After the angel left, Yuan Shao led Fang Xuanling. Xu Da. Su Lie, Huang Zhong, and Dian Wei walked into a remote small room. After pushing the door open, they walked straight to the main seat and sat down. They turned to Dian Wei and said,"Dian Wei, stand guard at the door and don't allow anyone to enter. If any servant or maid tries to get close, kill them immediately!!!”
When Yuan Shao said the last sentence, his face revealed a malevolent expression, as if he was a wild beast that was about to devour a person.
"I understand, please rest assured, my lord!”Dian Wei solemnly nodded his huge head, turned around, and walked out of the door, closing the door behind him.
"Sit down!"
"Yes, big brother (liege)." Everyone knelt down in the order of Wen Zuo and Wu Yi, and all of them cast their gazes at Yuan Shao.
"I'm being so serious today because everything I say today is a secret between me and everyone here. Everyone here is my confidant, and my second and third brothers are my brothers. Regarding the future development of our army, let me explain it here first. Sir, you should have received the imperial edict, right?”Yuan Shao pondered for a moment before turning his gaze to Xuan Ling, who was sitting in the lower room.
"Get it before my lord." Fang Qiao stood up slowly, revealing her wide sleeves. She took out a bright yellow scroll from her sleeve.
"Alright then. In a few days, Mister will bring Second and Third Younger Brothers to Bohai County…Don't be anxious.”Yuan Shao saw Xu Da and Su Lie stand up at the same time. He raised his right hand and pressed down.
"After arriving at the Bohai Sea, Mister will be in charge of government affairs while Second and Third Younger Brothers will be in charge of the army. Second Younger Brother will be the main general and Third Younger Brother will be the deputy general.”Yuan Shao lightly stroked his beard as he spoke with assurance.
"Big brother, we're all gone. What about your safety? Why don't you let me stay and let Second Brother go to the Bohai Sea?”Su Lie could not help but speak with a worried expression.
"No, I can't! No! No! Third brother, you have to know that your talent lies in commanding the army, not being a bodyguard. Moreover, I still need Dian Wei, right? Besides, I didn't say that it would be just the three of you on the road.”Yuan Shao replied with a smile.
"Big brother, don't tell me…I still need to bring my family along?”Xu Da's half-closed eyes suddenly opened as if he had thought of something.
"Lord, it's not as simple as asking us to bring our families. There should be other things to bring!”Fang Xuanling asked doubtfully, but he was already certain in his heart.
"Yes! I intend to bring all the gold, silver, money, and silk I have in Luoyang to the Bohai Sea. After all, it is impossible to recruit soldiers and horses without money. Moreover, the army and horses have not moved yet, and the grain and baggage have to be bought with money. "Think about it, the journey from Luoyang to Bohai is long, and the bandits are very domineering. What if…" Yuan Shao didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was clear.
"But, big brother, with just me and third brother, isn't our defense a little weak?”Xu Da asked the question in his heart.
"Hey! Don't worry, I will send 500 family soldiers to follow them. With the abilities of Second and Third Younger Brothers, it will be more than enough!”Yuan Shao said with a smile as he stroked his beard.
"My lord is wise.”Fang Xuanling cupped his hands and praised.
" Oh, that's right. After you arrive at Bohai Sea, if you have time, you can go to Zhending County of Changshan to find a person named Zhao Yun, whose surname is Zilong. I heard that this person was taught by Tong Yuan, a spear master from Hebei Province. He was accepted as a disciple by Tong Yuan, which shows how brave he is. It can be said that he can take the head of a general from an army of ten thousand as easily as taking it out of a bag. "If Zhao Yun is not here, you can befriend his family and leave a good relationship with them. Teacher can go again. Please take Zhao Yun into my army!"”In the end, Yuan Shao became more and more excited as he spoke. In the end, he stood up and bowed to Fang Xuanling.
" Big brother..." Yuan Shao's words deeply touched Xu Da and Su Lie. They could see that Yuan Shao really liked this person called Zhao Zilong. While they were puzzled, they also aroused their interest in Zhao Yun. They wanted to see if this person was like what their big brother had said, taking the head of a general in an army as easily as taking it out of a bag.
"Please rest assured, my lord. Qiao will definitely convince this person to join our army.”Fang Xuanling said solemnly.
"Oh right, if Zheng is too busy, you can visit Du Ji before you leave. Du Ji is from Duling, the capital. His father died when he was young, and his stepmother was very harsh on him, but he was very filial to his stepmother. He was elected as filial piety. I heard that this person is the descendant of Du Yannian, the Imperial Censor of the Western Han Dynasty. With this person's talent, he was more than enough to become a county governor. With his help, that mister would have a much easier time.”Yuan Shao suddenly thought of Du Ji.
After all, in the history of the Three Kingdoms, he dared to take up the post of prefect of Hedong Prefecture alone. He skillfully dealt with the big families in the prefecture to protect himself and was diligent in governing the country and loving the people. He was a rare good official.
"Yes!"
"Also, if you don't have enough food when you reach the Bohai Sea, you can go to a place to borrow food.”
"My lord, are you talking about the Zhen family, one of the four biggest merchants in the world?”Fang Xuanling immediately reacted.
