After lunch, Li Yao's army set off, a hot meal, did make the soldiers full of energy, five days later, Li Yao came to the gate of the fiefdom Yi County, the guards had already sent back the news of Li Yao's return, early in the morning the county commander and others were waiting outside the city gate!

The current Yixian city wall is no longer what it looked like when Li Yao first came a year ago, the current Yixian city wall is obviously more than a lot of firearms, and several corners of the wall are covered with tarpaulins must be artillery, Li Yao rode a horse to the city gate, and the county commander Song Boming ran over, helped Li Yao dismount, and said: "Lord Hou really loves soldiers like a son, and he shares weal and woe with the soldiers on such a cold day!" ”

Li Yao smiled: "This is what I should do, nothing!" ”

Wang Changzhu came to Li Yao, bowed down and said, "Welcome to the Hou Ye Mansion!" ”

Li Yao patted Wang Changzhu on the shoulder and said, "Changzhu, don't be so polite, it's too outward, let's go, let's go back to the house first!" ”

So the county officials surrounded Li Yao and the others and returned to the Hou Mansion and came to the lobby, Li Yao asked, "County order, how is this year?" Are the people alright? ”

The county magistrate naturally knew that Li Yao was talking about the people from the Jin Kingdom, so he said: "Master Hou, I have already ordered the matter of this petition, and the people in the fiefdom have already pressed their fingerprints!" In addition, during the Chinese New Year, I allocated 100,000 taels of silver from the county government to buy them some food and clothing! The seeds to be sown next year are also ready, and I believe that we will be able to harvest some grain next fall! ”

After listening to the words of the county order, Li Yao nodded and said, "You have done a good job, you still have to manage the people in the fiefdom well!" ”

At this time, the county commander said: "Master Hou, about the people in the fiefdom, I think we still have to plan again!" ”

Li Yao looked at the county order and said, "If the county order has anything to say, just say it!" ”

The county commander arched his hand and said: "Master Hou, last year you occupied the fief in Yiguo, and recruited a total of 100,000 people from the Yixian fiefdom to join the army, 200,000 people to assist the army, in addition to the recruited craftsmen, there are some other populations, at least 300,000 people are used in the war, and now General Luan selects 100,000 people from 200,000 people to train into an army, if this is the case, then he will definitely continue to recruit people from the people, so that half of the people in the fief will be transferred to Yiguo, if it continues like this, who will cultivate the fields next year!" ”

After listening to the words of the county order, Li Yao said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about the county order, I recruited a total of 300,000 people from the fiefdom to join the army last year, then I won't recruit more, I can go to Yiguo to recruit, there are millions of people in Yiguo's territory, and it is naturally not a problem to recruit hundreds of thousands of people!" ”

When the county magistrate heard that Li Yao already had a plan, he didn't say much!

Li Yao asked: "County order, how much grain is there in the county government now?" ”

The county magistrate took out his portable account book, looked at it, and said: "Last year, the tax revenue was 500,000 taels, and the grain was 2 million quintals, excluding the expenses of the academy and the people of the fiefdom, and now there are only 300,000 taels of silver and 2 million quintals of grain left!" ”

300,000 taels is only enough for the 300,000 army to spend for a month, Li Yao said: "These 300,000 taels of silver will be kept for 100,000 taels of silver, and the remaining 200,000 taels of silver will be purchased from the counties of Qi Kingdom!" ”

The county magistrate asked: "Master Hou, we still have millions of loads of grain in our fiefdom, and it is enough to eat for three or five years, do we still need to buy it?" ”

Li Yao nodded and said: "Food is the best way to stabilize people's hearts, no matter when, food is a necessary material, you can do what I say!" ”

The county commander nodded and said, "Okay, I'll organize a caravan to go to the counties to buy grain after a while!" ”

Li Yao asked, "What about Shao Xiangming?" Where is he, I saw him at the gates just now! ”

The county commander pointed to the door and said, "General Shao is waiting outside!" ”

Li Yao said: "How can he wait outside on such a cold day, call him in!" ”

The county commander hurriedly walked out of the door and said, "General Shao, Master Hou wants to see you, come in!" ”

Shao Xiangming walked in quickly, and arched his hand: "See Master Hou!" ”

Li Yao smiled and said, "General Shao, hard work!" ”

Shao Xiangming hurriedly said: "It's not hard, this is what I should do!" ”

Li Yao asked: "General Shao, how is the current city defense of Yi County, tell me!" ”

Shao Xiangming said: "Now the number of Yixian City Guards has expanded to 5,000 people, and each corner of the city wall is equipped with two cannons, and there are dozens of erection points for flying thunder barrels on the city wall, if there is a situation, the flying thunder canisters can be launched at any time!" ”

Li Yao nodded and said, "Let's go, General Shao, let's go to the city wall and have a look!" ”

General Shao stood up and said, "Yes, Master Hou!" ”

The county commander watched Li Yao walk out with the main general of the city guard, hurriedly followed, and said, "Master Hou, you are tired of traveling and driving, why don't you rest for a while?" ”

Li Yao said with a smile: "County order, I'm a young and strong guy, what is this accumulation!" If you're tired, go back and rest first, you've been waiting for me since the morning, it's really hard! ”

When the county magistrate heard that Li Yao didn't say that he was tired, how could he say that he was tired, so he shook his head and said, "Master Hou, you are not tired of eating and drinking during the New Year these days, I will accompany you to the city wall to have a look!" ”

Li Yao said: "County Order, do you know why the first thing I did when I came back was to patrol the city guards? ”

The county magistrate thought for a moment and said, "Could it be that there is something changing in the national capital?" ”

Li Yao nodded and said, "Now that my power is expanding too fast, it has already attracted the attention of that side, just in case, our city defense must still be done well!" ”

The county commander exclaimed: "Master Hou, I believe that King Qi will not attack you no matter what, how can you say that you are also King Qi's most beloved youngest son!" ”

Li Yao smiled: "County order, King Qi won't attack me, but can you guarantee the others?" You are not in Yiguo, you don't know the situation on my side, this is normal, now the Liang Dynasty has begun to use troops against me, although my father said that he will never let the Liang Dynasty's army pass through the Qi Kingdom, but who can guarantee that those county officials will not be bribed? So in all respects, the city defense must still be done well, don't think that this is the rear of the big rear, you can sit back and relax, born in sorrow and die in peace, you should understand this truth! ”

The county commander hurriedly nodded and said: "Master Hou, I was too negligent, and city defense is indeed a major item worth noting!" ”

Li Yao patted the county commander's shoulder and said: "County magistrate, this is not your fault, after all, you are now managing a million people, and being able to manage these people well can prove that your role is irreplaceable, and the security aspect is still handed over to General Shao to manage, so that there will be no layman commanding insider!" ”

The county commander nodded and said: "What Master Hou said is right, I must reflect on myself!" ”

Li Yao also did this for the separation of the military and the government, if the military and the government were arrested, once an accident occurred, the consequences would be serious!

(To be continued.) )