Under his command, Yao Guangxiao can be the mastermind, Xu Guangqi can govern the government, Wang Yanzhang Xiong Kuohai and others can govern the army.Yang Hongben was a bit dispensable, but he didn't expect this guy to have such a strong diplomatic ability, and there were so many talents in a short time.

In the study, Cao Anmin knelt and sat on the main seat, his eyes shone with excitement.

The first step has been taken, and the next step is to keep a low profile and develop slowly.

"Come on, call Mr. Xu Guangqi and Mr. Yao Guangxiao." Cao Anmin raised his head and shouted towards the door.

The guard outside the door promised, after a while, Xu Yao and two walked in.

The Jiujiang government was originally located in Shouchun, but Shouchun's standards are too high. If Taiji Palace is used as the county guard's mansion, there are probably jealous people who have already issued an edict to the world, saying that Cao Anmin and Yuan Shu are the same thing.

For this reason, Cao Anmin planned to find a suitable location and rebuild the government office.

"Master." After the two came in, Qi Qi bowed to Cao Anmin.

"I asked you to come here today because I have a few important matters to discuss with you." Cao Anmin smiled slightly, pointing to the map in front of him.

"My lord, please order." The two were extremely excited when they heard the words.Before living under the wings of Cao Cao for a long time, he was restrained everywhere, and he was afraid to do anything.Coming to Jiujiang now is the best time to do great things.Since the two are great talents, they naturally want to do something in their hearts, so as to be worthy of Cao Anmin's kindness.

"Yang Hong brought in 35 stones of grain and grass, 12 jin of iron from Sun Ce, and also replaced 75 boatmen and 5 people. Jiujiang is waiting to be rebuilt. I would like to ask the two gentlemen, where should we start? "

Yao Guangxiao was smiling. Although Xu Guangqi defected late, he still admired this colleague.The two of them specialize in art, they are good at planning, and he is good at governance. At this time, his answer is more authoritative than himself.

"My lord, the first thing to do is to revitalize agriculture. The false emperor Yuan Shu controlled Jiujiang. Although he wreaked havoc and the agriculture withered. However, the aristocratic family fled, and a large amount of unowned wasteland can just be used to resettle the Shanyue people and develop agriculture."

"Mr. Xu is right, my lord. In the next two days, I made a rough count. Jiujiang originally had a population of 22, and the population of Lujiang moved 7. If you add 5 people in Shanyue, the population will be about 35." If we can let these people live and work in peace and contentment, and restore agriculture, within two years, Huainan will definitely be able to return to the first year of Jian'an. Within five years, it will definitely be back to before the Yellow Turban Rebellion."

The foundation of Jiangdong is far worse than that of Jingzhou, and ordinary people hardly have any food reserves.Fortunately, there are more than 30 stones of grain and grass. If you save some food, you can barely last until winter.

Jianghuai is not the Central Plains. The crops here can be harvested twice a year. As long as all the methods of cultivating agriculture are promoted, I believe that Jianghuai will surely achieve what later generations say "Taihu is ripe, and the world is full."

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to Mr. Xu." Suddenly, Cao Anmin thought of something, and took out Qu Yuanli's blueprint.

"This is?"

"This is a volume of blueprints for improved farm tools that I got by chance. Mr. Xu is an expert in this field. Only by entrusting this picture to you can you make the most of it."

Xu Guangqi didn't say much, and took the drawings.

"The farming work is over here, and now there is an urgent matter that needs to be done first." Cao Anmin pointed to a place on the map as he spoke, "I plan to build a city here, and I don't know how long it will take to complete it."

Xu Yao and the two looked around, both puzzled.

"My lord, I don't know how big a city is going to be built?"

"Thirty miles long and twenty miles wide."

"Hiss..." The two gasped.If they are rich and powerful people like Cao Cao, building a city is really no problem.But right now, the foundation of Jiujiang is not stable, and the remnants of the Yuan family still exist, and with the protection of Lujiang before, Jiujiang has no worries.But right now, Lujiang River has belonged to Sun Ce. If Sun Ce attacked during the construction of the city, the consequences would be disastrous.

"My lord, why did you suddenly think of building a city?" Yao Guangxiao has been following Cao Anmin, asking himself because he understands Cao Anmin's every move, but he never thought that this step would take such a big step.

