If you want to see a thousand miles away, go to the next level. -------"Climbing the Stork Tower" by Wang Zhihuan of Tang Dynasty
It is said that Chen Longlong returned to the sea, opened a palace and raised a palace, and there were many stars gathered in the palace, and there were many heroes at that time. As the political leader of Lingling, Jiang Wan preceded the procession and said: "This year in Lingling, the weather is good, the crops are harvested, the refugees are resettled, the corvee is light and the taxes are light, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. The grain inventory is enough to expand the army by 100,000."
Jiang Wan knew that Chen Long asked him to report the results first in order to stabilize the hearts of the soldiers and civilians, so he continued: "When the Qinglong Army was first established, it borrowed money from the big families in Lingling. At that time, it raised a total of 500,000 taels, which was paid off after the autumn harvest. Under his jurisdiction, The eight counties and five princely states have paid a total of 3.9 million taels of silver in taxes this year. After repaying debts, there will be a remaining 3.4 million taels. The budget for farming, education, medical care, disaster relief, and refugee relief totals 2 million taels, which can be used The budget for military expansion can reach 1 million taels to 1.4 million taels of silver. In terms of trade, government-owned shipping, salt industry, etc. made a total profit of 1 million taels, and most of them are currently invested in raw material procurement, expanded reproduction, and mining. Investment; and because of the court’s timely repayment and outstanding credit, the big owners in Lingling also expressed their willingness to renew the loan without interest. If necessary, they can also raise hundreds of thousands of taels."
"In terms of population, we have received more than 50,000 refugees from various places, all of them have been given wasteland, provided with settlement subsidies, and exempted from paying any taxes in the first year. All personnel have been registered, and the young and middle-aged have been enrolled in reserve military registers, and primary training has been provided." There are more than 20,000 young adults joining the army at any time."
"There are also more than 60,000 Yellow Turban soldiers who have been cut down by the public generals. The old, weak, sick and disabled are processed according to the refugee policy and provided with settlement subsidies so that they can live and work in peace and contentment. Young and middle-aged soldiers are engaged in military production, such as ironware manufacturing and woodware manufacturing. , mining production, salt production, etc., they can be called into the army for training at any time.”
"Eight counties and five princely states have all set up local security groups to protect the environment and the people. Currently, only Taoyang County, which borders Guiyang County and Jiaozhou, is often infested with bandits. The other counties are very peaceful, and the people have their demands. The county has established petition envoys in accordance with the Lord's request."
After listening to Jiang Wan's report, everyone heard that Lingling's annual income had increased significantly compared with last year. They were all excited, confident, and full of joy.
Chen Long nodded and smiled and said: "Gong Yan, you have worked hard." Jiang Wan retreated into the train. Chen Long stretched out his hand to calm everyone down and continued: "Everyone has heard that I, Lingling, currently have money and food, and the Qinglong Army The army expansion is a foregone conclusion. Lingling is a small place, which is not conducive to future development. After the army expansion, occupying a larger territory and liberating more suffering people is also the direction of our joint efforts." After that, he announced loudly according to the army expansion plan that had been drawn up long ago. Said: "The Qinglong Army was founded with a total of 30,000 troops. It is planned to expand to 100,000 troops. The deployment and appointments are as follows."
