Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 186: Strength Expansion
Liu He was puzzled. The other party was a county governor and one of the most powerful families in Shangdang. What request could he make to a mere county magistrate?
Looking at Liu He who was full of doubts, Prefect Zhao smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

"Nothing special, it's just that Yu is not talented, and I only have one son. He is now twenty-six years old, and he was selected as an official. He was initially the county magistrate of Nie County in this prefecture. A few months ago, Yu donated hundreds of thousands of coins to him to become a county magistrate. Not long ago, there happened to be a vacancy in Wei County, so my son went to take up the position."

Liu He didn't understand what he was trying to do, but he still wanted to congratulate him when he heard the news.

"What a cause for celebration!"

"Compared with Magistrate Liu, it's really not worth mentioning. Yuzhi's request is not for anything else, but for my son."

Liu He was puzzled: "Your son's career is going smoothly, what can I do for you?"

"I'm not afraid of being laughed at by Magistrate Liu. Although my son's ability to handle government affairs is acceptable, I really can't praise his ability to lead troops. The world is in chaos now, and Luwei County is in the northernmost part of Taiyuan County, close to Yanmen, so..."

Liu He understood what he meant this time.

"My Lord, the County Magistrate wants me to send troops to take charge of the safety of Luwei County?"

"Oh my, Magistrate Liu is really smart. But Magistrate Liu can rest assured that my son will provide all the food and grass needed by the garrison. In addition, among these 70,000 people, there are also many elderly, weak, women and children. It is difficult to accommodate them in Langtiao County. Yu will send a letter of divorce and inform him that everything will be arranged by Magistrate Liu."

Prefect Zhao thought about it and felt that this was not enough.

"Oh, yes. My Zhao family is quite wealthy. County Magistrate Liu needs a lot of supplies to settle tens of thousands of people. How about this? My Zhao family pays one million in cash and three thousand dan of grain to County Magistrate Liu. How do you think?"

Liu He was somewhat surprised at the generosity of the prefect Zhao.

"The county magistrate is my superior. If you have any orders, I should obey them. Why be so polite?"

"Oh, I dare not. County Magistrate Liu is young and promising. Now that he has made such a great contribution, I am afraid that he will rise to a higher position soon. I hope that County Magistrate Liu will help me a lot. Besides, the country is in a difficult situation now. County Magistrate Liu is responsible for this important task. My Zhao family only provides some supplies. It is not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."

"In that case, I would like to thank the county governor. I will keep your son's matter in my heart and will never forget it!"

The other party was so generous, giving money and food, and it was equivalent to giving the county magistrate of his son's place to himself. This kind of good thing would not happen once in eight lifetimes, how could Liu He refuse?
To the north of Langdiao County is Yu County, further north is Yangqu County, then Luwei County, and further beyond that is the territory of Yanmen County. It is understandable that the other party has such concerns.

After Liu He bid farewell to the governor of Zhao, he led his army back. Tang Zhou led an army of 40,000 and escorted the 30,000 surrendered soldiers.

A few days later, everyone returned triumphantly to Langdiao County. Cui Jun, Zhang Yong and Ye Xiang had already learned the news and led a team out of the city to welcome them.

The three were stunned when they saw that Liu He not only did not suffer any obvious losses after fighting once, but he also brought back more than 70,000 people.

After seven days of registration and screening, among the 70,000 people, there are more than 30,000 young and strong people who meet the current recruitment standards of the Anmin Army.

These people already regarded Liu He as a god. In addition, Liu He saved their lives from Huangfu Song and now arranged houses and fields for them. Therefore, these more than 70,000 people were extremely grateful and admired Liu He. Although the more than 30,000 people who were incorporated into the Anmin Army found it difficult to adapt to such high-intensity training in a short period of time, no one complained.

"My God, big brother, you made a fortune this time! Soldiers, money, food, fame, all at once! How come I didn't catch up with such an important battle?"

Zhang Yong looked at the registered account book, exclaiming and complaining at the same time.

Cui Jun laughed and said, "Haha, that's not all. General Huangfu thinks highly of the lord, and the lord has indeed made extraordinary achievements. I'm afraid that it won't be long before the lord's military power will not be limited to the territory of one or two counties."

Liu He couldn't hide his joy at this moment.

