The Invincible Hegemon of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 55 Xun Yan

After the military discussion, everyone dispersed.But Xue Ge stayed, hesitant to speak.

Zhao Xiang said flatly: "Meng Ke doesn't need to persuade, I have already made up my mind."

Xue Ge was about to speak, when a small school came to report: "Liao Dutong asks to see you."

Zhao Xiang was overjoyed: "Yuan Jian is back? Let him in quickly!" Xue Ge also looked slightly moved, looking towards the door.

It turned out that after purchasing a large amount of grain and grass from Guandu, only 5000 taels of gold remained in Zhao Xiang's army.

On the way to Changshan County, when discussing with Xue Ge, I discovered that a county needs to be developed. 5000 taels of gold is a drop in the bucket.

The fledgling Xue Ge made a suggestion to Zhao Xiang: sell horses!

Selling the one thousand war horses that He Jin allocated to Zhao Xiang from Shanglin Garden will not only get money for the short-term development of Changshan County.It can also reduce the daily maintenance cost of Changshan Army.

It is expensive to maintain a cavalry force.People eat horse chews, at least three times as much supplies as infantry.

And the cultivation of knights is not easy.

Zhao Xiang agreed. After all, Zhao Xiang at that time had never seen the real power of cavalry on the ancient battlefield.

It just so happened that the Hedong Wei family wanted to buy a batch of war horses for the Cao family in Qiaojun.

The two sides hit it off.

But just in case, Zhao Xiang still left a hundred horses as backup.

Then he ordered Liao Hua to lead dozens of soldiers and hundreds of Wei family servants to escort [-] horses to Qiao County.

After Tang Qi Fu Lu died in battle one after another, Zhao Xiang found that he had few generals available under him!
So now that Liao Hua is back, Zhao Xiang is very happy.

A short, dusty figure walked into the hall, it was Liao Hua.

He cupped his hands and saluted: "Hua, meet the lord! I have met the military advisor."

Zhao Xiang waved his hand, signaling to Liao Hua that there is no need to be polite: "Yuan Jian, you have been working so hard these days, it's really hard for you."

A trace of gratitude flashed in Liao Hua's eyes, but his voice was still steady: "I am willing to serve the Lord!"

After a short pause, Liao Hua continued, "The nine hundred war horses have all been delivered. A total of 9000 taels of gold have been obtained. The goods have been delivered to the city! My lord, please send someone to count."

Zhao Xiang smiled, and said in a warm voice: "Yuan Jian will be at ease in doing things. Yuan Jian can just send the gold to the county treasury later."

Liao Hua's face finally fluctuated, and he looked at Zhao Xiang with respect and reverence in his eyes: "The end will be ordered!"

"There is one more thing here, but Yuan Jian has to do it." Zhao Xiang poured a glass of water and handed it to Liao Hua.Also said:
"Ben will have a cousin named Yun. He is currently on duty in the Bingzhou border army, but I don't know Yuan Jian. Would you like to bring back his cousin for me?"

Liao Hua took the water cup from Zhao Xiang's hand and drank it down in one gulp.Just now he replied sonorously: "Hua, dare not obey orders!"

Zhao Xiang nodded, and handed Xue Ge a glass of water: "Yuan Jian will go and prepare well. If we leave early, we will return soon."

"No!" Liao Hua saluted and exited the hall.

After Liao Hua left, Zhao Xiang took a sip of tea lightly: "Meng Ke, have all the arrangements for the family members of the soldiers who died in the county stroke been made?"

Xue Ge frowned slightly: "All resettlement has been completed, and the resettlement fee will be issued according to the imperial court's standard, costing 400 taels of gold from the county treasury."

Beads of sweat dripped from Xue Ge's forehead, and another 9000 taels of gold were put into storage at this moment.He had vaguely guessed what Zhao Xiang was going to do.

Sure enough, Zhao Xiang frowned slightly: "Isn't there more than 800 county soldiers? Why did you spend 400 taels of gold?"

Xue Ge smiled wryly to himself, but he could only answer: "According to the court's death service standard, it really only costs that much."

