Li Yu returned to Manhan Mountain in the afternoon of the next day, and Li Huai took Song Tongyin, Lu Shanji and Sun Qifeng from Fengzhou Academy out of the camp to greet him, but none of the other high-ranking officials showed up. Li Huai approached and said a few words, the unhappiness on Li Yu's face was swept away, and he ran away with an excited scream, and Na Mu'er and the Flying Tiger also shouted and chased after him.

"The two ladies of Hermes-Epitek have just given birth to a son and a daughter, and they are a little rude under the joy, please Haihan." Li Huai apologized to Liu Zhilun.

The imperial court strictly forbade Wenchen to have personal relations with generals, and he had no chance to discipline him all these years, this kid was still reckless - Liu Zhilun was unhappy in his heart, and waved his hand expressionlessly. Li Huai then introduced three gentlemen to him, Liu Zhilun couldn't help but exclaim, although the three people in front of him had not met, but they had heard of the famous Song Tongyin for a long time - Song Tongyin, retired governor of Shanxi, proficient in border affairs; Lu Shanji, with the interception of gold and silver to shake the government and the opposition, also praised the painting of Liaodong military affairs; Sun Qifeng, at the age of seventeen, was willing to give up the future of the imperial examination, and moved Shilin for his parents to keep filial piety for six consecutive years.

After a lively sound of gongs and drums, thousands of people who came to greet him read the "Naturalization Oath" in unison, and then sang "Let's fight, Fengzhou, Fengzhou conquers the world, Fengzhou people will never, never, never be slaves", Liu Zhilun felt as if he was demonstrating to him.

Li Yu's family is still more lively, the commander has added a son and a daughter, the foundation of Fengzhou is more solid, the officials and the people are naturally happy, especially the Chahar people of Fengzhou, when they heard that their princess gave birth to a boy, they were very excited, and they crowded at the door to take a look at the young master, Tuba, Gunchuk, and Zhentu were smiling and helping the guards guard the gate - the three of them had been staying in the Barbarian Mountain, and Gunchuk and Jintu did not dare to leave without Li Yu's nod, and temporarily followed Wu Langha to do some business and eat, but Tuba did not want enough things to rely on and did not leave.

There are also more depressed, such as Ortai, when he heard the news that Wu Lang Ha gave birth to a boy, he was so sad that he didn't sleep all night, and he arrived at the courtyard of Li Yu's house early in the morning, hugged Li Jin, who was no one to care, and played for a while, and sent someone to call Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, Ma Bao and a group of children - these children were too naughty, Song Tongyin refused to accept them into Fengzhou Academy, and Ma Guangyuan didn't care about their boy sentry in the martial arts camp, but Ortai was more in charge, and his old man could still shout about this group of wild horses.

"Grandpa sent an errand today, in the future, your mother Wulan will take her sister, Zhuo Liktu is your little brother, you have to take him to play, and protect him, do you understand?" Ortai's serious look surprised the children, no longer chattering and laughing, one by one straightened up their small chests, little Li Jin also nodded as if he didn't understand, Ortai pointed at Li Dingguo and ordered loudly, "Li Si'er, from now on you are the captain, no matter what happens, your team must protect Zhuo Liktu." ”

"Willing to work for Toyosu." Li Dingguo made a military salute like an adult, and then picked up little Li Jin on his back, and more than a dozen children walked out of the courtyard together.

Ortai smiled with satisfaction, some children are more serious than adults, let them grow up together, when Li Jin grows up, these children are also the commanders of Fengzhou, I see who dares to fight with him.

The hall was crowded with people, Li Yu was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, the poor boy in Wula Mountain back then is now also a person with a full house of children. Meng Ke screamed in a small voice, scared the child and cried, everyone condemned Meng Kelai for not having a family, and scaring the child, it is better to hold a child, holding a child is quite like a thing, and people who become a family are different - Jida is holding one in one hand, and his face is flushed with nervousness, he just married the daughter of Zhao Sheng's family last month, and he should have his own child next year. Hadari and Li Xuan also squeezed over, wanting to hug the child but didn't dare, Namu'er kicked them aside, and the little hairy child made a fuss, took the two children from Jeddah's hands, and urged Li to name the child happily.

