Subdued the Baibo army, occupied Xiayang, Dayang and Yucheng, and Liu Wei's army guarded Yucheng, and more than a month had passed in the blink of an eye.

In the early days, Liu Wei was always puzzled by the inexplicable disappearance of the old man's body, and as the days passed, gradually this matter was forgotten by him.

The early summer wind swept across the earth with a warm feeling, and Liu Wei and Xu Shu walked on the ridges one after the other, and beside them was the freshly cultivated field.

The ploughshare turned over the soil was still a little wet in the sun.

Several pro-soldiers followed behind Liu Wei and Xu Shu, and like the two of them, they turned their heads to look at the newly cultivated fields on both sides.

A little farther away, in a field, several elderly farmers are sowing seeds into the soil

Looking at the farmer sowing seeds in the distance, Liu Wei turned back to Xu Shu and asked, "It's early summer now, is it a little late to sow seeds at this time?" ”

"This is the best time to grow corn." Xu Shu, who was following behind Liu Bian, smiled slightly and said to Liu Bian: "Corn is planted in April and May every year, and a bumper harvest can be harvested in August. ”

"In this way, you can only plant one season a year!" Looking at the busy farmers in the fields, Liu Wei nodded and said: "If you can plant two crops of grain a year, by the end of the year, the people may have a better life, and the army will have more grain and grass." ”

Xu Shu smiled slightly, did not speak, but cast his eyes on a waterwheel that was slowly turning in the small river in the distance.

The waterwheel was built under the supervision of Liu Wei himself, and the structure is no different from the waterwheel at the entrance of Taojiazhuang Village, with it, the people can grow food, even in the dry season, as long as the river is not dry, there is no need to worry about the lack of water in the fields.

"Your Highness!" Together with Xu Shu, leading a few personal soldiers to walk along the ridge, Liu Wei heard a shout not far from the side.

Turning his head to look in the direction where the shouting was made, what appeared in Liu Wei's field of vision was a pro-soldier who was running quickly from the opposite ridge.

The soldier first ran around the adjacent ridge, turned to the oncoming ridge, and rushed towards Liu Wei, the ridge was narrow, and he ran so fast that on several occasions he was even almost planted in the freshly reclaimed field.

"Your Highness, the latest news!" When he arrived opposite Liu Wei, the soldiers clasped their fists and bowed to him and said: "Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an, the coalition army occupied Luoyang, Liu Dai led the army into Qiao Mao's camp because of Qiao Mao's slackness in supervising grain, and all the Qiao clansmen present were slaughtered, and now Dongjun is a borderless land!" ”

After listening to the words of the pro-soldiers, Liu Wei hurriedly asked: "Has the news been verified?" ”

"It's been verified, it's true!" The pro-soldier clenched his fists and bowed down, and replied to Liu Wei.

"Revisit, be sure to approve the news, and report back!" Furrowing his brows and groaning for a while, Liu Wei waved his hand to the pro-soldier and said to him: "I must make sure that the news is true!" ”

"No!" The soldiers responded, took a few steps back, turned around and galloped along the ridge.

Looking at the back of his own soldiers, Liu Wei turned his head and said to Xu Shu: "What does the military advisor think about this matter?" ”

"If Qiao Mao is really killed by Liu Dai, it will leave an excuse for His Highness to wave his troops eastward!" Xu Shu clasped his fists and arched at Liu Wei and said, "Qiao Mao, as the Taishou of Dongjun, has been stationed in Dongjun all year round. It is only now that our military occupies the area of Yucheng, Xiayang and Dayang, and the Taishou Wangyi of Hedong was appointed by the imperial court after Dong Zhuo usurped power, although he was loyal to the Han family, he was also loyal to the imperial court. At present, Wang Yi has not sent a challenge to His Royal Highness, thinking that His Royal Highness is the lineage of the Han family. If His Royal Highness once leads the army eastward, Dong Zhuo orders in the name of the imperial court, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no trouble for Xiao Wall. His Royal Highness should prepare as soon as possible, first occupy the east of the river to stabilize the foundation, and then move eastward to ask Liu Dai for the crime! ”

"Let's go back to the barracks!" Liu Wei's eyes narrowed slightly, waved his hand at Xu Shu and several personal soldiers behind him, raised his feet and walked briskly towards the end of the ridge.

On the road at the edge of the field, there were more than 100 pro-soldiers. Not far from the soldiers, there were more than 100 small trees growing on the side of the road, all of which were tied to war horses lying or standing.

Liu Wei led Xu Shu and others to the path, and more than 100 soldiers sitting on the side of the road hurriedly stood up, ran to the side of the war horse, untied the rope that tied the war horse, and lined up in a long line to wait for Liu Wei.

Leaving the ridge and onto the path, taking the reins of the mount from a personal soldier, Liu Wei stepped on the wooden stirrup he designed himself, jumped on the war horse, waved to everyone, and shouted: "Go back to the city!" ”

More than 100 people jumped on horseback, followed behind Liu Wei and Xu Shu, and galloped wildly in the direction of Yucheng.

The hooves of more than 100 war horses stepped on the dirt path, and with the sound of "clang" horses' hooves, a cloud of smoke and dust rolled up in the sky.

As soon as he led the team into Yucheng, Liu Wei turned over and jumped off the horse, handed over the war horse to a personal soldier behind him to lead, and he walked side by side with Xu Shu at the front of the team.

Most of the relatives of the Bai Bo army in the city were allocated land outside the city, and some of those who did not receive land were people with various special skills who needed them to stay in the city to work in the workshops.

