If Chen Cheng still had a lot of idealism and romanticism before entering Luoyang, then after going through the blood and fire of Luoyang, although he still has some idealism and romanticism, it is much less than before, much less.
When Xu Chao bowed his head and bowed, Chen Cheng's first thought was not that he had finally succeeded in cultivating the "Qi of the King", but that he doubted whether there was a trap. In a county where there are few household registrations, the highest official is called the county magistrate. Xu
Although Chao is just a county magistrate, he is also a real Bailihou. Is it necessary to be so groveling to an outsider?
Okay, being groveling may be too much, but as a county magistrate, you still need to have the necessary reserve.
Xu Chao said loudly: "With more than 6,000 registered residents in the county, we can recruit more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. Adding the original defenders in the county and the tribal soldiers recruited from the nearby Qiang and Hu tribes, we can have 20,000 soldiers and horses. We
It also has the right location and people, enough to compete with the Huns!"
Chen Cheng said: "No, that's not what General Yang Qiu said."
Xu Chao said bitterly: "Yang Qiu was so frightened by the Huns that he abandoned more than a dozen cities and villages west of the Yellow River to the Huns!"
He looked at Chen Cheng and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, the hundreds of thousands of acres of land outside the city were cultivated by the local people. If it was ruined by the Huns, I don't know how much time and effort it will take to restore it.
manpower!"
Chen Cheng pondered for a moment and asked: "How many arable fields are there outside the city?"
Xu Chao said without thinking: "There were 325,000 acres in the past, and 45,000 acres have been newly reclaimed in the past two years, making a total of 370,000 acres."
"So many?" Chen Cheng's impression of Xu Chao changed greatly. He sat up straight and asked, "They were all reclaimed by County Magistrate Xu?"
Xu Chao said: "It's all the result of the hard work of the elders in the county, and it has nothing to do with me."
The county lieutenant beside him couldn't help but said: "If the county magistrate hadn't taken the lead, how could we have cultivated so many fields? After County Magistrate Xu took office, our life here has become easier."
Chen Cheng recalled the situation near Lingzhou. It was indeed connected by long distances, which was very different from the situation in Peng Yang. He asked: "Is County Magistrate Xu good at water conservancy and agriculture?"
Xu Chao cupped his hands and said, "It's just a personal hobby."
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "But this hobby can save countless lives, so it is not a personal hobby."
He said to Xu Chao: "I know what the county magistrate means, but I can't give you an answer now. If you have any questions, I'll tell you tomorrow after I investigate the movements of the Huns."
Xu Chao said: "Then I will clean up the county government office for the king to rest."
Chen Cheng waved his hand and said: "There is no need to go to such trouble, there are only a dozen of us, we can just find a yard."
County Magistrate Xu asked, but Chen Cheng refused. Xu Chao had no choice but to find a yard for Chen Cheng to stay. After Xu Chao led the people away, Yan Xing asked, "I think Magistrate Xu is a very nice person."
While Chen Cheng was making the bed, he asked, "Why do you see it?"
Yan Xingdao: "I think the princes of Xiliang only know how to fight for power and gain, and few of them can consider people's livelihood. If Han Sui, Ma Teng and others can have such benevolence, how can there be so many things?"
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "Yanming, you can say such things, it shows that you are also a kind-hearted person."
He thought for a while and then said to Yan Xing: "I think County Magistrate Xu wants us to take the initiative to keep the Huns out of Lingzhou..."
Chen Cheng shook his head and said: "Perhaps Xu Chao is a kind-hearted person, but we have just arrived and don't know anything about the situation. We should wait until we understand the situation. Soldiers are a major matter for the country, a place of life and death, and a matter of survival.
Tao cannot be ignored."
Never forgetting the past is the guide for the future. Although he didn't say anything about the big fall in Luoyang, he always felt aggrieved in his heart. He didn't have to win, he just hated losing. No matter what he did now
, he has to think about it several times before making a decision.
Since Chen Cheng said this, Yan Xing wisely kept his mouth shut. Before going to bed, there was a knock on the door of the courtyard. The soldiers stepped forward and opened the door. They saw the local county captain and two 28-year-olds.
The girl stood outside the door. When she asked, she found out that it was brought to Marquis Julu to warm his bed.
Yan Xing had seen many such things, so he let the person in and led him outside Chen Cheng's room.
"General," he knocked gently on the door and whispered, "the county captain sent two maids over."
Chen Cheng's voice came from inside the door, "Send them back and tell Xu Chao that since Yang Qiu lent me Lingzhou to live temporarily, I will naturally try my best to keep this hundred-mile place and let him not think too much.
"
Yan Xing whispered outside the door: "Nuo!"
He turned around and said to the two girls: "You also heard it. Come back with me now."
After hearing this, the two girls had a mixture of disappointment and joy on their faces, and they didn't know what they were thinking. But in this world, no one, at least not many people, would pay attention to girls.
of thoughts.
Yan Xing led the two girls out and asked, "Can you ride a horse?"
The girl with a rounder face said: "My family has ridden donkeys and mules, but never a big horse."
