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Chapter 1409: Return of a Million Gold
Another old farmer asked, "Are there many Hu people in Liaodong?"

Liu Yan waved his hands and smiled, "That was all in the past. I tell you, there are no Hu people in Liaodong anymore. They were all killed by the Tang army. There is endless fertile land over there. A willow branch can grow into a big tree. If you go there, you will be the new owner of that land. When you go to Liaodong, the Tang soldiers will help you build houses, the government will give you farm tools and cattle, and the food you grow is yours. The court will not take a single grain from you. If you have any surplus food, you can sell it to the government, and your descendants will be able to live and work in peace and have enough food and clothing."

Everyone was fascinated by what he said, "My descendants can live and work in peace and contentment, and have enough food and clothing." This is the dream of all farmers.

An old farmer asked, "Is it true that there will be no tax for fifty years?"

"Of course, this is a promise made by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty himself. How could the Emperor go back on his word? Fifty years means that there will be no taxation for almost three generations."

At this point, Liu Yan raised his voice again and said, "I'm just briefly telling you all. Soon, the official notice will be out with detailed instructions. Each household will have 200 acres of land, and each household will have to have a certain number of people. If you have brothers, quickly divide up the family, and maybe you can get 400 acres of land. Then we'll start registering. Everyone, the order of registration is very important. The sooner you register, the priority you can choose land. Choose land according to the order of registration. Don't blame me for not reminding you."

All the old men left with their thoughts full of worries. Du You asked with a smile, "Which one do you think they will choose, Shangshu?"

Liu Yan smiled and said: "In the end, it is the young people who will choose. I believe that young people will choose Liaodong, but the key is to do a good job of publicity and change their prejudice against Liaodong!"

Du You also said: "I suggest setting up a propaganda team to go to each big tent to tell everyone about the current situation in Liaodong and let them know that Liaodong is no longer the Liaodong of the past."

Liu Yan nodded. "The propaganda team's idea is very good and can be implemented!"

Liu Yan immediately selected dozens of eloquent soldiers from the army, gave them a simple training, and divided them into seven groups. They rushed to seven camps to publicize the changes in Liaodong.

The effect of the propaganda was very good. The soldiers were eloquent and painted one picture after another of a better life for all the farmers. Ordinary people had a weak understanding and were easily fooled. Hundreds of thousands of people in the camp also went from initial doubts to increasing expectations.

On the day of registration, everyone was shocked to see that the registration tent was lined up for miles, and almost all of them were people going to Liaodong.

Suiye, Li Chenghua came to the posthouse. As soon as he entered, he saw Li Fang sitting on a big rock in the courtyard, looking into the distance with a sad face. Two maids stood behind him, their expressions were as sad as his.

Li Fang just received the news from his mother yesterday that she had ascended into heaven in the holy fire.

He was not sad about his mother's martyrdom, but that he would never see her again.

"Now that things have come to this, young master should think more positively! At least you are alive, which is the greatest comfort to your mother."

Li Fang shook his head. "Aunt, I am not sad about my mother's death. My mother told me since I was a child that only by dedicating one's body to the holy fire can one's soul merge into the holy fire. This is the most noble destination for all Zoroastrians. I am happy for my mother's soul to return to the holy fire. I am just sad that I will never see her again."

"But you still have your father. He is your only relative in the world. I believe he will take good care of you."

Li Fang took the necklace off his neck and handed it to Li Chenghua, "This is the last souvenir my mother gave me, but I found that it looks like a map!"

"map?"

Li Chenghua's mind moved. She thought of the tens of millions of gold coins that the Saint Girl Society had lost, and asked quickly, "What kind of map is it?"

"I don't know either, please look, Auntie!"

Li Fang turned the necklace towards the sun, and a shadow appeared on the ground. The shadow looked like a winding path leading to a small door. There seemed to be a few words next to it, but they were not clear.

"I saw these words clearly under the light. They are Chinese characters, 'Thousands of springs return to their roots.' I don't know what they mean?"

Li Chenghua thought to himself, could it be Qianquan Gorge? He would have to ask King Alian about this.

"Sir, can you lend me this necklace for a few days? I'll return it to you later!"

Li Fang nodded and handed the necklace to Li Chenghua.

"Is the war over?"

