"No need to be polite, Ziyu. I have called you here this time to introduce you to everyone here. They are all my friends for many years. Some of them are talents from our Youzhou. In the past month or so, thanks to
With your help and theirs, I was able to re-govern Youzhou and stabilize it." Liu Yu stood up, walked to Gao Fei's side, and took Gao Fei's hand, looking very cordial and happy.
Gao Fei looked around and saw that there were people from three generations, old, middle and young, but he didn't know anyone. However, out of politeness, he cupped his hands with everyone present and said, "General Anbei, Governor of Liaodong."
, Xiangpinghou Gaofei has met you all."
The dozen or so people present raised their hands and said, "See General Gao!"
Liu Yu chuckled and said, "Now that we all know each other, you can get closer to each other in the future. Ziyu and I have been friends for many years, and I hope you can treat Ziyu as a friend."
Everyone said in unison: "I will obey your Majesty's instructions."
Liu Yu took Gao Fei and introduced them one by one to the wealthy gentry and wealthy families. Gao Fei also laughed at them one by one. He had experienced this kind of situation many times, and it was as if Liu Yu was introducing clients to him again. When Liu Yu walked to the right
When he got to the last three seats, he said to Gao Fei earnestly: "Ziyu, these three can be said to be young talents in this state. Although they are not very old, I believe that they will become great talents in the near future."
The pillar of the country. Come, I will give you a grand introduction."
When Liu Yu came to the fair-skinned young man named Zi Qi, the young man stood up, cupped his hands towards Gao Fei and said, "Liu Fang, who was born late, has met General Gao."
Gao Fei seemed to have seen the name Liu Fang. He thought about it carefully and felt relieved immediately. This Liu Fang is a descendant of Xixiang Hou Liu Hong, the son of King Shun of Guangyang in Han Dynasty. Like Liu Bei, he is a Han Dynasty whose family has fallen into disgrace.
However, he did not have the same ambition as Liu Bei. After Cao Cao pacified Hebei, he had been serving as an official under the Cao family, and later he became a high-ranking official in Wei. After recalling Liu Fang's historical records, he went to Liu Fang
Fang Fang cupped his hands and said, "You don't have to be polite, brother Zi Qixian. I'm just a few years older than you. Young talents like Zi Qixian are really a blessing to my Youzhou. I only hope that Brother Zi Qixian will be better in the future."
Work harder and become a pillar of the country."
Liu Fang saw that Gao Fei was very easy-going and called him brother-in-law from the moment they met. Although he also had the blood of the Han Dynasty, there were so many descendants of the old Liu family that he could not show it and would not go around.
Zhang Yang himself is a descendant of the Han Dynasty. He is also a kind-hearted person and fell in love with Gao Fei at first sight. He immediately handed over his hand and said: "Thank you Brother Gao for your encouragement. I will definitely work hard to become a pillar like Liu Shijun."
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After Liu Yu heard this, he laughed loudly and said: "Ziyu, it seems that you young people can communicate easily, and we actually hit it off right away. Come, let me introduce the other two people. These two are Sun Li from Zhuojun, and Sun Li from this city.
Xu Miao is also the Xiaolian I plan to raise this year."
As soon as Liu Yu finished speaking, Sun Li stood up, cupped his hands and said, "I am Sun Li, whose courtesy name is Deda. A native of Rongcheng, Zhuo County, I have met General Gao."
Xu Miao then cupped his hands and said: "I am Xu Miao, named Jingshan, from Jicheng. I have met General Gao."
Gao Fei had passed Sun Li, and Xu Miao's name was a minister of Wei State in history, so he was quite famous. He immediately held up his hands and said: "You two worthy brothers don't need to be more polite."
Liu Yu interjected: "Ziyu, I've been busy with government affairs for the past month, and I haven't had the chance to talk to you about old times. I heard that you have been training soldiers, so I didn't dare to disturb you. This morning the court's
The imperial edict has come down. Last time for your meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion, the imperial court conferred you the title of General Zhenbei, promoted you to the title of Marquis of Liaodong, and also appointed you to serve as the Colonel Protecting Wuhuan. This time, the burden on your shoulders will be heavier.
Most of your subordinates are warriors, so they may be a little extreme in handling things. For this reason, I specially invited three people, Ziqi, Deda, and Jingshan, to serve as your staff and follow you to help you.
Please don't refuse to share my worries and solve problems."
Gao Fei felt secretly happy after hearing this. He didn't expect that Liu Yu was not only kind, but also offered help in times of need. He was short of talents, and actually gave him three talents at this time. Of course he would not refuse, cupping his fists and cupping his hands and saying: "Sir
How could I refuse my kindness? I should thank you so much."
Liu Yu laughed and said: "You don't need to thank me. This is also the staff you should have. As one of the four generals of the imperial court, your future is limitless. Besides, Liu Fang, Sun Li, and Xu Miao are all still here."
You are young and still need some experience, so just think of it as recruiting a disciple. However, I did not give you these three young talents for nothing, I have a condition."
Gao Fei's face was startled, his heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself: "I know there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world."
