"Is there such a thing? Are there many such houses?"
Li Mo's face condensed.
"Sir, there are at least a dozen such houses in the county, and they occupy a large area."
Wang Shun said hurriedly.
"I understand. You can find a few other abandoned houses tomorrow. Don't touch these houses for the time being. I have other arrangements."
Coming back to his senses, Li Mo said.
According to what the head catcher said, there must be something wrong with these houses, but now is not the time to completely fall out with Ke Yi. There are a lot of things going on in Ruyang County right now.
The people just had some confidence. Once they turn against Ke Yi, he will definitely die.
In the end, it will be the common people who will be injured.
"Yes, sir! Please excuse me, little one."
"Um!"
After the arrester left, before Li Mo returned to the inner hall, Master Zeng appeared at the door with a booklet.
"Lord!"
"gentlemen!"
"Lord, the registered people in Ruyang County have been counted, and there are a total of 58,000 people."
Master Zeng handed over the booklet.
"Fifty-eight thousand people?" Li Mo frowned.
In addition to papermaking these days, he also asked Master Zeng and Dan Qiusheng to collect detailed information on people, villages, etc. Xing Cai also helped along.
"These 58,000 people are all within the county. There are 34,000 people near the county seat and 24,000 people in the villages within the county. Among them, 10,000 are strong men, and the rest are old, weak, women and children."
Master Zeng couldn't help but sigh.
In big cities such as Dongdu and Yangzhou, there would be at least nearly 20,000 strong men among the 58,000 people, but now there are only 10,000 in Ruyang, and the rest are old, young, women and children.
In the absence of war, it can be seen what Ruyang has experienced over the years.
"Are there any people who have left home yet?"
After thinking for a moment, Li Mo couldn't help but ask again.
"Lord, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, as long as you leave the country for three years, your household registration will be automatically deleted. This number is the number of people who have not deleted their household registration within three years. The actual population is smaller than this."
"oh!"
"My lord, the top priority is to open the trade routes first. As long as the trade routes are opened, there will naturally be an influx of people, and there will also be people willing to naturalize in Ruyang. In addition to the copy business, what else should we do... After all, once
If we capture Ke Yi, the silk business will be..."
After a pause, Master Zeng said again.
"That's right. The silk business is sold through waterways. We don't know where to go! We simply can't eat so much silk."
Pacing, Li Mo nodded.
In fact, what Master Zeng mentioned was exactly what he was worried about.
Without Ke Yi, those merchants doing silk business would no longer come to Ruyang, and the liquidity of Ruyang County would become worse again.
"How?"
"Lord! News has come from Qingfeng Pavilion in the Western Capital."
Just when Li Mo and Master Zeng were deep in thought, Li Zhe suddenly appeared at the door of the lobby.
"Qingfeng Pavilion? How to say it?"
Hearing this, Li Mo put away his thoughts. The silk matter still needs to be carefully considered later.
It is a pity that the business district that was built so hard was destroyed like that.
"Lord, there is news from over there that Zhou Yuan, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, participated in the performance of Shen Jin, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, at the Jinluan Palace. He also brought Yi Bo Lou with him, saying that Shen Jin colluded with the Jianghu forces to suppress the imperial officials. Now the emperor is passing the decree to let Lord Xue Lou
Bring the hotpot meal and go to the Jingdang Palace with the chief minister Xu Ning to confront him!"
Li Zhe hurriedly told the news.
Now Qingfeng Pavilion has risen. Not only has its position in Chang'an City been stable, but it has also begun to gradually expand to surrounding cities.
There are already branches of Qingfeng Casino in many places, selling double-color balls.
The lottery office is still in Chang'an, and the lottery results in Chang'an will be transmitted to various gambling houses by means of carrier pigeons.
In this way,
Unknowingly, an intelligence network was compiled.
"Let Brother Xue come to Beijing to meet the saint?"
Li Mo's face darkened.
Zhou Yuan and Xu Ning are really in trouble this time. What if Xue Song goes to Xidu and Yibo Tower? Wang Changling, Li Taibai and his team are still on their way to Ruyang.
"My lord, according to what Chang'an said, it shouldn't be a bad thing for Lord Xue to come to Beijing."
After a pause, Li Zhe added another sentence.
"I understand. I will discuss this matter with Brother Xue. By the way, has General Qin Fang arrived in Ruyang?"
After thinking for a moment, Li Mo said.
He is really not too worried about Xue Song. There is Shen Jin in Chang'an. He is now the minister of the Ministry of Industry and has the status of a bad person. He will definitely find a way to keep himself out of the matter.
As long as he is fine, Xue Song will definitely be fine.
What I'm worried about now is what will happen to Yibo Building once Xue Song leaves!
"My lord, General Qin Fang arrived at the mountain pass yesterday and took over the stronghold."
"That's good!"
.........
at the same time,
When Li Mo received the news,
Luoyang, Governor's Mansion, lobby,
Zhao Haiduan was sitting on the main seat with a calm expression. The person sitting below him was none other than Hu Luo, the county magistrate who hurried over from Ruyang County.
"Hu County Magistrate, it stands to reason that you are only the magistrate of a county. I'm afraid it's not your turn to worry about suppressing bandits. If you do this, I'm afraid you might be suspected of overstepping your authority!"
moment,
Narrowing his eyes, Zhao Hai looked at Hu Luo.
"My lord, my subordinates are also helpless. The county magistrate has more things to deal with when he first arrives in Ruyang."
Being stared at, Hu Luo panicked and hurriedly explained.
I don't know why, although Zhao Hai is very young, I always feel like I can't see through this person.
After telling him about the suppression of bandits, Zhao Hai neither denied nor affirmed. He also did not accept the expensive gifts he brought to him, which was simply a waste of money.
"oh!"
Picking up the tea cup, Zhao Hai took a sip.
"Sir, the bandits in Ruyang County are currently suffering from cholera, and the people are in dire straits. I beg you to send troops again to exterminate the bandits in Ruyang and give the people a clear day."
Hu Luo was anxious about the matter at the west entrance of Ruyang. Seeing that Zhao Hai was still taking his time, he hurriedly begged again.
"This... I just returned from suppressing bandits last time..."
Zhao Hai couldn't help but sneer in his heart when he saw Hu Luo being so impatient.
He already knew about his lord's capture of the village at the west entrance of Ruyang, and knew the purpose of Hu Luo's visit.
So, how can we let him get what he wants?
"My lord, I sincerely request your lord to send troops to solve the problem in Ruyang."
The calmer Zhao Hai is, the more impatient Hu Luo is.
The next moment, he knelt on the ground and turned into a good official who thought about the people.
"Master Hu, what are you doing? Please get up quickly!"
Zhao Hai glanced at Hu Luo.
He said this, but he didn't offer any support.
"Sir, I'm a lower official... I really can't bear to see the people of Ruyang suffer anymore."
"This... is not only the third plea of Hu County Cheng, but also for the sake of the people. I can't just sit idly by and ignore it. Okay! Then I will lead troops to Ruyang again to suppress the bandits and restore peace to the people of Ruyang. "
After seeing that it was almost done, Zhao Hai put down the tea cup and said calmly.
"Suppressing bandits? Thank you, sir! I will thank you sir on behalf of the people of Ruyang County."
Hu Luo originally thought that it would take some effort, but when he saw Zhao Hai suddenly agreed, he was overjoyed and hurriedly kowtowed to thank him.
But the next moment,
When Zhao Hai said the next sentence, Hu Luo was stunned on the spot.
"Hu County Cheng, I will do as you wished and destroy the two water villages on the river in Ruyang County first! What do you think?"