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Li Tai hurriedly took it over and opened it directly to read.

After a while, he put down the letter and looked up at Li Ji: "General, do you dare to ask, is there a lot of idle land in Shanzhou?"

Li Ji said: "This is natural, but these lands are all in the original territory of Tuyuhun. There were not many people in Tuyuhun. It's not Guanzhong, nor the Hexi Corridor, no matter how much land there is, it's useless..."

Li Ji couldn't help sighing.

……

at the same time.

Chang'an City.

Royal Palace.

Ganlu Temple.

Li Er looked at Changsun Wuji and the others, and said, "My dear friends, I have received a secret report from Li Ji in the past few days. He said in the secret report that recently, the West Datang Company has organized people to plant cotton in Shanzhou. Today, Shanzhou is peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and prosperity... However, he also mentioned that a large piece of land in Shanzhou was originally the territory of Tuyuhun, but now, there are very few people. The place of Tuyuhun will be built into a city like Lanzhou and Liangzhou, so that it can effectively deter Tubo... The reason why I have called you here today is for this purpose."

Wang Gui said: "Your Majesty, I have a plan to make Shanzhou prosperous as soon as possible... Now, Shanzhou is peaceful, there is no war, and there is no shortage of land. As long as the imperial court orders to reduce the tax of Shanzhou, then Let General Li Ji live with the people, educate and calm the people, and teach farming and mulberry, within a few decades, Shanzhou will surely prosper..."

Decades?

The corner of Li Er's mouth twitched: "Wang Aiqing is right, but... decades is too long. Who knows what will happen to the Tibetan wolf ambitions. What I want is two or three years, at the latest, five years. Shanzhou became prosperous."

Five years?

The ministers all looked at each other in blank dismay.

This is impossible!

Everyone couldn't help shaking their heads.

Fang Xuanling said, "Your Majesty, to make Shanzhou prosperous in three to five years, this matter... I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve, after all, Shanzhou is located in a remote place..."

Li Er asked: "Could it be that all the lovers don't have any good ideas?"

Suddenly, Changsun Wuji got up and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the people can be relocated to Shanzhou. If hundreds of thousands of people can be moved within three years, Shanzhou will not be prosperous."

As soon as the words fell, Wei Zheng vetoed it.

Wei Zheng objected: "Master Changsun's plan is a bit whimsical... How difficult is it to relocate the people, Shanzhou is a remote place, who is willing to go there? At that time, in order to complete the task, officials from all over the country will probably force the people under their jurisdiction to move. Migrating to Shanzhou, do you want to see the people complaining and complaining?"

Changsun Wuji sat down angrily.

Li Er looked at the crowd again.

Everyone shook their heads.

Li Er was disappointed for a while.

Could it be that there is really no other way?

Cheng Yaojin smacked his lips and said, "You might as well give the land to others. Whoever wants to go, the land will be his."

Hearing this, Changsun Wuji's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "Your Majesty, I suddenly thought of a good idea."

Li Er said: "Auxiliary machine, tell me about it."

Changsun Wuji said a little excitedly: "Your Majesty, your son-in-law Chen Chu has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, he is still in vain. He has no official position and no title... I think that Chen Chu can be taken away." He was named Ping Xibo, and he took the uninhabited land in Shanzhou as his fief. This fief can be hereditary, and he can dispose of it at his disposal... But the condition is that Chen Chu will make the fief prosperous within three years, otherwise, The imperial court will take back the fief and title..."

Everyone was a little surprised.

Wang Gui asked suspiciously: "Master Changsun, why is it Chen Chu and not someone else?"

Changsun Wuji laughed: "In this world, if Chen Chu can't do it, then others can't do it..."

Li Er's eyes lit up.

Yup!

That boy Chen Chu, as my son-in-law, shouldn't he share my worries?

And he agreed with Changsun Wuji's words, that is, it is possible for Chen Chu to do it.

Immediately, Li Er said to Gao Chen: "Send someone quickly to announce Chen Chu's entry into the palace!"

Gao Chen immediately sent people out of the palace to look for Chen Chu.

Not long after, Chen Chu came into the palace.

When he arrived at the Ganlu Hall, Chen Chu looked up and saw the ministers looking at him with ill intentions, some of them even took pleasure in others' misfortune.

To be honest, everyone was envious of Chen Chu being ennobled to Pingxibo in one step and getting a lot of fiefdoms, but when he thought about the conditions of the three-year period, no one was envious.

In everyone's eyes, this is an impossible task.

Chen Chu stepped forward and said, "I pay homage to my father, I don't know why my father called me into the palace?"

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Chapter 309 Ruthless, Ruthless

Changsun Wuji cast his eyes at Chen Chu.

Chen Chu didn't understand.

