The situation finally calmed down.

Liu Xian, who had just escaped a catastrophe, was filled with a sense of crisis.

As soon as the situation calmed down, he sent his men to the counties below Zhuojun to recruit troops. At the same time, he also improved training methods, focusing on strengthening the fighting will of his officers and soldiers.

That is to say, starting from the second day after Liu Yan withdrew his army, the people of Fan Yang saw that their captain's army began to conduct terrible training, passing through fire barriers and climbing cliffs. The people of Fan Yang who saw this scene from a distance

They all felt frightened.

Liu Xian is very anxious now, because after these two wars not long ago, he felt firsthand that the fighting will of his officers and soldiers is really too weak, not to mention compared with the army of the modern world, but compared with the army of this era.

There is also a big gap. Such an army cannot allow him to gain a foothold in this world.

Liu Xian was eager to enhance the combat effectiveness of his troops, so he took out all the methods used in later generations to train special forces.

Liu Yan was sitting in the study, and his subordinate Guo Lang was reporting to him: "Sir, Liu Xian's people have been recruiting troops from all over the country these days. They confuse the people, and at the same time they offer very favorable conditions, so that people from all over the place enthusiastically go to Fan Yang to join the army."

"The most worrying thing is that there are actually soldiers in our army who secretly escaped and joined Liu Xian's army."

Liu Yan frowned, looking very unhappy.

Then he sighed and said helplessly: "It is his captain's duty to recruit troops, so I can't say anything."

Guo Lang said: "My lord, this Liu Xian is obviously very ambitious. If he is allowed to develop like this, I'm afraid it will be very detrimental to my lord!"

Liu Yan rubbed his forehead and looked like he had a headache, and said: "Don't make things sensational. As a prefect, he is a captain, so he can't threaten me no matter what."

Seeing Liu Yan like this, Guo Lang sighed secretly and said nothing more.

The Fanyang County Government Hall was full of guests.

Liu Xian sat at the top, taking the main seat, while down the hall were dozens or hundreds of well-dressed people with rich faces. These were all major merchants from all over Zhuo County who had received Liu Xian's invitation and came to attend the meeting.

Liu Xian picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "I'm very happy that everyone can attend the meeting."

Everyone quickly said that the Lord was exaggerating. A very plump and handsome middle-aged man smiled and said: "It is an honor for us ordinary people to be invited by the Lord." Everyone agreed.

The middle-aged man said again: "The common people have nothing to repay, so we can only do it first to show respect!" After saying that, he raised his head and drained the glass of wine in his hand.

When everyone else saw this, they all said they would do it first as a sign of respect, and drank from their glasses one after another.

Liu Xian laughed loudly, raised his head and drank the wine.

He put down his wine glass, glanced at everyone, and said: "You are all businessmen doing big business in Zhuo County. You should have felt the changes in the current situation, right? It must be difficult to do business, right?"

As soon as these words came out, they immediately resonated among everyone. Everyone present nodded with deep sympathy.

The rich middle-aged man sighed and said: "Oh! Your Majesty, you know it! It's hard to do business nowadays! Famines continue, so that there are a lot of refugees everywhere! Now we don't dare to open our doors to do business easily, for fear of being eaten by those hungry people.

The red-eyed refugees will swarm in and grab everything for you."

Everyone agreed, and a skinny middle-aged man couldn't help but said: "What Boss Zhao said is absolutely true! In addition, there are monsters who confuse the public with their monstrous words, making people panic! Nowadays, we are all afraid of selling goods! Ask someone to help

The prefect wrote to ask for troops to protect the road, but so many letters were like mud and cattle drowning in the sea! Alas!"

Everyone sighed and looked depressed and worried.

Liu Xian saw everyone's expressions in his eyes and said: "I am very aware of everyone's difficulties. In fact, I, like everyone, are facing great difficulties. We can be said to be on the same big ship, and this big ship is now

We are going through stormy waters.”

"If the ship capsizes, you will naturally be destroyed, and I will never recover."

Everyone felt that what Liu Xian said was very reasonable, and they all nodded with emotion.

The wealthy middle-aged man first understood the implication of Liu Xian's words, clasped his fists and asked, "Do you need us people to do anything, sir?" When the others heard this, they all reacted and looked at Liu Xian.

Liu Xiandao: "We are now in this situation, and we can only survive the crisis by working together. I hope everyone can donate money and food to help me expand the army. As long as I have enough troops, I can promise you that I will

Soldiers and horses will be sent to protect our property and protect the safety of each passage. If you encounter any problems, you can come to me for help."

Everyone was buzzing with discussion, some were moved, others were hesitant, and for a moment no one agreed to Liu Xian's words.

Liu Xian glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "What I said is just a suggestion, and it is also my hope. It will be good for everyone. But I will not force everyone! If you don't want to, you can leave now, never

Someone will make things difficult for you."

Everyone looked at each other in shock.

The rich middle-aged man stood up first, bowed to Liu Xian with cupped fists, and said, "What you said is very true. The common people are willing to support you with 10,000 dans of grain and 50,000 yuan of money!"

There was a commotion among the crowd, and then the skinny middle-aged man stood up and bowed to Liu Xian: "The common people are also willing to support you with 5,000 tons of grain and 80,000 yuan of money!"

As soon as these two people took the lead, everyone else stood up and expressed their willingness to donate money and food, and the atmosphere was very warm.

After the meeting, Liu Xian was in a good mood as he took the donation pledge letters from everyone. He originally just had the idea of ​​giving it a try, but he never expected that he would actually collect such a huge amount of money and food from these merchants.

In this way, plus the money and food previously received from the former Fanyang County Magistrate, there is no need to worry about money and food in a short time.

With enough money and food, Liu Xian accelerated the expansion of the army, and at the same time opened an ordnance field in Fanyang County to build ordnance and equipment. He was busy all day long!

Time passed by unconsciously, and in the blink of an eye it was half a year later.

Today's Fan Yang has completely changed from what it was not long ago, as if it has turned into a large military camp.

In the past six months, Liu Xian expanded his army to more than 9,000 men, divided into three large camps and stationed them outside the east, west and north city gates of Fan Yang.

Due to Liu Xian's measures to provide relief to the victims and civilians, Fan Yang's originally desolate appearance took on a new look. All industries have returned to their previous prosperity, and the wasteland outside the city has been reclaimed into fertile farmland. Everything is thriving.

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Chapter completed!