Liu Xin's recruitment order this time is different from previous years, he will recruit new recruits this time to refine the distribution to the counties, the total number of recruits reached more than 110,000 people, of which Jingxiang nine counties and Ba County, Qiqi two counties of the total number of recruits of more than 10,000 people, the average of each county is only more than 1,000 people, even the most populous Xiangyang County is only allocated 2,000 recruits, and the least populous Qiqi County is only allocated 800 places, correspondingly, Yingchuan, Qianwei, Shu County and Guanghan four counties allocated a total of 100,000 recruits, Among them, due to the large number of refugees who came south from Luoyang in Yingchuan, Liu Xin's common means of providing relief through work and soldiers was a common means, so the number of recruits allocated to Yingchuan reached as many as 40,000.

In addition to taking into account the population factor, there is also an important reason for the allocation of the recruitment quota, that is, Liu Xin has realized that if he wants to compete for the world, he must change the geographical composition of the army to avoid his army being firmly branded as the Jingzhou army, Liu Xin's current goal is the entire Han Dynasty, and his ideal army should also be a real Han army, and the soldiers should come from all over the world.

However, the process of recruiting troops was not smooth, the people of Jingxiang Nine Counties and Ba County, Qiqi Two Counties were very willing to join the army as soldiers, and the number of recruits was very small, only one day to recruit all the full, Yingchuan was affected by Jingzhou is more far-reaching, the people are also very enthusiastic, 40,000 people only took three days, but, three days have passed, Qianwei, Shu County, Guanghan are few responders, Yingchuan and Jingzhou are adjacent, the people there are actually not much different from Jingzhou people, Without the addition of a large number of Xichuan youths, Liu Xin's desire to change the composition of the army would still be difficult to realize.

Seeing Liu Xin holding the injured arm, looking worried, Ma Yun patiently persuaded: "Husband, don't be in a hurry in everything, those places have just been annexed, people's hearts are still unstable, and it is naturally more difficult to recruit a large number of soldiers. ”

Liu Xin sighed and said: "I just don't want to take the road of compulsory conscription, it seems that we still have to win the hearts of the people there first, and find ways to increase the people's sense of identity with us, but this is not something that can be achieved overnight." ”

Ma Yun thought for a while and said: "I have a way, isn't it now to issue Di Bao, people like Huang Chengyan can take the initiative to accept it after reading Di Bao and understanding Jingzhou's various policies, so why don't we publish a newspaper to do some publicity." ”

"Newspapers,." Ma Yun's idea was so ahead of her time that Liu Xin couldn't help but be surprised,

Ma Yun said disdainfully: "What's this, there is no technical difficulty at all, the paper is ready-made, and there is no problem with movable type printing, as for the distribution, I don't expect it to make money, just as a propaganda tool." ”

Liu Xin shook his head and said: "But now there are a few educated people after all, and most of the people don't even know a word, even if the newspaper is sent to them, it is useless." ”

Ma Yun was already excited that she could have this genius-like idea, ignored Liu Xin's doubts, and continued: "These are all small sections, and the publication of newspapers can not only publicize various policies, publicize Dahan Qianzhuang, and publicize the concept of governance, but also control public opinion, lest the Shilin always say that you are a womanizer, alas, in fact, you are a womanizer." ”

Liu Xin couldn't help but say sarcastically: "I'm a little, I have a big beauty at home, and I haven't even touched it, it's almost comparable to Yanagi Hui." ”

Ma Yun said angrily: "That's not because you have a lustful heart and no lustful guts......

Liu Xin hurriedly stopped and said: "Okay, okay, let's not discuss this issue, let's get down to business, I don't have an opinion on you want to publish a newspaper, it's just that I don't know anything about this aspect, so I can't really help much." ”

Ma Yun's style of acting has always been to do what she says, never dragging her feet, just like when she set up a money bank and issued silver tickets, hearing Liu Xin say that she had no opinion, a smile bloomed on her face, and said: "I didn't expect you to help much, after the newspaper is released, I will do a propaganda for our army in the first issue, maybe your recruitment will go smoothly, and you don't need special care in terms of funds, with the strong backing of Dahan Qianzhuang, you can really do a lot of things now." ”

The entire Dahan money village is now in charge of Ma Yun action, the momentum of development in the past few months is indeed rapid, the inventory of cash has exceeded 40 million taels, papermaking, printing are the core secrets of the research institute, the special paper and unique printing method used in the Han money bank, the outside world is impossible to obtain, so this kind of silver ticket can not be forged, in the bulk transaction, the use of silver ingots not only need to identify the authenticity, but also consider the issue of fineness, if all the copper coins are used, the amount is very amazing, so that On the contrary, the silver ticket has become the safest and most convenient "currency" for large transactions, although it is still only a certificate, not real currency.

Now, there are gradually more people who take real money and silver to Dahan Money Village to exchange silver tickets, and they are not only doing this to be able to buy white porcelain, but people who are engaged in various trades in Liu Xin's jurisdiction are more willing to accept silver tickets, in this case, Ma Yun has quietly adjusted the ratio between the issuance of silver tickets and the inventory of cash silver from one to one to one to one to five, that is to say, now the silver tickets issued have reached 60 million taels, and she can have an extra 20 million taels of silver available funds out of thin air, of course, This is the absolute secret of Dahan Qianzhuang, and only a few people such as Liu Xin, Ma Yun, and Fu Zhu know it.

