Li Ru shook his head and said: "Now that Jia Rong has occupied Jincheng, it is not appropriate for my lord to fight against the rebels. Just guarding Longguan is a great achievement. Even if Jia Rong captures Jincheng, the reward from the court will not be too much, not even any
There are no rewards.”
Li Ru's real purpose was the same as Jia Rong's, which was to maintain a balance and develop his own strength. Li Ru looked further ahead and felt that the Han Dynasty would soon change, and the most important thing in troubled times was strength.
Dong Zhuo immediately ordered the three armies to stand still and guard Longguan to avoid being taken advantage of by the rebels. The news that Jia Rong had captured Jincheng County spread like wings in Longguan, and Guo Si and Hua Xiong were also given great credit for their achievements.
Helping Jia Rong capture Jincheng, this kind of credit is enough to give an account to his subordinates.
Let us also say that Han Sui led an army to attack Hanyang County. The Hanyang governor asked Dong Zhuo at Longguan for help. Dong Zhuo refused to send troops for rescue because of the lack of troops in the army. He asked Jia Rong who was far away in Jincheng for help, but it was too late.
Hanyang was much easier to attack than Pingxiang guarded by Jia Rong. The tactics used by the Hanyang governor to defend the city were too old-fashioned, and the number of troops in the city was also very limited. Finally, half a month later, the rebels led by Han Sui came to join forces with internal and external generals.
After the city was conquered and conquered, Han Sui's 100,000-strong army was reduced to just over 20,000, and its strength was greatly reduced.
Jia Rong, Han Sui, and Dong Zhuo stood still and maintained a delicate balance.
The wheat has matured. Jia Rong attaches great importance to this harvest season. The garrison in each county has received a military order to help the people harvest grain and cultivate the land. This is what the Xiliang Army did in Beidi County. Let it be done naturally.
But in the eyes of the people in various counties, the weight of the Xiliang Army has increased a lot. Those officials who usually claim to be loyal ministers are not as good as these big-headed soldiers. At least they are doing practical things.
In the past, officials always thought about how to exploit, and there were few good officials who truly considered the people. However, the actions of the soldiers of the Xiliang Army made the people feel grateful and at the same time full of expectations for Jia Rong, the prefect of Jincheng County.
After half a month of training, Jia Rong's gunshot wounds were much better. At the same time, he also contacted Zhang Li and Su Shuang from Beidi County. Zhang Li said that he was preparing to move everything in Lingzhou to Jincheng.
Officials from the other four counties came at the same time, but now Jincheng's weight in Jia Rong's heart was obviously more important.
Jia Rong was shocked by such a result. If Zhang Li did this, Beidi County would inevitably be temporarily hollowed out. During this period, Zhang Li asked Jia Rong that many people wanted to come with the army. Jia Rong raised his hands in agreement.
, and gave generous treatment to the people who came to Jincheng.
Along with the imperial edict came documents from the imperial court asking for food and grass. Jia Rong refused immediately without thinking. At this time, Jincheng County was in the process of post-war reconstruction and there was no surplus food. He really didn't understand the people in the imperial court.
What do people think? Jincheng County has just been recaptured, so where can the grain and grass be donated to the national treasury? In the past, the imperial court allocated money to border counties. Situations like this are really rare.
At this moment, the soldiers came to report that someone had sent a letter in front of the prefect's house, saying that Jia Rong had to open it in person.
After hearing this, Jia Rong asked the soldiers to lead the way to the door. The person who came was a very ordinary citizen, the kind that no one would notice if he was in the crowd.
"I am Jia Rong, the prefect of Jincheng County. I wonder what business this brother has with me?" Jia Rong's greatest advantage is that he is good at building relationships with strangers. How does the sentence "brother" make this common man feel?
The man bowed to Jia Rong and said excitedly: "The grassroots surnamed Li is a small businessman. Recently, he was entrusted by a scribe named Jia to deliver this letter to Lord Jia. It is expected that he is the same clan of Lord Jia.
"
"Surnamed Jia?" Jia Rong immediately thought it was Jia Xu, and immediately welcomed the businessman surnamed Li into the house.
After sitting down, Jia Rong opened the letter, read it carefully, thought for a long time, and nodded slowly.
"If you can see the person from my clan when you go back, tell me that I have remembered it!" Since the businessman said so, Jia Rong did not want to expose his relationship with Jia Xu.
The businessman surnamed Li nodded and said: "The common people will definitely convey it."
"What's your business?" Jia Rong remembered that the man in front of him was still a businessman.
The businessman surnamed Li paid homage: "The common people are doing business such as rouge and gouache, and they can barely make ends meet. However, the recent war in Hanyang, Jincheng, has made it increasingly difficult to do business."
Jia Rong smiled and said: "Jincheng County has settled down, so you can do business in the city with peace of mind. If you need help, just tell the officials and they will help you."
The businessman surnamed Li bowed gratefully: "Thank you, sir!" The businessman is at the bottom of this society and has always regarded being received by the government as the greatest honor. Jia Rong's words gave this small businessman enough face to let him
After going out, I have a little more bragging rights.
