Tibet

This is a newly built village with more than a hundred households. At first glance, it looks like the style of the village in Hebei, with a strong atmosphere of the Hebei plains. The houses are made of mud and wood, and the tiles are very rough black. The tiles and a circle of courtyard walls are also made of rammed earth. Although the houses are very crudely built, they are all very neat. Groups of chickens are looking for food in the yard.

At this time, a black dog suddenly rushed out from the door of the courtyard next to it and rushed towards Li Ye. Everyone was startled. Li Ye was also about to kick the black dog away, but unexpectedly the black dog came forward wagging its tail. , his head rubbed against Li Ye's lap, and Li Ye suddenly thought of the little black he once raised in Yonghefang.

Li Ye touched its head and looked at the yard where the black dog ran out. He saw an old man in the yard looking nervously outside.

Li Ye smiled and said to Wei Yingwu: "This is the one!"

Wei Yingwu hurriedly walked in and said hello, and the old man hurriedly came out to greet him and knelt down to salute, "Little old man, I didn't know you were His Highness the King of Qi. Please forgive me!"

He was even more worried that his dog had bitten His Highness King Qi. Li Ye winked at the soldiers, who quickly helped the old man up.

Li Ye smiled and said: "I just came to see the living conditions of immigrants in Hebei. I hope I didn't disturb my father-in-law!"

"No! No! Your Highness, please!"

The old man hurriedly opened the door and invited Li Ye into the yard. The yard was not very big, but there were many houses. There were actually six mud houses, not counting the warehouse and kitchen.

The old man moved some wooden stools and saw King Qi looking at his house. He said embarrassedly: "The room is too dark and too messy. I really don't have the nerve to let His Highness enter the house, so I can only sit in the yard!"

Li Ye nodded, "The sun is nice today. Let's all sit in the yard!"

Only Pei Xiu, Cen Shen and Wei Yingwu followed Li Ye into the house. Other soldiers and officials were waiting outside.

The old man was going to fetch water. Li Ye waved his hand and said, "No, sir, please sit down!"

The old man sat down uncomfortably, and Li Ye asked with a smile: "Excuse me, what is your surname, old man, and where are you from?"

"I don't dare. My surname is Wei, from Zhending County, Hengzhou."

"It turns out to be Mr. Wei. How is it here in Hexi? Are you still used to it?"

Perhaps because of Li Ye's friendly smile, the tension in the old man's heart gradually disappeared. He also smiled and patted his chest, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I can endure such a cold winter and I am in good health!"

"So you don't plan to go back to Hebei?" Li Ye looked at the house again and joked.

Only then did everyone realize that the problem was with the houses. In fact, these immigrants had been working in the Hexi Corridor for a full year last year and had more than 100 yuan in their hands. However, they almost never built new houses and still lived in mud. Inside the house, this kind of house is not valuable and is okay for temporary living. This means that they are only staying here temporarily. If they really want to live here, they should build a new house this winter. "

Mr. Wei also understood. He nodded and said: "Our family will definitely build a house, but not now, maybe next year. We need to save money. We are really afraid of the days when we have no money!"

Li Ye understood that he was too hasty and always thought that these Hebei immigrants would rebel immediately if they had money, but he did not consider their psychology, and they were afraid of poverty.

"So Mr. Wei is planning to settle down for a long time?"

Old Man Wei sighed and said a very philosophical statement, "Where is my land, where is my soul?"

Li Ye nodded, "My father-in-law's family no longer has land in Hebei?"

Old Wei shook his head, "Since the time of the empress, our family has been a sharecropper. We have rented fifty acres of farmland for generations. That farmland originally belonged to my great-great-grandfather, but was forcibly purchased by the county magistrate's father at a price of one dollar per acre. It has been seventy or eighty years now, and the money for the land has not been given to us, but the land is no longer ours. Now I finally have another hundred acres of land, which I can pass on to my son. How could I give it up and go back?"

Li Ye finally understood the attraction of land to farmers, and land was their lifeblood.

"Does the father-in-law Juntian know how to breed seeds?" Li Ye asked again.

Old Man Wei nodded, "My son and I farmed one hundred acres last year and earned ten thousand dollars in twenty days. It was not bad. We plan to farm another hundred acres this year."

