Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 271 Li Er's shock and chill
Li Er was deep in thought, and suddenly he realized that it was just as Liang Shu said, for a real businessman, with such huge profits from a trip, who would care about these small amounts of money?

They do value time more. As long as the time can be shortened, they think that even if Li Yuanji collects a little more, these people will not have any objection.

At this time, Liang Shu's voice continued to be heard.

“But these fees are for those of you who come from outside to do business. People like us, even though we are also doing business, don’t have to pay these fees.

Does it sound exciting?

Indeed, many people are tempted and want to settle down here, but there are requirements for settling down now.

Especially for people like you who are doing business, it seems that there are asset requirements or something, but I don’t know the details.

If you want to settle down here, you can go to the government office and ask, and you will know. "

Listening to Liang Shu's proud voice, Li Er was a little dazed for a moment.

Li Er clearly remembered that Li Yuanji was trying to attract people. Why did he have requirements for settling down here? He even required assets?

Isn't this just about money?

Li Er immediately asked in confusion, "I remember that the King of Qi was actively migrating people to Lingnan. Why are there requirements for naturalization now?"

Liang Shu felt even more proud after hearing this.

“I don’t know much about this, but there is a difference between ordinary people like us and you merchants.

Moreover, it seems that fewer people are migrating here now, and they are gradually starting to have demands. The requirements of you businessmen should be higher.

I became a naturalized citizen early. I was originally a local, and I could get the local household registration directly if I wanted to.

There are still some people who have not yet obtained naturalization, and they are all regretting it. Now if they want to obtain household registration, there are requirements. They need to make contributions first, and then the government will review it. Only after the contribution is approved can they obtain household registration. "

Liang Shu spoke with great pride, as if he was pleased and happy about his earlier naturalization, and was proud to be a subject of Li Yuanji.

What he was talking about were those stubborn elements who were unwilling to become naturalized citizens at the beginning. As for those stubborn elements, as long as they did not cause trouble, Li Yuanji did not send troops to eliminate them.

Instead, they were allowed to live their previous lives. However, now the development of various parts of Lingnan is getting better and better. Those who were stubborn and refused to become citizens are now envious and look hungry.

However, Li Yuanji began to have requirements for them. After they made contributions by doing work, that is, performing labor service, they could become citizens if they met the requirements. Otherwise, they would not be allowed.

Once they do not have a household registration, these people cannot enjoy the treatment that other people can enjoy. Even though they live here, what they need to pay is almost the same as those outsiders.

Some people wanted to cause trouble, but without exception, Li Yuanji did not tolerate them at all and killed them all.

Li Yuanji also had great thoughts about these people at the beginning. For the sake of unity and the overall situation, he did not take action against them. However, these people dared to mess around in his territory and mislead others, so he would kill them if he found one.

Li Er listened quietly, but his heart became even heavier. He knew very well that Li Yuanji did this because the population here must have reached a certain size, which allowed Li Yuanji to ask for naturalization.

Thinking about this, Li Er felt even worse, because he found that he seemed to have helped Li Yuanji a lot. The last time Li Yuanji invaded the Tang Dynasty and signed the treaty, he moved a lot of people to Lingnan.

In addition, Li Yuan's favor for Li Yuanji, his tacit approval of Li Yuanji's migration, and his active help led to the migration of many people. Now all these people have become Li Yuanji's helpers.

Thinking about this, Li Er suddenly felt unwell.

How could Li Er be happy when he saw his mortal enemy becoming more and more powerful, and that he had contributed a lot to this power?

Later, Li Er learned more and discovered a problem, that is, when talking about Li Yuanji, these people became very fanatical, praising Li Yuanji and calling him "my king" all the time.

They even showed that they were willing to go through fire and water for Li Yuanji without hesitation. Li Er frowned even more tightly.

Think about it, he, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, did not have such a great influence in the Tang Dynasty, and the people did not support him so much, right?
In Lingnan, Li Yuanji had such a reputation that Li Er felt terrified.

