"I'm here to ask the general for help." Zhao Jie replied with an embarrassed face: "In Pingcheng County, I encountered a little problem, and I wanted to get rid of the help of adults in three or two things. ”

"You say, if I can help, I will help!" Li Mu asked with concern. So Zhao Jie told Li Mu what he needed one by one.

"A project of 30,000 people!" After hearing this, Li Mu asked with a surprised expression: "How big do you want to expand Pingcheng!" ”

Zhao Jie raised a finger, and then said: "The original Pingcheng will return 16 miles in the future, and it will become the inner city in the future, and the new Pingcheng will be centered on the original Pingcheng and expand to the surrounding areas, and the total length of the city wall will be doubled in the future." ”

"According to your words, wouldn't Pingcheng be about the same as my good city." Li Mu asked after comparing Xinping City with Shanwu City. Zhao Jie smiled and nodded when he heard this.

Li Mu continued to ask: "According to what you said, expanding Pingcheng will definitely require a lot of money, where did you get so much money. ”

"Do you want to forcibly conscript the people?" Li Mu paused, and then persuaded Zhao Jiedao: "You must know that the people are the foundation of the country, and you must not hurt them, otherwise there will be endless troubles!" ”

Zhao Jie smiled when he heard this, and then said: "Don't worry, the general should not worry, the money and property spent on the construction of the city are all earned by me in business over the years, and I don't ask the people for a penny." ”

"That's good!" Li Mu reminded Zhao Jiedao: "Remember 'people's hearts are walls, not walls'!" Cities can not be built, and people's hearts cannot be lost. ”

"Be taught!" Zhao Jie bowed his head and continued: "Since this is the case, can you support it, my lord?" ”

"Absolutely!" Li Mu replied very cheerfully: "The 1,000 prisoners of war of the Xiongnu will arrive with the army defending Pingcheng; I will send a shipment of grain to you from the treasury, and it will arrive with the army. In addition, I will also send a note to Yunzhong County and Dai County, allowing you to recruit displaced people in these two counties, collect grain and grass, and buy slaves. However, the people on the grassland are complicated and dangerous, and if you can, I advise you not to take risks. ”

"General Xie cares, we will be measured." Zhao Jie explained: "This time, we went to the grassland to contact some tribes, to a certain extent, to lay a good foundation for the opening of the field. ”

"You don't have to tell me these details, you can decide for yourselves! I want you to remember: safety first! Li Mu continued with a smile: "When you finish building the city, remember to inform me, I want to take a look at your majestic city." ”

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"Pingcheng County Chronicles" contains: At the beginning of the third year of Zhao Xiaocheng's reign, Pingcheng Guocheng was first completed, and the people lived in it, and they were very happy. Every few days, it snowed heavily, and the people called it 'Ruixue'.

The cold wind could not blow away the enthusiasm of the people, and the coming dusk could not drive away the excitement of the people. Thousands of fires burned, and tens of thousands of people gathered to sing and dance. Today, there are thousands of empty alleys in Pingcheng City, and today, Pingcheng is jubilant outside the city, and almost everyone spontaneously goes out of the city to watch the inauguration ceremony of Xinping City.

Li Mu stood in front of the gate of Pingcheng, his eyes slowly rising with the stone plaque with the word 'Pingcheng'. "Knock, knock, knock, knock" four sounds, after the sledgehammer four times, the stone plaque is deeply embedded in the city wall, which marks the initial completion of the Xinping City project that lasted about three months, more than 30,000 people built together, and spent countless resources. For a while, the four fields applauded thunderously, and the cheers were like a tide.

"Please enter the castle first!" Zhao Jie was also excited, and he said respectfully with a smile.

"Then I'll be respectful and obey my fate!" Li Mu said politely. Subsequently, accompanied by Zhao Jie, Li Mu led a large number of officials and nobles to cross the city gate impatiently, and the people behind him also followed the old and the young into the city.

After entering the city, the people happily entered their new homes, and Zhao Jie accompanied Li Mu to inspect the new city.

When Li Mu climbed the city wall of Pingcheng, Zhao Jie introduced to a group of officials, nobles and wealthy merchants: "The city wall is 32 miles around, 4 zhang high and 3 zhang thick. In addition to this, water will be diverted from the outside of the city to form a moat, while watchtowers and taller arrow towers will be built inside the city. ”

When Li Mu walked into the barracks in the city, Zhao Jie continued to introduce to the group: "A large barracks will be built at each of the four corners of Pingcheng, the barracks in the northeast and northwest corners will be used for cavalry in principle, and the barracks in the southeast and southwest corners will be used for infantry in principle. It is expected that we will raise 10,000 elite soldiers in the future, and the army will need to go out of the city for training every day. ”

When Li Mu walked into the residential area, Zhao Jie proudly said: "Today's Pingcheng has a total of 20,000 ordinary houses, 1,000 larger houses, and 500 large mansions, which can easily accommodate 60,000 or 70,000 people. There are about 40,000 people registered in Heijo today, so there is still a big population gap, so I would like to ask you to help spread the word and attract people to live here. ”

When Li Mu came to the market in Pingcheng, Zhao Jie said with a smile: "There are two markets in Pingcheng, namely the East Market and the West Market, both of which are located less than a mile outside the inner city. At the same time, adjacent to the West Market is the handicraft workshop gathering place of Pingcheng, and adjacent to the East Market is the breeding industry gathering place of Pingcheng. ”

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Zhao Jie took the trouble to introduce all the new buildings in Pingcheng City to Li Mu and everyone one by one, and when night fell, the group also happened to arrive in the inner city. For everyone, the quaint and vicissitudes of the inner city is the Pingcheng they are familiar with.

There was no need for Zhao Jie's leadership at all, and Li Mu went straight to the county order's mansion - that is, Zhao Jie's mansion. "It's all gone, let's go to the new post station in Pingcheng tonight for one night!" Zhao Jie stood on the steps of the government and said to the dozens of people behind him: "Remember, don't disturb the people!" ”

Hearing this, Zhao Jie hurriedly said to Li Mu: "There is no need to do this, now most of the people in the inner city have moved to the outer city, and most of the houses around this mansion are empty, just let you brothers go to live inside, and I will send someone to send the utensils to your house later." ”

"In that case, then do as you say!" Li Mu agreed when he heard this. Everyone was also happy when they heard this, after all, they had walked for such a long time, and everyone was a little tired, so it was best to settle down nearby.

"It's all gone!" Li Mu announced again, and everyone answered and then scattered.