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Chapter 1482 Conquering the Empire (28)

But when they were registered and arranged in groups according to age, these fresh slaves felt a little relieved.It seems that Governor Zhao Hu is also very kind to the slaves. He actually lets the elderly and children do labor-free work, while the women do some weaving work.

Because of these, the young and strong did not complain when they were dragged to work as coolies. Apart from having no wages, they did not lack food and drink, and their families were not broken up. Old people, children, and women slaves followed the young and strong slaves.It feels like being forced to work by warlords before.

The reason why the slaves are treated like this is because Zhao Hu can’t really use the slaves as cattle and horses, and secondly, if the family members stay by his side, the trend of slave riots and rebellions will be weakened to the lowest point. Such a situation occurs.

After Li Haoran's troops were left to manage this new territory, the other brigades were transferred to other newly occupied territories to garrison. With Li Hui's territory as an example, Zhao Hujun easily took over the other three territories.

So far, Zhao Hujun has occupied two-fifths of the eastern part of the province and one-tenth of the coastal province.He is already one of the best warlords in the coastal province.

When the news of Zhao Hujun's rapid expansion of territory spread and was confirmed, the entire coastal province fell silent, and all warlords, big and small, opened their mouths in a daze.

This is not true, is it?How many days have passed since Zhao Hu issued the designation and set up an army? In just ten days, one of the five warlords around Zhao Hu took refuge in one and the other was wiped out, and the three surrendered in half. Very easy?
After the news spread, the warlords in the eastern province were the first to die down. They were all watching Zhao Hu's next move with great vigilance. At the same time, they were also praying for those warlords who were crazy and biting everywhere in the eastern province to provoke Zhao Hu. .

But I don't know if these lunatics instinctively sensed that the atmosphere was not right or what, they also retreated to the site to rest like everyone else.This performance relieved the vigilant warlord of the Eastern Province, who cursed secretly, at least now he didn't have to face two enemies at the same time.

Of course, when the warlords were shocked by Zhao Hu's act of exterminating all the officers and soldiers of Li Hui's army, those great sages living in seclusion in the mountains were all very excited.

As expected, he was the military governor handpicked by the imperial capital. He killed five warlords in one shot. If he keeps this speed, I believe it won't take long for the seaside province to have a bright and sunny day.

These excited great sages either came out of the mountains to seek refuge with Zhao Hu, or they were still hiding in the mountains for various reasons, but they all publicized Zhao Hu's existence everywhere.

Therefore, under the admiration and publicity of these great sages, the ordinary people in the coastal province soon recognized Zhao Hu's status as the warlord even more, and admitted that he was the boss of the coastal province.

Coastal province, the territory under the jurisdiction of Governor Zhao Hu.

Hundreds of thousands of young and strong slaves are working hard to build roads. With the diligent work of these slaves, the spacious and thick roads are extending across the territory of Warlord Zhao Hu at a speed of several kilometers a day.

And those who walk along these roads are groups of civilians who either flee from the flames of war, regardless of the long distance, and drag their families and families to seek a stable life.

These people either knew the existence of Zhao Hujun's hierarchical system, and brought all the family members and tens of millions of wealth, and ran over to become naturalized in advance, or businessmen, or dignitaries, or aristocratic families.

Besides these well-informed people rushing to come to be naturalized and naturalized, the most people on the road are businessmen driving around the world in horse-drawn carriages.

To be honest, these businessmen all liked Zhao Hujun very much.Not for anything else, one is that the business tax in Zhao Hujun's sphere of influence is low, and the other is that Zhao Hujun is full of generous customers with inflated wallets. As long as there are goods they like, they will never care about the price.

After going back and forth, these businessmen even preached to others everywhere that they hoped that Zhao Hu's army would recover the seaside province as soon as possible, so that they could do business with peace of mind.

At this time, Zhao Hu and Zhou Wen were riding on horses, trotting along the road with a very relaxed expression.

Seeing his master's relaxed appearance, Zhou Wen couldn't help showing a gratified smile.

Anyway, all major military and political affairs have been properly arranged, so why not let the Lord rest for a few days?As for the safety issue, who would really think that the Lord is alone with him?If there is not a large number of secret guards to follow, then he, the chief executive, has failed in his duty.

The reason why Zhou Wen and Zhao Hu went on the road alone was because after the battle, Zhao Hu didn't know what was going on, and suddenly prepared to break away from the inner guards and return to the Governor's Mansion on his own.

This decision shocked the inner guards a lot, and they all persuaded him to die.The lord's itinerary, such a thing, cannot be known by foreign ministers, so the only ones who can dissuade Zhao Hu from this decision are people from the inner guard system.