In particular, although Lingnan was Li Yuanji's fiefdom, it also belonged to the Tang Dynasty. As a result, these people did not seem to consider themselves as people of the Tang Dynasty at all, but completely regarded themselves as Li Yuanji's subjects.

Li Er felt his blood pressure rising. Some things, after understanding them, he felt it was better not to know them. It was really painful.

Not long after, they arrived at the foot of Panyu City. Looking at the tall city walls, Li Er couldn't imagine whether this was really the Lingnan of the past.

Li Er was a little shocked for a moment. What shocked him was not the height of the city wall. In the Tang Dynasty, there were actually many cities like this, especially Chang'an, which was much more magnificent than this one.

What is shocking is that this is Lingnan, and such a city has appeared in Lingnan. What kind of place was Lingnan before? In just three or four years, such changes have taken place.

Walking into the city, looking at the stone-paved roads that extended in all directions, the people coming and going on the streets, the shouting on both sides of the streets, and the familiar buildings, Li Er felt as if he was in Chang'an.

After a moment, Li Er just laughed, then walked on the street, looking at the street vendors on both sides, he would go up to ask. After some understanding, Li Er had only one feeling, that the prices here were much lower than that in Chang'an.

This was incredible to Li Er. Although this place was prosperous, the prices were low, which made him confused for a moment.

After walking for a while, I felt hungry and came to a restaurant.

When Li Er saw the dishes fried with oil on the table, he felt it was a bit extravagant, but after tasting them, they were extremely delicious.

Then he ordered another pot of wine. He knew that the wine here was very good. Nowadays, the wine in the Chang'an Palace actually all came from here.

Li Er called the shop assistant over.

"Hey man, you guys use so much oil in your dishes, don't you think it's a waste?"

The guy was stunned when he heard this.

"My dear, if you use oil to cook, nothing will be wasted. This place is different from other places now. Have you seen the oil mill outside?
If you need it, you can go and get oil anytime. If you have a local resident, the price is not high.

But is there anything else?

If not, I have to keep busy.”

Li Er was a little stunned. He really didn't know about this oil. Was it so popular in Lingnan? Compared with the cooking methods of the Tang Dynasty today, stir-frying is indeed different. Nowadays, people in the Tang Dynasty use boiling, steaming and roasting. The Tang Dynasty also has oil, but the price is extremely high. It can be said to be very expensive.

“May I ask how much the gasoline costs for people with and without Hukou?”

Li Er then asked Li Junxian to take out one or two taels of silver, but the clerk saw this and did not take it.

"My dear, if you give me less, I will accept it, but I cannot accept this small change.

Our boss said that we must not let outsiders have a bad impression of this place. Although the government does not care about these things, we also hope to have a good reputation among outsiders.

As for the oil, if you have a registered permanent residence, it is twenty cents per pound; if you don’t have a registered permanent residence, it is fifty cents per pound.

However, people with household registration can only buy a limited amount. If you are a business traveler from outside, you can go directly to the oil mill and buy in large quantities.

Many people bought a lot of oil and sold it outside. I heard that a pound of oil could be sold for 200 coins outside, but I don’t know if it’s true.”

Li Er was very surprised. He was not only surprised at the guy's awareness, but also at the fact that the oil was so cheap here.

Li Er could already guess that the oil, which cost two hundred coins per pound, was probably sold in the Tang Dynasty, because in the Tang Dynasty, this price was actually considered cheap.

However, the profit in between is so huge that at this moment Li Er really began to think of becoming a merchant. This is not making money at all, this is simply robbing money.

Even after deducting the costs, the profit can reach at least one hundred coins. This business is simply a money grab. If you want to make money quickly, you can even control the profit to around fifty coins and let others sell it. You can still make a lot of money by doing it yourself.

At this moment, Li Er seemed to really understand why so many people came here to do business, why people in the Tang Dynasty gradually began to migrate to Lingnan on their own initiative, and even merchants from various countries came here.