"What's the price?"

"The price is not bad. One hundred cents per mu is not the highest, but it can be obtained for real. It is good to get three achievements in my hometown."

At this time, more than a dozen old people came, all from the same village, and they all stood aside.

Li Ye asked with a smile: "If you have any other dissatisfactions, you can raise them. While County Magistrate Wei is here, we can solve them together."

Wei Yingwu's face suddenly became a little uncomfortable. He was just the county magistrate, not the county magistrate. He was temporarily acting as the county magistrate only because something happened to the county magistrate's family.

There are so many things that make you dissatisfied! His son couldn't find a wife, and he wanted to find another wife, etc., but Mr. Wei was obviously someone who had been through this before and would not take the prince's politeness seriously.

He hesitated and said: "We can't buy cattle in Hexi. Can your Highness solve this problem?"

Li Ye glanced at Wei Yingwu, who nodded, "Reporting to Your Highness, there are indeed not enough cattle in the market!"

Isn't this a bit funny? Hexi is the largest cattle-producing land, but there are not enough cattle for farming?

But as soon as he thought about it, Li Ye understood that cattle were strategic materials and were purchased and sold by the government. No private intervention was allowed. Although cattle were produced in Hexi, they were all sent to Longyou. Almost every household in Longyou had cattle. , it is a bit unfair that there are no cattle for sale in the land where cattle are produced.

Li Ye nodded and said to Pei Xiu, Li Yu and Wei Yingwu: "I know about the cattle. There is still a group of cattle in the Longyou government office. It is estimated that the official fields in Longyou are almost cultivated now. We can start with Transfer them to Hexi, and the price will still be the government price."

Cattle are strategic materials and have been set by the government since ancient times. The price is very cheap, about the same as a donkey, which is very beneficial to the development of agriculture.

The three of them were overjoyed and quickly thanked His Highness King Qi for his help.

Li Ye smiled again and asked, "What other difficulties need to be solved?"

At this time, another old man raised his hand and said: "Your Highness, can you build more schools so that children can study?"

This is Cang Zhen who knows enough etiquette. With money in hand, all he thinks about is letting his children study.

Before Li Ye could speak, Wei Yingwu hurriedly said: "The school is still under construction and it will take some time. But after the spring, a hundred tent schools will be opened. We have been preparing for a year. The teacher and the paper, pen and stationery are all ready." , once sir arrives, set up the tent!”

Li Ye really appreciated Wei Yingwu's tent school. This is the official who gets things done. He gets things done first and is not affected by the venue.

The crowd raised seven or eight more difficulties, and Li Ye solved them one by one. It was getting late, so Li Ye got up and left.

After walking out of the village and onto the official road, everyone got on their horses. Li Ye smiled and asked Wei Yingwu, "Where is your county magistrate?"

Wei Yingwu said quickly: "Han County Magistrate's mother passed away. He has resigned to help her return to Weizhou for burial. It will take Ding You three years."

Li Ye nodded. This winter was too cold, and many elderly people who were not in good health did not survive it, including Wang Changling.

He turned back and asked Li Yu: "Did County Magistrate Han report his resignation to Jiedu Mansion?"

Li Yu shook his head, "Magistrate Han just resigned the day before yesterday, and we haven't had time to report to Jiedu Mansion yet!"

Li Ye smiled slightly and said: "Write one more thing when submitting the report. I recommend Wei County Cheng to take over the post of county magistrate!"

Although Li Ye is the lord of Helong, among all local officials, he only has the power to appoint governors and chief officials. The appointment power of other local officials, including county magistrates, is in the hands of chief officials and officials. Li Ye can recommend, But he cannot appoint the county magistrate on his behalf.

Li Yu quickly bowed and said: "I humbly obey the order!"

Wei Yingwu was also really moved and quickly saluted with clasped fists, "I thank you for your kindness, Your Highness!"

Li Ye waved his hand, "It is not easy to be the county magistrate of Guzang County. I estimate that immigrants from Hebei will return after the spring. The resettlement in Hehuang Valley is almost complete. The next step is to resettle in Hexi. You must be prepared!" "

Wei Yingwu nodded silently, feeling the heavy responsibility on his shoulders.