"Husband, what are you looking at?" Xu Shu jumped into the study and saw that Wang Xu was holding a roll of bamboo slips to study carefully, and immediately asked curiously.

"Oh! I'm looking at the implementation of the decree in the past five days. Wang Xu raised his head and smiled slightly, and then asked, "Didn't you go to your workshop?" Why did you come back so soon? ”

"Oh, I'm just going to deliver two new women's dresses, how long will it take." Saying that, Xu Shu was a little excited and said: "Sue you, the business of the few workshops I opened recently is very good, and almost all of them have entered the profitable period." The best sales are men's and women's clothes, trinkets, various types of chairs, round tables, etc., and I have decided to make more new products and diversify in the future. ”

"Hehe, you're just bullying people who don't know these things, and it won't be long before these things gradually spread, and the competition will naturally increase." Wang Xu smiled disdainfully.

Seeing Wang Xu questioning himself, Xu Shu suddenly hummed dissatisfiedly: "What are you afraid of, I did it first, made brand benefits, and am you afraid of competition?" Besides, I can continue to launch new products and new styles that they have never thought of, who can compete with me? ”

"Huh! Forget it, play as you please! Smiling absently, Wang Xu turned to say: "Anyway, there is one thing you must keep in mind, anything must be before the Ming and Qing dynasties, and goods that should not appear cannot appear now." ”

Hearing this, Xu Shu suddenly glanced at Wang Xu: "Don't worry, I know, anything I design is retro, and most of them use the costumes on TV before, at most, some of them are more cartoonish." And I've tried to revise it as much as possible to be in line with the current thinking. ”

"Huh! Toss it up as you like. "I don't care about these Wang Xu, anyway, Xu Shu is idle, let her do something, her life will be more fulfilling, and she can make money, why not? But after thinking about it, he couldn't help but say: "By the way, you've been producing for so long, why didn't you say anything new for your family?" I see that you change a set of clothes a day, and I see that there seem to be more than 30 styles from various dynasties in your wardrobe. ”

"Yikes! I forgot! Xu Shu suddenly stuck out her tongue.

"Hey! Really, you can also get some chairs and tables for the Taishou Mansion another day. I'm used to kneeling, but I still feel comfortable sitting in a chair! Also, get me a few clothes that are easy to wear and more imposing, and I'm not afraid to exaggerate. Wang Xu said with a smile.

"Good!" Xu Shu immediately smiled and nodded.

Seeing this, Wang Xu didn't say anything more, smiled and returned his attention to the bamboo slips: "Okay, you can find something to do yourself, I was interrupted by you just when I saw Juntun." ”

Hearing this, Xu Shu suddenly exclaimed: "Suffer, I forgot to tell you, when I entered the house just now, I met Tian Feng in the front yard, and he asked me to pass a message to you, the matter is very important!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Wang Xu suddenly glanced at Xu Shu speechlessly: "Why didn't you say it earlier?" Have you been messing around here with me for a long time? ”

"It was you who pestered me to ask about the workshop, where I went around with you." Xu Shu suddenly pouted dissatisfied.

"Okay, let's talk about it, what's the matter?" Wang Xu didn't bother to argue with Xu Shu anymore, so he immediately asked.

Knowing that Wang Xu was anxious, Xu Shu was not verbose, and immediately replied: "That's the case, Sun Jian's messenger just now has arrived, saying that he has taken Qujiang County, completely suppressed the riot, and handed over the aftermath to Liu Du." It's just that his methods are a bit bloody and he kills a lot of people. ”

Hearing Sun Jian's measures, Wang Xu was happy instead, and smiled slightly: "I'm not afraid of this." It's good to be shocked, so that the barbarians can know how valuable my policy is. It will also be easier for Liu Du to give a decree according to my Lingling County. ”

"Hmmm! It's a pity, but it's a pity that too many people died. Saying that, Xu Shu sighed, but also knew that some things were unavoidable, so he immediately turned to say: "You don't have to worry about this, Liu Du is also very talented in handling internal government affairs, according to Tian Feng, Guiyang has made great progress and has begun to recover." The two brothers, Huanjie and Huan Su, are currently in charge of unified scheduling to support the development of Guiyang! ”

"That's good, wait a few days and see, if Liu Du is really completely obedient, then he will be played as Guiyang Taishou." Wang Xu said.

