After Xiao Rui and his entourage left Anzhou, they continued to go north and entered the range of Pengzhou.

Pengzhou borders on the Tianzhi State, located in the easternmost part of the Anbei Prefectures, the geographical location and human feelings are more complicated, the big leader of the Nanshan Army, the largest rebel army of the Qi State, did not dare to face the champion Hou, so he led the rebel army to return to Pengzhou, set himself up as the king, and tried to learn from the Tianguo State to establish his own vassal state.

Great Xia naturally did not allow it, and the champion Hou sent a large army into Pengzhou to clear and recover Pengzhou. However, the Nanshan Army also resisted with the help of the terrain, and Xiao Rui completely conquered Pengzhou before and after he ascended the throne. In the past six months, it has been difficult to build Pengzhou into Anzhou, because time does not allow.

After Xiao Rui entered Pengzhou, he saw the same situation as he speculated, the people of Pengzhou had not planted new crops, and the fields were wheat crops, but due to the impact of heavy snowfall and sudden drop in temperature, the land was frozen, and the wheat could not survive at all. Although there is no thermometer, according to Xiao Rui's guess, the temperature in the 14 states of Anbei is estimated to be below minus 20 degrees.

Therefore, this season's winter wheat is basically not harvested.

Under the power of the Xiaoice period, the weather will become colder and colder, and gradually move southward, even in Kyoto in the summer is more than ten degrees below zero, such a cold weather, the impact on winter wheat is very serious. Therefore, Xiao Rui vigorously develops the cultivation of new crops, so that the people can take advantage of the harvest in spring, summer and autumn to make up for the shortfall, so as to survive the harsh winter.

There was no harvest in the field, and the war had just stopped, and the people of Pengzhou were becoming more and more difficult, in this regard, Jiedu made Ye Wendao personally come to Pengzhou more than once to dispatch, open a warehouse for relief, and let the people of Pengzhou spend a peaceful New Year.

Hold on for another two or three months, and when the temperature rises, the earth will come back to life, and new crops can be planted, and the court has prepared the seeds for the new crops.

In fact, when it comes to the area of the 14 states of Anbei, it is a very good base of fertile land, which is only one geographical disadvantage worse than the 14 states of Anxi. Anbei's geographical location is northerly, and the winter temperature is low, so it cannot be planted in winter, but the terrain here is flat, the land is fertile, and there are few other disasters such as floods, droughts, locusts, etc., so as long as this area is used well and cultivated on a large scale, even if it can only be harvested for one season, the yield of new crops is enough for the people to smile from ear to ear.

In Xiao Rui's plan, the fourteen states of Anxi and the fourteen states of Anbei are the grain bases, and while the harm of the Xiaoice period has not yet reached its peak, it began to store grain on a large scale. The Daxia headquarters contains coal mines, so it is necessary to increase efforts in coal mining and cotton planting, and the resources of the entire country can complement each other, so as to overcome the Xiaoice period.

In the Pengzhou area, Xiao Rui stayed for 20 days, inspected the four prefectures, and the prefects were very active, especially Zhao You, the assassin of Pengzhou, who was personally recommended by Ye Wendao. Ye Wendao personally invited him out of the mountain, and invited him three times, so that he could throw away his prejudices against Great Xia and work hard for Great Xia.

And this person is both civil and martial, not only governing the people in a good way, but also proficient in military affairs, with him sitting in Pengzhou, not only to appease the people, but also to deter small countries with natural poison.

In the past six months, Zhao You Qingzhang Grain Field, with the support of Ye Wendao, cooperated with the Huangtian Group to recover the land from the clan with a strong hand, and leased the land to the people at a low price in accordance with the system of the Huangtian Group.

In the past, when the Qi State was in the country, the people of Pengzhou had an average of two acres of cultivated land, and some Baixin did not even have their own land, so in order to survive, they needed to rent arable land from the clan.

Now, the per capita cultivated land is five acres, and everyone has their own land, in addition, they can rent seeds from the Huangtian Group according to the standard of ten acres per capita, and the cost of renting seeds is one-fifth of the previous one. Because the Huangtian Group belongs to the imperial court, it will definitely not let the people have the despair of having strength but no land.

First ensure that the people of Pengzhou have land in their hands before they can plant it in the coming year.

Secondly, Zhao You vigorously introduced the planting of new crops, so that the people were familiar with the planting methods of new crops first, so as to avoid being at a loss for the first planting.

With a good official like Zhao You doing it himself, Xiao Rui fully believes that this year's Pengzhou will usher in a bumper harvest.

After leaving Pengzhou, Xiao Rui and the others went to the northwest, went to Fengzhou, passed by Fengtian City, continued north past Liaoyuan City, and finally entered Qizhou. This trip took another half a month.

When I came to the imperial city of Qi, the time had already passed the spring equinox.

Spring is coming, and the earth is fully revived.

Overwintering crops began to grow in the southern part of the Great Summer, and new crops began to be planted in the northern regions, and the warmer temperatures were revitalized. Xiao Rui's journey is from winter to spring, looking at the smiling faces in the hearts of the people, he also feels a lot in his heart.

"Young master, Emperor Qi's capital is also very majestic!"

Li Yuanfang looked at the majestic city in front of him and couldn't help but praise.

Xiao Rui nodded, as the capital of a country, it is natural to build a magnificent momentum, which is also a manifestation of a strong country.

However, Xiao Rui's attention was attracted by the merchants entering and leaving the city, all of them were large and long queues, full of goods, and at a glance he knew that they were coming from far away.

