Yuan Shaojun and his ministers laughed for a long time, and the servants had already prepared the meals.
Yuan Shao invited Tian Feng and Zhang Liao to sit down for a meal. They were also unambiguous, knowing that they would discuss important matters in a while, so they sat down in their seats and started eating.
After a while, Tian Feng got up, regardless of whether Yuan Shao had eaten well or not.
"My lord, to achieve great things, you must win people. Now a good general is in the Bohai Sea. What do you want my lord to do?"
Yuan Shao did not blame him, but became interested, "I wonder where this person is, what is his name?"
"So that my lord can know that this person's surname is Zhang, his given name is He, and his courtesy name is Junyi. He is from Hejian. He was guarding this place because of the Yellow Turban rebellion. Therefore, he is familiar with Feng. He is now the Bohai County Lieutenant." Tian Feng replied casually.
What, it turned out to be Zhang He, Zhang Junyi, the leader of the "Four Court Pillars of Hebei" in history, and the "Five Sons of Good Generals" as famous as Zhang Liao. I didn't want to meet him today.
Yuan Shao felt very proud, and Zhang Liao was also very happy. It turned out to be him.
Tian Feng asked in surprise when he saw our expressions and seemed to know him.
"I wonder if my lord knows about Zhang He?"
Before Yuan Shao could answer, Zhang Liao said, "I must be the one I met today."
He recounted what happened when he met Zhang He.
"I don't think my lord has already met Zhang He. My lord, please wait a moment. Feng will come as soon as he goes."
Tian Feng expressed his understanding and stood up to greet Zhang He.
"Sir, don't be anxious, just go after dinner," Yuan Shao advised.
"It doesn't matter, Feng has already eaten, but we still have to focus on important things."
Tian Feng refused and went out directly.
After a while, Tian Feng brought Zhang He to see him.
Before Tian Feng could say anything, Zhang He fell to the ground first.
"I don't know if my lord is so heroic, but I have offended him so much today. I hope my lord will forgive me?"
"Jun Yi, there is no need to be too polite. Now that I have a general, I will be more powerful than a tiger."
Yuan Shao quickly stood up and stepped forward, helped Zhang He up, let him sit next to Tian Feng's subordinates, and introduced each other.
Yuan Shaogao sat on the main seat and looked at Tian Feng and others below and was very excited. Today he has counselors and famous generals.
After being intoxicated for a long time, I finally woke up and there were important matters to discuss.
"Now that the big thing has not been accomplished, what do you think we should do, sir?" Yuan Shao asked Tian Feng for advice.
"Now that the lord has a county, he has a certain foundation. But if he wants to gain a foothold in troubled times and achieve great things, these are far from enough. The lord should first take advantage of his reputation for resisting Dong Zhuo, launch a voluntary army, and attack Dong Zhuo. , let the Han Dynasty return to its orthodoxy. In this way, the lord can become famous all over the world, and with the power of the Yuan family, we can clear out the traitors, and such a great cause can be achieved. "
Tian Feng answered slowly and confidently with an air of wisdom.
"good"
"good"
"good"
"To meet Mr. Gaozu now is like meeting Zhang Liang."
Yuan Shao said three good words in a row and praised him excitedly.
Tian Feng was naturally very satisfied, and the two men were also very happy. With good masters, good ministers and famous generals, great things can be accomplished.
Yuan Shao asked, "Jun Yi, how many troops and horses are there in Bohai now?"
Zhang He was also unambiguous and reported, "My lord, there are one thousand cavalry and four thousand infantry in Bohai, for a total of five thousand people."
Yuan Shao nodded and said that he understood, it was pretty good, and Bohai was indeed a rich county.
"Lord, there are too few men and horses. We should recruit and expand the army as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late," Zhang Liao suggested.
This made Tian Feng and the others look at him sideways. Zhang He also raised his head and looked at him, not wanting to think the same as himself.
"What Wen Yuan said is absolutely true. My lord can first issue a corrective edict and report to various departments, and then recruit volunteers. Great things can be expected," Tian Feng also suggested.
"Yes, that makes sense." Yuan Shao agreed and gave the order in no uncertain terms.
"Where are Zhang He and Zhang Liao?"
"The end will be here"
"exist"
The two of them did not dare to neglect and left the table to wait.
"Put Zhang He in charge of recruiting troops and quickly gather troops. The more the better."
"Wenyuan is responsible for food and fodder logistics and must be ready for expedition at any time."
"yes"
"promise"
Zhang Liao and Zhang Liao accepted the order and did not dare to delay, so they prepared to go immediately.
