In Chenliu County
The people who were originally fleeing,
Suddenly, he heard that Zhang Miao had invited his old friend Cao Cao over.
Chen Liu, who used to be swallowed by Liu Dai at any time, had now become impregnable.
Therefore, the people who were fleeing quickly returned.
Zhang Miao smiled bitterly at this phenomenon.""In the past, I thought that I had convinced people with virtue and that the people were willing to support me and be used by me. However, at the critical moment, I realized that when disaster struck, everyone flew away. If it wasn't for Meng De's army, I'm afraid that my Chen Liu would really be empty!”
These words sounded like flattery, but in fact, they were also talking about something.
Cao Cao's army had fought a few battles with the brutal and fierce Western Liang soldiers and had won all of them.
Such an undefeatable iron army had a decisive effect on the stability of Chen Liu.
Even the people of the counties around Chen Liu came to join.
However, the population of Chenliu County had doubled.
As promised, Zhang Miao appointed Cao Cao as the prefect of Chenliu.
Dong Zhuo had been defeated by Cao Cao many times. He was afraid that Cao Cao would march straight into Chang 'an and kill him.
Upon hearing that Cao Cao was going to Chen Liu, he immediately agreed.
Thus, Cao Cao received the imperial edict and officially became the prefect of Chenliu.
Although everyone knew that Dong Zhuo's will was in charge, no one said anything about it. They all acted as if it was none of their business.
After everything settled down, Cao Cao decided to start a business here. He began to appoint officials and prepared to work hard to develop here.
Zhang Miao was the hero who welcomed him into Chen Liu. If he ignored him, he would be laughed at. Thus, Zhang Miao was appointed as the county governor. Nominally, he could be considered Chen Liu's second-in-command.
Wei Zi had previously sponsored Cao Cao, and this time, he had contributed a lot. Wei Zi's influence in Chen Liu was also very great, so Wei Zi was appointed as the duty officer to manage the personnel affairs in Chen Liu.
Zhao Yang, the actual number one hero, Cao Cao's confidant, and strategist, was still a military advisor. He wasn't officially part of the organization, but everyone knew that he was the second-in-command of Cao Cao's organization. Sometimes, his words were even more useful than Cao Cao's.
Zhao Yun was appointed as the commandant of the county, commanding the cavalry.
Cao Ren was in charge of the infantry and the security of the counties.
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After the reward, Cao Cao said in a deep voice,""Everyone, it is still unknown how the world will change in the future. The only thing we can do now is to conserve our strength and bide our time! Does anyone have any thoughts on the future development?”
Zhang Miao wanted to show off his existence as the county deputy."In my opinion, now that Chen Liu has Meng De guarding it, the talents in the four seas are eager to return. Why don't we issue a recruitment order and let those talented people come to join us?”
Cao Cao frowned slightly, feeling that this was a little inappropriate. However, he couldn't say it directly, so he looked at Zhao Yang.
Zhao Yang didn't hesitate and immediately expressed his opinion,""The county deputy's suggestion might be good in the future, but it's not appropriate now! Since my lord said that we have to keep a low profile, we have to restrain our edge in Tiger Cage Pass and fade away from the eyes of the heroes. Recruiting talents from all over the world is too ostentatious, and people might even think that we have the idea of splitting the earth to become kings! Therefore, it's not suitable to recruit talents now."
Zhang Miao immediately looked ashamed." Advisor Jun, you're really thoughtful. I was too careless just now." However, what should we do to conceal our strength and bide our time?”
Seeing that everyone was staring at him, Zhao Yang continued helplessly,""There are only two things. One is to manage the army. To be specific, it is to expand the army and train the soldiers. The other is to hoard resources. The most important thing is food and armaments. As long as we are prepared, we will be able to cope with any changes in the future. We will even be able to take advantage of the opportunity.”
Cao Cao revealed a satisfied expression,""As expected of a military counselor. These words have the effect of outlining the main points. Then let's talk about how to do these things in detail next? There was Zi Long and Zi Xiao in charge of the army. There was no need to worry about this. As for armaments, they could also mobilize the people to make some. It was barely enough. Only the grain and grass were taken over by the big families. The grain that had been harvested was not given to us. It was difficult to store up grain.”
Zhang Miao immediately nodded." Indeed. There are many large clans in Chenliu, and each of them has a hundred hectares of land. They are all descendants of former nobility. They have special privileges and don't pay taxes. This is an old habit that has existed for hundreds of years. It can't be changed! If they wanted their food, they would have to rob them! However, if these large clans intermarried and went to rob each other, it would affect the whole situation. At that time, Chen Liu would definitely be in chaos. If they wanted to hoard a large amount of grain, they could only buy it. However, I really don't have any money now."
Hence, everyone turned their attention to Zhao Yang.
"Ha, why are you guys always looking at me?”Zhao Yang smiled helplessly.
Zhao Yun immediately said with admiration,"Because the military counselor has the ability to turn the rotten into the magical.”
"Yes, that's right!" That's it!"
Cao Cao laughed,"Military Advisor, since everyone trusts you so much, why don't you show us your skills? Help me, help Chen Liu?"”
Zhao Yang thought for a moment and said,""Since we can't interfere with Chen Liu's current farmland, why don't we mobilize the army to open up wasteland! Now that no one dares to invade Chenliu in the near future, we can completely open up wasteland and be self-sufficient. If everything goes smoothly, we will have a surplus next year.”
"Tuntian?" Cao Cao frowned slightly," Even if we open up wasteland, we still need farming tools. When it comes to spring sowing, the few oxen are controlled by the big families and used by them first. We don't have oxen at all, and the horses are not even in the field. It's difficult.”
Zhao Yang immediately smiled." This might be a problem for others, but it's not difficult for me!" Then leave the matter of opening up the wasteland to me. I guarantee that we will have a large amount of grain surplus next year!”
Zhao Yang's guarantee stunned everyone.
"Now that we have 60,000 troops, we have to reclaim a lot of land! Advisor Jun, where are you going to find so many cows?”Zhang Miao could not help but ask.
Zhao Yang smiled mysteriously." Let's keep this a secret for now. We just need to ensure that the army has food to eat."”
Seeing how mysterious he was, the others didn't ask any more questions. Since Zhao Yang had agreed to the most difficult task, the others naturally didn't have any problems.
After the crowd dispersed, Cao Cao fell into deep thought."What method does Advisor Jun have to get food for sixty thousand people? He looks very confident. This matter should be in the bag…This ability is really shocking. I have to find out as soon as possible whether he is my son or not! If that's the case, then in the future, if we work together sincerely, why worry about not achieving great things?”
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