Along the way after that, there were no bandits like Boss Zhang who came out to rob the road, which somewhat made Zhang Hong, Mi Zhu and others believe in Gongsun Du's words, and at the same time, they were also a little curious about Mingguang Jia in their hearts, not only the defense is amazing, but the deterrent power is also not.

However, Mi Zhu was more curious about another matter. At night, Mi Zhu, who endured a day, took advantage of the time to chat, and asked-

"Does Lord Taishou know the three brothers of the Zhang family?"

The three brothers of the Zhang family?

Gongsun Du was puzzled and replied: "Where did the three brothers of the Zhang family come from?" I have never heard of it. ”

Mi Zhu was surprised: "Then why did Lord Taishou let them go?" ”

Gongsun Du suddenly understood, and said: "Now that the court is rotten, and the family has many forcible seizures, I don't know if there are people who have died because of the destruction of their families, and they have to fall into the grass as a last resort. ”

"Besides, although he is a Kou, he is also a Han Chinese, and Liaodong is sparsely populated at this time, and there are many empty lands, which is just to attract these guys who are unwilling to enrich Liaodong for bandits."

Mi Zhu suddenly said respectfully: "Lord Taishou really has a benevolent heart!" Admire! Admire! ”

"Hahaha!" can make Mi Zhu admire, Gongsun Du is also very happy, but he also said modestly, "It's over!" ”

Zhang Hong suddenly interjected: "Taishou can know that people's hearts are fickle. If it is a bandit for a short time, when the benevolence has not yet been extinguished, it may be able to serve the people again, but if it is a long time, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not become the kind of scoundrel who is the one who is the one who is in trouble, which will affect the stability of Liaodong. ”

When Mi Zhu heard this, he felt reasonable, nodded, and his eyes fell on Gongsun Du to see how he explained.

Gongsun Du smiled indifferently and said, "Has Zigang ever heard that 'at the beginning of a person, nature is good'?" ”

"At the beginning of man, nature is good?"

Zhang Hong has heard that this is the point of view put forward by Yasheng Mencius during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Mencius believed that human nature is inherently good, because people are born with four kinds of goodness, such as compassion, and if these four goodness are expanded and filled, they will become the four virtues of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom, and people can be good.

"Yasheng Mencius's point of view!"

"That's right!" Gongsun Du said, "In fact, even Sage Confucius agrees with this, and it can be seen from his central idea of teaching without class, he feels that there are no students who can't teach well, only teachers who can't teach well." This is also a recognition of 'the beginning of man, the nature is good'. ”

"If this is not the case, there will be no Confucian six arts - etiquette, music, archery, royalty, calligraphy, mathematics, and the five constants - benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, and faith."

Zhang Hong nodded convincingly, and exclaimed: "Lord Taishou is a celestial man, which is really the luck of Liaodong!" This is not a big talk, in the previous way, he has seen Gongsun Du's understanding of other Legalists, Mohists, Taoists, famous families, miscellaneous families, farmers, soldiers, doctors and other schools of thought in addition to Confucianism, many of which he has never heard of before, but it really makes sense. As a result, Zhang Hong was a little more eager for the upcoming Liaodong, and he wanted to see how Gongsun Du would apply these princes and hundreds of schools to his rule, so as not to cause the people's resentment to boil and repeat the mistakes of the Qin Dynasty.

Mi Zhu didn't think about it so much, but he also felt that Gongsun Du could say such a thing, obviously because he had a very deep study of Confucianism, and nodded convincingly.

Then they dispersed.

After another three days, Gongsun Du and his entourage crossed Changli County and entered the scope of Liaolu County in Liaodong County.

As soon as he approached the thirty-mile range of the Liao army, he saw a group of people waiting in front of him in the distance. Although the number of opponents was small and they were already very close to the Liao team, for the sake of prudence, Gongsun Du still ordered to reduce the speed, everyone was vigilant, and at the same time sent people to investigate the details.

He didn't know that his move made Zhang Hong quite agree, feeling that Gongsun Du was not only good at governing the place, but also knew the way of the general, and he could not relax his vigilance at any time, especially if he didn't know friend or foe. Faintly, Zhang Hong remembered what Gongsun Du said when they first met-

First, Xiao He chased Han Xin under the moon, and now he is chasing Zigang at night! As a generation of good stories!

"Perhaps, you are not Xiao He, but Ji!"

Ji, Liu Ji, that is, Liu Gaozu! The Han Dynasty has a tendency to collapse, but anyone with some insight can see it, the difference is that some people have bad ideas, but they are not completely outstanding, but they are just silently accumulating strength; Others are not concerned about themselves and go with the flow; There are also people who are devoted to the imperial court, working hard to maintain the stability of the imperial court and the locality, looking forward to the appearance of the next Guangwu Emperor and turning the tide!

Zhang Hongben is also a member of the crowd, working hard to learn skills and waiting for the changes in the times, but now it seems to be a little different!

