Chapter 1303 There are no rules, we are no longer the leaders
Chapter 1303: There are no rules, and we no longer take us harlequins seriously (please subscribe and vote)
His Majesty's decree has been conveyed to the states and counties near Luzhou, and cement official roads from Luzhou to various states and counties will continue to be built.
Officials from all states and counties must cooperate and must not interfere or obstruct the process. It is precisely for this reason.
The Luzhou Metropolitan Governor's Office decided to build a cement factory here in order to continue to extend the cement official road to all directions of Luzhou.
Once the cement plant in Xuezhou is built, the cement official road can continue to extend southward.
Weizhou, the southernmost point of Rongzhou, is only a hundred miles away from Dianchi Lake, which made Cheng Sanlang even more excited.
If it is really possible to build cement official roads to Weizhou or even Kunzhou (Kunming), then Datang will be able to firmly control the Dianchi Lake area.
For the southern Liuzhao near Erhai Lake, it can form a powerful deterrent.
It would not be like what it is now, knowing clearly that the Southern Liuzhao and the Tubo were flirting with each other, but they could only be out of reach.
They tried to comfort them with kind words, but the Southern Six Zhaos tried to please both sides. They took the benefits offered by the Tang Dynasty and still fought fiercely with the Tibetans.
Therefore, the memorial sent to the court by Cheng Chubi, Li Ke and others contained a clear plan for the cement official road to connect the entire Rongzhou and reach Yaozhou.
But now, this is just the beginning. With the entry of Han and Tang Dynasty merchants, they are recruiting workers aggressively.
After that, more and more merchants came and went from Xuezhou, making Xuezhou, which was originally remote, even more lively.
In the past, the Xuezhou oxen, which almost only made a living by half-farming and half-hunting, now finally feel that the road is open and they have enough food and clothing.
Nowadays, two large oil mills have been built in Xuezhou, specializing in tea tree oil extraction.
In addition, large areas of tea gardens have been sown, and tea can be picked just waiting for next spring.
A large number of wild tea trees have also been utilized for making tea.
However, with the prosperity of various industries in Xuezhou, they seem to be unhappy, even very unhappy, with the many evil spirits in Xuezhou.
At this moment, Hagu, the head of the Wild Boar Village in Xuezhou, and Luge, the head of the Lujiao Village, are sitting in the governor's mansion of Xuezhou.
He fiercely accused Xuezhou Governor Shi Luneng of the various actions of those traders.
Hagu pointed at the door angrily and said loudly.
"There are now less than a hundred men left in our village, and the rest are all old and weak.
Even women, many are recruited into the workshops by those businessmen."
"The more than one hundred men who stayed in the village have no intention of hunting now, and are thinking all day about working as cattle and horses for the Han people.
In the village, the only people who are willing to listen to me are the old and the weak.
If this continues, who am I? I'm afraid even the village will be destroyed."
"Brother, my place is not much better than Haggar's place."
"A few days ago, several families even moved their whole families to this Xuezhou city."
"Not only did he move, but he also returned to the village from time to time to persuade those people to come with him to work in Xuezhou City.
You have to work so hard in the mountains, and most of the prey you hunt has to be handed over."
"It's better to go to Xuezhou City and work for those Han traders. The money you get will be enough to feed and clothe your family."
"They are just like these bastards, they are becoming more and more unruly, and they no longer take us brutes in their eyes."
"If this continues, what's the point?"
Having said this, Luge, who was strong and strong, looked at the older brother who was once so strong that his whole body was covered in muscles, but now he was gradually showing signs of happiness, and sneered again and again.
"Brother, you have to give me an explanation today, otherwise..."
Seeing the aggressive posture of these two guys, Lu Neng immediately snorted unhappily.
He slammed the wine bowl in his hand on the table, patted the table with his big hand and shouted.
"What, you want to overturn the world? Now we in Xuezhou have only had a few good days, what are you doing?"
"It's not like I can't see your situation. It's not just you. How can I get better here?"
"But what can I do? Besides, those businessmen are not unreasonable. They spend money to hire people."
"The people under your command are willing to go, what can I do? You can't stop it yourself, how can I help you stop it?"
"Brother, what do you mean?" Luge's expression changed.
"Don't forget that you are the leader of the Xuezhou Clan. If we have something to do, we will naturally have to find you to solve it."
"Okay, okay, brother Hagu, and the second brother, you two, don't be anxious."
"This matter is also very difficult for me to handle. After all, the governor's order of the governor of Luzhou is still hanging in my governor's office."
"Nowadays, among the ten beasts in Luzhou, which one can offend the governor of Luzhou?"
"Who dares to disobey the orders of the Governor of Luzhou?"
"You two calm down first and have something to eat. Let me think about it later and see if there is any way to help you solve the problem."
In the end, under Lu Neng's persuasion, Hagu and Luge could only drink and eat meat with depressed faces.
With Lu Neng's repeated help, Hagu and Luge finally fell drunk at the banquet.
Following Lu Neng's signal, someone soon came over and lifted the heads of these two men who were in a bad mood and had fallen drunk early.
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One of the chaperones, who was in charge of accompanying them, sighed helplessly after seeing the two men being carried down.
"Da Tushou, what do you think should be done about this matter?"
Lu Neng rubbed his face, picked up the wine on the table, drank it in one gulp, and took a long breath of wine.
In the past, he lived in the mountains and forests hunting wild beasts for a living. He was the number one warrior of the Luzhou people.
Now, it has been more than a year since I touched the bow hanging on the wall, and my body has obviously gained weight.
As for those two fierce heads, one of whom was his own younger brother, Lu Neng was quite sad about what happened to them, but there was nothing he could do about it.
"Needless to say, let alone me, even if they find the Governor's Mansion, it will be useless."
"Not to mention the Governor-General, we have signed an agreement with the Han-Tang Trading Company."
"Not just me, but you, and them, who don't have a stake in it."
"When we first got the shares, everyone was smiling happily. Now that they've had enough to eat and drink, they've started to gibberish again."
"What the head of the army says is absolutely true, but all the young men from all the villages in Xuezhou have been recruited by those merchants."
"If something happens in the future..."
After hearing this, Lu Neng couldn't help but glare at the other one who spoke.
"What's the matter? If you feel it's inappropriate, you can also spend money to recruit people."
"Da Tushou, those people are from our village, why should I spend money..."