Chapter 270: Outer City
Updated: 2013-05-11
Jia Rong could clearly feel that his body's reaction ability was a little worse than before. Nostalgia for beauty is never the best way. As the leader, he should take the lead for his subordinates. Then half a month would be considered a honeymoon. Jia Rong comforted himself in his heart.
In the following time, Jia Rong was mainly committed to the expansion of the army and the main construction of Jincheng. He issued a conscription order in the name of Jia Rong, which set off a wave of military service in Jincheng. The treatment of the Western Liang army was no longer a secret. It was the leader of the Han Dynasty. The towering hero tomb outside the city was always telling the pride of the soldiers of the Western Liang army.
In Jincheng, Jia Rong had an unattainable prestige. Whether it was Qiang or Han people, the moment they posted the conscription order in the city, they immediately flocked to the schoolyard in the city to accept the selection. Their strong appeal made the generals dumbfounded.
At this time, Jia Rong was a commoner, and the position of prefect of Jincheng was removed by the Han Emperor. However, as soon as Jia Rong returned to Jincheng, he took over all the affairs, but no subordinate stood up to object.
Now Jincheng has gradually reached saturation, and the area of Jincheng seems to be a little small. More and more merchants flock to Jincheng. Especially during the time when Jia Rong got married, the price of Xianlian Pavilion was reduced by 20%, which attracted many merchants.
For the sake of the present, it is not suitable for the expansion of territory. Although the Han Dynasty's national strength was weak, the Han Emperor destroyed the Yellow Turban, and the Xianbei King and Zhang Ju rebelled, and their reputations were quite high in the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Han was terminally ill. It would be unwise to arouse this angry lion at this time. Jia Rong's return to Jincheng was originally a matter of provoking Emperor Han's re-scaling, and secretly developing his strength was the best choice.
When Liu Tiejiang, who came to the craftsman workshop, Jia Rong told him the news of the expansion of the city.
Jia Rong planned to expand another outer city outside the existing Jincheng, which solved the difficulty of small space. However, building a city outside the existing Jincheng city is undoubtedly very huge, and even with the strong financial resources of Jincheng, it is somewhat difficult.
However, after the outer city is completed, Jincheng will be truly imperative, and the inner and outer city symphony echoes.
The Jincheng Prefect's Office ordered the solicitation of people to build an outer city. The news broke out, and the number of applicants had reached 3,000. This time, the construction only required the people around the county town and the people in the city. The number of people was too large, and the prefect's Office could not provide accommodation.
Various materials were continuously transported to Jincheng. There were a lot of materials needed to build the city. Jia Rong gave a very reasonable price. Merchants gathered. Many merchants provided a lot of things for free in order to curry favor with Jia Rong. However, they could not find out about Jia Rong's body. The entire Jincheng was his.
Jia Rong was willing to accept everyone, and merchants came to seek wealth. As long as the Jincheng officials did not cause trouble for them, they would take care of the greatest care. After understanding this, Jia Rong was at ease.
Many people in the city put down their things and joined the city building, which led to a short-term shortage of labor in Jincheng and many businesses could not recruit servants.
In seven days, the prefect's mansion recruited 20,000 people and under the command of Zhang Zhao, he started to work hard.
In summary, Jincheng's labor force is still very sufficient. The former Cheng Qiu led the army to attack Jincheng. After the collapse, Jincheng also captured many prisoners, and these people were the free labor force when the city was founded.
Zhang Zhao's talent is much more than Zhang Li. Zhang Li needs to ask him for advice on many political issues. The two brothers are at ease in managing Jincheng. After more than a year of experience, Zhang Li and Zhang Zhao's talent gradually revealed.
Building a city is a crucial matter. Jia Rong also traveled outside the city to supervise the construction of craftsmen. The new city built this time has expanded to eight city gates.
From the new city to the previous city, Jia Rong called it the outer city, while the original city was called the inner city. The commercial streets and residential areas were all available, and they were completely in the format of the inner city. Even if the speed was very fast, it was estimated that the construction would not be completed next year.
"General, this is Pu Yuan." Liu Blacksmith stood respectfully and pointed at the young man behind him.
Jia Rong said lightly, turning his gaze to Pu Yuan.
Like other blacksmiths, Pu Yuan's face was a little dark, his arms were bulging high, and his eyes were staring at Jia Rong with bright eyes, with a natural expression, without the awe of the blacksmith Liu when he saw him.
Jia Rong nodded and asked, "Are you Pu Yuan? Where is the person?"
Pu Yuan heard this and said, "You are the general, the villain is Pu Yuan, a native of Nanyang."
Jia Rong smiled and said, "Let me tell me how to forge a good knife."
Pu Yuan pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Forging a good knife, the fire method is indispensable. The villain seems that the most important thing is the water of the quenching knife. The technique can be learned slowly, but the water of the quenching knife is not easy to find, especially forging magic weapons." When talking about the word magic weapons, a bright light flashed in Pu Yuan's eyes.
Jia Rong nodded with satisfaction. Pu Yuan was about to be in his prime at this time, and it was already very good to have such insights. "How long have you been building a weapon?"
Pu Yuan replied with his fist, "It's been twelve years."
"Okay, in the future, you will assist Liu Blacksmith in managing the craftsman's workshop. No matter what you need, please tell the prefect's house." Jia Rong turned his tone and said.
Pu Yuan looked at Jia Rong in disbelief and was completely curious when he came to Jincheng craftsman's workshop. At this time, the Qixian Hall in Jincheng County was already a famous man, and anyone with a skill wanted to come to Jincheng to try his luck.
He didn't expect that he was the first to show his skills to build weapons. Liu Blacksmith was kept by Xiaosmith. Needless to say, the huge craftsman workshop in Jincheng surprised him and worked hard to build weapons.
Of course, Pu Yuan has heard of Jincheng's rewards and punishments. He is confident that he is not inferior to anyone in his skills, but he comes too quickly.
Liu Blacksmith poked Pu Yuan in a daze and said, "Why don't you thank the general now!"
Pu Yuan came to his senses and knelt on his knees and said, "Thank you, General!" The status of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce is much lower than that of the people. They who live at the bottom also have their own dreams and do not want to fall under others.
Jia Rong helped Pu Yuan up and said in a heavy tone: "I believe you have seen the weapons of the Xiliang Army. Do you have the confidence to equip every soldier of the Xiliang Army with excellent weapons within half a year?"
Pu Yuan's body shook slightly and he said, "I must do my best!"
"Only the Xiliang Army equipped with excellent weapons can we protect our common home, Jincheng." Jia Rong said meaningfully.
Pu Yuan's expression stagnated. From now on, he had another goal to defend his home.
"I will send someone to take your family over and do it well!" Jia Rong patted Pu Yuan's shoulder and said.
Pu Yuan looked happy and said, "Thank you, General!"
With the strong support of the prefect's office, the craftsman workshop began a vigorous reform, and all kinds of unqualified items were moved out. Liu Blacksmith assigned Pu Yuan's every job, and Pu Yuan's ability also surprised him. With some of his own ability, Liu Blacksmith still understood that he could take up the position of leader of the craftsman workshop by relying on his initial follow-up to Jia Rong.
The little wind has passed, can you still click? Let’s work hard together!
Chapter completed!