"Xiao Xiangguo, I found a talent, and I recommend it to you!" Xia Houying went to Xiao He and said.
At this time, Xiao He had been appointed as the Prime Minister of Han by Liu Bang, so there was no problem for Xia Houying to call Xiao He Prime Minister Xiao.
However, Xiao He was very surprised when faced with Xia Houying's recommendation.
Although Xia Houying often recommended some talents, he found almost all talents in the military field, and finally recommended them to Cao Shen. However, Xia Houying never recommended talents to himself, because the talents he needed were all for government affairs. Aspects.
But this time Xia Houying took the initiative to recommend him to him, which surprised Xiao He, and at the same time he was very interested. After all, Xia Houying could foresee the talents here, and Xiao He was also very interested in the other person's talents.
So Xia Houying then introduced Han Xin, the origin of the other party, the people he retained under the sword, and some of the words the other party said when the two parties chatted, etc.
The more Xiao He listened, the more surprised he became. If what Xia Houying said was true, Han Xin was indeed a rare talent.
So Xiao He said, "Let him wait for a few days, and then I'll summon him again after I finish my work!"
Xiao He's words were quite a show of respect. Logically speaking, Xia Houying should have left without hesitation at this time, but Xia Houying hesitated for a long time. Xiao He saw the problem and said, "Why, you still want me to see him right now." Can’t do it?”
Xia Houying smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, Xiao Xiangguo Mingjian, this is exactly what I mean."
"Huh, apart from Zhang Liang and Zhang Zifang, there is no other person in the world who is worthy of me going to see him right now!" Although Xiao He was quite humble, he still had his own arrogance after all.
For such an unknown little person, Xiao He was willing to take the initiative to summon him, which was already considered a very polite and virtuous corporal. If he had to take the initiative to see him, it would really undermine his dignity.
Xia Houying seemed to have anticipated Xiao He's attitude. After hesitating for a while, he said, "Prime Minister Xiao, do you know why Han Xin left Xiang Yu and joined us?"
"If you have anything to say, just say it!" Xiao He said angrily.
"Yes, Han Xin told me that after the heroes were enfeoffed and the King of Han was about to leave, news suddenly came from the Qi State that Tian Rong had rebelled. The three Qi kings who were enfeoffed by Xiang Yu were all driven away by Tian Rong. , the entire Qi State fell into chaos."
"Xiang Yu immediately decided to lead his troops to quell the rebellion, but the King of Han had not yet set off to enter Hanzhong, so Xiang Yu could not leave Guanzhong. Because Xiang Yu understood that with the ability of the King of Han, no one in the world except Xiang Yu could deal with the King of Han . Zhang Han and others are no match for the King of Han at all, so he must see the King of Han get into the cage of Bashu with his own eyes before he can rest assured."
"But the Qi State is very difficult. No one except Xiang Yu can put down the rebellion. So even Xiang Yu couldn't help but sigh that night, there are only capable people in the world who can lead troops to fight. Where are they all going? Why don’t I see any of them?"
"When Xiang Yu said this, Han Xin was standing at the door of Xiang Yu's tent. So the next day, Han Xin left the project directly and came to join the King of Han."
Xia Houying's story was finished, but Xiao He's expression was very complicated. He looked Xia Houying up and down and then said, "Let's go, take me to meet this Han Xin!"
Xia Houying naturally took Xiao He away happily, but halfway through, Xiao He suddenly stopped again and turned around.
Xia Houying was puzzled, but Xiao He did not explain. Instead, he gave Xia Houying an appointment certificate, which appointed Han Xin as the captain of Zhisu.
Before, Han Xin was a small official in charge of a granary, but now Han Xin became an official in charge of the entire Han army's food and grass. Then Xiao He told Xia Houying to let Han Xin leave the main army with him and go to Hanzhong first.
Xia Houying was puzzled by this, so he went back and told Han Xin everything that had happened. After hearing this, Han Xin laughed and said, "It seems that the Han army is running out of food and grass. I'm afraid they won't be able to last for half a month!"
Xia Houying was surprised after hearing this and asked Han Xin why he knew that the Han army did not have much food and grass. When they set out, they clearly brought enough food and grass for three months. Now only one month has passed, and there should be two months of food and grass left. How could there be less than half a month left?
As a result, Han Xin told him that everyone knew that Xiao He was the right-hand man of the King of Han. The King of Han could not leave Xiao He for a day, but now Xiao He had to leave the military camp early and go to Hanzhong. That must be a big crisis involving the lives of the entire army, and Liu Bang could not Don't send Xiao He to solve the problem.
And since Xiao He rushed to Hanzhong in advance and at the same time specially appointed himself as the captain of grain management, it means that the crisis occurred in grain and grass.
Thinking of the difficulty of traveling on the Shu Road, especially the trucks transporting grain and grass, it is even more difficult to walk on the Shu Road. Almost every day, dozens of people accidentally fall off the plank road, let alone the grain and grass escorted by the army.
Half of three months' worth of grain and grass has been lost these days, and this morning, Prime Minister Xiao ordered all the soldiers to go to the grain depot to collect half a month's worth of grain and grass. This was because he was worried about the remaining grain and grass. If they fall off the plank road due to transportation problems, it would be better to simply let all the soldiers carry half a month's worth of food and grass with them, so that they can last at least half a month.
After listening to Han Xin's analysis, Xia Houying was greatly admired, and then asked doubtfully, "Then why did Prime Minister Xiao bring you with him? And he had obviously decided to come to see you, but he turned back halfway. head."
"I'm afraid Prime Minister Xiao thinks that I'm talking nonsense, so he wants to use this food and grass incident to test me!" Han Xin said with a smile, "That's fine. If I don't show some real skills, I'll be sorry for his kindness, Prime Minister Xiao." Pay attention.”
So, Han Xin followed Xiao He's troops and took the lead, breaking away from the bloated army. He traveled day and night with light carriages and simple equipment, and arrived in Hanzhong in only 5 days.
As soon as he arrived in Hanzhong, Xiao He's order went directly to Han Xin, asking Han Xin to immediately take over all the granaries in Hanzhong, inventory all the grain and grass in the granaries, and prepare enough grain for 30,000 troops to eat for half a month, and load all the grain into trucks. , ready for shipping, and all in just one day.
But Xiao He, who had hurriedly issued the military order, soon discovered that he had actually issued an impossible order.
Because the grain and grass in Hanzhong are actually distributed in more than a dozen different granaries. The nearest two of these granaries are tens of miles apart, and the farthest one is only a few hundred miles away. If you want to travel within a day, , it is simply impossible to gather all the grain and grass in these granaries together.
Secondly, it is now the time of grain harvest in Hanzhong. Every day, a lot of tax grain collected from various places has to be sent to the granary, but at this time, grain has to go out from the granary.
As a result, the granary with only one door has to be entered and exited at the same time, which will undoubtedly greatly reduce the efficiency of grain transportation.
After learning about these situations, Xiao He suddenly felt worried and couldn't care about anything else. He immediately ran to the granary to inspect.
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