"Yes, it's the Zhen family of Wuji in Zhongshan. The five daughters of the Zhen family are all extremely beautiful, especially Zhen Mi."In this chaotic world, buying too many treasures is a sin. Besides, the people around him are hungry and poor. It is better to give food to relatives and neighbors and spread grace.”If the whole family says good, we'll talk about it later." Yuan Shao recalled Zhen Mi's legendary life. It could be said that she was extremely rich and noble, but in her later years, because of her failure in the palace, her corpse was covered with hair and chaff.
The Luo God of a generation actually ended up like this. It could not help but make people feel a myriad of emotions!
"My lord, this woman is quite intelligent.”When Fang Qiao heard this, she sighed.
"If it's possible, I'll find a wife for my second and third brothers to carry on the family line as soon as possible, haha!!!”Yuan Shao suddenly burst into laughter.
"Big brother, why are you here?”Su Lie's handsome face was slightly red. It seemed that he was embarrassed.
"My lord's intention is to let Tiande and Dingfang take two of the Zhen family's five women and use this opportunity to pull the Zhen family onto the boat.”Fang Qiao immediately understood what Yuan Shao meant.
" Big Brother, this isn't very good. I'm a martial artist. Moreover, I haven't established my reputation yet. How can I…" Xu Da said hesitantly.
"Hey! What's there to be embarrassed about? Men and women should get married when they're of age. As the elder brother, I naturally have to take care of my younger brothers 'marriages. Moreover, I said that I should get married and have children as soon as possible. At that time, the father and son will go into battle to kill the enemy. Wouldn't that be great?”Yuan Shao stood up and walked in front of Xu Da, patting his shoulders with both hands as he advised.
After saying that, Yuan Shao walked back to the main seat and sat down.""Second brother. Third brother, when you go to the Bohai Sea to recruit soldiers, it is best to write the names of every soldier. Place of birth. Write down which village they live in, then find a local blacksmith to make a bronze plate. It doesn't have to be too big, just write down the information of each soldier on it. I call it the bronze plate system!”
"Big brother, this is…why? Wouldn't that be too much work? Moreover, there were very few literate civilians nowadays!”After Xu Da heard that, he felt that his mind was a little unable to wrap around it.
"It's very simple. You make the bronze plate into a pendant. The soldiers must hang the bronze plate on it. Once the soldier dies on the battlefield, the bronze plate will be torn off. This way, it will be easier to calculate the number of deaths after each battle. As for the matter of literacy, it's not a problem. When you recruit soldiers, just find a few literate scholars to write for you. Moreover, second brother, third brother, there's another benefit to this bronze medal system.”Yuan Shao deliberately wanted to test Xu Da and Su Lie.
"Benefits, big brother means…"
"Guard against enemy spies!" Su Lie and Xu Da shouted in unison.
"Yes, that's right. Think about it, everyone in the military camp has a bronze plate. If someone doesn't, then that person must be an enemy spy.”
"My lord has always had wonderful ideas. Although they are unconstrained, they often reach the vital points.”Fang Xuanling suddenly stood up with a look of approval.
The bronze plate system was something Yuan Shao had thought of from the American army.
Although Yuan Shao was a modern man and didn't go to war, he understood one thing: war! They were fighting for money and food! They were fighting the population!
Didn't you see that there was a saying in the later generations that " when a cannon sounds, ten thousand taels of gold "?
"Also, after arriving at the Bohai Sea, find the best painter in Nanpi City and have him draw my portrait. Hang it in the military camp and practice it every day. During lunchtime and even when they were bathing, they had to make the soldiers loudly swear their loyalty to their leader. They had to abide by the words of their leader. It was their leader who had brought them a good life, and so on. In any case, they had to do this every day to make the soldiers develop a habitual mindset.”Yuan Shao said to Fang Xuanling while waving his arms and legs.
" Big Brother, could it be that this leader is…" Xu Da cast his gaze towards Yuan Shao.
" Yes. In front of the soldiers, I am their leader. A leader is the one who leads them to peace and a better life. I am also their leader. This cannot be changed or questioned!”Yuan Shao slapped the table with his hand, his face domineering.
"Second brother, I don't know much about training soldiers, but I do know that elite soldiers have to go through iron and blood. After the army is formed, try to see as much blood as possible and kill mountain bandits. You can go to the market to buy some pork and go hunting in the mountains when you are free. If there are soldiers in the army who are familiar with swimming, you can also let them go into the sea to fish. After all, it is close to the Bohai Sea. Only in this way could the soldiers work harder.”Yuan Shao was very clear that many people in the late Han Dynasty couldn't afford to eat. If his army had meat to eat every meal, it would be very attractive.
"Alright, I understand, big brother.”
"Oh, by the way, is Hansheng and Xu 'er feeling better?”Only then did Yuan Shao notice Huang Zhong, who was sitting at the end, and hurriedly opened his mouth to ask with concern.
"Thank you for your concern, my lord. These few days, after going through Miracle Doctor Li's medicinal cuisine, Xu 'er's body has clearly begun to recover.”Huang Zhong hurriedly stood up and cupped his fists.
"How about this, Luoyang is not a place to stay for long. In a few days, let sister-in-law bring Xu 'er and Li Dangzhi to the Bohai Sea.”Yuan Shao thought about it and was still not too assured.
"Yes! Yes, sir!"
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