Chen Xu's arbitrariness and arbitrariness caused dissatisfaction among many ministers. After the banquet was dispersed, Yang Biao and several other important ministers of the court gathered together.

Chen Xu didn't know what they were talking about. But for Chen Xu, who is familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms, he knows the pros and cons of blackmailing the Son of Heaven to order the princes.

Acting in this way will certainly enable Chen Xu to occupy a great position when crusading against the rest of the princes. However, the Son of Heaven and the Manchu Ministers, how could they be willing to act as puppets?

Perhaps the vast majority of the ministers of the DPRK and China, they were not so loyal to the Han family. However, their thirst for power is very strong.

It is also destined that in the process of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, Chen Xu must not only face the rest of the princes, but also prevent disasters from causing trouble.

For the gathering of important ministers in the court, the people sent by Chen Xu to keep an eye on them had already been reported to Chen Xu. However, the current Chen Xu doesn't want to completely tear his face with the Manchu Dynasty.

Therefore, he did not send anyone to thoroughly investigate the content of these people's conversations.

It's just that since then, every time Chen Xu goes out, the guards he carries by his side have suddenly increased a lot.

Subsequently, Chen Xu handed over the power to Cheng Yu and Li Ru, and instructed the two to pay more attention to the movements of the Son of Heaven and the Manchu Dynasty.

Both men were resourceful, and they weren't the pedantic kind. If there is any change between the Son of Heaven and the Manchu Minister, these two people will definitely not care about their reputation, and they will definitely act hotly.

Especially Li Ru, he used to be under Dong Zhuo's account, and he had a lot of dealings with the Manchu ministers. With Dong Zhuo's experience, Chen Xu believes that if Li Ru accepts this task, he will definitely do better.

If the outside is unstable, how can we dominate the world?

"I don't want to be as arrogant as Dong Zhuo, but I won't have the kindness of a woman. In this world, only by ending the war as soon as possible can we retain more of China's vitality. ”

Thinking of this, Chen Xu clenched his fists, and an inexplicable light flashed in his eyes.

"I hope you don't push me!"

Chen Xu walked to the door and silently looked at the clear blue sky.

"Ling'er, Yu'er, Qiling is coming soon, those stinky boys must be stronger now."

"Ah Zheng, Ah Jun is already seven years old, and Ting'er is also six years old. It's a pity that since they were born, I've been either busy with housekeeping or fighting abroad, and I've cared so little about them. ”

Thinking of his several women, as well as his children, Chen Xu couldn't help but feel a little guilty in his heart.

Since ancient times, there have been gains and losses.

Chen Xu is now a prince who dominates one side and has gained admirable power; However, the busyness of the whole day did not allow him too much time to spend with his relatives.

Touching the beard that was getting longer and longer on his chin, Chen Xu sighed with emotion: "Time is really like an arrow, and time is like a shuttle!" ”

It has been twelve years since Chen Xu came to this era. In the past 12 years, he has been busy every day, sometimes forgetting his age.

"I have entered the year of establishment, and I don't know if I can end this troubled world in my lifetime?"

Looking at the blue sky unconsciously, Chen Xu was full of worries. It took him twelve years to seize the land of the two states, and it was still by relying on his foreknowledge of history that he was able to seize the opportunity repeatedly.

However, the current history has already undergone great changes, and the most powerful princes of the Han Dynasty are still divided into one side.

How many 12 years are there in your life? Chen Xu thought of the powerful Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and the indomitable Liu Bei, and felt a little confused in his heart.

He didn't know if he could sweep the princes and unify the world.

"Do your best, listen to the destiny of heaven!"

Rubbing his brows, Chen Xu returned to the house to deal with those tedious housekeeping. Even if there are not a few capable people under Chen Xu's account, he still has to do many things himself.

Now that the capital of Pusaka has been agreed upon, this dilapidated county town will naturally have to be repaired again.

Although during the banquet, Chen Xu said that he had an army of 300,000, and it was easy to build a city. But he also knew that that was just an exaggeration.

Mo said that Chen Xu did not have an army of 300,000 under his command, and even if there were so many troops, it was impossible to recruit all of them to build a city.

"Now Guanzhong is full of hungry people, and it is just the opportunity to build the city to provide relief through work. If I let out the news that I can build a city and distribute food, I am afraid that the hungry people will flock to it. ”

This famine is a fact that cannot be ignored. Even if the state was prepared, Chen Xu's rule was still greatly affected.

