Li Xiang had known Li Shimin's thoughts for a long time. If he returned to Chang'an City now, Li Shimin would definitely worry about how to reward him. Li Xiang was no longer able to be rewarded, so Li Shimin felt very troubled. He could only let Li Xiang go to Nanzhao to get married.
When Li Xiang brings back another wife, Li Shimin will know what will happen next. Then he will give the reward to Li Xiang's new wife, so that there will be no situation where there are no other rewards left.
At this moment, Li Xiang was standing on the city wall of Chengdu. After three months of repair, the city wall of Chengdu had begun to take shape. According to Li Xiang's idea, he should focus on training the army instead of spending huge sums of money to repair the city wall.
However, after a period of actual investigation, it was decided to build the city wall. There were too many rocks falling from the mountains. If there was no city wall, these people would probably come to Chengdu to rob every now and then.
If they were in other places, these bandits would not be so bold, but they were originally the chieftain's army and dared to do anything. Although the chieftains in the mountains have surrendered now, they are still unwilling to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. If you want to wipe them out, it will take at least three to five years. Therefore, the city wall must be repaired. Otherwise, while you are developing the economy here, people over there come to rob you every day. Who are you developing for?
"It will probably take the four chieftains more than ten days to reach Chang'an City. I haven't been this excited in a long time. Ever since I stopped being prime minister, I thought I would spend the rest of my life studying literature at home, and that would be the end of my life. I never expected something like this to happen."
Xiao Yu watched the convoy disappear in the distance, his heart filled with emotion. If Li Xiang hadn't pulled it here, how could he have been credited with such a remarkable feat? Li Xiang was truly giving him a favor. If he wanted to promote one of his own men, wouldn't Li Xiang have enough? Why did he have to appoint him as the governor of Yizhou?
"There are so many things you haven't thought of. This is only a temporary victory. I often told them before that military victory is not a victory. Even if you defeat the army here, if you can't stay here for a long time, then your victory will slip away at any time. If we want to stay here for a long time, it depends on you, sir."
Li Xiang said with a smile that the war had changed the local balance, and the common people would have all kinds of confusion in their hearts, and there would even be some rebels. If they wanted to wipe out all these people and resolve the confusion in their hearts, they had to be fed. As long as the common people had enough to eat, only a fool would think of rebelling. Do you really think it won't hurt when the knife cuts your neck?
"Your Highness, what are you talking about? Although I am the local official here, all the development plans were personally formulated by Your Highness. I am nothing more than an executor. If there are no natural disasters, it will only take three years at most for this place to be self-sufficient in food. As long as the people have a bite to eat, it is as good as heaven for them."
Xiao Yu was a little speechless. The young and middle-aged men who came down from the mountain were not satisfied at first, but now they are provided with two meals a day, and there is dry food for each meal, so these people started to work silently. Even though it is more dangerous ahead, these people are willing to go up, at least they can have enough food here.
When the chieftains ruled them, more than half of them would go without food for one or two months a year. Even when there was enough food, they still needed to eat some wild fruits from the mountains. It was okay to eat those things occasionally, but if they ate too much, it would not satisfy their hunger at all.
"The old man has seen all this clearly. In fact, our people are all honest people. As long as they can have enough food to eat, no one will look for other things. This is true for the people living below the mountain, and it is also true for the people living above the mountain. In the future, this ethnic conflict must be resolved. No one can say this or that about the Han people, and no one can say this or that about the people living above the mountain."
What Li Xiang was most worried about was the conflict. This was definitely not a trivial matter. There had been too many fights between the two tribes in the past, and there was no way to resolve the hatred. However, as long as they were prevented from having conflicts within a few years, these things would be covered up quickly after one or two generations. After a long time, no one would take the initiative to uncover this bloody history.
"Please rest assured, Your Highness. I will take this matter as a matter of great importance and will do as Your Highness instructs."
Xiao Yu bowed to Li Xiang very solemnly.
When leaving Chang'an City, Xiao Yu knew that Li Xiang was a capable man, but most of his abilities should be on the battlefield. When it comes to managing people's livelihood, Xiao Yu is a little skeptical.
But seeing Li Xiang's ideas one after another, Xiao Yu really wanted to dig Li Xiang's head open. Even many great scholars in the court might not be able to come up with such ideas. These ideas of Li Xiang are actually very simple, but no one usually does them. By organizing these things, the stability of a region can be maintained.
"No need to be so polite, old man. I'll leave the Sichuan affairs to you. I'll also be on my way south tomorrow. If there is anything here, let Qin Huaiyu handle it, but don't let him take charge of civil affairs. You can leave public security matters to him. You should know how to use him."
Li Xiang will head south tomorrow, and he has to leave Qin Huaiyu here before leaving. Xiao Yu is a scholar, and it would be too difficult for him to take care of military affairs, so he can only leave Qin Huaiyu here. This guy always says that there is nothing to do in Chang'an City, so let you do your job well in Chengdu and make achievements for yourself.
"Please rest assured, Your Highness. General Qin is now full of energy. No matter what the task is, General Qin will be able to move forward courageously."
It can also be heard from Xiao Yu's evaluation that he is very satisfied with Qin Huaiyu. Since they belong to the same big family in the court, they should take care of each other.
