I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 200 The Embarrassment Between Zhang He and Gao Lan
Hearing the names of these two people, Liu Jian was naturally a little excited.

But it is far from being overwhelmed with excitement.

The situation of the counties and states in Jizhou is roughly under their own control.

Including these few princes and kings who just opened their mansions, who are the elites they recruited, Liu Jian probably has a good idea.

Liu Jian was a shepherd in southern Jizhou, and Hejian State belonged to the county state in the north of Jizhou, which was not within his political jurisdiction at the beginning.

So when he was first established as a shepherd, his hand did not reach out to the north of Jizhou.

Just keep sending people to inquire about the situation in various places.

Local heroes like Zhang He and Gao Lan are based on the principle of proximity to their hometown, so it is reasonable to be recruited by the King of Hejian.

But this doesn't matter to Liu Jian.

Now that Northern Jizhou Mu Lu Zhi has arrived in Jizhou, their two major prefectures have reached an agreement, with Liu Jian as the main and Lu Zhi as the deputy, and gradually began to integrate the resources of the entire Jizhou.

Once the two major Jizhou herdsmen merge, it means that Liu Jian has the ability to control the entire Jizhou, and Liu Jian can reach out to all the counties, states, and soldiers and horses in the entire Jizhou.

This time, the five princes and kings were invited here for this purpose.

Belonging to the soldiers recruited by these princes and kings, Liu Jian will turn them into his own soldiers and generals in the next step, and the princes and kings will gradually become agents for him.

As Lu Zhi said, the false Yue Zhixuan bestowed on him by the emperor just allowed him to expand his military strength several times in Jizhou and Youzhou without leaving a trace.

Among the expanded forces, Zhang He and Gao Lan were naturally included.

In fact, Liu Jian did not expect this time that Hejian King Liu Kai would bring Zhang Xi and Gao Lan, but to him, it doesn't matter whether he brings them or not.

Anyway, sooner or later, he will be incorporated into the entire Jizhou Army. I will see you one day sooner or one day later.

However, since these two people have appeared in front of him, let's meet them sooner.

Liu Jian said to Zhang He and Gao Lan, "You two, please sit down."

Zhang He and Gao Lan hurriedly said, "Don't dare, dare not."

Neither of them came from a prominent family, but from a concubine, and there was no Confucianism heir in their family.

Since both of them are from the Hejian Kingdom, and their ancestral properties are also in the Hejian Kingdom, when the king of Hejian opened his mansion to expropriate the two of them...the two thought, since the one who can guard the family and the land is an official and protects the family, it is impossible to go away. After completing his official career, he can protect the family business in the local area, so why not do it?
The actions of Zhang He and Gao Lan are the mentality that most ordinary people have in this era.

Especially for those who own a certain amount of land and family wealth, but their status is not yet high, if they can be requisitioned to their hometown in this county, it is naturally the best choice.

And Liu Kai, the king of Hejian, is also the vassal king of Hejian Kingdom, who has lived in Hejian Kingdom for several generations, so Liu Kai, Zhang He, and Gao Lan are fellow villagers.

The fellow conquered the fellow, his eyes were full of tears, and the vision of a commoner was not so broad as that of a warrior.

But the dream is beautiful, the reality is very skinny.

But no one thought that the princes and kings who opened the mansion only had the right to recruit soldiers, but they had no ability to participate in politics.

The political power of the local county is still in the hands of the local prime minister.

This made Zhang Xi and Gao Lan feel very embarrassed.

They joined the command of the princes and kings, either because they wanted to be innocent or to be the leading soldiers of the King of Hejian.

They wanted to use Liu Kai's ruling power after the founding of the mansion to seek the well-being of their family and descendants in the Hejian country.

Never thought that Liu Kai didn't have this power at all, he could only form an army of princes and kings of his own, and this army of princes and kings was not supported by Hejian Kingdom's own finances at all.

From another perspective, this army of princes and kings has nothing to do with the country and belongs to Liu Kai's own private army.

This caused Zhang Yun and Gao Lan a headache.

