I don't know if it's too cold this year, or if Xiang Ao's victory in the north shocked the traitors of the world, the Spring Festival of the sixth year of Zhongping was extremely calm.

The Montenegrin army, which was about to move, also retreated back to Taihang Mountain, and the Baibo army also stopped its offensive near Pi's and stopped. The rebels of the kingdom in the land of Sanfu also withdrew from Sanfu and stationed troops in Xiliang Longxi. The rest of the states and counties also quieted down, and the rebels who had been frequenting their lives seemed to be satisfied with their current lives.

And the battle between the Empress Dowager He and the Empress Dowager Dong in the DPRK and the Empress Dowager Dong can't be heard for some reason, and it makes people feel that the Han Dynasty is now in a prosperous era of Kangping, and the world is safe.

It's just that the winter of the fifth year of Zhongping is extremely long, even if it is the first month of the sixth year of Zhongping, the snow has not melted in most places south of the Yangtze River, not to mention the Central Plains, and even the northern regions. Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs. In such a cold Spring Festival, I don't know how many people will freeze to death at home. I don't know if my relatives are still alive when I wake up the next day, especially the frail elderly and babies who are waiting to be fed.

In the Five Plains of the Northern Regions, Xiang Ao was still dealing with political affairs in various parts of the Northern Regions every day when the people of the world were enjoying rare peace. Even if Xi Zhong, Hu Zhao and others were forced by Xiang Ao to take a few days off, they were not allowed to come to the government to deal with official business before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Fortunately, under the heavy snow, there are not too many affairs in the Northern Regions.

The scale of the production of charcoal balls in the Northern Regions has expanded considerably, and even with the huge number of nearly two million people in the Northern Regions today, there is still a lot of surplus in the Northern Regions that can be sold to the surrounding areas. Especially with the help of Xiang Ao, Guo Zhi's optimized spirits and fruit wine were not only sold in the Han Dynasty, but also by the Xianbei aristocracy, earning a huge amount of money for the Northern Regions, but it was still much worse than Liu Hong's official sales. The name of the liquor is 'Burning Immortals', and it is already famous all over the world at this time, but no one knows that it is a product of the Northern Regions.

As for the many farming tools optimized by Ma Jun, Xiang Ao is not worried that there will be craftsmen outside the Northern Regions to crack it, anyway, it is a matter of benefiting the people and accumulating virtue. However, Xiang Ao can hide very tightly the transport equipment used to transport baggage, soldiers and horses, and the offensive and defensive equipment used in the war. The name of the equipment used to transport baggage is 'Liuche', the body is extremely stable, and it can be loaded with grain and grass of five stones, even if it is a steep slope and mountain road, only one person needs to pry the mechanism, and it can be like walking on the ground. If it was in a flat place, a bad horse could also pull two or three carts, which shocked Xiang Ao and the others. Its transportation capacity is nearly twice as high as that of ordinary horse-drawn carriages in the past, and if it is a mountain road, it cannot be said in detail.

As for the offensive and defensive weapons, there are countless of them, and in the battle against Xianbei, they have used the two things of 'wings' and 'explosive fire', and many small devices that are useful for combat are countless. If you have the opportunity to appear on the battlefield in the future, it will definitely change the tide of battle in an instant.

The mixture developed by Ma Jun has been formally formed, and it has been named 'cement' by Xiang Ao. However, after solidification, the strength is too low, let alone used as a casting wall, even if the official road is laid, it cannot withstand the repeated crushing of horse-drawn carriages. Moreover, the minerals needed are really difficult to mine, and the cost is too high, so Xiang Ao does not plan to use them. It's just that there is still a little expectation in my heart, so that Ma Jun can continue to study after being occasionally free, maybe he will succeed in the future? Who knows.

There are many tools used for farming, and the optimization of the 'keel waterwheel' is needless to say, it has been flooded in the northern region, and the surrounding states have begun to popularize. The plow, which was originally only used as a plow, was also optimized by Ma Jun, and a mechanism was set on top of the plow handle, so that when the land was finally organized, the planting or seedlings in the plough could be automatically planted in the field. There are also many countless farm tools that have been optimized, which makes the military generals in the Northern Regions greatly admired.

