Mi Zhu Shun returned to his position, Kou Yan was in a good mood, and the next day he held a plenary work meeting to officially introduce Mi Zhu to everyone. The people attending the meeting were all Kou Yan's henchmen, they had either heard of Mi Zhu or had some friendship, and they heard that everyone would be their own people in the future, and Mi Zhu would be the Minister of Finance and Kou's heart.

After all, before Mi Zhu came, there was no official in Kou Yan's bureaucratic system who was serious about managing money, and Jiang Wan had always managed it on his behalf. Let Jiang Wan manage the money, his management method is not only counting money, but also counting money. Although Kou Yan was very relieved, he also had some regrets, Jiang Wan did not understand financial and taxation affairs, and Changsha's fiscal and taxation system was still the one left over from the Liu Pan period, which was not suitable for the current Changsha for a long time.

Because there are no professional people to reform, they can only make do with it. Now Mi Zhu is here, which means that the property in the treasury is no longer a dead thing, and money is used to raise money, and money is used to make money, and no one on the scene understands the doorway better than Mi Zhu. The so-called art industry has a specialization, and Kou Yan should give Mi Zhu a position to engage in.

After introducing Mi Zhu, the next topic is about Nanyang. Xu Shu used a trick to go down to Nanyang with lightning speed, which made Jiang Wan and the other group of civil and military officers both excited and nervous. This time it was really a great luck, Cao Ren was so powerful, not only sent thousands of sets of cavalry equipment and more than a thousand war horses, but also contributed a ticket to Nanyang. I don't know, I think Cao Ren is his own person in Changsha!

Thanks to the long history and the clever calculation of the military advisors, the generals and captains fought with their lives to get to where we are today. The civil officials present were interested in Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun. Kou Feng, Cen Qi and the others, as well as Wei Yan, who was not present, were full of respect.

Therefore, Pang Tong proposed to immediately increase Wei Yan's troops, and Jian Yi, who pushed the defense of Nanyang County to the peak, was recognized and fully supported by the big guys. Build a high wall, train elite soldiers, push the defense line forward, and make Nanyang a barrier to Xiangyang. Nanyang is responsible for fighting, and Xiangyang is responsible for prosperity and making money.

At this time, Zhao Yun and the three hundred cavalry under his command became the most important mobile force to communicate between Xiangyang and Nanyang. This also reminded Kou Yan and all the officials in Xiangyang once again sounded the alarm. Cavalry, large-scale cavalry, will be the top priority of military development in the future!

Although Cao Ren sent more than a thousand war horses, they could really be pulled out to fight in a short time. Only three hundred cavalry. This is already the limit of what can be done at the moment. Want to expand the cavalry. The most important thing is the war horse. Lots of high-quality war horses!

However, this is a matter of planning and management, as well as a certain amount of luck. So now I can only wronged Zhao Yun to be the Sima of this 300-strong army. Taking advantage of the fact that Cao Cao in the north was still in a weak period. Xiangyang earns more money, develops more business, and saves some money to trade with others and exchange resources.

The so-called money in his hands is not panicked, Kou Yan, who has just arrived at the Jiangling assets, was once wealthy, and spent a lot of money to build many catapults and thunderbolts with a wave of his hand. But these things were dismantled and burned as firewood after the battle of Xiangyang, and a lot of money turned into green smoke and drifted away. Although Kou Yan didn't say it, he was still very distressed in his heart.

Therefore, in this work meeting, the new Mi Zhu became the indispensable protagonist, he not only explained to Kou Yan and his colleagues the importance of business for the prosperity of the economy, the communication between the north and the south, and the revitalization of the market. As a major commercial town, Xiangyang withered due to war and migration, and now it is imperative to make it prosperous again.

This meeting made Kou Yan fully aware of the current situation of his own forces and the focus of their development for a long time to come. First of all, it is to hold on to Nanyang and crush the possible threat from the north.

The second is to develop the economy and save money. Money is needed to expand the army and recruit qualified personnel, and it is difficult to move an inch without money.

Again, it is the extension of the tentacles in the direction of the southeast coast. To establish a good bilateral relationship with the Jiaozhou Shishi, it is best to establish your own base in Jiaozhou, communicate with Tongguò and Jiaozhou, and then get involved in the sea, find the whereabouts of Yizhou, and then develop maritime trade.

These three tasks are the focus of our work at present and for a long time to come. Relying on the chaos caused by Cao Cao's southward movement before, Kou Yan's territory expanded rapidly, and now it has reached a critical point. Further on, there is an iron wall that cannot be entered.