"Chief Shi Jiang Wan Jiang Gongyan, deputy chief Shi Pang Shanmin, deputy chief Shi Li Zhuan Li Qinzhong;"
"Chief Registrar Chen Qun Chen Changwen, Chief Registrar Assistant Ma Xuan and Ma Bochang; Chief Registrar Assistant Deng Xuanzhi (Joined while Chen Long was away)"
"With the left military advisor Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao, the right military advisor Zhou Busuo and Zhou Yuanzhi;"
"Gong Cao Dong and Dong Youzai (who joined Chen Long while he was away), supervise Huang An;"
"Engage in Ma Kang and Ma Zhongchang, encourage learning and engage in Yin Mo and Yin Siqian;"
"Zhou Cang, the bodyguard captain and gun guard general;"
"The first legion of the Qinglong Army was established, with the legion commander Huang Gai and Huang Gongfu, and the military advisor Pan Jun and Pan Chengming;"
"The First Army Corps consists of four full divisions, each with 10,000 men. The first division is a cavalry division, commanded by Fu Tong, the second division is an archer division, commanded by Liu Xian, the third division is a spear division, commanded by Liu Yong, and the fourth division For the sword and shield division, the division commander is Liu Min;"
"The second legion of the Qinglong Army was established, with the legion commander Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong, and the military advisor Ju Maocai;"
"The Second Army has four full divisions, each with 10,000 men. The first division is a cavalry division, commander Xing Daorong, the second division is a cavalry division, commander Gao Lan, the third division is a spear division, commander Zhao Hong, the fourth division is a swordsman Shield Soldier Division, Division Commander Bo Cai;"
"The special division is still composed of 200 people, with division commander Gan Ning, Gan Xingba, deputy division commander Lu Chang, and four squad leaders: Hu Ji, Zu Lang, Hao Pu, and Li Tong (Chen Long joined while he was away);"
"Establish an intelligence corps with one thousand people. Appoint Zhang Ning as the special intelligence envoy and head of the intelligence corps. Appoint Zhao Da as the special intelligence envoy of Luoyang, Zhong Yao as the special intelligence envoy of Chang'an, Liu Xian as the special intelligence envoy of Xiangyang, Sun Xia and Han Zhong, Sun Zhong, He Man, and Huang Shao were all appointed as special envoys, and Zhang Ning appointed and commanded them."
"A logistics division was established with a strength of 20,000 people. The division commander was concurrently appointed by Pang Shanmin, who was responsible for the supply of materials to each military unit."
"The positions of deputy division commander are temporarily vacant. For positions below the regiment level, the division commander will nominate the corps commander based on the training situation and appoint them after approval."
Many good generals have been assigned their own appointments. After receiving the order, they responded with a bang, and their momentum reached its peak. Chen Long is very proud. From now on, he has 100,000 troops at his disposal. In time, he will definitely be the best in the world. When the time comes, he will be able to destroy all the paper tigers that stand in his way.
Chen Long was feeling proud, and Chen Qun led two young men to step forward and said, "Master, these are my two friends. They are both from well-known families, and they are very talented. I heard that I have been used in important roles by the master, and you know My lord has the idea of seeking happiness for all people in the world, so I came here to serve you. I hope that my lord will grant the order because of his talent."
Chen Long was overjoyed and said: "Since we are Chang Wen's good friends, they must be loyal and good generals." Seeing the man on the left wearing Confucian clothes, a silk scarf on his head, three locks of long beard, eight-colored eyebrows, a straight nose and a square mouth, and a graceful attitude , typical style of aristocratic family; the person on the right is handsome, with white face and red lips, dressed in white clothes, with dark clouds scattered, he is suave, but he is a romantic young man.
Seeing that his lord was happy, Chen Qun first pointed to the person on the left and introduced him: "This person is a descendant of the Xun family in Yingchuan. He is the fourth son of Xun Kui, Prime Minister of Jinan, and Xun Chen Xun Youruo."
Chen Long stood up with a groan and said with great joy: "It turns out that after Xunzi, Chen Long lost respect. I wonder what we call Xunyu, Xunwenruo and you?"
Xun Chen looked at Chen Long strangely and said, "My lord, do you know my fifth brother Wen Ruo?"
Chen Longde went to look at Shu and said happily: "I was in Luoyang and had the best relationship with Xun You and Xun Gongda. I heard him talk about the children of the Xun family and I admired him deeply. Now that Mr. Youruo is here, why not invite Wen Ruo to come too?"
Xun Chen was relieved and said with a smile: "It turns out that Gongda took the first step. To be honest, my lord, the Xun family and the Chen family are closely related. The person that old patriarch Chen Shi and eldest brother Chen Qun are interested in is my Xun family." Naturally, we cannot lag behind. As for Wen Ruo, since my lord is interested, I will send you a letter from home to find out what he means."
