Summer goes and autumn comes.

In the blink of an eye, two months have passed.

In the city of Luoyang, earth-shaking changes have taken place.

Li Duoxi escorted the grain, grass and seeds "loaned" to Xu Huabiao by Hongnong's Li family and came to Luoyang City.

In the same way, a lot of copper coins were brought.

The amount of copper money Xu Huabiao owes to Hongnong Li's family jumped to one million.

Of course, this doesn't make much sense anymore. Millions or tens of millions, no different from 100,000.

Anyway, Xu Huabiao can't afford it.

Moreover, Xu Huabiao didn't think about returning it.

With money and food, although it is not much, it can at least allow Xu Huabiao, the fake Luoyang Taishou Mansion, to truly operate as a bureaucracy.

And not like before, there is always a feeling of semi-private enterprises.

The first thing, naturally, is the city guard.

Regarding the affairs of this army, Xu Huabiao was more anxious than everyone in Luoyang City.

In fact, whether it is Xu Zhuxian or Zhou Jieqiong, they are not so active in building their own army.

After all, raising soldiers is a big expense.

But Xu Huabiao didn't think so.

Smashing pots and selling iron also has to raise the army.

Even if it's not much, having a team of about 1,000 people guarding the city always gives people a sense of security.

1,000 people, this is Xu Huabiao's original plan.

However, things seemed to be a bit unexpected for Xu Huabiao.

After the Jiang Hudong Rebellion, the total population of the entire Luoyang City was less than 70,000.

And Xu Huabiao has only been recruiting for five days here, and the total number of soldiers who have applied for the conscription has exceeded 7,000.

And this number is still increasing.

When the ten-day conscription was completed, the total number of conscripts reached a staggering 20,000, and the number of qualified soldiers was as high as 10,000.

……

"We can't afford to raise 10,000 people!"

It was already golden autumn, and the leaves in the Taishou Mansion in Luoyang City had already withered and yellowed.

The slow fall of leaves is a bit poetic.

It's just that the two people sitting at the stone table under the tree don't have any poetry at all.

Xu Zhuxian looked at the bamboo slip in front of him and said to Xu Huabiao with some emotion.

"I know." Xu Huabiao nodded, "We can raise a maximum of a thousand soldiers now." ”

"But to defend Luoyang City, you need at least 10,000 people."

"I know."

“…… Besides you know, can Taishou-sama say something else? ”

"In the past two months, how have you done with the farm tools that you have arranged for someone to prepare?"

"It's prepared according to your requirements, Lord Taishou, for these farm tools, we haven't even built weapons."

"There are so many craftsmen in Luoyang City, when you really want to make weapons, as long as you have money, you are not afraid that you can't make them." Xu Huabiao shook his head, "Divide these 10,000 people into ten thousand teams, and enter Luokoucang to level the land...... Just use the tools you have made. ”

"It's easy to say, but the remaining 9,000 people are raised for nothing? These 10,000 people, with our current income, I am afraid that if we can't last this time next year, we will be poor. ”

"The rest, let them camp outside the city."

“…… Outside the city? ”

"Yes! I have asked before, saying that to the north of Luoyang, all the way to Luoshui, is very suitable land for farming? ”

"Yes, it's all the private land of those nobles in Beijing......"

"Three days after the list was opened in Luoyang City, if someone came to claim it, and came with evidence of the title deed, it was his land, and if no one claimed it, it would all be confiscated. Then it was re-measured and given to the troops outside the city to garrison and cultivate. ”

“…… It's not appropriate, right? ”

"Hmph, the Son of Heaven has fallen so far, what have those nobles done? Dare to reach out? I asked him to be on the list of victims of the Jiang Hudong Rebellion tomorrow. Xu Huabiao snorted coldly.

“…… But didn't you say before that you didn't farm outside the city, just because you didn't want people to rob it? ”

"That's right! We are going to keep the basic plate in the city, and that Luokou warehouse is to ensure that we will not starve to death when we are besieged. As for the ...... outside the city, Have you ever heard a saying that horses have no night grass and no fertilizer? ”

“…… Naturally, I have heard it. ”

"That's it." Xu Huabiao smiled, "And make it clear to the troops guarding outside the city that the land they planted outside the city will be handed over in 10%, and the rest will be their military salary." If you can't afford your military salary, you're hungry...... It's their own business. ”

“…… Only pay 10%? ”

"You expect this to make a fortune?"

"No, but the people who guard the mansion always want to ......"

"Business tax is the right thing to do. Counting on agricultural taxes cannot sustain a truly powerful country. ”

“…… Business tax? What is that? ”

"Well, it's nothing, and when it comes to the end of this year, when it's time for the Chinese New Year, I'll show you what business is, and how to collect business tax. Well, let's go down and arrange the reorganization of the army first! Each thousand-man team chooses a thousand-commander, and then there are centurions to ten-commanders, which is not a small amount of work! Money matters, I'll take care of it. ”

“…… Oh. ”

Xu Zhuxian nodded a little incomprehensibly.

sent Xu Zhuxian away, Xu Huabiao didn't even have the time to drink saliva, and Li Yunxi came.

With joy on his face.

"What? It looks like you're having something happy about it, yes. ”

"Of course! Childe, the children have almost learned the tune you passed down last night, and now they have all started to practice dancing! ”

"Well, that's good. Sure enough, she deserves to be a talented girl! ”

"Oh, it doesn't really have much to do with me, it's all taught by Princess Jieqiong. When it comes to dancing and singing, she's so much better than me. Li Yunxi sighed softly a little helplessly.

"You still play the piano well."

"That nature!" Speaking of this, Li Yunxi is very confident. "So Childe, how many songs do you want them to prepare?"

"Why do you need more than a dozen songs for a concert?"

"Concert? What is that? ”

"You'll know when the time comes." Xu Huabiao smiled, "If they are practicing singing and dancing now, they can already enter the physical training part." ”

“…… Workout? ”

"Yes. One bucket of water per person per day. ”

"What bucket of water?"

"The sweat that comes out of your clothes should fill a bucket of water."

“……”

Lee Yun-hee's expression became extremely distorted.

"Actually, you should be experienced with this......"

"What??"

"Oh, it's nothing, okay, you go and arrange it!"

"Childe, if you do this, they will hate you."

"I'd rather let them hate me for the hard work of the present than for the fact that they don't have a future."

“…… I don't understand. ”

"You just think it's a great thing!"

Xu Huabiao's face was gloomy and tragic.

With the leaves blown off by the autumn wind, not to mention, it's really a bit of that tone.

At this moment, the guards at the door ran all the way in.

"Report! Taishou-sama! Someone outside the house asked to see him, saying that he was your deceased man. ”

“…… Old friend? ”

Xu Huabiao was stunned.

How many old people do you have......

"Please come in."

"Yes!" The guards ran out all the way out.

"Then I'll arrange for the children to train first."

"Well, one day, they'll be grateful to me."

"It's better to be like this." Li Yunxi took a deep look at Xu Huabiao, shook his head gently, and walked back to the backyard.

And in front, the guards led a man to appear.

“…… What are you doing here? ”

Seeing the comer, Xu Huabiao was stunned.

"I'm here to send you a ribbon on the order of the general!"

"Why do you have to make a special trip for such a trivial matter? Brother Zhong Guo also treats you too much as a plaster, right? ”

“…… No matter how you hear that, it's not a good thing. ”

"It doesn't matter anymore." Xu Huabiao shook his head, "Thank you." ”

"You're welcome ......"

Song Qian, who walked into the mansion, had a big smile on her face.

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