"I saw General Xue looking delighted outside the tent. Is our lord going to send him to war again?"

"I am quite envious of this. Since I became the chief clerk, it has been a long time since I have performed any rituals to help others pass on to the afterlife!"

Yao Guangxiao started complaining as soon as he came in.

"Great monk, you are my chief clerk, how can you resort to violence at the drop of a hat?"

Liu Wei laughed and scolded, "Everyone wants to be Han Xin, but who will be Xiao He or Zhang Liang? Am I supposed to do it myself?"

"What my lord said makes a lot of sense!"

Yao Guangxiao touched his bald head, a little smug.

Liu Wei compared him to Xiao He and Zhang Liang; isn't that just flattering him?

Moreover, Liu Wei's comparison of Xue Rengui and Yao Guangxiao to Han Xin, Zhang Liang, and Xiao He is not an attempt to emulate his ancestor Liu Bang!

"This humble monk observes that my lord possesses a great emperor..."

Yao Guangxiao was visibly excited, his eyes sparkling.

Stop!

Liu Wei quickly covered his mouth.

Yao Guangxiao constantly talks about having the potential to become an emperor. It's not annoying to talk about it, but it's enough to make people tired of hearing it.

"Great monk, what brings you here in such a hurry?"

Liu Wei didn't bring up the matter of cultivating crops first, but asked a question.

"My lord, this morning, countless farmers came from all directions, and each of them brought a month's worth of provisions."

"Could this be the able-bodied laborers that the lord has arranged for this humble monk?"

Yao Guangxiao's forehead was slightly sweaty.

He was overwhelmed by the sheer number of people who flocked to him to report.

Fortunately, the site he chose to build the city was large enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people without any problem.

“That’s right, you arrange the number of people, 150,000, no more, no less!” Liu Wei said with a slight smile.

"Counting heads? I'm insane!"

Yao Guangxiao immediately shouted, "The Marquis's mansion has only a hundred officials in total, but this is 150,000 people!"

"Managing it is a real headache."

"This is none of my business. I will only provide the men and a month's worth of provisions. As for the rest, you'll have to figure it out yourself!"

Liu Wei adopted the demeanor of a wicked capitalist, saying, "Also, I have 1,000 jin of seeds for three new crops here. Take them and make arrangements!"

"I hope that the abbot will plant them together with the spring wheat next spring."

What!

Yao Guangxiao wailed, "My lord, I haven't even started to properly arrange the road construction and city building, and now this new seed issue has come up?"

"Are you trying to exhaust this humble monk?"

At this moment, Liu Wei immediately felt the simple and unpretentious joy of his former boss who exploited employees to work overtime.

And he didn't forget to add a line that would make anyone want to curse: "The capable should do more work!"

Have you ever heard Xiao He and Zhang Liang complain?

"Even Xiao He took the initiative to chase after Han Xin under the moonlight!"

Just as Yao Guangxiao was about to lash out, Liu Wei's words stopped him: "What the lord says seems to make a lot of sense."

"This humble monk acted impulsively, Amitabha! Then this humble monk will devote himself to the utmost, even unto death, emulating the Duke of Zhou who spat out his food to welcome guests, so that the world would turn to him!"

Why does this sound so familiar? Whose lines did they steal this time?

Seeing that Yao Guangxiao had been persuaded, Liu Wei immediately said, "How could I bear to see the great monk suffer?"

"For this matter of cultivation and sowing, I will also give you 100 experienced farmers to serve you. Isn't that fair?"

Upon hearing this, Yao Guangxiao grinned broadly, "This humble monk knew that my lord would be considerate of his subordinates. He truly has the makings of an emperor!"

I'm ￥%*&￥#

Liu Wei was speechless for a long time.

"I, the Marquis, will not simply be a hands-off manager. Today, I will lead my guards and a group of men to Woye to explore for coal mines!"

"We need to find a coal mine as soon as possible to solve the heating problem. Otherwise, when another heavy snow comes, we will face even greater pressure to keep warm than we did in the clouds."

Now there are 30,000 soldiers, 150,000 system population, and 300,000 to 400,000 people from the three counties.

If another cold wave comes, people will definitely freeze to death.

"Is there any need for our lord to personally oversee this coal mine survey?"

"My lord can stay here and oversee things; you can send your guards."

Yao Guangxiao also knew that this matter was urgent and important, but he still advised Liu Wei not to leave this temporary "central hub".

"I have to go there myself, otherwise they won't know what it is, how to dig it, or where to dig it."

Liu Wei flatly refused.

The location of that giant open-pit coal mine is easily identifiable in later generations.

However, given the vast changes of the world over the past 2,000 years, it's impossible for Liu Wei's memories from his two lifetimes to be completely accurate.

If Liu Wei goes there in person, he can at least narrow down the possibilities.

Seeing Liu Wei's resolute words, Yao Guangxiao stopped trying to persuade him.

The two then negotiated for a while longer.

Before we knew it, the morning had passed, and it was lunchtime.

Liu Wei returned to his tent.

Diao Chan and Liu Yifei, along with ten guards including Xiao Guizi and Guo Luo, were waiting for Liu Wei to return so they could have a meal together.

Yang Yi and ten other guards ate and lived together in the Boy Scout camp, but they were not together.

Ever since Liu Wei got everyone together for a mutton hotpot in the cloud, he set a rule.

Everyone ate together at the same table.

However, no one dared to touch their chopsticks without Liu Wei's presence!

At this moment, Diao Chan was acting like a matriarch, with her pregnant belly sticking out, and she was calling out to everyone.

Liu Yifei's long hair, which had been hanging down, was now tied up.

She transformed from a somewhat wild, grassland-like girl into a dignified young woman.

When she saw Liu Wei come in, she recalled the sweet and harmonious intimacy they had shared the night before.

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