The matter of changing the name is of great importance.
Ma Chao, who was standing at the door, straightened his back silently.
He has experience in this matter.
He also felt very satisfied with the name Ma Chao.
But several elders didn't know Cao Su's ability to "change his name", so they all looked sad and had a bad mentality.
"I hope the general will think twice about this matter!"
Lan Yu gritted her teeth and raised objections to Cao Su again.
Cao Su narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "There is no room for negotiation on this matter."
The expressions of several people suddenly changed. Faced with such a strong Cao Su, they didn't know how to answer for a while.
"The falling snow is too popular and is not conducive to the development of the city."
"I would like to change it to the ancient name "Guangyang". What do you think?"
Guangyang was the name of the location of Piaoxue City earlier, but since this dynasty, Piaoxue City has always been called Piaoxue City without any change.
Since this was a martial arts city, it did not have much jurisdiction over the imperial court's governance.
In the past period of time, people here only knew about the Piaoxue Sect but did not know about the imperial court.
"Guangyang City"
Lan Yu and others were silent.
Cao Su insisted on changing his name, but no matter how hard they tried to persuade him, it seemed to be of no use.
Guangyang City is not a bad word. Earlier, before Piaoxue City was established, there was a Guangyang City here.
However, due to the war, Guangyang City gradually declined or even declined, disappearing into the long river of history.
After Piaoxue City was established, the former prosperity of Guangyang City gradually returned.
"General, there are some differences between Guangyang and Piaoxue City."
Lan Yu said in a deep voice, trying to persuade Cao Su from geo-cultural aspects.
Cao Su shook his head: "I don't care about that. It's not important if there are differences. What's important is to let everyone know Piaoxue City again, no, it's Guangyang City."
"In the past period of time, the development here has been too lagging behind."
On economic development, Cao Su talked eloquently.
Several elders are elders of martial arts sects and do not know how to manage a city at all.
They have been using martial arts methods to develop the city. Although they have promoted the individual heroism of the Piaoxue Sect, they have always been divorced from the mass base and have not been able to get on the right track.
Cao Su said calmly: "What do you think of Youzhou Mansion under my governance?"
"In the past period of time, Youzhou Prefecture has developed the fastest."
"You have not taken advantage of the geographical advantages, cultural advantages, traditional product advantages, etc. of Guangyang City. Rather than saying that Guangyang City is a city, I think you are more like a gathering market."
"The so-called development needs to be carried out in all aspects. The first thing to consider is the attraction to the population."
"In addition to the most basic safety and environmental factors, you should also consider infrastructure construction, road maintenance, and sewage treatment. You have not done enough. The entire city is planned to be crowded and messy. It is too hard for the civilians living here."
For most civilians, it would be nice to have a safe place to live where they can have enough food and clothing.
Cao Su mentioned the basic requirement of "improving the quality of life," which puzzled several elders who had been in the sect for a long time.
In their eyes, civilians have little value.
Therefore, Piaoxue City is also divided into the inner city and the outer city. The inner city is the core, and the outer city is just a group of low-level civilians.
Cao Su sneered: "The mechanism of the inner and outer cities should also be cancelled."
"If a city wants to develop, it will definitely not work if it is surrounded by gates."
Cao Su gave a speech about the basic ideas on how to develop "Guangyang City".
The three old men, who were nearly three hundred years old in total, were stunned for a moment after hearing this. They had never thought that one day they would participate in the development and construction of the city.
In the past, Piaoxue City had always grown naturally, just as Cao Su said.
A city has naturally formed. Where can anyone manage it?
"In short, I can only help you with this matter to give you a direction and implement it in detail. You also need your own sincere cooperation. The old years have turned a chapter, and you are about to create a new era."
Cao Su tied the construction of the new "Guangyang City" to the reputation of several sect elders.
After listening to Cao Su's majestic introduction, the three elders gradually felt that "changing the name" was not a bad word.
"In the future, in history, a huge and prosperous Guangyang City will come from your work."
Cao Su smiled and painted cakes for several people: "I'm looking forward to that day."
The three elders looked at each other, but after all they had nothing to say. Under Cao Su's strong and rational analysis, they had no time to have any sparks of their own thoughts, and could only let Cao Su take the lead.
Luo Wu on the other side was like a puppet, he could only silently write down Cao Su's request first.
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A few days later, the news that Piaoxue City had been renamed "Guangyang City" spread like wildfire.
Rumors have spread all over the world, why did the good guy change his name?
