With the food provided by Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, Liu Zhang immediately began to pack up Jinyang's army. You must know that it is not only Wuhuan who likes to go to Bingzhou to fight in the grass valley, but also the Xiongnu and Qiang people. If you can't prepare a strong army at the beginning of autumn, let alone kidnap the Qiang people, maybe you won't even be able to merge the state. However, it is also troublesome to dismiss the soldiers, if you can't survive, who wants to stop your head from playing with your belt? In the end, Liu Zhang paid a lot of grain and fields to disband the group of old, weak, sick and disabled. So much so that he was very resentful of Ding Yuan, who called Ding Yuan the last governor of the state!

After disbanding the old, weak, sick and disabled of Jinyang, Liu Zhang ordered the soldier Cao to engage in Zhang Ren to be responsible for recruiting troops, but the population of Bingzhou was weak, and only 2,000 people were recruited for the whole ten days, which made Liu Zhang extremely depressed. Fortunately, news came from Xi Zhicai's side that because Liu Zhang's policy attracted many people, many displaced people migrated from other states and counties. Therefore, Liu Zhang asked Huang Xu to train these 2,000 people first, and then recruit troops when the population of the state was full!

Half a month later, the military and political affairs of the state began to get on the right track. Just when Liu Zhang was thinking about how to increase the population of Bingzhou, Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, and Liu Ye suddenly came to visit.

"Huh? What happened? Why are you all here! Seeing that the three major masterminds under his command had arrived, Liu Zhang couldn't help but feel a little strange.

"Meet the Lord!" After the three of them finished saluting, Guo Jia smiled and said: "Lord, the three of us have studied it, and among the nine counties of Bingzhou, Yunzhong, Dingxiang, Yanmen, Shuofang, Wuyuan, and Shangjun are all close to foreign tribes, and they are often disturbed by foreign tribes. Now that the population of the state is sparse, it is better to move the people of these six counties to Taiyuan County. If the population is not large, simply migrate directly to Jinyang! ”

"This..."Liu Zhang tapped the small case in front of him with his hand, and thought for a while: "No! You first register the families of the state, and let them release all the domestic slaves as the people. From now on, all families in the state are not allowed to encroach on land and keep domestic slaves, otherwise they will be guilty of gathering a crowd to rebel! ”

"Uh..."Guo Jia was stunned, they suggested that Liu Zhang relocate the people, what does this have to do with the family?

Seeing that the three of them were puzzled, Liu Zhang smiled and said: "To settle the people, it is natural to have land. Now that the land near Jinyang is in the hands of the family, how can we distribute it to the people? You will return the land around Jinyang to the state pastor's office, and the family will keep the original land according to the population! I give these families two choices, either be obedient or get out and merge with the state, otherwise I don't mind letting them go the third way! ”

What is the road? Nature is death! Xi Zhicai asked a little worriedly: "Lord, if you really do this, aren't you afraid that these big families will join forces to deal with you?" ”

"Of course not!" Liu Zhang smiled: "Didn't you say last time that my imperial brother asked me to be the emperor of the soil." Originally, there were not many big families in the state, would the royal brother embarrass me for these small families? Besides, I'm not domineering for a day or two, it is estimated that the more domineering I am and bullying the family, the more reassuring the imperial brother will be to me, after all, the example of Emperor Guangwu of Han is there! ”

After listening to Liu Zhang's words, Guo Jia and the three of them immediately understood that Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, used the power of the family to defeat Wang Mang and establish the Eastern Han Dynasty. Nowadays, in the eyes of many people, only those who support the family can be emperors.

"Lord, isn't it worth it?" In Guo Jia's opinion, there are many talented people in the family, and as Liu Zhang, he can definitely invite Guo Jia's friends Xun Yu and Chen Qun, but it is Liu Zhang's behavior towards the family that makes Xun Yu and Chen Qun very dissatisfied.

"Fengxiao, I know that you are still worried about Xun Yu and Chen Qun, but this is not my problem!" Liu Zhang said helplessly: "You have been with Xun Yu and Chen Qun for so long, but you haven't noticed that every time they do things, do they put the interests of the family first?" Family interests above all else! This is the Maison! How many days can a dynasty built on the strength of the family exist? Qin, fifteen years, four hundred years of Han! To be honest, can the Han Dynasty established by Liu Xiu still be regarded as Liu Bang's great Han? ”

"This..."Guo Jia was speechless for a while, how could he not understand what Liu Zhang meant, but he was subconsciously unwilling to be an enemy of the family, after all, there were still his friends in the family.

"My lord, most of the talents of the Han Dynasty come from the family, and you have a bad relationship with the family, and it is likely that no one is available!" Compared with Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai is much better in this regard. The different circumstances of people create differences in surnames. Although Xi Zhicai is Guo Jia's friend, he is a complete poor family, and Guo Jia's family used to have some small property, which can be regarded as a small landlord class!

"In terms of talent, I have my own way! But it's still early! Liu Zhang said with a smile: "We will study this issue in the future, and we will first discuss the matter of the people of Bingzhou gathering in Jinyang!" ”

Seeing Liu Zhang change the topic, Guo Jia and the others stopped asking. The four of them discussed the details of the people's migration, and Guo Jia and the three of them left. They just came to ask Liu Zhang's opinion, Liu Zhang agreed, and put forward a lot of suggestions for construction, so they naturally had to go back and revise the plan.