Another girl also said: "It's the same with the slave family."
Yan Xing called a soldier, they led the horse, let the two girls sit on the horse, and walked towards the county government office. The county government office was not far from where they lived, and they arrived in a short time.
After hearing the report, Xu Chao walked to the door with a bit of embarrassment on his face. He told the two girls: "You guys go down first."
The two girls said a blessing and then walked away in three steps.
Xu Chao cupped his hands towards Yan Xing, sighed, and said: "These two girls are both perfect. I wanted to give them to Julu Hou, but Julu Hou refused to accept this kindness. What can I do?"
Yan Xingdao: "My general said: Since General Yang Qiu lent him Lingzhou for temporary residence, he will try his best to preserve the hundreds of miles of Lingzhou. Please County Magistrate Xu don't think too much."
Xu Chao looked disappointed and said, "I understand. I don't know what you call Your Excellency Dao?"
"I'm going to Yan Xing."
Xu Chao thought for a moment, then suddenly his eyes widened and asked: "But Yan Yanming in person?"
Yan Xing; "Exactly."
Xu Chao was overjoyed, stepped forward quickly, held Yan Xing's hands, and said: "I have known Yan Bodao for a long time, and I have long heard that he has a nephew who is both civil and military. I didn't expect to see him here today!"
Yan Xing said in surprise: "County Magistrate Xu also knows my uncle?"
Xu Chao smiled and said: "Yan Bodao is a famous scholar in Liangzhou, how could I not recognize him?"
The two talked about some old things in Liangzhou, and Yan Xing changed his tone and called Xu Chao "uncle."
Xu Chao took Yan Xing's hand, overjoyed and said: "With the help of my wise nephew, I am more sure of defeating the Xiongnu."
Yan Xing took his hand out and said, "I can't say anything about this matter."
"How could it be?" Xu Chao said: "I heard that Bo Dao is the mastermind of Juluhou. You are also deeply trusted by the prince. If you can give advice, you will definitely make the prince make up his mind!"
Yan Xing looked hesitant. Xu Chao saw it and said: "The weather is going well this year. If we can keep the fields outside the city, we can harvest more than 800,000 dan of grain in autumn! My dear nephew, you have been in Xiliang for a long time.
Know what this much food means."
He said with emotion: "The princes are fighting for power and attacking each other, and the people are suffering. With this food, many people will not starve to death this winter."
After hearing this, Yan Xing was finally convinced by Xu Chao and said with emotion: "Uncle, don't worry, as long as there is a chance, I will definitely give advice to the general!"
Xu Chao was overjoyed, took two steps back, prostrated himself on the ground, and said, "Then I will first thank Yanming for the people of Lingzhou."
Yan Xing hurriedly stepped forward to help him up and said, "Uncle, this is really trying to kill me. I just said that I would try my best to speak out, but the general has his own ideas. Whether he listens or not is up to him, not me."
Xu Chao said: "Of course I know this. As long as my nephew can give me some advice, I will be overjoyed."
The next day, Chen Cheng still got up very early. He stayed in the yard for a while, thinking about the information he got in his dream yesterday. Logically speaking, Lingzhou is now his territory, and with such a city
, unlocking many new features in "Mount and Blade - Pendor's Prophecy".
But for the time being, he didn't know what the uses of these functions were, nor what the effects would be after using them. He walked around in circles in the yard, thinking at the same time. After spinning around for two or three times, Chen Cheng decided that he could ignore everything else, but this "
"Knights Hall" is something you can try.
But now is not the time. No matter what idea he has, he will have to wait until the Huns are defeated before he can implement it. If they are defeated by the Huns, let alone Lingzhou, the entire Northland will become someone else's horse pasture. Although "people"
Without long-term worries, there must be immediate worries." However, the immediate problems must be solved first before we can take care of future matters.
After breakfast, Yang Hu took Chen Cheng and the others and continued to move up the Yellow River. This time, Chen Cheng carefully took a look at the fields on both sides of the road. As expected, they were all well taken care of. However, there was basically nothing to see in the nearby fields.
No matter who came, the farmers hid behind the village walls.
They first crossed the Yellow River, and then walked for most of the day, heading north for more than a hundred miles. Before they could see Lian County, the Huns had already appeared on both sides of the Yellow River. The costumes of the Huns were completely different from those of the Han people.
Different, compared with the Qiang people, we can also see obvious differences.
While Yang Hu was surprised at why the war horses could run so far, he suppressed the fear in his heart and said to Chen Cheng: "Marquis Julu, those people drinking horses by the river are the Huns."
He pointed to the distance and said: "At least there are thousands of people! If we are discovered by them, we will definitely have no chance of survival. Julu Hou, can we withdraw?"
Yang Hu was thin and thin, so he ran very fast on horseback. Now he was two or three miles away from the group of Huns, and he was confident that he could escape. But Chen Cheng said: "I said I wanted to go to Lian County to have a look. This place is far away from Lian County."
How far is it?"
"This..." Yang Hu said in embarrassment: "Lian County is twenty miles away from the river... It would be too dangerous if we go further!"
