Gou writes entries in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 67

The corners of the captain's mouth twitched,

This is really not a chance at all.

He quickly ordered three of his most trusted subordinates to go back to Guangling to report the news.

The remaining prisoners were escorted by 5000 people and continued towards Sheyang.

When I walked to Sheyang County, I saw the city gate wide open, and on the ground outside the city gate,
There were more than a hundred men tied up, all of them beaten to death.

An old man walked up tremblingly and said to Liu Xuan,

"The surviving people in the county welcome the general to the city. These are all the men of that thief Yan Xing,"

"The rest have escaped. General, please enter the city."

It turned out that the news that Yan Xing's troops had been wiped out had reached Sheyang.

The few hundred remaining defenders in the city were frightened and prepared to plunder the city before going up the mountain.
Unexpectedly, the people who had long-standing grievances united to resist, and were eventually driven away in embarrassment.
Dozens of injured people were left behind and were tied up and thrown outside the city by the people to show their kindness to Liu.

Looking at these dozens of thieves, Liu Xuanzhen nodded towards Jia Xu, indicating that he would continue to handle it.

Jia Xu smiled lightly and said, "If you don't pay back the money you owe, of course you will have to pay with your life and kill you."

The heads of dozens of prisoners fell to the ground, and the sight of the other three thousand prisoners was chilling.

If Yan Baihu couldn't come up with the money to ransom him, this middle-aged man who looked gentle and kind and always had a smile on his face would really kill him.

Liu Xuan took over Sheyang County without any trouble. On the seventh day, Yan Baihu's people finally arrived.
A fast horse came to Sheyang County with a box of gold.
Liu Xuan counted the gold. According to the exchange ratio, there should be only a lot more.
These are three thousand well-equipped veterans. Ten thousand dollars each is not expensive.
Liu Xuan escorted thousands of prisoners outside the city, smiled at the captain and said,

"Go back and tell Yan Baihu that next time one of your people is caught by me, the price will increase."

The captain walked away without looking back.
Whoever comes next time will be the grandson.

. . .

Three days later, Liu Xuan ordered Ji Ying to lead the Benlang Camp to guard Sheyang.

He also divided the five thousand new soldiers who had completed training in Huaiyin into three thousand to guard Sheyang.
At the same time, a notice was issued in Sheyang to recruit brave soldiers.

To the south of Sheyang County is Guangling County. Now Guangling County is controlled by Yan Baihu's forces.

Liu Xuan had to guard against it.

There are five thousand soldiers guarding the city, including two thousand elites.

Even if Yan Baihu comes to attack, Sheyang can hold out until reinforcements from Huaiyin arrive.

It had only been half a month since Liu Xuan returned to Huaiyin when Jia Xu and Zhao Liniang came to Liu Xuan with a smile and a new financial statement.

"Lord, in the past half month, [-]% of the money we lent has been paid in interest on time."

“However, the number of people repaying principal has also increased by [-]%.”

Jia Xu handed the report to Liu Xuandao,
"The two percent of people who repay their principal are basically trying to fish in troubled waters, but when Yan Xing died, they should have completely given up on this idea. I have asked people to record these people. If they want to borrow money in the future, they must Strict review.”

Liu Xuan nodded and said: "With the battle in Sheyang, there should be a lot less bad debts in the future."

Zhao Liniang smiled and interjected: "My lord is right. There are still some merchants who have not paid interest on time this time. I have asked people to investigate. They have indeed encountered difficulties in their business and are temporarily unable to turn around."

"After the Battle of Sheyang, these people came to Huaiyin in person to plead for mercy. Mr. Wenhe gave special permission to defer their interest payments."

When Liu Xuan heard this, he couldn't help but smile and asked Jia Xu,

"Oh? Mr. Wenhe personally gave the instructions? I guess these merchants can't believe it." "Do you know what nicknames are given to you outside now? Jia Wenhe, the butcher, hahahaha."

Jia Xu didn't object to the nickname, he just stroked his beard and said with a smile,
"It is a crime to kill one person, and it is a hero to kill ten thousand people. The title of human butcher really suits Jia."

After hearing this, Liu Xuan put away his playful expression and saluted Jia Xu.
"Mr. Liu Xuan feels guilty for bearing this infamy for Liu Xuan. In fact, I know that sir is not a ruthless and murderous person. Otherwise, he would not grant extensions to those merchants who are in difficulty."

Jia Xu returned the salute and said slowly,
"In troubled times, when fighting for supremacy, a compassionate heart may save ten or hundreds of people, but it may also cause more innocent people to die. Sometimes Shura's methods can save ten thousand people."

"My lord is kind-hearted but not cruel. There are some things that would be more appropriate for Jia Xu to do. My lord, don't worry about it."

[Notepad opens.]

[In 198 AD, Huaiyin County, the Sheyang bandit Yan Xing borrowed money and refused to pay it back, claiming that he had borrowed money based on his ability, so why should he pay it back.Yan Xing's move seriously threatened your lending business. In order to establish your prestige, you sent troops to attack Yan Xing, defeated Yan Xing at the bank of Baima Lake, and killed all seven thousand of Yan Xing's thieves.Your prestige has increased, and merchants who borrowed money will pay back their money on time. 】

[Complete random tasks: Debts must be paid]

[Task completion: 95% (normal)]

[Based on the completion of the task, the following entries will be rewarded]

[Entry [-]: Golden Ticket Master (green); Entry [-]: Steam Engine Technology (Blue)]

[Existing entries: encrypted (green); with drawings (blue); golden ticket master (green); entry two: steam engine technology (blue)]

[Combinable entries: encrypted golden ticket master; steam engine craft with drawings; encrypted steam engine craft, golden ticket master with drawings. 】

[Please select a combined entry or temporarily save the entry. 】

Since acquiring the fourth word grid, there are more word combinations to choose from in the notepad.

Liu Xuan guessed that the golden ticket master that appeared this time was related to the loan business. As for the other blue entry, it was something that made Liu Xuan ecstatic.

Steam engine technology, as the name suggests, should be the method of manufacturing steam engines.This thing, which is enough to trigger the industrial revolution in later generations, will be available on the market soon.

Liu Xuan gave the order with excitement,

"Assemblage: Steam Engine Craftsmanship with Drawings."

[Successful combination: Obtain the steam engine craft with drawings (blue)]

[Steam engine technology with drawings: including boiler production drawings, cylinder materials and specifications, piston materials and production processes, and analysis of the working principle of steam engines. 】

A large number of drawings appeared in the hidden corners of the dimensional space, and Liu Xuan also automatically obtained the information about these drawings in his mind.

From these drawings, it appears that this is a complete and detailed introduction to how to make a brief steam engine.

This includes detailed explanations on how to make the steel required for the cylinder, the required hardness, and how to obtain the rubber required for the piston.

Liu Xuan believed that with this set of drawings, he would be able to make a steam engine soon.
With the steam engine, Huaiyin's industrialization was not far away.

Before Liu Xuan had time to study the drawings carefully, he heard the report from the Yamen servant.

Lu Bu is here again.

Liu Xuan and Jia Xu looked at each other, and they couldn't help but smile at each other.

Lu Bu came to Huaiyin in person. Apart from borrowing money, he must have nothing else to do.
It's just that this time it came a month earlier than expected.

Before the two of them could discuss it in detail, they heard a quick voice,
"Brother, Lu Bu has something to ask of me. I must help my brother no matter what this time."

(End of this chapter)