I'm a marquis in Datang

Shangguanyi took advantage of the situation and said: "Your Majesty, since Ma Zhou wants to stay in Liaodong Road, I will not stay here, but will stay in the cabinet."

Guan Zhilan said: "I don't have enough experience, so I can't stay."

Du Qi nodded.

In fact, the remaining candidates seem to be Shangguanyi, Ma Zhou and Guan Zhilan.In fact, because Guan Zhilan lacked experience and rarely had time to work alone, the qualifications were obviously not enough, so the main focus was between Shangguanyi and Ma Zhou, and Du Qi praised Ma Zhou for staying. .

However, Shangguanyi was unwilling to fight for it, and Du Qi still felt a little regretful.Because according to Du Qi's plan, whether it is Shangguanyi, or Ma Zhou and others, they must be released.

This time, it is a great opportunity to be in charge of Liaodong Road, although it is far away and in a place like Liaodong, but it is a pity that Shangguanyi is unwilling to stay.

If Shangguanyi wants to fight for it, Du Qi will most likely let Shangguanyi stay.

After all, Shangguanyi is the head of the cabinet.

has an advantage.

Du Qi looked at Ma Zhou, and said in a deep voice: "Ma Zhou, it's very good that you stayed in Liaodong Dao as the general manager of Liaodong Dao. If you want to be in charge of Liaodong Dao, what requirements do you have? Now that I'm here, you And put it forward, as long as it is reasonable, I will directly approve it."

Ma Zhou said: "Your Majesty, the incident happened suddenly, and Rong Chen should be thinking about it."

Du Qi said, "Yes!"

Ma Zhou thought carefully.

After all, the matter was too sudden, and in a hurry, he did not expect such a thing to happen, so he was not fully prepared in his heart.He used his brain quickly and thought carefully.

Shangguanyi and Guan Zhilan waited quietly.

Shangguanyi watched this scene, and suddenly, he felt a little regretful, feeling that he seemed to have missed an excellent opportunity.However, he suppressed this thought in a blink of an eye. After all, he is now the head of the cabinet with a high position and authority, so he is still willing to stay by Du Qi's side to handle matters.

After a while, Ma Zhou looked at Du Qi, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, regarding the governance of Liaodong Dao, I have roughly four requests, and I hope Your Majesty will allow it."

Du Qi said, "But it doesn't matter."

Liaodong Road is different from other roads in the Tang Dynasty, and it is governed differently.So as long as Ma Zhou's proposal is reasonable, even if it is a four point five point proposal, the more the better for Du Qi, he will not feel that there is anything wrong with having too many proposals.

On the contrary, the more thoughtful Ma Zhou was, the more satisfied Du Qi was.

Chapter 1400 New Army

new army

Ma Zhou said slowly: "My first request is that after your majesty withdrew from Liaodong Road, please send some troops to stay in Liaodong Road. Only in this way, once there is a rebellion in Liaodong Road and other uncontrolled things, Only the ministers can quickly mobilize troops to put down the rebellion. After all, Liaodong Dao seems to be calm, but in fact there may be an undercurrent."

"Your Majesty is here, Liaodong is stable."

"After His Majesty leaves Liaodong, the calm situation may be broken. These secret people may not dare to make trouble on the surface, but they will definitely act secretly."

Ma Zhou said in a deep voice: "I need a certain amount of troops. Only by stationing troops can we ensure the long-term stability of Liaodong Dao and the sustainable development of Liaodong Dao."

Du Qi said in a deep voice, "Yes!"

Ma Zhou said: "Secondly, I implore Your Majesty to send scholars from the Xia Kingdom to come to Liaodong Dao for training after returning to the country. To make the people of the entire Liaodong Dao return their hearts to Xia Guo, relying solely on the local officials of Liaodong Dao is definitely not enough. Only with the participation of scholars from the Xia Kingdom, with the help of the influence of the scholars from the Xia Kingdom, can the local people join in."

Du Qidao: "The second article is also approved. Arranging scholars to go to Liaodong is not only to sort out and manage the Liaodong Dao, but also to experience the scholars of the Xia Kingdom. The Liaodong Dao is different from other places in the country. Being an official or doing things in Liaodong Dao You can experience yourself to a greater extent.”

Ma Zhou quickly thanked him.

Du Qidao: "There is no need to thank you, this is business, let me talk about the third point."

