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    While Yan Bei was training and integrating the slave-catching team in Dengzhou at Prince Qi's Mansion, Li Min took Xiao Wenxin and the others out of the city, took a carriage with guards, and found an uninhabited and clean beach outside Dengzhou City.  After sending away the guards, Li Min took the lead in taking off his shoes and chased the waves on the cool beach. Hua'er and Lvzhu looked amused, so they also took off their shoes, revealing four white little feet, and ran with Li Min.  Running around, Wen Xin and Wen'er were shy, holding up their skirts and picking beautiful shells on the beach.

    Since arriving in Dengzhou, not only has there been a lot of work related to the resettlement of the palace, but also local officials from all over Dengzhou have come to visit. Li was so distracted that he couldn't care about the other. In the end, he simply set up an office outside the palace.  With the sign saying 'no visitors', all the visitors were kicked away. It was quiet for a few days and the affairs of the palace were taken care of. However, Yan Bei turned his attention to the slave catching team on the first day he arrived.  , after these days of preparation, and with Li Min's consent, the attack finally started today.

    A large part of the reason why Yan Bei followed Li Min to Dengzhou desperately was because of the slave-catching team in Dengzhou. There is now a severe shortage of miners in the coal mines, and the various Chang'an upstarts within the Carbon Industry Association are trying to find a solution.  Regarding this issue, Cheng Yaojin, Li Ji and other old guys have already turned their attention to the northern grasslands.  However, Yanbei turned his attention to the Three Kingdoms of Goguryeo from Li Min's move to Dengzhou.

    Dengzhou was not only one of the most important ports in the north of the Tang Dynasty, but also faced Goguryeo across the sea. In order to guard against Goguryeo, 30,000 Tang Dynasty navy troops were stationed outside Dengzhou City. It was the most important military port in the Tang Dynasty.  In addition, because it was not far from Silla and Baekje, and the Tang Dynasty's demand for Silla maids, Dengzhou was also one of the most prosperous ports for the slave trade in the Tang Dynasty, almost second only to Guangzhou City in the south.  It was precisely because Yanbei saw this that he organized a slave-catching team that was integrated into Dengzhou City and went to the Three Kingdoms of Goguryeo to buy or rob slaves to obtain slaves suitable for use as miners.

    Of course, although it seems that Yan Bei is taking the lead in this matter.  But behind the scenes, it was Li Min who was adding fuel to the flames, and when it was done, Li Min would get the majority of the benefits, while Yan Bei would get the smaller share.  Regarding this result, Yan Bei had nothing to say. After all, Dengzhou was Li Min's territory, and he was still his subordinate, so naturally he got more work and less money.

    After finishing all these things, Li Min had the chance.  Take Wen Xin and the others out of the city. After all, they grew up in Chang'an and had no chance to see the sea on their way here.  Li Min also told many interesting stories about the sea, so he was full of interest in the mysterious ocean. If Li Min hadn't been too busy some time ago, they would have urged Li Min to go out to the city.

    Seeing the vast sea for the first time gave Wen Xin and the others a huge shock. Looking at the interface with the sea that day, they felt for the first time that they were just a speck of dust between heaven and earth.  So insignificant.  Thinking about the things that they had been depressed about before, they seemed so ridiculous. Thinking of this, everyone felt that they had become more open-minded.

    In his previous life, Li Min also grew up inland and never saw the sea a few times. Now he can see this familiar yet unfamiliar ocean in Datang.  He was also so ecstatic that he ran barefoot back and forth to the beach for several times. He stepped on the cold and clear water but didn't feel the cold at all. If he didn't know how to swim, he would have stripped naked and jumped into the sea and swam a few laps.

    After almost venting the excitement.  Li Min laughed and piled sand with Hua'er and Lvzhu again. Unfortunately, Li Min didn't have any artistic skills, so the piles were just lumps.  However, Hua'er and Lvzhu were so skillful and careful that they actually built a miniature Chang'an City on the beach. This suddenly reminded Li Min that he had forgotten such an important thing as the sand table when he was in Chang'an.

    However, Li Min rolled his eyes and immediately thought of a good idea. Li Shimin's birthday will be in a few months, and he just hasn't thought of a gift yet. The sandbox just now is a good thing, and it only needs a little thought.  Up there, the Emperor's father would be so happy that he couldn't find Bei.

    They played with Hua'er and the others in the sand for a while, and helped Wen Xin and Wen'er pick up shells. When the sun set in the afternoon, the fishermen who went out to sea returned. Li Min had someone buy some fresh sea fish, lit a bonfire on the beach, and showed off  He was very good at cooking grilled fish, but unfortunately it was burnt in the end. But everyone had a good time today and didn't care about what they ate. They didn't return to Dengzhou City until it was getting dark. However, after sending Wen Xin and the others back home,  , but Li Min went to Dengzhou Biejiafu again.

    Li Min led the governor of Dengzhou and the governor of Bidenzhou. In name, he controlled the military and political power of the entire Dengzhou, but in fact it was still restrained. For example, although the post of governor controlled all the troops and horses in Dengzhou, because Dengzhou was close to Goguryeo,  There are 20,000 land troops and 30,000 navy troops stationed in the territory. Both armies have their own top generals. Although they are nominally under the control of Li Min, in fact he cannot command them at all, so the administrative power of Dengzhou is completely vested in Li Min.  Shocked to grasp.

    Li Min was a prince, and Dengzhou was his administrative seat. According to Tang law, he was automatically promoted.?Shangzhou, so there is a different name.  The so-called Biejia is actually Li Min's deputy in political affairs, and his status is higher than that of Yanbei's Changshi.  Generally speaking, when princes take charge of local administration, they are generally not familiar with local government affairs. Some princes even do not like to deal with these government affairs. Therefore, when princes serve as local officials, Biejia and Changshi usually handle government affairs.  Unlike the foreign long history, Biejia is generally held by people who are familiar with local government affairs and have rich experience.

