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Liu Kang waited anxiously in the room, seeing Feng Erbi watching his nose, nose and heart, in order not to let himself fall into anxiety, he opened his mouth to divert his attention:

"May I ask what this lord's name is?"

Feng Erbi said honestly: "Feng Erbi."

"It turned out to be Mr. Feng," Liu Kang cupped his hands. "Before Yangwu Mountain delivered food, Liu got acquainted with Commander Huo. Commander Huo is young and promising. I really admire him. I don't know if he is in the city today?"

Feng Erbi asked, "Is Lieutenant Liu here to borrow salt or to make friends?"

Liu Kang smiled sheepishly: "It was Liu who overstepped, please don't be offended by Mr. Feng."

"Lieutenant Liu, don't worry. Since our Highness promised you to intercede with Mr. Guo, we won't break our word."

Feng Erbi hit the nail on the head to say good things for his highness.

Liu Kang laughed: "Of course Liu is not worried about His Highness breaking his promise. His Highness gave food generously before, which shows that he has a noble character. What is there to worry about? Just borrowing salt is not a trivial matter after all, I am afraid that Guo Zhifu..."

"That's really hard to say." Feng Erbi said.

The two chatted awkwardly for a moment, they had nothing to say, so they shut up and waited quietly.

After a long time, Lou Yu returned to the courtyard.

Liu Kang got up to meet him, with an expectant expression on his face: "Your Highness, is Guo Zhifu willing to borrow salt?"

Lou Yu didn't answer right away, but pondered for a while, and asked abruptly, "Do you have any grudges between General Cheng and Governor Guo?"

"No!" Liu Kang shook his head resolutely, "The general had no acquaintances in Gyeongju before, and he didn't know Guo Zhifu, but last time we formed a good relationship with His Highness, His Highness is our acquaintance."

Lou Yu frowned slightly, a little confused: "It may be that Guo Zhifu is sick in bed, and he is not in a good mood."

"He doesn't want to?" Liu Kang's heart ached.

I just feel like a scoop of cold water is being poured down.

Everyone is a mess in the officialdom, who doesn't know who?

It is impossible to say that the magistrate does not profit from the salt production in Gyeongju.

But their frontier army just wanted to borrow a little emergency, as long as Guo Lian leaked a little bit from his fingers.

Even so, Guo Lian is unwilling?

The emperor doesn't care, the Ministry of War doesn't care, they have the cheek to come to Gyeongju to ask for salt, and the prefect of Gyeongju doesn't care. Is it true that their frontier troops are so unpopular?

What are they working so hard to guard the frontier and the great prosperity behind them!

The more Liu Kang thought about it, the more sad he became. The eyes of this strong-willed man suddenly turned red.

Seeing this, Lou Yu couldn't help but reflect on whether he had done too much.

He patted Liu Kang on the shoulder and comforted him in a gentle voice: "Don't worry, maybe the prefect Guo is in a bad mood today, and I will visit again tomorrow."

Liu Kang shook his head: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, I don't need to visit you tomorrow, I will go personally!"

That won't work!

Lou Yu sighed: "Lieutenant Liu has been stationed at the border all year round, but after thinking about it, he also knows that Korean and Chinese officials and military commanders have never been in harmony, and General Cheng has never had any contact with Guo Zhifu. I am afraid that Guo Zhifu... It is better for me to go. "

"Your Majesty's great kindness, Liu will never forget it!" Liu Kang was very moved and bowed.

Lou Yu quickly helped him up, a little guilty, always felt that he was bullying an honest person.

The next day, Lou Yu went to "visit" Guo Zhifu again, and he didn't come back until two hours later.

Facing Liu Kang's anxious eyes, he gulped down two cups of tea and said, "Lieutenant Liu, there is good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"

"good news!"

Lou Yu laughed and said, "I'm going to say it anyway, but the Governor Guo finally agreed to borrow salt."

"Really? That's really great! I thank Your Highness! If it wasn't for Your Highness's loyalty to help me, I'm afraid it would be very difficult for my Highness to do this!"

Liu Kang is sincerely grateful to Lou Yu.

The delivery of food before had already made the frontier army feel grateful to Prince Qing's son, but now the son went to the prefect of Guo without hesitation and disregard of face, Liu Kang couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

Even if the emperor is fatuous, even if the government is chaotic, there is still hope for their prosperity.

With such a noble and noble person as Prince Qing's son, Dasheng will not fail!

