Jizhou, Changshan Yuan clan.

In the back hall of the county government, Liu Qing sat at the first place, with Ju Shou and Tian Feng below.

"My lord, the autumn sowing has been basically completed. If the harvest is normal next year, our army will have no worries about food for the next two years! As for the workshop, although the production of scale armor has increased, it is not yet able to cover the entire army. Now the workshop is ready

, Iron ore is in short supply!" Tian Feng introduced.

Liu Qing pointed his finger at the desk. The problem was that Yanmen's technology had not completely broken through. Although the old and inefficient iron-making method was still being carried out, it could not meet the production needs of the workshop at all.

The ideal is very full, the reality is very skinny, Liu Qing did not expect that he would start to have difficulties so soon.

"I will inform Wen Ruo that more manpower will be sent to mine and smelt iron. Xianbei has captured many prisoners. In addition, the recruitment of soldiers must be regularized. Next year, the standing army needs to be doubled."

Jushou and Tian Feng looked at each other unconsciously, obviously a little surprised, or maybe the master was a little too hasty in terms of speed.

"My lord, if we recruit troops at the normal pace, we will not be able to double the number next year. I wonder if my lord has any new plans?"

Liu Qing thought for a while, and the current army was more than enough to attack. But if the world is in chaos and falling apart, and when all the heroes rise together, they will be fighting for land with tigers and wolves. Attacking alone is not enough. There must be soldiers defending the city.

In addition, our territory tends to be fragmented, so we may need more troops.

Maybe the two natives knew that Liu Hong was seriously ill and the world would be in chaos, but they didn't know to what extent it would be.

But Liu Qing knew very well that the chaos would be complete, and after Liu Hong, they were all puppets.

"In extraordinary times, we must deal with it in an extraordinary manner. You have also seen Wang Fen's case. There are countless people in the world who have this intention. Wang Fen is just the first bird, and there are still many lurkers!"

Jushou nodded, Wang Fen's incident was indeed beyond his expectation. He never expected that the governor of a state would dare to do such a thing. If it was true as Liu Qing said, then the world would be unstoppable.

But as Liu Qing said, Ju Shou has always been very optimistic about Liu Qing's vision in this regard.

Liu Qing, this kid, just have to be careful.

He said to Tian Feng: "Yuan Hao, you and I should pay attention to what my lord has foreseen. Now that the farming work is temporarily suspended, you should pay more attention to recruiting troops!"

Tian Feng frowned, obviously unhappy, and replied: "Gongyu! Don't think that just because you are the prefect, you can boss me around. I do everything from harvesting and sowing to building workshops. How can this be unreasonable?"

"He who can do it should work harder! Yuan Hao, my lord is very optimistic about you! When my lord takes Zhongshan, the position of Zhongshan County's governor must be yours!"

Tian Feng didn't like this, and said to Liu Qing: "My lord, you judge!"

The two of them knew very well that Liu Qing gave Jushou the post of governor of Changshan. In fact, in terms of military exploits, Tian Feng was superior to Jushou because Tian Feng accompanied Liu Qing in his campaign against Chenliu, Yingchuan, and Dongjun.

"You're just a prefect, you want to rob me too!" Liu Qing replied disdainfully.

In one sentence, Tian Feng Jushou looked at each other in shock.

My lord is worthy of being a lord, but they are too small!

Seeing that the two of them were silent, Liu Qing stood up and said to them: "You two don't need to say anything. If you want to be more truthful, I can ask a question. Liu Wei of Zhaojun manages the county. Zhaojun was ruined in his hands. How about it?"

We will take it and hand this matter over to Yuan Hao."

Liu Qing changed the subject and looked at Jushou, "Uncle Ju has raised his demands since he has become the prefect. Although the land of Julu County is average, its position is important. It is the heart of Jizhou, and the prefect Guo Dian has troops and horses in his hands."

, Although Guo Jia has become the chief of Qitao, it is not easy to get the giant deer. Uncle Ju, I will leave it to you to plan this matter."

Jushou and Tian Feng looked at each other. They didn't expect Liu Qing to have such a big appetite. He had already started to look at the land of these two counties?

The two counties of Dingxiang and Yunzhong in Yanmena have not been completely eaten yet, and the Zhongshan County where Guo Jia is currently guarding has not yet been completely eaten.

Liu Qing emphasized again: "Let me add one more thing, the two of you are competing for planning, not attack!"

It's not possible to attack and occupy counties in a grand manner now, at least it has to be done on the face of it.

As for counselors, Liu Qing did not engage in Cao Cao's style of teamwork, nor could he learn from Yuan Shao's method of making decisions without making plans, and his counselors became involuntarily involved.

In the early stage, division of labor planning and healthy competition can be carried out. In this way, the enthusiasm and participation of all counselors can be improved. Later, when major affairs are decided, the route of collective efforts can be adopted.

"My lord, why do I feel that you and I have fallen into my lord's trap?" Tian Feng said with a smile.

Jushou shook his head, "Who says it's not the case? Next time, it would be better for you and me not to argue in front of the lord, hahaha..."

"Ha ha……"

All three laughed.

Once this matter was settled, other matters, such as farming and recruiting soldiers, immediately became insignificant.

It's like a big test suddenly comes and the questions you have done in the past suddenly seem childish.

For Jizhou, Liu Qing based himself on Changshan, and the next step was to expand to Zhongshan, Julu, and Zhaojun. The next step was to Weijun, where the Jizhou government was located.

Li Wen, the prefect of Wei County, was an unsmiling person, but he had dealt with him during the Yellow Turban era. Naturally, this person was loyal to the Han Dynasty, but whether he would be loyal to him, Liu, is probably a question mark.

