Datang ancient martial arts system

Chapter 170 Developing Illinois
Yizhou was originally dilapidated and lifeless. Under Situ Changfeng's order, it seemed to come back to life. The merchants went out together, which was a little surprising.

After that, the City Guard's Mansion, which had been silent for more than half a year, began to issue orders to recruit elites, and it was still the kind of money, which surprised people who were used to the mansion system.

But these don't matter much to ordinary people, just to watch the excitement.The next thing is big, recruit people to mine coal, hire people to repair workshops, build cities, and there is no limit to the number of people, regardless of age, and they can arrange different jobs.

The most important thing is not only three meals a day, but also money, which makes everyone very happy. You must know that Yizhou is very poor, let alone three meals, there are many people who can’t keep two meals. In famine years, there are many people who starve to death.

Although food in Yizhou is more expensive, working can not only make you full, but also save some money.

In just a few days, all 1 Tang people in Yizhou, excluding those who were too young or had something to do, came to work. The entire city of Yizhou turned into a construction site.

And the reputation of the new governor, Situ Changfeng, also spread. Some people said that he was a good man, while others said that he was a rich son from Luoyang, Xijing, who had money but nowhere to spend it, and came here to prodigal.

No matter how you say it, ordinary people are still very grateful to Situ Changfeng, which has led to Situ Changfeng's reputation rising by thousands recently.

And recently, Situ Changfeng is simply too busy to do his best. He runs back and forth inside and outside the city, mines, and workshops, and needs his guidance and orders everywhere.

As for the foreigners in the city, they are also officially included in the cleanup process. Only those who are willing to settle in the Tang Dynasty and are citizens of the Tang Dynasty are allowed to settle down, otherwise they have to pay a sum of money.

Taking this opportunity, the entire city was also re-planned. One side near Yumen Pass was used as a residence for common people, and the other side was used as restaurants, barracks, and markets.

After the stone carbon is knocked out, it is mixed with a certain proportion of yellow mud, using wooden molds, and after many experiments, honeycomb coal is made.

A yellow mud mountain outside the city of Yizhou is getting shorter day by day. It is not only used to make coal, but also made into bricks.

After charcoal fire firing, pieces of green bricks were transported to Yizhou City to reinforce the city and build new houses.

The newly recruited soldiers, plus the veterans, selected three thousand elites and were trained under the leadership of Zhao Guangren. Now Situ Changfeng could not take care of this.

After more than two months of busy work, the merchants who went out to collect wool finally returned. They couldn't believe the completely changed Yizhou City, so many people even had to ask for directions to go home.

As the news spread, many herdsmen would come to work for a few days and get enough food for a few days.For this situation, Situ Changfeng is naturally happy to see the results, and it is best for all the herdsmen to work.

So for a few herdsmen who have been staying in the mine to mine, I took special care of them. After working for a month, they were rewarded with a bag of fine salt.

This made the herdsmen very happy. You must know that the salt usually sold on the grasslands is coarse salt, even salt cloth, which is not only rare, but also tastes bitter.

When these herdsmen go back and talk about it, of course more people will come, but the rewards will only be given to those who are hardworking and honest.

"Governor Situ! Governor Situ!" Situ Changfeng finished his busy work, and as soon as he returned to the Chengshou Mansion, Chen Shouru ran over anxiously.

"Boss Chen, is your daughter-in-law about to give birth? So anxious!" Situ Changfeng teased deliberately.

"Ouch! My county guard! This fire is burning to the brow, so stop making fun of your subordinates." Chen Shouru stomped his feet anxiously.

"Hehe! Take it easy, the sky hasn't fallen yet." Situ Changfeng persuaded.

"There is no food! There will be no food in ten days at most!" Chen Shouru said with a look of helplessness.

"Not for sale?" Situ Changfeng asked in confusion.

"No, the grain merchants in Yizhou didn't have much food in the first place, and it's not easy to support them until now. In addition, Yizhou is far away, so ordinary grain merchants don't travel that far!" Chen Shouru explained.

"For the food, I've already had someone transport it, but I don't know when it will arrive. For now, let the merchants go to Yumen Pass to buy it. It's just a little more money, and you can make it back soon." Situ Changfeng explained. road.

"Stone carbon is good, but there are places in the Central Plains where it is produced. I'm afraid you won't make much money by transporting it there!" Chen Shouru persuaded worriedly.

"Although you want to use carbon to sell money? Yizhou is not enough. The most profitable thing is wool. It is ordered to Zhao Guangren that the workshop must be strictly controlled, and the Turks must not steal it." Situ Changfeng With a blank look, he warned carefully.

Chen Shouru has been very busy in the city, and the workshop doesn't know much about the mines outside the city, so he nodded suspiciously and went out to deliver the order.

"General! A large group of businessmen have come to the city. Please name them and ask for an audience!" A guard came quickly and reported with clasped fists.

"With love!" Situ Changfeng guessed who it was and quickly invited him.

Not long after, four people came from outside.

"Jiang Yi met the young master, and was ordered by the master to bring a hundred thousand shi of grain."

"Zheng Hou met my uncle, and the master specially asked the young one to bring fifty thousand shi of grain."

"Qinghe Cuixiu! I've seen the sheriff!"

"Longxi Li Quan! I've seen the sheriff!"

When the four of them saw Situ Changfeng, they hurriedly reported their family name, clasped their fists and bowed to salute.

"It's been a long journey, everyone. Please take a seat!" Situ Changfeng said happily.

"Although it's a bit far away, the trip was safe and not hard." Zheng Houren said with a simple and honest smile as his name suggests.

As for the identities of these people, Situ Changfeng naturally understood that Jiang Yi was a member of senior brother Luo Song and Luo Cheng, and Zheng Hou was sent by his prospective father-in-law Zheng Renji.

The Cui family didn't know why they sent people here. As for Li Quan, it was a bit unexpected. Originally, Li Shimin had written to Li Shimin to send people. Unexpectedly, the officials didn't come, and a member of the Li family came.

"This is a letter from the patriarch to the county guard!" Seeing that Situ Changfeng was a little puzzled, Li Quan took out a letter from his pocket and handed it over respectfully.

Situ Changfeng naturally understood that the patriarch he was talking about was Li Shimin. After receiving the letter and looking at it, he couldn't help being very speechless.

There was no politeness in the whole letter. He directly asked for the recipe for making coal. He didn't mention the use of wool. He just said that Xiao Sizi was about to grow up and needed to build a princess mansion, and the internal treasury was short of money. etc., and finally said He received good news that reinforcements would come to help.

At the end, Situ Changfeng breathed a sigh of relief. Yizhou is short of manpower, and it is easy to become fat in the mouths of others when it develops. It must have enough force.

(End of this chapter)