Seeing that no one was talking, Liu He turned his attention to Xun Yu.

"Wen Ruo, these five points are what you think, and you must have some countermeasures."

Xun Yu hesitated for a moment before speaking: "The subordinates do have countermeasures, but there are extremely difficult things, so he dare not explain them for a while."

"Oh? How difficult is it? It's so hard that Wenruo is so cautious?"

Xun Yu said seriously: "First point, regaining the hearts of the people and the morale of the army, as Zhouping said just now, is not difficult. All parts of Jizhou can be exempted from taxes this year. The food and grass are already short of food. Even if there is taxes this year, it will only delay for half a year, and it will not solve the root cause. Fortunately, people with Jizhou sell personal favors to seek long-term stability. As for the food needed, they can be purchased in coins to temporarily overcome the difficulties."

Liu He also felt very reasonable when he heard this: "Well, the price of grain in Bingzhou is only sixty or seventy coins per stone now. Although purchasing too much grain will increase the price of grain, it is still possible to purchase part of it in batches every month. When this impact can be minimized, it is always a big deal to spend this year. So what should we do next year?"

"A few days ago, the farmer of Yanmen County, Zhan Lian came to Jinyang City to report his duties. His subordinates learned that the farming in Bingzhou is now smooth, and the military farming in various counties is very stable. He has much leisure and is suggesting to his subordinates that after seizing Jizhou, he will reclaim more military farming. His subordinates originally thought it was inappropriate. Jizhou has a large population, not like Bingzhou. There is not much land for our army to use for military farming, and it is not convenient to seize land from the people, so he rejected it. However, now I think there is a place that is suitable for him to show his strengths."

Liu He was now suspicious: "Oh? I still have such land under my rule, why don't I know?"

Xun Yu said: "This land has not been stationed by our army yet, and even fewer people in our Han Dynasty live in it. However, this land is fertile and has abundant water and grass. It is just because it has been occupied by the Huns, so it has been abandoned for a hundred years and no one has cultivated it."

When he said this, no matter how stupid Liu He was, he could guess where he was referring to.

"Wen Ruo said... the upper reaches of the Yellow River, the Xitao in Hetao is just a place?"

"It is here. To the north of Beidi County and to the south of Shuofang County, from Shangjun to the east, reaching the Yellow River. The huge land in the middle is only a lot more than Taiyuan County. When the lord fought, he destroyed the Zuoxian King of the Xiongnu. However, the Xiongnu Shanyu and the Youxian King had already fled far away from the north of the Mobei region and were missing. This place was abandoned for many years, which was a pity."

"If the injured and retired soldiers and hundreds of thousands of families of Baibo's army can be sent here to reclaim land. First, Keke takes the opportunity to double the pension to the injured soldiers who have been meritoriously. Second, it can solve the problem of resettlement of Baibo's army's family. Third, if the land reclamation is successful, there will be a bumper harvest next year. In this way, it can be said that there will be multiple results in one fell swoop."

When Liu He heard his words, he was like a fantasy at first, but when he heard it behind, he felt a sudden enlightenment and a flash of inspiration.

"It's so wonderful, it's really amazing!"

He rubbed his hands, feeling overwhelmed.

"If Wen had this plan, why not say it earlier?"

Xun Yu shook his head slightly: "My lord, can you think about how much energy this move will take?"

Liu He was stunned: "I never thought about this."

Xun Yu said: "If such a vast land can be returned to the Han territory, the lord will be well-known in history and shine for thousands of years with this matter alone. However, although the merits are great, it is extremely difficult to make it. The area here is large and it can be built. However, the establishment of a new county is far from a name. It is appropriate to have hundreds of thousands of people, ranging from five or six to more than ten cities. It must be built, otherwise how can the borders be divided and where do the people live?"

Now, Liu He realized the problem.

"Build a city? Wen Ruo is afraid that he wants to empty my wealth."

"I'm afraid it's not enough to be hollowed out. I've calculated it briefly, but I can build a city here, southeast, northwest, and middle. Such five cities can accommodate 400,000 people. A city will be built, and there will be an official road connecting each other, a house in the city, a government office, and a land reclamation, and then a river canal from the Yellow River. The people will go back and place it, etc., which will cost at least 4 billion yuan, hundreds of thousands of stones of grain, and at least 30,000 to 40,000 troops will be stationed."

"Hiss...4 billion yuan? You can sell me, where can I find so much money? In addition to the income from Jizhou this time, including the total coins in the treasury, it is less than 2 billion yuan."

"So it's extremely difficult for me to say this." Xun Yu was also a little helpless.

Cui Jun suddenly spoke, "I'm afraid it's not over yet, Wen Ruo is afraid that there is a debt that has not been settled yet."

