Jia Ke stared at Xuanfu Town for a long time, then finally got on his horse, left Xuanfu Town and headed straight for Kaiping Town.
Jia Ke returned to Kaiping Town in only two days. The first thing he did after returning was to summon Fan Kang and ask him to come to the study to meet him.
When Fan Kang heard Jia Ke's summons, he immediately put down other matters and rushed over to his commander's mansion (it was called the commander's mansion after it was upgraded). There were servants waiting for him at the door. When he saw him coming,
Welcome him into the study immediately.
After Fan Kang entered the study room, he saw Jia Ke sitting there leisurely reading a book. Regardless of other things, Fan Kang greeted Jia Ke seriously as usual. Jia Ke saw him coming and said with a smile: "It's been a long time since.
I told you, don’t be so serious all the time. Like a wooden person.”
Fan Kang said solemnly: "The etiquette cannot be abolished. This is also the long-term way for monarchs and ministers. If the etiquette is lost, disaster will occur in the future."
When Jia Ke heard what he said was so serious, he quickly changed the subject and said, "Have you heard about my affairs? Now I have supervised the two towns of Xuanhua and Kaiping."
Fan Kang asked happily: "How is this possible? How could Wang Tao give such great power to a single person?"
Jia Ke laughed self-deprecatingly and said: "If we had counted on Wang Tao, we would have died a long time ago. This is the emperor's personal decree. I went to Xuanfu Town this time to receive the decree."
Fan Kang heard the dissatisfaction in Jia Ke's tone and immediately asked him, "My lord, is it that Wang Tao is disrespectful and suppressive to my lord?"
Jia Ke said with a smile: "I really made you guess. This Wang Tao is just like a child playing house now. He actually left me hanging in front of the house for more than an hour. If the eunuch who delivered the order hadn't come, I wouldn't have known it.
How long do you have to wait?”
After hearing his words, Fan Kang said sadly: "My lord, I'm afraid that Gao Hong I told you about has been sent to someone who knows where. The birds are gone, the good bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits are dead, and the lackeys are cooked."
.But before Wang Tao could get over his sorrow, he drove away his advisers. How unwise."
When Jia Ke heard him talking about Gao Hong again, he became interested and asked him: "Is this Gao Hong you are talking about really so powerful?"
Fan Kang said solemnly: "Gao Hong is very talented and loyal to Wang Tao. However, this person uses tricks, is vicious and vicious, and benefits himself at the expense of others, so he has offended many people. I am afraid that this is the reason why he was demoted this time so that he can give more opportunities to others."
The generals in Xuanfu Town will explain it one by one."
Fan Kang's guess was absolutely correct. Although Xuanfu Town was besieged this time, Gao Hong was very instrumental in it. If it weren't for his many tricks, Xuanfu Town would have been breached long ago. But this time he used He Tong as bait to attract
The enemy paid attention, and then sent a messenger to Kaiping Town to report the news to Jia Ke. Such a harsh method made the generals in Xuanfu Town suspicious, and many people even began to stay away from Wang Tao.
After Wang Tao discovered this situation, he felt that the situation was serious. Although Wang Tao and these generals were superiors and subordinates, they were all officials in the same dynasty after all, and there was no distinction between master and subordinate. If these generals were alienated from him, I am afraid that he would eventually
This Jiedushi envoy has no meaning whatsoever.
Finally, Gao Hong also saw that the situation was not good, so he demoted Wang Tao himself. Wang Tao saw that Gao Hong was willing to take responsibility, and immediately agreed. He was directly demoted to a small county in Xuanfu Town as a county captain.
When Jia Ke heard that Fan Kang had such a high opinion of Gao Hong, he asked him: "Is it possible to recruit him for my use?"
Fan Kang shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's impossible in this life. Gao Hong's loyalty to Wang Tao is unparalleled. Your Majesty is now hostile to Wang Tao. There is no way he will join your Majesty's command, and he will even become your enemy in the future."
Jia Ke couldn't help but look serious when he heard this. He thought about it and decided to send someone to eliminate this hidden danger as soon as possible.
When Fan Kang saw that Jia Ke stopped talking, he knew that Gao Hong was in danger. Fan Kang had followed Jia Ke for a while and also knew Jia Ke's personality. He would never leave anyone who was a threat to him alive.
Based on his understanding of Jia Ke, Jia Ke is a wise man, but he is a traitor. The only people he can keep are people who are not a threat to him, or even beneficial. People like Gao Hong are a threat to him.
None of them ended well in the end.
Jia Ke paused for a moment, then changed the subject and asked Fan Kang: "How many defeated soldiers did we gather when we went north this time? Wang Tao will not give me a single soldier this time. He wants me to recruit myself. The most hateful thing is
They didn’t allocate a penny to me.”
After hearing this, Fan Kang understood that this condition was probably given to Wang Tao by Gao Hong before he left. This was to borrow a knife to kill people. Xuanhua and Kaipingjiang Town are located in fortresses. If the Tatars continue to use troops next year, Jia Ke did not
With enough troops to defend both places, whether the Tatars kill Jia Ke or the emperor loses the city and loses land to deal with Jia Ke, in the end Wang Tao can take back all rights in Xuanfu Town.
But Fan Kang doesn't dare to say it now, otherwise Jia Ke will send someone to deal with Gao Hong immediately based on his temperament. Fan Kang sometimes thinks that his lord does not look like a young man at all. Rather, he looks like a man who has endured many hardships.
of middle-aged people.
