In August of the seventh year of Jian'an, Liu Chuang arrived in Yanjing.

A new city rises from the ground.

According to Liu Chuang's master plan, Yanjing has only completed one-fifth of the project. The area of the city has been completed, about thirty square kilometers in size. Compared with the area of Chang'an in the later Tang Dynasty, it is not even half of Chang'an. However, if the master plan is included, Yanjing covers an area of nearly 100 square kilometers, and its total area definitely exceeds the urban area of Chang'an in the later Tang Dynasty......

However, the population of Yanjing has always been a big issue.

Because it has only been built recently, the population is only more than 30,000 people, which is not worth mentioning compared with the grand scale of Yanjing City.

Fortunately, with the start of the Battle of Jizhou, a large number of displaced people began to migrate to Youzhou.

Huang Zhen, the new Yanjing commander, introduced to Liu Chuang: "Xun Zhonglang has started the migration plan of the displaced people, and the Elk, Su, Zhen and Zhang families will recruit a large number of displaced people from the Central Plains to migrate to Youzhou and Liaodong...... According to Xin Junshi's estimates, after the beginning of spring next year, the population of Yanjing will increase to 60,000, and by the end of next year, the total population will exceed 100,000. According to the current scale of Yanjing, the population of 100,000 is just right. ”

Building a city that can accommodate a million people is not an easy task.

In terms of the current background of Youzhou, it is not difficult to build a big city with a population of 100,000, but it is indeed difficult to reach the scale of Chang'an or Luoyang.

After all, Youzhou has a small population overall.

Although the four major businessmen are expected to attract 2 million people to Youzhou, most of them need to be filled in the border cities.

For example, Daijun, such as Shanggu, such as Yunzhong...... The three counties are vast in area, but the combined population is only about 100,000. The reason why Liu Chuang wanted to recruit so many displaced people was to strengthen the power of the Han people in the border fortress and at the same time dilute the proportion of the Hu people.

Therefore, after the arrival of the displaced people, the county town of Biansai is the most important.

At the same time, with the beginning of the rise of Liaodong, it also needs to be filled with a large number of people.

Liu Chuang didn't want the territory he had worked so hard to build up, and in the end, because of the population, he would have to give it up. In addition, the state also needs to be filled with population, and roughly calculated, even if the one million Montenegrin army in Zhang Yan's hands is counted, it is far from being able to meet Liu Chuang's demand for population.

"If you want to completely control the state and the state and the state of Youzhou, and dominate it, you need to fill this side with at least six million people......

But right now, even a million people are struggling. The lord doesn't need to be too anxious, it's best to increase the number of people slowly. ”

Zhuge Liang certainly knew Liu Chuang's thirst for population.

But he also knows that the rash increase in a large number of people will not only not bring benefits to Youzhou, but will cause a lot of trouble. Therefore, after hesitating for a while, he still proposed to Liu Chuang, and Liu Chuang should not be too eager to fill the number of people with the side plug.

After all, the migration of millions of people can also put a huge strain on management.

Liu Chuang pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement.

He did seem to be in a hurry, and he also ignored a lot of specific issues...... There is no way, the pressure brought to him by Cao Ying is too great. Seeing that a big war was about to kick off again, if he couldn't prepare early, he would inevitably be under more pressure at that time.

Population, population ......

Two thousand years later, China suffered from overpopulation.

But now, Liu Chuang has to be irritable because of the lack of population......

Yanjing, with a population of 100,000, is already the limit of Youzhou. And judging from the current situation, Yanjing is indeed not suitable to become a capital city with a population of one million.

"In that case, let's postpone the expansion of the outer city of Yanjing."

Since we are not going to build a large city with a population of one million, it is obvious that building a city according to the original plan will cost the people and money.

Zhuge Liang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, he was really a little scared, Liu Chuang would be so happy and forcibly build a big city with a population of one million.

"Brother, why do you have to build a royal city of this scale in Youzhou?"

Zhuge Liang always felt that Youzhou's geographical location was remote, and the environment was not very good, and it could even be called bad. The road traffic situation is also not particularly outstanding, and it seems that there is no need to build a large city here.

But how can he understand the ** plot in Liu Chuang's heart?

"The Central Plains is prosperous and rich, but it is too easy to wear down people's spirit.

Youzhou Shuofeng is strong, it is a bitter cold place, and it can hone people's surnames...... I have always longed to build my Han into an iron-blooded dynasty of 'no harmony, no tribute, no land, the Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies'. The construction of Yanjing is also based on this consideration. Only by facing the blade can we hone the courage and surname that are not afraid of hardships and dangers, and only in this way can our Han Dynasty continue for thousands of generations. ”

The so-called generations are just a slogan.

Liu Chuang knows this very well.

But since he wants to launch an assault on that throne, he naturally hopes that the kingdom will last.

In his bones, Liu Chuang has a bit of a Ming plot. Because in his mind, no matter how later generations evaluate the Ming Dynasty, the emperor of this dynasty did indeed do the Son of Heaven guarding the country, and the king died in the community. Liu Chuang has some admiration for the emperors of the Ming Dynasty. In his heart, he has always been extremely disgusted with the word "harmony" that has appeared frequently in history. A strong empire is by no means long-lasting by relying on harmony. No matter what later generations say about those amiable women, in Liu Chuang's view, it is always a shame for an empire.

"No land, no tribute?"

Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment, a little puzzled.

Not getting along, he can understand.

Since the Han Dynasty, there have been frequent incidents of harmony, and there are not a few. But this land is cut and tribute is paid...... Although Zhuge Liang didn't particularly understand in his heart, he didn't ask again. The Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies! Liu Chuang's ten words made his heart stir.

