As Liu Mang expected, the content of the conversation with Su Dingfang was still known to Mulan.

Hua Mulan came to Liu Mang with a fierce attitude.

"Young master, brother, if you dare to drive him away, I, I ......" Mulan's face turned red, tears rolling in her eyes, "I'll twist your arm and ask you to invite him back!" ”

Liu Mang explained again and again that he had no intention of driving Su Lie away, so Mulan gave up.

Moving his arm that was about to be shaken into a few pieces by Mulan, Liu Mang looked helpless.

This eldest sister Hua is probably the first girl in the past who dares to do something to her lord!

……

Zhuolu's various military and political affairs were in an orderly manner.

The team expanded some personnel, and Man Gui used his identity as a Hu person to recruit a group of Xianbei people who lived at the junction of Han and Hu to supplement the cavalry.

The team has more than 1,000 people, but because there are always less than 100 war horses, the system has never given a prompt for promotion to the riding capital.

There is a shortage of war horses. Liu Mang discussed with Man Gui and wanted to buy some cheap horses for the cavalry to use, but Man Gui disagreed.

Pack horses and war horses are completely different. Although it can also be ridden, it is not the same in terms of height, speed and handling.

In the cavalry team, in addition to some Xianbei soldiers who are good at riding horses, there are many Han soldiers who have never ridden horses before.

If you use ordinary pack horses to train recruits, it will make the recruits develop some bad habits that are difficult to overcome, and when they change horses, they will not be able to control them at all.

War horses are strategic resources and are one of the most sought-after resources in this era.

I can't settle for anything, I can only think of a way slowly.

……

The days passed, it was cold, it snowed, and in a blink of an eye, it was almost the end of the year.

During this time, Zhuolu was relatively calm.

Dealing with government affairs, there is Fan Zhongyan.

Drill soldiers, there is Su Liehua Mulan full of laurel.

Escort merchants, there are Fu Youde Cheng bite gold.

To maintain the order of the bazaar, there is a captain of the "urban management anti-pickpocketing patrol team".

Jixian County Office has Wu Yong.

It's almost the end of the year, Liu Mang is worried about his mother, but he is entangled in official business and can't visit, so he can only send Yan Qing back to visit.

Liu Mang learned archery with Hua Rong in his spare time.

Liu Mang and Hua Rong are of similar age, have similar temperaments, and are generally smart and witty.

The skills taught by Hua Rong are easy for Liu Mang to accept.

After nearly three months of training, Liu Mang has basically mastered the skills of archery.

Hua Rong's archery skills are different from Yan Qing's. Yan Qing is good at making Sichuan crossbows, and is good at concealing suddenly.

And Hua Rongjiao's archery posture is much more chic, and the bow and arrow are particularly exemplary, and that posture is to warn the enemy: I want to shoot you!

It's just that once targeted, the enemy has no chance to run.

Hua Rong's speed is not as fast as Yan Qing's crossbow, but due to his special bow opening skills, the bow and arrows are more powerful, and the feather arrows are shot faster, coupled with the excellent prediction of the enemy's evasion direction, as long as it is within a certain distance, the enemy is like prey in the mountains, and it is difficult to have a chance to escape.

The skills and the speed of the bow and arrow, Liu Mang has mastered them all. The rest is just a matter of practicing on weekdays to further improve accuracy and learn how to accurately predict the enemy's dodge based on their posture and eyes.

……

On this day, Hua Rong brought Liu Mang a gift - a bow!

Airplanes......

System message: Task completion prompt

Mission Type: Force Mission

Mission Number: Wu 3003

Task triggerer: Hua Rong

Trigger Reward: None

Description: Practice martial arts and improve accuracy

Reward: +2 Brawn

Bingo！

The force has risen again! The five measurements were immediately increased to 279!

This bow was specially made for Liu Mang by Hua Rong with the semi-finished products he brought.

The handle, bowstring and horn of the bow head have all been carefully handled according to Liu Mang's characteristics.

Liu Mang couldn't put it down. "This exclusive longbow is my favorite New Year's gift!"

