Lu Bu said excitedly: "No matter how expensive it is, you must buy all the saltpeter. And pay close attention to the people who sell the goods, what are the origins. Cao Cao, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang were the princes of the dominant side, and they certainly had little interest in this kind of small business. Presumably a businessman who didn't know where to get the saltpeter, he had to check it out. This is a matter of the combat effectiveness of our army, and it is also a matter of our rise or fall... ”

"Wait, wait... How is it about the combat effectiveness of the army? Pan Jinlian was a little confused.

Lu Bu looked around and found that there was no one, so he whispered, "I asked you to buy medicinal materials, mainly saltpeter." Because saltpeter is the key to making gunpowder. This is our top secret, and it is not to be passed on. ”

"Oh..."

Pan Jinlian said: "No wonder you are all so excited when you hear the word saltpeter. ”

"So, you've got to figure out where the saltpeter came from. You can't wait for someone to come to your door. Lu Budao.

"Hmm."

Pan Jinlian responded: "I will check it carefully." ”

.......................

In the blink of an eye.

Three days later.

Lu Bu rested and prepared to go to court.

The officials in Shouchun City, all who are qualified to go to the court have come. Standing in the main hall, it almost fills the main hall.

Lu Bu pulled off his sleeve robe and sat down behind the copper desk. The officials in the hall saluted: "Meet the lord..." ”

"Get up."

Lu Bu glanced at the civil and military forces in the hall and said, "Being able to obtain Yizhou and Qingzhou and defeat Yuan Shao's 600,000 troops is the result of the unity of all our civil and military forces. Although we also paid a heavy price, with nearly 200,000 casualties. However, after Yuan Shao's defeat, he died in Jizhou, and his two sons attacked each other, and they were no longer able to look south. This means that our enemy is only Cao Cao. ”

"I just want to ask you, do you have the confidence to defeat Cao Cao in the next war?"

"Yes! Yes! Yes! ”

Everyone answers.

Lu Bu pressed his hand, signaled everyone to be quiet, and said: "In the battle of Yizhou and the battle against Yuan Shao, many of our generals performed very well. In particular, General Han Xin, General Li Jing, General Xiang Yu, Bai Qi, Wei Yan, Zhang Liao, Yue Fei, Fan Lihua, Mu Guiying, Liang Hongyu, Li Cunxiao, Li Yuanba, and Qi Jiguang are all role models for us. General Yue Fei has been transferred to Yizhou by me and appointed as the governor of Yizhou, and Qi Jiguang has been transferred to Jiaozhou and appointed as the governor of Jiaozhou. The rest of you deserve to be rewarded.... ”

With that, the officials in the temple began to discuss.

Yue Fei and Qi Jiguang are just a small deputy general of Xuzhou, although they have made some contributions, why do they serve as the governors of the capital? You must know that the Metropolitan Governor is the leader of the local military.

The previous Xuzhou Governor Fan Lihua, Jingzhou Governor Luo Cheng, Jiaozhou Governor Gan Ning, and Qingzhou Governor Mu Guiying. Which is not experienced in a hundred battles, and has great achievements.

Let's just say Mu Guiying and Gan Ning.

Mu Guiying is Lu Bu's wife, and she is special and reasonable.

Gan Ning's naval army fought with the Yuan army of Jiang Yiqu in the Yellow River, and wiped out 200,000 Yuan troops with almost zero casualties! On this basis, there is nothing disagreeable among the officials of the DPRK and China.

Looking at Yue Fei and Qi Jiguang again, at most, they held Xiapi City.

Hold on to Xiapi for two months, and it did not fall into Yuan Shao's hands. Just because of this, you want to make the governor of the capital? What kind of official position is the governor of the capital, given to Yue Fei and Qi Jiguang, what about the other generals?

In general, the officials of the DPRK and China have great opinions.

"What are you talking about? Can you be louder? ”

Lu Bu's face was displeased, and he shouted into the hall.

The crowd kept their mouths shut.

Lu Budao: "One will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither." Your achievements have been piled up with thousands of lives. You may be disgusted with the size of your official position when you are rewarded here, but where are the soldiers who have fallen in battle? ”

"Think about them, do you still think your official position is too small?"

"Yuan Zhi."

Lu Bu called softly.

Xu Shu (Yuan Zhi) understood, held a thick book, walked to the middle of the main hall, and faced everyone: "The lord has drawn up a list of appointed soldiers, and I will announce it." ”

"Promote Xiang Yu to be the general of Zhengerpin Zhengnan...."

"Promote Gan Ning to General Congerpin Zhendong..."

"Promote Yue Fei to be the general from Sipinping Nanzhonglang..."

.................

All the generals who participated in the war, and the civilian officials who made contributions, were rewarded.

A large number of Shu generals such as Zhang Ren and Jiangpu in Yizhou are also on the list of canons.

Yue Fei and Qi Jiguang were appointed as governors of the capital, and they were in charge of the military and political affairs of a state, which made generals at all levels dissatisfied. But in the link of rewarding, Lu Bu found a balance for them.

Generals like Wei Yan, Bai Qi, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and so on are at least officials from the third grade!

And Yue Fei and Qi Jiguang are only from the fourth grade.

The official position of the fourth grade is very low, and it is not as good as Zang Ba, Song Xian, Hou Cheng, etc.

In terms of rewarding money, other generals have tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. Yue Fei and Qi Jiguang did not. Not only did there be no money, but there was not even the General's Palace.

After Xu Shu finishes reading.

Officials think about it carefully, and it is not as unbalanced as before.

"After we obtained Yizhou and Qingzhou, the territory was bigger and there were more people. The number of soldiers and horses increased by about half a million. In terms of military strength alone, we are stronger than Cao Cao. But what about the money and food? Tobe? ”

Lu Bu looked at Hubu Shangshu and Shen.

He Shen said with a smile: "Don't worry, the money and food of our household department are enough to support a big war." The land in the three prefectures of Xuyangjing has been fully developed. Nearly two million stone of grain is harvested every year. We can buy more than half of this grain. There is no problem at all in transporting the purchased grain to various places and supplying the army. ”

"Hmm."

Lu Budao: "The Ministry of War and the Military Aircraft Department are in charge of the world's soldiers and horses. I hope you will make arrangements so that there will be no war for a year.... ”

Lu Budong said some big things.

Officials also responded one by one.

"Alright, let's disperse. In the evening, a banquet was held in the Assassin's Mansion, and the officials must be present. Lu Bu got up and left.

"Congratulations to my lord."

Most of the civil and military personnel in the hall left.

Chen Gong, Xu Shu, Jia Xu, Zhang Liang, Xiao He, etc., respectively received messages from the soldiers of the Dragon Guard, took the fold, and went to Lu Bu's study.

"You may be seated."

Lu Bu pressed his hand towards everyone, half-lying on the couch and said, "I asked you to come to the study just to learn some truths. It is only here that we dare to talk about big things. ”

"Two days ago, I already told Mr. Gongtai that I was going to start a war next year, against Cao Cao, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang at the same time. Strive to dominate the world within two years. Your military aircraft department should come up with a plan as soon as possible, lest you have time to prepare for next year. ”

"Lord, didn't you say that you would wait until next year to discuss it?" Chen Gong asked.

The rest of the crowd was also shocked by Lu Bu's decision.

Cao Cao, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang, although they are not too strong, but the three princes combined, there are more than one million soldiers and horses. Wuhuan, Xianbei, and Xiongnu in the north, and Qianghu and Guishan in the west, all had a good relationship with Cao Cao. As soon as the battle began, the outcome was unpredictable.

(End of chapter)