In a blink of an eye, it was already the third year of Zhongping, that is, 186 AD. It had been more than nine months since I was appointed to Pingxiang in March to resist Han Sui's rebels. After more than six months of fighting in Jincheng County,
The operation has become a large county. Now Xianlian Pavilion is spread across all counties in the Han Dynasty. Even some important counties have been placed with Xianlian Pavilion. Intelligence personnel have been trained and distributed in various places. Jia Rong's intelligence system is available in thirteen states.
As long as there is a slight disturbance, the news will quickly reach Jia Rong's hands.
During this period, Jia Xu's relationship with him became more and more close. Through Jia Xu's mouth, he learned a lot about the latest trends of Dong Zhuo's army. Regarding his detention of Hua Xiong, Guo Si and three thousand troops, Dong Zhuo did not send any more troops.
People are begging for it. It is said that Dong Zhuo is very angry about this. This is a naked poaching of his old boss. However, now Jia Rong's strength is no longer the master who can be manipulated by others. In order to continue to work with Jia Rong
Maintaining a close relationship, Dong Zhuo could only turn a blind eye to this matter. Quan Dang had never had Hua Xiong and Guo Si under his command. Dong Zhuo still hoped in his heart that Hua Xiong and Guo Si could come back.
Gradually, Jia Rong has faded away from the limelight. He is no longer the Jia Zhiyuan who brought Luoyang into trouble. His relationship with the Han Emperor has also become closer and closer, mainly because Su Shuang, the middleman, has been working hard.
The emperor had already earned about 300,000 yuan through Xianlian Pavilion. When the emperor thought of Su Shuang, he was all smiles. During this period, Zhang Rang kept saying good things for Jia Rong. Jia Rong was no longer in the heart of the emperor.
The rebellious governor of Beidi County at the beginning transformed into a loyal minister and good general of the Han Dynasty.
Jincheng County has developed, but Jia Rong is getting busier and busier. Collating information from various places is a big problem. In his letters to Jia Xu, Jia Rong indirectly expressed the hope that Jia Xu can return to Jincheng.
Jia Xu did not object to this idea. Today's Xiliang Army is no longer comparable to the past. Jia Xu will not be able to play a big role if he stays in Dong Zhuo's army. In fact, at the beginning, Jia Xu also had the idea of testing Jia Rong. If
If Jia Rong accidentally dies on the battlefield, then Jia Xu will be free. Jia Xu in history is not the kind of character who stays the same until the end.
Now that Jia Rong is strong enough to be on the stage and has his own power, Jia Xu can play a greater role only when he returns to Jincheng.
Zhang Zhao stayed in Jincheng County with the efforts of Jia Rong and Zhang Li. The two brothers jointly took care of the internal affairs of Jincheng County. The family has a saying of putting eggs in different baskets, but the current situation of the Zhang family is not very good.
Well, otherwise he wouldn't have moved away because of Tao Qian. Zhang Zhao deserves the title of internal affairs talent. He may be a little lacking in the overall military strategy, but he can handle internal affairs easily. Anyway, there are many problems that Jia Rong seems to be difficult to deal with.
It can be easily solved in Zhang Zhao's hands, and Jincheng County is even more prosperous under Zhang Zhao's handling.
Zhang Zhao added some measures to Jia Rong's relationship with the Qiang people. In times of war, the Qiang people must support enough troops and war horses. When Jia Rong mentioned this to Jia Rong, the chiefs of the Qiang tribes did not even think about it.
I agreed immediately after thinking about it, and now Jia Rong's prestige among the Qiang people is unparalleled.
Jia Rong gave them the life that generations of Qiang people had dreamed of, allowing every family to have a house to live in and land to farm. More importantly, they were completely equal to the Han people. Even the Huns living in the Han territory were not like this.
The remuneration, as well as the various opportunities to make money in Jincheng County, allow the Qiang people to have a surplus and no longer have to worry about not having enough food and clothing.
Drinking water and remembering the source, they also understand that all this was brought to them by Jia Rong. They cannot guarantee that Jia Rong's future prefects will still do this, but they have sufficient confidence in Jia Rong. Various reasons led the Qiang tribe to order Jia Rong
Reached the point of absolute compliance.
Jia Rong can feel that Jincheng County has grown up now and cannot be ignored by anyone. The people in the city have become much richer. Without going hungry, they still have a lot of money left. Jincheng County
There are more merchants, not only more consumption, but also a lot of workers are needed. This solves a big problem for Jincheng County. People from Beidi County can basically find a good job without the support of the Prefectural Government.
Jincheng County was able to survive this winter, which invisibly saved Jincheng County a lot of money. Jia Rong could feel something called happiness from the faces of the people in the city.
The city wall of Jincheng has been reinforced, and the height of the city wall has been increased to five feet. The thickness of the city wall is also more than ten feet. A rough estimate of the food and grass in the city is enough for the soldiers and civilians in the city to use it for more than a year. Such a strong city, as long as it is defended wholeheartedly, even a hundred thousand people
The army could only do nothing, not to mention that the elites of the Xiliang Army were beyond the reach of ordinary soldiers.
