The eighth day of the twelfth month.
In the lobby of the Bingzhou Provincial Governor's Office, bowls of steaming Laba Congee were placed on the table.
Dian Wei rubbed his hands and smiled." It's been a long time since I've eaten such hot porridge. It's a pity that I didn't get to return to Chen Liu to worship my ancestors!"”
"Sacrifice!"
The hearts of Zhao Yun, Cheng Yu, and the others sank.
The Laba Festival was a day to worship the ancestors and pray for blessings. Unfortunately, they were all out of town and could not go home to worship the ancestors!
"Wenruo, how's the porridge?" Liu Xian walked into the hall and asked.
"Delicious!"
Xun Yu looked at the sticky porridge and smiled bitterly.""Who would have thought that in Bingzhou, one could drink such a luxurious bowl of corn porridge!”
"Twenty-five days, you know what that means!”Liu Xian pushed two bowls of porridge in front of Cheng Yu and Xun Yu.
"New Year!" Cheng Yu and Xun Yu said at the same time.
"Not bad!"
"Zhong De, the Wei Army and the Tiger Troop are at your disposal. Within twenty-five days, I want all the people of the Taihang Mountains to leave the mountain!”
"The Bei Wei Army is recruiting 4,000 soldiers. Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Zhao Feng, and Li Qing will be the commanders of the cavalry!”
"The Tiger Troop is recruiting 4,000 soldiers. Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Zhao Wu, and Dian Wei will be the infantry commanders!”
"After three days, we will gather enough soldiers and horses to train together with Zhongde in the Taihang Mountains. On the day of the opening of the residence, I want to see a group of soldiers who are energetic and fierce enough to kill the enemy on the battlefield!”Liu Xian said in a deep voice.
"My lord, when will you open the manor?" Cheng Yu frowned.
Liu Xian knocked on the table and said with a faint smile,"Second day of February!"
"Right now, there is a shortage of officials. In just two months, we might not be able to straighten out Bing Province!”Xun Yu frowned.
Liu Xian knocked on the table and said indifferently,""Zhen Yan, Zhen Yi, Li Jie, Feng Kai, you can find someone to replace the rest. Before the second day of February, you can recruit people from all over the Great Han Dynasty.”
"Conscription?" Xun Yu was dumbfounded.
"Of course!"
"You are now working in the Provincial Governor's Office of Bing Province. As long as you see a good person, immediately send a letter to recruit him to Bing Province. I don't care what methods you use, but before the second day of February, the nine counties of Bing Province must have a prefect.”Liu Xian said in a deep voice.
"Phew!"
Xun Yu smiled bitterly." Marquis Anping, I am a human, not a god. It is extremely difficult to recruit nine Prefectural Governors in two months, and it is winter!”
"Wen Ruo, I believe you can do it.”Liu Xian said with certainty.
"Here!"
Xun Yu smiled bitterly.
Liu Xian's gaze fell on the eight generals and he said indifferently,""Eight Generals, Bei Wei and Hu Ben are only the two battalions that have just been decided by the Marquis of Anping. The capable will be the leader, and the mediocre will be the last.”
"Here!"
Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Zhao Feng, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Zhao Wu, Li Qing, and Dian Wei replied in unison.
Liu Xian's gaze fell on Li Jie and Feng Kai. He said indifferently,"The two of you will temporarily stay in your official positions. Wen Ruo will test you before the second day of the second month. If you really meet the requirements for the position of prefect, you will naturally retain your official positions!”
"Here!"
Li Jie and Feng Kai heaved a sigh of relief.
"Zhen Yi and his son, Su Shuang, and Zhang Shiping have been staying at the courier station for a few days. Shangdang's business is on the right track. This time, they are here to discuss the in-depth cooperation between Bingzhou's government and Zhongshan merchants!”Xun Yu said.
Liu Xian took a bowl of porridge and took a sip. He asked,"What's going on with the Zhongshan Merchant?”
"They formed some kind of business alliance to ensure that they can get the benefits they discussed in Bing Province!”Xun Yu explained.
"Trade Union?"
Liu Xian was slightly stunned. He said in a deep voice," Zhongde, send someone to find them. There are some things that I have to do!"”
"Here!"
Cheng Yu said respectfully.
Liu Xian put down his bowl and chopsticks and said solemnly,""Everyone, remember this bowl of porridge. It's not just us who can eat it. Every citizen of Bingzhou, every day, every meal should be like this. It shouldn't be porridge that is so clear that you can't even get ten grains of corn out.”
"Here!"
Cheng Yu, Xun Yu, Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, and Dian Wei replied in unison.
That afternoon.
Cheng Yu brought Zhen Yi, Zhen Yan, Su Shuang, and Zhang Shiping into the hall of the Provincial Governor's Office.
"Zi Zheng!"
Zhen Yi saw Liu Xian leaning against the brazier, warming the wine, and there was some roasted meat on the table. He immediately became angry and said,"Zi Zheng, you said that once you have the power of Bing Province in your hands, you will marry Jiang 'er!”
"There's no hurry. Try the barbecue I made. Isn't the internal affairs of Bing Province still not settled?”Liu Xian pointed at the stool and said.
"Greetings, Marquis Anping!" Su Shuang, Zhang Shiping, and Zhen Yan said respectfully.
"Sit!"
Liu Xian took out the wine jug from the basin and filled it up for the four of them. He said with a faint smile,"Are you here today to discuss my marriage with Jiang 'er, or to discuss the merchants from Bingzhou and Zhongshan?”
"There are no more merchants from Zhongshan now, only the Zhongshan Business Alliance. I'm prepared to hand over all of the Zhen family's businesses to Jiang 'er, and the Zhongshan Business Alliance is led by the Zhen family.”Zhen Yi said as he bit the roasted meat.
"Are you willing to?" Liu Xian says smilingly.
"If you can't bear to part with the child, you can't catch the wolf!"
"I know that merchants can never be equal to officials. Only by tying the Zhongshan Business Alliance to you can we be worthy of the Zhongshan merchants who followed us to Bingzhou!”
"Bingzhou is prosperous, the Merchant Union is prosperous. It can also be considered as Jiang 'er's dowry!”Zhen Yi explained.
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