50,000 people, before he took office, the population of Yunzhong County was not even 20,000, and 15,000 were hanging.

"Since the establishment of the Han Dynasty, there have been many hidden households in the Taihang Mountains. For more than 200 years, especially after the Taiping Rebellion, and many people have escaped into the Taihang Mountains in Bingzhou, Sizhou, Jizhou and Youzhou. Lei Gong replied.

After a pause, he continued: "The specific number of generals has not been calculated, but conservative should be more than a million. ”

"Since you call him a general, haven't you already succeeded?" Liu Tao is more concerned about other places, there are many people in Taihang Mountain, and he is still a little impressed.

After all, Zhang Yan used Taihang Mountain as a base, and fought with the imperial court and Yuan Shao for nearly 20 years. From 185 years of army and secession of Taihang Mountain, it was not until 204 that Cao Cao was named the general of Pingbei, which was considered to be the end.

"Yes, according to Taishou's advice, after unifying most of the forces in Taihang Mountain, I wrote to the imperial court to ask for surrender." Lei Gong nodded, "The imperial court has appointed the leader as the general of the Ping Yan Zhonglang, who will lead the affairs of the Taihang Mountain Range, and has the power to promote filial piety. ”

If there is really filial piety, I guess I won't lift it, right? Liu Hong will actually be careful in his calculations, let Zhang Yan help him restrain the thieves in Taihang Mountain, and then send talents to the imperial court from time to time.

In a sense, Liu Hong is indeed short of people, and even the filial piety recommended by thieves can be used.

The general of the middle man of the peace, the general of the miscellaneous middle man, is estimated to be less powerful than the permanent captain. The key is that the imperial court will definitely not issue it, and of course Zhang Yan will not be able to hand over the taxes of Taihang Mountain to the imperial court.

"These 50,000 people and supplies aren't just to thank me, right?" Liu Tao asked rhetorically. Originally, Zhang Yan was willing to be loyal, but now that her identity has changed, it is difficult to say whether she can still stick to her heart.

"No, this is just the first ...... Subsequently, it will be sent over one after another according to the situation in Yunzhong County. Of course, if Taishou feels that the population here is insufficient, he can also take the initiative. Lei Gong hurriedly explained.

I'm afraid that Zhang Yan can't support so many people, or is he planning to make Yunzhong County a second base? Even if he felt that he might want to be crooked, Liu Tao couldn't help but complain in his heart......

"He should have something else to say, let you bring it to me, right?" Liu Tao had to ask.

"Indeed...... The general has other words for me to bring here. "When Lei Gong heard this, he wanted to go to something," the general said, and he would give his full support to Taishou. But there is an order, never give up! ”

It seems that I am worried that I have misunderstood, so I will make a statement here. It's a bit hard to say what he really means, but Liu Tao is still willing to believe in Zhang Yan's loyalty. Zhang Yan called himself the lord in front of everyone at that time!

"Speaking of which, did the things you sent over before get to him?" Liu Tao had no choice but to ask.

"It was delivered a month ago, and the general carefully hid it like a treasure, and we couldn't see it if we wanted to. In addition, we have been looking for several suitable places in Taihang Mountain, and we plan to start papermaking. Lei Gong hurriedly replied.

Calculating the time, Zhang Yan should have received the things sent by his side, and then returned the gift. If you really want to calculate, maybe until the gift, both sides still have some suspicions.

What did Liu Tao send? Of course, almost all of the books that have been proofread and printed here have been sent to him. Then there is papermaking, and a copy is sent directly to him.

Perhaps it was Zhang Yan, who received this, who officially recognized Liu Tao's identity as the lord, that he began to return the gift and officially express his allegiance.

The cause and effect are probably understood, and Liu Tao is a little relieved. With Zhang Yan as a backhand, his chess moves have increased a lot in an instant.

arranged for Lei Gong to rest for a while, looking at Guo Jia, and the puzzled expressions of Xun Yu and others who came over later. He coughed lightly, waved the outsiders away, and then told them what had happened.

"The lord actually bets against Zhang Yan?" Xun Yu couldn't believe it, if Zhang Yan remembered correctly, he should have been called Chu Yan four months ago, and he rebelled with Zhang Niujiao, but he didn't expect that he had already met Liu Tao earlier.

"And without paying any price, he won the surrender of the Taihang Mountain bandits." Guo Jia really admires Liu Tao a little, this empty glove white wolf's means are really clever.

"Of course there is a price!" Liu Tao replied, "If Zhang Yan deliberately leaked my original remarks, even if Your Majesty may not believe it, he will be suspicious of me. For the emperor, as long as there is suspicion, sometimes there is no need for evidence. ”

Liu Tao risked his reputation to collapse, or even be killed, and gambled with him, the price was obviously higher than Zhang Yan, okay? In itself, even if Zhang Yan is not recruited, it will have no impact on his future career.

Recruiting Zhang Yan itself can't be known by others, otherwise, it will be remembered by those who have a heart.

"However, for the elder brother, the bet was advantageous from the start." Lu Yan sighed, after all, not everyone can see the future, the key is that the future that he sees has really appeared.

I received the news early that Zhang Niujiao was indeed shot in the side of Gatao County, and Chu Yan took over Zhang Niujiao's subordinates, then changed his name to Zhang Yan, and returned to the Taihang Mountains with a group of cadres.

He walked in Zhongshan County, which is Zhang Yan's hometown and the place he is most familiar with. The group retreated into Taihang Mountain without danger, so that Lu Zhi wanted to pursue it in the future, but there was no way.

Most of the 50,000 displaced people are hermits in the Taihang Mountains, and they have no household registration in Dahan, and of course most of them have never left the Taihang Mountains for the rest of their lives. In general, it is the paradise described in Tao Yuanming's "The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring".

Leaving Taihang Mountain this time, Zhang Yan seems to have launched for a long time, and even forcibly relocated some of them. The 50,000 people are mainly young and strong, and many of them are children. Children need a better environment to grow up in than adults.

It can also be seen that Zhang Yan's vision is indeed good. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to achieve that much.

"What are the other supplies?" Taking advantage of the fact that Lei Gong had already left, Liu Tao began to check the gift list. It's okay not to look at it, but I'm a little excited when I see it.

First of all, food, enough food for 50,000 people for half a year, Zhang Yan was also worried that Liu Tao's food was not enough, so he supported it for half a year; The second is the gold, silver and jewelry, which are obviously seized, and these can only be handled with the help of the Zhen, Zhang, and Su families.

Weapons and armor can't be expected, but a large amount of wood was sent, and it is estimated that it is also considered to build houses for these people, I am afraid that there will not be enough here, anyway, there is a lot of wood in Taihang Mountain for more than a hundred years.

Finally, there are all kinds of medicinal herbs and furs, which can be said to be the specialty of Taihang Mountain. It is rare that five or six medical craftsmen were sent, who were not only good at collecting medicines, but also skilled in using medicines, and also had a hand in treating wounds and something.

Surgeons are not great, but they are a very valuable resource in this era. Come to think of it, even under Zhang Yan's command, there shouldn't be many medical craftsmen.

"It's just that it's August, can't it be sent in spring?" Liu Tao scolded with a smile, 50,000 people, resettlement has become a problem.