Wei Cheng was left behind by a school captain, and according to the regulations, when the army went out of the city, the city gate should be closed to prevent a sneak attack. But the boy looked at the crowd that was gathering on both sides of the gate, and greed prevailed.

Ordered someone to open the city gate, all the people who entered and exited the city paid a penny, looking at the copper coins that were getting higher and higher, this kid was beautiful in his heart, "Damn, Lao Tzu can't rob Xinxiang, collect some interest here!" ”

Suddenly, a soldier in the city shouted, "General, a troop of cavalry has come, as if it were one of our men." The kid was stunned, "I'm back so soon!" Seeing this group of cavalry getting closer and closer, this kid wondered, why did they panic one by one, and before he could come forward to ask, this group of cavalry had already rushed over, and the crowd that was entering and leaving the city was scattered in all directions. If you are trampled to death by these people, you have no place to be reasonable.

At this time, the soldiers on the city wall shouted again: "Cavalry, another group of cavalry!" Hearing the shouts from the city tower, the cavalry who were entering the city squeezed desperately into the city like crazy, and for a while people shouted and neighed, and the city gate was in chaos.

The bewildered lieutenant looked at the scene in front of him and was dumbfounded. What's going on? Didn't this group of cavalry go to rob Xinxiang? Why do you want to go into the city like crazy one by one?

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Close the gates! Close the gates! The soldiers in the city suddenly shouted. The captain was completely dumbfounded when he heard this, the enemy from there, and how to close the city gate when it was blocked by cavalry. Before he could react, the cavalry behind him had already rushed up, and a burst of crossbow arrows came over, and a large number of them fell, and the captain standing at the gate of the city was shot into a hedgehog before he could understand what was going on. There was another rain of arrows, the city gate was completely blocked, and it couldn't be closed even if you wanted to, Li Tang ordered "The whole army dismounts and rushes in!" ”

The cavalrymen dismounted and rushed in with sabers in hand, some of them rushed up the walls to control the gates, and many more rushed towards the city. The city was already in chaos, pedestrians hurried home, shops on the street were closed, and the people were afraid to hide at home and not dare to come out.

Li Tang ordered a lieutenant to lead 300 people to guard the city gate and informed Li Jie. He led the remaining 700 people to rush towards the barracks, rushing into the barracks and flying more than a dozen arrows, several brothers were injured, Li Tang gave an order, the soldiers took out crossbow arrows and fired indiscriminately, and the more than 200 people who had just gathered in a hurry on the opposite side were all shot to death.

After occupying the barracks, Li Tang divided his troops again, leaving 100 people to guard the barracks, and sent 200 soldiers to each of the three gates in the northeast and south. The remnants of the Tianxiong army that rushed into the city did not stop and fled directly through the city and back to Bozhou. The remnants of the defenders of Wei surrendered one after another, and Li Tang ordered them to be kept in the barracks.

Li Tang walked towards the state government with more than a dozen personal soldiers, and there was a large group of people kneeling outside the government gate, watching Li Tang approach, and the first official held up the seal letter in his hand and said, "The criminal minister, Governor Wei Shi Fengxi, lead the whole government personnel to welcome the general!" Li Tang waved his hand and stood aside without speaking. Half an hour later, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and a large group of men and horses came here.

Li Tang arched his hand, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Prince!" The official kneeling on the ground also shouted again: "Governor Shi Feng Xi of the guilty minister, Wei Governor greets His Royal Highness the Prince!" Li Jie turned over and dismounted, took the seal letter and handed it to his guards, and then said to Feng Xi, "Lord Changshi, please hand over the treasury account books to my Changshi." Feng Xi hurriedly ordered his subordinate to present the account book.

Li Jie stepped into the house, and everyone followed. When they came to the hall, they all sat down in turn. Feng Xi knelt down and kowtowed again, "The guilty minister doesn't know that the prince is coming, and the crime deserves death!" Li Jie waved his hand, "Long history, please get up, dare to ask Weizhou how many households are geometric!" What is the situation in the counties under its jurisdiction! ”

Feng Xi arched his hand and said, "Your Highness, there are currently more than 10,000 households in Weizhou, and there are more than 60,000 households in the eight counties under its jurisdiction. The people have a hard life and can only barely survive! Li Jie smiled: "Lord Changshi still knows a lot about the situation under his rule!" Feng Xi arched his hand and said, "We are all children of poor families, and we want to contribute to the country, but we can't tolerate it." After we waited for the high school imperial examination, the family conferred all of us here. If you want to get rid of us by the hands of the martial artists of the feudal town, how do you know that these warriors don't know how to govern the people, and they are polite to us. It's just that we can't work for the benefit of the people, and we feel helpless! ”

Li Jie smiled and said, "That being the case, please Changshi Xiushu, please come here!" Feng Xi arched his hand and said, "Obey His Highness's instructions!" Li Jie said to Liu Qi again, "Immediately issue a notice to the people, and the merchant tax will be charged 1 for 15." and immediately arrange for someone to count the population in the city. Liu Qi took the order and left. The city has returned to normal, and some of the brave merchants have opened their doors to do business again, and the brave people are also careful to go out into the streets to check the situation.

The notice was posted, and the officials beat the gong and shouted, "Your Highness has an order, and the people have peace of mind and do not need to be afraid." ”

In the evening, Qin Fang, who had finished cleaning the battlefield, led the army to camp outside Weizhou, and millions of catties of horse meat were being pulled back to Xinxiang one after another, and some were also brought here in Weizhou. The wounded soldier was housed in a barracks.

