Horse on the World

Chapter 738 Missing
People are like swimming dragons, swords are like horses practicing, when they are turning and moving, the sound of two swords clashing keeps coming out, and the iron leopard is staring at the oncoming blade, blocking left and right, and sweat is constantly coming out of his forehead , it was Li Qing who fought against him.

Li Qing roared suddenly, three sabers were done in one go, he slashed like lightning, with a loud noise, the big saber in Iron Leopard's hand flew high, and Li Qing's saber was already resting on his neck.Lu Yiming, Yan Nanfei, Luo Daoming, Li Wen, Yang Yidao and others who were watching the battle all applauded loudly.Li Wu flew up, caught Iron Leopard's knife in the air, came down and walked in front of Iron Leopard, and handed the knife to him with a smile, "Leopard, you lost!"

Iron Leopard said with a smile: "Your Majesty is brave, my combat ability is my opponent, of course I have to surrender!"

Li Qing shook his head, and casually returned the knife in his hand to Li Wu, "I asked you to fight with me, but it's still like this, it's boring, Iron Leopard, do you dare to say that you tried your best?"

Iron Leopard smiled coyly, and said that he did his best. Didn't he make it clear that he was deceiving the lord? The lord knows his own strength the most. It's a thankless job, it doesn't matter if you lose or win, next time you must let Li Wu do it, look at his gloating face.

Li Wen handed over a sweat towel, and Li Qing took it to wipe his hands and face, "It's a pity, it would be great if Tang Hu was still around, that kid will fight you, it's a real fight, if you are not careful, you will be killed He was beaten until his nose was blue and his face was swollen!" Li Qing looked into the distance, thinking of Tang Hu involuntarily.

Everyone laughed. Everyone present is one of the most core figures in Dingzhou official circles. If they still need to be wary of each other, then there is only one person, and everyone here absolutely believes in it. Convinced that he will not harm himself, this person is Tang Hu.That straightforward and rude man!

"Speaking of Tang Hu, there is some good news just arrived." Luo Daoming smiled and picked out a letter from his arms, and said: "This letter has a twist, and it took a few months on the road to arrive. I knew that the lord would miss General Tiger, so I immediately brought it to the lord."

"Hey, it's news from Huzi?" Li Qing was overjoyed, and snatched the letter from Luo Daoming's hands. Looking at the words on the letter, he knew it was written by Huzi himself. There is not enough space for a few words on a piece of paper, the letter is very simple: "Commander, I have a son, and I am waiting for the name of the commander! Everything is fine here, Hu Zi, but I miss you and a few old brothers very much."

After reading the simple lines several times, Li Qing's eyes were a little moist, "Okay, very good, Hu Zi has a son, well, let me give him a name, okay, let's call him Tang Long, He must be more promising than his father in the future."

After a pause, he said again: "Daoming, write a letter to Hu Zi, saying that I miss him very much, if he is willing, come back and tell him, I miss him too. I can't imagine it."

"Yes, my lord." Luo Daoming said with a smile, "My lord really has deep affection for General Hu."

Li Qing stopped for a moment, and continued: "Tell Tang Hu, I promised Xinyi to his son, and told him to come back earlier and bring me the betrothal gift."

As soon as Li Qing said this, everyone present was stunned. Who was Xinyi? She was Li Qing's daughter, the future eldest princess. Everyone knew that Li Qing liked Tang Hu very much, but no one knew. Thinking of Li Qing liking so much, or in other words, trusting him so much, Tang Hu's son was just born, and Li Xinyi was almost five years old.Besides, in the minds of everyone, Li Qing must be the founding emperor of the future. It is not that simple for an emperor to marry a daughter. The eldest daughter, she is still the daughter of Princess Qingcheng.

Yan Nanfei remained silent, but he liked it a lot in his heart, and even rejoiced, Luo Daoming was a little dazed, while Lu Yiming was a little dazed, and said: "My lord, this matter is quite serious, and the son of General Hu It's just passed away, and there will be a long time to come, shall we discuss it later?"

Li Qing stopped, turned around, looked at the group of people behind him, and said calmly: "That's the deal."

In the past few years, Li Qing's power has become more and more powerful. Although he only glanced at everyone indifferently, his knife-like gaze seemed to see through everyone's hearts with such an understatement.This matter is officially settled.

The Grand Marshal’s Mansion has been expanded and remodeled, and its area has doubled compared to before. The original Princess Square on the side of the Marshal’s Mansion has been officially incorporated into the Marshal’s Mansion, and a large new house has been built in the original backyard according to the regulations of the imperial palace. , which was newly built for King Zhou who is about to reach Dingzhou. When King Zhou arrives in Dingzhou, this Marshal's Mansion will become King Zhou's palace.