In particular, after obtaining Guanzhong, it is necessary not only to provide relief to the people, but also to exterminate bandits and appease the people.

Today's Guanzhong is a mess. Although Chen Xu has nominally occupied Guanzhong, many places have not yet been completely controlled by him.

Under the persecution of famine, even the kindest and simplest people will become heinous bandits.

"Stabilizing Guanzhong and resuming production is the right thing! As for the hundred officials in the DPRK and China, ignore them for now. ”

Chen Xu looked at the case in his hand and was silent.

Now, Chen Xu not only has to face the ubiquitous famine, but also the bandits that have swept all over the country. It is also necessary to build a capital city, which is responsible for recruiting displaced people and common people.

The most important thing is to change the administrative center of the state, and it is necessary to move all the civil and military forces of Jinyang to Pusaka.

Not only that, but the distribution of troops and the transfer of officials throughout the state will also change dramatically.

This kind of thing is not something that Tian Feng and others can assert. Although they can put forward their own suggestions, in the end, Chen Xu still needs to make a decision.

For several days in a row, Chen Xu hardly had a good rest, and he was overwhelmed by mountains of official documents.

"Hey, the monthly salary of the Manchu Dynasty is also an astronomical amount."

Chen Xu looked at the content written on a piece of paperwork, and suddenly felt a little headache.

Even though Chen Xu now sits on two states, he is under the state and the division. However, the state first accepted a population of nearly two million and incurred numerous foreign debts.

I finally got through this difficulty, and now I am suffering from famine again, and I have also captured Guanzhong.

It is not said that Guanzhong is a country of abundance, so there is abundant money and food, and you can sit back and relax.

experienced the Yellow Turban Uprising; the rebellion of the ten permanent servants; Dong Zhuo's chaotic government; Princes discuss Dong; Li Dao and Guo Yan broke through Chang'an; and after an unprecedented drought and famine.

Guanzhong, which was once extremely rich and the center of the world, has lost its former glory and has become dilapidated.

If production in Guanzhong cannot be resumed quickly, I am afraid that Si Li will not only not become Chen Xu's granary, but will be a great burden.

At this critical time, the amount of money and food that Chen Xu needs to invest will be an astronomical amount.

However, among the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, there were countless 2,000 stone officials. It can be said that among the officials of the DPRK and China, there are no officials with very low ranks.

It's just that the amount of money that these officials in the court and the central government have to distribute every year is a huge expense.

Frowning, Chen Xu sighed helplessly: "If you want to control the Son of Heaven, you have to carry the burden of the Manchu Dynasty." ”

Looking at the mountains of cases, Chen Xu felt quite helpless in his heart. He took a deep breath and buried his head in the case again.

"Lord, General Gan and General Lu are arguing again!"

Hao Zhao ran in and said in a bit of a panic.

At the beginning, Chen Xu asked Hao Zhao to guard Yong'an, and during this period, there were really many hungry people who attacked the county seat in groups.

However, Hao Zhao is not very human, and every time he kills these people and flees in all directions, he will shock the four realms of Yong'an.

Later, the extremely hungry bandits couldn't care about their fear of Hao Zhao. Thousands of people disguised as homeless people infiltrated the city in droves, trying to grab some food and escape.

No, their plan was seen through by Hao Zhao.

Hao Zhao used a trick to surround all these people and force the bandits who had infiltrated the city to surrender.

After the bandits surrendered, Hao Zhao not only did not kill them, but distributed food to them every day.

The robbers who were caught were able to eat sixty percent of their food every day. For a while, they were a little happy.

In the end, when Hao Zhao was about to let them go, none of these people were willing to leave.

Hao Zhao said to them: "I know that you used to be the people of a good family, but because you couldn't get by, you had to become bandits. ”

"Our lord Chen Wenzhao is benevolent and righteous, and he is sympathetic to the people. As long as you can change your ways, you can get relief from the government. ”

"After my lord settles down Guanzhong, he will even distribute fields and seeds to you, so that you can live a stable life again, I wonder if you are willing to return?"

As Hao Zhao said, these people were forced to become bandits. After all, no one can remain calm in the face of famine.

Coupled with the unscrupulous plundering of the Xiliang army, even if some people wanted to barely live, they were cut off. It is precisely because of this that many people take risks.

It can be said that the vast majority of the people living in Guanzhong have become bandits.

