In the second year of the first peace, on the morning of the tenth day of the first month of January.

Flags were displayed on the wharf of Zhushan Port, and two rows of long tables covered with red cloth were filled with food and wine, and all the Qingzhou civil and military officials who could arrive had already arrived.

More than 30,000 Zhushan fathers and villagers gathered around the wharf, methodically entered the wide passage between the two rows of long tables, and tearfully accepted the toast of the eldest son and his newlywed wife Song Jin in the groom's wedding dress, and offered their blessings to the two newlyweds.

Two days ago, Liu Zhen received the edict from the Han Emperor Liu Xie appointing him as the Taishou of Yizhou County and the general of Zhenhai, Liu Zhen stared at Guoyuan and Liu Ye, who were so haggard that he could barely see his true face, and could no longer suppress his emotions, hugging Guoyuan and Liu Ye, whose hands were frozen and their faces were peeling, and cried loudly, and the room full of people also burst into tears.

Under Liu Zhen's pleading, Liu Cun asked Guo Yuan and Liu Ye for their opinions, and Guo Yuan and Liu Ye agreed with great satisfaction, and happily sat in the center of the main hall to accept Liu Zhen's apprenticeship.

After the ceremony, Liu Zhen, who wiped away his tears, suddenly announced that the day he held his wedding was the day he went to Yizhou, and the two ceremonies were held together!

Before the words fell, the whole hall exclaimed, and the voices of persuasion and pleading were endless.

Only Liu Cun understood the feelings in Yizi's heart, and understood that Yizi wanted to express his greatest gratitude to his father and his hatred for his father in this way - for more than a month, Liu Zhen, like his father and all the elders, gritted his teeth and endured the harm imposed on him by the most powerful gate valve alliance today.

So, on the morning of the tenth day of the first month of January, Liu Zhen held an unprecedented grand wedding with his newlywed wife. Accept the blessings and farewells of all the elders and thousands of fathers and villagers who respect him and love him.

Deeply moved, the new Qingzhou Navy Governor Bao Ji, the left Governor Sima Ju, the right Governor Li Mian, and the new Zhushan Research Institute Director and Zhushan Naval Commander Mu Heng stood behind Liu Zhen in a row. Willingly be a companion for the excellent son of the lord.

Sun Wan and Mi Huan beside Liu Cun were still crying, and Mrs. Taishi couldn't bear the sadness of parting. has asked the next person to send him back, only Liu Zhen's young face is full of smiles, in the face of one after another to him to bless the elders and villagers, he respectfully returned the salute, the touched father and the old folks couldn't bear to see him so tired, just looked at Liu Zhen and his wife from a distance, and then left the gift in his hand and turned back.

Just after noon, with the sound of war drums and military trumpets, Liu Zhen's fleet waved under Rulin's arm. Slowly leaving the wharf of Zhushan Port, sailing out of the anti-wave ti, the full sail was raised, and the cold wind blew quickly to the depths of the sea.

Gongsun Pei quietly wiped away the rare tears, looked at the gradually blurred sail shadows, and sighed in a low voice to Liu Cun beside him: "The lord has a good son!" ”

Liu Cun's body shook slightly, turned to Gongsun Pei and nodded slightly: "I have always believed that Zhen'er is a good boy, and from the moment I picked him up, I knew that he was good and looked weak." In fact, he is very strong in his bones, and then, I slowly saw his kind heart, so I accepted him as a righteous son. At that time, I was also alone and helpless. ”

Night. Zhushan Township within a radius of 20 miles is extremely quiet, and there is no festive atmosphere. Liu Cun's family was also very depressed, and his wife and obedient children returned to the backyard early to rest. Only Liu Cun and his group of strategists were left in the warm lobby.

