In the room, the candles flickered and the lights flickered, making Du Qi's shadow long. The reason why Du Qi hasn't rested yet is very simple, he is still waiting for news from Liu Zhengxi.
Because up to now, there is no news of Liu Zhengxi's return.
Liu Zhengxi left early in the morning, but he hasn't returned yet. When it was almost early morning, Du Qi asked Liu Jian and learned that Liu Zhengxi hadn't come back yet, so he didn't wait.
After all, the matter of the gold mine is a big matter, and it may not be possible to go back and forth in a day.
Du Qi went to rest directly. Early the next morning, Du Qi got up, washed and had breakfast, and then he started to get busy. Because Luo Yansheng came early in the morning.
? It involves many policy plans, and Du Qi has to review them one by one.
These are also easy.
After each decree was approved by Du Qi, Luo Yansheng was ready to promulgate it. This matter took up an entire morning. Du Qi left Luo Yansheng to have dinner together, and after noon, Luo Yansheng decided to leave.
Before leaving, Luo Yansheng said: "Your Highness, I have something to report."
"explain!"
Du Qi spoke with a smile.
Luo Yansheng said: "Previously, His Highness called Quanzi and other members of the major families to mention the abolition of slaves. The veteran has carefully considered this issue."
Du Qidao: "Oh, what do Governor Luo think?"
Luo Yansheng sat up straight, and said loudly: "Looking at the problem from the perspective of the Luo family, then regarding the matter of slaves, the old minister naturally hopes to keep the slaves."
"Actually, from the perspective of the government, the veteran believes that slavery should be abolished."
"In the entire territory of Illinois, the registered population is only 38,000 households. The population is actually small. But such a population does not have a registered number of slaves."
Luo Yansheng said: "Once the number of slaves is registered, there will be at least 5,000 more households, or even more. The number of slaves alone is extremely large, so if slaves can be abolished, it will be of great benefit to the entire Illinois of."
Du Qi smiled and said: "The idea of ??Governor Luo is to abolish slaves so that there will be no more slaves in the whole of Illinois."
"yes!"
Luo Yansheng answered firmly.
He held his head up, with an expression of no hesitation on his old cheeks, and said: "Even if I do this, it will have a great impact on my Luo family. But serving as an official will benefit one side. Since you have chosen to be an official, This is the most important thing. If you don¡¯t have this awareness, you shouldn¡¯t be an official. The old minister¡¯s idea is to abolish slaves.¡±
Du Qi said: "Luo Gong, do you know that once the slavery is abolished, it will cause an uproar. There will be thousands of people poking your spine in the whole Yizhou. Even your reputation will be destroyed in one day. "
There was a sharp look in Luo Yansheng's eyes, and he said: "Although there are tens of thousands of people, I will go, even so, the veteran still has no regrets. If there is such a little achievement in the lifetime, it is worthwhile to have no regrets for the common people."
Du Qi was very supportive of Luo Yansheng's decision, and he also praised it.
Luo Yan's temperament is relatively soft.
It is not easy to make such a decision.
Du Qi smiled, and said seriously: "Mr. Luo, if you want to talk about the abolition of slaves, I naturally agree. Because too many people have become slaves, and since then they have become fish on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered."
"And such things are indeed not conducive to local development. However, slavery is the norm in the Western Regions. If it is to be abolished suddenly, it will inevitably cause an uproar."
"This matter can be planned, but not now."
Du Qi said: "Because this king has just arrived in Yizhou, everything is just on the right track. The abolition of slaves at this time will inevitably cause turmoil in the local area. Therefore, this king will not implement this matter for the time being, and needs to be worked out gradually."
After a pause, Du Qi continued: "However, I am very pleased that Duke Luo has such an awareness. Please wait a few more years, Duke Luo. advocated the abolition of slavery."
Luo Yansheng said loudly: "I am waiting for His Highness's order, and I will definitely fight for His Highness."
