When Li Chao was planning to send troops to Ningyuan, Chu Suiliang finally arrived in Lingzhou.

Such a big joke was made in Chang'an. After Chu Suiliang was ill at home for many days, he finally submitted a petition to resign as the Minister of the Huangmen and asked to leave to Lingzhou to pacify the soldiers and people of Shuofang. Li Shimin stayed at the Central Committee and refused to release him. Chu Suiliang made three resignations. In the end, Li Shimin did not agree to resign as the Minister of the Huangmen, but agreed to Chu Suiliang to go to Lingzhou as the Minister of the Huangmen.

Chu Suiliang left Chang'an almost in disgrace, and few people saw him off. When he passed the Wei River, Chu Suiliang secretly swore in his heart that he would never return to Chang'an without making any achievements in Shuofang.

This time when he left Beijing, Chu Suiliang originally went to Lingzhou as an imperial envoy and then returned. But now, just like Li Chao's departure from Beijing, he served as a key position in the central position.

He was appointed as the deputy envoy of Shuofang Jiedushi and was appointed as the envoy of Shuofang Xuanfu.

The deputy envoy of the Jiedushi, the second-in-commander of Shuofang Town, and the second-in-commander. When he went there, it was not a matter of going there, but like Li Chao, he had to stay in Shuofang. Although the position of Huangmen Assistant Minister was retained, he could not actually take charge of his duties and became a reserved title.

Taking the title of Huangmen Assistant Minister as the Deputy Envoy of the Shuofang Town, Chu Suiliang's status was undoubtedly a bit more important.

However, in Li Chao's eyes, even if Chu Suiliang came to Lingzhou as the chief minister, he would still be the deputy envoy, and he was just his subordinate.

"Master General, this Chu Suiliang is not good at coming. He must have come to cause trouble for us." Su Dingfang reminded Li Chao.

Li Chao didn't care. Chu Suiliang was also familiar with him in the capital. He was a minister in the same palace and was a very young man. Compared to his old man Chu Liang, Chu Suiliang was a little too sharp.

After all, he was young and suddenly became a central position like the Huangmen Minister, and was trusted by Li Shimin. It was normal for him to feel that everyone in the world was light. As for him, he had been involved in the palace and deceived the emperor, that was nothing. Li Chao could not be involved in him.

"Don't make things difficult for him too much. Remember that he is the deputy governor sent by His Majesty, and that is the second in command of Shuofang Town under me and above you. He is also the Minister of the Yellow Sect and the Second Office of the Jung-Secretarius."

The emperor sent Chu Suiliang here at this time. Most people can't guess what he thought about. But Li Chao believed that there must be some meaning of supervision and decentralization. After all, Li Chao made such progress in Shuofang, and he had 100,000 troops. He controlled all the military, financial, personnel and other powers in the seven prefectures. This progress exceeded Li Shimin's original plan.

The emperor did not expect it to be so soon. When he established a military governor, he just wanted to give Li Chao a convenience to coordinate the overall situation, but he expected that such a situation would have been there in less than a month.

While Li Shimin was happy, of course he had to consider the right collection.

Delegating power is for the needs of the front line, and collecting it is also for the needs of control. For one moment, this moment. If the emperor really always delegated power like that, then he would not be Li Shimin.

The emperor sent a deputy envoy with the Huangmen Minister to tell Li Chao that this was a very important person. Of course, Li Chao could not let his men bully the deputy envoy, he represented the emperor. Doesn’t Li Chao really do that mean that Li Chao has become a local emperor in Shuofang? He has ignored the authority of the central government and the emperor?

Li Chao cannot do such a taboo thing.

"Deputy Envoy Chu must have entered Lecheng today, right?" Li Chao asked.

"Yeah, I'm going to the city today."

Chu Suiliang went back to Lecheng, Lingzhou, with a large number of soldiers and family members, and relevant Chinese merchants.

Since leaving Xiaoguan and heading north, Chu Suiliang was amazed all the way. Lingzhou did not look like a place that had just been recovered. The fields were green and there were busy people everywhere.

On the Yellow River, ships are constantly coming and going, and white sails are dotted. On the roads on the shore, there are constant business and travel, which is a prosperous scene.

