After leaving Jiangying and looking for Liu Bei again, Liu Bei asked how the car was doing.

"It's been dismantled," Li Mengxi replied, "I have enough time to make a few imitations."

Hearing this, Liu Bei smiled and said, "If it is useful if you take it apart, it will be worth it."

Seeing that Li Mengxi didn't seem to know the value of the car, Jian Yong couldn't help but said, "Xi'er, do you know that the car you dismantled was a gift from the emperor himself, so it is very valuable!"

"Ouch!" Li Mengxi's eyes widened and he was surprised, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I'll tear it all apart..." He looked embarrassed.

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Li Mengxi tried to go back and put the car back on, but Liu Bei stopped him and said that he could just dismantle it. It was just a car and it was worth nothing.

After hearing Jian Yong mention that it was a gift from the Emperor Ling himself and talk about his meritorious deeds, Li Mengxi remembered something.

He curiously asked Liu Bei what the Ling Emperor's attitude was when he went to Luoyang, "He was given a chariot, but he was not given an official position?"

"It's sealed, it's sealed!" Liu Bei smiled cheerfully, "The imperial court named me the governor of Julu County, the general of Zhendong, and the Marquis of Zhongshan Ting."

Li Mengxi nodded, "Very good," he smiled at Liu Bei, "You are the governor of Julu County, and we occupy Julu County, so we are famous for our mastery."

"This [General Zhendong]...isn't Jizhou north of Luoyang?" Li Mengxi was confused.

Liu Bei explained that Jizhou was northeast of Luoyang, so it would not be a bad idea to seal the general east of the town.

Li Mengxi didn't understand the official system of the Han Dynasty. He didn't understand how big an official position the Zhendong General was. Everyone explained to him that the Zhendong General's official position was not low, and he was a high-ranking official with a salary of two thousand dan.

"Then [Zhongshan Tinghou], eh, Mr. Xuande, aren't you the Queen of Prince Jing of Zhongshan? Why didn't the imperial court make a king, but some kind of Tinghou?" Li Mengxi was straightforward and asked directly the doubts in his heart.

Liu Bei suddenly felt embarrassed, "Ahem... well, some meritorious deeds are far from enough to make him a king."

Later, Liu Bei explained that a few years ago, when the Prince of Zhongshan was exterminated, his heirs were cut off, and the Zhongshan Kingdom was eliminated. When he went to Luoyang, he offered Qu Yuan Li, the National Debt Law, the Imperial Examination, and allotment of people into acres, and other good strategies, plus the capture of Zhang Jiao. The Yellow Turban's military exploits were accumulated and he was awarded the title of Marquis of Zhongshan.

Anyway, Liu Bei regards the title of Tinghou of Zhongshan as a huge reward. As Liu Bei, the queen of Zhongshan Prince Jing, there is no more honorable reward than regaining the glory of his ancestors.

Having said this, Liu Bei said that he was planning to go to Zhongshan Kingdom to worship his ancestors in the near future, and asked Li Mengxi if he would like to go with him.

Li Mengxi thought about it seriously, and considering that there was a lot of work at hand that had not been done, "I won't go. There is still a lot of work that has not been done."

Liu Bei's eyes suddenly showed disappointment. He looked at Li Mengxi, hesitated to speak, and opened his mouth several times.

For a while.

"That's fine, I can go with my second and third brothers." Liu Bei said with a smile.

——

Sacrifice was a big event, so Liu Bei left immediately. On the 12th, Liu Bei took Guan and Zhang, along with some soldiers and horses, to go to Zhongshan Kingdom to worship their ancestors.

Farewell at the roadside, Liu Bei waved to Li Mengxi and Jian Yong, saying that he would not delay for too long and would return soon.

Li Mengxi and Jian Yong watched Liu Bei's team go away.

The person disappeared, and Li Mengxi also went back.

There were a lot of things to be busy with at hand. Li Mengxi went to see the drills in the military camp, went to the city to see the progress of house construction, went to see the excavation of water wells, went to the school, and also went to the medical camp and the blacksmith camp.

Carpenter's Camp, went through all the places.

Jian Yong walked around with Li Mengxi. Half a day passed and it was noon.

During the meal, Jian Yong looked at Li Mengxi and said, "Xi'er, Xuande invited you to go to worship the ancestors. You should go." There seemed to be blame in his words.

Li Mengxi stopped for a moment, looked up at Jian Yong, and asked, "Why should I go to worship ancestors?"

"Hey, you didn't see me, but Guan and Zhang also went together?"

When Jian Yong said this, Li Mengxi vaguely realized that Guan and Zhang were sworn brothers of Liu Bei, and they were his own siblings.

Liu Bei brought Guan and Zhang, and Liu Xuande wanted to take him with him. This shows...

Oh, I don’t want to accept family favors anymore.

