The spring in Liao land comes much later than in the Central Plains, so the wheat seedlings here have just grown to the knees, but looking around, the boundless green still makes people feel excited.

This is Anhua City, the core of the rule of the Liao King Zhang Zhongwu, and the location of the royal palace. Anhua was originally just a small county town, but after Zhang Zhongwu chose this place as his place of control, the expansion of Anhua City has never stopped in the past six years. At present, it is the peak of construction, with countless civilians and slaves working day and night on the city wall.

The last gap is expected to be completely closed before today's autumn harvest. Zhang Zhongwu regarded Anhua City as the site of Zhang's century-old foundation, so he has always spared no effort. The city wall is more than three feet high and the wall is about three feet thick. First, the wall is built with clay, then the blue bricks are covered, and the outermost part is covered with a layer of stone. The solidity is no less than that of any big city in the Central Plains.

After it is fully built, this city will be able to accommodate more than 200,000 people inhabiting, warehouses, barracks, etc., and will be built in the city. The city is modeled after Chang'an City, and markets are used as the structure of the city, commercial areas, residential areas, and craftsmen's districts, and barracks are intertwined.

Within the scope of the city, there are also large areas of farmland that can be cultivated. The Tongji River passes through Anhua City and digs out rivers to divert. The Tongji River water also becomes the moat of Anhua City. The moat that is dozens of feet wide is the first insurmountable obstacle for attackers.

Of course, due to the weather in Liao, the river water will freeze in the middle of winter and the moat will become a flat land. However, in such a season, the possibility of large-scale siege is almost non-existent.

In the eyes of locals in Liao, Anhua City after its completion is a solid place. Even if it is really surrounded by enemies, the city can be self-sufficient to a certain extent.

Two men in blue cloth robes were walking side by side on the ridge of the field outside the city. If they weren't for the guards who were fully armed and guarded dozens of steps away from the front and back of the two, anyone would have thought that these were just two ordinary old men inspecting their crops. In fact, these two people were the actual rulers of the entire Liao land, and the two most powerful people on the top of the pyramid.

King Zhang Zhongwu of Liao and his brother Zhang Zhongwen.

The two brothers, one is the master of martial arts and the other is the master of literature, divide the labor and cooperate, and jointly manage the entire huge Liao territory.

Compared to back then, Zhang Zhongwu looked much older, with most of his hair gray, and Zhang Zhongwen, who was nearly ten years older than him, looked younger.

Squatting on the ridge of the field, reaching out and gently stroking the green wheat seedlings, Zhang Zhongwu said leisurely: "As long as I give me another ten years, I can turn Liao land into the eternal foundation of our Zhang family. Look, how good the crops are growing, this year is another bumper year."

Zhang Zhongwen smiled with his beard.

Speaking of this, he was afraid that he was even more proud than Zhang Zhongwu. Zhang Zhongwu had more thoughts on martial arts, and he was the real governor of the entire Liao territory. The Liao territory has achieved its achievements today, so his contribution should be considered greater.

"If there are ten years, the number of people in Liao land will increase by 200,000. I mean the person who truly belongs to us." The people Zhang Zhongwen mentioned naturally refer to those who belong to the first level. These people are the real foundation of the Zhang family's rule over Liao land. "At that time, we can form an elite army that is not inferior to Li Ze, and at that time, we will truly establish a heel."

"Li Ze raised hundreds of thousands of troops. In ten years, can we support the army like him?" Zhang Zhongwu was a little unconfident.

"Of course!" Zhang Zhongwen was full of confidence: "The Liao land is vast, the land is fertile, and the resources are extremely rich. Just this year, our craftsmen discovered several large minerals. By that time, we will largely get rid of the current situation where we are subject to Li Ze in the economy."

"That's great! Is it an iron ore?" Zhang Zhongwu waved his fist excitedly. What he was most distressed now was the lack of iron tools, soldiers' weapons, armor, and farmers' farm tools. All of these required iron.

"It's not just iron ore, but also copper ore, silver ore, etc.," Zhang Zhongwen said with a smile: "You have been in the army for this period of time, and I haven't had time to tell you. Time, we only need time, and I have the confidence to make the Liao land truly rise. I have arranged a group of people to do some preliminary work. When you finish this battle, we can arrange large-scale mining."

