Han Xiang

Chapter 124

"It turned out to be like this. When we recruited Zheng Bao's remnants, we had to bring their families as soon as possible. Otherwise, they would be coerced by people with intentions, and these soldiers might defect. This is not good for the stability of Hefei."

"Families of 2 soldiers are estimated to be at least 2 or [-]. We in Hefei now have more than [-] people. Can we afford to add half of them suddenly? Food, housing, and security are all problems."

Lu Su thought very carefully, and Long Xiang himself also wanted to increase the population, but he was still a little uncertain about such a rapid growth, thinking that the slow flow of water would be the best way to control it.

"First of all, there are nearly 3000 people in the city defense army, and the law and order in Hefei is not a problem at all; secondly, there is no need to worry about the problem of housing. It is really impossible to arrange sufficient houses, and it is no problem to live in tents with the soldiers; maybe the problem of food is your biggest problem. Worried? Do you think that the population surge will cause a sharp drop in food reserves?"

After Lu Su finished speaking, he looked at Long Xiang meaningfully.

Long Xiang smiled awkwardly: "The one who knows me is Zijing."

"Haha, in fact, Yun Qi shouldn't be worried about food. Zheng Bao is a well-known tycoon in Jianghuai. How could he leave behind less food?" Lu Su stroked his beard and laughed.

Long Xiang suddenly realized that his eyesight was still superficial, and he nodded in agreement: "Since the problem of eating can be solved, it doesn't matter how many people come. I will send out the Tiger Guard Battalion, City Defense Right Battalion, and Cavalry Battalion tomorrow. Let them transport the grain back to Feifei earlier."

"Haha, I knew it." Lu Su smiled helplessly.

A few days later, dozens of boats began to circulate between Chaohu Lake and Shishui.

The ship was loaded with food, cloth, gold and silver, etc., and was transported to Hefei one after another.

The waterway is like a crucian carp crossing the river, and the land way is also endless.

Zheng Baosheng's family members and more than [-] people in the surrounding area were escorted by the soldiers of the Third Battalion to move slowly to Hefei, and the transfer was not completed until mid-August.

Although the south bank of Chaohu Lake is not far from Hefei, there are some people who miss their homeland and do not want to move away.

It is not difficult for Tang Yu and others to obey Long Xiang's prior instructions, because 3 people have exceeded psychological expectations.

With the unloading of a ship of goods, the counting of various types of goods is gradually completed.

After reading Lu Su's list written in Arabic numerals, Long Xiang fell into deep thought and shock.

15 hu of grain and rice were confiscated from Zheng Bao's treasury, and tens of thousands of cloth, silk, gold and silver were also seized.

"What's wrong?" Lu Su asked curiously.

"I think I have been farming in Hefei for two years. Although I can't say that I have worked hard, I can be regarded as diligent and diligent. In the end, it is not as large as Zheng Bao's inventory. It is really faster to grab it directly. No wonder Cao thief likes to slaughter cities."

With his hands behind his back, Long Xiang sighed with his back to Lu Su. At this moment, he thought of Shuibo Liangshan again.

Why Song Jiang can eat meat in big mouthfuls, drink in big bowls, and divide gold and silver in big bowls is nothing more than the fact that he didn't feel sorry for the robbery.

When Lu Su heard such emotion, he worried that Long Xiang would shake his original intention of treating the people well, so he remonstrated: "Massacring the city and plundering is really incompetent. Its behavior is like quenching thirst by drinking poison. If it weren't for Cao Cao's notoriety, Bo'an and Zhongkang would not lead the people. Come vote, you should stick to your heart."

"Huh? I'll just sigh, Zijing doesn't have to worry."

Long Xiang shook his head and smiled wryly, thinking that if he hadn't intervened, the Xu family brothers would really have voted for Cao Cao.

Not everyone can insist on kindness, and not everyone values ​​reputation. For the people at the bottom, the most important thing is to survive.

Lu Su reminded in a low voice: "This time the defense of the city has won a complete victory, and Zheng Bao's property is also quite rich. Why don't you give some of it to reward the meritorious soldiers?"

