In the previous Battle of Liangzhou, Guan Yu and others made considerable contributions, received considerable rewards, and had a certain basic status.
On top of this, arrange for them to wipe out the rebels in Liangzhou and gain military merits in stabilizing the place. In this way, their appointment as county governors will not be so out of the ordinary.
Guan Yu had great merit in beheading generals in battle, and for this merit he was named Dutinghou. Although it was only the last title among the ranks of lieutenants, he still entered the rank of lieutenants.
In addition, Dong Huang was also named Dutinghou because of his bravery in battle. Together with Guan Yu, he became the only two generals under Liu Bei who entered the rank of princes.
Although Zhang Fei, Zhen Yan, Xia Houyuan and Xiahou Nuo also fought bravely, they lacked more direct military exploits. Relying on Liu Bei's relationship, they were awarded the title of Marquis of Guannei by Zhang Wen for their military merit.
They have such conditions, and it will not be difficult at all if they operate a little bit later.
Going further west, there are four counties: Wuwei County, Zhangye County, Jiuquan County, Dunhuang County, and two vassal states of Zhangye and Juyan.
These places are vast and sparsely populated. Although they are not places where rebellions broke out directly, many officials from various places joined thieves or abandoned their posts and fled.
Liu Bei planned to wait until the situation stabilized and the investigation was clear, then he would impeach them one by one, remove them, hold them accountable, and then replace them with people he could trust.
Relying on the residual power of this wave of war, Liu Bei is very confident that within one or two years, Liangzhou will be transformed into a place where he can completely mean what he says.
However, considering that he still lacks capable subordinates he can trust, Liu Bei thought of Qianzhao, who was undergoing training under Lu Zhi.
According to Lu Zhi's excellent evaluation of him, Liu Bei believed that Qianzhao would definitely meet his needs.
So Liu Bei wrote a letter to Lu Zhi, wanting to discuss the matter of Qianzhao with Lu Zhi, and then ask the leader of Qianzhao for his opinion to see if he was willing to come to Liangzhou.
If he is willing to come, Liu Bei will definitely use Qianzhao to make him his confidant.
In addition, Liu Bei also wanted to call back Liu Yong and Liu Sheng, who had been trained under Lu Zhi, to enrich the military strength of his relatives and build his own moat of power.
Then, Liu Bei put his plan on Cao Cao's head.
He remembered that Cao Cao had experience in serving as an official abroad, and Liu Bei had no doubts about Cao Cao's administrative ability. He thought that if he wanted to completely control the place this time, Cao Cao could not simply let it go.
So Liu Bei met with Cao Cao in private and asked Cao Cao if he had any idea of serving as a governor in the desolate land of Liangzhou.
If so, they can work together to work in the court and transfer Cao Cao from his current status as Yilang to the prefect.
Cao Cao was quite surprised by this.
"Xuande, I... I am a eunuch. If you publicly declare me as a prefect, I am afraid it will cause some criticism, right?"
Liu Bei shook his head.
"Mengde, if I cared about your status as a eunuch, why would I decide to accept your son as my disciple? You should know that I don't care about this."
"But……"
"I only look at you, not others. As long as you are willing, I don't care what others think."
"this"
Looking at Liu Bei's sincere eyes, Cao Cao really didn't know what reason to use to reject him.
Moreover, in the current situation, the Cao family has to keep its tail between its legs in order not to become the target of public criticism in the disputes between modern and ancient literature and the disputes between officials and officials. It is difficult to operate central positions for Cao Cao.
Cao Cao has not made any achievements in these years, and it is quite difficult to change his job. Now Liu Bei has the idea of helping him out. He can pull him out of the Luoyang whirlpool. This is also a career advancement for Cao Cao. breakthrough.
Cao Cao was very happy, decided to agree to Liu Bei, and found Cao Song with Liu Bei.
Cao Song was also very happy, and the three of them discussed it and made a plan to recommend Cao Cao as the governor of Wuwei County after Liu Bei established a foothold in Liangzhou.
After the discussion, Cao Song said goodbye to Liu Bei in person.
"Xuande, it's really rare for Mengde to have such a good friend. I don't know if his ancestors showed up to bless him. Mengde will have to rely on you a lot in his future career."
Liu Bei laughed and saluted Cao Song.
"You are joking. I know Meng De's talents well. How can it not be my good luck to ask Meng De to help me govern Liangzhou? Being able to work hand in hand with Meng De to achieve great things is what I have always wanted. wish!"