I'm afraid that the news of the fall of Nanyang is enough to make Cao Cao angry and uncomfortable, and from now on, Cao Cao will regard Kou Yan as a big danger and try every means to frame her. Therefore, as much as possible to lay a solid foundation, political, military, and economic three-pronged, make her plate strong, and do Cao Cao dare not move if she wants to, she can be regarded as really gaining a firm foothold.

Now that Cao Cao is weak, she can still take the opportunity to be arrogant and blackmail, but with the comprehensive strength of the north, in less than two years, he will be able to recover and go south again. At that time, I am afraid that I will have to face Cao Cao's monstrous anger independently.

So, don't look at her now that she is infinitely beautiful, sitting on nine counties. But the heights were cold, and the cold winds from the north were particularly difficult, and her time was still tight. Many things are urgent, and they must be done immediately, and if they are not done, they will die if they are not done.

However, at this time, Kou Yan is no longer what she was when she was a fledgling, and she has been able to face external pressure very well. So, seeing that the topic became heavy again, she immediately came out and played haha: "Okay, okay, that's all for today, everyone has just entered Xiangyang, and many things must be familiar, Xiangyang is not as good as Changsha, many familiar practices in Changsha may not be easy to use in Xiangyang." Everyone should think carefully when they go back, and what is suitable is the best, and they must not be careless. ”

When you heard Kou Yan say this, you all nodded yes, look at the sky, it's really not early, the boss has no intention of keeping food, and everyone is going back to eat.

Seeing that everyone was about to go back to their respective homes, Kou Yan suddenly stopped Ma Jing: "Sir, stay here, I have something else to discuss with you." ”

Ma Jing was stunned for a moment, stopped, and watched the other colleagues leave, and he followed Kou Yan into the study.

"At today's meeting, there is actually an item that has not been discussed. Kou Yan looked at Ma Jing and said with a smile.

Ma Jing was her first staff member and the first to engage in. But he has rarely expressed his opinions, firstly because he is a generous person. Not good at words. Second, it is also because he is not good at military, political and economic affairs, and he is good at academics.

When he was hired as a staff member, he was hired because he was old, he could control the scene, and he could manage the paperwork or something. But later, with Jiang Wan, Ma Jing's role was much smaller, and she was often ignored by Kou Yan.

It's just that he is ignored, but he is a person that Kou Yan trusts very much. So I originally had to discuss the cooperation with Sima Hui, Huang Chengyan, and Pang Degong to open the school today. Something to nurture human resources. Originally, it was most appropriate for Ma Jing to be solely responsible for this matter. However, he didn't say a word the whole time, Kou Yan couldn't talk to him, and Mi Zhu sang the protagonist, and the topic has never been avoided in terms of money. After going back and forth, I didn't mention the opening of the school hall when I got to the end of the meeting. Helplessly, Kou Yan had no choice but to leave Ma Jing alone to explain the matter.

"Please make it clear. Ma Jing bowed slightly. The tone is still light.

"That's right. I have visited Mr. Shui Jing, Mr. Huang and Mr. Pang, and all three of them are willing to assist me. In the nine counties under my rule, county schools were established, with Xiangyang county schools as the main school, supplemented by other county schools, and gradually formed our own talent reserve system. We are responsible for building the school hall and recruiting students. They are responsible for the production of teachers. I thought, it's best for you to be solely responsible for this, what do you think?"

"What? My lord wants to set up a county school, and I want to cooperate with three famous teachers? Is this true?" Ma Jing's original expression widened after hearing the news, and he looked incredulous.

"What's so strange about this, at this time, the good talents have been divided between those two families. Even Xiangyang and the surrounding areas of Xiangyang, where talents are everywhere, have been robbed by Cao thieves, and most of the children of the scholar clan have gone to the north. Our own talents are still the most reliable to cultivate by ourselves, don't you say?" Kou Yan said the first thing, in fact, she had already said these words countless times on the side of Sima Hui, Huang Chengyan and others. At this time, I will talk about Ma Jing again, and I am already very proficient.

Ma Jing nodded frequently when she heard this: "Yes! That's right, if you can really do it, this is a great achievement for a hundred generations! My lord, my subordinates didn't expect that you would think of this matter in such an urgent situation, it's too good!"

"Since Sir also agrees, then you are solely responsible for this matter, and your government can now recruit small officials to start arranging. I lack everything now, and the most important thing is talent, so please ask Mr. as soon as I am ready!" Kou Yan stood up and bowed to Ma Jing to the end.

Ma Jing hurriedly returned the salute: "Your subordinates should do their best to do this thing for the benefit of all people, please rest assured!"

