Back to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 367 Appointment of talents
"Return to the envoy! After Xiaomin transported the ship to the water army dock early this morning, but was rejected by the leader of the water army dock. Xiaomin said the name of the envoy, but it was still useless, so Xiaomin had to ask everywhere. I found it here, and after I met Master Xu, I let Xiaomin enter the courtyard to wait!" Cai Meng briefly described the whole process from beginning to end.

After finishing speaking, Cai Meng took out another 30 taels of silver from his pocket, offered it with both hands, and explained: "Xiaomin received a total of 210 taels of silver. After bargaining, he bought ten boats for 180 taels. This is the remaining 30 taels." The silver, please let the king check it!"

The situation that Cai Meng said was basically the same as Feng Yao imagined. In order to test Cai Meng's emergency response ability, he purposely did not tell the generals about Cai Meng at the water army wharf. This is not only a test for Cai Meng, but also a test for water The test of the military dock general.

Fortunately, the current results are very satisfactory to Feng Yao.

"Hehe, you don't have to return the 30 taels of silver to me, just treat it as a reward from me!" Feng Yao smiled.

Cai Meng was overjoyed and kowtowed to thank him.

Feng Yao didn't refuse either, and after he finished kowtowing, he said, "Cai Meng, you are indeed a talented person, and now I need someone to manage those ships for me! Are you willing to work for me?"

Cai Meng was stunned when he heard the sound, and then he was overjoyed. He kowtowed several times on the ground, and said repeatedly: "Yes! Yes! Xiaomin is willing to serve the envoy!"

Seeing this scene, Xu Shu and others in the conference hall also had smiles on their faces, and Xu Shu didn't stop stroking his beard, smiling and saying nothing.

After Cai Meng kowtowed, he was at a loss. He was just an ordinary commoner, he didn't understand these etiquettes, and he was worried that Feng Yao would be angry if he didn't do well, so he didn't dare to get up from where he knelt.

Seeing this, Feng Yao already understood Cai Meng's situation, and expressed his intentions to Yang Wu who was next to him. Yang Wu understood, walked down from the table, and whispered in Cai Meng's ear: "Brother Cai, congratulations, but you can't do it again in the future." You have called the lord the envoy, but you should call yourself the lord, and you should call yourself a subordinate, do you understand?"

Cai Meng nodded again and again, looked at Yang Wu gratefully, and cupped his hands upwards and said, "My lord! This subordinate has met my lord!!"

Feng Yao nodded and ordered Cai Meng to get up and stand behind Xu Shu and others.

Glancing at everyone, Feng Yao has already made a decision, and after two days of further observation of Jian Yong and Man Chong, he has already made a suitable arrangement.

"Xu Shu! Step forward and listen to the seal!" Feng Yao said loudly.

Xu Shu rushed forward and stood with his hands folded.

Feng Yao has a solemn expression and a serious tone.

"Xu Shu, ever since you followed me, you have been supporting me with false duties. Now that our territory is getting bigger and bigger, it is inconvenient to act falsely. I will now enlist you as a general!"

Xu Shu was taken aback for a moment, somewhat confused about the position of the Military Advisor Zhonglang General, so he did not immediately agree, but asked, "My lord, what is the role of the Military Advisor Zhonglang General? How is it different from the position of Military Advisor Zhonglang?"

Feng Yao smiled slightly, this position has indeed not appeared yet, but this position is like a tailor-made one for Xu Shu, he is a military adviser and a general of the army, so he can stay by Feng Yao's side and give advice to Feng Yao, You can also lead troops to fight in the name of General Zhonglang!
Although this position was newly created by Feng Yao and has not yet been approved by the court, Feng Yao is confident that as long as he submits it, he will definitely be recognized. It doesn't matter if he doesn't, as long as he approves this position.

"Yuan Zhi, don't worry, your responsibilities haven't changed much, it's just that you have more military power, and you don't need to lead the soldiers out, you still follow me!" Feng Yao said.

It was only then that Xu Shu accepted the appointment with confidence. He didn't want to pursue a higher official position, but just wanted to try his best to assist Feng Yao, to be by Feng Yao's side at any time, and to advise him.

"Jian Yong!" Feng Yao said again.

"My lord!" Jian Yong also lifted his spirits, and stepped forward to clasp his fists.

"I will entrust you to work as Biejia, to help me manage all affairs in the state!" Feng Yao ordered.

Jian Yong is overjoyed, this is the most prestigious position in the civil service, except that he has no military power, it is equivalent to the status of a state governor, and he is just a surrendered general who has just surrendered!

"Thank you, my lord, for your appreciation. Yong will do his best to share his worries!" Jian Yong knelt down to thank you, and said loudly.

Feng Yao called Man Chong again, and said: "Man Chong, I named you General of Diannong, I hope you can remove all obstacles for farming as you said!"

With a stern face and a cold light in his eyes, Man Chong said coldly: "My lord, this subordinate will never disappoint you!"

After appointing Xu Shu, Jian Yong, and Man Chong to official positions, Feng Yao was very happy to see the excitement of everyone eager to try, and ordered Jian Yong and Man Chong to take up their posts immediately.

Feng Yao called Cai Meng forward and said, "Now I have an important task for you to complete. You go and recruit a hundred fishermen who can fish, and then buy ten boats. There are five people in each boat, and these one hundred fishermen are under your management, and the food and salary are paid on time every month, but they are not fishing but fish farming!"

Then Feng Yao talked about his request again, but he didn't reveal too much, he only told Cai Meng that the fishermen he recruited would be fully managed by him, and the required expenses only needed to be reported and collected at the county mansion. The fisherman's residence will be built soon, and it will be built near the west gate of the city.

If Cai Meng can complete this step of the task and properly manage the one hundred fishermen, Feng Yao will once again promote Cai Meng's status and assign the next step of the task.

Cai Meng understood, his eyes were extremely excited, and he took the order and left.

Xu Shu finally spoke at this time: "My lord, how should we deal with the matter of the 50 soldiers and civilians outside the city?"

"Yuan Zhi, I have already considered it and decided to adopt your two suggestions at the same time. Not only will Pingyu City be expanded again, but two new cities will also be built!!" Feng Yao said.

Xu Shu was stunned for a moment, the hand that was stroking his beard stopped abruptly, looked at Feng Yao, and said in shock: "My lord, are you planning to build Pingyu City into Chengdu City?"

Feng Yao laughed loudly and said, "Those who know me are also military advisors!!"

Xu Shu was excited when he heard the words, and nodded with a smile.

Pingyu City originally had a population of more than 50, and with the addition of the 20 soldiers and civilians who moved here this time, the population has soared to more than [-]. If the [-]-odd army of Feng Yao, the superior, is included, the total population has surged Nearly a million people! !It's just that almost all of the army is now fighting outside. If they all withdraw, the army will not even have a camp to garrison troops, so they can only camp in the wild!
This is not the key point, according to Feng Yao's plan, he will bring the emperor to his territory. By that time, all the civil and military officials, the imperial army, and the Sangong and Sixth Court of the superior emperor will see that Pingyu is crowded. I will strongly oppose it. If you just welcome the emperor without controlling the emperor on your own territory, this is not coercing the emperor to order the princes, but finding a disaster to come back!
(End of this chapter)