Great Xia began to promote agriculture and commerce, and the imperial court reduced and exempted commercial taxes, which greatly stimulated the development of commerce.

"Let's go into town!"

Xiao Rui spoke, and then walked in the front. The soldiers defending the city are all champion soldiers and horses, and they are strictly disciplined, and Xiao Rui took out the road to guide him into the city smoothly.

The city is bustling inside, and traces of the siege can still be seen on the outer city walls, but the streets are bustling. Xiao Rui wandered around and went to a famous merchant shop in the city, which was very large, full of shops and markets, and was in good order.

Xiao Rui walked around here and saw Suzhou embroidery and porcelain from Jingdezhen. Merchants brought good things from the south, sold them at high prices, and then bought the specialties here in a low-key manner, which stimulated the demand for goods and enlivened the entire market.

Subsequently, Xiao Rui specifically inquired about the price of grain, which is the barometer that best reflects the lives of the people.

After inquiry, I learned that it is now one or two stone rice, the price is high, but it is not very outrageous, it has dropped several times compared to the time when the Qi country was destroyed, of course, there are many reasons for the high level, the most important thing is that the Qi country has been destroyed for only a year, and the people's livelihood has not been completely recovered, and when this year's harvest comes down, the price of grain will fall.

Xiao Rui browsed for two or three hours, and he was still unsatisfied, and also asked the official who was responsible for managing the order of the market, and asked him if he had any villains who were bullying people.

However, the little official despised Xiao Rui fiercely, and said, "Do you think Qizhou City is Kyoto?" There are so many villains and street tyrants, there are officials here to maintain order, and there are strict rules issued by Ye Jiedu's envoy, Your Majesty attaches great importance to us in Anbei, who dares to mess around? Who are you, I feel like you're a little gloating! Believe it or not, I'll take you to the official! ”

See, this is the will of the people.

Xiao Rui approvingly: "Little brother, remember, now this moment is the pinnacle of your life." ”

But no, even the emperor dared to reprimand, and he had to take it to the official, which was definitely the most glorious moment of his life.

The little official looked at Xiao Rui suspiciously, and then saw that he was followed by the guards, so he muttered a few words and walked away.

The old order was shattered, and after the new order was reborn, everything was full of vitality and had not yet been polluted by dirt.

After reading it, Xiao Rui walked towards the Duhu Mansion.

Coming to the door of the Duhu Mansion, Li Yuanfang stepped forward to report, and after a while, Ye Wendao hurriedly ran out and saw Xiao Rui in person, and his heart finally fell.

"I've finally looked forward to you!" Although Ye Wendao knew that Xiao Rui would come, he didn't know when he would arrive.

"I walked all the way, so I delayed it for a while." Xiao Rui explained.

Ye Wendao: "Let's talk about it when we go home!" ”

There were many people, and Ye Wendao didn't salute, so he asked his subordinates to prepare the carriage, and the group returned to the former Prince He's mansion.

Li Yuanfang drove, and Xiao Rui and Ye Wendao chatted in the carriage.

"Your Majesty, do you live in the Ye Mansion, or do you live in the Imperial Palace?" Ye Wendao asked.

Xiao Rui said: "Just live in Ye Mansion, forget about the Qi Palace." ”

Ye Wendao continued: "The palace has been idle, and the cost of maintenance is too great, so the minister took it upon himself to keep only a few palaces, and the others were abandoned. ”

Xiao Rui nodded and asked, "Is Master Hou still stationed outside the city?" ”

The military camp of the champion Hou was stationed outside the city, with only 50,000 men, and the rest of the soldiers and horses were scattered to the states.

"Yes." Ye Wendao replied.

"Go and send someone to invite him, drink wine at night, I want to give you a good drink, if it weren't for you, Great Xia wouldn't have gotten this territory, and it would not have been possible to clean it up so quickly." Xiao Rui said with a smile.

Ye Wendao said with a smile: "Your Majesty is serious, this is what you should do as a courtier!" By the way, do you still need to transfer Yue Fei, Li Cunxiao, and Yang Youji back? ”

"No, you don't! They guarded against the Yuan army at the border pass, and now it is spring, the ice and snow have melted, and the Yuan country has survived this winter and has used up the food and materials, and it is bound to plunder in the south. The three of them have a lot of responsibilities and can't be distracted. Xiao Rui said.

Ye Wendao said: "It seems that Your Majesty is preparing to visit them in person." ”

"Haha, my uncle who knows me is also." Xiao Rui did not hide his inner thoughts.

When they came to Ye Mansion, Xiao Rui and the others stayed.

In the evening, the champion Hou in civilian clothes entered the city and came to Yefu. When the monarch and the minister met, they were Weng's son-in-law, so there were no such rules, Ye Wendao asked people to prepare some wine and food, and the three of them drank and chatted.

The content of the chat is naturally the next strategy and direction of Daxia, Ye Wendao and Zhuge Yuanxiong are both all-rounders in civil and military affairs, and they reminded Xiao Rui of many elements to pay attention to.

After drinking and eating, Ye Wendao presented the music from Kyoto to Xiao Rui.

During this time, Xiao Rui has been walking and stopping, although he can send information through the Gyrfalcon, but because of the long distance, the information is not convenient. Therefore, Xiao Rui asked Li Mingchong to send the political affairs directly to Ye Wendao, and now after he came, he could also learn what happened in Great Xia.