Three days later, order was in order in Guzang City.

On the streets, patrolling soldiers alternately once every half an hour, and anyone who dares to bully the market, bully the poor, or petty thieves will be found or accused by the soldiers, and will be sent to Xicheng to serve for half a year in the West City, or beheaded on the spot.

This is the law that was clearly posted on the afternoon of the day when the new Taishou took office, and it has been three days now.

In the past three days, on the first day, more than 200 ruffians were dragged to the gate of the county guard and beheaded in public, and on the second day, more than a dozen bullies were beheaded in public.

Even if someone loses the money bag, no one dares to pick it up, and after half an hour, there will be officers and soldiers who hand over the money bag to the government office, and then post it, and those who have lost the money only need to go and claim it.

If you lose your money, you can claim it back, which is something that has never happened in Guzang City in recent decades.

Many old people who have lived in the city all their lives were so excited to see that the new Taishou was so strict in enforcing the law, and the soldiers who defended the city were even more innocent of the people, and they were so excited that they burst into tears and sighed.

Such a good official, such a good soldier, Guzang City, and even Wuwei County, have not appeared for a long time.

For a while, the people in the city rushed to tell each other, and they all bowed down in the direction of the county guard's mansion, crying with joy.

Many people flocked to the gate of the county guard mansion with egg baskets and old hens to express their gratitude and respect to the new Taishou.

In this regard, the soldiers in front of the Taishou Mansion accepted all of them, and then paid the people copper coins at the price of 30% of the high travel market, and left their names.

After three days, Guzang City gradually returned to normal life order and entered a virtuous circle.

At this point, Li Li could finally breathe a sigh of relief, hand over the government affairs in hand to Li Xuan, and get out of the book.

The main hall of the government.

Li Ligao sat in the main seat, crossed Erlang's legs and took a sip of hot tea comfortably.

"Xin'er, you've been exhausted in the past two days. Teng Xiao and these generals have been living in the mansion these days, and it is all up to you to take the maid to Zhang Luo for food, it is difficult for you. Hehehe! ”

Li Xin, who was slightly red, looked at Li Li drinking the tea he had brewed without any image, and suddenly smiled sweetly: "Taishou don't want to say this, this is Xin'er's business, how dare you say it." is too punctual and busy, busy with official business, Xin'er is a woman, she can't do those things, and she should prepare meals for you. ”

Li Li likes Li Xin, who is naturally beautiful, the little girl is not only extraordinary, soft and beautiful, but also has a blue heart, extremely empathetic, and is really a rare beautiful woman in the world.

The most important thing is that Li Xin also has an excellent skill in making tea. The same powdered tea, when it comes to her hands, can make a good tea that is fragrant and heartfelt, and the maid in the house does not have this taste no matter how she cooks it.

This is definitely not Li Li's opinion alone, but a fact recognized by everyone in the house.

Including Fan Yong, Dian Wei and Teng Yu, who often drink cows, are also full of praise, treating tea drinking as drinking, drinking a pot of tea in one go, and there is no need to relieve their breath in the middle.

Seeing Li Xin's pink and beautiful face flushed slightly, Li Li couldn't help but look at it twice, and said with a smile: "Xin'er is a strange woman with a clever mind, and the food and tea in the house these days really make Fan Yong and others feast. In my opinion, whoever marries Xin'er in the future will be blessed, envious of other men in the world! ”

Li Xin's face changed slightly when he heard this, he snorted coldly, and said angrily: "Hmph! Drink your tea, you don't have to worry about my marriage! ”

After finishing speaking, Li Xin glanced at Li Li resentfully, swayed his slender waist, and walked into the back hall under Li Li's stunned gaze.

As soon as Li Xin walked on his front foot, Li Xuan hurriedly walked into the lobby.

"Yuan Zhong, go slowly, say something slowly, don't be in such a hurry. Hehehe! ”

"Lord, my subordinates went to the mansion of Li Kan and Cheng Yin today to check the sealed items, and inadvertently found two seals. Lord, please see. ”

As Li Xuan spoke, he handed the seal ribbon in his hand to Li Li with a worried face.

These are two pieces of seals issued by the imperial court to officials to take office, Li Li took it in his hand and looked at it slightly, and the two seals were engraved with the same position - partial military captain.

"This should be the captain's seal of Cheng Yin and Li Kan. When Cheng Yin shouted in front of the battle, he said that they had the seal ribbon granted by Han Sui, and it must be these two pieces. Yuan Zhong, is there anything wrong? ”

Li Xuan still had some smiles on his face, but it was a bitter smile.

"My lord, there is naturally nothing wrong with these two seals, but when it comes to Han Sui, it is more troublesome. That Han Sui was the general of Zhenxi who was enshrined by the imperial court, with a prominent official position, holding a festival, and having the right to open the government. Nominally, it can control and cool the soldiers and horses of the two states, hold the right to conquer and reward, and appoint military generals such as captains and lieutenant generals.

What his subordinates are worried about now is whether Han Sui will use his power to convene other princes in Liangzhou to jointly crusade against us? If they unite to conquer us, it will be no less than a catastrophe for our army, and they will probably be wiped out in one fell swoop, and there will be no place to bury them. ”

"Hehehe! It turned out that Yuan Zhong was worried about Han Sui's army to conquer! Li Li heard the words, and there was a look of disbelief in his words.