Li Mengxi was a little embarrassed. He smiled dryly and said, "I'm too busy, too busy. I can't take my hands away."

Jian Yong laughed and scolded, "You are a little person, how can you do so much work every day?"

Li Mengxi looked serious. He counted on Jian Yong's fingers and said, "Under my rule in Julu, there are currently 14 departments. These 14 departments govern all matters, big and small.

Take the [Ministry of War] as an example. There are over 10,000 soldiers in the army, but they cannot deploy them in the city. Last winter, they had already found a camp near Daluze and were preparing to move the camp at the right time. However, because Liu Xuande went to Luoyang, something unexpected might happen.

, dare not divide the troops easily.

Once Liu Xuande is found, we can safely divide the camp."

"Also, our army's armor is far from enough, there is not enough iron material, and there are not many blacksmiths. We have to find places to buy iron, and blacksmiths also need to be trained early. We only need iron materials and craftsmen for armor, but wood is needed for bows and crossbows.

Need muscle, there is no place to buy these.

I am preparing people to go to Luoyang to see if I can buy bulk necessities..."

"A training ground must be built for infantry training. It must be flat, with beaches, sand, valleys, cities, ditches, hills, forests, bushes and other terrains, such as a giant deer. All these terrains may be present. However, they are too scattered.

Unfavorable training.

I want to put all the terrain together to make it easier to practice.

This matter has been delayed for several months since last winter, and it has still not started until now."

"In terms of weapons, Xuanwu chariots, sidecars, folding ladders, sword carts, repeating crossbows and many other weapons were not made."

"...Chizhi'er leads the Xiliang cavalry camp, which is originally the elite of Xiliang. I want to take this opportunity to see the combat power of Xiliang's soldiers and horses, and to observe their tactics, but I am busy with chores and have never been idle."

“As for [farming] matters, it is already May, and the summer harvest is about to begin in the blink of an eye. For the summer harvest, granaries must be built, regulations for collecting and distributing grain must be drafted, and vehicles and livestock must be prepared for transporting grain.

What's more, after the summer harvest, it will be autumn plowing soon. Our army has curved shaft plows. The curved shaft plows are easy to use. It can be calculated that the entire territory has nearly one hundred thousand plows. The plowshares need to be beaten, the plowframes need to be made, and the plowshares need iron.

, it’s easy to get wood and iron for the plow frame, but wood, even if it is cut now, the wood cannot be used for a while..."

"The water conservancy project in Julu is not booming. I want to improve the water conservancy project, but there are no water conservancy talents in the army. I am planning to go to Luoyang to recruit some."

…

"In [Business], our Julu's paper, weapons, and spirits can be sold all over the world. I am planning to build a caravan to bring the paper, weapons, and spirits to Luoyang for sale.

At the same time, Julu is short of goods and supplies, and the necessary tendons, medicinal materials, tung oil, hardware, and other goods can be purchased in bulk from Luoyang or other places."

…

"In [Fa], all the land in Julu has been equally divided, but because of this, disputes and conflicts occur every day. We are not afraid of conflicts and disputes, but we are afraid of improper handling.

A certain ranger patrols various places frequently every day, but reports immediately if there is any trouble. However, there are not many judicial talents in the military, and although the people in the Ministry of Justice understand the law, if they do not keep an eye on them and let them do what they want, how can it be inevitable?

Fair?

Whenever there is death or injury, a certain person must go personally. Xianhe said to you, if I just leave, can it be done?"

…

"In [work], everything from weapons and armor to stomachs to bowls and speeds are all lacking. We have to prioritize who should go first and who should last. We also need to collect a certain amount of materials and deploy a certain amount of manpower. Except for me, there is nothing left.

The person in charge.

I am the only one in the army who knows everything about craftsmen's work, not even General Liu Xuandeguan."

…

The 14 ministries of military and political affairs are: Engineering, Industry, Education, War, Legislation, Justice, Administration, Commerce, Science, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, and Finance.

In each of these fourteen parts, Li Mengxi talked about a lot of unresolved issues, which made Jian Yong's head spin.

You don’t know if you don’t listen. When Jian Yong heard that there were so many things, he looked at Li Mengxi and asked, “Can you come over here?”

"I can't do it." Li Mengxi shook his head and said with emotion, "We are short of people and have no skills."

He said he was short of people and that he was incapable of doing all the work, as if he could do all these things if he had time.

Jian Yong stared at Li Mengxi for a while, "Xi'er, are you...really only ten years old?"

"Yeah." Li Mengxi nodded.

The next moment, he frowned, "No...last year he was ten years old, this year, so-and-so should be eleven!"

Even if he is eleven, he is still a child. Jian Yong was amused when he saw Li Mengxi who was seriously arguing whether he was ten or eleven with a childish look on his face.
Chapter completed!