Chapter 789 Yizhou

The farther away from Chang'an City, the more Li Xiang realized that this road was not easy to walk. He originally thought that he could reach eighty miles a day, but after the fifth day of leaving, this number began to decrease.

Li Xiang's large carriage was replaced by a small carriage, and the four-column team became a two-column team. Even so, the speed had to stop midway, mainly because the height difference between the upper and lower sides was too large. If you want to maintain the speed, in addition to Except for those serious soldiers, no one else could keep up. In addition to these 3,000 soldiers, there were also more than 600 servants. They had already fallen behind.

Li Xiang is different from other generals when he goes to war. If other generals want to fight, the local officials along the way will have a heavy burden. In addition to preparing food, drink and food for the soldiers, they also have to prepare another set for the general of the army. Li Xiang Such behavior has disappeared since Tuyuhun began.

Although doing so caused dissatisfaction among the veteran generals in the army. You yourself were unwilling to enjoy it, and it also made us unwilling to enjoy it. However, Li Xiang still implemented it. Although it dissatisfied them, it did reduce the cost to the common people. Burden, except for the need to prepare some supplies, the common people do not need to provide any help to the army. These people carried by the army can ensure everything on the road.

Xiao Yu had only heard about it before, but he didn't know much about Li Xiang's methods. After coming out of Chang'an City and marching for several days, he could tell that Li Xiang was different from others. , others may only consider their own gains and losses, but Li Xiang will put the people first. Such a person may not see any advantages in a short period of time, but when the people of the world return to their hearts, such a person is a politician. The strongest guy on the field.

Xiao Yu was very happy that his family could be related to Li Xiang. Of course, there would be all kinds of things along the way, but Xiao Yu had already made up his mind. Putting aside the matter with his grandson, he In future cooperation with Li Xiang, try to follow Li Xiang's ideas. After all, Li Xiang will not treat his partners badly.

Take the current Qiwang of the Five Surnames as an example. Except for Mr. Cui’s family, everyone else has suffered losses to varying degrees. Some families have even become second-rate families. How does Mr. Cui keep his rights? And what about wealth? It's not because he surrendered to Li Xiang immediately, otherwise I don't know where I would be crying now.

Of course, many people in Lao Cui's family were unwilling, so those people parted ways with Mr. Cui. They continued to follow the original path. Mr. Cui chose to fully cooperate with Li Xiang. Now Mr. Cui's side is prospering. As for Cui Sanye, With the remaining Cui family members, life is hard to mention.

Xiao Yu once hosted a banquet for Third Master Cui and asked about some of the mysteries. Third Master Cui’s answer was also very simple. Some people just have the aura of kings. No matter what they do, they will be protected by God. If you are on the wrong team, If so, no matter how good your calculation is, it will still be a failure in the end.

At that time, Xiao Yu thought that Cui Sanye's words were unbridled talk, and he was probably brainwashed by Li Xiang. Now he understands that he was not brainwashed, and that he can see clearly what is going on.

The most important thing is that people really benefit from it. Take the land in Goguryeo as an example. Who was willing to take it at the beginning? In the end, it was not Li Xiang who got 80%. The final 20% was given to Cui Sanye. Later, after occupying the peninsula, domestic immigration began, but the land in Liaodong was given to them both. separated.

Of course, some people have hot eyes, but what can you do if you have hot eyes? The imperial seal is stamped on it, unless you say that the imperial seal doesn't work, but even if Li Shimin is standing there, does he dare to say this? The land in Liaodong is certainly valuable, but compared to the reputation of the Tang Dynasty, what does it count? Li Shimin couldn't afford to overthrow Datang's credibility just for this bit of land, let alone other people, so they could only watch as Li Xiang and Cui Sanye made money, and they made money openly and honestly.

After walking on the road for a full twenty-one days, we finally arrived in Chengdu. This is where Yizhou Mu is located. Li Xiang also visited it in the 21st century. It is the largest city in the three southwestern provinces and can be counted in the entire country. , but something seems wrong now. It’s just a slightly larger town at most.

"Wei Chen, Deputy Governor of Yizhou, Zhang Jiuli, has met His Highness..."

Outside the city of Chengdu, the top official here brought other officials to pay tribute to Li Xiang. They were far away from Chang'an City. Many people had lost confidence and felt that there was no use in achieving political achievements. After all, who with the strength would come? Come here, most of the people who come here are without foundation.

After receiving the imperial edict this time, their first thought was not to finish their work well, let Li Xianggao take a look, and then transfer them back to Chang'an. Instead, their first thought was to seize the time to deal with it and wait for Li Xiang to leave. Afterwards, they were able to resume their previous lives.

To put it bluntly, it is lazy politics. There is no ambition in a place like this. What's more, when they worked hard before, Chang'an City didn't see their results, but chose to ignore them, so no one works hard now. It's good to live a comfortable life here. As for what the local people think, they don't care. They don't act like parents at all.

Li Xiang didn't ask these people to get up. According to official rules, these people were already kneeling here. Li Xiang would also ask them to get up immediately. However, as they walked along, the fire in Li Xiang's heart became bigger and bigger. This was still close. On one side of Chang'an City, the people no longer have enough to eat. If they continue to move forward, people may starve to death in droves. Isn't this a mistake by you local officials?

Let’s not talk about the situation in the mountains. There are vast tracts of wasteland around Chengdu. If you people have some brains and organize people to cultivate it, how can you not have enough to eat? You usually have no shortage of food, but you are starving to death. Do you choose to turn a blind eye to the common people?

Therefore, Li Xiang was angry and did not want to let these people get up. Although Xiao Yu was the newly appointed governor of Yizhou, Li Xiang was the biggest here. When Li Xiang remained silent, who else would dare to let them get up? Not even if my knees are broken.