Chen Mo returned to Hedong, the time has entered July, Hedong in early autumn, the day is still very hot, along the way, the crops in the fields are almost ripe, the growth seems to be good in Chen Mo's eyes, this year seems to be a good year.

I didn't go home, so I went to the government office first.

"Lord, these are Hedong's commercial taxes this year, although the lord has lowered the tax, but it is much higher than in previous years." Man Zhong handed a bamboo slip to Chen Mo and said with a smile.

"This is natural, in previous years, these big families will not pay taxes, this time to the clouds, this big family can have a lot of income from a single transaction, even if the tax reduction is more than in previous years, these ordinary merchants have paid more, and although the tax has been paid, but after the opening of the salt trade, there are more transactions with the grassland, and the amount of natural income will also be there." Chen Mo sat down, spread out the bamboo slip and looked at it, and said with a smile: "How is the situation over there?" ”

"The fight is very stable, and now it occupies Zhongyang, and it is gradually approaching from the stone." Man Pet said with a smile, Da Lang can't see how powerful he is in the war, but he is very stable, in fact, in Man Chong's view, the leading generals can be the best, and the generals who are good at raiding may establish miraculous skills, but once they fail, they may not even have a chance to turn the tables.

"It's good to be stable, in fact, where is it so much to win more with less?" Chen Mo sat down and said, "What do you think of the rules I set in the clouds this time?" ”

"Lord, I haven't seen too much at the moment, but as far as I know, this Hu people are wild and untamable, I'm afraid it will be difficult to tame in a short time, when its men are drawn out, just like the previous lord trained the Hun cavalry, it will be difficult for all the departments in the clouds to resist." Full of pets said in a deep voice.

How did the Hun soldiers in Yuvro train at the beginning? Outsiders may not know, but Man Zhong knows that if he practices to the death, if someone resists, he will be killed, and half of Yu Fuluo's soldiers and horses have been trained, and it is precisely because of this that those Hun cavalry are as obedient as dogs, no matter where Chen Mo hits, these people will not blink their eyes.

Ordinary armies can't be trained like this, but the Hu cavalry can, one is easy to fool, and the other will not be soft when practiced, although there is some discrimination, but this is the truth, and in the overall situation, these cavalry are trained to be completely Chen Mo's troops, and after they are put back, they can also invisibly affect the attitude of Xianbei and Xiongnu to the Han Dynasty.

"Gao Shun is in the clouds now, so leave this matter to him." Chen Mo nodded, he also recognized this proposal of full favor, he had seen the combat effectiveness of those Hun cavalry, and he had never seen the army that could fight to the death without retreating and not be chaotic at all.

"This, I'm afraid the lord will have to arrange someone else." Man Pet shook his head and said.

"Oh?" Chen Mo looked at Man Chong in surprise, the best at training soldiers under his command was Gao Shun.

"General Gao's ability is very admirable, but although General Gao leads the troops strictly, he still follows military law, and I am afraid that General Gao will not be able to train this army and horses." Full Pet smiled.

This is different from ordinary military training, training to the death, it is unacceptable to Gao Shun, although he is strict with military discipline, but he also cherishes soldiers.

"Then let Gao Shun select strong people to train, and send the rest to Jiguan for Yu Sheng to practice." Chen Mo felt that this was also the case, he had been in contact with Gao Shun for the longest time, and knew that although Gao Shun was serious in his bones, he also had his own insistence, this kind of practice method of not treating soldiers as people, Gao Shun couldn't do it.

Yu Sheng is also an old subordinate who follows Chen Mo, since Chen Mo returned to Hedong, his power has gradually expanded, and everyone else has been promoted, but Yu Sheng has not, but Yu Sheng has never had half a word of complaint, like a nail stuck in Jiguan, which makes Chen Mo feel a little guilty, take advantage of this opportunity, it is time to give Yu Sheng a position, people can't move, but the official position has to be added to the captain.

"How is Skynet formed now?" Chen Mo waved everyone away, looked at Man Pet and asked in a deep voice.

"It has been formed, and they are all selected from the people, and now there are county orders in Hedong and Taiyuan, and in the case of Yanmen, only Wei Qi has arrangements around him." Full of pampering bows.

"Remember, just record, Skynet has no law enforcement power." Chen Mo nodded, Skynet is a shadow-like existence, once they are given rights, once they are careless, they may hurt themselves.

"The lord can rest assured that Skynet is a single line of upward transmission of information, including the local executors responsible for collecting information, and I don't know what kind of existence Skynet is." Full Pet smiled.

"Very good, I will select suitable talents to deal with this matter in the future." Chen Mo nodded, the family wants to suppress, but it also needs to be used, and these people can't be let know that they are targeting them, otherwise it will easily cause the rejection of other families.

"In addition, I have ordered people to build academies in Anyi and Jinyang, so that the people of Skynet can pay attention to some lost children in the people, and take these people in, once the academy is officially opened in the future, these people will be the first batch of students." Chen Mo is ready to follow the example of the pre-Qin to establish the academy, but it can't be too public, it is also the foundation of his own power in the future, against the family, these people may be used one after another ten or twenty years, but they must be prepared in advance, now Chen Mo can already feel the lack of talents, the territory will be bigger in the future, he needs more talents, the family naturally can't be put aside, but it can't be restrained by the family in turn because of this.

