Horse on the World

Chapter 347 Luo Daoming's Idea

After two days in Dingyuan, Li Qing and others went straight to Shanglinli. On the day they arrived at Shanglinli, Li Qing received a secret message from Qingfeng and Shang Haibo.After learning the truth about the relevant incidents, Li Qing issued the order to occupy Luofeng and Changqi counties in Luzhou without hesitation. The state must seize these two strategic cities and occupy the strategic initiative.At the same time, in the reply letter, he instructed Qingfeng to find a way to convey Lu's intention to Dongfang Zeng quickly, so that Zeng could have enough time to prepare for the big battle with Lu.

Be more prepared and fight more intensely!Li Qing said with a sneer, the important ministers of Dingzhou had analyzed the various possibilities of the Central Plains War, and Lu Zeng's hostility was also one of them. Everyone generally believed that the Lu family was superior in strength, and if there was no outside force to join, the Zeng family would undoubtedly lose Even if they are bound to lose, Li Qing hopes that they will resist more resolutely.

Luo Daoming is indeed a capable official. It has only been more than a month since he took up the post of the Protector of the Eastern Capital of the Western Regions. The appearance of Shanglinli has changed a lot. They sprung up like bamboo shoots after the rain. Although they are not exquisite, they can also shelter from the wind and rain. In order to adapt to the living habits of the barbarians, most of these houses were built in imitation of the pattern inside the tents of the barbarians, and they were equipped with livestock outside. Sheds, so the area of ​​each household is larger than that of the locals. The most wonderful thing is that these newly built villages are scattered on the vast land around Shanglin, but there are many people in the middle. The village where people from Shanglinli originally lived formed a large settlement of mixed populations.

The first batch of inward migrants have already moved in, and the officials and servants of the Protectorate are busy allocating land for them. According to Li Qing's order, these inland barbarians will mainly focus on land reclamation and supplemented by animal husbandry. It is the season of spring plowing, and as the saying goes, one cannot afford to lose even a moment, as the so-called scrambling for points and scrambles for the best.

Many of the barbarian aborigines near the city of Bayan Har have abandoned pastures for cultivation. These people have adapted faster. The only difference is that the crops grown in Bayan Har are different from those grown here. The barbarians who originally lived on herding were more troublesome. They basically didn't know how to do farm work in the field. Therefore, after the officials of the Duhu Mansion allocated fields for them, they had to organize people to plow them in the spring. Right now, they can only stand aside as apprentices. Whether they like it or not, they are under the eaves and have to bow their heads. If you don't learn, prepare to be hungry!

In just over a month, Shanglinli suddenly had nearly 20 more people. 20 is nothing for a modern city, but in Dachu at that time, this was definitely a terrifying number. Fortunately, Dingzhou was fully prepared. There are more materials in Shanglin now than before the preparations for the war. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a mountain, but just distributing these materials is a huge project.

Today's Shanglinli is a large construction site, with houses being built everywhere, and it is also a large market. Nearly 20 herdsmen came from the east. Because of several years of war, the trade roads were blocked, and the fur they accumulated To trade, the surplus animals need to be sold, and they need all kinds of daily necessities. Merchants from all over the world rushed to this place to trade, buy or sell. A lot of business taxes.

"Luo Duhu, after the various ethnic groups in the grassland moved to Shanglinli, the situation in Shanglinli is much more complicated than that in Xinyang. What are your plans for governing Shanglinli?" The horse was walking on the somewhat muddy road. Accompanied by Luo Daoming, Yang Yidao and others, Li Qing was inspecting the newly completed villages and the immigrants. Li Qing was quite satisfied with Luo Daoming's early work .

"Commander, this is what I think. It will take at least three years for Shanglinli to rule. That is to say, I need three years from the commander." Luo Daoming said.

"Oh, three years? Why do you say that?" Li Qing asked with interest.

"In the first year, what I'm looking for is stability!" Luo Daoming looked at the star-strewn villages in the distance. Different, different habits, there must be friction between them and the local aborigines, in the first year, I can only guarantee that there will be no trouble."

"Well, that makes sense, what about the second year?" Li Qing asked.

"Blending!" Luo Daoming said: "With the foundation of the first year, the focus of my work in the second year is to let the two sides recognize each other and blend together. Some of the work has actually started in the first year, but If I want to get the effect, it may be in the second year, or even after the third year, I will implement the Dingzhou New Deal here, imitate Chong County, set up an agricultural mutual aid group, an animal husbandry mutual aid group, a general, a good herdsman in the grassland, and a good farmer in my family. It just complements each other. Open a school and let the children of the two ethnic groups go to school together. After a few years, they will have the friendship of classmates. With such corresponding measures, I believe that the two ethnic groups will gradually recognize each other. Melt together as one big family.”

