Three Kingdoms: I, Liu Feng, do not want to die

Chapter 27: Secretly raising retainers, the Jingshan barbarians robbed the army of rations
After repeated review and revision, Liu Feng gave the manuscript to Shen Shu to copy and finally sign and seal it.

Seeing Liu Feng's brows still furrowed after sending the letter, Shen Shu asked in a low voice: "Since the general is worried about Jiangling, why don't you also send a letter to Governor Mi of Jiangling?"

Liu Feng shook his head: "My relationship with Mi Fang has always been distant, and Governor Mi will not believe what I say. Don't worry, I know what to do. I will continue to check the accounts."

Seeing that Liu Feng called Mi Fang by his name, Shen Shu tactfully asked no more questions and concentrated on checking the accounts of food and supplies with Liu Feng.

The daily consumption of food and fodder for 5,000 people is a considerable amount.

Liu Feng must be aware of the situation to ensure that there will be no shortage of food and fodder during the war.

It was not until noon that Liu Feng finally sorted out the accounts of food and supplies.

[Shin Suk is not a professional after all, and can't do complicated accounts. I still need to find some staff who are good at this to work for me.]

Liu Feng used to be a simple-minded person. Although he was literate, he had no intention of hiring staff.

Now that Liu Feng's memory has awakened, he will naturally not be so stupid as to do everything by himself.

Whether it is civil or military, the necessary team must be trained.

If you think of it, do it.

After checking the accounts, Liu Feng ordered people to post a recruitment notice in Fangling City.

The content of the recruitment manifesto was simple and direct, quoting a seven-character poem from Gong Zizhen's "Miscellaneous Poems of Ji Hai".

"The vitality of the Nine Provinces depends on wind and thunder, and it is a pity that all the horses are silent. I advise the God to shake himself up and send down talents in all kinds of ways."

In order to avoid doubts among the scholars who read the recruitment manifesto, Liu Feng listed in the seven-character poem that during the early Han Dynasty, Han Xin "often depended on others for food", Chen Ping "was poor and lived in his brother's house", Li Shiqi "was poor and had no means of making a living, so he worked as a gatekeeper in the village", Fan Kuai "made a living by slaughtering dogs", Guan Ying "sold silk", Lou Jing "pulled a cart", and Zhou Bo "made a living by weaving thin songs and played the flute for funerals".

To express the sincerity of employing people without any restrictions, regardless of their background or family background, and only employing the most talented.

The Han Dynasty lasted four hundred years.

The concept of family background became increasingly serious, and the recognition and appreciation for common people and wise men that existed in the early Han Dynasty had long been lost.

In the past, Liu Bang did not have Xiang Yu's prejudice against poor scholars, nor did he have the arrogance towards old relatives and friends after Chen Sheng became king. Instead, he was humble and honest to poor scholars and wise men in society. This is how he gathered together all kinds of talents with different backgrounds, talents and gifts.

And now.

If you don't have some family background and origin, you are not qualified to offer advice.

History is changing.

The rules never change.

Liu Feng had no intention of evaluating the changes and laws of history.

For Liu Feng, there is almost no chance to recruit talented people with good background and family background now.

Even if these talented people with good backgrounds and good family backgrounds wanted to serve, they would serve Liu Chan, the crown prince, rather than Liu Feng, the adopted son of the King of Hanzhong.

Liu Feng was not prepared to recruit talented people with good background and family background.

What Liu Feng wanted were more staff who could get practical things done.

For example, like Deng Fan, although he came from a poor family, he was able to persuade the mountain people and barbarians to submit to Liu Feng.

As long as people are capable and dare to do practical things, Liu Feng is willing to use them according to their talents.

Liu Feng is now quite famous in Fangling.

Although this manifesto was ridiculed by scholars who boasted of their family background and could not take off their long gowns, it also attracted the attention of common people who were poor and could not become officials through the imperial examination.

