"I'm here for one thing. In the name of the Military Aircraft Department, you have issued an order to the garrisons of the counties. A large number of medicinal herbs were purchased, rhino horn, tiger bone, saltpeter, natural musk, sulfur, snow lotus, charcoal... And so on, as long as it is a medicinal material, it will be purchased in large quantities. ”

Lu Bu's voice fell, and everyone didn't understand, is it useful to buy a large number of medicinal materials?

"Lord, what are you?"

"Do business, buy it back and sell it later. And then there's... We have too many soldiers, and there are many sick people, so we can't do it without medicinal herbs. Lu Bu lied casually.

Anyway, it was just a trivial matter, and everyone didn't pay much attention to it.

Chen Gong responded: "Okay, the minister will order immediately." ”

In the next half month, Lu Bu devoted himself to recruitment, training, and division of troops.

Since returning to Shouchun, he has also learned about the situation of various armies, and they have basically been disabled, especially Gao Shun and Luo Cheng's troops, which have suffered more than half of the casualties, and Xiang Yu and Mu Guiying's troops, who have suffered a small half of the casualties.

The Dragon Guard, the broken barracks, and the trapped camp, the three elites together are less than 5,000 people.

In this case, Xiang Yu, Gao Shun, and Luo Cheng, of course, wanted to replenish the soldiers as soon as possible and restore the system. Lu Bu was also anxious to enhance his combat effectiveness and was very attentive to the training of new recruits.

After more than two months of hard work by the Ministry of War, all the recruits were finally recruited and summoned to the Shouchun City campus for intensive training.

Huang Zhong officially took up his post and trained the newly recruited soldiers.

On the school grounds, hundreds of thousands of troops run in the morning to exercise their leg strength.

Lu Bu found Huang Zhong and asked, "How is it, is Huang Xu's illness cured?" ”

"Thank you for your concern, the dog's illness is much better." Huang Zhong followed Lu Bu and replied.

"Okay. Now the soldiers and horses of all counties are concentrated in the Shouchun school field, and you are the chief soldier of the military department, who is responsible for training, and you can't slack off. Lu Bu admonished.

"Yes. The minister had already drawn up a training plan to ensure that after a month, the soldiers would be familiar with the battle. At that time, a major military exercise will be held, and I hope that the lord will come to check it out in person. ”

"Okay, I'll be there."

Huang Zhong's dedication saved Lu Bu a lot of trouble in training soldiers.

All that's left is the division of the troops.

Originally, it was planned to give Bai Qi and Liang Hongyu, 30,000 soldiers and horses each, and Xiang Yu, Luo Cheng, Gao Shun, etc., to restore the formation of the army. But now the Ministry of War has recruited 200,000 new soldiers, which is significantly more than the budget.

It means that each army can be divided into more soldiers.

Lu Bu discussed with the Military Aircraft Department that all the generals who led an army alone would increase their troops by 10,000, and the rest would be commanded by Huang Zhong. But after all, Huang Zhong is a newcomer, and in the eyes of generals at all levels, he is at most a county lieutenant, with no virtue and no merit, why should he lead an army alone? Especially veterans such as Zang Ba, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng, who have followed Lu Bu for many years and made countless meritorious contributions, have not yet led an army alone. Now that Huang Zhong has taken the lead, how can they be willing?

Therefore, Lu Bu's decision caused dissatisfaction among many generals.

In the end, Lu Bu also took a step back, and the remaining soldiers and horses were all under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War as reserve soldiers. Huang Zhong is also the chief soldier of the military department, responsible for training, and does not lead an army alone for the time being.

Of course, this is only a preliminary decision, and there are still more than two months before the official division of troops.

"Lord, Heshen asks to see."

"Let him in."

In the study, Lu Bu had already sorted out the list of officials at all levels and was ready to send it to the Military Aircraft Department for sealing. When he looked up, He Shen walked in with a smile with two copies of the fold.

"My lord." He Shen saluted.

Lu Bu asked, "How is it?" How much grain is Cao Cao willing to pay? Swap for captured generals? ”

"Congratulations to the lord, congratulations to the lord, Xun You, the messenger sent by Cao Cao, has promised to give 40,000 war horses, 1 million stone grain, and 500 million copper coins." He Shen replied with a smile.

"An agreement was reached so soon?"

"yes. Let's go to Yuzhang County to trade early. ”

Lu Bu thought about it, felt that it was wrong, and said with a straight face: "You can't be lying to me, right?" Can Cao Cao get a million stone grains? He fought with Yuan Shao in Chenliu and only got 840,000 stones, and before that, he was almost out of food. Now I can get 600,000 stones, which is already the limit. Honestly, what the hell is going on? ”

"The lord is really as wise as a torch, and his humble position is beyond his reach..."

"Don't be a sycophant, talk about it."

He Shen hugged his fists and said: "Back to the lord, it's like this." The envoy Xun You promised to temporarily give 20,000 war horses, 400,000 stone grain, and 300 million copper coins. The rest will be paid off in five years. In the middle of June every year, 4,000 war horses, 80,000 stone grain, and 60 million copper coins were given. Considering Cao Cao's difficulties and wanting to get enough benefits, he agreed to Xun You. ”

"Five years? It's been too long, isn't it? Lu Bu thought in his heart, in five years, Cao Cao may have been eliminated, because of the emergence of gunpowder, the strength of the princes from all walks of life can not be seen at all, and the next time he goes on an expedition, he will plow the court and sweep the holes.

"If the lord thinks it's inappropriate, he can send someone to intercept Xun Yu and re-sign the agreement, because he hasn't left Shouchun City yet." He Shen observed his words and immediately changed his words.

Lu Bu waved his hand and said, "Forget it, five years will be five years." You go and tell Chen Gong to send someone to Yuzhang County quickly and make a deal with Cao Cao. ”

"No."

He Shen took two steps forward, handed it to Lu Bu, and said, "My lord, this is an order issued by the Ministry of Rites to run a school recently, and all counties are actively preparing. The scholars of Wenxian Pavilion also compiled the textbooks for the first three years and sent them to the printing house for printing, which is expected to be completed in a month. Our Ministry of Rites also discussed and decided to send the scholars of Wenxian Pavilion to attend classes in various counties and counties in early September. ”

"Good, well done." After reading the recital, Lu Bu praised: "Your ability to do things is very strong, I really didn't misunderstand you." ”

"Thank you for your praise."

"What about Shaofu's affairs, how are you doing?" Lu Bu asked.

He Shen handed over another copy of the notebook and said, "My lord, please see, the treasury of the Ling Yin Mansion has 346.4 million copper coins, which have been deposited in the treasury of the Shaofu. The four martial arts halls and thirteen restaurants of the Chamber of Commerce will have about 50,000 copper coins per month as the follow-up funds of Shaofu, which will continue to be stored in the warehouse. ”

"Good... So be it. Lu Bu was very satisfied.

He Shen's speed of work is faster than that of ordinary officials, and the results are also very good, so he is a rare talent.

If there were no traces of corruption in history, Lu Bu would have reused, or even replaced Xiao He, in charge of the Department of Internal Affairs. Because He Shen has this ability. But now it doesn't work, Heshen has the stain of corruption, and while using it, it must be guarded against. And can't give too much right.

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