When he returned to his residence, Liu Hao called Xi Zhong and Guo Jia over.
When the two of them arrived, Xu Shu had just arrived. The three of them entered together.
"My lord!"
"Zhicai, this time, I shamelessly got a helper from my father-in-law for you. Stop complaining to me.”
"With Brother Yuanzhi's help, things will definitely be much faster.”Xi Zhong had been to Liaodong Academy frequently for the past two years, so he had known Xu Shu for a long time. He was very clear about Xu Shu's talent.
"Brother Zhicai, you flatter me. I still want to learn from you.”Xu Shu said humbly.
Xi Zhong alone could handle Liaodong's affairs in a well-organized manner, and Xu Shu knew that he could not do better than Xi Zhong.
Liaodong was no longer the Liaodong of two years ago. Liu Hao had not been idle for the past two years. He had sent troops to attack Goguryeo and Fuyu, and had even beheaded Qiu Liju of Wuhuan.
Goguryeo and Fuyu were the modern day regions of JiLin and Heilong, and Liu Hao had basically occupied the three eastern provinces.
"The two of you should stop praising each other. Yuanzhi, you should familiarize yourself with Liaodong's government affairs with Zhicai first so that you can take charge of it alone in the future. I sent someone to Luoyang to report that His Majesty's health is getting worse and worse.”
"Yes!" Hearing Liu Hao's words, the three of them became serious.
"Fengxiao, how's the situation in Liao City?”
Liao City was a city built by Liu Hao after he destroyed the Wuhuan. As long as it was used to guard against the Xianbei people, it would definitely not be able to hold on.
"Gongming will be stationed there with 20,000 soldiers. There won't be any problems.”Guo Jia said.
Xu Huang had made a lot of contributions in the past two years, and he had matured a little. Liu Hao was more at ease with him guarding the city.
"Yes, Liao City is extremely important and cannot be lost.”Liu Hao nodded.
Now, the horses in Liaodong were basically provided by the Wuhuan people. After Liu Hao killed Qiu Liju and some tribal leaders of the Wuhuan, he only asked the Wuhuan people to speak Han language in the future. For this reason, Liu Hao specially sent people to teach them.
Now, the horses, cattle, and sheep they raised could be used to exchange for food and salt. Their lives were much better than before, and they did not have the intention of rebelling.
"Zhicai, how's the farming at Fuyu?”
"My lord, in the past two years, a total of 400,000 people have been transferred over and 300,000 mu of fertile land has been reclaimed. Most of them are black soil, and the yield of grain is very high.”Xi Zhong said in admiration.
Liu Hao was the one who had proposed the policy of opening up wasteland. He had boldly moved the people there. Now, that place was Liaodong's granary.
"We still need to continue moving the people. Only then can Fuyu and Goguryeo be completely stabilized.”
The Wuhuan, Fuyu, and Goguryeo were all foreigners, and the three regions had a total of two million people. Liu Hao had never stopped transferring people there in the past two years.
"Don't worry, my lord. The disaster in the Central Plains is very serious now. There are refugees everywhere. Everyone heard that Liaodong is taking in refugees and is rushing to Liaodong. With the land given to them, it won't be difficult to move.”Xi Zhong said.
Naturally, they would not transfer the people of Liaodong. Liaodong was already sparsely populated, so there was no point in transferring them over.
In the past two years, Liaodong had taken in a large number of refugees. Now, including those foreigners, Liaodong had a total of five million people, which was more than the average state.
"Fengxiao, how are the defenses of Fuyu and Goguryeo?”
"There aren't any strong enemies in the two places.”Guo Jia said.
"What about Lelang County?"
"Lelang County is defending Sanhan. There are two people in total, and General Ziyi will be stationed there.”
Liaodong now had a total of 100,000 troops, of which 50,000 were infantry, 35,000 were cavalry, and 15,000 were navy. Among the 20,000 troops stationed in Liao City, 10,000 were infantry and 10,000 were cavalry. The troops stationed in Fuyu and Goguryeo were infantry. Lelang County had 20,000 troops, 5,000 cavalry, and 15,000 infantrymen.
