On August 28, 1970, the seventh year of Chongzhen, on a warm and cool morning, Li Xiao led all the general army, as well as more than 600 war horses, and more than 12,000 strong refugees, brought 9 carriages shipped with grain and grass and a four-wheeled carriage with 20,000 taels of silver, and returned to Shandong in the south.

During this period, Li Xiaojun built Jintang City in Jinjiazhuang Fort, which was very famous throughout Xuanfu North Road, attracting a large number of refugees to surrender. However, Jintang City has not been built yet, and the original Jinjiazhuang Fort could not accommodate so many refugees for a while. Because the weather will quickly get colder next time, in order to prevent the new refugees from freezing to death, Li Xiao decided to take the more than 12,000 extra refugees who are strong and able to withstand long distances to Shandong for resettlement.

In Shandong, qualified war horses are hard to buy, so Li Xiao divided more than 600 war horses from the Tumote tribe and brought them back to Shandong for future needs.

As Li Xiao led his army south to Shandong, a debate about him was underway in Qingning Palace, Chenyang, thousands of miles away.

In Qingning Palace, on the top dragon throne, there was Huang Taiji with a gloomy face. The one standing on the left was Degele, the head of the Zhenglan Banner Banner, and the one standing on the right was Fan Wencheng, a great scholar of the Wenguan.

It has been raining continuously these days in Chenyang, and the weather has become much colder. The three people in Qingning Palace all look quite shivering.

"Old Shi, this time when you went to the Ming Dynasty, all the flags have made great achievements, but you, Zhenglan Banner, have the most losses. As the banner owner, you must give me a reasonable explanation." Huang Taiji spoke slowly, breaking the suppressed silence in the palace.

Dege's thin and tall face twitched suddenly.

Huang Taiji really won't let him go easily.

He then slapped his sleeves, knelt down, and said loudly to Huang Taiji: "Report to the Great Khan, I am the Lan Banner. Since entering Dushikou, I have been invincible from the battle of Xuanfu to Datong. However, I did not expect that at Jinjiazhuang Fort on Xuanfu North Road, a very powerful general came. His troops were very elite. Most of our troops were all broken into it."

Degele then defeated Niu Luezhen Baiketu. Later, Jiala Erzhen Aibali revenges, but returned to the Jinjiazhuang Fortress, and briefly told Huang Taiji.

"Oh, I didn't expect that there would be such a powerful person in the declining and rotten Ming Kingdom?" Huang Taiji murmured.

"Reported to the Great Khan, according to the report of his subordinates, this Ming general is named Li Xiao."

"It turned out to be him!" Huang Taiji was shocked.

Fan Wencheng next to him asked Degele: "But the one Li Xiao who killed my whistle cavalry in Liaodong that day?"

Degele had not answered yet, and Huang Taiji interrupted coldly from the side: "No need to ask, it must be this person! This Li Xiao is well-organized and decisive in his work. When he was in Liaodong that day, he was the tough enemy of the Jin Dynasty. Unexpectedly, he caught our army off guard in Xuanfu this time."

"This is strange. After Li Xiao heard that his stronghold in Liaodong was burned by our army, he led his troops to flee Shandong in a hurry. Why did he go to Xuanfu Town again?" Fan Wencheng asked in confusion.

"What's so strange about this? Li Xiao's troops are so strong that they must be valued by the Emperor of Ming, so they will be drawn to the north to support the guards." Huang Taiji's eyes were too long, and he sighed heavily: "If this person is not eliminated, my khan's heart is very uneasy."

"Why does the Khan value this person so much?" asked Fan Wencheng.

"In the past, I thought that this person could only work hard on his own martial arts and bravery. Now, I think about it, but I underestimated him." Huang Taiji took a breath like a toothache and continued: "From Ben Khan's perspective, this person is not only brave, but also has the qualities of a hero, and his methods are quite ruthless. This is what Ben Khan is most afraid of Li Xiao."

Degele, who was kneeling on the ground, saw Huang Taiji speaking like this, and hurriedly said, "That's true. When our army drove away the people of Ming Dynasty to fight, Li Xiao ignored the people of his country, regardless of men, women, and young, and massacred them together. His cruel heart can be seen."

Huang Taiji's face became more and more ugly. He glanced at Degele and shouted in a deep voice: "Degele, don't shirk it off for yourself! Even though Li Xiao can fight, the reason why he can kill so many soldiers in our army is that your troops underestimate the enemy so that they can succeed. As the leader of our army, you also have a great responsibility!"

"My brother is incompetent, please punish him!" In the cold weather, Degele felt cold sweat on his body.

Huang Taiji looked at Degelei kneeling on the ground, and his eyes were too long, but he was nervously planning.

