After Taishi Ci took his mother to Xiangping, Gao Fei hosted a banquet in honor of them, and found a place for Taishi Ci to live in the city. He temporarily let Taishi Ci serve as a county captain in Xiangping, preparing to recruit troops for a month.
Then he was officially allocated half of the recruits.
The atmosphere in Xiangping City has been very lively these days, and Gao Fei is in a very comfortable mood. After returning from Wangping City, celebrities from all over the place have come to join him one after another, and powerful generals like Tai Shici have joined. For him,
, it can be said that it is full of talents.
Therefore, Gao Fei re-appointed the county magistrates, recalled Pang De, Hua Xiong, Zhou Cang, Liao Hua, Xia Houlan, and Gongsun Kang, and let Zhao Yun and Hu Yu continue to serve as county magistrates of Wangping and Fanhan, with full power.
Handling local military and political affairs, the three thousand troops led by Chu Yan and Yu Du continued to stay in Wangping, under the unified command of Zhao Yun. Tian Feng was responsible for building the Juxian Pavilion on a beautiful hill three miles south of Xiangping City.
, and formal construction began.
In the prefect's mansion, Gao Fei, Xun You, and Guoyuan were looking at the map of Liaodong. Gao Fei pointed at the four counties from Xinchang to Pingguo on the map and said slowly: "From here to here, this is
The four counties are all areas with many mountains and few fields. However, there are rich resources buried in these mountains. As early as more than a month ago, I went to explore in person and marked the area. There are coal mines here.
, iron ore, gold ore and other resources, there are almost 60,000 people in the four counties, and there should be more than 20,000 young and middle-aged people, so there will be workers to exploit these resources."
Xun You nodded and said: "There are gold mines in Pingguo, and it's time to use them. Now we are recruiting troops and horses, and a lot of money in the treasury has been used. In addition, the lord has exempted Liaodong County from taxes for one year. In this way, the government
There will be no income at all, so my subordinates suggested that the county should mine gold mines. Once we have money, other things can be easily solved."
Guoyuan has been accepting Gao Fei's explanations about minerals in the past few days and has a relatively good understanding of various minerals. However, his thoughts are old-fashioned after all. After thinking about it, he said: "My lord, the Central Plains has just experienced the Yellow Turban War."
Chaos, and now the Yellow Turban remnants are particularly rampant, causing fields to become barren, people to suffer, and in some places people have starved to death. Food is the most important thing for the people. If there is no food, no matter how much gold there is, it will not help. Liaodong
There is a lack of fertile farmland in the area, and although the grain stored in the treasury can still support the population of Liaodong County for two years, if production is not taken seriously, Liaodong will fall into famine in two years. My subordinates are not talented, and I would like to ask the lord to reclaim wasteland in Liaodong.
, encourage people to engage in more production and build water conservancy and irrigated fertile fields. This is the foundation of the people."
After listening to Guoyuan's words, Gao Fei smiled happily and said: "Mr. Zini is right, but I have not forgotten this matter. The reason why I asked Mr. Zini to come today is for this matter. Apart from that
Beyond the four counties, there are many minerals underground in Xiangping, but I don’t plan to mine in Xiangping. The vast plains in Xiangping area are very suitable for development into the granary of Liaodong compared to those four counties, and this
The water resources in this area are abundant, and it is extremely easy to build water conservancy projects. Mr. Zini, I hope that you will serve as the captain of the Diannong School, specifically responsible for reclaiming wasteland and building water conservancy projects in the Xiangping area. I wonder if you are willing, sir?"
Guoyuan is now regarded as Gao Fei's staff. After hearing this, he immediately raised his hands and said: "Since the Lord values Zini so much, how could Zini refuse? Zini will definitely do his best to complete the tasks entrusted by the Lord.
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Gao Fei smiled and said: "Very good, Mr. Zini. I will give you another twenty famous people from Qi as subordinates. Mr. Zini will lead them. I believe they will be able to get twice the result with half the effort. In addition, I will send another one hundred personal guards to protect you."
Mr. Zini is on your side to protect the safety of Mr. Zini and others."
Guoyuan said gratefully: "Thank you for your lord's love. My subordinates will definitely live up to my lord's high expectations and develop Xiangping into the granary of Liaodong."
Gao Fei immediately called in twenty staff and asked them to follow Guo Yuan to reclaim wasteland, build water conservancy projects, and encourage people to produce. He also sent a hundred soldiers to serve as subordinates of Guo Yuan and others, and specifically asked Xun You to
A notice was drafted, allowing Guoyuan to openly recruit civilian husbands and carry out a series of tasks, and all costs would be borne by the prefecture.
After sending Guoyuan away, Gao Fei said to Xun You: "Mr.
How much is calculated is based on the amount that each person mines every month. This can greatly stimulate the labor intensity of workers."
"promise!"
"There is an ironworks in Pingguo. It is not open for the time being. When winter comes, the coal and iron are almost mined, so we will transport them there together. In these days, I will go to Pingguo again to collect the ironworks.
Renovate it and turn it into a steel mill."
"Steelmaking plant?" This was the first time Xun You heard this term, and he immediately asked in confusion.
Gao Fei smiled and said: "Yes, it is a steel mill. Pig iron is smelted into steel, which is many times harder than pig iron. If a steel mill can be built, the forged steel can be used to make weapons and weapons.
