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On both sides of the official hall, the fire pots were crackling, and the red fire dispersed the cold wind outside, making the room as warm as spring.

But at this time, as soon as Wei Liang said this, the expressions of Shang Laoliu and Ma Guanjia changed.

Li Yuanqing still maintained the same smile on his face, and said hurriedly: "Master Shang, this is your responsibility. Didn't you hear what Eunuch Wei said? Why don't you go and get the population booklet?"

When Shang Lao Liu looked at Li Yuanqing, Li Yuanqing expressed his peace of mind with his eyes. Shang Lao Liu also realized that Wei Liang now represents the emperor and the imperial court. How could his little arm be twisted past his thigh? He smiled quickly and said: "Yes. I am a humble person."

Just go get the booklet."

Seeing Shang Laoliu hurried away, Wei Liang showed a proud smile on his face, "General Li, you know, the Zaijia does not want to embarrass you about many things, but the emperor's life is on his side, and the Zaijia also

I can’t help myself.”

Li Yuanqing smiled hurriedly and nodded, "What Eunuch Wei said is true. Eunuch Wei's loyalty to the emperor can be seen every day, and I admire him even for his humble position."

The two of them chatted and laughed without any nourishment. Li Yuanqing deliberately tried to please him without any hint of impatience.

This actually made Wei Liang feel a little bit regretful.

He is the supervisor, representing the emperor, monitoring and supervising everything Li Yuanqing does on Changsheng Island. This is his responsibility, but to a large extent, he is one with Li Yuanqing. Only if Li Yuanqing has merit, he has merit. If

Li Yuanqing suffered a complete defeat, and he would never be able to find any relief.

Although Wei Liang belongs to Eunuch Wei's family, in fact, he is far from the opportunities and abilities of Eunuch Wei.

Li Yuanqing was right about one thing. Eunuch Wei Liang was engaged in the job of digging out excrement in the palace. He entered the palace when he was a teenager and worked at this job for thirty years...

Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for him to get ahead, but life is an opportunity. Because this guy knows a few words and happens to be the descendant of Eunuch Wei, the palace has already suffered several purges.

The father-in-law and the dwarf were looking for generals, so they picked him out as a loyal and honest man.

For this position, he also spent nearly thirty years of his savings.

Of course, Li Yuanqing didn't know Wei Liang's past, but Wei Liang knew that Li Yuanqing had a friendship with Eunuch An, and was highly appreciated by Eunuch Wei.

Wei Liang was already forty-five and sixty-six years old. He had already tempered himself as a man after surviving in the palace. He smiled and said: "General Li, you must know the population of Changsheng Island better than the book. Otherwise, you can tell the Zajia directly

Let’s talk. Looking through the booklet, I still don’t know how long the trouble will last.”

Li Yuanqing smiled, and Wei Liang also showed a kind smile.

At this time, why is Li Yuanqing still confused? He smiled and said, "Uncle Wei is wise."

With that said, he began to briefly describe the current population structure and base of Changsheng Island to Wei Liang.

At this time, after such a long period of accumulation, coupled with the addition of Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang headquarters, and the Liao people who escaped from southern Liaoning, the base population of Changsheng Island has exceeded 10,000 people.

But the number of men is less than eight thousand, and the number of available soldiers is less than three thousand.

There are more than 10,000 Liao people in Denglai, including 7,800 young and strong people, and the rest are strong women and children.

Some of these young adults are alone, with families and businesses, about a thousand people, and some of them are still young in Denglai and did not come with the fleet.

The original population of more than 20,000 people has been registered, but the new addition of more than 10,000 people has not yet had time to resettle.

The most important thing is that the original population of more than 20,000 people is easy to account for, but the more than 10,000 people in Dengzhou are not easy to account for.

Li Yuanqing did not avoid any taboos and directly described the composition to Wei Liang truthfully.

After hearing this, Wei Liang's expression also changed a bit, and he hurriedly said: "General Li, this, this, over in Dengzhou..."

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Eunuch, over in Dengzhou, I have already met Mr. Yuan Futai in his humble position. Mr. Yuan does not have many objections to this. Father-in-law, you have also seen that Changsheng Island is bitterly cold and the land is barren. The children and their families are

It’s very difficult to eat enough.”

Wei Liang naturally understood what Li Yuanqing meant. Li Yuanqing had already taken care of the matter. He hurriedly said: "General Li, how should the Za family report to the emperor?"

Li Yuanqing approached Wei Liang and deliberately lowered his voice: "Father, the population base of Dengzhou is now recorded in the book. We don't have so much manpower. Besides, you also understand..."

Li Yuanqing briefly told Wei Liang about the salt farm.

Wei Liang's eyes shone after hearing this. In this era, private salt trading is like the most profitable drug in future generations. Who wouldn't want to take a bite after seeing it?

In the past, even if Wei Liang wanted to, he would not have this opportunity, but at this time, Li Yuanqing put the opportunity in front of him.

But Wei Liang was a little worried and said hurriedly: "General Li, if this is investigated by the higher authorities..."

Li Yuanqing smiled faintly, "Father, you can rest assured about this matter. I will definitely handle it properly. Changsheng Island is not a small one."

"Then, then the Zajia family should report it to 20,000 people?" Wei Liang looked at Li Yuanqing with a guilty conscience.

Li Yuanqing smiled and was about to speak. At this time, Shang Laoliu had already brought the document over with four or five soldiers. It was probably a hundred kilograms of document.

"Father, have I brought you the document?" Shang Laoliu touched the sweat beads on his head.

His office was located in the front yard of the government office, only a few dozen steps away, but despite this, he was still exhausted and sweating profusely.

Li Yuanqing smiled and said: "Master Shang, I have already reported this to my father-in-law."