The remaining 20,000 cavalrymen and 15,000 infantrymen were in Liaodong, while the 15,000 navy was on the sea, building a port in the Ta Clan.
Of course, this army did not include the county soldiers from all over the country. Each county had 500 county soldiers. However, their equipment was very poor and their combat strength was low. They were only slightly stronger than ordinary civilians. Their main purpose was to arrest thieves.
Apart from that, there was also a special army, which was Dian Wei's Hundred Battle Armored Soldiers. Now, they had expanded to 3,000. Liu Hao had spent a lot of money on the Hundred Battle Armored Soldiers. These 3,000 soldiers cost more than 30,000, but their combat strength was also very strong.
All of them had cultivated the Dragon Elephant Wave Technique and Six Harmonies Spear Technique. They were in a group of six, each equipped with a spear. Three of them were equipped with a shield, and the other three were equipped with a crossbow. They were all wearing heavy armor.
In this era, most soldiers wore leather armor. Only the elite troops were equipped with iron armor. The iron armor was usually more than ten pounds, and only the vital parts had iron plates. At most, it could only be considered light armor.
The heavy armor that Liu Hao had given to the Hundred Battle Armored Soldiers covered their entire body, and they weighed about 30 pounds. If they had not cultivated the Dragon Elephant Wave Technique, they would not have been able to withstand such a heavy load. They were simply like human tanks.
Even Dian Wei would only lose his life if he were to face the siege of a thousand hundred battle armored soldiers.
After that, Liu Hao discussed some matters regarding Liaodong with Xi Zhong and the other two. After that, the three of them went to get busy.
When Liu Hao returned to the study, he saw that Forefather Sunflower was already waiting for him.
"My lord, Mo Hao has sent news that His Majesty only has half a year to live.”said Forefather Sunflower.
Mo Hao was one of the first four people chosen by Ancestor Sunflower. He was now the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards. Liu Hao had sent him to Luoyang to collect information.
The Embroidered Uniform Guards had grown a lot after such a long period of development. The core members were the Four Commanders and the 108 Evil Warding Guards. The Four Commanders were Mo Hao, Song Tao, Luo Kang, and Luo Tian.
After confirming that their loyalty was not a problem, Patriarch Sunflower taught them the Sunflower Manual. Now, the four of them were all early-stage Zongshi realm experts.
The 108 Evil Warding Guards were all Xiantian masters. They were able to achieve so much in such a short period of time mainly because of the special characteristics of the Sunflower Manual and the Evil Warding Sword Technique. Their cultivation speed was very fast in the early stages, but it was very difficult to advance further. Unless they could walk their own path, they would be like this for the rest of their lives.
Liu Hao had obtained a large amount of luck value because of them. Four grandmaster experts had 4,000 luck value, and 108 Xiantian experts had 10,800 luck value.
In addition to the 2,000 luck points he had obtained from Xu Huang and Xu Shu (Xu Shu's luck value had exceeded his own realm), Liu Hao had obtained a total of 16,800 luck points.
However, in these two years, Liu Hao had basically spent all of these luck values.
He had spent 10,000 points on the Nine Star Arrow Technique, 2,000 points on Paper Making Technique, 2,000 points on Movable-type Print Technique, 2,000 points on Glass Making Technique, and 500 points on the Dragon Painting Heaven Raising Spear. In total, he only had around 900 luck points left.
Liu Hao's archery skill was originally average. After seeing Huang Zhong's exquisite archery skill, Liu Hao made up his mind to exchange for the Nine Star Arrow Technique. Now, his archery skill was second, and no one in the world dared to claim to be first.
"Tell Mo Hao to pay attention to the movements of the officials in the palace and the imperial court during this period of time.”Liu Hao said.
Only with first-hand information could he make timely countermeasures and put himself in an advantageous position.
"Yes!" Patriarch Sunflower left after receiving the order.
"The real chaotic world is about to arrive. Heroes from all walks of life will gradually emerge.”Liu Hao muttered softly, looking forward to the future even more.
The new book set sail. I hope everyone will support me, this book will bring everyone into a different Three Kingdoms.
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