If equipped, it can greatly reduce casualties in battle."
Xun You admired Gao Fei's mind very much, and often learned a lot from Gao Fei. To him, Gao Fei was like a prophet, and his predictions about many things were far better than anyone else. After listening to Gao Fei,
After Fei explained, he said: "No, I understand. I will go to Pingguo tomorrow and start with mining gold mines. At the same time, I will order the county magistrates to recruit civilians to mine coal and iron mines locally.
"
Gao Fei nodded, and at the same time took out a scroll and handed it to Xun You. He said to Xun You: "This matter is a top priority, please leave it to Mr. Xun. This is a schematic diagram of the mine construction. I have already drawn it.
Well, if you want to build a mine, it has been clearly drawn above. Except for open-pit minerals, others need to dig caves for mining. This is a very difficult task, so you must pay attention to personal safety when digging caves.
, every part of the excavation must be supported by frames to avoid mining accidents.”
Xun You was very curious about these unknown things. After taking the scroll, he opened it and looked at it. He saw that the steps drawn on the scroll were very clear, and there were written explanations on the side. What materials should be used were clearly written.
After he closed the scroll, he immediately raised his hand and said to Gao Fei: "Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates will do their best to complete this task."
"Well, Gongsun Kang and Xia Houlan have come back. I asked them to take two hundred people to go with you. If you meet Liao Hua on the way, ask him to follow you. This matter is of great importance. I'm afraid it's too much to do alone first.
But the strength is not enough, so giving you more people to act as a starting point will make it easier for you, sir."
"My subordinate understands."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Sun Qing walking from the door, followed by a Huangmen servant wearing official uniform.
As soon as he entered the hall, Sun Qing cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, there is an imperial edict from the imperial court."
The Huangmen servant was covered in dust and had a tired look on his face. It was obvious that he had come here after a lot of time. He immediately took out the imperial edict from the sleeves of his wide robe and shouted loudly: "General Anbei, Governor of Liaodong, Marquis of Xiangping Gaofei."
Take the order!"
Gao Fei did not stand up. When he saw that the Huangmen servant was tired of his work, he immediately said to Sun Qing: "Bring the imperial edict over to me and see it. I will send this gentleman to the inn to rest and treat him well."
Sun Qing said "Promise", took the imperial edict from the hands of the Huangmen Minister, walked straight to Gao Fei, handed it to Gao Fei, walked back to the Huangmen Minister, and made a gesture of invitation.
Hehe smiled and said: "Sir, please!"
There was a trace of surprise on the face of the Huangmen Minister. He never expected that Gao Fei would treat him like this, but he didn't say anything, turned around and followed Sun Qing away.
When Gao Fei saw that the Huangmen Minister and Sun Qing had left, he opened the imperial edict. After browsing it in a hurry, he laughed and said: "Good guy, it seems that He Jin has spent a lot of money, hahaha!"
After hearing this, Xun You asked curiously: "Lord, what is written in the imperial edict?"
Gao Fei handed the imperial edict to Xun You and said softly: "See for yourself."
Xun You took the imperial edict and read it over, and couldn't help but admired: "General Hussar, this is a high-ranking official, and he has granted tens of thousands of households. Hahaha, it seems that the lord is particularly important in the heart of the general."
"I don't care whether it's important or not, but I will definitely not go to the capital. Sir, just write a memorial in my name and try to be as tactful as possible."
"I understand, my lord, don't worry."
"In addition, draft another official document to openly recruit blacksmiths in the counties of Liaodong, and spread this official document and the recruitment document as far as possible. Liaodong plus the tens of thousands of people crossing east from Qingzhou, the total will be less than two
With a population of 100,000, the number of soldiers is much smaller. This time we are expanding our army aggressively, so we must make good use of this short period of peace and strive to train a strong army."
"promise!"
A few days later, the two detachments of Xun You and Guoyuan were carrying out a series of activities at the same time. On the one hand, they were preparing for mining of minerals; on the other hand, they were mobilizing people in Xiangping to reclaim wasteland and build water conservancy; industry, and agriculture.
are quietly changing the new pattern of Liaodong. In addition, recruitment in Xiangping City is also in full swing. Almost two to three hundred people come to apply every day, and the newly recruited soldiers are temporarily placed in the new military camp outside Xiangping City.
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People who crossed east from Qingzhou also came to the Xiangping area one after another. They chose to settle in Xiangping under the good environment. Many villages suddenly appeared outside Xiangping City. So Gao Fei decided to tear down the Xiangping City Wall and move the entire Xiangping City to
Expanded the city ten miles away, built a city wall ten miles away, transported stones from nearby mountains, and built a city wall with stones as the main body. And the original Tianjiabao was rebuilt into a new city, officially named Xiangping County, and the original Xiangping City
It was renamed Liaodong City.
Half a month later, the Juxian Pavilion was officially established. Guan Ning, Bing Yuan and other celebrities officially moved into the Juxian Pavilion, openly accepted apprentices, and began to teach students.
While the expansion work of Liaodong City was still in progress, Gao Fei left all matters concerning Liaodong City to Tian Feng, and temporarily left military matters to Zhang He. He himself took Taishi Ci, Pang De, Hua Xiong and others with him.
Went to Pingguo Iron Works in person to prepare for the renovation of the iron works...