Chapter 70: The Reaction of the Vassals

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  The following time, the opening up of the land was carried out like wildfire, starting from Chang County and Guangwen County. A large-scale development was launched, with a large amount of arable land being opened up every day, and winter wheat and other economic crops were planted. After three years of development, winter wheat had been widely accepted in Zhang Xu's territory, and a large number of excellent seeds had also been cultivated. Winter wheat is of great help in increasing production, and this time it was used to influence the masses subtly, making them accept it.

  Of course, the rest of the counties, due to management issues, temporarily implemented military control policies, and organized the people according to Chang County's approach, with a three-level organization of Jia, Li, and Xiang, while in the county seat, it was mainly divided into Jia, Fang, and Qu. Since there was already experience from Chang County, these things were quickly completed.

  It's just that there aren't enough immortal officials and management personnel now, so for the time being, those devout believer households can only serve as leaders in other counties to open up and cultivate land, and at the same time, they can temporarily spread Zhang Xuan's faith. However, the true establishment of faith requires waiting until after the opening, and then gathering a large number of believer households into it.

  This time, taking down Donglai County, the growth of power is really too rapid, it's a leapfrog improvement, this is also why Zhang Xu was in trouble, many basic materials are not lacking at all, what is lacking is only organized personnel.

  Of course, this is also because those children in the Children's Camp have too little experience for the time being. Otherwise, such a situation would not have occurred.

  The massive influx of refugees continued unabated, with large numbers pouring in every day after hearing the news that Donglai Commandery was actively recruiting refugees. Even the poor households from Beihai brought their families and flooded into Donglai Commandery. Kong Rong, the corrupt Confucian scholar from Beihai, failed to grasp the significance of population growth and merely felt embarrassed about losing face. He simply put on a show of resistance before yielding under persuasion and retreated with his tail between his legs.

  The North Sea originally had not many troops, and the loss of a large army of 10,000 men, including General Zong Bao, were all captured by Zhang Xu's army, leaving Kong Rong without the strength to send out another army, after all, his 10,000-strong army still had to guard against Yuan Shao's forces on the north bank of the Yellow River.

  At this time, Zhang Jue, the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in the eyes of the world, actually occupied a prefecture's land, instantly causing a huge stir. Although Donglai Prefecture was not considered anything in the eyes of people at that time, it was still a prefecture after all. A prefecture was already an existence that could become a regional lord, and this obviously drove countless people to go crazy.

  There were numerous princes under heaven, who all discussed this matter and merely did so. Countless people shouted to punish, but at this time, the princes of the world were having a great time fighting, who had the leisure to care about others' affairs?

  Yuan Shao's trusted advisor, Gongsun Zan, had obtained Zhang Xiu's surrender and possessed a large amount of resources, temporarily stabilizing his footing, which gave Yuan Shao a headache. Meanwhile, Yuan Shu was also eyeing the territory of Yangzhou, coveting it deeply. Cao Cao's rear was being threatened by Lü Bu, who had been driven out by Yuan Shao, and he was currently engaged in an intense battle with Lü Bu in his hometown of Yan Province, leaving him no time to avenge his father's death against Tao Qian.

  Liu Bei, the great ear thief, is still thinking about Tao Qian's Xuzhou and has made a gesture of courtesy, stationed in Xiaopei, waiting for Tao Qian to die, and with the help of the traitor Cao Bao, he will take the position of Governor of Xuzhou.

  In the northwest, Ma Teng and Li Jue, Guo Si were still at war. It can be said that this was a year of turmoil throughout the world. It was precisely because of this that Zhang Xiu had determined these vassals and had no leisure to deal with him, which is why he suddenly took East Lai County.

  As it turned out, his guess was not wrong. Apart from Kong Rong's defeat and loss of generals in one battle, the other lords were just boasting about their achievements.

  "Heh heh, as expected, these vassals are indeed extremely cunning. Who would come to attack my Donglai County without any benefits? Now it seems that's indeed the case!"

  Zhang Xu was overjoyed, clutching the intelligence from the merchant caravan in his hand. He had finally put his last worry to rest. After all, his troops were strong enough to easily capture a weak lord like Kong Rong or even a second-rate lord like Tao Qian. However, when it came to facing powerful warlords like Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, who were as formidable as clouds and jade, things became more difficult. In terms of military strength, Zhang Xu was not worried, but in terms of the number of troops and high-ranking generals, this was his Achilles' heel. Once he clashed with these two powerful lords, it would inevitably have a huge impact on his territory and even affect him personally.

  After all, war means death, and even a large number of believers will be killed or injured, which is the capital to destroy Zhang Xu's cultivation. A big part of his strength depends on his own incense faith system, and believers are an extremely critical link. If a large number of believers are killed or injured, it will not only be a loss in terms of strength, but also have a great impact on the speed of cultivation!

  He wasn't one of those great generals or strategists who had been trained since childhood, although his talent was extremely astonishing. However, he missed the best period for training, which had a huge impact. He could come to this world and in such a short time, cultivate to the high-level stage of refining essence and transforming spirit, relying solely on his unique incense faith system!

  "Now that the last worry is gone, let's open up and develop freely. The refugees are striving hard to get by, and although they can't do heavy work for now, after drinking porridge every day, they can slowly start doing some road repair work, laying a good foundation for the time being. When their bodies recover, it will be the era of comprehensive construction in Donglai County!"

  Zhang Xu looked at the increasingly condensed Great Seal, on which the light gold color had already covered the entire seal. The color was also slowly deepening, and it was likely that only enough accumulation was needed to reach a critical point, and then it could successfully break through and become a symbol of stability - the Golden Seal!

  And the Benming Qi on his head was also becoming more and more crimson, it's likely to break through to a golden level, which is just an opportunity, but what's needed is the overall trend, the trend that people's hearts are heading towards!

  "Hehe, the population is constantly increasing. The refugees didn't dare to recruit many people in the past few days, but now they have more than 50,000. Later, they can wildly expand their recruitment. With the army's suppression and the propaganda of the military immortals, I believe it will soon become a common faith!"

  At this moment, he had a vigorous and thriving momentum all over his body. He knew that the rapid development period of Donglai County has arrived!