Chen Mo has consulted the historical materials since the rise of Guangwu Zhongxing, the regime of the Han Dynasty has been eroded by the family step by step, such as today's chaos, the princes are rising, for the Han Dynasty, it is naturally not a good thing, but it is also not broken or established, it is the time to change the pattern, since Chen Mo has become one of the chess players, he naturally does not want the mistakes of the past to be repeated, he decided to make some changes.

In fact, Cao Cao should have similar thoughts, but it's a pity...... His brother was unwilling to help him, otherwise the two of them might be able to break into a new world.

Man Zhong nodded, what is Chen Mo going to do, as Chen Mo's core strategist, Man Zhong naturally knows that many of Chen Mo's ideas coincide with Man Chong, and Man Chong is naturally willing to help Chen Mo.

"One more thing." Seeing that Chen Mo was about to get up, Man Chong hurriedly stopped Chen Mo and smiled.

"Oh?" Chen Mo looked at Man Pet curiously.

"The Montenegrin army once sent an envoy to come, but the lord was in the clouds at the time, so he had never seen it, he should come again in the next few days, I don't know ...... lord" Man Zhong looked at Chen Mo and asked.

"See you." Chen Mo thought for a moment and said with a smile: "It seems that the Black Mountain Army doesn't want to go to war with our army either. ”

"It's nature." Man Zhong nodded and said: "Now the Montenegrin army is more bordered by Zhongshan, Changshan, Weijun, and Hanoi, and only Shangdang is bordered by our army. ”

"It seems to be working with our army?" Chen Mo smiled.

"When it is." Man Zhong nodded, the Montenegrin Army is limited by the terrain, it is difficult to be self-sufficient, in addition to plundering, if it can reach a mode of communication with the surrounding counties, it is very important for the Montenegrin Army, but Jizhou is obviously unwilling to cooperate with the Montenegrin Army, so he came to Bingzhou.

"Actually, the Montenegrin thieves are also doing business here, Berning, do you think it is possible to surrender the Montenegrin army?" Chen Mo asked.

"When the first emperor was alive, the Montenegrin thieves once begged to surrender to the imperial court, and at that time, the imperial court also gave an official position of a general in peace, but the Montenegrin army has always been unwilling to let go of military power, and it seems that there are concerns." Man Pet shook his head, it is easy to cooperate, but if you want to surrender it, I am afraid it will not be easy.

"Then meet the people first, this communication is definitely no problem, as for the surrender, you can talk slowly, I am very sincere." Chen Mo stood up, stretched, and said with a smile.

And the existence of the Montenegrin Army is also advantageous, before you take Guanzhong, you can help yourself contain the forces of Jizhou, no matter who is in charge of Jizhou, the existence of the Montenegrin Army is always a barrier for yourself.

"Don't worry, the lord will send someone to Montenegro to discuss this matter, and let them send an envoy to discuss it as soon as possible." Man Chong got up and sent Chen Mo out of the government office, and only came back after Chen Mo left.

Chen Mo took Dian Wei and Batagan home, Batagan got his wish, and now he is desperate for Chen Mo, Dian Wei also gained two Xianbei concubines this time, which is good, and now Batagan has also become Chen Mo's guard, in his words, it is called a guardian knight, the meaning is almost the same, and now when there is nothing to do, the two can take turns to be responsible for Chen Mo's escort work.

"Wang~" As soon as he entered the house, he saw the sunspot flying over.

"Don't make a fuss!" Chen Mo bent down, hugged the sunspot, touched its dog's head, looked at the family who greeted him, and said, "Where is the old lady?" ”

"Homecoming, the old lady is in the back house, with the lady." The family man bowed.

"Okay, I'll go straight over." After Chen Mo teased the sunspot for a while, he took the sunspot and walked towards the back house.

In the garden, Cai Yan accompanied Chen's mother to the lake, Yun Si and Juan'er shared the left and right, and when they saw Chen Mo coming back, they all showed a look of surprise.

"Why don't you let people inform me when my son comes back?" Mother Chen took Chen Mo's hand and asked with a smile.

"The children told them not to inform them first, lest anything be delayed on the way, so that the mother would be happy." Chen Mo helped his mother sit down.

"I'm darker." Chen's mother looked at her son carefully, and said with some distress.

"This is also something that can't be helped, this time I not only went to Yanmen, but also ran to the clouds, and the summer sun is quite scorching." Chen Mo sat down to catch up with his mother, and then returned to his room under the urging of his mother, the stomachs of several daughters-in-law have not moved, and it has always been Chen's mother's heart, so that now Chen Mo has just come back, and he was driven by his mother to create life.

"The concubine has already gone to prepare hot water for her husband to wash away the dust." Cai Yan and Chen Mo walked side by side, smiling.

"It's really a little tired, Madame has a heart." Chen Mo said as he pulled his wife back to the bedroom......