Chapter 252 Liaodong Grand Strategy - Continued

Building a strong city can stop Wuhuan from going south.

With Jiancheng blocking them, not to mention other places, at least Zhang Yu and the others are safe in the place near the sea in the south of Liaodong.

In fact, Zhang Yu still felt a little passive, at least he wanted to move Xuantu County to the south and build a big city there.

This big city Zhang Yu was chosen in today's Shenyang.

Build Shenyang City into a majestic city, a majestic city that the enemy cannot break through, and then he can develop in Liaodong with peace of mind.

But now Xuantu County is not my own territory, and I can't do it yet.

But it is very urgent to build Xiangping City in Liaodong first.

"My lord, to build a big city, it will cost a lot." Gu Yong made some calculations. To build a big city, labor and other costs would cost tens of millions.

Tens of millions of dollars, Zhang Yu didn't want to take it out at once.

Zhang Yu waved his hand and said: "The city must be built, and it must be built big and well. Otherwise, when the enemy comes, we will abandon all our possessions and start from scratch."

"As for the money, I will find a way, and I won't lose you a penny."

This time Zhang Yu seized more than 10 million yuan, which was enough for the initial use.

Other Kuaiji counties can support part of it, and you can also exchange it from the system.

In fact, Zhang Yu has other intentions in building a big city. It can be said that the previous construction of Chidao has something in common, and they are all working for relief.

The difference is that Zhang Yu wants to attract the population of other places and increase the population of Liaodong.

Today's Liaodong has a population of only a few hundred thousand, which is too small for Zhang Yu's development.

Therefore, Zhang Yu has to attract a large number of people from the outside to enrich himself.

In addition to building a strong city, Zhang Yu also formulated a large number of policies.

First of all, the whole of Liaodong was disrupted by him, and those small aristocratic families were completely subdued before.

No one in Liaodong can pose any threat to Zhang Yu.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Yu also established many strongholds in Liaodong for military purposes.

In addition, what Zhang Yu vigorously developed was the seaside.

A wharf was built, a large number of workshops were built, and a salt farm was also built.

Table salt, has been very important throughout ancient history.

It is not easy for Zhang Yu to sell salt in other places, but it is not a burden to sell it on the grassland.

The population of the grassland is also very large, especially after Zhang Yu exchanged the basic population, the population of the grassland has also skyrocketed, and there is a lot of demand.

Selling to the grassland, Zhang Yu can get horses and furs, as well as cattle and sheep.

Not to mention horses, cattle are also urgently needed by Zhang Yu. He made a Quyuan plow, and using cattle to pull the plow can greatly increase the area of ​​​​cultivated land.

A whole set of blueprints for development was worked out by Zhang Yu and the others in the simple tent.

After talking about internal affairs, Zhang Yu set his sights on several generals.

"Now we have no shortage of horses. Except for some to be brought back to Kuaiji County, the rest will be 20,000 yuan for you. In addition, a horse farm must be built." Zhang Yu said to several generals.

Speaking of expanding the army, the eyes of several generals lit up.

Zhang Yu said: "At present, the size of the army should not be too large. There are 10,000 cavalry with two horses, and 10,000 infantry. We can't afford more."

Liaodong only has a population of a few hundred thousand, so it cannot afford to support more troops. Even if it is 20,000 men and horses, Zhang Yu has to constantly replenish it from other places.

But Zhang Yu firmly believes that under his management, he will soon be self-sufficient.

The army is the guarantee, without the protection of the army, even a big family will be robbed.

All the generals were excited. With an army of 20,000, no one else could have such a large hand ratio except the imperial court.

Now there are only Zhang Yu's family with so many troops in a county.

It has been three days since these policies were formulated.

During these three days, the people have gradually returned to their homes.

Many people whose homes were destroyed started to build new ones. The people were not depressed, but full of energy.

The reason is very simple, with the struggle of the farm,

There is hope for their future.

Zhang Yu didn't care about these chores, and continued to improve his blueprint after the arrangements were made.

"The most important thing at present is to build a wharf and a large ship so that the north and the south can communicate."

The north-south communication is too important to Zhang Yu.

"Report, lord, someone outside asked to see him, saying that the lord asked him to come." Zhang Yu was thinking about something in the big tent, when the soldiers came to report.

Zhang Yu shook his head to wake himself up, and then said, "Let them in."

Soon, a young man wrapped in fur came in.

"Anyuan, I'm glad you're back."

The person who came was An Yuan who Zhang Yu rescued on the grassland.

"My lord Zhang." An Yuan bowed.

"Please get up quickly, please sit down." Zhang Yu helped An Yuan up and told him to sit down.

An Yuan was very excited to see Zhang Yu again, and told about his experience of returning.

He also hid in Tibet when he came back, avoiding the Wuhuan people with difficulty.

While talking, An Yuan said: "I'm lucky, Mr. Zhang rescued us, but there are still many people who are still suffering on the grassland."

An Yuan said sadly, but Zhang Yu's heart moved.

"Anyuan, is there really a large number of Han Chinese slaves on this grassland? How many are there?"

Zhang Yu's question made Anyuan even more sad, and he was silent for a while and said, "I'm afraid there are tens of thousands."

Tens of thousands of Han Chinese slaves, this is a huge number.

"It seems that in addition to horse fur, etc., the slave trade should also be increased." Zhang Yu immediately thought that trading with Wuhuan would allow them to trade slaves, which would also allow Liaodong to rapidly increase its population.

"Demand in the grasslands has to be stimulated so that they demand greater volumes."

After Zhang Yu's calculations, the grain and salt alone could not exhaust the grasslands, so they needed more things.

Zhang Yu has already planned to transport items such as immortal brew and tea to the grassland.

But Immortal Brew is too expensive, only nobles can afford it, and Zhang Yu wants to make all grassland people fall in love with spirits.

You know, in later generations, the men on the grassland like spirits the most.

It is not difficult to brew spirits, as long as it is made according to the process of the gods.

It’s just that it takes a long time to brew immortal brew, and each process requires careful operation, but the brewing of ordinary spirits can be done quickly, with low cost, and the selling price is also low, which is just right.

"An Yuan, your news is very important, I will find a way to rescue them."

"Now that you have come back, why don't you stay in Liaodong and continue to be the county magistrate." Zhang Yu was in short supply of talents, so he tried to persuade Anyuan to stay.

"My lord, can I continue to be an official and continue to work for the people of Liaodong?" An Yuan said excitedly.

He has been expelled from the imperial court, and the imperial court thought he was dead.

"Of course, I am in charge of Liaodong now." Zhang Yu said confidently.

In the end, Zhang Yu arranged for An Yuan to be the county magistrate of Xiangping County. Now that Xiangping City is about to be rebuilt, there is a shortage of manpower.