New Lubu War

Chapter 6 Small Goals

Is this much money?
That's a lot, but not too much!

One hundred thousand Hu people looted the five counties on the border of Bingzhou. Most of the money was taken back by him, which is why it reached nearly [-] million.

But this money is really nothing compared to the aristocratic families and wealthy families in the Central Plains.

Not to mention anything else, only the Mi family, a wealthy businessman in Xuzhou, recorded in history books that there were nearly [-] servants and diners, and assets worth hundreds of millions!
The Mi family is just a wealthy private businessman, far from being comparable to a wealthy family!

Not to mention the 'Four Generations and Three Dukes' Yuan family, such a top family.

Of course, in Wuyuan County, [-] million yuan is already considered a huge fortune!

"Eighty million yuan, plus more than [-] high-quality war horses, is a good start-up capital!"

In front of Gao Shun and Hao Meng, Lu Bu looked normal, but his mind was spinning quickly, secretly calculating.

As soon as he crossed over and learned about the current situation of Wuyuan County and his own identity, he had a small calculation in his heart.

This is also another important reason why he persisted in chasing and killing barbarians for thousands of miles.

Killing the enemy to raise one's prestige and deterring the surrounding Hu tribes is one, and capturing good grassland horses and taking back the property looted by the Hu people is the second.

Although I don't know the exact year, and I don't know how long it will be until the world is in chaos and the princes and heroes are separated, but since he has become the world's number one warrior in this era, how can he come for nothing?
He made up his mind early in the morning, starting from Wuyuan County, secretly accumulating strength, waiting for the right time!

What time is it?
Of course, it is the Yellow Turban Uprising, Dong Zhuo's chaos, and a series of major events such as the separatism of the heroes!
It should not be too easy for him to know the changes in the world in the next few decades and do something to profit from it!
"Now we have money and a lot of war horses, but we still need a title!"

Lu Bu thought to himself.

It is not that simple to develop one's own power.

Although Wuyuan County is located in a frontier fortress, far away from the core of the imperial court, the Han system is still sound, at least superficially sound, and will not allow the phenomenon of supporting the army to stand on its own.

Without a suitable name or official position, even if Lu Bu has a high prestige in Wuyuan County, it is difficult to develop the army.

After all, no matter how high his prestige is, it is no higher than the prestige of a four-hundred-year-old man among the people.

However, if he is the prefect of Wuyuan County, then it is reasonable to develop the army.

It is normal for a frontier county guard to build an army to defend the country!
What is Lu Bu's official position now?
The thief Cao Cao.

Directly under the county guard, responsible for the thieves in the county.

Almost the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau in later generations.

Therefore, strictly speaking, Lu Bu is not considered a general, because his job is not to be in charge of the army, but to be a policeman in charge of law and order in the county.

The person who is really in charge of the army is the captain.

Here we will talk about the basic structure of the county officials in the Han Dynasty.

The top leader is of course the prefect of the county, appointed by the Luoyang court.

The chief official or county magistrate who assisted the county guard and dealt with the government affairs of the county, and the captain who also assisted the county guard and took charge of the army, were also appointed by the Luoyang court.

To put it simply, the three positions of county guard, long history, and capital lieutenant are all assigned by the imperial court, with the county guard as the main one, and the long history and capital lieutenant as assistants.

Then came the various official positions in the county.

These official positions were all arranged by the county guard.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, even if the governor of the county, Du Zan, died in battle, it would not be Lu Bu's turn to call the shots in Wuyuan County, and there were also Chang Shi and the captain.

The problem is that Wuyuan County has not had a long history and a captain for seven or eight years!

Because the imperial court has not made any arrangements.

Why is there no arrangement?

Who knows!

Anyway, the predecessor didn't know.

Although there is no captain, as a frontier fortress, Wuyuan County certainly has an army, and it is formed by the county guard.

The county guards in the Han Dynasty had great power, not just handling civil and government affairs, but the military, government and civilians, the real emperor of the land.

This is also why, after the prestige of the great Han continued to decline, so many princes emerged from various places.

