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Time passed quickly. After Chen Feng returned to Chang'an from Jincheng, he almost stared at Li Ru to arrange the work of settling people's livelihood.

Then, leaving Pang De to guard Chang'an, train soldiers and horses, and send Xu Huang to station in Fufeng to garrison the fields, Chen Feng then led an army of [-] ghosts and marched towards Hetao.

The larger the territory, the more things to do. Chen Feng's advisers are also scattered in various places.

Li Ru was in Chang'an, responsible for people's livelihood and intelligence work in Chang'an and Xiliang, while generals such as Xu Huang, Ma Chao, and Pound were training troops in the local fields, saving food and grass, and preparing for the future war.

In Hetao, there was Jia Xu sitting in the formation, and Zhang Liao, Zhang Xiu, Meng Zhan and others each led a part of troops to guard the frontier, and they also farmed and reclaimed wasteland on the spot.

In Bingzhou, Gongsun Xu was in charge of the military and political power, and he took care of the army and the people's livelihood. Fortunately, with Gao Lan's assistance, and the local foundation was good, he was not tired.

In the area of ​​Youzhou and Liaodong, Zhang He was the local military chief, and Yu Fan, Liu Ba and others from the south were responsible for the people's livelihood.

This is also because Chen Feng is bold and dares to employ people.Using the convenience of sea ships, some talents from Jiangdong and Jiaozhou were brought to Youzhou.

In addition, this is where Chen Feng started his family, and the local people and aristocratic families have benefited from Chen Feng, so there will be no major problems.

In this season when the grassland is covered with heavy snow, Chen Feng hid in Meiji City in Hetao with his beautiful wife and concubines. He has newly married five beauties. He has been very busy these days.

Long before going south to Chang'an, Zhen Mi and Diao Chan each gave birth to a daughter for him, and he also became a father.But recently, after taking good care of her body and taking half a piece of Tianxiang cardamom, Gongsunyue's body also recovered.

Under Chen Feng's hard work, Gongsun Yue became pregnant again. When Gongsun Xu, who was far away in Bingzhou, heard the news, he was happy to offer a few more sticks of incense to his ancestor every day.

It is rare to have such leisure time, Chen Feng naturally took the time to rest well, and the five newly married concubines were also very upbeat, and three of them were pregnant within three months.

In this way, it shows that Chen Feng is in good health.After all, in this day and age, there are three kinds of unfilial piety, and having no offspring is the greatest. Chen Feng's ability to marry so many wives and make them happy is also a disguised proof that he has the strength to compete for the world.

Time passed so quickly, and in a blink of an eye, winter was almost over. In this cold winter season, many places were still affected by disasters, and many poor people at the bottom did not make it through.

Chen Feng did help the people, and he did send people to implement the relief, but in this era, the transportation is underdeveloped, and the news is inconvenient.

In addition, in the cold winter season, many remote villages were completely closed off roads, and some tribes on the grassland were directly covered by heavy snow or suffered from wolves.

In such an era, in such a cold winter season, it is impossible not to freeze to death.Hundreds of herdsmen were killed or injured by wolves alone on the grasslands.

This is the result of Zhao Yun leading his army to train on the grassland and slaughtering wolves in the wind and snow.Otherwise, more small tribes and herdsmen will suffer.

"Hey, Wenhe, send someone to collect the bodies of those people who were in distress. The dead are gone, and the living are the most important thing. In the coming spring, I don't want any news about the people starving to death."

Looking at the statistical results sent by the intelligence department, Chen Feng's expression was not good.Bitter and cold places like Youzhou and Liaodong are not bad, and there are no disasters. After all, the foundation here is the best, and there are Gongsun Xu and Zhang He sitting in the battle.

The situation in Mobei Grassland and remote areas of Xiliang is much worse.First of all, this is not long after being occupied, and after the war, the snow in the cold winter is really too heavy, and Chen Feng is short of supplies, so there is no time to rescue.

If this kind of thing is not handled well, it is very likely that it will be used by the enemy.If there are so few enemy troops working in secret, go deep into these disaster-stricken areas to promote them.

Even if there is no rebellion for the time being, the seeds of rebellion are very likely to be planted.Knowing this well, Jia Xu suggested that Chen Feng strengthen surveillance of these places.

Hearing Chen Feng's instructions, Jia Xu nodded. The next spring plowing is related to the people's livelihood. Make good use of the next few months to try to stabilize the people's hearts in the summer harvest.

"The development of Hetao is urgent. After our army took Hetao last year, we carried out small-scale development. But at that time, there were remnants of the Huns and Budugen was eyeing it.

Therefore, the effect is not obvious. Now, the crisis in the north of our army has been resolved, and General Zhao is patrolling the depths of the grassland. No barbarian can threaten us.

Therefore, the subordinates suggested that a large number of young and middle-aged migrants settle in the Hetao. After the cold winter, the thick snow in the Hetao area will melt, which will bring a lot of water to the land in the Hetao. "

Chen Feng stood up, looked at the map of northern Xinjiang hanging on the screen, and fixed his eyes on the Hetao. This place is indeed a natural treasure house.

