"Pingcheng County is not far from the border, and it is on the front line of the confrontation with the Xiongnu, and according to the convention, anyone who goes to other places as an official can put forward certain requirements to me." Li Mu smiled and said, "Pingyuanjun also instructed me to take good care of you in Yanmen County, so whether it is from public or private intentions, you can make some requests to me. ”

"General Xie cares, and he is very grateful!" Zhao Jie bowed when he heard this: "Since the general said that he can meet my requirements, then I am not welcome!" ”

Li Mu smiled when he heard this: "As long as I can do it, and it does not violate the requirements of morality, rules and laws, I will definitely agree." ”

Zhao Jie also laughed when he heard this, and then listed his requirements one by one:

1. I hope that the county warden will give me the right to make decisions in Pingcheng County and exempt me from the taxes I have to pay every year.

2. I hope that the county guard will allow me to establish a city outside the Great Wall as a market for the ethnic goods of the grasslands.

3. I hope that the county guard will allow me to organize and train the army in Pingcheng County, build weapons and armor, and build a large number of buildings.

Fourth, I hope that the county guard will give me the right to appoint, dismiss, and dismiss officials in Pingcheng County, and send an army to defend Pingcheng County.

Fifth, I hope that the county guard can help block the news of the development and construction of Pingcheng County, so as to prevent people who are anxious and unpredictable from interfering with my management of Pingcheng County.

"What you said is not a big deal, I can decide to promise you all now." Li Mu replied boldly: "Take a break for the past two days, and you will go to office the day after tomorrow!"

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Pingcheng, every day Zhao Jie would stand on its wall about five meters high and look south, and today was the third day. At dusk, a convoy tens of meters long appeared on the official road in the distance.

"It's supposed to be them!" Zhao Jie muttered in a low voice, and then ran down the tower with joy, as if he was going to greet some important person.

I don't know how long later, the convoy came to the gate of Pingcheng, and it was Zhao Yin, a close confidant recruited by Zhao Jie in the Chu State, who was the leader. "The grass people meet Mo Gongzi." Zhao Yin dismounted and bowed: "I will not disgrace my mission, and I will prepare most of the things that my son needs and bring them one after another!" ”

"That's great! You have made a great contribution to this trip! Zhao Jie praised it, and then quickly helped Zhao Yin up and said, "You don't have to be polite, get on the horse and follow me into the city!" ”

More than a dozen carriages drove into the city gate one after another, which couldn't help but arouse the side eyes of the people of Pingcheng, and everyone looked curiously at the mysterious convoy in front of them.

"According to His Highness's orders, I brought the gold and silver property earned by Cuiweixuan in Handan in the past two years, and the equipment of the iron forging institute built by His Highness in the Acropolis of Handan was also relocated at the request of the Handan Zhuo clan, and all the two things were loaded in these dozens of carriages behind me." Zhao Jie reported to Zhao Jie in a low voice: "Some of the people who accompanied me were construction merchants who couldn't get along in Handan and responded to my call, some were craftsmen who came voluntarily in the ironsmithing shop, and a small number were a group of homeless homeless people who were collected along the road. ”

"You're doing a good job, with these people, we can complete the general layout of the city and build the infrastructure of the city." Zhao Jie praised again: "After that, we can recruit displaced people, settle slaves, increase the population, and also let the people who migrate from Handan in the future have a home to shelter from the wind and rain." ”

Pingcheng is not big, and as he spoke, Zhao Jie led everyone to his county mansion. "Bring gold and silver treasures into the palace, send weapons and armor to the armory in the city, and send the forging equipment to the armory." Zhao Jie instructed everyone: "Everyone chooses their own residence, or a post station, or an inn, or a dwelling, but remember to pay, and don't disturb the people, otherwise don't blame me for being polite." ”

Zhao Jie glanced at everyone sternly, and after a pause, he continued: "Later, someone will give you enough money to live for ten years, remember to save it, don't be stolen or thrown away." ”

When everyone heard this, they went according to the order, and they were in good order. The next day, a vigorous construction project of Pingcheng began, just like the layout of Yanmen County, residential houses, city walls, markets, military camps and other facilities began to appear around Pingcheng like mushrooms after a rain.

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"Still too slow?" After inspecting all parts of Pingcheng, Zhao Jie concluded angrily: "So how can we finish the project before the snowfall?" ”

"Your Highness, I think you may have thought a little too much! At the current pace of construction, it is almost impossible to complete the project. Zhao Yin explained to Zhao Jie when he heard this: "The people we brought and the local population of Pingcheng are now only more than 10,000 people involved in the project, and not all of them are tall and fat young adults. ”

Zhao Yin thought for a moment, and then continued: "To build the Jiancheng Xiongguan in your mind, according to my analysis, at least it will be delayed until the summer of next year, unless Your Highness can get more people to join the construction here, after all, our manpower is obviously insufficient." ”

"Manpower? Where are the manpower? Zhao Jie muttered a few times in a low voice, and then asked Zhao Yin one after another: "Pingcheng County is not only Pingcheng, there are also some other populated cities, do you think I can mobilize some young and strong labor from them?" ”

Zhao Jie paused, and then continued: "We can pay the wages, and we won't let them come in vain!" ”

"Although Pingcheng is now the seat of the county government, and we hire people to work for a fee, it is not a place where residents of other cities live for a long time, so I don't expect that the enthusiasm of the young adults sent by the cities will not be too high." Hearing this, Zhao Yin continued to analyze for Zhao Jie: "Your Highness, you have paid out of your own pocket to build Pingcheng as majestic and solid as a city of goodness, and he will definitely attract a large number of people to live in the future, and the cities in Pingcheng County can be said to bear the brunt. If a large number of young and middle-aged people stay here after working here, the population of each city will be greatly lost, resulting in a large-scale reduction in taxes, and the official position will not be guaranteed, and the city will be killed, and the city guards will have to be cautious! ”

Zhao Jie heard this and said: "Before I came here, Lord Li, the county guard, promised: Fanping City and County officials, big and small, listen to me, as long as I threaten with my official position, I am afraid that those city guards will not obey obediently." ”