At the end of May of the ninth year of Jian'an, the small city of Yizhou.

Lu Feng and Lu Yu are about to turn 100 days, and the two little ones are fat and healthy; There were still about 6,000 people left at the Tianchou end of Youbeiping who were going to move to Yizhou, and there was no need to gather all the ships for large-scale transportation, so Lu Ren and Mi Zhen drew out the ships that ran the Yangtze River waterway to form a caravan...... With the completion of these things, it means that Lu Ren is about to go to Jingzhou again.

And the last time the Youbeiping fleet was returned, it brought back some news that Cao Cao's soldiers were in Yecheng. Lu Ren carefully analyzed it based on these news and some relevant historical materials, and came to the conclusion that Yuan Shang was about to finish. Although this conclusion did not surprise Lu Ren very much, it was still a little surprised. Because of the comparison of the original process, Cao Cao's time to conquer Yecheng was about three months earlier. If you think about it carefully, it is very likely that some of the things you did when you stayed at Cao Cao's place caused a butterfly effect to get such a result.

However, Lu Ren didn't think too much about this, because Lu Ren knew that although Cao Cao had taken Yecheng, the base camp of the Yuan clan, it would still take a while to stabilize the entire north. Even if Cao Cao will hesitate in this matter, as long as Guo Jia is still by Cao Cao's side, he will definitely analyze the importance and stakes of stabilizing the northern territory to Cao Cao, and then Cao Cao will follow Guo Jia's proposal to stabilize the northern territory to the end. And the reaction to Lu Ren means that Lu Ren still has a long period of time to fish in mixed waters.

Having said that, Lu Ren's fish have really come back a lot. At the beginning of the first month of the ninth year of Jian'an, a population census was conducted in the small town of Yizhou, and the number at that time was about 23,000. However, after completing the four population transfers to the right Beiping side, the population of the small town of Yizhou skyrocketed to about 50,000, and this is not counting the 3,000 Jingzhuang and more than 6,000 displaced people who have not yet been transported to Yizhou by Tian Chou's side as a combat force.

Originally, the Xu Wushan Wuwu Fort in Tianchou was the number of people who nodded to their heads, and even if they were all sent to Yizhou, the population of the small city in Yizhou would be 50,000 people. But there is one. Due to the war situation in the north, a large number of refugees have been released, some of whom fled to the area of Youbeiping, and then were collected by Tian Chou and then sent to Yizhou, so the current population number is more than originally thought. But in general, this situation was also expected by Lu Ren. According to the current situation, if nothing else, by the end of the first half of the ninth year of its establishment, the population of the small town of Yizhou should be able to exceed 60,000.

A population of 60,000 may not be enough to see in modern times, but at that time it was already the size of a large county. Let's imagine it this way, that is, according to the standard of a family of five for one household, Yizhou town now has more than 10,000 household registrations. Of course, the most important thing is that with the increase in the relatively large population. Lu Ren has a lot of things on hand that can be officially started.

The trend of population and economic development is good, and Lu Ren naturally began to think about talents. After so many years, Lu Ren knows very well that although the kittens he has at hand are quite enough, with the further development of Yizhou Town, there will definitely be a bigger and bigger gap in talents. If you don't prepare as soon as possible now, I'm afraid that there will be constant trouble in the future, and this is the main purpose of Lu Ren's insistence on going to Jingzhou again. And right now, of course, Lu Ren wants to extend his claws first to someone who is staying by his side......

"Yuan Zhi, what are you thinking about sitting here stupidly?"

Xu Shu, who was sitting on a high platform looking at the scenery, saw Lu Ren coming to his side. Hurriedly saluted Lu Ren and said, "It's nothing, it's just to take a look at the scenery here." ”

Lu Ren handed a gourd of fruit wine to Xu Shu, and he also looked around on this high platform, and then asked with a smile: "In a blink of an eye, you have been in Yizhou with me for more than half a year. Now how do you think this Yizhou is developing under my rule? ”

Xu Shu also glanced around and sighed lightly: "In the old days, when I heard about my brother's many deeds, Shu was still quite unbelieving, but today. Shu Fangzhi brother really lived up to the name of the countryman. ”

"Countryman?"

Lu Ren smiled secretly in his heart, and said in his heart that he would like to add another "Wushuang" to the end? But when I think about it, I do look like a "national warrior" many times...... It means that nine is not eight like the thirteen hand type. He shook his head and laughed at himself. Lu Ren began to test Xu Shu: "Is Yuan Zhi still used to living here with me?" ”

Xu Shu nodded again and again. In fact, to be honest, the past six months in Yizhou may have been the most comfortable period of time for Xu Shu in the past ten years. You must know that Xu Shu died in the rivers and lakes because of murder when he was a teenager, and that kind of exile was naturally very difficult; Later, after a few years of exile, he matured a lot, and turned to study under Mr. Shuijing, to put it bluntly, it was nothing more than to seek a proper way out, but Xu Shu at that time was not less treated coldly by others.

