao can join his camp, he will definitely surpass the current Xuanyu court in terms of national governance in the future. He must find a way to envelop Taihao's heart, so that Taihao will no longer do things for the court, but become his own cronies.

"Lord Taihao is really a rare good official." Yao Fuji said, smiling slightly, "This official appreciates your attitude of being willing to work hard and be good at learning. I believe that as long as we work together, Pinghe City will become more and more prosperous. ”

"The city lord has won the prize." Tai Hao modestly replied, "Regarding the future of Pinghe City, only by listening to the opinions of the people in the city and constantly exploring in the process of development can Pinghe City truly move towards prosperity." ”

Yao Fuji smiled and said, "Very good, Lord Taihao's words are exactly what this official thinks." He looked at his retinue and motioned for him to leave. After the entourage left, Yao Fuji said, "This official still has something to discuss with Lord Taihao alone. ”

Hearing this, Shaoling and Onishi knew that they meant to ask them to leave as well. Shaoling and Onishi then retreated to Taihao and Yao Fuji.

At this time, only Taihao and Yao Fuji were left in the front hall, and Yao Fuji said: "Lord Taihao must also know about the death of General Da Shunqu." ”

Tai Hao sighed and said, "I already know, I went to the General's Mansion early this morning to offer condolences, but I didn't expect General Da Shunqu to leave so suddenly......"

Yao Fuji nodded and continued: "General Da Shunqu did leave a little suddenly, but there are also many suspicious things. ”

"What's suspicious? Could it be that there is some conspiracy in the cause of General Da Shunqu's death? Tai Hao asked hurriedly.

Yao Fuji said: "The cause of General Da Shunqu's death was that he died of illness, but his 'general order' is missing......"

Tai Hao couldn't help but get nervous when he heard the words "General Order", a few days ago, General Da Shunqu handed over the "General Order" to Tai Hao and asked him to keep it well. But at that time, I never thought that General Da Shunqu would die in a few days. Tai Hao knows the importance of the "General's Order", and he will never let the "General's Order" fall into the hands of Yao Fuji.

Tai Hao pretended to ask, "What is the 'General's Order'?" ”

Yao Fuji explained: "The 'General's Order' is the General's Token, and there is only one piece of each city, which is kept by the general of the city. Those who hold the token can command the three armies and have the right to give orders, and if they fall into the hands of bandits, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Tai Hao was vigilant for a while, he knew that Yao Fuji was by no means an idle person, and now it seemed that he was going to seize the meaning of the "General's Order". So Tai Hao pretended to be casual and asked, "Is it that General Da Shunqu handed it over to his family for safekeeping?" ”

Yao Fuji shook his head slowly and said: "This official has carefully investigated, they don't know about the 'General's Order', although General Da Shunqu's son is the city lord of Wuqu City, but even if he really gets our Pinghe City's 'General's Order', it will be of no use to him." ”

Taihao heard Yao Fuji's explanation, and his heart was slightly relieved. But he knew that he had to be cautious at this time and not take it lightly, so he continued to ask: "In that case, where should the 'general's order' be now?" ”

The corners of Yao Fuji's mouth rose slightly, and he said mysteriously: "As far as this official knows, a few days before General Da Shunqu died, there were officials who went to the General's Mansion one after another. Among them are the first military captain Fu Ganhe, the fifth army deputy lieutenant Zhichenggang, Sicang joined the army Yu Qishuo, and the judicial army Na Zhong Ding and so on. The officer thought that General Da Shunqu should have given the 'General's Order' to one of their officers. ”

After listening to Yao Fuji's words, Taihao became more vigilant in his heart. These officials are all undercover agents placed by the imperial court in Pinghe City, and their safety is very important to the imperial court, but I didn't expect that since Yao Fuji has been monitoring the movements of the general's mansion, he even knows who General Da Shunqu has met.

Tai Hao pondered for a moment and asked, "I wonder how much the city lord knows about these officials?" What was their purpose in going to the General's Palace? ”

Yao Fuji said with a smile: "These officials are all friends of General Da Shunqu's officialdom, and they are very close to the general on weekdays. As far as this official knows, they only came to comfort General Da Shunqu's physical health. As for which official General Da Shunqu handed over the general's order, it is not known to this official. However, the official has already sent officials to investigate, and the whereabouts of the 'General's Order' should be found soon. ”