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Chapter 128: Youzhou Conference

"Well? That's why I blame you for your mistakes. I hope you don't blame me." Liu Yao said with a smile. "It's already April this day, and it's time for spring plowing. Let's go back quickly, otherwise it would be bad if the spring plowing is late."

"Lord, please go to the city first. Otherwise, these people will not leave." Ju Su said helplessly. He had tried it before, but he had no choice but to these people who said nothing to them.

When Liu Yao heard this, he couldn't help but sigh that the people of this era are simple. Whoever treats them well will naturally repay him.

Then Liu Yao did not talk much, turned around and shouted, "Dear people, thank you for your support for me, Liu Yao, but this is the time for spring plowing, so let's go back quickly."

Then Liu Yao shouted to the army, "The army follows me into the city." As he said that, Liu Yao entered Ji County under the gratitude and admiration of many people.

Youzhou General's Mansion. Liu Yao was stunned when he saw this mansion, but then he smiled helplessly. After all, he needed such a mansion in his current identity. After Liu Yao settled Diao Chan, Cai Yan and Liu Xin, he immediately issued an order for the meeting and summoned all the important officials in Ji County.

In the conference hall, Liu Yao sat on the main seat, and on the left side below, he saw Cai Yong, Ju Su, Tian Feng, Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, Jia Xu, Chen Lin, Gu Yong, Mo Tian and Ma Jun.

On the right are Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, Taishi Ci, Gao Shun, Zhang He, Zangba, Hua Tuo, Ou Feng and others. As for Ma Chao and Ma Dai, they are just children and are not qualified to attend such a meeting yet.

Liu Yao looked around everyone and found that there were a few faces missing and asked, "Why don't you, Han Sheng, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao, Zitai (Tian Chou), Zhongde (Cheng Yu), Yuanbo (Gao Lan) and others? Why not here?"

"Report to the lord, Zitai received the imperial appointment letter sent by the lord. He had already gone to Liaodong half a month ago, and Yuanbo went to assist Zitai. After all, there is still a Wuwan on the side of Liaodong, and a general must be needed to go."

After hearing this, Liu Yao couldn't help but suddenly realize that he had just sent the appointment letter back a few days ago. Tian Chou naturally went to Liaodong. Although Gao Lan was not good at military formations, there was no need to say much about martial arts. With the two of them in Liaodong, this is a good combination.

"As for Han Sheng, although the Wuwan was defeated by us, there was still the Xianbei. Last Qiuyue, the Xianbei also invaded the border of Shanggu, Youzhou, so I asked Ziyi and Zhongde to bring 50,000 troops to block the attack, defeating the Xianbei. Now Han Sheng has replaced Ziyi and brought Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao to guard. Zhongde is also assisting Hansheng there." Ju Su said slowly.

"Xianbei!!" Liu Yao frowned when he heard the name and asked, "Dongyu, what is the situation in this Xianbei now?"

"Reported to the lord, the Xianbei has become more and more powerful in October under the leadership of the Xianbei king Tan Shihuai over the years. It has basically occupied the land of the Huns, with a population of two or three million. It can be said that it is the most powerful among these foreign tribes. Fortunately, Tan Shihuai died of illness four years ago. Now he is his son and Lian ascended the throne. This is much worse than Lian than Tan Shihuai. Therefore, with Han Sheng guarding Shanggu, the Xianbei will definitely not step into Youzhou."

"Tan Shihuai" Liu Yao couldn't help but feel moved when he heard this name. It was no exaggeration to say that this Tan Shihuai was a great man of his generation. He was brave and resourceful when he was young and was elected as the leader of the tribe. He established a royal court in the north of Tahanhan Mountain in Gaoliu, plundering the border counties to the south, resisting Ding Ling in the north, repelling Fu Yu in the east, and attacking Wusun in the west, completely occupying the homeland of the Xiongnu, reaching more than 14,000 miles from east to west, and more than 7,000 miles from north to south.

All of these achievements show Tan Shihuai's ability, but fortunately he died of illness. If he was still alive, the Xianbei would be a difficult bone to crack.

The Xianbei was not a unified clan. It was originally able to unify Tan Shihuai's ability. However, when Tan Shihuai died, she succeeded to the throne, which was far inferior to Lian's other fathers. She had poor martial arts, poor wisdom, and even the most important courage. Therefore, as soon as she took office, the Xianbei suddenly split. The Xianbei was not afraid of being led by such people.

Then Liu Yao stopped paying attention to Xianbei and asked Ju Su, "Prime, don't you know how our Youzhou has developed over the past year?"

"Your Majesty, over the past year, I have been recruiting refugees in accordance with my lord's instructions. Now the population of Youzhou is 7 million."

"So many!!!" Liu Yao shouted in surprise. He originally thought that it would be great to have four or five million, but now it is beyond Liu Yao's expectations. Liu Yao frowned and asked with some concern, "Please, is the food in our Youzhou enough to feed so many people? Where can we live in so many people?"

"Lord, you don't have to worry about this. Last year, Youzhou was in good weather, and the lord and famous people reclaimed wasteland and distributed it to the people. As well as the farm tools such as water trucks developed by the lord, they have been manufactured and distributed to the entire Youzhou. This year, our Youzhou alone has reached 10 million stones of grain production. And I have been following my lord's instructions and constantly purchasing grain from Xuzhou Yizhou and other major grain production states. Not to mention 7 million, just say 10 million is enough. Now the grain reserve in Youzhou has been enough for the entire Youzhou for three years." Ju Su said with a smile.

"As for where to live, there is no need to worry. According to the lord's previous proposal, I selected four empty land around Ji County and arranged for those refugees to build a city. The wages are food, and they are distributed once a day. This can solve the problem of refugees' residence, and add four cities to my Youzhou. It is also possible to surround our Ji County in the middle for protection."

Liu Yao was shocked when he heard this. What does this 10 million stone of grain mean? The annual grain output of this Han Dynasty is only 30 million stones. That means that the annual grain production in Youzhou has reached one-third of the entire Han Dynasty, and the current population of Youzhou is only about one-sixth of the Han Dynasty.

As for the four cities, Liu Yao used to just talk about the Acropolis when he was chatting with Ju Su, but Liu Yao forgot about it himself. Unexpectedly, Ju Su remembered it clearly in his heart.

Cai Yong, Guo Jia and Jia Xu, the newly arrived in Youzhou, were stunned when they heard the words of 10 million stones. They couldn't help but look at Liu Yao with some admiration. If Liu Yao really resurrected the Han Dynasty in the future, then with such grain output, the Han Dynasty would never starve to death. If there was such a barren land like Youzhou, there would be such a production, let alone a wealthy land like the Central Plains.

Then Liu Yao asked with some concern, "Please let those refugees build cities, will there be no problem?" Liu Yao was just worried that those refugees would not make any mutiny, which would be troublesome.

"Lord, don't worry. First of all, the food we give to the people every day is not only enough for one day, but also has surplus. This is undoubtedly the greatest benefit for these refugees who are unable to eat almost every day. What's more, we said in advance that these cities are where they live in the future. In order to have a stable home, these refugees will also do their work with their heart."
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