After a while, I will be outside the mansion.

Looking at Jia Xu's concentration of corrections to government affairs, especially his tired cheeks, Zhang Xiu couldn't help feeling sad. Hey, he is not a famous scholar, otherwise he would have found several talents to share his worries.

"Xingba is here too!"

"Lord," Gan Ning quickly clasped his fists.

"Lord, you are back, why don't you send someone to inform me in advance, so that Xu can bring people to greet you." Jia Xu put down the bamboo slips, with bloodshot eyes.

"There will be no more red tape. Have the food and grass promised by several major families in Jingzhou been delivered?" Zhang Xiu said in a deep voice. This batch of food and grass is the key at present. It depends on whether it can survive this.

"The Cai family, Huang family, Xi family, and Ma family are mostly served, and they all go with the clean water to the accumulation and Xinye granary." When talking about this, Jia Xu's old face was full of smiles.

He never expected that Zhang Xiu would raise millions of stones of grain when he went to Jingzhou. In this chaotic era, there were too many things to do with this millions of stones of grain.

Zhang Xiu nodded and then said, "I saw that most of the polder fields outside the city have been planted successfully. Next, in addition to transplanting mulberry trees, the rest of the people must use labor instead of relief, repair city walls, official roads, private houses, etc.."

"It should be like this!" Jia Xu said with his fists.

"By the way, what are the household registration statistics of the people under the rule of law?"

"Return to the lord, a count a few days ago, there are about 260,000 naturalized households in Nanyang, with more than 910,000 citizens. Now I think it should have exceeded one million people." Jia Xu was quite satisfied.

This population is no less than that of Jingzhou Nanjun. As long as the war is reduced, the past will be repeated within three years.

"During the heyday of Nanyang, there were nearly three million people, and they were known as the imperial town. Now they are only one-third of the past, not worth mentioning." Zhang Xiu's face was heavy, and this was a living life of millions. I don't know how many people buried their bones.

"Wenhe, how much trouble do you care about the people's affairs."

"By the way, Xingba, how are you recruiting troops recently?" Zhang Xiu asked in a remarkable manner.

A foundation is based on the troubled times, with one grain and two soldiers.

Why did Yuan Shao, Hebei, be able to occupy the four states later, make Cao Cao breathless?

It is precisely because of the prosperity of Jizhou, the soldiers are sophisticated and the food is sufficient, and there are many powerful generals and famous people in Hebei, such as the Four Courtyards of Hebei. In addition, Yuan Shao was born, the Cao camp secretly communicated with Yuan Shao on the eve of the officialdom.

"Return to the lord, the people have signed up enthusiastically. At present, 8,000 powerful soldiers have been recruited. In time, they will definitely shine." Gan Ning said excitedly with his fist.

"But lord, if you take Xiangyang, there must be a naval army to control Cai Mao's naval army. The subordinates believe that the current naval army should be the top priority."

Zhang Xiu frowned and pondered. Xiangyang was surrounded by mountains, so he could only swim across the Han River. If there were no naval army, they would not even have the chance to come to the city.

If Zhang Xiu remembers it well, Guan Yu crossed Xiangyang to attack Fancheng because of the navy. He fought with Le Jin many times with Qingnikou. The Qingnikou River is wide and can garrison warships.

Qingnikou is close to the Mian River, and you can turn the road into the Han River. The Cao Wei naval army is over. Therefore, Guan Yu dares to cross Xiangyang and surround Fancheng. Once Fancheng is lost, Xiangyang's lonely city can surrender without fighting.

"What Xingba said is very true. Without a navy army, it is difficult to conquer Jingxiang."

"Gan Ning obeyed the order and ordered you to set off immediately, station troops in Biyang, repair the docks according to Bishui, build ships, and train naval forces. You must train more than 10,000 elite boat troops for me within a year, and there must be no mistakes." Zhang Xiu said with great enthusiasm.

"Lord, no." Before Gan Ning could respond, Jia Xu took the lead.

"Lord, although you have a long ambition, you are still under the power of Liu Biao's Northern Vanguard. The lord trains infantry and cavalry to control Cao Cao, which is justified. What does the boat master want to do is not to be elaborated!"

"Although Liu Biao has no ambitions, he is a meticulous person and is definitely not a vulgar person. Once the lord trains the boat, Liu Biao will set out to attack. In this way, our general will be attacked from both sides and will be difficult to achieve great things!"

"This..." Zhang Xiu hesitated, he knew the general direction, but he didn't think much about these details. Details determine success or failure. If Jia Xu had not, he might not be able to escape this disaster.

"But if the military advisor wants to take Jingxiang, there must be a powerful naval army to control Cai Mao, otherwise how can we talk about great cause?"

Jia Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, and after pondering for a moment, he said, "Lord, Rong Xu thought for three days, and he will definitely make a decision in three days."

Gan Ning was already straightforward and saw that his chance to achieve success was blocked, he was already anxious and said, "My lord, there will be a countermeasure in the end, I don't know if it should be said."

