Li Chunfeng took over this task from Li Tai, and immediately went to the tidal flat purchased by Li Tai, planned the area of the entire salt production plant, and completed the first step of the beach consolidation work.
Li Tai left the matter to Li Chunfeng, and he decisively went to the governor's mansion in You, that is, Gao Jifu.
When Gao Jifu saw Li Tai, he saluted Li Tai and said, "I have met King Yan!"
"Gao Changshi, I'm not here to show off. I'm here to ask for your help!" Li Taitan said wildly.
Gao Jifu looked at Li Tai coming to ask for help, thought for a moment, and said, "Please give me the words of King Yan."
Gao Jifu was arranged by Li Shimin to come to Li Tai. On the one hand, he naturally wanted to assist Li Tai in handling the government affairs of Youzhou.
For example, if Li Tai behaves recklessly and disrupts Youzhou, there will at least be someone who can tell the truth.
Another point is that I somewhat hope that Gao Jifu can assist Li Tai. As long as Li Tai's request is not too excessive, he will basically agree.
"My project is about to start. I have a serious shortage of labor on hand, so I need to recruit enough Han people!" Li Tai said, "I wonder if Gao Changshi has any ideas?"
"Han people? Do they have to be Han people?" Gao Jifu said with some surprise,
"King Yan made good use of these Eastern Turkic remnants. If they are other foreign races, you can recruit some from Youzhou."
"Precisely because the New Tang Dynasty people founded the village, they have already undergone preliminary Chineseization.
But if we continue to send a large number of aliens to this new village, it doesn't matter to me, as long as they can listen to it, but it will leave hidden dangers for the Tang Dynasty to attack Youzhou.
What if they master a large amount of wealth and are disconnected from the alien races outside the customs?
Therefore, I need a large number of local Han people to neutralize their alien culture and accelerate their Hanization!"
Li Tai talked about his own standards.
If it were in the center of the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an, Li Tai wouldn't be afraid of any number of foreigners coming.
After all, no matter how powerful the aliens are, they can still cause chaos in the capital, but in Youzhou, you have to pay more attention.
To be honest, Youzhou is quite interesting.
After the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was opened, Youzhou basically became the base camp of the rebel forces in the Central Plains.
Like the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and even in the history of subsequent dynasty changes, the war disasters suffered by China basically started with the fall of Youzhou or Northeast China.
Therefore, even though I know that Youzhou is basically modern Beijing and that the village I just built is likely to become Tianjin in the future, when I think about it, I still can't help but instinctively plan to check and balance this area.
When Gao Jifu heard the reason why Li Tai wanted someone from him, his expression became serious.
For Gao Jifu, Li Tai's plan meant that "if you don't plan for the overall situation, you can't plan for a corner." He looked far and wide.
Although Li Tai was indeed very short of labor and even came to him to seek help, Li Tai did not just open the door to accepting foreigners.
From this point of view, Gao Jifu still appreciates it.
After all, these nobles may not even think highly of the Li Tang royal family, let alone foreigners.
Li Tai can have such awareness, he is indeed a qualified Han prince.
"Does King Yan have any plans?" Gao Jifu heard Li Tai's words and began to introduce the current situation:
"Most of the people near Youzhou mainly grow corn, and the wheat promoted by King Yan has not yet spread locally.
So now it is June, but in fact the people are still farming in the summer. Maybe it is okay to let them do some corvee work that they can do at home. It is unrealistic to ask the people to come out to do corvée work for you, the King of Yue!"
"It seems that there is no need to delay the expansion of enrollment in agricultural colleges!" Li Tai couldn't help but sigh when he heard Gao Jifu's words. Then Li Tai continued, "Then where do you think there is a more suitable population?"
"The first one is the local ranger from Youzhou!" Gao Jifu enthusiastically recommended,
"Because there are many heroic people in the land of Yanzhao, and knights are very popular in the land of Youzhou.
They were idle and roaming the countryside, unable to contribute salary to the court and unable to support their wives and parents.
I was originally prepared to suppress this unhealthy trend, but I was still thinking about where these people should be relocated.
Now it seems like you still have to accept all this labor!"
"Take it, take it!" Li Tai said decisively, "At that time, let Su Lie station his troops in a small village in Tianjin and see who of them dares to cause trouble!"
"The second one is some people who lost their fields due to disasters and became tenants of aristocratic families or local wealthy families!"
Gao Jifu said, "They don't have their own land, and they have almost no assets. For them, it doesn't matter who they work for.
