Seeing the strange looks in their eyes, Chen Mu hesitated and said: "That's right...I was originally a minister under the prince's sect. He ordered me that day...I had to be forced..."
Upon hearing this explanation, Liu Ruonan couldn't help but pinch Chen Mu, and then explained to the two sisters.
When a man disguises himself as a woman, his feelings are hidden deep in his heart, but when he is alone, he pours out his heartfelt feelings in prison.
Even after hearing this, Chen Mu asked himself, is it really so romantic?
Anyway, after hearing this, the two women Liu Si had moved expressions on their faces.
Afterwards, under the escort of everyone, the group returned to the other courtyard.
Before entering the yard, he saw a servant holding a young child and staggering out. Then he hugged Liu Si's thigh and babbled: "Mom, I'm hungry."
Liu Si rubbed the child's head lovingly, then picked it up and said to Chen Mu: "Zhi Qiu'er, this is your daddy, please call me daddy."
Looking at this face that looked quite similar to his, Chen Mu felt that time flies by.
My own children are already this old.
The child first looked at Chen Mu strangely, then smiled and shouted: "Dad!"
Chen Mu rubbed his head, with endless joy in his eyes.
But before he could hang out with his family any longer, Zhang Bowen reminded him softly: "Brother Chen, there is something waiting for you at the Shu Army."
Chen Mu nodded, and then ordered: "Liu Si, take Liu Ruonan and find a yard with her."
Liu Si nodded, but at this moment Liu Ruonan looked reluctant.
When Liu Si saw this scene, he didn't feel any jealousy. He took Liu Ruonan's little hand and said half-jokingly: "It's still in the inseparable stage. Prince, don't worry. I will definitely let him accompany you tonight and fight for it."
Ah, I will give birth to a younger brother for Zhiqiu next year."
Upon hearing this, Liu Ruonan's face suddenly turned red.
After this matter was over, several people headed towards the direction of Qi Zuo Bureau.
Now is the farming season, and many people are already cultivating the fields that Chen Mu cultivated before.
At the beginning of spring this year, Wang Zimo severely cut the people's leeks.
In the past, these people were paid to cultivate the land, but now they were sold back at double the price.
Once it was sold, it made a lot of money for the national treasury, but the common people did not complain at all. Even if the price doubled, it would only be less than one tael of silver, but for the value of an acre of land, it is really nothing.
What.
But this time, Chen Mu also issued a lot of government orders because of the land he sold.
For example, under the purchase restriction order, each person can only purchase one acre of land, and children must be over 18 years old to be eligible to purchase land.
There is also a 70-year property right. After 70 years, the land becomes state-owned again.
After all, in ancient times, land was as important as houses to the people in previous lives.
The most fundamental reason for the demise of the dynasty was not actually because of the emperor's incompetence, but because the land was not properly handled.
Land was the most valuable thing in ancient times. In order to make profits, many wealthy merchants and officials would buy land on a large scale. However, the consequence was that as time went by, the capitalists' property became more and more accumulated, and the people had no land to farm and no food to eat.
There will be an uprising.
So Chen Mu thought about using modern policies to slowly change the current world structure.
Soon, they arrived at the place where the Shu army was stationed.
Soon, Huangfu wearing soft armor was seen walking over, and he immediately reported the situation.
"Your Majesty, the last time I was ordered to go out to Sichuan to suppress bandits, I almost eliminated all the banditry in the northwest. Now there are 25,000 direct troops, and about 15,000 bandits have been surrendered."
Chen Mu nodded with satisfaction: "Forty thousand people, that's good. Do you know that the fifteen thousand people must be trained more intensively? I will use them in the near future."
Huangfu knew that Chen Mu would soon raise troops to go to the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. He nodded and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, when you need it, what will appear in front of you will be an extremely powerful Yizhou army."
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"It's good to have you say this."
After saying that, Huangfu retreated.
Now he looked at Wang Qiong, the director of weapons production: "The gunpowder storage should be sufficient, right?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, as per your instructions, there are plenty of firearms and gunpowder and iron bullets."
"That's good."
After saying that, he turned his attention to the thirty crouching tiger cannons that were still in the distance.
The sixteen states of Yanyun are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the cities are like copper and iron walls. When going to attack this time, Chen Mu felt that bringing these thirty cannons with him would definitely have unexpected benefits.
But in addition, there is another more troublesome thing. With 40,000 Yizhou sergeants, it is really unrealistic to try to take down the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture.
After five years of recuperation, the Tatar people's vitality has probably returned to eight or nine points.
Seeing the sadness on Chen Mu's face, Zhang Bowen couldn't help but ask: "What is the prince worried about?"
Chen Mu sighed: "This attack on the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, with the 40,000 people under my command, I always feel that it is not enough."
Zhang Bowen's face slightly condensed. He wanted to say that he would not go in that case, but at the same time, he also knew that Chen Mu would not be able to change his decision.
After thinking about it, he sighed and said: "Brother Chen can ask for the troops guarding Wuwei Pass by General Long Xia. After the last battle, even if there is no army to guard for a short period of time, the Tubo people will not dare to take any action anymore. This is...
Fight for Long Xia, I think they will agree."
After hearing this, Chen Mu nodded in agreement: "Over at Wuwei, it seems that Han Xiner is guarding it. He should have about 20,000 people under his command. With his participation, the odds of this victory will undoubtedly be high.
Master, please go and write a memorial and send it to Chang'an."
"yes."
After Zhang Bowen left, Chen Mu watched the army training for a while and then returned to the city of Shu County again.
At dusk, after eating in Liu Si's courtyard, he headed towards Liu Ruonan's residence under his selfless urging.
After arriving in a foreign land for the first time, Liu Ruonan couldn't let go. At this moment, he was sitting alone in the yard, not knowing what he was thinking.
When he saw Chen Mu coming, he stood up and greeted him, then hugged him into his arms.
After getting rid of the shackles of the dynasty, Chen Mu is the only one left in her world.
"You're not used to it yet. Liu Si and the others are very nice people. If you have nothing to do, go to them to avoid loneliness."
Liu Ruonan gave Chen Mu a kiss, and then said shyly: "If you come and accompany me, I won't be lonely."
Chen Mu smiled bitterly and said: "In a few days, I may have to go out for a few months, but we have an important task for you to complete."
Liu Ruonan looked suspicious: "What mission?"
"Zhang Bowen and I are going to the north together, and then no one will be able to handle the entire Yizhou government affairs. So, I want you to act as our Yizhou shepherd for a while."
Although Wang Zimo has outstanding abilities, he is definitely not as good as Liu Ruonan in some big decisions. After all, she has been involved in government affairs for so many years, so it is most suitable for her to manage logistics.
Liu Ruonan, on the other hand, rolled his eyes at Chen Mu and said, "Okay, you married me just to make me work for free. What an ulterior motive!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Mu picked him up and ran towards the house with a smile: "Here's my wages."