Xiaohuangmen, who went to deliver the message to Li Yan, had just set off, and Lingwu fell into a new turmoil.
The emperor's gold medal recalled Guo Ziyi, who was fighting in Hedong, and the Lingwu court's strategy was about to undergo new changes.
But all this has nothing to do with Li Yan who is far away in Longyou Road.
At this time, the players are enthusiastically welcoming the martial arts competition and business competition.
However, the winner of the management competition has basically been decided, and we are just waiting for the moment when the system is announced.
The martial arts competition has become the focus of players' attention. This is the first large-scale event since entering the game.
The news that Jianning Wang Yabing was going to hold a martial arts competition also spread in Guazhou. Seeing that the people were also curious about the martial arts competition, Li Yan decided to lift the curfew and allow the people to enter the city for three days to observe the martial arts competition.
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As the end of the year is approaching and it is the slack time for farmers in winter, people flock to Guazhou City to prepare to watch this rare grand ceremony.
In the eyes of the people of this era, this is already a rare entertainment activity, but it is worth bragging about with relatives and friends for several years.
Guazhou City became lively at a speed visible to the naked eye. In a large house in Guazhou City, three middle-aged men with stern faces were sitting and discussing matters.
If Zhang Xian were here, he would recognize these three as the heads of the three most famous families in Guazhou City: An, Yang, and Wu.
The patriarch of the An family is a middle-aged man with a sunken face and yellow beard.
He wears clothes of the Tang Dynasty, and his accent is the authentic Chang'an dialect. Although the ancestors of the An family are naturalized foreigners, they are now upright Tang people.
An is one of the nine surnames of Zhaowu. It is said that they are all descendants of the Yuezhi people, a merchant nation living in the Western Regions.
When the Tang Dynasty completely took control of the Western Regions during the reign of Emperor Gaozong, it began to naturalize the nine surnames of Zhaowu, give them Han names, and ordered them to learn Chang'an Zhengyin and the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty, gradually assimilating the nine surnames.
Nowadays, if anyone in the Western Regions looks for a Hu with the Nine Surnames and asks him whether he is a Hu or a Han, he will definitely draw a knife and chop you, thinking that you have insulted the noble status of the Nine Surnames of Zhaowu as a citizen of the Tang Dynasty.
An Changgui is the head of the An family in Guazhou. Originally, the surname An lived in Beiting, but An Changgui's ancestors did business and settled in Guazhou. While doing business, this lineage paid close attention to educating their descendants, and gradually became a prominent local family.
Because he could write and calculate, the An family now controlled the household department of the governor's office and was in charge of the entire Guazhou's money and food affairs.
The Yang family and the Wu family are Han Chinese through and through.
Yang Shizhong fled from Shu during the Zhou Dynasty. After being displaced, he finally went to Longyou Road.
Relying on their ability to read and write, the Yang family began to enter the governor's office and gradually monopolized the position of the head of the official department. Now Yang Shizhong is the head of the official department of the Guazhou governor's office, responsible for the appointment and daily assessment of the entire management of the governor's office.
Wu Hao's family is a warrior. His ancestor was a captain of the Moli Army. Later, he gradually separated from the Moli Army and took control of Guazhou's military preparations. This department is responsible for anti-theft patrols and managing the police officers in Guazhou.
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Although the power of these three families has been weakened after Li Yan entered Guazhou City, they are still the largest landowners in Guazhou, and they are also the opposition force to this great expedition.
An Changgui is the oldest and the elder of Yang Shizhong and Wu Hao. The three families have been intermarried for generations, so An Changgui also has a roundabout relationship with them. He will naturally preside over this meeting.
"Two heads of the family, do you know that His Highness Prince Jianning wants to ask Maung Yue?"
As the most well-informed leader of the civil service department, Yang Shizhong said with a smile: "This matter has long been spread in the governor's office. Now many people have found me and want to be responsible for checking the land and reading the population!"
The official departments of prefectures and counties correspond to the official departments of the imperial court, and are responsible for the promotion and assessment of local officials.
For temporary and major tasks such as the Da Suo Mao Yue, officials from prefectures and counties are usually mobilized to form a working group. Responsible for the deployment of personnel is also the work of the Civil Affairs Department.
That's why Yang Shizhong was in a happy mood. He also did this once during the Kaiyuan period of his reign. At that time, Yang Shizhong's father was still the head of the civil service department.
That time, the Anyang and Wu families passed the Da Suo Mao Yue and annexed a lot of land, and many officials also made a fortune by taking advantage of the Da Suo Mao Yue.
Therefore, in Yang Shizhong's opinion, this time the big show is an opportunity to make a fortune!
Although Yang Shizhong was optimistic, the head of the Wu family, Wu Hao from the Guazhou Military Preparation Department, said worriedly:
"But His Highness Prince Jianning doesn't seem to be as easy to fool as Governor Zhang?"
An Changgui smiled and said: "King Jianning has a distinguished status, so he probably doesn't know what's going on below us. These things require people to do the work of clearing the land and looking at it. These people are all under our control."
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The An family has been in charge of household affairs for several generations, and he knows everyone from the governor's office to the county government office who can write and do calculations.
If you want to make a big discovery, you will definitely need this group of people, and these people are closely related to the three families, so An Changgui is the one who is most at ease.
An Changgui added: "Actually, don't think about things too complicated. Guanzhong is in chaos now. Your Highness came to Longyou Road to search for Maoming Yue, just to be able to collect the rent."
"As long as we share His Highness's worries and raise Guazhou's spring tax this year, His Highness will naturally be satisfied."
"Besides, His Highness is the king of the county. How many days can he stay in Guazhou? As long as His Highness is taken care of well, we may have another supporter in the future."
An Changgui's words reassured Wu Hao, and he said to An Changgui: "Our Wu family will definitely obey your orders!"
An Changgui said with a smile: "Wu Bingdao, this adjustment will definitely cause dissatisfaction. If you want to activate your military preparedness, you can't let the unruly people cause trouble to His Highness."
A terrifying cold light flashed in Wu Hao's eyes, and he immediately said: "Absolutely no problem!"
But he still had some concerns and asked: "Uncle, what if His Highness bypasses us and directly uses the account to lower the teeth?"
An Changgui laughed loudly: "Tooth Soldiers? I admit that there are indeed several figures among His Majesty's Tooth Soldiers. That Cui Canjun is a very powerful figure. But there are a few Tooth Soldiers who can write, calculate, and read.
Can someone who knows the field records be able to settle accounts?"
"If you want to go to Guazhou to search for Maung Yue, you still have to rely on us officials. As long as the matter is in our hands, there will be no trouble!"
Yang Shizhong said again: "Uncle, how will we divide the extra spring tax collected this time between us and His Highness?"
An Changgui touched the gemstone ring on his hand and said slowly: "Now is the time when the imperial court spends money. We have been blessed by the Tang Dynasty for generations, and now it is time to repay. That's it. Let's harvest the extra spring."
For taxes, just us, the Eighth Highnesses, are the two."
Yang Shizhong immediately laughed and said, "Then I have to prepare more food. Our Yang family has too little land, and I will soon take the opportunity to buy more land!"
The three of them looked at each other and smiled, all looking forward to this big visit.