In late October, most of the warlords from various lines in Guanzhong were attacked, surrendered, or defected to Xiliang. A small number of them also buryed into the mountains and forests and became bandits, and Guanzhong gradually became stable.

In early November, Ye Zhao ordered a man Fei Ge to send a letter to Shuzhong to send Feizhou generals' family members, King Hongnong Liu Bian, Empress Dowager Tang, and Concubine Tang. Ye Zhao also appointed Zhang Su as the governor of Yizhou and promoted Huang Quan to Yizhou. As for the chief general in charge of Yizhou's troops, Ye Zhao did not make a decision. Recently, many people have recommended themselves, hoping to gain the power of Yizhou's troops.

Chang'an, Taiwei's Mansion.

"Lord, in the past, when Chang'an was at its peak, the population of these three auxiliary places was nearly 10 million. However, over the years, wars have been endless. Although the Xiliang warlords such as Li Jue and Guo Si used the strategy of the lord to stabilize the place, due to the years of war, a large number of people moved south, either into Shu, or into Guandong Jingxiang, Yanyu, and the population has been lost. Now, the population in Guanzhong is roughly calculated, which is less than 2 million. The specific data still needs to be fully calculated after household registration statistics. However, I believe that it will not exceed 2 million, and it will only be even less!" Xi Zhicai wrapped in thick clothes and reported to Ye Zhao about his achievements over the past month.

The weather has already entered winter, and after a heavy snowfall, the temperature has become even lower. Although Xi Zhicai has been conditioned over the years and Ye Zhao asked him to forcibly quit Hanshi Powder, his weak constitution cannot be improved quickly. Even if Ye Zhao has a prescription and has experienced it personally, he dare not use strong medicine to Xi Zhicai.

"In other words, the population of Guanzhong now is less than two million?" Ye Zhao sat at the table and frowned.

"Well, it does not include the three counties in Wuwei, Jincheng, and the northern part of the country. However, these three counties are already in desolate and barren, and the population is not large. Even if they are subdued, it will be difficult to add too much population." Xi Zhicai nodded and said.

Wuwei, Jincheng and the three counties in the northern part are now in the hands of Ma Teng and Han Sui. Although the population is sparse, they are important places connecting the Western Regions. Ye Zhao wants to trade in the Western Regions to obtain endless resources and talents in the Western Regions. The land of these three counties also plays a very important role for Ye Zhao.

Ye Zhao didn't say anything, but because he took over Hedong. In recent years, the Guanzhong chaos has been in chaos, but Hedong has developed well under the management of the Wei family. A rough counties include 600,000 to 700,000 people. If Hedong is lined up, the entire Jingzhao, Fufeng, Zuo Fengyi, and the five counties of Longyou will only be 1.2 million. If the population Lu Bu takes away is about 1.5 million, it is Ye Zhao's plan to help stabilize Guanzhong. Otherwise, he would probably not be able to leave even a million people.

Seeing Ye Zhao not speaking, Xi Zhicai smiled and comforted: "In fact, many of the overflowing population in Guanzhong were accepted by Shuzhong. Now that Shuzhong has been decided, can the lord move out the population to make up for the vacancies in Guanzhong?"

"No need!" Ye Zhao came to his senses, shook his head and smiled, "Is this a blessing to lose his horse? Although the people in Guanzhong have withered because of this, it is precisely because of this that it can attract more people to come in. Shu is now stable, and rashly moving people here, in addition to making the people feel resentful, it is just a deception."

"But now Sili is remote and Bingzhou is already a few people, so where does the people come from?" Xi Zhicai frowned.

If we only live by this small population, based on the current base of Guanzhong's population, the population may not be doubled in another twenty years.

"In Shu, we can transform the barbarians into Han, and now we can transform the Qiang and Hu. Only then did we realize that when I was the Macheng Order, if I could give me ten years, I could make the north of Danhan Mountain my Han ranch. Those grassland herders are all my great men!" Ye Zhao said with a smile.

"Now that the war has stopped, the people are determined. If the war begins at this time, it will be unfavorable for people's livelihood." Xi Zhicai looked at Ye Zhao and said.

"If you want to annex a nation, it is not just a path of war. Although war is indispensable, it will not be the most urgent thing now. It is necessary to develop Guanzhong first." Ye Zhao shook his head with a smile.