"I hope I can find a good position. Otherwise, with 40,000 troops now, even if they are divided into three places, Huangshui Township, Langtiao County, and Yu County, it will be overcrowded."

Everyone is looking forward to the upcoming reward.

The Anmin Army was now strong and powerful, and Liu He wrote to Su and Zhang, two of his relatives, to inform them of the current situation and to prepare to purchase 2,000 war horses. After the two families learned of the results of the battle, they were very surprised to see that the big tree they had climbed would grow rapidly.

Of course, they definitely could not afford to give them 2,000 war horses, but they still sold them to Liu He at a very low price. After Liu He confiscated the local tyrants in the two counties, he received funding from the governor of Zhao. At this time, he had plenty of money and food, so he finally spent a full 15 million coins to purchase horses and make horse harnesses.

According to the principle of two horses for one person, the Anmin Army formed a cavalry team of one thousand people, which was still led by Guan Yu.

In addition, Ye Xiang specially trained 3,000 archers.

After receiving his father's letter, the son of the prefect Zhao made a special trip to Langdiao County to visit Liu He.

This person's name is Zhao Jin, with the courtesy name Ziyu. He is gentle, well-educated and well-mannered. Liu He checked and found that his command and military strength were indeed very ordinary, but his intelligence and politics reached 71 and 74 respectively, which was indeed outstanding for the position of county magistrate.

Liu He also had a very pleasant conversation with him and specially invited him to stay for three days to visit the military appearance of the Anmin Army, which made the Zhao County Magistrate amazed.

Afterwards, County Magistrate Zhao also expressed his concerns.

Now, there are 600 county soldiers in Luwei County on the surface, but in fact more than half of them are from powerful families who are just showing off their power and collecting salaries without doing any work. There are less than 300 people actually serving in the army, which is totally insufficient to cope with any slight turbulence or crisis in the current world situation, not to mention that the battle situation in Yanmen in the north has become increasingly tense in the past two years.

Liu He waved his hand and sent Cheng Liang to lead 5,000 infantrymen to follow Zhao Jin back to Lufei County. At the same time, 15,000 other Yellow Turban surrendered soldiers who were unable to join the army also followed. In addition, a group of farming experts trained and cultivated by Qian Li and Zhan Lian were also brought over.

Luwei County is full of mountains and there are almost no plains. If it weren't for these farming experts, this little bit of barren land would not be able to feed 15,000 people, let alone provide food and fodder for Cheng Liang's 5,000 troops.

Zhao Jin thanked him profusely. If they were not in the same position, he would have knelt down to Liu He.

After tremendous effort, more than half a month had passed after all the 70,000 people, both military and civilians, were settled. It was the end of May and the three-story tower in the backyard of the county government was finally completed.

Liu He and Zhang Yu coaxed Liu Zheng to sleep, and after spending some time together, Liu He felt extremely emotional as he looked at his wife and children sleeping soundly beside him.

"It is said that the Yellow Turban Army is a huge experience package, which has produced a large number of heroes such as Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Jian. Now that I have experienced it myself, I know how terrible this experience package is. In the blink of an eye, it has grown my Anmin Army from 7,000 to 40,000 people."

Liu He estimated his current military strength. After the three blacksmiths finished making weapons and armor for the army and equipped them, his actual military strength would not be much worse than that of Governor Zhang. In terms of combat effectiveness, he might even be three points stronger.

Looking back at Zhang Yu, Liu He also smiled happily.

"Thanks to Yu'er's plan to protect the territory and the people, otherwise these 70,000 people would not be under my rule. Even if I reluctantly took them over, I would not be able to make them feel grateful and train hard like they do now."

Through the window frame, you can vaguely see the small tower in the backyard.

"Oh, by the way, the Meditation Tower is finished, and it's time to exchange it and put it to good use."

When Liu He built the tower, he had already spent 500 points to exchange for the Jingsi Tower and stored it in the system warehouse.

When he extracted it, he suddenly felt a three-story golden pagoda appear in his mind. He controlled it with his mind and merged the pagoda with the tower in his backyard.

"System prompts that the Meditation Tower has been successfully placed. The host can spend 100 points each time to allow one person to enter any floor of the tower for enlightenment. Only one person can enter each floor at a time. The host currently has 557 points remaining."

"Hmm... I don't have a lot of points, so I have to plan how to use them. Let's take a look at our attributes first."

"System query, please wait..."

(End of this chapter)