Li Chongyi then punched again, and the bearded guest took it lightly. When Li Chongyi wanted to attack again, the bearded guest fought back, but he didn't see how fast he was. However, his hand knife hit Li Chongyi's neck. Li Chongyi's eyes turned red, and his instinctive "crazy posture" fainted before he could even use it.

The bearded guest held him and said to Li Mu: "I took this kid away. He is now my apprentice."

Li Mu looked at the two big pits on the heels of the bearded guest and nodded blankly. Is this guy still a human? Li Chongyi was born with divine power. His fist was so easy that it was enough to show that the bearded guest was not inferior to Li Chongyi in terms of strength, and even surpassed him.

The combat effectiveness of the bearded guest is finally underestimated.

Eunuch Gao was also stunned. He had competed with Li Chongyi. He knew how strong Li Chongyi was. At least he didn't dare to take it head-on, and the bearded guest not only followed, but also made Li Chongyi vomit blood. This strength was so strong that Eunuch Gao dared not think about.

"I am worthy of being a bearded guest, and it is indeed a famous scholar!" Eunuch Gao said in admiration, and Li Mu nodded and agreed. He also thought so. Seeing that Eunuch Gao was so concerned, Li Mu was happy to give him a favor and said, "I will arrange for my father-in-law to stay in the yard next to the bearded guest tonight."

"Thank you, Marquis," Eunuch Gao thanked repeatedly. Li Mu asked someone to take Eunuch Gao to settle down, and he also returned to the house.

...

In a mansion in Luoyang City, representatives of various sects gathered together and began to discuss the candidates they were looking for.

Those who are being looked for are unaware of this, just like the emperor's death, the culprit group has not been established, and the ministers have discussed who will succeed the throne. They are already the dragon among people. Once selected and have a huge force secretly supported them, they will immediately soar to the nine heavens. So no one thought that they might reject this matter. Not telling them is to prevent them from being selected, with great ups and downs, and great joys and sorrows, which may affect what they are doing now, or cause some fluctuations in their psychology. The safest way to prevent this unnecessary risk is to prevent it from happening.

"I think the candidate for the hall master should not be confined to the eldest sons of each family. I should be appointed as the wise and capable. I have a son-in-law named Shen Yifan. His talents, appearance, ability, poetry and prose are all the best candidates." One person said: "It's just that he has a bad background. His ancestral home is from Yangzhou, and he made a living by doing business. His family was originally a small businessman, but because his father died early, he inherited the family business at a young age. After ten years, he made his family business the best choice. Scheming, means, and vision?"

"The merchant is slick and profit-oriented."

"Haha, this is a bad statement, it's just a choice to make a living. Why should Elder Wang be so narrow-minded?"

"I have seen this person, and his abilities are remarkable. But he has been doing business for a long time and has lost all the edges. And the master of my "Ji Si Hall" is a person who needs great courage. Shen Yifan is afraid that he will not be able to control such a huge resource, and his background cannot convince the eldest sons of each family."

"How about Xu Wenyi, Jinyang? This person is mature and steadfast. He has nothing to do when he delivers what he does. I believe everyone knows him..."

"No! What Jisitang needs now is young blood, and he looks at the future. Xu Wenyi is nearly fifty years old, right? He is only a little younger than you and me. In another three to five years, he will be inadequate. How can he create a situation? If he chooses him, he will have to choose again in a few years. As long as the personnel change, it will affect the overall situation. No one can afford to do anything. No, no!"

"That's up to Cui Yusheng, my Cui family. Everyone knows how complex the distribution of the forces on the Tubo border is, but he can always be at ease and create a big situation..."

"Haha, don't joke. Some time ago, Li Mu went to Miaojiang. Both of your chiefs of the Cui family died of life, and the smuggling passage was cut in half. How could he be shameless?"

"You fart! Which eye was cut in half?"

"I saw it all the left and right eyes. Why can't I dare to argue?"

Seeing that the two of them were about to fight, someone advised, "Okay, I'll say less, and now I need to solve the problem. In my opinion, Chen Yifan is similar to Cui Yusheng, and he may not lack scheming, means, and ability. However, this hall master will lead the people in the future, and his subordinates will not lack such talents. What he needs most is to be able to control the courage of heroes and have the realm of layout in the world. These two people are engaged in business affairs all day long, and their realm is still weak."

"How about Li Yin?"

