A few days later, Lu Kang, who had led his army from Lujiang, laughed."How is it? How can my nephew be afraid of a mere rebel army? Bo Wei is really worried about nothing.”
Cai Yong's face darkened and he didn't say anything. He ran to find his daughter.
"How is it?" Old Hooligan Lu winked. Zhao Ji is not bad, right?"
Lu Peng looked at him speechlessly for a while. You're so coquettish. You won't have another son, right?
After joking for a while, Lu Kang coughed and said seriously,""Nephew Peng has made a contribution in defeating the bandits this time. I will request for your life. I think you will be promoted in the near future. With your ability, it's a waste of your talent to be a mere county magistrate.”
Promotion? Lu Peng couldn't help but frown. He had invested so much in Yangquan, how could he bear to leave?
However, chaos was about to break out in the world. When the time came, soldiers and food would be the boss. He would watch the big show that was about to begin first.
In the courtyard, Cai Yong looked at his daughter and said,""Ah Yan, these few days…are you alright?”
He angrily scolded Ji Ning, that old bastard.
Cai Yan said in a low voice,"It's alright, County Magistrate Lu treats us very well."”
"That kid didn't cross the line, did he?" Cai Yong asked.”
"County Magistrate Lu is a gentleman, but he has never met his daughter.”Cai Yan said in a low voice.
Cai Yong heaved a sigh of relief." At least he's sensible. If he dares to do anything to you, I'll ruin his reputation even if I have to risk my life!"”
Cai Yan was silent. She had no idea why her father was so hostile towards Lu Peng.
Lu Kang returned to Lujiang, but Cai Yong stayed behind.
Lao Cai was neither cold nor warm to Lu Peng and kept a straight face all day. This guy was an old otaku who spent most of his time studying behind closed doors.
Lu Peng reorganized the refugees he had previously recruited and officially confirmed the second batch of registered members.
Now, the population of Yangquan County had reached a terrifying 70,000 people. With the constant flow of merchants and travelers, Yangquan City was now quite crowded.
Lu Peng took out the preliminary construction plan that he had previously drafted. He first drew a blueprint. There was a lack of talent in urban construction, and he had no one to discuss it with. He could only fumble around on his own.
Fortunately, 255's internal affairs ability allowed him to have a clear mind and consider all aspects carefully.
Just as he was thinking, Jiang Yan quietly entered. He hesitated for a moment before standing at the side with a serious hand.
"What is it?" Lu Peng looked at him.
"Langjun, someone sent a letter.”
Jiang Yan presented the letter. Lu Peng took it and shook it open. After reading it, he handed it to him thoughtfully.
"The Yellow Turbans, Gong Du, Liu Pi, and the others want to join us?”Jiang Yan took a look and his face was filled with joy. He cupped his hands and said," Langjun's reputation is now far and wide. The thieves have come to surrender. Congratulations."”
"Alright, there's no need to talk about this between us.”Lu Peng pondered for a moment and said slowly," We've already developed too quickly. We've just taken in Gongyi and the others. It's not suitable for us to take in tens of thousands of Yellow Turban now. Write a reply to me and tell Gong Du and the others that if they really want to vote for me, he should first reorganize the internal structure of the thief gang. I'll give him half a year.”
He did not dare to casually accept tens of thousands of bandits. This was different from when Boss Cao had taken over the Yellow Turban of Qingzhou. At that time, Cao Cao was in urgent need of combat power, and other consequences could be temporarily put aside. What Lu Peng wanted was to continue developing, so he couldn't take too big a step.
In this one year, Lu Peng's reputation gradually spread throughout Jing, Yu, Yang, and Xu. In addition to his benevolence and outstanding talent, many people claimed that he was an immortal who had descended to save the suffering people.
This brought both advantages and disadvantages to Lu Peng. The good thing was that his reputation among the people was getting higher and higher. Almost every day, there were people who came with their families to vote. The disadvantage was that some scholars were extremely disgusted and afraid of him, thinking of him as a demon.
One of them was a certain old shut-in.
Lu Peng spent about half a month to complete the planning and design of Yangquan New City.
The new city he had envisioned was frighteningly big, even bigger than the Luoyang City that Lu Peng had seen before.
Lu Peng did not want to expand frequently. He wanted to establish a foothold in Yangquan and look forward to the world. This was where the foundation lay. From the very beginning, one had to have a huge spirit.
However, building such a huge city was not something that could be done in a year and a half. Lu Peng planned to build while developing.
First of all, the materials required were a rather frightening amount. Secondly, the manpower required was not something that could be achieved now.
He put away the blueprint first. He had a clear idea of the entire plan. According to the plan, he first arranged the people to settle in the corresponding areas outside the city, built houses, and tidied up the roads. Gradually, the trend of the outer city was formed.
Once the population increased, the problem of public security became apparent. There were cases of theft and robbery in the past few days. After asking Xie Qi for his opinion, Lu Peng transferred him to form the city guards, who were responsible for public security issues.
In terms of the army, he had wanted to hand it over to Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai to command. However, although Xie Qi was not capable enough, he had been loyal to him for a year. He could not let two newcomers pressure him.
Fortunately, Xie Qi had stayed in Yangquan for so long that he didn't want to go back to the army, so he took the initiative to ask him. Now that the city guards were all his original troops, the work was easy and impressive. Xie Qi and the others were very happy.
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