One day in early March was the day when Shen Zhezi left the town and returned to the capital. And from the early morning of this day, a large number of people gathered outside Shouchun City, all of whom came to see them off.

By the time the 2,000 cavalry of the Huainan Army were transferred from the barracks outside the city and assembled outside Luocheng in the morning, the entire city was already crowded with people, all waiting eagerly to send off the horses. Among these people, only a small part of them really belong to the local villagers in Huainan, and now the spring ploughing is busy, and the residents are all organized to put into the cultivation and production, and there is no time to participate in this meaningless farewell.

In the morning, when Shen Zhezi and his entourage drove out of Jincheng and arrived outside the city, thousands of people had gathered in the suburbs. The vast majority of people were isolated by the cavalry of the Huainan Army, this is not a show, but it is really Shen Zhezi's current position of power, there are too many risks involved in his safety, and there are too many people who have moved into the town recently, so there is no need to take any risks in such a trivial matter.

Some of the leaders of the township sects in the crowd were led out and walked to the front of Shen Zhezi's car, and before Shen Zhezi had time to get out of the car, several of the leaders of the Huainan Township Sect had already rushed to the front of the car, and their tones were a little choked: "This side has fought a hundred battles in the wasteland, and it is fortunate that the king will come, deeply govern Weirong, give my villagers a way to live, and give me mulberry vitality!" The envoy was about to leave the town, and the villagers did not dare to block it, so they could only swallow tears to send it. Panic said, although the east wind of the river is good, there are still people in this township who pray for the king to return quickly. ”

Shen Zhezi had already gotten up and was about to get out of the car, but when he heard these trembling and sad tones, he couldn't help but pause. Seeing those people again, they all looked like mourners, their eyes were slightly red, and they didn't know if they were really in love with this or rubbed their sleeves behind their backs, the drama was too much. made Shen Zhezi feel that if he didn't stay in the capital for ten or eight years this time, he would be sorry for the villagers to send this deep affection.

On the other side, several leaders of the Henan Township Sect were not to be outdone, and they came forward one after another to bow deeply: "Liang Gong is a heroic young man, and the virtuous ministers are outstanding under the king's order. The great reputation returns to the country, and it will be used to show up! We are waiting for the Huaishang households, all like thirsty and withered grass, and we urgently hope that the Duke of Liang will return to the town, the king will thunder to kill the poor and vicious thieves, and the king will rob the rest of the people! ”

Hearing this, Shen Zhezi's face looked a little better, this is a qualified farewell copywriter, unlike the people of Huainan Township who keep up with the grave, which is really unpleasant. It is also inevitable to sigh that the land of southern Henan is worthy of the essence of the Central Plains in this era, although it has been devastated by war for a long time, but the quality of the villagers is still not low.

"The sages praised, I am ashamed to lead, the old things may not be enough, remember to encourage myself. This time back to the dynasty, Chen Shijun and Taixian in front of the throne, Wang Shi's great achievements, if it is not for the help of the villagers, it is difficult to get it, I will ask Wang Zhao Jia to live and desheng, stay in the town, and then gather the old sages of the township to congratulate! ”

After Shen Zhezi got out of the car, he exchanged a few words of greetings with these villagers, and waited until the team was assembled, and then boarded the car and waved goodbye to the people who were present to see him off. So the huge team was escorted by 2,000 Huainan army knights and headed south in this season when the grass and warblers were flying.

Huainan's return to the capital this time is huge. For example, in the previous wars, the commanders of honor of the slave country and some slave generals were captured, and there were hundreds of captives who were selected from the ranks of the commanders and generals of the Huhu soldiers, all of whom had to be carried back to the capital. In addition, there are more than a dozen representatives of Huainan and Henan townships who have been carefully selected. Coupled with some of Huainan's civil and military subordinates and the guards when Princess Xingnan entered the town, the whole team of more than 5,000 people stretched for several miles in the wilderness.

Although the procession officially started, the crowd gathered outside the city to see off them was not dispersed for a long time, and there were many people who brought their own cars and followed to the south.

After honeysuckle, the world of Huainan gradually regained its vitality. In the wilderness, near the river valley, there is no shortage of tun enclosure construction. Today's Huainan can be said to be the place with the highest proportion of naturalized villagers regardless of the northern and southern prefectures. And the larger the population under control, the greater the mobilization power and mobilization efficiency. The government gives food to the people, and the people use it for the government.

In addition to the people who reclaimed the villages, the outskirts were also found as servants who worked along many rivers. Although it has been wintered now, it has not yet reached the spring flood navigation season, which is the best time to repair and regulate the waterway. Although Huainan achieved great victories in the previous year, many development and business plans in the new year are also arduous and cannot be slackened. Especially with the reversal of the situation between the north and the south, the pressure on Huainan in the next year will be much heavier than last year.

Dredging and repairing rivers is one of the most time-consuming and laborious tasks at any given time. Nowadays, the people who bear these hard labor are mainly the prisoners of the Qiang Kingdom who were collected in the previous series of wars, especially in the final Vortex War, which directly captured nearly 10,000 people on the battlefield, and then swept out more than 10,000 people around the battlefield. Today, there are more than 20,000 prisoners in Huainan Prison alone.