Of course, silver tickets are not unlimited, this needs to be mastered a degree, otherwise once the collapse of the credit system is caused, it will never be able to turn over, Ma Yun set this degree is one to two, and when the scale of Dahan Money Village develops to a large enough, she can increase the issuance ratio again until it is close to one to two, which is also an important reason why she tries her best to issue newspapers and then promote Dahan Money Village through newspapers.

Sun Ce and others lived in Xiangyang for more than four months, and more than half of the remaining more than 100 soldiers around him adapted to life in Xiangyang and were unwilling to leave again, after Han Dang stabbed Liu Xin, Sun Ce, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Zhu Zhi and all the soldiers were controlled, however, Liu Xin also knew that these ordinary soldiers were innocent, and he specially asked people to consult the opinions of these soldiers. It is also guaranteed that they can find work to do, and for those who do not want to continue to stay in Xiangyang, they will go with Sun Ce.

When Sun Ce and the others were released by Liu Xin, there were only more than 20 soldiers left who were still with them, Sun Ce understood that his family was now down, and he couldn't force these soldiers to find a way out, but because Liu Xin arranged a way out for these soldiers, the hatred for Liu Xin in his heart was even deeper, in fact, where did he know Liu Xin's kindness in doing this,

In Xiangyang for more than four months, all the expenses of these people's food, clothing, housing and transportation are borne by the state pastoral government, Liu Xin knows that Sun Ce and they have lost their territory now, and they have no income, if they leave Xiangyang, more than 100 people will eat and drink, not that Sun Ce can afford it now, if it really comes to that time, don't say whether these soldiers will continue to follow them, I'm afraid even their own lives will become a problem, so Liu Xin will try to make Sun Ce's side less people and reduce some of his burden, And when he was leaving, he gave him horses, a wagon, and a large bag of gold and silver.

Liu Xin conceived so thoughtfully for them, because Liu Xin still respected Sun Jian's father and son very much in his heart, and felt that they were a generation of heroes, but Sun Ce did not appreciate it, he took a group of people out of Xiangyang City in despair, and did not leave in a hurry, but first went to the suburbs to worship Sun Jian and Han Dang, whether it was Sun Ce, Cheng Pu or Wu Shu and Wu Xian sisters, they knew very well in their hearts that they had left Xiangyang this time, and they didn't know that Ma Yue in the Year of the Monkey would have the opportunity to return here again.

Leaving the cemetery of Sun Jian and Han Dang, everyone escorted the carriage all the way to the east, Cheng Pu couldn't help but say with emotion: "In the past, I often heard that Liu Xin was greedy for money and lustful, and he took refuge in the eunuch party to have today's status, and he only saw him shoot for the first time yesterday, the martial arts are really unfathomable, young master, you rashly stabbed him with a gun, a little reckless, you must know that with his lightning-fast body, you can't stab him at all, fortunately he didn't dig deep and let us go, otherwise the last general will wait for what face to see the lord under Jiuquan." ”

Sun Ce shook his head and said: "It's a pity that the two ugly men around him reacted too quickly, otherwise that shot would have taken his surname, this missed opportunity, I'm afraid no one in the world will be able to hurt him in the future." ”

Huang Gai is also a master, so he naturally saw it clearly, and persuaded him: "Young master, don't regret it, your gun has not come close, I'm afraid he has already flashed to the side, how can you hurt him, don't be impulsive in the future, please think twice." ”

Sun Ce shook his head and said: "You only know one of them, but you don't know the other, my shot stabbed past, Liu Xin will definitely not dodge, because he wants to block the woman behind, if Liu Xin dodges, then the woman behind will definitely die, otherwise, with Liu Xin's skills, how can Han Dang hurt him." ”

Cheng Pu and Huang Gai were still puzzled, but Zhu Zhi sighed on the side: "The young master is right, but although this opportunity is good, it is not worth a pity, Liu Xin's subordinates are like clouds, if he dies, I am afraid that none of us will be able to escape." ”

Speaking of this, Sun Ce and the others bowed their heads unconsciously, everyone knew in their hearts that they were left with these few people now, not to mention fighting with Liu Xin, even if a random prince came out, he could take them all down, what qualifications did he have to talk about fighting for the world and fulfilling Sun Jian's last wish,

Sun Ce and his entourage walked aimlessly to dusk, and had already entered the Jiangxia territory, with Exian County in front of them.

Zheng Shuang, the county commander of Exian County, got Liu Xin's order in the morning, and tried to make it as convenient as possible for Sun Ce and his entourage, since he took refuge in Liu Xin, Zheng Shuang's words are getting more and more comfortable day by day, Liu Xin's words are now like a holy decree to him, and Zheng Shuang didn't know about Han Dang's stabbing of Liu Xin, and when he learned that Sun Ce and they arrived in Exian County, they had already vacated the post house, cleaned it up, and had all the food and drinking water.

As soon as he entered the post house and settled down, Wu Shu called Sun Ce into the room alone, and said in a deep voice: "Ce'er, you kneel down for me." ”