After the morning drum three-way ring, the entire Shanzhou Governor's Office regained its vitality. Although the sky was still very dark, the lights on everywhere also illuminated the entire government office inside and outside.

After Guo Yuanzhen left the back hall to sleep, he went straight to the yatang. A bonfire was burning in front of the yatang. The staff and assistants in the mansion had already made a decision and were respectful to the superiors to enter the hall.

Although foreign affairs officials are not as superior as Beijing officials in all aspects, their prestige inside and outside the yamen hall is not comparable to Beijing officials. If in Beijing, even high-ranking officials in the two provinces can enjoy the treatment of being sent to the public, except for the prime minister who can enjoy the treatment of entering and leaving, and if others have to be so well-preached in daily life, then it will be not far from being impeached by the censor.

After Guo Yuanzhen sat down in the hall, his official staff presented him with today's affairs book. As a major prefecture in Longbian, Shanzhou was the front line of the confrontation with Tubo earlier, but now it is the base camp of the Haidong garrison and the central node of the Silk Road business road. Naturally, there are many things that need to be handled every day.

Some of the less important matters were divided by officials, and Guo Yuanzhen only browsed the results briefly. After reading them, he looked up and asked again: "What is the situation of autumn harvest in various places?"

The growth cycle of crops in Longbian is usually shorter than that inland, such as Shugu and Barley, which is now the busy autumn harvest season.

Hearing Guo Yuanzhen's question, a farmer official stood up to report in detail. The scale of farming in Longbian is still quite large. In addition to the official garrison foundation laid by Heichi Changzhi and Lou Shide and other senior officials, in recent years, border households have been opened, as well as local Shangzhu National Reclamation in Longbian, etc. In addition, some Hu tribe servants have also been organized to be reclaimed, so the scale of reclamation in Longbian has grown year by year.

In Shanzhou alone, the area of ​​arable land counted by the government reached more than 50,000 hectares. Of course, this area of ​​arable land cannot be compared with fertile land such as Guanzhong and Heluo in the inland areas, and the actual harvest is much less.

If a hectares of fertile fields are cultivated inland for multiple seasons, the annual harvest can even reach 800 to 900 hu. However, in Longbian, it is naturally not suitable for multiple seasons of farming, and the land fertility is also very inferior. Even if one hectares of ripe fields are well-cooked, the annual harvest of 300 hu is already an excellent harvest, most of which are only about 200, or even less than 100 hu.

Of course, if the scale of land reclamation expands, the land harvest will naturally increase greatly. The official report reported that the official garrison and taxes in Shanzhou alone will be more than 2.7 million hu of taxes. Although the total area of ​​cultivated land is as high as more than 50,000 hectares, the Longbian implemented rotation and rest. In fact, there are less than 30,000 hectares of land cultivated, of which the official garrison occupied tens of thousands of hectares.

Of course, the amount of newly harvested grains of more than 2.7 million hu of grains is also quite large. However, due to the limited farming environment in Longbian, a large amount of miscellaneous grains in the crops can be filled. Although they can also be used as military rations when they are critical, they are time-consuming and labor-intensive to process, so a considerable part of them can only be used as feed for cattle, horses and livestock.

After careful calculation, the new grain collected in Shanzhou this year can be directly allocated for military rations, which is less than one million hu. The Tang Dynasty only had more than 30,000 troops stationed in Haidong, and some servants, with the number of troops being about 70,000. In terms of ration alone, the grains in Shanzhou were only enough for the Haidong garrison to maintain until the end of the year.

While listening to the statements of the officials, Guo Yuanzhen outlined several important data on paper, and then said: "After all the new grains were put into the warehouse, I immediately sent an envoy to Liangzhou. I would like to ask about the price of this year and the time for buying. In addition, the market outside the city of the state has now begun to accept grain and goods and inspect the warehouse."

As a major military center on the border, Longyou is a major military center. Although the official towns in various prefectures are quite large, they still have to enter the market and buy food on a large scale every year. As for the current price and quantity of buy food, it will be discussed and determined by the Liangzhou Governor's Office and the court. In addition to ensuring military needs, the food on a long border is to accumulate grain and prepare wasteland, accumulate grain and prepare markets, and stabilize prices, so as to prevent excessive hoarding among the people to make profits.

Guo Yuanzhen knew that the court would use major events in Qinghai this year, and Shanzhou, as the rear of Haidong, had a heavier responsibility for raising food and grass, so he naturally did not dare to neglect this. Although Liangzhou and the court have not given clear instructions yet, the relevant work also needs to be prepared as soon as possible.

After the food and grass matters are discussed, the next step is the income related to trade. Although the largest official voting venue in Longbian is located in Jincheng, Lanzhou, Shanzhou is also an important distribution center for goods in this area due to geographical reasons. Goods are like water flowing, even if large-scale transactions do not occur in Shanzhou, since they pass through this area, they can provide enough nourishment.

