In June of the third year of Jianxing, Guanzhong was still immersed in the turbulent season of war, but the land of Youyan was a rare peaceful scene.

On this day, Wei Shuo was about to stay in the house to accompany his family, but he saw a personal guard coming over, "My lord, Lord Liu asks to see you." ”

Well? Isn't Liu Han in Youzhou? Why did you come all the way to Xiangping? Could it be that something happened in Youzhou?

Wei Shuo didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly instructed the housekeeper to ask Liu Han's study to wait.

Seeing that her husband was busy with political affairs again, Pei Yinger took over her son Wei Zheng from Wei Shuo's arms very brightly.

After giving his wife an apologetic look, Wei Shuo went straight to the study.

At this time, Liu Han was already waiting in the study, and when he heard the sound of footsteps outside, he turned around and saw that it was Wei Shuo, and hurriedly got up to salute.

Wei Shuo quickly stepped forward to help Liu Han and said urgently: "Mr. Wuzi, but something happened in Youzhou?" ”

Liu Han was stunned and said, "What does the lord mean by this? Youzhou is safe and sound, Han came to Xiangping this time to announce to the Lord that he is coming! ”

"Annunciation? What's the joy? ”

"Congratulations to the lord, the renovation of Jicheng has been successfully completed, please send someone to accept it!"

Wei Shuo's joy was overflowing when he heard this, and he patted Liu Han on the shoulder affectionately and praised: "Really?!" That's great! Mr. Takeko did not disappoint me, and it was a full month ahead of schedule. It's amazing! This time, Jicheng successfully completed the transformation, and Mr. made great contributions. ”

Since the recovery of Jicheng, Liaodong has begun to transform and expand Jicheng. At present, the whole project is progressing smoothly, and the main projects such as the city wall, streets and alleys, roads, Wei Fu, Cao Si Yamen, official residential areas, schools, and colleges have been completed, and the projects of commercial shops, large commercial areas, workshop areas, and residential areas have also been nearly completed with the investment efforts of all walks of life.

"The lord has won the award, and it all depends on the wise decision of the lord, and the renovation project has benefited all the people, and the people have taken the initiative to participate, so that the entire project can be successfully completed in just one year." was praised by Wei Shuo. Liu Han was very happy.

"Lord, Jicheng has been renovated, I don't know when it will be moved to Jicheng?"

Wei Shuo was about to say something, when suddenly the sound of the guards outside the door came from the door, "Lord Yu, Pei Changshi, Mo Changshi, Gao Junshi, and Director Lu ask to see you." ”

Wei Shuo smiled slightly. Secretly said: The four of them are very well-informed, Liu Han came to see them on the front foot, and they followed on the back foot, it seems that everyone is very eager to move the town! Then he commanded, "Gentlemen, please come in." ”

In the blink of an eye, Gao Zhan, Pei Wei, Lu Chang, and Mo Han walked in.

After seeing the ceremony, Lu Chang looked at Liu Han and said with a smile: "Just looking at Lord Liu's smiling face, I know that the construction of Jicheng has been completed, which is gratifying!" ”

Liu Han said with a smile: "Thanks to the lord's blessing, the construction of Jicheng has indeed been completed. ”

"A few gentlemen came just in time, and Shuo is looking for you to discuss the matter of moving Jicheng to Jicheng. With the Liaodong Army recovering Changli and Liaoxi counties. After opening up the connection between Jicheng and Xiangping City, the military value of Xiangping is not as important as before. On the contrary, because Jicheng is close to Hebei and Hedong, it is convenient to deal with emergencies nearby, so it is imminent to move Jicheng to the town! ”

The matter of moving the town was complicated, complicated and complicated, and involved all aspects, so that the relevant meeting was held for a long time before a general plan was discussed.

The next day, another full day of discussion. Then it was announced to the public, and only then did the work of moving the town begin to operate in an orderly manner.

The first to carry out the relocation were the Cao Si Yamen. There were a lot of materials that needed to be moved, and with a large number of officials' families, the carriages responsible for the relocation were discharged several miles away.

After the relocation of the town, the political status of Xiangping will inevitably decline, but as the largest city in Liaodong, it will be the seat of governance in Liaodong County in the future. The original Cao Si yamen and official residences were handed over to the county guard's office.

Jianxing for three years. On June 20, Wei Shuo took his wife and son and left Xiangping in a carriage to Jicheng.

The carriage slowly drove away from the city gate, and Wei Shuo looked back at Xiangping reluctantly through the window. As the place where he started, this place has left too many memories and nostalgia for the past, which has made him have a deep affection for the city.

It wasn't until Xiangping City disappeared on the horizon that Wei Shuo sat back in the carriage with a little melancholy.

