Chen Mo returned to Hedong. It was already July. In Hedong in early autumn, it was still very hot during the day. What he saw along the way was that the crops in the fields were almost ripe. From Chen Mo's perspective, the growth was good. This year seemed to be a good one.

Good harvest.

Instead of going home, I went to the government office first.

"My lord, these are Hedong's commercial taxes this year. Although my lord has reduced the taxes, they are still much higher than in previous years." Man Chong handed a bamboo slip to Chen Mo and said with a smile.

"This is natural. In previous years, these big families would not pay taxes. This time when I went to Yunzhong, this big family made a lot of profit from a single transaction. Even if the tax reduction was more than what these ordinary merchants paid in previous years, and even though they paid taxes,

But after the opening of the salt trade, there were more transactions with the grassland, and the larger the volume, the greater the natural profits." Chen Mo sat down, spread out the bamboo slips, looked at it, and said with a smile: "How is the situation over there in Dalang?"

"The fight is very steady. Now we have occupied Zhongyang and are gradually approaching Lishi." Man Chong said with a smile. It is not obvious how powerful Dalang is in fighting, but he is very stable. In fact, in Man Chong's view, the leading general can

Steadiness is the best. A general who is good at surprise attacks may achieve extraordinary feats, but once he fails, he may not even have a chance to come back. This is something Dalang learned from Admiral Chen Mo's Steady well.

"It's good to be stable. In fact, how can there be so much that less can defeat more?" Chen Mo sat down and said: "What do Boning think of the rules I set in the cloud for the mixed living of Hu and Han?"

"My lord, I haven't seen much at the moment, but as far as I know, this barbarian is wild and untamed, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to tame him in a short time. We should draw out his men, just like my lord trained the Huns cavalry before, and let Yun

It will be difficult for all the central ministries to resist." Man Chong said in a deep voice.

How did Yuvrouo's Hun soldiers train? Outsiders may not know, but Man Chong knew that they trained to death and killed anyone who resisted. Half of Yuvrouo's soldiers and horses were trained, which is why

Therefore, those Huns cavalry were as obedient as dogs. No matter where Chen Mo attacked, these people would not blink an eye.

Ordinary armies cannot train like this, but the Hu cavalry can. One is easy to fool, and the other will not be soft when trained. Although there is some discrimination, this is the truth, and in the overall situation, these cavalry are completely trained to be Chen Mo's troops.

After it is put back, it will also affect the attitude of the Xianbei, Xiongnu and other foreign tribes towards the Han.

"Gao Shun is in the clouds now, let him leave this matter to him." Chen Mo nodded, agreeing with Man Chong's proposal. He had seen the fighting power of those Huns cavalry, and they could fight to the death even if they lost 30% of their power.

Chen Mo had never seen an army that did not retreat and was not in any disorder at all, even in his dreams.

"Well, my lord, I'm afraid I'll have to arrange for someone else." Man Chong shook his head and said.

"Oh?" Chen Mo looked at Man Chong in surprise. The one among his men who was best at training soldiers was Gao Shun.

"I admire General Gao's ability very much, but although General Gao leads his troops strictly, he still follows military laws. I'm afraid General Gao won't be able to train these troops and horses," Man Chong said with a smile.

This was different from ordinary military training. Training to death was unacceptable to Gao Shun. Although he was strict with military discipline, he also cherished his soldiers.

"Then let Gao Shun select the strongest men for training, and send the rest to Jiguan for Yu Sheng to train." Chen Mo felt that this was also the case. He had been in contact with Gao Shun for the longest time, and knew that although Gao Shun was serious at heart,

He also has his own persistence. Gao Shun cannot do this kind of training method that does not treat soldiers as human beings.

Yu Sheng is also an old subordinate who follows Chen Mo. Since Chen Mo returned to Hedong, his power has gradually expanded. Everyone else has been promoted, but Yu Sheng has not. However, Yu Sheng has never complained, like a nail stuck in the Ji. Guan, this made Chen Mo feel somewhat guilty. Taking advantage of this opportunity, it was also time to promote Yu Sheng's position. The person could not move, but the official position had to be added to the rank of Cavalry Commander.

"How is the establishment of Skynet now?" Chen Mo waved away everyone, looked at Man Chong and asked in a deep voice.

"The formation has been completed. They are all selected from the people. Now there are magistrates from all the counties in Hedong and Taiyuan. As for Yanmen, only Wei Qian has arrangements." Man Chong bowed and said.

"Remember, as long as it is recorded, Skynet does not have the power to enforce the law." Chen Mo nodded. Skynet is a shadow-like existence. Once they are given the power, if they are not careful, they may hurt themselves.

"Lord, don't worry, Skynet transmits information upwards through a single line, including the local executors responsible for collecting information, and they don't know what kind of existence Skynet actually is." Man Chong said with a smile.

"Very good. We will select suitable talents to deal with this matter in the future." Chen Mo nodded. The aristocratic family must suppress it, but it also needs to be used. Moreover, these people must not be allowed to know that they are targeting them, otherwise it will easily cause other aristocratic families to reject them. heart of.

