After becoming the protagonist of abuse

No matter how much scolding there was outside, the common people reluctantly mourned a few times after knowing the death of the emperor, symbolically removed the red decorations in the house, and went back to their own lives.

When Luoxi's government order was issued, the people realized that their lives had not been affected much, and they had not lost much because of it. After the originally indifferent officials had more smiles, they became more and more satisfied with their lives today.

Walking on the street, Luo Xi looked at the children beside him laughing and having fun, and couldn't help feeling, "Now that the emperor is mourning, the common people don't feel very sad."

Luo Yu curled his lips inwardly. As an emperor like that, he is obsessed with cultivating immortals and playing with power all day long. How much can the people remember about him?With tax increases again and again, he hopes that many people will die.

Of course, in order to be considerate of his gentle, amiable and kind-hearted second brother, Luo Yu euphemistically said, "Everyone is forgetful, but second brother is naturally different."

Luo Xi smiled helplessly. In this era, who wouldn't have the idea of ​​leaving a name in history?

After a lot of emotion, Luo Xi returned to the government office, decided to learn from it, continue to handle official affairs, and began to adjust the policy again and again, reducing agricultural taxes and increasing commercial taxes, and encouraging the people to reclaim wasteland.

Since their four regions no longer obeyed the imperial court's command, they naturally no longer had to pay the taxes and grains that were originally intended to be sent to Kyoto.Luo Xi simply used the harvested grain for his own use, started recruiting workers on a daily basis, and opened up the roads in each area one by one for the convenience of future marches.

Yang Yan is also very busy these days. He scattered the rebels wandering nearby one by one, and tried his best to recruit those who could be recruited. Those who fled were brought back to Huguang to serve as labor for Luo Xi. Execute on the spot to maintain the stability of this area.

When these people came to Huguang, the farmers who had been farming were carrying hoes and were about to go home to rest. When they saw this group of people, their faces changed.

The clothes are shabby, the hair is disheveled, and the eyes are dull, staring at the biscuits in the hands of a child. If Yang Yan hadn't sent troops to guard them, they might have rushed over.

Suddenly being watched by so many people, the child clenched the biscuits in his hands and burst into tears.

A woman spat on these people, ran away quickly with the child in her arms, and slammed the door shut.

"Let's go directly to the resettlement site." A man yelled, commanding the defenders to arrange manpower, so that this group of refugees should not be allowed to cause chaos and rob the people of food and clothing.

Luo Xi received the letter early, arranged manpower, boiled hot water for these people to freshen up, and made people cook porridge, sent them over first, and then sent officials to count the manpower to determine how many people were available.

Physicians walk through the crowd to see who is sick, giving priority to medication for children.

Shao Yao wore a light yellow dress with a solemn expression, "Everyone come to my place to register and line up one by one. If you know how to do trade union blacksmithing and literacy, please explain clearly. The prefect will arrange a division of labor."

Someone saw that it was a woman, her eyes were somewhat contemptuous, Shao Yao took out a dagger from her waist, and inserted it on the table with the blade facing down, "If you don't understand, just get out, if you dare to make trouble, the part I brought will also It's not easy to bully."

Following Shaoyao's melody, the knife was shown directly, scattered around, staring at the people nearby, and those who jumped in the line were taken out to the back, and the restless crowd suddenly calmed down and became more orderly.

"What's your name?" Shao Yao asked someone to move the table and registered herself.

"He Fang." The man nervously touched his rags and whispered.

"What will you do? Blacksmithing, medical treatment, literacy, or some carpentry? Other skills are also fine." Shaoyao said.

"I can forge iron, and I can make small hoes and pots," the man said with a sigh of relief. He was not afraid that others would learn from him, but he was afraid that his skills would be looked down upon by others, and he would not even be given a bite of food.

Seeing that Shaoyao's expression moved slightly, the man was taken aback, looked at the soldiers beside him, and added, "My little ancestor also made swords and armor for the government. I will also have some of these."

Shao Yao looked calm, and after registering the name, "You take your clothes and go to rest first, wait for me to call you. Next."

The entire Huguang has set up four areas to accommodate refugees, and different people are responsible for different areas. That night, Luo Xi received the list compiled by Shao Yao.

At the same time, Luo Xi once again published an article in the newspaper, willing to recruit refugees. As long as they work hard or farm the land, they can be registered as local personnel and have household registration.

"Currently there are about 720 refugees, 28 who can blacksmith, 16 who can heal, and 49 who can read... According to Mr. Yang, the refugees in the northwest are still fleeing south."

Luo Xi listened to her report one by one, and circled the blacksmithing item, "I used to recruit a lot of craftsmen in the name of the caravan, now let's merge the manpower."

As for the rest, they will be assigned to various positions after training, and they will go to build roads or cultivate land without any special skills.

After Shaoyao left, Yang Yan raised his eyes, "Why do we need so many craftsmen? We don't lack armor and swords."

"Next, we need to expand our manpower," Luo Xi thought, "Originally, we bought everything with money, so we have to build it ourselves."

The next step is the iron mine in Yunzhou.

"Why do you feel a little anxious?"

Luo Xi smiled helplessly, "I don't have any news from the capital, so I don't worry."