"May I ask, sir, what are the conditions?" Gao Fei asked immediately.
Liu Yu said: "In the past month, I have asked Xian Yuyin to recruit 20,000 new soldiers, but I am not very proficient in military training. The way I saw you training your subordinates in the school field was very new. It was something I had never seen or heard of.
I also asked Xian Yuyin to take a look at it secretly. Xian Yuyin also admired your way of training soldiers, so I would like to ask you to train 20,000 new soldiers for me."
Gao Fei breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Liu Yu would say some big deal. It turned out that he was asked to train new soldiers for Liu Yu. This was an easy task for him. He glanced at Liu Fang and Sun.
The three young men, Li Li and Xu Miao, immediately said to Liu Yu: "Don't worry, sir. I will do my best to complete the training of the new recruits."
Liu Yu said: "Haha, I knew Ziyu would not refuse. Ziyu, from now on, Liu Fang, Sun Li, and Xu Miao will serve as your staff, and their salaries will come from the Prefecture Mufu.
Come out. For the rest of the time, just help me train the new recruits. You don’t have to worry about other things. I’ll make the decision in everything.”
"No!" Gao Fei replied.
Liu Fang, Sun Li, and Xu Miao bowed their hands together and said, "I see you, my lord!"
Gao Fei hurriedly returned the greeting and said, "Three worthy brothers, you don't need to be polite."
The rest of the people in the hall had smiles on their faces, and they raised their hands together and said: "Congratulations to General Gao on the three talents. I hope General Gao will be promoted step by step in the future."
Liu Yu is the happiest person in the hall. Everyone can see that he has treated Gao Fei as his confidant and favorite general.
Later, Liu Yu hosted a banquet for everyone present. At the banquet, he also talked about his future governance plan for Youzhou, and made the vigorous development of Yuyang's salt and iron industry a top priority. He also expressed his gratitude to the wealthy gentry, wealthy families, and aristocratic families present.
Raise money and grain to jointly build a salt field and iron factory. At the same time, Liu Yu proposed to use Shanggu and Daijun as interconnected cities to allow the sale of salt, iron, cloth, and horses. Most of the wealthy gentry, wealthy families, and aristocratic families were running businesses.
As soon as the team heard this, they all donated a lot of money and food. Instead of feeling heartbroken, they felt very happy.
Gao Fei was like a newly arrived daughter-in-law. He sat at the banquet without saying a word, and only occasionally responded to other people's toasts. Seeing Liu Yu's lively atmosphere throughout the banquet, he couldn't help but feel for Liu Yu.
He had great admiration. As they both governed the local area, he felt that there was still a certain gap between him and Liu Yu. At least he did not implement the Huairou policy as well as Liu Yu.
He recalled what happened when he first came to Liaodong and took office. He did not hesitate to kill the local bully and annexed all the bully's property, which made other wealthy gentry and wealthy families in Liaodong feel afraid and did not dare to disobey him.
Order, his trick is called killing the chicken to scare the monkey.
But now he saw that Liu Yu had raised all the money to build an iron factory and a salt farm with just words, and he also got enough food to support an army of 30,000 people for a year. He really admired Liu Yu. But he and Liu Yu
There are still differences, perhaps because of the different educations received in the era, resulting in different perspectives on things.
Liu Yu was born into a noble family and had friends with people who were either rich or noble. Although he also maintained a compassionate heart towards the common people, he might not be able to eradicate the wealthy gentry and powerful families everywhere because it was those who
Rich gentry, powerful families, and aristocratic families supported his high reputation in Youzhou. For Liu Yu, these rich gentry, powerful families, were forces that both needed to be used and relied on. This may be the reason why the princes fought for hegemony in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
A true portrayal.
The banquet lasted for a long time, and by the end, everyone was almost drunk, and they were all helped into the post house to rest by the yamen servants. Only Gao Fei kept his posture of being sober while everyone was drunk. As soon as the banquet was over,
He then returned to the official residence where he lived and wrote down the names and locations of the wealthy gentry, wealthy families, and aristocratic families he saw at the banquet today. For him, this was very important, as it allowed him to understand the entire secluded world.
The state's financial resources and a secret political force supporting the state. Because he wants to seize Youzhou, the existence of these people is an absolute threat to him. He is not Liu Yu, and he does not need to compromise with these people.
In the near future, maybe he will take action on these people.
It was getting late, and the night was gradually falling. Gao Fei was sitting alone by the bed, looking at the flickering lights. He was thinking about how to quickly capture Youzhou. In an era of limited information,
, far away from the political center of the entire Han Dynasty, he was thinking about what the heroes of the world were doing at this time.
"Lu Bu is among men, and the red rabbit is among horses." Gao Fei said to himself, "Lu Bu should still be in Bingzhou now. I wonder when we can see this strange man who was the most powerful in the world in the late Eastern Han Dynasty?"
The night gradually got deeper. Gao Fei took off his clothes, blew out the candles, lay on the bed, softly said "good night" to himself, and said to himself: "Go to sleep, I will give Liu Yu tomorrow."