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On the second day, Zhu Yuanzhang led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses back to Chuzhou, while Shang Yu and the county government sent the army away at the West City Gate.

"This time the army is much more clean than the previous two months, Xiao Yu, Zhu will also return to Chuzhou with the left deputy marshal, the military horses here will be in charge of General Tang He and General Hu, you just need to complete the crossbow as soon as possible, two months later, the left deputy marshal will set out to attack Hezhou, I hope you can complete them as soon as possible." Zhu Zhengqing looked at Shang Yu with satisfaction and said.

He didn't expect Shang Yu to learn so much in his chest, he could actually make siege firearms, and it was so sharp, and he also found the iron ore veins in Lai'an County, which invisibly made the Chuzhou Righteous Army have breakthrough development prospects in the next step, and in terms of governing county politics, what Zhu Zhengqing said, Shang Yu can understand it at one point, and at this time, there is basically nothing that Shang Yu can't face independently in Hexian County, which is also the reason why Zhu Zhengqing left with confidence.

Zhu Yuanzhang was only grateful to Shang Yu for saving his life and almost dying for the food and grass of the whole army, so he arranged for him to be a county prince after Shang Yu lost his "divine power", but he didn't expect that it was invisibly arranged correctly, Shang Yu learned in the Lu family business house and the official family also have something in common, plus Zhu Zhengqing's allocation in the past few months, it is really easy to sit in the position of county order.

"Uncle Zhu, thank you for your guidance to Xiao Yu over the past few months, Xiao Yu will definitely work hard to manage the county government and make the crossbow well, you can rest assured that you will return to Chuzhou, Xiao Yu will not disappoint you!" Shang Yu said with some sadness.

Zhu Zhengqing is the closest person to him at the moment, after leaving Quanzhou, Shang Yu suffered a lot, and separated from his mother and master, Lu Wan, who made a wedding vow between the cliffs, is also far away in Emei Mountain, and Li Yanhong is extremely snobbish to prevent him from meeting Lu Wan, counting this Zhu Zhengqing is the only one he can regard as a relative, although Liu Xingbaoqiang was instilled with that mathematical knowledge, but after all, he is only a child who is nearly sixteen years old, and it is normal to have this kind of thought.

Zhu Zhengqing was stunned for a moment, and then said warmly after a few breaths: "Xiao Yu, Mr. Lu will come from Maozhou to my Chuzhou territory soon, and he will come to you first to come to Lai'an County, you have to work harder, if Mr. Lu sees you have such achievements, he will be very happy." Zhu will leave, and when the crossbow is made, Zhu will come to transport it in person, and then we can see each other! ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Zhengqing sighed in his heart and said: "The Lu family's fleet encountered a storm of Shuanglong going to sea at sea, and most of the Lu family heads and Xiao Yu's mother were killed!" Although this child is knowledgeable, but after all, he is younger, and he has been doing the younger gifts to me these days, but the man should forget all his troubles and do what is beneficial to the people of the world. ”

He didn't say these words in his heart, but just stretched out his hand and patted Shang Yudi on the shoulder twice, then turned around and turned on his horse, galloping without looking back and chasing after the army ahead.

Shang Yu was surprised and happy in his heart at this time, and shouted to Zhu Zhengqing behind his back: "Uncle Zhu, I will work hard!" Please rest assured. At this time, he saw that Zhu Zhengqing did not look back, but stretched out his hand and raised it upward, obviously hearing Shang Yudi's words.

"The master will soon come from Maozhou to Chuzhou, which is really good! Some time ago, I sent someone to deliver a letter, but I haven't replied to it for almost two months, and I don't know if it has been delivered. Shang Yu muttered to himself as he turned around and walked towards the city.

Wei Bi and a cadre from the county government hurriedly followed him back to the city, Wei Bi thought a little strangely: "Brother Shang's master is coming to Chuzhou, and Brother Shang is already so powerful, but I don't know if his master is a fairy among the gods, and what kind of ability will he have?" ”

Seeing that Shang Yu knew iron ore like a trick, and within a few days, he began to gather people and horses to start organizing the smelting of iron ore, and it was also divided into two production processes: pig iron and steel, and also miraculously made a ballista, and also made the "explosives" that Shang Yu said in the workshop, which was completely different from the gunpowder in the fireworks set off by Wei Bi during the New Year.

When Shang Yu sent out the ballista outside the county, Wei Bi was also present at the time, because he didn't cover his ears at that time, the explosion was too loud, Wei Bi was so frightened that he sat on the ground, and he couldn't hear the sound for a long time.

Not only Wei Bi, but most of the people in the county government regard Shang Yu as a god, and they don't talk about the ballista, it is the matter of the iron mine, Zhu Yuanzhang has announced that all the weapons produced by the iron mine in Lai'an County will be supplied to the rebels, and the wages of all the workers will also be paid by the army, so that those civilians who originally wanted to change the fields and plant can become mining workers, and the remuneration is much higher than simply planting rice.