Chen Long said with great joy: "Mr. Youruo, I didn't know that the emperor had arrived just now, so I didn't appoint you. Now I appoint you as the deputy chief registrar. Your position is only under the long article, okay?" Thinking that Xun Yu might be able to come, Chen Long just thought I felt that happiness came too suddenly, and I was a little dizzy with joy. I even discussed the appointment with Xun Chen.
Xun Chen couldn't help but smile, bowed his hands and said, "It all depends on the Lord's decision."
Chen Long thought to himself that the Xun family sent Xun Chen to help out. It was probably part of the family's policy. It was to choose a force that had the potential to compete for hegemony in the world and to select capable and talented disciples to serve. It would also be regarded as a good relationship and a good harvest. At least it meant that the head of the Xun family was optimistic about it. Own. After being happy, he hurriedly turned around to face the romantic young man in white and said, "Chang Wen, who is this brother?"
With a bright face, Chen Qun walked up to the handsome young man on his right and said, "This is the famous Young Master Yingchuan, who is known as the 'Fairy Man in the World' and is a talented playwright."
Chen Long's head buzzed, and he was almost blinded by happiness. In the official history, Xi Zhicai was a resourceful man and the early mastermind of Cao Cao's group, but he died young. After Xi Zhicai's death, Xun Yucai recommended Guo Jia to Cao Cao, and Guo Jia became famous in history. Unexpectedly, such a heroic figure actually appeared in front of him today, and he was still so graceful.
Chen Long grabbed Xi Zhicai's hands and said, "It turns out to be brother Xi Zhicai. His name is like thunder. I am truly lucky to meet you today!"
Xi Zhicai saw that Chen Long was a little too enthusiastic, so he couldn't help but feel a little shy, and said with a red face: "My lord, Xi Zhicai is willing to do the hard work of a dog and horse!"
Chen Long was overjoyed now. He didn't expect that getting Yingchuan Chen Qun and Chen Changwen would bring such benefits. After thinking about it, he announced loudly: "I have Zhicai, so why worry about not succeeding in the hegemony. Now I appoint Xi Zhicai as the military advisor of the Third Army and start to form the Third Army, okay?" As for the commander of the Third Army, Chen Long has long been interested in it. Huang Zhong and Huang Han were promoted, but Huang Zhong had not yet surrendered, so he had to wait for his position.
Xi Zhicai said with great joy: "Thank you so much, my lord, for knowing people well and assigning them well. I like military affairs the most. Since I can be the leader of the third legion, I must lead an elite force for my lord."
Chen Long comforted Xun Youruo and Xi Zhicai for a long time, then reluctantly returned to the hall and announced: "My beloved generals, today I will appoint generals. From now on, they will each perform their duties and work hard for the common ideal. I swear my oath again today, Even if we give everything we have, even if we lose our lives, we must dedicate ourselves to the welfare of the people of the Han Dynasty."
The generals responded loudly. On this day, one of the most elite forces in the late Eastern Han Dynasty first took flight in Lingling. Chen Long ordered: "Gong Yan, Chang Wen, Liu Xian, and the commanders and military advisors of each army will stay for a while. The other generals will be dismissed and go to their respective posts!"
The generals bowed and saluted and dispersed one after another. Feeling the determination of the general to conquer the world and benefit the people, they were all very excited. Chen Long ordered Zhou Cang to lead his soldiers to move seats for the remaining people, and then went to guard outside the lobby. He said with a smile: "Everyone will be members of the highest military team from now on. We will discuss today the main attack after the expansion of the Qinglong Army." direction."
Everyone began to think after hearing this. Chen Long continued: "In name, I am the governor of Jiaozhou of the Han Dynasty, but my base is in the jurisdiction of Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou. I have always wanted to annex Jingzhou first, but this time if I directly touch Liu Biao, I will inevitably become the governor of Jingzhou. The great concern of General He Jin is that he has become a traitor in the eyes of the court. What do you think, should I go south to capture Jiaozhou, or go north to capture Jiangling?"