Ma Zhou said again: "Thirdly, Your Majesty, please promulgate a decree that all merchants from the Xia Kingdom who do business in Liaodong Road will pay more taxes than the state.

[-]% lower.The tax reduction of [-]% is enough to make many businessmen gather in Liaodong Road.As long as merchants come to Liaodong Road, after the road is connected, the merchants of Liaodong Road, especially many seafood, will naturally be sold.Only in this way can businessmen be encouraged to gather in Liaodong Dao and make Liaodong Dao prosperous and prosperous. "

When Du Qi heard what Ma Zhou mentioned, he paused for a moment, thinking about it in his heart.

It involves [-]% of taxes, which is not a trivial matter.

Now Xia Kingdom's commercial system has become more and more prosperous. In fact, most of Xia Kingdom's economy depends on business taxes.Therefore, reducing the current [-]% of taxes in Liaodong is likely to lead to more complicated situations.If it is a short period of time, it will not affect much, but it will be different over a long period of time.

Seeing that Du Qi was silent, Ma Zhou frowned slightly, feeling a little worried.

He can only wait.

After a while, Du Qi said: "Ma Zhou, your request is still approved. But the time for reduction or exemption needs to be set for a period of time. Three years, I will give you three years. Within three years, businessmen who do business in Liaodong Road, Tax cuts by [-]%. After three years, return to normal, as much as you want."

Ma Zhou let out a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty Long En."

Now with Du Qi's permission, even though it is only three years, as long as Liaodong Road's business is on the right track, everything will be fine.At that time, even if the normal taxation is restored, the impact will not be great.

Du Qidao: "What about the fourth?"

Ma Zhou had a solemn expression on his face, and said, "Fourth, I need the arbitrary power in the Liaodong Dao. The Liaodong Dao is different from the domestic one. The Liaodong Dao has just been attached to it, and it is a foreign land."

"This is different from the old Tang Dynasty."

"In the old Tang Dynasty, when they surrendered to His Majesty, they already had a sense of belonging. But it is different here in Liaodong Road. The people's recognition of Xia Guo is not enough, so after His Majesty leaves, the ministers may use thunderous means to govern the place and suppress it. people who will resist."

"Once you want to suppress it, you will send troops."

Ma Zhou said: "Even the minister's action must be extremely harsh, but such a method is likely to require His Majesty's approval. Therefore, I beg Your Majesty to give you the right to be arbitrary, and everything will be done beforehand."

When Shangguanyi heard Ma Zhou's words, his eyes sharpened, and he regained his composure immediately.But he sighed inwardly, because although Ma Zhou's status was lower than his, he was bold enough.

Want to be arbitrary.

He asked himself that if he stayed in Liaodong Road, it would be impossible to make such a suggestion.

Guan Zhilan looked at Ma Zhou, with a look of admiration in his eyes. After he entered the cabinet, he had always treated Shangguanyi, Ma Zhou, and Laiji with the courtesy of his disciples. Now that he heard Ma Zhou's conditions, Guan Zhilan admired them.This matter rests on him, he can't do this step, and he can't think as thoroughly as Ma Zhou.

Du Qi nodded and said: "I'm sure, you are in Liaodong Road, you can kill first and then play."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Ma Zhou thanked him again, and then said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to your high expectations. If you can't make the Liaodong Dao great, and the Liaodong Dao can't make people harmonious, I swear not to return the court."

Du Qidao: "I believe in you."

The expression on Ma Zhou's face was still a little excited. Now that he has been released from the cabinet as an official, he can guard one side alone, and even take charge of the Liao Dynasty.

In a remote area like Dongdao, this is a test and even an opportunity for him.

Du Qi continued: "Ma Zhou, the army of Liaodong Road, I left the 3 troops led by Cui Yongli, and then allowed Cui Yongli to expand the army to [-], and set up a sixth army alone. He led the army to sit in Liaodong, and obeyed your arrangement. , to assist you to sit in Liaodong. If the army is to be transferred, you can inform Cui Yongli to assist you, but the personnel arrangement of the army, the promotion of soldiers, belong to the imperial court, and are not under your jurisdiction."

Ma Zhou said: "I will bear in mind your Majesty's instruction."

Du Qi said again: "The establishment of Liaodong Road, the following is the setting and adjustment of each state. I will give you half a month to delineate the states of Liaodong Road, and at the same time you adjust Liaodong Road. After half a month, I will leave .”