Lou Yu smiled lightly: "Don't worry, there is another bad news."

"Please speak, Your Highness."

As long as he can borrow salt and keep his brothers alive, he can accept any bad news.

Lou Yu frowned and said, "Is there a coal mine in Jizhou?"

Liu Kang nodded: "Indeed there are."

In winter, they sometimes use coal fires to keep warm.

Lou Yu sighed softly: "Prefect Guo said that it is okay to borrow salt, but he needs coal."

Liu Kang didn't hesitate: "That's no problem! How much coal does he want? How much salt can he borrow?"

Their barracks were not far from the mine veins, and the land was occupied by the frontier army. The prefect of Jizhou didn't care about it at all, and he didn't dare to manage it.

The brothers in the camp are all good at digging coal, so it is perfectly fine to exchange coal for salt!

There is nothing wrong with the exchange of interests.

His neat attitude made Lou Yu feel relieved, and it could be seen that the frontier army had absolute control over the coal mine.

In this way, he would not have to deal with the prefect of Jizhou.

Lou Yu couldn't help laughing: "That would be the best. How about Qingzhou giving you enough salt every month in exchange for coal?"

"As long as Guo Zhifu agrees, our frontier army will have no problem."

Isn't it just mining coal? As long as you can exchange salt, coal mining is nothing!

Lou Yu said: "Guo Zhifu said that this transaction is done in private after all, so there is no need to sign a contract. I also think that we don't need to pay attention to these things, right?"

"What Your Highness said is very true, don't worry, as long as the brothers still have strength, they will never forget to dig coal!" Liu Kang strongly assured.

After the two happily decided on the monthly delivery quantity and delivery deadline, Lou Yu entertained him before personally sending him outside the north gate.

Liu Kang looked at the handsome and broad son, who looked like a luxuriant tree, and there was an inexplicable surge of spirit in his chest.

He held the rein, clasped his fists and said solemnly: "Your Highness, if there is an assignment in the future, Liu will definitely go through fire and water, and he will not hesitate to do so!"

Lou Yu smiled, and cupped his hands: "I will send you off for thousands of miles, but I will have to say goodbye at the end. Lieutenant Liu, don't forget to break the formation pavilion outside Yangwu Mountain in three days."

"Hahahaha, don't worry, Your Highness, after three days, the lower officials will definitely wait outside the pavilion!"

After Liu Kang said that, he mounted his horse gracefully and headed north with his whip.

After returning to the city, Lou Yu ordered someone to fetch salt and load it into a car, and it was delivered to Pozhen Pavilion three days later.

In the future, if the frontier army provides coal, he will not have to buy coal at high prices from other places, saving money and time, great!

On the other side, Huo Yan led 4000 people to an area five miles away from Sanjinpo, and sent scouts to inquire about the enemy's situation.

After a while, the scout returned and said: "Commander, my subordinates have already found out that half of the Sanjinpo bandits occupy the slope and half occupy Jinque Ridge."

In other words, Sanjinpohe government is in a truce.

When they entered Beijing, there were more than 3000 bandits in Sanjinpo. Since Zheng Yi bought mines to make money, Sanjinpo became more and more powerful, and now it has grown to [-].

Huo Yan brought 4000 people this time, if he couldn't even deal with [-] bandits, he wouldn't have to be the leader.

For this march, he brought Zhou Man and three other commanders.

Among them, Zhou Man has the most experience and the strongest combat power.

He ordered: "Zhou Man, you take 2000 people to Jinqueling to suppress the bandits."

Jinque Ridge is a mine, and most of the people stationed on it are mining. Generally speaking, they are not the main force, and they are relatively easy to break through.

Zhou Man did not hesitate: "Follow the order!"

The two teams moved separately.

Huo Yan led two thousand in person and went straight to Sanjinpo.

Sanjinpo has complex terrain and many traps, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

But before Lou Yu took precautions, he asked Sun Jingwen to draw the terrain, traps and guard posts of Sanjinpo, and Huo Yan himself remembered the route, so this trip was not considered blind.

On Sanjin Slope, Zheng Yi was carefully wiping his broadsword.

After he made money, he specially threatened the blacksmith to make it for him. He cherished it very much, and polished it carefully every day for a long time.

All of a sudden, a group of minions rushed into the Ming Hall in a panic, shouting mournfully: "King Yi is not good! Officers and soldiers are attacking! Officers and soldiers are attacking!"