The people live and work in peace, business and travel are endless, and the fields are green and rice seedlings are green.

Although he had not arrived in Lingzhou City, Chu Suiliang had to accept this because of this. Li Chao was indeed a capable man. The scene along the way in Lingzhou did not look like the post-war? This was clearly the scene on the Guanzhong Plain.

He stopped and stopped from time to time to observe carefully, visit, and took detailed notes. He learned that Lingzhou had conducted a population and household registration survey, re-registered the registered population, and even re-measure the fields and issued a contract.

He knew that Li Chao had many new policies issued by him after the war in Lingzhou, including Li Chao's new tax laws, and these things made him feel a little difficult to see through, but he was no longer in a hurry to impeach Li Chao.

Instead, write it down one by one and then search and understand.

By the time he arrived outside Lingzhou City, Chu Suiliang had already had a deep understanding of the current situation in Lingzhou, Li Chao's governance philosophy, and his policies.

I have already supported many of the government orders implemented after Li Chao took over Lingzhou. Whether it is to sort out the registered population of Lingzhou, measure and clean up the fields, or even implement the two tax laws, industrial and commercial tax laws, water conservancy maintenance, and investment promotion, I have expressed great admiration.

Lingzhou was able to stabilize quickly after the war, the people lived and worked in peace and prosperity, which was naturally inseparable from Li Chao's ruling policy.

A team of cavalry rode their horses to the front of the team.

A young brave general jumped off his horse and bowed to Chu Suiliang, who was wearing a purple robe.

"But Deputy Envoy Chu?"

"I'm Chu Suiliang."

"Cui Yan, the commander of the Yanei capital of Xiashuofang Town, is specially ordered by the commander of the general. I am here to welcome Ambassador Chu. Please follow someone into the city!"

Before Chu Suiliang came, he had all known the generals of Shuofang Town. Of course, he also knew that this founding uncle was actually Li Chao's brother-in-law. He and Cheng Chumo and others were all deeply trusted by Li Chao and could be called a confidant.

He smiled and said, "It turns out it's Cui Yanei. Please lead the way. I want to go and meet Li Pingzhang immediately."

"The Grand Marshal has prepared a house for the deputy envoy in the city. The deputy envoy has worked all the way. It is better to go to the house to take a bath and rest for a while. It is not too late to see the Grand Marshal tomorrow."

"It's better to go and meet the general first."

Before coming, his father Chu Liang had already told him clearly that he must lower his posture. After all, what he did in Chang'an had offended Li Chao severely. If he wanted to get his understanding, he must lower his posture.

Cui Yan said, "Since the deputy envoy is so persistent, then follow the deputy envoy's intention."

In the afternoon, Li Chao lies on the bamboo bed under the pomegranate tree, very comfortable and relaxed.

A beauty was sitting beside Li Chao, wearing a silk skirt, emitting a refreshing fragrance. The beauty was holding Li Chao's shoulders with her jade hands, while he leaned there and looked at the book under the shade of the tree.

"It's not very convenient, so just move a bed and I'll lean on your legs, so it's convenient to press it." Li Chao hummed comfortably and made excessive requests.

But the beauty just smiled slightly and showed two charming little tiger teeth.

"I follow Sanlang's will."

After changing to the couch, Li Chao rested his head on the beauty's tight and slender thighs, and immediately felt more comfortable. The fragrance on the beauty's body was even more refreshing.

This is much more comfortable than on a recliner.

Alas, I'm lying on the knee of a beautiful woman drunk, how many heroes' dreams are.

“Is it still a habit to live here?”

"Well, this place is very good. It is true that the Jiangnan area is worthy of its reputation."

"Actually, you'll wait for me to go back in Chang'an. There's no need to come here with such hard work."

"My father can't wait."

Li Chao smiled. Zheng Shanguo was quite interesting. His daughter was sent to the palace. Now he was afraid that he would regret not marry Zheng Wanyan. Last time, Li Chao was out of trouble and had no time to pick up Zheng Wanyan. As a result, Zheng Shanguo sent someone to Lingzhou to return to Lecheng.

Zheng Wanyan is here, and Li Chao is actually quite happy.