After drinking a bottle of liquor alone, Liu Cun, whose eyes were red, asked in a low voice: "Please answer me, gentlemen, how long will it take for my Qingzhou army to counterattack?" ”

Everyone was silent, and Han Rou, who rarely expressed her position in the meeting, finally spoke:

"My lord, I can't send troops for at least three years, since Dong Zhuo abolished the five-baht money in June last year, our coffers have not increased their revenue, due to the currency chaos and the merchants in various states have fallen into difficulties, the trade volume between my Qingzhou and the surrounding states has shrunk sharply, and the tax revenue has dropped significantly."

"In order to cope with the army of Hebei, Yan, and Henan Prefectures to drive the Taishan Yellow Turban into the territory of our Qingzhou, the total expenditure for building three new cities and providing food to settle more than 100,000 Yellow Turbans, the elderly, weak, women and children, is as high as 40,000 yuan, which does not include the combat military expenditure of 20,000 yuan from the waist of the lord."

Han Rou's tired fat face had no expression, he sucked his somewhat blocked nose, and continued to report: "I thought that at the end of the year, the annual taxes of each county and county would be paid, and I would be able to breathe a sigh of relief, but who knew that nearly 600,000 displaced people would pour in......"

"In order not to cause chaos, it is necessary to feed and dress the displaced people who are not far from death, and in the blink of an eye, hundreds of thousands of accumulations have been exhausted, and the four granaries under the jurisdiction of the state government are also empty, if it is not for the lord's precautions, as early as August he purchased 2.5 million stone military rations from Xuzhou and quietly reserved, I am afraid that my Qingzhou will also fall into chaos, alas!"

"I thought there would be a better situation at the end of the year, but then there was a steady stream of hundreds of thousands of victims, the migration, transportation and resettlement of the victims, this is a large amount of expenses, the total annual tax revenue of Qingzhou is 350,000 yuan, an increase of about 30,000 percent over last year, but after deducting all expenses, now there is less than 20,000 yuan, but no one can move this money, to pay salaries and bonuses to officials at all levels, the lord can not be untrustworthy."

There was a sound of inhalation in the hall, and Liu Cun lost his temper.

Gongsun Pei raised his head and looked at Liu Cun: "Lord, bear with it for another two years!" ”

"My lord, the more time this is, the more you can't mess up." Guan Ning reminded Liu Cun worriedly.

Guo Yuan also said: "Don't be angry, your subordinates are also angry, but you must endure it. ”

Huo Jian and Wang Lie's faces were gloomy, and they were very angry in their hearts, both of them were action-oriented, and they usually didn't talk much, and they couldn't speak at this time.

Compared with Tian Mu, who sighed, Zhao Rong just sighed and didn't speak, he had the same position as the indignant generals in the army, that is, a tooth for a tooth, but now the generals are guarding in the armies everywhere, and he is alone, so he simply doesn't say anything.

Gongsun Pei then reminded: "Lord, you can't lose your wisdom because of anger, please relax your heart and pay close attention to the direction of Youzhou and Luoyang, maybe you can find an opportunity......"

"However, the lord must pay attention, there are some things that can only be done, not said! Moreover, my Qingzhou really can't afford too much military spending, and I'm afraid that the lord's own pocket doesn't have much left, right? ”

Liu Cun nodded weakly: "Yes!" There aren't many left, except for the two major iron workshops in the army and the brewing workshop in my backyard, I've sold out all the other properties that can be sold......"

"Oh! By the way, there is still an industry that has not been sold, and Langya Money Bank has fifty percent of the shares in my name, but these shares are not mine, but all of us here! ”

"These shares are divided into two, half of which will continue to be retained, and the annual profits will be quietly transferred to your private accounts, and the other half I have allocated to the name of the Military Affairs Department of the army, as a long-term disability pension fund for the soldiers, that is to say, in the future, half of the profits in the Langya money bank will be used as the pension and retirement resettlement expenses of the soldiers in the army, and no one can touch this money, including me Liu Cunnei."

"Lord ......"

The strategists were grateful, including Gongsun Pei and Zhao Rong, no one knew that the lord Liu Cun had prepared such a large and profitable high-quality industry for himself. (To be continued......)