"So that's the case, we have to take over the remnants of Zheng Bao, and we have to bring their families as soon as possible, otherwise they will be coerced by people with good intentions, and these soldiers may defect to the battle, which is not good for the stability of Hefei."

"The families of 5,000 soldiers are estimated to be at least 10,000 or 20,000, and we only have more than 20,000 people in Hefei now. Food, shelter, and security are all problems..."

Lu Su thought about it very carefully, and Long Xiang himself also hoped to increase the population, but for such a rapid growth, he was still a little uncertain in his heart, thinking that it was easy to control the long flow of water.

"First of all, there are nearly 3,000 people in the city defense army, and the law and order in Hefei is not a problem at all; Secondly, there is no need to worry about the problem of housing, it is really impossible to arrange sufficient housing, and it is no problem to live in tents with the soldiers; Maybe the food problem is your biggest concern? Think the population boom will lead to a sharp drop in food stocks?"

Lu Su said and looked at Long Xiang meaningfully.

Long Xiang smiled awkwardly: "Those who know me, Zi Jingye."

"Haha, in fact, Yunqi shouldn't worry about food the most, Zheng Bao is a famous hero in Jianghuai, how can there be less food left behind?" Lu Su stroked his beard and laughed.

Long Xiang suddenly realized, and said that his vision was still shallow, so he nodded and agreed: "Since the problem of food can be solved, it doesn't matter how many people come, I will send out the Tiger Guard Battalion, the Right Battalion of the City Defense, and the Cavalry Battalion tomorrow, so that they can transport the grain back to fat as soon as possible."

"Haha, I knew—" Lu Su smiled helplessly.

A few days later, dozens of boats began to circulate between Chaohu Lake and Shishui.

The ship was loaded with grain, cloth, gold and silver, and was successively transported to Hefei.

The waterway is like a crucian carp crossing the river, and the land route is also endless.

Zheng Bao's family and more than 30,000 people from the surrounding area were escorted by the soldiers of the third battalion and slowly moved to Hefei, and the transfer was not completed until mid-August.

Although the south bank of Chaohu Lake is not far from Hefei, there are also people who miss their homeland and are reluctant to move away.

It was not difficult for Tang Yu and the others to follow Long Xiang's instructions in advance, because 30,000 people had already exceeded their psychological expectations.

As a shipload of goods was unloaded, various categories of goods were gradually counted.

After reading the list written by Lu Su in Arabic numerals, Long Xiang's whole person fell into contemplation and shock.

150,000 pieces of grain and rice were copied out of the treasury of Zheng Bao's mansion, and thousands of cloths, silks, gold and silver were also lost.

"What's wrong?" Lu Su asked curiously.

"I think I've been farming in Hefei for two years, although I can't say that I have worked hard, I can be regarded as diligent, but in the end it is not as much as Zheng Bao's inventory, and I really grab it faster, no wonder Cao Thief likes to slaughter the city..."

Long Xiang put his hands behind his back, turned his back to Lu Su and sighed, he thought of Shuibo Liangshan again at this moment.

Why Song Jiang can eat meat, drink wine in a big bowl, and divide gold and silver is nothing more than a robbery and not distressed.

When Lu Su heard this, he was worried that Long Xiang would shake his original intention of treating the people well, so he admonished: "Slaughtering the city and plundering is really an incompetent act, and its actions are like drinking water to quench thirst, if it weren't for Cao Cao's notoriety, Bo'an and Zhongkang would not have led the crowd to vote, you should stick to your heart."

"Huh? I just sighed, Zijing doesn't have to worry..."

Long Xiang shook his head and smiled bitterly, saying in his heart that if he hadn't intervened, the Xu family brothers would have really gone to Cao Cao.

Not everyone can insist on kindness, and not everyone values reputation, the most important thing for the people at the bottom is to live.

Lu Su reminded in a low voice: "This time the defense of the city won a complete victory, and Zheng Bao's property was also returned, so why not take out part of the reward for the meritorious soldiers?"

