Yuan killed himself, the crisis in Yangzhou was easily solved, and feeling the joy of the guests around him, as well as the restored birthday, Yuan Yao has gradually understood the strength of his own power in his heart.

Compared with when he had just crossed over, Yuan Yao already had the capital to gain a foothold in the troubled times.

In fact, Yuan Yao didn't know that when Yuan Shu was at its most powerful, he only occupied Nanyang, Runan, the southern part of Peiguo, and Jiujiang County.

Even in the later Lujiang County, it took Sun Ce two years to completely defeat Lu Kang, and finally handed it over to the powerful Liu Xun, which belonged to the semi-attached state and did not belong to Yuan Shu's lineage.

The current Yuan Shu, because of Yuan Yao's relationship, not only owns the two counties of Nanyang and Runan, but also because of his relationship with Shen, he has been canonized by the Son of Heaven as the orthodox Yangzhou pastor.

The territory is wide and the power is strong, and there is no other place in the world.

However, due to the long-term solidification of ideas, many people feel that the center of the world is in the Central Plains, and they do not take Jianghuai to heart at all.

But Yuan Yao, who has really come into contact with the facts, has changed a lot.

Through the efforts of the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty has gradually developed the population of the south, especially in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the population south of the Yangtze River has almost exploded.

If it weren't for the existence of barbarians and Baiyue, the economic and political status of the south would probably not be inferior to that of the Central Plains.

Yin Ling Yuan Rong Mansion.

Yuan Yao happily accompanied Yuan Rong, the clan elder, to celebrate his birthday, and then returned to Shouchun with Yuan Yin, accompanied by Xu Chu and Wei Zhongxian.

The follow-up matters of Yinling City were entrusted to Yuan Rong, as the patriarch of the Yuan clan, he had been operating here for many years, plus Qiao Rui and the two thousand soldiers under his command, Yuan Yao was very relieved.

Solving the trouble of Yuan Yi, along the way, Yuan Yao began to think about the consolidation of Yangzhou.

Since the occupation of Danyang County, Yuan Yao of the six counties of Yangzhou has actually controlled only three counties.

In addition to Jiujiang, which has gradually stabilized, and Danyang, which is heavily guarded, Xu Sheng has also made a lot of achievements in Wu County, and when the largest mountain, Yue Yan Baihu, was defeated in a daze, Xu Sheng easily took control of Wu County.

Except for the three counties in which the situation is good, Lu Kang of Lujiang is only nominally subordinate, and belongs to the type of listening to the tune and not listening to the announcement.

However, due to Lu Kang's greater influence in Lujiang, Yuan Yao did not plan to do it directly under Liu Ji's suggestion.

The special topography of Lujiang does not affect Yuan Yao's strategic defense line, after all, Jiujiang is the real north gate of Jiangdong, not only the strong Shouchun City, but also the military town of Hefei, plus the Moling of Danyang County, virtually formed three solid defense lines.

Although the southernmost Huiji County was handed over to Guo Yi to manage, the main thing was that the military power was in Xu Huang's hands, and if this wall grass had any dissent, Xu Huang would directly restrain him.

The last Yuzhang County is very large, and it is a paradise where Baiyue and bandits are rampant.

The original Zhou Shu was only barely managed, plus Zhu Huan, who was assigned by Yuan Yao to want a piece of the pie in the past, and the special geographical environment bordering Jingzhou and Jiaozhou, I am afraid that the most lively place in the entire Yangzhou is now here.

Yangzhou is so chaotic that it could have been transitioned slowly.

But now that his father Yuan Shu has obtained the jade seal of the country, his desire to be self-reliant is becoming more and more serious.

Becoming the emperor is not a trivial matter, and if it is not good, it will collapse completely.

This is also the main topic of Yuan Yao's conspiracy with his father Yuan Shu in Nanyang County, as a traverser, there is no antipathy and discomfort for the so-called orthodoxy and self-reliance.

On the contrary, there is a faint excitement about self-reliance.

Since you want to do it, you will do a big one, accumulate grain, build a high wall, and slowly become king, and all of them will go aside.

"Lord, it's time for Shouchun." Yuan Yao, who was in the carriage, was interrupted by Wei Zhongxian and looked up at the window.

The majestic city comes into view, and the gates are lined up with guards on both sides.

At a glance, the city of Shouchun is also seven or eight meters high, and it is precisely such a huge city, which was finally defeated in the hands of Cao Cao, because he does not have much memory of Yuan Shu, Yuan Yao is not easy to judge, but in the bottom of his heart, Cao Cao secretly regards himself as the biggest enemy.

"You go and tell your uncle, I won't go into the city, wait for me to go back to Shaobi Manor first, and then it's not too late." Glancing at Shouchun City, Yuan Yao waved his hand at Wei Zhongxian a little tiredly.

Wei Zhongxian got the order and hurried away, Yuan Yin didn't think much about it after learning that Yuan Yao would not enter the city, he agreed to come down, and also told Wei Zhongxian to take good care of Yuan Yao, so that Yuan Yao came to see him in his spare time.

In less than a day, Yuan Yao returned to the long-lost manor.

After Wei Zhongxian's dictation along the way, Yuan Yao learned that he now has hundreds of manor properties, and they are all mansions and fertile fields left by various wealthy families, and he can be said to be the largest landlord in Yangzhou.

In front of the manor, Xu Chu's brother Xu Ding had been waiting for a long time, and respectfully welcomed Yuan Yao into the door.

When passing by the farmland, Yuan Yao obviously noticed the increase in tenants, and outside his main residence, many newly built houses were built one after another, and it was impossible to see the edge from afar.

"Are there already so many people here?" Walking on the road, Yuan Yao asked Wei Zhongxian in surprise.

"Lord, most of these people are the remnants of the Yellow Turban who migrated with Gong Du."

"After settling here, these people worked under the leadership of Xu Ding, and at the same time built a private house on the periphery of the lord's house.

Wei Zhongxian saw Yuan Yao's question, and hurriedly gave a general answer to the farmers in the manor, Yuan Yao didn't know that these people were basically all under Wei Zhongxian's surveillance, and under the screening of months, those restless ones had already been dealt with secretly.

"Brother Xu, what about the homeless people who came back with me?" Seeing Wei Zhongxian talking about Xu Ding, Yuan Yao looked at Xu Ding.

"The military advisor and the generals are assigning work, and the steward led some of the people to the manor, and the open land at the back is the house being built for the newcomers."

Because of Xu Chu's relationship, Xu Ding did not have much restraint while respecting Yuan Yao, and when he heard Yuan Yao's question, he pointed to the back of a large number of houses.

Looking around, Yuan Yao could faintly see the busy figure, and after receiving the answer, Yuan Yao nodded, and took Xu Chu and Wei Zhongxian back to his house.

Just walked into the courtyard, Yuan Yao ordered everyone not to disturb, and went directly to the bedroom.

As soon as he stepped into the door, Yuan Yao felt that something was wrong, on the big bed in the bedroom, Dong Bai was lying on his side shyly, especially after seeing Yuan Yao come in, he ran his head directly into the bed.

Looking at the bulging quilt on the bed, Yuan Yao had a wry feeling of not being able to smile.

What is this, taking the initiative to sleep?