Guo Bin and his entourage accelerated their march and finally arrived at their destination before the sun set on the second day.

The Three Cities of Saiwai were built outside the Great Wall north of Daijun in Youzhou, in the southwest of the area actually controlled by Xianbei Dadan Yu and Helian, and just at the junction of Helian and Putou. It is only more than 40 miles away from the Great Wall, with abundant water and grass and convenient transportation. Under the reflection of the red sunset, a bright red and clear river winds from the northwest, passes through the three cities in the shape of the finished glyph, and flows quietly to the southeast.

If it weren't for the fact that this place is close to the Great Wall, it would be inconvenient for the Xianbei ethnic groups to settle here, and such a place with abundant water and grass would have already become a good place for herdsmen from all tribes to occupy.

While marching, Guo Bin and the others discussed and studied the new reward and punishment system, and finally discussed a rough idea before arriving in the three cities.

In this battle with the Helian Division, all the participants can get a certain amount of land according to their own merits. However, these lands are not in Yangzhai County, or even in Yingchuan County, but in the periphery of the three cities outside the Saiwai. This land can be used for cultivation, cattle and horses, and self-determination.

After the announcement of this news, Guo Bin's 700 parts were all cheering and boiling, most of them were small handicraftsmen or bankrupt farmers around Yangzhai County, where did they have their own land? In this troubled era where it is great luck to survive and save your life, being able to get your own land, whether in the Central Plains or outside the Saiwai, is a big event beyond everyone's imagination.

The economic model of male ploughing and female weaving has made the common people in the Central Plains have an almost perverted attachment to the land. And being able to have a piece of land that truly belongs to you is undoubtedly something that many people dream of. These small craftsmen and oppressed landless peasants who used to live in the cracks of the cities may not have owned their own land from their parents, grandparents, or even great-grandparents.

Their entire family has worked hard for several lifetimes, and after following Guo Bin for more than a year, it was so "easily" realized, where would they not be loyal to Guo Bin with all their hearts?

Of course, Guo Bin also has his own calculations. The reason why the rewarded land was not placed in Yangzhai County, or even in Yingchuan, was not only because the land in the Central Plains explained to the soldiers was limited. Yingchuan County is home to many wealthy families, and its population density is second only to that of Luoyang and Linzi in Qingzhou, so the fertile land here is indeed very tight. However, even if it is so tense, it does not mean that there is really no land in the entire Yingchuan County.

The imperial court never forbade the common people to reclaim wasteland, but the cost of reclaiming wasteland was very high, and if the newly reclaimed wasteland wanted to become fertile land, it would take several years of "land cultivation" to improve land fertility. Therefore, land reclamation has become a long-term cyclical investment, and this kind of long-term investment, which can easily take several years, is undoubtedly difficult for ordinary people who have not even solved the problem of food and clothing to bear.

By placing the rewarded land outside the city, the soldiers could hire the former Yellow Turban captives from the three cities outside the city to work here. In this way, Guo Bin not only more closely integrated the fate of himself with the ordinary soldiers under his command, but also solved part of the employment problem for the three cities outside the Saiwai, where there was a surplus of labor. Because of this method, the ordinary soldiers under Guo Bin also became shareholders of the three cities outside the Saiwai, and they were bound to actively invest the remaining rewards and money in their own land. In this way, Guo Bin created a group of emerging landlord classes in the three cities outside the Saiwai.

Compared with the wealthy families in the Central Plains region, which have been inherited for hundreds of years, such a new landlord class born because of military exploits, its loyalty is naturally extremely high. There is no doubt that they are Guo Bin's most loyal supporters, and they will also be the most solid and reliable support for Guo Bin's subordinates in the future.

Xi Zhicai chewed carefully on Guo Bin's arrangement, and couldn't help but respect him more and more. This seems to be a big loss for Guo Bin, so that the soldiers are happy to invest their surplus property in the construction of the three cities outside the Saiwai, which will greatly stimulate the economic development of the three cities outside the Saiwai.

If you think about it further, if the soldiers have obtained land through foreign wars, obtained such great benefits, and become superior people, then when the construction of the three cities outside the Saiwai reaches a bottleneck, the soldiers at the grassroots level of society will consciously promote foreign wars. In addition, wherever Guo Bin fights, business will be achieved wherever he goes, and from now on, foreign wars will no longer be a bad thing that will cost the people and money, but will become the fuse that stimulates the spirit of struggle and the pioneering and enterprising thinking of the whole people.

Xi Zhicai can even imagine that in the near future, Yingchuan County will set off a wave of marching into the grassland, and the Xianbei people are afraid that they will not have a good life.

A group of more than 700 people was 20 miles away from the three cities outside the Saiwai City, and they were warmly greeted by Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang. The scouts sent by Guo Bin had already conveyed the approximate date of the arrival of the army to the two of them, and went out of the city to greet them.

Seeing that the two of them kneeling on the dirt road had lost a lot of weight, Guo Bin nodded secretly, dismounted and helped the two up, and sighed: "The two of you have suffered outside the plug!" ”

The two were flattered and hurriedly said: "I can worry about the Lord, and my subordinates can't ask for it." ”

Guo Bin nodded, and entered the city with Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang's hands that were trembling with excitement.

