Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

After inspecting Jizhou, Li Qiu came to Pingzhou, which is on the east side of Jizhou and is more secluded.

Like a coal mine, everything is quite stable.

According to Li Qiu's estimate, according to the current coal usage and mining volume, the surface coal resources that have been explored are still enough to be used for another three years.

As for the problem of how to mine shallow coal and middle seam coal, there is no rush to solve it right now.

On the side of the iron workshop, which covers a huge area and has hundreds of blacksmiths and workers working together, Li Qiu once again saw Zhang Yajiu with a tired face.

"Crow Nine, how is the situation on your side?"

"Look at your complexion, why is it a little bad?"

"Are you not quite used to the climate and diet here?"

After hearing Li Qiu's words, Zhang Yajiu shook his head repeatedly.

"My lord, Yajiu is really ashamed of your favor for Yajiu, and she is overwhelmed by flattery."

"Now that I have arrived in Youzhou, Yajiu only wants to be treated like everyone else."

"Please, my lord, stop serving wine and meat every day."

"In that case, although the big guys don't say anything, I really have trouble sleeping and eating."

At this time, Xue Rengui on the side said respectfully: "Reporting to Master, since Zhang Yajiu came to Pingzhou Tiefang."

"Almost every day in his own blacksmith shop, when the sky was bright, he started to forge iron."

"And it wasn't until late at night that he was willing to go back to his residence to rest."

"He didn't listen to other people's advice."

Hearing this, Li Qiu nodded, "This year, especially at this stage, I really hope that everyone can be like Zhang Yajiu."

"Be a bit tiring and work harder, but we must solve the shortcomings of our iron workshop."

"It's really an urgent matter."

"Rengui, as well as the relevant adults, the two of you will turn around and take charge, and gather all the blacksmiths on the side of the workshop into a core area."

"Let them all obey Zhang Yajiu's arrangement and dispatch."

"As for the food and accommodation conditions, we will try our best to achieve the best."

"Meat is served at meals, wine is served at night, and monthly bills are doubled."

"I have only one goal, everyone work harder, but we must overcome the problems in our iron workshop!"

Hearing Li Qiu's words, the blacksmiths around all looked excited and their eyes were extremely firm.

"This subordinate will never disappoint the prince's expectations!"

After investigating Jizhou and Pingzhou, Li Qiu once again, together with Zhang Yungu, Song You and others, devoted himself to the large-scale conscription work in the thirteen states.

In prefectures and counties like Youzhou, Yizhou, Mozhou, Jizhou, and Pingzhou, the folk customs are quite simple.

Due to the remote location and perennial wars, every household is similar, and neighbors are united and help each other.

There is nothing one of the wealthy said.

However, southern states and counties such as Hengzhou, Zhaozhou, Dezhou, and Yizhou are relatively close to the eastern capital Luoyang due to their distance from Shandong.

The people here are relatively affluent, and there are also wealthy households and official families.

There are still many things that have been deeply influenced by the gentry and aristocrats.

So this time Li Qiu decided to chew on these tough bones.

When he was in Chang'an, the whole world was occupied by the aristocrats, and Li Qiu had nothing to do with them, and he was framed and framed by them everywhere.

But now in the thirteen prefectures of Youzhou, Li Qiu's own fiefdom, the territory he supervises, can't he still rule you marginal wealthy households of the gentry?

It can be said that Li Qiu adopted an iron-fisted policy towards disobedient people like them.

For example, for those who escaped military service before, Li Qiu issued the decree first, and they openly disobeyed later.

There are reasons and evidence, and there are laws to follow.

After catching them in action, Li Qiu directly confiscated 1/3 of the family property as a fine in accordance with the terms of the previously issued decree.

Or how to put it, after this incident came out, the group of nobles were furious.

At the same time, it also made Du Ruhui jealous.

Just the wealthy households who were fined in the thirteen prefectures of Youzhou may be enough to pay the Youzhou army for a year.

As far as military evasion is concerned, things like the eastern capital Luoyang, like Chang'an, like Shandong, and the gentry in the pass are simply too common.

If the current sage could come up with such a policy like Li Qiu, it would be because of the family background of this group of gentry.

It is enough to renovate major cities such as Xiazhou, Qingzhou, Jingzhou, and Chang'an.

Of course, the environment over there was far worse than that in Youzhou, and Li Shimin absolutely did not dare to issue such an order.

The court has always turned a blind eye to the privileged behavior of those gentry family members and relatives of the emperor.

In the Tang Dynasty, the laws and regulations on household registration and migration between states and counties were very strict.

However, except for the core areas such as Chang'an and Luoyang, the actual management of some areas is just average.

If there is no famine, there will be almost no one to care about the individual movements of ordinary people.

But in Youzhou and other thirteen states, this phenomenon has undergone earth-shaking changes.

In the prefectures, counties, cities and towns within Youzhou and the Thirteen Prefectures, the flow of people among the people was left unattended.

The official regulations have almost become a decoration.

But in the area connecting the thirteen states to the outside world, it is completely blocked and suppressed.

