When Cao Cao recruited troops from all over the country, Ao Lie was not idle, he took out a huge amount of wealth and handed it over to the generals headed by Wang Hun and Ma Jun as supervisors, so that thousands of skilled craftsmen who would be supervisors worked overtime to catch up with all kinds of military resources. In order to alleviate the pressure on the prisoners, Ao Lie also ordered more than 2,000 engineering students in the Yenching Academy to help in the prison when they had no homework. Although the craftsmanship of these students is not necessarily very superb, with their solid foundation, there is no problem in helping the craftsmen who will be in prison.

If you want to let the students who will be supervisors and engineering students build a large number of large-scale weapons of destruction such as red-coat ballistas to play an important role on the battlefield, then the necessary investment is essential. At this time, the strong side of the Northern Han Dynasty was revealed.

After the conscription of 500,000 soldiers, the money and grain in the treasury of the Northern Han Dynasty were sharply reduced by one-third, and the remaining two-thirds had to maintain the military salaries of the 500,000 recruits for a year, which could never be easily used.

According to the different economic conditions of each large state, the state pastors of each state handed over a large amount of money and grain to the central government under the condition of ensuring the normal operation of state affairs, and the total amount reached a terrifying 200 million yuan, which was almost the same as the inventory of the treasury of the Northern Han Dynasty. This figure is quite large, but it is very much in line with the proportion of a country's economy, and the amount of money in the central treasury is comparable to the amount of money saved in other parts of the country, which is the most significant indicator of a country's economic maturity. It's just that with the full cooperation of the ministers of the Northern Han Dynasty and the concept of governing the country quoted by Ao Lie from a large number of later generations, the economic situation of the Northern Han Dynasty is really a bit terrifying, and it is almost the same as the prosperity of the rule of Wenjing in the past.

Among the major states, Yizhou, which is known as the country of abundance, and Jizhou, which has abundant money and grain, are the ones who have the most money and grain; It was followed by the vast Jingzhou, the Jiangdong with its rivers, and the annexed prefecture that had not been warbed in the past ten years; in the third echelon. It is Guanzhong, which was at the beginning of the war, and Liangzhou, where the people are fierce, as well as the three states of Guang, Ming and Tong, which have developed rapidly in the past few years. Jiaozhou was unable to transport the money and grain in time because it was too far away from Yanjing, but Jiaozhou Mu Shixie borrowed money from Yizhou Mu Xu Shu in line with the economic situation in the state by way of borrowing, and Xu Shu transported it to Yanjing on behalf of Shixie, and then Shixie raised money and grain from Jiaozhou and sent it back to Yizhou. The state pastors of these large states did not all pay all the money and grain in the same way, but replaced part of the money and grain with items of equivalent value according to the special products of each locality. For example, Liangzhou used Liangzhou horses instead of 30% of the money and grain, while Yizhou used refined iron and 100 steels instead of 20% of the money and grain...... The advantage of this is that it can be used locally, eliminating the need to send money and grain to Yanjing for procurement, which virtually saves a lot of costs.

To Ao Lie's surprise, Xiao Ru, who was far away in Fusang, also sent support, and he fully showed his talent in governance, sending people to send twenty large ships of money and food. It is almost equal to the sum of the money and grain handed over by the two major states of Guang and Ming. Moreover, in addition to sending a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, Xiao Ru also sent Fusang's specialties - fruits and dried fish. The so-called fruit does not refer to something like a snack, but a plant. It ripens twice a year, and it is both beautiful and delicious, and it is a fruit with a refreshing taste. It can also play a role in satisfying the stomach. Dried fish doesn't need to be explained, this is the most famous specialty of Fuso, and it is rich in nutrients. The taste is unique. These two things, let Ao Lie's eyes shine, if these two foods are matched together, in addition to a small amount of staple food, it can be regarded as a very good meal, the most important thing is that fruits and dried fish are good at preservation, not perishable, and the nutritional value is very high, such a meal can make the soldiers in the army eat at the same time, but also ensure sufficient physical strength, in the battle to exert all the combat effectiveness.

After tasting some fruits and dried fish, Ao Lie immediately asked Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing, two famous doctors, to make a judgment and match a recipe with a variety of varieties, excellent taste, and rich nutrition, as a regular food standard in the army. He also ordered large-scale cultivation of fruit seeds and cultivation methods provided by Xiao Ru in areas with a similar climate to Fuso, and also required coastal areas to carry out a quantitative amount of fishing according to the method of making dried fish in Fuso, so as to be used as military rations. Of course, Ao Lie will not do anything to fish, he does not want to see the destruction of the natural environment happen, all fishing activities will be carried out under the unified command of the government, to avoid the risk of future generations.