At the end of last year, I designed to eliminate Mangourtai and wanted to eliminate Mangourtai's younger brother Degele. As a result, in order not to cause major turmoil in the Zhenglan Banner and to quickly stabilize the situation, I saved Degelele's life and let him take over as the leader of Zhenglan Banner.

Now that Zhenglan Banner has lost such a big battle, should I take advantage of this opportunity to beat this Dege class well?

Even, get rid of him?

"Although the leader of the Degele Banner was wronged to underestimate the enemy and defeat the army, he also gained a lot in this battle. Moreover, after the Jiala's true love Mali retreated from Jinjiazhuang Fort, he defeated a 5,000 Ming army troops and won a lot. In the eyes of the slave, it was a move to lose his merits."

Fan Wencheng winked at Huang Taiji while speaking.

Huang Taiji understood what he meant.

The chaos in Zhenglan Banner was just pacified a few months ago. If they were to be punished severely, they were afraid that the people of the Zhenglan Banner tribe would be even more panicked. In the current situation where the people of the newly surrendered Mongolian tribes were not determined, if the Jurchens themselves caused turmoil, it would be more costly.

Humph, the future is long, Dege, let you spare today!

"Mr. Fan's words are reasonable, Dege, if you think of your merits and demerits, I will not punish you for the time being. But if you lose your troops so seriously next time, don't blame me for not thinking about your brotherhood!" Huang Taiji said coldly.

"My brother Degele, remember the instructions of the Khan and thank the Khan for his tolerance." Degele, who was covered in cold sweat, shouted loudly to Huang Taiji in an increasingly tame attitude.

"Well, please kneel down."

"Thank you!"

According to Huang Taiji's order, Dege Less then withdrew from Qingning Palace.

Looking at Degele's back as he withdrew, Huang Taiji's eyes were very complicated.

Tiancong Khan suddenly remembered the scene when he was young, on a snowy night in Hetuara, where his father, Hannuerhaci, took himself and his brothers to stir up fire and chat in the newly built house.

The brothers roasted and simmered the pine nuts they picked under the charcoal fire, chatted and made fun of each other, and often made a ball of pine nuts for fighting. The father Hannuerhaci watched them fight with a smile.

Brother Chu Ying can always grab the most pine nuts, while 7-year-old Huang Taiji often can't grab a single pill. He asked Chu Ying for it, but he was often knocked to the ground by Chu Ying with one punch.

The young Huang Taiji held back his tears.

This concubine was born without a brother and his mother. His mother was just a wife without power and power in her life. The poor and lonely Huang Taiji had to face countless rolling eyes and mockery from his brothers since he was a child.

A hot pine nut was stuffed into his hand. Huang Taiji looked up and saw the smiling face of his 12-year-old brother Manguertai.

"Taiji (Huang Taiji's nickname), let me eat it." Manguertai's sincere smile looked like a warm fire, warming Huang Taiji's young heart.

After so many years, I still can't forget this scene. The warm words of "Give you food." seem to still echo in my ears.

However, from when, the sincere family affection between brothers became increasingly sparse, and their intrigues and scheming each other was endless.

The imperial family has no affection, and it has been the case since ancient times.

Now, this fifth brother, who has given his childhood warmth, has been poisoned by himself for his crime of disrespect. He has also made the shaman drenched pigs, dogs, blood and dirty things on his grave, so that the ghost of Mangourtai will never be reborn.

Manguertai, don’t blame your brothers for being ruthless, it’s because if you don’t kill you, how can you establish your authority?

The sweat position of Dajin has always been made of blood and a head.

And when will this Mangurtai’s younger brother Degele, he still have to be kept?

Huang Taiji, who was in a chaotic mind, suddenly thought that the day when Tianming Khan asked their brothers to swear together, requiring that the brothers not to harm each other in the future, and even if they have serious crimes, they should keep their lives and not harm them.

"If anyone conspires to murder brothers, the gods will not bless you, and God will punish you!"

The anxious words of Tianming Sweat are still in your ears.

I just sigh how such idealistic things work in reality!

Compared with power and status, brotherly ties and so on, it is simply not worth mentioning.

If you don’t want others to guess me, you need me to guess me.

After all, there is only one Khan position.

A sudden burst of tears flashed in Huang Taiji's firm eyes, but then it passed away, and it was full of coldness.

"Da Khan, this Li Xiao is afraid that his power will grow stronger in the future and the threat to my Dajin will become greater." Fan Wencheng said worriedly.

"I don't know that Li Xiao has probably returned to Shandong now. Our navy is weak and it is difficult to cross the sea to attack Shandong. The current plan is to endure it for the time being." Huang Taiji sighed and said.

"However, if we fight with this person next time, our army must not underestimate the enemy, and we must be careful to deal with it. If possible, we must complete our achievements in one battle and completely eliminate Li Xiao, and no future troubles will be left!" Huang Taiji looked at the dusty weather outside the window and gritted his teeth and said fiercely.