Cao Song and Cao Cao were overjoyed.
After that, Liu Bei held a meeting of the Ministry of General Affairs. At the meeting, he made it clear that he wanted to take everyone to Liangzhou to handle real official business. He wanted to arrange positions for them within their ability and ensure that everyone could have a job. legitimate position.
Of course, Liangzhou is bitterly cold, constantly turbulent, and has certain dangers. Life in Liangzhou is not as comfortable and safe as in Luoyang, nor is the living conditions as good as in Luoyang.
This is the bad part.
If they choose not to go to Liangzhou because they are worried about these things and that they will never be able to reunite with their families, Liu Bei is willing to accept it.
But, it is very clear that if you don't follow me if you seek wealth and honor in danger, you will no longer be a member of the Ministry of General Affairs from now on. From now on, their path will depend on themselves. This is natural.
The pros and cons are laid out clearly, allowing everyone to make a choice.
In the end, all 376 official members of the Ministry of General Affairs chose to follow Liu Bei to Liangzhou. Even Zheng Xuan's disciples, Guoyuan and Sun Qian, decided to follow Liu Bei to Liangzhou to take up positions and handle affairs.
Liu Bei was very satisfied with this, praised them, and then gave them a special bonus.
In the following days, Liu Bei ignored the ups and downs in Luoyang City caused by Yang Ci's death. He took advantage of this stall to enter the palace again and discussed with Liu Hong and Zhang Rang about recruiting, training and building an army after he served as the shepherd of Liangzhou. things.
In his plan, he planned to recruit some warriors from the Land of Three Rivers and surrounding areas who were willing to follow him to Liangzhou, and the number should not be less than 30,000.
As a Youzhou native who was appointed by the Luoyang court to fly to Liangzhou as a state shepherd, if he did not have enough force to intimidate him, he might not even have a stable foothold at the beginning.
Therefore, he needs to recruit an army from the land of Three Rivers and take it to Liangzhou as the foundation of his establishment, so that he can launch a comprehensive rectification of Liangzhou later.
Regarding Liu Bei's request, Liu Hong was not opposed to Liu Bei's recruitment of soldiers and horses to form an army. The key to the problem was how much money and materials the army needed from the court to spend, and the extent to which Liu Bei could reduce the burden on the court by relying on self-financing. .
On this issue, Liu Hong's stingy nature broke out again, and he felt that he could bargain with Liu Bei to minimize the price the court had to pay, and let Liu Bei assume as many "social responsibilities" as possible.
I've given you the official position, I've given you the title, and I've given you the license. It's not appropriate to ask me for money again.
Right Xuande?
Liu Hong looked at Liu Bei with a smile.
"Xuande, it's not that I don't want to pay. It's just that the two major campaigns have emptied the treasury. Now we can't get much money out of the treasury. Even if we scrape the ground three feet away, it's hard to get what you want." part, so in terms of military expenditures, you may have to think of some way on your own.”
Liu Bei looked at Liu Hong with a bitter look on his face.
"Your Majesty, I don't have much property. Even if I go bankrupt, I won't be able to make much money. Even if I raise it myself, with the help of my elders and friends, how can I afford the daily expenses and war expenses of the 30,000-strong army?" ?These all need the support of the court o
With an army, I, the shepherd of Liangzhou, can only keep my word. At present, the counties in Liangzhou have just experienced war. Each county is dilapidated and the military losses are serious. I don’t want to trouble His Majesty and the court too much. It is really that Liangzhou is unable to support my need for an army. . "
"I understand, I understand. Of course the imperial court supports you, but, even with this number, you may still need to think of some solutions on your own. You must also be considerate of the imperial court's difficulties."
Liu Hong actually used the bargaining attitude of a businessman in this matter, and used the experience he had accumulated in the West Garden to bargain with Liu Bei.
Can such a major military matter be faced with a bargaining attitude?
Liu Bei found that he seemed to have underestimated Liu Hong's bottom line as a stingy and greedy person.
PS: I didn’t have a great time yesterday during the script killing. I was shown off my intelligence and I felt so tired. It was raining when I got home and I didn’t bring an umbrella.
It was a rainy day, the cold iron was cold, and on the eve of Valentine's Day, I was walking alone on the street. The neon lights on the street lost their color in my eyes. I was like a dog whose legs were broken in the pouring rain. I was miserable. .
So I only add one more chapter.
I also want a lot of monthly tickets and recommendation tickets to warm my frozen heart.
