On the second day after Liu Wei's army entered Yucheng, a notice full of dense small characters was posted in the most conspicuous position of the city gate.

Many people gathered around the notice, stretching their necks to look at the small square characters above the notice.

Most of the people gathered around the notice were illiterate, and the reason why they gathered here was simply to wait for the literate people to read out the contents of the notice.

"What's written on it?" After standing by the notice for a long time, and not hearing anyone read it, an illiterate old woman pulled the old man standing in front of him and asked the old man a question.

The old man glanced back at the old woman, shook his head blankly, and said helplessly: "I don't know, I don't know how to read, I'm waiting to hear someone read it!" ”

While the two were talking, an old man standing next to the old man glanced at them and said to them: "King Hongnong wants the shops in the city to reopen, and the land near Yucheng will also be measured, and he wants to distribute the land equally to the people and revitalize the peasants and workers!" ”

"King Hongnong wants to give me equal distribution of fields?" As soon as the old man's words fell, the old man beside him blinked his eyes twice, and asked him with irrepressible excitement on his face: "This notice says that I and the homeless people will have a home in the future?" ”

"Exactly!" The old man who understood the notice nodded, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he was talking to himself: "This Hongnong King is interesting!" His numerology is quite worth calculating! ”

As he spoke, the old man stretched out his hand and pulled the blanket on his shoulders, and walked out of the crowd and walked towards the city.

At the same time, on the high platform of the Yucheng military barracks, Liu Wei held the hilt of his sword and watched the officers and soldiers on the school field divided into two different camps under the guidance of a group of officers in charge of selection.

In the position behind Liu Bian's left side, Xu Shu pinched his chin with one hand, twisted his brows slightly, and looked at the officers and soldiers on the school field who were being separated with Liu Bian.

Behind the two stood twelve generals dressed in scaly armor and neatly lined up.

The twelve generals all crossed their waists with one hand, and the other hand held the hilt of the long sword at their waists, straightened their bodies and raised their heads slightly, staring ahead like sculptures.

Nearly 100,000 officers and soldiers stood in a phalanx on the school grounds, led by the officers in charge of selection, and walked to the two phalanxes on the left and right respectively.

Those who walked to the phalanx on the right were young sergeants with strong physiques; Entering the phalanx on the left were the older or weaker soldiers.

"Your Highness!" From the morning to the close to noon, Yang Feng, the main person in charge of the selection of officers and soldiers, jumped on the high platform, hugged his fists and said to Liu Wei: "There are a total of 43,000 officers and soldiers in the partial battalion, and the main force of 50,000 soldiers and horses. ”

Liu Wei nodded, and his eyes circled over the officers and soldiers who were lined up in two phalanxes on the school field.

At the beginning, Liu Wei was recruited in Dayang City, but due to the extreme shortage of soldiers, all men of the same age were included in the army at the time of conscription, and they were not selected too carefully.

Some of the officers and soldiers recruited in this way are really older, and many of them are really weak and unfit to go to the battlefield and fight in various places!

"Hu Xiu!" There was silence on the school grounds, and the officers and soldiers who had been selected into the two camps all looked up at Liu Wei who was standing on the high platform, and Liu Wei did not give any explanation to the officers and soldiers about the division of the camp, but shouted to the generals behind him.

One of the generals raised his feet and stepped forward, clenched his fists and bowed to Liu Wei's back.

"Immediately order all 3,000 soldiers and horses from the partial battalion, go to Dayang, and receive Dayang's defense!" Liu Wei didn't look back, he just listened to the sound of someone stepping forward behind him, and then said in a low voice: "From today on, you will be responsible for the defense of Dayang, and in the future, when the county guard arrives, you must cooperate sincerely with it to build Dayang together!" Can you do it? ”

"The last general will be destined to die!" Hu Xiu, who raised his feet and took a step forward, responded with a fist, turned around and jumped off the high platform, and walked towards the officers and soldiers of the partial battalion standing on the left side of the barracks.

After he jumped off the high platform, Liu Wei straightened his body and turned his head to look in the direction of the camp. I saw Hu Xiu get off the high platform, and instead of ordering the soldiers of the Baibo Army who had just surrendered, he picked up the officers and soldiers wearing big red armor and selected 3,000 people, and led them to list a small phalanx on the side.

"Everybody put down your blades!" As soon as the phalanx of 3,000 people was lined up, Hu Xiu, who had received instructions from Xu Shu earlier, shouted to them: "I will defend the city in the future, and I don't need such sharp blades." It is enough for each person to be equipped with a sword, a short sword, a short spear, and a shield! The short spear will be distributed again when it returns to Dayang! ”

The 3,000 officers and soldiers who received the order stepped forward one after another, and they were very reluctant to throw their blades on the ground. When they dropped their knives and spears and returned to the array, many people's eyes showed reluctance.

The new blade was in their hands, it was not yet warm, and it was handed over again after a battle that could not be considered a real battle, which was a bit difficult for anyone to accept.

The 3,000 officers and soldiers of the partial battalion who were about to rush to Dayang dropped their swords and formed a phalanx. Hu Xiu, the general who led them, clasped his fists and said to Liu Wei on the high platform: "The last general will lead the Dayang defenders and resign to His Highness!" ”

With his hands clasped into fists, he arched his hands towards Hu Xiu and the three thousand officers and soldiers standing behind him, and Liu Wei said to them: "Dayang City will depend on the monarchs!" ”

"Your Highness, rest assured!" Although they were still a little reluctant to hand over their blades, the 3,000 officers and soldiers still followed Hu Xiu and shouted to Liu Wei in unison.