After the businessman surnamed Li left, Jia Rong immediately came to Xiao Huangmen where the edict was delivered. Xiao Huangmen ate and drank well here all day long, and had special people to accompany him. His face was glowing. Jia Rong understood that Xiao Huangmen
The weight of the door was said to be a messenger, but in fact it was the most important spy of the Han Emperor. It seemed that Xiao Huangmen could eat wherever he went. Could it be that if he returned to the Han Emperor and didn't ask about it, the performance of officials everywhere would be different?
To convey the message to the Han Emperor through the mouth of Xiao Huangmen, a few kind words from Xiao Huangmen would be better than anything else. After all, the Emperor of Han could only read the memorials every day to understand the situation of his ministers, so he still attached great importance to what Huangmen saw with his own eyes.
of.
"How is your life in Jincheng County, Mr. Fan recently?" Jia Rong asked kindly.
Xiao Huangmen pursed his lips and said, "It's not bad, but the food is not as good as those in the capital."
Resisting the urge to go up and kick him, Jia Rong smiled and said: "The barren land is not as prosperous as the capital. Please forgive me for your neglect!"
Xiao Huangmen smiled and said, "Master Jia is out of town."
Jia Rong clapped his hands, and a soldier brought a small box.
There were neatly placed gold in the box. After opening the small yellow door, he was immediately shocked. This was the first time he saw so much money, let alone a neatly placed box.
People have a great visual conflict. In fact, such a small box does not have much, but Xiaohuangmen usually does not have much oil and water. It is the first time to go out to deliver the imperial edict. Xiaohuangmen has the lowest position in the palace, which is equivalent to that of a big family.
The slave of the little Huangmen was also lucky enough to be sent to deliver the order.
Seeing the greed in Xiao Huangmen's eyes, Jia Rong said with a smile: "Master Fan, please accept it. I have made Master Fan work hard all the way from the capital to Jincheng. This little money can be regarded as a little money for drinks. Please accept it, Master Fan."
Xiao Huangmen looked very hopeless and closed the box directly, hugged it in his arms, and said: "When the Zajia family returns home, they will definitely speak kindly to you in front of the Holy Master."
Jia Rong nodded with satisfaction, what he wanted was Xiao Huangmen's words.
"Master Fan told His Majesty after he returned that Jincheng County has experienced war for the first time and the people's livelihood is in decline. Even so, I will work hard to prepare food and grass. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will compile a letter tomorrow and Mr. Fan will take it away."
"Don't worry, Mr. Jia, your words will be brought to the Zajia family intact. Mr. Jia's loyal Zajia family will definitely report the truth to the Holy One." Xiao Huangmen said with confidence.
After Xiao Huangmen left, Jia Rong put away his warm face. As expected, the letter was indeed written by Jia Xu. The content was very clear, telling him to secretly develop his strength and not to go against the court again, even if
It is something that the imperial court demands too much, so he must agree to it temporarily and try to make the imperial court feel at ease with him. Although the big man now has shown signs of aging, like a centipede insect, he is still alive. The big man in front of him is not yet a human being.
What can be dealt with.
Jia Xu also guessed that the Han Emperor might embarrass Jia Rong in some aspects, so he wrote a letter to dissuade him at the risk of exposing his identity.
Jia Rong attached great importance to Jia Xu's words. In an instant, he understood why the Han Emperor asked Xiaohuangmen to send a message to him to prepare food and grass. The reason was that the Han Emperor wanted to test his loyalty. Jia Rong was ashamed that he did not notice this little trick.
When I came out, I almost missed something important.
The weather has been good this year, and many places in Dahan have had good harvests. This has also allowed Dahan, which has been war-torn for a long time, to breathe a sigh of relief. The harvest in Jincheng County is also very good.
We have already made contact with Mi Zhu. In the near future, Mi Zhu will escort a batch of grain.
Mi Zhu helped him a lot. Although he was suspected of coveting the horses of the Xiliang Army, he always helped him unswervingly during the war. Part of the reason may be that Mi Wei was also in the Xiliang Army, and Jia Rong planned to
Give a batch of soap to Mi Zhu, so that he can also make a little profit. Not only Mi Zhu, but also all the merchants in the Han Dynasty can make a little profit. We can't play monopoly and take proper care of the feelings of other merchants. However, Jin Ai Rong doesn't have such good intentions.
, give profits to other businessmen, but also let Jincheng benefit.
Not long after he conquered Jincheng County, Jia Rong posted another notice to build a craftsman's workshop in Jincheng. A group of blacksmiths from Lingzhou could start normal work immediately after arriving. This period of time has not hindered the business of Xianlian Pavilion, right?
, each Xianlian Pavilion uses entirely the previous inventory. When the Lingzhou Craftsman Workshop was preparing to move, it informed the Xianlian Pavilions in various places of the news.
Each craftsman had 20 yen per day, and the common people who helped out had 10 yen. A meal at noon was provided by the prefect's mansion. As soon as the notice was posted, it did not achieve very good results, mainly because Jia Rong, the prefect, had just arrived, and the common people
I'm not familiar with him, and the previous officials issued too many bad checks, so it doesn't work well here with Jia Rong.
In desperation, Jia Rong could only mobilize some soldiers to help build a new craftsman's workshop.
Jia Rong would settle the daily wages immediately. Gradually, more and more people joined the construction of the craftsman's workshop, so that people from surrounding counties took the trouble to come, thinking that these people were still flocking to the low wages.
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