Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 2082
Cement is popular in Liangzhou City, and the imperial court wants to send people to purchase it for the construction of the expanded city wall.

Many businessmen also came to buy cement.

The news quickly spread in Liangzhou City, and the businessmen were a little surprised and shocked when they heard the news.

"No way, is the cement developed by the King of Xiliang so attractive?"

"That's right. Chang'an City is going to be expanded. This cement has a high adhesiveness. After using it, the city wall will be very strong. Since the imperial court is going to expand, it is natural to use the best."

"This cement is easy to use, and I'm afraid other people will also buy it. That's why some merchants come here to purchase and transport it back to sell."

"So, Liangzhou City will soon be prosperous."

"No, we have to find a way to get some goods quickly."

"Extremely, extremely..."

The merchants were thinking, and when they were thinking, Qin Tian ordered someone to issue a notice.

It is said that as long as they are willing to open canals and help out when the farming is busy, they can be exempted from their taxes and their wages will be paid.

After the announcement spread, many businessmen in Liangzhou City were tempted.

These people don't want to be coolies, but now they can earn wages and be tax-free, which makes them think it is an opportunity to save some costs.

The taxes of their merchants are sometimes very high. If they don't do business, it's better to say that this benefit has something to do with them?
But seeing that Liangzhou City is about to develop, Qin Tian is bound to take back the Yumen Gate in the future. If the Silk Road is smooth, this business will be very profitable.

Working now and exempting from taxes in the future can make them a lot of money.

Businessmen are smart people, and they are very good at calculating accounts. The investment in the early stage will be exchanged for a good harvest in the future.

After the merchants made their own calculations, they all came to sign up for the opening of the canal.

At the same time, the people in Liangzhou City also ran over one after another.

They don't have as much fuss as businessmen. They just think that it's not busy farming, they have time, and after the canal is opened, they can be exempted from taxes. They think it's a good thing, after all, there are a lot of taxes every year, and they The local land is barren and there are few crops that can be grown.

Of course, most of what they grow now are sorghum, soybeans, etc. Although the yield is not very high, it is better than nothing. They also have to eat.

Now, it is also a good thing to be able to exempt some taxes.

The merchants came, and so did the common people. There were thousands of them one after another, but they were still a little short of Kaiqukai.

After all, even if someone is willing to come, it is impossible to have a large number. The number of people in Liangzhou City limits this.

The base is not enough.

The number of people was not enough, so Ma Zhou was ordered to come to the Jinyi Guard.

Everyone in the Jinyi Guards knew about that night, and Yuan Bao also knew that it was the thyme that Ma Zhou came to look for that night, and the thyme died the next day.

So for the arrival of Ma Zhou, everyone felt a little tingling, worried and uneasy.

Of course, there are also some curiosity, what is he doing here?
Yuan Bao greeted him.

"Master Ma, you came to the Jinyi Guard, what's the matter?"

As for Ma Zhou, Jin Yiwei and these people dare not neglect him. He is the brother-in-law of the King of Xiliang, and he indirectly killed Baili Yu.

Ma Zhou glanced at Yuan Bao and said, "Yuan Qianhu, the prince wants to test some newly obtained grain in Liangzhou. This will benefit the country and the people, but some fields are short of water and need to open canals. There is a shortage of people in the prefecture, the prince means, I hope Yuan Qianhu can bring Jin Yiwei to help open the canal, don't worry, as long as you are willing to go, the reward will definitely be indispensable, how about it?"

This scene is so similar to that night.

And that night, Bailiyu made a decision that Qin Tian didn't like, and then he died.

Although Yuan Bao didn't know the specific situation that night, he knew that Ma Zhou came to ask Bailiyu to do something, but Bailiyu didn't do it, so he died, so Yuan Bao came.

Yuan Bao's forehead was sweating, this was really a difficult decision for him.

They, Jin Yiwei, are going to open the canal now?
He felt a little bit upset, but if it was in other places, his master of a thousand households would not be afraid of anyone, but in this Liangzhou City, with the lessons learned from the past, he really dared not refuse to live well if he wanted to live a good life. Give Qin Tian face.

So after thinking about it for a while, Yuan Bao nodded his head and said, "So it's about opening the canal. This matter benefits the country and the people. Although our Jin Yiwei only obeys the orders of the Holy One, it must be of benefit to the country and the people." If we do something, the Holy Majesty will be delighted, well, go back and tell the prince, we Jin Yiwei will do the work of opening the canal."

Yuan Bao readily agreed.

This surprised Ma Zhou. The Jinyiwei Qianhu this time was very different from the previous ones, but this time the Qianhu made people feel comfortable.

Ma Zhou nodded and said, "Okay, you guys go to help as soon as possible, it's not okay if you go late, you can go tomorrow, how about it?"

The time was very urgent, Yuan Bao smiled: "No problem, we will go tomorrow."

Really obedient, Ma Zhou thought in his heart, and he became more and more admired for Qin Tian's killing of Bailiyu. This is killing chickens to make an example to monkeys. In the future, these Jinyi guards will not dare to be arrogant in Liangzhou City, right?
This time it went smoothly, Ma Zhou left in a hurry after finishing his speech.

As soon as Ma Zhou left, Yuan Bao's expression drooped, and he was very bitter.

"This... oh, Commander-in-Chief, what are you looking for for this subordinate, I am a worthless Jinyiwei Qianhu."

He walked back and forth in the room. The matter of opening the canal is not a big deal, but their Jin Yiwei helped, and the matter of attitude is very important. What if Li Shimin has any ideas? ?

After walking back and forth a few times, he felt that it was better to send the news to Chang'an City as soon as possible. Anyway, he just reported it.

After making such a decision, Yuan Bao hastily wrote a memorial, and sent someone to send it quickly. Of course, he was useless for carrier pigeons, for fear that the carrier pigeons would not be able to fly out of Liangzhou City.

The messenger left, and a group of hundreds of households from the Jinyi Guard ran over.

"Master Qianhu, are we really going to open the canal?"

"We are Jinyiwei, and we only obey the orders of the Holy One, so what is it like to open a canal...?"

Everyone was very unconvinced, Yuan Bao glanced at them, and said: "What can we do if we don't open the canal, wait for Qin Tian to teach us a lesson? Okay, let's all open the canal, and no one will be left behind."

(End of this chapter)