"Jiujiang is not very deep, and most of the cities are gathered on both sides of the Huai River. And the south is bordered by the Lujiang River. Right now, Sun Ce has a close relationship with us, so there is nothing to worry about. As the saying goes, if the sky is sunny and the sky is cloudy, if we don't build a city , the entire southeast is always without a city to defend, and if it goes on like duckweed on the river, it won't last long. Once there is a battle, the enemy's elite soldiers will be able to attack the city of Shouchun within three days. There is no delay in building the city, and the two of you will start preparations immediately. "

When Yao Guangxiao heard the words, he also understood Cao Anmin's deep meaning, and immediately agreed.

These two matters are settled, but there is nothing urgent.The huge supplies were directly transferred to Xu Guangqi to take over.

More important now is the army.

Now I am the prefect in charge of a county, if I still maintain a few thousand troops under my command, it is really not enough.

The cadets of the Central Military Academy all returned to school after the battle in Xuchang.Today, Cao Anmin is surrounded by the original [-] Xuanjia Army and [-] Beifu Army.

Military expansion is the top priority.

In the Yinling Camp, Wang Yanzhang, Xiong Kuohai and others are training soldiers and horses to recruit new soldiers.

The battle armor of the Xuanjia Army is extremely expensive and difficult to expand, but the light cavalry is not difficult.Anyway, they have horses supported by Cao Cao, and it is only a matter of time before they form cavalry.

As for the infantry, the training methods of military academies have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the soldiers' abilities will improve with each passing day.

Looking at the big camp in front of him with constant sound of drills, Cao Anmin couldn't help but feel a little wave in his heart.

A great figure once said that political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.When I see you today, I will not deceive you.When Wang Yanzhang and others heard Cao Anmin's arrival, they hurriedly drove over to invite Cao Anmin to watch the drills of the battalions.

"My lord, we have now expanded our army to 8000 people. We could have continued to expand, but at the end of the day, I remembered what my lord once said, we would rather deficient than influx. Adhering to the policy of elite soldiers, these recruits are quite impressive in just ten days."

On the battlefield to kill the enemy, Li Tong is no better than the others.But when it comes to the way of training soldiers, he is indeed far better than Wang Yanzhang Xiongkuaihai.

"Very good, we will keep the number of people at 8000 in the future. By the way, where are the boatmen?"

In the land of the Jianghuai River, although the boat is a treasure, the boatman is even more precious.

As long as there are craftsmen, relying on the rich timber resources here, it is enough to build countless warships.

"This subordinate will take the lord there." Li Tong realized that Cao Anmin attached great importance to the group of boatmen, said, and led the way.

Chapter 52 The idea of ​​a new warship

There is a nice courtyard a hundred and twenty steps away from the barracks. It was originally the residence of a well-known local family. When Yuan Shu was defeated, this family also fled to Jiangdong, and gave the house to Cao Anmin cheaply.

Li Tong got this house and used it to house those boatmen from the east of the Yangtze River.

Cao Anmin worried in his heart that it would be a pity if these boatmen left their hometowns and came to Jiujiang with resentment in their hearts and didn't use them for themselves.

After entering the yard, Cao Anmin nodded in satisfaction.

The courtyard is spacious, and there are some servants who shuttle back and forth from time to time.Knowledge is wealth, as long as you win over this group of people and let them use it for you, the wealth you will create in the future can even far exceed the 30 stones of grain, grass and iron.

Sitting in the middle of the courtyard is a group of middle-aged people, each with dark complexion and powerful posture.Although Cao Anmin didn't know much about shipbuilding, he could understand from this posture that the skin of these middle-aged people was tanned by the sun, and their burly figures should be the result of years of hard work.

A skilled boatman must accumulate experience for a long time before he can become a real boatman.

The boatmen in front of them looked like veterans who had been in the industry for a long time.

"Who is this young master?" An old boatman with a white beard looked at Cao Anmin in front of him, there was no panic in his eyes, he looked like someone who had seen the world.

"This is my lord, the prefect of Jiujiang personally appointed by the emperor."

"My darling, such a young prefect, I've seen you before." Although the old boatman knew it well, he was still stunned by Li Tong's introduction.

"The old man is being polite, junior Cao Anmin, from now on everyone can call me Anmin."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty abolished Confucianism, and the great Han followed the etiquette of the Zhou family.As the saying goes, punishment is not as good as a doctor, and courtesy is not as good as a commoner.Cao Anmin, as a vassal with a heavy army in his hands, was able to be so friendly with these ordinary boatmen, which was already a great favor to them.With just a few words, many boatmen felt a sense of being valued.

The old man's surname is Zhu, and his single name is Guang.Before, he supervised the shipbuilding under Wu Hou Sun Ce, and he was considered a small boss. The prefect had met him a few times, but no one had ever taken him so seriously.

A scholar dies for a confidant.

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