Under the scorching sun, in the golden desert, the sand dunes are undulating, like a giant wolf in the sea, boundless, with no end in sight.

And the end of the river meanders like a snake, from east to west across the land of southern Xinjiang, the hot wind with a hint of coolness on the water surface rushing towards the face.

Some people say that the desert has a bleak beauty, but in the eyes of Chen Mu, who is covered with sweat, this place is not beautiful at all.

Only near the river can there be a hint of life.

The Eighth Division of Shence went east along the Gobi River. There are some scattered weeds along the river, and occasionally a tree can be seen standing alone by the river, Chen Mu thinks that this march is lucky, because the river still has water in this season.

Chen Mu ordered that when the heat was unbearable, the soldiers could break away from the team and jump into the water. This is a great gift to the soldiers.

The soldiers and horses were exhausted, and the heavy armor became a heavy burden for the soldiers, and the scorching sun baked on the armor, making the armor hot.

Chen Mu's helmet had been hanging on the car, he got out of the car with the helmet, scooped up the water with the palm of his hand, splashed it on the helmet, and heard a "bang".

The white water vapor disappeared as soon as it left the helmet.

"What the hell is this weather?"

If you sit in the car all the time, you feel like you're about to get heat stroke.

The wind in the desert can suck people dry.

Chen Mu decided: "In the future, we will rest during the day and rush at night." ”

In late June, Chen Mu led the Eighth Division through the vast Gobi and garrisoned ten miles outside the Tiemen Pass.

Clamour, if the king of Aziman does not pass the throne to Ma Zun, he will step on the iron gate within fifteen days and kill him to the town of Uzi.

Soon after, the envoy of Aziman trotted all the way to see Chen Mu, claiming that Ma Zun had successfully ascended to the throne, and waited for General Chen to go to Wuzi Town to preside over the ceremony of proclamation.

Chen Mu was overjoyed and congratulated Ma Zun, but he did not plan to go to Wuzi Town to show off, but asked Ma Zun to go to Jiuquan City with gifts to find Kong Xiaoxian, the general of Anxi, and let Kong Xiaoxian accept the letter of title.

The messenger left with some regret and took the news back to the town of Uzi.

"Why didn't the general go?" Secretary Lang Kuaihao smiled and said, "Could it be that the general is worried that there will be fraud?" ”

Chen Mu nodded: "Soldiers are not tired of cheating. Now that Li Shan has not returned, this is a suspicious point. ”

Guo Yang sat aside and said in a low voice: "Even if Li Shan comes back, the general shouldn't go." ”

Gu Changsong smiled and said, "Yes, this expedition, our general has enough limelight." Take this opportunity to be a favor and let General Kong Xiaoxian of Anxi be the best. ”

Chen Mu joked that Gu Changsong was a thief on the outside and on the inside.

Gu Changsong's face turned pale for a while and then red, and he couldn't understand whether Chen Mu's words were "depreciating" or "boasting".

In early July, the 8th Division returned to Dunhuang and heard that Dunhuang had lost part of its population because of the war, but after the four kingdoms of Gulan, Qiannan, Daman, and Aziman became vassals, the population of Dunhuang rebounded violently, exploding to 100,000 people, and suddenly the city became prosperous.

Some bachelors are willing to go to the temporary fourth brigade to sign up, because they not only have food there, but also can learn some crafts. This is a project deliberately arranged by Chen Mu. At this time, the number of the Fourth Brigade had reached 8,000. Half of them participated in the expansion of the city, digging moats, diverting water into canals, building Weng City and other projects, which started in full swing.

Chen Mu even wanted to set up an academy where various techniques would be taught, and of course, there would also be courses dedicated to scientific examinations.

Chen Mu's proposal was recognized by everyone, so a piece of land was divided in the southeast corner of the city to establish Dunhuang College.

originally planned to let Hanxiang serve as the principal, but Hanxiang said that he was unwilling to leave Chen Mu's side, so Chen Mu personally served as the principal, and let Gu Changsong be the vice principal, resident in the college, in charge of affairs.

Of course, now that the site has just been selected, the demolition work has not yet been completed, and Vice President Gu still needs to face a lot of things.

Chen Mu asked the General Department of the Fourth Brigade to send a piece of "Ten Husband Order", threw it to Gu Changsong, and said:

"There are not only liberal arts, but also martial arts. Dunhuang City will hold a martial arts examination every year, the temporary fourth brigade of engineers can also apply for the examination, enter the martial arts academy, directly obtain military status, after graduating from the martial arts, the minimum to enter the army in the future is also ten commanders, there is no limit to the height. The principal will visit the school frequently. Personally select available talent. ”

Gu Changsong nodded yes.

Chen Mu waved his hand, and a thirty-six or seventeen-year-old middle-aged woman appeared in front of Gu Changsong.

Although the woman is middle-aged, her dress and appearance are quite eye-catching, which makes people shine.

Chen Mu introduced: "The wife of Zhang Youtian, the captain of the Fourth Brigade, is a jade Linglong. ”

Hearing this, Gu Changsong hurriedly took half a step back and bowed.

Jade and ten thousand blessings are returned.

Chen Mu said: "Sister-in-law's talent is not inferior to you, so don't underestimate her." It's a pity that such people are stuck at home. I asked her to be your deputy, and in the future, when the academy is built, you will concentrate on martial arts, she will be in charge of liberal arts, you will be in charge of personnel, and she will be in charge of finance. Of course, you're the second-in-command of the academy, and she's the third-in-command. ”

The word "second-in-command" sounded quite fresh, but Gu Changsong still understood it and said yes again and again.

Although the population of the city has reached 100,000, most of the residences in Dunhuang are buildings, and so far, the houses in the city have not been sold.

There is still some vacant land left, which is also under rapid construction, and Chen Mu's requirements for floors are getting higher and higher. Low-rise buildings are no longer approved.

Chen Mu also has a bigger goal, to eradicate all the shantytowns in Dunhuang City and build them into high-rise buildings. In this way, the capacity of Dunhuang City will be doubled.

Chen Mu once calculated that a maximum of 250,000 people could live in Dunhuang City. If this number is exceeded, the city will be overcrowded. However, Chen Mu was not worried, because he already had plans to expand the city.

Preliminary design, the east wall was demolished.

Later, he changed his mind and did not demolish the east city wall, but continued to add three city walls outside the east city wall, and then built a Dunhuang east city with the same scale as the current Dunhuang city, and finally formed a situation of two cities conjoined by two cities.

Now the special manager has a lot of gold and silver in the account every day, during this period of time, the treasury is full, Chen Mu took Zhang Han, Hanxiang, and Zhong Lixiang to the treasury to take a look, and was shocked by the piles of gold and silver in front of him.

Han Jianniang twisted her waist, walked in front, pointed to the mountain of silver coins and said, "I sleep on money in my dreams now." I used to be panicked when I saw silver, but now I don't feel happy when I see gold. Hehehehehe. ”

Chen Mu pointed to the money vault and said, "This is only a part, and the other part is in Li Xian's money bank." Now the special manager office is in urgent need of talents, and it is not easy for these people to be busy all day long. Therefore, Dunhuang University should set up a special discipline to serve the special managerial office. I am compiling books on accounting, financial management and other majors. By the time I finished writing, the Dunhuang Academy was almost completed. What I am most frustrated with now is that there are no teachers in related fields. ”

Chen Mu rolled his eyes, looked Han Jianniang up and down, and finally shook his head: "An immodest woman like you can't be a teacher, don't teach my students badly." ”

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