Although they can get military pay from Liu Kai, they cannot seek political benefits for their family in Hejian Kingdom.

Although Zhang He and Gao Lan cannot be said to be the top richest men in Jizhou, they are definitely not inferior to Liu Kai's military salary.

But you have already stepped into this deep pit, and it is not so easy for you to step out directly.

After all, if they step out directly and turn back to Hejian Kingdom, the reputation of the two of them will be easily criticized. In the era of dual monarchs, without any special circumstances, it is easy to be criticized for directly abandoning the Lord .

Therefore, although Zhang He and Gao Lan are in a dilemma about their situation at the moment, they can only do their best to train troops for Liu Kai.

At least until there is no other opportunity, they can only do so.

Including today, Liu Kai drank too much in Liu Jian's mansion, and the two of them, as Liu Kai's Sima, did not leave without authorization, but were stationed outside Mu Shu like servants.

Just imagine what could happen to a majestic vassal king in Liu Jian's mansion?

Then what are Zhang He and Gao Lan still worrying about playing loyalty?
In order to maintain a good reputation.

Why do you have to have a good name?
Liu Jian reckoned that if the two of them had no choice but to abandon Liu Kai in the future, they would have a good reputation and be less scolded in Hejian State.

It's not easy for people in this era to mess around.Especially among fellow villagers, it is easy to be requisitioned, but it is difficult to change jobs.

"The two are really loyal and righteous men. It is really admirable for Liu to be able to do this for the Lord."

Although Liu Jian could roughly guess Zhang He and Gao Lan's true thoughts in his mind, it was impossible for him to tell the deepest secrets of the two of them.

After all, Zhang He and Gao Lan were still young, thin-skinned, and not as knowledgeable as Liu Jian.

When Liu Jian said this, the two of them were somewhat ashamed and flustered.

But the matter has come to this point, the two of them can only pretend to be loyal ministers.

Zhang He said, "I am ashamed to receive such great praise from you."

But Liu Jian said to Zhang He: "Why should Zhang Sima be modest? Actually, I will tell you two that I have invited five princes and kings to gather in Yecheng this time for the war in Youzhou in the north. Someone Liu has a fake letter from the late emperor. The power of Jieyue has the responsibility of supervising the rebellion in the two states of Ji and You."

"According to reports from my subordinates, Wuhuan in various parts of Youzhou, including the Xianbei Sanbu in the grasslands outside the county, has recently undergone frequent civil wars among the Han people, and there is a tendency to change."

"So I want to recruit the troops of the two prefectures and the counties and states, and unify them in Mushu, so as to facilitate the northern expedition at any time and stabilize the people's livelihood in Hebei. In Jizhou, the soldiers and horses of the kings are especially important."

Zhang He didn't react for a while.

But Gao Lan over there heard the signs.

But Gao Lan cupped his hands and asked Liu Jian: "Dare to ask the envoy, if the envoy unifies the soldiers and horses of all counties and states and deploys them by Mu Shu, then who will the soldiers under the kings of our counties and states belong to?"

Liu Jian said with a smile: "The soldiers and horses recruited by the kings of the princes will naturally belong to the princes and kings of the counties, but for the convenience of management, military officers with more than [-] shi will be registered in Mushu. In the future, the military pay and salary will be borne by Mushu Finance, and I will also set up county officials in each county, and a general captain in the state, who will be responsible for supervising and controlling the military officers in each county."

After these words were spoken, Gao Lan somewhat understood.

The vassal king's army still belonged to the vassal king, but the status of military officer of the princely king's army of more than [-] shi, all directly belonged to Mu Shu.

For the military officers of these princes and kings, Yezhe and Duwei were also set up to manage them.

This is a disguised deprivation of the control of the princes and kings.

But for Zhang He and Gao Lan, this is a great thing.

After all, the identity of the princes and kings is vague.

Serving as an officer in the army of princes and kings is a bit like the nature of local armed private soldiers.

But to be a military officer for Zhou Mu is to be a regular official in the Han Dynasty.

This is a completely different concept in essence.

(End of this chapter)