Li Li, who hurried back to the Luoyang camp, beat drums and gathered generals the next day, and sent troops to recover Luoyang and Henan counties...

Xu Chu and Pang De led the Qinglong Camp to collect Henan County, Huan Fei and Xu Ding led the Feixiong Chongjia Cavalry to recover the counties under Luoyang Yin. After receiving the order, 60,000 cavalry immediately sent troops.

At the same time, General Bo Cai of Zhendong led all the infantry troops of Wuweiying. The lower generals of the tent, Xu Huang, Hao Zhao, Yu Jin, Yang Qiu, Tie Qi and Guo Meng, divided their troops to attack to eliminate the bandits and fight in one month, and strive to eliminate the thieves and bandits in the entire Sili area.

With Li Li's order, the 110,000 army came out in full swing, making the Luoyang camp an empty camp. The only soldiers left behind in Luoyang were 10,000 Jinqiu's Iron Cavalry, and more than 20,000 county government soldiers transferred to repair the Luoyang imperial capital.

In the more than a month after Li Li left Luoyang, Jia Xu and Li Xuan mobilized more than 20,000 county government troops and recruited tens of thousands of young men from Hongnong County and around Luoyang to clean up the ruins in Luoyang City. By the time Li Li returned from Nanyang, the ruins in the city had been basically cleaned up, and as many as 50,000 young men were building houses day and night.

Rows of houses were built again, and attics rose up. Many merchants and gentry under Li Li donated money and efforts. Carriages rushed into the city. Countless wood, stone, blue bricks, and Han tiles were piled up on the construction site in an orderly manner, like rolling hills, and the scene was very spectacular.

Luoyang City, which was once a scorched earth ruin, is now a bustling scene.

The merchants, gentry and powerful people from all over the world who actively participated in the reconstruction of Luoyang this time claimed to contribute to the reconstruction of Luoyang City. In fact, they were all aiming at the potential huge business opportunities in Luoyang. As for businessmen, they would not get up early without profit. As long as they were profitable and had huge benefits that attracted them, they would flock to them. The way of doing business has been like this since ancient times.

As the imperial capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty for more than 200 years, Luoyang City is not a small city. Its heyday was the most powerful city in the world and the largest city. Its area and magnificent architecture are far better than that of the western capital Chang'an. It is no exaggeration to say that Luoyang City embodies the essence of the heyday of the Han Dynasty and is a symbol of the Han nationality. There was no saying before the Han Dynasty. It was precisely because of the existence of the Han Dynasty and the great cohesion of the strong Han Dynasty that the Han nation was passed down for thousands of years.

The reason why Li Li rebuilt Luoyang City was not just to build another imperial city or an imperial capital, but to unite people's hearts and regain the centripetal force of the Han people who were in troubled times. Luoyang City can no longer be the imperial city. It can also not have a towering royal palace, but this city that symbolizes the glory of the Han people cannot be abandoned forever, it cannot be destroyed just like this, especially in the hands of Li Li.

Six years ago, this city, which symbolized the highest imperial power of the Eastern Han Dynasty, was burned by the Xiliang army, and then was demolished and trampled by the army of princes. There were countless bandits, and the bandits took advantage of the fire and added fuel to the fire. This capital, which had been passed down for hundreds of years, was reduced to a scorched earth ruin. After many years, Li Li led the Xiliang army to occupy the city in the ruins again. He had the ability, responsibility and obligation to rebuild the city. Moreover, even without the palace hall, he had to be built in a perfect manner and could not deteriorate the ambition of the Han people.

So, although Li Li has not been in Luoyang for a while, he has been trying a lot to rebuild Luoyang City, and has almost tried his best to build the city. He must build this city well. It must have a majestic momentum, but also be solid and practical. In the future, he will also try his best to restore the former liveliness and prosperity of Luoyang City, so that it can be revitalized again, and recreate the style of the Han people's century-old imperial capital.

To this end, Li Li made great profits to all the merchants, gentry and powerful people who participated in the reconstruction and promised them that after completion, they would enjoy 50% of the profits of Luoyang City for three years. The reason for 50% of the profits is that half of all the houses after completion belong to Luoyang Yinfu Yaya and the rest belongs to them. The deadline for three years seems to be stingy, but in fact it is not. On the contrary, this deadline is the key to attracting merchants to flock in.

Nowadays, the world is chaotic, and you have to have the life to make money, but you have to have the life to enjoy it. Otherwise, no matter how much money you have, it will be useless.

Within three years, Luoyang County and Henan County under Li Li ruled all reduced taxes. This was Li Li's solemn promise to the people of the two counties, so as to appease the hearts of the people and attract the people to settle in Luoyang. At the same time, Li Li promised a three-year period to the merchants, which shows that he has the ability and strength to guarantee the interests of all merchants and gentry who invested in the construction of the city.