Seeing Hu Xiu leading 3,000 officers and soldiers who were about to go to Dayang, he walked towards the Yamen of the barracks, and it was not until their figures disappeared outside the Yamen that Liu Wei turned his head to look at the rest of the officers and soldiers on the school ground.

"From today onwards, Dian Wei is responsible for training the main force!" After first looking around at the officers and soldiers on the school ground, Liu Wei then shouted loudly: "Zhou Cang is responsible for training the partial battalion!" The two generals, Yang Feng and Hu Cai, assisted Dian Wei and Zhou Cang respectively. All armies should step up their drills, and they must not slack off for a day! ”

After explaining the task to the army, under the eyes of the officers and soldiers, Liu Wei jumped off the high platform and walked side by side with Xu Shu towards the main general's barracks.

"Recruiting talents needs to be hurried!" After entering the main general's barracks, as soon as Liu Wei sat down, he first made a gesture to Xu Shu, who was still standing in the house, to sit down, and then said to him: "At present, this king only has warriors who conquer the city and conquer the land, but he lacks the talents to rejuvenate the country and secure the country. ”

Sitting down behind a low table on Liu Bian's left hand, Xu Shu first answered, and then said to Liu Bian: "At present, the number of our army has surged, and the consumption of soldiers, food, and grass has increased more than in the past. ”

"Yes!" Liu Wei nodded and said to Xu Shu: "If the people are rich, the country will be strong, and if the people are poor, the country will be weak!" At present, although our army only occupies two cities, after Zilong returns, Xiayang is just in the bag. Military advisers should focus on recruiting talents, develop peasants and workers in the three cities, and ensure that the people live and work in peace and contentment! ”

"His Royal Highness cares about the people, and he will definitely be supported!" Xu Shu nodded and agreed.

Before his words fell, Liu Wei pursed his lips and smiled slightly, and said to him: "When I talked with the military advisor in Bishan that day, this king has realized that it is not easy to dominate the world, but this king has not yet understood it thoroughly!" ”

"What His Majesty talked about with His Highness that day was a strategy for marching for hegemony." Looking at Liu Wei, who was kneeling on the side, Xu Shu said to him: "Now that His Highness has won two cities and has a foundation, he must adopt a more in-depth strategy!" ”

"Dare to ask the military advisor, what is the strategy of depth?" After listening to Xu Shu's words, Liu Wei's eyes lit up, he sat up, and said to him with a sincere face: "I beg the military master to teach me!" ”

"The foundation of the Han Dynasty was ruined, and the temple was occupied by thieves, not just because the armor was not good and the officers and soldiers were not strong!" Xu Shu also sat up straight and said to Liu Wei: "The second emperor Huan Ling was in power, and there was a famine for many years, and the people changed their children and ate them. The court claimed to the world that it was a natural disaster, but in fact, there were even more man-made disasters! ”

Listening to Xu Shu's words, Liu Wei's brows furrowed slightly, and the look on his face was also thoughtful.

"Yellow scarves together, the world is in chaos!" Liu Wei didn't speak, but Xu Shu sighed softly and said: "If the heroes rise up together, although they say that they are loyal to the Han family, how many are they really loyal?" ”

Speaking of the world's heroes, Liu Wei, who had seen many stories of the Three Kingdoms, nodded slowly, although he didn't interject, he was very convinced of what Xu Shu said.

"It's not advisable to cling to the herd!" Xu Shu pinched his chin with one hand, frowned slightly, and said to Liu Wei: "With the current situation of His Highness, you can use your identity to drive the heroes, or you can join forces with the heroes, but you must not rely on a certain force!" ”

"But the strength of this king is not strong at the moment......" Xu Shu said this, Liu Wei pursed the corners of his mouth, smiled coldly, and said to him: "Even if this king has the intention to unite with Haoqiang, I am afraid that they also have the intention of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes!" ”

"If Your Highness wants to be attached to Haoqiang, it will definitely be like this!" As soon as Liu Wei's words fell, Xu Shu stood up, walked to the middle of the barracks, and said to him in a slightly faster tone: "It's just that Your Highness now has a foundation, if you govern the city in the way of governing the country!" However, after many years, you can compete with Haoxiong! Governing a country is a strong state, what is a strong state? The population is large, the peasants and workers are prosperous, the government treasury is full, the armor is sharp, and the people are brave and fighting! Only with these five can it be called strong! Like today, tired, devastation. The people have no fixed residence, and the countryside is deserted! If Your Highness wants to be strong, there is a long way to go! ”

Listening to Xu Shu's words, Liu couldn't help but nod his head, and when Xu Shu finished speaking, he said: "This king is in a hurry to recruit talents because of this!" Great talents abound in the world, only because the court has no virtue, so that the talented people are buried in the countryside, and they do nothing for life! The military advisor can post a recruitment notice for the king, but if there is a talent, the king will definitely reuse it! ”

"No!" Liu Wei's words made Xu Shu's eyes light up, and he hurriedly clenched his fists and bowed, and took over the task assigned to him.

"Your Highness!" While the two were talking, a personal soldier stood at the door, bowed with his fists folded, and said to Liu Wei in the house: "The soldiers of Fangyamen came to report that there was an old man on the street in the city who scolded His Highness in the wine shop, and now he has been captured by the officers and soldiers guarding the city and taken to the prison in the city. How to deal with it, I beg Your Highness to show me! ”