Zhuge Liang seems to understand a little why Liu Chuang attaches so much importance to the construction of Youzhou.

Perhaps in Liu Chuang's eyes, this Youzhou is a place related to the survival of the Han Dynasty, and it is the gateway to the Han Dynasty......

It has been two months since I returned to Yanjing.

In the blink of an eye, it was late autumn.

Jundu Mountain is full of maple leaves, and the scenery is extremely spectacular from a distance.

Not far away, Elk and a few children, accompanied by Zhuge Ling's daughters, walked among the maple red.

The laughter also made Liu Chuang's mood much easier. He motioned to Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Huang Zhen and Xu Miao to follow, climbed to the top of the military capital, looked at the beacon fire of Juyong, and suddenly felt pride in his heart.

"By the way, how is Guo Jia's situation?"

Xu Shu hurriedly said: "Mr. Guo's side is normal, and there is no abnormal movement.

Since the Lord's order, I have often visited Mr. Kwok. This person is really as the lord said, full of wisdom, worthy of the name of the ghost. However, he didn't seem to be interested in the situation in the world, and he tried to discuss business with him several times, but he refused to respond......"

Since Guo Jia was captured by Liu Chuang and came to Yanjing, he was placed in the Che Cavalry General's Mansion by Liu Chuang.

Since Xu Shu is also from Yingchuan and is a fellow villager with Guo Jia, Liu Chuang arranged for Xu Shu to contact Guo Jia.

Liu Chuang's subordinates are not from Yingchuan now.

His father-in-law, Xun Chen, and Xin Ping, who later served him, were all Yingchuan people. In terms of identity and reputation, they are far higher than Xu Shu. But the identities of these people are too sensitive, and Liu Chuang doesn't want to irritate Guo Jia too much. Xu Shu's talent is also quite good, so it is relatively easy for him to contact Guo Jia. In fact, Guo Jia really appreciates Xu Shu and is willing to communicate with Xu Shu.

But as Liu Chuang guessed, after Guo Jia was captured, although he did not resist, he did not accept Liu Chuang.

He made up his mind to be in Hanying, his heart was in Cao, and he refused to give advice to Liu Chuang. He didn't mind discussing with Xu Shu, and even encouraged Xu Shu to pursue Cai Wenji and give advice to Xu Shu. But when it comes to the issue of the general trend, he is silent. Xu Shu also ate several closed-door soups for this, and later saw Guo Jia's thoughts, so he no longer discussed the problems between Cao and Liu.

It can be heard that Xu Shu has great appreciation for Guo Jia.

Liu Chuang couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, and sighed softly, "Feng Xiao is really a stubborn surname, and it seems that he is indeed loyal to Cao Ying." It's a pity that I can't use such talents...... But that's fine! Everyone has their own ambitions, and since he is not willing to work for me, Yuan Zhi should stop talking about these things. Your personal friendship is your personal friendship, so you might as well communicate more with him. ”

"Whoa!"

Zhang Yan has officially cooperated with Liu Chuang.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Montenegrin army, which was located under the rule of Zhongshan State, was about 100,000 people, and was officially included in Liu Chuang's rule.

This is a temptation, and Liu Chuang attaches great importance to it.

After consulting with Xun Chen, he did not immediately relocate the 100,000 Montenegrins, but ordered them to register their household registration on the spot and settle them in the area between Guangchang and Pingshu. This is also a sparsely populated area. After 100,000 people fill in, it can greatly strengthen the communication between Youzhou and Zhongshan, and create conditions for the population to migrate to Daijun in the future. At the same time, Liu Chuang ordered the burning of wasteland in the Pingshu and Guangchang areas in preparation for the reclamation of barren tuntian fields in the spring of the coming year. Liu Chuang knew that the showdown between him and Cao Ying was imminent. In Guangchang Tuntian, the reclamation was also made in advance for the next showdown with Cao Ying.

After visiting the military capital mountain, Liu Chuang took his family to rest in the military village at the foot of the mountain, preparing to return to Yanjing the next day.

The night shrouded Jundu Mountain.

The autumn moon in Yanshan is particularly charming, and it has a unique style in the night.

After a long day of playing, Elk Zhuge Ling and the others were a little tired, so they rested early.

And Liu Chuang, Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu were in the big tent, flipping through the official documents sent from Yanjing and annotating.

The three of them either talked in a whisper or took up a pen to write.

Seeing that it was over, Liu Chuang saw that it was not early, so he got up and asked Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu to rest.

Just as the three of them were about to leave the big tent, they suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside the big tent.

As soon as the curtain was lifted, Li Yi hurriedly walked in, "Lord, Yanjing is in a hurry." ”

Liu Chuang was stunned, quickly sat up straight, and said in a deep voice: "Bring it in." ”

Li Yifeng turned around and went out, and after a while, he walked into the big tent with a small school.

The little school looked dusty, and there were still sweat stains on his face. When he walked into the big tent, he prostrated on the ground and said in fear: "Uncle Qiqi, I have an urgent report on the order of Xun Zhonglang." ”

"Bring it on!"

Xiao Xiao took out a bamboo tube from his body and handed it to Liu Chuang by Li Yifeng.

The bamboo tube was studded with fire paint, and there was a seal on it, which was Xun Chen's seal. Liu Chuang opened the bamboo tube, took out the letter from it, and after reading it under the light, his face suddenly changed.

"Lord, what happened?"

Liu Chuang put down the letter, glanced at Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu, and said after a while: "Ma Teng, dead!" (To be continued.) )