Xun Yu didn't seem to blame, so the atmosphere was well relaxed. Liu Tao also pretended not to know anything, and did what to do.

After resting for a few days, Liu Tao called Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew and told them about the arrangements.

It was also the first time that the two knew that Ma Teng, a traitor entrenched in Jincheng County, had actually been subdued by Liu Tao. And now, what Liu Tao asked was for the two of them to go over, put themselves under Ma Teng's command, and cooperate with him to attack Liangzhou while monitoring each other by the way.

"Under Ma Teng's command, how far you can mix depends on your ability......" Liu Tao looked at Zhang Ji, "Of course, I can also give you some guaranteed appointments, of course, at least not so passive, which one do you choose?" ”

Zhang Ji's words naturally felt that the bottom was more stable, but he felt that Liu Tao hoped that he would choose the former. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "My subordinates choose to be promoted based on their ability!" ”

He may not be able to, but his nephew is definitely capable of becoming the first person under Ma Teng. On the contrary, if the bottom is guaranteed, it will limit his room for growth, which is not good.

Even if because of this, his improvement space is limited, it's nothing, whether it's Zhang Ji or Zhang Xiu, aren't they all members of the Zhang family?

"I'll hand over your old ministry to you, and the supplies will also give you the amount you need when you get there. The rest is up to you. Liu Tao nodded, just the part of the materials given, it is estimated that Xun Yu will have some opinions.

"When it's all done, the subordinates will set off immediately!" Zhang Ji nodded.

"No hurry, no hurry...... It seems that it is already the middle of winter, but it will pass again at the beginning of spring next year. In the middle of winter, it is easy to have problems. Liu Tao said with a smile that this year's winter is particularly cold, and it is necessary to urge some counties to do a good job in cold prevention.

He didn't want the population to drop by more than 10 percent in one winter.

It is impossible not to drop it completely, and the ondol has not yet been fully promoted in the state, and at the same time, the fuel fee is also the biggest burden on ordinary families. Although coal mining has begun, coal stoves and honeycomb coal have not yet become widespread......

After a winter, some of the elderly and children are estimated to be difficult to guarantee.

After arranging accommodation for Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu, Liu Tao also began to devote himself to work.

After two days, the coldest part of winter began to arrive, and the wind and snow soon made the world snowy. The heavy snow lasted for three days, and as soon as it stopped on the fourth day, Liu Tao had to organize the whole process of shoveling snow.

The key is to count the losses of the whole city, and he still remembers that in the spring of 184, the house of the old Fang family in Zhuo County was crushed.

The old man was crushed under the rubble, and the two children shivered from the wind and snow, and their faces turned unhealthy purple. The old Fang family didn't have much warm clothes, and the situation at that time was very bad.

The neighbors helped to the greatest extent, but most of the house collapsed, and what brought the old family was a strong sense of despair.

This year's heavy snow is really terrible, so terrible that you can't open the door, and it takes a lot of effort to clear an area outside the house gate.

In the end, Liu Tao had to transfer all the soldiers to help clear the snow, cut down trees, and exchange wood for timber merchants to repair houses for refugees. The whole process, which lasted from the end of the year to the second day of the Lunar New Year, Liu Taocai and his family enjoyed a short period of warmth.

"I thought that building a house was just cutting trees and cutting and processing, but I didn't expect it to be so trouble......some," Liu Tao sighed.

"If wood doesn't dry, it can't become wood." Cai Yan said with a smile.

Freshly cut wood is water-packed, so it needs to be air-dried or dried to remove moisture before it can be used as wood. Timber merchants are not called wood merchants, in fact, it means that wood is a processed product, not pure wood.

After drying, the wood is not easy to deform and crack, and at the same time improves the life of the wood. Whether it is air-dried or dried, it takes time, so exchanging logs for wood, Liu Tao can think of the best way.

Fortunately, every winter, a similar situation happens, so the timber merchants have a lot of timber to cope with this situation.

The army exchanged logs for timber, which made him somewhat dissatisfied. But then he split the logs and made firewood and sold them, making a small profit, so he agreed to the deal.

The better quality wood can even be left and waited for the year to be made into wood, which is a good deal. After all, the poor have only a limited amount of timber to buy, and the rich have relatively strong houses, which are not bad for small profits and quick turnover.

"I'm not omnipotent, how can I know everything." Liu Tao laughed at himself.

"The most important thing is to be able to recognize mistakes quickly and think of solutions right away." Cai Yan comforted, "I'm not afraid of making mistakes, I'm afraid that I don't know that I'm wrong, and I don't know how to correct them." ”

"I'm tired of waiting for me for a few days, when I was supposed to celebrate the New Year, I said that the family would be together and wouldn't run around." Liu Tao hugged Cai Yan.

"Hee...... If I see you every day, I can't say that the concubine will be tired of it......" Cai Yan smiled, "Occasionally separated for a day or two, maybe I can miss you more." ”

Cai Yan actually has a lot of things to do, first of all, to manage the back house, which is her duty as a wife. Then she was also in charge of the affairs of the orphanage and the academy, of course, mainly to assist Lu Zhi in dealing with it.

Every day was very fulfilling, perhaps because of the effect of the 'purifying light', and her heart slowly calmed down. Maybe it's because the heart disease has been removed, so she can make this kind of joke now.

"I'm so hurt by you...... If no one comes to comfort me, I'll be bedridden......" Liu Tao heard this, and immediately put on a painful look.

"Okay, it's all the concubine's fault......?" Cai Yan admits defeat on the spot when she heard this, there is no way, who let this be her husband?

"Now that I know it's wrong, then I'm going to have to put you in bed!" Liu Tao smiled evilly and picked him up.

"Yikes! You are bad, bad, ......" Cai Yan was taken aback, and after reacting, he was immediately shy, and his powder fists kept hitting Liu Tao, but he still couldn't avoid the further actions of this bad guy.

At the beginning of the year, as the heavy snowstorms gradually began to subside, the most dangerous period was over.

All the people in the state couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. As a result, before he could rest for a while, Ji Cao's side began to order all counties and counties to count the losses. The county magistrates/orders, as well as the county magistrates, are too busy to do.

Shangdang Taishou did not survive this snowstorm, and he did not get up again on the coldest day. Liu Tao had no choice but to send someone to send some wealth and silk, send the remains of the old lady back to his hometown, and appointed Zhang Yang as the party guard.

If it is for Zhang Yangxuan, of course he chooses to continue to be a martial artist, rather than this party guard.

It's just that he knows better that he is not Liu Tao's descendant, and at the same time, he has no outstanding performance in terms of loyalty. So he didn't refuse, and planned to behave well in the party's office.

Zhang Yang left, and Liu Tao appointed Zhu Jun as Wu Meng, and Huang Zhong as his deputy to supervise the state military affairs......