At the beginning of November, Li Mao's class returned to China, advancing by land and water, and arrived in Liaodong City in mid-November. Qin Fengmian rushed to Liaozhou three days in advance to greet him and reported to Li Mao in detail about the situation in Bohai State.

At the end of the month, Gao Su came to Liaozhou to report on his work, Li Mao said: "Jin Xiuzong brutalized Zhongliang, tyrannized the people, and incited the mobs to fight against the kingdom. ”

Gao Su said: "The king of Bi and the king of Silla are the same raccoon dogs, and if the Taiwei is recruited by the army, he is willing to be a pioneer general." ”

Li Mao was overjoyed and said: "Gaodu is loyal and brave, and the country is fortunate." ”

In the middle of December, Li Mao returned to Youzhou, the imperial court because of Li Mao's pacification of the Silla Rebellion, the merit was high, the Taibao, and then sent an envoy to Youzhou to canonize the prince, Li Mao said: "The canonization of the prince must go to Chang'an to thank you, and now the border is eventful, and it may be difficult to move." ”

The envoy said: "This autumn, disasters in the north and south are frequent, and the displaced people are everywhere, and the imperial court decrees that the marshals of all regions are not allowed to leave the town. ”

Li Mao asked if it was in line with etiquette, and everyone said that it was compliant, and Li Mao was canonized.

Yandi is bitter cold in winter, the people have nothing to do, and often gather all shalt things, Li Mao talked to the clerk and said: "There are too many idle people in the city, and it is easy to make trouble, why not find something for them to do, not only to make money to subsidize the family, but also to go to their evil fire, so as to save nothing to do." The clerk said: "The canals, reservoirs, and roads have been almost repaired in recent years, and it is inevitable that they will be wasted if they are repaired again." However, the population of Youzhou has doubled in three years, and the urban area is cramped, and there is an urgent need to expand the new city. ”

Li Mao said: "The scale of building a new city is huge, and it is difficult to start suddenly, but I am afraid that it will not be appropriate, can you make a plan?" ”

Clerical Cheng smiled: "The plan was made four years ago, but you haven't agreed." Now that you are the King of Yan, the prince's palace is too small, which does not show the grandeur of the Wang family, and it also violates the custom. I calculated that according to my custom, the existing mansion should be doubled, and the surrounding area should be demarcated, so that the urban area will appear more narrow, and the construction of a new city cannot be delayed. ”

The clerk carried with him a new city plan, which was made four years ago and recently made a major revision, highlighting the central position of the Yanwangfu in the city, and the integration of the military and the civilian population to make way for the palace.

Li Mao looked at the picture and said with a smile: "The purpose of building the new city is to solve the problem of the small area of the urban area and the inconvenience of military and civilian living, so it should not make room for me." Two years ago, I listened to you, the new county palace was built, and some people still say that I am extravagant and extravagant, in fact, people are right, how do you look at my palace is a little outstanding, out of place, this house has only lived for two years, and I want to rebuild a new house, what will others think? ”

The clerk said: "Who dares to have objections to the construction of a new mansion?" Besides, a few years ago, you were a high-ranking official above the third grade in Youzhou, and now there are several of them, and if your mansion is not upgraded, they will not dare to move. ”

Li Mao shook his head and said: "Feelings, reason, and law, the construction of the new palace is reasonable and legal, but it doesn't make sense in terms of human feelings, it's too wasteful, so let's do it, the overall pattern of the county king's mansion will not move, and the palace will be remodeled if it is not compliant." The construction of the new city can be started, the construction of walls and trenches can be suspended, the plots of land can be leveled first, the roads are repaired, and the water supply and drainage pipes are repaired. How will the plot be allocated this time? ”

The clerk said: "The old one, auction, the one with the highest price wins." ”

Li Mao said: "The construction of the new city is to solve the shortage of land in the old city, the commercial land auction on the street, the rest of the land set a reasonable price, clearly marked the price, more people will catch lots, and it is also allowed to replace the plots in the old city, so that there are benefits up and down, and it will be much more convenient for you to do things." ”

The clerk smiled: "Although it is fast to do things like this, the income is a big loss." ”

Li Mao said: "We don't make money on food, clothing, housing and transportation, not only can we not earn, but also to stabilize prices, crack down on profiteers, the price of food, clothing, housing and transportation is too high, who is willing to come to Youzhou, without anyone everything is empty talk." ”

He asked the clerk again: "Why hasn't the canal I talked about a few days ago been moving, it's been several years." ”

The clerk smiled and said: "That canal doesn't need to be dug anymore, Cangcheng has moved south, just leaning on the river, and there is no need to work hard." ”

Li Mao said: "How did I hear that it was the idea given to you by the magnificent Great Virtue Heavenly Master, saying that it was the dragon pulse that could not be moved, so you moved Cangcheng south." ”

The clerk said: "There is no such thing, it is the Taoist priest himself who put gold on his face, and he also said that you can be named the king of Yan, which he prayed three times a day, do you believe it?"