Speaking of New Year's gifts, Liu Mang felt that he should also think about New Year's gifts.

Gift-giving on New Year's Day is a Chinese tradition. As the head of a county, it is inevitable to give gifts.

The gifts to his brothers were all carefully selected by Liu Mang himself. The noble and the low are second, and the mind is the most important.

The gifts given to the higher-ranking officials in Jixian County had already been instructed to be prepared by Wu Yong in advance.

Only what kind of gift to prepare for the state pastor Liu Yu, Liu Mang is quite nerve-wracking.

Liu Mang is not short of money now, and has seized a lot of money from Zhang Ju, the courier brother's lair.

As a subordinate and a junior of the same sect, it is normal to give gifts to Liu Yu. However, Fan Zhongyan reminded Liu Mang that Liu Youzhou not only has the reputation of being a benevolent elder, but also the name of being honest, and giving him gifts will not be taboo and have side effects.

Fan Zhongyan's reminder seems to be very reasonable.

In his previous life, Liu Mang had only had courtesy exchanges with his brothers, and had never dealt with leaders, let alone given gifts to high-ranking officials such as Zhou Mu, which was equivalent to the provincial and ministerial level.

After thinking about it, he wrote a letter and sent someone to Jixian County to listen to Wu Yong's opinion. Wu Yong is resident in Jixian County and knows more about the officialdom of Jixian County.

Temporarily put aside the matter of giving gifts to Liu Yu, Liu Mang remembered another person.

Having prepared some good wine and a thick and warm fur, Liu Mang went to see the mysterious figure.

As Shi Qian said, the man was walking around the house, thinking about problems.

Seeing Liu Mang, the man was not surprised. Regarding the gift sent by Liu Mang, the man didn't make a special statement, but just accepted it honestly and unceremoniously.

Liu Mang does not account for these. Look at the environment in the house, it's quite clean, but the bamboo slips are a little messy.

"It's a comfortable place to live, isn't it?"

"Tuoliu County Lingfu. It's delicious and delicious, it can't be compared with the pseudo-emperor, and the most important thing is ......," the man probably smiled and sold a pass, "In Zhuolu Liu County, you don't have to waste your tongue, you can ...... Belch...... In the words of the county order, so-and-so can be deceived into eating and drinking! ”

Liu Mang was amused by him. "In this way, I am also grateful to you, ask you a question, and hope that you will answer truthfully."

"Please."

"In the land of Youzhou, there is Liu Youzhou and the second grandson, since you want to live in seclusion, why do you just send it to the pseudo-emperor Zhang Ju, you are not afraid of damaging your reputation, not to mention that you may lose your life in vain."

The man smiled helplessly, sighed, and said, "Alas...... Gongsun Bogui's right Beiping does not stop, although Gongsun Shengji has the name of loving and respecting talents in Liaodong, but only recruits today's celebrities, like me, people are reluctant to eat! ”

"Then why don't you go to Liu Youzhou, with your talents, you will definitely be treated as a guest."

"To Jixian County? Defecting to Liu Bo'an? When the man mentioned Youzhou Mu Liu Yu, there was a little disdain on his face, and he smiled and waved his hand: "That's it, don't mention this matter." ”

Liu Mang refused to give up and asked, "You mean, I shouldn't come to Youzhou either?" ”

"Definitely!" The man smiled slyly, "Liu Bo'an can't give me the official position of soldiers and horses, but he can give it to you, of course you should come." ”

In these words, there was obviously an element of ridicule, and Liu Mang's face was unhappy.

"The county order is not in a hurry, and there is something to tell you. It's time for the New Year's Day. The county ordered the backup to give a generous gift to Liu Youzhou. ”

"Oh?" Liu Mang stared at this person suspiciously, why did he mention this matter?

Seeing Liu Mang's questioning face, the man leaned over and said in a low voice: "Does the county order have any scruples because of Liu Youzhou's incorruptible name?" Without waiting for Liu Mang to answer, the man continued as if talking to himself: "If you don't give gifts, how do you know whether people accept them or not?" It's like the county order came to see me today, and brought a fine wine fur, and a certain joy was tight! ”