"Deserves to be killed!"

The three family heads were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, not daring to express their anger.

When Liu Bian saw this, he couldn't help but wonder, what are these three people doing?

So in such an inexplicable atmosphere, the three family heads ended their meeting with Liu Bian anxiously, and all matters related to business exchanges were settled. With Xihe wine as the mainstay, plus various emerging foods and other materials, the three family members Each family head set up a caravan to trade in other states and counties, and then brought the refined iron, cloth, livestock and other materials needed by Liu Bian to Zhongyang County for trade. The most important thing was that Liu Bian asked the three family heads to focus on finding blacksmiths. Craftsmen and other craftsmen.

There are many facilities to be built in Zhongyang County now, among which the arsenal is the top priority and requires many blacksmiths. Zhu Da, Song Wan, and Liu Pin did not join Liu Bian's command. Liu Bian and them It is just a cooperative relationship, and the investigation order cannot detect any information about these three people, indicating that these three people are ordinary people. In addition, there is no body refining and marrow cleansing pill, Liu Bian has no way to make Zhu Da and three people sincerely surrender to him. .The status of merchants in the Eastern Han Dynasty was low, so Liu Bian did not need to be anxious to show his attitude of soliciting.

Seeing that the Spring Festival was coming soon, Liu Bian knew very well that he would not be able to return to Luoyang for the Spring Festival this time. Of course, if Liu Hong insisted on him going back, he would have to go back, but compared with the situation in Zhongyang County in front of him, Of course, Liu Bian didn't want to waste time returning to Luoyang for development matters. However, Liu Bian was a little worried about Xia Yun. He felt that Xia Yun's trip to Luoyang to ask for rewards this time would not go too smoothly, so he was worried. , now Xia Yun has probably passed Hedong County, and Liu Bian is already helpless.

The development of a place is always inseparable from the support of population. Bingzhou has been invaded by the Southern Huns and Xianbei people for many years, and its population is far less than that of neighboring Jizhou. However, Xihe County is in the middle of Bingzhou, so the population loss is not too big. Serious. However, this famine caused many people to be displaced. Even if Liu Bian went to provide disaster relief in time, many people died because of this disaster.

There were already several waves of bandits in Xihe County. Once the disaster occurred, there were several more waves. Liu Bian had no choice but to ask Liu Tong to suppress the bandits. He wanted to completely eliminate the bandits in Xihe County before the Spring Festival. disaster.

Suppressing bandits was a public security measure, but when faced with the population problem, Liu Bian directly took measures to encourage childbirth. Every family of the common people who gave birth to children would be rewarded with food, livestock and other materials. The more children they had, the more rewards they would receive.

Li Yu flipped through the "Analects of Confucius" in his hand. He had already memorized this book, but now he still had some other insights. As the last wave of refugees resettled in Zhongyang County, Li Yu had no idea about the current situation. I am already very satisfied. I am reading a book under the warm sun. When I look up, I can see my beloved wife taking care of my newborn son.

What else is there to pursue in life?

Li Yu lowered his head and looked at the book in his hand. He suddenly felt that he still had some pursuits, such as reading another book. The locust plague hit Guangyan County. The family had no food and had to flee. The books that had been sorted were all lost on the way. It was lost, and it was this copy of "The Analects of Confucius" that Li Yu found after looking for it for a long time.

"Stop looking and go chop some firewood!" Li Yu's wife is also surnamed Li. Mrs. Li didn't want to disturb her husband's studies at this moment, but the youngest son who was just born had a bad diarrhea, and the two-year-old daughter still had diarrhea. Crawling around on the bed, Mrs. Li was already in a hurry.

"Okay, let's go now!" Li Yu stood up and walked out. He was originally a student in Guangyan County. Xiaolian was not promoted, so he made a living by copying files at the county government. His family originally had some fields, but the locust plague

Once we arrived, there was nothing left in the fields. We were escaping here.

During the journey, Mrs. Li became pregnant, which made it inconvenient to travel. Fortunately, God showed mercy and Mrs. Li gave birth to a son smoothly. Mother and son were safe.

Li Yu didn't know whether God really had mercy on him, but he knew for sure that without His Highness Liu Bian, the Prince of Zhongyang, his wife and son would have been in trouble. Coincidentally, Liu Bian led the army back

On the second day after arriving in Zhongyang County, someone reported that a woman had given birth in the city. After hearing this, Liu Bian immediately issued an order to take more care of her. All the people like Wen Po were invited there, and then Li Yu also made up his mind to simply give birth.

Just settle down in Zhongyang County directly.

The fields in Guangyan County were all barren, and there was nothing when he went back. His parents also passed away early, and he didn't have much to worry about. But here in Zhongyang County, although the house he stayed in was not as big as before, he wanted to

With Liu Bian as his leader, he will definitely be able to live a good life in the future. All developments in Zhongyang County are seen by Li Yu. The fields on the outskirts of the city have been reclaimed again, and at least three farmers go to work every day.

Four hundred people.

Being able to sow seeds in winter was something Li Yu had never heard of, but it was the food grown in the fields that allowed the refugees to survive. Even the lunch Li Yu prepared to eat at noon today was still potatoes. What are potatoes? Li Yu

He didn't know. What he didn't know was the various delicacies in Zhongyang Restaurant. Li Yu also wanted to visit Zhongyang Restaurant, but he was short of money, so the idea of ​​allowing Li to taste the delicious food was shelved.