Zheng Yi sneered: "What are you afraid of? What are those cowards afraid of?"

He was worried about how to rush into Fucheng to kill all the officers and soldiers, and then kill all those corrupt officials.

I didn't expect to dare to send it to my door.

When did that cowardly magistrate become so courageous?

The two people on the left and right also said: "Why panic, it's not that they haven't fought before, they are so cowardly, what is there to be afraid of?"

"It's not Yizhou officers and soldiers! King Yi! There are a lot of people here!"

Zheng Yi's expression changed abruptly, and he immediately got up and said, "Damn it, I want to see which son of a bitch dares to act wild on Sanjinpo!"

He summoned a group of minions, picked up the guy, and rushed down the slope aggressively.

It's a pity that before they arrived, they bumped into Huo Yan and others head-on.

Huo Yan was dressed in armor and had an extraordinary handsome face, which was really eye-catching.

In the blink of an eye, Zheng Yi was startled.

he!It's him!How could it be him!

Under Huo Yan's command, the government soldiers almost didn't step on the trap.

After a long period of training, they were already strong in battle, and when they encountered a group of bandits, they easily restrained each other.

The sweat shed before was fully displayed at this moment.

A surge of agitation surged in everyone's hearts. They held sharp knives and were full of arrogance, like a group of hungry wolves who had been suffocated for a long time, finally breaking through the cage and wantonly arresting their prey.

They are not at the same level as the Yizhou garrison at all.

The Sanjinpo bandits were able to defeat the Yizhou garrison, but they were beaten to pieces by the Qingzhou government soldiers and fled in all directions.

Seeing that he was defeated, Zheng Yi roared angrily, swung his big knife and slashed directly at Huo Yan's face!

He has always won by brute force, but today he will finally hit the iron plate.

Huo Yanjian unsheathed, unsheathed Zheng Yi's knife with bare hands, and kicked him flying.

"Tie it up." He ordered lightly.

Immediately, some government soldiers showed admiration, and stepped forward to tie up Zheng Yi.

In less than a single round, King Yi, who caused the prefect of Yizhou to call for help urgently, was beaten to the ground by their leaders.

Command mighty!

Zheng Yi was firmly tied up, and he glared at Huo Yan viciously: "Who the hell are you! Your previous identities were all fake?! You lied to me?!"

Huo Yan asked back: "You didn't make any money?"

Then he ordered someone to gag his mouth.

Zheng Yi: "..."

Huo Yan led the army with high efficiency, and Zhou Man was not low.

Sanjinpo had just captured the bandits here, and he led his men to occupy Jingque Ridge firmly.

As soon as the two parties met, Huo Yan sent someone to notify the prefect of Yizhou.

The prefect of Yizhou is still shrunk in the government office, and is worried that the Sanjinpo bandits will attack again.

"My lord, don't worry too much. Didn't the prefect Guo promise to let General Han Yun come to help?"

"He promised, so he agreed!" The magistrate said with chest tightness and shortness of breath, "But it doesn't take much effort to order soldiers? I don't know when they will come!"

As soon as the words were finished, a yamen servant suddenly ran over and said excitedly: "My lord! My lord! The bandits are gone! The bandits are gone!"

"What's missing? Make it clear!"

"The soldiers sent by Qingzhou have wiped out the bandits! Now they are waiting for you to go over at Sanjinpo!"

The prefect took a deep breath: "Really?"

"It's true! The Gyeongju messenger is waiting outside the city!"

The magistrate's spirit suddenly lifted, "Let's go!"

A group of officials and servants marched out of the city gate in mighty force.

It was a small soldier who came to report the news. When he saw the prefect of Yizhou and others, he immediately saluted and said, "My lord, the general has wiped out the Sanjinpo bandits and is waiting for you to go over."

After all, the bandits belonged to the territory of Yizhou, and the Yizhou government had to deal with the aftermath.

The magistrate of Yizhou did not refuse, and strode forward in high spirits.

A group of people came to Sanjinpo, and they saw thousands of Xuanyi armored soldiers lined up in awe, and the Sanjinpo bandits all knelt on the ground as prisoners.

Before he got close, he heard Zheng Yi's muffled cry.

The prefect of Yizhou only felt very happy!

He strode forward, saw the leader Huo Yan, clasped his fists and said: "I'm at Hongyan, General Han, nice to meet you!"

At the same time, he secretly thought: It is said that Han Yun is already 27, how can he be so young?