"Well, the next step is the great governance you want!" Li Qing said with a smile, "What do you think about this?"

Luo Daoming said with a smile: "Actually, Commander, I was quite scratching my head, but these days, I have an idea. After three years, I imagine that Shanglin should be self-sufficient in food, and the business will continue to expand. "

"So confident?" Li Qing said.

"Marshal, after these barbarian residents came, I found that the most they sold were furs, and some of them were tanned cooked skins. To be honest, the tanned skins of these herdsmen are much better than our locals, but the price is cheaper. Very well, I plan to organize this industry, collect them together, and sell them together. In this way, the price can be raised. There is nothing else in the upper forest. There are a lot of furs for these animals, not to mention that they will still be in the grasslands in the future. Those nomadic tribes will also choose to come here for trading because there are many people here. Shanglinli will become the fur trading center of Dingzhou and even the whole Dachu. My lord, this is a huge source of wealth! We only need to monopolize the fur in Shanglinli It's hard not to make a fortune in this industry!" Luo Daoming's eyes lit up.

"Moreover, the natural conditions in Shanglinli are also very good. Commander, the land here is fertile and fertile. With a little reclamation, it will be a good cultivated land. The Shanglinli River will ensure that there is no shortage of water here. As long as there are no major natural and man-made disasters , I dare say that after three years, Shanglinli will be governed and prospered."

Li Qing looked at Luo Daoming in ecstasy. He chose him to come to Shanglinli. He was really right. Monopoly is wealth. Yes, as long as Shanglinli monopolizes this industry, it will rise rapidly.When Luo Daoming was so busy resettling the nomads, he had already thought of their future livelihood for them. This kind of shrewdness is really hard to match.

It is conceivable that after many years, fur stores will be set up in Shanglinli, and the original herdsmen will abandon herding for business. Even some barbarians who still maintain nomadic habits will rely more on Shanglinli to obtain wealth. The greater the dependence of the state, when a person can obtain a lot of wealth without relying on brute force, who is willing to take a knife and a gun and risk his life to snatch and kill it!
Seeing the commander staring at him intently, Luo Daoming couldn't help feeling a little uneasy. He didn't know whether his idea was in line with the commander's wishes, but he figured it out again and again, and this was the only way that Shang Linli could get out of trouble in a short time. To become Dingzhou's burden again, isn't this what the commander-in-chief expected?

"Your idea is very good!" Hearing Li Qing's conclusion, Luo Daoming couldn't help but heaved a long sigh of relief, which meant that his ruling ideas had been recognized by the supreme commander.

"But you have to pay attention to one thing!" Li Qing said thoughtfully.

"Please tell me, Commander!" Luo Daoming cupped his hands.

"Fa!" Li Qing spit out a word simply.

"We Dachu people and the inland barbarians have different living habits and ways of dealing with things. In the early days of Shanglinli, we should not simply apply the existing laws and regulations of Dingzhou, but should adapt to the time and place. Be flexible and let them slowly accept Dingzhou regulations without knowing it. You can formulate some appropriate regulations according to the actual situation, and you don’t have to be excused from some existing legal systems in Dingzhou.”

Luo Daoming looked at Li Qing with some surprise. In his opinion, the system of laws and regulations should be consistent, even if there are many barbarians in Shanglin, there should be no exceptions.

"I'm going to give Shanglinli a special status!" Li Qingshi broke the sky and said: "In addition to the military affairs that will be arranged and managed by Dingzhou, other matters such as people's livelihood, laws and regulations, business, etc., are up to you. The Supreme Commander's Office Non-interference. Well, let's call it autonomy!"

"This, how is this possible?" Luo Daoming panicked, this is not a test by the commander-in-chief, self-government, what self-government, does the commander-in-chief suspect that he will not be able to stand on his own? "Master, this is absolutely impossible!"

Li Qing laughed, knowing the panic in the other party's heart, and said with a smile: "Luo Duhu, don't panic, your self-government is of course under the leadership of the Supreme Commander's Mansion, and the appointment power of your officials is still in the Supreme Commander's Mansion. , I just want to give you more freedom in governing the place, so that you can be more flexible according to the time and place. As for how to do it, well, I haven’t thought about it, but you can think about it slowly. What’s the matter? You can tell me your thoughts." Li Qing's idea came from the numerous autonomous prefectures, autonomous regions, autonomous counties, etc. in his later life.

Watching Li Qing gallop down to the nearest village, Luo Daoming thought over Li Qing's words while chasing him.

(End of this chapter)