Datang: The prince of salted fish was overheard by Li Er

It has to be said that Hexi is very rich in resources.

Not far from Li You's coal mine, Jin Yiwei had already discovered an iron mine that was also easy to mine and rich in reserves under Li You's instruction.

[The Hexi Corridor is rich in minerals. Now I use coal and iron. After the real industrialization process starts, the rich oil and gas resources here will also be a big fortune. 】

[Because of the Turks, everyone doesn't pay much attention to this place, so it's a good time for me to show my talents. 】

In the recent period, Li You has asked Jin Yiwei to silently buy a large amount of land in Hexi centering on his fiefdom, just to prepare for future development.

Thinking that since he had already arrived at the place, Li You was not in a hurry to go to the iron block, but went to the coal mine for a walk first.

However, when he arrived at the coal mine, Li You found that there was a large backlog of clean coal.

He hurriedly asked someone to ask, "What's the situation? It's been so long in winter, why is there still so much coal here?"

In Li You's view, the coal here should be transported to places where it is needed all over the country immediately after it is produced, and there is absolutely no reason for it to be piled up here like this.

The steward of the coal mine immediately said with a sad face: "My lord, you don't know. Although we know the benefits of this clean coal, the acceptance rate in various places is not very high."

"And rich people everywhere are still used to using charcoal. For them, this is not a lot of money."

"But for ordinary people, they are unwilling to spend money on this place."

Hearing this, Li You couldn't help sighing: "Hey, those who are drought die, and those who are flooded die, this terrible gap between rich and poor."

"But even if the recognition of coal in other places is not high, but in Kanto and Henan, those people use coal from the transfer department, won't they buy it?"

The steward sighed again and said, "They will buy it, but according to the seller's report, since there is no suitable burning appliance, the usage is very limited."

Hearing this, Li You suddenly understood the reason, and then he said: "There is no need to worry about this matter, I have already ordered people to start firing the stove used for coal."

"Now all the coal here should be transported to Chang'an."

After listening to the steward, he quickly agreed.

Li You was about to continue asking about the situation in the mine, but he heard a commotion outside.

"Go and see what happened."

The steward inquired quickly, then came back and said, "My lord, there is a group of Turkic refugees passing by outside."

"Just now they clamored for us to give them some food."

"Hey, it's really pitiful. This year the Turkic grasslands are extremely cold. Their tribe was looted by other tribes before."

"So I have no choice but to come to Datang as a refugee."

"However, although this year's life is a little bit better than in previous years, it is not rich."

"For these Turkic refugees, the imperial court is also very difficult to deal with."

Hearing this, Li You suddenly became interested.

"Oh, what's difficult, let's hear it."

The steward continued, "For these Turkic refugees, the local officials didn't want to deal with them at first."

"However, after these Turkic people who were cornered couldn't get help, they started to make trouble."

"They don't commit any major crimes, but they are enough to be arrested by the government in order to have a bite of prison food."

"Soon, the government's prisons will not be enough."

"But the government can't ignore this situation, they can only send people to deliver relief food to these refugees."

"In order to facilitate management, the government also selected respected people from these refugees to manage them on their behalf."

"However, this policy had some effect at the beginning. In less than half a month, those refugees began to harass the people again."

"After some inquiries, I found out that these highly respected people are instigating behind the scenes."

"The government immediately went to ask questions, but these people kept blaming themselves from the beginning, saying that they did not manage these people well."

"Afterwards, I vomited bitterness again, saying that I was forced by life. I hope the government can provide more food."

"The government has no choice but to follow through."

Hearing this, the corner of Li You's mouth raised a sharp arc.

"Hmph, greed is not enough for snakes to swallow elephants. I'm afraid these people are not so easily satisfied."

The housekeeper nodded and said, "Master Mingjian, the local government's own food reserves are almost running out, but the situation in the refugee camp is getting worse and worse."

"No, before, the refugees came out individually to make trouble, but now they have come out in groups."

"It's also thanks to the young and strong people in our mine, otherwise they would definitely rush in."

Li You lowered his head and pondered, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

[The local officials are really prodigals! 】

[Why should I help these Turkic people with the food of the Tang Dynasty! 】

[And even if I am a refugee from the Tang Dynasty, I definitely don't have such a free meal. 】

[No, I must scold him to wake him up. 】

Thinking of this, Li You didn't care that he hadn't gone to Tiejing Mountain where the iron mine is located, and immediately returned to Jincheng County where Lanzhou's state capital was located with his troops, and went straight to the governor of Lanzhou.

At this time, the governor of Lanzhou was named Li Liang, who was born in the Li family of Longxi, and was a cousin of Li Jing, the current minister of the Ministry of War.

Di Dao, the prefect of the Li family in Longyou, was in Lanzhou, and Li Liang was not an ordinary person who could represent the Li family in Longxi as the governor of this place.

When passing by Jincheng before, Li You was based on the idea that more things are worse than less things, so he didn't stay in the city too much, and he didn't pay a visit to the governor of Lanzhou.

And Li Liang also insisted on his identity, and did not ask to see Li You.

This time, when Li You went to Hexi, Li Liang also knew about it, and also sent someone to Li You's team to facilitate things.

So when Li You came back, Li Liang already knew what happened and was ready to meet Li You at the same time.

"Li Liang, the governor of Lanzhou, has met General Shence."

Faced with Li Liang's respectful salute, Li You returned the salute seriously, and continued, "I just heard about the Turkic refugees. I don't know how Governor Li plans to continue to deal with this matter?"

Li Liang did not expect Li You to speak so directly.

He was obviously only an eight-year-old child, but the aura on his body made him a little suffocated.

Although he was overwhelmed in momentum, Li Liang had seriously thought about this question.

"Back to the king of Chu, the state has state laws, and the family has family rules. If these Turkic refugees dare to go further, I will make them look good."

"Don't look at whose territory this is, dare to make trouble!"

Li Liang's words were full of confidence. He was not only the highest official here in name, but the power of the Li family in Longyou also made him not afraid of any refugees.

Even if the Turkic army came, he would have the capital to fight.

After saying these words, Li Liang's aura gradually strengthened. Although he was still not as good as Li You, he was a little more comfortable than before.

However, after Li Liang finished speaking impassionedly, Li You asked coldly: "Inspector Li can do this in Lanzhou, but have you ever thought about other state capitals in Hexi?"