"In addition, I have ordered people to build academies in Anyi and Jinyang, and asked people from Tianwang to pay attention to some separated children among the people and bring these people in. Once the academy is officially opened, these people will be the first batch of students. ." Chen Mo plans to follow the example of the Pre-Qin Dynasty in establishing an academy, but he should not be too ostentatious. This is also his foundation for fighting against aristocratic families after his power increases in the future. These people may not use it one after another ten or twenty years later, but they must prepare in advance. Now Chen Mo has already He can feel the lack of talents. In the future, the territory will be larger and he will need more talents. Naturally, the aristocratic family cannot be ignored, but it cannot be suppressed by the aristocratic family in turn.

Chen Mo consulted the historical data since Guangwu Zhongxing. It was found that the political power of the Han Dynasty was gradually eroded by the aristocratic families. Now that the world is in chaos and the princes are rising together, it is naturally not a good thing for the Han Dynasty. However, it cannot be destroyed or established. It is to change the pattern. At that time, since Chen Mo became one of the chess players, he naturally did not want the mistakes of the past to happen again, so he decided to make some changes.

In fact, Cao Cao should have similar thoughts, but unfortunately...his brother is unwilling to help him. Otherwise, if the two of them join forces, they may be able to break into a new world.

Man Chong nodded and asked what Chen Mo was going to do. As Chen Mo's core adviser, Man Chong naturally knew that many of Chen Mo's ideas coincided with Man Chong's, so Man Chong was naturally willing to help Chen Mo.

"One more thing." Seeing Chen Mo getting up, Man Chong quickly stopped Chen Mo and said with a smile.

"Oh?" Chen Mo looked at Man Chong curiously.

"The Black Mountain Army sent an envoy here, but my lord was in the clouds at the time, so I never saw him. He should come again in the next few days, but lord..." Man Chong looked at Chen Mo and asked.

"See you." Chen Mo thought for a while and said with a smile: "It seems that the Montenegro Army does not want to go to war with our army."

"This is natural." Man Chong nodded and said: "Nowadays, the Black Mountain Army borders Zhongshan, Changshan, Weijun, and Hanoi. Our army only borders Shangdang. It would be unwise to start a war with our army. What you did.”

"It seems they are cooperating with our army?" Chen Mo said with a smile.

"That's right." Man Chong nodded. The Black Mountain Army was limited by the terrain and found it difficult to be self-sufficient. In addition to plundering, it would be very important for the Black Mountain Army if they could establish a mutual exchange model with surrounding counties.

It's just that Jizhou was obviously unwilling to cooperate with the Black Mountain Army, so they came to Bingzhou.

"Actually, the Montenegrin bandits are also doing business here. Boning, do you think it is possible to surrender the Montenegrin army?" Chen Mo asked.

"When the late emperor was still alive, the Black Mountain bandits begged for surrender from the imperial court. At that time, the imperial court also gave a man the official position of a general who was in trouble. However, the Montenegrin army has been unwilling to let go of military power. It seems that they have concerns." Man Chong shook his head and cooperated.

It's easy, but it may not be easy to recruit him to surrender.

"Then let's meet with someone first. There will definitely be no problem in communicating with each other. As for the matter of surrender, we can talk about it slowly. I am very sincere." Chen Mo stood up, stretched and said with a smile.

Moreover, the existence of the Black Mountain Army is also beneficial. Before he takes Guanzhong, it can help him contain the forces in Jizhou. No matter who takes control of Jizhou, the existence of the Black Mountain Army will always be a barrier for him.

"Don't worry, my lord, Chong will send someone to Heishan to discuss this matter and ask them to send envoys to discuss it as soon as possible." Man Chong stood up and sent Chen Mo out of the government office. He only came back after watching Chen Mo leave.

Chen Mo took Dian Wei and Batagan home. Batagan got his wish, and now he is completely devoted to Chen Mo. Dian Wei also gained two Xianbei concubines this time, which is not bad. Now Batagan has become Chen Mo's bodyguard.

, in his words, it is called a guardian knight, which means the same thing. Now when nothing happens, the two of them can take turns responsible for Chen Mo's protection.

"Woof woof~" Just as he entered the house, he saw Heizi flying towards him.

"Don't make trouble!" Chen Mo bent down, hugged Heizi, touched his dog's head, looked at the servant who came up and said, "Where is the old lady?"

"Master, the old lady is in the back house with her and the others." The servant bowed.

"Okay, I'll go directly." After Chen Mo teased Heizi for a while, he took Heizi to the back house.

In the garden, Cai Yan accompanied Chen Mo's mother on a lake tour. Yun Si and Juan'er were waiting on the left and right. They both looked surprised when Chen Mo came back.

"Why didn't anyone notify me when my son was back?" Mother Chen took Chen Mo's hand and asked with a smile.

"My son, please ask them not to notify you first, lest they encounter something on the way and delay it, which will make mother happy in vain." Chen Mo helped his mother sit down.

"My son is a little darker." Mother Chen looked at her son carefully and said with some distress.

"There is nothing we can do about it. This time we not only went to Yanmen, but also went to the clouds. The summer sun is quite fierce." Chen Mo sat down and had a good talk with his mother, and then at his mother's urging

The next time I returned to my room, I saw that the stomachs of the daughters-in-law had not moved. Chen Mo was always worried about her, so that as soon as Chen Mo came back, her mother rushed her to create life.

"I have already gone to prepare hot water for my husband to wash away the dust." Cai Yan walked side by side with Chen Mo and said with a smile.
Chapter completed!