Have this foundation!

When the prestige of the Han Dynasty is no longer there, the long history and the captain are useless, and there is no way to compete with the county guard.

Digression and not much to say.

Ever since he was a boy, everyone in Wuyuan County has known the name of Lu Bu's bravery and invincibility.

Therefore, in the absence of a captain by the imperial court, in the past few years, the army of Wuyuan County, Du Zan, had been handed over to Lu Bu to lead.

Therefore, although Lu Bu is the thief Cao Cao, he is actually the captain.

"pity!"

Thinking of this, Lu Bu sighed secretly.

From the memories of his previous life, before the Hu people invaded the South, Du Zan had promised to recommend him as the captain next year.

The Han Dynasty has always been a recommendation system. If the county governor Du Zan recommends him, things are basically guaranteed.

But who would have thought that before he could be recommended, Du Zan would be killed by the barbarians first!

"It's better to let brother become the captain first and then... forget it!"

Shaking his head, stop disrespecting the dead.

"If you want to develop a power directly under your own, the status of the thief Cao Cao is low!"

Lu Bu changed his mind and said:

"However, the county guard, long history, and captain are all gone. With the prestige in Wuyuan County before, it is no problem to control Wuyuan County for a short time!"

"According to the records of later generations, after Du Zan, there was no prefect in Wuyuan County, so it is even more impossible for Changshi and Duwei to exist!"

"Then, with my reputation in Wuyuan County, it should be no problem to act as the temporary governor!"

"But the interim representative is still only interim. It is still necessary to become a full-time official as soon as possible and get a real appointment from the imperial court!"

"Ok, deal!"

"First essentially control Wuyuan County, secretly develop an army directly under your own, and then look for opportunities to seek the position of county guard!"

With a gloomy gaze, in an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Lu Bu's mind.

"Set a small goal for yourself, starting with the sheriff!"

Silently made a decision in his heart, and looked at Gao Shun and Hao Meng.

"Zixun, Zhiying, make more dry food in the evening, and tomorrow morning, I will leave for Jiuyuan County!"

Lu Bu said.

Jiuyuan County is the county seat of Wuyuan County, and it is also the hometown of Lu Bu himself and most of the army.

The frontier army is usually formed by local people.

The people in the frontier have always been tough, and they are the best candidates for army recruitment.

Moreover, the people here usually suffer greatly from the plundering of the Hu captives, and it is their wish to fight the Hu people. They are very active in joining the army, and basically there is no reluctance to say anything.

The common people of the Han Dynasty have never been afraid of being a soldier!
Strong man, strong man, don't just talk about it!
Even in the current Han Dynasty, all aspects are beginning to decay, and the background is no small matter.

Not long after Gao Shun and Hao Meng left, Zhang Liao came to report on the gathering of the horses.

"General, a total of [-] war horses have been harvested, all of which are good horses on the grassland!"

Zhang Liao cupped his hands and said.

Of course.

Those war horses were ridden by the Hu people themselves, carefully selected horses from the tribe, how could they not be good horses?

Of course, there is no such thing as Chitu!
Speaking of Chitu, Lu Bu felt a little resentful.

I don't know if I can still get Chitu. Is Lu Bu without Chitu still a complete Lu Bu?
Later, Song Xian and Wei Xu found a nearby water source, filled hundreds of water bags with their soldiers, and returned to the camp on horseback.

When it was getting dark, all the tents where the soldiers slept were set up, and Cao Xing also returned with more than [-] horses.

That night, Lu Bu ordered people to kill dozens of seriously injured horses, and made a sumptuous dinner.

With so much horse meat, even though there were thousands of soldiers, they couldn't finish it all. Most of them were made into dried meat and used as military rations for a period of time to come.

Even though it is late autumn, fresh meat cannot be preserved for too long. Only dried meat can be guaranteed to be edible after a few days.

The road back to Jiuyuan County was thousands of miles away, and the army brought a huge herd of horses. It took less than ten days and a half months to go back.

Therefore, it is imperative to kill seriously injured horses in advance to make dry food.

(End of this chapter)