"Xingba said frankly." Zhang Xiu didn't care.

Historically, Xingba was straightforward and straightforward, so he was often in conflict with the generals of the Wu State, but he was brave and resourceful, and only Lu Meng dared to reuse him.

"Lord, Ning was a thief before, named Jinfan, and was quite famous on the rivers and lakes.

When the lord stationed in Nanyang, I felt dissatisfied, and it was impossible for the thief to return to the waters. In this way, no one would be suspicious of training the navy for the lord and building a ship.

Moreover, there are many friendships in the water thieves on the river. Ruo Ning called on them and they would fight for the first time to fight, so that they would get twice the result with half the effort." Gan Ning clasped his fists and looked at Zhang Xiu with a bright look after saying that.

On the other hand, Jia Xu also stared at Gan Ning, turned his head to look at Gan Ning and said anxiously: "Lord, no, there is no general in the army now. General Gan Ning is a leader of the three armies. If the navy is trained between Zang and the lakes and rivers, it is better to let Xu think for three days, and there will definitely be a countermeasure."

Looking at Jia Xu's burning gaze, Zhang Xiu already understood what it meant.

He belonged to Liu Biao's Northern Vanguard. If this is true, Gan Ning would be his external forces. There are too many uncontrollable factors. Once Gan Ning's wings are hard, it will be fatal to leave Zhang Xiu or bite back.

Gan Ning also knew what the sentence he said meant. He did not speak, but stared at Zhang Xiu, waiting for the man to reply.

"Xingba is familiar with water patterns when walking in the vast rivers and lakes, so it is most appropriate to train the navy. There is no need to say much about this matter." Zhang Xiu raised his hand and made a decision.

"Xingba, I'll give you 50 million yuan in money, 100,000 stones of grain, and enough weapons. You must pull me up an elite boat trooper that can match Cai Mao within a year. Can you do it?" Zhang Xiu shouted.

Upon hearing this, Gan Ning's eyes were stunned.

He thought that Zhang Xiu would refuse because he knew Zhang Xiu for more than 5 years. No one dared to do this. Even if he did, he should be afraid of his hands and feet and be wary of it.

However, Zhang Xiu spoke out for 50 million yuan and 100,000 stones of grain. What a courage and trust.

Shivering, Gan Ning's body was trembling. He was straightforward, but at this moment he felt a warm feeling, which even made his nose sore.

The heroic ruler, Liu Biao is like the stars and bright moon, how can he compare with each other?

Gan Ning had only one idea. A scholar died for his confidant. Even if he faced a million people alone at this moment, he would not be afraid.

"The last time, Gan Ning will definitely live up to the lord's entrustedness."

His voice was a little choked and he even hit the ground with one knee.

Gan Ning could not repay this trust, and even if he had a sea of ​​fire, he would never frown.

"Xingba, please get up quickly." Zhang Xiu quickly helped him up.

"Lord, I'll go down first and prepare." Gan Ning said with a clan, and Fu Jian and his generals left.

Looking at Gan Ning leaving, Jia Xu sighed and said, "Lord, you're confused! Gan Ning has bandits. If we rebel in the future, how can we go south and achieve great achievements."

"Wenhe, those who are handsome should know others and make good use of them, right?" Zhang Xiu curled his lips and showed a confident smile.

"But..."

"Don't doubt the employer, but don't doubt others. If he rebels against me, wouldn't it be a good thing to spend 100,000 stones of grain and grass to recognize it?" Zhang Xiu said with a hearty laugh.

"Oh by the way, I'll arrange for Lei Xu to lead a thousand infantry and cavalry into Wuguan later."

"Lord, Wuguan is broken, what's the use of staying there? Wouldn't it just consume money and food?" Jia Xu raised his eyebrows and asked.

"No, there are few good horses in the war horses in Xiliang. Now that Li Jue and Guo Si and several others in Guanzhong have merged with each other, the food and grass have been exhausted. If Wuguan can exchange horses for grain, there will definitely be deserters for exchange."

"All of them are, aren't there any good horses that are easy to capture? What's more, they all know my name as Zhang Xiu, and I'm afraid these athletes will be able to worship my subordinates." Zhang Xiu chuckled.

"The lord is meticulous, and Xu is really ashamed." Jia Xu swallowed his mouth and found that except for some details, Zhang Xiu was very particular in controlling the other directions.

At the same time, he would go a hundred steps away from the mansion.

"Brother, Zhang Xiu gave us 50 million yuan and 100,000 stones of food and grass. He was so brave. Otherwise, we would wander around the river and not obey his orders, and it would be difficult for him to chase him. How about the brothers living freely and freely?" said the general excitedly.

After the words fell, Gan Ning stood in an instant, looking back with murderous intent, and the general shivered.

"Today, I miss you my brother, and I won't kill you. If you dare to be disrespectful to your lord again in the future, don't blame someone for being ruthless." After that, Gan Ning snorted coldly and left.
Chapter completed!