In the fifth year of Guanghe, in mid-October, Liu He sent troops to Dai County, Shanggu, Yuyang and Youbeiping, the four counties secretly controlled by him to help the people seize grain to prevent the grassland from attacking. After the autumn harvest, Liu He convened a meeting with the army and made an appointment with Ju Su, Tian Feng, Dou Qing, Guan Yu and others to the general's mansion.

"Chang Yun, how is the construction of Maojingba city now?" Liu He asked.

Guan Yu said: "The Xianbei originally laid some foundations in Maojingba, so this time we will save trouble. Now we have enough civilians, complete materials and materials, and the progress is very fast. We should be able to build a larger and more solid city than Baitan this year."

"Maojingba built a strong city, and it firmly strangled Murong Fu's throat, causing him to get in a dilemma, but I think he would not be willing to accept that Maojingba was held in our hands, so Yunchang must pay attention to the movements of the grassland."

Guan Yu smiled and said, "Master-in-law, don't worry, after Mao Jingba was held in our hands, Murong Fu wants to attack us on a large scale, probably this year will not be possible. Small-scale harassment is meaningless, and he will not do it. I'm afraid there will be a big battle next year, but by next year, Mao Jingba's strong city has been established, so why bother him?"

Liu He shook his head: "Murong Fu will not come because he is a wise man, but other tribes may be, and maybe some tribes may be vigilant and may be more careful."

Guan Yu thought deeply and said, "My lord is talking about the large tribes such as the Xianbei in the West!"

Dou Qing said: "The general makes sense. The spies we put on the grassland discovered that after Maojingba fell, the Xianbei also had disagreements and each held their own opinions. Murong Fu failed because of his reuse of Tuoba Luye, and his prestige was greatly hit. Now he is almost dormant, and the Xianbei in the West is very upset. He has been mobilizing the elites of the headquarters. We suspect that he has shown signs of attacking Maojingba."

"In addition, due to internal strife among the Wusun people in the Western Regions, Murong He, the first general in the grassland, has led his wolf roar army to revolve. It is estimated that Murong He will arrive in the royal court in one to two months. With Murong He's return, Murong Fu's strength will increase greatly, which will also attract our attention."

Liu He nodded and said, "It is very likely that Murong Fu is letting go of himself, letting these unstable factors jump out by themselves, and even secretly inciting the Xianbei in the West to send troops to let us destroy our strength. When Murong He returns, I am afraid he will start a major purge. If this is true, next year we will face an unprecedented united barbarian - next year's form will be more serious than this year."

Guan Yu also became cautious. He didn't think so far. He saw more favorable forms in front of him, "Lord, is it so serious?"

"All things are planned, and no plans are eliminated. We should consider defeat before we win. Consider all aspects of things well and minimize the possibility of our failure." Liu He said.

"I understand the end." Guan Yu was convinced.

"In addition to your own sentry, you can also contact Yinyuanhui more for information."

"Yes!" Guan Yu clasped his fists at Dou Qing, "I need to have a girl named Lu Qing."

Dou Qing smiled and returned the favor: "You are welcome to be polite about your duties."

"Duke Tian!" Liu He turned to Tian Feng, "The autumn harvest ended, and there was no famine in Youzhou this year. The treasury increased tax revenue. Now a large number of refugees are pouring in every day. The resettlement of these people must be properly arranged and the Han family cannot be destroyed. Resettlement of refugees must also be in concert with the governor's office Xianyu Gongcao and the prefecture of Huizhou."

"Don't worry, General! Put most of its part in Dai County, Shanggu County and border counties to cultivate farms, enrich the population, and organize male children into the reserves that the general mentioned before." Tian Feng said.

Liu He nodded. At present, this is the best way. Recruiting refugees to join the army can not only solve the problem of more refugees and less land, but also solve the living problems of refugees' families. Because you can eat military rations and get military pay, soldiers can save one province and subsidize some household expenses. As for how to solve the military pay with more soldiers, Liu Yu, Liu He, Wei You, Xian Yufu and others had many ideas before, but finally decided to garrison the land and guard the border.

Some slaves, sinners and civilians migrated to the border and organized them to form a troop to guard the border. These people trained during busy farming and trained during slack farming, and could respond to the enemy if they had any problems. This practice not only played the purpose of defending against the invasion of the Hu people, but also played the role of developing the border, and became the basic method for the Han Dynasty to save national benefits, solve the supplies of the troops stationed in the border areas, and deal with the invasion of the Hu people.

"These refugees need to be placed in a classified manner. Those with skills need to give more preferential policies. We in Youzhou have fewer people and more land, so don't be stingy. Those with special skills need to be selected. It is okay to give them to an official. This is all within your authority." Liu He said.

Tian Feng was a little worried: "General, at the rate of refugees who have flocked to Youzhou now, I'm afraid there will be no extra land in Youzhou by the end of this year. What should I do if there are still people coming?"

Liu He smiled without answering, walked to the Youzhou map hanging on the wall, and poked his fingers heavily in a place, "Don't be afraid, here, we still have enough land!"

"Prairie!" The four people in the house screamed in surprise, all looking at each other. It was the territory of the Xianbei people, and there was no place for the Central Plains people to establish a foothold!

"We erode their territory little by little by little."

Liu He reached out and flipped through the desk for a while, finally found a picture, and greeted: "You guys come and see, this is my idea."

"What is this? Is another kind of fortress?" Ju Su took the drawings and looked at the drawings carefully.

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Now Guan Yu also highly praised this kind of bastion. This kind of bastion can basically be called the tomb of the fort attacker. Liu He, the "designer" of the bastion, would be able to worship him. If Youzhou built such a bastion on a large scale, no matter how elite the Xianbei soldiers were, they would not be able to use it. Now he built a bastion outside the main frontier of Maojingba, which extended the entire bastion group for more than ten miles. Each bastion was connected by crisscrossing trenches. One fort was broken, and soldiers could quickly retreat to the next bastion along these trenches to the maximum extent, and even Liu He did not expect this.

When he heard Ju Su say that Liu He had designed a new fortress, he was so excited. The fortress has such power. Could it be that there is a more powerful fortress? When he saw it, like Ju Su, he was puzzled. The round building in the painting did not look like a fortress at all.

"What is this?" the two of them asked in unison.

"House a house!" Liu He's eyes flashed and he said excitedly.

"What's the use of this?" Ju Su said in confusion.

Liu He pulled another piece of paper, which was a plan of the walled house. "Let's see, this kind of house is very cheap, it doesn't cost much, but it's very practical. Look, it's divided into three floors, upper middle and lower, and the upper floor is a watchtower. Usually people can cool down on it, dry things and other things, right? In wartime, here, there are several crossbows on it, which is a watchtower. The second floor is occupied, and the first floor can raise livestock. This is the gate. I saw that there is only one gate in the whole walled house. Once the gate is closed, the walled house is a defensive fortress."

"The lord wants to be like the grassland. All the people are soldiers. If the Xianbei does not come, these people are the people who farm. When the Xianbei comes, they run back to the walled house, close the gate, and take the bow and arrow, and become soldiers!" Xu Rong immediately reacted, "But such soldiers are not strong in combat! It is difficult to withstand the attack of the Xianbei."

Liu He shook his head, "They don't need to face the enemy head-on. They mainly restrain themselves when invading and protect their property and lives. Therefore, the walled houses in advance must be within our effective protection range. For example, there are tens of thousands of troops stationed there, so you can build a large number of walled houses within your sight."

Ju Shu nodded in agreement, "This is feasible. But how big should this walled house be built?"
Chapter completed!