Li Qing has already moved his home to the already vacant former Shang Haibo's Military Mansion, which was originally the largest and best place besides the original Dingzhou Marshal's Mansion.Here, now it's just Li Qing's office and discussion place.

Back in the spacious and comfortable meeting hall, when everyone was seated, Lu Yiming spoke first. As the current head of civil servants in Dingzhou and the number one minister in the cabinet, no one else could overstep.

"My lord, after the autumn harvest in the various places under the lord's jurisdiction this year, the harvests are generally bumper, which allows us to basically be self-sufficient in food, but there is still a great weakness in food reserves. Once there is a disaster year If the harvest is poor, we will encounter big problems. After the autumn harvest is counted and put into storage, old grain can only replace two-thirds. Considering the possible successive years of war, grain is still our biggest weakness!" Lu Yiming said.

"Yeah, Mr. Lu is right. Now Dingzhou is still cracking down on private wine making, just because they are worried about the consumption of food. This has caused complaints among the people, and the price of food has been maintained at a relatively high level. The burden on the people is heavy. Although the tax rate in Dingzhou is very low, the control over food has always been strict, and this is not a long-term solution." Luo Daoming continued.

Li Qing nodded, "You are worrying very much. Now that Luoyang and the South have imposed an economic blockade on us, food cannot be supplemented from the Central Plains. We can only be self-sufficient. Considering that the whole state has suffered relatively large damage this year, next year we will I am afraid it will be the most difficult year. But no matter how difficult it is, we have to get through it. We still need to raise money in various ways, such as encouraging our businessmen to smuggle grain from the Central Plains or the South. Don’t be afraid of high prices. Stone grains are given a certain amount of subsidies, gold and silver, etc., which cannot be eaten or worn, are far less practical than grains. As long as they can get it, we will buy it with money. Don’t be afraid of being made money by merchants. They make money In the end, it didn’t flow into Dingzhou’s finances. Besides, we also have a lot of things that people in the Central Plains and the South need. The businessmen there will always find ways to make money. We don’t want it here. Gold, not silver, but food."

"Secondly, encourage farming and mulberry. Those who improve varieties and increase crop yields should be rewarded vigorously. They can even be awarded officials. Don't say that these people have dirt on their legs and can't read a single word. Being an official is not decent. I think Think about it, a man full of scriptures, if he has nothing to eat, is he still in the mood to learn? In my opinion, they are far better than sour literati in Dingzhou right now. "

These words made Lu Yiming, Yan Nanfei and Luo Daoming feel a little hot, they are both serious and educated people.

"In addition, in the area under the jurisdiction of Dingzhou, the construction of water conservancy must be strengthened. Our water resources are not abundant here, so we need to build more reservoirs and store more water. Don't discover the seriousness of the problem until the emergency."

"My lord, don't worry about this. Officials from all over the country attach great importance to this point. Every time the farm is slack, construction of water conservancy projects, and road repairs are compulsory subjects. No one dares to slack off." Lu Yiming said.

Yan Nanfei bowed, "My lord, Dingzhou is booming now, and there are more and more officials under it, and some bad habits have also begun to appear, for example, the officials' extravagance is getting stronger, welcome and send, flatter the superiors , although it is far inferior to Luoyang or the South, but as long as this kind of thing starts, it will only intensify, and it will be out of control in the end."

Li Qing said calmly: "You are in charge of the responsibility of supervising officials. You don't have to be soft on such officials. We are still at the beginning of our business, and it is like this. If we go further in the future, won't we be unable to extricate ourselves? Anyone who cannot serve the public Self-abiding officials, even if they are talented, I will take them down on the spot."

"Yes, my lord!" Yan Nanfei said.

"Everyone here today should also listen carefully. It is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, and it is difficult to go from extravagant to frugal. You are all people in high positions. Your words and deeds have a strong role model for the officials below and the common people. The king of Chu has a thin waist, and most of the court ladies starve to death, so we must first be diligent, thrifty, and honest. First, we must be strict with ourselves, and then we must be strict with others."

Everyone left their seats together, bowed to Li Qing and said, "I would like to follow the Lord's instruction."

"That's all! That's all!" Li Qing waved his hand, "It's just that when Yan Nanfei mentioned this, I just mentioned it in passing. There is no need to be so serious. This is the most basic moral quality of an official. Why can we get the approval of the people under the jurisdiction of Dingzhou?" Support means that we have done what the former officials could not do, worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's happiness later, so that we can enjoy long-term stability and become stronger and stronger."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Yang Yidao stood up, "My lord, Yin Ning, who was originally stationed in Shiwei, was ordered to call back, and his fleet has arrived in Fuzhou. According to my lord's instructions, the latest Wanliao ship Dingzhou has also been incorporated into Yin Ning's fleet. Yin Ning's troops and the army on board have exceeded 5000 people in total, and they are ready to go."

(End of this chapter)