With the retreat of the Qingzhou Army, Lingshui County ushered in a wave of great development after solving the urgent need.

Now that the time has reached autumn, after the land reform, every household can get enough food, and the problem of food and clothing has been barely solved.

Although a large number of refugees poured into Lingshui County before, over time, this part of the outsiders was gradually accepted by the original residents of Lingshui County.

Looking at the thriving scene in front of him and the corners of the farmers' mouths rising from time to time, Xiao Jiu smiled knowingly.

Originally, he was just an insignificant little person, but along the way, he also decided the fate of many people.

It is also through this troubled era that some of Xiao Jiu's ideas can be realized, and Xiao Jiu is still very clear about this.

Now that the imperial court has existed in name only, the various prefectures and counties of Bactria have gradually broken away from the control of the imperial court and become fragmented.

Compared with them, Lingshui County at this time seemed to have become a pure land that was not affected by wars and natural disasters.

Now Xiao Jiu is enjoying a rare and comfortable time, slightly relieving some of the fatigue since the crossing.

But there was a figure lingering in his heart involuntarily, the agile girl had given him a glimmer of light in his dim life, and the madness of the night also made Xiao Jiu keep reminiscing.

"Are you alright?"

Xiao Jiu muttered to himself, muttering in a faint voice.

He had already received some news from Kyoto, the purge of the court, and the siege of the city by the Wanzhou army.

Lu Yaoliang openly resisted the decree in Qingzhou again, and it was not easy for Li Li, who was in a high position, to be alone.

But all this has nothing to do with his small Lingshui County Order, and Xiao Jiu can only bury this concern in the bottom of his heart.

Xiao Jiu, who didn't dare to think much about these children's affections, still had a lot to do when he got a chance to breathe.

Although rebellions of varying sizes are now breaking out in various states of Great Xia, Lingshui County has not heard much since it resisted the first wave of Jizhou refugees.

Taking advantage of this hard-won period of peace, Xiao Jiu still had some plans in his heart.

Now there is no shortage of food in the entire Lingshui County, and it is not difficult to feed these hundreds of thousands of people.

But the smoke-filled Great Xia always made Xiao Jiu a little difficult to feel at ease.

First of all, there is the issue of soldiers, although Xiao Jiu is now organizing militia teams in various villages and towns under the jurisdiction of Lingshui County.

But just like this attack by the Qingzhou Army, if there were no Xiao Jiu's cannons, I am afraid that these militias with simple training alone would not be able to withstand the impact of the regular army.

This group of civilians who had never seen blood usually didn't see anything in training, but when they really arrived at the meat grinder version of the battlefield, all the ills were exposed.

The two armies are facing each other, and the fight is not only for weapons and equipment, but also for morale and military spirit.

For this, Xiao Jiu felt deeply worried.

Moreover, although the cavalry battalions they have formed now are equipped with crossbows, they have no actual combat experience, and they will only rampage if they have no strategy when they start a battle.

In addition, with the smoke of Great Xia everywhere, the Lingshui caravan could no longer bring benefits to Xiao Jiu continuously.

Without the support of the Lingshui caravan, it would be tantamount to a fool's dream to rely on the grain produced by the land in Lingshui County to raise a strong army.

"Looks like we'll have to find another way."

Xiao Jiu touched his chin and said thoughtfully.

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Liangzhou, the city lord's mansion.

Now the palace built by Liangzhou has been basically completed, and now it is the day when Qin Yi ascended the throne as the emperor.

However, this Northern Xia was not controlled by the people of Great Xia, but was just a puppet regime supported by the grassland countries.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Qin Yi slowly ascended to the high platform and took over the luxurious crown from the ceremonial officer.

Qin Yi, who was on the throne, looked at the faces of many Rong clans in the audience, and his face was expressionless.

"From now on, Qin Yi will be the emperor of the north, and he will also be the emperor of the world."

Zong Yu, who had already been canonized as Dazai, crossed the emperor and shouted to the various foreign or Great Xia officials in the audience.

Seeing this, a trace of imperceptible anger crossed Qin Yi's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

The process of Qin Yi's enthronement ceremony was very smooth, and when everything was over, many of the Great Xia officials who were forced to come out to be officials showed helplessness.

However, a group of newly canonized grassland Rong tribes are all happy, and there are constantly some gurgling grassland dialects.

"The courtiers of Great Xia don't even understand the language of Great Xia, how can there be such a ridiculous thing in the world."

An old minister with a gray beard looked up to the sky and sighed after walking out of the palace, but as soon as he finished speaking, some of his accompanying colleagues hurriedly blocked his mouth.

Now the entire six northern states are basically occupied by the grassland Rong tribe, but in the face of the huge population base of the people of Great Xia, these alien races do not dare to be overly persecuted, and now they can only establish this false imperial court to stabilize the people's hearts.

It is said that Zong Yu, the lord of the Black Wolf Country, is the first person of the Rong clan to be an official of Great Xia, and he is also the highest-ranking Dazai, which is embarrassing.

As the news of the establishment of a new dynasty in the north reached Kyoto, it also caused a lot of shock.

Qin Yu listened to the report of his subordinates, and his fair face gradually turned purple with anger.

But now the imperial court is weak, and after the rebellion in Wanzhou, it has not all been taken under the jurisdiction of Zhili, and it is no longer able to manage the northern border.

But Qin Yu secretly swore in his heart that one day he would recapture the six northern states.

In addition to these grassland Rong tribes, the one he hates the most is Qin Yi, the son of King Huai.

When it comes to relationships, Qin Yi of the puppet dynasty can be regarded as his cousin, but now when he thinks of this soft bone, he hates it so much that the roots of his teeth itch.

Subsequently, Qin Yu issued another order to expand the army, but there was still little response in the imperial court.

There is no way, now there is a civil uprising everywhere, where is there extra money and food to conscript.

Even if soldiers can be recruited, what will these soldiers eat?

When the entire northern realm and the court were preparing to make a big move-for-tat, Xiao Jiu was also secretly planning in Lingshui County.

In the Ya of Lingshui County, Xiao Jiu, Zhou Jin and a group of old people from Xiao Ziying gathered in the back hall of the discussion to discuss how to develop in the future.

When they heard the news that Xiao Jiu was preparing to expand the army, everyone present was sad.

Their group of people is no longer the group of unknowledgeable mountain bandits on Hare Mountain, as the commander of the Xiao Zi Battalion, they know that conscription requires money.

As the saying goes, a penny is hard for a hero, let alone a hundred, if not a thousand, of soldiers.

With the square inch of land in Lingshui County alone, it simply cannot support large-scale professional soldiers.

So Xiao Jiu thought about how to increase his income, now the real money in this world is no longer so valuable, only food is hard currency.

In addition to food, it is a knife that can grab food, so Xiao Jiu is ready to sell military bows and crossbows to other states and counties.

The cannon Xiao Jiu used in resisting the Qingzhou army was also ready to sell part of it to the imperial court or Jizhou and Yuzhou.