He was alone outside and didn't take care of his family. Sometimes he was quite lonely at night. Cousin Zheng came, which was great. He thought the two would be embarrassed at the beginning, but after all, Cousin Zheng was also a daughter of a famous family, but he was a concubine for him. I had heard that Cousin Zheng's poems, songs, chess, pianos, calligraphy and paintings, and female red embroidery were all good, and he might not be satisfied with the family arranged by his family.

Who knew that when Cousin Zheng came, he knew the cold and warm, and was gentle and considerate. This surprised Li Chao and was very happy. Li Chao, who was born in a wild family, had no generation gap with a talented girl from a famous family.

However, the Zheng family did not only send Zheng Marian to the palace, but also sent 300 slaves and maids, which was very generous. The Zheng family sent Zheng Wanrong to the palace and paid more than 10,000 yuan. Zheng Wanyan's dowry was also more than 10,000 yuan when he arrived at the Li family. In addition to these more than 300 slaves, there were also many dowry, and a large team of brides sent to Lingzhou.

"I heard that your father wants to buy land and land in Lingzhou or build a ranch?"

"These are actually what some people in the clan mean. I think there is Sanlang in Lingzhou and the industry has a support. You also know that although the Zheng family in Xingyang is a famous family, the clan has a large population, and many of them are partial to the Fangzhi tribe."

"I understand this. Big clans have to live, and famous clans have to live and have to live and have a living. Your Zheng family wants to come to Lingzhou to buy industries, but I don't object to these. Anyway, as long as you follow the rules, I will take care of what you should take care of. You can send a letter to the Zheng family and let them come over to talk to me in person."

"Is this really good? My father told me that Saburo doesn't have to make things difficult for him."

Li Chao reached out and grabbed a jade hand of cousin Zheng, and stroked it with his hands. He had a pair of slender hands. He would definitely be sent to learn piano since he was a child.

"As long as the Zheng family is not thinking about making money from nothing, and using my name to engage in forcibly occupying and robbing me, normal things will not make me embarrassed. To be honest, Lingzhou is indeed a good opportunity now. I am planning to dig the Tang Canal recently. It is a 700-mile main canal and more than 500 branch canals. After completion, the plan will be added to the irrigation area by one million acres. I welcome a powerful family like the Zheng family to come to participate in this project."

"Can the Zheng family participate?"

"Of course, my initial plan is to give 100 acres of irrigated land to the side as long as I undertake the construction of a trunk. Although these 100 acres of irrigated land are fields that require rent and tax, 100 acres are considered Yongye land and do not need to be returned to the court, and can be passed on to the descendants after death."

"Build a trunk of one liter and replace it with a hundred acres of water irrigated land?" Zheng Wanyan was a little surprised. She was thinking about whether this exchange was cost-effective.

The main channel is ten meters wide and at least ten meters deep. Although it will be easier to dig a canal on the plain, the amount of digging a channel is also very large.

If you exchange it for 100 acres of irrigated land, it will be Yongye Field. Yongye Field is indeed quite attractive, after all, it can be passed on.

"The Zheng family also needs to pay taxes?" Zheng Wanyan asked. There are many people in the Zheng family who have served in the officialdom. Most of the males have a reputation and title even if they are not admitted to the officialdom. Most of them are people with status and are not subject to the jurisdiction.

"In the Central Plains, or outside Shuofang, I can't control whether the Zheng family takes the course or not. But in Shuofang, it's not possible. Shuofang is still a war zone, and it is the front line of the border. Different war zone laws are implemented here. Therefore, there is no saying that only the soldiers in the government are eligible for exemption. Other fields, even officials, must be paid according to the land they own. The land they occupy must be paid according to the average land, and the rent and taxes must be paid according to the two tax laws."

Of course, Li Chao knew that Lingzhou has become a piece of fat now, and many wealthy families have stared at it, all wanting to tear up the piece of meat to eat.

A wealthy family like Zheng Cui wanted to share some benefits, but Li Chao did not object. The premise was that he had to follow his rules. Li Chao was also prepared to let these wealthy families participate in the development of the Tang Canal, and even took out preferential policies to build a 100-acre irrigated canal, but if you want to exempt the class and not pay rent and tax, there is no way.
Chapter completed!