Liu Qian thought for a while, and only felt that Chen Cheng was different from everyone she knew, but she didn't know why, so she asked Jia Xu: "What kind of person does the servant Ling think Juluhou is?" ”

Jia Xu replied without hesitation: "The lord is a hero, a hero, and a god!" ”

"Huh?" Liu Qian was stunned, a trace of anger appeared on her face, "Even if you don't want to answer, you don't have to use the god to perfunctory me!" ”

Jia Xu smiled and said: "The princess has been following the lord for longer than me, hasn't she found those unusual things about the lord?" ”

Liu Qian's face was a little pale, and she thought that there were indeed many mysteries on Chen Cheng. Not to mention anything else, just conjuring things out of thin air and all kinds of unheard of knowledge is something that has never been seen in others. She said thoughtfully, "Even if he is different from others a lot, so what? ”

Jia Xu said in a low voice: "Although the lord loves the princess, he is afraid that he does not want to leave a bond in the world. ”

Liu Qian's face became ugly, she snorted, and said, "Is there no way to do it?" ”

"The lord is determined, even if he is an axe, he can't change his mind. Unless......."

"Unless what?"

"Although the lord is determined, he is willing to reason with others, as long as there is enough reason, the lord has always been good."

Liu Qian pursed her lips and said, "I just want him to marry me, do you want to reason with him?" Don't you still have to ask me to beg him? ”

Jia Xu shook his head and said, "The lord cares about other people's feelings, but he doesn't care about himself. Asking for something else might help, but it's not a business, I'm just afraid ........."

Liu Qian interrupted Jia Xu and said, "I don't want to listen to your analysis, I only know what to do!" ”

Jia Xu pondered for a moment and said, "There are two ways. ”

Liu Qian raised her eyebrows and urged: "There are actually two ways? Isn't that a quick thing to say? ”

Jia Xu sighed in his heart and said, "But these two methods are very dangerous..........

"I'm not afraid of danger!" Liu Qian patted the short sword on her waist and said, "I have never been afraid on the battlefield, what danger are you afraid of?" When I was fighting with Dong Zhuojun, I happened to encounter a big earthquake, and I didn't even frown! ”

Jia Xu said slowly: "The first way, the princess can share the stakes with the lord, if marriage is no longer a matter between the two of you, but related to the stability of the court..........."

The expression on Liu Qian's face kept changing, sometimes it was contemplation, sometimes it was doubt, sometimes it was joy, and after listening to Jia Xu finish saying the two methods, she sat on the chair and thought for a while, then stood up, bowed to the other party, and said sincerely: "Julu Hou and Yan Shangshu both said that the servant Zhongling is very smart, and today I finally know." Don't worry, I'm not going to talk about today. ”

Guanzhong has been roughly calmed down, and even if there are still some people who want to use their mantis arms as a car, they will be crushed by the wheels of history. After initially solving the problem of food, Chen Cheng began to level the land near Chang'an, preparing to build a textile factory and an arsenal there.

Chang'an, known as "surrounded by eight rivers", is surrounded by many rivers and water systems, and the land is very flat, so it is more suitable for the development of textile and other industries than Yinchuan. After discussing with Xu Chao, Yan Zhong and others, Chen Cheng planned to plant cotton on a large scale in the Western Regions, and then use the river system here for weaving.

In this era, in addition to being used to make clothes, cloth was also a kind of hard currency recognized by people all over the world, and it could be used as currency. With the death of He Jin, the big coins minted by the Luoyang court have been abolished, and the silver and copper coins made in Yinchuan have begun to pass through Liangzhou and Guanzhong, but it will take some time for the surrounding forces to accept them.

Until then, it was necessary to use cotton as currency. In addition, with the increase in the number of troops, the number of cotton clothes, cotton pants and cotton shoes purchased by the government has surged, and more cotton will also be used. Based on a soldier's annual set of cotton clothes and trousers, a cotton coat, a quilt, two pairs of cotton shoes, and four pairs of cotton socks, 12,000 tooth soldiers alone need dozens of tons of cotton or wool.

Coupled with officials and generals at all levels, the forbidden army guarding Chang'an, the workers in Yinchuan and Chang'an, teachers and students in various places, etc., the shortage of materials in the government has not only not decreased, but has become greater. In the past, the government only needed to bear 2,000 soldiers and more than 100 officials at all levels, and only needed to be responsible for more than 3,000 people in total, but now the number has increased tenfold.

Even though the night school in Yinchuan has not stopped, and the government is constantly training workers, it is impossible to increase production capacity so quickly. For a long time to come, the main contradiction within the imperial court led by Chen Cheng will still be "the contradiction between the growing material needs of the broad masses of the people and the backward productive forces."

These days, Chen Cheng has been busy preparing for the new factory. Guanzhong not only has a rich water system, but also has a variety of resources, although coal mines, iron ore and other resources are not as good as the next door of Bingzhou, in this era is enough. How much steel can be consumed by farm tools and cold weapons? Even with the loss, three or four thousand tons of steel per year is more than enough.

In the Gaonu in the north, that is, in the Yan'an area of later generations, there is also a local specialty such as fire oil, which is excellent whether it is used as lamp oil or as a weapon. Even the current mining and distillation methods are very bad, and the output accumulated in a few years is probably enough to fight a battle.