Huo Yan cupped his hands and said indifferently: "I'm just a captain under General Han's command. General Han has important business and cannot come in person. Master Hong, please don't blame me."

"Where is it, if it weren't for the captain, the banditry in Yizhou would not have been eliminated so quickly. I don't know the captain's name?" Hong Yan said kindly.

Huo Yan: "A nobody, nothing worth mentioning."

Before Hong Yan could speak, he changed the subject: "Before coming, the general told me that Mr. Hong and Mr. Guo had an agreement. I wonder if Mr. Hong still remembers it?"

Hong Yan sighed: "After all, Sanjinpo and Jinqueling belong to Yizhou. If the general really wants to be stationed here, it's not easy for me to explain to the court."

The mountain is occupied by the Gyeongju garrison, where is his old face going?

Huo Yan was expressionless: "That's fine, I'll let Zheng Yi and the others go first, and pretend they haven't been here. Master Hong, please do what you want."

Hong Yan: "..."

To be an official in the same dynasty, so ruthless!

Before he could speak, an official next to him reprimanded angrily: "You are wrong, right? You are the imperial army, and it is your duty to eliminate bandits!"

"Military affairs are heavy. If Lord Hong and the other adults disagree, let's just leave now."

Huo Yan didn't show any affection at all, and directly motioned for Zheng Yi to be released.

Not only the officials, but even Zheng Yi himself was dumbfounded.

Are these imperial troops so careless?Just after he was caught, he was going to be released again?

Just because old man Hong didn't agree to their request? !

He really wanted to say: Hong Yan is not willing, he is willing!He can divide half of Jinque Ridge!As long as you let him go, everything will be fine!

Anyway, Jinque Ridge is so big, he can live a good life on half of it.

Hong Yan and the others: "..."

What kind of bizarre and grotesque scene is this? !

Just suppressed the bandits and are going to release them?

Seeing that Zheng Yi was about to be untied, Hong Yan stopped immediately, angrily and sadly said: "How can the bandits let go so easily? Let's have a good talk!"

Huo Yan waved his hand, and Zheng Yi was tied back again.

Hong Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed: "The request for help was urgent before, and the letter didn't specify it specifically, why don't we sit down and talk?"

"No, it's okay to stand up and talk." Huo Yan still looked like he didn't want to get in.

Before coming here, Lou Yu had already confessed that there is a high possibility that the Yizhou government will not agree to the army being stationed within the boundaries of Yizhou.

What they said in the letter was just to raise the price first, leaving a tough attitude in the heart of the Yizhou prefect, and then discussing the "exclusive mining rights", Hong Yan would be more acceptable.

Otherwise, Hong Yan would be extremely resistant to the exclusive mining right at the outset.

They wanted to weaken Hong Yan's psychological defense bit by bit.

Hong Yan couldn't straighten his back in front of more than [-] soldiers.

He thought for a while and asked, "Dare to ask, what does Mr. Guo want Sanjinpo and Jinqueling for?"

Huo Yandao: "Our harvest in Qingzhou was not good last year, and many refugees came. The prefect Guo is diligent and caring for the people, and wants to make some money. Hearing that alchemy is popular in Jiangzhou, he wants to pick some pyrite and transport it to sell."

Hong Yan: "..."

Why does it sound unreliable?

He knows that Daoism is indeed prevalent in Jiangzhou, but can pyrite really be sold for money?

If it can be sold, can he abandon it himself?

Zheng Yi on the side died of anger when he heard the words.

What happened to the prefect of Gyeongju!If you want to make money, why should you grab his territory!

Hong Yan was hesitant, and Huo Yan deliberately showed impatience: "Guo Zhifu said, if Mr. Hong is not willing, our deal will be void."

"and many more!"

Hong Yan made up his mind and said: "Do you think this will work? Brother Guo, doesn't he want to mine? Mining is fine, just let the miners come over, but can the army not be here?"

Anyway, pyrite is not considered important to Yizhou, and it can be regarded as making the best use of it if it can form a good relationship with Gyeongju.

Huo Yan pretended to think for a moment, nodded and said: "I need to go back and ask for instructions on this matter."

"It should be."

Hong Yan smiled flatteringly.

He is not really willing to flatter, but in this world, whoever has soldiers in his hands has the right to speak.

Now that King Qing's military power has been taken over, the three thousand government soldiers and the one thousand garrison are all under the control of Han Yun. Han Yun must have one heart with Guo Lian, and he can't offend anyone.