Xiang Ao even wondered if Ma Jun was a disciple of the 'Mo family' who was rumored to be a miracle in the past, otherwise where would he have so many ideas. Especially when Ma Jun recruited many skilled craftsmen from nowhere, Xiang Ao was even more convinced of his suspicions. Ma Jun never mentioned it at the beginning, and Xiang Ao didn't ask much, as long as Ma Jun was loyal to the Northern Regions and benefited the people. As for where the horses come from, what is important?

The 'Mo family', in the eyes of Xiang Ao, is almost crazy. The 'Mo family' has a 'giant son', the leader of the entire Mo family. The disciple of the Mo family has strong self-discipline, and he does not obey the orders of the giant, and he does not obey his orders. Regardless of whether the disciples of the 'Mo family' entered the court as officials or were businessmen, a lot of their income had to be handed over to the headquarters of the Mo family, which would allocate them.

The Mo family, the Lord and Love, Non-Attack, Temperance, Ming Ghost, Shangxian, Shangtong, Tianzhi, Non-Life, Non-Music, and Festival Funeral. During the Warring States period of the former dynasty, Mo Zhai had great ambitions, and in order to seek peace in the world, he created one of the hundred schools, the Mo family. At that time, the Mohists and Confucianism were in a dispute, and Mo Zhai traveled around the world to persuade the kings of various countries not to use war.

However, the world is impermanent, and the times are not good. After the Warring States Period, Confucianism was reused by monarchs and ministers at that time, and the Mohist family began to decline. Until the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu Liu Bang respected Confucianism, the changes in the mentality of the family and the common people, coupled with the hard training, strict rules and noble ideas that not everyone could reach the disciples of the Mo family, the Mo family basically disappeared after the Western Han Dynasty.

Xiang Ao, who greatly admired the thoughts of the Mo family, never thought that he would see the figure of the disciple of the Mo family on Ma Jun. If it can be confirmed that Ma Jun is indeed a disciple of the Mo family, and he is entrusted with an important task, he will definitely be an extraordinary help in the future. Although the Mohist remarks are not suitable for the current Han Dynasty, it seems that the advocating in his thoughts is that the character of thrift is really rare. What's more, many disciples of the Mo family have extraordinary achievements on the so-called 'lewd art skills' of the current family, which will be of great help to both political affairs and military affairs.

The many agricultural or military tools that Ma Jun optimized and invented are evidence, and Xiang Ao will definitely not give up.

Leaving aside the matter of whether Ma Jun is a disciple of the Mo family for the time being, Xiang Ao made adjustments to the general's official position under the advice of Xi Zhong and Xu Shu.

Most of the soldiers recruited for planning Xianbei were dismissed a few years ago, leaving only 30,000 elites. The demobilized soldiers and horses were assigned to the counties for temporary use as county soldiers, and there was still a surplus as in the past, and the tuntian was in the good fields of the general's mansion on the border of the Hetao Plain, and they cultivated on weekdays, and they could not stop practicing in their spare time. The previous competition system is continued every March, not only there are martial arts competitions, but also literary examinations, and merit-based promotions. As for the soldiers and even generals who were tested, they were demoted.

The daily defense of each county shall not exceed 2,000 soldiers, and the rest of the soldiers and horses are directly commanded by the General's Mansion, that is, Xiang Ao. The border areas are heavily fortified, and the defense of important towns are directly appointed by the general's office, and the Taishou and the Captain cannot interfere in the slightest, and they are not allowed to move without permission. The dispatch of 30,000 elites is also extremely simple, after all, there are not too many fortifications in the Northern Regions at this time.

Xiang Ao's 'Feather Killing Battalion' was reduced to 2,000, and although the number of soldiers and horses was reduced by half, the combat effectiveness of the 'Feather Killing Battalion' rose in a straight line. Not only are they all brave, but their loyalty to Xiang Ao is even more than that of the 'Yellow Turban Warriors' in the past. Even when Xiang Ao didn't launch the 'Feather Killing', the two thousand 'Feather Killing Battalion' were not afraid of life and death, and they could enter a state of madness in an instant.