Like the common people outside, if they want to enter the thirteen states with a customs clearance document, that's fine.

But people in the thirteen states want to go out?

No approval at all!

Unless there are a few important events such as funerals, they must be promoted to the deputy commander-in-chief level of Song You for personal approval.

The thirteen states right now are almost like a small autonomous country.

The purpose of Li Qiu's doing this is to facilitate management.

The second is to strengthen his various secrets, especially the leakage of seeds.

The third and most important point.

That is Li Qiu, Zhang Yungu, Song You and others. Through a series of decrees and transfers, the original bureaucratic system of the thirteen states has been emptied.

Chapter 368 Hibiscus Garden, no visitors

Now in the thirteen states, Zhang Yungu and Song You are in charge of the overall situation.

It's more like two prime ministers who manage every day.

Behind the two of them, Wu Jue led Wang Xuance to focus on this year's farming.

Luo Kexin led Luo Liang and other generals in the army to take charge of military affairs.

Li Qiu was in the middle and was in charge of making decisions, setting the general direction.

Other officials from Youzhou and other thirteen states were also mobilized and assigned their respective work and government affairs around the two main lines of farming and military affairs.

In this way, they are completely separated from the original system and positions.

Many things in the imperial court, as well as the power in their hands, were also completely emptied.

Among these officials, the vast majority are very simple and sincerely want to do things for the people.

They even feel in their hearts that after being mobilized in this way, their work will be more meaningful and contribute more.

However, there are still a small number of people inside, who are used to being pampered on weekdays.

Now it suddenly happens like this, they feel very tired and not used to it.

At the same time, they were also dissatisfied with Li Qiu's reckless, unreasonable, and unruly tyranny.

But people had to bow their heads under the eaves. Due to Li Qiu's iron fist, they could only secretly send a few secret letters to the court.

But they are all like sinking into the sea.

It's not that their secret letters were useless, but most of them were suppressed by Sun Wuji, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Fang Xuanling, the prime minister in charge of officials and government affairs.

A few other memorials also went to the censor.

But their playbooks were also thrown aside by Li Shimin.

Right now, the entire Tang Dynasty is in the stage of life and death, preparing for the battle with all its strength, how can there be time to deal with trivial matters in such a distant Youzhou?

Besides, from Li Shimin's point of view: Lao Tzu's son who has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty is nothing more than being willful and messing around in a remote place of exile, so what?

It's nothing more than some little things like sesame mung beans!

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In Chang'an City, Furong Garden.

Since Li Qiu and others left, great changes have taken place here.

First of all, under the discussion of Gao Kan, Ma Zhou and others, the entire Furong Garden entered a semi-closed state.

Foreign visitors are strictly prohibited from visiting.

Unless there are talented people who come to join, Gao Kan, Ma Zhou, and Sun Simiao will still conduct interviews and decide whether to hire them.

The reason for making this decision is mainly due to Li Qiu's order before leaving that all the renovations of the Furong Garden this year should be completed within one year.

And be careful with secrecy.

After all, the application of such large-scale city wall bricks is quite eye-catching.

Because of this, they simply closed the garden and thanked the guests.

But like most of the people who are familiar with Furong Garden, they also know that Li Qiu and others have gone to Youzhou.

In addition, Changsun Wuji, Qin Qiong and others are too busy to come here.

As for those elites of the gentry, they are like Li Qiu, and they are too lazy to come.

This time, the thank-you guests in the Furong Garden mainly kept those royal relatives from outside.

Although they may feel a little dissatisfied, there is nothing they can do about it. Today's Furong Garden is no longer a royal garden owned by the royal family.

Instead, it became the private property of Li Qiu, the king of Peking.

This is someone's mansion, there is nothing you can do if you are not allowed in, right?

As for the phenomenon of looking for opportunities to secretly say some small things to Li Shimin, Empress Changsun, or important members of the royal family, there are still some.

But no one paid any attention to them.

In Furong Academy, there are only more than 700 students left.

After more than a year of training, their basic martial arts skills have been well established.

Even if there is no teacher's guidance, just relying on their hard training, they can still make rapid progress.

In terms of cultural lessons, Arima Monday is enough.

Ma Zhou, who is in his early 30s, is already full of knowledge and talents, so it is more than enough to teach this group of children.

On the side of the medical school, Sun Simiao took a dozen of his disciples to travel around Chang'an every day, treating the common people for free.

Just to let these disciples accumulate practical experience and let them grow better.

The only thing that makes Sun Simiao more regretful is that his personal disciple Meng Shen was sent by Li Qiu to search for medicinal materials and tea in various parts of the south.

Let him not be able to teach carefully.

The students in Furong Academy, apart from daily martial arts training and reading, spend all their time on civil construction.

Here, the two descendants of Lu Ban, Gong Shuyang and Gong Shumo, are the chief engineers, and Gao Kan is the chief conductor.

While other craftsmen in Furongyuan are technicians, these students are construction workers.

Ma Zhou is the finance and purchasing manager.