"Envoy, why did you suddenly come back?”
Although Zhang Qiao was surprised, he didn't panic.
The relationship between the two families was close, and when they met in private, they had always treated him with the courtesy of a nephew.
"If you don't come back soon, you'll lose all your face!”
Wei Shang glared at the other party in annoyance and then left the carriage.
He knelt on one knee and said to the crowd with a serious expression,"This is His Highness, the Cloud King. Why aren't you bowing to him?”
The imperial court had already sent news of Yunzhong County becoming a country to the local areas through the relay station.
Although everyone present knew about Liu Sheng, the Cloud King, they did not expect it to happen so soon.
Therefore, they all bowed in panic and said,""This lowly general Zhang Qiao (Zhao Miao) greets Your Highness!”
"Get up!"
Liu Sheng sat in the carriage without any intention of coming out to meet him.
Courtesy and politeness also required a clear understanding of the situation. These people in front of him were not qualified.
Under his signal, the team continued to move forward.
About two hours later.
Liu Sheng and the rest appeared at the foot of the City Amongst the Clouds.
He raised his head and took a few glances. He found that the city wall was three feet high and was made entirely of green bricks.
There were many traces left behind by the war.
"Ever since I took over Yunzhong, this place has experienced more than thirty battles, big and small, but not a single Xiongnu has stepped into the city.”
Wei Shang puffed out his chest and talked about what he was most proud of.
In the early days when he had just become the prefect, there had been an average of two or three attacks by the Prairies people every year.
However, under his command, the Han army was very brave and made the enemies suffer every time.
In recent years, very few Xiongnu people dared to attack the City Amongst the Clouds.
The Xiongnu people would rather go far away and attack Yanmen, Beidi, and other counties.
Only some poor grassland tribes would invade Yunzhong.
However, they often only dared to show off in the countryside.
With the idea of grabbing a handful and running away, he came and went like the wind, making it impossible to guard against.
It was because of their existence that the entire Yunzhong County was united in building a strong cavalry team.
"How many infantry and cavalry are there in Yunzhong? How many people are there in the country? Which cities are they mainly concentrated in?”
Hearing this question, Wei Shang's imposing manner became dejected.
"Yunzhong originally had 3,000 cavalry and 9,000 infantry, but now only half of them are left.”
"The population is about 100,000, mainly distributed in Yunzhong, Xianyang, and other places.”
"A specialty…"
No matter how hard he racked his brain, he couldn't think of any specialty in Yunzhong.
Seeing Wei Shang's expression, Liu Sheng knew that this person's talent tree was all in the military.
He didn't care about civil affairs at all.
This might also have a lot to do with the harsh environment in the past few decades.
However, since he was here, everything would change.
When Liu Sheng and the others arrived at the city gate, many officials had already gathered there.
"Lieutenant Zhang Ge greets Your Highness!”
"Minister Yun Zhongcheng Cao Meng greets Your Highness!”
"I, Yun Zhong's Chief Historian Xiao Huai, pay my respects to Your Highness!”
"I…"
From the Prime Minister down, all the important officials in the City Amongst the Clouds had come.
Many of them looked nervous. All they knew was that the Cloud King was the ninth son of the Emperor and he was very young.
As for the other party's personality and hobbies, he knew nothing.
Fortunately, State Minister Wei Shang was standing at the side, giving them some comfort.
"Get up. This is not the place to talk. I will invite you to a banquet after I take a short rest.”
Hearing this somewhat tender but still amiable voice, many people secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
It seemed that the Cloud King wasn't the kind of person who was difficult to please.
Yun Zhongcheng Cao Meng rolled his eyes and said boldly,"" Your Highness's mansion has just been built, so it's inconvenient. My house is quite spacious, why don't…"
"Forget it. I will temporarily stay in the prefect's manor. You can go about your own business. It is enough for the minister to accompany me.”
Liu Sheng waved his hand, indicating that everyone could leave.
He didn't like these red tape. Why didn't he have the time to do some proper work?
"This…"
The crowd was in a difficult position. After seeing Wei Shang nod his head, they dispersed.
Liu Sheng didn't have time to care about these people's little tricks. He just wanted to find a place to rest.
Although he had Lu Bu's martial strength, his body was still that of a child who was not even ten years old.
After rushing for so many days, it was inevitable that he was a little tired.
After entering the prefect's manor.
He gave a few simple instructions to the others and pounced on the bed.
Ding!" Congratulations to the host for obtaining 3,000 white horse followers. The white horse followers will report in three days.”
She seemed to have heard something, but she didn't have the time to care.
She slept until noon the next day.
After washing up and having lunch, Liu Sheng's spirit completely recovered.
"Bring me the files from all over Yunzhong. I want to read them.”
With his order, the officials of the original prefect's office immediately took action.
Soon, a dozen wooden boxes that were half the height of a person were carried in.
Seeing that it was filled with bamboo slips, Liu Sheng knew what his future priority was.
However, that was a matter for the future. The most important thing now was to finish reading the contents of these bamboo slips.
Fortunately, there were quite a lot of boxes. A roll of bamboo slips could only record a few hundred words at most, and a box could only record less than ten thousand words.
Before dark, Liu Sheng finally finished reading all the bamboo slips and had a comprehensive understanding of Yun Zhongguo.
The population of Yunzhong Guo was about 500,000, and the distribution of the population was extremely uneven.
The City Amongst the Clouds alone had close to 100,000 people, while the rest of the counties had at most 20,000 to 30,000 people and at least a few thousand people.
As for taxes, the various income added up to about 3,000 gold per year.
It looked like a lot, but after deducting the salaries and military expenses of the officials at all levels, there was basically nothing left.
If a war broke out, there would be a financial deficit. In the past, as the county governor, Wei Shang had used his own money to subsidize military expenses.
Seeing such a mess, Liu Sheng could not help but feel a headache.
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