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After several days of hurrying, Wei Shuo and his entourage successfully arrived at Jicheng, where a majestic and magnificent brand new city stood on the bank of the Yongding River in the distance, like a tiger lying prone between heaven and earth overlooking the world and ready to go.

Wei Shuo looked at the tall city of Jicheng, and his heart was full of expectations, this would be a new beginning.

Liu Han stood beside him and introduced Jicheng in a low voice, "Lord, the entire new city is rectangular in plan, with a circumference of 28 kilometers and an area of about 50 square kilometers, which is close to half of the area of the Luoyang capital of the Han and Wei dynasties. The roads in the city are neatly planned, the warp and latitude are distinct, and the width of the main street on the north-south central axis is ten zhang, and the width of the other main streets is eight zhang. ”

"Due to the large use of cement concrete structure, Jicheng New City is strong and abnormal, the city wall presents a certain angle of inclination, easy to defend and difficult to attack, the outer city also has the urn city, the horse face, the battlements, the corner platform, the corner tower, the city tower and other facilities, there are two zhang wide outside the city, the moat of about three zhang deep surrounds."

"The minister dares to say that the scale is grand, the facilities are complete, and the layout and distribution are regular, and there is no one in the world who is out of Jicheng!"

The carriage gradually drove into the main gate Yongding Gate, the tall and majestic city tower gradually appeared in front of Wei Shuo's eyes, passed through the city gate and went to the central street, only to see the green trees on both sides, the commercial shops are lined up, the houses are lined up one after another, and the buildings face each other.

Wei Shuo was very satisfied with the transformation of Jicheng, and basically realized his original vision, except for urban defense facilities, streets, waterways and other urban infrastructure, various departments and yamen, official residential areas and cultural areas, all the rest of the areas were basically built into commercial districts and workshop areas, so as to drive the economic development of Jicheng.

Everywhere Wei Shuo and his entourage passed, the passing carriages stopped and leaned on the side of the road, and there were bursts of cheers on both sides of the street, and people flocked to the side of the street, cheering for the convoy continuously, in order to express their admiration for Wei Shuo.

In order to adapt to the future development, Wei Shuo and his family, together with the two major institutions of the pastoral mansion and the general's mansion, moved from Xiangping to Jicheng.

To say that Jicheng has long been different from what it used to be, but what really attracts the attention of the outside world is still the Taoist temple under construction.

At the beginning, in order to save the funds for the construction of the Taoist temple, the head of the sect Kou Dunzhi issued a call to many believers, and tens of thousands of believers responded to the call to gather in Jicheng from all over the country to contribute to the construction of the Taoist temple. In order to save money, many devout believers set up tents nearby and ate the dry food they brought with them.

It is with the help of believers from all over the world, as the largest Taoist temple in Youping, Jicheng Taoist Temple can begin to take shape in just one year, and the believers gathered near the Taoist temple have become the most beautiful scenery in Youzhou.

Due to the perfect exposition of the doctrine and organization, coupled with Wei Shuo's strong support both openly and secretly, the spread of exposition in Youping and Youping can almost be described as coming in by leaps and bounds.

Even the soldiers of the military began to deploy one or two Taoist priests at the grassroots level to assist the officers in managing the soldiers. On the one hand, because most of the soldiers are believers in the teachings, they need Taoist priests to provide spiritual support; On the other hand, the Taoist priests were skilled in medical skills and could provide medical care to the wounded.

At the same time, the renovation and expansion of Jicheng is also being carried out in an orderly manner, and the construction of public infrastructure such as cement roads, sewers, commercial areas, and residential areas is almost complete.

Wei Shuo's new home in Jicheng has been built, and the scale is much larger than that of Xiangping Wei Mansion, and its construction costs are all paid by Wei Fu, without using a penny from the government. Since Wei Shuo implemented the system of separating public and private affairs, he has taken extremely strict measures in this regard.

"Husband, Her Royal Highness the Princess came to visit a few days ago!"

"Oh? Is it? Is there anything wrong with the princess? ”

"It's fine, it's just that she's resigned as a teacher."

Originally, Wei Shuo's attention was all on his son, but when he heard this, he glanced up at his wife, frowned and complained: "Princess, what is this trouble?!" Why don't you dissuade her? If she doesn't teach, what does she rely on to support herself? ”

Pei Ying'er said aggrievedly: "The princess is an assertive person, where will she listen to me?" Besides, in the past two years, she has made a lot of money by letting people follow Weifu to do business, and it is not a problem to support herself. ”

"What does the princess say about her plans for the future?"

"She wants to run a newspaper in Jicheng." (To be continued.) )