Chapter 1440: Han Banner World (One Hundred and Thirty) Today Mengchi

The weather has just turned cold in the south, but in Mengchi, thousands of miles away, it has already been covered in ice and snow. This season, for the people of Mengchi, has already reached the season of cat winter. They close the door of their house, sit on the hot bed, prepare a few dishes of side dishes, warm a pot of old wine, and play with a few friends to guess the numbers. They are happy to win. He was happy to lose, pouring glass after glass of wine into his mouth, and the burning taste of the wine turned into waves of heat steaming away in the laughter.

For the people in the Third Military Region, they have now fully realized the fun of having their wives and children on the hot bed. It is a far cry from the mood they had when they had no choice but to drag their families and immigrate to Mengchi, a place where birds do not shit. Farewell, they were even grateful that they had made the most correct choice in their lives.

The vast world, fertile soil, tall houses, and warm countryside, all of which allowed them to take root here in the past few years.

The population of the Third Military Region has now expanded to millions of people. The farms that were originally established to unite people and gather people are now beginning to be reorganized. The soldiers in the farms are beginning to take off their military uniforms, withdraw from the army, and become out-and-out Although the farmers no longer have military pay, they no longer have to worry about survival. Each household was assigned land, cattle and sheep, and with the great development of Mengchi and the completion of the construction of the transportation lifeline with Dayan County, the two places that were more closely connected also had countless development opportunities.

Especially after completely opening up the connection with the New Qin State on the other side of the desert, Mengchi became the hub of communication between the Han State and the New Qin State. Every day, countless caravans set off from the territory of the Han Dynasty to Mengchi After a short rest, we once again embarked on the journey across the desert. Mengchi became their transit station, and more and more powerful businessmen built large warehouses in Mengchi as their transit station. What's more, they simply set up their own factory in Mengchi to reduce production costs.

All of this provides opportunities for the great development of the Third Army. The Third Military Region is becoming another rising star in the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty court is also planning to establish counties under the Third Military Region, completely breaking away from military control.

Zhao Xilie was sitting in his office, concentrating on making Kung Fu tea. On the stove, the water in the small copper pot was boiling sizzlingly indoors. The aroma of tea overflows. He is always the person who enjoys the most. He completely demolished a wall in the office and installed it all with glass. Sitting in the office, one can have a clear view of the outside scenery. This cost a lot of money. It is said that at that time It also attracted inquiries from the Procuratorate, but in the end it was found that the deputy commander of the Third Military Region had done it out of his own pocket. Who calls people rich?

He not only installed one for himself, but also installed one for Commander He Lanxiong. It is said that he completed the project in the first place. However, the technical staff of Mingbo Company were very troubled and stayed in Mengchi for more than a month before they solved the problems one by one. Of course, this decoration method is now available. Jicheng has been ruined. Compared with Mengchi, there are too many rich people in Jicheng. Zhao Xilie was very complacent for a while. After all, this trend was caused by myself. Mei Pu, the controller of Mingbo Company, also wrote a special letter to express his gratitude to Zhao Xilie.

Because of this, Mingbo Company's product sales have greatly increased. After all, in the Han Dynasty, glass was still a luxury product that ordinary people could not afford. When all capable people were equipped with it, the sales of Mingbo Company inevitably fell into a trough, but Zhao Xilie As a result, another trend immediately emerged, making Mingbo's products popular again.

A few years ago, this building of the Third Military Region Headquarters could be regarded as a tiger sitting on a dragon's disk, standing proudly among the others. Compared with those one or two-story buildings, the six-story headquarters building is indeed a monster. But now, there are already many such tall buildings in Mengchi, and the number one spot has long been given to Cao's Hitchhiker.

Cao's ride has been shifting the focus of the industry to Xinqin in the past two years. Of course, domestically, although they have lost a lot of market share, they are still the well-deserved boss.

Cao Tiancheng decided to build the ten-story Shunfeng Building in Mengchi as the Cao family's industrial headquarters. The building of the commander of the Third Military Region suddenly became the second largest building.

But this does not hinder Zhao Xilie's mood. Over the years, he abandoned military service and entered politics, taking charge of all civil affairs affairs of the Third Military Region. Under his governance, the development of the Third Military Region has been booming. Starting from this year, the Third Military Region has completely got rid of the need to rely on central financial allocations to survive. situation, thereby achieving self-sufficiency. Starting next year, they will also be able to pay taxes to the central government. In just a few years, a barren and impoverished land has become rich. What else can make the officials in charge more excited?

