Winter had arrived.
The cold wind was bone-piercing.
This year, although it was very cold, the people of Bingzhou did not have to worry about food and clothing.
Recently, Liu Qing had met Mi Zhu, Zhen Yan, Su Shuang and the others. Food and horses had entered Bingzhou's territory one after another, contributing to Liu Qing's internal affairs.
The imperial court had already allocated grain seeds, and the armor had arrived. At the same time, Liu Qing had also been granted the title of Marquis Thousand Chariots.
The moment the Emperor's edict was read, Lu Bu, Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao, and the others understood what Liu Qing meant by shackles.
No one was allowed to enter Luoyang without an edict. This was a warning to Liu Qing. If he was not summoned, he would stay in Bingzhou. If he dared to leave the place of governance without permission, he would be disobeying the emperor's will and would be sentenced to death.
At the Provincial Governor's Office.
Liu Qing took out a plate of gold and placed it in Zhang Rang's hand.""I have troubled Lord Zhang these days. This is a small token of my appreciation!”
"No, Lord Marquis has made outstanding military achievements. At that time, this servant will still have to look up to Lord Marquis!”Zhang Rang put away the gold and smiled.
"Haha!"
Liu Qing took out a letter and said,""I have made an agreement with Yan 'er. The day Bingzhou is recovered is the day I will marry her. However, it is difficult to disobey the emperor's will. I will have to trouble Lord Zhang to bring this letter back to Luoyang and hand it to Yan' er!”
"Good!"
"Lord Marquis, please wait. This servant will return to serve His Majesty. The world is in chaos, so Lord Marquis needs to be careful!”Zhang Rang took the letter and said a few words in a strange tone. Then, he led the 500 Royal Guards back to the court.
"My lord!"
"This person is really insatiable. Now that the lord has conferred him the title of Marquis Qian Cheng, he still dares to accept bribes.”Dian Wei frowned.
Liu Qing shook his head and said lightly," The Ten Attendants are just favored officials. Once the Emperor passes away, the Ten Attendants will definitely be surrounded and killed by the officials in the court. They have offended too many people!"”
"Congratulations, my lord, for being granted the title of Marquis!" Xun Yu led Xun You and Liu Ye bowed respectfully.
"Congratulations, my lord!"
Lu Bu and the others shouted in unison.
Liu Qing was a marquis, and he had the right to establish a mansion and build an army. Their positions could also be promoted. It could be said that one person had achieved the Dao, and their chickens and dogs had ascended to heaven. How could they not be happy?
"Fengxian, go out and supervise the execution of the guilty minister. Zhang Rang will settle the rest!”Liu Qing said in a deep voice.
"Yes!"
Lu Bu's body trembled, and he quickly led his horse towards the city gates.
Liu Qing turned to Xun Yu and the others and said in a deep voice,""Wen Ruo, we don't have enough firewood in winter, so we'll look for a black rock. That thing is called coal, and it's everywhere in Bing Province!”
"Yes!"
Xun Yu said respectfully.
After exiting the city gate, Zhang Rang saw Wang Qiu, the Wang family from Taiyuan, and the others who were being supervised. He couldn't help but sigh that Liu Qing's money wasn't easy to take. He was trying to shut Liu Hong's mouth.
For three whole months, Liu Qing did not go on a campaign against the other races. Instead, he focused on developing the internal affairs of Bing Province.
November.
He spent a lot of money to hire a large number of carpenters to make stoves for the people and sold them to the people at an extremely low price. He also signed contracts with the Mi family and the Zhen family.
Bing Province was in charge of mining coal and making stoves, while the Mi and Zhen Families were in charge of sales in other provinces.
Secretly, Liu Qing sent out a portion of blacksmiths to forge horseshoes, stirrels, and other items in preparation for his future conquest of the world.
December.
Liu Qing opened up the production of coal refuse bricks, increasing the time it took for the Han Dynasty to make bricks by ten times.
He was not a god, but he was a top student in his previous life. He knew a thing or two about the production of coal refuse bricks. This was probably something he had brought from the future.
The development of Bing Province was in full swing, while the other provinces and counties fell into panic.
The land and food were controlled by the gentry clans, and the commoners did not even have food or cotton clothes for winter. This winter, the conflict between the commoners and the gentry clans reached its peak.
Zhang Jiao took this opportunity to expand the followers of the Path of Peace. In just three months, the Path of Peace had more than doubled in size.
Over the years, the followers of the Path of Peace had spread throughout the seven states, reaching 500,000 to 600,000. This made many officials wary of the Path.
Luoyang Imperial Palace, South Study.
Liu Hong looked at the secret edict sent back from various places and asked,""Father, haven't you found the Immortal Nanhua?”
"Not yet. Someone found him in River East, but he disappeared when he went to look for him, as if he could predict our actions!”Zhang Rang said respectfully.
"Where is Feng Hui?"
Liu Hong asked coldly.
" Your Majesty," Zhang Rang said respectfully," Feng Hu is trying his best to instigate the internal higher-ups of the Path of Peace to rebel. The core members of the Path of Peace worship Zhang Jiao like a god. They are just short of writing a prayer for longevity. Therefore, it is normal for Feng Hu to take a long time!"”
"Normal?"
"There are at least 500,000 to 600,000 followers of the Path of Peace now. If this mob explodes, I'm afraid that even the royal army won't be able to suppress it!”Liu Hong sneered.
Zhang Rang's heart trembled." His Majesty has loyal officials like Lu Zhi, Zhu Xi, and Huangfu Song. He also has the all-rounder Marquis Qian Cheng. Everything in the world is in His Majesty's hands."”
"Go down and write down what you saw and heard in Bingzhou. Hand it over to me tomorrow morning!”Liu Hong said lightly.
"Yes!"
Zhang Rang bowed respectfully and left the south study.、
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