Chapter 179 Strength expansion
Liu He looked puzzled. The other party was a dignified prefect of a county and one of the most powerful families in Shangdang. What could he ask of a mere county magistrate?
Looking at Liu He who looked confused, Prefect Zhao seemed to smile a little sheepishly.
"There is no other, it's just that Yu is not talented, and he only has a son. Today, six out of twenty, he has chosen a talented person to become an official. At first, he was the county magistrate of Nie County in this county. A few months ago, Yu donated hundreds of thousands of money to him.
As a county magistrate, I just thought there was a vacancy in the county not long ago, so Quanzi has gone to take office."
Liu He didn't know what he wanted to do, but he still wanted to say happy news.
"So gratifying and congratulatory!"
"It's nothing compared to Magistrate Liu. What Yu wants is for Quanzi, if not for anything else."
Liu He was puzzled now: "Your Majesty, your official career is going smoothly. What do you need Liu's help for?"
"I'm not afraid of County Magistrate Liu's jokes. Although Quanzi's ability to handle government affairs is acceptable, his ability to lead troops is really something I cannot praise. Now that the world is in chaos, Nalu County is in the northernmost part of Taiyuan County, close to Yanmen, so
…”
Liu He understood what he meant this time.
"What do you mean, Lord County Sheriff, to let humble soldiers be responsible for the security of the county?"
"Oh my, Magistrate Liu is really smart. But Magistrate Liu can rest assured that all the food and grass needed by the garrison will be provided by the dog. In addition, among these 70,000 people, there are also many old, weak, women and children. Langdiao County
If it is difficult to relocate, Yu Hui will write a letter of divorce and inform him that everything will be at the discretion of County Magistrate Liu."
Zhao Taishou thought about it and seemed to think that this was not enough.
"Ah, by the way, our Zhao family is quite wealthy. County Magistrate Liu has settled tens of thousands of people and needs a lot of supplies. How about this, our Zhao family pays one million yuan and 3,000 shi of food to be delivered to County Magistrate Liu?"
Liu He was a little surprised by Governor Zhao's generosity.
"The Lord Sheriff is a superior official. If you are given an order, the subordinate officer should obey it. Why should you be so polite?"
"Hey, don't dare. Magistrate Liu is young and promising. Now that he has made such great achievements, I'm afraid he will be able to rise to the top soon. I hope Magistrate Liu will give him more support by then. Besides, the current national situation is difficult, and County Liu
To shoulder this important task, our Zhao family can only provide some supplies, which is not worth mentioning."
"In this case, I would like to thank the Lord Sheriff. I will bear in mind what happened to you, and I will never forget it!"
The other party was so generous, sending money and food, which was equivalent to giving the county magistrate where his son lived to his own territory. Such a good thing would only happen once in eight lifetimes, so how could Liu He refuse?
To the north of Langtiao County is Yu County, then to the north is Yangqu County, then to Lu County, and beyond that is Yanmen County. It is reasonable for the other party to have this concern.
After Liu He bid farewell to Governor Zhao, he led his army back to the army. Tang and Zhou led an army of 40,000 to escort the 30,000 surrendered soldiers.
A few days later, everyone returned to Langtiao County in triumph. Cui Jun, Zhang Yong and Ye Xiang had already known the news and led a team out of the city to welcome them.
The three of them were stunned when they saw Liu He go into battle once, and not only did he not suffer any obvious injuries, but he also brought back more than 70,000 people.
After seven days of registration and screening, among the 70,000 people, there were more than 30,000 young men who met the current recruitment standards of the Anmin Army.
These people already regarded Liu He as a god. In addition, Liu He saved their lives from Huangfu Song and now arranged houses and fields for them. Therefore, these more than 70,000 people were extremely grateful and admired Liu He.
Although it was difficult for the more than 30,000 people who were incorporated into the Anmin Army to adapt to such high-intensity training in a short period of time, no one complained.
"Oh my god, brother, you have made a fortune this time! Soldiers, money, food, and fame, you have made enough at once! Why didn't I catch up with such an important battle?"
Zhang Yong looked at the registered account books, marveling and complaining at the same time.
Cui Jun said with a smile: "Haha, that's not all. Old General Huangfu values my lord so much, and my lord has indeed made extraordinary achievements. I'm afraid it won't be long before my lord's use will not be limited to these two.
It’s the county’s territory.”
Liu He could not conceal his joy at this time.