Jia Rong also learned about the movements of Han Sui's army through his own means. In fact, Jia Rong also knew that the aristocratic families in the city were closely related to Han Sui. However, Jincheng County was in the period of development, and disturbing these rich families would only have the opposite effect.
Now that Jincheng County has grown up, the people are completely relieved. If the people still have no confidence in Jia Rong for such a long time, it can only be said that Jia Rong has been in vain for so long, and the wealthy family will not be able to live for a few days.
However, the influence of wealthy families is still very great. They occupy a lot of fertile land in Jincheng, and each household has many tenants and servants. Even if they are eradicated, there will be great turmoil in Jincheng County. To deal with these families, the first step is to
The most important thing is to deal with the people's problems first.
It is worth mentioning that although the paper mills in Jincheng County have not introduced advanced technology, their paper production is getting higher and higher. In particular, the technology of movable type printing is becoming more and more sophisticated, and more and more books are being printed.
When Jincheng County came out, poems, books, etiquette, and the Analects of Confucius had become popular among Jincheng County officials and military generals. Many things about Jincheng County books were spread by Jia Rong through his own channels. Many students rushed to Jincheng County not far away, just to get them.
Knowledge, no matter how rhetorical the aristocratic family is, what Jia Rong gives to the people of the world is knowledge. This is a courage that even the aristocratic family does not have. Under the influence of books, the world's opinions turn to Jia Rong's side. After all, what Jia Rong does is for the whole world.
There are only a handful of historical figures who can compare with such a mind.
Jia Rong gave the greatest care to these students who came from afar. The books only cost the cost, and they got a big discount on the room and board in the city. Jia Rong didn't want to make any money from the books.
Just by forming a good relationship with these students, these people will become the talent pool of Jincheng County in the future. In any case, providing help such as books is no less than a favor in this era. Many students were recruited by the Prefecture and immediately
He agreed, which greatly enriched the Xiliang army's talents.
Jia Rong's movable type printing has invisibly reduced the influence of the aristocratic family among the people. Common people value the knowledge of the aristocratic family and do not want to become a fool in the eyes of the world. They want to be admitted to the court through knowledge. Jia Rong solved the problem of books.
It is equivalent to giving hope to many people.
With books, it is much easier to set up a school. What Jia Rong needs are not Confucian scholars who talk nonsense and talk at length, but talents who can truly govern the people. Textbooks for students also need to be carefully selected.
Many teachers in the school are scholars who were left behind to study in various places. Jia Rong provides them with books, and they are responsible for educating talents. These students are basically aspiring young people from poor families. They understand that a child from an ordinary family wants to
Studying is such a difficult thing. After hearing Jia Rong's general plan, I agreed. At the same time, I felt deep admiration for Jia Rong's actions.
Jia Rong's actions won the hearts of countless scholars, but also completely offended the family. Emperor Han never stopped speaking ill of Jia Rong, but Emperor Han was immersed in the interest of making money and didn't want to do anything.
Jia Rong, the hen that lays golden eggs.
Jia Rong has lost count of how much money he has. Telling these numbers will probably cause panic in the world. Jia Rong also understands that this money is nothing at all in the eyes of the real big families. There are so many businessmen in the Han Dynasty.
The selection of soldiers has begun. The selection rules are completely in accordance with the previous system of the Xiliang Army. Soldiers who are unqualified in martial arts, poor in equestrian skills and do not know how to cooperate will be dismissed directly. Their loyalty may be very high, but the Xiliang Army does not want it.
What is needed is not only loyalty, but also elite soldiers and warriors who are good at fighting.
In the end, after heavy selection of 20,000 soldiers, 17,000 were left. This result surprised Jia Rong. He had inspected the quality of these soldiers before, and it was considered good to be able to retain 15,000.
I didn't expect that the soldiers' abilities would improve so quickly after half a month. It seems that people's potential is indeed unlimited. As long as you are good at developing it, you can get unexpected results. Under strong pressure, Zhang Fei can also
Become an excellent embroiderer.
The three thousand soldiers who left sadly, Jia Rong let them leave after no one distributed the military expenses. Before leaving, Jia Rong gave them a passionate speech, which made these first batch of retired soldiers from the Xiliang Army
With their fighting spirit high again, Jia Rong asked them to study hard and practice hard when they return, so as to pass the exam as soon as possible. He would give them a chance when the Xiliang Army recruits troops.
Most of the soldiers of the Han Dynasty do not receive military pay. Except for the standing soldiers in the border counties, the soldiers in the territory are assembled during wartime. They go back to their homes in peacetime. There is no military pay. Jia Rong's treatment for the Xiliang Army is the military pay of the standing army in the border counties.
Three times; and the food for the Xiliang army is nothing to say, there must be meat every day. This is the order issued by Jia Rong after he became rich. No one can make the soldiers suffer.
The Xiliang Army has become a place that young people who want to be soldiers aspire to. Just the food and treatment are enough to attract anyone's attention. What's more important is that the commander-in-chief of the Xiliang Army is Jia Rong.
