After the failure of the last Chiyou Cave trial, Shang Ji died down and did not take the initiative to go to the trial again.

After that battle, Shang Ji thought about it again and again, thinking about how to defeat the siege of the three Chiyou Phantoms. After pondering and meditating for two days, Shang Ji found that before his strength improved significantly, it seemed that he really couldn't break through this level.

Of course, if Shang Ji went to find a few high-level strange objects, such as the ghost mask shield he used at the beginning, he would still be able to advance to the sixth layer very easily.

But in doing so, the cart is turned upside down, and the original meaning of the trial is completely lost. Among the generals of the Shang Army, it has become everyone's default unspoken rule not to deliberately look for foreign help to defeat the Chiyou Phantom.

Shang Ji temporarily halted his plans to enter the trial again, giving the opportunity to those who needed it. He himself took advantage of the east wind of the Martial God Pavilion to plunge into the tide of cultivation!

With the return of major generals such as Liu Yi, Zhao Yun, and Zhang He one after another, the entire list of offerings in the Martial God Pavilion was also determined. With more than 500 places, some middle-level generals are fortunate enough to stay in the Martial God Pavilion and enjoy the cultivation increase of the Martial God Pavilion.

Shang Ji lived alone on the fifth floor of the Martial God Pavilion, enjoying an ultra-high cultivation efficiency bonus of 200 percent, so naturally he couldn't waste this opportunity.

The time was spent in Shang Ji's cultivation, and in the blink of an eye, two months passed, and the monthly Pingzhou Senior Military and Political Joint Conference was held in the City Lord's Mansion Chamber!

"My lord, the first three-year plan has been carried out for more than three months, and all affairs are progressing smoothly. After three months of adjustment, the Pingzhou government affairs system has been completely cleaned up, and the main public decree is unimpeded throughout Pingzhou! ”

Deng Yan got up and said loudly.

"Lord!" As soon as Deng Yan's words fell, Liu Yi immediately said: "The three-month army rectification for him has also been successfully completed. Although there were some twists and turns during the period, the Pingzhou army lived up to its high expectations and completed a thorough purge of Pingzhou. The sharp blade of the lord is pointed at by the battle flag of the Pingzhou Army! ”

Shang Ji looked at the two of them with a smile and nodded with satisfaction.

The three-month military and political overhaul was not simple, especially in the military. The specific content of the small twists and turns mentioned by Liu Yi is as follows: There were 19 rebellions of more than 10,000 people, 1,867 rebellious officers and family members were executed, more than 12,000 people were removed from their posts, and more than 12,000 people were imprisoned. A total of 13,000 people have been readjusted within the military system, and more than half of the former Pingzhou army has been disbanded or demoted to Xiangyong on the spot.

For a period of time, there was a beacon fire everywhere in Pingzhou, if it were not for Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Su Huan, Zhang He and other more than a dozen fierce generals and the original Liaodong millions of elite troops to suppress it, maybe Pingzhou would really be in chaos.

Fortunately, the results were good, and after enduring the pain of reform, Pingzhou entered a stage of rapid development.

The construction of the 4 million regular army in Shangji's mind has been completed by 70 percent, and the remaining finishing work is expected to be completely completed within a month.

The construction of another 1.8 million war troops has been completed one step ahead of schedule, which means that there are now more than 1.8 million fifth-order troops under Shang Ji's command!

This is a very terrifying number, before Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, due to the slack of armament for many years, the northern army of Luoyang did not necessarily cobble together two million fifth-order elites.

"Hongzhu, let's talk about our development in Pingzhou in recent months, so as to give everyone a boost!"

Shang Ji smiled and waved to Deng Yan.

Deng Yan got up with a smile on his face, cleared his throat, and a loud voice sounded in the hall: "It is not an exaggeration to describe Pingzhou as changing with each passing day in the past three months!" ”

"First of all, the population, now our total population of Pingzhou has exceeded 90 million, as of yesterday, the specific number is 92.67 million!"

Speaking of this, Deng Yan smiled and said, "It seems that the strategic goals we set at the beginning are a little low. In just three months, the total population has exceeded 90 million, and in three years, our population will not exceed 500 million! ”

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and the corners of Shang Ji's mouth also showed a hint of a smile, and he waved his hand and said: "Don't be too optimistic, the majority of the population growth in these three months is trade with the population of Yanhuang, and this kind of good life is hard to come by." We still have to encourage childbirth and attract immigrants in a down-to-earth manner! ”

"The lord's lesson is very good, and his subordinates should remember it!"

However, even excluding the impact of Yanhuang, Pingzhou's population growth has exceeded everyone's expectations.

Jizhou assassin Han Fu is mediocre and incompetent, although the Yellow Turban Rebellion is over, the situation in Jizhou has not been able to stabilize for a long time. The Yellow Turban Army is gone, but bandits from all over the country are swarming, and in the face of this situation, Han Fu is helpless.

The long-lasting war caused the number of displaced people in Jizhou to swell dramatically, and the merchants took advantage of this opportunity to aggressively recruit people in Jizhou.

There was no additional cost, as long as some rations were provided, and then these homeless people obediently dragged their families and ran away with the merchants.

In this regard, Han Fu not only did not stop it, but provided as much convenience as possible.

The population is a valuable resource for the vast and sparsely populated Pingzhou, but it can become a burden in a densely populated area like Jizhou! In particular, hungry and screaming homeless people can become a source of unrest at any time.