"I think he is genuinely committed to him, and not only does he obey his words, but he also comes in full compliance with your orders." Saying that, Xu Shu smiled slightly, but turned to say: "There is no big problem in Guiyang, but the situation in the north has begun to turbulent again." ”

"Oh? What's the matter? ”

"The remaining thieves of the Yellow Turbans, Guo Tai, Li Le, Han Xian, and Hu Cai, they revolted again in Baibo Valley, and are currently attacking Taiyuan County and Hedong County." Xu Shu glanced at Wang Xu and smiled slightly.

"The White Wave Valley has revolted?" Wang Xu first exclaimed, but then he was overjoyed: "Haha! Great, their uprising shows that the history of the north has not changed much, and the chaos in the world is imminent, and I am still worried that the court will not be in chaos! ”

"Let's go! Come with me to the barracks and see how the surrender of the rebels is going, and Zhou Chao and Guo Shi should also be settled! And the melee is getting closer and closer, and it is time to expand the army again! ”

After speaking, Wang Xu didn't procrastinate, immediately stood up, pulled Xu Shu and ran to the barracks.

After directly summoning the generals to the barracks, Wang Xu was not verbose, and went straight to the topic: "Gao Shun, I haven't asked about the prisoners in the past few days, I don't know how you, Tian Feng, and Huanjie were placed, and how did it go?" ”

Seeing that Wang Xu was so impatient, Gao Shun didn't dare to slack off, and immediately replied: "Report to the lord, this expedition to Guiyang has captured a total of more than 22,000 people, plus the surrender of the Zhou Dynasty and Guo Shi, a total of 27,000 people. Among them, 9,734 young and middle-aged people between the ages of 20 and 30 are still stranded in the army, stationed five miles southwest of the county seat, and have gradually begun to carry out military cantonment on the land set aside. And the rest of the people have been handed over to Hu Cao Penghuan to resettle and enrich the households, and the specific situation over there is not too clear in the end. But it seems that the settlement is almost complete, and they are promised that anyone who has a family can move to my Lingling. ”

Hearing this, Wang Xu frowned, and thought for a while before he spoke: "I said before that I promised that these people could be resettled, so I can't force them to join the army like this. And they have resentment in their hearts, which is also not conducive to my elite army policy. In my opinion, you will immediately rush to the conscription with all the generals, tell the truth about the treatment in our army, and those who are willing to join the army will join the army, and those who have families will also be resettled and divided into land according to the regulations. If you don't want to join the army, you will hand it over to Huan Jie, and let him deal with it. ”

"No!" Gao Shun immediately nodded in response.

"Okay, I won't say more, and try to solve these people in the fastest time. I'll go to my second brother later, and ask him to start recruiting troops in Guiyang and Lingling. ”

As soon as Wang Xu's words came out, the generals were immediately surprised, and Xu Sheng was even more shocked: "Lord, do you want to recruit troops on a large scale?" ”

"Hmmm! That's right, by the end of this year, I want 20,000 elite soldiers. Wang Xu is very sure of the authenticity.

"Hiss......" Except for Zhang Jing smiling unmoved, all the generals couldn't help but gasp.

But after a while, all the generals were happy, and only Gao Shun and Xu Sheng frowned. After Xu Sheng hesitated for a moment, he couldn't help but admonish: "Lord, this seems inappropriate, although my Lingling is developing rapidly, but to support 20,000 elite soldiers, it will greatly hinder development!" ”

Hearing this, Wang Xu smiled slightly, and slowly shook his head: "It's not Lingling offerings, but Guiyang and Lingling counties!" ”

After saying that, after a little consideration, Wang Xu continued: "In the future, all counties in Guiyang, including the county government, will only leave the basic garrison soldiers, and the main county government soldiers will all be stationed here and merge with us. ”

As soon as these words came out, Xu Sheng immediately stopped talking, and all the generals remained silent. Seeing this, Wang Xu couldn't help but smile slightly, and then said: "Okay, that's it, you just need to hurry up and deal with this aspect." But where are Zhou Chao and Guo Shi now? ”

"Because the lord didn't mention how to deal with it, the two of them are currently in this barracks." Gao Shun replied.