Shang Laoliu was stunned for a moment, but he also understood. He smiled and cupped his hands to Wei Liang and said, "My father-in-law is wise and I admire him for his humble position."

Wei Liang looked at Li Yuanqing as if asking for help.

Although he wanted to bluff people, this guy obviously didn't have the courage to deal with this kind of thing.

Li Yuanqing also understood Wei Liang's ability and hurriedly said: "Eunuch, Mr. Shang will help you with this matter tomorrow. Besides, you have only been on Changsheng Island for less than a day. If this information is sent out, I am afraid that the emperor will

…”

Wei Liang immediately understood what Li Yuanqing meant. He quickly wiped the cold sweat from his head and said, "Thank you, General Li, for your teaching. The Za family almost made a big mistake."

Li Yuanqing hurriedly smiled and said: "My father-in-law, you have been serving the emperor and you don't know that the things underneath are complicated. Of course I can't blame you. But there is nothing clever about this kind of thing. You can understand it after just a second glance. Mr. Shang, my father-in-law has worked so hard tonight, why don't you go

, take 100 taels of gift money and buy some charcoal fire for my father-in-law to relieve the cold."

Wei Liang hurriedly smiled and said: "This, this, General Li, what's the point of this?"

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Wei Liang took the gift and left happily. Shang Laoliu was a little stunned, "Yuan Qing, is this matter settled so quickly?"

Li Yuanqing slowly shook his head, "Brother Shang, Guanshi Ma, the matter of these Liao residents in Dengzhou must be dealt with as soon as possible. Starting tomorrow, they will be diverted. The older and weaker ones will be sent to build salt fields nearby. No,

, let them all build salt fields, toward the south. The more the better."

"Yes." The two of them quickly wrote it down.

At this time of year, the land has been frozen solid, and reclaiming wasteland would be time-consuming and labor-intensive, and would not yield much results.

There is no technical content in the salt field. You just need to build a house first, dig a pit, burn a stove, cook the salt, and dry the salt. It is about to enter the cold winter, and there is no way to stay crowded around the town.

Shang Laoliu understood the truth, but there was a more critical problem. He looked at Li Yuanqing and said helplessly: "Yuanqing, we don't have much food."

Li Yuanqing had anticipated this problem for a long time, but when he heard Shang Laoliu say it, he was still a little tired and weak, "Brother Shang, how much food do we have? How long can we last?"

Shang Laoliu said: "Without this group of Liao people from Dengzhou, we can survive until March next year without much problem. But now, I'm afraid, we can just celebrate the New Year."

Li Yuanqing nodded.

Now, he only has less than 10,000 taels of cash on hand. It's freezing cold here, so buying food will probably be a lot more expensive due to the Chinese New Year.

But even if it was extremely difficult, at this time, Li Yuanqing naturally couldn't be timid in front of the people below. Yun Danfeng smiled lightly and said: "I have a way to deal with this matter. Let's settle this group of people first, and then talk about it after the New Year.

"

"Yes~."

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After seeing off Shang Laoliu and Housekeeper Ma, Zhang Yunian Shi Shiran walked to Li Yuanqing and said, "Brother, I made some red date porridge. You can drink some while it's hot."

Li Yuanqing smiled and held Zhang Yunniang in his arms, pressing his face against her already plump chest, feeling the heat on her body.

In the past two years, the little girl back then, because she had no worries about food and clothing, and was in a high position, her body and temperament have undergone earth-shaking changes.

Although time has passed, everything yesterday seems to be right in front of his eyes. The little girl in front of him has turned into a beautiful young woman with a strong youthful and mature atmosphere. But in Li Yuanqing's eyes, in Shenyang City, there are two people, one big and one small.

The scene of a figure struggling to survive cannot be shaken away...

Zhang Yuniang also felt that Li Yuanqing's mood seemed to be fluctuating. She gently put her arms around Li Yuanqing's neck, hugged him in her arms, and said carefully: "Brother, what's wrong? But something is not going well?"

Li Yuanqing smiled, held her in his arms, and let her sit on his lap, "Nothing. Is there anything else that can trouble me? By the way, Yun Niang, has there been any movement these days?"

Li Yuanqing gently touched her belly.

Zhang Yunniang's face darkened, and she said aggrievedly: "Brother, is it, is it me..."

Li Yuanqing blocked her mouth with force. For a long time, he didn't let go until Zhang Yunniang couldn't breathe.

Zhang Yunniang's face was already flushed, and her eyes were watery.

Li Yuanqing put his big hand into her lapel from behind and said with a smile: "Don't think nonsense, we still haven't cultivated enough land, everything will be fine. Yun Niang, go and call Minqiu and Caizi into your room. Tonight, at our house

Have a meeting."

Zhang Yuniang couldn't help but be speechless. Of course she understood what Li Yuanqing meant. Although this was a bit unreasonable, if her brother wanted to do this, she naturally had to obey his order.

Just as Zhang Yunniang was about to break free from Li Yuanqing's arms and leave, Li Yuanqing grabbed her little hand and solemnly said: "Yunniang, I want to marry you."

Zhang Yunniang was stunned, her tears couldn't stop falling from her eyes, and she threw herself into Li Yuanqing's arms. With these words, it was worth it for her to die now.

Li Yuanqing felt the trembling little girl in his arms, and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. In many aspects, he was indeed not good enough.

Instead of hoping for things that have no shadow yet, it is better to do the present well first.

After watching Zhang Yunniang disappear from sight, Li Yuanqing withdrew his gaze.

He now looks like a glamorous big boss, but in fact, his finances are about to be on the verge of collapse.

Gently sniffing the lingering fragrance Zhang Yunniang left on his fingers, Li Yuanqing suddenly smiled. The road ahead was indeed very difficult and full of hardships, but isn't it difficult for people to conquer it?

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