Han Fu wished that Shang Ji would recruit more displaced people to reduce the pressure on Jizhou.

"Hongzhu, let's talk about other aspects, our changes in the past three months are not just a population surge!"

Deng Yan nodded and continued: "Within three months, I will build 480 new villages in Pingzhou, of which 300 will be built by us as a sole proprietorship. One hundred and twenty-one are provided with funds and materials, and the development plan is provided by the stranger and participates in the management. The rest are joint venture villages! ”

"These more than 400 villages have a good momentum of development, not only have a large number of migrants been resettled, many villages have initially achieved a balance of payments, and even a very small number of villages have begun to make profits, and have improved a lot of basic materials such as stone and timber for us. This is a very good phenomenon, and the number of Inhumans who have asked the Castle Lord's Mansion about it has increased dramatically in recent days. After the wedding of the lord, it is expected that there may be a wave of village construction. The success rate of the 10,000 villages plan is very high! ”

"Well, that's a good start. For strangers who take the initiative to invest, we should support them normally and be sure to ensure their safety. Yanchen, the military information submitted by the Inhuman Village must be taken seriously, and any bandits and beasts must be dealt with in the shortest possible time. If someone deals with the problem because of the identity of a stranger, it must be dealt with seriously! Don't affect the overall image of our Pingzhou because of the bad performance of a few people! ”

"Of course, the crime of aliens must also be dealt with impartially. Be fair and impartial, and treat everyone equally! ”

"The last general will obey the order!" Su Huan hurriedly got up and replied.

Shang Ji nodded and motioned for Deng Yan to continue.

"In terms of urban construction, many cities with serious defects have been repaired accordingly, but because Pingzhou owed too much debt in the early years, and the amount of funds required to repair the city was too large, the city only repaired some important buildings for the time being. What the gentlemen mean is that they hope to restore the existing more than 300 cities in Pingzhou to normal levels in three years! ”

"Well, there's no urgency, but I'm asking that military-related buildings be repaired as a matter of priority."

"Well, the subordinates understand that military buildings have always been in the first sequence of Pingzhou construction!" Deng Yan nodded solemnly.

Today's situation in the whole world is very weird, on the surface, singing and dancing are leveling, even if Jizhou is full of bandits, but it is only a disease of ringworm. It has little impact on the world.

Even on the whole, the strength of the Han is still rising rapidly. However, under the prosperity on the surface, there are dark tides surging everywhere, and the newborn princes of all walks of life are lying on their backs to try their courage and accumulate strength.

In such a situation, Shang Ji certainly did not dare to ignore military development.

"In terms of taxation, there are also many good news!"

"Although most of these three months have not been peaceful." Speaking of this, Deng Yan glanced at the generals sitting on the other side with resentment. The generals led by Liu Yi looked ahead without squinting, and did not look at Deng Yan at all.

"Under the premise of continuous rebellion everywhere, Pingzhou's tax revenue in the last three months has not only not decreased, but has increased to varying degrees, with an average increase of 30 percent year-on-year. In addition, the Administration Office estimates that the growth rate is likely to exceed 100% next month. According to the development of this situation, in three years, Pingzhou will basically be able to achieve a balance between fiscal revenue and expenditure, and even achieve a slight surplus! ”

The sharp increase in tax revenues is first and foremost due to the increase in population.

In addition, although Deng Yan complained that the generals were constantly waging one war after another, it was precisely because of the war that all the thieves and robbers in Pingzhou were wiped out, and the public security situation in Pingzhou was unprecedentedly good. When public order is good, it is natural that taxes will be increased.

Another point is that now that Shang Ji is in charge of Pingzhou, and Xianbei is in civil strife, the Xianbei rangers that can be seen everywhere in the frontier in previous years have all disappeared.

Without the harassment of Xianbei people, the development of Pingzhou will naturally be smoother.

In fact, in addition to tax income, Shang Ji also made a big deal!

Xianbei's Budugen got in touch with Shang Ji and asked Shang Ji for weapons, armor, and food.

The struggle between Budugen and Kebineng has entered a white-hot stage, and the two have already done it several times on the grassland.

In the overall situation, Ke Bineng was more advantageous, and Bu Dugen, who was at a disadvantage, decisively abandoned what Xianbei righteousness and asked Shang Ji, the Xianbei mortal enemy, for help.

After holding a small-scale closed-door meeting, Shang Ji agreed to Bu Dugen's request to purchase weapons and armor, and sold two million sets of ordinary equipment from the rectification of Pingzhou County soldiers to Bu Dugen at a rather exaggerated price! As for food, he can only say sorry, he himself is still short of food!

Although he didn't buy food, with the batch of equipment secretly supported by Shang Ji, Bu Dugen recovered some of his disadvantages, and now the two are still fighting on the grassland.

This transaction was carried out in secret, and even the core top brass of the Pingzhou Army did not know much. This transaction also provided Shang Ji with more than 30 million yuan, but this money did not appear in Pingzhou's accounts, and Deng Yan's statistics on financial growth did not account for this part.

"In addition, we have also achieved good results in the construction of Chi Road, academies, private schools, medical centers, martial arts halls and other facilities, as long as the funds can keep up, there is no problem in completing the scheduled goals within three years! And it's likely to be overdone on a massive scale! ”

Deng Yan finally ended with this sentence and ended the report on government affairs.