I'm about to become an immortal, do you want me to be a prince?

"Does it need to be said, we want to relieve the pressure for His Majesty, and we have to do our filial piety for His Majesty together."

so. . .

"I suggest, donate money!"

Then. . .The person who made this suggestion was put in a sack on the way to work the next day, and was thrown into a latrine to eat shit.

But for a creature like a dog, it usually follows one after another.

After one dies, there will be a group.

No, another licking dog stood up.

"It's not good to donate money. It can't reflect the overall values ​​of the entire Datang people. In my opinion, let's collect taxes so that the entire Datang people can directly participate in the great cause of establishing correct core values."

When the officials heard this, they said that they would withdraw taxes and don't need to donate money. That's a good relationship, and it was such a happy decision.

So the big guys discussed it, "Let's take the taxes from Jiangnan, Huainan, and Henan."

Finally, the seal was sent to Li Shimin's desk. Li Shimin looked at it, and finally realized his conscience, so he picked up a red pen and drew a circle.

Just circled a Jiangnan Road.

It means that it is good to only extract the tax of this one, and do not need three.

The saying to the outside world is, "The Taihuang is thrifty, one is enough!"

Then the whole world celebrated together, and the people shouted, "Your Majesty is holy, the emperor is holy!"

People in Jiangnan Road: I'm ashamed of you!

. . . . . .

Hebei.

Since Li Mu left Chang'an City, his whole body has been relaxed, and he can finally surf vigorously again, so happy and exciting.

As for what happened in Chang'an, he didn't know about it, because he was busy arranging drains for the base right now.

According to Li Mu's intention, the base drainage canal was first dug, the inverted trapezoidal type, and then the construction surface was rammed manually.

Slots are then placed to place the pipes. The pipes are made of pottery and are very bulky, but there is no way, and there is no more advanced way at present.

But it doesn't matter, this thing is still very practical, but it is a bit troublesome.

After all, such a heavy pipeline is difficult to construct by manpower.

Look at how thick the tube wall is and how long it is.

For ordinary people, moving this thing is no less than moving stones on the Great Wall.

But in this era, there is no Lanxiang Technical School, so it is difficult to carry out many tasks.

Fortunately, Li Mu still had pulleys at hand, and with the addition of the gantry, the difficulty of construction was reduced a bit.

But it is still not easy, and still needs a lot of manpower to fill.

Therefore, he is currently short of manpower.

At this moment, he missed Li Simo very much.

This is an excellent human resource manager, an HR who was buried by the war.

As for why Li Mu insisted on spending so much effort on these things.

The main reason is that the iron smelting in the Tang Dynasty is done in the open air, which greatly restricts the quality and output.

Indoor steelmaking is the general trend, so some infrastructure needs to be laid out.

And this is just the beginning, there is still a lot of work to do in the follow-up, just a blast furnace experiment, it is estimated that he will be hurt for a long time.

But no matter how painful it is, you have to take it step by step.

But the premise of all this is still financial and human resources.

He has the financial resources, after all, he is making money everywhere, isn't it just for research and development at critical times.

But for this manpower, he was a little powerless, and he couldn't find a clue for a while.

Although the previous group of Khitan brothers were tricked into doing illegal work, it was not enough. He needed more labor.

until one day.

"Brother Mu, Brother Wei has seen you frowning these past few days. Could it be that you have encountered some difficulties, tell cousin, and cousin will help you solve it."

That's right, it's the eldest cousin, Sun Chong.

The eldest cousin heard that Li Mu had secretly left Chang'an City a few days ago.

After a bang, he chased after him.

Li Mu asked him what he was doing here.

The eldest cousin snapped open the folding fan in his hand, then raised his handsome face and looked at the setting sun.

He smiled and said, "School tour."

Li Mu looked at his big cousin who was still holding a folding fan in the cold weather, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

As for traveling or something, Li Mu didn't believe it. He probably came here to make money.

After all, the eldest cousin just took over the purchasing power not long ago, so it is estimated that he came to find a wholesaler.

"Big cousin, can you help me get some manpower, I'm short of manpower now."

"Lack of people? Why is there a shortage of people?"

"Uh...Mu intends to revitalize all industries in this borderland, to benefit one side, so...need some labor."

Changsun Chong had a sloppy expression on his face. In fact, he didn't really understand what Li Mu wanted to do, but he knew that Li Mu needed manpower, and that was enough.

So Chang Sun Chong said confidently, "Brother Mu, don't worry, I have my own way."

"Oh? Big cousin, do you have connections?"

Li Mu had a look of surprise on his face, originally he was thinking of asking casually, but he didn't expect this guy to have such a wild way, and he has connections in this borderland, awesome!

"Brother Mu doesn't know, my father has many old tribes in the west of Liaoning. Regardless of whether the old tribe in the west of Liaoning is a land of barbarians, it has something to do with it."

