Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 419
"Hahaha, seeing General Hu Zhen's blushing face, I think there must be some good news brought over." Seeing Hu Zhen coming on horseback, Lu Bu laughed and said.

"Thanks to General Lu Bu, I am fortunate enough to be on this trip." Seeing Lu Bu talking to him, Hu Zhen quickly got off his horse and saluted Lu Bu.After that, he pulled Yang Feng who was beside him to introduce Lv Bu: "General Lu Bu, this is Yang Feng, the cavalry captain, who was ordered to garrison Tianshui. This time, I want to be able to submit to the imperial court and serve the imperial court." Zhen claimed to be subordinate in front of Lu Bu. This is because Hu Zhen surrendered to Lu Bu a long time ago. At this time, he could only call himself a subordinate, but Yang Feng was different, but only said that he surrendered to the court. After all, the court is now in the hands of Lu Bu. Li Jue Guo Si has become a traitor, so it is not wrong to say this, but people with discerning eyes can see that Yang Feng is preparing with two hands.

"Okay, Hu Zhen, you have done a good job in this matter. From now on, you will be my captain of Yueqi, and Yang Feng will be my captain of Tunqi from now on. I hope to see you perform better in the future." Originally, Lu Bu He just sent Hu Zhen to Fufeng, but now that Hu Zhen has overfulfilled the task, Lu Bu will naturally look up to Hu Zhen, and accepting him as his subordinate can also set an example for everyone, telling everyone that Lu Bu is a man who deserves to be rewarded people.As for Yang Feng, although he may not be loyal to Lu Bu, he was the first person to take refuge in him. Naturally, Lu Bu couldn't treat him badly, so he added both of them to his own team. It shows that Lu Bu attaches great importance to the two.

"Thank you, Lord Taiwei, for your love." Seeing that Lu Bu had promoted them to official positions, the two hurriedly thanked Lu Bu in unison.Although Lu Bu did not send the two of them back to Tianshui and Fufeng counties, which made them a little disappointed, but at the moment it was obvious that the two had no way to bargain with Lu Bu.

"Xun Yu, who do you think should go to Tianshui and Fufeng?" Back in his mansion, Lu Bu began to think about the candidates for the garrison of Tianshui and Fufeng counties. Connected to Chang'an, Xiliang River, rich in products, it is the foundation for Lu Bu to fight for world hegemony in the future, but who will be stationed there?This was a problem. Gao Shunyuan was in Xiliang, and the most capable person in Lu Bu's hands was Zhang Liao. However, if Zhang Liao went there, Lu Bu's manpower would be a bit stretched.

"General, let General Gao Shun garrison Fufeng and Tianshui. Although the situation in Xiliang is complicated, as long as our strength in Yongzhou is strong enough, foreigners will not dare to make mistakes. The general only needs to send a few generals to garrison. Guarantee that Liangzhou is safe, and Yongzhou is the former land of the Qin Dynasty, with a large population and rich products. As long as the general makes good use of it, he can sweep the princes of the world within a few years and achieve an indomitable foundation." Different from the desolation of Liangzhou, Yongzhou does have unique conditions. Although it is not as good as Jingzhou and Jizhou, which are rich in money and food and have a large population, it has been developed for hundreds of years in the pre-Qin and Han Dynasties.However, Yongzhou is also a rare place of wealth in the world. As long as Lu Bu can allow the people here to recuperate, they will definitely shine in the future hegemony.

"En." Lu Bu slowly closed his eyes, and after thinking for a while, he opened his mouth and asked Xiang Xiyu, "I don't know how many years it will take for you to recuperate?" In the past few years, Lu Bu has used troops in Yongzhou and Liangzhou more than once. Naturally, he has a better understanding of the affairs of Yongzhou and Liangzhou. Of course, he knows the importance of rest and recuperation for the people. People without food and clothing.

"Three years, the general only needs to give me the next three years, and I am confident that the two prefectures of Yongliang and Liangzhou will take on a new look." Hearing Lu Bu's question, Xun Yu was obviously at a loss. Said, but it aroused Lu Bu's interest.

"Three years? It's not impossible. Tell me, what other conditions do you have?" Lu Bu naturally understood that Xun Yu's need was not just three years, there must be other things besides three years.

"One hundred thousand troops, the general only needs to give me another one hundred thousand troops, and Xun Yu can guarantee that after three years, the general will not have any worries about military supplies." Xun Yu stood up, bowed to Lu Bu, and then seriously Said.

"Hahaha, sir, you really know how to joke. Do you know that even today, Lu Bu only has 12 soldiers in his hands, and that includes [-] new recruits." Hearing Xun Yu's words, Lu Bu laughed out loud.It's not that Lu Bu doesn't want to stockpile grain, Lu Bu also really wants soldiers to stockpile grain, but the effect of this grain stockpiling won't be seen until next year's autumn harvest at least, but this winter has come quietly, and Lu Bu hasn't fully prepared the grain and grass for this winter. , there can still manage so far.

