Hearing that Xiao He had made arrangements for the security work in the surrounding areas of Chang'an City, as well as the two palaces of Changle and Weiyang, Liu Ying only nodded slightly and agreed.

Although Liu Bang led the army to the expedition this time, although more than 100,000 young and strong soldiers were transferred from all over Guanzhong, as well as hundreds of thousands of grain carriers, the core backbone of Liu Bang's army was still the two captains of the Northern Army who were taken away by the right minister Guo Lishang, the general of the chariot and cavalry, and the Tai Lieutenant Zhou Bo, a total of six captains, more than 12,000 people.

On this expedition, the personnel composition of Liu Bang's army was roughly the average officer of the more than 12,000 officers and soldiers of the Northern Army was promoted to one level as the backbone of the officers; and then temporarily recruited from Guanzhong hundreds of thousands of young men as soldiers.

In the past, the defense and defense of Chang'an and the surrounding areas were taken care of by the captains of the eight departments of the Northern Army, a total of more than 16,000 people, and the captains of the six departments of the Southern Army, a total of more than 10,000 people.

Among them, the Southern Army is composed of the sons of Feng Peiyuan, and it can be regarded as the undoubted pro-army of the Son of Heaven Liu Bang!

The Northern Army is not too reckless, and its personnel composition is all filled by the children of the good family in Guanzhong, and it is also a permanent military force in the central part of Chang'an.

If you talk about combat effectiveness alone, the Northern Army, which has more numbers and more abundant troops, is even slightly better than Liu Bang's Yuan Cong's pro-army, the Southern Army.

Normally, the Southern Army, as the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, is directly commanded by the Wei Wei to be responsible for the palace guards of the Changle and Weiyang palaces.

The Northern Army, as a subordinate soldier of Guanzhong, was under the command of a lieutenant in charge of public security in Guanzhong, mainly Chang'an and the surrounding areas, and was responsible for guarding Chang'an and nearby areas.

In addition to the two elite armed forces of the southern and northern armies, there are naturally also para-armed forces responsible for daily patrols and maintaining law and order.

For example, under the command of Zhonglang General Ji Bu, the Zhonglang team of less than 1,000 people is mostly selected from all over the Son of Heaven, and they are all young generals with outstanding military achievements and great potential.

Normally, the main work of the Zhonglang in the capital Chang'an is to guard the palace gates of Chang'an and Weiyang, and in the future, after the completion of Chang'an City, they are responsible for the guarding of various city gates in Chang'an.

As for the preparation of thieves, as the name suggests, it is a full-time subordinate office set up by the court specifically for the security work of Chang'an and the surrounding areas.

To put it simply: the two captains of the thieves and the lieutenant generals are under the jurisdiction of the lieutenant.

Among them, the lieutenant personally took charge of the Northern Army and defended Chang'an City;

Zhonglang will be in charge of Zhonglang, responsible for guarding the palace gate;

The thieves are in charge of thousands of 'anti-thief' soldiers, responsible for the daily security patrols in Chang'an City, as well as the encirclement and suppression of bandits and rogues in the surrounding areas.

Thinking about this, and looking at Xiao He's arrangements for Zhonglang General and Captain Bei Thief, it is not surprising.

——The captain of the Eighth Department of the Northern Army, who was responsible for defending Chang'an City, was taken away by Liu Bang, the Son of Heaven, and took away a full six!

As the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, the captain of the Sixth Department of the Southern Army, who was responsible for guarding the two palaces of Changle and Weiyang, was also taken away by nearly one-third as the pro-guard of Liu Bang, the Son of Heaven.

This also reduced the defense force of the center of the court in Chang'an, and the surrounding areas of Chang'an, by more than half!

In this case, Ling Zhonglang will strengthen the garrison forces of Changle and Weiyang, and let the thief captain strengthen the security in the Chang'an area, which is the reason for the question.

As for this matter, it is easier to understand why Xiao He arranged it in person, instead of letting the crown prince Liu Ying arrange it.