After Yuan Shao gave them instructions on their tasks, he stood up and said to Tian Feng, "As for issuing corrective edicts and reporting to the various princes, I leave it to you, sir."
"It's my lord, Tian Feng takes the order." Tian Feng didn't hesitate and took the order and left.
The next day, at the most conspicuous place in the Bohai Sea, a recruiting banner was erected early with the word "loyalty and righteousness" written on it. Yuan Shao learned this by imitating Cao Cao. Zhang He also sent people everywhere to publicize it widely. In just more than ten days, the entire Jizhou was Everyone knows it, the people who applied for the job are like rain
Parallel set.
One day, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, known as the two heroes of Hebei, joined together. Yuan Shao was overjoyed and kept him as a guard, thinking that he finally had two top bodyguards. One day, his nephew Gao Gan and his family cousin Gao Lan came with two thousand soldiers and horses. Yuan Shao was very happy and asked Gao Gan to help Zhang Liao. Gao Lan led the troops and organized them into Zhang He's command. This time he returned to Hebei Province. The courtyard pillars are finally assembled.
The other young generals were not well-known, so I won't talk about them one by one. Yuan Shao asked them to follow Zhang He and fall under Zhang He's command.
On this day, Yuan Shao was discussing the training of troops and horses with Zhang He. Yan Liang reported that Zhang Liao had something to report.
Yuan Shao let him in and asked Zhang Liao to sit down. Zhang Liao eagerly reported.
"Reporting to my lord, I have something important to report to you now."
Yuan Shao asked, "I don't know what the big deal is. Please tell Wen Yuan."
"Didn't my lord put me in charge of grain and grass matters? Now the wealthy businessman Zhen Jiazhen from Jizhou wants to help my lord with grain and grass. This is a big deal. Liao doesn't dare to make the decision, so he came here to ask my lord to make a decision.
".
This is a good thing. Before the troops were sent out, someone was funding food and grass. Yuan Shao was very happy.
"I wonder where Zhen Yan is now?" Yuan Shao asked hurriedly.
Zhang Liao said, "Waiting in the living room now. Please let me know if you want to be summoned." Wen Yuan is indeed very good at doing things.
"Please come quickly"
Yuan Shao tidied his clothes and told Zhang Liao to invite him in.
After a while, a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman and slightly wealthy walked in with Zhang Liao, who looked like Zhen Yan in comparison.
When he saw Yuan Shao, he quickly saluted and bowed to the ground.
"Zhen Yan of the Wuji Zhen family joins the prefecture."
The Wuji Zhen family was one of the five wealthy businessmen in the Han Dynasty. Yuan Shao had to be moved when he heard that he announced his family status.
"It turns out he is a descendant of the Zhen family. No need to be polite. Get up quickly."
"Thank you General"
Zhen Yan was very grateful and insisted on giving a grand ceremony before taking the last position. Don't be muddled and get straight to the topic.
"I know that the general has gathered volunteers, and the Zhen family is willing to donate 200,000 dans of grain and grass. I wonder if the general will accept it?"
Two hundred thousand dan is a big deal, almost enough to feed 30,000 horses for a year. But there is no such thing as a free lunch, there will definitely be rewards.
Yuan Shao was very surprised, but his expression did not change, "Shao thanks me in advance, I wonder what the Zhen family wants?"
Zhen Yan saw that Yuan Shao was very calm and was very satisfied, "The Zhen family doesn't have any big requirements. They just hope that I can serve under the general."
Oh, it turned out that he was planning to invest in himself, Yuan Shao reacted instantly. In troubled times, if a wealthy family wants to survive and prosper, they must choose capable princes to invest and make huge profits. It's just a matter of opinion and ability.
"In this case, from now on, I will leave the food and grass in Bohai to Sir."
Yuan Shao promised without hesitation.
Zhen Yan thanked Zhang Liao for taking the order, and Yuan Shao asked Zhang Liao to take over before returning to obey the order.
After Zhang Liao returned, we discussed training and reorganizing the army together.
Yuan Shao planned to establish four battalions of troops first. The cavalry battalion of 3,000 men was put in charge of Zhang Liao. The infantry battalion consists of 20,000 people, with Zhang He and Gao Lan as captains and deputy captains. A thousand people in the guard camp were handed over to the command of Yan Liang and Wen Chou. There are 2,000 people in the logistics camp, led by my nephew, a senior official.
They followed the order and started reorganization and training according to Yuan Shao's wishes.
For a time, Bohai's soldiers and horses were strong, and generals gathered.