In the afternoon, Li Mao went to the northeast of the city where the new city was to be built, and the plot was flat, boxy, the southwest was connected to the old city, the northeast was surrounded by a tributary of the Sanggan River, and the northwest was a forest, and the terrain was good.

Generally, the construction of a new city is to first build the city wall, dig a ditch, then renovate the roads and ditches in the city, and finally build a house.

This new city is like a scale, which can weigh his weight in the hearts of the people of Youzhou at once.

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After everything was ready, Shi Xiancheng still showed a hideous face, he instigated the tooth army to launch a military admonition, forcing Tian Huaili to give way to him, Tian Huaili did not dare to let go, and was worried that he would not die well after giving way, so he asked Li Mao for help. Under the mediation of Li Mao, Shi Xiancheng let Tian Huaili and his mother-in-law Yuan enter the court, and Tian's private production capacity in Weizhou was sold, and those that could not be sold were protected.

Tian entrenched in Weizhou for more than 50 years, suddenly came to the court, the symbolic meaning is still there, Wang Shoucheng wonderful pen flowers, the matter will be whitewashed as a model of the local feudal town afraid of Tianwei to take the initiative to return to the court, Xuanda inside and outside the ministers know, as their own merits.

Li Han worshiped Tian Huaili as the general of Zuo Jin Wuwei, and raised this frustrated man with a high-ranking official Houlu.

After He Jintao accepted the title of King of Qi, although it caused widespread dissatisfaction in the neighboring feudal towns, the painful lessons made everyone learn well, and fighting for a false name would only cheapen the careerists who did the game. Yunzhou has always been rich, and He Jintao is a smart and generous person who knows how to use the wealth in his hands, so he got a false name, his neighbors got benefits, and all parties maintained rational restraint.

Huainan, Jiangnan, Lingnan and other places have been displaced by floods and droughts this year, and the local government is tired of coping, and the pressure on Chang'an has also increased suddenly.

There was nothing to do in the world for the time being, and the plan to conquer the Bohai Sea was quietly put on the agenda. Different from fighting Silla, the purpose of fighting Bohai is to train troops, invincible in the region, every battle must be won, soldiers will inevitably slack, command the army for many years, Li Mao naturally understands what it means to the army without a war, that is the beginning of degeneration, and once an army begins to degenerate, it is like a terminally ill patient jumping off a cliff, it is simply incorrigible.

Fight Silla with elites, because Silla is poor and hard, and large-scale use of troops will cause unbearable casualties.

To fight the Bohai Sea, it is necessary to use heavy troops, and the Bohai Sea is vast and rich, so it can be achieved to nourish the war with war.

The internal fragmentation of the Bohai Sea and the imminent arrival of a heavy army can exacerbate its internal division and achieve a surrender without a fight.

In this eastern expedition, Li Mao decided to send 60,000 troops, divided into three routes, Gaosu for the north road, Shi Xianzhong for the middle road, Shixiong for the south road, with Chang Mucang as the commander of the armies, to coordinate the movements of the three armies.

The general strategic policy has been decided, and Li Mao has delegated the command of the campaign to the front-line generals, and the battle situation is changing rapidly, and it is very unrealistic to personally command the campaign or even specific battles thousands of miles apart. Second, in recent years, the right wing has been deeply involved in the Bohai Sea, and has deeply studied every grass and tree in the Bohai Sea, and the Eastern Expedition to the Bohai Sea is like a military exercise for which he is the chief director, just like a battle between the left and right hands, Li Mao really can't think of a reason to defeat.

When the army is approaching, the Bohai Sea will be defeated, and it is best to destroy its country, and if it cannot destroy its country, it will be severely damaged, so that it will not become a threat to Liaodong within ten years. Only when the backyard is stable, can he calmly deal with the changes in the country.