At night, there were many mahogany boxes placed in the yard, and Han Qiaoer was still counting the items inside one by one under the moonlight.
She doesn't use pen and paper. Every time she opens a box and looks at it, she can remember if anything has been left behind.
The little bamboo bear followed at her feet, clumsily holding a piece of bamboo and gnawing enthusiastically.
"Ouch... Little Fatty, why are you always following your feet? I almost stepped on you."
Han Qiaoer turned around and saw Li Xia coming back, so she hurriedly ran up again.
"Brother Li."
Her voice is quite sweet now.
"Have you eaten yet?"
"After eating, we knew that Brother Li would not come back to eat, so we ate first."
"doing what?"
"We are moving to Shuai's Mansion soon. I will help you pack." Han Qiaoer nodded and said, "We brought a lot of items from Junlian, which were used in Qingfu County. Pots and pans were moved from the north to the south, and we moved them from the north to the south.
Moving from south to north, nothing is missing.”
Li Xia was looking at the little bamboo bear. It obviously didn't remember him and lazily crawled away and went into the bamboo garden.
"Then you are the first to do it. Fortunately, you remember it."
"Of course, if you don't throw away the old things, the family business will get bigger and bigger. Brother Li, if you move to the handsome manor this time, won't you have to move for a long time?"
"If we can move to Kaifeng next time, Mr. Han will definitely be happy."
The two of them talked casually, and Han Qiaoer ran to get a wet cloth for Li Xia.
"Sister Gao and I went to see the handsome manor in the afternoon. It's too big, but it's troublesome to clean. I hired more than thirty mothers-in-law, and it took a whole day to clean only half of it..."
Li Xia fetched water from the well and said while washing: "At that time, I did not officially receive an official position, so I temporarily lived here in Nanzheng County Yamen..."
Li Xia didn't stay at the Xingyuan government office at first, because he was actually preparing that if Lu Wende really came, he would have to find a way to deal with it.
For example, if the situation really escalates into a military confrontation, Lu Wende can be pinned down in Hantai and killed. Of course, this is just a backup plan just in case.
He always has many plans when doing things.
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Gao Mingyue was sitting in the room, writing a simple drawing of the layout of the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion on paper, thinking intently.
Although Hantai was the palace of Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, when he was the King of Han, it was actually destroyed in the war, leaving only a high platform.
The current government office was originally built in the Chengping Dynasty of the Song Dynasty. Although it occupies this position, it has nothing to do with the palace of the Han Dynasty. The layout is also based on the layout of the government offices. The former government office serves the public, and across the courtyard wall is the official residence.
There are many inner houses.
What Gao Mingyue was thinking about was... how to divide Zhang Wenjing, Han Qiaoer and Nian'er's house.
Also, where should I live if I have a concubine in the future?
She heard from Li Xia that he was hit by an arrow when he went north and was rescued by Zhang Wenjing; he was seriously injured in Lin'an and was taken in by Nian'er. Now that he has settled down, he has sent people to pick up these two saviors and beauties.
For Gao Mingyue, it was easy to settle down in Nian'er, but Zhang Wenjing's life experience was different and he had to consider it carefully.
The voices of Li Xia and Han Qiaoer could be heard outside the house, and after a while, Li Xia walked in.
Gao Mingyue raised her head from the drawing room and hurriedly stepped forward to change Li Xia's clothes.
"What are you thinking about? So serious?"
"It's a quiet house. The rooms in the west wing don't have good lighting, but the ones in the east wing are smaller. There are no flowers or trees visible outside the window."
Li Xia said: "This matter is not urgent. I misjudged the time when Zhang Rou will return to Bozhou."
"No matter what, prepare the house first to avoid moving when people come." Gao Mingyue asked: "How long until Nian'er arrives?"
"Not found." Li Xia said: "Lin Zi, Liu Jinsuo has returned."
"Is she okay?"
"It's okay, I'm sure Jia Sidao will have a letter coming soon..."
