Mengchi, a small town back then, has now become the headquarters of the Third Military Region, Wang Jian of course remembers here, here, is the last place they passed through is a populated place, where the army passed at that time, there was nothing left here, not even people, because he had no baggage at that time, all the people here were taken away by him, carrying food and drinking water for his army, these people can walk through the desert without one ten, and finally when fighting with the indigenous forces in the desert, the one that survives is eight or nine out of ten, and there are really only a handful of people who can survive.

On top of the broken wall when he left, now a brand new city has risen again, compared with that year, it is really a heaven and an underground. The horizontal and vertical streets have all been hardened with cement, and the houses on both sides of the street are uneven, some are built of stone, some are made of wood, and there are even many thatched houses, which look a little out of tune, but what is presented in front of Wang Jian's eyes is that vigorous vitality.

There are a lot of people on the street, the accents are chaotic, and there are many shops on both sides of the street, and even if you stand outside, you can see the goods inside.

"It's a bit chaotic here, but this year, the road from Mengchi to Jishi County has just been built, and the materials can be transported smoothly, the general doesn't know, to transport goods here, the cost is too high, the price of one percent, to here, not three or four times, that is to lose money, but now it's different. When the road is opened, the price will naturally come down. And there was a lack of everything here, the nose of those merchants was really called a spirit, as soon as the road was opened, a swarm of land poured over, the price of land in this Mengchi soared, and the rent of the house was even more expensive a day. It's a bad thing for our commander. An officer of the Third Military Region, who came to greet him, spoke with pride.

"Why is there all the shops on the street?" Wang Jian asked curiously.

"This is the credit of our Deputy Commander Zhao." The official's interest was undiminished, "A year ago, there were not many people in Mengchi, but as soon as the road was built, Deputy Commander Zhao ordered people to start building houses and roads here, and he had a dispute with Commander He Xing about it." Commander Helan thought that he should not spend money and food so much, but in the end, at the insistence of Deputy Commander Zhao, he reluctantly agreed. At that time, we didn't understand it, who would have thought that as soon as the road was built, businessmen would flock in, and this house would immediately become a cornucopia, and now in Mengchi, civil affairs are all in the hands of Deputy Commander Zhao. Commander Helan thinks that in charge of civil affairs, Deputy Commander Zhao is much stronger than him. ”

"Then didn't your Deputy Commander Zhao make a fortune?" Wang Jian asked with a smile.

The official glanced at Wang Jian strangely, "How can Deputy Commander Zhao make a fortune?" These houses were built with the money of the Third Military Region, which is also public property, and all income must go to the public. ”

Niu Ben laughed: "It seems that our Minister Wang is beating your Mengchi idea again." The imperial court's annual allocation to your Third Military Region is about to shrink dramatically. "He's been in Jicheng for a long time. The style of the finance minister is very clear.

"That is, the two commanders also know it, but the headquarters doesn't care, according to this development momentum, it won't take a few years for our Third Military Region to be self-sufficient. A little less is a little less every year, as long as you don't cut it all at once, it's great. "The officials are confident." Commander Helan said that our Third Military Region cannot hold back the whole country, and it cannot be regarded as a burden to the country, on the contrary. We should work hard to make our contribution to the country. ”

"Well said!" Mei Hua nodded repeatedly.

Wang Jian took a deep breath, confident, vibrant, and ambitious, which is a portrayal of this emerging city. Helan Xiong, the Huns, is one of the most powerful figures in the Han Kingdom today, but it is worrying that the Wang family can be said to have a deep hatred with the Huns. If He Lanxiong wants to embarrass him, this time is a good opportunity, at this moment, there are only a dozen guards around him, and the cavalry who came back with him, together with Mei Hua's cavalry, are all placed outside Mengchi at this moment.

Think about it again, but also rest assured, I came to have an appointment with Gao Yuan, He Lanxiong is not a brainless reckless man, he will not spoil Gao Yuan's big things, at most it is just humiliating himself, but he is now different from the sadness when he fled in embarrassment, as Gao Yuan said, he is also a person who has opened up territory and established a huge career, even if he is not as good as Gao Yuan, he will not lose to He Lanxiong.

Thinking of this, my heart was at ease, and when I looked up, I was startled, just silently thinking about my thoughts, and before I knew it, I had walked a long way, and a huge building stood impressively in front of me, which was higher than the city wall of Xianyang.

The sound of the military horn sounded, and after a melodious melody was played, various musical instruments such as drums and gongs also sounded, and together with the military horn, they actually formed a majestic and passionate music.

Wang Jian's eyes looked down from the towering building, and on the huge square in front of him, soldiers stood solemnly, and a large group of people were hurrying towards him.

"General, our Deputy Commander Zhao has come to greet you personally." The officer on the side laughed.

