Less, will be outside the house.

Looking at Jia Xu's concentrating on correcting government affairs, especially the tired cheeks, Zhang Xiu couldn't help but feel sour in his heart, hey, he is not a celebrity, otherwise he would have found a few talents to share his worries.

"Xingba is also here!"

"Lord," Gan Ning hurriedly clenched his fists.

"My lord, you're back, why don't you send someone to report in advance, and bring someone to greet you." Jia Xu put down the bamboo slip, and the corners of his eyes were bloodshot.

"Red tape is waived, has the grain and grass promised by several major families in Jingzhou been delivered?" Zhang Xiu said in a deep voice, this batch of grain and grass is the key at present, and whether it can survive this green and yellow shortage depends on these.

"Most of the grain and grass of the Cai family, the Huang family, the Xi family, and the Ma family were delivered, and they all went down the river to the accumulation and Xinye granary." When he mentioned this, Jia Xu's old face was full of smiles.

He never expected that Zhang Xiu would go to Jingzhou and raise millions of stones, in this troubled world, there are too many things to do with this million stones.

Zhang Xiu nodded in response, and continued: "I see that most of the polders outside the city have been successfully planted, and in addition to transplanting mulberry trees, the rest of the people must work for relief, repair city walls, official roads, private houses, etc. ”

"As it should be!" Jia Xu hugged his fists.

"By the way, what is the current household registration statistics of the people under his rule?"

"Back to the lord, a few days ago, a few days ago, there were about 260,000 naturalized households in Nanyang, with more than 910,000 people, and now I think it should have been more than one million people." Jia Xu was quite satisfied.

This population is no less than that of Jingzhou Nanjun, as long as the war is reduced, within three years, it will definitely repeat the past.

"In its heyday, there were nearly three million people in Nanyang, and it was known as the emperor's township, but now it is only one-third of the past, which is not worth mentioning." Zhang Xiu's face was heavy, this is millions of living lives, I don't know how many people are buried in this.

"Wenhe, you have to worry about the people's affairs."

"By the way, Xingba, how is the recent recruitment?" Zhang Xiu asked.

In troubled times, based on the fundamentals, one grain, two soldiers.

Why was Yuan Shao of Hebei able to dominate the four states after that, which made Cao Cao breathless.

It is precisely because Jizhou is prosperous, the soldiers are good and the food is sufficient, and there are many fierce generals and famous men in Hebei, such as the four court pillars in Hebei, plus Yuan Shao's background, so Cao Ying secretly communicated with Yuan Shao on the eve of the official crossing.

"Back to the lord, the people have signed up enthusiastically, and 8,000 people have been raised so far, and they will definitely be able to shine in time." Gan Ning clenched his fists and said excitedly.

"But my lord, if you take Xiangyang, there must be a navy to restrain Cai Mao's navy, and my subordinates think that the current formation of the navy should be the top priority."

Zhang Xiu frowned and pondered, Xiangyang is surrounded by mountains, and the only way to cross the Han River is to swim. Without a naval army, they would not even have a chance to come to the city.

If Zhang Xiu remembers well, the reason why Guan Yu crossed Xiangyang to fight Fancheng was precisely because of the navy. He and Lejin fought many times with Qingnikou, the Qingnikou River is wide, and the war ships can be tun.

And Qingnikou is in the water, you can turn into the Han River, Cao Wei's water army is at the end, so Guan Yu dares to cross Xiangyang to besiege Fancheng, once Fancheng is lost, Xiangyang is a lonely city, and it can surrender without a fight.

"What Xingba said is extremely true, it is difficult for an army without water to recruit Jingxiang."

"Gan Ning listened to the order and ordered you to leave immediately, garrison the troops in Biyang, repair the wharf according to the water, build ships, train the navy, and be sure to train more than 10,000 elite boatmen for me within a year, and there must be no mistakes." Zhang Xiuhao is dry.

"My lord." Without waiting for Gan Ning to respond, Jia Xu took the lead.

"Lord, although you have ambitions, but at the moment you still belong to the forces of Liu Biaobei's domain, the lord exercises to ride to the imperial Cao Cao, this name is justified, and what the boat master intends to do is probably not need to be repeated!"

"Although Liu Biao has no great ambitions, but this person is scheming, by no means a vulgar person, once the lord trains the boatman, Liu Biao will set out to crusade, so our army will suffer from the enemy on its back, it will be difficult to achieve a great cause!"

"This..."Zhang Xiu hesitated, the general direction was clear to him, but he really didn't think much about these details. Details determine success or failure, and if there is no Jia Xu, it may be difficult to escape this catastrophe.

"But the military advisor, if you want to take Jingxiang, there must be a strong naval army to clamp down on Cai Mao, otherwise how can you talk about a great cause?"

