Shuofang City!

"How can I get to the governor's office in Xiazhou?" A handsome and handsome woman asked a passerby beside her politely.

When passers-by saw the beautiful woman tall and loose green warrior uniform could not cover up the undulating mountains and beautiful figure, they couldn't help but lit up and down to appreciate her.

Passers-by are nearly 70 years old and are a white-haired old man. He is already over the age of picking up flowers and looking for flowers and willows. However, everyone has this love of beauty. Even the old man couldn't help but appreciate it when he saw such a beautiful woman. He was in a happy mood and said with a smile: "This is the first time a girl has come to Shuofang?"

The beautiful woman replied gently: "No, I came here once in the early years. It was when Liang Shidu ruled. Now it's only two years ago, but I found a way to know."

Now that old people like to chat and talk, they smiled and said, "No wonder, no wonder, not strange at all. Look at my memory, I am really old. Don't say it's you. Even I couldn't recognize Shuofang City, which has lived for fifty or sixty years," he looked around and said with emotion: "The changes are so big!"

The beautiful woman seemed to have nothing urgent to do, which made the old man interested and asked curiously: "What do you say about the old man?"

The old man stroked the goat whisker on his jaw and said complacently: "I have been from Shuofang since I was a child, and I was a brave general of His Majesty Emperor Wu in my early years." The Emperor Wu he mentioned was Yuwen Yong, Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou. Yuwen Yong was the fourth son of Emperor Wen of Northern Zhou. After ascending the throne, he killed the powerful minister Yuwen Hu and rectified the administration. The Northern Zhou Dynasty made the political clarity clear, the people's lives stable, the country was strong, and the most powerful separatist force, Northern Qi, and almost unified the world. Unfortunately, in the first year of Xuanzheng, Yuwen Yong saw that the Turks led a large army to fight against the Turks in five ways, but due to sudden illness, he died of illness. At that time, everyone believed that if Yuwen Yong did not die, the general who unified the world would not be Yang Jian but Yuwen Yong.

"Your Majesty Wu is wise and divine. Under his rule, Shuofang is not rich, but it is still peaceful. Later, Yang Jian stole the foundation of the Great Zhou and established the Sui Dynasty..." When it comes to Yang Jian, the old man's face was filled with a hint of dissatisfaction and disdain: Yuwen Yong died young. His son was not good at being despicable. He died at the age of 22. Only a seven-year-old son and a group of orphans and widows were left. As a general of the Great Zhou, the old man was full of contempt for Yang Jian who bullied orphans and widows.

The beautiful woman continued to listen and didn't speak.

The old man continued: "Yang Jian is not without ability. He let the Turks split and surrender to them, and also ensured Shuofang's stability. Shuofang was still very peaceful at that time. Later, Yang Jian's son Yang Guang ascended the throne and became the emperor. People kept scolding Yang Guang, but I thought he was not bad. Compared with his father, when he was in power, Shuofang had a rare prosperity."

When the beautiful woman heard this, she was a little displeasure and said angrily: "Yang Guang was extremely guilty and confused the world, causing the people of the world to live in poverty. How could the father-in-law say he was 'not bad'?"

The old man was not angry and said with a smile: "I have lived for so many years. The farthest time is Yanzhou. I really don't know what the situation is in the Central Plains. There is a saying that everything is true when you see it, but hearing it is false when you hear it. I have never seen it with my own eyes, so I think it is not easy to comment. At least in Shuofang, it is still quite prosperous."

The disaster of Yang Guang lies in the Central Plains Canal, and in the Three Goryeo Conquests in Northeast Hebei. The Central Plains Canal forced the people of the Central Plains to evade labor, and the Three Goryeo Conquests were known to be exhausted by the people and money. The real uprising gathered in the hard-hit areas around the Central Plains Canal. From the Weiwentong Uprising in the sixth year of Daye to the thirteenth year of Daye, more than 60 peasant uprisings broke out in just seven years in the core area of ​​Hebei, Hebei, Jiangnan. These uprisings had nothing to do with Shuofang. Yang Guang liked face and big things. Shuofang, as a place to contact the Turkic territory, received his special care.

When he was patrolling Shuofang in the north, the Khan of the Turks personally pulled out the weeds on the roadside for Yang Guang in Shuofang and welcomed Yang Guang to tour.

Therefore, no matter how the world evaluates Yang Guang, in the eyes of the old man, Yang Guang is still very good. At least he maintained Shuofang's stability and prosperity.

"But..." The old man said here, with sadness in his eyes and sighed: "Mr. Liang has become the lord of Shuofang. Everything has changed. He turned to the Turks, making Shuofang a mess. The people are living in poverty, causing the local people to escape. Those old friends who are familiar with me have died and are now left. If my old son had not been filial and escorted me to death, he would have escorted me away from Shuofang, where he had lived for sixty years, and when he arrived in Yanzhou, I was afraid that my life would be left here."

