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"The real seal of Qianhuhou, the second-grade Ruyang Jiedu envoy? The purpose is to suppress Yibolou?"

After reading the secret letter, Li Mo sneered in his heart.

Although this matter is of great benefit to him, in this way, he will have the final say in Ruyang from now on and no longer need to be subject to any restraint.

But the emperor's original intention of doing this was very unpleasant to him.

If the emperor was not afraid of Yi Bo Lou, Ruyang would still be Ruyang, and there would be no such thing as Jiedushi.

Especially this competition,

Although Yibo Lou came on stage to avenge his brothers in Qingfeng Pavilion, he still regained face for the Tang Dynasty and won a state. Not only did the emperor not receive any reward, he did not even mention a word about his previous promise.

This shows how narrow-minded the emperor is.

"My Lord, there is news from Chang'an..."

On the side, Master Zeng and Dan Qiusheng saw Li Mo's expression and spoke hurriedly.

After the competition, they had been worried that the emperor would take action. After all, although Yibo Tower had a prominent reputation in the world, it had not yet come into the eyes of the emperor.

This time, three masters of Tubo were beheaded in front of the emperor.

"Well, look..."

Li Mo handed over the secret letter.

"Ah? The Ruyang Jiedushi who enthroned the lord as the second rank? This..."

After a moment, when they saw the contents of the secret letter clearly, Master Zeng and Dan Qiusheng couldn't help but look at each other, and they couldn't recover for a long time.

They thought that the emperor might make a big move, but the result was great... they directly gave Ruyang a super gift.

With the status of Jiedushi,

Ruyang can now put everything in plain sight and continue to expand its army openly. There will no longer be any rhetoric in the court.

"Fortunately, the identity has been hidden, otherwise..."

Get up, Li Mo said again.

Facts have proved that the decision he made before was absolutely correct, that is, the identity of the real owner of Yibo Tower has not been exposed. If it were exposed... let alone Ruyang, it would be difficult to say whether Yibo Tower can be saved.

"My lord is wise...then...now..."

Master Zeng nodded heavily.

"When Mr. Pei and Mr. Taibai return to Ruyang tomorrow, they will start recruiting troops aggressively! If they don't recruit troops, it will cause doubts."

After thinking for a while, Li Mo said.

Just recently, Cen Shen and Luo Yun both arrived in Ruyang and recognized their master.

He arranged for Cen Shen to be the deputy general of Ruyangguan to serve as Qin Fang's assistant, while Luo Yun was sent to Ruyang Nankou as the chief general. So far,

Ruyang already has six capable generals, so expanding the army to 30,000 is not a problem.

As for Yi Bo House?

Unless there are other matters in the world that require their intervention, they will never come forward again.

"Yes, my lord!"

"By the way, how is the progress of the construction of Ruyang Outer City?"

Turning around and walking towards the desk, Li Mo looked at the cowhide map.

In recent days, more and more people have moved to the outskirts of the county. Now the outskirts of the county have become more and more lively, completely surpassing the inner city.

That’s not all,

There are also some foreigners who have become naturalized citizens in Ruyang and choose to stay in Ruyang forever.

According to preliminary statistics, the actual population of Ruyang has officially exceeded 100,000. Adding in the foreign merchants and other strong men, the total population has reached 150,000.

But this population is far from enough, and it is difficult to support 30,000 cavalry.

Therefore, the outer city must be built as soon as possible.

Only in this way can more immigrants be attracted to stay in Ruyang.

"My lord, under the leadership of Mr. Gongshu, the outer city is progressing very quickly... The entire city is already one meter high! As long as the materials for city construction continue, the outer city wall will be completely completed in two months at the latest."

After some thought, Dan Qiu gave birth to the Tao.

He also understood that his lord's focus would definitely be on the development of Ruyang.

Only if Ruyang becomes strong can the emperor and other forces in the court be able to eliminate the fear of Yibo Lou.

"Two months, good!"

After some calculation, Li Mo nodded.

Two months was actually a very fast time. In his opinion, as long as it could be completed within half a year, it would not be too slow.

After all, what was being built was an outer city that was five miles long from east to west, north to south, and square.

"Lord, there is one more thing..."

At this moment, Master Zeng said again.

"Sir, please speak!"

"Lord, although Ruyang currently has embroidery, copywriting, and chili pepper businesses, the number of merchants that this kind of business can attract is still a little less than that of other big cities. It is better to open some other trade routes."

Master Zeng pointed at the map.

Although these businesses are very profitable, the quantity is too small.

Merchants who come to Ruyang are sometimes unlucky and fail to grab goods for ten days and a half. As time goes by, they will definitely not come to Ruyang again if they cannot make money.

If other businesses are added, not only can these merchants stay, but they can also attract other merchants.

"Open some other trade routes? That's fine!"

Li Mo's expression changed.

In a few days, Qingfeng Pavilion in Chang'an will also withdraw to Luoyang and Ruyang. By then, there will be one less way to make money, and it will be imperative to expand new trade routes.

But if you want to start any business, you need to think carefully about it.

There are only so many profitable businesses.

The supply of liquor and chili will definitely not be released, especially Moutai and Wuliangye, which will only be released in Ruyang restaurants one after another.

"etc....."

But just when Li Mo was planning to think about it again tonight, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind.

"It is said that tobacco and alcohol are not separated. Since alcohol cannot be sold... what about cigarettes? This is a good thing. Once it is produced, it will not only make huge profits but also be sold to the Tang Dynasty and foreign countries."

In my memory, there are no cigarettes in the lobby now, not even the most primitive dry cigarettes.

The more he thought about it, the more Li Mo felt that this idea was feasible.

He immediately turned around and said: "Two gentlemen, I will take Li Zhe and Xing Cai to the mountains tomorrow. If we can find that kind of thing, it will definitely open up a big trade route for us in Ruyang."

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The words are divided into two sides,

Just when Li Mo was going to try his luck to see if he could find tobacco leaves in the mountains of Ruyang,

Tubo, the capital,

Korhan had already led the remaining Tibetan masters on their way through the night and stood in the main hall.

"What? The national master..."

After hearing the news, Dezan, the leader of the Tubo Kingdom, could not recover for a long time.

Since the mission left the capital, he began to mobilize the army to prepare to take over Longxi County. Unexpectedly, he finally waited for such news.

In his heart, Qu He is an invincible existence.

How could it be chopped off?

"Your Majesty... Everything was going according to plan, but at the last moment, a sword master appeared from Yibo Tower. This person is actually stronger than Lord Qu He!"

Korhan kept wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

Fortunately, I was smart enough to give in temporarily and rush back.

Otherwise, given Bo Lou's behavior, Tubo would probably lose two ninth-level warriors this time.

"Yibo Building...Yibo Building again..."

Bang!

The next moment, Dezan punched down, and the desk in front of him instantly fell into pieces.