Xu Rong and Cheng Pu were both from Youzhou, fellow villagers from the same state as Liu Jian. Although they were not as reliable as pure fellow villagers like Jian Yong and Zhang Fei, they were both from the north after all, and their families
The territory did not retreat south to north, so Liu Jian prioritized them among the massive military officials in Youzhou.
In this era, if you are looking for someone to work with, your first priority must be someone from your clan, and secondly someone from your hometown.
If no suitable candidate can be found among fellow villagers, the next best option will be those from the same county and state.
In this era of deep family ties and heavy local plots, whether the superior chooses his subordinates or the subordinates choose their superiors, this is an inevitable trend that cannot be changed.
Take a look at the team of Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty. He had the founding fathers and good generals - Xiao He, Cao Shen, Fan Kuai, Lu Wan, Zhou Bo, Xia Houying, and all the fellow soldiers from Surabaya and Peijun.
Let’s look at the basic team of military governors when Cao Cao dominated the north. The generals who were in charge of military affairs were either named Cao or Xiahou.
These subordinates are indeed talented and have left their names in history, but if you carefully examine them, you will find that in a sense, their reputation and achievements are actually related to the platform they are on.
The achievement-to-income ratio of employees in the Victor Platform is naturally much higher than that of workers on other platforms, even if the capabilities of employees on other platforms are actually not inferior to them.
If Yuan Shao defeated Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty's struggle for hegemony, the reputation of Yan Liang and Wen Chou as good generals would surely far surpass that of Zhang Liao and Yu Jin. And the fame of the relatives of the Yuan family who helped Yuan Shao take charge of the clan would surely far surpass that of Xia Houyuan and Cao Ren.
Others...even the names and biographies of the Eight Tiger Riders of Cao Wei will not be passed down to future generations at all.
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Liu Jian knew what Lu Zhi meant. Even though Liu Jian wanted to transfer thirty-eight people to the Yue Cavalry Camp, all thirty-seven positions were assistant officials, and there was only one position for the camp Sima, which was the most valuable position.
Be sure to use it well.
Besides Youzhou, the second choice is naturally Bingzhou. After all, Bingzhou is also a border county and faces the central part of Xianbei in the north. Therefore, there are many border villages and many soldiers.
After all, Lu Zhi had no idea whether Xu Rong was worthy of the position of the only Sima in the Yueqi camp.
What is he talking about?
"As for this Cheng Pu, his position is not high. He is just a meritorious official who was recruited by Youbeiping County. He is not even a soldier, and he is already over thirty years old. If such a person passes up the current opportunity to join the Northern Army, he may
There will be no hope of turning around in this life. The only troublesome thing is that he was conquered by Deng Jing, the governor of Youbeiping. But it can be easily solved. Depending on your momentum in Luoyang, a letter is enough.
cope."
The fact that he and Zhang Fei came into their own early in their youth is a small probability event after all.
Over the past year or so, Zhang Fei has made many achievements in the border areas of Bingzhou and has gained quite a reputation. Liu Jian was very pleased.
At this time, Zhang Liao was probably still young and had not yet served as an official in the county.
Of course, there are also people who were recruited by the local county office because of their family connections when they were less than 10 years old, but after all, this is not the mainstream in the local area.
"Thank you teacher for your guidance."
Lu Zhi looked at Liu Jian doubtfully: "Is this person's official position too low? It's just a team leader. This means he has a rudimentary name in the selection department. He doesn't even have an accurate resume. He is still here.
It's hard to say if he doesn't take up his original position in the military camp, what do you want him to do?"
After all, this big man's army was not raised by his family. He could find whomever he wanted.
On the contrary, it was Lu Zhi who helped Liu Jian find eleven reliable Yuyangs. The military officials at the border camp in Shanggu thought they were useful and wrote them down for Liu Jian.
Thinking about it, I am only nineteen years old now, Zhang Feishang is still two years younger than me, Liu Bei has just turned twenty-two, and Guan Yu is only in his early twenties.
Later, Liu Jian took a rough look at the counties in Youzhou and the border military camps in the Liaodong vassal state, but he did not find any names that moved his heart.
But even so, Zhang Fei's promotion speed is still a bit fast.
For Lu Bu, the word "official" has no actual binding meaning.
Because time was tight, Liu Jian didn't even bother to eat, so he went to look through the border villages and official records of Bingzhou again.
Lu Zhi stroked his beard and said: "Having said that, it also depends on what position you give him. According to me, except for the position of Sima Qianshi in your camp, I am afraid that the other subordinate positions cannot be moved.
he".
"The thousand men under the captain of the Liaodong vassal state have military positions, which are much more suitable than the directly appointed commanders, chiefs, and prime ministers in the vassal state. However, the 1,000 men in this vassal state are also four hundred stones. Those who can hold this position in the vassal state,
The next step is probably to serve as a Sima in Liyang Camp and Duliao Camp. Once there is a war, he will be immediately recruited to perform meritorious service, which will give him a great chance of becoming a leader."
In Luoyang, there are many big bosses who are facing obstacles every step of the way. Crisis can come at any time, and Liu Jian cannot afford to take this risk.
There was not enough time. Seeing that most of the day had passed, Liu Jian could not delay any longer. He only started to search briefly, and no longer looked at the resume seriously, but only briefly looked at the names.
