Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 179 It was him
Zhou Cang's development in Guangling can be described as **.There is no war, the government is clear, and there are benefits from the salt road. A large number of refugees can effectively supplement the shortage of labor.After careful calculation, Zhou Cang's more than 3 soldiers and horses were all brought from other places, and did not use Guangling's local soldiers.

The rare rest and recuperation, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the reputation of the academy has spread far and wide. Zhang Jiong has dug up countless roots of Yuan Shu, from food to skilled craftsmen. Although there are no scholars and scholars, Zhou Cang believes that these talents are the continuation and development of Guangling The backbone, the mainstay.

For the so-called bachelor, Zhou Cang thought that Sun Qian alone was enough, but Sun Qian didn't think so. He invited Guan Ning from the same county to teach "Poetry" and "Book".

Guan Ning, a native of Zhu Xu in Beihai County, is said to have been born after Guan Zhong. He was studious and read scriptures since he was a child.Guan Ning's family was very poor. His father died when he was 16 years old. Relatives and friends sympathized with him and gave him a lot of property to bury his father. However, Guan Ning did not take any money and buried his father with his own financial resources.Guan Ning was studious and made friends with a few schoolmates. One was Hua Xin and the other was Bing Yuan. The three of them were very close and outstanding. People compared them to a dragon: Hua Xin was the head of the dragon, Bing Yuan the belly of the dragon, and Guan Ning the belly of the dragon. dragon tail.When they are studying, they often work while studying.

One day, Hua Xin and Guan Ning were hoeing in the garden. Coincidentally, there was a piece of gold buried in the vegetable field by the predecessors. As they hoeed, the gold was turned over by Guan Ning's hoe.When Guan Ning saw the gold, he treated it like a clod of bricks and stones and pushed it aside with a hoe.Hua Xin couldn't bear it when she saw it later, so she picked it up and looked at Guan Ning's expression before throwing it away.A few days later, the two of them were studying in the house, and dignitaries and dignitaries passed by on the street outside, riding in gorgeous chariots and horses, beating gongs and drums, it was very lively.Guan Ning continued to read his book seriously as if he hadn't heard it.Hua Xin couldn't sit still, and ran to the door to watch, envious of the dignitary's majesty.After the carriages and horses passed by, Hua Xin went back to the house, but Guan Ning took a knife and cut the mat where they were sitting together in the middle, saying, "We shouldn't read at the same mat."

Zhou Cang's attitude towards academic research is to go with the flow, neither elevating anyone nor belittling anyone, as long as it is knowledge, everyone is treated equally.If Sun Qian and Guan Ning were handed over the affairs of the college, Zhou Cang would basically stop interfering.

The martial arts competition that has been prepared for more than half a year is finally about to kick off, but the result makes Zhou Cang very embarrassed, only a few hundred people come to participate.

After Zhou Cang watched the two competitions, he couldn't help feeling a bit disappointed, Dian Wei suddenly said: "This person has been taught by a famous teacher!"

Zhou Cang followed Dianwei's gaze, and saw a young general fighting with an iron whip in his hand, as if walking in a garden and defeating several people in a row, he kept calling for everyone to join him, and he was not at all chaotic under the siege of the crowd.

Interesting, Zhou Cang looked at the young general and muttered, who could this general be?
Dian Wei said: "But defense is better than offense, I think he is less than battle." In front of Dian Wei's professional comments, all Zhou Cang could do was nod.

There are few contestants, and the only bright spot is this young player. This is also due to the small area of ​​Guangling and the lack of fame of Zhou Cang. Originally, Zhou Cang's expectation for the first conference was to spread his fame, so Zhou Cang was quite satisfied. .

"Who is this young general's name, and where is he from?" After the meeting, Zhou Cang called the young general who won the championship to his side.

"People from Qu'a are called Qu'a." The young general replied.

Zhou Cang's eyes lit up instantly, it turned out to be him!A person who has no name, but whose courage and strength are not inferior to Tai Shici, but who was only a flash in the pan and never appeared again, a treasure that can fight with Cheng Pu and other thirteen knights alone, was picked up by himself.

"How old are you this year?"

"A 17-year-old."

"Okay! Would you like to stay in our army?" Zhou Cang asked.

"The general is willing."

"My lord, do you think he looks like a person?" Zhou Wen whispered.

"Like a person? I don't think so." Zhou Cang was a little face blind.

"Like Lu Bu Lu Fengxian, my lord, don't look at weapons and armor."

Zhou Cang watched carefully. As Zhou Wen said, Qu'a and Lu Bu were quite similar in appearance and spirit.With a slender figure, a handsome appearance, and an imposing appearance, Lv Bu's evil spirit, domineering and arrogance are missing, and he has more childishness and aura.

Zhou Cang immediately appointed Qu A as the right lieutenant of the Chinese army, and allocated the [-] troops that Xu Sheng had just trained to Qu A.

The top three winners were selected and entered into each army to serve as generals of a hundred people. Other participants who were willing to join the army were sent to each battalion to start from small pawns.The news that the first place in the martial arts competition was appointed as the right lieutenant of the Chinese Army quickly spread. Many people who did not participate regretted the missed opportunity, and inquired about the time of the next competition.They only found out that the first name was from Qu'a, but they didn't know the name.

General Zhou Cang's troops were reorganized again: the chief general, Zhang Jai, commanded five thousand troops, and five hundred old soldiers; the left army governor, Xu Huang, commanded eight thousand troops; The right lieutenant of the central army, Qu'a, commanded five thousand troops; the captain of the cavalry and the assault, Hua Xiong, commanded one thousand troops; the captain of the navy, Gan Ning, commanded four thousand; With five hundred guards, the total strength reached 6000.

With so many soldiers and horses, Guangling was unable to support them. Thanks to the 30 stones of grain and grass raised from Jingzhou and Huainan, Tao Qian hoarded 20 stones of grain and grass in Guangling during his reign, so that the livelihood of the people in Guangling would not be affected.However, this can only be supported for three or four years. No matter how long it takes to rely on farming, it will not be able to maintain so many soldiers and horses. It can only be expanded externally. Zhou Cang has already calculated that Xuzhou can be taken in one or two years at most, so he is not worried.Mengshan’s base had already been abandoned, and Zhou Cang, the Dabieshan base, decided not to move easily, in case of emergencies, but he still sent someone to send a letter to Zhoucai, transporting [-] shi of grain and grass every year to support Guangling.

Zhou Cang voluntarily withdrew from the Yanzhou Salt Road and gave it all to Cao Cao, so he had to build another salt road. He went north to Qingzhou to share profits with Yuan Tan, and went south to Jingzhou to share profits with Cai Mao.Zhou Cang's only request was a green light for the purchase of grain and grass. Under the money offensive, he got his wish.

Some people are happy and some are worried. Xu Sheng just trained 5000 people and gave them to others. If it weren’t for the [-] recruits from Mengshan, and he was naked again, he came to Zhou Cang with a grievance on his face: "My lord sent me Military training is trust in me, and it is normal for people to come and go. But it is really difficult to send people away without being replenished."

Zhou Cang chuckled: "Wen Xiang, I'm in a hurry again. Don't worry, there will be new recruits soon, and you will be busy when the time comes."

Xu Sheng muttered softly: "That's what you said again..."

(End of this chapter)