Huo Yan asked: "Let these bandits be dealt with by Mr. Hong."

Hong Yan regained his energy immediately, and ordered his left and right: "Come here, take all these bandits back to the government office for trial!"

Yamen servant: "..."

They looked at each other, and one of them stepped forward and said, "My lord, there are nearly 3000 bandits, and our city can't accommodate them."

And there are not so many people to escort.

Hong Yan thought for a while, and said: "Then kill the bandit leader on the spot, and the rest of the bandits..."

He couldn't help looking at Huo Yan: "These are strong laborers, why don't we just let them mine?"

"Leaving so many people to mine and no one to watch over them, isn't Mr. Hong afraid of repeating the same mistakes?" Huo Yan asked.

Hong Yan was stunned, as if he did too.

But it is not realistic for him to kill so many people. The best solution is to let them do coolies to atone for their sins.

But Yizhou is short of troops, who will he send to take care of it?

It's tricky!

Huo Yan cupped his hands: "I have to go back and ask for instructions, Mr. Hong, goodbye."

After saying that, he turned around and was about to lead the soldiers away.

Hong Yan was in a hurry, "Please stop!"

He stepped forward and said, "Look, what should we do with these captives?"

Huo Yan looked back: "If Mr. Hong can't eat these prisoners, why don't I take some of them back?"

"It's easy to do!"

Hong Yan wished that these bandits would disappear immediately. If Qingzhou could help him digest some, he would be very happy.

After the two parties discussed, they decided to execute Zheng Yi and other bandit leaders on the spot, Huo Yan took away 500 people, and the remaining [-] people were handed over to the Yizhou government.

These 500 people are all low-level scumbags. They will only follow behind and wave their flags and shouts.

In just half a day, the banditry that was a headache for the government of Yizhou was eliminated.

Huo Yan hurried back to Qingzhou City, and ordered Zhou Man to wait outside the city with guards and bandits.

He quickly returned to Prince Qing's Mansion.

Lou Yu was estimating when Huo Yan would be able to return, so he heard the announcement from the handyman.

He was overjoyed, stood up and said, "Let him in quickly!"

After saying that, we went to the corridor, seeing Huo Yan in military uniform, striding forward heroically, he couldn't help laughing and said: "I came back so quickly."

"Well," Huo Yan stood at the bottom of the steps, looking up at him, "Fortunately, I didn't disgrace my life."

"Come in first." Lou Yu greeted.

The two entered the room together and sat down.

Huo Yan spoke concisely, explained everything clearly, and then said: "I brought back 500 people privately, and please forgive me, Your Highness."

Lou Yu waved his hand, "I don't blame you, it's because I didn't think carefully before. I didn't expect that Yizhou didn't even have the ability to guard the prisoners. I happen to be short of labor, and it's just right for you to bring so many people back."

If the leader of the army does not even have the courage to deal with the prisoners, what kind of soldiers should he lead and fight?

As long as Lou Yu is the supreme leader of the army, he doesn't understand military affairs and won't point fingers at random.

As long as the army obeys him and the generals obey him, he can give his subordinates the greatest room to play.

As for whether to betray or not, thinking too much is purely mediocre.

If others want to betray, they will betray no matter what; if they don't want to betray, why should they be suspicious?

He trusts Huo Yan now.

Huo Yan lowered his eyes and smiled slightly, and asked, "What about the remaining 500 people?"

Lou Yu pondered for a while, and said, "Send some to Jizhou to dig coal, and the rest to stay in Jinqueling to dig pyrite."

There are so many people in the frontier army, and they don't dare to run around casually after counting them, which just saves the time for the frontier army to dig coal and rocks by themselves.

Cheng Da would be happy to accept it.

"Dig coal?" Huo Yan asked.

What did this man do while he was away?

Lou Yu then told him about Liu Kang's request for help.

After hearing this, Huo Yan was really impressed.

Liu Kang came here suddenly, and this matter was not discussed, but Lou Yu still thought of such a perfect countermeasure in a short period of time, and even made a long-term deal with the frontier army, which can be said to be quite a wise plan.

"Your Highness, do you want to send some of the 500 people outside the city to Jizhou?"

Lou Yu nodded: "Choose some thorns and send them, and the rest will be treated as laborers."

Still the kind of free labor.

It's winter now, the slack season for agriculture, and the construction of the new city is temporarily suspended due to the cold weather. What can so many laborers do?