If it can't be used, it is simply a gift from God. Since Jia Xu thinks that he can farm on a large scale, he will naturally not object.

"If you want to farm, you need a population. Except for the young and strong who migrated from various places, all the captives captured in the previous wars were made into slaves, and they were all brought here to me.

I don't need them to go into battle to kill the enemy, as long as they reclaim wasteland for me, grow food, and herd horses and sheep.

In order to prevent the slaves from rebelling, I decided to build the Hetao camp and station [-] troops here. Firstly, they will train elite soldiers to support wars in various places, and secondly, they will be able to guard slaves and prevent riots. "

Recruiting soldiers is what these princes are most concerned about, and Chen Feng is no exception. Compared with Cao Cao, he lacks soldiers and horses, and even less elite soldiers.

Therefore, he sent Gongsun Xu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Ma Chao and others to train elite soldiers, and then sent Pang De, Ma Dai, Zhang He and others to train soldiers.

On the one hand, he couldn't let too many soldiers and horses delay people's livelihood and affect the grain harvest. On the other hand, he had to ensure that he had enough soldiers and horses under his command.

Therefore, it is urgent to build the Hetao camp. Near the Hetao, there are nearly 30 slaves. Some of these people are from Xianbei, some are from the Huns, and there are even trafficked Caucasians.

If there are no elite soldiers to suppress it, if these people launch a riot, who can resist it. Therefore, there must be enough soldiers and horses in the Hetao camp.

Hearing Chen Feng put forward this idea, Jia Xu was not surprised at all. To be honest, if it wasn't for the food shortage, the Hetao camp would have been built long ago.

"My lord, we have a lot of slaves, there are 30 slaves in Hetao, and nearly 20 Xianbei slaves in Liaodong.

In the Hetao camp, [-] troops might not be enough. Since it is a large camp, it must be a place to train soldiers and generals. This move can be planned in detail. "

"Well, that's right, the Hetao camp is temporarily limited to [-] soldiers. In addition, I have ordered Gongsun Xu and Zhang He to jointly build the Liaodong camp, with a temporary limit of [-] soldiers and horses.

As for the Hetao side, it should be able to increase to one hundred thousand troops, hey, the reality is not good, so this is the only way to go, Wenhe, next, I have to work hard for you..."

Chapter 541

The plan for a year lies in spring, which is the summarization of generations of Chinese people's farming. In spring, the princes from all over the country and the people all over the country focus on farming.

Of course, there may be some local forces that will launch wars or rebellions during this season, but the consequences are often unbearable for themselves.

When Chen Feng planned to build the Hetao camp and arrange for slaves to farm, Cao Cao, who was far away in the Central Plains, had already implemented the plan to farm.

After all, the land of the Central Plains entered spring earlier than the north. In particular, last winter, there was heavy snow in the north, and the grasslands suffered from snow disasters. However, the situation in the Central Plains was the opposite.

Although it snowed a little, it was far from causing a snow disaster. Even the little snowflakes that fell in winter failed to crush the houses of the poor people. Therefore, last winter, the people in the Central Plains were much happier than those in the north.

After the beginning of spring, Cao Cao immediately began to work on farming, and the military and civilian villages were carried out at the same time.Cao Cao, the number one prince in the world, regarded food so important, which shows what food means in this era.

Last year, Chen Feng sent soldiers and horses to forcibly relocate a large number of people from Hedong, Hongnong and other places, which directly led to the emergence of a large number of unowned wasteland in these places.

After the beginning of spring, Cao Cao discussed with several of his advisers again and again, and then sent Xia Houyuan to lead [-] elite soldiers and [-] young and strong to farm in Hedong.

After dispatching soldiers and horses to station at Hulao Pass, Cao Cao dispatched Xiahou Dun to lead [-] elite soldiers and [-] young and strong soldiers to farm in Hongnong.

In this way, these unowned lands can be used, and this opportunity can be used to train soldiers and horses and save food.

After Chen Feng received the news from the front-line spies, both Xiahouyuan and Xiahoudun had already dispatched their subordinates to reclaim the land.

"Hehe, Cao Cao is always one step ahead of others in his actions. It is really a big head to fight against him. Wenhe, look, Cao Cao dared to carry out military settlements in Hedong and Hongnong and other places."

Chen Feng passed the information in his hands to Jia Xu. To be honest, Cao Cao's courage and courage, Chen Feng thought himself, could not compare.

After all, there is a lack of population in Hedong and other places. Although the local natural resources are rich, they are also very close to Chang'an and the grasslands. As long as troops are sent from Chang'an or Bingzhou, they can directly enter Cao Cao's garrison.

Jia Xu just smiled after reading the information. He still knows a little about Cao Cao. If he doesn't even have the courage, how can Cao Cao stand out from the troubled times.

Then, Jia Xu pointed to the land on the map representing the east of the river and said: "There are many aristocratic families in the land of east of the river, the soil here is fertile, and there are salt ponds for mining.