The new official took office for three fires, and the same was true for Li Siwen. After occupying Jie Li Khan's conduct, smashing out-of-order stone carvings and other objects, and hanging the plaque of "Dingxiang County Yamen" written by himself, Li Siwen announced his three decrees.

First, give land! There are many fertile land around Dingxiang City. When the Turks were there, they were not engaged in production or farming, and these fertile land was deserted. Therefore, Li Siwen ordered that as long as the people of the Central Plains moved to Dingxiang household registration, give land immediately. You can get as much land as you can, as long as you can plant it.

Second, give a house! In order to attract merchants, Li Siwen ordered that any merchants come to Dingxiangcheng to trade and check the scale, and then give them to the Nanjie store as appropriate. Small merchants also have discounts, either renting or purchasing, and there are discounts on the original price.

Third, tax exemption! As long as you settle down in Dingxiang City, within one year, farming will be exempt from land tax and trade will be exempt from commercial tax. You do not need to pay a penny to the court.

These three government orders show that Li Siwen still has something in his stomach. If it were a county in the heart of the Central Plains, these three government orders would inevitably bring a large number of population and trade. Unfortunately, this is Dingxiang City, a border town that has just been stolen from the Turks, and the situation is different.

Since Li Siwen issued the government decree, he has been staying in the yamen every day. From sunrise to sunset, he worked diligently. But after three days, no one came to settle down, and the merchants were even more lost. Li Siwen's enthusiasm was poured with a basin of cold water, and he was completely depressed. He squatted at the yamen and looked at the grain trucks coming and going, and kept sighing.

"Li Mu...Li Mu!!!" Li Siwen roared and interrupted Li Mu who was working as a carpenter in the backyard of the yamen. He had been idle these days and happened to make a few pieces of furniture. The wood was cut by Wang Hu and others in the woods outside the city. They were all good fir and excellent furniture materials. They were rare in later generations, but there were everywhere in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Mu listened to Li Siwen's tone and knew that the young master had endured it. He quickly put down the saw in his hand and ran over from the backyard.

"Li Mu, can you stop sawing wood? The sound of you sawing wood echoed in my head. Zlazlazlazla made my mind hurt! You are my county magistrate, is the county magistrate a carpenter?! You have been thinking of a way for me. It has been three days, and there is no one to come to my door. If outsiders know, wouldn't they laugh? Your Majesty is still waiting to see my political achievements. How can I get the job done?"

As he was talking, Wang Hu drove the ox cart to transport the wood back. Li Siwen glanced at him, and was even more angry and shouted: "Wang Hu! Are you my county lieutenant or Li Mu's follower? Can't you do something that the county lieutenant should do? Is it fun to chop wood every day?!"

Wang Hu replied expressionlessly: "Young Master, I am neither your county lieutenant nor Li Mu's follower. I am the general's personal soldier. I don't do the county lieutenant because there is nothing to do. Li Mu asked us to cut wood, which was for money. It was not in vain. I was idle and I was idle, so I earn some money to drink."

"Li Mu!!" Li Siwen gritted his teeth, turned around and pinched Li Mu's neck, opened his mouth and could see his throat, and shouted: "If you don't come up with an idea for me, you will definitely strangle you to death before my Majesty is scolded!"

"Cough!" Li Mu pulled Li Siwen's hand away and said, "Mr. County Magistrate, calm down!"

"I can't calm down!" Li Siwen had lost his mind and was wandering around like an ant on a hot pan.

Seeing that the temperature was almost done, Li Mu said, "Mr. County Magistrate, you can't look at the surface of everything. You see that I'm doing carpentry all day long, but I'm actually thinking."

"What are you thinking about?! You are just doing carpentry! I have seen it all, you are making a dressing cabinet! You did it for your wife, don't think I don't know anything!"

Li Mu grinned awkwardly, fortunately, he was thick-skinned enough, and he just pretended not to hear it and continued to say, "I'm really thinking, and I've figured out a solution!"

Li Siwen appeared in front of Li Mu, grabbed his shoulder and asked, "You're serious about this? If you lie to me, I'll kill myself and let Wang Hu tell my father that it was you who made me!"

"Take it seriously..." Li Mu quickly said, "I have thought about it these days. First of all, I must be sure that your government orders are fine. The problem occurs to people. Dingxiang City is a border city, and it was a Turkish city a few months ago. Although the news that is transmitted now is that my Tang army is invincible and is pursuing the remnants of the Turkic tribes. But the people don't know these news. Even if they hear a little, they don't know whether it is true or false. Just imagine, if you are a commoner, you dare to come to Dingxiang City in this situation? Even if you give land, houses, and tax exemptions, if the Turks fight back, Dingxiang City will change hands again. No matter how much you get, it will be a mirror and a moon. Will it be gone in a blink of an eye? Who would move the family and houses here?"

Li Siwen nodded silently, and Li Mu said again: "Besides, the population is the foundation. Will the nearby counties allow the population of the county to move away? I'm afraid not, they will try every means to stop it."

"You're right!" Li Siwen said worriedly: "Why isn't there no hope for that?"

"No, no!" Li Mu waved his hand and said, "When I was sawing wood, I suddenly thought of something. Do you still remember how I was caught by the Turks?"

Li Siwen was stunned for a moment and said, "Remember, weren't you robbed by the Turkic cavalry? What's the matter with this? Does it matter?"

"Of course it's related." Li Mu said: "Why do I go to transport grain and grass? Because I don't have money, I have to make money. Although there are some risks in transporting grain and grass, I am willing to do it in order to make money. This is called "human sacrifice for money". Now we want to attract people to Dingxiang City, the fastest and most effective way is to recruit workers!"

"Recruiting workers?" Li Siwen frowned and said, "But now the army does not need food and grass anymore. Not only does it not have to transport grain to Dingxiang City, but it has to transport grain and grass back. What are you doing to recruit workers?"

I can't understand this? Li Mu suddenly felt tired, but he still explained patiently: "It takes people to repair the city wall? As a border city, Dingxiang City is not built higher and stronger. Can it be done? Do you always yell to keep the city and guard the broken walls? "

Only then did Li Siwen remember that the city wall of Dingxiang City was razed to the ground when Li Jing's army attacked the city. As the county magistrate of Dingxiang City, he should have built the city wall.

"But I still don't understand," Li Siwen stared at Li Mu in confusion, and asked, "We are hiring like this, they will leave after we finish the work and can't stay."

Li Mu sighed and said, "Mr. County Magistrate, we recruit workers not only to build the city wall, but to let them know that Dingxiang City is now safe. Like other counties, it is a city under the rule of the Tang Dynasty. As long as they believe this, and with your government orders, why worry about no one coming to settle down? We will send people to various counties to promote and organize several markets. As long as the market is formed, once people are used to it, are they still worried that no one coming to do business?"

Only then did Li Siwen understand Li Mu's intentions, and his eyes suddenly lit up and his heart suddenly became clear.
Chapter completed!