Luo Yansheng now has to go all out.
What he thinks is very simple, that is to keep up with Du Qi's pace and assist Du Qi in all aspects. The more Luo Yansheng got in touch with Du Qi, the more he believed that Du Qi had the great talent and strategy of an ancient king.
?The area under Du Qi's rule will definitely grow bigger and bigger. He followed Du Qi closely and supported Du Qi, so he would be able to make achievements with Du Qi in the future.
Even left a name in history.
This is Luo Yansheng's ambition.
He also hopes that he can truly leave a mark on his merits and truly leave his name in history.
Du Qi said solemnly: "Since Luo Gong has this idea, now he can gradually appoint officials, promote talents who oppose the slave system, and arrange them in important positions. When it comes to administering the government, it can be carried out in one go."
Luo Yansheng said: "I understand."
After a pause, Luo Yansheng continued: "Your Highness, I have one more thing to do."
Du Qidao: "Please tell me, Lord Luo."
Luo Yansheng said seriously: "Your Highness is the king of Pingxi, and now he is based in Yizhou. Since the imperial court has allowed His Highness to expand the territory in the Western Regions, and now that Yizhou has been taken down, do you want to found a country? You can build a country. In this way, wouldn't it be more justifiable for His Highness to rule a country."
Du Qi said: "There is no rush, there is no need to fight for a moment of fame, and get into trouble and passivity. Even if the court allows me to build a country, and even promises to you, the western territory will be mine if I conquer it."
"But for things, there is no need to rush to build a country. For the time being, we will maintain it like this for the time being, and develop our strength first. Only strength is the foundation. If there is no strength, then everything is vain."
Du Qi said in a deep voice: "accumulating grain widely, becoming king slowly, and building walls high, this is the strategy set by this king."
When Luo Yansheng heard it, his body shook.
There was a look of surprise on his face.
Luo Yansheng put his hands together, cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness is really wise, and there are not many old ministers. At His Highness's age, many young people are arrogant and arrogant when they achieve their ambitions, but His Highness is wise and understanding, neither arrogant nor rash, steady and steady, and acts steadily. Your Highness Talent, the old minister admires."
Du Qi smiled and said: "Luo Gong misunderstood it, but I am timid."
To Du Qi, he seems to be only about twenty years old, but in fact he has been a man for two lifetimes, but he is not young anymore. He has enough patience.
Du Qi knew very well that in order to build a huge empire and establish a real foundation, one should not be impatient.
Everything has to be done slowly.
Luo Yansheng hurriedly said that Du Qi was not timid, but really shrewd. His admiration for Du Qi came from the bottom of his heart. Luo Yansheng talked to Du Qi about some government affairs, and then he resigned.
Arriving at Shenshi in the afternoon, the attendant came back and reported that it was Zi Danyang who asked to see him.
Du Qi immediately ordered someone to invite Danyangzi in. After Danyangzi entered, he saw Du Qi and saluted respectfully, but his face could not restrain the expression of excitement and anticipation.
Dan Yangzi said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, Pindao collected some materials yesterday, and roughly followed the recipe in the book to make a small-scale gunpowder. Right now, there is no experimenter, so please come to the experiment, Your Highness. some."
After a pause, Dan Yangzi said: "Your Highness, please rest assured that the transfer of the army and the construction of factories in the northeast have been arranged in all aspects, and they are already in progress. This is taking time, a little bit first Experiment."
Du Qidao: "Where are you going to experiment?"
Dan Yangzi said sternly: "There is a forest area in the west of the county. Pindao's plan is to go to that area for experiments. After all, there are few people, so they won't be noticed."
Du Qi shook his head and said: "That's not necessary. This time the experiment is on a small scale, so the experiment was done in the back hill of the Wangfu. After all, there is an open space in the back hill of the Wangfu, which is enough for the experiment."
Dan Yangzi said: "Just listen to Your Highness." (Remember the website address of this website: www.hlnovel.com