After returning, Naduo found his powerful subordinates, discussed with them, explained Liu Bei's needs and some of the benefits he was willing to pay, and then took out the bag of salt for everyone to see and taste.
The subordinates tasted the salt one by one, and they all expressed great surprise. They felt that the Han people were really good at technology. It was the first time for them to eat this kind of salt with a different taste. If it were put on barbecue or How delicious is the stew?
If this thing were sold, it would probably sell for a very good price and make a lot of money.
The Han people are really amazing at mastering these technologies.
This group of people couldn't help but be a little jealous.
If we could get the technology and sell the salt, wouldn't it be a success?
After thinking about it, I was a little jealous. However, there was a problem with his strength, and Liu Bei was too good at fighting. He knew that this benefit was not something he could interfere with. If he intervened a little bit, the person waiting for him and Shaodang Qiang would probably be Liangzhou Han. The army's thunderous strike.
It will be an ugly death.
So after thinking about it, Naduo urges everyone to be more realistic and see if we can get some more delicious salt from the Han army. Let's eat it first and then think about it. If there is a market and want to make money, then think of a way.
The road is dead and the people are alive. If you are not strong enough, you must find another way.
Naduo quickly reached an agreement and expressed to Guan Yu that they were willing to accept the suggestions of the Liangzhou government. They did not want to go against the Liangzhou government, so they hoped that the Liangzhou government could start further detailed negotiations and determine some details to avoid Cause unpleasantness later.
Guan Yu was satisfied with this and quickly sent someone to send the news back.
When the news about Guan Yu arrived, it was also the time when the imperial court conveyed the appointment documents for Guan Yu and others as governors of the five counties.
For Liu Bei, this was really a double happiness.
This is what Liu Hong and Zhang asked them to do. They get the benefits and do things for real, and they don't give you any freebies. As long as they give you enough benefits, what they can do is beyond your imagination.
So Liu Bei immediately built up momentum and publicized the matter.
Guan Yu served as the prefect of Jincheng.
Zhang Fei was appointed governor of Longxi.
Dong Huang was appointed governor of Wudu.
Xia Houyuan was appointed as the governor of the North.
Xiahou Dun was appointed as the prefect of Anding.
Liu Bei wants all his subordinates and officials to know that he, Liu Bei, is a person with great connections, and that he, Liu Bei, is a person who can obtain real benefits for his subordinates. As long as you do things for him, the benefits will be inevitable.
It is true that a superior officer can choose his subordinates, but for his subordinates, choosing the right superior officer is also a skill, a very critical skill.
If you follow the right person, you can save ten or twenty years of detours.
If you follow the wrong person, your life will be over in a flash.
The fact that the five generals who followed Liu Bei in the war were able to serve as governors of the five counties fully proved that they followed the right people, so they avoided detours by ten years on average.
None of these five people is over thirty years old.
Dong Huang, the youngest, was only twenty-two years old. Because he chose the right person and was not afraid of death in battle, he was able to take up the post of Erqianshi Prefect.
I don’t know how many people envied Dong Huang and drooled with envy.
Reporting on Liu Bei's thigh, doesn't this mean that a successful career in the future is not a dream?
Being the governor of Erqianshi is the final destination for many people who can become officials, but they never expected that following Liu Bei would be the starting point for his rapid rise to the top.
Is there any heavenly principle?
At this moment, except for Guan Yu who was still struggling in Qinghai Lake and Dong Huang who was still on his way back to the army, Zhang Fei, Xia Houyuan and Xiahou Dun had all returned to Ji County to rest. They had successfully completed their tasks and were resting.
Then the great news came crashing down.
Zhang Fei still hadn't realized why he, a small family member, suddenly became the prefect of two thousand stone. The happiness came too suddenly, and he couldn't react.
Xia Houyuan and Xiahou Dun had certain psychological expectations for this. After all, they were from a family of officials. The position of two thousand stone prefect was not something that exceeded their psychological expectations for this family. They had also been exposed to such existences.
But for them, they were so excited that they became the governor of two thousand stones.
Again, they really felt that they followed the right person and did the right thing. Liu Bei pushed him to the position of two thousand stone prefect before they were thirty years old!
They were so excited that they went to the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion to express their gratitude to Liu Bei. They showed their loyalty and paid homage in various ways. Liu Bei thought they were here to pay him New Year's greetings and ask for red envelopes.
"You have to thank you for your bravery and fearlessness. I will not promote a person without any merit or ability for no reason. You have proved with your actual actions that you can do it and that you are worthy of this position and status.
So, don’t slack off, don’t be complacent. Rather than your words, I hope you will repay me with practical actions. If what you do does not satisfy me, I can remove this position at any time. Do you understand? ? "
Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun's faces turned red, and they immediately told Liu Bei that they would repay Liu Bei at all costs, letting Liu Bei know that he did not waste his recommended quota.
The two Xiahou almost jumped out of the Prefecture Mufu, and then Zhang Fei came. He was quite embarrassed when he came, and looked at Liu Bei at a loss.
"Brother, I...can I really be a county guard? That's a position of two thousand dan, can I really do it?"
"Why not? I think you can, the court also thinks you can, everyone thinks you can, why do you doubt yourself?"
"But...but that's a position worth two thousand stones!"
Zhang Fei looked a little dazed and said: "For generations in our family, no one has held the position of two thousand stone. Maybe there is, I don't know. I...I suddenly became the prefect of two thousand stone. I...eldest brother , what will happen if my family and my tribe find out?"
Liu Bei smiled, walked forward, held Zhang Fei's big face in his hands, put his face close to him, and stared into his eyes.
"You are my favorite prefect of Longxi County. You are the prefect of Longxi County I chose. If I say you can do it, you can do it. No matter where you are from or where you come from. If I say you can do it, you can do it. Do you understand? ?”
"clear!"
Zhang Fei immediately became energetic and straightened his body.
"I can!"
"very good!"
Liu Bei smiled and patted Zhang Fei on the shoulder, and said slowly: "Being a prefect requires you to know a lot. You still have many shortcomings. I will match you with some experienced and capable subordinates to help you govern Longxi County. You can Don’t worry, read more, learn more, and you’ll get started soon.”
Zhang Fei nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
"Whatever brother says, I will do it!"
Liu Bei originally thought that Zhang Fei's performance was already very exciting, but he did not expect that Dong Huang's performance was even more exciting.
When Dong Huang led his troops back from Longxi, he learned that he had been recommended by Liu Bei as the prefect of Wudu County. He immediately lost his composure and ran all the way to the Prefecture Mufu. When he saw Liu Bei, he burst into tears. I cried for a while before I stopped.
"No one has ever valued me so much, and I never thought that I could be a prefect. It was you who gave me this opportunity, and you who gave me all this. Your kindness to me is deeper than the sea! From then on, Whenever you have an order, even if you lead a hundred men to attack ten thousand, Dong Huang will never hesitate!"
"I need you to make great achievements for me, so I don't need you to die!"
Liu Bei smiled and patted Dong Huang's head, and then hugged Dong Huang: "Have you forgotten? I promised you that I would make the people of Liangzhou no longer sleep with knives in their hands. I can't do it alone. You also have to help me, this is our first step, and we still have a long way to go."
Dong Huang nodded repeatedly, wiping his tears while nodding his head more frequently than a chicken pecking at rice.
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PS: When I was cooking noodles this morning, I threw in the fried pork chops that I didn’t finish last night and cooked them together. It had a unique flavor and I was very happy, so I added another chapter.
