Although Tang Yu was suspicious of Lu Su, he was convinced of Long Xiang's vision.

Long Xiang privately occupied Hefei, did not have any official status, and was not qualified to give Lu Su an official position, so he could only let Lu Su replace Cao Xing in the name of the military Sima and become the chief secretary of the military Sima Mansion, and be fully responsible for the military administration of Hefei.

Cao Xing's personal ability is limited, and instead of minding the seizure of his position, he is happy to accept the burden and concentrate on external intelligence, and his recent focus is to expand the scope of vigilance to the south to strictly prevent the Chaohu thief Zheng Baolaikou.

As soon as the master makes a move, he will know if there is one.

It only took Lu Su three days to take his dozen or so officials to take care of the huge and complicated government affairs of Hefei in an orderly manner.

Feng Zhong, Tang Yu, and Cao Xing were all impressed, and at the same time praised Long Xiang for knowing how to use people.

At the beginning of July, the clay in Hefei was exhausted, and the work of the brick-making kiln was completed.

Half of the people who used to make bricks in the west of the city were arranged to repair the city wall, and the other half were arranged to clean the moat outside the city.

One day, Long Xiang and Lu Su came to the South Gate Tower of Hefei.

Looking up, the golden fields outside the city are the rice that is about to ripen and be harvested, and the people above and below the city are busy.

Because the daily food supply is sufficient, no one complains of tiredness when working under the scorching sun.

Long Xiang looked at all this in front of him, and some emotions rose in his heart.

The people of China from ancient times to the present are really the most obedient people in the world.

But as long as the officials can fill the stomachs of the people, they will work hard, unless they really can't survive, they will pick up farm tools and work hard for the ambitions of others.

"Hey..."

Long Xiang couldn't help but sigh, making Lu Su next to him turn around in confusion.

"Yunqi, why sigh?"

"In the autumn of troubled times, people's livelihood is difficult, and it is not easy to eat a full meal..."

Lu Su comforted: "The Han family is declining, the heroes are strong, and this kind of happiness in Hefei is very rare, why should Yunqi be sad?" You can solve the problem of food and clothing for the people, and you are already a leader. ”

"I'm worried that the good times won't last long, Zheng Bao is entrenched in the south of Chaohu Lake, and he is only a hundred miles away from Hefei, I'm really worried that he will bring troops to attack, Hefei is not ready..."

Long Xiang's face was full of seriousness, since he knew Zheng Bao's threat, he had felt unsteady for a while now.

"Since Yunqi is worried about the military disaster, why is he reluctant to recruit more soldiers and horses? The more than 300 people in the city are indeed reluctant, even if the moat is cleared, it will be a matter of time before the city is broken..."

Long Xiang explained: "The people of Hefei are less than 10,000 people, if the young and strong are recruited as pawns, no one will farm, what will we eat?" I don't think it's enough to store food, so it's better to wait a little longer. ”

Lu Su frowned and reminded: "The more displaced people Hefei absorbs, the wider the range of activities of the people, and the easier it is to be discovered by Zheng Bao, according to the number of displaced people per month, the total population can exceed 10,000 people by the end of the year, you should make a plan first, and also find some young people to participate in training in a timely manner, otherwise there will be a war, and it will be too late to recruit." ”

"There is a plan, this year's rice growth is okay, I want to wait until the end of the summer harvest, organize the new displaced people to reclaim the famine, and then plant another season of corn, and wait until the winter when the farming is slack to recruit soldiers."

Long Xiang didn't wait for Lu Su to answer, and then asked: "I'm not interested in raising troops from abroad, how many people does Zijing think can hold Hefei?" ”

Lu Su thought for a while, and said: "If you only defend against Zheng Bao, two or three thousand people are enough, and if you want to guard against other strong enemies, naturally the more the better..."

Long Xiang was stunned when he heard this, and asked, "Other strong enemies?" Hefei is self-sufficient, and I don't intend to offend anyone, what strong enemy will target me? ”

Lu Su shook his head, pointed to Shi Shui next to him and said: "Pifu is not guilty of his crimes, Hefei is connected to Chaohu Lake in the south and Shouchun in the north, which is a strategic place between Jianghuai and Huai.