"Of course I can trust Mr., by the way, the Ma clan's people were moved into Jiangling for protection earlier, and now they have all returned to Yicheng, are they okay?" Kou Yan suddenly asked.

In order to prevent Cao Ren from attacking Yicheng and hurting the people, Pang Tong used a trick to send all the people in Yicheng to Jiangling, and let the soldiers pretend to be people in Yicheng to fill the number. As a result, Cao Ren slaughtered the city and killed a large number of soldiers and people in Yicheng, and Kou Yan was glad that Pang Tong had foresight, otherwise he would have done evil again. That's why she will mention Ma Jing's family and clansmen today, because they are also the objects of protection.

"Answering people's words, they are all very good. It was not affected. Ma Jing bowed to the end again: "Thank you, sir!"

"Thank me for what? You and your brothers are here to be officials, and it is right to protect your families. Kou Yan said indifferently: "It's good that everyone is safe." ”

After sending away Ma Jing, who was grateful to Dade, Kou Yan could be regarded as having explained all the things he wanted to explain, and then it was up to his subordinates to implement them one by one, and she just needed to see the results.

Xu Du, in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cao Cao was doing acupuncture, his head was full of needles, and he was sitting there like a hedgehog. There were two imperial doctors standing next to them. In the past few days, Cao Cao's head wind disease is about to attack every three or five days, and the imperial doctor works three shifts a day, and he doesn't leave people for a minute. No, just after seeing that the signs were wrong, he immediately injected Cao Cao, which didn't make the head wind attack again.

At this time, the door official outside reported that Wang Lang asked to see him, and Cao Cao's originally squinted eyes suddenly widened: "Please let him in." ”

After a short time, Wang Lang stood in front of Cao Cao. Seeing that he was sweating profusely and his face was colorless, Cao Cao suddenly chuckled in his heart, raised his hand and motioned for the imperial doctor to pull out the needle on his head. While saying to Wang Lang: "What's the matter, so panicked."

"Zixiao is back, and now he is outside the door, and he is guilty of Jing's guilt! Do you want to see him?" Wang Lang saw that Cao Cao was receiving treatment, and what he wanted to say suddenly stopped, and immediately changed the subject.

Cao Cao frowned when he heard this, and subconsciously thought that Wang Lang was actually not talking about this matter. So he raised his hand and motioned for him to wait a while. When the imperial doctor pulled out the needle on Cao Cao's head, he packed up the medicine box and retreated. Cao Cao then held his head and said: "I will deal with Zixiao's affairs, and you don't have to hide what you want to say." ”

"Prime Minister, Nanyang is lost. Wang Lang's eyes closed, his heart was horizontal, and he said it directly.

"Oh! I see. Cao Cao's answer surprised Wang Lang, how could Cao Gong be so calm? That is Nanyang! It is the barrier of Xudu, and it is the important town of communicating with Xichuan in the future, and if Xiangyang is lost, Nanyang cannot be lost! I did not expect that Nanyang would also be lost after only a few days of hard work. This is unreasonable!

In fact, Cao Cao was already tumultuous in his heart at this time, and not long ago, he got the news that two diplomats from the Changsha Kou clan were coming to Xudu to meet the Son of Heaven.

What are you doing here, Cao Cao knows very well in his heart that they are here to block Cao Cao and give Emperor Xian a booster. It's really damn it, I finally suppressed Emperor Xian's imminent thoughts, why did a Kou prodigy pop up again this time. Originally, I thought it would be a big deal to be a concubine for Emperor Xian. As a result, after checking the age, this child is only thirteen years old this year, only one year older than the original Empress Zhang Yan of Emperor Hui.

Twelve-year-old Empress Zhang Yan was the spokesperson of a humiliation in the Han family, and since then, the virgin queen has become a taboo that the Han family cannot mention. If Cao Cao forced Emperor Xian to accept Kou Yan, Emperor Xian might really jump over the wall in a hurry, and this matter is not good to canonize the Holy Decree openly, Emperor Xian will be laughed at by the world, and he will lose face.

Therefore, these two envoys are not easy to send, they want to see the Son of Heaven, what they didn't say, they must have asked for Kou Yan to be sealed. Cao Cao really wanted not to let them see him, but Xiangyang was lost, Cao Ren escaped, and the news that Le Jin was captured came back, Cao Cao sent someone to rescue Cao Ren to see, that is to be as many wolves as there are wolves, he began to ponder again, or just seal her something, slow her down, and wait for the New Year to recover his strength, and then go to her to settle accounts. (To be continued.) )