Not to mention bricks, tiles, and glazed glass, even high-quality wood and expensive rare minerals are hoarded in one place. The quantity is staggering.

Of course, these things were initially accumulated in a separate town outside the city. There was no one living here except for the three thousand elite soldiers who guarded it.

It is precisely because of their existence that many materials have not been discovered.

But there is no need for them to guard it now.

Because all construction and even basic equipment in the city have basically been completed.

Next, the designers at Xiapi City Design Institute should really contribute.

They divided into different teams, produced a large number of design drawings, and even erected a giant tower crane.

Although this thing is much simpler than later generations, for now, it is still unimaginable.

When Liu Xie saw this, he opened his mouth in surprise.

Of course, although he couldn't understand these tools and drawings, he could clearly feel the changes in the city.

However, in just ten days, the city wall behind was widened a lot, and magnificent buildings gradually rose up on the vast wasteland in the distance.

An unprecedented new city was quickly completed in front of everyone's disbelieving eyes.

After the outskirts of the new city were basically finalized, no one built a wall. Instead, a brand new city was built. At this moment, there are at least a thousand craftsmen gathered there, sweating profusely and building something at an astonishing speed.

Dazzled.

It was not until the construction of that place was almost completed that Liu Xie learned that there was actually a place called Qianzhuang in Xiapi City.

And that one contains at least 80% of the wealth of the entire Xiapi.

It is precisely because of the blessing of this money that Xi Yu has the confidence to exchange the excess money earned in the past year, or even three to five years, into various rare materials, ores, and even military equipment and other necessary materials.

Hearing this, Liu Xie couldn't help but start counting the good things he had seen since entering Xiapi, and tried to estimate the total wealth contained in Xuzhou as a whole from these aspects.

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Of course, he couldn't estimate it.

At this moment, he finally understood that even if he was not tricked into neglecting government affairs and military force, he would not be qualified to manage Qingxu, even if the other party was asking him to start systematic study.

After having a clear understanding of his own strength, he took the initiative to find Xi Yu and explained that if he wanted to enter the Imperial Academy to study hard, he would at least first understand the new policies of Qingxu and Qingxu together with the young students.

Soon, the new year is approaching.

The first wave of black riders taking the Yanzhou Canal route have returned from the wilderness, and merchant ships along the way have come to pick them up and reprint them.

As for Zhao Zilong, he led two thousand black cavalry to look for Yin Hao and others. One was to greet them, and the other was to attack Cao Zhang from both front and rear, severely injuring Cao Zhang.

When they no longer concealed their identities and walked out of the post with their war horses, they even won the support of many people in Yanzhou. Not only did they send food and grass, there were even some brave people who helped them make many breakthroughs.

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Coupled with the assassination of some local officials from time to time, before Yin Hao and the others arrived, they had already turned the Yanzhou border area upside down.

When Yin Hao and others returned, they merged into one and dealt a heavy blow to Cao Zhang who came after hearing the news.

If Cao Zhen, who was going to hunt down the white cavalry, had not also led his troops to come after hearing the news, still holding the flag of Cao Pi's army and telling the black cavalry to stop fighting, Cao Zhang would have been killed by an arrow through the heart.

This matter was said quickly, but it took several days. By the time the news reached Cao Pi's ears, Cao Zhang, who was seriously injured, had already been carried away towards Chang'an by his subordinates.

Cao Pi was troubled by a lot of troubles. Although the battle was lost and the black and white cavalry were not retained, fortunately the assassination in the entire Chang'an City was over. Without the "sword" hanging over his head at all times, the entire Chang'an City was stable.

A lot.

However, this stability did not last long.

After Cao Pi learned that the Black and White Cavalry came to Chang'an by water along the canal, he directly ordered the entire river to be sealed and prohibited all merchants from transporting goods from the canal, especially those from Qing and Xu.

Because of this, he fell into trouble again.

Because the waterway is impassable, many merchants can only go by land. However, in troubled times, it takes a long time to go by land. It is also very likely that you will encounter some thieves on the road, and the safety factor is too low.

As a result, more and more merchants have to reluctantly abandon the land of Chang'an.

After all, this money is really nothing compared to life.

Gradually, not only the sophisticated weapons and supplies in Chang'an City, but also the common handicrafts on ordinary streets began to disappear.

The city of retreat is stuck in its ways.

It was precisely because of this situation that Cao Pi and the civil and military officials in the city fell into panic.

As for the reason for panic?

Because the weather this year has been very changeable and extremely bad, I'm afraid there won't be much good harvest.

After months of fighting, he finally found an opportunity to reconcile with Xi Yu, and spent a lot of money to get the other party to relent and agree to peace talks.

It's a pity that it's only been a year since then, and we've lost one battle after another in internal battles.

