"My nephew, Zhou Budo, has been favored by the Yang family and the Cai family in Xudu this time, and has stayed in Xudu to study."

"This matter, after thinking about it, I still have to inform the lord that it will inevitably be framed by the villain; He should also resign from his position as a driver, otherwise he may be embarrassed by the lord. ”

Liu Xian bowed sincerely, he knew that Liu Biao had the style of a gentleman, and when he said this, the result was unpredictable, and it was possible that he would take advantage of the situation to agree, or he might admire it even more.

But no matter which one it is, there will be no danger, at least if you are calm in your heart, the lord will not doubt it.

After Liu Biao pondered for a long time, his whole face was slightly moved, and he changed many times, but finally sighed and said, "Shizong, it's rare for you to be so honest, I won't blame you." ”

"It's really commendable that I have such a noble person in Jingzhou," Liu Biao nodded approvingly, with a smile on his face, and seemed to be very satisfied with Liu Xian's attitude.

Liu Xian saw Liu Biao's reaction at this moment and also understood, whether to deceive or not is actually meaningless, the nephew does not doubt that the matter of staying in Xu Du will be known by the lord sooner or later.

In other words, the lord had already known for a long time, and what he was waiting for was an attitude, and he calmly told him, and stated the reason, in addition to being open and free from the suspicion of collaborating with the enemy, he could also ask the lord whether it was feasible to ask him.

On the contrary, it will bring the relationship between the two closer, so that they will not be isolated by these things.

"Okay, I know about this matter, the first sect went back to rest, this trip is hard, I will send someone five hundred gold, five hundred pieces of cloth, and talk about my heart."

Liu Xian was stunned, then thanked him and hurriedly left.

When I walked home, I still felt strange and unknown in my heart, how could I suddenly give so many rewards?

This is originally a matter of duty, and when the envoys came back in the past, it was just a banquet reception.

Why, I have given a lot of wine and feasts, but I have given so many rewards, and my lord has not been displeased at all, but has truly rewarded.

Liu Xian is a righteous gentleman, he has wonderful ideas for governing the county, and the general history of literature is also well-read and memorized, and his talent is very high.

But this kind of sophisticated thing is not so well understood, and he can't guess Liu Biao's thoughts.

It wasn't until after the evening banquet and when he returned home that he saw the five hundred gold and five hundred pieces of cloth he had obtained, as well as many rare treasures, Liu Xian suddenly realized.

"I see," he slapped his thigh, smiling and sighing, "The lord doesn't want me to be too favored by others, so he will reward me with the same heavy money to calm my heart." ”

"What Jia Jun said is not bad, he is worthy of being a person who can be relied on by Zhang Han, and he can indeed be called a person who understands people's hearts, and he even counts these things."

"Could it be that he really knows my lord so well?!"

Jia Xu has never seen Liu Biao, just by relying on wind comments and rumors, he can judge a person's character and open-mindedness in this way, which is really powerful.

Well...... What if he was wrong? If the head of my family is actually a man who is wide on the outside and jealous on the inside, wouldn't I die on the spot when I say this?

This person's judgment is really confident, not simple.

……

Xudu, south of the mountain barracks.

Dian Wei and Jia Xu came back from training, both of them were sweating, and Jia Xu's face was flushed.

Along the way, Dian Wei curiously asked about what Jia Xu and Zhang Hanli said when they disagreed with everyone and taught Liu Xian, and he still had a lot of ambiguities.

"I just don't know, why didn't the prince do it himself? Moreover, you taught Liu Xian to leave him directly as soon as he went back, isn't that looking for death? If I knew that my brother was looking for business for outsiders, and he also entrusted his nephew to others, I would definitely be furious. ”

"That's different," Jia Xu shook his head and said, "If it were a prince, I would definitely not persuade him like this." ”

"And the prince really doesn't need to say anything, one is that he has a lot of relationship with the lord and the eldest prince, so he doesn't have to be so eager to show loyalty, because if it is his own family, he will not be the first to think about the betrayal, and Liu Xian does not have this kind of trust."

"Second, Liu Xian and I are not related, I am naturally full of confidence when I give him advice, what does it have to do with me whether he dies or not?"

Jia Xu smiled, leisurely put his hands behind his back, and looked at Dian Wei quite indifferently.

But he caught a glimpse of Dian Wei's surprised, blank, and stunned gaze, so he chuckled in his heart and secretly screamed that it was not good.

Sure enough, Dian Wei frowned and turned around, approached Jia Xu, and said in a deep voice: "Old Jia, what you said is too much, don't you care about other people's lives?" Besides, Liu Xian's uncle is unsuspicious, and he is now living in Bancheng Mansion with us. ”

"Captain, listen to me, the old man is just assuming, in fact, this is the best way to say this, then Liu Xian is a celebrity, and Liu Biao is also a person who pursues benevolence——"

"I don't listen!" Dian Wei waved his hand, "I don't care if you really set it up, Lao Jia, you are too much, go, follow me to practice your strength again!" ”

"Old man, old man is not good at running, don't go-"

"Let's go!" Dian Wei couldn't help but pull Jia Xu, and walked towards the school field with interest on his face.

