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Chapter 520 Meeting Liu Biao
"Well, that's a good plan. After a few days, if everything goes well, then let Cao Cao go out!" Yuan Yao said.

Yuan Yao appointed Chen Dao as the captain of Sili. From the beginning, he wanted Chen Dao to lead the western expedition. However, considering that Chen Dao's current strength is not enough, instead of waiting for Ma Teng and Han Sui to grow stronger in Xiliang, it is better to order Cao Cao first. Going out, at least, as long as there is a war, the enemy will always die, and there is Chen Dao, the governor of the army, so Cao Cao will not get too much benefit!
Next, the four of them discussed the next development priorities.

Lu Bu's main task was to defend Yanzhou and train elite soldiers to prepare for battle.

Yuan Shu's main task is to develop the people's livelihood in Yuzhou, vigorously attract talents, and increase the total population of Yuzhou.

The main task of Gong Du is to further build Runan County, strengthen Runan's defense capabilities, and at the same time assist Xu Shu in handling the political affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

After the discussion, Lu Bu, Yuan Shu, and Gong all left one after another.

After a while, it was reported that Sikong and Jiaxu had something to report, and Yuan Yao received him.

Jia Xu said: "Wei Duan, governor of Liangzhou, is very popular in Liangzhou. Most of the property he got was used to support the people, and he was not used to support the family in private. He is a trustworthy talent! I hope the lord will not blame Wei Duan!"

Later, Xu Shu, the chief historian, came to see Yuan Yao, and Yuan Yao asked him about Liangzhou.

Xu Shudao: "Liangzhou's current forces are deeply intertwined. If you want to destroy them, you must start from within. Therefore, the tax cuts requested by Liangzhou governor Wei Duan must not be agreed. Not only that, but also increase the supply of Liangzhou horses. This will weaken the strength of Liangzhou and the Western Regions, and deepen the local people's resistance to the powerful!"

"One more thing, Liangzhou and the Western Regions are far away from the Central Plains, and the message is too slow to convey. My lord has increased the power of Chen Dao, the school official of Sili. This is a very wise decision!!"

Yuan Yao then made up his mind.

The next day, August 28.

Yuan Yao ordered envoys to go to Sili, and granted Chen Dao, envoy Chijie, Governor Liang, Yong, Bing and the military affairs of the four prefectures of Sili.

He also sent envoys to Huayin City to fetch Jia Xu's family members.

He ordered Gan Ning to lead the navy to go to Cangwu by sea to take over the post of Cangge prefect, and at the same time ordered Wei Yan to be ready and on standby at any time.

On the same day, the women's college planned by Yuan Yao was formally established.

The Taixue Society also selected an open space within the outer city of Pingyu City and started construction.

The whole of Runan, under Yuan Yao's relocation of the capital, has entered a new round of prosperity.

The construction of the imperial palace is still going on, and the houses in the outer city are also rising rapidly.

A lot of construction has made it almost impossible to see idle people in Pingyu City. As long as they are willing to contribute, they can always find suitable jobs for them!

As the capital city, Yuan Yao once again increased the daily wages of the workers in Pingyu City. Not only that, but also strictly ordered managers at all levels not to default on the wages of migrant workers!

Yuan Yao has a purpose in doing this. Now he holds nearly 2000 billion in money. Instead of saving it and spending it slowly, it is better to make the people in Runan, especially those near Pingyu City rich. There will be greater purchasing power, and only when there is greater purchasing power can various resources be circulated quickly.

The circulation of resources is faster, and of course the people work harder to produce these resources.

In short, this is a virtuous circle. In the early stage, it seems that Yuan Yao has suffered a little bit, but this kind of welfare will greatly increase the population, which will greatly increase tax revenue!

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September [-]st

Duyang Pass at the junction of Yingchuan County and Nanyang County
Yuan Yao finally met the 53-year-old Jingzhou Shepherd Liu Biao for the first time.

The place where the two met was a temporary tent, and outside the tent was a thousand-man cavalry from both sides glaring at each other on guard.

Yuan Yao looked at the benevolent old man in front of him, and it was difficult to combine it with the legendary Liu Biao who held a banquet to kill the leaders of dozens of powerful clans in Jingzhou.

Several times, Yuan Yao's hand was on the hilt of the sword, ready to attack suddenly, and beheaded Liu Biao with one sword, but Liu Biao noticed all of them, and looked at each other with the sword.

The two didn't answer each other, they just sat and looked at each other, each with their own thoughts and cautious eyes, Yuan Yao wanted to kill Liu Biao with a sword, Liu Biao also had the same thought.

It was not until half an hour after this kind of staring did Yuan Yao finally give up his plan to take a gamble here to kill Liu Biao, nodded to Liu Biao, and said with a smile: "Hehe! We are famous and don't meet each other! Why don't we have a drink?" ?”

Liu Biao also laughed, clasped his fists and said, "Don't dare to bother the general, I think we should talk about business!"

"Okay! Let's get down to business!!" Yuan Yao responded immediately, throwing out a list and saying, "General Liu, this is my request. If you can do it, I will discuss it further! !"

Liu Biao took the list, read it quickly, pondered for a moment, nodded immediately and said, "Prime Minister Yuan, as you said, but I also have one request, please the imperial court formally promote me to General Zuo!"

The former General Zuo was Yuan Yao's father, Yuan Shu, and now Yuan Shu has been promoted to General of Chariots and Cavalry, so the position of General Zuo is now vacant.

And Liu Biao was originally Zhennan General, a few ranks lower than Zuo General, so of course he wanted the position of Zuo General.

Yuan Yao smiled slightly, enjoying the subtle feeling of controlling the fate of others! !
"Unexpectedly, Liu Jingzhou, who is so invincible in the Three Kingdoms, would ask me for the title of General Zuo in person one day!!..., haha!!! Maybe this is the temptation of power!!"

Even though Yuan Yao is only a young man now, in the eyes of the world, he is an existence under one person and under ten thousand people! !

It can even be said that he, Yuan Yao, is the supreme being in this world! !The emperor is just a puppet without power!

"It's just a trivial matter, don't worry, when I go back, I will report to the court immediately!! But..., I want to know when I can receive the heads of Han Xian and Yang Feng!" Yuan Yao put away his smile and said .

"To tell you the truth, Prime Minister Yuan, my head is ready!!" Liu Biao raised his hand to signal a general behind him and said, "Hurry up and present the heads of the two thieves!"

"Yes!!"

Liu Biao's generals immediately took the package from behind, and with a shake, the two bloody heads fell to the ground with a thud, rolled around a few times and then stopped.

One of the heads facing up was Han Siam's head, which Yuan Yao recognized right away, but the other head was facing down.

"Well, what...? General Liu wants me to do it myself?" Yuan Yao looked at Liu Biao and asked intentionally in surprise.

I don't know how many times I have been on the battlefield, how could Yuan Yao fail to see Liu Biao's tentative intentions.

If he is curious, order his men to go down and look through it, as long as he leans over, there is a possibility of being assassinated by the other party!Right now, in this big tent, there are three people on each side. If one person is not lost, I'm afraid they will be brutally murdered by the other party before they have time to call in the soldiers from outside!

For this kind of matter, it is better to pay back directly and let Liu Biao solve it by himself.

"Sure enough, people who can live to this age should not be underestimated!! Liu Biao seems to be loyal and kind, but there are quite a lot of small grievances in his heart. No wonder the clan leaders in Jingzhou were killed by Liu Biao!! "Yuan Yao stared at the wrinkles on Liu Biao's forehead, and couldn't help showing a see-through smile at the corner of his mouth.

(End of this chapter)