After Yuan Xi returned to Ji County with his men and horses, he met Le Hedang, who returned from the north.

This middle-aged man, who was bald overnight, returned this time in good spirits and had a new atmosphere. Yuan Xi dragged him to talk for a long time, but he also learned a lot of news about the desert in the north.

Nowadays, several nomads are not having a good time. The Xiongnu were divided into the Southern Xiongnu and the Northern Xiongnu, and Xianbei was also divided. Before, taking advantage of Dong Zhuo's chaos in Beijing, the Huns also looted in Luoyang, and captured many people and things to the north, which can be called a big trouble for the Han Dynasty. However, the Huns were fighting endlessly, and this time Le He was in contact with Liu Bao, the Xiongnu's Zuoxian King. This Liu Bao is a descendant of the famous Mao Dunshan Yu, because of his intermarriage with the Han people, so his surname is Liu. His father, Yu Fuluo, was the right king of the Xiongnu and was in charge of one of the five Xiongnu tribes, but he had died. His uncle Hu Chuquan was a Xiongnu Shan Yu. He grew up in Han China, so he was well versed in Han culture and advocated reciprocity in trade.

"The Huns are not doing well this year, and many things that usually sell well are not popular now, only cloth pottery and tea, which are still in demand."

Le Hedang still has a lot to say about the grassland and the desert, and Yuan Xi also got a lot of information from him.

"King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu has promised me that next year he can trade two thousand horses, as well as cattle and sheep to discuss. However, these things, the same price, is not small. ”

Yuan Xi said: "No matter what the price is, try to get it." I need these horses. ”

Le He said: "However, with all due respect, there is no need for the second prince to form a cavalry. Although the cavalry comes and goes like the wind, but tracking the enemy, reconnaissance and cover, a small group of cavalry is enough, if it is for transportation assistance, it is also ordinary horses. The horses of the Huns were weather-beaten and vigorous as the wind, which was the best choice for charging on the battlefield, and it was precisely because of this that the cost was huge. It doesn't seem like a good deal. ”

Yuan Xi smiled mysteriously: "It's okay, horses are strategic resources, and I will naturally be useful if I use them." As for what is used for trading, it is not a problem. When this year's harvest comes, I have a surplus of grain, which I can trade. In addition, I am planning to set up a trading company. ”

"A trading company?"

"Yes, after the autumn harvest, most people are idle. A trading company can organize a handicraft workshop to produce goods. In addition to horses, cattle and sheep, you also brought back a lot of furs this time, and then we will be able to produce a lot of leather boots and leather clothes, and then sell them to the Huns. ”

Le He said: "If you really want to sell it, I suggest selling it to Yecheng." ”

Yuan Xi said: "That's for sure." This caravan of yours will also set up a trading company at that time, and we will each have a share, and the proceeds will be divided according to the proportion......"

Le He thought about it, but still bowed down and said: "After thinking about it, the subordinates still decided to do things under the second son, and all the income belongs to the second son." ”

Yuan Xi waved his hand and said, "No need." What you should earn should be yours, and you don't have to have a psychological burden. That's it, it's proportional. This way, you will also have the motivation to make money. When you have the money, you can consider investing in my trading company. We can continue to work together. At the end of the day, I'm going to quit. An official is an official, he is not a businessman, he is running to make money, and he still has to let you people do it. ”

Le He listened to it with a half-understanding, full of questions and didn't know where to start, said a few more words, and withdrew.

When it was Lu Fang's turn to come in, Yuan Xi asked, "It's all arranged?" ”

Lu Fang said: "It's all right." But...... These are all death row inmates, who were supposed to be beheaded after the autumn, and we used a lot of guards to guard them, otherwise we would have caused trouble. ”

Yuan Xi asked Lu Fang to bring out the prisoners on death row in the entire Youzhou before, some of them were minor crimes and they had to be released after being detained for a period of time, and some were major crimes of rebellion, and those who were about to be killed were also locked up together.

"Now that there is such a shortage of labor, these people can't be killed...... Yuan Xi said: "They are all assigned to work in Yijing." The personnel of the People's Army were also organized, and in several nearby counties and counties, there were manpower problems in the autumn harvest and they helped to solve them. ”

Lu Fangdao: "The people's army still has to train its soldiers, how can this be wasted?" ”

"Wasted what? This is the training of the troops, and the order goes on. The seeds that were sown in the previous recruitment order can also be put away, and see how everyone is doing. ”

Lu Fang received a new instruction and went to work again. Then Wen Hui was also called in, and left again with a magical face. Then came Tian Chou......

"Yuyang still lacks a county order, and I don't know who to let come. This is a high-risk position, and the previous three county commanders all died for various reasons. ”

Tian Chou looked bitter: "This ...... I don't quite fit it either. ”

"I didn't let you come, but you are the chief of the General Staff, I am reluctant to let you go."

"Thank you for your love. I privately thought that General Tian Yu was brave and brave, and he was very clear about things, so he could be entrusted with important tasks. ”

"But he still has to train the new army, and next year thousands of war horses will be in place......"

"There is no conflict, Yuyang's affairs, that is, training and defense, just move the cavalry to Yuyang. There are many thieves there, and there is also the threat of Wuhuan, and the training results are also fast. ”

"Well, that's good......"

After a while, Yuan Xi saw several people in a row, and it was so that it was dark outside, and he suddenly felt a little tired, so he stretched out his body and leaned against the collapse.

"Second son, do you want me to play a song for you?"

Yuan Xi opened his eyes, saw that it was Song Ji Shi'er, closed his eyes again, and said, "Let's have a soothing music." ”

Shi'er put down the lyre she was holding, and then plucked the strings slightly, making a crisp sound. The random sound of the piano is like a clear stream flowing in the house.

After the song was finished, Shi'er opened her thin lips and said, "Is this how the second son does things every day?" It's far from the third son. ”

Yuan Xi recalled the afterglow of the song, and said casually: "How does the third prince work?" ”

Shi'er said: "The third prince never stays in the mansion for more than an hour, usually looking for someone to eat. A small banquet in three days, a large banquet in five days, staggered and sent. I feel like I've never done anything political. ”

Yuan Xi said with a smile: "This is called kung fu outside the poem, although I didn't go directly to do things, but the matter was still solved?" ”

Shi'er said: "Exactly." It's all solved. ”

Yuan Xi said: "That's my third brother's talent. I can't do it like him, I'm a toiler. You have to hold everything firmly in your hands, and you don't feel at ease if you don't know the progress for a day. ”

Shi'er said: "The second son is too modest. From Shi'er's point of view, the second son is like this, and he feels a little strategic. It's just the things that the second son usually arranges, and the little woman doesn't understand it at all, can you ask the second son to solve her doubts? ”

Yuan Xi opened his eyes, turned to her and said, "You've been here for a while......"

"Eighty-seven days...... The second son hasn't touched Shi'er since he brought me back......"

Yuan Xi listened to her coquettish voice, his throat and skull, and then said: "Well, it's not good to leave you here alone, and you have nothing to do every day, eat and drink for nothing...... Are you free tomorrow? ”

"Huh?" Shi'er raised her head slightly, her cheeks flushed, and she said with a charming eye: "As long as the second son has an order, how dare Shi'er disobey?" ”

"Well, you will go to the army with me tomorrow. Before they leave, organize a tea party, and you will perform and play a song for everyone. ”