After Zhang Ying conveyed Zhang's willingness to ask for funding, Xu Chu invited Li Zheng, Zhao Yuan and others to the county government the next day to discuss the purchase and sale of iron ore.

Li Zheng and others value iron ore because they can make huge profits from it, whether it is to build farm tools to sell to the county citizens, or to trade directly with merchants in other places, it is more cost-effective than trading with Xu Chu.

So the scene cooled down, and everyone was reluctant in their hearts, and they were afraid of Xu Chu, and they didn't know what to say for a while.

Seeing this, Xu Chu deliberately stood up, walked around the hall with a straight face, and then brushed his sleeves away, and actually hung these people here.

Everyone didn't stay, they didn't dare to go, they didn't know what to do, but Guo Jia happened to pass by outside the door and was seen by them. Everyone recognized Guo Jia and knew that this young scribe was a big celebrity around Xu Chu. Li Zheng hurriedly stopped Guo Jia, almost begging: "Sir, you have to help us say a fair word." ”

After Guo Jia heard the reason for the matter, Guo Jia frowned and said, "This is indeed the county gentleman, I will go to talk to him." Everyone smiled when they heard this, and they all said that Guo Jia was benevolent and righteous.

Guo Jia walked a few steps, and suddenly turned back, and everyone said in surprise: "Mr. went and returned, why?" ”

Guo Jia sighed and said, "I just thought about it carefully, if Jiazhen goes to the county monarch to intercede for you, it will hurt you." ”

Seeing the disbelief on everyone's faces, Guo Jia explained: "The county gentleman is dedicated to the country and the people, and has great ambitions. At this time, asking you to help him rectify his armaments is actually to give you an opportunity to make meritorious contributions, just imagine that he is rising step by step as a county monarch, guarding the county, and even supervising a state, aren't you also soaring? Now I'm going to intercede with the county magistrate, so that you lose this opportunity, isn't it hurting you? ”

When they heard this, they weighed their hearts. Although Guo Jia and Xu Chu are people who wear a pair of pants, there is still some truth in this. Especially when I saw Li Zheng and Wang Xu, one of them became an iron official, and the other was an iron official, and now his identity is above everyone, and he has to call him an adult when he meets, what a majesty. What great things have they done? It's nothing more than smearing oil on the soles of your feet and running fast, and you just want to serve Xu Chu first.

A few clever people rolled their eyes and immediately decided that they had to come out on top this time. Everyone sat back in their seats and waited for Xu Chu to appear.

And Guo Jia went straight to Xu Chu, and after talking, Xu Chu said happily: "Feng Xiao persuaded this group of snobbish people in just a few words, which is amazing." ”

Then he sent a letter to Gong Yan in the mine, asking him to urge the craftsmen to make all their efforts to build Mo knives, iron guns and heavy armor, and personally accompanied Dian Wei to the west of the city to take over the two hundred soldiers recruited by Guo Jia, and seize the time to train.

Dian Wei was as chivalrous and righteous as Wang Yan, and soon established prestige in the hearts of the soldiers. And he also has advantages that Wang Yan does not have - strong martial arts, infinite strength, and shares weal and woe with soldiers. Dian Wei also did the training tasks arranged by the soldiers, so no one dared to be lazy and make trouble.

Time passed day by day, and the Mo knives and heavy armor built by Gong Yan were sent to the Tiger Guard Camp one by one, and with the rich experience of Japanese materials, the quality of Mo knives is getting better and better, even if it does not reach the extent that the Mo knife blockers in the Tang Dynasty are all powder, the difference is not far away.

Xu Chu was happy, and deliberately asked Xu Shu to order the praise of Dian Wei and the soldiers of the Tiger Guard Battalion, which also made Wang Yan and others feel the pressure of competition, so they also practiced more diligently.

At the end of the month, the soldiers recruited by Guo Jia to nearby places came one after another, and the five hundred people were finally gathered, although a lot of money and food were spent, Xu Chu still felt that it was 'worth the money'.

"Why is the lord so happy?"

Xu Shu and Guo Jia came together, Xu Chu didn't dare to slack off on the two humerus talents, got up and invited them to take a seat.