After more than a month of recuperation, some talented people learned that Liu Wei was recruiting talents, and they also came to Yucheng one after another. There are no great talents among them, but small talents have a basket, and it is not very difficult for these people to govern the city.

Under Liu Wei's instructions, handicraft workshops such as forging, pottery and weaving were built in the three cities, and those people who remained in the city and had a certain level of craftsmanship became the first professional craftsmen employed by the workshops.

The development of the three cities is still short, although there is some improvement, but it is not very prominent. The output of the newly built workshops is also very low, and it can only maintain the daily consumption of the people and the army in the three places.

In addition to vigorously developing agriculture and handicrafts, Liu Wei also adopted the strategy of reducing merchants' taxes in order to attract more foreign merchants to trade in the three cities and increase trade income. But it has been more than a month since the new policy was introduced, but the results are not as significant as Liu Wei imagined.

Attracted by tax cuts and government and military support, most of the shops on both sides of the street have reopened, and although business is still a little sluggish, it is much more lively than when the army entered the city.

led the team on the street, and the people in front of him gave way to both sides of the road and bowed to Liu Wei.

The war was chaotic, since the White Polish army entered Yucheng, including the families of the White Polish army, the people in the city lived a life of lack of clothes and food, and now Liu Wei entered the city, and it only took more than a month to restore the original chaotic order. It is precisely because of this that whether it is the aborigines of Yucheng or the family members of the Baibo Army, they all admire and appreciate this King Hongnong from the bottom of their hearts.

"Attracting businessmen needs to be strengthened!" After walking a few streets, he could already see the tooth gate of the barracks in the distance, Liu Wei whispered to Xu Shu who was walking in the rear: "In the future, our army will turn to the Quartet, and we will fight, and we will fight for good weapons, strong soldiers and horses, and sufficient food and grass. Today, we are still too poor, and if we don't strengthen the economy, I'm afraid we won't be able to support it for a long time! ”

"Your Highness said yes!" Following behind Liu Wei, Xu Shu nodded and said to him: "If there are no merchants coming, even if the workshop in the city can produce a large number of goods, it can only be backlogged, and it cannot be exchanged for copper coins, and the people who work in the workshop will also be hungry!" ”

"Never allow that to happen!" Raising his eyes and looking at the military camp that was getting closer and closer, Liu Wei said to Xu Shu: "I would rather let this king go hungry and let this king suffer poverty, and I must not let the soldiers and people go hungry and freeze!" ”

Seeing that he was about to walk to the barracks, Liu Wei lowered his voice and said to Xu Shu: "The soldiers and people are hungry, they are going to rebel!" ”

Xu Shu nodded, didn't speak again, and followed Liu Wei straight into the tooth door.

As soon as he returned to the main general's barracks, Liu Wei said to a soldier who followed him before he entered the house: "This king has important matters to discuss with the military advisor, and no one is allowed to enter without a general gift!" ”

The pro-soldiers answered, waved their hands behind them, and most of the pro-soldiers led their horses in the direction of the stable, and at the door of the main general's barracks, only more than a dozen pro-soldiers remained to guard the door.

After entering the house, Liu Wei walked straight to the main seat, took out a map stacked on the table, spread it on the table, and beckoned to Xu Shu.

Pulling a straw mat from behind the table on the side, Xu Shu walked quickly to the opposite side of Liu Wei, spread the straw mat on the ground, and knelt down.

"This map is a map of the nearby city that the king asked him to draw." Pointing to the small dot marked with Yucheng on the map, Liu Wei raised his head and looked at Xu Shu and said: "The king of Fang Cai thought about it on the road, although our army is now fully equipped with armor and blades, but the officers and soldiers are still negligent in training, and they are not enough to be competent for the big battle. Although the Hedong area is under Dong Zhuo's orders, he has not challenged this king, if this king rashly takes Hedong, I am afraid that the world will ......"

"Hedong is located in the Central Plains, with vast fields and abundant products. His Royal Highness is the orthodoxy of the Han family, but Dong Zhuo is an old thief who steals the country! Before Liu Wei finished speaking, Xu Shu said to him: "Dong Zhuo was named the Taishou of Hedong back then, although he was committed to rectifying the Qiang people and did not take root in Hedong, but now the Taishou Wangyi of Hedong is recommended by Dong Zhuo. Although this person has a good official reputation, he is controlled by Dong Zhuo after all. If they don't occupy the east of the river, even if the Xiliang army doesn't cross the river to encircle and suppress, the areas around Yucheng, Xiayang and Dayang will not be able to hold it for a long time. Now that the troubled times are about to rise, Your Highness must not have the kindness of a woman! ”

"Take Hedong!" Liu Wei frowned tightly and thought for a while before he said to Xu Shu: "It's just that Hedong is vast, where to start, is it appropriate?" ”

"Take Anyi as soon as possible!" Xu Shu raised his hand and pointed to the small dot north of Yucheng on the map and said to Liu Wei: "Anyi is where the Hedong County Government is located. Our army raided Anyi and captured it, and the cities in Hedong were leaderless, and if they attacked again, they would get twice the result with half the effort! ”

"Good!" Looking at the position of Xu Shu's fingers, Liu Wei wrinkled his brows tightly, and after a while, he slapped the table in front of him and said to Xu Shu: "According to what the military advisor said, the army will immediately prepare for war and send troops to Anyi!" ”

"Someone!" Deciding to send troops, Liu Wei raised his head and shouted outside the door: "Please all the generals come to the king's barracks to discuss military affairs!" ”

"No!" At the door of the main general's barracks, a personal soldier stood at the main gate in stride, answered with fists with both hands, and then turned around and ran to the barracks, summoning Dian Wei and the others.