"The general made a mistake and this year's grain and grass are not impossible to solve. Remember that the general solved this problem well when he was in Tianshui?" Xun Yu smiled slightly and talked about Lu Bu's instigating Lu Zhi to borrow grain from the local people when he was in Tianshui. The matter of borrowing the horse, that matter was indeed done beautifully, but it was because Lu Zhi had enough face, who should he ask to come forward this time?Lu Bu is confident that those aristocratic and powerful families will never give him face. After all, the one with the most face in his hand is probably Emperor Xian. However, if he thinks that Emperor Xian will have little influence on those people, he must be a person who doesn't want to sacrifice himself. For example, other discerning people can't see clearly.

"I'm afraid that what happened back then can't be replicated." Lu Bu sighed and said helplessly.

"In fact, the general can also imitate the master who understands the grand master." Seeing Lu Bu's helpless face, Xun Yu said suddenly.

As soon as these words came out, Lu Bu's heart moved, and he immediately remembered how Dong Zhuo prepared food and grass back then. At that time, he just said "snatch". Grain, you can get it right away, and only this kind of costless business is the easiest in the world.However, Lv Bu was only moved for a while, and his face became ugly again. Although Dong Zhuo's method is easy to work, it is tantamount to catching fish. The two prefectures of Yongliang and Liangzhou are Lv Bu's own territory. Just now Lv Bu wanted to let the people rest and recuperate. It's a shame to really grab them.Thinking of this, Lu Bu sighed leisurely and said, "Sir, please stop joking. How could I, Lu Bu, do such a stupid thing. You should help me think of a way."

"Hehe, I feel relieved if the general thinks this way." Hearing what Lu Bu said, Xun Yu was also relieved a lot. It turned out that Xun Yu just wanted to test Lu Bu, and it must be that Lu Bu had a long time under Dong Zhuo's tent. As for some of Dong Zhuo's actions, Xun Yu had to be vaccinated in advance, lest Lv Bu be forced to really do the kind of thing that is exhausted.

"Speaking of which, I have some ideas. Now that the general occupies Yongliang and Liangzhou, it is better to open the commercial road to the Western Regions. Once this road is opened, it will be beneficial to our army's supply of money and food." Xun Xun Yu gave Lu Bu an idea, but this idea was obviously based on the long-term and did not help solve Lu Bu's immediate difficulties.

"Although the master's idea is good, the current situation is not easy to solve. Let's talk about the present situation first." Lu Bu asked anxiously.

"I have two suggestions. First, the last time the imperial court asked the general to be responsible for the payment of taxes in various regions. The general has won the two prefectures of Yongliang and Liangzhou at this time. It is the right time to send envoys to collect taxes from the princes. Second, general After countless battles, there should be a lot of captures, and the folks in Yongliang and Liangzhou are full of martial arts, why don't you sell these captures to the people to make a profit to solve the urgent need." Xun Yu smiled mysteriously and said to Lu Bu.

"This, sir, are you not joking? Although there are many redundant items, these are all war supplies. Once they fall into the civilian population, they will be unable to govern in the future. Some powerful people even take the opportunity to hide weapons and form private soldiers, isn't it? More troublesome?" Lv Bujiu was in the army, and even powerful and powerful, if they had weapons and set up private soldiers, they might not be able to control the local area. Originally, the martial arts in the northwest were strong, so wouldn't the situation change It was a mess.

"Hehe, the general must know that the troubles of the imperial court lie in the eunuchs, and the troubles of the locality lie in the powerful. If the strong and powerful are not eliminated, the place will be in trouble. Don't the general want to take this opportunity to completely pacify the local area?" Xun Yu said with a smile at this time .

It turns out that at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the annexation of land by local tyrants has reached an unbearable level. The local government has no power to govern and can only let it develop. Although Lv Bu controls Yongliang and Liangzhou on the surface, if he wants to govern the two states, his subordinates must eliminate the hidden danger of tyranny. However, the method Xun Yu thought of is too insidious. , even Lu Bu couldn't help but look at Xun Yu in front of him more, and it was unusual for a scholar to be ruthless.

From the second day onwards, a large amount of spoils of Lu Bu's army began to be opened to the people in Chang'an, Tianshui and Fufeng. I saw that before the barracks were originally organized, small stalls were set up at this time, and some of them were set up by the soldiers themselves. Yes, some of them were set up by the military. There are swords, guns, halberds, armors, and even horses brought from Xianbei on these stalls. Some of these equipment were seized from foreigners, while some were from The opponents of Lu Bu's army seized them. Since the main force of Lu Bu's army used standard equipment, all of these equipment were sold. Of course, these were just small deals on the surface. The real big deal came in the next few days. Some powerful tyrants directly contacted people to contact the upper echelons of the army. These tycoons used to own weapons only secretly, but now that Lu Bujun is openly selling them, they can't learn from others to buy those ordinary goods. Their goal is Standard weapons.

(End of this chapter)