Chapter Seventy-One: A Little Success
Originally, Jia Xu was transferred from Hedong to Chang'an by Dong Zhuo and returned to Dong Shouye as a military advisor, and he didn't have any special ideas, thinking that it was just a job like accompanying the prince to study, so it was better to follow Niu Fu to guard Hedong.
In Jia Xu's opinion, he is still young in the Xiliang Army, his official position is also low, and he is soft-spoken, and it is difficult to achieve anything great. The geographical location of Hedong is very important, whether it is the future Xiliang army to go north and merge with the state, pass through Hebei, or send the army out of Guguan to continue to advance eastward and reoccupy Luoyang, it is indispensable for Niu Fu's cooperation in Hedong, so the future Hedong County is estimated to be constantly fighting, it is the time for the military generals to shine, just to give themselves the opportunity to make contributions.
The current Jia Xu is not accustomed to seeing the major events in the world in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the collapse of the imperial court, the chaos in the world, and the change of hands several times, life and death alternate and then he became disheartened, and became an old fox who chose to protect himself and did not want to be lightly polluted with the world.
In addition, I also feel that I am talented and ambitious, and I don't want to live in the countryside. Yan Zhong, a famous scholar in Xiliang, commented that he has "the wonder of goodness and peace", if this Zhang Liang and Chen Ping have not made meritorious contributions and cannot display their ambitions, can they still be called Zhang Liang and Chen Ping? There is a way to be over forty years old and not confused, at this time Jia Xu is already the year of destiny, it is a good time to make meritorious contributions and achieve a good reputation.
Although the current Dong Shouye has emerged and won several victories, he has not experienced any vicious battles and difficulties, coupled with his relatively young age, it is difficult to convince the public, so his ability has not been recognized by most people.
Jia Xu was forcibly transferred to Dong Shouye by Dong Zhuo, and he was a little helpless, a little reluctant, and a little curious about new talents, after all, everyone has curiosity. And Dong Zhuo's order, Jia Xu couldn't disobey, so he could only pack up and come to Chang'an.
When he received the prime minister's order, he only said that he was serving in Chang'an, but did not say anything specific about the position, and later inquired in many ways, and Jia Xu asked his boss Niu Fu again, and came to the conclusion that he was going to be transferred to the prime minister's son Dong Shouye.
Jia Xu remembered that when he first came to the Xiliang Army, Dong Zhuo had just served as a lieutenant and conquered the world's celebrities.
Later, he moved to the command of the commander of Pingjin and the Zhonglang general Niu Fu, assisted Niu Fu to guard the east of the river, and then the white wave and yellow turban thieves revived, but Jia Xu was because he had just arrived under Niu Fu, he was not familiar with the place, and he was soft-spoken, and he didn't even have many opportunities to give advice to Niu Fu.
Niu Fu lost the battle, asked Dong Zhuo for help, Dong Shouye led the troops to support, landed in Pubanjin, surrounded Wenxi County, and then surrounded the point to send reinforcements, taking advantage of the Baibo Yellow Turban Thieves to cross the water, half of the crossing, destroyed the reinforcements, and then entered the city of Anyi and Niu Fu to make peace, and then with the strategy of exhausting the soldiers, three night raids on the Baibo camp, broke the main force of the Baibo Yellow Turban Thieves, and forced its remnants to flow eastward, into Hanoi, Dong County and other places. In less than a month, the young general and Niu Fu worked together to pacify the ** of the Yellow Turban Thieves in Hedong.
Stained with a little light of victory, Niu Fu rewarded the whole army, and it happened that Jia Xu's boss a captain was killed in the battle, Jia Xu was lucky, and he was promoted to the captain of the court. I thought that I would be able to make a name for myself under Niu Fu in the future and achieve some fame, but I didn't expect a paper order to come to me.
Fortunately, after arriving in Chang'an, Jia Xu's new boss, the new master, is still very good to Jia Xu, sometimes picking up the wind and washing the dust, and arranging food, clothing, housing and transportation, it can be said that it is comprehensive, very intimate, and very comfortable, it is difficult to refuse.
Jia Xu also began to carefully observe his new master, to see if this young man, who was now in the limelight, was worthy of his allegiance. What is rare is that Jia Xu's young new master is not bad, he is excellent in all aspects, and Jia Xu is also relatively satisfied.
The most important point is that Jia Xu, the new master, appointed Jia Xu as a military advisor as soon as he came up, which also surprised Jia Xu, but he didn't expect that accompanying the prince to study was still a heavy job, and he could have the opportunity to make Jia Xu shine.
As a military advisor, you don't need to charge ahead, you only need to come up with ideas when you have something to do, and design a few tricks, just let Jia Xu show his strengths, and his profession is very right!
Moreover, this young new master is very respectful to Jia Xu, loves him very much, and respects Jia Xu very much.