However, today Chen Cheng did not continue to pounce on work, but feasted Liu Guanzhang, Jian Yong, Sun Qian and others who had just arrived in Chang'an in the mansion. Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei have not changed much in their appearance compared to four years ago, but there are more colors on their faces.

There is no one else in the house, and those former maids have been promised to the young talents in the army. Chen Cheng accompanied him, and some retired soldiers were raised in the mansion, and at this time they helped send some food and wine up, and then retreated to the hall.

Chen Cheng raised his wine glass and said to Liu Bei with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time, my brother's demeanor is still the same, congratulations!" ”

When Liu Bei and the others first saw Chen Cheng this time, they were shocked. Although they had heard that Chen Cheng's appearance had changed a lot, they didn't expect that in a few years, someone would be able to change from a handsome young man to a rough man with five big and three rough. Now Chen Cheng is already a little taller than Zhang Fei, so only Guan Yu can still press him.

Liu Bei raised his wine glass and drank it all, and then said: "I'm ashamed, I've been running around for several years, but I still haven't achieved anything, and now I have to come to the general." ”

Chen Cheng waved his hand and said with a smile: "What are you talking about, I begged my brother to come and help me." Now that Guanzhong has just been decided, he needs a hero like his brother, as well as heroes like the second brother and the third brother to help! ”

While drinking, several people talked about what happened after the separation. Chen Cheng picked up some interesting stories about Liangzhou and Guanzhong, while Liu Bei said some things he had seen and heard in Hebei. When he heard that Cao Cao had slaughtered the city more than once in the process of capturing Yanzhou, Chen Cheng couldn't help but sigh.

When he was in Luoyang, he also found Cao Cao and wanted to join the other party's command. It's just that at that time, he was labeled as a eunuch, and Cao Cao was in a hurry to get rid of his reputation after being a eunuch, so he didn't make the trip.

Chen Cheng sighed and said: "Cao Mengdecheng is a hero in the world, but the means are too ruthless. In troubled times, killing people is a last resort, and no one can have blood on their hands, but slaughtering the city is too much to say. Was Cao Cao unable to control his soldiers, or did he deliberately order the slaughter of the city? ”

Wang Yue was promoted from the Liangzhou Thorn History to the commander of the "Military Horse Statistics Section", under the jurisdiction of the Liangzhou Thorn History Department and the Yongzhou Thorn History Department, and was responsible for collecting information from all over the world. However, in these years, the traffic was not smooth, and the speed of information transmission was very slow, Chen Cheng could only learn about the strength of the princes from Wang Yue, but he could not clearly know the specific details.

Liu Bei said: "Yun Changyide and I have always been in Hebei, but I don't know if Cao Mengde did it deliberately. ”

Chen Cheng imagined for a moment, if he was in Cao Cao's position, facing the rebellious Yellow Turban remnants and the many rebels from all walks of life, would he also raise a butcher's knife like Cao Mengde? Or will you find another way to deal with it?

He thought for a while, shook his head, and said, "The three brothers are here today, and it is the time when they should be happy, so don't talk about those unpleasant things. Several brothers came from thousands of miles away, and the court would naturally be reused, but I don't know if I want to govern the army or the people? ”

Zhang Fei shouted: "Naturally, I am going to lead the troops to fight!" ”

None of them came from a family of scholars, and if they want to compare their ability to govern the place with others, it is tantamount to "using their own shortcomings to attack the strengths of others." "When Liu Bei governed the plains, although the people benefited a lot, because he was too good to the people, he was unable to form more soldiers and horses.

If Gongsun Zhan or Lu Bu were replaced, Dong Zhuo and the like, they would definitely be all men incorporated into the army, and the old and weak would be pulled to transport grain and grass, and after a few battles, whether they won or lost, Pingyuan County would be ten rooms and nine empty, basically becoming a scorched earth.

Although Liu Bei also has lofty ambitions and perseverance, he can't be like Cao Cao, after making up his mind, he can achieve his goals by unscrupulous means, so although he has accumulated a lot of military exploits over the years, he has not been able to expand the territory and soldiers in his hands, nor can he promote his official position.

"I don't know what to do to govern the army, and what to do to govern the people?" Liu Bei glanced at Zhang Fei and asked, "What's the difference between the two?" ”

Chen Cheng said: "If you want to govern the people, go to Shuofang County to be a county official for a year, first familiarize yourself with the geographical environment over there, and wait for Shuofang Taishou Fu Gan to be transferred back to the court next year, and my brother can take over the position of Taishou." ”

Liu Bei was under Gongsun Zan before, and he was only a plain order. If you can first be a county and then too guarded, it can be said that you have been promoted by three levels in a row. Although now with the more prominent official position of state pastor, the county governor is no longer as important as it was more than ten years ago, and he can still be regarded as a high-ranking official, and he can participate in the formulation of national policies to a limited extent.

If you are an ordinary person, I am afraid that you have agreed to it by now. But how can Liu Xuande be regarded by ordinary people?

He thought for a moment, and then asked, "What does it take to govern the army?" ”