Fuck, Fuck, Fuck Fuck!

Is your eldest grandson's family so awesome?

Hands stretched into the interior of the barbarians?

"Uncle Changsun's supernatural powers! I admire him!"

Li Mu's admiration was definitely from the bottom of his heart, what else could he do for such a wild eldest grandson Wuji besides admiration?

Chang Sun Chong smiled slightly, "It's a small matter, Brother Mu's affairs are all on Brother Wei, so don't worry."

"Then thank you, big cousin!"

"You're welcome, but I have something to ask for my brother, and I ask Brother Mu to fulfill it."

"Huh? Big cousin, you might as well just tell me if you have anything to do."

"It's like this. Brother Wei is worried about the purchase. I heard that the Black Water area is rich in fur, wood and pearls. Brother Wei wants to buy some. It is said that Brother Mu has something to do with it there. I don't know..."

When Li Mu heard it, oh, it turned out to be this matter. If you count the days, then Haagen-Dazs should be back soon.

So the two sides happily reached a deal.

Chapter 119 In this era, there are also local preferential policies?

October of the fifth year of Zhenguan, autumn.

Autumn is supposed to be a cool and comfortable season.

But for people living in the north at this time, it's not fun at all.

What's the difference between this and winter?

The above are the feelings of Li Mu, a southerner.

In the Central Plains, the autumn wind is like a mother's hand, gently stroking her child's face.

But in this northern region, the autumn wind is like a stepmother's hand, slapping the faces of other people's children frantically, that kind of crackling.

Unfortunately, Li Mu is the child of that other family.

It is said that a few days ago, the eldest cousin Sun Chong went to the border grassland area to pretend to be aggressive.

Say what you want to experience what is called "seeing cattle and sheep in the wind and grass".

As a result, a pile of cow poop directly came to him as a surprise.

Anyway, the cattle and sheep are gone, and the shit is splashed all over the face.

When Li Mu first heard the news, he almost couldn't stop laughing.

At any rate, he followed Li Simo, an old driver, to experience the urination in the grassland season. When it comes to autumn and winter, the wind is blowing, let alone pooping, even stones can smear your face.

Therefore, Changsun Chong, a stunned young man, dared to go to the grassland area to pretend to be aggressive without any precautions, and he was also a talent.

Anyway, there is no easy season in that damn place all year round.

Not to mention autumn and winter, it is spring and summer. Spring is better, and it is barely a normal season.

But summer is not a good season.

Those mosquito bites can kill even horses, let alone people.

That's why Li Mu now knows why the grassland people always desperately want to come to the Central Plains.

Li Mu was standing on a small high platform at the construction site, watching the construction of the base in full swing, and nodded in satisfaction.

Although Changsun Chong likes to pretend to be aggressive, his ability to do things is really good. If he tells people, he immediately recruits a group of laborers.

As for how these people came here, Li Mu didn't ask, anyway, they were all foreigners, nothing more than barbaric plunder.

It doesn't make sense to ask too clearly.

"Forbe, have you planted all the cotton seeds you gave me earlier?"

"Young Master, it's all planted."

Since Li Mu came to Hebei and fully felt the "caress" of his stepmother, he felt the need to get Mian out and pretend to be coercive.

In fact, it is not that there is no cotton in Datang, it is just that most people do not grow it on a large scale.

Mainly thankless.

It's neither edible nor drinkable.

Although they also know that this thing can be made into cotton cloth, because cotton cloth already had thick threads as early as the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

But these native guys can't do mass production, they don't have that strength.

Cotton needs to be hulled, and after the shell is removed, the seeds must be removed. These two processes alone can drive them crazy.

Therefore, at this time, the natives are basically unwilling to touch this thing.

The only ones who like to use this thing to pretend to be aggressive are the bald monks. They like to use these things to make monk robes to pretend to be aggressive.

Ordinary people don't have such leisure, so it's better to get some silk to improve the quality of life if they have that time.

However, Li Mu, as a time-traveling dog with an advanced posture, is it difficult to remove the shells and seeds of cotton?

Caustic soda and sulfurous acid get together.

I dare not compare it with modern equipment, but at least it can kill all the natives of this era in seconds.

Just when Li Mu kept lusting deep in his heart, Uncle Fu reminded him.

"But son, those savages don't seem to care much about planting cotton, and some even deliberately hid in the deep mountains and old forests in order to avoid labor."

"What? I'd rather go to the mountains and eat tree bark than farm? Are these funny people with such personality?"

When Li Mu heard that these teasers were unwilling to be exploited, how could it be.

I still rely on these cottons to engage in cotton spinning and light industry, and then weave them into cotton cloth to pretend to be aggressive. You go to the deep mountains and old forests to live in seclusion, how can I pretend to be aggressive?

Who is responsible for Lao Tzu's cotton-padded clothes and quilts?

These things can hang the existence of sackcloth and silk!