"It's a good name to get up early, the boy's name is Li Qin, the girl's name is Skylark, and if there is a boy in the future, it will be called Li Liao, and the girl will be called Bailing," Li Yule looked at Na Mu'er happily, and deliberately shook his head and said, "Na Mu'er, my brother, if you like children, you can start a family soon, Wulan is my wife, it's useless for you to think about it." ”

"I haven't thought about it for a long time, I'm happy to see that your family has many sons and many blessings, I'm going to marry a woman who believes in Western religion in the future." Namur replied with a smile.

"Hermes-Epitek, I have also given your son a Christian name, which is the name of a disciple of Jesus." Gao Yizhi said that he had just finished praying to Wu Langha and Li Qin - Wu Langha originally believed in the Lama Red Religion, and after Chahar Khan fled westward, the Red Religion also fell, she immediately changed her court, and was baptized into the Western Religion under the influence of Ma's sister-in-law, and also led the Chahar people to also join the Western Religion.

"Hermes-Epitek, work harder, and let Ulan give birth to Li Liao next year." Na Mu'er said and handed the child to Li Yu again.

Li Yu was shocked when she heard this, Ying Erdai said that the second girl was also pregnant with a child, wouldn't it be true? But it's right to count the days, if that's the case, Li Liao or Bailing will be miserable, it's not easy for me to see each other, and if I do something wrong, I really have to be punished by God!

The family added population, Li Yu gave himself a holiday by the way, under the pretext that he had to wait for his wife and children, but in fact, there was nothing to do, Mongolian women did not have the habit of confinement, Ulan and Wu Langha rested at home for a few days, handed over the children to the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law, and each went to do their own business, Li Yu was bored and went to handle the cotton he planted - he mainly wanted to hide from Liu Zhilun, Fengzhou lawless things have done too much, Liu Zhilun must have been scolded, but the strange thing is that Liu Zhilun did not come to him for several days to settle accounts.

Liu Zhilun has been patrolling around these days with Namu'er, understanding the people's conditions and products in Fengzhou, Ma Shiying was more familiar with the situation, but this guy is too familiar with the upper echelons of Fengzhou, and not only did he not suffer hardships when he was sent here, but he was also reused as soon as he came, and he was appointed as an assistant civil clerk - Zhang Mengcun's ability is still poor, and he is powerless to deal with errands, in contrast, Lao Ma, who has experience in government affairs, seems to be at ease. Lao Ma has a heavy responsibility, Liu Zhilun can't move, so he has to catch Na Mu'er's errand, drag him around, and can't take care of Li Yu for the time being.

When he came back from the local area, Liu Zhilun first went to Fengzhou Academy to find three gentlemen - Wang Zheng was also born in Jinshi, and he was inspecting water conservancy and minerals in Dongshengwei, and he had not yet met. Liu Zhilun was mixed about the situation of the inspection, the common people have stored grain, many families also raise pigs, this winter should not starve to death, but Fengzhou's illegal actions are also shocking, boiling salt to make alkali, mining and smelting iron, but never reported to the imperial court, and the officials are also mixed, thieves, profiteers, ruffians and even the White Lotus Sect are full of bandits, naturalization has almost become a place to hide filth and dirt.

"Naturalization and lack of grain, if you don't pay the grains in the tuntian, you just open the salt pond and the iron factory without paying a penny of salt tax and iron tax, which is really unreasonable! What's more, naturalization dared to shelter fugitives, Wang Dengdao, the former head of the Taifu Temple, had been wanted by the imperial court, and actually swaggered through the market, and also ganged up with profiteers and private goods, so bold and reckless, but no one in the government asked, the law of the Ming Dynasty is useless here, and the official asked the three gentlemen to help and rectify naturalization as soon as possible. Liu Zhilun said eagerly.