- For Liu Ying, the prince of the prison state, during the period when Liu Bang, the son of heaven, was not in Chang'an, the last thing that could not be interfered with was military power!

Even if Liu Ying installed party henchmen in the DPRK, arbitrarily appointed and dismissed hundreds of ministers, or used the Shaofu treasury voluntarily, there was still barely room for justification.

But if Liu Bang, the son of heaven, leaves, Liu Ying is in a hurry to take charge of the military power in the Chang'an region, then Xiao He, as the prime minister, will inevitably use the privilege of the first prime minister of the founding of the country to discipline and discipline the prince who 'conspires against misdeeds' for Liu Bang!

And today, Liu Ying deliberately put on a posture of 'I only listen', which obviously made Xiao He let go of the faint worry in his heart.

Xiao He could see that Liu Ying's attitude of 'you can discuss, I'll see if I don't speak' was not aimed at the upcoming renovation work of Guanzhong Water Conservancy, that is, Zheng Guoqu, but for the guard work in Chang'an and the surrounding areas after the Son of Heaven Liu Bang left Beijing.

Liu Ying put on this attitude of 'I take care of what should be managed, and I don't care about what shouldn't be managed', Xiao He was also happy to be born, and arranged the transfer of 'military power', which was a little sensitive and inconvenient for Liu Ying to interfere with.

And Liu Ying's performance today undoubtedly made Xiao He's evaluation of Liu Ying go up to a new level quietly.

"Living by the queen's side for a long time, the prince is really ······"

"I'm getting more sophisticated~"

With a slight sigh of admiration in his heart, Xiao He turned around and faced the courtiers and officials again.

"In addition to the two subordinates of the thief commander and the lieutenant general, the rest of the divisions and yamen should also abide by their duties; Don't slack off because Your Majesty has left Beijing! ”

Xiao He gave a solemn order on his face, which caused all the officials in the hall to get up one after another, and bowed their hands together.

"Whoa."

"Ministers must perform their duties and abide by their duties······"

At this point, Xiao He's task in today's court meeting has been largely completed.

Nodding his head to the hundred officials in the hall and signaling everyone to return to their positions, Xiao He turned around again and bowed to Liu Ying.

"As for the labor, money and food required for the renovation of Zheng Guoqu, the family has discussed with the ministers and the Shaofu the day before yesterday."

"What is it like to say to the princess Cao?"

Hearing this, Liu Ying got up with a warm smile on her face and bowed to Xiao He.

"Hard work."

As he spoke, Liu Ying turned sideways and faced the courtiers and officials in the hall, and bowed his hand again.

"That being the case, let's just say it."

"If what you say is inappropriate, all the public can point out the disadvantages of what you say, and you should listen to it and take it."

Seeing Liu Ying's humble and polite attitude, everyone in the hall bowed their hands again and again, saying that they didn't dare.

Seeing Liu Ying groaning slightly, he straightened up, and Lang Lang said what he thought in his heart.

"Zheng Guoqu is the foundation of Weibei water conservancy, and it is also related to the irrigation of tens of thousands of acres of fields east of Jingshui and west of Luoshui."

"However, since the first year of Qin II, Zheng Guoqu has not been protected for a long time, and it has been more than ten years."

"To the north and south of the canal, there are tens of thousands of acres of fields; However, the output of its rice grain has been five stones per mu since the first year of the Second Dynasty, and now it has been harvested in the autumn of this year, and only three stones per mu has been produced. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Ying did not forget to raise her head a little and nodded slightly to the first Shaofu Cheng.

"Lone also thinks that the first person to bear the brunt of the renovation and maintenance of water conservancy in Guanzhong is Zheng Guoqu!"

Expressing his point of view sonorously and forcefully, Liu Ying stopped talking for a while, and looked at the Shaofu Yangchengyan, who was sitting on the left side of the court, sitting in the most front position.

"Please also ask Shaofu to say to the princes: Zheng Guoqu's renovation and dredging of the canal, how much money and food should be needed, and how much labor will it be?"