Half of the people in these county yas were the small officials in the county government during the original Yuan court, and they still had to use them to manage the county government after the rebels captured the city.

"Wei Bi, I have something I want you to do tomorrow, how about it?" Shang Yu did not get on the sedan chair, but walked slowly in the county, the official uniform on his body seemed a little eye-catching, Han Lin'er's small court official uniform fabric was good, but the pattern was a mixture of snakes and birds, not as graceful and atmospheric as the Tang and Song dynasties, obviously caused by the rush to arrive.

"Your Excellency, please speak!" Wei Bi hurriedly stepped forward and agreed.

"You are looking for a hundred sturdy young men in this county who can read and write, and their family backgrounds are better to be poor, and you don't want any children from large families! I'm useful. Shang Yu said slowly, a smile on his face.

"The family is poor, but you still have to be a strong young man, and you still need to be literate and hyphenated? Aren't you embarrassed for me, my lord? Now that it's a world of chaos, where do you let the little ones find such people? A young man from a poor family must be in poor health if he eats poorly, let alone go to a private school to listen to his husband's lectures, adult, you still don't have to be embarrassed. After Wei Bi heard Shang Yudi's words, he hurriedly shook his head and said.

Shang Yu couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this, and after a few breaths, a smile appeared on his face and said: "Wei Bi, I didn't think about it, so I will choose some people with a cleaner family background, but the children of big families still don't need to talk about it, and I will release the list tomorrow to recruit these people." ”

"What are you going to do, sir? Can you tell me about it? Wei Bi asked with a questioning expression.

"These people are going to be in charge of the ballistas for the left deputy marshal, and I have to train them carefully so that I can contribute to our army on the battlefield. This matter is only said to be a recruitment of important positions in the army, but the details cannot be disclosed. Shang Yu saw Wei Bi asking, because Wei Bi would personally handle this matter, so he said the reason softly.

"My lord, I won't talk nonsense about this, please rest assured, but in this way, it is better to ask General Hu directly for elite soldiers, why do you need to recruit any young soldiers like this?" Wei Bi asked softly, puzzled.

"Wei Bi, I want these teenagers to fully master the structure of the ballista ground and be able to disassemble it skillfully, and specialize in it, so that they can have no distractions on the battlefield, I want to make these recruited teenagers innocent, that is, to make them absolutely loyal to the righteous army, this matter is extremely important to the deputy marshal Zuo." Shang Yu said that there was a smile on his face.

Although Wei Bi still didn't understand after hearing this, he could only nod his head in response, while Shang Yu walked forward on the street, the two soldiers in front of him opened the way, and the people on both sides looked at Shang Yu with reverence.

Over the past few months, Shang Yu's appearance is known in the streets, it is really deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, most of the dozens of shops on the street have now opened, and the rest of the land is also being renovated, and it will be open soon, Shang Yu sent several caravans to and from Chuzhou, Lai'an, and several county towns controlled by the rebels, and the various supplies in the city are basically not lacking, and the new caravans have begun to trade with other areas controlled by the rebels, and it is believed that Lai'an County will return to the situation of decades ago.

All the people were full of confidence in the righteous army, the taxes were more than half less than those of the Yuan court, and the soldiers were all Han soldiers, no longer had to be cut off their heads for no reason when they went to the streets, and the daughter-in-law of the newly married land no longer had to be sent to the Yuan court to send them to the streets and alleys on the first night to enjoy, but they could keep their chaste bodies and humiliate the past of the times, and Shang Yu, the county prince, could make them live a more prosperous life, which was the reason why they really loved Shang Yudi.

Shang Yu was thinking in his heart: "If my mother is here, she will definitely be very happy, but now that my son is an official, I don't know if you are alive or dead!" "I felt a little sour in my heart.

At this moment, a carriage in front of him was driving from the east to Benjiu, and the two soldiers immediately shouted: "Lord Xiancheng is here, stop quickly!" ”

A "choking" sound sounded, and two steel knives were drawn from the waists of the two soldiers.

The carriage was slowed down by the coachman a few feet away, and a slightly old coachman stopped the car with some anxiety on his face, and then jumped out of the car and said: "My young lady is seriously ill and wants to return to Sichuan for treatment as soon as possible, so I offended the official family, please forgive me!" ”

As the old man spoke, he saw Shang Yu in official uniform at a glance, and immediately bent down to salute, with a very respectful expression on his face!

After Shang Yu heard this, he immediately said with understanding: "Since this is the case, it is inconvenient for the official to stop it!" Everyone got out of the way and let the old man take the sick out of the city. ”

When the two soldiers heard this, they immediately retreated, but Wei Bi said suspiciously at this time: "Huh! Sichuan is thousands of miles away from our Lai'an County, and this way down, even people who are not sick will die of exhaustion, not to mention seriously ill people, I think the people in the car are suspicious! ”

Shang Yu also felt justified after hearing this, and was about to order the soldiers to get into the car to inspect, but he heard a voice in the car say: "Shang Yu, I didn't expect you to become an official, it's really unimaginable!" ”