"Wang Chen! You have done a good job in this Qi County, governing the government and securing the people, and benefiting the township, Lone is very satisfied! ”

"The minister is just doing his duty!" Facing the supreme ruler of the Xia Kingdom, Wang Chen forcibly suppressed some panic in his heart, and tried his best to calm himself, but his expression was still a little nervous.

Waving his hand to make him get up, Liu Yuan suddenly said leisurely: "The Taiyuan Shi clan has cleaned up a large wave for Gu, Taiyuan Wang Wang Clan, only your Wang family Gu still retains it, and entrusts it with important tasks." As the leader of the Bingzhou clan, the Wang family has to be trusted by Lone, and he should keep his duty and not let Lone down, you, understand? ”

When Wang Chen heard this, his heart suddenly tightened, and he suppressed the apprehension in his heart and said, "The minister can introspect!" ”

"That's it! Take Lone to your office for a spin! Liu Yuan smiled slightly, and the atmosphere eased.

Under Wang Chen's greeting, Liu Yuan rested in the city of Qi County for more than an hour, encouraged him again, politely refused his request to set up a banquet and entertain, and returned north to Jinyang before sunset.

As night fell, with a thoughtful expression, Wang Chen stepped into the mansion. A little guy came up: "The eldest son is back!" I'm waiting for you in the hall! ”

"Oh!" Wang Chen retracted his thoughts and walked towards the main hall.

Walking into the hall, a middle-aged man about forty or fifty years old was sitting sideways on the desk, sipping tea, and his bearing was like Wang Chen's father, Wang Mao.

"Father!" Wang Chen bowed.

"It's back! The order of a county, Bailihou, official affairs are really busy! Wang Mao said lightly.

When Wang Chen heard this, he knew that his father was still dissatisfied with his entry into Shixia Kingdom, so he bent over: "Father said he was laughing!" ”

"My Wang clan, rooted in Taiyuan, is subject to Hanlu, and now that foreign races are invading, I don't want to serve the country and defend the land. You and Wang Jin's gang in Jinyang were in cahoots, but they took the initiative to surrender to Xia Guo, which simply disgraced my Wang family's face! Looking at Wang Chen's expression of "pampering and not being surprised", Wang Mao couldn't help but sigh.

Wang Chen's expression was a little unnatural when he heard this, and he still replied respectfully: "Father, now the world has changed, and the world is in chaos. You also said that my Wang's foundation is in Taiyuan, the Xia army is sharp and invincible, and the Xia King is far from being comparable to the ordinary Hu monarch. What the Wang family wants to do is to keep the family, if they want to resist, they are afraid that they will be wiped out in a moment, and the clan will be wiped out! ”

Seeing that Wang Mao was still waiting to speak, Wang Chen continued: "Now that the family in Taiyuan has been destroyed, my Wang family has become the only remaining family leader, second to none. And King Xia is wise, knowing that it is difficult to rule the world only by soldiers and horses, if you want to establish a stable rule in Taiyuan and turn into the strength of the Xia Kingdom, with the support of our family, it will be much easier! The counterattack of Yuan Shao and others was resolved by King Xia, and if they want to recapture it, I am afraid it will be impossible. In the next few years or even decades, Taiyuan will be the world of Xia Kingdom. And I, the Wang family, attached to it, will continue to grow and become a ...... in the future with the continuous advancement of the chariot of the Xia Kingdom."

"That's it!" Wang Mao interrupted Wang Chen's tirade: "Huns, tigers and wolves, it's not as simple as you think, don't play with fire and set yourself on fire!" ”

Wang Mao has always favored his second son, Wang Ling, but he never thought that this eldest son would suddenly burst out, as if he had changed into a different person, which made him sigh.

After speaking, he brushed his sleeves and left, and Wang Chen saw his father leaving, saluted his back again, sat down on the small case, and ordered someone to warm up a bottle of wine and taste it carefully.