"No, I came back to see if there was any letter from your father. Sure enough, there was one. Your father asked you to go back to Chang'an. Your grandmother is looking forward to seeing you." After a pause, Li Chenghua said, "The last batch of Tang girls will leave for Chang'an the day after tomorrow. Young master, you should go back with them! Don't keep your father waiting for too long."

Li Fang pondered for a moment and finally nodded, "I'll leave the necklace with my aunt for now. My mother once told me that it is a key!"

"Okay! I'll keep it for you and give it to you when we get back to Chang'an."

Two days later, the last batch of 800 Tang girls set off, escorted by 5,000 Tang soldiers led by Yuchi Chang'an. They also returned with 40,000 camels loaded with the wealth of the armies of Bukhara, Shiguo and Sabah. Li Fang also followed this army back to the Tang Dynasty.

Amid the sound of camel bells, the long team set off and headed towards the Yili River Valley.

Li Chenghua sent Li Fang away, and then she led her men to Shiguo.

Ten days later, Li Chenghua arrived at Tuozhi City and met King Alian.

The two sat down in the king's study, and Li Chenghua asked frankly, "Excuse me, King Alian, is there anything else you haven't told us about the wealth of the Saint's Society?"

A Lian shook her head. "The only wealth of the Saint's Society in Shi Country is the temple built with silver, and the rest is some land."

"I'm not asking about the land. I'm asking about the gold coins of the Saint's Society. I'm sure the king knows that after the Saint's Society was burned down, the warehouse was empty. Where did the wealth accumulated by the Saint for decades go?"

"General, do you suspect Jin Shanling hid the gold coins in our Stone Country?"

Li Chenghua pondered for a moment and said, "We got a clue that the gold coins are hidden in the valley of Qianquan Mountain. What can the king think of?"

A Lian still shook her head. "The Qianquan Mountains are thousands of miles long, and there are hundreds of canyons of all sizes. General Li said that, but I don't have any clues at all!"

"The ancestor of a thousand springs, the ancestor of ten thousand golds, what did A-Lian think of with these eight words?"

A-Lian pondered for a long time, then slowly said, "Could it be Wanzu Gorge?"

“Is Wanzu Gorge the largest of all the canyons?”

"No! It's a very ordinary canyon called Wanzu Gorge. The reason I thought of it is because the Saint's Society once mined gold there for forty years."

Li Chenghua asked anxiously: "Where is it in Qianquan Mountain?"

"To the west, near the city of Talas, there is a mine that has been abandoned for more than a decade. The canyon is very deep and winding for at least a hundred miles. I went there once twenty years ago. At the end of a very winding road, there was a very small mine. Their gold was dug out from this mine."

Li Chenghua could already judge in his mind that this mine was most likely where the gold was hidden. This is what "all gold returns to its origin" means, that is, all gold returns to the place where it was born.

Li Chenghua was Li Ye's confidant. She knew the emperor's secret thoughts very well. The emperor once told her when he was in Longyou, "Tang Xuanzong used the wealth of Jiangnan to build the Kaiyuan Prosperity. He wanted to use the wealth of the world to build a more magnificent Tang Dynasty."

After the emperor ascended the throne, he started a plan to destroy other countries. He destroyed small countries one by one around him and plundered their accumulated wealth, filling the treasury of the Tang Dynasty and enabling it to develop rapidly.

This Western Expedition was not only a battle to control Hexi, but also a battle to plunder wealth, including the gold from Bukhara and the silver from the Stone Kingdom.

Then there is the Holy Maiden Society. The Holy Maiden Society has accumulated wealth for seventy years. After Jin Shanling's crazy wealth-making in the past ten years, the Holy Maiden Society has accumulated wealth that has long exceeded the total wealth of the nine Sogdian countries. This has attracted the covetousness of the Sogdian countries, and they formed a five-nation alliance, preparing to plunder the Holy Maiden Society. The kings gathered in Samarkand, and the army also gathered in Samarkand, all to share the spoils.

However, they gained nothing and even attracted the invasion of the Arabs.

Similarly, Li Ye used the Tang girl incident to strongly condemn the Holy Maiden Society in order to obtain the wealth of the Holy Maiden Society, thus giving the Tang army a legitimate reason to march.

Now the hidden wealth of the Holy Maiden Society has gradually emerged, and Li Chenghua must get this huge fortune before the King of Sogdia.

(End of this chapter)