Jia Xu wanted to cry without tears, there was no expression on his face, he only felt that the reasons in Dian Wei's mouth were not important, he just wanted him to practice a few more laps.

I'm old, why do I have to practice these fists and swords day and night, what are they used for??!

God, I really owe you Dian Wei in my last life.

……

Thirteen days later.

Jingzhou sent a message, reported the loss of the military horse, and asked Liu Xie to exempt the imperial court from paying tribute for half a year, and Liu Xie and Cao Cao discussed it and replied to allow it.

The matter was revealed, and it ended with Cao and Zhang getting money and food for military horses.

Of course, it was Liu Xie who wiped his buttocks, to be precise, Liu Xie's "Son of Heaven identity", so that the Liu clan did not dare to openly confront the current Han Ting.

Zhang Han wrote to the imperial court to vigorously develop fortifications, recruit craftsmen, build civil construction, ordnance, and at the same time send additional manpower, relying on several rivers in Yingchuan to reach Runan, Nanyang, and even Lujiang.

In this way, the prosperity of the entire Xudu can reach Yangzhou, and the heritage and rich products of Yangzhou may be transmitted to Xudu.

This channel, whether it is tortuous or not, once it is opened, will bring about an incomparably prosperous situation in the entire territory.

And Zhang Han just grabbed a scoop in this huge and long-term proposal.

The real weak water is three thousand, and only one scoop is taken.

"Well done to the prince!!"

In the camp of the southern mountain, after hearing Zhang Han's words, Wenwu all showed a smile of interest.

Zhang Han wants to get military funds and military rations and transfer them to Nanlinshan, he can recruit 500 craftsmen, recruit talents, have abundant funds, and make great achievements.

Moreover, there are 750 more war horses in the battalion, which can allow Zhang Han to train the cavalry.

"Zilong, I will teach you and Gao Shun about training the new black-robed armor horseman."

"Mr. Wenhe is supervising the construction of armaments, and he will use all the proceeds to build the armor and harness of the black-robed army first, so he doesn't need to worry about using too much."

"Then, the work is ......" Jia Xu didn't understand Zhang Han's thoughts.

Zhang Han smiled slightly, and said: "Don't worry about this, the imperial court ordered me to open a craftsman camp, but I just want to make progress and achievements in armaments, I have a lot of ideas in my heart, and I can save a lot of time." ”

"We have to allocate about 10,000 gold of money and food, which is enough for a large camp of thousands of people, and we only need to make a slight change in the performance of the performance in the future."

Jia Xu was stunned: "If this is the case, if you don't investigate, the school government will not be staring at you for a day or two, maybe it will be thoroughly investigated one day." ”

Zhang Han lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "What do you think will happen if this is found out, punishment?" ”

"According to the current heavy punishment, he may be removed from his official position for the crime of concealing and lying to the public."

"Okay, let's do it, as long as it has convincing results, my father-in-law and the Son of Heaven will understand, and the extra money will be regarded as a reward, what are you afraid of?"

"What do you mean?! What do you mean by that?! You, Prince—" Zhao Yun listened in horror beside him.

You also directly ask what the punishment is?! I am afraid that I didn't think about violating the ban from the beginning, and I went straight to the punishment.

Can this person be so cruel to himself?

The prince thinks about whether things seem to be right or wrong, and first sees if he can bear the guilt, if he can, he will take the risk of disrespecting military orders and profiting from it!

Isn't this still a time of fear?

"Eh, Zilong Zilong, don't worry, Junhou must have his reasons," Dian Wei hurriedly grabbed Zhao Yun and said in a deep voice: "For so many years, this is how I came over, do you see that something happened to me?" ”

"Brother Dian, I am afraid that it is not a gentleman's doing, you should carefully obey the military order, or report to the superior, and you must make a promise, otherwise my battalion occupies too much military resources, and it will be criticized."

"No one will criticize," Jia Xu also turned his head to persuade Zhao Yun, and said with a straight face: "Zilong is an elegant general, and it is natural to respect righteousness in his heart, but to build an extraordinary army, he must make extraordinary contributions, if he sits and enjoys his success, it is a crime, if he is capable, he is not a crime, Zilong, as a general, should take this as a spur, day and night drills, and make meritorious contributions to the Han Dynasty after going to the battlefield." ”

"Sir, there is a truth to this." Zhao Yun frowned and breathed a sigh of relief, thinking about Jia Xu's words, and nodded incessantly.

I didn't even know how to refute it, and I felt a lot of strength in my heart.