Finally, due to some people's deliberate spread, everyone in the world knew that it actually meant "Pingbei General Cao Su".
Pingbei General Cao Su will also become the first city lord of the new "Guangyang City".
"Piaoxue City" will soon become a thing of the past, and "Guangyang City" will be the only name for this place in the future.
On the day when "Piaoxue City" was renamed, the city lord's palace of "Guangyang City" issued several decrees.
The first of these is to "abolish the inner and outer city system." From then on, both the inner city and the outer city will be called Guangyang City, regardless of the inner and outer cities.
This decree excited many civilians in Guangyang City on the spot.
Common people all dreamed of going to the inner city, but they didn't expect that the dream they had been striving for all their lives could now be realized so easily.
Now, no matter who you are, you can go anytime if you want to.
On that day, the soldiers of the city lord's palace demolished the inner city gate that represented the inner city, watched by many civilians.
Amid earth-shaking cheers, a large number of civilians poured into the inner city to visit, and the flow of people in the inner city reached its peak.
Civilians discovered that the inner city, which was said to have a good environment, was just like this.
It's just that the streets are wider and the buildings are taller. Compared with the outer city, the inner city is sparsely populated and lacks a bit of fireworks.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In addition to demolishing the inner and outer cities, Cao Su also promulgated many decrees such as "lifting the curfew" and establishing "water affairs officers".
Never in the history of "Piaoxue City" have there been so many laws.
You know, this place used to be Wulin City, and the laws of Wulin City followed the rules of the rivers and lakes.
How can there be so many laws and regulations to restrict the rules of the world?
Isn’t it a happy grudge that emphasizes “repaying kindness with kindness and revenge with hatred”?
Now, Piaoxue City will gradually transform from a martial arts city to a "normal city."
Piaoxue Sect plays a participant role in it, and the elders in Piaoxue Sect will decide the future direction of the city's development.
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A few days later, it was March.
In March, warblers fly and grass grows, which is supposed to be a day when the weather gets warmer.
But the northern part of Youzhou is still covered with snow, and there is no sign of spring.
After Guangyang City was renamed, Cao Su's army continued to march north, all the way to Yuyang County to the north of Guangyang City.
This place is also the northernmost place in the Qianyuan Kingdom, and further north is the endless Youbei grassland.
And I heard that you can reach the North Sea by crossing the grassland.
Cao Su's army patrolled the north, especially his cavalry. After leaving Yuyang, they ran two laps on the Youbei grassland to exercise the cavalry's foot strength.
At this point, Cao Su's army theoretically controlled all the land in Youzhou.
In fact, there are still some things that Cao Su cannot control.
For example, Jiuling Mountain, Hunyuan Temple, and the secret realm of Piaoxue Sect. On the surface, Cao Su is currently unifying Youzhou, and all 17 cities in Youzhou, large and small, are under Cao Su's orders.
Although the banditry in Youzhou has subsided, there are still remnants of Li Xingxi causing trouble in Liaozhou.
Cao Su reported the news of the pacification of Youzhou to the imperial court, and also expressed to the imperial court his intention to completely annihilate Li Xingxi.
With such a capable general guarding the border, the imperial court was naturally happy to see Cao Su continue to maintain stability.
However, in the memorial to the court above, Cao Su also mentioned the promotion of some officials as city lords of Youzhou or generals under the Pingbei Army.
As long as Cao Su does not come back, Yu Wenji and others will be fine. As for who Cao Su will invite to be the city lord, or which generals under his command will be rewarded.
Those are Cao Su's own affairs. The court can give him some reputation, but no substantial benefits can be obtained at this stage.
What Cao Su wants is fame. If he wants to reward his generals, he must first report to the court.
Only after obtaining procedural permission can you give out large rewards.
High-level masters in the power realm such as Wang Qing and Hong Ding were all shaped by Cao Su into generals who made great contributions during the Pingbei Campaign.
Wang Qing was awarded the title of "General Yangwei", and Hong Ding was awarded the title of "General Yangwu".
And people like Zhongjin, Weng Xiao and others were named "strategist generals" one after another, and all the officers and men under their command were awarded rewards.
In the capital of the gods, there was also an explosion in the palace regarding Cao Su's reward.
Although Cao Su had made great achievements again, he was still young after all, and because he had previously assumed the positions of "Lord of Youzhou Prefecture" and "Lord of Guangyang City", there was quite a bit of criticism in the court.