Although the Tang Dynasty collected certain commercial taxes in the Longbian prefectures, its share was not high. The main income of local prefectures and counties was to provide rented warehouses and freight related. For example, Shanzhou often had tens of thousands of camel and horse carriage transport teams for private commercial use and large-scale commercial freight transportation. After this part of the income was summarized, the court department would then be used for the maintenance of state affairs and for the maintenance of food and food.

In addition, Shanzhou also has a large number of public and private workshops. The official workshops are mainly made and repaired military weapons related matters. There are many types of private workshops, such as cotton and hemp textiles, paper and pottery, danqing quji, etc. Some recruit craftsmen to produce goods in the market and directly participate in the market selling, while others collect raw materials for Longbian squares and then simply process them and then import them into the country.

With such sums, Shanzhou's financial income is also extremely considerable, not even inferior to that of some upper states in the middle of the country. It is just because the industries involved are so many, unlike some states and counties in the middle of the country that only have farming and weaving operations, so the state affairs are many times busy. If you are slacking off, you may be a mess.

After Guo Yuanzhen sat down in the hall, he began to deal with this series of affairs, from dawn to afternoon, almost no one moved. When the servants entered the meal, Guo Yuanzhen had already had a sore back and could not get up. He stood up from the seat with the help of the servants. Then he found that the subordinates in the hall looked at him with strange eyes.

As Guo Yuanzhen glared, his subordinates quickly scattered. After the members dispersed, Guo Yuanzhen beat his waist and sighed: "Women are so bad, good men, with strong muscles and bones, how can they get rid of the balm and soft flesh? Which one will offer to the beard again in the future, you must carefully determine whether there is no good idea!"

After hearing this, the old servant who has been following him for many years will naturally whine secretly. It is you who comes to offer, and it is you who says that you are harming others. Even if you stop watching, you can't help but you can't help but whip at night. Who else blames?

After lunch, Guo Yuanzhen planned to take a break in the back of the Zhitang, but the officials went into the house to report that the Hu Chiefs of Dangxiang and other thirty-two ministries outside the prefecture, and some of the Hu Jin were sent to the prefecture.

After drinking and eating, his waist and back were no longer sore. Guo Yuanzhen held his hand and walked into the side corridor. Several young and beautiful wives dressed in costume paid a visit. He showed a gentle smile on his face and waved his hands, "Get up without a favor, you are not an official or an official, you don't need to be restrained."

While speaking, he glanced at several Hu Ji and did not observe carefully. No matter how beautiful the people are, it was just ordinary after seeing the common things. When he received the servant and handed over the list of several Hu Ji's tribes, he glanced at it and said, "Tongshui Ministry, Ge Yan Ministry stayed, and the rest of the ministry will be sent out for food."

After saying that, he turned around and left the house. The Hu Ji was not proficient in Tang language. It was not until the servants entered before they all made instructions that they realized that their fate had been decided. The two Hu Ji who were led to the back hall of the government office smiled and looked even more glorious. One even danced Hu Xuanwu on the spot. As for the other who were not accepted, they couldn't help but shed tears and felt sad, but she didn't dare to cry out in real grief, so she could only bow her head and go out quickly.

For these naughty girls, being given to the nobles of Tang is by no means a tragic fate. After all, people will only have higher pursuits after their material needs are met. Even if they are not dedicated to the nobles of Tang, they will most likely be possessed by powerful people in their tribe. Although they are close to their hometown, they are hard to have a beautiful love of childhood sweethearts. If you don’t take a bath, you will be covered in oil?

The servant was not good at reminding Guo Yuanzhen that what he said was just a fart, and there was no trace of the wind, but he still asked for instructions: "Did the thirty-two chiefs, will the lord of the mansion meet?"

"If you don't see them, please lead them to the guest post first, and see you again after the imperial decree arrives."

Guo Yuanzhen never realized that he was short of his men. After hearing this, he waved his hand and said casually. These Hu chiefs gathered to see him and sent Hu Ji Meishu, so naturally they begged. But what they begged was not to exempt them from the election of the army this fall, but to hope to increase the number of places to enlist.

This seems a bit incredible, but it is the case. After the autumn harvest in Longbian, the climate turned severely cold, and the animal husbandry naturally fell to a halt. Many tribal laborers were idle and had nothing to do, but they still had to eat.

The tribal population is the private property of the Hu chiefs. Seeing so much strength and no output from eating, I felt very uncomfortable. It was fine in previous years, but now that Longbian business is booming, their tribal materials can be flexibly monetized, so I feel even more reluctant to waste them. Naturally, I have to find a way to send out these spare manpower.

When the government recruits the government to recruit the government, the government will support the labor force for them, and at the same time, the service can offset a part of the tribute share. These Hu chiefs are naturally very enthusiastic about this. Even if the busy labor may cause certain strain and loss, the lack of sufficient material supply in the tribe cannot guarantee that all tribes can survive the long winter.

Guo Yuanzhen learned about the twists and turns in this through in-depth contact with the Hu Ji. Originally, the Hu tribes actively responded to the conquest, but he was complacent and felt that it was due to his personal charm. After learning about this, he felt ashamed of being taken advantage of.
Chapter completed!