"Freezing three feet is not a day's cold, Yuan Cheng must not be anxious, this matter has to be done slowly," Song Tongyin secretly blamed Liu Zhilun in his heart for being troublesome, twisted his beard and said, "Fengzhou is a place outside the country, and it should be governed by a Tusi, and it is too abrupt for the imperial court to open a town here, at least another twenty years should be waited, and the top priority is to educate." ”

"I can't wait, the internal and external situation of the Ming Dynasty is pressing, just integrate the national strength, wipe out the ugly class in one fell swoop, naturalize the benefits of salt and iron, the grain of Tuntian, and more powerful iron horses, one day earlier for my Ming Dynasty, one day earlier to eliminate internal and external troubles, this official has made up his mind to set up a scientific examination to clean up the new officials, and there are few people who are naturalized to read and write, then introduce talents from Shanxi and Zhili, and also ask the three gentlemen to recommend their protégés to come to take the exam, and all loyal and filial sons will be reused." Liu Zhilun replied.

Lu Shanji shook his head again and again and said: "The naturalization of Han Yi is not comparable in the Guannei, Yuan Cheng must be cautious, and you must also be approved by the imperial court to open a department, and it is self-inflicted trouble to act without authorization." ”

"The Toyoshu system is not without merit, have you read their "Naturalization Oath"? The selection of talents and abilities, the great political public discussion secretly coincided with the "Zhou Li", and set up an edict to explain the decrees and precedents, which is also similar to the Emperor Taizu set up a Shenming Pavilion to preach the "Great Message", or it is more appropriate to educate Fengzhou. Sun Qifeng also persuaded.

"I can't take care of much, I have been ordered to be naturalized, and I will not hesitate to break my bones, and I will spare three years to rectify and naturalize, and then scold the iron horse to give the court a peaceful and prosperous era, the naturalized general soldier is my disciple, I dare not be disobedient, so it is decided, please three gentlemen must help." Liu Zhilun left after saying it righteously.

The three gentlemen looked at Liu Zhilun's back and shook their heads, Liu Shengren is really a nerd, you want to fill in Fengzhou to save the Ming Dynasty, a fool will do it, and your disciples will never listen to you.

Li Yu was really disobedient, he was immersed in the sorrow of cotton being frozen to death, Liu Zhilun brought him to tell him about his plan, Li Yu almost jumped up, shook his head vigorously and said that he didn't care about government affairs, and Fengzhou's affairs couldn't be done, and by the way, the accusations against him were also wiped out - privately opened salt farms and iron factories because he had no money to buy salt and ironware, did not pay salt taxes, and iron taxes were because he couldn't afford to support the officials who collected taxes, and he couldn't care where the salt and iron were sold, privately printed money is not admitted, is it obviously an IOU, as long as the court is willing to pay off the debt, I will be nervous to borrow debts everywhere! Liu Zhilun was scolded by Li Yu's scoundrel and ordered Li Yu to immediately find his subordinate officials to give a lecture.

It didn't take long for the officials to arrive at the lobby - since Liu Zhilun came, the Commander's Mansion was hung with two plaques of the Naturalized Governor's Mansion and the General Soldier's Mansion, and several houses were occupied by the Governor, and the lobby became the Governor's Hall. The officials returned to their old place, but found that there was no stool to sit on, and no matter what Liu Zhilun's face was, they shouted to go out to find a bench and chair, and after a while, they sat down with peace of mind.

This is the first time Liu Zhilun has convened officials, he forcibly suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, and patiently explained the benefits of opening a branch to take an official - Fengzhou officials can not be recognized by the imperial court, because the official system does not match the Ming Dynasty, and the chaos must be set right, and the opening examination is a shortcut to the Ming State system, and it is a rare opportunity to seize the opportunity to be an official of the imperial court, which can not only glorify the ancestors, but also guarantee the future future.

