Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 54: Poaching People (Sanjiang Qiuzhui Reading)

"Zhong Miao, do you think these people are willing to join the army?"

Liu Qi's head was swollen, thinking about which scholars were willing to accompany him, and from time to time he wrote the names of scholars on the scarf.

As Liu Biao finalized the list of troops for the expedition, Liu Qi was appointed as the prefect of Yuzhang, General Fenwei, and supervising the troops.Once Liu Qi had an official position, he could naturally recruit subordinate officials under his name.

At the moment, Liu Qi felt troubled by recruiting those scholars. Apart from drinking and having fun, marching and fighting, he could not do anything else, including reciting poems and writing poems. Of course, he still had that little cleverness that flashed from time to time.

"Master, do you know if the fisherman catches fish?" Huo Jun said with a smile.

"I don't know!" Liu Qi shook his head and said.

"The river is vast and there are many fish. When fishermen are fishing, they often cast their nets wide, so they can catch more fish. Now that your reputation is not strong, you can follow the example of fishermen!" Huo Jun pointed to the blank space on the scarf and said : "Pan Jun, the governor of Jiangxia, Yi nationality in Xiangyang, Wang Can, the pen official of the prefecture, Cui Zhouping, Meng Gongwei, Shi Guangyuan, Zhuge Liang, etc., all can be recruited."

Huo Jun's operation is also very straightforward. Licking one person is like licking a dog, and licking hundreds of people is like a sea king.Now that Liu Qi has the ability to recruit those people, he will naturally lick a few more people. Whether they come or not depends on their personal choice.

Needless to say, Yi Ji and Wang Can were among them. Yi Ji had been flirting with Liu Bei for a long time, but because he belonged to Jingzhou's official system, he could not do anything for Liu Bei.Huo Jun personally went to talk to Wang Can and persuade him to enlist in the army.

As for Pan Jun, I have to say that he is very capable. He inspected Shaxian County in Jiangxia and found that the county magistrate was corrupt. As a postal supervisor, he ordered an investigation and executed the county magistrate on the spot, which shocked Jiangxia County. However, this incident was The hot search for Jiangdong's invasion was covered up.

Judging from the news Huo Jun learned, Liu Biao seemed to be considering appointing Pan Jun as the magistrate of Xiangxiang County in Lingling.

In the Han Dynasty, although county magistrates and county magistrates were both county magistrates, they actually had different household registrations of the people under their jurisdiction. For example, counties (more than [-] households) had county magistrates, and small counties (less than [-] households) had county magistrates. .The county magistrate's salary is twice that of the county magistrate, which is nearly a thousand dan.

If the normal promotion process was followed, Pan Jun might serve as a county magistrate in Xiangxiang for a few years, then stay in his thirties, and then rely on his own merits and inheritance to become a county magistrate.

No matter what, let Liu Qi capture Pan Jun first. Without Zhuge Liang to manage government affairs, Pan Jun's enlistment would be of great benefit to the coalition forces.

Liu Qi suddenly realized it. He picked up his pen and drew up a template according to what Huo Jun said. He simply replaced the names of the idle scholars and completed his conquest.

When writing about Pan Jun, Huo Jun said: "Master, Pan Chengming has always been talented, and now he is highly regarded by Liu Jingzhou, so he needs to be recruited as the chief clerk. He also explained the reason to Liu Jingzhou and canceled the appointment of Chengming, so that Chengming could accept the master's appointment. Conquest."

"Okay!" Liu Qi held the pen and said, "Later, Qi will go to visit his father."

Liu Qi was also thoughtful. Seeing Huo Jun's reminder, he deliberately did not use a template. Instead, he wrote a letter of praise after deep thought and recruited Pan Jun to be his chief clerk.

Huo Jun hesitated for a while and then said: "When the eldest son pays a visit to Duke Ming, I want to see if I can let Duke Ming transfer General Wen Zhongye (Wenpin) to join the prince's account."

"Wen Zhongye?"

Liu Qi frowned slightly and said: "Wenpin has always been used by my father to guard the north of the Yangtze River and resist Cao's army. Now that my uncle has followed me south, my father may not be able to let Zhongye join my army and go on an expedition."

What Liu Qi said was also the point where Huo Jun hesitated just now. Wenpin was a general in Jingzhou. He guarded the north of Jingzhou all year round and formed the Nanyang defense line with Liu Bei and Wang Wei.Now that Liu Bei has been transferred, Jingbei has lost a corner. Judging from Liu Biao's character, it will be difficult to recruit civil servants.