If Chen Xu wants to completely pacify Guanzhong, he must appease these people. For these people who have been forced to become bandits, blind killing will not solve the problem at all.

What's more, let's not talk about whether the state army can completely kill all the bandits; If everyone is really killed, what Chen Xu will get is just an empty shell in Guanzhong.

Therefore, in any case, recruiting bandits has become the best choice.

These people used to be ordinary people, and if they could receive relief from the government after surrendering, they would definitely not be in trouble again.

However, after all, these people have been bandits for a while, and they have a trace of banditry. If Hao Zhao had lured these people with food at the beginning, maybe the bandits would have thought that Hao Zhao was weak and could be bullied.

It was with these in mind that Hao Zhao repeatedly defeated the bandits, making the Bingzhou army famous. Then he used a trick to force down the bandits, and finally persuaded him to surrender.

Hao Zhao followed Chen Xu for a while, and he also learned from him.

These bandits were first defeated and deterred by Hao Zhao, and then experienced the benefits of merging with the state army, so after hearing that Hao Zhao wanted them to surrender, no one objected at all.

After all, although they are bandits, there is nothing left for them to plunder in Guanzhong. Otherwise, these people would not have the idea of merging the state army.

Therefore, even if they accept the relief of the state army and can only eat sixty percent of the food every day, they are very satisfied.

Subsequently, Hao Zhao released the leaders of those bandits again, and let these people rely on their previous connections to recruit bandits and rogues everywhere.

With the bandit leader as a medium, those people who had become bandits and bandits went to Yong'an to surrender and join the state army.

Hao Zhao did not break his promise, but whenever anyone came to surrender, he did not care about the previous sins of these people and provided them with food.

In just ten days, the bandits within a radius of 100 miles in Yongan County have all disappeared. Yong'an County, which had been looted by the Xiliang Army before, became bustling again.

After Chen Xu and Gan Ning converged, he heard about Hao Zhao's deeds, so he asked him to bring most of the people of Yong'an to Puban to enrich the population of this new capital.

Because of his meritorious achievements, Hao Zhao was also promoted to lieutenant by Chen Xu, and put him in charge of recruiting displaced people and managing the security of the city.

Hao Zhao was patrolling the city and saw Lu Bu and Gan Ning confronting each other, so he hurriedly came to report.

Chen Xu heard Hao Zhao's words, his face suddenly became gloomy, he slapped the case, and shouted angrily: "When is this happening, the two of them are still thinking about infighting, it really makes sense!" ”

Chen Xu used too much force, and the cases that were stacked on top of the desk suddenly fell to the ground with a 'bang'.

Chen Xu looked at Hao Zhao and said in a deep voice: "I will let you be in charge of the security in the city, if the two of them are in a private fight, they will be arrested directly, so why do you need to report to me?" ”

When Hao Zhao heard this, he was silent.

Although Hao Zhao is in charge of public security, Lu Bu and Gan Ning are both generals in the state, and they far surpass Hao Zhao in terms of their own bravery and official positions.

What's more, in this attack on Bingzhou, Gan Ning broke several cities in a row and found the Son of Heaven; Lü Bu killed Li Dao and Guo Yan and welcomed back the Manchu ministers.

This kind of great achievement is not comparable to Hao Zhao's petty fights.

Looking at Hao Zhaocheng's frightened appearance, Chen Xu knew that he had lost his words.

With Lu Bu and Gan Ning's current status in the state, Hao Zhao, a small lieutenant and a person who temporarily manages the security in the city, how can he manage these two people?

It can be said that the current Lu Bu and Gan Ning, except for Chen Xu, I am afraid that no one will be able to pull them apart.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Xu said to Hao Zhao: "Bo Dao, if you encounter this kind of thing again next time, you can directly lead the troops to arrest them, and you will come to report to me." ”

"The last general commands!"

"It seems that this time, we have to thwart their spirits."

Chen Xu looked at Dian Wei who was guarding the door, and shouted in a deep voice: "Ah Wei, gather all the pro-soldiers and follow me to meet the two of them!" ”

"No!"

Dian Wei answered, and asked one of his own soldiers to gather people.

It didn't take long for the sound of neat footsteps to come, and I saw three hundred heavily armed soldiers from the state come to the gate of the official mansion.

After Chen Xu finished hanging up, he took a sword and a spear, and drank: "Follow me!" ”

This time, Chen Xu was really angry.