This promise is undoubtedly convincing. Because with the current strength of Li Li of Xiliang, even if the situation is not good or the situation takes a sharp turn, it is still fully capable of keeping Luoyang City for three years. And within these three years, merchants can definitely recover their costs and have considerable returns. Such a profitable thing is really a big pie that cannot be found even when you are lanterns in this troubled world. How can you miss it?

In other words, if Li Li promised a five-year or ten-year period, I am afraid that many merchants and gentry would have to consider carefully. With such a long period and such a large profit, this pie is too big, which is incredible and unbelievable. Five or ten years later, the Xiliang army will still exist. Is Li Li still alive? Is Luoyang City still in his hands? These issues must be carefully considered. Otherwise, tens of thousands of gold and silver will be invested in, and all of them will be wasted. Isn’t this a scam?

Therefore, the deadline for three years is not long or short, and the 500,000 Xiliang Army will definitely not be destroyed within three years. This is the most convincing period and the most touching the psychological bottom line of merchants and gentry.

Speaking of the root, chaotic times are not as good as peaceful times. The gold you earn in your hand is the most affordable, and being able to do business and make money safely is the most important thing, and everything else is nonsense. In addition, no matter how generous the conditions are, they cannot deceive the businessman who is the best at calculating.

Because of this, as soon as the news of rebuilding Luoyang came out, merchant families and powerful gentry from all states and counties came in a crowd. After signing a contract with Li Xuan, who was temporarily in charge of Luoyang, he quickly invested in the carriages and horses, and gradually invested millions of gold, silver and money. The 50,000 young and strong men recruited by Li Xuan and Jia Xu were hired for them, and they paid all the expenses. In addition, the food and wages required by more than 20,000 county soldiers were also considered to be working for them.

The money required to rebuild a city is undoubtedly huge, but it is shared among more than 200 merchants and gentry. The number is not that large. On average, each merchant invests 10,000 yuan, which is enough to build a huge city on the ruins. After all, the construction materials of this era are very simple and cheap. The main body is wood and stone, and the most expensive ones are Qin bricks and Han tiles and house decorations. Moreover, in troubled times, there are not so many rules and restrictions. If you can cut, you can cut them and cut them. If you lack materials, you can take them away. If you have the owner, you can give some money, but no one cares about pulling them away.

It is worth mentioning that among the merchant families participating in the reconstruction of Luoyang this time, there are many Yinfu family members who have something to do with Li Li, and they are all the first major families to respond to the construction of the city.

The top of the list is the Longteng Chamber of Commerce from Chang'an. In fact, it is the property under Li Li's name. His concubine Zhang Ai is responsible for the management. The second is the Zhen Consortium, which is the Zhen Zhang Ai's family, which is managed by her second son in name.

Third, Qiao's father, Qiao Guolao, was the best-knowing slave who followed the Zhen family and was called the "Qiao Family Consortium". Fourth, the Xuzhou Mi Chamber of Commerce, who came to do trivial matters was Mi Zhu's sister Mi Huan, who happened to take the opportunity to come to Luoyang for a trip. Mi Zhu sent someone to send 20,000 gold, so Mi Chamber of Commerce was born. Mi Huan turned into a rich woman, a real white and rich beauty.

The last big family was a bit special. They had never been visible before and did not leak water. This time they spent a lot of money without frowning. This is the Sima family in Wen County, Hanoi.

Li Li personally met these merchant families who generously donated their money and then arranged a military service matter to send troops. He also held a banquet in the temporary government hall. The courtesy was very comprehensive and the guests and hosts were happy.

Just as Luoyang City was under construction, a sudden war broke out in Xuzhou, and there was a tripartite melee, and the battle was extremely fierce.

The matter has to start with the disputes in Wancheng.

The day after the emperor disappeared, Yuan Shao of Jizhou led the army to leave Wancheng, followed by Cao Cao of Yanzhou, and Lu Bu led his troops to leave. The new Xuzhou governor Liu Bei was not satisfied with the position of governor of the state. He was determined to have the identity of the Han clan and become the uncle of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, after the emperor disappeared, he was very unwilling to accept it, so he stayed in Wancheng for half a day and led his troops to leave in the evening. The four princes led their troops to leave one after another, but only Sun Ce from Jiangdong and Yuan Shu of Yangzhou remained in Wancheng for a night, and led his troops to leave the next morning.

It should be over when things developed to this point. Liu Biao, Jingzhou, thought so. However, the disputes in Wancheng were not as simple as Liu Biao imagined. On the second day after Liu Bei led his troops to leave Wancheng, heavy rain fell in the evening, forcing more than 30,000 troops under his command to camp in Yuzhou. However, he was attacked by the army under Yuan Shu at midnight.

