Xun Yu didn't seem to blame him, and the atmosphere was eased well. Liu Tao also pretended not to know anything and did whatever he should do.

After a few days of rest, Liu Tao called Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew to tell them what to do.

It was the first time that the two of them knew that the rebel Ma Teng, who was entrenched in Jincheng County, had been subdued by Liu Tao. Now, what Liu Tao asked was that the two of them would go over and join Ma Teng's command, cooperate with him to attack Liangzhou and monitor each other while also monitoring each other.

"When you are under Ma Teng's command, it depends on your ability..." Liu Tao looked at Zhang Ji, "Of course I can also give you some guaranteed appointments, of course, at least not so passive, which one do you choose?"

Zhang Ji naturally felt that the guarantee was more stable, but he felt that Liu Tao wanted him to choose the former. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "I chose to improve by my ability!"

He may not be able to do it, but his nephew is definitely capable of becoming the first person under Ma Teng. On the contrary, if the guarantee is guaranteed, it will limit his room for growth, which is not good.

Even if his improvement space is limited, it doesn’t matter whether it is Zhang Ji or Zhang Xiu, aren’t they all from the Zhang family?

"I will hand over your old subordinates to you, and the supplies will also be given to you as much as possible. The remaining amount will be solved by you." Liu Tao nodded, but Xun Yu would probably have some opinions on the part of the supplies he gave.

"When everything is done, I will set off immediately!" Zhang Ji nodded.

"No hurry, no hurry... It's already winter, but spring will pass next year. It's easy to have problems when rushing in the middle of winter." Liu Tao smiled and said, this winter is particularly cold, and it is necessary to urge some counties to do a good job in preventing cold.

He doesn't want the population to drop by more than 10% in one winter.

It is impossible not to drop at all. The kangs have not been fully promoted in Bingzhou, and the fuel costs are also the biggest burden for ordinary families. Although coal has begun to be mined, coal stoves and honeycomb coal have not yet been popularized...

One winter, it is estimated that it is difficult to guarantee some of the elderly and children.

After arranging a residence for Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu, Liu Tao also began to work.

Two days later, the coldest time of winter began to come, and the wind and snow were everywhere, which quickly made the world covered in silver. The heavy snow lasted for three days, and just stopped on the fourth day, Liu Tao had to organize the whole process of shoveling snow.

The key is to count the losses in the whole city. He still remembers the collapsed house of Lao Fang's family in Zhuo County in the spring of 184.

The old man was crushed under the ruins, and the two children were exposed to the wind and snow, and their faces were unhealthy purple and red. The old Fang family did not have many cold-proof clothes, and the situation was very bad at that time.

The neighbors provided the greatest help, but most of the house collapsed, which brought Lao Fang's family a lot of despair.

The heavy snow this year is really terrible, so scary that it can’t be opened even if the door is opened. There is a thick layer of snow outside the mansion. It took a lot of effort to clear an area.

Finally, Liu Tao had to transfer all the soldiers to help sweep the snow, cut down trees, and go to the timber merchants to exchange wood to repair the house for the refugees. The whole process lasted from the end of the year to the second day of the Lunar New Year, and Liu Tao and his family enjoyed a brief warmth.

"I thought building a house was just cutting trees and cutting and processing, but I didn't expect it to be so troublesome..." Liu Tao sighed.

"If the wood is not dry, it cannot be made into wood." Cai Yan smiled.

The wood that has just been cut down is all moisture, so it needs to be air-dried or dried to remove moisture before it can be used as wood. Wood merchants are not called wood merchants, but in fact, it means that wood is a processed product and is not pure wood.

The dried wood will not easily deform and crack, and at the same time it will increase the life of the wood. Whether it is air-drying or drying, it will take time, so Liu Tao can think of the best way to replace the wood with logs.

Fortunately, similar situations occur every winter, so timber merchants have stormed a lot of wood to deal with this situation.

The army exchanged logs for wood, which made him somewhat dissatisfied. However, he split the logs and made firewood for sale, which made a small profit, so he agreed to the transaction.

The relatively high-quality wood can even be kept and waited to be made into wood after the New Year. This transaction is cost-effective. After all, the wood that poor people can buy is limited, and the houses of wealthy families are relatively strong, and it is also good to have small profits but quick turnover.

"I'm not omnipotent, how could I know everything?" Liu Tao said mockingly.

"The most important thing is to be able to quickly realize the mistake and be able to think of solutions immediately." Cai Yan comforted, "I am not afraid of making mistakes, but I am afraid that I don't know that I am wrong, and I don't know how to correct it."

"You are tired and you can wait for me for a few days. During the Chinese New Year, I promised that the whole family would not run around together." Liu Tao hugged Cai Yan.

"Hehe... If I see you every day, I might feel tired..." Cai Yan smiled, "Occasionally, I'll miss you a little more after a day or two."

Cai Yan actually has a lot of things to do. First, she manages the back house well, which is her responsibility as her wife. Then, she is also responsible for the orphanage and college affairs, and of course, it is mainly to assist Lu Zhi in handling it.

Every day is very fulfilling, perhaps because of the effect of the "purification light", her heart slowly calmed down. Perhaps because her heart disease has been eliminated, so she can make such jokes now.

"I'm so hurtful when you do this... No one comes to comfort me, I will be bedridden..." Liu Tao immediately looked in pain when he heard this.

"Okay, it's all my fault..." Cai Yan admitted defeat on the spot when she heard this. There was no way, who told her that this was her husband?

"Since you know you are wrong, I will make you bedridden!" Liu Tao smiled wickedly and picked him up.

"Ah! You are so bad..." Cai Yan was shocked. After reacting, he was suddenly shy and kept hitting Liu Tao with pink fists, but he still could not avoid the bad guy's further movements.

At the beginning of the year, as the heavy snow gradually began to calm down, the most dangerous period had passed.

All the people of Bingzhou couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Before they could take a break, Ji Cao began to order all counties and counties to count the losses. The county magistrates/orders and prefects of each county must have another busy work.

The prefect of Shangdang did not survive the storm and snow, and did not get up again on the coldest day. Liu Tao had to send some money to send the old prefect to his hometown, and appointed Zhang Yang as the prefect of Shangdang.

If Zhang Yang chose it, he would of course choose to continue to be Wu Meng, rather than the prefect of Shangdang.

But he knew better that he was not Liu Tao's direct lineage, and he did not show outstanding performance in terms of loyalty. So he did not refuse, and planned to show off his position as the prefect of Shangdang.

When Zhang Yang left, Liu Tao appointed Zhu Jun as Wu Meng, and Huang Zhong as his deputy to supervise the military affairs in Bingzhou...
Chapter completed!