Li Er said directly: "Chen Chu, I received a report from Li Ji, saying that your Western Datang Company organized the people to plant cotton in Shanzhou, the people's hearts were allied, and the bandits disappeared. You have contributed to the peace of the people... I have always been Rewards and punishments are clearly defined. Now that you have meritorious service, it is natural that you should be rewarded. Therefore, I have discussed with all my lovers and canonized you as Ping Xibo. There is a large amount of vacant land in Shanzhou, all of which will be your fief. All fiefs that belong to you will not be replaced by hereditary , you can dispose of it at will, what do you think?"

The ministers are all gloating.

Chen Chu was taken aback.

What?

And such good things?

Others think that Shanzhou is a barren land and very remote.

But Chen Chu didn't think so.

That piece of land is not good for growing wheat and millet, but it is very suitable for growing fruits and cotton.

Therefore, he had someone send a letter to Li Tai before, asking Li Tai to ask Li Ji to get a map to verify how much vacant land there is in Shanzhou, and then he planned to discuss with the imperial court and rent it in the name of the Western Datang Company for future use. For growing cotton, growing fruit, etc.

Anyway, you can make a profit without losing money!

How do you know that those lands belong to me, Ping Xibo?

Isn't this prostitution?

Chen Chu was a little puzzled, and said, "Royal father, if all the vacant land is my fiefdom, will this fiefdom be too much?"

Li Er stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Not much, not much, you deserve it. All the lovers agree that in the past few years, you have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, and the mere fiefdom is nothing to worry about." .”

Chen Chu declined again: "Father, this is not right, I am ashamed of it."

Changsun Wuji said: "Chen Chu, this is His Majesty's kind intention, so don't refuse."

Wang Gui said: "This is His Majesty's will, and there is no reason for you to refuse."

The ministers persuaded one after another.

Li Er nodded and said, "Chen Chu, there is no need to object."

Chen Chu nodded helplessly: "Okay!"

There was always an ominous premonition in his heart.

Seeing that Chen Chu agreed, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

If Chen Chu refuses to agree, I'm afraid that Li Er will hold on to everyone, maybe the responsibility of expanding the territory will fall to other people.

Now, with Chen Chu supporting him, it couldn't be better.

Li Er waved his hand: "Chen Chu, step back. In a few days, the imperial decree will be delivered to the Nanshan Mansion. You must be prepared."

ready?

Chen Chu was at a loss.

To seal Ping Xibo, you need to prepare for it.

He greeted, turned and left.

Seeing Chen Chu leave, Wang Gui said suddenly: "Your Majesty, the vacant land in Shanzhou is more than 8000 million mu, plus those mountains and rivers, it is far more than that. Do you really want to give it all to Chen Chu?"

Li Er also had some troubles.

After all, there is too much land.

Fang Xuanling suddenly laughed and said: "Master Wang, you are pedantic, who said that the vacant land has more than 8000 million mu? There are only 1000 million mu, and this 1000 million mu is Chen Chu's fiefdom, and Chen Chu's duty is to be responsible for the prosperity of the entire Shanzhou, so there's nothing wrong with that."

Everyone was stunned.

"Hahaha……"

Immediately, everyone burst into laughter.

It is said that Fang Mou is decisive, and everyone has seen Fang Xuanling's strategy.

How heartless!

Li Er happily said: "Fang Aiqing is right, let's do it like this!"

……

Chen Chu returned to the palace in a carriage.

Along the way, he couldn't believe it.

Not to mention father, those ministers would be so kind to give me so much land as a fief?

Wait until he arrives at the gate of Nanshan Mansion.

Cheng Chubi flew over and said, "Uncle, this is a letter from Shanzhou, sent by Xue Rengui."

Chen Chu opened the letter immediately.

Along with the letter as a gift, there is also a map.

On the map, the vacant land in Shanzhou is marked.

Also stamped with the great seal of General Li Ji.

Chen Chu looked it over several times carefully, and finally confirmed that the area marked on the map was more than 9000 million mu.

I am!

ruthless!

How could there be so much land?

The most important thing is that the mountains and rivers surrounded by these lands are not included in it, but they can be used as their own richness.

In other words, two-thirds of the former Tuyuhun belonged to him.

Gee!

From now on, my son-in-law will be a local emperor.

Chen Chu thought for a while, took the map, got into the carriage, and said, "Let's go back to the palace."

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Ganlu Temple.

After the Shanzhou matter was settled, Li Er, Changsun Wuji and others were all in a good mood.

Everyone was together, talking and laughing, and it was completely different from the dullness before.

At this moment, an eunuch ran in and said, "Your Majesty, the son-in-law Chen Chu is asking to see you."

Ok?

The ministers who were joking stopped suddenly.

All were puzzled.

Wang Gui was surprised and said: "No, Chen Chu is probably repenting."

"That's a disrepute!"

"Your Majesty's orders are about to be issued. You are not joking. Chen Chu cannot go back on his word."

"How can this be good?"