After recruiting a large amount of money and food, Ao Lie refined the focus of the next step into two aspects. On the one hand, he ordered generals at all levels to pay close attention to military training under the coordination and command of Gao Shun, Xu Rong and other military training masters, in order to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible, and unify the pace with the original elite soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty and reach a tacit understanding; On the other hand, Ao Lie issued a death order to the general, ordering the general to expand the armament to the standard of one million men fighting at the same time within five months.

If the three points can be perfectly combined, Ao Lie will have reason to believe that it is not too difficult to eliminate the last resistance to dominating the world and uproot Cao Cao's forces!

In the next six months, the Northern Han Dynasty was closely united with Ao Lie as the core, like a huge and sophisticated machine, and began to run vigorously. Let the whole world change color! Even people who no longer care about politics have clearly felt the tension before the war, the two countries of Northern Han and Wei, Ao Lie and Cao Cao, the pair of old enemies, have finally reached the moment of real decisive battle. All the soldiers of the two countries are already gearing up, and in the intense preparations for war, they are ready to obey the orders of their respective monarchs at any time and set foot on the battlefield.

In the blink of an eye, the time has come to the height of summer. After a pouring rain, Ao Lie came to the military academy in Yanjing alone and stood quietly in front of the towering Loyal Martyrs' Monument for a long time. On the monument of martyrs, from the original empty word to the current dense, engraved with the names of many people, and even some people did not even leave their names, only a simple code name. Ao Lie stretched out his hand and brushed over these names one by one, and the expression on his face gradually became solemn.

The reason why the Northern Han Dynasty has today's prosperity is inseparable from the martyrs who will leave their names on the martyrs' monument forever, without these people's fearless life and death, and the efforts of going forward and succeeding, there will be no Northern Han Dynasty today, it is these respectable and lovely martyrs who laid the cornerstone of the Northern Han Dynasty with their own lives, and these martyrs composed a tragic song of life with blood, and set off the Northern Han Dynasty to the clouds! In Ao Lie's heart, they will always be the loveliest people!

With the memory of those martyrs who knew or did not know each other, Ao Lie's mood could not be calmed for a long time. For the sake of these martyrs who died on the battlefield, for the sake of those people who yearn for peace, and for the long-term peace of future generations, in this battle, Ao Lie and the Northern Han Dynasty behind him can only win, not lose!

Standing in front of the monument of the martyrs all night, on the second day, when the sun was rising, Ao Lie returned to his bedroom. He wanted to leave his last bit of time to his family selfishly. Although there is no specific date for the expedition, that day will not be too far away, and before that, Ao Lie wants to spend a happy time with his family. He can't guarantee that he will be able to come back alive in the upcoming war, so he has to use a limited amount of time to enjoy endless happiness with his family.

During this time, Ao Lie obviously felt that his relatives around him had made great changes for him. Master Wang Ao Laozu and Uncle Tong Yuan and grandfather Ao Laozhang left their serious faces, just like three old naughty boys, they love to come to Ao Lie to chat and joke when they have nothing to do; Father Liu Yu is no longer as harsh as before, whenever he looks at Ao Lie, his eyes are always filled with relief and encouragement, and the corners of his mouth often inadvertently bring an exaggerated arc; His mother, Mrs. Ao, picked up the needlework she hadn't done for a long time, sewing a decent and generous robe for Ao Lie with stitches and threads; Sun Shangxiang is no longer as barbaric as before, but has become extraordinarily gentle; Needless to say, Cai Yan and Zhen Mi looked at Ao Lie with affection all day long, like a big girl who had not yet married and saw the young man she liked; Xiao Liu Kun also changed his style of being a little adult, returned to the heart of a child, and followed Ao Lie day and night, it seems that even he had a premonition that his father would face the most difficult test in his life, a test of success and defeat......

family, let Ao Lie feel endless warmth, but also brought him endless motivation. The names of the martyrs on the monument and the warmth brought by his family made Ao Lie's heart give birth to thousands of thoughts, and in the end, all the thoughts were integrated together and transformed into eight big words: only to win, not to die!

On the first day of August in the second year of Kangqian, Ao Lie harvested the second child in his life, and the child's mother was Zhen Mi. This child is a girl, the pink carving is very cute, and the appearance is vaguely with little Liu Kun's imagination, as soon as she was born, it is already foreseeable that she will be a beautiful embryo in the future. Ao Lie immediately canonized the girl as Princess Changle, implying that she could spend her life happily.

However, it was also on this day that Ao Lie didn't even have time to choose a name for his newborn daughter, so he had to give up his newborn daughter and lead 500,000 elite soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty to embark on the journey.

"When my father returns, I'm naming you." This is the first sentence that Ao Lie said to his daughter, and at the same time, it is also a promise, a promise made by a father to his daughter. (To be continued......)