Caught off guard, Liu Bei's army was defeated. More than 30,000 soldiers fled in a hurry, but was defeated by Yuan Shu's 50,000 troops. Then he besieged Liu Bei, Guan Yu and more than a thousand personal soldiers on a small hill on the west bank of the Huai River. In the critical moment, Guan Yu led his troops to fight bravely. He tried to break out of the encirclement several times, but was forced to retreat by bows and crossbows. Fortunately, several personal soldiers under his tent took the opportunity to escape.

Subsequently, Guan Yu's personal soldiers chased Lu Bu's army a hundred miles away and asked Lu Bu to return to the army for assistance. Unexpectedly, Lu Bu said that there were only more than 20,000 troops under his tent, and even if it was rushing for assistance, it would be useless. He also said that this place was less than 100 miles away from Xuzhou, so why not ask the third general to send troops to rescue him. So the personal soldiers had no choice but to go to Xuzhou to ask the third general Zhang Fei for help.

Half a day later, Zhang Fei learned that his eldest brother and second brother were sneak attacked and besieged by Yuan Shu. Without thinking, he immediately ordered his troops and fought toward Yuzhou in a mighty manner. Didn’t he know that Zhang Fei led his army to leave, and Lu Bu led his army to the provincial governor’s mansion and captured the wives, concubines and families of the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang, and then divided his troops to take over the counties of Xuzhou and seized Liu Bei’s foundation, Xuzhou.

Two days later, Liu Bei fled back to Xuzhou with less than 20,000 defeated generals. Before he could reach Xiapi City, he met Sun Gan and other scholars who fled in a panic. He knew that Xuzhou had changed hands and was seized by the unfamiliar ungrateful wolf Lu Bu. However, Yuan Shu's army was still chasing him behind him, forcing Liu Bei to come to the city, asking Lu Bu to take him in and temporarily borrow the Xiaopei army. The two armies could form a stance to resist Yuan Shu's army together.

Unfortunately, the situation in the world has not yet developed to the point where Lu Bu must join forces with Liu Bei to survive. Even without Liu Bei's help, Lu Bu was confident that he could resist Yuan Shu's army. The reason why Liu Bei took him in was because he was attracted by his wolf cavalry and wanted to take him and the wolf cavalry for his own use.

Originally, Lu Bu really wanted to join forces with Liu Bei to create a world, but Guan Yu and Zhang Fei regarded him as a thorn in their eyes and repeatedly made things difficult for him to humiliate him. This time, the princes of Wancheng gathered together, and Lu Bu suffered humiliation. Cao Cao, who regained Yanzhou, showed off his power in front of him, repeatedly sarcastic and sarcastic, but he did not dare to act rashly; while Liu Bei stood aside but ignored him, ignored him, and did not even say a word.

Lu Bu Lu Fengxian, the world's most famous general, could the tiger in the world, endure such humiliation?

Unexpectedly, the opportunity came so quickly. When Lu Bu led his army across the Huai River, he did not find any ambush on the shore. He crossed the river safely and steadily, but when Liu Bei led his army by passing, he was attacked by a large army of 50,000 Yuan Shu and was defeated thousands of miles away. Hearing that Liu Bei was trapped, how could Lu Bu foolishly lead his army back to rescue Liu Bei? Chen Gong offered his plans at the right time, so a series of plans to lure the tiger away from the mountain and occupy the magpie's nest came into being, helping Lu Bu seize Xuzhou in one fell swoop and make the decision.

Therefore, facing Liu Bei, who was as anxious as a dog in the city, begged in a low voice. Lu Bu was disdainful and immediately waved his hand. The archers who had already put on the bow and stolen arrows were shot at each other, which scared Liu Bei to retreat. Then, Lu Bu personally led the wolf cavalry out of the city to chase and chase Liu Bei again to Yuan Shu's territory. He was surrounded and blocked by Yuan Shu's army, and chased him all the way, so that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei led their troops to block the rear and finally got separated from Liu Bei. After half a month of fleeing in panic, Liu Bei finally got rid of the pursuers and fled to Runan with more than a thousand remaining soldiers. He then settled in Runan, panting and licking the wounds.

At this point, Xuzhou changed its lords. After the defeat in Yanzhou, Lu Bu lived in Liu Bei's tent for the second half of the year, so he turned his back and took over. Under the planning of his adviser Chen Gong, he seized the provincial and ministers' office in one fell swoop, occupied the six counties of Xuzhou, and became the veritable lord of Xuzhou, and became one of the four major princes of the Central Plains.

Less than twenty days before and after the war in Xuzhou, it was like a flash in the pan. In an instant, the beauty flashed and disappeared. The famous Liu Bei was defeated, defeated miserably, while Lu Bu easily turned his back on the enemy and ruled Xuzhou.

Yuan Shu undoubtedly helped Lu Bu a lot of help. He thought that defeating Liu Bei would lead to Xuzhou, but unexpectedly, he accidentally helped Lu Bu, allowing him to reap profits and gain a big advantage, and occupy the six counties of Xuzhou without bloodshed. The world is impermanent, which shows that it is obvious.

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