After Zhang Cong's death, He Jinse did not return to Zhang's house, but stood beside Li Feng because she felt that she had some responsibility for Zhang Cong's death.

There was no words for the whole night, but the next day the people got up and continued to reorganize Youzhou City.

Although the Youzhou defense battle was successful, the huge losses made the entire Youzhou city lifeless, and even the drought seemed to have slowed down a bit.

Li Feng is sitting in the house arranging the aftermath, and is short of money and food. This is Youzhou City's biggest dilemma at the moment.

Fortunately, after the defense war, the entire Youzhou government system transitioned from Zhao Kang's Governor's Palace to Li Feng's Youwang Palace, and even the officials who originally belonged to Zhao Kang handed over government affairs to Li Feng.

Zhao Kang has become a mere decoration, while Li Feng has complete control over everything in Youzhou.

At noon, Wei Ze came to Prince You's Mansion to report: "The guard envoy said that the border area is temporarily quiet and I can stay for a while."

"Reply to my letter and thank the garrison envoy. The conditions outside the city are not good, but there are vacancies in the city. General Wei can let them move in."

Wei Ze said: "Your Majesty, this is against the rules."

Li Feng smiled and said: "Rules are dead, but people are alive. You guys rushed all night to support Youzhou. Is it possible that I can still let you eat and sleep outside the city? Let your soldiers and horses enter the city, and you won't be able to eat big fish and meat."

You can always guarantee that the bowl will be hot.”

Wei Ze knelt down on one knee: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration."

Li Feng secretly smiled, I just want to thank you for helping me train soldiers.

After Wei Ze got up, he clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I have a suggestion. I don't know if it is feasible."

"explain."

"The bandits are rampant in Youzhou, but now they are frightened by our army and have fled back to the mountains. They must have become frightened birds at this moment."

"It's better to pursue the victory. Even if we can't annihilate them all, we can greatly reduce the strength of the bandits. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Li Feng thought for a while and found that Wei Ze's proposal was very tempting, but he had to consider other issues, such as money and food.

The food and military pay that soldiers eat during leisure time and during combat are different. Currently, Youzhou does not have the money and food to support this army.

But Wei Ze's proposal was really tempting. Li Feng thought for a moment, took out the map with a smile, and pointed out the location of the three mountains: "These three groups of bandits have occupied the three mountains for a long time, and they have accumulated a lot of wealth. General Wei took

After you get off, please do it yourself. My king’s Youzhou can’t support you with money or food anyway.”

Wei Ze was overjoyed. This was a fat job. Li Feng made it clear that he wanted to make a fortune. As a result, Wei Ze looked at Li Feng with affection.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"If there is a lot of food, you can bring it back. If there are any captured bandits, you can bring it back. I will be of use."

"What does the prince want those bandits to do?"

"The repair of the city wall requires manpower, and the people of Youzhou are in dire straits, so we can let them do free labor."

"Your Majesty is wise."

Wei Ze took Li Feng's order and went happily. The combined wealth of the three mountains would definitely make a fortune.

After seeing Wei Ze off, Li Feng called Liu Ji: "How much food do we have left?"

"Running out."

"Where is the caravan sent to the south to buy food and the support from the imperial court?"

Liu Ji frowned: "I don't know why, I should have arrived, but I didn't arrive for a long time."

It's hard for a clever woman to make a living without rice. Without food, no matter how clever Li Feng is, there is nothing he can do.

"Send someone to look for it. We must have food as soon as possible."

At the same time, in the Governor's Mansion, Zhao Kang received a man from the south. Facing Zhao Kang, he lowered his eyebrows and looked very low.

Zhao Kang, who had been suppressed by Li Feng for a long time, finally gained a little pride from this man.

"Master, according to your instructions, Youzhou's team going to the south to buy food has been hijacked, all the people were killed, and the food has been transported back quietly."

Zhao Kang nodded with satisfaction and asked, "Where is the life-saving food allocated by the imperial court?"

"According to your instructions, the rice that has been transported is several years old. Some of it is moldy. The road is rugged and difficult to travel. It will take more than ten days to transport it."

Zhao Kang was even more satisfied. He looked in the direction of Prince You's Mansion and sneered again and again. Why do you, Prince You, still want to evade me? Who doesn't know that most of the civil and military officials in the dynasty are my father's subordinates. I'll cut off your food. Let's see what you do.

"Okay, let's go down and receive the reward."

One person left, and another came up again. Zhao Kang asked: "How did you get the money together?"

"My lord, two million taels, every penny is more. We have collected it all."

"Okay, come with me and give the money to King You in a big way."

Several cars were piled with two million taels of silver, without even covering them with cloth, and they were just walking on the street in broad daylight, all the way from the Governor's Mansion to Prince You's Mansion.

The people along the way were stunned. They had never seen so much money. If there were not guards watching eagerly, they would have snatched it away.

Two million taels of silver were safely delivered to Prince You's Mansion. Zhao Kang stood at the door and shouted loudly: "Zhao Kang, the governor of Youzhou, pays homage to His Highness Prince You."

Li Feng, who was handling official business in the palace, heard a servant coming to report that Zhao Kang had escorted two million taels of silver, but he didn't take it seriously. After asking someone to accept it, he drove Zhao Kang away.

"Your Majesty, all two million taels have been counted, every penny is a penny."

"Zhao Kang is really good at making money. Although it took him a few days, he was able to collect the money and deposit it in the treasury."

Li Feng continued to deal with government affairs. Not long after, Liu Ji came in with a sad look on his face.

"Your Majesty, there is something strange that I find strange. Governor Zhao walked from the Governor's Palace to the Prince's Palace with several carts of money and shouted loudly. He must have some bad intentions."

Li Feng frowned: "You said he came here shouting?"

"Yes, now everyone in the city knows that you now have two million taels of silver, which is more than the entire Youzhou's tax revenue in a year. I don't understand what Governor Zhao means, but I always feel uneasy."

After listening to Liu Ji's description, Li Feng also felt that something was wrong.

It is definitely not easy for Zhao Kang to send money in a big way, but what can he do? Now that all the officials in Youzhou have obeyed Li Feng's orders, and the major families have also changed their camps, what else can Zhao Kang do?

"Ignore him for now, and deal with the current affairs well. Block the holes in the city wall, repair the damaged houses for the people to live in, and ensure the people's life as the highest criterion."

Liu Ji retired, and Su Mei, who had not been intimate with Li Feng for a long time, walked into Li Feng's study carrying a bowl of lotus seed porridge.

In normal times, a bowl of lotus seed porridge is nothing, but now that Youzhou is short of food, a bowl of lotus seed porridge is particularly valuable.

"Your Majesty, you didn't eat anything in the morning. Just eat a bowl."

Li Feng smiled and took Su Mei into his arms.

"Your Majesty, this is the study room."
Chapter completed!