"Students understand."
At this time, Zhang Fei was already a Sima of Thousand Stones, and Han Dang, who was subordinate to Zhang Fei, was also a military commander.
Not finding Zhang Liao made Liu Jian quite depressed, but he had no choice but to admit it.
Therefore, Lu Zhi reminded Liu Jian to act with caution.
How could he choose people like this? Just looking at the names, the resumes are unworthy?
Finally, another name was found by Liu Jian.
No matter how old a person like Zhang Liao is, he is still no bigger than Guan Yu.
At least now, Master Dong has not shown his violent potential.
Lu Zhi felt helpless when he saw him like this.
It seems that Dong Zhuo is true to his word. When he said that he would open the door for Zhang Fei and be promoted to Sima of Thousand Stones before being transferred to Hedong as the governor, it seems that what he said was true.
It would be a real pity if you paid by mistake.
"The team leader is Gao Shun, and his courtesy name is Zhongsui."
Lu Zhi was quite satisfied when he saw that Liu Jian listened to him. He added:
Zhang Liao can't be found.
Liu Jian thought seriously for a while and said: "Students can't guarantee that this Xu Qianren will definitely be willing to come, but if he puts himself in his shoes, if a military man can serve in the fifth battalion of the Northern Army, he will be as good as in the border army.
Or if I were to serve in the Liyang camp in Liaoning, my development prospects would definitely be different. If I were to serve in the Liaodong vassal state and was called up by the Yueqi camp, I would be happy to accept it. It just depends on whether I want to go higher.
One step."
No matter what Dong Zhuo did in history, it seems that this man still kept his promises at certain times.
The future prospects of the children of Bingzhou are much narrower than those of the good families of China, and even far less than those of the people of Youzhou. It is really a God-given opportunity to be favored by the Yueqi captain.
After some searching, Liu Jian saw the name of his good brother Zhang Fei.
What a pity.
"The teacher praised it very much."
Then he searched the local military officials' records in Hedong County and Yanzhou Taishan. Names like Xu Huang and Yu Jin did not appear either.
…
"Sure enough, here it is."
Because he had just encountered a wall with Sun Jian, Liu Jian no longer looked at the list of direct officials appointed by Shangshutai, but only looked at the list of lower-ranking border military attachés.
Lu Bu's thoughts and behavior are so different from mine.
Lu Bu's character is not firm enough, his desire for fame and wealth is exposed, and his sense of justice is also a little weak. In a place with deep water like Luoyang, especially Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong are now eyeing him. If Lu Bu is killed by eunuchs or
It was bribed by others. Even if he didn't betray himself, as long as he leaked some gossip about himself, it would be enough to make him drink.
“Let’s write these two down first and then look at them!”
It seems there is no fate.
Liu Jian understood what Lu Zhi meant. Although he was in Luoyang, he was from Zhuojun in Youzhou after all. The greater his reputation in Luoyang, the greater his influence in Youzhou. The governor of Youbeiping was not a native of Youzhou.
If there is an opportunity to make friends with a local outstanding figure in Youzhou like Liu Jian, it will naturally be of great benefit to him. It is of course a great opportunity to abandon a small old official and make friends with a local Han royal brother in Youzhou.
Liu Jian gently knocked on the table with his hand, smiled and pointed out the name of a low-ranking officer in the Jiuyuan County Army Station to Lu Zhi.
The people I plan to recruit this time are people who can stay in the Yueqi camp to help him with big things and serve as confidants, especially in the deep quagmire of Luoyang. There may be some shady things in the future.
To do.
Lu Zhi praised with satisfaction: "Being able to observe the subtleties and promote heroes in the army will be a good story in the future! It's great."
In the end, Liu Jian had no choice but to give up.
"Teacher, although this person's rank is a little lower, he really made a contribution when fighting Xianbei in the past. The disciple had met him when he was outside the Great Wall. It's a pity that he was accidentally involved in Dong Zhuo and
There is a grudge between Wuyuan Prefect and Governor Zan. Even if he has military merits, he may not be promoted in Wuyuan County in a short time. The disciple is willing to guarantee with his wealth. This person is a loyal person and can be reused.
Outstanding people."
Liu Jian was just trying to find someone available in Youzhou, but his hard work paid off, and he found him.
In fact, Liu Jian just saw the name of Lu Bu who was promoted to the rank of village commander, but he only nominated Gao Shun.
Later, Liu Jian searched carefully in the military villages in Bingzhou, but never found the name he wanted to find most.
Afterwards, he looked through the county official directory of Yanmen County, but still couldn't find it.
It's just that this person is not from his hometown, nor is he from the border county in the north.
He is a camp commander in the Xianglin Camp in the South. He is from Nanyang, his surname is Huang Mingzhong, and he is thirty-six years old.
Among the camps of the Han Dynasty, Liyang Camp, Yuyang Camp, and Duliao Camp were all set up to guard against war in the north, while Xianglin Camp was set up in the south to guard against rebellions in Rinan County and other places. Since it is located in the south,
, Xianglin has 500 cavalry and 500 leather armor. The cavalry is still mostly composed of good families from the six northern counties, but the men with leather armor will recruit more warriors from Jingchu, Jiaozhi, and Yue to replace them.