It is said to be a city, but its city wall is neither high nor thick, and its height is not much different from the Zhuangzi built by the wealthy family in the Central Plains, but there is an additional moat outside the city wall. According to Zhang Shiping's introduction, when the city was first built, it was dug and burned bricks, so it was simply dug along the foundation of the city wall, and after it was completed, the river water was brought in to form a living water to resist the invasion of the enemy. With the addition of this moat, which is not very narrow, the defense system of the entire city has been qualitatively improved.

When I entered the city, I saw that every street was very wide, and there was a new highway in the middle that was common in Yangzhai County: a double-track cement carriage track was built in the middle. In order not to prevent people from crossing the road, the arched bridge body of the overpass, which is like a bridge crossing the road, also appeared in the new town.

And every street, whether it runs east-west or north-south, runs straight across the city, and you can even stand at the south gate and directly see the soldiers on patrol outside the north gate. This simple and clear layout was carefully designed and specially requested by Guo Bin. It makes it easier and clearer for managers to manage the city, and at the same time, it also greatly improves the operational efficiency of the entire city.

That is, outside the plug, and it is to build a new city from scratch, and the whole city is like a blank sheet of paper for him to play freely. If it is in the Central Plains, the common people are still not allowed to fry the pot? The land in the city is so intertwined that it would be as difficult to lay out or build a road from north to south as it would be a battle on a large scale.

The army entering the city naturally caused quite a stir, in the place outside the Saiwai, it is rare to see such a well-equipped Han official army, that is, the defenders in the three cities outside the Saiwai, and they are also dressed in the fur fur often worn by Xianbei people on weekdays. Because this fur coat is not only warm, but its toughness is far greater than that of linen clothes, and it can effectively resist the shot of bows and arrows from a certain distance. Of course, this is limited to the stone arrows or bone arrows commonly used by the Xianbei people, and if they encounter the iron arrows commonly used in the Han army, their defense power will be greatly reduced.

Most of the inhabitants of the three cities outside the city were captured soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army, and these poor people who had rebelled for a bite to eat were now living happily ever after. Although there is not much food to eat every day, many people eat at most seven cents, but in this troubled world, those who stutter will be thankful, where is there more? What's more, even in good years, the harvest in the field is not enough to ensure that the family is full! Living outside the plug, in addition to being cold, you can often see broth in the rice pot. This kind of luxurious life like a "landlord's house" is something that the vast majority of people have never dreamed of.

Therefore, the security situation in the three cities outside the Saiwai is surprisingly good, and the degree of obedience of ordinary people to the orders of the administrators is also jaw-dropping.

Guo Bin rode into the city on a horse, and was talking sideways with Zhang Shiping, who was a horse head behind, in a low voice, when someone in the crowd next to him suddenly said: "Isn't that the Marquis of Fulong Pavilion?" ”

Suddenly, someone chimed in: "Yes, it should be the Marquis of Fulong Pavilion, I saw him in Guangzong City at the beginning!" Good fellow, there are more than 100,000 people in the city, and he dares to come in with one person, what a boldness! ”

Then, I only heard someone exclaim, "Ouch, look at the black-faced general with a leopard's head and eyes in the back, isn't it the one who followed the Marquis of Fulong Pavilion into Guangzong!" ”

"Not really! It's him, this black-faced general is terrible! ”

"Hey, what do you know? What Fulong Tinghou? It's been an old yellow calendar for a long time! ”

"What? Could it be that the Son of Heaven is really so mediocre that even such a good official as the Marquis of Fulong Pavilion has to be dismissed? ”

"That's not it, I heard that it was because the Marquis of Fulong Pavilion made great contributions, and the Son of Heaven promoted him to an official and a knighthood. Now it is no longer the Marquis of Fulong Pavilion, and now it is called the Marquis of Yangzhai County! And he also made an envoy. ”

"I see, that emperor Laozi, this time he did a good thing!"

For everyone's gossip, Xi Zhicai and others were proud. Although Gain Guo Bin personally sent these original Yellow Turban captives to the outside of the Saiwai, his arrangements also won the hearts of the people. Judging from the reactions of these people, in the three cities outside the Saiwai, the people's attitude towards Guo Bin is not resistant. Immediately, he looked at Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang, who were following Guo Bin, and said secretly: "I didn't expect these two businessmen to be able to manage the three cities outside the Saiwai in such an orderly manner. ”

Regarding everyone's discussions, with Guo Bin's outstanding six senses, only he could hear them more clearly than Xi Zhi, but he didn't say anything, but rode straight to the central building in the city. Facts have proved that he is doing the right thing, and speeding up his departure while the people have not yet fully identified themselves is undoubtedly the most convenient means to get out of trouble.

When the people outside the central building gathered more and more, shouting Guo Bin's name one by one, Xi Zhicai and the others really felt afraid: "If Shicai didn't react quickly, I'm afraid it would be difficult to get in." ”