More than 20,000 captives, among whom the military days are short, especially the Jin people Ding Zhuang who was looted between Heluo by the State of Qian last year, are not many old and inferior, and they are all screened out and arranged as officials to temporarily fill the tuntian. As for the other miscellaneous beards, especially the Qiang Hu and the slaughter of the miscellaneous beards, Shen Zhezi had no pity, and all the hard labor in the town was paid. From last year to the beginning of the new year alone, these prisoners of hard labor have suffered thousands of casualties in their arduous labor and harsh lives.

However, Shen Zhezi also knew that if people were hopeless, they would be the source of chaos, so while consuming the lives of these miscellaneous people, he also paid attention to promoting some miscellaneous beards into the official households to improve their treatment. This place is very small, but there are only more than 100 people, but it is enough to set an example for these miscellaneous and desperate people, and it is the only straw that hangs their lifelong hopes.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the waterway project, Shen Zhezi did not choose the waterway when he returned to the capital this time. The huge procession traveled through the countryside and traveled south for seven or eight days before arriving at Liang County.

If Huainan Shouchun's farewell is just quite large-scale, then the welcome here in Liangjun is simply out of control. Even not long after Shen Zhezi left Shouchun, the welcoming crowd of Liang County had already arrived in Huainan and followed all the way. When they actually arrived in Liang County, the size of the team had reached nearly 10,000 people.

"Welcome to Liang Gong's return!"

"The horse is mighty!"

"The king is majestic!"

As soon as the cavalry team of the Huainan Army appeared in the field of vision, a series of long-lasting cheers and cheers broke out in the suburbs, and the sound condensed into substance, and even the Tushui water flow was shocked, and the water fluctuated.

Today's Liang County is no longer the desolation of Shen Zhezi's earlier arrival here, and it is already the largest transit place for Jiangdong material transportation to Huainan. The people here are the families of the Huainan soldiers who moved and settled here one after another, and the villagers who were diverted from Huainan, as well as some Xuzhou military leaders and their subordinates recruited by Shen Zhezi who dug the corners of Xuzhou before, and of course, the households of Jiangdong Xiangzong who moved here to build their families.

With the victory of Huaishang, the situation in Liang County naturally became more stable, so more and more households poured into the settlement, which has reached nearly 20,000 households, and continues to grow steadily.

This realm can be said to have been created by Shen Zhezi, and the people of this township naturally have a sense of closeness to the horses, especially now Liang County is where Shen Zhezi is fiefdom. Therefore, when Huainan reported that the horses were going to return to the capital through here, both the Shishu and the people counted with their fingers when Shen Zhezi would arrive at the border. When Shen Zhezi finally arrived, the cities and villages were empty, and the people gathered on the road, hoping that the horses could feel this enthusiasm.

The surging and violent cheers made Shen Zhezi feel his heart swaying and excited while driving the car. He ordered the car to pause for a moment, draped his armor from the carriage, and then marched out with his head held high, turning over and riding on the war horse led by his own soldiers. Thousands of cavalry formed a formation, waiting for the main general to enter the battle. When Shen Zhezi rode his horse slowly to the front of the team, the already excited crowd suddenly erupted in cheers again!

"Gestures, all echoes! In the world, if you give up Weizhou, there are really no more children. ”

Yu Tiao and the other Liang County officials couldn't help but sigh when they saw this scene outside the crowd. Although in their minds, the support of the small people may not matter, but only when they are here and witness this scene, can they feel what an incomparably magnificent and blood-pumping picture it is.

Shen Zhezi rode his horse forward, and his uniform was covered with a dazzling glow from the top of his head to the soles of his feet. Behind it are the knights of the Huainan Army who are in a formation of thousands of people, the queue is strict, and the formation is orderly, as if a copper wall and iron wall are moving on the way. The onlookers spontaneously retreated, made way of a wide road, and watched the Huainan army march slowly by, their eyes were filled with a lot of fanaticism, and their palms became red and hot.

In the noisy and enthusiastic atmosphere, Shen Zhezi's fingers clasped the hilt of the sword at his waist, and the sharp blade was suddenly pulled out and pointed forward, and a dazzling light suddenly jumped into the field of vision of everyone present, and they all subconsciously breathed and concentrated for a while. Within a few breaths, the surrounding atmosphere changed from noisy and lively to audible pins and needles.

"Before the new year, I swore to kill slaves. Today's triumphant return lives up to the preface. Commit the thieves of my king's realm, and repay them with death! A sabre and gun, never false. The decline of Yongjia is washed away by the First World War! My country and my people will not be humiliated again! The blade is pointed at the homeland, and after Jia Ge, there will be no more military disasters! ”

"The horse is mighty!"

"Wang Shi Wansheng!"

As soon as Shen Zhezi's words fell, the quiet crowd suddenly erupted in even more violent shouts and cheers. The sound was so loud that it even penetrated the of the war horse, and it became agitated.

"Back to the city!"

With Shen Zhezi's order, thousands of horses rode their horses, rushed through the road where the crowd was separated, rolled over Pinggang, and went straight to Liangjun City, where the city gate was open. It was only a few feet in front of Yu Tiao and the others who were waiting to be greeted under the city that the team suddenly stopped its momentum. Such superb riding skills made the onlookers marvel and applaud again and again. 8)