Right now, Youzhou was completely under Lu Fengnian's control.
However, the current situation was not optimistic.
In Youzhou, there was Yuan Shao in the south, Qiang Hu in the north, and Gongsun Du in the northeast with the Liaodong cavalry.
Fortunately, Gongsun Du didn't have the ambition to expand his power. He only wanted to be a local tyrant.
Lu Fengnian was glad to see this happen.
As for the outsiders in the north, they had long been frightened out of their wits by Gongsun Zan's white horse.
Therefore, these nomads were not a threat.
Lu Fengnian's current true opponent was actually Yuan Shao!
Yuan Shao was waiting, and so was Lu Fengnian.
Yuan Shao needed time to accumulate food and grass, regroup, and annex Youzhou.
Lu Fengnian also needed time to consolidate Youzhou, recuperate, and prepare his troops. He was waiting for an opportunity to fight Yuan Shao!
In terms of money and rations, Lu Fengnian did not need to worry about the hundred thousand soldiers in his hands for the next two years.
However, Lu Fengnian did not have that much time.
Yuan Shao was only one step away from unifying Hebei, but he was forcefully blocked.
He hated Lu Fengnian to the core. If it were not for the lack of rations and military supplies, he would have immediately raised his army and charged over.
Therefore, he would send troops to attack Youzhou after the grain collection next year.
Lu Fengnian had to seize the time to restore the lives of the people.
"Everyone, Youzhou is surrounded by powerful enemies.”
"That's why we need to train our soldiers and increase our strength.”
"General Gao Shun, I will entrust the training of troops to you.”
"It's time to increase the strength of the Breaking Ranks. Choose the right people and expand it to two thousand people.”
"General Gao Shun will be the chief instructor, the most outstanding group of soldiers in the original Breaking Ranks Camp will be the instructor of the new recruits.”
"Please complete the formation as soon as possible. The Breaking Ranks Battalion will definitely be another trump card of our army in the future!”
Naturally, the new recruits that Lu Fengnian was referring to were not real new recruits. They were the elite soldiers who had been selected to join the Breaking Ranks!
It was similar to the elite warriors being selected to join the special forces.
Gao Shun cupped his hands and accepted the order.
"Gao Shunding will not fail his mission!"
Lu Fengnian nodded and said to Chen Gong and Pei Xiulin,"Gongtai, Xiulin, with General Gao Shun around, I can rest easy about training troops.”
"But I'll have to trouble you two to take care of Youzhou's internal affairs.”
"Over the years, the people of Youzhou have been extorted by Gongsun Zan.”
" The war has raged for several years in a row, and countless people have fled in all directions. As a result, large areas of fertile farmland have been abandoned. It is rare that there are a few places that have not been ravaged by the war, but the grain harvest is not good either. Many of them even have no grain at all!”
"Right now, we urgently need to organize the people to open up wasteland and resume farming!”
"I will pay for the farming tools and distribute them to the people of Youzhou.”
"Divide the fertile land and distribute it according to the households.”
"Our army now has sufficient military supplies, so I've decided to exempt Youzhou from taxes for a year so that the people can make a living!”
"Only when the people of Youzhou Province live and work in peace and contentment can we develop our economy steadily and gradually strengthen our strength.”
Chen Gong and Pei Xiulin were shocked by Lu Fengnian's words.
Pei Xiulin, in particular, couldn't help but stand up and say excitedly,""Is what my lord said true?"
"The fertile land is distributed according to households, and each family is free to cultivate.”
"Of course, I, Lu Fengnian, am a man of my word.”
"Extraordinary times require extraordinary means. The people of Youzhou have suffered from the chaos of war and have been bullied by Gongsun Zan for many years. Naturally, we can't be in a hurry to collect taxes.”
"As for the allocation of fertile land according to households, the premise is that these fertile land will be nationalized, not given to them.
"The commoners only have the right to use it. I want to recuperate the people's livelihood, not to support the landlord and the tycoon.”
Pei Xiulin said with tears in her eyes,"My lord is wise!"”
"Pei Xiulin is here to thank the people of Youzhou for your great kindness!”
As a native of Youzhou, Pei Xiulin was born in poverty. She knew that it was not easy for the common people to survive in times of war.
Pei Xiulin's family originally had both parents and an elder brother.
However, it was all because of the chaos of war, coupled with the fact that Gongsun Zan, the governor of Youzhou, had been collecting taxes for years. Pei Xiulin's parents and brother had died one after another.
Pei Xiulin was lucky to be saved by Liu Yuanlong and had made contributions to the village many times. Her brothers were very convinced and became the second in charge!
Pei Xiulin was naturally touched when she heard Lu Fengnian's policy.
How many people in the world could achieve what Lu Fengnian did?
They didn't take a single needle or a piece of thread from the commoners when they conquered Youzhou. Instead, they had to invest their own money to build farming tools for the commoners.
Additionally, the entire Youzhou Province would be exempted from taxes for one year. This was something that the commoners of Youzhou Province could never dream of!
Chen Gong was also shocked by Lu Fengnian's actions. At such a young age, he already had the heart to help the people.
Taking back the fertile land would prevent the emergence of local tycoons, and there would be fewer dirty things that exploited the people.
According to household distribution, every household would have land to grow, food to harvest, and food to eat.
Another year of tax exemption was a stark contrast to Gongsun Zan's previous exorbitant taxes.
In this way, the lord's prestige would naturally rise, and the people's hearts would submit. Those who won the hearts of the people would win the world.
Celebrities from all over the world would naturally come here to assist the wise Lord.
Truly brilliant!
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