After three years of enfeoffment, the waste prince shocked the court boss

"Well, isn't there still 5000 people in the frontier army? In addition to the [-] guards in Fucheng and An Wangwei, let them come and do it first."

Li Su made a final decision.

"Yes!"

Cao Youde bowed and said.

None of the people present felt that there was any problem with King An mobilizing the frontier army to build the city, on the contrary they felt that it should be so.

The border between Lingnan and the surrounding Fanbang was guarded by a 5000-strong frontier army under the jurisdiction of the imperial military department.

But this frontier army has been supported by Li Su since three years ago, and has not seen a penny from the court.

If it is said that three years ago it was because of Dilong's turnaround, it is understandable that the imperial court's money could not be transported.

But now that the road has been reopened, the imperial court seems to have forgotten the existence of this frontier army, and no one has asked about it so far. Li Su doesn't want to be taken advantage of by this, so they have to do something.

When he thought about it, it was probably his stingy emperor Laozi who found out that he was rich, and deliberately dumped those oil bottles to himself.

"Aren't you afraid of rebelling against yourself?" Li Su thought.

The surrounding Fanbang had already started trading with Lingnan, and they were like a family, and there were no disputes. The existence of this frontier army made everyone in Lingnan Prefecture feel like they were wasting food for nothing.

King An's order was conveyed to the camp of the frontier army, and the general Hou Zhengchang fully agreed.

In the past few years, they have all been raised by the Lingnan Mansion. They have a short mouth for eating people and short hands for taking people. No matter how thick-skinned Hou Zhengchang is, he is too embarrassed to refuse such a trivial matter.

In the past three years, due to the stability of the border due to the development of trade, the frontier army has nothing to do, so they were used by Hou Zhengchang to garrison the fields.

The 5000-strong frontier army forced out [-] mu of wasteland.

Every year, they earn a lot of money just by selling grain to Lingnan Prefecture and several surrounding countries.

Thinking back to three years ago, the imperial court's payment of food and salaries would sometimes be delayed for half a year, and the soldiers were clinking with poverty, Hou Zhengchang was also filled with emotion.

"Thanks to His Royal Highness King An!"

……

The order to expand Fucheng was issued, and the officials in Lingnan also performed their duties.

Merchants also took advantage of this opportunity and transported various wood, stone and other materials into the city in batches.

For this expansion, Li Su plans to replace the city walls with cement, and the brick and cement factories outside the city are running day and night.

Many people heard that His Royal Highness King An was going to expand the city, and hurriedly finished the spring plowing, ready to contribute.

The most important thing is that His Royal Highness Wang An has always been extremely generous in recruiting workers. Not only are they paid on time every month, but they also take care of three meals a day.

The major infrastructure projects in Lingnan are getting more and more prosperous. As the spring plowing ends, more and more people join in.

People from the other four prefectures even came here to participate in the construction of the city.

Compared with the people in Fucheng, the people in the four prefectures are relatively more miserable.

Although there is no shortage of food at home in the past few years, that's all.

Li Su has only been in Lingnan for three years, and he really can't take care of so many people.

When they saw the pieces of meat in the bowl, they were too excited to speak, and couldn't help but envy the people in Fucheng.

"It would be great if I came to Fucheng earlier." Everyone thought.

With the participation of tens of thousands of people, the semi-modern construction method took only two months, and the new city wall was erected.

Although it is only in its infancy, its grandeur can already be seen.

The new city gate is more than twice as wide as the old city gate, and can accommodate four rows of carriages to pass through at the same time.

The plastered wall is flat and seamless, nearly 20 meters high, easy to defend but difficult to attack.

The main buildings in the city have also been completed one after another, and even schools, medical centers, inns, etc. have been put into use.

……

At this time, an old man in a cloth robe riding a mule and horse was walking slowly towards the city gate.

I saw that he had a wooden hairpin stuck in his white hair, and his eyes were deep. Judging from his temperament, he was quite fairy-like, unlike ordinary people.

If someone can recognize him at this moment, they will be surprised why he appeared in this remote Lingnan.

This person is none other than Jia Siyan, who has been traveling for five years and has never returned to the court. He is also one of the two prime ministers of the current dynasty.

Chapter 41

Jia Siyan was Emperor Qian's teacher. He assisted Emperor Qian to ascend the throne and worked hard for him to quell civil strife and govern the country. He was deeply respected by Emperor Qian.

It can be said that Jia Siyan has contributed a lot to the fact that today's big cadres have such a situation.

It was also he who took the initiative to find Emperor Qian back then, and proposed to gradually abolish the prime minister system and win over the imperial power.

In order to suppress the prime minister, he offered to travel to Daqian again, and never set foot in the court again.

And in order to prevent those who are qualified to get involved in the aspect from thinking about this position, he has never let go of the aspect, causing many officials to regard him as a thorn in the side.

But both Emperor Qian and his opponents spoke highly of him.

It has been five years since he left the court, and some people may have forgotten his existence.

This time he came to Lingnan because he heard about Li Su on the way of traveling, so he wanted to come to Lingnan to see if the rumors were wrong.

One person and one mule wandered to the gate of the newly built city.

"Although this city wall has not been completed, it is no worse than the city wall of the capital."

Jia Siyan looked up at the high city wall and thought.

And the continuous stream of caravans entering and leaving the city gate also made him curious.