"This official is by no means embarrassing to you, the current officials who take the examination will be given priority admission, and the officials who are not admitted can also stay in office if they have good political performance, and the official guarantees that the imperial court will grant official positions." Liu Zhilun said without blushing.

The officials looked at Li Yu who was sitting under Liu Zhilun, Li Yu was expressionless and did not say a word, and Ortai, Li Huai, and Li Fugui beside him also looked like they had nothing to do with themselves, and everyone immediately knew it.

"My lord, we all want to be officials of the imperial court, but how about the court? Can it be distributed on time? Jingshi is a little far away. Wang Fang asked seriously.

"The local officials are taken from the local reserves, how do you need to send them from the Jingshi, as long as you serve with all your heart, you will naturally not be treated badly." Liu Zhilun replied disdainfully.

"Lao Wang, I don't have this expense here, you don't have the idea of playing a big library." Zhao Sheng immediately shouted.

"The court doesn't pay for it, so I'll do a fart, my lord, does the court allow me to loot the people?" Wang Fang said in a strange manner.

"Nonsense, there are salt, iron, and grain in naturalization, and there are officials in the annual tax, if you dare to loot the people, this official will not spare you." Liu Zhilun was furious.

Bi Lige said very seriously: "My lord, I am in charge of the tax, Fengzhou's money and grain are limited, I can't afford to support many officials, the court doesn't take money, this kid will really go to loot the people, why don't you kill him now." ”

"I don't want to be an official of the Ming Kingdom, but I've worked in Fengzhou for so many years, and I have no credit and hard work, but the court has never paid me a salary, my lord, you can make up for my previous arrears first, and I will leave immediately." Urdon said.

"Is it easy for us to guard the border for Daming, my lord, you are an official sent by the imperial court, just pity the poor soldier, and send the arrears and the pension of this war, or the brothers will not be able to bring it." Terige also exclaimed.

"My lord, I want to sue, Fengzhou owes us 100,000 taels of silver and doesn't pay it back, this doesn't count the interest, we are so poor that we can't even go home, so we have to stay and work to earn travel expenses, you can pay them back, and the court has to be reasonable." Li Jianji also screamed with a bitter face.

……

Everyone was screaming, Liu Zhilun's brain was burned, and Ortai stood up to relieve him: "Shut up for me, Lord Liu first arrived in Fengzhou, I don't know the place, even if I say the wrong thing and do the wrong thing, it is understandable, how can I be so rude!" ”

Liu Zhilun was furious, pointed at Li Yu and couldn't speak, and then walked out of the door with his sleeves, Li Huai hurriedly stopped him: "Lord Governor, please stay, there are important things to discuss in the General Military Mansion." ”

Ortai coughed a few times, and the lobby immediately quieted down, Yun Rong got up and said: "Everyone, since the beginning of spring this year, my Fengzhou soldiers and civilians have worked hard and sweated, reclaimed 800,000 mu of sowing land, and resisted the invasion of the Jin Kingdom and the ravages of the flood, the crops have basically been preserved, and the current statistics have collected a total of 520,000 stones, and the output of potatoes is difficult to determine, it is estimated that it will not be less than 5 million catties, with the population of 200,000 in Fengzhou, the standard of three stones of grain per capita, this goal seems to be almost reached, but I am not happy at all, because the situation has changed again." , let Lao Ma tell everyone about it. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, the health centers have recounted the population, and the numbers reported are surprising, the population of Fengzhou has exceeded 200,000, reaching 240,000, not including more than 20,000 Chahar people, the food gap is too big, and it can only be made up by purchasing food, but the food in the customs is also extremely scarce, and it is difficult to solve the food shortage in Fengzhou," Ma Shiying got up and reported, looked at the officials and shook his head and sighed, "I reminded you when I was the deputy envoy of Yanghe, there are too many people in Shanxi here, as long as the life is stable, you will definitely call relatives and friends, but you don't take it seriously." , The health centers also conceal the population, this time the Tian Fu is handed over to the health center, the problem is exposed, wait and see, as long as the chaos in the customs continues, maybe in less than three years, the population of Fengzhou will exceed 300,000, it is better to find a way as soon as possible, otherwise the collapse is inevitable. ”

