Horse on the World

Chapter 436 Inventory
A few days later, under the escort of Dingzhou Army, Xu Hongwei and some dignitaries from Luzhou set off for Dingzhou to settle down. Although Li Qing had already ordered these people to take away their own private property, they left with Xu Hongwei. Dozens of people still have hundreds of carts, loaded with innumerable wealth, especially the commander Xu Hongwei, who alone has more than a hundred carts of wealth, it can be seen that Li Qing and all the generals under his command are shaking their heads head.

Now that the original owner has gone, the new owner will naturally have to check the income. The Luzhou government treasury has long been sealed by the Dingzhou army. Hundreds of heavily armed soldiers are guarding all around. When they saw Li Qing and others coming, they led a The captain hurried over to greet him.

"Open all warehouses!" Li Qing ordered.

Dozens of large warehouses opened their doors one after another. Although Li Qing and the others had been prepared in their hearts, they were a little tongue-tied at this time. In the warehouses, there was a mountain of wealth that made everyone dizzy. Every piece of gold and silver cast into strips They all weigh tens of kilograms and are neatly stacked into a hill shape, almost dazzling everyone's eyes. There are two such warehouses.Rough estimation, I'm afraid it's worth tens of millions of taels of silver.

Li Qing was amazed. In some warehouses, there were piles of iron boxes stacked up. Open one at random, and it was full of jewelry. You don’t need to look at the others. It must be the same. Even on the floor of the warehouse, they were scattered randomly. Some gems.If these ordinary people own one or two pieces, they can eat and wear them for several years or even longer, but here, they are left on the ground like garbage.

Caressing these jewels, Li Qing sighed: "Kong owns a mountain of wealth, but he doesn't know how to strengthen the state with elite soldiers. Storing it here, besides being eye-catching, it can do nothing. People in Dingzhou must remember that wealth is sometimes a good thing, but Sometimes it's worthless, it's not food, it can wrap people around, it's not a weapon, it can let you protect yourself, use it properly, it's a supreme weapon, use it improperly, it's a pile of useless dead things, see Let's see Xu Hongwei's end, if he takes out half of these properties, he can easily train a strong army, we can control Luzhou so easily, we should take this as a warning!"

Everyone said together: "The commander-in-chief is absolutely right!"

Li Qing waved his hand and said: "Let's go back and ask someone to check and make books. Xu Hongwei can't make good use of them, but they will be of great use when they are in our hands. A few days ago, Yan Nanfei wrote a letter complaining that he had no money, which made him A series of administrative laws could not be implemented smoothly, and now I have to give him a solution. Luo Daoming also lacked a large sum of money in Shanglin. Now there are more and more barbarians in Shanglin. Last year, Mulan Festival All the little money he earned was put into it, and this time it was also settled for him. With this money, we can even build a road across the prairie, connecting Shiwei, grassland, and Dingzhou. "

Tian Feng was a little surprised and said: "Marshal, no matter how much money is spent on such a large-scale project, and seeing a bigger war coming soon, we should keep some reserves!"

Li Qing laughed: "General Tian, ​​it is necessary to keep a certain amount of reserves, but these projects cannot be neglected. If we want to get rich, we must build roads first. If the transportation is convenient, we can turn more things into money." , the treasury of Dingzhou is often empty, but the people are very rich. The country is not as rich as the people. When the people are rich, we are really rich. When we really need money, we will not be short of money. You don’t know that we In the battle with Bayar Khan, I was poor and white, but within a few months, I raised millions of taels of silver from the people for military expenses. Prairie cavalry, fierce and good at fighting, I defeated them back then. Beat them with silver!"

Everyone at the scene realized something, but Nuoqia lowered his head. As a person who witnessed the war back then, he knew Dingzhou's wealth and wealth. Li Qing was right. Dead barbarians.

While speaking, everyone had arrived at Xu Hongwei's meeting hall back then. When they walked into the hall, everyone was amazed. Li Qing's Zhenxihou Mansion was already very majestic in the eyes of everyone. Compared with here, It's just a beggar's version.The surface of the ground is clear and polished with jade, and the thick pillars are covered with gold and platinum, shining golden light. The decoration in the hall is either gold or jade. Being in it, you really feel like you are in heaven.

Patting these pillars, Li Qing laughed, "Marshal Xu is really rich, Lao Tian, ​​let me peel off all the gold and platinum and use it as military expenses. The soldiers won the battle, so we can't reward them lightly. Use these things to reward our soldiers."

Tian Feng also smiled and said: "Commander, then I have to start as soon as possible. Otherwise, when Fu Zhizhou comes, I'm afraid I won't be able to strip it away. He will definitely confiscate it."

Everyone in the hall burst into laughter, Li Qing sat at the head, looked back and said, "Lord Ning!"

Ning Zechen took a step forward with embarrassment. As Li Qing expected, Xu Hongwei simply gave Ning Zechen to Li Qing. Perhaps in his opinion, if Ning Zechen could get Ning Zechen under Li Qing's hands. If you reuse it, you can have someone who can talk to you if you have anything to do in the future.After all, the two of them have a patronizing session, and there is still a bit of fireworks.

"Marshal!" Ning Zechen wished that there was a crack in the ground for him to slip in. Marshal Xu is arrogant and extravagant. There is no place for shame.