    The current Dengzhou Biejia, whose surname is Zhao and whose given name is Fu, is an old man in his fifties. He used to be the magistrate of Wendeng County. Because of his good political performance, he was selected to become Dengzhou when Wendeng and Penglai counties were merged.  Farewell to Dengzhou. I have visited Li Min's house before, but I didn't come to talk in depth.

    "Your Majesty, your Majesty!" Li Min had just sat down in the living room of Biejia Mansion when he saw Zhao Biejia hurriedly coming from the back of the hall and bowed deeply.

    "Zhao Biejia, please get up!" Li Min put down the tea bowl and said with a smile.  This Zhao Biejia has gray hair, dark skin on his face, and many wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and forehead, making him look very old.  Li Min remembered that Zhao Biejia came from a humble background. He passed the imperial examination in his forties and served as the magistrate of Wendeng County for six or seven years. Because he was a cautious and down-to-earth official, even though there were bullies like the Giant Whale Gang under his rule.  , but it still could not cover up his political achievements, so he was promoted to Dengzhou Biejia.

    "Thank you, Your Highness!" Zhao Biejia stood up and stood aside.

    "The Giant Whale Gang has been eliminated, does Zhao Biejia already know about it?" Li Min smiled and said, the matter of the Giant Whale Gang was thanks to Zhao Biejia for providing information, although he had always used the Giant Whale Gang when he was the magistrate of Wendeng County.  The Whale Gang had no choice but to secretly collect information about the other party. When Li Min came this time, he immediately handed over the information to him. As a result, Yan Bei defeated the Giant Whale Gang in one fell swoop.

    "Your Highness has eliminated this great harm in Dengzhou. He is actually the reborn parent of the people of Dengzhou. I used to be the magistrate of Wendeng County, but I have been unable to do anything about them. It is really incompetent. Please forgive me, Your Highness!" Zhao Bie  Jia Ye had known about this for a long time, and although he was happy in his heart, the Giant Whale Gang had been causing harm for several years under his rule, but he had been unable to do anything about them, so he felt a little uneasy in his heart.

    "Don't worry, Zhao Biejia. Behind the Giant Whale Gang is the governor of Laizhou. As a small county magistrate, you naturally can't do anything to them." When Li Min said this, his eyes narrowed slightly. The governor of Laizhou protected his relatives.  He had already given a memorial to Li Shimin, and it was estimated that the other party's governor had also finished his work.

    "By the way, Farewell Zhao, I came to you today just to get to know the situation in Dengzhou. When I went out to play today, I saw that although Dengzhou City is prosperous, most of the people outside the city and the fishermen on the seaside are in ragged clothes.  , and even many people are dishonest, it seems that life is not easy?" Li Min asked a little strangely, supposedly with the prosperity of Dengzhou City, even if the surrounding area is not rich, it will not be so poor, but Li Min  Many of the people he saw looked hungry, not much better than the victims he had seen in Chang'an City.

    When Li Min asked about this, Zhao Biejia gave a wry smile and said, "Your Highness does not know. Although Dengzhou has many mountains and little land, it is close to the sea and has always been rich in fish and salt. In addition, merchant ships from the south to the north are anchored.  Therefore, it should be very prosperous, but because it is close to Goguryeo, there are many troops stationed in Dengzhou and Laizhou next to it. The daily supplies of these armies also require part of our various states and counties. In this way, Dengzhou  The taxes in the state and Laizhou are naturally much heavier than those in other states. Most of the ordinary people¡¯s annual income is taxed, so it¡¯s good to be able to make ends meet.¡±

    After hearing this, Li Min's face darkened. When he saw the scene outside the city today, he thought it was only like this around Dengzhou City, but he didn't expect that it was like this in the entire Dengzhou and even in Laizhou next to it. Moreover, it was only because of supporting the army that the city was like this.  The two already wealthy states are overwhelmed.

    ¡°What¡¯s the population of Dengzhou now?¡± Li Min asked again in a deep voice.

    "Well, although Dengzhou is a newly established state, it occupies most of the Shandong Peninsula. Many of them are densely populated places. If added together, there are more than 57,000 households and a population of 300,000.  Right and left." Zhao Biejia said, while secretly sighing in his heart, His Majesty is really doting on the King of Qi in front of him. He actually handed over such a large territory to His Highness at once. Moreover, with the population of Dengzhou, it is the largest in the country.  It also ranks among the top 100 states.

    Li Min felt a pain in his balls when he listened to Zhao Biejia's introduction. As a Biejia of a state, Zhao Fu didn't know the exact number of the population of his subordinates. If this is considered in future generations, it would probably be considered a crime of dereliction of duty at least.  .  However, it is very common in the Tang Dynasty. This is not to say that Zhao Biejia is not careful, but that the Tang Dynasty is not very strict in the management of households. For example, when calculating the population, they only count the household level. As for the level of a household,  The number of people in a household varies from place to place. In addition, there is no national census in Datang, so the officially recorded population figures are often different from the actual situation.?The difference is so great that only one estimate can be calculated.

    Thinking of the population of about 300,000, Li Min felt a headache again. He came to Dengzhou with his own plan, but this plan required the support of a large population. Although 300,000 was a lot, it was not enough, so Li Min  He had to first attract a large number of people to relocate to Dengzhou, but what he didn't expect was that it was now difficult for Dengzhou to even feed these 300,000 people. It seemed that he had to solve this problem first.  (To be continued)

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