After a month of adjustment, although the number of the Eighth Battalion was much smaller, it was more powerful than before, and Liu Shi was quite satisfied. The most important thing about the www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion is that the surname of these eight battalions is Liu and not Li or Wang from now on.

During this month, Liu Shi focused his main energy on rectifying his troops and ensuring that the army could fight when it encountered the enemy, and now it has come to an end for the time being.

On this day, Liu Shi recruited Liu Fang, Zhao Yun, Shi Lian, Cao Xing, Fa Zheng, Zhang Nan, Zou Ming and several others.

"Chengwu! What is the movement of Yuan Xi? Liu Shi asked.

Shi Jian glanced at Liu Fang and said: "General Zizi Qi sent a letter to Yuan Xi, saying that the Yongnu Mansion was due to General Wang's illness, Vice General Li rebelled and killed General Wang's only son, and General Li was also killed by the generals, Ziqi was promoted to general because of his thin name. In the future, all the grain tax donations will remain unchanged, and all the taxes in Lu County will still be paid to Youzhou Mansion according to the amount, and there will be no change in Youzhou at present. When it was poured, the Xianbei of Yuyang and Youbeiping changed a little. Among them, Yuyang strengthened the military strength of Hu County, while Xianbei sometimes had light cavalry to Yongnu and Lu County to plunder. ”

Liu Shi was silent for a moment and then said: "Ziqi, do you know how many people are in the four counties of Yongnu Mansion now?" What is the main income? ”

Liu Fang kept saying: "The four counties of Yongnu Mansion have a population of about 130,000, including 50,000 in Lu County, 30,000 in Yongnu, 30,000 in Anci, and 20,000 in Quanzhou. As for the income of this Yongnu house--"

Liu Fang smiled bitterly and said: "The land of this Yongnu Mansion is barren, the people are poor, in the past, General Wang mainly relied on Quanzhou to produce iron, make all kinds of iron tools for sale, open shops, and operate some daily necessities, grain, salt, etc., and then collect taxes from merchants who do business in Yongnu, Anci, and Quanzhou. In addition, some soldiers were sent to the sea to plunder in Qingzhou, Jizhou and other places. Among them, iron and salt are operated independently by Yongzhou Government, and other shops have no right to sell. ”

"What is Hyozhi's opinion?" Liu Shi looked at Fa Zheng.

Fa Zheng said excitedly: "Quanzhou can reach Liaodong, Qingdao and Hebei by sea. Along the river, you can cross Yongnu to Jixian County. And the northwest of Jixian County is the Juyong Pass of the upper valley. Didn't there be news the day before yesterday that Wuheng in Shanggu and Daijun had often raided Yanmen and Shangdang recently? Now that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are healing their own wounds and are unable to send troops, we can use this time to widely distribute the text to fight Wuheng in the name of protecting Yanmen and the people of Shangdang, seize Daijun and Shanggu, and live in Yongguan, so as to echo with Yongnu Mansion. ”

Liu Shi smiled: "Do you know how many troops are required here?" Although Yongzhou Mansion has been a little more stable and its food has increased in recent years, the population of Yongzhou Mansion is too small to support the army. And Daijun and Shanggu are far away from the state, and because Xianbei and Wuheng have occupied it for many years, our Han people have few people, and even if they occupy it, they will not be able to defend it for a long time. ”

Fa Zheng smiled: "Isn't that Wuheng?" As long as we suddenly launch and defeat Daijun and Shanggu Wuheng with strong military strength, and defend the dangerous pass, we should not need much military strength to defend it. The captured Wuheng all moved to Chang'an, Luoyang, Hedong and other places, forced them to tuntian, and then included them in the army, so that they could not only supplement the lack of manpower in Chang'an and Luoyang, but also solve the Wuheng problem once and for all, just like the Huns. ”

Fa Zheng paused for a moment, looked at the few people around him, and said: "And the Yongnu Mansion must quickly expand its troops, advance north to force the rest of Yuyang, and go east to seize Youbeiping. Then through commerce and trade, we will buy grain. Provide food, salt, etc. to the garrison stationed in Yongguan. In this way, our Yongzhou Mansion can connect Bingzhou, Daijun, Shanggu, and Yuyang. There are changes in the world, cooperate with the army of Luoyang and Nanyang, attack Zhuojun, Hebei and Qingzhou in the west, and occupy Liaoxi, Liaodong, Lelang and Xuansu in the east. Speaking of which, he looked intoxicated.

The rest of the people were surprised when they saw Fa Zheng's expression, but no one spoke.

