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"Mr. Li, I want to apologize to you. I shouldn't have doubted your record in the court, and said I wanted to impeach you. It was because I was wrong." After eating Li Chao's ham and glutinous rice, Chu Suiliang felt that Li Chao was still very kind.

"This is a certain volume of words, which records several poems by Xianggong Li to express his apology."

Chu Suiliang's apology was still very sincere. After all, he also took out the words he wrote, especially Li Chao's poems recorded.

Li Chao took it and spread it out.

Chu Suiliang's calligraphy is really very good, and it is better than Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others. It is said that Li Shimin liked Chu Suiliang's calligraphy very much and even taught him the position of attendant. Chu Suiliang originally wrote good calligraphy and learned from Yu Shinan. Later, he studied Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and finally created his own school and became a famous calligrapher today.

Historically, Chu Suiliang later became the master of calligraphy among the four masters of the early Tang Dynasty, along with Yu Shinan, Ouyang Xun and Xue Su.

Li Shimin likes to collect Wang Xizhi's calligraphy works the most, but many people send fakes to seek credit. However, none of the fakes can surpass Chu Suiliang's eyes, and he can identify the authenticity.

Now this master in the calligraphy world has been copying Li Chao's poems personally as an apology ceremony, and is indeed very sincere.

"I can't bear to refuse such a good word. I have accepted this word. As for the apology, it has actually passed. You and I are the ministers of the same palace and each department is in charge. I am fighting and guarding the frontier, and you are assisting in the government. It is normal for you to doubt my achievements and achievements. After all, it is indeed a bit unusual. This is a matter of things, not people, and I will not hold a grudge against you for this."

"I believe that Master Chu is right but not the other person, right?" Li Chao held the word in his hand and looked at Chu Chuliang with a smile.

Chu Suiliang impeached Li Chao at that time, of course, not all about things, but also about people. But now it is natural that it is difficult to tell the truth, so he has to nod against his will.

"That's it, it's all for state affairs. Now that Lord Chu has come to Lingzhou and becomes the deputy envoy of the Shuofang Town Jiedushi, he will be my assistant officer in the future. We must cooperate sincerely in the future and cannot let down His Majesty's expectations for us."

When Chu Suiliang saw that Li Chao had accepted the words and said these words, he couldn't help but feel relieved. This time he came to Shuofang, but he planned to do something well. If he was not in line with his boss, it would be too difficult for him to do something in this way.

"Thank you, Li Xiangguo."

Li Chao smiled.

Chu Suiliang was willing to lower his posture and apologize for peace, and Li Chao had no need to be aggressive. At their level, he had no pure friends or enemies.

"Master Chu, you have come all the way and I believe you have seen some changes in Lingzhou City now. Do you have any opinions on these measures?" Li Chao asked.

Although he could no longer pursue Chu Suiliang's attack on him in the court, he still hoped that this new partner would stand on the side of him. Especially in some policies of Shuofang, such as the support of the Industrial and Commercial Tax Law of the Two Tax Laws. If Chu Suiliang had a different idea from his own, and this deputy was against him all day long, then even if such a person apologized, Li Chao would not be able to keep him, and he would still have to find a way to kick him away.

Especially now, he is going to go to Ningyuan and is planning to leave this family to the deputy envoy.

Some things can be ignored, but some things cannot be compromised.

Chu Suiliang sat upright.

"I have indeed observed carefully on the way I came. I have seen a lot and felt a lot along the way. I have seen the earth-shaking changes in Lingzhou, the people live and work in peace and prosperity, and the business of the industry and commerce. The changes in Lingzhou are very big. But they are all good changes, very good."

Li Chao was very satisfied with this beginning.

Li Chao personally poured a cup of tea for Chu Suiliang, "Don't care too much about my face. Tell me your true views, it's all for the public."

"I have summarized that the Prime Minister has done several things in Lingzhou. First, he cleaned up his household registration, searched the population, cleared the land, and replaced the contract. Then he adjusted the tax system. In addition to renting and placing mediocre people, he also issued a new two-tax system and the industrial and commercial tax law. It can be seen that these are all aimed at the wealthy people in Lingzhou, as well as craftsmen and merchants."

"That's right, although Lingzhou is rich, it is also the frontier for us to defend against the Turks, and it is also the base for regaining Hetao in the future. Now Shuofang has 50,000 government soldiers and 50,000 township soldiers. They support 100,000 troops, which requires a lot of money and food. Even if the 50,000 government soldiers do not need additional military expenses, just share them with their land, but the expenses are still not small." Li Chao also had a serious relationship with Chu Suiliang.

"I believe the owner of the court also knows the family's fortune. His Majesty cannot afford much money and grain to give us. In the end, we have to rely on ourselves to find ways to share the worries of the court. But it is far from enough to just collect some rent. One pound of grain and two stones, and ten thousand pounds of grain is only 20,000 pounds. This is also my original intention of changing taxes. If you don't change taxes, you still have to be poor in our military governor's yamen. If you don't change taxes, you can't afford 100,000 soldiers, and you can't build cities and forts and strengthen defense lines. Not to mention counterattack and recovering the Eastern Talk, it is difficult to defend the current results."