"I hope I can find a good position, otherwise there are now 40,000 troops, even if they are divided into three areas: Huangshui Township, Langtiao County, and Yu County, they will still be overcrowded."
Everyone is full of expectations for this upcoming reward.
The Anmin army was now strong and powerful. Liu He wrote to the in-laws of Su and Zhang to explain the current situation and prepare to purchase two thousand war horses.
After the two families learned about the results of their victory, they saw that the big tree they had climbed was about to grow rapidly, and they were extremely surprised.
Of course, they couldn't afford to give them a full two thousand war horses, but they still sold them to Liu He at a very low price. After Liu He raided the powerful men in the two counties, he got funding from Prefect Zhao.
At this time, there was abundant money and food, and in the end, a full fifteen million yuan was spent to purchase horses and make horse equipment.
According to the principle of one man with two horses, the Anmin Army formed a cavalry team of 1,000 people, which was still under the command of Guan Yu.
In addition, Ye Xiang specially trained 3,000 crossbowmen.
After receiving the letter from his father, the son of Governor Zhao made a special trip to Langtiao County to visit Liu He.
This person's name is Zhao Jin, also known as Ziyu, and he is also gentle and well-educated. Liu He checked and found that his command and force were indeed very ordinary, but his intelligence and politics reached 71 and 74 respectively. For the position of county magistrate,
, it is indeed considered outstanding.
Liu He also had a very pleasant conversation with him, and deliberately stayed with him for three days to see the military appearance of the Anmin Army, which amazed the Zhao county magistrate.
Afterwards, Magistrate Zhao also expressed his concerns.
There are currently 600 county soldiers in this county, but in fact, more than half of them are from powerful families who use their name to receive free pay. In fact, there are less than 300 soldiers serving, which is completely insufficient to cope with any situation in the world today.
There is a little bit of instability and crisis, not to mention that the war situation in Yanmen in the north has become increasingly tense in the past two years.
Liu He waved his hand and sent Cheng Liang to personally lead five thousand infantry to follow Zhao Jin back to Lu County. At the same time, there were fifteen thousand other Yellow Turban surrendered soldiers who could not join the army, and they also paid money.
A group of farming masters personally trained and trained by Li and Zhan Lian also brought them there.
This Lu County is covered with mountains and there are almost no plains. Without this group of farming masters, with this barren land, it would be impossible to feed the 15,000 people, let alone provide food and grass for Cheng Liang's 5,000 army.
Zhao Jin is very grateful. If the two parties had not held the same position, I am afraid that this guy would kneel down in front of Liu He.
After finally spending a lot of effort to settle all the more than 70,000 soldiers and civilians, more than half a month had passed. In the blink of an eye, it was the end of May, and the three-story small tower in the backyard of the county government was finally completed.
Already.
Liu He and Zhang Yu put Liu Zheng to sleep, and after lingering for a while, Liu He was filled with emotion when he looked at his wife and children sleeping beside him.
"It is said that this Yellow Turban Army is a huge experience pack. It suddenly spawned a large number of heroes such as Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Jian, etc. Now after experiencing it personally, I realize how terrifying this experience pack is. In the blink of an eye,
Let me Anmin Army grow from seven to eight thousand people to forty thousand people."
Liu He estimated his current military strength. After the three blacksmith masters built weapons and armor for the army and equipped them all, his actual military strength would not be much worse than that of Governor Zhang.
In terms of combat effectiveness, I might be three points better.
Looking back at Zhang Yu, Liu He also showed a happy smile.
"Thanks to the policy that Yu'er made to protect the environment and the people, otherwise these more than 70,000 people would not be able to come under my rule. Even if I reluctantly came over, it would not be possible for them to be as upset as they are now.
Thank you and train hard.”
Through the edge of the window, you can faintly see the small tower in the backyard.
"Oh, by the way, now that the Jingsi Tower is finished, it's time to redeem it and put it to good use."
When Liu He originally built the tower, he had already spent 500 points to redeem the Jingsi Tower and stored it in the system warehouse.
At this time, he extracted it and immediately felt a glittering three-story pagoda appear in his mind. He controlled it with his mind and made the pagoda merge with the one in his backyard.
"The system prompts that the Jingsi Tower has been installed successfully. The host can spend 100 points each time to allow one person to enter any floor of the tower for enlightenment. Only one person can enter each floor at the same time. The host currently has 557 remaining points."
"Well... the points are not very generous, so we have to plan how to use them. Let's take a look at the attributes of the few of us first."
Chapter completed!