Lou Yu summoned Shen Hong and Lu You.

"The two of you are in charge of agriculture and engineering respectively. Do you know how the farmland and water conservancy projects in Gyeongju are?"

Shen Hong respectfully said: "Your Highness, the water conservancy project in Gyeongju is mainly based on the canal system, but the canal has not been repaired for many years, and it may be damaged."

Lou Yu said: "The canal system projects are mostly used in plain areas. I see that there are hills in many places in Gyeongju. Why not build a pond water storage project?"

Lu You said: "Your Highness doesn't know something. The construction of the Pitang water storage project will cost a lot."

"No matter how big it is, can it be bigger than the harvest of the farmland?" Lou Yu said with a serious face, "These projects will benefit the future. If they are really completed, the future generations of Gyeongju will benefit."

Shen Hong and Lu You looked at each other, and they both bowed and bowed: "I would like to obey Your Highness's order!"

The son is worthy of being a son, but he has such a majestic courage and spares no expense in building water conservancy projects.

The construction of water conservancy is not something that can be done just by talking about it.

Fortunately, Lou Yu is not short of labor force, money or food. If he really makes up his mind to do it, no one can stop him.

It's winter now, the water level of the river has dropped, and it's not yet the middle of winter, the river has not yet frozen, so Lou Yu asked people to organize a lot of labor to start dredging the river.

There are many benefits to dredging a river.

The silt from the river bed can be fished up and transported to the farmland as fertilizer; after the river channel is dredged, it will be more convenient for ships to travel; it also has a certain preventive effect on floods.

Those who participate in dredging the river can get [-] yuan a day.

It happened to be the slack season, and the big guys had nothing to do, so they all responded to the government's call, earning a day is a day.

There is a lot of labor on the embankment, which attracts many hawkers selling tea and food, etc., but the hawkers also make a lot of money.

The more the merrier.

Soon, the river section in Gyeongju was dredged.

Lou Yu, Shen Hong, and Lu You planned a scientific and reasonable farmland water conservancy system based on the topography of various parts of Gyeongju.

This winter, other prefectures in Dasheng were silent, but Gyeongju prefecture was full of heat.

When Zhang Feng came home from work, he ran into Aunt Sun next door at the door of his house.

Aunt Sun glanced at him, and said sourly: "I heard that your factory also gives out year-end bonuses, and you also have them?"

Zhang Feng: "..."

The news is quite well informed.

He smiled naively: "Aunt Sun, this is the welfare of the factory, and it's not much."

Aunt Sun snorted coldly: "Have you heard? The government sent people to serve in corvee again."

"What corvée?" Zhang Feng was surprised, "I never heard of it!"

"In winter, a group of people are digging around on the river embankment. If they are not doing corvee service, what is it? This is an order from the crown prince!"

Aunt Sun rolled her eyes, anyway, it was like this in the past.

Zhang Feng is really convinced.

This Aunt Sun has always been bitter because her son wanted to work but was rejected by the steward, and she often speaks ill of the government office.

He really can't bear to speak ill of His Highness now.

"Don't talk nonsense! What corvée! They can all get their wages!"

He glared at Aunt Sun angrily: "Aunt Sun, don't say such slanderous words in the future!"

After saying that, he ran into the house and closed the door, ignoring him.

Naturally, Lou Yu didn't know about these little things in the market.

He is meeting Utimu in Nanshi.

During this year, he and Utimu have maintained a smooth transaction.

Wutimu provided him with a lot of strategic materials such as cattle, sheep and horses, and Lou Yu also provided him with daily necessities such as salt, grain, tea and sugar.

He basically handed over the delivery work to the subordinates, so he hadn't seen Wutimu again for a year.

But this time, Utimu specifically stated that he wanted to meet him.

Lou Yu took Huo Yan with him to meet him at the Nanshi Grain Shop.

Sure enough, Wu and Huo were naturally at odds with each other, and the atmosphere froze when they met.

Wu Timu said unceremoniously: "My son, why do you keep letting him be your guard?"

In his opinion, Huo Yan is thin and thin, and his combat power must not be much higher.

Lou Yu smiled and said, "Probably because he is more handsome."

"..."

Seeing him choking, Lou Yu relieved the embarrassment in time: "Why did shopkeeper Wu come to see me?"