After pondering for a while, Huo Jun said: "When the eldest son visited Ming Gong, he talked a lot about benevolence and filial piety, and his tears were stained on his shirt to show his reluctance. Let's see if we can persuade Ming Gong to send some help."

"Let's try it!" Liu Qi responded.

We are leaving Xiangyang today. If we don’t dig these people out now, we will probably have no chance in the future.After all, Jiangdong has a vast territory, and it would be too difficult without reliable manpower to help.It depends on whether the father-son affection shown by Liu Qi can impress Liu Biao and poach Wenpin.

Just when Huo Jun instructed Liu Qi to poach people, Liu Bei also came to Liu Qi's house with a smile on his face.

"Uncle!" "Envoy!"

"Bo Wei!"

"Zhong Miao!"

The three of them bowed their hands to each other and sat down cross-legged.

"Envoy, how is the handover of Xinye?" Huo Jun asked.

Liu Bei couldn't hide the smile on his face and said: "Today, the defense of Xinye has been handed over to Han Zhonglang, and five thousand troops are about to go south, with more than [-] infantry and [-] cavalry. Just wait for Liu Jingzhou's order, that is, We can send troops to Jiangdong."

Hearing this, Liu Qi smiled and said: "Four hundred cavalry, together with the six hundred cavalry under my command, we have a thousand cavalry, which can compete with the Sun clan in Jiangdong."

Although one thousand cavalry sounds small, it is already a large-scale cavalry in the southern army.

You must know that the troop allocation of Jiangdong's core generals is 500 infantry and 50 cavalry.After Sun Ce captured the six counties in Jiangdong, he only managed to gather nearly 2000 cavalry.Historically, in the Battle of Yiling initiated by Liu Bei, there were only 3000 or [-] cavalry among the [-]-strong army.

Thinking about this, Liu Qi began to dream and said with a smile: "My uncle is good at fighting on foot and on horseback. After entering Jiangdong, [-] cavalry can be transferred to my uncle's tent and accompanied by two brave generals Guan and Zhang. Who can be our opponent in Jiangdong then?" "

Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said: "The water network in the east of the Yangtze River is dense and the hills are crisscrossed. Although the cavalry are brave, they still need to be used at the right time and cannot be abused. If one horse is damaged, one horse will be lost and it will be difficult to replace it."

……

While Huo Jun, Liu Bei, and Liu Qi were busy sending troops to Jiangdong, the city of Jiangxia became restless.

Leaning on the desk, Huang Zu asked: "After the reward is issued, will there be any reaction from the ministries that have been rewarded recently?"

The chief secretary, Zhang Feng, thought for a while and said: "General, all the soldiers are happy to receive rewards and praise the general's virtues. However, Gan Ning and his men were restless, saying that the general's rewards and punishments were unclear. When Gan Ning was drunk, he beat the other soldiers. .”

"Humph!"

Huang Zu sneered and said, "If Gan Ning doesn't want to, just show him as the magistrate of Zhu County."

Since Huo Jun left, Gan Ning came to see Huang Zu several times, but Huang Zu sent him away because he was busy with official duties!
After pondering for a while, Zhang Feng said: "General, Gan Ning is nothing to worry about, but his troops are eight hundred, brave and good at fighting, and they can be regarded as the elite of the army. General, it is better to use money to divide Gan Ning's troops and set up other divisions to collect his troops. Everyone."

"Is this feasible?" Huang Zu asked.

Zhang Feng chuckled and said: "Gan Ning kills people and sells goods, and many of his tribe are people who are greedy for money. Now that Gan Ning is around, his tribe is short of money and often complains. The general uses money to lure him, how can he not come?" Ning can kill Ling Cao because his troops are brave. If he loses his troops, Gan Ning will be like a tiger with its palm cut off, so there is nothing to fear."

"That's very good!" Huang Zu's eyes lit up and he said, "Go to the treasury to get some money and go to lure Gan Ning's tribe."

Although Huang Zu hated Gan Ning, he did not mean he was stupid.He coveted the [-] tribesmen under Gan Ning's command. Those people who went up rivers and seas, boarded ships as if they were walking on flat ground, fought bravely, and were the elite of the navy.If you can dig these people into your account and support them, your strength will rise to another level.

"promise!"

Zhang Feng rolled his eyes and thought about how much money he could make from Mo Mo.

(This chapter is a bit difficult to read, please forgive me)

(End of this chapter)