It was Yu Wenji, Rong Taiwei and Yang Ming who finally made the decision.
After discussion, it was decided to promote Cao Su to "General Zhenbei".
In the Qian and Yuan dynasties, all the four expeditions, four towns, four peaces and four peaces were under the title of general.
Cao Su was originally a fourth-rank Pingbei general, and he was already an absolutely important minister in the court.
This time to pacify the two states of You and Liao, the merit of defeating Li Xingxi alone was enough for Cao Su to be promoted to two ranks. But now, Cao Su is still too sharp and has attracted the jealousy of others. People are arguing endlessly, and some even slander Cao Su.
sound.
Yang Ming of Cao Su's lineage in the court was weak, so Cao Su almost stood still and did not even reach the first level.
Fortunately, it was Empress Dowager Yan who reminded many ministers in the end that Cao Su had defeated Yun Zhengxin, a first-class warrior.
Such a reminder made everyone who was arguing suddenly realize.
If Cao Su steps into the first-level realm, doesn’t that mean
After the old fox thought about it for a while, Lieutenant Rong finally compromised and agreed to let Cao Su be promoted to the third rank, General Zhenbei.
In addition, Cao Su also served as the head of Youzhou Prefecture, controlling the troops and horses of Youzhou and Liaozhou, and continued to quell Li Xingxi's rebellion.
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Mid-March.
Youzhou Prefecture.
In March, Youzhou Mansion is already full of spring.
Some wildflowers on both sides of the official road also grew tenaciously, and their buds broke through the soil, showing their vitality.
"Da da da~~"
On the road that stretches to the horizon, there is a motorcade coming from the south.
There were many horses in the convoy, and the knights riding in front were all wearing purple shirts and bright silver armor.
There are more than a dozen carriages in the middle, and the one in the middle looks extremely noble.
The body of the car is mainly red. In addition to the decoration of Zhai Yu on the carriage, various red and purple silks are the main decorations of the car. There is also an incense cabinet on the horizontal shaft, equipped with incense burners, incense cabinets, incense treasures, etc.
, all decorated with dragons and the like.
There are four horses pulling this cart, all of them are maroon horses. The horses have copper masks on their faces, Zhai feathers on their heads, and colorful ribbons and bells on their chests. They are very beautifully decorated.
The carriage was very stable, and the curtain quietly opened a corner, revealing a pair of beautiful eyes as beautiful as crescent moons.
"Princess, we have arrived at the boundary of Youzhou Mansion."
Outside the carriage, the accompanying knight warned carefully.
The person traveling was Princess Anyang, one of the late emperor's few adult children.
Anyang grew up in the palace, and many people didn't know what she looked like. They only heard that Anyang was extremely beautiful and was deeply loved by Emperor Daozong back then.
"knew."
A soft voice came from the carriage.
When the knight heard the princess's voice, he let her go and continued to ride a few steps forward to protect her.
In the luxurious carriage, Princess Anyang was sitting there.
She was accompanied by two palace maids who attended to her daily life.
At this moment, one of the maids lowered the curtain.
"But we finally arrived at Youzhou Mansion. Oh my god, I have never walked such a long road in my life."
The two palace ladies, like Anyang, also grew up in the palace since childhood.
Coming to Youzhou Mansion with Anyang this time has completely overturned their worldview. They never thought that the outside world is so vast. They traveled all the way from the Shendu Palace to Youzhou Mansion and walked for a month.
time.
Princess Anyang seems to be a silent person. Except for the reply to the knight just now, she has never spoken.
The little palace maids in the two carriages didn't seem to be very afraid of the princess, and were whispering to themselves.
"I heard that General Pingbei is only twenty-one years old this year."
Things in the palace naturally cannot avoid love, love, and the relationship between men and women.
The fact that Princess Anyang married Cao Su was not a secret in itself. In the palace of Shendu, this kind of thing had already spread throughout the palace.
The two little palace ladies knew about this before they came to Youzhou, but they didn't expect that they would be chosen as dowries this time.
This Princess Anyang is also a person with a rather weird temper.
In the past, Princess Anyang had always lived alone in the palace. It is said that she did not like to get along with the servants.
However, after the two of them got in touch with each other in the past few days, they found that Princess Anyang was quieter and had a fairly easy-going personality. As long as they didn't make any noise, Princess Anyang would not bother them.
Most of the time, Princess Anyang has been sitting quietly in the carriage, with her eyes closed and her legs crossed, without saying a word.