The Great Grandson of the Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the slaughter of General Tiance's mans

Chapter 482 Soldier Beggar

Xiao Yu said with a smile: "I heard that Concubine Butterfly is good at scheming. It seems that I have learned a lesson today!"

"You still have a lot to learn!"

Xiao Yu hurriedly said: "Yes, yes! I am old!"

Xiao Yu asked again: "What if the Arabs have their own Byzantine forces and don't agree?"

Li Chengdao smiled and said: "They are two people, and I am one person. It is much better to work together with one person. The two people will always have their own selfish intentions. This is easy to handle! Li Jing can drive a wedge between them! If Arabia doesn't want it, I can also unite with Byzantium to fight Arabia. "

"Yes! I will give you a secret edict and ask your Majesty to seal it."

Xiao Yu turned around to leave, but after walking a few steps, he slapped his forehead and came back: "Feng Junheng, the governor of Xiangzhou, summoned the celebrities in Xiangzhou to invite your majesty to give a banquet!"

Li Chengdao waved his hand: "That's not necessary. I have already said that no local officials will be seen wherever I go."

Xiao Yu withdrew, and Li Chengdao said to Li Xiaodie: "When I came to Jiangnan this time, I wanted to take a good look around Xiangzhou, but the schedule is too tight, so we can only talk about it later!"

"Why Xiangzhou?" Li Xiaodie was curious.

"The former governor of Xiangzhou, Wang Bicheng, was a talented person who understood my heart very well. He made Xiangzhou prosperous. The Feng family is good at steel smelting. Most of the weapons in the army now use their steel. It can be said that Xiangzhou is This brand is also rare in the Tang Dynasty!"

"Now the people in Xiangzhou are wealthy and have a high standard of living, which was brought about by the Feng family!"

Li Xiaodie asked: "What does this have to do with the former governor?"

"My Smelting Bureau researches technology, but does not manufacture products. Their technology is also for people's use, as long as I allow it. The former governor fought against many competitions to obtain the technology, and supported the Feng family. Only then did Xiangzhou become what it is today! "

Li Xiaodie didn't know much about economics, but she understood a little after listening to it.

"His Majesty's Smelting Bureau is very mysterious. What else is it doing?"

Li Chengdao smiled and said: "This is a secret, you can't know it either!"

Li Xiaodie pouted.

"We will leave the day after tomorrow. Why not go and see how rich Xiangzhou is today!"

Li Chengdao thought for a while and said: "Okay, I will accompany you for a walk! I also want to see the people in Jiangnan! You don't need to bring anyone, Yue Yun is enough!"

As soon as they left, Li Chengdao and Li Butie changed into civilian clothes. They really looked like a couple, but the wife did seem a little too young compared to the husband.

Two days later, we left Liangbi Garden and Xiangzhou City. We had no purpose and just headed for the main road.

Yue Yun drove the car himself, while Li Xiaodie put her head on the car window and watched people coming and going.

The main road leading to Xiangzhou City was full of people, mostly merchants and goods.

The road was a bit crowded, but Yue Yun was not very skilled at driving, so he stopped and stopped.

"The road is going to be built!"

Li Chengdao understood that if we want to have an economy, we must build roads, but the current roads are not suitable for development. Datang must build a large number of roads to adapt to the economy a hundred years from now.

This is a world-wide project, much larger than building a palace.

Li Xiaodie thought differently and said, "Passers-by are busy in a hurry for their own interests, but what are we busy with?"

Li Chengdao smiled and said: "Yue Yun! Xiaodie is asking you what you are busy with?"

Yue Yun replied: "It is my duty to protect the master and young lady!"

"It seems I'm the only one who doesn't know what I'm doing?" Li Chengdao laughed.

Due to the crowded road, Yue Yun was forced to park the car on a piece of dirt on the side of the road. Seeing a place to stay in front of him, he said, "Master! Do you want to sit down first?"

The two got off the car and sat down at a small roadside tea shop in front of them.

Asked for a bowl of tea and water, and nothing else.

A beggar saw that Li Chengdao and the others were very handsome, so he knew they were rich people, so he rushed over. Li Chengdao saw that he was skinny, his eyes were dull, and he was limping on one leg, so he said to Yue Yun: "Reward!" Yue Yun got five taels of silver as soon as he took action. The beggar was overjoyed and bowed to the ground.

The beggars in the distance saw that he was successful in begging and getting rich, so they all gathered around him.

Li Xiaodie said: "Why don't you farm the land and make a living without doing business? Otherwise, you can be scolded today. How can you make a living if you don't do anything?"

Li Xiaodie saw that there were many healthy people among them, and she couldn't understand why they didn't do things to earn a living.

After all, handicraft industries are developing everywhere in the Tang Dynasty. People are looking for people to do many things, and recruitment signs can be seen everywhere.

"Miss, you can't say this. The Emperor is wise and wise. It's because we are useless and useless. We don't blame the Emperor!"

Li Xiaodie said oh and glanced at Li Chengdao. Li Chengdao whispered: "Are you trying to find my scum?"

But he also didn't understand that even though these people were lame, they could still do things. How could they not make a living these days?

Yue Yun hurriedly divided the money, and divided a few ingots of silver.

The beggars repeatedly called for benefactors and were about to retreat when Li Xiaodie grabbed the lame one and said, "Why is your leg so lame? Can you tell me?"

"Stop talking! I don't blame anyone else for these legs, look..."

The beggar rolled up his trouser legs. It turned out that his leg had been broken and a log was tied underneath to replace it.

Yue Yun looked at it and said: "This was broken by smashing it!"

"This young man has good eyesight, but this is for the Turks!"

Li Chengdao was startled and said, "Are you a soldier?"

"Yes! The villain used to be a soldier! He is no longer a soldier. He is no longer useful!"

Li Chengdao asked curiously: "I heard that the imperial court provides monthly pensions to retired soldiers, which is enough for your living. Why do you still beg?"

The beggar also wondered: "I haven't heard of this! The governor issued a notice, and all the soldiers who had fallen down came forward to help provide food for the people, even if they were allowed to work in the Feng family, people like us couldn't do much. There is nothing the court can do!”

Li Chengdao said oh.

"How many retired soldiers are working in Feng's company?"

"Just in our village, there may be more than ten of them, but they can still do things. I don't know about other villages!"

The beggar seemed unwilling to say more about this painful thing, so he turned back to the team after speaking.

Li Xiaodie looked at Li Chengdao with a smile and said with a smile: "The former governor was talented, but the current governor is not very good!"

Li Chengdao said angrily: "You can still laugh, let's go..."

The three of them got on the carriage, and Li Chengdao said: "Go to Feng's!"

Feng's has gone beyond the scope of imitation and already has a modern industrial model. The official name is Feng's Commercial Port, which has become the prototype of a modern company.

Feng's commercial port is located in Shangluo County, north of Xiangzhou Prefecture.

Once entering Shangluo County, this is a famous commercial city in Xiangzhou. Most of them are merchants who rely on Feng's family, forming a business chain that extends in all directions.

Even the Ministry of War has an administrative office here, which is dedicated to dealing with the Feng family.

Feng's local prestige was higher than that of the county government, and the Luo County government even became Feng's agent.

Along the way, Li Chengdao learned more about Feng.

The county officials here are almost decided by the Feng family, and the Feng family provides nearly half of Xiangzhou's tax revenue.

It means that money can reach the sky.

(End of this chapter)