Liu He was frightened by his words: "There is still something I haven't calculated? Zhouping, don't scare me, I'm afraid this heart will be unbearable."

Cui Jun smiled bitterly and said, "If it were an ordinary progress, 4 billion would be enough, but the construction period would take at least two years. Now our army does not have enough time. If this matter is to be done, it must be completed this year and farming and harvest next year. With such a hurry, the cost required will probably be increased by at least 50 to 60%.

"Fifty or sixty percent? That's going to cost 6 or seven billion? My God..."

Liu He only felt that his heart was about to jump out.

But although he was scared, since he inquired about Xun Yu's proposal, he had thought about it for ten minutes in his mind. It would be really difficult to let him dispel this idea now.

What a great achievement to expand territory and establish a new county? It can be called the art of recreating the universe. After all, Liu He is an ordinary person. How could he not be jealous of such achievements?

"No matter how difficult it is, you have to do it! Try your best to save money and save money. No matter what, I have to make up enough money. Next year I have to eat the food produced by the Western Tax!"

His words were almost said with gritted teeth.

Xun Yu glanced at him, saw that Liu He looked extremely firm, and sighed softly.

"Since the lord has such ambition, his subordinates have a way to reduce the money and food required."

Liu He's eyes lit up: "I know Wenruo has the best way, so let's talk about it quickly."

"For this matter, my subordinates have specially counted the number of prisoners in the prisons under their rule. Now there are more than 22,000 serious offenders and nearly 50,000 minor offenders. The lord may ask the emperor to issue an edict to recruit more than 70,000 people to build a new city to fill labor and offset their guilt. According to the severity of the crime, different limits are set. As long as there is a large army to guard, there will be no trouble. In addition, the family in Jizhou, including Yuan, Gao, Xu, etc., who were investigated, except for the master being killed, the rest of the people will not be killed. They can also be used as laborers. There may be no less than 10,000 people."

"For these people, you only need to take care of the daily porridge, save food, and no need to pay wages. In this way, you can save about 500 million yuan."

Liu He was overjoyed and kept tugging his hands: "Wen Ruo is worthy of Wang Zuo's talent, and he saved such a huge amount of money in just a few words. It's really wonderful. But even so, the cost is still too high. I wonder if there are other ways to go hand in hand?"

Xun Yu nodded and said, "There is another strategy. To build a city, labor is only one aspect, and the key is the person who controls it. The so-called 'a snake cannot do without a head' is still necessary. This matter requires a group of skilled craftsmen who are proficient in this way to find the foundation of the city, draw the city drawings, supervise the project well, and make careful arrangements. If you can find such a group of talents, not only will the construction period be greatly shortened, but the cost can also be reduced."

"Well, what Wen Ruo said is reasonable." Liu He deeply agreed with this. In his previous life, his family also built a house in the countryside. Because there was no professional overall planning in advance, his parents found a group of villagers and started working. As a result, the work was repeatedly stopped and revised, which was both costly and time-consuming.

"But I don't know such craftsmen. Not to mention a group of them, even if they are one, they can't find them. I wonder if there are three people who are familiar with them?"

All three shook their heads.

However, Xun Yu immediately said, "Although we don't know, there is a way to find it. Could it be that the lord has forgotten, Anhan Trading Company?"

Liu Heru was enlightened and woke up suddenly: "Yes, why did I forget the business? As long as I pay the money, I am afraid I won't be able to find the needs?"

Xun Yu smiled: "There are no more than three or five craftsmen in this matter, at least dozens or even hundreds of people. If you spend money, you will be afraid that you will not be less than hundreds of millions. Wouldn't that be a pity?"

Cui Jun asked, "Don't you give me wages? Wouldn't that be a scammer?"

Xun Yu shook his head: "My lord is a general today, why do you have to use money to win people's hearts? Although these craftsmen are very capable, most of them have good family property, but just like merchants, they have always been despised. If the lord can give them fame and status, not to mention not giving them wages, even if they are asked to pay for money, they are afraid they are willing."

Liu He's eyes flashed: "I understand, hahaha..."

At this time, Xun You seemed to have some understanding: "If this is the case, my subordinates thought of a way to persuade Uncle Youruo. They just wanted to ask the lord for a right to act cheaply."

Liu He was overjoyed: "No problem, you can make the decision on the official titles below two thousand stones. If you can get help from Xun Friends, and you are the three uncles and nephews of Xun, I will be like a tiger."

"In this way, I will go there immediately."

As soon as Xun You left the door, a soldier came to the entrance of the study.

"You report to the lord, the captive Lu Bu in Jizhou, in prison, and claimed that there was something important and wanted to report it to the lord."
Chapter completed!