In fact, to put it bluntly, both sides did not take the matter of peace talks at the end of the war to heart. What the two maintained was only a superficial harmony, but in fact, there was a hidden turmoil and secret fighting.

Unable to win the battle, he also lost secret battles one after another. Cao Pi was so defeated that his heart ached with anger, but he had no choice but to do anything.

At the moment, I only hope to gather the troops and horses in one place and start to re-establish the official selection system in the territory. I hope that through the reform of internal affairs and new management, the entire Yanzhou will be rejuvenated.

At the same time, he also ordered the Yushitai to verify and confirm the identities of the major officials in the DPRK and China again, making sure that their identities and even their social circles were clearly explored.

After finding out about Yin Hao and the assassination, he felt that he would not be able to sleep well unless he checked everyone under his command.

But who would have thought that if you don’t check, you won’t know. This check... is worse than not checking!

During this process, a series of interesting things happened that made Cao Pi dumbfounded and helpless.

Xi Zhicai led the crowd to conduct various searches and inquiries through overt and covert investigations, and found out that there were at least hundreds of officials at all levels in the DPRK and the Central Government who had close contact with the Black Cavalry, and that they had good relationships with them!

If he just wants to punish him but doesn't know how to punish him, who should he punish?

After all, the law does not punish the public!

In desperation, he finally had to order people to burn all the collected bamboo slips and even various directories and correspondence and other evidence in front of everyone during the morning meeting.

After enduring the humiliation, Cao Pi finally settled the matter smoothly, and there was peace again in the main hall.

At night, while he was closing his eyes and concentrating on the way back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he suddenly heard bursts of laughter and the sound of strings and strings.

When I lifted the curtain, I saw that it was the mansion of a handsome man with great features on the inner city street!

He immediately ordered people to stop the car. Even at the door, you could faintly hear the laughter and curses inside. This shows how lively the house must be.

He endured his anger and sent people to patrol around and investigate. Only then did he realize that the bustle of General Wu Guanzhong's mansion was not just today, but almost every night!

Lan Xu, Chen Lin and others were invited to come here every day to have fun.

"Lord, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing him staring at the gate of General Lang's Mansion with sharp swords, Sima Yi, who was always by his side, asked carefully.

After hearing this, Cao Pi looked at him meaningfully, then slowly let out a breath of anger and said: "Let's go! Go and see how Zijian has been doing recently and what achievements and achievements he has achieved!"

"This...Lord, it's night now. I think the Fourth Young Master just likes the excitement, so he went on duty--"

"Tsk! Loves the excitement? Is he on duty? I'm afraid he's not a wild man, I don't know what that means!"

"What's more, listening to the voices inside, I'm afraid this matter has been going on for a while. It is estimated that when this ridiculous thing starts, we are still discussing political affairs and haven't made any decisions yet, right?"

Cao Pi sneered, and said in a deep voice full of anger: "What is he thinking now? Ziwen and I have been worried about state affairs all day long, and my uncle is no longer the same person as I used to be. Can't he see this?

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"He actually spends all day having fun in the mansion, watching dances and having fun. Hasn't he ever thought of proving that even if he left his father and brother-in-law, he could have a great career, and he could be called a member of the Cao family, or even a member of the Cao family?

Does everyone in the world take a high look at you?"

Sima Yi did not dare to answer this question because it was too sharp.

Similarly, it also reflects a current situation.

That is, apart from Cao Cao and Xi Yu, the Cao clan is really not a big shot in this world.

As for them, only Cao Cao's son is blessing them.

In fact, if Xia Hou Yuanrang, Cao Zixiao and others had not chosen to turn their backs on Xi Yu, causing him to lose confidence in the Cao family, Xi Yu would not have become what he is today.

Of course, if Cao Pi could treat Xi Yu like his late lord Cao Cao, and make him an unparalleled scholar, the Cao family would not have ended up like today.

In fact, these questions have been in Sima Yi's mind over and over again.

He still admires Xi Yu very much, and also wants to compete with him and try his best to surpass him.

After all, in the whole world, apart from Xi Yu, there is no one who can be extremely outstanding in terms of benevolence, talents, knowledge, and clever strategies.

Speaking of which, there are not many capable counselors in this world, but almost all of them, including himself, are pawns in the hands of others.

On the other hand, Xi Yu has now become a chess player, even an extremely powerful one.

Take the current incident as an example. Others were still enjoying the New Year leisurely in Xiapi, but the whole of Chang'an lost its original tranquility unexpectedly.

Although the Black and White Cavalry has already left Chang'an, the civil and military officials in Chang'an are still worried.

In addition, although Cao Pi ordered people to issue proclamations to inform the people that the civil strife was over, their hearts were still full of uneasiness.

Anyway, after the assassination, the people in the entire region lost confidence in Cao Wei.
To be continued...