"Haha, he is a member of the Li family of Shandong gentry and Zhaojun?"

"Yes! But he is very talented. He participated in the imperial examination last year and won the seventh place..."

"You also know that it is the seventh place. Li Mu is the two top pick. If you let the seventh place compete with the two top picks, you can think of it!"

Everyone felt discouraged. Why did the talents in the world seem to be as good as Li Mu alone? He was like the moon at night, and the light of a person occupied half of the night sky. Although the other stars were shining brightly, no one could compete with him.

After a while of silence, someone spoke slowly and said, "Now we are arguing, but we can't argue, but in my opinion, we still have to compare."

The leaders of the clan nodded one after another, but they could not tell the rules of how to compare. Because some of these candidates were good at poetry, some were good at making money, and some were good at force, and each had their own strengths, so they could not be compared with one standard.

At this time, they remembered Li Mu again. Why are these people only good at one place, but Li Mu is good at everything? There is nothing he can't do if he can't do.

Seeing that morale was about to fall into decline again, someone suggested that you pick up the most important comparison first.

What does Jisitang do? Contact various companies and do business. No matter what they are good at as a hall master, the most important thing is to make money, so the hall master who cannot make money must not be asked for. For example, the two things that cannot be avoided when making money today are the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There are also the Luoyang Trading Center, which has been rumored that it has not officially launched, each company agreed to give all candidates a fixed amount of money to see how much they can make within half a year. Whoever earns more will be stronger and will naturally get the position of the hall master.

After some discussion, each company quickly selected the candidates. Everything was only half a year before the results were revealed.

...

Li Mu governed Luoyang and was quite characteristic of online novelists writing novels. After a fierce climax, there was always a small bridge and flowing water, and then the gurgling time was said. Only in this way can one win with tension and relaxation.

Although the crisis of the locust plague has passed, Li Mu used a clever plan to control the loss range to a very small range. However, compared with the holes left by the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the situation was not much better, so what the people in Luoyang City need now is still to rest and recuperate.

Luoyang is the fief of Li Mu, and Li Mu is equivalent to the emperor here, so there can be said that there is no resistance.

Some little gentry and small landlords saw that Li Mu, a person from the five surnames and seven sects, did not care about it, and they did not dare to disobey Li Mu's decrees. Therefore, tax policies were formulated and promulgated first, and only no one dared to resist taxes.

However, while promulgating the tax laws, Li Mu also exempted many of the previous harsh taxes. The overall burden did not increase, but instead decreased to a certain extent, which won the hearts of the people.

Li Mu also promoted animal husbandry, focused on agriculture and sericulture, vigorously developed commerce, encouraged the reclaiming of wasteland, and used the taxes and other policies that had been formulated to be beneficial to the people. Many unreclaimed land or abandoned land naturally cannot be wasted. Li Mu issued a notice that the beginning of next spring, the unreclaimed land can be reclaimed, and after the reclaiming, it will be considered royal property, but the reclaimed conditions can be cultivated.

The preferential conditions are very obvious. There is no rent for five years, and only 20% of the rent is charged in five to ten years. In this way, even if the court does not pay attention to it ten years later and takes back all the cultivated land, it will be a big profit. For a moment, the people of Luoyang are excited, and the people of the surrounding counties are eager to try, which means they will turn themselves into refugees and settle in Luoyang first.

In order to develop the economy, Luoyang City's policies to encourage business are also preferential. After the Chinese New Year, Luoyang is preparing to build a new trading market and will build many new shops. These shops are not sold, only rented, and all belong to the Marquis' Mansion. In order to attract merchants, as long as they meet the standards in the first three years, the shops will be rented for free. After three years, the rent will be re-agreed based on the situation of both parties and enjoy the priority lease right.

As a result, many merchants, including some traders who did not settle in the local area, also came to rent shops. Anyway, they had zero rent and no money to buy and sell. Even if they didn't expect the trading market to be popular, they decided to send a few jobs to try it out, but there was no loss anyway.

Li Mu planned to give benefits to people from the five surnames and seven sects. The big stick has been waving, so he has to give some sweet things, otherwise he will all over them. Could it be that some common people and hunters do such things? They really don’t have the ability. And to be honest, poverty and noble character are not equated with it. They still have to rely on the clarity of laws and rules. They cannot point to character management here. That is too naive, and don’t forget that there is a saying that is called poverty-stricken plan, and human nature cannot stand scrutiny.
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