"My wise." Xi Zhicai suddenly realized that he had heard about Ye Zhao's management of Macheng in his early years, but he knew that he would not surrender. However, Ye Zhao was able to obey the Hu people in the Danhanshan area with a Macheng, obviously it was not as simple as killing. He was too worried.

"There is another thing. Zhang Xiu has led three thousand troops across the river and threw Zilong. Zilong ordered Zhang Xiu to lead his army to escort the Hedong Wei family. He will arrive in Chang'an soon. Can the lord meet?" Xi Zhicai remembered something and bowed to Ye Zhao and said.

The old people who followed Ye Zhao knew a little about the grudges between Ye Zhao and the Wei family. Although Zhao Yun captured Hedong, he did not kill him in the end, but sent the Wei family members.

"Wei Family..." Ye Zhao clasped his hands together and looked at Xi Zhicai and smiled: "About it, it's been eighteen years since I made a grudge against Wei Xian and the Wei Family. It's time to settle it well! Order someone to notify Zhang Xiu that there is no need to come to Chang'an. I will take the Wei family members to Baling on standby, and I will go to Baling in person."

Resentment has always been there. After all, even if it is not considered the former revenge, since Ye Zhao became an official, there have been many calculations from the Wei family one after another. Although Wei Ji left, since the Wei family is in his own hands, let's settle the account first.

"Okay." Xi Zhicai nodded. Obviously, the Wei family's result would not be very good. This was Ye Zhao's personal grudge. He did not advise Ye Zhao to repay his grudges with kindness. He bowed and went to pass the order!

"Dian Wei!" Ye Zhao took a deep breath and looked at Dian Wei and said, "Prepare, gather the guard camp and go to Baling to settle an old account!"

"Here!" Dian Wei agreed and went to gather his personal guards.

In the afternoon of that day, Ye Zhao led his eight hundred personal guards out of Chang'an and headed all the way to Baling. It was a 40-mile road, and it arrived in just two hours.

After Zhang Xiu received the message, he turned to Baling. When he saw Ye Zhao for the first time, he quickly dismounted and bowed respectfully: "I will meet Zhang Xiu, please see the lord."

"General, don't have to be too polite. I already know the affairs of General Zhang Ji. General, don't have to be in a hurry. Practice martial arts well. There will be a battle with Lu Bu in the future." Ye Zhao dismounted and helped Zhang Xiu up with a smile.

"Thank you lord." Zhang Xiu said gratefully.

"Let's go, take me to meet the Wei family." Ye Zhao said with a smile.

"Here!"

The Wei family is a large tribe in Hedong and has a history of more than 300 years. There are hundreds of people in the direct and side-sect population in the clan. The old master of the year was already dead. Now the Wei family is Wei Ji, and Wei Zi has joined Lu Bu. Most of the Wei family are side-sects.

Ye Zhao walked in the crowd with Zhang Xiu. When these people saw Ye Zhao crying and begging, they kept begging. Ye Zhao turned a blind eye and swept over a member of the Mingwei family. Those who knew each other, those who died, those who escaped, and the rest were people who did not know at all. To be honest, Ye Zhao was full of murderous intent when he came, but at this moment, he was indifferent to interest.

Finally, Ye Zhao stopped in front of a member of the Wei family who lowered his head very low. Looking at this person, Ye Zhao suddenly smiled and said, "Wei Xian, why don't you even raise your head when you meet old friends?"

"Wei... Wei Xian... see the Grand Marshal!" This person was Wei Xian who almost forced Ye Zhao to death back then, and later in Macheng, he also helped Ye Zhao to plot against him in Macheng.

"This life is sometimes really wonderful! Thirty years after Hedong and thirty years after Hexi, Weifu Jun wouldn't talk about his feelings?" Ye Zhao looked at Wei Xian and smiled.

When we first met Wei Xian, Wei Xian was the prefect of Hanoi. Ye Zhao was called the lord of the palace. At that time, Wei Xian was not the disciple of Cai Yong and Cai Yong himself was in Huai County. It would be as easy to kill Ye Zhao as an ant. Now that time has changed, we will meet again, but the situation of both sides has changed.

"Taiwei forgive me!" Wei Xian knelt down on the ground with a loud bang: "Wei Xian deserves to die, but I just beg the Taiwei to not implicate the Wei family!"