The money is all about fighting. Although the soldiers in the government do not need to pay salaries, they are now in wartime. The government is gathered, garrisoned, and trained. The expenses are quite large. And the same is true for those soldiers in the country.

I go out every day like money, grain, and water, and I have to give some rewards from time to time.

In ancient times, most of the taxes in the imperial court were used for military expenditures. For example, during the Northern Song Dynasty, military expenditures even accounted for more than 70%.

It is too difficult to support so many soldiers and build a thousand-mile defense line with the little rent in Lingzhou.

"I understand what the prime minister said. The court is really not rich now and needs to spend money everywhere. Hebei, Hedong, Guanzhong, and Longyou also need to strengthen defenses, and the southeast and other places should also prevent chaos. The court is poor!" Although Chu Suiliang had not been in the center for a long time, he was still quite clear about the court's wealth.

After the war, all kinds of people were in trouble, and years of military use, and rewarded meritorious officials, the court was indeed poor.

"But these two tax laws and industrial and commercial laws can raise how much money and grain can be enough to support Shuofang's military service? Also, this tax law may be supported by local craftsmen?"

"Of course they were unwilling to do so at first, but I proposed some good mutually beneficial solutions, so they can still be implemented now."

Li Chao said that he wanted to build some workshops here.

"It's still the prime minister who is very smart and has great means. Such tax reform can still be approved by local tyrants."

"It's just an exchange of interests. They also have benefits, so they will agree."

Processing industry is always more profitable than simply agriculture and animal husbandry. And now Li Chao has come up with the Tangqu plan, which is millions of acres of irrigated land. With the planning of the military governor's yamen, they can also participate.

These people are rich and have nothing to do with building a channel of ten or twenty miles, but they can get one or two thousand acres of irrigated land at once, which will be a big investment in the short term. But considering the importance of the land in this era, it is still very cost-effective in the long run.

Of course, Lingzhou has been recovered, and Huilecheng is an important transit station between Guanzhong, Longyou, Hexi and even Hetao. This is a transit station on the Silk Road, and it is both an important transit station for foreign trade and domestic sales.

Huilecheng has huge commercial potential and can establish an important commercial and trade center like Taozhou, and it will not even be smaller than Taozhou.

With such a big market, of course there will be many people who want to get a share of the pie.

As long as the Shuofang Jiedushi is well operated and making money from it, it is not difficult. The difficult part is just a change of concepts. The governments of this era will not directly participate in such things, but are more just bystanders and taxes.

Li Chao hopes that Chu Suiliang is a relatively enlightened official and hopes that he can support his ideas.

After taking the cup of tea that Li Chao poured, Chu Suiliang took a sip.

"This loose tea is quite good, red tea soup and black tea. Your Majesty likes drinking this loose tea. He drinks black tea in winter and green tea in summer. I heard that this loose tea is made by picking new teas, not steaming like tea cakes. The stir-frying was previously reported by Li Xianggong, but now it is really amazing to have this stir-fried tea."

"It's normal. Actually, there are not many people who really like to drink this kind of stir-fried tea now, and there are more traditional ways to drink tea soup."

"I was really not used to it at the beginning, but I could drink it a few more times, and I gradually felt that the tea soup without adding various seasonings was also very delicious." Chu Suiliang held the teacup in his hand, slowly turning it around, and pondering the sentence. "Prime Minister, I just arrived in Lingzhou and didn't know much about many new policies, but after hearing what the Prime Minister said, I could hear that the Prime Minister was dedicated to the country and also for the people. I supported these new policies of the Prime Minister from the bottom of my heart. But I lacked experience in this area, and I would like to give more guidance to the Prime Minister in the future."

After a short period of consideration, Chu Suiliang had already made up his mind. He supported Li Chao and these bold changes in his support. He could see that although Li Chao's actions were bold, they were very successful. Once implemented, Shuofang would indeed change a lot.

If he wants to return home in glory and return to Chang'an and return to the court with glory, Chu Suiliang must have very amazing political achievements. If Li Chao's plans are achieved, his deputy can also make great contributions, which is enough for him to be glorious.

"Hahaha, the owner of the museum supports me so much. I will lead my troops to attack Ningyuan in the near future and take the northern gate of Lingzhou into my hands. The owner of Lingzhou will be handed over to the owner of the museum. The first priority at present is to preside over the development of Tangqu. This is a large project that can increase the million acres of irrigated land in Lingzhou. I will entrust it to you."

Chu Suiliang widened his eyes in surprise.

"Prime Minister, you have to take charge of such important things yourself."

"Don't refuse, Master Chu. Let's work together and work hard together. I have always been employed without doubting people. Since I believe that you are willing to govern Shuofang for the Tang Dynasty and Your Majesty, I will not be reserved for you."

These words were heart-warming. Although Chu Suiliang had just arrived in Lingzhou and had attacked Li Chao before. Now he did not believe this. However, his attitude was quite high.

I was really moved after hearing this.

"Since the commander trusts me so much, I can only do my best to take on this matter for the time being. If I encounter any unknown things, I will write a letter to the Prime Minister for advice."
Chapter completed!