Liu Shi said with a smile: "Xiaozhi must first solve the problem of how to increase the tax income of Yongnu Mansion, otherwise how to raise the army?" You must know that the army has not moved the grain and grass first. ”

Fa Zhengdao: "I can't do anything about this cause and solution." ”

When everyone heard Fa Zheng say this, they all laughed.

Su Shuang said: "If you can find a gold mine or copper mine and grab it, then I will have a way." ”

Fa Zheng sneered and said, "I haven't heard of any gold or copper mines in this Youzhou, and if there is, you have to have a strong army to take it over!" ”

The crowd laughed again.

After Liu Shi and the others laughed, he said: "The idea of filial piety is feasible from the general direction, and it is necessary if we continue to operate in Yongnu Mansion and connect with the state." It's just that we have to solve the problem of how to raise money at the moment, and we have to think of more ways in this regard. In order to gain a foothold in Yongnu Mansion as soon as possible, I think that the first is to increase the population, the second is to open up the trade channels between Qingdao and Hebei Prefectures, and the third is to seize Youbeiping.

There is no light riding in Youzhou, and in the face of Wuheng and Xianbei, there is only a share of beatings. In the future, we will buy more good horses and establish a light cavalry department, this time I got a lot from Li Nian and Wang Song, and I have to use them out, and I don't have to keep them, otherwise Wuheng and Xianbei will be powerless to resist. ”

Su Shuang replied: "This time I got a lot of property from Li Nian, Wang Song and the three captains' mansions, but it took a lot to rectify the troops, and the rest of the generals discussed with Zilong, planning to buy food on one side, and on the other side to buy war horses to form a light cavalry, and Captain Gan also wanted to buy a part of the building boats, and now there are too few building ships in the Yongnu Mansion, and only one battalion can be dispatched at a time." ”

Liu Shi nodded, and said to Liu Fang and Zhao Yun: "Zilong is responsible for this recruitment of light horses, whether it is Xianbei, Wuheng or my Han people, it just meets the requirements, and it can be recruited for my use, I remember that there were many Wuheng people in the Gongsun General's Department."

In addition, Ziqi should cooperate with Zihe to increase the mining, smelting, and weaponry of iron ore in Quanzhou. Open the trade of Qingdao and Hebei Prefectures, and extend the trade routes of Yongnu Mansion into Jixian, Wuzhong, Lingzhi or Tuyin, and Yuyang, etc., to ensure that when the other party has any changes, the news can be transmitted back in time. ”

Zhao Yundao: "Listening to Captain Gan, recently, many people from Qingdao and Hebei in Quanzhou have crossed the sea to Youzhou because they are worried that Cao Cao will attack Qingdao and Hebei, and Captain Gan plans to lure them to Yongnu Mansion. ”

Liu Shidao: "This is okay, first attract Yongnu, and then depending on the situation, maybe it is not impossible to put them in Youbeiping." ”

The hearts of the people were overjoyed.

In the end, Liu Shi looked at Zhang Nan and Zou Ming and said: "You two will go with me tomorrow to Quanzhou, I heard that Yifang is very good at financial management, this Quanzhou is a sea and land passage, I want to ask Yifang to serve as the county magistrate of Quanzhou County, I don't know if you are willing?" ”

When Zou Ming heard this, he said excitedly: "Yes!" Willing! I will live up to the expectations of my lord and manage Quanzhou well! ”

Liu Shidao: "The most important thing is to make Quanzhou's commerce and trade prosperous. ”

"As for Mingli, are you willing to walk around with me during this time, although I am from Youzhou, but this Yuyang, Guangyang, and Youbei Equality have not been walked. I hope to take this opportunity to walk around and learn more about the situation of the people here. Liu Shi looked at Zhang Nan and smiled.

Zhang Nan arched his hand and said: "I am willing to follow the hussar general." ”

After a period of understanding, although this Zhang Nan and Zou Ming are Wang Song's long history and main body, they are good people and have some ability.

In particular, Zou Ming is very good at financial management, and he is not worse than Su Shuang, and Zhang Nan used to be a Han family in Bingzhou, and he was engaged in the history of the assassination of Bingzhou, and later Wuheng and the Xiongnu drove Shan Jing out of Bingzhou, and Zhang Nan came to Yuyang.

After dying in battle, Wang Song knew that Zhang Nan was talented, so he asked him to come over. Liu Shi now felt that there was a shortage of manpower, and through observation, he decided to activate them on the spot. Zou Ming is easy to do, but Zhang Nan always has a little distance, so he decided to take it with him first.