"I asked you to count the land acres in Luzhou a few days ago?" Li Qing asked.

Ning Zechen cheered up, took out a roll of paper from his sleeve, and said, "Marshal, I have been working on this for the past few days. There are more than [-] million mu of land in the area directly under Luzhou City. Other counties The data is still being counted, and I am afraid it will take some time before it can be reported."

"How much public land is there?" Li Qing is most concerned about this, the new policy of Dingzhou, the most important thing is the land.In Dingfu merged with the three states, why was Li Qing able to gain the support of the people of the three states as quickly as possible?It was Li Qing who distributed the land to them, so that these poor people could own their own land. Li Qing had a deep understanding of the feelings of farmers for their own land. It has roots.

"Probably more than one million mu!" Ning Zechen flipped through the data and said loudly.

"What? Did you make a mistake?" Li Qing was surprised. There are more than [-] mu of land in total, half of which is public land?
Ning Zechen said: "Marshal, there is no mistake. These lands originally belonged to Marshal Xu and some adults in Luzhou. Marshal moved Marshal Xu and others to Dingzhou, and only allowed them to take away the floating wealth. They were confiscated to the public, and some gentry fled with their families, so these fields were also taken as public property."

Li Qing leaned back and changed his expression: "Luzhou's land and capital are so serious? No wonder the army has no fighting spirit and is so weak? Ning Zechen, I entrust you with the post of Luzhou Tongzhi. You have not been appointed in Fuzhizhou Before, you were responsible for checking the land in the whole prefecture. As for those who maliciously merged and robbed other people's land, you are welcome. At the same time, you also need to count the number of people in the prefecture, and make all preparations. Once Fu Zhizhou takes office, you can calmly implement New Deal."

Ning Zechen was overjoyed. In Xu Hongwei's era, he was just an aide. Although he was powerful, he had no real status. Now, when Li Qing speaks, he is the same aide in Luzhou. This is in a state, but only Second to Zhizhou's No. [-] figure.

"Thank you Marshal for your attention, I will do my best to serve you!" Ning Zechen bowed to the ground.

Li Qing said grimly: "Mr. Li has always been eclectic in promoting talents, but he has always been merciless in dealing with unqualified officials. Ning Tongzhi, let's start with the ugly words first. If you are still like you used to be in front of Xu Shuai If you do things like this, I'm afraid that this fellow acquaintance will not be able to be a few days."

Ning Zechen was dripping with cold sweat, "Your official understands that I must work hard, and I dare not neglect you in the slightest!"

"That's good!"

"Xu Ji!" Li Qing turned his gaze to another person.

"The crime will be here!" Xu Ji, who has been following the crowd with his head down, seems to have aged ten years these days, and the gray hair between his hair is clearly visible. Li Qing sent his family away, but he was not allowed to leave Luzhou, he has already made preparations. He resisted the Dingzhou army in Moling and other places. Presumably Li Qing wanted to clean up himself, but depending on the situation, his wife and children will be fine. You have to rely on others, but it is always good to be alive.

"Do you know why I left you?" Li Qing asked with a smile.

Xu Ji strode to the front and knelt down in front of Li Qing, "The guilty general knows nothing about the heights of heaven and earth, and has led his troops to resist the commander-in-chief's army several times. He knows he is guilty, please punish him!"

Li Qing was stunned, then laughed loudly, "Get up, do you think so? Hahaha!"

Xu Ji raised his head in astonishment, isn't that the case?

"General Tian Feng actually appreciated your performance in Moling. It's just that you were unlucky. You led a soldier with no combat power, but you met the Dingzhou Army. How is it? Do you plan to serve me, Li?" Li Qing said with a smile, he only deployed one ever-victorious division in the north, tens of thousands of troops, and then they will be drawn away to fight the north. In fact, there is no army stationed in Luzhou However, Luzhou had to send an army, so Xu Ji was a good choice. This person still has some abilities, but the quality of the army is too poor, so he is in vain. If a batch of grassroots officers are added to the Luzhou Army, the combat power of the Luzhou Army can be greatly improved in a relatively short period of time. Although it is impossible to fight a tough battle, it is capable of appeasing the local area and transporting food and grass. As a local general, he still has a certain prestige among the Luzhou soldiers, and he can also appease the Luzhou army to the greatest extent.

"I, I..." Xu Ji was a little confused for a moment, tongue-tied, not knowing how to answer.

"If you don't want to, I can also send you to Dingzhou to reunite with your wife and children. How about it, you decide for yourself?" Li Qing said.

Xu Ji woke up suddenly, wishing to slap himself hard. Such a big opportunity was in front of him, but he hesitated. When he really arrived in Dingzhou, he was an idler from now on, living under the fence and relying on others. It must be very sad, I can't help but be myself, I am afraid that even my children and grandchildren will be implicated.Immediately he kowtowed heavily, "Thank you, Marshal Hong En, Xu Ji is willing to work for Marshal!"

"Very good!" Li Qing slapped his palms fiercely, "Then I will give you the post of Luzhou Garrison General to revive Luzhou's military prestige. Well, Luzhou's army is too weak. You enrich the command at all levels so that you can increase your military strength as quickly as possible, and the Luzhou Army is directly responsible to the military government."

"Yes!" Xu Ji kowtowed heavily, and stood up beamingly, the previous anger was swept away.

(End of this chapter)