The very caring Zhou Wen, seeing Zhao Hu was very moved and didn't want to embarrass his subordinates, so he couldn't help but agree with Zhao Hu's wish to travel alone.

Zhou Wen, who mastered the secret guard system, was actually not afraid of any danger Zhao Hu would encounter in his own territory. He had a deep understanding of the secret guard's ability, so he dared to use his head as a guarantee.However, Zhou Wen only had one requirement, and that was to serve Zhao Hu by his side.

Since Zhao Hu's intention was to quietly observe the changes in his territory and take the opportunity to think about his policy, as long as there were not many people around him, it would be fine.

So he agreed to Zhou Wen's request without thinking about it.In this way, Zhao Hu and Zhou Wen broke away from the inner guards and started a leisurely journey.

Although Zhou Wen wore a weapon on his waist, his flower-like beauty still attracted a large number of bees and butterflies along the way.It's just that after these frivolous boys saw the rank badge on Zhou Wen's chest, they immediately restrained themselves obediently, saluted respectfully, and then respectfully gave way.

In fact, in order not to cause trouble, Zhao Hu and Zhou Wen only wore the lowest rank of warrior badges at this time. Such a rank and status would neither frighten people nor cause trouble, which saved a lot of trouble.

At noon, Zhao Hu and Zhou Wen took a break in a small roadside teahouse. As soon as they entered the door, the guests in the teahouse jumped up and down immediately after seeing their badges. on the ground.After a lively greeting and dismissing those enthusiastic Shangsanmin, Zhao Hu and Zhou Wen were finally able to eat something and drink tea quietly.

"My lord, didn't you say that you wanted to occupy the eastern part of the province in a short period of time, why did you stop taking action after only occupying five territories? This made those warlords pretending to be crazy and foolishly run back to their lair very depressed." Zhou Wen whispered asked.

At this time, the surrounding people have already retreated in the corner, and they are not afraid of being heard, even if they are heard, it is not a big deal. Under the strict hierarchy, who dares to gossip?

Zhao Hu smiled: "Although it is a short period of time, it can't be short enough to occupy so many territories in less than a month. If you eat too much, you will suffer from indigestion. Just the five new territories now , It’s enough for us to digest and tidy up for a while.”

"That's true." Zhou Wen nodded in agreement, then remembered something and said: "By the way, my lord, the secret guards who monitored Kate reported an astonishing discovery. Kate actually hooked up with the fourth prince."

"Uh, occupying the four provinces including Wenxi, the fourth prince who is the most powerful among the princes? The two are so far apart, how did they get connected?" Zhao Hu was very surprised, if so many princes and princesses Among the dignitaries, if you want to ask who Zhao Hu cares most about, it must be the Fourth Prince.

Zhao Hu once ordered the secret guards to collect the information of the fourth prince. After reading the information, Zhao Hu couldn't help frowning, because the information was too simple.

Before the warlords separated, the four princes had nothing outstanding at all, they were completely unknown, but once the warlords separated, the four princes immediately became the most powerful warlords.

According to common sense, the Fourth Prince shouldn't have such a powerful force. One must know that the Fourth Prince is only seventeen or eighteen years old!It is impossible to establish such power and contacts without more than ten years.

But judging from the data, these forces are indeed dominated by the fourth prince, and the troops he gathered are all loyal to him, not to other forces or his mother clan.

Speaking of the mother family of the fourth prince, on the surface it is just a very ordinary earl and nobleman, so ordinary that there were a lot of them in the former imperial capital.But it was because he was so ordinary that people couldn't believe how ordinary he was.

According to Zhao Hu, this unobtrusive family of the four princes is likely to be the one who laid the foundation for the four princes.Just can't find any data to prove it.

Although we can't even find any information about this matter, we can't blame the secret guards for being useless. Many truths have been obliterated.

"My lord, after listening to the conversation between Kate and the envoy of the fourth prince, I found out that Kate was a member of the fourth prince before she took refuge in the seventh prince. It's just that now that the emperor is far away, Kate's wings are stiff and she is not very obedient, so the two sides have a bit of a conflict." Zhou Wen said.

"Huh? I remember the information said that when the Seventh Prince was 12 years old, Kate became a member of the Seventh Prince's faction under the guidance of the Seventh Prince's mother family.

"So, Kate was already a member of the fourth prince at that time? The fourth prince should have only been 14 years old at that time, so he won the loyalty of Kate at such an age? It's really unbelievable." Zhao Hu was very emotional. shaking his head.

(End of this chapter)