After settling the matter of Shanggu County, Ye Chen turned to Dai County.

Daijun is the support of the entire Youzhou and the key point of defense, because it is close to Jizhou, next to Yuan Shao, and it is the gateway to Youzhou.

"Alas, I knew that I would marry these two little angels before I set off, so I wouldn't have to suffer so much along the way."

Ye Chen still has a lot of grievances about this honeymoon trip, although he enjoyed the treatment of the emperor once, he never ate the two of them.

"Brother-in-law, it seems to be really much older, thank you brother-in-law for the massage." Xiao Qiao leaned on Ye Chen's shoulder and said stupidly.

Ye Chen smiled evilly, Xiao Qiao is growing up day by day, and with his own massage, of course he will become more and more plump, which is also what Ye Chen wants to see.

It became very enjoyable to enjoy the world of three people along the way.

Ye Chen inspected the people's situation during the day, and messed around with Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao at night.

The group arrived in Daijun, and after entering Daijun, everything changed.

The first is that the population is significantly larger, and at the same time, the military element is also stronger.

Daijun was made into a military town by Ye Chen, and in the future, it will connect Jizhou and merge with the state, which is the gateway to Youzhou.

Tai Shici is stationed here all the year round, and at the same time, there is also the assistance of Huang Zhong and others.

Along the way, the roads were much wider, and not only merchants but also military transporters came and went.

The people here are also doing better.

Ye Chen built two fortified cities here, and the construction of the cities greatly boosted the local economy, and all kinds of materials were transported here, and merchants also flocked here.

However, Ye Chen still carefully understood one place at a time.

"Husband, you are really amazing, you have created this prosperous world." Big Joe said.

Hearing the praises of the beauties, Ye Chen couldn't mention how happy he was.

In the eyes of Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, the basic food and clothing that the people can mix is the prosperous age.

In Ye Chen's opinion, this life is not even well-off, how can it be called a prosperous age.

The people are still struggling between food and clothing, how to call it a prosperous age.

However, compared to other places, in Youzhou, it can indeed be regarded as a prosperous era.

Compared with the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, the situation in Youzhou is also better.

Ye Chen saw a trace of joy on the faces of the people, since Ye Chen entered Youzhou, they also began to settle down, the Xiongnu no longer invaded south, and at the same time developed the people's livelihood, and the government was not exploiting.

"Let's go, let's go to Dai County to have a look."

Dai County is the seat of Dai County, where the county seat is located, and Ye Chen and his party went to Dai County.

"Lord, Dai County has really changed a lot now." Zhang Yi, who was in front, couldn't help but marvel.

Yes, Daixian has really changed a lot, with tall walls, wide moats, and strong defenders.

Daijun is the focus of defense, and Ye Chen will of course choose to build Xiongcheng here.

Today's Dai County is no longer the Dai County of the past, but the Dai County after the re-establishment of the city.

The city was built on the scale of 300,000 people, and now the main body has been completed.

The walls and moats have been built.

Walking through the modern county, it is divided into two parts, one part is the former city, and now it has become the inner city.

The defenses of the inner city were obviously much smaller, with only a small number of guards on the city walls, and the soldiers at the city gates only to maintain order.

There is a large open space between the inner city and the outer city, and it is still full of building materials, and it is obvious that the construction of the city has not been completed, but the city walls and moat have been built, and there is no need to be in such a hurry.

Entering the inner city, the vitality of this place has been restored, although it is not as prosperous as Liaodong and other places, but it is not bad.

"Big brother, Hansheng."

When he arrived at the county guard's mansion, Ye Chen saw Tai Shici and Huang Zhong who were waiting.

"My lord."

Several people welcomed Ye Chen into the county guard's mansion.

"Big brother, when will this city be built?" Ye Chen asked.

"Second brother, the main body of this city has been completed, the city wall and the moat were built at the same time, and now it has been completed, and the defense has been greatly strengthened, I think if the enemy does not have 100,000 soldiers and horses, it will be very difficult to break through our city." Tai Shi Ci said proudly.

Ye Chen knew all this, he knew it when he saw the city wall and moat, but Ye Chen wanted more than that.

A city, a big city, should not only be strong militarily, but also play a big role economically, so that it can be sustained.

"I see that there are still construction sites all over the city, and it is expected that it will be completed for a long time." Ye Chen asked again.

Sun Qian had already gone to Jixian County to preside over the urban construction work, and the affairs of this place were taken care of by Tai Shici, so Ye Chen asked him.

"Second brother, after the completion of the moat and the city wall, we removed the laborers and let them work in the fields, and the buildings in the inner city slowed down."

Tai Shici's consideration is no problem, the city wall is built, and there is no such hurry inside.

Ye Chen shook his head and said: "No, a city, especially a big city, its function is not only military, although the enemy is not so easy to fight at present, even if it is over, it is impossible to hit Dai County at once, so there is no need to improve the military to everything else." ”

Tai Shi Ci and Huang Zhong were puzzled, this Ye Chen always considered the problem differently from them, they were generals, and everything looked at the problem from a military point of view, which was no problem at all.

Tai Shi Ci and they did the right thing, so Ye Chen didn't blame them.

Ye Chen said patiently: "When this city undertakes military defense, it should also assume economic and cultural functions, so the inner city should also be completed as soon as possible, so that this city can burst out with vitality, so as to provide more blood for the army." ”

Ye Chen's meaning is very obvious, the military is developed, and at the same time, the economy and culture must also be developed, so that all aspects can promote each other.

The reason is simple: economic development can provide more military spending, thereby increasing military power.

Tai Shi Ci understood and said that he would speed up the progress of the project and at the same time strive to develop the economy of Daijun.

A few of his subordinates understood, and Ye Chen didn't have to worry about it, so he didn't continue to discuss this topic.

"Big brother, Han Sheng, I asked you to expand the army before, how is it now?"

Ye Chen asked Tai Shici's infantry to expand the army, directly from 5,000 to 30,000 people, which was many times larger at once, and it was not so easy.

"Second brother, the recruits have been recruited and have begun training, but the situation is not optimistic." Tai Shi Ci said solemnly.

"Why?"

Ye Chen was puzzled, because he had not received the relevant report, the expansion he had presided over before had been very smooth every time.

Tai Shi Ci paused, sorted out the language, and then said: "We expand the scope of recruitment, there is no problem with the quality of this soldier, but they are generally just for the sake of being soldiers, and they don't have much enthusiasm, compared with the soldiers in Liaodong, the gap is too far." ”

As soon as Tai Shici said it, Ye Chen understood that the people of Liaodong did not worry about eating and drinking, but their enthusiasm for being a soldier was very high, and their families would send their children to be soldiers.

The people of Liaodong will even be very sad if they can't be soldiers, and they are completely different from the people here.