Jia Xu's eyes narrowed slightly, and after pondering for a moment, he said: "Lord, let Xu think about it for three days, and there will be a decision after three days." ”

On the side, Gan Ning was already reckless, and when he saw that his opportunity to make contributions was blocked, he was already anxious, and couldn't help but say: "Lord, there will be a countermeasure in the end, I don't know if I should talk about it or not." ”

Xingba said bluntly. Zhang Xiu didn't care.

In history, Xingba was straightforward, so he had many discords with the generals of Wu Guobu, but he was brave and strategic, but Lu Meng dared to reuse him.

"My lord, Ning was a water thief before, called Jinfan, and he was quite famous on the rivers and lakes.

And the lord is stationed in Nanyang, I am dissatisfied, and it is not impossible to return to the water thief. In this way, it is better to train the navy for the lord, and no one is suspicious about building ships.

Moreover, the water thieves on the river Ning have a lot of friendships, and if Ning calls, they will compete to vote first, so they will get twice the result with half the effort. Gan Ning clenched his fists and looked at Zhang Xiu with burning eyes after speaking.

On one side, Jia Xu also stared, turned his head to look at Gan Ning, and said urgently: "The lord can't, now there is no general in the army, Gan Ning's general Wen Taowu is the head of the three armies. ”

Looking at Jia Xu's scorching gaze, Zhang Xiu already understood what it meant.

He belongs to Liu Biaobei's domain, if this is the case, Gan Ning is his extravagant force, there are too many uncontrollable factors, once Gan Ning's wings are stiff, breaking away from Zhang Xiu or biting back, it will be fatal.

Gan Ning also knew what he meant by these words, he didn't speak, but looked at Zhang Xiu, he was waiting for the man's reply.

"Xingba walks the rivers and lakes and is familiar with water patterns, so it is most suitable for him to train the water army. There is no need to say much about this matter. Zhang Xiu raised his hand to decide.

"Xingba, I will approve you with 50 million yuan, 100,000 stone of grain, and enough ordnance, but within a year, you must pull up an elite boat division for me that can compete with Cai Mao, can you do it?" Zhang Xiu said loudly.

Hearing this, Gan Ning's eyes were stunned.

He thought that Zhang Xiu would refuse, because he had only known Zhang Xiuyueyu, and no one dared to do this, even if he did, he should be afraid to be wary.

However, Zhang Xiu's opening was 50 million money, 100,000 stone grain, what courage and trust this is.

Trembling, Gan Ning's body was trembling, his personality was straightforward, but at this moment, he felt a warmth, and even made the tip of his nose sore.

Male lord, Liu Biao is like a starry moon, how can it be compared?

Gan Ning has only one thought, the soldier dies for his confidant, even if he faces a million alone at this moment, he is not afraid.

"The last general, Gan Ning, will definitely live up to the trust of the lord."

His voice was a little choked, and he even landed on one knee.

This trust, Gan Ning has nothing to repay, even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, he will never frown.

"Xingba, please get up." Zhang Xiu picked it up quickly.

"My lord, the last general will go down first and prepare." After Gan Ning finished speaking, Fu Jian left with his generals.

Looking at Gan Ning in the distance, Jia Xu sighed and said, "Lord, confused! Gan Ning has a banditry, if he rebels one day, how can we go south, how can we achieve great things. ”

"Wenhe, for the handsome, you should know how to make good use of it, right?" The corners of Zhang Xiu's mouth were hooked, revealing that confident smile.

"But..."

"There is no suspicion in employing people, and there is no need to suspect people. If he is against me, wouldn't it be a good thing to spend 100,000 stones of grain and grass to recognize it? Zhang Xiu laughed heartily.

"Oh yes, I'll arrange for Lei Xu to lead a thousand cavalry to enter Wuguan later."

"Lord, the martial arts pass is broken, what is the use of stationing? Isn't it a waste of money and food? Jia Xu raised his eyebrows and asked.

"No, Xiliang war horses are rare horses, and now Guanzhong Li Dao Guo Yan and several others have annexed each other, and the grain and grass have long been exhausted, if Wuguan can exchange horses for food, there must be deserters in exchange."

"All of them, won't thousands of good horses be caught? What's more, they all know the name of my Zhang Xiu, and I am afraid that it is not impossible for these athletes to worship my command. Zhang Xiu chuckled.

"The lord is thoughtful, and he is really ashamed." Jia Xu swallowed and saliva, and he found that except for some details, Zhang Xiu's control of the general direction was really exquisite.

At the same time, the government is a hundred steps away.

"Big brother, Zhang Xiu gave us 50 million yuan and 100,000 stone grain and grass, which is really bold. Otherwise, if we wander along the river and don't listen to his orders, it is expected that he will be difficult to chase, so that the brothers live freely, how about it? The general said excitedly.

When the words fell, Gan Ning stopped instantly, looking back with murderous intent, and the general who looked at it shuddered.

"Today, remember you as my brother, and I will not kill you. If he dares to be disrespectful to the lord again in the future, Hugh blames a certain knife for being ruthless. After speaking, Gan Ning snorted coldly and left.

The general swallowed stiffly, his forehead already wet with sweat.