"Hmmm! Zhang Jing, go and bring them over! ”

"Okay, boss." Hearing this, Zhang Jing immediately got up and walked out of the big tent.

A moment later, Wang Xu and the generals had just chatted a few words, and Zhou Chao and Guo Shi followed Zhang Jing into the big tent. Seeing Wang Xu sitting on the handsome seat, Zhou Chao and Guo Shi both sighed, knelt down and said: "The guilty general Zhou Chao (Guo Shi), see the general!" "This Zhou Dynasty and Guo Shi were originally officials in Yingdao County, so they both called themselves criminal generals at this moment.

Although Wang Xu had the intention to use the two of them, he was not in a hurry, but said unhurriedly: "As officials, you two are helping the bandits to rebel, which is a great crime to wipe out the three clans. What's more, Zhou Chao was originally a county lieutenant, not only did he not perform his duties and quell the rebellion, but instead aided the abuse, which was an additional crime. Do you have anything to say about that? ”

The two of them suddenly sighed bitterly, and slowly lowered their heads: "The sin will convict Zhou Chao (Guo Shi)!" ”

Seeing this, Wang Xu slowly shook his head and sighed: "Hey! I've also read your two self-reports, and although their hearts are not bad, they shouldn't be done in such a way. Do you know how many people have been displaced through their own faults? How many wives are separated? How many people died tragically? ”

Neither of them said a word, but it could be seen that they were in great pain, and their eyes were glistening with tears.

In fact, Wang Xu was also very sympathetic to the two, after all, their original intentions were good, but they were deceived, and they also chose the wrong path, and in the end, they were out of control. Looking at the two people in pain, he also sighed sincerely for them: "However, for the sake of your ability to get lost and know the opposite, and assist my army to pacify the Xingxing, you can be exempted from the responsibility of destroying the three clans, and only write down the sins of the two of you." ”

Saying that, Wang Xu added: "Actually, someone has already reported that your family has quietly gone south, and I guess it should be an incognito life in Jiaozhou!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the two of them shook suddenly, and instantly understood what Wang Xu meant: Don't think that the pardon just now is dispensable, it is not difficult to find out your family.

When he fell prostrate on the ground, he exclaimed gratefully: "Thank you for the general's forgiveness." ”

Seeing this, Wang Xu smiled slightly, and slowly spoke: "As for the two of you, I will not punish you, because I said before that as long as you surrender, you can be exempted." According to the practice of my big man, this kind of thing can be decided by the general with the troops, and I am also a person who believes in his word. But I hope that you can stay in the army and make meritorious contributions, and at the same time, you will not waste your skills, how about it? ”

As soon as these words came out, the two of them looked over in surprise, but after a while, they couldn't cry: "The general is so righteous, and the kindness seems to be reborn, how dare we not serve the death force, and we are willing to be the general's pawn!" ”

"What I want is sincerity, even if you don't join the army, I won't punish you, but really decided?"

"I won't change my mind until I die!" The two glanced at each other, but they spoke in unison.

"Good! Then you should start from the most ordinary Wu Commander and make an appearance. Wang Xu immediately spoke.

The two of them did not hesitate at all, and immediately replied: "No! ”

Seeing that the matter had been dealt with, Wang Xu did not stay for long, and immediately got up and left the big tent quickly. "Gao Shun, Zhou Chao and Guo Shi will be arranged by you, the promotion system is based on our army, once a week, as long as they lead the troops well, they can be promoted!"

"No!" With Gao Shun's promise, Wang Xu and Xu Shu had already walked out of the military tent......