Wu Timu talked about the business: "Your Majesty, doing business with you is indeed very enjoyable, but there is a saying among your grand masters that there is always a banquet in the world. This time may be our last transaction."

Lou Yu was a little bit reluctant to part with the cattle, sheep and horses in the grassland, and asked, "Since the cooperation is so pleasant, why did Shopkeeper Wu want to break it?"

"To be honest, my clan and I are going to move westward. I'm afraid it will be difficult to trade in the future."

Westward move? !

Lou Yu was a little surprised.

As far as he knew, the current royal court of Beiman was in the west, otherwise the northwest would not be heavily guarded all year round.

Wutimu wants to move west, what is he trying to do? !

He couldn't help asking: "Without enough food and salt, how will you and your people survive the winter?"

A stern look flashed in Wutimu's eyes: "There will always be."

He didn't want to say more, got up and performed a northern barbarian's etiquette, and said in a deep voice: "I hope we can meet again in the future."

"and many more!"

Lou Yu called him to stop.

Wutimu turned to look at him, his deep eyes were silent and determined.

It seems to be going to complete a difficult mission.

Lou Yu knew his identity, and probably guessed what he was going to do.

He is the grandnephew of the current barbarian king. His father was once killed by the current barbarian king. This time he moved west, he must bring his "tribes" to avenge his father and even take back the royal court.

Those "tribes" are nothing more than the pro-army who supported the former king.

Lou Yu took advantage of the situation and made a decision.

He stared at Wutimu and said calmly: "If you are willing, at the beginning of the morning tomorrow, you will wait for me at the north gate, and I will give you a farewell gift."

Wu Timu was very surprised, he looked back at Lou Yu deeply, and suddenly found that he couldn't see through this person even more.

During the year of cooperation, he witnessed the changes in Gyeongju City with his own eyes, and these changes were all made by Lou Yu.

Before that, when he saw the chaos of the prosperous dynasty, he was still contemptuous, but now, he has a deep intuition——

This person is not to be underestimated.

If he inherits the royal court and wants to rule the Central Plains in the future, Lou Yu will definitely be his strong enemy.

Wutimu nodded: "Okay, I will wait for your gift at the north gate."

After he left, Huo Yan asked, "What gift do you want to give him?"

The tone was flat, as if it was just out of curiosity.

Lou Yu asked back, "Do you know his identity?"

As soon as Huo Yan heard it, he knew that Wutimu's identity was different, so he didn't continue to ask stupidly, but analyzed: "He said that he wants to move westward, and the royal court of the Northern Man is in the west. Could it be that he is related to the royal family?"

"He is the son of the former barbarian king." Lou Yu said surprisingly.

Huo Yan was silent for a few breaths, he had to be shocked by Lou Yu's news network.

Wutimu hid so deeply, it is estimated that the current barbarian king does not know his existence, how did Lou Yu know?

After thinking about it for a while, he knew what gift Lou Yu wanted to give him.

"Are you trying to piss them off?"

Lou Yu smiled and praised: "As expected of Huo Erlang, he is transparent."

The current barbarian king is powerful, but now Wutimu is weak. If the two confront each other, the possibility of Wutimu's defeat is relatively high.

Otherwise, in the original book, Huo Yan would not have met the down-and-out Wutimu when he escaped from Gyeongju Prefecture a few years later.

It can be seen that Wutimu's "westward migration" this time did not regain the royal power.

Now that Dasheng is full of chaos, the current barbarian king must be ready to move, trying to take the opportunity to attack south.

Lou Yu didn't want to be interrupted by others, so he decided to stir up civil strife among the barbarians first.

Wutimu was weak, so he gave Wutimu a helping hand.

Using some low-quality products in exchange for a stable border in a short period of time, this business is not a loss.

Early the next morning, Utimu was waiting at the gate of the city.

He watched Lou Yu coming on horseback from a distance, and the weak chicken guard was still by his side.

There are several carts behind them.

Lou Yu walked up to him, got off his horse, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Shopkeeper Wu, I've been waiting for a long time."

"Just arrived, I haven't waited long." Wutimu was very curious about what gift Lou Yu would give him.

"These are all my thoughts, please accept it with a smile from Shopkeeper Wu."

Boxes are placed on the cart, and the boxes are tightly fastened, so it is impossible to see what is inside.

Wu Timu solemnly accepted it: "Wu is very grateful for the gift from the son. Let's say goodbye and hope to see you again one day."

