For three days in a row, Li Mu stayed in the Taishou Mansion and accompanied Diao Chan.

After all, the two of them are newly married Yan'er, and Li Mu will not only care about the future, but leave his newlywed little wife at home.

In the past three days, Li Mu and Diao Chan have become more and more harmonious.

Before the fourth day, Li Mu came to the Taishou Mansion, only to see that in the Taishou Mansion, Zhao Yun, Xu Shu and other civil and military personnel had arrived.

Li Mu came to the main seat, sat down, glanced around, and said: "As the lord of your waiting, I am deeply ashamed to sit in the hall in the next three days!" ”

"It is the honor of subordinates to share their worries for the Lord!"

Zhao Yun, Xu Shu and others replied loudly.

"Today, I announce three things, the first thing, the start of the new city; The second thing is recruitment; The third thing is to respond to the Zhen family's grain transportation team. ”

Li Mu nodded and said loudly.

"Lord, the masonry materials needed for the new city are basically complete."

"Besides, the summer grain in Jincheng County has been planted, and the people will have more and more spare time. The start of construction of the new city is urgent. ”

"As for recruitment, I don't know, how many soldiers does the lord want to recruit?"

Xu Shu groaned.

"As the captain of the imperial court, it is within my duty to eliminate border troubles."

"Right now, the Han army of Jincheng County is only two thousand three hundred people, and I plan to recruit another 10,000 soldiers."

"This recruitment is only for Han Chinese, not limited to Jincheng County. The surrounding Wuwei County, Anding County, Longxi County, and Hanyang County can all issue recruitment orders. ”

"From now on, whether it is a veteran or a new soldier, his whole family can be exempted, a year's tenant rent, and if he dies in battle, the pension will be paid generously!"

Li Mu said in a deep voice.

"Big brother, this method is feasible! Since the eldest brother went to Jincheng County, he has eliminated violence and peace, widely implemented benevolent government, and sympathized with the people's feelings, and the people's will has been attached. This recruitment will come naturally! ”

Zhao Yunlang replied.

"Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Xu Huang are responsible for recruiting soldiers. In this recruitment, it is necessary to strictly check the identity of the recruiter and his physical fitness. ”

"Xu Shu and Zhang Ji are responsible for the construction of the new city, strictly control the quality of the project, and put an end to cutting corners."

"Zhang Liao, Dian Wei, Zhao Feng, and Zhang Cheng are responsible for military training."

"Chen Zhi and Pei Yuanshao, led three hundred soldiers all the way east, to meet the Zhen family's convoy! Without further ado, let's do it! ”

Li Mu saw that everyone had no objections, and said with a straight face.

Everyone readily agreed, and went their separate ways to prepare!

Subsequently, Li Mu, Xu Shu, and Zhang Ji went out of Yunwu City, traveled all the way east, and came to the new city construction site in Jincheng County for about an hour and a half.

Li Mu looked at the rushing water of the Yellow River under his feet, and said in his heart:

The Yellow River falls into the sky and walks the East China Sea, and thousands of miles are written into the chest!

"Lord, but you sigh by the river?"

Xu Shu and Zhang saw Li Mu and looked at the Yellow River water in a trance, the two glanced at each other, Xu Shu coughed lightly and said.

"Yuan Zhi, De Rong, the road I chose, like the Yellow River that flows to the sea and does not return, cannot be turned back, and will not turn back!"

Li Mu looked at Xu Shu and Zhang Ji, and said with a straight face.

"Xu Shu and Zhang have sworn to follow the lord to the death, and they have no regrets in their lives!"

Xu Shu and Zhang Ji could naturally hear Li Mu's off-string voice and said in unison.

"The south bank of the Yellow River is flat and spacious, and the new city can be located here, which is twelve miles long from east to west and north to south, and the city is four feet high. The north bank of the Yellow River is long and narrow, and the sub-city can be built, twelve miles from east to west, four miles from north to south, and the city is four zhang high. ”

Li Mu nodded, turned around, looked at the banks of the Yellow River, and said.