After Guo Jia and the three left, Liu Zhang got up and moved, and was ready to go back, after all, he was a newlywed Yan'er, and he was like glue with Cai Yan! However, today is destined for him to be tired.

"Meet the Lord!" Liu Zhang stretched his back to the door, and suddenly a voice sounded at the door, Liu Zhang looked back, and it turned out to be Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping.

"What? Grain and grass have arrived? After the last meeting, Liu Zhang handed over everything that could be sold to Su and Zhang, and these two people bought a lot of grain.

"How can it be so fast!" Su and Zhang have been with Liu Zhang for a long time and know what kind of person he is. The two of them trembled when they saw Liu Zhang before, but now they can laugh with him.

"Not grain and grass? Are you going to go out? Liu Zhang thought that Su and Zhang were going out again, so he patted Su and Zhang on the shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work!" ”

"It's not hard!" Su and Zhang couldn't cry or laugh, and Su Shuang said helplessly: "Lord, didn't we say last time that Lord Tao Qiantao, the assassin of Xuzhou, sent a messenger to buy some high-grade war horses from the lord?" Now the envoy of Tao Envoy, Xuzhou Don't Drive Mi Zhu Mi has arrived at the post house, we are here to ask, when will the lord be free to see him! ”

"Mi Zhu!" Liu Zhang touched his chin, but unfortunately he was only seventeen or eighteen years old, and his beard was not luxuriant, unlike Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who were also twenty-year-old men, Guan Yu's beard was already two feet, and Zhang Fei actually had a beard. Liu Zhang is quite envious of this, he thinks that the beard is a symbol of men!

"My lord?" Seeing Liu Zhang stunned there, Zhang Shiping said softly: "Isn't the lord unwilling to see Mi Zhu?" Then I'll send him away!" ”

"Uh... Sorry, I'm distracted! Liu Zhang came back to his senses and said, "See! I have heard that Mi Zizhong is a gentleman of the ancients, and it is my honor to have fellowship with him! ”

"When do you want to see him?" Su Shuang and Mi Zhu have met a few times, he thinks Mi Zhu's character is very good, and when he sees Liu Zhang praising Mi Zhu, he also feels that Mi Zhu deserves his name.

"Since you are a gentleman, you naturally can't slack off!" Liu Zhang thought for a while and said, "Tomorrow!" Tomorrow morning, please come to me! ”

"Yes!" Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping bowed down and retreated, and the big stone in their hearts really let go.

The next day, under the leadership of Su and Zhang, a young scholar came to the Bingzhou Assassin's Mansion with an escort and a scholar. Liu Zhang had already ordered the middle door to be opened to greet him and wait in the front hall.

Mi Zhu followed Su and Zhang to the front hall, only to see a young man who was more than seven feet tall, wearing a golden crown and wearing a purple suit waiting outside the hall, he immediately walked forward quickly and saluted: "Xuzhou Mi Zhu Mi Zizhong has seen the champion Hou!" ”

"Excuse me, please!" At the same time that Mi Zhu was looking at Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang was also looking at him. I saw that Mi Zhu's figure was about the same as Liu Zhang's, although Mi Zhu was only a white robe, but the elegance of his body made Liu Zhang feel a little broken. To put it in my heart, if you don't know the details of Mi Zhu, with his dress and bearing, no one can tell that he is from a merchant family.

"Champion Hou first, please!" Since Mi Zhu is known as the ancient gentleman, he is very concerned about etiquette, although he is not rigid and old-fashioned, but he still understands the difference between the upper and lower levels.

"Zizhong, let's do it together!" Liu Zhang grabbed Mi Zhu's hand, and the two walked into the hall hand in hand. Although holding a man's hand, Liu Zhang felt a little weird, but in ancient times, except for people who had a habit of dragon yang, holding hands showed closeness. Don't see, Liu Bei in history often slept with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, if it was in modern times, some people would definitely suspect that they had an improper and immoral relationship.

Entering the hall, Liu Zhang and Mi Zhu sat down as guests, while Su and Zhang accompanied the prime minister. After the servant served the tea, Liu Zhang asked with a smile: "I don't know if Zizhong is coming from thousands of miles away, what's the matter?" ”

Mi Zhu picked up the teacup and greeted Liu Zhang: "Don't hide it from the champion Hou, Tao Envoy Jun intends to buy some war horses, but Liu Envoy Jun in Youzhou does not sell them, and Liangzhou is at war again, so I came to discuss the purchase of war horses with Champion Hou on the order of Tao Envoy Jun!" ”

"I don't know how much Tao Envoy Jun needs?" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "Bingzhou is short of grain, when the two subordinates of this Hou bought grain in Xuzhou, they were quite taken care of by Zizhong and Tao Zhijun, although Ben Hou only arrived in Bingzhou, but there are still a few good horses, just try to satisfy Tao Zhijun!" ”

"This..."Mi Zhu hesitated a little, Liu Zhang's words had the meaning of repaying kindness, but he felt that Liu Zhang was saying that Tao Qian was asking for retribution, Mi Zhu arched his hand and said: "If the champion Hou is inconvenient, he will not force it!" ”

"Zizhong misunderstood!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "If you talk about horses, there are indeed a lot of them in my hands, but most of them are inferior horses, even if they are medium horses. Ben Hou listened to the words of Su and Zhang, and knew that Tao Yuanjun wanted good horses, but the high-grade war horses under Ben Hou's command were less than a thousand in addition to being equipped for soldiers! ”

(To be continued)