Gao Mingyue couldn't help but feel disappointed when no one received it.
It's not that she longs for more women in the family, but she has made a lot of preparations in the past few days.
As a mistress, she has a lot of knowledge. It is difficult to keep the family harmonious without making others think she is weak.
After finally making arrangements, Li Xia didn't pick up anyone.
Gao Mingyue couldn't help but tilted her head and looked at Li Xia, with a slight look in her beautiful eyes.
"Huh? Why are you looking at me like this?"
"Officials say there are many love relationships, but now I haven't seen any of them."
Li Xia smiled bitterly.
"It seems that you think I'm bragging?"
Gao Mingyue smiled and said: "I don't have any concubines yet, and I'm talking about taking in a lot of concubines. Why not, Qiao'er first..."
Li Xia stepped forward and whispered in her ear.
Gao Mingyue blushed again and pushed him gently.
Although she was married to Li Xia, she always had the shy attitude of a young girl in private. After being hugged by Li Xia and saying a few words of personal affection, she asked again: "Shall we move this bed over too?"
"It's made of temporary planks, it's not good wood."
"But..." Gao Mingyue looked back and whispered: "We used...our bed, I don't want to keep it here...don't laugh at me."
Where Li Xia's eyes fell, she had lowered her head.
He knew that her personality was like this, she cared about privacy, was a bit mysophobic, and she also missed every bit of her life with him.
Just like Han Qiaoer is most afraid of moving. Gao Mingyue, who has also seen her family and country broken up and has been wandering all over the world, cares about the bed she and Li Xia lay on together.
Gu Long
"Okay." Li Xia said.
"Am I a little stupid?"
"very beautiful."
"Um?"
After hearing this unanswered question, Gao Mingyue raised her head and met Li Xia's eyes, and she wanted to run away.
It turns out that her husband works so hard every day just to bully others.
"My waist is really sore... The official is looking for the many concubines you want to take..."
Just as the feet wearing embroidered shoes were about to step forward, the corners of her skirts swayed slightly, but they reluctantly stopped. After a while, they stood on tiptoes again...
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The next day.
Li Xia finally moved into the Xingyuan government office. Because he was the envoy of Sichuan and the government office was the commander's office, the atmosphere was naturally very different from that of the Qingfu county government office.
Although not much repair was done, it was just cleaned carefully. However, Hantai occupies a large area, and the layout of the government office is also grand. In addition to the court hall, official rooms, and warehouses, there is also a military meeting hall, a general station, and even a
A racecourse.
At this point, Li Xia has officially settled in Hanzhong.
Gao Mingyue was careful, knowing that Li Xia could easily become a thorn in the side of the Mongols after the Battle of Diaoyu City, and she was afraid that he would not care about his own safety, so she recruited many female soldiers in Junlian, and soon the entire commander's mansion was
The guards are arranged.
On the contrary, Li Xia's troops were all sent out to garrison or guard the Shu Road, but not many people were around.
He walked through the backyard and walked all the way to the front office, feeling a bit of Shu Shuai's majesty.
"Handsome."
"Commander..."
After turning around the corridor and walking into the meeting hall, Li Xia stepped in and saw Han Chengxu alone in the hall, sorting out the books on the case.
Now Zhang Jue and Yi Shiying have returned to the army to take office one after another; Li Yong is still in charge of water conservancy in Shanhe Weir.
For now, Li Xia only has Han Chengxu as his staff.
It's so empty that it's a bit shabby.
"Alang is here."
"Mr. Han, please sit down."
Han Chengxu sighed with emotion: "I remember when I first arrived in Qingfu County, although the county government was small, it had all the organs. Hanzhong had just been recovered, and there was really nothing."
Li Xia joked: "I wanted to call Lin Zi and Liu Jinsuo to make up the numbers, but once the Changning army withdrew, there must be generals in the city to patrol the security... Today, I discussed matters with Mr. Han. Although there were only a few people, we were able to decide on the most important things."
plan."