……

"Oh? Don't you charge city fees? It's interesting."

Jia Siyan looked at the two coins in his hand that had been pushed back by the gatekeepers, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Entering the city, piles of bricks, stones and sand can be seen everywhere, and countless peasants are constructing in full swing.

There are also peasants who are constantly stirring the muddy water of unknown origin. The color of the muddy water seems to be the same as that of the city wall.

"The construction of such a wide city wall will not take a year or a half to achieve this progress.

I don't know how many corvees were transferred by King An, and how many people delayed the spring plowing at home. "

Jia Siyan sighed.

Just as he was about to walk forward, he heard waves of mourning coming from the east.

Jia Siyan quickly walked towards the direction where the voice came from.

I saw a group of people forming a group.Jia Siyan squeezed into the crowd and saw a middle-aged man who looked like a government official beating a commoner who looked like a civilian with a whip.

The man who was whipped screamed continuously.

"Don't fight, don't fight, I know I was wrong, I don't dare to do it again."

The man kept begging for mercy.

"Stop! Lang Lang Qian Kun, why did you wait for the officials to beat the people!

It doesn't count if the common people are conscripted into corvee by you to delay the spring plowing, but will they still be bullied by you? "

Jia Siyan saw that the man who was beaten did not look like a treacherous person, while the official's eyes were fierce, he didn't look like a good person, so he couldn't help but angrily reprimanded him.

"I didn't expect that the people under King An would oppress the people so much. As expected, the rumors from the outside world can't be trusted."

Jia Siyan thought to himself.

"Who are you? What is the transfer of corvees, what is delaying the spring plowing? Have you taken the wrong medicine?"

The officer was none other than the garrison general Qi Yong who was sent to supervise the work.

The [-] guards under him are still being remodeled by Cao Youdela.

With no soldiers under his command and nothing to do, he simply asked Li Su for a job as a supervisor, changed into a supervisor's clothes, and came to pass the time to relieve boredom.

Seeing this inexplicable old man come up and talk nonsense, Qi Yong, who is not a civilized person, is getting angry, and he has nothing good to say.

"Okay, it's been so many years since no one has scolded this old man, boy, you can be regarded as No. 1."

Seeing that ferocious official servant dare to insult him, Jia Siyan laughed back angrily.

"Hey, you old guy, what are you talking about in order to transfer corvees, what are you talking about delaying spring plowing, and you are full of nonsense. Did you take the wrong medicine or what?"

Qi Yong crossed his arms and said casually, waving a small whip.

In Jia Siyan's eyes, this is even more like a villain who is used to bullying the common people.

"Aren't these people all the corvees you have drawn? It took less than a year and a half to build such a majestic city wall. How can it be so advanced? Didn't it delay the people's spring plowing!"

Jia Siyan said angrily.

"Old man, I am not a corvee, but hired by His Royal Highness King An."

"Yes, yes, we came here after the spring plowing. Before that, the officers and soldiers in the city were building the city, and the city has only been built for two months."

Some of the people watching said.

"You don't want to lie to the old man. I have traveled all over Dagan, and I have never heard of anyone who can build a city wall of this scale in two months."

Jia Siyan looked around and said.

"Look at the cement over there, and the place where the smoke is coming out to the west, that is the cement invented by His Royal Highness King An and the cement factory and brick kiln built. It is because of these that it is so fast."

Someone else explained.

"Hey, old man, did you hear that, don't open your mouth to spray before you figure it out, it will make you look very unqualified."

Qi Yong said with a smile, but the disdain and sarcasm in his eyes made Jia Siyan feel very uncomfortable.

"Why is this bastard so annoying." Jia Siyan felt aggrieved.

"Then why did you whip this man! If you don't give a reasonable explanation today, I'll go to King Na'an to ask how Lingnan is governed."

Jia Siyan pointed to the man lying on the ground being beaten and said to Qi Yong.

"Okay, come on, let me tell you, look what it is."

As Qi Yong spoke, he pointed to a place in the corner of the wall.

Following the direction of Qi Yong's finger, Jia Siyan walked over, and saw a few large pieces of fat on the ground, as if they had been bitten.

"What is the meaning of this, why throw the meat on the ground, how can such a waste of food."

Jia Siyan was puzzled.

"Then you have to ask this bastard, how dare he spoil the food."

Qi Yong kicked the man under his feet.

"Don't dare, never dare again."

The strong man said hurriedly.

"Hmph, you've only had enough to eat for a few years, and you dare to spoil the food like this? You dare to eat only lean meat, and you're not afraid of being punished by God!"

After all, Qi Yong kicked him hard again.

"That's right, His Royal Highness King An loves us. It doesn't count if we send us monthly money, and he even cares about our three meals a day. He dares to waste it."

Some people echoed.

"This? Was he beaten for wasting food?"

Jia Siyan was not sure.

"Naturally! My Highness is afraid of starving the folks, so I will take care of their three meals. The food is not limited until they are full.

But he took so much meat and just bit the lean meat and threw the fat on the ground.

Could it be that he has had enough food for several years and has forgotten what life he had lived before, and if he doesn't hit him, he will hit anyone! "

Qi Yong said harshly.

"So that's it! I have traveled all over the world, but I haven't seen a place where a city wall is built and people are given money to manage three meals.

There is even meat in the meal, it seems that he is not hesitating, it should be beaten.