What made Jia Xu even more unexpected was that Jia Xu's new master was still secretly growing a high-yield grain. At present, rice is mainly cultivated in the south, corn is mainly planted in the north, the land in the south is vast and sparsely populated and almost barbaric, and the land in the north is vast and abundant, but the output of corn is limited, and the output of one acre of land is only four or five stones, about 300 catties of grain. A family of five can have two laborers, and the land that can be cultivated is only 30 acres, and it can collect 9,000 catties of grain excluding excesses and miscellaneous taxes, but it is just barely making ends meet, and it is difficult to have surplus grain. If it is a peaceful year, the sky is beautiful, or there is a little surplus food, and food and clothing are not worried; If there is a disaster year, it can only be frugal, save food and frugality, and barely survive, and even difficult to eat and wear. If it is a great calamity, it can only be a land full of hunger. Now, the high-yield grain that his new master is growing is almost two to three times that of the existing corn, and if successful, this situation can be greatly improved, and countless people can live. The struggle for the world is nothing more than land and population, and with people there are soldiers, more land can be cultivated, more land can be laid with soldiers, and more people can be fed with land.
Now the princes of Kwantung have risen from the world, and they have joined forces to resist Dong, with a large number of troops, reaching more than 300,000, which is stronger than the Xiliang army. Dong Zhuo controlled the Jingshi and was in charge of the imperial court, fearing that the loss of troops would be too heavy and lose control of the imperial court, so he moved the imperial capital to Chang'an to the west, temporarily avoiding the troops of the Kwantung princes, avoiding the main force and the Kwantung princes' decisive battle, hoping to defeat the Kwantung princes one by one in the future. At this time, the Kwantung princes also had their own ghosts, fearing that the loss of troops would be too heavy, but would be calculated by others, so they all wanted to preserve their strength and refused to advance westward.
Now Guanzhong is dilapidated, it is difficult to feed too many people, and if this high-yield corn can be successfully promoted, the situation of the Xiliang Army can be greatly improved, and it can have a foothold in Guanzhong, and then compete for the capital of the world. The biggest problem that plagues the Xiliang Army is the problem of grain and grass, if it cannot be solved, the Xiliang Army can only loot everywhere in order to survive, and it is bound to kill innocents indiscriminately and injure the people.
Jia Xu, as a wise man in the world, was originally full of worries about the future of the Xiliang Army, and it was expected that the Xiliang Army might not be able to last long, so he only sought self-protection. Now, Jia Xu saw that the key to this problem would undergo heavy changes, and saw that Xiliangjun would have the possibility of achieving a better future in the hands of Dong Shouye, so his attitude towards Dong Shouye was greatly changed, from the original negative mentality of getting by and waiting for death, he changed and began to become positive, and tried his best to integrate into Dong Shouye's small team.
This is something that Dong Shouye didn't expect, in order to subdue this famous old fox in the Three Kingdoms period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dong Shouye also tried his best, racked his brains, and thought of countless methods, but there was no effect. Unexpectedly, now it is indeed a mistake, because of this thing corn, Jia Xu returned to his heart in one fell swoop, which made Dong Shouye overjoyed.
When Dong Shouye saw Jia Xu's change in attitude towards himself, and then thought of some of the functions of corn, as well as his purpose and starting point for promoting corn, it was not difficult to guess the fundamental reason for Jia Xu's change in attitude. In troubled times, the monarch chooses the minister, and the minister also chooses the king. I don't have a few brushes that I can get my hands on, I don't have some special advantages, and how can I get the allegiance of these world's elites.
At this time, Du Yi Dian Wei and the others next to him looked at their own son and the military advisor and talked back and forth for a long time, Dian Wei, a big man, was stunned and didn't understand anything, but felt that the relationship between his son and the military advisor seemed to be better. But Du Ji also vaguely understood, and he was very happy in his heart, and some of the problems that had been bothering him before were now solved.
So far, after nearly a year, Dong Shouye finally recruited talents with the help of his cheap old son Dong Zhuo, as well as his cheap brother-in-law Li Ru, cheap second brother-in-law Niu Fu and others. Now Dong Shouye's official Bai Dong Zhonglang is also a military captain, with an army of more than 30,000 people, most of which are the elite of the Grizzly Bear Army in the Xiliang Army and the elite of the former Xiyuan Army. Jia Xu was the military advisor, Li Wei was the lieutenant of the military academy, Zhang Liao was the lieutenant of the middle army, Xu Huang was the lieutenant of the lower military academy, Zhang Ji was the left lieutenant, Yang Feng was the right lieutenant, Hua Xiong was the left lieutenant of the auxiliary army, and Du Yi was the left lieutenant of the auxiliary army. It can be regarded as a new Xiyuan Eighth Captain, among whom is Yunwen Yunwu, all of whom are rare talents. In addition, the famous bodyguard leader, Dian Wei, who is loyal to the lord, is the general of the personal guard. has his own cheap second brother-in-law Niu Fu has a good relationship with him, and Xu Rong, the general of the Xiliang Army and a cattle man in the late Han Dynasty, also made it clear that he would obey his leadership, and he was in charge alone, thinking that he would echo. The current Dong Shouye can be said to be a strong soldier and a strong horse, which should not be underestimated.
The current Dong Shouye can be said to be high-spirited, full of confidence in his future, and the strength under his command can also be said to be not inferior to the Kwantung princes, and it can even be said that it is a little successful.
What makes Dong Shouye feel even more confident is that his son is Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo is a big tree, 10,000 times more powerful than Li Gang, can he not be confident?