"The generals are brave, so they are happy." Xu Chu said with a smile. Not only the Tiger Guard Battalion performed well, but the military camp in the west of the city was expanded again and again, and now there are a total of 2,000 infantry and 500 Tiger Guards, as if it has become a climate.

Xu Shu didn't forget to remind Xu Chu and said, "However, it is already the limit, and the lord can no longer recruit soldiers." ”

Xu Chu said with a smile: "I understand, Yuan Zhi is the big housekeeper of this county, of course I listen to you." It's just that you're coming together, you must have something to talk about, right? ”

Xu Shu looked at Guo Jia, he was pulled over by Guo Jia, and he didn't know what was going on.

But seeing Guo Jia's solemn face, he took out a letter from his arms. Xu Chu looked at it intently, and saw that the handwriting on the letter was very familiar, so he wondered: "Is it a letter from Xun Jun?" ”

Guo Jia nodded and put the letter on the case, Xu Chu and Xu Shu read it carefully, and they were all shocked.

It turned out that Xun Yu said two things in the letter. First, according to the signs of the movement of the forbidden army in the palace, the death of the Son of Heaven should have occurred shortly after he wrote the letter; Second, during this time in Luoyang, he found that He Jin's attitude towards scholars was very ambiguous, trusting on the surface, but secretly fearing and guarding, so he felt that the court situation might eventually get out of control, so he was worried that the world would end up in trouble soon, and hoped that Xu Chu would help him take care of the clansmen in Yingyin County.

After reading the letter, Xu Chu looked at Guo Jia, since he solemnly called Xu Shu over, he must have something to say.

Guo Jia sorted out his thoughts and said: "Luoyang to Yingchuan, the way was delayed for three or five days, and I am afraid that the Son of Heaven has already died at this time." Lord, we can't rest on our laurels. ”

Xu Chu had no feelings for this Han Dynasty faint monarch, but he also knew that for the Han Dynasty, it was too opportune for the emperor to die. It can even be said that the death of Emperor Ling was the fuse of the secession at the end of the Han Dynasty. Because when the Son of Heaven is here, even if the country is worried about internal and external troubles, there is still a backbone that can suppress all forces. As soon as he dies, He Jin and the eunuchs will definitely fight to the death in order to compete for Jiuding, no matter who wins or loses, the chaos in Kyoto will definitely occur, and the reduction of the imperial court's control over the country is inevitable.

Guo Jia also expressed his opinion on this matter, he said it more carefully, the Son of Heaven has not made a crown prince so far, because he prefers Liu Xie, who is the life of Wang Gui. Standing up is a truth that everyone in the world thinks, and being as tough as Gaozu Liu Bang can't resist this hurdle. Therefore, Emperor Ling dragged on not establishing the crown prince and waited to see the changes, and the meaning was self-evident.

And He Jin is precisely the elder brother of Liu Bian's biological mother, Empress He, and he can't help but stand on Liu Bian's side. Therefore, before his death, the Son of Heaven probably entrusted Liu Xie to the head of the eunuchs, the captain of the military academy. Then Jian Shuo, who held the edict, undoubtedly had the upper hand at this stage, and He Jin had to unite Yuan Shao and other scholars in order to fight against Jian Shuo, and there was naturally a factor of last resort.

At this critical moment, Guo Jia's suggestion to Xu Chu was, "Take advantage of the ownerless opportunity of Yingchuan to dominate the county!" ”

Xu Chu was excited when he heard this, he had clever strategists under him, troops with good combat effectiveness, and seized the opportunity to predict the general trend of the world and prepare in advance, why he was trapped in Yanling County, not because the situation of the chaos in the world was not enough to show in front of the world, so he was bound and did not dare to risk the disapproval of the people of the world.

Guo Jia said again: "Yingchuan has many talents, and the lord should expand the defense area at this time, and use talented people on the other hand to strengthen his own power, so that He Jin, Yuan Shao and others who are far away in Luoyang have to pay attention to and reuse you." ”

Xu Shu suddenly answered: "What Feng Xiao said is reasonable, but it is difficult for us to wait for the teacher to be unknown." ”