Li Er was already thinking that he must organize a court caravan and cooperate with Li Yuanji after returning. As for the hatred between him and Li Yuanji, he had to put it aside for the time being.

"You, my friend, are truly impressive.

How much does this table of food and wine cost? Let’s pay the bill.”

Li Er was really impressed by this place, especially when he offered small amounts as a reward, but was actually rejected. This was something Li Er really couldn't imagine.

In the Tang Dynasty, some people would even risk their lives for this amount of money.

The guy took out a receipt and handed it to Li Er.

"My dear, check it out. These are the wine and food for you. The total cost is two taels of silver."

Li Er looked at the receipt and then at the food and wine on the table. He really didn't expect that such a table of food and wine only cost two taels of silver.

Li Er was stunned for a moment. He dared to say that if such a table of food and wine was placed in Chang'an, he would forget about it without ten taels of silver.

"Man, why is it so cheap here?"

Li Er was very puzzled. He really wanted to know why this happened. In his opinion, the people coming and going here were all traveling merchants who had no shortage of money. So why were the prices so cheap?

Upon hearing this, the man said with pride, "You don't understand this, do you? This is because the king cares about us. It was originally for the convenience of us commoners, so the prices are very low, just to make it affordable for us.

Now that we are all gradually becoming wealthy, I heard from government officials that the prices of some commodities will be raised in the future. Although the details have not been announced yet, we all support it.

And the most basic ones you see are indeed cheaper, but the others are relatively expensive.

For example, the wine you are drinking costs eight cents of silver.

The king has said that no matter how things change, basic food and clothing must be guaranteed, but if we want more, it depends on ourselves.

All of this is brought about by the king. If it weren’t for the king, we would still be living a life of hunger and lack of clothes. How could we be like this now?”

Li Er watched the guy talk and couldn't seem to stop, especially when he talked about Li Yuanji, with such enthusiasm on his face. Li Er had a new understanding of Li Yuanji's influence here.

Especially Li Yuanji’s basic security here, the basic food and clothing are very cheap.

Li Er picked up the receipt again and took a look at it. He saw that the prices of these dishes, some of which were more common here, were very cheap.

These are also the goals that Li Yuanji wants to achieve. He only guarantees the most basic things. But if the people want to eat well, drink well, and live in a better house, he can't control it. The people need to work hard for it themselves.

And those are more expensive.

As for necessities like oil, even if they are scarce in other places, no one would mind Li Yuanji even if the price is high. However, Li Yuanji still controlled the price strictly to ensure some basic people's livelihood.

Li Yuanji knew very well that as long as the basic guarantee was stable, there would be no chaos, and the real money-making came from the additional products.

Li Er looked at the guy deeply.

"It seems that the arrival of King Qi here has indeed brought about great changes, but why are you so grateful to him?
This is his fiefdom, he has the obligation to develop it, and he can get more, why?"

"My dear, please shut up! If you slander the king again, I will report you to the authorities and revoke your business license!"

The guy looked at Li Er angrily, and his tone became noticeably stiffer.

“I tell you, in Lingnan, no one will forget that everything we have now was given by the King, and no one can slander it!
Let me tell you again, this is Lingnan, not the Tang Dynasty outside. If you dare to slander the king, even if the government doesn't care, we Lingnan Tang people will never let you leave Lingnan like this!"

Li Er was stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect it. He was just talking normally, but he didn't expect that Li Yuanji had such a high popularity in the hearts of these people.

At this moment he was greatly shocked, he had never seen before, that the common people could be so partial and caring for those in power.

Even though he was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he did not enjoy this treatment in the Tang Dynasty. However, in Lingnan, Li Yuanji enjoyed such a status in the hearts of the people.

What Li Er found even more terrifying was that if Li Yuanji gave an order and these people were willing to die for Li Yuanji, did that mean that Li Yuanji could raise an army of hundreds of thousands or even millions at any time?
Li Er suddenly felt a chill.

(End of this chapter)