"Let the statistics of each battalion be reported first, and then the rewards will be determined according to the size of the credit. Since you want to reward, you must pay attention to everything."

Long Xiang is now the lord of Hefei, the so-called property is not worth mentioning, he also plans to distribute it to the soldiers, but he is worried that it will not be fair and just, so he is a little cautious at this time.

"I'll confirm with the governors first, and the list is correct before I invite you to make a decision, but whether the governors Tang and Cao want it or not."

Lu Su hesitated until the end because of the agreement between Tang Yu and Long Xiang to marry a wife.

This time I went to Zheng Bao's lair to search the house, and found that among Zheng Bao's many concubines, there were two women who were of acceptable age and appearance, and seemed to be the masters of life.

Tang Yu knew that Long Xiang didn't like it, so he discussed it with the bachelor Cao Xing, and the two married one and the other went home, putting the pressure on Long Xiang to be unmarried.

Although Lu Su didn't say anything, Long Xiang could understand the implication, so he said with a smile: "I originally wanted to tell you, since Zijing mentioned it at this time, please pick some gifts and drinks and send them directly to Cao Xing's house. They are newlyweds and need it"

"I heard"

"By the way, the Qiao family left in a hurry at that time, and they didn't bring any clothes, luggage and other items. You worked hard to pick out some good materials and give them some robes. Summer is about to turn into autumn."

"I see."

Seeing Long Xiang 'pretend to be stupid', Lu Su wanted to bring up the topic, but when he heard that he was going to send cloth to the Qiao family, he instantly understood.

Sending cloth means taking care of Qiaorui's family, and also means showing goodwill to Chen's mother and daughter. Maybe Long Xiang will find someone to propose marriage when the filial piety period is over.

Lu Su didn't know whether Long Xiang was interested in his elder sister or his younger sister, but now he wanted to give a gift to his future wife's family. As a friend, Lu Su had to help out and put this matter as the first priority.

In the early morning of the next day, Qiao Ren and Long Xiang were practicing horse riding and standing in the courtyard, when they suddenly heard the sound of carriages and horses outside the mansion.

After a while, I saw Lu Su commanding his followers to move the cloth inside the door.

"This is."

"You didn't even bring your clothes and luggage to Hefei for the loot captured at Zheng Bao's place, so I asked Zijing to pick out some good materials. My son, send someone to move to the back house and make some clothes before winter."

"well."

The mother and daughter of the Qiao family don't have enough clothes to change, and Qiao Ni also doesn't have any good clothes to wear. He is wearing coarse linen clothes now, and he doesn't look like a son at all.

Knowing that Long Xiang had captured quite a lot, he was thinking of finding an opportunity to ask for some cloth, but he didn't expect that Long Xiang would take the initiative to give it away, and Qiao Yi was so happy that he couldn't keep his mouth shut for a while.

The entourage unloaded the cloth, and Lu Su bowed to Long Xiang and was about to leave.

Long Xiang hurriedly waved to stop: "Zijing is so anxious, could it be that he is going to Cao's house to deliver something? Let's go together."

"The congratulatory gifts from the two governors, Tang and Cao, were sent early in the morning. Now I have something important to go out of the city, so let's not talk about it." Lu Su waved his hand and was about to leave.

Long Xiang chased after him with strides: "The summer harvest is over, and the autumn planting has not yet begun, why did Zijing leave the city?"

"Just now Zhongkang sent a message saying that my mother will arrive in Hefei in half an hour, and I have to go out of the north gate to meet her in person."

"They went to Xunyue and finally brought the old lady here. I have nothing to do now, so I will go with Zijing."

"Don't worry about it. I know I can't beat you."

Long Xiang went back to the house and changed his clothes, then went to the north gate with Lu Su to meet his relatives.

Xu Chu's people not only brought back Lu Su's family, but also brought back a lot of important news.

Among them, Liu Bei killed Che Zhou and took Xuzhou. After hearing this, Long Xiang's heart became heavy.

(End of this chapter)