Yun Rong said in frustration: "The Chahar people are also a big trouble, Tuba has been pestering me all day long, demanding that he give him 10,000 taels of silver and 2,000 stone of grain for Chahar Khan, otherwise he will not leave." ”

"The common people have almost moved away, and we should also go to naturalization, and in the next few days, we will move the governor's mansion and the general military mansion over, and it will cost a lot of money to rebuild and naturalize." Li Fugui sighed and looked up at the hall, and said to Li Yu, "The Chahar people can't ignore it, they are really in difficulty, two thousand stone grain will be allocated to them, but we don't help the poor, I consider using work instead of aid to help them, Xinghewei proposed to build a fortress in Guanshan to guard thousands of households, Mr. Han Lin planned in the past, so he asked Tuba to send people to build it, and let them earn this money." ”

Li Yu looked at the map on the wall and asked without looking back, "How is the situation with Dong Shengwei?" ”

"Du Hongtai led two thousand households to cross the river in mid-June, and now they have gained a foothold, and by the way, they have also planted a season of potatoes, and Batu believes that the area in the set is vast but sparsely populated, and they should migrate there as soon as possible." Namur replied.

"From Xuandewei and Dongshengwei, mobilize two more thousand households to cross the river, and the right battalion of the cavalry will also be transferred," Li Yu turned his head and said to Li Fugui, "I want to go to Hexi for a while, and I will do it according to your method to assist Chahar, and tell Tuba, if I don't leave, I will consider replacing people." ”

Liu Zhilun listened in a daze for a while, feeling that he couldn't interject at all, and when he heard that Li Yu was also leaving, he immediately became a little anxious: "Li Hanmin, Hugh has to run around, you give me a good stay." ”

"Master, I can't afford to eat, I can't run if I don't run!" Li Yu replied with a bitter face.

At night, Li Yu came to the newly built Manhan Mountain Cemetery, where the soldiers who died for Fengzhou were buried, and a huge stone tablet was engraved with their names - Wang Ziyong, Zhang Miaoshou, Bai An, Wu Hai, Ma Danian, Ba Gen, Liu Shishi, ......, Li Yu silently read the names of his dead brothers in front of the stone tablet, and stood still for a long time, Mo Rige, Wu Xian, Gao Heizi, He Dashui four guards held torches and guarded around.

"Marshal, what did you call us to do?" Zhang Chuanjie and Zhou Yuji quietly walked over and asked.

"This is my warrant for you, put it away, take it out in case of emergency, and use it to mobilize the reserve troops of the two thousand guards," Li Yu handed a letter with fire paint in Zhang Chuanjie's hand, and then said in a low voice, "The front battalion of the infantry army will be transferred and naturalized, and the safety of the governor will be handed over to you, and I will not allow anyone to harm him, this matter is very important, and there can be no negligence." ”

Zhang Chuanjie and Zhou Yuji glanced at each other, nodded solemnly together, and after Zhang Chuanjie received the warrant, he asked: "According to the Ming military system, the governor has the right to transfer troops, if the governor is assigned, what should we do?" ”

"You just have to protect the governor, and don't ask anything else, remember, only the Grand Commander's Mansion has the right to mobilize troops in Fengzhou," Li Yu waved his hand, and then said solemnly, "The Fengzhou army has no internal force, whoever dares to use force against the people of Fengzhou, no matter who it is, I will declare him a rebel." ”

Zhang Chuanjie and Zhou Yuji trembled, and hurriedly surrendered their orders.

In mid-October, Li Yu led the Flying Tiger to ride west across the Yellow River into Ordos, while the Great Commander's Mansion moved to Naturalization.