"Yuan Zhong, your speculation is correct, Han Sui will definitely gather all the troops and horses to come and encircle and suppress my Wuwei County. Cheng Yin and Li Kan and the two thieves died at the hands of my Li Li, and the rabbit died under the sorrow of the fox, if Han Sui can't stand up and lead the army to conquer us, then what kind of face does he have to dominate the eight tribes, and faintly regard himself as the king of Xiliang?

Therefore, Han Sui will definitely attack with a large army, and this happens to be the most difficult and important battle for us to gain a foothold in Wuwei County. If we win this battle, we will have laid a foundation in Liangzhou, and the other princes will not dare to underestimate us, let alone wantonly offend our Wuwei territory. If this battle is lost, Wuwei County will be gained and lost, and it will be robbed by Han Sui, and we will have no place to stand except fleeing from Liangzhou. ”

Li Xuan saw that the lord already knew this, and he couldn't help but feel relieved, and the worry on his face suddenly eased a lot.

"In this way, the lord has already made up his mind, and he must have been prepared for it, and he is not afraid of Han Sui's attack?"

Li Li was stunned when he heard this, and said in amazement: "Confident? No, Yuan Zhong, I am not sure to resist Han Sui's army. After all, Wuwei County has just been recovered, the people's hearts are unstable, and the soldiers are also a group of rabble, and the military discipline is sloppy, which is embarrassing. I think that Cheng Yin and Li Kan were both born in Caokou, and they didn't know how to train and lead soldiers at all, and they only knew that they relied on the strength of the people to win, so they had this big defeat.

However, Han Sui is different. This person was originally a scholar, but he was liberal and martial, and had a strategic mind. In the early years, although he was forced to rebel with Beigong Boyu, Li Wenhou and others, he was ruthless, and then killed Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou and replaced them. Over the years, he has fought against the imperial army, and he is still standing today, and gradually has the jiashi of the king of Xiliang.

It can be seen from this that the combat effectiveness of Han Sui's soldiers and horses is not comparable with Cheng Yin, Li Kan and others, and it is definitely not inferior to the combat power of the Xiliang Army under Dong Taishi, which can be called an elite division. Our army is newly built, and although its combat power is not weak, the number of soldiers and horses is limited after all, and the number of soldiers is less than 10,000, and it is difficult to compete with Han Sui's tens of thousands of Xiliang iron cavalry.

However, I have already ordered Li Dian to strictly guard the southward pass, and relying on the strength of the pass, perhaps we can defend Han Sui outside of Wuwei County. If they make a detour north of Anding into Wuwei County, then I will have to ask the Pegasus thieves to help hold the northern line. As long as we can block the offensive of Han Sui's army for a month, then Wuwei County will basically be saved, and Han Sui's army will not be able to attack for a long time, so it will inevitably retreat. ”

Li Xuan smiled when he heard this, and looked at Li Li with respect in his eyes.

Obviously, Li Li's far-sighted view of the overall situation made him impressed and admired.

After Da'an was at peace in his heart, Li Xuan reported the money, grain, taxes, population and soldiers in Guzang City to Li Li one by one.

Li Li actually understands the situation that Li Xuan said, after all, this is where he regards it as the lifeblood of the foundation, and he has to be cautious.

Wuwei County has thirteen counties under its jurisdiction, which is a large county with the largest number of counties under the jurisdiction of Liangzhou and a large area, and holds the throat of Liangzhou and many barbarian territories.

The distribution of the population varies widely. Guzang City has the largest population, with 50,000 people, and most of the other counties have a population of between 20,000 and 30,000, but the counties bordering the barbarians are sparsely populated, with more than 10,000 or 20,000 people, and as few as a few thousand.

What made Li Li very pleased was that although Cheng Yin and Li Kan did not have the talent to govern the county, they were good at collecting money and storing food and ordnance.

The food and ordnance stored in the treasury of Guzang City were enough for 20,000 troops for three years, and there were not a few gold and silver, even if the whole county did not collect taxes for two years, these money were enough to support the normal expenses of the county government in the whole county.

With such a large amount of food, Li Li didn't have to think about it to know that it must have been the result of years of looting by Cheng Yin and Li Kan. These two led their subordinates all the way from Hedong to Wuwei, and entrenched in Wuwei County for several years, doing their best to collect food and wages.

Now that Li Li has picked up a big bargain and received it all, it can be regarded as a good thing that these two people have done for Wuwei County.

In addition to the abundance of the treasury, Li Li's biggest gain from occupying Guzang City this time was the capture of a large number of Xiliang war horses, and the collection of 4,000 foot soldiers and more than 3,000 light cavalry in the city.

After strict selection, there were still 3,000 elite foot soldiers and 2,500 war cavalry, and these soldiers and horses were still incorporated into the Longxiang battalion for the time being, making the total number of infantry and cavalry in the Longxiang battalion more than 10,000. It's just that the time is still short, and these foot soldiers and war horses still need strict training and running-in in order to truly form a strong combat effectiveness and gradually reduce the strength gap with the iron cavalry of the Longxiang Battalion.