Whether Cao Cao goes south to Jiangdong in the future, or Sun Bofu wants to go north to the Central Plains, we are all a must-pass place here, since Yunqi has chosen this place, it is absolutely impossible to be indisputable with the world..."

"At that time, I also had a temporary idea to secretly store 100,000 military rations in Huainan, and only the current Hefei was suitable..."

Long Xiang sighed, and suddenly thought of something in his mind, so he asked Lu Su curiously: "Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order not to be subordinate, and the famous people of all states and counties went to serve, and the eastern city where Zijing was located was lonely, why did he choose to go south instead of going north?" ”

Lu Su smiled and didn't answer, but turned his head and asked Long Xiang:

"I also think it's very strange, Yunqi went to Qian County by mistake, and knew that he fled back to Huainan to die for nine lives, why didn't you vote for Cao Cao at that time? It's better to hide under his big tree than to start from scratch in Hefei. ”

Long Xiang solemnly raised his right hand, showed four fingers, and said: "There are four reasons for not voting for Cao Thief, one is that Cao Thief is treacherous and deceitful, and he is not worthy of being my lord;

The second is that Uncle Zhong and his brothers are waiting in Hefei, if I don't return, I will have no virtue and no faith;

Third, Cao Xing's flying arrow seriously injured Xiahou Dun, this person has a lot to do with Cao thief, and he went to the mouth of a tiger like a sheep;

The last and most important reason is that my father died at the hands of Cao Jun in the past, how can I be loyal to the enemy who killed my father? ”

"Well-founded..."

Lu Su stroked his beard and nodded frequently, but after a moment of silence, he continued to ask: "Su I Mo Yunqi's words seem to be still loyal to the Han family, could it be that there is a lord of yearning?" ”

"Hmm... Sort of. ”

Long Xiang bowed his head slightly, and his answer was very vague.

Lu Su suddenly became interested, he always felt that Long Xiang went to Hefei to lay out, and he must have received some guidance from a master, otherwise he should not choose Hefei if he wants to hide in the world.

"Yun Qi's heart is towards the Han family, he abandoned Yuan Shu before, he was not optimistic about Sun Ce, and he regarded Cao Cao as an enemy..."

After Lu Su analyzed it, he said the answer that he didn't believe: "The master of Yunqi's heart, could it be today?" ”

Long Xiang was stunned for a moment, waved his hand and smiled: "The Son of Heaven has been controlled by the princes since he was a child, and now he has fallen into the hands of Cao Thief, with his ability and prestige, I am afraid that he will not be able to save the Han family from the turmoil..."

"That's Yuan Shao?"

"Definitely."

"It can't be Lu Bu, right?"

"It's even more unlikely."

"The Han Chamber... Is it Liu Jingsheng? ”

"Neither, Zijing don't guess."

Lu Su used the elimination method to continue, and sooner or later it would be locked on Liu Bei.

It's just that Liu Bei hasn't met now, and if Long Xiang gives a positive answer, he is worried that Lu Su will say that he has no eyes.

Sun Ce, who put 'potential stocks', did not chase the investment, but went to invest in Liu Bei, who was about to be 'delisted'?

Long Xiang interrupted Lu Su and quickly changed the topic: "Zijing also talked about his own situation, there are many princes in the world, why do you look at Sun Bofu alone?" I even want to vote for the thief Zheng Bao, what do you think? ”

"I didn't say I wanted to vote for Zheng Bao, but a friend suggested it, as for why Sun Bofu, I have my own ideas..."

When Lu Su paused to sort out his thoughts, Long Xiang couldn't help but joke, "Your friend seems to be a bad friend, Zijing had better keep his distance in the future..."

Lu Su didn't talk, but continued with the question just now.

"The princes of the world have gathered their own soldiers, but the one who has the ability to unify the north must be one of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao;

and those who can unify the south are one of Liu Jingsheng and Sun Bofu; In the end, there is a high probability that the north and the south will be opposed, and the two princes will divide the world in two;

Sun Bofu is the youngest, the latest of the four, and now he has more opportunities to go to Jiangdong, of course, because of Zhou Lang. ”