He Lanxiong is a good partner. As the commander-in-chief of the Third Army, this commander will let go of civil affairs affairs as long as he wants, and never interferes. He lets Zhao Xilie do whatever he wants, while he himself is devoted to military affairs. superior. Although the Third Military Region is not the main battle military region in Han Dynasty, Gao Yuan only gave them 30,000 troops in terms of military establishment. However, He Lanxiong still wanted to build an elite of the elites and treat 30,000 troops as 100,000 troops. Be the best.

After a few cups of hot tea, there was a slight sweat on the body. Although it was icy and snowy outside, the room was as warm as spring. The heat oozing out of the pipes made the whole room hot. The entire building is heated by boiling water in the boiler room at the back of the building, and then sending the hot air into each room through pipes. Now this technology has basically matured, and the first person to install this equipment is The headquarters building of the Third Military District.

In the Northwest, all government agencies now use this kind of heating equipment. There is no shortage of coal in the Northwest, which provides them with convenient conditions.

Through the landing gear, Zhao Xilie saw a group of people coming into the compound of the headquarters. Looking at the sign, he saw that it was a convoy of carriages and horses. This was a behemoth from the Han Dynasty. The background was scary. Senior managers in the carriages and horses. Beyond the headquarters building, it was very simple. Zhao Xilie didn't take it seriously. Cao Tiancheng was really a smart man. It's no wonder that the king has great trust in the Cao family. Now the Cao family has shifted the focus of its industry to Xin Qin, or even more To satisfy the king, after all, letting Cao's Carriage and Horse Company control domestic military transportation and other important business is not a good thing for the country. What's more, the twin stars of the Cao family, Cao Tianci and Sun Xiao, have too much power. One controls the domestic police force and security department, and the other is now the Minister of Construction. According to rumors, he will soon enter the Political Affairs Hall. . In Zhao Xilie's opinion, the Cao family will continue to prosper like this for at least fifty years.

A familiar figure inadvertently appeared in his eyes. Zhao Xilie hummed, stood up, and walked to the window. At this moment, the man also raised his head, took off the cloak on his head, and looked at Zhao Xilie smiled slightly, waved his hand, then lowered his head and put on the cloak.

Zhao Xilie suddenly opened the window, letting the cold outside and the wind and snow rush in through the window.

Cao Tianci, why did he appear here? Now shouldn't he accompany the king in the vigorous battle to destroy Chu?

After closing the window, he strode towards the door. When Cao Tianci came, he always needed to greet him. He put his hand on the doorknob, but stopped again. Cao Tianci obviously saw him and waved his hand. What's the meaning?

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Xilie let go of his hand, and walked back to the desk. He stretched out his hand and pulled a rope on the wall behind him. A jingling sound sounded outside, and an officer immediately opened the door. , strode in.

"Deputy Commander!"

"I just saw the people coming along the way. I happen to have something to talk to them about. Go and call the person in charge of them." Zhao Xilie ordered.

"yes!"

A moment later, Cao Tianci appeared in Zhao Xilie's room wrapped in a cloak. He closed the door, lifted up the cloak, wiped his wet hair, and stamped his feet, as if to expel the coldness from his body. .

"Brother Zhao, you are so blessed! Life like this is really enviable!" Cao Tianci sighed.

Zhao Xilie burst into laughter, poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Cao Tianci, "Let's have a cup of hot tea first to keep warm. I'm really enjoying myself here, but I hope to serve the king in Jingzhou now. , How about we switch and you come to enjoy the pleasure?"

The two looked at each other and laughed.

After a cup of hot tea, Cao Tianci's pale complexion finally turned rosy. He sat down on a chair in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and looked at Zhao Xilie with a smile: "Why, your hands are itchy and you want to fight?"

Zhao Xilie looked at the other party and said thoughtfully: "To make you travel thousands of miles, brave the wind and snow, and then appear so mysteriously on the territory of the Third Military Region, I'm afraid there is really something big. What's the matter? The king wants to use the third military region. Is it the Third Military District?”

"Sure enough, he is extremely smart!" Cao Tianci clapped softly: "Indeed, it is a huge chess game. Now the king is placing pieces on the chessboard. How can the Third Military Region stay away from it?"

Zhao Xilie suddenly became excited. "Is there a war?"

"Of course, and it's not a small battle, it's a big battle, an extraordinary big battle. After this battle, if we win, then the world will be at peace from now on. By the way, Commander Helan hasn't come back yet Bar?"

"He is training troops now!" Zhao Xilie looked at the heavy snow outside the window and laughed and said: "He always believed that there would be a day when he would step on the battlefield, so he kept practicing diligently!"

"With such heavy snow, what kind of military training is he doing?" Cao Tianci asked in confusion.

"You'll understand when you see him. How about we go take a look together?" Zhao Xilie said with a smile.

"Natural!" (To be continued.)