In the state capital, Qin Fang was reporting the results of the battle to everyone: "Our army has injured more than 60 people, and no one has died. More than 13,000 Tianxiong soldiers died and no prisoners were taken. The horses got a total of more than 100,000 stones, collected more than 500 horses, and the swords, guns and armor have been transported back to Xinxiang. Everyone was stupid when they heard it, the more than 10,000 people of the Tianxiong Army were almost wiped out, and only more than 60 people were injured here. It's horrible! Everyone looked at Li Jie, "I'm sorry everyone, I'm going to sleep!" "Li Jie ran away!

Li Jie didn't want to explain, and he didn't bother to explain. It's better to go to bed first, and I'll be busy tomorrow!

The next day, all the county orders of each county arrived, Li Jie sat in the hall, and the county orders of each county reported to Li Jie the situation of each county, Li Jie thought about it after hearing it and said, "After the county orders go back, they will post notices, and the counties will check the land, and the farmland tax of each county will be 100 catties per mu. The gentry of various counties can come to the state city the day after tomorrow, and they have important matters to discuss! The commercial tax of each county is 15 taxes and 1, and no fees shall be charged. The counties will hire as many people as possible to reclaim the wasteland, and in the coming days there will be refugees resettled in the counties. Several people arched their hands and said, "I respect His Royal Highness's decree!" Li Jie said, "I hope you can abide by your duties and do things for me with peace of mind, but you must not harm the people, if I find out, I will not be spared!" Several people hurriedly bowed and saluted, "I don't dare to wait!" ”

Several county orders left, each with 300 soldiers, these soldiers have seen blood, Li Jie believes that these soldiers have been able to hold the place, several county orders immediately issued notices after returning, the whole city of the people are thunderous, and the national army soldiers smoothly took over the city defense.

In the palace, Liu Qi and others discussed and suggested that Li Jie set up the government in Weicheng. Li Jie nodded and agreed, Xinxiang County is too small, don't talk about others, there is not enough place to live with a large group of people alone. Liu Qi went down to make arrangements, Li Jie sat in the room and thought about his thoughts, he now has nearly three states, and the army has more than 50,000 people. But whether it is a military general or a civil servant, there is too much shortage, and it seems that it is time to find a way to recruit some people.

Let people call Xue Liang, "Jinyiwei should strengthen the intelligence work of Chang'an Shu in Huainan, recruit more homeless people in these three places, develop more informants in merchant inns, and strengthen the surveillance of landlords in various places." Severely punish those who violate the rules and do not allow our policies to deteriorate. Xue Liang arched his hand and said, "Oh! ”

The city was full of jubilation, many shops had already opened their doors, and Li Jie's policies and the performance of the Nationalist Army relieved the people of the city. I have already sent someone to inform President Ma that he will rush to Weicheng tomorrow, and the United Chamber of Commerce will also move its headquarters to Weicheng.

Looking at the hundreds of panicked soldiers in front of him, Han Jian was speechless. Tens of thousands of cavalry almost wiped out, ask these soldiers, these frightened soldiers can't say anything, just repeatedly say that the other party invited the heavenly thunder, they were defeated by witchcraft.

Han Jian scolded her mother angrily, but Han Wen was indifferent. "Father, this will be a bad thing for us. First, the opposition to you is basically gone. Second, there are not many soldiers and horses in the hands of the remaining local guards. Thirdly, if you decide to take refuge in Shouwang, then don't make any moves and wait and see what happens. Fourth, Shouwang needs to stabilize for a while, so you can help him stabilize for a while. ”

Han Jian looked at his son, "Wen'er, do you really think that King Shou can achieve great things?" Han Wen thought for a while, "His Royal Highness can gain a foothold in Xinxiang in a very short period of time, and he has the people's vow to follow him to the death, and he has unpredictable means." I believe in Him! Han Jian sighed, "Okay! For your father's sake, I'll believe in you once! ”

In the evening of the next day, the brigade entered Weicheng. Li Jie didn't care about seeing the nurses, but immediately discussed the next step of development. "The Chamber of Commerce is developing very well now, and it is said that the gentry from the surrounding counties of Weicheng will come. The scale of the Chamber of Commerce will get bigger and bigger in the future, and it is inevitable that people who want to be interested in the future will do evil in the name of the Chamber of Commerce, so I think it is necessary to formulate a set of rules and accept the supervision of Jinyiwei, the main point, the prerequisite for joining the Chamber of Commerce is to reduce the rent to 100 catties per mu, and the tenants must not be exploited under any pretext. ”

Looking at the people who recorded, Li Jie said, "Mainly these, you go down to discuss the specific terms, and I'll take a look after listing them." But the most important thing is that the interests of farmers, gentry and merchants must be guaranteed! The crowd withdrew.

Li Jie turned around and went to the back house, and after greeting the nurse, Li Jie smiled and said, "Nurse, now that the weather is getting cooler, you have to pay more attention to your body!" The nurse looked at Li Jie and said with a loving face, "Your Highness, now that you have a man, you must pay more attention to yourself and don't get tired!" Li Jie smiled, "Nurse, don't worry, I'm fine!" Oh! Nurse doesn't know what your brother is doing now? The nurse smiled, "Thanks to His Royal Highness, I lent him a thousand taels of silver, and he entered the shares of the Chamber of Commerce, with a monthly dividend of nearly twenty taels." But my brother can't be idle, and has been helping others get fields all this time. ”