The capital city of the northwest province is located at the junction of Qingzhou, Huangzhou and Yuzhou.

After arriving at the mansion, Chen Yu summoned everyone in the mansion, said a few words, and asked the rest to return to their posts.

"Master Hou, when will you choose a fief?" Ma Wencai asked with a smile, in just a few months, from the lord of Jinghe County to the lord of the Northwest Mansion, his official position has also changed from the ninth grade to the current sixth grade......

"Yes, Master Hou, it's better to choose the fief as soon as possible." Zhao Yuanzhi, the five-grade Fucheng, echoed with a smile.

The marquis of the Great Xia Empire could obtain 150,000 mu of fiefdom, which was a full 100,000 square kilometers.

The fiefdom seems to be very large, only ten kilometers in length and width, and its area is equivalent to a small town on the side of Azure Star.

The area of the duke's fief is three times that of the marquis, and the area of the prince's fief is three times that of the duke.

Since the establishment of the Great Xia Empire, it has been more than a thousand years, not counting the princes of the royal family, and a total of nine princes, more than 30 dukes, and more than 100 marquis have been canonized.

Titles are hereditary and non-hereditary, and hereditary is divided into hereditary generation, hereditary three generations, hereditary nine generations, and permanent hereditary titles that have never been canonized.

To this day, there are only two princes in the Great Xia Empire, none of whom have a different surname, only three dukes left, and only five marquises.

"Hmm." Chen Yu responded, he also wanted to choose the fiefdom as soon as possible, build a manor with beautiful scenery, and then get the plane light gate right, and when he was free, he could bring his family over for a tour.

"Master Hou, more than thirty miles away from the city, there is a Yunwu Mountain, and there is a natural lake on it...... Ma Wencai said.

The divine sense spread out, and after looking at the situation in Yunwu Mountain, Chen Yu said, "Take out the map." ”

Ma Wencai nodded in response and walked quickly to get a map.

"The fiefdom of Benhou is centered on Yunwu Mountain, with a radius of five miles as the boundary." Chen Yu said.

"Master Hou, the lower official will send someone to buy the land with the lord in the fief." Ma Wencai said.

"Buying at the market price, there is no shortage of money." Chen Yu said with a smile.

"Yes!" Ma Wencai nodded.

In the vicinity of Yunwu Mountain, there are not many households, and more than ninety percent of the land is owned by the Great Xia Empire.

After obtaining the knighthood, if you don't want to spend money, you can only choose the land owned by the government, otherwise, you can only spend money to buy it.

The title is not easy to obtain, once it is snatched by skill, the slightest carelessness will lose the title, and there will even be imprisonment.

"Master Hou, when will you recruit private soldiers?" Zhao Zhiyuan asked.

"Tomorrow morning, Ben Hou will recruit troops outside the government office, with an age of fifteen to thirty, and a minimum of two taels per month." Chen Yu said.

"Yes!" Zhao Zhiyuan nodded in response.

"By the way, soap and perfume, get it up as soon as possible." Chen Yu said.

"Master Hou, grenades and mines, do we still do them?" Zhao Zhiyuan asked.

"The right to make grenades and mines has been taken away by His Majesty." Chen Yu said.

"Master Hou, potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes, can they be planted now?" Zhao Zhiyuan asked again.

"The potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes that used to be should not be planted now, and we can plant a batch of new varieties of corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes now, but it will take a while to deliver." Chen Yu said casually.

Ordinary people can make out out-of-season vegetables, and with his current strength, it is as easy as digging for some out-of-season food.

"Master Hou, in this way, won't potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes be harvested twice a year?" Zhao Zhiyuan asked excitedly.

"Actually, in some places, potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes can be harvested three or four times a year." Chen Yu said.

In the early morning of the next day, tens of thousands of teenagers stood noisily outside the government office.

The Northwest Hou recruited private soldiers, at least two taels of silver per month, and those who got the news were tempted by it.

There are people in the court who are easy to do, and there are three officials in front of the prime minister.

Some people come for two taels of silver for a month, and some people come for additional benefits.

Becoming the private soldier of the Northwest Marquis, not only will he have two taels of silver every month, but his family will also benefit from it.

In the territory of the Northwest Mansion, who dares to bully the family members of Hou Ye?

"Master Hou has arrived!" Ma Wencai shouted loudly.

The scene was quiet, everyone looked respectful, and the sound shook Jiutian and shouted: "I've seen Master Hou." ”

Sitting on the chair, Chen Yu used the Mixed Yuan Pupil and began to select private soldiers. Veto those with bad intentions, remove the eagle guards, wolf guards, and spies on the left and right prime ministers and marshals.

"Your countenance is not in harmony with your own appearance."

"Your appearance is not up to the requirements of this candidate."

"You have a good face, the owner of the horse is thin, register him."

"Master Hou, who are you?" Zhao Zhiyuan asked suspiciously.

"Ben Hou learned some physiognomy...... Anyway, the city is safe, so it's better to test the method of selecting troops. Chen Yu said seriously.

In less than half an hour, he selected 500 young people with excellent talents and good character.

"You go back and prepare, and report to the government tomorrow." Chen Yu said.

"Yes, Master Hou." Five hundred teenagers responded in unison.

After returning to the government and handling some official business, Chen Yu pretended to go to the fiefdom to check the situation.

When he chose a fief, he looked at the fief with his divine sense, and he knew better than anyone what the situation was there.

To build a manor and paint drawings, you need to conduct field investigations, and if you haven't been to a fiefdom, you can get the drawings out, and it's no wonder that you don't be suspicious!

"The bottom of this lake is full of stones and all around, the water is clear and clean, and there is a spring, an all-natural swimming pool."

"Planting dozens of excellent tea trees on the top of the mountain, and planting some various flowers, is simply a holy place in the world."

"Plant hundreds of different types of fruit trees, build a stone path, make a few pavilions......"

After thinking about the layout of Yunwu Mountain, Chen Yu walked down the mountain quickly, and his divine sense swept a radius of thousands of miles.

"I am now the Marquis of the Northwest, and the prefect of the Northwest Province, a cement factory, a brick factory, and a stone factory...... The steel mill can be done. ”

Riding back to the mansion, Chen Yu took out the map and drew out the planning of the fiefdom.

In the next few days, he took Ma Wencai, Zhao Zhiyuan and others, as well as five foreign girls, out of the city to inspect the people's situation.

"Sir, the stone is brown, it's an iron ore." Ma Li said.

"Sir, we can build a steel mill here." Maya said.

"Hmm." Chen Yu nodded relentlessly.

"Coal, sir, it's an open-pit coal mine." Anne said.

"Coal, what is coal?" Chen Yu asked pretending to be ignorant.

"Something that generates a lot of heat." Anne explained.

"Oh." Chen Yu responded.

"Sir, with coal, we can make steel......," said Anne, gullif.

"Coal has to be mined." Chen Yu said.

"Sir, these yellow sands ......," said Anna.

"Make a sand factory here." Chen Yu said.

Seeing that Anne and the others were so knowledgeable, Zhao Zhiyuan and Ma Wencai looked envious, and decided to buy a few foreign slaves as well.

"It's terrible to be uneducated, and it's easy to fool them into a daze." Chen Yu smiled secretly in his heart.

Everyone returned to the city, and Ma Wencai dealt with coal mines and iron mines...... Land problems in brickyards.

Zhao Zhiyuan sat in the government office and reviewed the official documents sent by various states and counties.

After Chen Yu gathered five hundred private soldiers and made them his diehards, he gave them some strength and knowledge of all kinds, and then asked them to make soap and perfume.