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The Han River, thousands of people in heavy cotton jackets are mending potholes in the cold wind, the Han River road at this time has been very different from when Liu Ce first accepted it, a neat "cement" road stretches for more than ten miles, standing on the high walls of the fort everywhere and looking at it from afar, like a swimming dragon can not see the edge......

"Sigh the law ......"

Just as the craftsmen and laborers waved the iron pickaxes in their hands, more than a dozen horsemen roared and gradually approached, and these workers raised their eyes, and their eyes were suddenly full of awe. Vertex Says X 23 U OM

Liu Ce, who had just returned from Jizhou, sat on his horse and looked at the neat roads, very satisfied, and at the same time smiled appreciatively at the workers around him.

"How are the people brought from Jizhou resettled?"

"General Hui, it has been settled in the forts, and the Department of Agriculture and Industry have arranged for them to work in various workshops, especially those bearded girls, this sewing skill is really amazing!"

The name of the person who walked side by side with Liu Ce was Lin Wen, and he was one of the people rescued in Wushan Town, because he had previously served as the owner of the village, he was appointed by Qin Mo as a humanities secretary to manage the work of the people under him.

Liu Ce glanced at Lin Wen and smiled: "Very good, I've worked hard for you this time." ”

Lin Wen hurriedly said: "It is an honor to serve the general, is the general resting in the Han River for one night before leaving?"

Liu Ce shook his head: "No, I have been away for a long time, and there are still many things waiting for me to deal with in person, so let's go back to Hanling first." ”

After finishing speaking, he lifted the reins of his horse and slowly continued to walk towards the city of Hanling along the paved road.

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At this time, the Han Tombs under the rule of Liu Ce were completely different from the lifeless when they first came, with a population of 500,000 people in various places, and the people in the mines and farmlands were full of people, and they had begun to see a scene of recovery.

Due to the brilliant achievements of the Jingwei Battalion, many people from Yuanzhou and even other provinces moved their families to settle here, just to live a stable life.

In addition to bringing enough labor to Liu Ce, the dense population also made the business improve after a long silence, and many traders rented and bought the vacant shops in the Hanling City and started to do business, although the scale was not large, but this was a good sign.

"Drink! Ha! ”

In the various garrisons of the Jingwei battalion, the officers and men of each battalion were conducting intense drills under the command of their superiors. Many of the recruits gritted their teeth and tried to stab the spears out of their hands so hard that they would not be held back......

These excellent warriors will always be the most favored objects of the people of Hanling, with them, they can live a carefree life in this land, and they don't have to worry about being robbed by the Hurenshan bandits.

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"Open the furnace!"

In the Tianwang Fort, because of the increase in labor and the abundance of ore, it has now increased to three small blast furnaces, and the efficiency of iron tapping has been greatly improved, and with Feng Ying shouting, the hot molten iron slowly flowed out from the furnace gate again.

Feng Ying looked at the iron material that was gradually solidifying and forming, and couldn't help but smile proudly: "Hehehe, not to mention the Far East, this kind of efficiency is also unique in the entire Great Zhou!" ”

The sharp increase in iron production is not only used in military armor, many civilian iron tools have been mass-produced, driving the development of the entire Hanling industry, many businessmen with a keen sense of smell have put their minds on these iron materials, but without Liu Ce's order, there is no export plan at present, but this is also a matter of time......

When Liu Ce entered Hanling City, he sighed at the changes under his rule, and in addition to being proud of it, he went straight to his school governor's mansion. After a cursory inspection, he was very satisfied, but now he still had a lot to do, and he didn't even have time to return home.

As soon as I entered the school captain's mansion, my eyes were full of a fiery scene, and I saw that everyone in the hall was busy with fire, and there was an office staff member in front of each desk who constantly read the documents from all over the Hanling Tomb for approval.

As soon as Qin Mo saw Liu Ce coming in, he immediately stepped forward to greet him.

"My subordinates have seen the general."

Qin Mo's shout attracted a burst of sideways glances from everyone around, and when they saw that it was Liu Ce, they all got up and saluted him.

Liu Ce hurriedly said: "Everyone, you have worked hard these days, I have something to say to Mr. Qin, please take care of yourself." ”

When everyone saw Liu Ce say this, they immediately returned to their posts and continued to work.

Liu Ce hurriedly said to Qin Mo: "Mr. Qin, you have urged me to come back several times, and I already know about it, and now you and I will tell you in detail about the situation in Yuanzhou." ”

Qin Mo said: "General, if you don't come back, it will be really difficult, fortunately, there are still a few days before Jinsheng arrives in Yuanzhou City, and there is no delay, but the officials of the scholar clan from the rest of the provinces have already gathered in Yuanzhou City......"

Liu Ce frowned when he heard this: "The matter is so serious? Is it necessary to be so solemn?"

Qin Mo shook his head and sighed: "Seventeen thousand Hu Nu heads, the general imagines that the war situation in the Far East is defeated and eroded every year, but this year there is such a great victory, how can the imperial court not be suspicious?" Otherwise, the emperor would not have sent Jinsheng to the Far East to announce the reward in such a cold season. ”

Liu Shiyi pondered and said: "It seems that the reward is fake, and it is true to explore the strength of the Far Eastern Army, but all the heads of my Hu Nu have been handed over, so you shouldn't be suspicious of me for a while, right?" ”

Qin Mo said: "General, you will know the cause and effect of this matter as soon as you inquire about it, if you think about the defeat and fled, where did the materials and manpower they plundered go?" The general seized such a large amount of assets without receiving a head, if you were a member of the royal family, would you feel that there was no cat in it? Everyone in the DPRK and China is not stupid, but most of them are just pretending to be confused. ”

Liu Ce secretly said that he was really expected by Xu Wenjing, but now that he is getting full-fledged, as long as the southern part of Jizhou is pacified and he obtains massive resources and manpower, what can your royal family do to me? Maybe I'll have to send someone to beg me.