"I don't have Zhuge's talents, otherwise I could compete with Alang Xiaolong. Wouldn't it be wonderful?"
Li Xia said: "I would like to fight with Mr. Han in Hanzhong."
Han Chengxu stroked his beard and smiled, then waved his hands.
He knew that he was far less to Li Xia than Zhuge Liang was to Liu Bei.
"Alang has a plan in mind, and the little old man will fill in the gaps for Alang."
The two of them sat down and pondered, preparing to discuss the next plan.
"I'm not sure how long the Mongolian struggle for the throne will last." Li Xia spoke first and said slowly: "But we must straighten out the situation in Sichuan and Shu within three years... I have a lot of thoughts, please ask Mr. Han for help.
I correct it."
"Alang, please tell me."
Li Xia looked at the empty meeting hall and said, "Let's talk about personnel matters first. I have sent people to invite Mr. Yang, Mr. Yi Ning, Li Zhaocheng, Nie Zhongyou and others to Hanzhong."
"What about Zhaotong City?"
"I order Pu Yuangui and Pu Wei and his son to arrive at Zhaotong first."
Han Chengxu asked: "Can Alang trust Pu Yuangui?"
"I can't trust you, but I can trust Pu Wei." Li Xia said: "Also, Pu Yuangui has committed the crime of subjugating Mongolia and is not suitable to appear in our shogunate."
Han Chengxu pondered and reminded: "It is appropriate for Alang to transfer his longevity to Zhaotong, with Pu Yuangui as his assistant, Pu Wei, and Wu'ang as his guard in Weining. By the way, when Yang Gong goes north, it would be appropriate for him to have Hu Hu accompany him to protect him. Although he is on the way,
Tranquility also shows importance."
"See you, Mr. Han."
Li Xia nodded and wrote a letter to Gao Changshou.
Han Chengxu added: "Although Fang Yankai is in charge of Xuzhou, Yi Shiying, the pacifier of Tongchuanfu Road, is not a Lang, so he transferred Yi Ning back..."
"It doesn't matter." Li Xia said: "There is no one in the shogunate, so what can I do? As long as Yi Annuo can make Tongchuan Mansion Road prosperous, it doesn't matter who he belongs to. After all, Mongolia is powerful, and I, the commander of Shu, will not ask him to rebel against the Song Dynasty within a few years.
.”
"What Alang said is true."
Li Xia said: "But our shogunate still doesn't have enough people. Please invite Mr. Han and Mr. Yang to visit relatives and friends in the north and invite more gentlemen to come back."
Han Chengxu said: "Of course, I also ask Alang to establish more schools in Hanzhong as a long-term plan."
Li Xiati took notes.
"The shogunate is a shogunate, and official positions are official positions. The seventeen prefectures and eighty-eight counties of Xingyuan Prefecture are all newly recovered areas. There are five to six hundred official positions vacant. We will never have so many scholars to fill the vacancies. We can only ask the imperial court to appoint them.
, so that the whole of Hanzhong can be put into operation as soon as possible."
This is one of the reasons why Li Xia must seek an official position instead of gathering a group of bandits to rebel.
Looking at Chen Sheng, Wu Guang, Green Forest Red Eyebrow, Yellow Turban, Huang Chao... It is easy to destroy a Huanghuang Dynasty, but it is difficult to build a Huanghuang Dynasty.
Li Xia needs scholars and does not have more than ten or twenty years to train officials.
Not only did he go from having only one fort to conquering two forts, there were thousands of forts in Hanzhong under his command, and tens of thousands of forts in Sichuan under his command.
The refugees need to settle down, food needs to be stored in the warehouse, official documents need to be delivered, water conservancy, farming, laws, taxes...
Han Chengxu pondered and said: "Alang has no right to grant an official status, so this is the only way. But I'm afraid that the Ding Party will send too many greedy and incompetent people, which will not be beautiful..."