Wang Jian turned over and dismounted, and the people on the opposite side got closer and closer, sure enough, it was Zhao Xilie, who was also a powerful figure in Zhao State, and Wang Jian also had several face-to-face friends, Zhao Guo, who was able to fight against Qin State, did not escape the end of destruction in the end, but he didn't expect Zhao Xilie to change and become a high-ranking official of the Han State.

"Welcome back, General Wang!" Zhao Xilie smiled and hugged his fists as a salute. Wang Jian is not an officer under the Han Dynasty, but a guest, and Zhao Xilie's own identity is not under Wang Jian in the past or now, he naturally will not salute Wang Jian, but a large group of people followed behind Zhao Xilie all gave a military salute to Wang Jian, although most of the people in the Third Military Region do not have much direct contact with the army, but in the headquarters, almost all the positions up and down are filled by officers, and the practice of military law is also practiced.

"Brother Zhao. See you again, don't come unharmed? Wang Jian returned the salute and asked.

"Thank you Brother Wang, I'm doing very well now, look at it, the little belly has grown. The previous armor said that it couldn't be put on, so it didn't come out today, which made Brother Wang laugh in shame. Zhao Xilie said with a smile.

"Ling Zun, he ......," Wang Jian asked tentatively.

"Oh, my father has now retired to live in seclusion in Dayan Lake, where many good friends live, where my father is also very happy, some time ago I went to visit, full of red light, and I thought I was disturbing his life. It only took one day to drive me back! Zhao Xilie said, paused, and said: "Brother Wang, I also went to the tomb of General Wang to pay respects, you have not been here in the past few years, in fact, those old friends who live on the shore of Dayan Lake will go to toast a glass of wine during the New Year's holidays." ”

Wang Jian shook his body, when he fled for his life. When there are no bones left of his father, those Han people are afraid that they will cut off their father's head to show off their prestige. Every time I think about this, I feel painful, and it is only when Niu Ben reaches him that he can be regarded as getting the exact news, that his father committed suicide that year, and ordered his own soldiers to set the house on fire. But the fire was immediately extinguished by the Han army who had killed him, and his father's body was not humiliated, but was buried by Gao Yuan.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this time Wang Jian must be grateful." Wang Jian said sincerely.

"Dayan Lake is extraordinary now. This time the king will meet you wherever he is, and you will surely see them when the time comes. Zhao Xilie said with a smile: "But since you have come to me, you will naturally have to spend two days, now that the road from here to Dayan County has been repaired, and the cement of a water is poured on the ground, and you don't need to ride a horse when you go, I have prepared the best four-wheeled carriage for you, but it will arrive in a few days." ”

"Mengchi, it's changed too much." Wang Jian looked up at the building behind Zhao Xilie.

Zhao Xilie nodded, "Compared to when you left, it is naturally very big, Brother Wang, what do you think of this building?" He turned around, stood side by side with Wang Scissors, and said proudly to Wang Scissors.

"I've never seen a building like this." Wang Jian is honest and authentic.

"This is built of reinforced concrete, a full four floors, Brother Wang, there are thousands of people working in it, and this building is the brain of our Third Military Region." Zhao Xilie said.

"Steel, cement? Isn't this cement used to pave roads? He pointed to the ground.

"Of course, cement can pave roads and build buildings, and the strength of a building built with cement is much better than that of an ordinary city wall, and Brother Wang, a trebuchet may be able to penetrate the city wall, but it will never be able to penetrate the wall of this building. Because he is made of steel for his bones, and cement for his flesh and blood. Zhao Xilie stepped on his feet and said.

"When I heard Niu Ben talk about Mengchi, I thought there would be a majestic city here." Wang Jian looked around, a little puzzled. "Why don't you build a city, since there is such a good thing, wouldn't it be solid to build a city?"

"The king said that the human heart is the wall, so we don't build the city wall now, so even the city wall of Jicheng has been demolished." Zhao Xilie explained.

"The human heart is the wall?"

"Yes, the heart of the people is the wall, the king said, the heart of the people, is the impregnable city wall, the Han has tens of thousands of people, the will is the city, if the hearts of the people are scattered, even if the city wall is built, there will be a day when it will be broken." Zhao Xilie said with emotion, "The king has a point." ”

Wang Jian stood stunned for a moment and sighed, "What about Commander Helan?" I should go and see him, and I also know that Commander Helan still has a knot in my heart for me, or I should go and apologize to him. ”

Zhao Xilie shook his head: "Brother Wang, don't blame, Commander Helan is not a big deal, but there is a little trouble under his rule, he is in a hurry to deal with it, not deliberately snubbing Brother Wang." I'm afraid Brother Wang won't be able to see him for the past two days, but when he returns, Commander Helan will definitely set up a banquet to see you off. ”

Wang Jian was stunned, although Zhao Xilie said that it was a trivial matter, but the supreme commander of the Third Labor Military Region came forward, it was definitely not a trivial matter, but this was someone else's internal matter, and he was naturally not good to inquire. (To be continued......)