I really want to make meritorious contributions in the future to make up for the pit of the monarch and marquis...... Such hidden dangers can only be compensated for by merit, so as to ensure that we are foolproof and no one will be blamed.

Thinking of this, he secretly looked at Gao Shun.

And Gao Shunben was silent on the side, and after seeing Zhao Yun's eyes, his gaze moved elsewhere, as if he didn't see it.

Tsk, he seems to have succumbed......

Dian Wei also peeked at Zhao Yun on the side, but he was nodding secretly, because he had just caught a glimpse of Zhao Yun's fighting spirit to make meritorious contributions.

That's right, that's what I used to think...... If you don't make meritorious contributions, you don't have a sense of security at all.

Now I'm ...... It's changed.

Zilong, you can't imagine the joy of digging a pit.

Jia Xu faced Zhang Han and said worriedly: "But the prince, if you get so much funding from the imperial court, I'm afraid that the general progress will not be able to convince the public." ”

"At least it must be like the stream well, the improved keel waterwheel and other appliances back then, so that the court will not dare to have objections."

Jia Xu is worried that Zhang Han can't do it, or he has a design in his heart, but he can't meet the requirements, and he will be held accountable in the end.

"Hmph," Zhang Han smiled lightly, "Believe me, the mountain people have their own tricks." ”

When those present heard this, they looked at each other, looked at each other and looked at each other several times, and were skeptical.

Only Jia Xu came close and said softly: "You have a big business, don't call yourself a mountain man." ”

"What's wrong? This mountain is not mine, is it? Zhang Han lifted his proud chin.

"Yes yes yes ......"

……

April.

After the imperial court transferred money and grain, Zhang Han's small building on the south side of the mountain had been built on the side of the big camp.

In the courtyard, most of them are inhabited by craftsmen, except for the inner courtyard is Zhang Han and other high-status people, and several huge courtyards in the front yard and side yards are used for work.

In just half a month, Zhang Han has built 300 pairs of exquisite horse harness and battle armor, which are the choice of craftsmen to polish carefully.

Zhao Yun trained sergeants day and night, trained in horse riding and horse warfare, and the elite young people selected from each battalion were about to be integrated.

Today, it happened to be Cao Ang who came to see.

After arriving at the camp, he entered the small courtyard, and when he saw it in front of the door, he was a little out of breath, he stood at the door and muttered, "This, such a big ......"

It was Dian Wei who came to greet Cao Ang, and since Cao Ang followed Zhang Han a few years ago, he felt that Dian Wei had a sense of security, like a big brother.

When fighting side by side, they also prefer Dian Wei to be by their side rather than Zhang Han, but the relationship between the three of them is generally good on weekdays.

Cao Ang and Dian Wei also naturally understood Zhang Han's temperament, and they were quite uninhibited and never confined to small sections.

But this time, Cao Ang was numb when he saw it, his heart hung up, and he approached Dian Wei and said, "Bo Chang is this...... Did you take all the military funds given by the imperial court by yourself? ”

"I just saw that in the barracks, there are three hundred more pairs of riding armor and horse harness, which are extremely good!"

It should be the forging technique of the hundred refining armor, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and consumes materials, but it is hard and light, at least ten times more protective than the ordinary crude sergeant's armor.

But that's not how the money was spent.

Dian Wei said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, the prince has always been like this, and you didn't know him on the first day, as long as the merit is enough, supplemented by proper strategy, you can convince the prime minister and the courtiers." ”

"Of course I know, but this time the situation is different," Cao Ang sighed a little with his hands behind his back, "Now that money and food are accumulated, military funds are raised, and internal affairs are not affected to benefit the people, in such a situation, my father has already issued an official anti-corruption order in the court, taking the Cao family's style as an example." ”

"And as soon as this order was issued, many officials also looked at Bo Chang, this is not the secret persecution of officials, but really to take him as the criterion, if Bo Chang is a prince, Dali Temple, but too crooked, what will the rest of the officials think?"

"Father, it will also be quite a headache, and it will be angry and unhappy at that time, in fact, why is this?"

"Bo Chang's previous truths are not wrong, the more money you build, the more you can make meritorious contributions, but at this time and that time, you should still be more restrained, you can't be so open, you need to convince the public, only then."

Dian Wei's face was slightly gloomy, and he knew that this was a rather heavy statement.

Jia Xu told him before that the principle of upward and downward effect, the prince is undoubtedly a mouthful, if he is loose here, many people will follow suit.

And if they are punished, they only have to blame the prince.

"The eldest prince will wait first, I'll go and talk to the prince," Dian Wei patted his arm and went into the courtyard to find Zhang Han first.

Not long after.

Zhang Han, who was tasting the puree of brewing in a dark room, turned around suddenly, "What? It's broken, the incorruptible order is not a paper tiger. ”

(End of chapter)