The new city is located on the bank of the Liaoshui River. When King Rongliu was in power, he built many cities in the country to guard against the attack of the Tang Dynasty. The new city is the most famous and strongest one. However, the new city has another unofficial name, that is, the White Bone City. Because there is a tall White Bone Mountain on the bank of the Liaoshui River not far north of the new city, it is even several feet higher than the city wall of the new city, so this name is.

When Li Xiu and his group arrived at Xincheng, they saw the White Bone Mountain on the north side of the new city at first sight. However, more than 20 years have passed, and the corpses piled up into piles of white bones, and they were covered with dust and weeds. It is early summer. The White Bone Mountain is covered with lush grass and trees, and there is no bones below.

However, this White Bone Mountain is not naturally generated, but is built by man-made, so the mountain looks quite strange. I don’t know if there are too many corpses on the mountain, which makes the plants on the mountain grow particularly lush. The whole mountain looks green and ink-shaped, standing there very conspicuously.

The guards of Xincheng had already received the news that Li Xiu and the others were coming, so as soon as Li Xiu and the others arrived at the gate of Xincheng, they saw a guards running out on horseback and immediately saluted in front of Li Xiu and the others, "I will welcome Liu Mu until the end, and I hope the Duke will forgive me!"

"General Liu is polite. We are here to collect the corpses of the Sui army soldiers this time. You will need to cooperate more at that time!" Li Xiu said very politely to Liu Mu. He had met Liu Mu several times in the army. He was Cheng Yaojin's old subordinate. When Cheng Yaojin captured the new city, he ordered him to guard here. Later, the army returned to the court, but he still stayed here and did not go back.

"Duke is so polite. This is the duty of the last general. If you have any instructions, please send the last general!" Liu Mu also knew that Li Xiu had a good relationship with his old boss Cheng Yaojin, and he was very compatible at the moment. After saying that, he hurriedly saluted Qin Qiong, Ma Ye and Li Daozong beside Li Xiu, and also paid a visit to Li Zhi. Although Li Zhi was young, he was a prince after all. When it comes to his identity, he was the most noble.

Now Liu Mu welcomed Li Xiu and others into the new city. This new city was built to guard against the attack of the Tang Dynasty, so the entire city was originally a military city. However, after the Tang army took over, some people gradually began to settle in, including merchants who came to do military business and Tang army's own family.

Of course, this family was not brought from the Tang Dynasty, but from some local women. After all, long-term garrisons will also cause the soldiers to feel strong homesickness, and women are the most effective antidote. Therefore, as long as the Tang army is stationed in other places, the local fertility rate will generally increase greatly. Even if the Tang army withdraws in the future, a group of children without a father will be left behind.

Although the new city is a military city, it has not been planned and built for a long time, and King Rongliu really paid a lot of money at the beginning, so the entire city was built very grandly. Not only was the city high and the pool deep, but the internal planning was also very reasonable. As more and more people moved in, the new city is becoming more and more urban, and the streets are very lively.

However, Liu Mu was obviously not very good at managing cities, especially as more and more people moved in, simple houses were built everywhere in the city, and some simply occupied the roads. Moreover, there were mixed fish and dragons in the city, and there were all kinds of people. Li Xiu saw along the way, and there were no less than four or five fights. It seemed that the court had to urge the court to send real officials quickly. After all, Liu Mu was a military general, so he was definitely not afraid of fighting, but managing a city was really hard to do.

Liu Mu had already prepared a residence for Li Xiu and the others, which was actually the City Lord's Mansion where he originally lived. He and his two newly acquired concubines moved to a residence next to the City Lord's Mansion. Li Xiu was also a little embarrassed about this, but this City Lord's Mansion was the only residence in the city that Li Xiu, Li Zhi and others could live in, otherwise they would have to live in the barracks with the troops led by Li Daozong.

After Li Xiu and the others were temporarily placed, Liu Mu also asked someone to prepare a welcome banquet in the mansion, and he personally accompanied him. In fact, in the entire new city, he was barely qualified to talk to Li Xiu and other noble people.

"General Liu, how many people are stationed in Xincheng now?" After three rounds of wine, Li Xiu immediately asked Liu Mu. He never drank, and this habit was almost known to everyone. Liu Mu knew about it when he was toasting just now, so he asked Li Xiu to use tea instead of wine.

"Qi Bing Gong, the new city is located in the middle section of the Liaoshui River. Its location is very important. Cheng Yaojin previously divided me into 5,000 troops to station here. However, after destroying Goguryeo, half of the troops were drawn back. Now there are 2,500 people stationed in the new city. There are no major chaos in normal times. But occasionally some of the remaining soldiers from Goguryeo are in chaos. Let's go and clear it up." Liu Mu immediately reported.

Liu Mu's answer also represents the real situation of the occupied Goguryeo. With the demise of Goguryeo, especially after the death of Quangai Suwen, although there were rebels in Goguryeo from time to time, they could not become a big climate and could be wiped out by relying on the local garrison. Therefore, the entire Goguryeo Daxue had calmed down, and Li Shimin also classified this place as the Anton Protectorate, and the officials who managed it were also mobilized.

"General Liu, how about the people's livelihood here? I heard from my husband that this is a military city. I thought there were no people living there, but I didn't expect that when I entered the city just now, I saw that there were many ordinary people in the city?" At this moment, Li Zhi asked. After hearing what he saw along the way, coupled with Li Xiu's deliberate guidance, he attached great importance to people's livelihood. Every time he went to the place, he had to personally understand the living conditions of the local people.

"Your Highness King Jin, there were indeed no people living in Xincheng before, but after we fought, some merchants first came to do business, and later some Han people who were under Goguryeo moved in. In addition, some northern tribes came here to trade with merchants, so Xincheng gradually began to flourish. Starting from the beginning of this year, the end of this year will also start to collect commercial taxes. Although the amount is not large, it can also increase some income for the court!" Liu Mu replied immediately. At the end of the day, he also showed a bit of pride on his face, as if he thought he had managed the Xincheng well.

"General Liu, we are here this time to collect the corpses of the Sui soldiers before. I wonder if you know the corpse mountain in the north of the city. If you collect the corpse bones now, will there be any difficulties?" At this moment, Qin Qiong went straight to the point and asked, which was also the most concerned issue for Li Xiu and the others.
Chapter completed!