In terms of Bingzhou, the situation in Yanmen has been settled, and Xun Yu has begun to trade with Dingxiang County in Yunzhong.

In the past, there was very little trade between border counties. Xun Yu's move was to build or expand official roads in the name of commercial roads to connect Yunzhong County and Wuyuan County.

The goal of this move is not only to help defend the north, but also to defend Shuofang County. To be more precise, it is to defend the Hetao area of ​​Shuofang County.

This is blocking the way to Jiangnan!

If the Central Plains is in chaos, all these areas will fall and be occupied by the Eastern Qiang people. What Liu Qing has to do is to take precautions before they happen.

I don't believe that if a lord who completely destroyed the Southern Huns occupies that place, there will still be people who are short-sighted and want to seize it.

Han Heng's letter to Zhang Ning also stated the Baibo Army's next wave of goals. When there was a change in Luoyang, the Baibo Army would attack and coordinate with Zhang He and Chu Yan from Lishi to annihilate the Hedong rebel army and actually control Hedong County.

With the three major grain-producing areas of Hedong County, Changshan County and Shuofang County, as long as there is no chaos in the rear, there will be no need to worry about food and grass in future troubled times.

The most important and sensitive place among them is Hedong County, because it belongs to Sili. In the future, I am afraid that the Baibo Army will have to rely on the Baibo Army to control this place until all the people come together.

…

Hedong County, Baibo Valley.

Han Heng just left with a surprised mood.

He never expected that the leader of the Baibo Army would be a woman, and a stunning woman at that.

Judging from her condition, she seemed to have a lot of respect for her lord. Han Heng was very curious as to why his lord had such an army here. This woman must have an unusual relationship with her lord!

Han Heng had always stayed in Yanmen and knew very little about the Yellow Turbans, and he didn't know about Zhang Jiao's daughter. If he knew that the person he met was the daughter of the great rebel Zhang Jiao, he would probably feel differently.

After Han Heng left, Zhang Ning summoned Guo Tai, Yang Feng and several other generals.

"The trouble of bandits in Hedong has seriously affected the harvest in Hedong County. Now that the autumn harvest outside the valley has been completed, we must wait for an opportunity to eliminate the bandits in Hedong. The Southern Huns are good at plundering, and the Xianbei bandits are good at killing. Now there are no soldiers in the counties to suppress them.

If you want to discuss it, then it is up to us to do it now. With the previous size of the Baibo Army, it is more than enough to occupy the east of the river. Now, the only thing missing is an opportunity!" Zhang Ning said slowly.

"Saint General, what kind of opportunity is this?"

"Of course this is an opportunity to send troops. Dealing with thieves and bandits is a trivial matter, but dealing with county officials is more difficult!"

Now, she couldn't act like her father did when she killed him, and Liu Qing would not allow her to do that.

However, Liu Qing also said in his letter that if the situation in Luoyang changes, the mentality of county officials will also change.

"Saint General, do we really have to follow Master Liu Qing's orders?" Yang Feng said.

"Yang Feng! Don't talk nonsense!" Mrs. Guo quickly dissuaded her. In the army, you must not talk nonsense about the leader.

Although their leader is now Zhang Ning, everyone knows that behind Zhang Ning is Liu Qing.

"Mrs. Guo, it's okay!" Zhang Ning said lightly: "General Yang, all the tens of thousands of refugees from Hedong County who were sent to you before were accepted by Mr. Liu Qing. Can you do this?"

Yang Feng shook his head, not only him, but also Han Siam, Li Le and others all shook their heads.

"I know I can't do it, and I don't think any of you here can do it!" Zhang Ning's face was expressionless, and his beautiful face was filled with a cold look, which made the generals dare not look directly at him.

"I will tie the cause of peace to Liu Qing. This matter was decided last time, so I don't want anyone to question it again. If you don't comply, there will be camps in the north and south!" Zhang Ning said.

There are camp gates in both the north and south. It means whether you go south or north, please make it your own choice.

How dare you say more? What she wants in the end is Mrs. Guo’s support.

In fact, among the several generals, Yang Fenghua was the most thoughtful. The rest of them joined the Yellow Turbans because they were forced by life. It didn't matter whether they followed Zhang Ning or Liu Qing.

"I sincerely follow the teachings of the Holy Lady General!" all the generals replied in unison.

"Very good. You can prepare in advance for what I have told you. Send people to keep an eye on the main force of thieves. Send out troops to strangle them immediately with a signal!"

"I will obey the Holy Order of the Holy Lady General!"

…

Luoyang, Imperial Palace.

"Sister, please listen to my elder brother's advice and just obey me on this matter!" He Jin said sincerely to He Hou.

"No, this is not in line with etiquette. How can Bian'er leave the palace to live with his body worth thousands of dollars!" He Hou denied it, "If brother is worried, just send more troops to guard the palace!"

He Jin was so angry that he grabbed his robe. This sister is really intolerant of both soft and hard words. She doesn't listen to good words or harsh words. Now that she is a queen, she cannot be beaten or scolded, so she can only accept the anger.

He Jin noticed that Liu Hong's health was deteriorating, and he was afraid that he would not have much time left. For safety reasons, he had to protect Liu Bian, who had succeeded to the throne.

However, his sister refused to do it, saying that the palace was the safest place.

Little did she know that what He Jin was guarding against was the thief in the palace - Shi Changshi.

"This is an internal traitor. How can it be useful if we station troops outside?" He Jin reminded her indirectly, indicating to her that He Jin, the general, was the one he relied on.

"You talk about those slaves, how dare they be disrespectful? Pigtail will be their master in the future, and they are out of reach, so how can they have other thoughts!" He Hou said.
To be continued...