Speaking of this, Zhang Zhongwen paused and said, "Of course, the premise is that you must win this battle. If you lose, then don't mention everything. What we have to do is to fight against Li Ze's invasion. At that time, let alone the increase in population and mining mining, I'm afraid even survival will become a problem."

"We will definitely win." Zhang Zhongwu took a deep breath. "That child Xue Chong has not been in my eyes yet. Wang Wenshu is just a good guy. It is probably good for him to charge, but he is still far from coordinating such a large-scale war."

"You forgot Han Qi. He was sent by Li Ze. I'm afraid it was for us." Zhang Zhongwen was a little worried: "This person has fought with us so we should not be underestimated."

Zhang Zhongwu laughed: "Han Qi was idle, the comforter? What's the matter? Such an official position that is unreliable, do you think it can suppress Xue Chong or control Wang Wenshu? This person has always been incompatible with Li Ze. Li Ze wants to be the emperor, but he is a firm royalist. Li Ze sent him here, probably to avoid disgusting himself? This person doesn't have to worry too much."

"That's true." Zhang Zhongwen nodded and said, "From Li Ze's arrangement, this person's day of conquering Chang'an, I'm afraid he will be the time for him to become independent on behalf of the Tang Dynasty. But this is also a good thing for us. If Li Zezhen has come to this point, he will continue to march south and fight with the powerful southern factions led by Xiang Xun again. Zhu Yougui in Shu is not that easy to fight. Zhu Yougui himself is not very outstanding, but the Shu area he occupied is a good place."

When Zhang Zhongwen said this, Zhang Zhongwu was a little sad. The anti-Tang banner was the first to raise by Zhang Zhongwu! At that time, he was truly powerful. But the world was so powerful that he was the first to raise the anti-flag, and in the end he was someone else who made wedding clothes. He was attacked by the crowd and was eventually defeated by Li Ze, who was rising up in a sudden force. He had to abandon his business for half his life and fled to Liao.

What he never expected was that the first person to usurp the Tang Dynasty and become independent was Zhu Wen. When he thought of that fat man who took this opportunity to survive the emperor's addiction, Zhang Zhongwu felt particularly disgusted.

Now the Daliang established by Zhu's family is about to be finished soon, but it is still him who will take the throne, but Li Ze.

And I, the one who raised the banner first, still has no chance!

By this time, Li Ze's army was defeated, and Zhang's position in the Northeast was completely established, and he could ascend the throne and become emperor. Although he only occupied Liao territory, this land was vast enough. As long as it was well managed, there might not be no chance to compete in the Central Plains again in the future.

Even if he meets the evil star Li Ze in his life, he will have no chance. But his descendants can continue to compete with Li Ze's descendants.

"I'm afraid that Xiang Xun has seen this!" Zhang Zhongwu smiled and said, "Looking at Xun's arrangement and arrangement, he is probably thinking about it. He doesn't have any loyalty to his son-in-law!"

"Tang lost his deer, and the whole world chased him!" Zhang Zhongwen laughed and said, "This was originally the meaning of the title. Zhongwu, Goguryeo has always been uneasy. This time our army attacked, has it all arranged there?"

"Li Zaidao is not very obedient now, and he has contacted Tan Daoji in private and is preparing to discuss peace. I have sent someone to tell Chengyou that he will change to an obedient emperor. Li Zaidao does not know the current affairs and has to let him die of illness." Zhang Zhongwu said coldly.

"That's good. If Li Zaidao dies, there will inevitably be a new round of power struggles within Goguryeo. For a moment, we can't make any waves. We can also choose a group of newcomers to come to the stage." Zhang Zhongwen nodded. "By the way, before this attack, I am going to make some adjustments to some policies in Liao."

"Adjust those?" Zhang Zhongwu asked.

"The first is to give the slaves more upward channels so that they can transform into free people. The second is to prepare to reduce the taxes for free people and local tyrants. The initial plan is to reduce the tax by 10% first. The third is to prepare to vigorously absorb a group of tyrants into our team." Zhang Zhongwen said.

Zhang Zhongwu pondered for a moment: "Brother is going to try his best to maintain the stability of Liao territory when this war is coming. This is good. But if the tax is reduced, will it affect the collection of money and grain?"

"No!" Zhang Zhongwen said: "From the first day we came to Liaodi, I knew you would definitely have this battle today, so I have been saving money and food for you all the time. Now the money and food in Liaodi are enough for you to fight this battle. As long as you win this battle, then this tax is nothing."
Chapter completed!