"Lord, this method is very good, the north and south banks build cities, each other is a horn, easy to defend and difficult to attack!"

"Our army guards both sides of the river, controls Liangzhou in the west, and enters Guanzhong in the east, coming and going freely, like a fish in water!"

Xu Shu said with a smile.

"My lord, what Yuan Zhi said is reasonable. Once the new city is built, whether it is Jincheng County or the surrounding counties, there will be businessmen who will come, and there will be no shortage of funds for the construction of the new city. In time, Geumseong-gun will also become a wealthy county. ”

Zhang Ji took over the conversation and replied.

"We also need to build two pontoon bridges on both sides of the river to connect the two cities."

Li Mu nodded and groaned.

"Lord, the pontoon bridge is afraid of fire, and the pontoon bridge may not be able to withstand the heavy water upstream."

Xu Shu groaned.

"Yuan Zhi, De Jong, don't worry. We use the big ship as the bridge body, and the big ship is covered with wooden planks, and then the bridge body is wrapped with iron plates, which can be fireproof! ”

"Tie the bridge body with an iron chain, the iron ox is tied at one end of the iron chain, the iron ox sinks into the river, and the bridge body is naturally stable, like walking on the ground. It can also be tied to a large ship with an iron chain, and one end of the iron chain is fixed on both sides of the river, which can also play a fixed role. ”

Li Mu said with a smile.

Xu Shu and Zhang Ji pondered for a while, and said in unison: "The lord is really a god and a man!" That's a great way to do it! ”

Zhang Ji muttered: "My lord, according to the current manpower and material resources, the new city can be completed in October at the latest, and the buildings in the new city will not be completed until next year." ”

"De Jong doesn't have to worry, after the summer grain is harvested, more people will come to work in Jincheng County and the surrounding counties. The construction period is within the range of manpower, which can be stepped up! ”

Li Mu said in a deep voice.

Zhang Ji and Xu Shu listened to it and felt reasonable. Li Mu stayed until the time of You, and then said goodbye to Xu Shu and Zhang Ji and returned to Yunwu City.

When Li Mu came to Taishou Mansion, he saw Diao Chan and Dongmei standing at the gate.

"Cicada, it's cold at night, why don't you wait for me in the house?"

Li Mu took a few steps, walked up to Diao Chan, held Diao Chan in his arms, and said with a gentle expression.

"The concubine saw her husband, but she didn't return for a long time, and she was worried about her husband's ......"

Diao Chan said with tears in his eyes.

Li Mu listened to Diao Chan's voice a little different, and saw that Diao Chan's face was pale and there was light sweat on his forehead.

"Cicada, where are you uncomfortable? Why is your face so bad. ”

Li Mu hurriedly asked.

Diao Chan stopped talking several times, but finally did not speak.

Dongmei snorted: "My lord, for lunch and dinner, Mrs. didn't use it much, and the maid wanted to invite Langzhong, but Mrs. didn't allow it." Please forgive me."

"Why didn't you send someone earlier and report it to me!"

As soon as Dongmei's words fell, Li Mu shouted in a deep voice.

Dongmei "pounced" on her knees and begged for mercy.

"Husband, it's not about Dongmei, it's the concubine who won't let her invite Langzhong."

Diao Chan pulled Li Mu's arm and said softly.

Diao Chan didn't wait for Li Mu to reply, turned around and helped Dongmei up.

Dongmei trembled and sobbed on the side.

Diao Chan knew that Li Mu was worried about himself, otherwise he would not have lost his temper for no reason.

"That's it...... It's the kind of thing that happens every month at my daughter's house......"

Diao Chan hesitated for a while, leaned into Li Mu's ear, and said softly.

"Cut the ginger into slices, five or six red dates, five or six peppercorns, and fry them into a bowl of soup over low heat. Just go! ”

Li Mu immediately came back to his senses, looked at Dongmei and said.

Dongmei agreed, turned around and ran to the kitchen.