Not to mention that as June arrives, although farmland still needs manpower, it is no longer as scarce as during spring plowing and autumn harvest.
Therefore, some landowners will reduce the monthly payment of tenants, and these tenants will tolerate it without speaking out."
"Dare you be angry but dare not speak out?" Li Tai thought for a moment after hearing this and said, "Don't they find another landlord?"
Gao Jifu said: "Hey! If you are forced to resign by the landlord, you may not be able to survive.
More importantly, even if you go to find other powerful landlords, will you be ranked higher than the original one?
As the saying goes, people are humble when they leave their hometown. At least their neighbors can help them a little in their hometown. But if they leave their hometown and work as tenants elsewhere, even if they find a living job, won't they still be bullied by the local people?
So for the common people, it's okay to just tolerate this kind of thing.
The monthly salary will still be high in the month when grain is harvested in autumn. If you use this grain to deal with it, you will get through the winter!"
When Li Tai heard Gao Jifu's words, he didn't know how to describe his feelings.
These things were taken for granted to Gao Jifu. Gao Jifu also knew that the landlords were oppressing the tenants, but nothing could be changed.
Because if you don't let the people work under the powerful landlords, it is very likely that the people will starve to death soon.
After all, Gao Jifu came from the troubled times of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Although these powerful landlords oppressed the people, they gave these landless people a bite to eat and did not push them to a dead end!
Gao Jifu came from a high-ranking family, but his policy advocated curbing Duke Xuangui and the royal children, so as to let the people relax.
Now Gao Jifu feels that Li Tai and the landlords in Gaoling are robbing the lower class people. At least for the lower class people, it is more of a way and can bring in a lot of people.
"Yeah!" Li Tai nodded and said to Gao Jifu, "Then is there any way to get a labor force?"
"Do you want more?" Gao Jifu was a little surprised by Li Tai's appetite, but he didn't know how many people Li Tai wanted and couldn't help but wonder,
"At least I have no other choice. Prince Yan, you can just think about it yourself and I will execute it!"
"In this case, let's execute the first two first!" Li Tai sighed helplessly.
Li Tai continued, "Let's collect some manpower first. After all, I am very short of people.
Oh, by the way, where are the brothels, flower boats or nvlu here in Youzhou?"
"King Yan, what are you going to do? You are still young. You cannot control these places, so it is better not to go!"
Gao Jifu broke into a cold sweat when he heard Li Tai's words. You must know that Li Tai was not a role model when he was in Gaoling, but at least he was an outstanding representative among the children of the royal family.
As a result, I fell in love with Hualou within a month of arriving in Youzhou. Then I would never want to return to Chang'an in my life!
"It's not for me!" Li Tai said, "Gaoling basically has six days off and one day off. Five days of work will allow the people to have a good rest.
But there are only so many ways to rest, after all, I want the people who follow me to have a place to relax, right?"
"That's what it says...but it's still strange to hear this sentence from your mouth, King Yan!" Gao Jifu sighed.
"Don't worry about so many people. We can't find the manpower for a while, but the flower boat can always be built." Li Tai said, "I also know that people need to accumulate little by little, but many projects on my hands need people to do it.
, and there are a lot of people!”
"Do you know about the dental business?!" When Li Tai said this, his eyes turned red.
"King Yan! As long as the government is properly administered and the people return to their hearts, the population will be there and the labor force will be there!"
Gao Jifu looked at Li Tai as if he was a little obsessed, and quickly tried to dissuade Li Tai to prevent Li Tai from having bad ideas.
"Don't worry, I know what I want to do!" Li Tai sighed and said, "But you can send an official letter to the surrounding states and counties, telling them that I am short of labor here. If there are prisoners who need to be exiled, feel free to send them to me.
Come!"
"Don't worry, I will definitely inform you!" Gao Jifu heard Li Tai's words and agreed with a wry smile.
"There is another little thing, please help me!" Li Tai showed a big smile to Gao Jifu.
Gao Jifu always felt that Li Tai was very unreliable, but since Li Tai spoke like this, he was really embarrassed to refuse.
Li Tai breathed a sigh of relief after receiving Gao Jifu's assurance.
For Li Tai, he is really short of manpower, and not only is he short of population now.
If you want to maintain the proportion of Han population, the problem of lack of population will always trouble you.
Of course, for Li Tai, there was nothing he could do about it, because he was ultimately responsible for the future of Youzhou.
The small favor Li Tai asked Gao Jifu to do was to post notices outside Youzhou City to inform the people of Youzhou.
