At the end of the year again, after Cao Cao welcomed the emperor into Juancheng, he changed the Yuan Dynasty to Xingping. On this point, Chen Mo could not compete with Cao Cao.

The situation in the world is not stable. There has been no peace in Guanzhong this year. Feng Yi and the Qiang rebelled and were suppressed by Hua Xiong. Ma Teng and Han Sui continued to harass them. The Xiliang army was reorganized and almost all the border guards were led by Chen Mo.

Although there was no major battle with the new army this year, Chen Mo's side suffered a lot of losses.

The severe drought in Guanzhong also made Chen Mo spend almost a year providing disaster relief and reassuring the people. He even made a promise to be tax-free next year. As the overlord of one party, Chen Mo took his promise very seriously. He said that he would not collect taxes and wanted to be in Guanzhong next year.

It is impossible to collect taxes here, and the taxes in Bingzhou are not enough to feed the entire Guanzhong. The few grains in the treasury will have to be used next year to maintain the operation of the army and the court.

Even if Chen Mo wants to fight next year, he won't be able to do so. He even has to pray that he won't encounter any major problems next year. The foundation of the imperial court was maintained and supplemented by Dong Zhuo, but in the hands of Li Jue and Guo Si, it has been defeated.

It's almost done. After Chen Mo took over Guanzhong, he had to restore the image of the imperial court in the hearts of the people and develop it. Up to now, the imperial court's prestige has been re-established in Guanzhong. Of course, the main reason is Chen Mo's prestige. He is now

In the hearts of the people in Guanzhong, it has begun to gradually replace the imperial court.

In terms of military affairs, Chen Mo actually has no shortage of troops now. He has Bingzhou border troops, Xu Huang's troops in Heluo area, Yu Sheng's troops in Jiguan, and the surrendered Xiliang troops include Hua Xiong, Xu Rong, and Taishi Ci's troops.

In total, there are nearly 200,000 people.

Among the princes today, the only ones with so many soldiers and horses are Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

However, at least half of them are stationed in the border areas to defend Ma Teng, Han Sui, Zhang Yang, Cao Cao, and the Qiang people. Even if there is enough food and grass now, apart from the garrison troops in various places and the county soldiers who maintain local order, Chen Mo can really mobilize

There are about 80,000 soldiers and horses going out to fight. Of course, the premise is that there is enough food and grass. Now Chen Mo's idea is to live in peace for a few years, accumulate food and grass, and sit back and watch the world.

It was a pity that when there was chaos in Cao Cao's rear, Chen Mo was unable to fight outside. He just let Xu Huang take the opportunity to open the door and absorb some people from Yanzhou and Yuzhou.

Every year at the end of the year, there will be more leisure, and officials will have a holiday. In addition to the necessary personnel on duty, those who live in other places will be taken off early to return to their hometowns. Of course, the hometowns of many officials in the DPRK are not under Chen Mo's rule, but their family members are.

They were all taken to Chang'an and resettled.

There is such a thing as loyalty, but you can't count on it. Your family is the safest here. Not only officials, Chen Mo has recently been planning military households to gather military family members here to settle them. First, some benefits of military family members can be distributed centrally.

Children of meritorious officers and soldiers could also build academies here so that they could study nearby. Secondly, it was also used to control the army.

Even Gao Shun, who is good at training soldiers, cannot guarantee that the soldiers he trains will be loyal. What's more, ordinary soldiers can ensure the combat effectiveness and sense of belonging of the army. This method of centralized management of family members is the best way in Chen Mo's opinion.

It is feasible, at least there is no need to worry about the army at the front rebelling. Even if the general is bribed, the soldiers under his command will not rebel with him, which can reduce possible losses to a minimum.

Although it seems that it is a bit unkind and does not trust the soldiers, sometimes being kind to them is unkind to oneself. Now Chen Mo's power is no longer a small force, and it will develop into a bigger one in the future. Even now, Chen Mo's

The territory is thousands of miles apart vertically and horizontally. At this time, what restrains the subordinates should not rely on kindness and faith, but on rules.

Since he is now unable to conquer the outside world, Chen Mo is ready to further plan his forces to form a stronger centripetal force and greater cohesion.

"What are you thinking about, husband?" Cai Yan looked at Chen Mo curiously. He had been lingering for a while before, and he had no energy at all, but couldn't sleep. Now he saw Chen Mo staring at the curtain and asked curiously.

"After Mrs. Xiang gave birth to Jin'er, she didn't seem to be out of shape. I heard that a woman's waist will become thicker after giving birth." Chen Mo hugged Cai Yan and said with a smile. It was a bit boring to talk about national affairs at this time. Cai Yan

You may not want to hear it. Coaxing a woman is actually no different from coaxing a man. You just say what the other person wants to hear.

Cai Yan's cheeks turned red and he spat softly: "My husband is not upright."

"This righteous behavior is for outsiders to see. It would be boring if we still have to look serious in bed. Madam, before... ugh~"

Before he finished speaking, his mouth was blocked by Cai Yan. Chen Mo looked at his wife's shameful and angry look with interest. She obviously enjoyed it when they were having sex, but she couldn't say it. She was so embarrassed when she said it. Women

It's also quite strange.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this." Chen Mo grabbed his wife's catkins, shook his head and smiled: "After the new year, I will accompany my wife to stay with my father-in-law for a few days. My father-in-law is a little obsessed with revising the Han Dynasty.

