A few days later, the Holy Decree finally arrived in Liaodong, and at this time, Ye Chen had already made the preliminary preparations.

First of all, Ye Chen asked the guard battalion to build a banner, fully armed, and a high-profile northern expedition.

Ye Chen was also fully armored and led the team in front, this is not only to show others, but also to calm people's hearts, the people of Liaodong are relieved when they see such a lineup, and at the same time cheer for the strength of Liaodong.

Ye Chen was at the front of the team, sitting on a horse, the whole person was full of energy, his face was serious, he looked ahead, he deliberately showed a strong side, which could not only deter potential enemies, but also give the people great confidence.

This is not like an expedition, but like a military parade, which is also deliberately created by Ye Chen.

The marching procession was deliberately slow, in order to let more people see it and build momentum.

"Look, that's our army."

"What a mighty team, no wonder the Wuhuan people are afraid and dare not come to Liaodong."

"Those barbarians have a hard time this time."

"My dogs are also from this team. When I came back last month, the matchmaker was about to tear down my door. ”

"Wow, wow, this old brother, my cousin also has a daughter, eighteen years old, is a beauty in ten miles and eight villages..."

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Ye Chen led the team forward, and the people liked to watch from the sidelines when they saw this team, and then talked about all kinds of gossip. What Ye Chen wanted was such an effect.

Ye Chen sent troops, and at the same time, a large amount of resources began to be transported to Xuansu County.

A few days ago, Ye Chen had already asked the major families to bid, and the bidding went smoothly, and the major families also mobilized their respective forces to purchase various materials when they got the project.

For a time, the whole Liaodong was very busy, the road was full of various teams transporting materials, and there were often all kinds of caravans shuttling back and forth on the road, which was very lively.

Many families simply did not have enough manpower, so they let their tenant farmers participate in the process, and in order to improve efficiency, many families gave these tenant farmers some benefits.

Some of them reduced the rents of the tenant farmers, some paid them directly, and some promised to give them farm tools. Each family has its own routine, but in any case, most of the farmers have benefited.

At this moment, Ye Chen indirectly made the farmers in Liaodong rich, and after they became rich, they would drive the sales of other commodities, this is the charm of investment, a large investment project can indeed drive the GDP growth of a place, which is why later governments like to invest in infrastructure.

Liaodong, which has become rich, is full of vitality and bursts out of a strong creativity, making Liaodong's strength even stronger.

Ye Chen marched slowly, and three days later, when he left the territory of Liaodong, Ye Chen ordered the cavalry to run with all their strength and rush to the place where the city was built as soon as possible.

A few days ago, Guo Jia had already taken a group of people to preside over the overall situation, mainly to survey the place where the city was built. Ye Chen demanded that a big city with strong defenses must be built.

There is a large city with strong defenses in the north of Liaodong, which can be used as a barrier to guard the safety of the rear of Liaodong. Ye Chen knew about the Wuhu Chaohua and the destruction of the Central Plains culture by the northern nomads, so he couldn't let this happen again.

A few days later, Ye Chen arrived at the place and joined Guo Jia and the others.

The first place Ye Chen chose to build a city was the middle of Xuansu County, the place of Shenyang in the later generations, which was very suitable for building a city, and there was a large population, which was on the southbound passage, just blocking the road from the north to the south.

"My lord, this is the drawing we designed." In the county guard's mansion, Guo Jia took out a map and showed it to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen, Guo Jia, Tai Shici and Zhao Yun watched around the map.

There is a male city drawn on the map, Ye Chen does not have an outer city or an inner city, there is only one city wall directly, but this city wall must be tall and strong.

Although there was no inner city, Ye Chen proposed another set of ideas, that is, to plan the buildings in the city, which could become a fortress to defend the city when necessary, so that the enemy could enter the siege of the city.

In fact, the enemies of this city are mainly the nomads in the north, all of them are cavalry, and after they enter the city, the advantage of the cavalry will be weakened, and the streets will restrict the movement of the cavalry, of course Ye Chen will not let the construction of a large avenue rush to the end.

The street was not small, but it was not a straight one, but a ninety-degree corner, so that the cavalry could not charge, and the cavalry that could not charge was half of its combat strength.

Each corner has a special building on both sides, which can be used as a castle with rocks and logs on top of it, and archers can be hidden. Not only that, but there were many ways to deal with cavalry in the city, such as some corners, where large stone slabs were laid on top, but if the stone slabs were removed, there were traps underneath.

The county guard was located in the center of the city, and a large square was built in the center, which could be used to arrange troops, and it was also the last barrier.

Of course, the entire city is far from being so simple, there are too many arrangements, mainly for the northern cavalry, and Ye Chen also plans to build a few dark passages in the city, which can be used for escape or as a surprise attack for sneak attacks.

However, all of this was still just on paper, and Ye Chen didn't plan to build them all at once, but planned to build the outermost city wall first, and then the setting inside the city would be completed in a few years.

To start construction so much at once, even if Ye Chen's financial resources can support it, then there is not so much population, Xuansu County has a population of tens of thousands, it would be good for Ye Chen to recruit 20,000 people to build the city, plus some of the labor sent from Liaodong, a total of less than 50,000 people.

According to the plan, the city was to be built within a year, and the city could accommodate 100,000 people, but it was difficult for the city to accommodate 100,000 people. Ye Chen built the city so big, it was just the size of the city wall, although it cost a lot, but basically there was no need to expand it for decades, or longer.

This city is very important to Ye Chen's entire strategy, that's why he built the city like this, the city wall is built, the inside is not very important, the key things are built, and the others can be taken slowly.

The city wall is planned to be tall, and there are facilities such as arrow towers, and after Ye Chen's planning, the city wall is also reinforced with steel bars, and steel bars are also used on the foundation, and the key positions are also planned to pour molten iron.

The plan is very large, and at the same time, it is also very expensive, fortunately, it is not taken out at one time, otherwise there will be a gap in the family's liquidity after the Ye family takes out this money.

However, Ye Chen paid directly with the golden ticket of the bank, that is, as long as one bill was opened, it could be used as money, which was equivalent to issuing banknotes.

However, this has a big restriction, first of all, the amount cannot be too much, Ye Chen only intends to issue about 10% of the total reserve capital, and the second restriction is that it can only be used in Liaodong, and there is not so much credit in other places.

There are too many issuances, and once it collapses or depreciates, the Ye family will be hurt the most, so it is impossible for Ye Chen to do anything.

Therefore, it is quite beneficial for the Ye family to issue a small amount, which can be regarded as the application of modern finance in ancient times.