It is precisely because of the improvement of the quality of the 'Feather Kill' battalion that Jiao Meng, who was the deputy general in the past, can no longer lead as usual. In desperation, Xiang Ao had to divide the 'Feather Kill' into two, and Jiao Meng and Dian Wei, who were Xiang Ao's personal guards, led half of them. However, there must be gains and losses, and there must be gains and losses, and it is a waste of a fierce general to lead Xiang Ao to 'feather kill', and I never thought that Dian Wei was more suitable for 'feather killing' than Jiao Meng. Even if Dian Wei alone commanded a thousand 'feather kills', the power was not too much worse than Xiang Ao.

Zhao Yun's 'righteous servant' was fortunate that this time the Northern Regions was full of soldiers and horses, and among tens of thousands of people, Zhao Yun actually met hundreds of loyal and righteous people to make up for the previous loss of soldiers and horses, and the 'righteous cong' battalion was expanded to 2,700. And Gao Shun's 'trapped' battalion has grown a lot this time. Although he failed to reach the 800 innate divine warriors that Gao Shun wanted, the 'trapped' battalion was all one to a hundred, and with the formation, almost everything was broken. Even if Xiang Aotong 'feather killing' came in person, Xiang Ao had to avoid his edge.

As for the three thousand 'bow riders', Xiang Ao does not want to expand for the time being. There is no way, the consumption of each battle is too large, and the large-scale conscription, even with the production capacity of the Ministry of Industry led by Ma Jun now, it can't keep up with the 'bow cavalry' that has been constantly consumed, and the commander has not been replaced, it is still Jiang Yan. As for Jiang Zhuo and Jiao Jing, although they are not talented, they are stable, so Xiang Ao appointed the two of them as Shuofang Taishou and Daijun Taishou respectively, to guard the important town of Bianjing for Xiang Ao. At the same time, the two of them can be dispatched at any time except for the three battalions of 'Yu Killing', 'Righteous Servant', and 'Trapped'.

At the same time, 1,000 elite cavalry and 1,000 infantry in the regular army were dispatched to the two of them, so that they could act conveniently. Gao Shun was appointed as the Taishou of the Five Plains to supervise the surrendered city. Yunzhong Taishou is still the former Luan He, for several years, Luan He has been conscientious and honest, Xiang Ao let Luan He concurrently serve as Cao Peng, and sort out the household registration of the population in the northern regions. As for Jiang Yan, he was sent to Mrs. Fan City by Xiang Ao with Bian Jing.

Zhang He and Li Jin are talented, and Xiang Ao is ready to train the two of them a little, and in the future, they can guard one side, so they will temporarily put aside Xiang Ao to train soldiers and horses.

Hu Zhao and Xi Zhong are still the left and right officials, and assisting Xiang Ao in dealing with the Northern Regions should be a military and political matter. Xu Shu is the imperial envoy doctor (similar to the position of deputy prime minister), and he has nothing to do on weekdays, if Xiang Ao is not in the general's mansion, Xu Shu will temporarily take charge of the general's mansion.

Zhang Chen is still the Fa Cao Peng, in charge of the measurement of the Northern Regions and the celestial phenomena. Maybe there are not many things to see Zhang Chen, so let him concurrently serve as the main Bo, and let Zhang Chen be in charge of the records and review of all affairs in the Northern Regions. Geng Shou was still a merchant Cao Peng, in charge of many transactions in the Northern Regions, and at the same time, under Xiang Ao's instructions, he began to customize the official caravans and the detailed taxes of the people in the Northern Regions.

As for the soldier Cao Peng, Xu Shu is currently concurrently serving as the soldier. Ma Jun is not only responsible for many matters of the Ministry of Industry, Xiang Ao also asked Ma Jun to serve as Cang Cao Peng and Jin Cao Peng, with great strength and heavy responsibility, so that Ma Jun feels that he is stepping on the edge of the cliff every day, and he is terrified. Even so, Xiang Ao's trust in Ma Jun made Ma Jun even more heartfelt and conscientious.

Xiang Ao was busy for nearly half a month before he finished dealing with many things. Of course, it is impossible for Xiang Ao to be a courtier, especially Xu Shu, the only relative in the family is in Wuyuan, and Fang came to the palace to help after the third day of junior high school. As for Hu Zhao and Xizhong meeting Yingchuan to visit relatives, it is estimated that it will be delayed for a long time. And Zhao Yun, Zhang He and others also rushed back one after another.