I just want to spend some time with his old man."

"Well, thank you husband." Cai Yan buried her head in Chen Mo's arms, feeling her husband's strong heartbeat.

In the next few days, Chen Mo was not busy, but he didn't take a break either. Different from worrying about various political affairs before, after the New Year's Eve, Chen Mo stayed in Cai Yong's mansion for a few days and spent most of his time visiting and being treated.

Busy between visits.

As the actual controller of Bingzhou in Guanzhong, there are actually not many people who need to be visited by Chen Mo. Huangfu Song, Zhao Wen, Zhong Yao, and the three princes will definitely come in person, but the remaining nine ministers may not all have the qualifications.

If he is from Cai Yong's generation or a clan member of the Han Dynasty, Chen Mo will come to the door in person. The rest will be done by sending someone to give a gift or something. Chen Mo doesn't really like the red tape, but at this position,

What should be obeyed should still be obeyed.

Of course, during this visit, some state affairs were also discussed, but most of them were empty talk, which sounded reasonable but meaningless. Chen Mo was mainly focusing on laying a solid foundation now. Cao Cao's incident reminded Chen Mo that although he was not like Cao Cao

He directly killed people like that, but Chen Mo did many things more excessively than Cao Cao. He directly harmed the interests of the scholars and shook the foundation of the scholars. Although the damage was not high at the moment, it was continuous damage. Cutting the flesh with a blunt knife is the best way.

painful.

Cao Cao's problem also exists here with Chen Mo. He doesn't want to lead his army out on an expedition one day, and then his rear is inexplicably intercepted. If Liu Bei hadn't suddenly appeared this time, Cao Cao would have won Xuzhou. In that case,

At least Cao Cao had room for advancement and retreat, and he would not be as passive as he is now.

Of course, Liu Bei is secondary. The main thing is the rebellion of the Yanzhou family. What Chen Mo is doing now is to lay a solid foundation, and the other is to consider from the perspective of the family. If they want to rebel, they will find someone like Liu Bei.

, where to start, how to deal with yourself, and make arrangements in advance. Of course, all of this is done secretly and will not be noticed.

Chen Jin has now learned to walk. During the New Year period, Chen Mo spends his free time with his mother in the yard watching his son running around, which is a very happy thing.

Furthermore, Yun Si and Juan'er are pregnant one after another. Chen Mo's three-generation single family seems to be showing signs of branching out in Chen Mo's generation. Chen's mother is now happily counting the days on her fingers every day.

See when my two grandchildren will be born.

Heizi spends most of his time lying next to Chen Mo. In terms of a dog's lifespan, Heizi is already very old and not as cheerful as Chen Mo was when he was a child. Now that he sees Chen Mo, he just wagged his tail. He is obviously closer to Chen Mo. After all,

In these years, it has never left Chen's mother's side. On the contrary, Chen Mo is rarely with Heizi.

"Mom, why don't I find another one for you?" On this day, Chen Mo rubbed Heizi's neck and looked at his mother and said.

Chen Mo's mother likes Heizi very much. After all, Heizi was always by his mother's side when Chen Mo was studying. Chen Mo was worried that one day Heizi would be gone and his mother would be sad.

"This Guanzhong thin dog is not bad either." Chen Mo looked at his mother and smiled.

"You wanted to raise Heizi back then, so you took it back from your Uncle Zheng. How many days did you keep him?" Mother Chen glared at Chen Mo, groped for Heizi and said, "This Heisi is different from ordinary dogs. He understands human nature. You

Without those years, whatever I wanted to do, Heizi would do it for me, just like when you were by my side."

Chen Mo: "..."

This sounds a little awkward.

"Now that Jin'er is at home, Yun Si and Juan'er are also pregnant. Mom has to take care of them, so she doesn't have much energy. However, in such a big yard, there should be several dogs to take care of it, but she doesn't.

If you don’t want to raise any more, just let the people in the mansion find a few to raise." Mother Chen looked at Heizi and sighed: "What people fear most in life is losing, but sometimes, this kind of thing is not up to people, wait.

When you reach your mother's age, you will gradually understand."

"Mom is so young, why do you keep saying this?" Chen Mo quickly changed the subject. He didn't want to say this, and felt inexplicably uncomfortable. Besides, Chen's mother was indeed not old. She had just reached forty. Although she was busy with her life back then,

The root cause of the disease has been eliminated, but over the years I have been pampered and my body has gradually recovered from its shortcomings.

"You are already in your forties, how can you still be young?" Chen's mother smiled and said, "My son must not think about family."

Chen Mo naturally also likes dogs, but he only likes them and cannot understand his mother's feelings. After talking with his mother for a while, Chen Mo stood up and left.

"Husband, don't worry. My mother is very happy now that she has many children and grandchildren. I will talk to some of my sisters about the black child and pick some good dogs for my mother and keep them in the house. It will be lively." Leaving my mother's courtyard,

Cai Yan saw Chen Mo frowning and thinking, thinking that he was worried about his mother, so he couldn't help but persuade him.
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