On the second day, when Luo Xi was about to go out, Yang Yu sent a message, "Guangyang Taishou Dao, he has something to say to the young master."

Luo Xi's brows moved slightly, and she put off what she was about to do next, "Alright, invite him to come and sit with me."

In Luo Xi's eyes, officials are divided into three categories: those who have real ability and wholeheartedly serve the people, this type is very rare; The first kind is those who don't have much skills but like to eat and take. There are also some of this kind.

The first two categories can still be rescued, and proper beating can also be used. The third category Luo Xi doesn't even bother to look at it. As for Guangyang prefect Yuan Hongfang, that is the second category. He didn't have many achievements, but he didn't do anything No matter what bad things happen, it is still appropriate for the top and the bottom.

When Yuan Hong came, Luo Xi was drinking tea. He stood there for a long time without moving, and Luo Xi didn't look at him.

Finally, Yuan Hongfang sighed, bent down, "I hope Mr. Luo will teach me."

He still has family members, young and old, who really don't want to be buried with the dying royal family.Compared with the Huguang prefect who was still cursing and thinking that Luo Xi would die in the future, he saw further, the world was finally going to be chaotic.

Luo Xi nodded, "You're welcome, we will work together in the future."

Yuan Hongfang smiled wryly, just looking at Guangyang's stability, he knew that now is the time to bow his head, Guangyang doesn't need him that much, and if he doesn't do anything, his life may be in danger.

Luo Xi raised her eyebrows, "Where does Mr. Yuan want to go? I'm short of people everywhere."

Yuan Hongfang gritted his teeth, "I heard that Mr. Luo is still short of envoys to other government offices."

Luo Xi paused, then smiled, "Okay."

The method is not old-fashioned, as long as it is easy to use, Yuan Hongfang pretends to run away overnight with his loyal servant, and this loyal servant is naturally also played by someone close to Luo Xi.

The original prefect wanted to refuse to accept it. After all, Luo Xi’s help finally occupied the territory, and Yang Yan’s operation of occupying Guangyang by the way, they already knew about it, and they didn’t want to fall into the trap. laughing stock.

But after hearing that Yuan Hongfang was the prefect of Guangyang, he escaped from Luo Xi and took only one servant with him, so he let him in, hoping to find out more information.

In the government office, the servant looked around in fear.

Yuan Hongfang wept faintly, and was extremely angry when he spoke, "It's all that Yang Yan, who is despicable and shameless. I originally thought that since His Majesty's will is there, I am equivalent to being an official of the court, so I should work together."

The prefect reluctantly comforted him, with a bit of disdain in his eyes, and from time to time inquired about Guangyang's situation and what Luo Xi was doing now.

Yuan Hongfang asked three questions and said, "I'm not afraid that you will laugh at me, my arm is still a little bruised. These days, I have been locked in the woodshed. How can I know what's going on outside?"

The servant bowed his head, and occasionally glanced at the surrounding situation blankly, keeping all the layout in mind.

At night, Luo Xi and Yang Yan nestled in the study, analyzing the situation in the world.

Luo Chang is far away in the frontier, leading an army of [-] in the frontier to face the Yue Kingdom far away. This is the last strength of the Luo family, but even if Luo Xi has Geng Yu's guarantee, Luo Xi dare not use this power at will.

Once the troops are withdrawn, who knows if Yue will turn his face in an instant?At that time, it will really be a waste of life.

Therefore, even if Luo Chang knew about the changes in the world and asked about the situation again and again, Luo Xi could only tell him that everything was fine here, and that he would rush to help in the capital, so that he didn't have to worry too much.

Yang Yan was rather happy, "My father has been dragged to the north, so he can't take care of us for a short time."

For the time being, the forces bordering the Yue Kingdom don't have to worry about it. The north is in a state of anxiety, and now Luo Xi puts all his focus on the south.

"We still have to rely on fighting," Luo Xi joked. "Just saying something can only be realized in the future. If you want to seize regional power now, you still have to rely on the army."

All regions must be fought one by one, and there are many bordering regions.

"Where is the next place?" Yang Yan asked casually, concentrating on untying Luo Xi's clothes.

"Yunzhou, there are iron and copper mines there." Luo Xi smiled slightly, "Yue Qingling is near Yunzhou, and just stopped some people."

With the mine, he can expand another batch of troops, but now it is no longer possible to buy weapons in batches.

Yang Yan was dissatisfied with Luo Xi's mention of other people's names at this time, so he snorted softly, "I can call you down in ten days."

The imperial court has been emphasizing civility over martial arts for many years, and has fought with the Yue Kingdom for so many years. Most of the famous generals died in battle. Although Yunzhou is close to the border, the prefect is just a civil servant and has little experience in fighting the enemy.

"Don't fight," Luo Xi said lazily, "Let's be gentle."

"Ok?"

"It's going to snow," Luo Xi sighed leisurely, "After half a month, Yunzhou will naturally be in chaos."

This summer's locust disaster, Yunzhou was also severely affected. There was no food, and he couldn't go out. The army outside was watching eagerly. It might take less than half a month for Luo Xi to wait for the result.