He ordered his left and right companions to lead the oxen and pull the rope, and slowly left Gyeongju Mansion, embarking on the road to the north.

After walking five kilometers, his companion asked, "Prince, what did Prince Qing give you?"

Wutimu was also curious, and said after hearing the words: "Stop first, open it and have a look."

Several followers stopped immediately and reached out to lift the lid of the box.

"Huh!"

One person had the fastest hands and feet, and with a cry of surprise, his eyes nearly popped out.

Wu Timu approached, also shocked.

Inside the wooden box, the long iron knife glowed with a cold light.

His heart was beating wildly, and he reached out to open other wooden boxes.

In addition to iron knives, there are also bows and arrows, leather armor, etc., all of which are used for fighting!

A thunderstorm exploded in his mind.

Wu Timu's eyes widened, and he muttered to himself: "So he knows..."

Lou Yu knew his identity!Lou Yu knew what he was going to do!

This kind of cognition completely shattered Wutimu's contempt and arrogance.

He felt a chill down his spine from the bottom of his heart, even when his father was killed, he had never been so terrified.

He was stunned for a long time, then suddenly turned around and looked at the way he had come.

This road leads to Gyeongju Prefecture, to the decayed and dilapidated city.

He always thought that this city was fragile and vulnerable.

But he suddenly discovered that he was wrong.

Because of the existence of that person, the city began to become impenetrable.

He was very clear about Lou Yu's purpose in sending him these objects, but even if he knew, he had to accept it.

This is a naked conspiracy.

After Wutimu was sent away, Lou Yu devoted himself to engineering construction.

The bandits sent to the frontier army were warmly welcomed by the frontier army.

With them there, the frontier army would not have to waste time digging coal.

The pyrite mine in Yizhou has also become Lou Yu's private property.

In the blink of an eye, it's the end of the year.

Lou Yu has been here for a year, and has experienced many things in this year, and these things have brought about a lot of changes in himself.

He summoned everyone to the government office to hold a year-end summary meeting.

"Everyone has been busy for a year. If you have any thoughts or suggestions in your mind, you can put them forward."

Although his expression was gentle, his majesty became more and more serious, and everyone was in awe and admiration in their hearts.

Li Shu was the first to speak: "Your Highness, Gyeongju is getting better and better under your leadership. What else can we suggest, as long as we listen to your orders!"

"Well! With His Highness here, our Gyeongju will prosper!" Wei Si also admired from the bottom of his heart.

Yang Guanghuai said with a smile: "Your Highness has hills and valleys in his chest, and Yang admires it very much."

Huo Yan was about to speak when Lou Yu reached out to stop him.

"I ask you to make suggestions, not to hold a commendation meeting."

Everyone laughed.

Members of this meeting, Shen Hong and Lu You are also among them.

This is the first time for the two to participate in a meeting. I just think this feeling is very novel, and it makes people feel uncomfortable.

Here, everyone respects the prince in their hearts and is close to the prince on the surface.

In the past, everyone was superficially respectful to Guo Lian, but secretly disdainful.

They prefer the way it is now, and everyone is working together to make Gyeongju better.

Shen Hong said with a smile: "Your Highness, I think that what your lords are saying is the truth, so you can't boast about doing a good job?"

"Hahahahaha." Li Shu laughed in agreement when he heard the words, "Master Shen is right!"

Lou Yu had no choice but to look at Shen Hong: "Okay, since this is the case, I must complete the work of dividing the land to households before the year. If you can't finish it, you don't want to celebrate the New Year!"

Shen Hong respectfully accepted: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will definitely complete the task!"

Allocating fields to households means distributing newly reclaimed fields to new residents according to their household registrations.

Thanks to the efforts of Wei Si, the refugees who intend to settle in Gyeongju have been incorporated into the household registration book and become new residents of Gyeongju, and they will all be under the jurisdiction of the Gyeongju government office in the future.

Spring plowing will be required shortly after the new year, and the new residents have been unable to get the land, so they are unavoidably anxious.

It was not until the 25th of the twelfth lunar month that the new residents were finally notified.

Allocate cultivated land according to the number of persons per household.

In the first year of farming, each household needs to pay [-]% of the income and keep [-]% for themselves.

In the second year of farming, each household needs to pay [-]% of the income and keep [-]% for themselves.

In the third year of farming, each household needs to pay [-]% of the income and keep [-]% for themselves.

By analogy, until the fifth year, each household needs to pay [-]% of the income and keep [-]% for itself.