All of a sudden.

There was a constant stream of applicants coming forward.

Liu Feng simply accepted everyone who came to him.

Those with high talents were appointed as military officers, while those with low talents were not driven away but absorbed as guests.

In other words.

If you have talent, I will let you work as an official and receive a salary. If you don't have talent, I will also feed you. In just a few days.

Liu Feng recruited twenty military officers and three hundred retainers.

Fangling is a small town after all.

He was able to recruit twenty talented military officers and three hundred retainers, which meant that he had almost recruited all the brave people in the city who were willing to follow Liu Feng.

Liu Feng would not feel any regret for those who did not even have the courage to serve him as a guest.

After all, Liu Feng’s core purpose was to recruit talented people rather than to provide porridge and do good deeds.

When Liu Feng was actively preparing in Fangling to deal with the changes in Jingzhou, an urgent report broke the peace in the military camp.

However, Fan You, the prefect of Yidu, was robbed by barbarians in the mountains while transporting grain to Fangling, and three thousand shi of grain were stolen.

Liu Feng was shocked.

Three thousand dan of grain was almost enough for Liu Feng's five thousand soldiers to spend in a month during peacetime.

This is not a small amount!

"Why didn't General Meng come to deliver the grain?" Liu Feng shouted at the soldier from Zigui who came to report the news.

The soldier was terrified and said, "I don't know."

Seeing that he could not get to the bottom of the matter, Liu Feng immediately led 500 infantry and cavalry out of the city and met Yidu Prefect Fan You near Jingshan.

As soon as he saw Liu Feng, Fan You knelt down and cried, "I was incompetent and failed to stop the barbarians from robbing the grain. Of the 30,000 dan of grain shipped from Zigui, about 5,000 dan have been taken away by the barbarians."

Tian Qi, the personal guard, shouted: "Wasn't it only 3,000 shi that was robbed? How did it become 5,000 shi?"

Fan You looked ashamed and said, "Today, that group of barbarians came and stole another 2,000 shi."

After being robbed twice in a row by the Yi people, the usually calm Tian Qi couldn't help but curse: "You are just a waste. How did you become the governor of Yidu?"

Fan You lowered his head and dared not say anything more.

I don’t know how I became the one. When I woke up, I saw the king’s appointment letter.

Liu Feng was almost laughed at by Fan You.

As expected, Fan You, the governor of Yidu, who abandoned the city and fled when he saw Lu Xun, was robbed twice by the same group of barbarians even when he was transporting grain.

"Tie this man up and wait for his fate."

Losing military rations is a capital crime, and even if Liu Feng chopped Fan You off in public, he would not have wronged Fan You in the slightest.

However, Fan You was appointed as the prefect of Yidu by Liu Bei, and Liu Feng, a deputy general stationed in Shangyong, was not qualified to appoint a prefect of a county.

Fan You also knew that he had committed a serious crime, and he did not dare to defend himself, so he was tied up obediently.

Liu Feng raised his whip and scanned the area, then shouted, "Does anyone know where those barbarians went with the food?"

A soldier responded, "General, I saw it."

Liu Feng raised his whip and pointed: "Lead the way ahead. If you catch up with these barbarians, you will be rewarded handsomely."

The soldier was overjoyed.

Although we don't know what Liu Feng's reward is exactly, it seems like it will not be small.

Seeing that Liu Feng was about to go in pursuit, Tian Qi quickly advised: "General, the barbarians are quite familiar with the route, and if we rashly go after them, there may be accidents. It is better for me to go and investigate first, and then it will not be too late to pursue them."

Liu Feng snorted coldly: "These barbarians can't go far with the grain carts. If you wait for you to investigate before chasing them, it will definitely delay your time."

"When the time comes, these barbarians will go into the mountains. The mountains are deep and the roads are dangerous. Where can I go to look for them?"

"Don't be suspicious, just follow quickly."

(End of this chapter)