Hearing the sadness in the old man's words, the beautiful woman's eyes showed a hint of unbearableness and advised: "In a chaotic world, it is a blessing to survive. Old man, please be more open-minded."

The old man smiled and shook his head, "A month ago, my son suddenly told me that we could go home. This time when we returned to Shuofang, Shuofang was still the same Shuofang, but everything became different... You can see merchants coming and going everywhere, and you can see the laughter of passers-by. This scene has never happened in the previous dynasty! Not to mention the dark days of Liang Shidu, look..." His tone became lighter and lighter, and his mood is getting better and better, pointing to the front

He said, "There is a market right in front of me, which is so brilliant. Merchants from the north and the south gathered in this market, and there were all the rouge porcelain tea in the south, cattle and horse leather in the north, wine in the west, and fish in the east. I have never seen such a prosperous market in my life. I don't know what the East and West Market in Chang'an looks like. In my opinion, it's just like that..." As he said that, he laughed, his eyes full of pride, and his pride as a Shuofang man.

A trace of surprise flashed in the beautiful woman's beautiful eyes, and she smiled and said to herself: "So, he did a good job!"

"Who?" The old man had good ears and made him hear it clearly.

"The General, that is, the Governor of Xiazhou!" said the beautiful woman with a smile.

The old man kept nodding in agreement: "Not bad? Not just good. If Shuofang had no more than him, there would be today. Have you seen it..." He suddenly pointed to a horse dealer who was dressed in Turkic dress and said: "Look at this Turkic man, he is honest like a cat. If it were before, they would have snatched it. How could he come to Shuofang to pay the city tax and do business so honestly? In the Turkic Governor, he is a man called an evil spirit.

The fierce Turkic people will become kittens when they meet him." As he said that, he suddenly slapped his head and said, "Oh, look at my stinky habit, I can't stop saying this... Girl, go to the Governor's Mansion. You walk straight from the right and bypass the market, you can see the huge palace from afar. The Governor's Mansion is right next to the palace. There was once the General's Mansion..." He said, realizing again that he had something to say again, and quickly closed his mouth.

The beautiful woman smiled, thanked her, and walked towards the direction the old man pointed.

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Shuofang Governor’s Office!

Luo Shixin stretched his waist and looked at the official document in front of him. He stretched his hands and feet long and smiled: "Depending on the situation, this year is a rare harvest year!" It has been nearly a year since the last Northern Border Military Competition. Liu Rengui has taken over the arrangement of this second military competition. However, the arrangement may not be held.

The civil strife in the northern Turkic region is about to come to an end...

During these more than 300 days, Luo Shixin really did what the local governor should do. He was managing military affairs and handling government affairs.

Needless to say, Luo Shixin mainly captures the events: after the competitive competition, he reasonably arranged each person's personal weaknesses to different types of troops, and used the characteristics of the troops to play their strengths. He also issued an order in the army to let the soldiers choose their favorite types of troops based on their strengths. As long as the assessment is passed, they can be incorporated into the types of troops they want to join, so as to practice in a dedicated manner.

This appointment allows every soldier to train in the position they like as he wishes, and plays out their own strengths, and is more efficient than general training.

The high morale gained from winning streaks of the Turks, coupled with the strong fighting spirit inspired by the competitive competition, and reasonable and effective training, the border army has changed a lot from the past, which can be described as a brand new look.

On one side, Luo Shixin could not guarantee that the border soldiers could defeat the Turkic soldiers who grew up on horseback, but there were more than tens of thousands of clashes. Luo Shixin was absolutely confident that the border soldiers could win the final victory.

The real change is not in military affairs. Luo Shixin himself didn't know when, but he had a certain understanding of government affairs.

He still has some experience in handling government affairs. Looking at the complicated government affairs of the three states, he didn't have such a headache. Instead, he could understand and understand.

Ma Zhou smiled secretly, he looked even further, and in this era, he had the idea of ​​emphasizing martial arts over literature. People in the world highly praised military generals, but the path of military generals has really come to an end, and they still have to change literature. This is the case with the so-called generals and prime ministers.

It is true that Luo Shixin is good at fighting, but if his prospects continue to develop, he will eventually become one day when he enters the political arena with military merits. Without any political ability, it is obviously impossible. Not to mention how outstanding it is, at least to maintain a certain level.

Ma Zhou knew that Luo Shixin would carefully read the official documents he submitted to to understand the general principles. He deliberately wrote the official documents incredibly profound and difficult to read them thoroughly.

As expected, Luo Shixin couldn't understand and could only ask him to explain.

Ma Zhou explained in detail little by little.

Luo Shixin is not as stupid as a pig. Over time, he can gradually understand and understand the truth and relationship.
Chapter completed!