Thinking of this, Liu Ce said to Qin Mo: "What Mr. said is extremely true, even so, I will leave for Yuanzhou City tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." ”

Qin Mo nodded, and said: "It's so good, it's just that the general, there have been a lot of fresh faces in the Hanling Tomb recently, especially the children of the family from Dingzhou, who have been wandering around the city every day these days, as if they are looking for someone, and their subordinates have ordered the Security Department to secretly monitor them." ”

Liu Ce said indifferently: "As long as you don't do anything out of the ordinary, let them go, and they won't dare to do anything wrong under my rule......"

Qin Mo said again: "By the way, general, these days of trade with various places in the Far East, mainly crops and minerals, but judging from the current transactions, most of them are in deficit, and more than 300,000 taels of silver have been put in the past two months. ”

Liu Ce said: "It doesn't matter, now that the population has increased sharply under his rule, the necessary expenses are still needed, and more grain, grass, cotton and clothing are prepared, and the situation will be different when the agricultural work resumes in the coming year." ”

Qin Mo pondered for a moment and said, "General, can the export of those iron materials be put on the agenda?" ”

Liu Ce said: "It's not the right time, the Jizhou War is about to start, I am now in urgent need of a large number of armor equipment and soldiers and horses all over Jizhou, not to mention that next year's land reclamation also needs a large number of farm tools, we now have a lot of iron, in fact, if you think about it carefully, it is far from enough......."

Qin Moxin said: Will the three blast furnaces with a monthly output of 1,600 tons be short of iron? The entire Far Eastern official workshop does not produce so much iron a year, but considering the strategy of Jizhou, I won't say anything more.

Suddenly, Liu Ce asked Qin Mo, "By the way, Mr. Qin, how did I ask you about the academy before?"

Qin Mo said in embarrassment: "General Hui, two schools have been built in the city, but they are just ...... It's not enough to teach Mr. ......"

Regarding the establishment of the school, Liu Ce had already had ideas when he first arrived in the Han Tombs, but the surrounding environment was harsh at the beginning, mainly to deal with the threat of war from Hunu, so it was delayed.

Now, the seizure of a large number of materials and books from the Hulan people, coupled with the convenience of printing, the construction of this school has been put on the agenda again, Liu Ce understands that the importance of education is irreplaceable, and if a country wants to be stable and prosperous, the first thing is education!

Liu Ce envisioned that children between the ages of six and ten, regardless of gender, would have to enroll in the hall, and that all expenses for the children's attendance would be paid by the school governor's office......

However, the reality still gave Liu Ce a resounding slap in the face, except for the Jingwei Battalion under his rule, most of the other people were basically illiterate, how easy was it to run a school? It is not enough to rely on a few private school gentlemen around the week.

After listening to Qin Mo's description, Liu Ce couldn't help but be distressed: "Is there really no way?" Why don't you put up a notice and hire a teacher with good moral character to come and teach the children?"

Qin Mo shook his head: "I've tried, I haven't seen a gentleman apply for a job in the past month, and the salary given is already very high......

Liu Ceqi said: "Why is this? ”

Qin Mo smiled bitterly: "This ...... I have to blame you, General......"

"Me?" Liu Ce's face suddenly turned black.

Qin Mo said: "The general's killing of prisoners has spread in all directions, and Heyang Tower has even angrily reprimanded Lu Shi, this reputation is ......."

After a pause, Qin Mo said again: "This reputation is completely stinky in the literati world. ”

Liu Ce's face darkened when he heard this, and he secretly said that there were such serious consequences, but he did not regret it: "Forget it, if it stinks, it stinks, that group of sour Confucians is unreasonable at all, even if they want to come to my Hanling to teach children, I will never agree, the teachers I want to hire must be able to bring new ideas to children, not just rote memorization, otherwise the children taught are no different from poor sour and rotten Confucians." ”

Qin Mo nodded, deeply touched by Liu Ce's words, suddenly thought of something, and then said again: "By the way, general, you don't care about women as teachers, do you?" ”

Liu Ce said: "That's natural, no matter men or women under my rule, as long as they have talent, they can use it, let's talk about it, who will apply for ......"

Qin Mo said: "Half a month ago, a pair of sisters from Jizhou came to apply for the position of teachers in the school, and when they saw that they were indeed knowledgeable and wrote a good hand, they were temporarily left in the school to temporarily teach children to read and write, and then make plans when the school officially starts in the spring of next year." ”

"Jizhou?" Liu Ce was a little strange, glanced at Qin Mo and said, "Are they famous?"

Qin Mo said: "That sister's name is Wei Ying, and the young one's name is Wei Bi......"

"Is that them?" When Liu Ce heard this, he immediately understood that these two girls were a pair of sisters who had been rescued in the Black Wind Clan, and he didn't want to have such knowledge, which surprised him.

Thinking of this, Liu Ce said, "Where are they now?"

Qin Mo said: "The time should still be in the academy." ”

Liu Ce nodded: "That's it, I'll go to the academy first and see if there's anything else to add, Mr. Qin, I'll trouble you here." ”

Qin Mo smiled with understanding: "General, let's go and take a look first, now the subordinates and officials are performing their duties, which can be described as orderly and not troublesome......"