"Let each battalion report the statistics first, and finally set the reward according to the merit, since you want to be rewarded, you must be comprehensive..."

Long Xiang has now become the lord of Hefei, and the so-called property is not worth mentioning, and he also plans to send it to the soldiers, but he is worried that it will not be fair and just, so he is a little cautious at this time.

"I'll confirm with a few governors first, and then I ask you to decide if the list is correct, but the two governors of Tang and Cao... Do you want to..."

Lu Su talked in the end, because of the agreement between Tang Yu and Long Xiang to marry a wife.

This time, I went to Zheng Bao's lair to search the house, and found that among Zheng Bao's many concubines, there were two women who were of acceptable age and appearance, and they seemed to be the masters of life.

Tang Yu knew that Long Xiang couldn't look down on him, so he discussed with the bachelor Cao Xing, and the two of them married one and went home, putting the pressure of being unmarried to Long Xiang.

Although Lu Su didn't say anything, Long Xiang could understand the sound outside the strings, so he smiled and said, "I originally wanted to explain, since Zijing mentioned it at this time, I ask you to pick up some gifts and drinks and send them directly to Cao Xing's house, and they can use them as newlyweds..."

"I've heard..."

"By the way, the Qiao family was in a hurry at that time, and they didn't bring clothes and luggage and other items, so you worked hard to pick a few good horses and give them a few robes to make a few robes, and it looks like it's going to go from summer to autumn..."

"I understand."

Seeing that Long Xiang was "pretending to be stupid", Lu Su wanted to make the topic clear, but when he heard that he was going to send cloth to the Qiao family, he instantly understood.

Sending cloth has the meaning of taking care of the family of Qiaorui, and also has the meaning of showing favor to Chen's mother and daughter, perhaps Long Xiang will find someone to propose marriage at the end of the filial piety period.

Lu Su didn't know if Long Xiang liked his sister or his sister, but he was now going to give gifts to his future wife's family, and Lu Su, as a friend, had to help the field and put this matter as the first priority.

In the early morning of the next day, Qiao Ling and Long Xiang were practicing horses and standing on piles in the courtyard when they suddenly heard the sound of cars and horses outside the house.

After a while, I saw Lu Su commanding his entourage to move cloth into the door.

"It's—"

"The loot seized from Zheng Bao, your clothes and luggage were not brought to Hefei, so I asked Zijing to pick some good materials, and Gongzi quickly asked someone to move to the back house and make a few clothes before winter..."

"Okay..."

The mother and daughter of the Qiao family have little change of clothes, and Qiao Ling also has no good material to wear, he is now wearing coarse linen clothes, and he does not look like a son at all.

Knowing that Long Xiang had seized a lot, he was looking for an opportunity to ask for some cloth, but he didn't expect Long Xiang to take the initiative to send it away, and Qiao Ling was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth for a while.

The entourage unloaded the cloth, and Lu Su arched his hand to Long Xiang and was about to leave.

Long Xiang hurriedly beckoned and stopped: "Zijing is in such a hurry, could it be that he is going to Cao's house to deliver something? Let's go together."

"The congratulatory gifts of the two governors of Tang and Cao were sent early in the morning, and I have something important to prepare for a trip out of the city now, so let's not talk about it..."

Long Xiang strode after him: "The summer harvest has ended, and the autumn planting has not yet begun, why did Zijing go out of the city?"

"Just now Zhongkang sent a message that my mother still has half an hour to go to Hefei, and I have to go out of the north gate to greet me."

"They went to the moon and finally brought the old lady here, and now I have nothing to do, so I went with Zijing..."

"Don't work... Well, I know I can't beat you..."

Long Xiang went back to the house to change his clothes, and then went to the north gate with Lu Su to greet his relatives.

Xu Chu's people not only brought back Lu Su's family, but also brought back a lot of important news.

Among them, Liu Bei killed the car and seized Xuzhou, and Long Xiang's mood became heavy after hearing this.