In this case, Xu Shu is actually more eager than anyone else to be respected and valued by others. Coincidentally, at this time, Lu Ren, who had a ghost in his heart, found Xu Shu, not only gave Xu Shu enough respect and attention, but also solved the things that Xu Shu had been most concerned about for a long time...... Xu Shu can say that he is not worried about anything, the only thing he is worried about is how his wife lives.

And this problem Lu Ren helped Xu Shu solve it when he was still an official in Xuchang, but Lu Ren didn't have the idea of beating Xu Shu at that time, but purely out of sympathy for a character like Xu Shu and his experience, it can also be said that Lu Ren himself didn't think that what he did at the beginning would have its relevant role in the future.

In short, after Xu Shu followed Lu Ren to Yizhou with peace of mind, Lu Ren must be good to Xu Shu. In fact, Xu Shu did not officially join the Luren Group at this time, and now he only belongs to the nature of Keqing. And Lu Ren would discuss things with Xu Shu from time to time and ask for Xu Shu's opinion, which made Xu Shu, who wanted to do things ahead, feel that he had received due attention.

At the same time, on the other hand, Xu Shu is indeed quite interested in the good development of Yizhou, and often imagines what he can do if he is here. In modern terms, Xu Shu already had the intention to apply for a job from Lu Ren Group at this time, but Xu Shu always had some concerns in his heart, at least he didn't know how to open this mouth to Lu Ren.

And here in Lu Ren, it's not that Lu Ren doesn't want to open his mouth to Xu Shu, but Lu Ren also doesn't dare to speak easily. After all, don't look at the current Yizhou town, which is a bit prosperous, but if you really want to talk about it, Lu Ren's identity and status are also very embarrassing. First of all, let's not talk about strength, Lu Ren is currently at the level of such a county, who can get into it?

Don't talk about Liu Bei, when Xu Shu defected to Liu Bei, Liu Bei's strength was very poor, so bad that it may not be able to compare with the current Lu Ren, but the problem is that Liu Bei has such a big backstage as Liu Biao behind him, but is there a backstage behind Lu Ren?

Secondly, the scholars of that year all hoped to have their own political status, which was also something that Lu Ren couldn't give at present, otherwise how could Lu Ren have been thinking of asking for an official position in the Han Court?

With these two factors, it caused a situation where Lu Ren did not dare to open his mouth to Xu Shu easily. Lu Ren's current mind is that it may be better not to speak, at least he can use his identity as a friend to drag Xu Shu in Yizhou, and let Xu Shu help come up with ideas or something as a guest. But if you really open your mouth, in case it arouses Xu Shu's disgust and vigilance, wouldn't it be a waste of your efforts?

Therefore, when Lu Ren didn't dare to speak, he could only use his crooked brain and prepare to start from somewhere else. Fortunately, Lu Ren now really has a trick to attack Xu Shu:

"Yuan Zhi, how many years have you not been home to visit Ling Tang and Brother Ling?"

Xu Shu's expression darkened at that time. Xu Shu's murder and escape happened in the Zhongping period (184-188 AD), and now it is the ninth year of Jian'an (204 AD), which is sixteen or seven years old, and the young man who was fifteen or sixteen years old at the beginning is now in his thirties. In the past ten years, Xu Shu has never returned to his hometown in Yingchuan at all. Earlier, he didn't dare to go back as a fugitive, but later because Yingchuan was a war-torn area, Xu Shu really couldn't go back if he wanted to.

At this time, Lu Ren once again tentatively said: "If you think that my small city of Yizhou is still peaceful and peaceful, and you can live here for a long time, why don't you find an opportunity to bring Ling Tang and Ling Di to settle here, I don't know what Yuan Zhiyi wants?" ”

This sentence made Xu Shu's eyes suddenly brighten. Xu Shu is a well-known filial son, and now that he has the opportunity to serve his old mother well, of course Xu Shu will ask for it. And as mentioned earlier, Xu Shu already had the intention to apply for a job from Lu Ren in his heart, but he couldn't find a suitable opportunity and reason to open this mouth to Lu Ren. But if you bring your wife to Yizhou, you will have a reasonable excuse to find something to do here in Yizhou if you want to support your old lady. After all, this matter is the best of both worlds for Xu Shu.

But Xu Shu's gaze immediately dimmed, and he hesitated: "Don't hide it from my brother, Shu has already had this intention." It's just that the mother and brother are far away in Xudu, and the elder brother is because he escaped from Cao Ying......"

Lu Ren breathed a sigh of relief in his heart at this time, and said in his heart, I'm afraid that you won't take your wife to Yizhou, okay? As for how to act, these are only small things in comparison. To put it mildly, can your life in Xuchang be in vain? In addition, don't forget that Xu Shu's mother's current mixed living unit is the child-raising house that Lu Ren single-handedly managed...... (To be continued.) )

PS: (The cold hasn't healed yet, and I wanted to finish writing and uploading these two in the early morning of the 12th, but I couldn't get up as soon as I fell asleep.) After waking up, code words, prepare 106-109 to come out in one breath and then go to sleep. If nothing else, 108 and 109 will be sent out at two or three o'clock in the morning on the 13th, and then sleep until the afternoon on Sunday, and then go to work in the evening. ）