"Military advisor, my lord has already set off." Dongfang Jing, who had been silent on the top of Dawan Pass, nodded when he heard this.
"The military advisor seems to have something on his mind." Chen Zhong came over and spoke hesitantly.
Dongfang Jing lowered his head, his eyes a little bitter.
"I have gradually understood why the teacher was like this in the first place. He told me that he had many evil plans in his life, so I should not bury him in the seventy-mile tomb, for fear of disturbing the heroic spirits. These people like me are helping my lord to make plans. .There are too many things, and one thing to consider is that the lord must not lose his sense of righteousness."
"I will eventually be like the teacher, my body gradually sinks into darkness, and I like standing in the sun more and more."
Chen Zhong felt uncomfortable hearing this, "Little military advisor... why is this so?"
"I need to lay out the secret plan left by the teacher. The date... is not far away." Dongfang Jing paused and his voice trembled.
"At this time, I was like an executioner, starting to kill people."
Raising his head, Dongfang Jing closed his eyes for a long time. He stretched out his hand as if to grasp the sunlight falling on his palm, but could not grasp anything.
As soon as dusk passed, the luster that warmed him suddenly disappeared.
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"Welcome to the King of Shu——"
After leaving Dawan Pass, Xu Mu heard cheers from a distance as soon as he arrived at the border of Bingzhou.
Chai Zong and Chen Zhong both stayed on the front line. In the three states in the rear, benevolent government and peace of mind are the priority for the time being. Because of this, Xu Mu has a good reputation in the northwest.
The person in charge of the political affairs of the three states is naturally Lao Wang. But most of Lao Wang will stay in Liangzhou. The person who is currently supervising the civil affairs of Bingzhou is called Gong Luan. He was recommended by Chai Zong. The person who passed Jia Zhou's examination was over forty and was good at farming and herding horses. .
"Gong Luan greets the lord."
"No courtesy." Xu Mu smiled. Busy with the war, he rarely met with these governors. In the past, most of them were Jia Zhou, Li Tao and Wang Yong.
After dismounting and walking, Xu Mu raised his head and looked into the distance, looking at the scenery in Bingzhou. Seriously speaking, the bitter cold Liangdi is not as good as Shuzhou after all.
"I have received the document before, and the lord wants to recruit troops in the two states of An and Bin."
"Gong Luan, if you have a problem, it's okay to say it."
Gong Luan organized a conversation and clasped his fists firmly, "My lord, Liangdi is a vast land with few people. Fortunately, with my lord's benevolent government, farming and mulberry farming began to flourish, and there were white stacks and acres of wheat fields. My lord said in the letter , wants to recruit about 20,000 new troops. At first glance, it seems that there is only a shortage of 20,000 young men. But in fact, these 20,000 young men, together with their families, are enough to make An Bin in three years. Farming and mulberry cultivation in Erzhou will take another step forward.”
Xu Mu understood that the population in ancient times was not as explosive as in later generations. Especially in the past ten years, with the war between the heroes and the chaos in the Central Plains, countless people have fled, joined the army and died in battle, and gone to the mountains to work as retail investors to avoid disaster.
"Gong Luan, just tell me, if the king wants to recruit troops in Bingzhou, how many can he recruit?"
Gong Luan thought for a while, "Lord, three thousand people are enough."
"Three thousand people?" Not only Xu Mu, but also Chen Sheng next to him frowned for a moment.
Xu Mu felt helpless in his heart.
Needless to say, Shuzhou can be regarded as a base camp, but it has been recruited for several rounds before. No matter how beloved it is, it cannot kill the goose to get the eggs.
On the Jiangnan side, due to the original agreement, taxes and corvee were very light. If we go to recruit troops at this time, I am afraid it will cause a backlash from the remnants of Dongling. Furthermore, Miao Tong had already recruited an additional 10,000 naval troops in the south of the Yangtze River last year with elite troops.
"Gong Luan, how is the situation in Anzhou?"
"My lord, the annexation of two states has always been about the same."
Xu Mu smiled and did not blame him. It would be really bad if you just flatter him blindly.
"Lord, it's not like this." Gong Luan paused for a moment before suddenly speaking again.
"What?"
"My lord, you can take a gentle approach."
"Could they be Xiqiang people?" Xu Mu lowered his voice. In Liangdi, there are mostly Qiang people. The previous Lao Yudang also belonged to a branch of the Qiang people, but King Yudang surrendered early and led his tribe to a good future. As for the others, Chao Yi took advantage of training in the Yumen Pass area and had already killed many of them.
"Not all Qiang people, there are many Central Plains people who were attached to the Qiang people in the past. During the lord's previous policy to quell the Qiang, these Central Plains people who were attached to the Western Qiang also fled to the border of Liangdi."
"About how many?" Xu Mu's heart moved.
"More than 20,000 to 30,000 people. But my lord, you should know that these people have been fleeing in Liangdi for many years and have eliminated many old and weak people. I estimate that there will be at least six to seven thousand young and strong people."
"That's quite a lot." Xu Mu breathed out.
"Gong Luan, according to your wishes, we will implement a gentle policy in merging the two states. If these people are willing to return to our Central Plains, please enlist in the army. When they earn military merits, I will not hesitate to reward them."
After a pause, Xu Mu turned around and looked at Chen Sheng beside him.
"Brother Sheng, I will leave the security work to you in these two days. Remember, the villains, those stained with blood, and those who have anything to do with the remnants of the Dong family will be discarded and driven to the wilderness."
"Don't worry, my lord!" Chen Sheng saluted with one arm.
"Gongluan, Bingzhou's horse farm, how is it now?"
"Don't worry, my lord. With General Lu Feng here, there won't be any problems. By the way, General Lu knows that the lord is coming and is already on his way."
"Very good." After hearing the news, Xu Mu also smiled. Chen Sheng, who was next to him, also laughed.
The days when we licked blood from a knife's edge will never be forgotten for a long time.
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"Where's my silly tiger?" Lu Feng, who flew over on horseback, was probably a little anxious, even his robe and armor were a little twisted.
"Brother Feng!" Chen Sheng ran over first.
"Sihu has had a bad stomach in the past few days, so he stopped coming. I haven't seen Brother Feng for a long time, and when I looked at him from a distance, I thought some general was coming to kill him." Xu Mu said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Lu Feng's face turned red and he quickly dismounted and saluted.
"Lu Feng pays homage to the Lord."
"No need to be polite." Xu Mu stretched out his hand to stop him. Unlike Jia Zhou Dongfangjing, his friendship with Chen Sheng and others was basically a matter of life and death.
He followed them all the way from a young age. After becoming the king of Shu, Xu Mu promised these people wealth and a great future.
"Lord——"
"Don't worry, just call me boss." Xu Mu said with a smile.
Lu Feng raised his head, looked at Xu Mu, then at Chen Sheng, and finally spoke in a low voice.
"My boss."
"Very good." Xu Mu was overjoyed by the long-lost call.
"I know... my boss is coming. I have already prepared a banquet. I invite my boss to join Brother Sheng and have a banquet with me."
"Is there a flower girl?"
"Brother Sheng, don't talk nonsense! When the princess finds out, I will have to take your skin off. The eldest princess is okay, but if the little concubine Wan finds out, Brother Sheng will definitely give Sister Lian a good beating when she comes home."
"My boss asked me to ask." Chen Sheng smiled.
Xu Mu didn't answer, but also started laughing.
Lu Feng was startled, and quickly showed his joy, "Yes, of course there is! As long as the boss likes it, even if he doesn't, I will carry the entire clearing house in Bingzhou! Line up and let the boss pick one by one!"
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