Mi Zhu didn't think about this, firstly, his Mi family has more than 100 million yuan, and he has heard a lot of similar things, and he has seen a lot, and secondly, he has the idea of serving Gongsun Du. As for whether this investment is worth it, even if it loses, it is nothing, he still has a second brother Mi Fang, and he can invest again, and if he fails, he still has a sister who has just been born, and he can also invest, but it is really not good, and there is a huge family capital.

Soon, the pro-soldiers sent out returned.

"My lord, it's Wei Juncheng, Xu Duwei, and Liu Duwei."

Syllable~

"Hahaha!" Gongsun Du laughed loudly, urging the light shadow to run towards Wei You and the others.

"Subordinate Wei You to meet the lord!"

"Subordinate Xu Rong/> Liu Yi participates in the adult!"

"Hahaha! Everyone, please get up, you've worked hard these days! Gongsun Du turned over and dismounted, and said happily, "I don't know what the situation of the Liao team is now?" ”

The Liao army is the bridgehead of Gongsun Du to occupy Liaodong, and it is the only city that Gongsun Du now depends on to survive, if something happens, he has to cry to death.

Liu Yi didn't know if he worshiped Wei Yu before him, and replied with a sour anger at this time: "My lord, don't you know, the current Liao team is not the Liao team more than a month ago (the time when Gongsun Du left), but it is very lively. ”

Gongsun Du also felt Liu Yi's sourness, but he was more curious, and couldn't help but say: "Lively? ”

"yes!" Liu Yi said again, "That's right, not long after the adults left, some displaced people came to settle in the Liao army one after another, and Lord Wei arranged houses and fields for each family in accordance with the regulations, and now there are almost 25,000 people. ”

"So much?" Gongsun Du couldn't help but be surprised, when he left, there were less than 20,000 people, and now there are six or seven thousand? It's incredible, isn't it?

"That's right! In addition, the weather is getting warmer, the shops and vendors in the city are increasing, and many people come out to buy the things they need at home, and Lord Wei will also arrange the last day of each decade as the market day, and today is the last day of the middle of the month, so it can't be lively! ”

Gongsun Du couldn't help but look at Wei You in surprise, he didn't expect that there would be so many changes after he left, but when he thought about it, he didn't say that many people had just moved over, but he said that there were only 10,000 people in total before, and the weather became cold, who doesn't want to hide on the kang to warm up, how can he want to come out!

Wei You bowed and said: "The subordinates gave the houses and fields to the displaced people without the permission of the lord, and privately determined that the end of the month was the collection, and asked the lord to forgive the sin!" ”

Gongsun Du grabbed Wei You and said: "What is the crime, it is a great meritorious, meritorious!" After settling them down later, Ben Taishou will be rewarded for his merits, and his past achievements will be counted this time. ”

The last sentence was said to Xu Rong and Liu Yi, which made Liu Yi couldn't help but be happy, and the two said at the same time: "Yes, thank you, lord!" ”

Wei You said: "Thank you for the reward, your subordinates don't dare to take credit!" Speaking of which, most of this is the credit of the lord and the Mi family, if it weren't for the lord who bought all kinds of materials, and the Mi family sent them in time, it is difficult to say whether the collection day can be done. Moreover, most of the increased population was heard of the prestige of the lord and migrated from the nearby Changli and Xuansu, and a few were sent by the Mi family. With the strong support of Xu Duwei and Liu Duwei, we can maintain the normal operation of the day, otherwise, it would have been chaotic a long time ago. In addition, there is still one thing for the subordinates to ask for, and please ask the lord to agree? ”

For Wei You's rejection, Gongsun Du didn't say anything, anyway, he would not be less rewarded than he should have, the rewards and punishments were clear, and it was a solid foundation for a force, and it must not be chaotic.

"What's the matter? It doesn't hurt to be straight! ”

Wei Youzheng said: "Because the population in the city is still insufficient, the subordinates have arranged the market at the west gate, so it is best for the lord to reroute to the north gate or the south gate to avoid interfering with the market day." ”

Gongsun Du looked back at the caravan that was coming, as well as the villagers of Linshui Village, and agreed after a little contemplation: "Okay, enter the city from the north gate, and the Pavilion will be responsible for arranging the caravan of the Mi family, and Hongyuan will arrange the villagers of Linshui Village." ”

"Yes. My lord! Xu Rong and Liu Yi responded.

Gongsun Du smiled, and then said to Wei You: "Qingping, you can take Du to the bazaar to have a look, and let Du see the liveliness of the Liao team." ”

"This ......" Wei You couldn't help but hesitate, not because he was worried about an accident, but because he felt that the boat was tired, it was better to rest first. However, Wei You saw that Gongsun Du's face was full of firmness, so he had to agree, but he suggested: "Since the lord wants to go to the bazaar to have a look, it is better to let Xu Duwei and Liu Duwei go together, they often patrol, and they are much more familiar with You, as for the caravan and the villagers of Linshui Village, you will go and settle down." ”

Gongsun Du hesitated for a moment, thinking that Xu Rong and Liu Yi were military generals after all, and they naturally didn't have Wei You's thoughtfulness in doing this, so he agreed.