Wei Xian was dismissed and joined Guo Xun as an aide. Later, the Yellow Turbans broke out and Ye Zhao rose to prominence. Although Liu Hong had a general amnesty at the beginning, Wei Xian was unable to enter the officialdom again because of Ye Zhao's relationship. However, his charges were eliminated. Naturally, he returned to Hedong and helped the Wei family manage some business. His life was very comfortable. But unexpectedly, he came to Ye Zhao again without any preparation, but this time, he might have been involved in the entire Wei family because of himself.

"Why is it still so naive?" Ye Zhao patted Wei Xian's fat cheek and said, "From the beginning, this kind of thing was not just your business. If the Wei family did not support you and support you, and give you the courage, you would not dare to do such a ruthless move against my Ye family in the Hanoi realm. Now that you have reached this stage, do you say that the Wei family is innocent?"

Not to mention the grudges between Ye Zhao and Wei Xian, just the mutual calculations between Ye Zhao and the Wei family over the years, the death of Wei Zhongdao, and Wei Zheng... Both sides have long been in a state of unrest.

"But these people are just the Wei family's sect. They are so innocent!" Wei Xian said sadly.

"Maybe." Ye Zhao patted Wei Xian's shoulder and said, "There are too many innocent people in this world who die every day, and only one of them will kill you. They will hold a grudge against me and the whole family, so they must be neatly organized. Do you think?"

"Ye Xiuming!" Wei Xian's eyes suddenly turned red, and he suddenly roared like crazy, and rushed towards Ye Zhao fiercely.

"Bold!" Dian Wei, who was following Ye Zhao, glared at him and kicked him out, kicking Wei Xian's chest. Suddenly, Wei Xian's sternum was sunken, and he screamed and vomited blood and flew backwards. When he landed, he had already vented more and had less energy, and he could not survive.

"Let's go!" Ye Zhao looked at the Wei family around him, lost interest, and took Dian Wei away.

"Lord, these people..." Zhang Xiu looked at Ye Zhao in confusion.

"As a person, you must be trustworthy!" Ye Zhao glanced at Zhang Xiu, turned around and left.

What's the meaning?

Zhang Xiu looked at Ye Zhao's back with a daze, not knowing what to do with these people for a moment.

"Derong!" Zou came to Zhang Xiu's back at some point and patted Zhang Xiu on the shoulder.

"Aunt?" Zhang Xiu looked at Zou in confusion. Zou and Zhang Xiu's family came together. They had been in the army before and had not had time to resettle.

"The Grand Marshal said before, the whole family must be neat, you forgot!" Zou whispered.

Zhang Xiu was stunned and looked at the group of old and weak Wei family, hesitating: "This..."

"This is the personal grudge between the Wei family and the Taiwei. You must not be kind to a woman at this moment!" Zou looked at Ye Zhao's back and shouted in a low voice: "This is your chance to become a Taiwei's confidant!"

Zhang Xiu shuddered, reacted, nodded silently, and asked someone to escort Zou to rest, and walked towards the Wei family with a gloomy face.

The crying and screaming became much louder. After Zou walked out of the execution ground under the escort of several personal soldiers, he saw Ye Zhao wandering around with Dian Wei, so he hurriedly went up and bowed and said, "See the Grand Marshal."

"You are..." Ye Zhao looked at the beautiful woman in confusion.

"I am General Zhang Ji's wife." Zou said hurriedly.

"It turns out that it is Mrs. Zhang. I feel deeply regretful about General Zhang. Please don't be too sad and be too sad." Ye Zhao nodded with a smile and reached out to support him.

"Thank you for your concern, I will say goodbye." Zou took advantage of the situation.

Ye Zhao nodded and frowned and watched Zou leave.

"Lord, what's wrong?" Dian Wei saw Ye Zhao staring at Zou's back and said, "Is there something wrong with this woman?"

"There is no problem, but Zhang Ji has such a woman, and I don't know how many hats he has on his head." Ye Zhao shook his head. When Zou was helping him, he scratched his fingers in his palm. Ye Zhao was sure that it was done on purpose, not touching it unintentionally.

"Hat?" Dian Wei looked at Ye Zhao in shock.

"You don't understand even if you say it. Try to stay away from this woman in the future, and it's a bit of dust!" Ye Zhao shook his head, and the crying sounds gradually lowered with screams. Ye Zhao's mood became much more relaxed: "Send someone to send those heads to Nanyang!"
Chapter completed!