……

"Bohuai, with you in charge of Taiyuan, it's a lot easier to be alone!" In King Xia's mansion, after listening to Chang Lin's report, Liu Yuan praised with a smile: "You need to use swords and soldiers to fight the world, and you have to rely on a good government like Bohuai to govern the world!" ”

"The king praised it!" Chang Lin bowed slightly and replied.

Chang Lin has a good governance, with the strong support of the Xia army, Chang Lin leads the political affairs of Taiyuan, and the top and bottom have completely settled down, everything is in an orderly manner, and they are on the right track.

"Is there anything else going on with Bohuai?" After talking, Liu Yuan saw that Chang Lin was still standing in the hall, and couldn't help asking.

Chang Lin pondered for a while when he heard this, and said slowly: "King, although Taiyuan has settled down now, the damage in the county is serious, especially the lack of population, and the lack of strong labor. There is still a lot of vacant land in the county, which is uncultivated. Taiyuan wants to restore the previous weather, and it will take several years to get it! ”

"Hmm!" Liu Yuan also thought about this labor problem, there is no land, and it is difficult to produce food in that lot of fertile soil, so he raised his head and asked: "Since you put it forward, let's say, what suggestions do you have?" ”

Chang Lin straightened up and looked at Liu Yuan: "King, in the last battle, you subdued many prisoners, the Yuan army plus the Montenegrin army, there are more than 20,000 people in front and back, if these people can be placed in the county to reclaim the land for production, it will have a huge role in promoting the resumption of production in Taiyuan." Now that the Xia army is in the county, counting the surrendered army, there are 40,000 of them, and the consumption of the Xia army's elite cavalry is particularly huge, and it is really difficult to support it with the power of the broken Taiyuan, and the king of Chensi does not want to support Taiyuan with the power of Meiji all the time! ”

Hearing this, he nodded subconsciously, the Han army under his command had nearly 20,000 prisoners, which were disrupted by Liu Yuan and organized into an army, except for the two armies led by Dugusheng and Da Xiling who fought in Yanmen with Wan Qijian, the rest were all stationed near Jinyang, and the daily consumption was indeed huge. Listening to Chang Lin's words, he paid attention to these surrendered troops, not to mention the combat effectiveness of these people now, but they are definitely young and strong. Liu Yuan needs to be stable next, Taiyuan doesn't need so many troops now, and so much strength is indeed a waste.

Tapping his fingers on the table and thinking for a moment, Liu Yuanfang said: "Bohuai's words are reasonable, now Taiyuan doesn't need so many troops, those prisoners, desperately want to select five thousand elite people, and the rest will be placed in the county, thinking that it is a military camp!" ”

Liu Yuan remembered the Tuntian system, and explained it to Chang Lin, Chang Lin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't help but praise: "The king's method is more than one step higher than what the minister thinks, it's really a good strategy!" ”

"Okay, there's no need to shoot the sycophants!" Liu Yuan waved his hand and ordered: "There are nearly 10,000 people on Suli's side, and Lone will order them to take the lead and cooperate with you in the military camp, in the coming year, Lone doesn't want to see so many acres of land in Taiyuan County uncultivated!" ”

"No!"

Chang Lin retreated, Liu Yuan's thoughts couldn't help but drift away, in the troubled times, fighting for hegemony in the world, he has a strong army under his seat, but relying on a strong army alone will not last. One hand land, one hand population, this is the foundation of hegemony. The world is in turmoil, and the importance of this population will become more and more prominent with the passage of time.

Stepping into the court, Liu Yuan couldn't help but look to the east, in the vast Taihang Mountain, there were hundreds of thousands of yellow turban remnants. Thinking of these hundreds of thousands of people, Liu Yuan's eyes couldn't help but show greed, if he could take it for his own use, then ......

Recently, Taihang Mountain has also been lively, and Zhang Yan is not stable in the face of the challenges of the rest of the thieves!

"Boom!" Liu Yuan let out a loud sigh: "Quickly spread that Qiu Linju came to see Lone!" ”

In the following days, in addition to focusing on the battle in Yanmen, Liu Yuan's attention began to go east to Taihang, focusing on the Black Mountain thieves hiding in the deep mountains.