Zhao Xiang sneered: "A war horse is worth ten taels of gold, but my two warriors are only worth one tael of gold?"

Xue Ge was speechless for a moment.

"Double!" Zhao Xiang's firm words sounded: "From the salaries of the soldiers of the army to the subsidies for casualties, everything is doubled! I am going to let the whole world know that I will never treat my soldiers badly!"

Xue Ge smiled bitterly, but cupped his hands and said: "If my lord insists on doing this, please change someone to manage the county affairs."

Zhao Xiang was stunned upon hearing this.

Xue Ge went on to say: "Ge is an heir to a military family, and he only dabbled in the affairs of governing the county. He is not proficient. The lord has done this, but Ge is worried that the supplies in the county will not last until the spring of next year. The lord needs someone who is good at handling county affairs. Only people can maintain the operation of the county."

Zhao Xiang murmured: "Then, let's put this matter aside first?"

Xue Ge said seriously at this time:
"This matter can be carried out. For the lord, it will be beneficial and harmless. What is gone is floating wealth, but what is received is the heart of the army and the people. The lord has a big plan, and the song knows it. It's just that the song is really not good at political affairs, the lord. Also make plans early."

Zhao Xiang listened to Xue Ge's words thoughtfully, and nodded his head.

Xue Ge went on to say:

"Some time ago, due to the rampage of the Black Mountain Army, I missed the spring plowing. Now I have to distribute rice seeds to arrange replanting. In addition, due to the panic caused by the war, many refugees gathered in various counties. All [-] counties in the county have submitted a form to request food and grass assistance."

Decisiveness appeared in Zhao Xiang's eyes: "Refugees must be helped. Open warehouses! Settle refugees and arrange replanting."

Xue Ge showed distress: "In this way, our county may not last until the autumn harvest, and we will run out of food."

Zhao Xiang squeezed the roots of the mountain, and said in a deep voice: "I'll take care of the food and grass. Meng Ke will settle the refugees first."

. . . . . .

The Yellow Turban Uprising caused endless wars everywhere.Hebei has even more displaced refugees.

During this time, these refugees conveyed a message to each other: Changshan County is resettling refugees!

The wave of refugees came like a plague of locusts, and Xue Ge and Yang Hong were so busy that their feet never touched the ground.

The refugee population is counted and registered on a daily basis.Distribute relief food.And deal with politics.

Xue Ge finally fell ill after a week and was tired.

Yang Hong found Zhao Xiang and bluntly said that it would continue to develop like this.Both myself and the county magistrate Xue Ge would die of exhaustion, and within two months, there would be no more usable grain in the county treasury.

Zhao Xiang also frowned, he also wanted to help Xue Ge and Yang Hong deal with the county affairs.However, a person who can't even write down the ancient numbers.How can you expect him to help?
Zhao Xiang has been studying poetry and books these days, learning the ancient methods of governing.However, before he finished his studies, Xue Ge was already exhausted.

Fortunately Xu Feng had told Zhao Xiang that Xue Ge was just overworked.It will be fine after a few days of cultivation.Otherwise, Zhao Xiang would really regret it.

Yang Hong has already resigned, but Zhao Xiang is still thinking about countermeasures.The personal guard came to report, and one of them held the recruitment list issued by Zhao Xiang, and asked to see him outside the prefect's mansion.

"No!" Zhao Xiang directly refused with an ugly face.In the past few days, people have been coming to Zhao Xiang with recruitment lists.Zhao Xiang treated him courteously one after another, only to find out afterwards.It's all about cheating food and drinking.

The personal guard Ling Nuo is about to leave.

"Wait." Zhao Xiang suddenly stopped him: "What's that man's name?"

If it's a Three Kingdoms character I know, then check it out.If you don't know, just drive away.Zhao Xiang thought so.

The personal guard replied respectfully: "Xun Yan."

"Xun Yan?" Zhao Xiang knew that there were two resourceful men in the Three Kingdoms, Xun Yu and Xun You.But he had never heard of Xun Yan's name.

But the name sounds like it has something to do with Xun Yu. .

Let's meet again.Zhao Xiang calmed down his anxious mood slowly: "Please come in."

(End of this chapter)