Recently, a new armament factory, craftsman workshop and weaving workshop were built in the city. The recruitment notice has been posted for several days. Li Yu was wondering if he should apply for the job. But Li had just given birth and had not even given birth yet.

Taking care of two children, he is now in his new residence, without any friends and unable to be anywhere else. Fortunately, there are many friendly people in the surrounding neighbors who often help Li Yu, so that although Li Yu's current life is difficult, it is manageable.

Lumber mills and quarries were also built outside the city. Li Yu did not intend to do such purely physical work. After all, he was just a scholar and was not very strong. However, fish ponds and breeding farms were still under construction.

Li Yu was quite interested. Of course, Li Yu did not think that Liu Bian built fish ponds and farms for pleasure. He just felt that this kind of industry controlled by the government seemed more convincing.

"Dong dong dong!" There was a knock on the door. Li Yu put down his ax and hurriedly opened the door. As soon as the door opened, Li Yu saw a round face, "Master An!" Li Yu saluted hurriedly.

"Hey! Okay, okay." He An waved his hands and said: "I'm very busy, come and help me." Before he could finish speaking, He An directly stuffed an old hen he was carrying into Li Li's hand.

Li Yu hurriedly took it from Yu's arms. The old hen fluttered a few times and almost failed to let Li Yu hold it firmly.

There were several carriages parked at the door, guarded by more than a dozen soldiers. The carriages were filled with many things, including poultry, fruits, vegetables, food and clothing, which could be seen as far as the eye could see.

"Where to put the things?" He An looked back and took out two bundles of things from the carriage, a bag of grain and a pile of small clothes. Before Li Yu could reply, He An had already taken a step and walked in.

"Ah?" Li Yu didn't seem to understand what He An meant, so he responded blankly.

"Master Bian issued a new order. Whenever a new child is born, every household will be subsidized by the county government. The old hen will replenish your wife's health. There will also be food and clothing, all for the child.

, one for each child." He An walked into the room, and when he saw Mrs. Li, he smiled again and said, "Have you gotten out of bed?"

"I've met Mr. An!" Mrs. Li held her youngest son and led her eldest daughter to salute He An slightly.

"Hey! Slow down." He An said, looking at Mrs. Li's body and saying, "Although I don't understand this woman's birth."

But I have also heard about the confinement period after giving birth. It seems that Master Bian’s elixir is indeed effective. In just a few days, you will be able to walk freely."

"I don't dare to forget His Highness' kindness, and I don't dare to forget Lord An's kindness! From now on..." Ms. Li's face was blushing, and before she could finish her words, He An quickly interrupted her with a wave of his hand.

"I don't have any kindness or kindness. Everything was handed down by Mr. Bian. Mr. Bian was so busy today that he didn't even have time to drink. As for me! I don't have much ability, so I just ran errands and tried my best to win.

Just finish what Mr. Bian told you." He An said and looked at the eldest daughter in Li's hands, and asked: "Li Yu, how old is your daughter?"

Li Yu finally packed up the old hen, then hurriedly took the things from He An's hand, and then said breathlessly: "It's more than two years old."

"Two years old? Can't I see it?" He An squinted his eyes, then turned to the outside of the room and shouted: "Bring in another piece of stuff."

Li Yu and Mrs. Li looked at each other, confused.

Soon two soldiers walked in from the door. One was holding grain and the other was holding a small coat. He An said: "I don't need the small clothes. I'll bring you a basket of fruits and vegetables instead."

"No!" The soldier went back to change the fruits and vegetables, put down his things and returned.

"Master An?" Li Yu called softly without knowing why.

"Didn't I just tell you? Master Bian has a new order, and the county government will provide subsidies for new-born children. In order to make this new order better accepted by the people, it has also been stipulated that if there are children in the family, all children under the age of two

, everyone can receive a subsidy." He An said.

"But my daughter is already two years old." Li Yu said.

"Students are really dull. Can anyone tell that if they are under two years old? I think she is not even two years old, that's all!" He An said and took out a bunch of copper coins from his pocket and stuffed them directly into Li Yu's pocket.

inside the hand.

"Why is this?" Li Yu asked.

"Master Bian said that in order to prevent the people from favoring sons over daughters, so that the girls born are not taken seriously, so I specifically declare that more copper coins will be given to families who give birth to girls." He An stretched out his hand and squeezed Li Yu.

The eldest daughter's smiling face, and then he smiled at the younger son in Li's arms.

"That's all. The specific subsidies are posted at the county government and city gates. You just have to go and take a look." He An said.

"Thank you, Mr. An!" Li Yu said, looking a little embarrassed.

"Hey! By the way, have you chosen a name for your little son?" He An couldn't help but think: This child became a refugee when he was still in his mother's womb, so he might as well call him Li Nan.

Li Yu said: "I named him Li Nan a few days ago!"

"Ah?" He An was stunned again. Is it such a coincidence?

He An said: "Well! When you grow up in the future, you have to work for our master Bian! Your eldest daughter can also be sent to the weaving workshop in the future. Of course, it is best to send it to the academy, but that is still necessary.

I’ve been waiting for more than ten years!”

"That's what Mr. An said!" Li Yu agreed.

"Okay, let's go back..." He Angang was about to turn around and leave, but his eyes fell on the table. A book of "The Analects of Confucius" appeared in his sight, "Can you read?"

"I've read a little bit," Li Yu replied.
Chapter completed!