Invincible from the beginning of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 260 Governing Ji County
Xi Zhicai and the others broke out, but Gongsun Zan had nothing to do.

When they found Guan Yu, they didn't dare to pursue them, and let Xi Zhicai and the others leave.

After leaving, Gongsun Zan was very disappointed.

The city of Linzi was defeated, but the old nest was occupied.

After Xi Zhicai and the others left, Xu You came over.

"General Gongsun, this is too sudden, you and I have tried our best."

Gongsun Zan remained silent.

After a long silence, Gongsun Zan just sighed and gave a few orders to let the army enter Linzi City to rest and treat the wounded.

Xu You said again: "General Gongsun, since the war is over, our army has suffered more than 1 casualties, and we need to go back as soon as possible. In addition, I will definitely suggest Ben Chu to fight against Zhang Ming with you."

"Zhang Ming is a scourge, we can't get rid of it as soon as possible."

Gongsun Zan just nodded silently.

Xu You left, but he was not very happy.

Yuan Shao's goal was achieved partly, but not fully.

After this battle, he believed that Gongsun Zan would not be able to easily attack Yuan Shao, but Zhang Ming's strength was not damaged, but would skyrocket instead.

They would like to see Gongsun Zan fall, but if another Zhang Ming comes, the result will not be very good.

The next day, Gongsun Zan sorted out all the affairs, and then led an army of [-] to go north.

In any case, his family is still in Zhang Ming's hands, so he can't just let it go.

He knew that Ji County would never be taken back, at least in the short term.

Gongsun Zan led the army to join Gongsun Yue.

"Big Brother, Big Brother"

"It's all my fault, I lost the city."

Gongsun Yue knelt on the ground and wept bitterly.

Gongsun Zan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and suppressed all his anger.

"Get up, it's all over."

Gongsun Zan sighed deeply, and then said, "How is the situation now? Did Zhang Ming kill someone?"

"I don't know."

Zhang Ming blocked the news, and has been hunting down Gongsun Zan's officials. We can only know that most of them are still alive, but no one knows how many people Zhang Ming killed.

Not sure.

No way, Gongsun Zan has to face it.

So Gongsun Zan led [-] troops to Ji County.

At this time, Zhang Ming had occupied Ji County for more than ten days, and Xi Zhicai and others also rushed back to Ji County.

Gongsun Zan came with an army of [-].

"Prefect Gongsun, long time no see, this Ji County is mine now."

Gongsun Zan felt helpless on horseback.

"General Zhang, can you release my family?"

Gongsun Zan came to ask for someone.

"Of course, I have arrested not only your family members, but also your officials. We can talk."

Gongsun Zan breathed a sigh of relief, and their Gongsun family also had a large population.

"What are the conditions?"

"The condition is very simple. Within one year, my ship can dock freely in Qingzhou and conduct friendly business exchanges. As long as you promise, I will release everyone." Zhang Ming said.

Gongsun Zan was silent for a long time, and then said, "Aren't you afraid that I will go back on my word?"

"Repent this time, and next time I kill someone, I won't have any scruples. Besides, your name as Gongsun Zan won't be so useful in the future."

Of course Zhang Ming was afraid of repenting, but he had no choice but to repent.

Zhang Ming didn't want to detain the lives of his family and many officials to blackmail him.

That's the kidnapper.

Although Zhang Ming doesn't mind, he has even been a bandit, but now his status is different, and he still needs to be taller.

If Gongsun Zan agrees to let his fleet dock and continue to do business with the families, he will get even more benefits.

"Okay, I promise you."

Gongsun Zan agreed, but there was nothing he could do. Zhang Ming didn't want money or anything else.

Besides, it's only one year, and this agreement can be canceled after one year.

"Okay, General Gongsun, wait a moment, I will put him back soon."

The next day, Zhang Ming really released people, and thousands of people were released.

Thousands of people?
When Gongsun Zan found out, he was dumbfounded.

Zhang Ming arrested so many people?

Those arrested were not only his clansmen, but also all clansmen of senior officials.

Zhang Ming started with the officials in the county, all of them were emptied, and none of them were wanted.

This will lead to temporary chaos in the counties, and no one will manage them.

But Zhang Ming doesn't care, he doesn't need management at all, just wait for his people to take over.

Recently, Tian Feng has been very busy.

He wants to mobilize people around to take over the two newly occupied territories.

And Tian Feng has to focus on Ji County recently.

In Ji County, Zhang Ming handles government affairs in person at this time.

He would recruit and train troops, and restore all order.

With the transfer of various materials and the transfer of various personnel, Zhang Ming was busy with various government affairs.

Finally, order was restored in Ji County, but Zhang Ming was not in a hurry to act.

He asked Chen Yang to go to Youbeiping, and first divided up the land there.

This time, Zhang Ming confiscated half of the land, which belonged to the Gongsun Zan family and those officials.

Zhang Ming occupied all these lands without spending a penny and distributed them to the refugees later.

As for the rest of the big families and big landlords, they all sold their land to Zhang Ming.

So what if you don't sell it, Zhang Ming can grab it with a knife.

The sky in Youzhou has changed in half.

At this time, Gongsun Zan was licking his wounds.

The loss of tens of thousands of people did not achieve the effect, and the site lost two counties, and it was still an important place.

After Yuan Shao, Xu You and others returned, he grandly received Xu You, Yan Liang and Gao Lan.

"At first, what was my idea for you?"

Xu You drank a few sips of wine, and then said self-consciously: "Originally, it's the best of both worlds. I didn't expect Zhang Mingqi to be superior, but it doesn't matter. Gongsun Zan has been abolished, and the threat to us has been greatly reduced."

In the past few months, Gongsun Zan has focused on Zhang Ming. They have vigorously developed, recruited and trained troops scattered, and now they have a strong force.

Before, Yuan Shao had been suppressed and beaten all the time, but now he finally didn't have to be afraid of Gongsun Zan anymore.

At this time, Gongsun Zan was still belatedly aware. When Yuan Shao assembled his troops, he realized that Yuan Shao had secretly recruited and trained so many troops.

Gongsun Zan regretted it endlessly, but he was powerless to change it.

Zhang Ming also captured more than 1 Gongsun Zan's army. At this time, he selected 8000 people and started training, so that he can join the army in the future.

Time passed quickly, and it is now January 192.

Zhang Ming occupied Ji County for more than three months.

During the months of war, Zhang Ming's newspaper had a huge circulation.

He sells a newspaper for 15 copper coins, which costs 20 copper coins, and there are more than 3 copies in each issue.

Half of the sales were in several areas controlled by Zhang Ming, and the rest were bought by aristocratic families in Qingzhou.

They also see business opportunities, know that the information is important to them, and that the content in this paper is also very interesting.

The circulation of Zhang Ming's newspaper is huge, and some of his private affairs are mixed in it. There is always a page to introduce and promote himself, which will always have a subtle effect.

(End of this chapter)