Fan Kang took Jia Ke's words and said, "Don't worry, sir. This time we went north to collect more than 10,000 defeated troops. We only need to recruit another eight or nine thousand people to complete the supply of troops. However, the cost of recruiting personnel is a bit troublesome.
.”
After hearing what he said, Jia Ke said with satisfaction: "Now I have nothing to fear. I still have to pay close attention to the training of the soldiers in the future. When the time comes, my personal soldiers will be released to serve as hundreds of households. I must train these people
Then train it for me. As for the money issue, you don't have to worry. I will first allocate 50,000 silver from my inner treasury to recruit new soldiers and train soldiers."
When Fan Kang heard that Jia Ke was going to decentralize the soldiers again, he already understood what he meant. But he seemed not to hear it at all. Then he asked Jia Ke: "Sir, we have captured twenty or thirty thousand people this time."
Tatars, what do you think we should do?"
Jia Ke thought for a while and said to him: "I have my own arrangements for these things? You don't have to worry."
"In the next period of time, our task is to train new soldiers. Mr. Fan will trouble you during this period to recruit the remaining eight or nine thousand soldiers in order."
Fan Kang said: "My lord, whether it's troublesome or not, this is my responsibility. It only takes a month to recruit all the soldiers. Now the people in Xuanfu Town are grateful to you. I'm afraid they will come immediately as soon as they hear that you are recruiting soldiers."
Take effect."
Jia Ke said: "That's it, I will leave this matter to sir."
The two chatted for a few more words, and then Fan Kang left.
Jia Ke was pacing back and forth in the room. He was thinking about the captured Tatars. More than a thousand Tatars who were previously captives have been tamed after this year. The living conditions here are much better than those on the grassland.
, and they are now Jia Ke's slaves, herding sheep and horses near Kaiping Town. If necessary, these people can even fight for Jia Ke, and they have inherited the toughness of the grassland people, and their combat effectiveness is probably no better than the elite trained by Jia Ke.
Poor cavalry.
Jia Ke saw the value, so he decided to place the two to thirty thousand Tatars near Kaiping Town to herd sheep and horses.
Jia Ke wanted to follow the example of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty and manage these Tatars, but they had only one master, and that was Jia Ke.
After the matter was decided, Jia Ke returned to the inner house relaxedly. As soon as he entered the door, Lan Xiang greeted him with a smile on his face, and said happily: "I just heard them say that the uncle is back, but there is no one there, but now I can see him."
Here we are, during this time we are on tenterhooks, afraid that you may be in any danger."
Chuncao and Qiaolian came in from outside at this time, carrying a copper basin with warm water. As soon as Jia Ke entered the inner house, he felt sleepy sweeping over his body. He sat down on the chair and never wanted to move again.
Seeing his appearance, Chuncao and Qiaolian felt distressed, so one of them held a copper basin and the other washed him.
Jia Ke just sat there and let them play with it. During the month of fighting in the north and south, he hardly had a moment to rest. Now that he is home, he just wants to lie there and do nothing.
Jia Ke rested in the inner house for a night and regained his energy the next day. He immediately summoned Liu Yu, who not only served as the captain of his personal soldiers, but was also responsible for the management of the Tatars.
As usual, Jia Ke met Liu Yu in the study. Although the house Jia Ke lived in now was exquisite, it was still small in area. There was no meeting place such as a living room or a flower garden, and the lobby in front was a military center, not a meeting place.
place, so Jia Ke usually discusses things with others in the study.
When Liu Yu saw Jia Ke, he first saluted. After he saluted, Jia Ke asked, "How are you doing with the more than a thousand Tatars you have been in charge of for a year?"
Liu Yu said with a serious face: "Uncle, now they have been completely tamed and fully agree that you are their master. I have dealt with all the thorns in them. It is okay to let them die for the uncle now."
Jia Ke was very happy after hearing this and said with a smile on his face: "It seems that the methods I gave you are still very useful. In less than a year, they all agreed with us."
Liu Yu couldn't help but shine when she heard Jia Ke talk about the method of taming the captives, "The uncle's method is really ingenious. It didn't take long for these people to become completely familiar with their new identities. Their loyalty to the uncle was completely
There is no problem.”
Jia Ke has no doubts about this matter at all. The method he used is a successful example of modern MLM and cult brainwashing. With such advanced information in modern society, many high-level intellectuals have been brainwashed within a few days.
What's more, these ancient people who have not experienced the explosion of knowledge.
Jia Ke said to him slowly: "This time we have captured another twenty or thirty thousand people. These people will be my slaves from now on. They need to be trained well. The Tatars we trained last time will be divided into these."
Go among the people, and each one should be in charge of twenty or thirty people, and train the twenty or thirty thousand people according to the method I have given you."
Liu Yu said respectfully: "Don't worry, uncle, as long as they follow the method you gave me, I think they will become your loyal slaves within a month."
Jia Ke explained to him every time: "We can't just rely on these methods. We need to give these people room to rise and set a few examples. Let them know that following me will have a better future than on the grassland."
Liu Yu couldn't keep up with Jia Ke's thoughts, and asked in confusion: "Uncle, what do you mean?"
Jia Ke glanced at Liu Yu with hatred. This Liu Yu was a little too dull. If you give him a clear order, he will definitely handle it for you. But if you let him solve the problem by himself, he will be completely at his wits' end.