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Li Xiao's entire army, because he did not have to be careful, returned to Shandong, and his speed of returning to Shandong was much faster.

On September 16, Li Xiao finally returned to Chifeng Castle.

Xu Xiuqing, the governor of Chifeng Castle, and others all went out to welcome Li Xiao and others to arrive, and arranged a feast for entertainment.

After settling down all the personnel and supplies, Li Xiao held a meeting overnight to discuss the future planning and arrangements of Chifengwei.

"Mr. Li, according to the boundaries designated by the court, the land directly under our army is now slightly larger than half of Huang County. With these lands, our army will have greater room for development." Xu Xiuqing said to Li Xiao with a smile.

"It's great. Only with land can we have capital for development. I believe that the first thing our army needs to do now is to expand Chifeng Castle and expand this Chifeng Castle into Chifeng City." Li Xiao said proudly.

"Oh, how big is this Chifeng City to be built into?" Xu Xiuqing asked.

"Like Iron City, it was expanded into a square city with a circumference of 12 miles. In this way, the east side of the city is just right to the Beima River. You can dig a moat around the river to get water from the river. The two city gates in the north and south are dug, which run into a straight line with the original north and south gates of the inner city. Others such as urns, forts, corner buildings, women's walls, horse roads, and pheasants must be built."

"But I don't know what the position is for the adults to build such a large city?" Xu Xiuqing asked.

"This Chifeng City is located near the sea and has convenient transportation. As the main city of our army, I want to make it a very important commercial city." Li Xiao said with a yearning look: "This Chifeng City is like Jintang City on Xuanfu North Road, divided into inner and outer cities, and the inner city is the current Chifeng Castle. In the future, it will be the place where the military camp, the official office and the silver trough are located. The outer city is divided into six districts from a main road north and south, and two avenues passing east and west along Chifeng Castle. According to its location, it is named Northeast District, East District, Southeast District, Southwest District, West District, and Northwest District respectively."

"The adults' plan is simple. Students want to ask, will these six districts be used for different purposes in the future?" Xu Xiuqing's eyes flashed, and she was obviously attracted by Li Xiao's plan.

"That is. In the southeast area, I want to build a large-scale market, such as silk, tea, ceramics, wine, etc., which can be traded here. And in the southwest area opposite the main street, a consumption center is built, and various shops, restaurants, shopping malls, clubs and other places are built for merchants from the south to the north to spend and rest."

"Since the southeast and southwest areas are about to build commercial bases, how should we plan the east and west areas to the north?"

"The East District is planned to be a civilian area. The original residents of Chifeng Castle have moved out of the inner city and built ordinary houses, public bathhouses, clinics and schools in the East District. They are also built in the East District to facilitate residents' bathing and children's school nearby." Li Xiao paused and said: "The West District is planned to be a wealthy area, building buildings such as stages, temples, clubs, etc. to attract wealthy businessmen to buy residential land and live in a long-term stable."

"Oh, there are still Northwest and Northeastern areas that have not been arranged yet." Xu Xiuqing

"These two areas are specially used for our military trade. The Northwest District is built as a professional warehouse area for storing grain, ironware, wool wool cloth and other items produced by our army. The Northeast District is set as a special trading area for our army to produce products. Such as various ironware, wool cloth and other items are traded here. The four-wheeled carriage production line in the inner city is also built here. In addition, it can also be used as a backup military camp. If you want to guard Chifeng City in the future, you need to temporarily increase the garrison of the army, you can temporarily garrison the troops from other places here."

When Xu Xiuqing heard Li Xiao’s clear plan, he agreed very much. “If it is really built according to Lord Li’s plan, my Chifeng City will be the number one commercial center in Shandong.”

"Then Xiuqing, you can arrange the next city construction in a comprehensive manner. You can report to me any manpower and material resources you need." Li Xiao said with a smile.

"Adults can trust students, but students dare not do their best to serve." Xu Xiuqing bowed and said, "Sir, Iron City is said to have been basically completed. Experienced construction craftsmen such as Chang Dayong can be transferred back to Chifeng Castle to lead the construction of the city wall and the city facilities, which can speed up the progress a lot."

"Yes. I immediately send an order to transfer the leading craftsmen like Chang Dayong from Tielong City. You are responsible for the arrangement and preparation of the specific work. Try to build all the city walls and moats before the land is frozen hard."

"By the way, now our army is in the Quequan Mountain, and has made a lot of bluestone, bricks and lime. Building this Chifeng City can save a lot of money." Xu Xiuqing suddenly thought of this and said to Li Xiao happily.

"It's great, be prepared for any trouble. It seems that our army opened these factories some time ago, but now it's just right now." Li Xiao said with a smile.
Chapter completed!