Let them know that a small village in Tianjin has been established near Youzhou. Even if you want to make a living, you can go to the small village in Tianjin.
At the same time, in order to prevent others from believing it, Li Tai also assigned tasks from time to time in these notices.
How much does it cost to send three stones of grain to a small village in Tianjin, how much does it cost to send five hundred kilograms of coal, or even get cattle and sheep?
Li Tai understood that as long as these people were willing to come, he would definitely give them money, and things like credibility would naturally be established in this way.
After all, if you want to use modern financial techniques, credibility is a must.
If you can't do this, you won't be able to use many skills, and your reputation will be seriously overdrawn, and you will inevitably suffer backlash.
Li Tai came in a hurry and left in a hurry. He only stayed for one day and then went back to the small village in Tianjin.
However, in addition to finding Gao Jifu, Li Tai also approached Su Lie and persuaded him to station the Youzhou soldiers near the newly built Tianjin village.
"These are the soldiers from Youzhou!" Su Lie said seriously when he heard Li Tai's words.
"I know!" Li Tai said matter-of-factly, "But even if it's normal, the Youzhou soldiers are not all stationed in Youzhou City, but rather outside Youzhou City!
So there's nothing wrong with being stationed in the newly established village of Tianjin, since it's not beyond the borders of Youzhou anyway.
Even if something unexpected happens in Youzhou, your army will be able to enter Youzhou City directly along the Yongji Canal within one day!"
When Su Lie heard what Li Tai said, he proudly said to Li Tai, "The Youzhou soldiers have to protect Youzhou as their top priority!"
"Don't worry, my newly established small village in Tianjin will definitely recruit a large number of foreign races in the future. The mixture of dragons and snakes will definitely lead to chaos in Tianjin before Youzhou is in chaos. After Youzhou has been pacified, Tianjin has not been pacified."
If you intimidate the small villages in Tianjin, you can reduce a lot of troubles in the entire Youzhou!"
Li Tai said to Su Lie confidently, although Su Lie couldn't find what Li Tai was proud of.
To be honest, with the influx of people of various nationalities into this city, I am afraid that there will be no shortage of disputes in this city in the future.
On this point, Li Tai really didn't fool Su Lie.
Su Lie frowned after hearing Li Tai's words, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Li Tai said, "You know, I was able to develop Gaoling back then, and now I can naturally develop Tianjin.
When the time comes, as the Sima who commands the entire army of Youzhou, I will definitely make sure that the soldiers you command are well-fed and well-fed!"
"A soldier must have a duck leg every day!" Su Lie looked at Li Tai and couldn't help but blush.
To be honest, Su Lie never dared to make such a request before.
But when he was stationed in Zheng Baiqu, Li Tai completely opened the duck farm to Su Lie's troops for Lu Cai's sake.
Therefore, the treatment of Su Lie's troops has naturally improved.
But now, Su Lie has been transferred to Youzhou. Not only do the soldiers eat duck legs and chicken every day, they will be thankful if they can see some oily food every half month.
It was difficult for Su Lie to go from extravagance to frugality. Now Su Lie misses the days when he was stationed in Zheng Baiqu.
"This is really impossible!" Li Tai shook his head and said to Su Lie helplessly.
"Can't you do it?" Su Lie's expression dimmed and he said stubbornly, "Chicken legs once every three days, no, five days is fine!"
"Do we have to limit chicken legs and duck legs to such death?" Li Tai scratched his head,
"I have no plans to raise poultry on a large scale in Youzhou. It is impossible to raise almost unlimited amounts of chickens and ducks like in Chang'an.
Do you think the cattle and sheep industry is okay? When the salt industry in the small village of Tianjin starts to make a profit, I will start the cattle and sheep industry.
How about I let your soldiers eat mutton and drink beef bone soup every day?"
"Can you eat mutton and drink beef bone soup every day?" This luxurious scene made Su Lie feel a little dazed, but he struggled instinctively and said hesitantly, "Eating cows is against the law, right?"
Li Tai said, "Oh, people have fallen to death while walking. It is normal for a few cows to fall to death while walking!"
Su Lie took a deep breath, forced out an amiable smile, and said decisively:
"King Yan, I think the key point is that the small village of Tianjin is far away from the Bohai Sea and defends Youzhou.
As the Sima of Youzhou, it is only natural for me to lead my troops to station here just in case!"
Li Tai looked at Su Lie's appearance and sighed secretly.
General Su Lie, I really liked how unruly you were back then.
It has only been a few months, but it has been completely corroded by Gaoling Chicken Legs, which makes me like it even more!