Chapter 78 Taking office in Yunzhong County
Zhou Yi said: "How long has Gongda been with you? He has become the county magistrate. I don't expect him to achieve much in the future, but it is much better than being in this turbid capital, and I feel at ease to be with you. As for the wife, I think she will understand."
Zhao Yun thought about it and felt that although Zhou Yu is young now, he wouldn't be able to follow him. Moreover, he doesn't need to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. Following him is just learning. Feeling this atmosphere in advance may not be a bad thing for his future.
Moreover, Zhao Yun certainly doesn’t want to let go of a talent like Zhou Yu. It’s not impossible to keep him by his side at this moment. What if he still runs away with Sun Ce in the future?
In this era, the energy of "girlfriend" is infinite. He is just a master who teaches him martial arts, and it may not necessarily make him devote himself to him all the time.
After thinking about it, Zhao Yun decided to agree to Zhou Yi.
Anyway, the Yellow Turban Rebellion will break out in a few years, so Zhou Yi will resign and go to Bingzhou to find him.
So, Zhao Yun said: "As long as Yu'er and his sister-in-law don't object, I have no objection."
The matter was settled, of course Zhou Yu was willing to go with him. He wanted to go with him at the beginning, but he didn't. Although Mrs. Zhou couldn't bear to let it go, she didn't know what Zhou Yi told her, but she agreed.
After staying in Luoyang for two more days, when he met Zhang Rang, he went into the palace to meet Emperor Ling of Han, and Zhao Yun left.
Emperor Ling of Han gave him a lot of things. Zhang Rang generously asked him to report to him five hundred elite soldiers, horses in the West Garden, brocades in Shu, and various items that needed escorts. Of course, Emperor Ling of Han would not be unwilling to do so.
When they left Luoyang, many officials came to see him off. Whether they knew him or not, they would become familiar with him first. China is a country that pays attention to human nature and worldly styles. This has been the case since ancient times. These officials did not want to curry favor with Zhao Yun or anything, but just made good relationships.
There were a lot of people seeing him off, unlike Zhao Yun's first time in Luoyang, but it was a bit a pity that he did not see Cai Yong this time.
Zhao Yun and Dian Wei had mounts. Among the five hundred elite soldiers, one hundred were cavalrymen, and one hundred were riding the Xiyuan horses given by Emperor Ling of Han. The remaining 300 people walked to escort supplies. Zhou Yu was sitting in a carriage, and two maids arranged by Mrs. Zhou were taken care of.
There were only a few people when they came, and hundreds when they left. This time, Zhao Yun's purpose was achieved in Luoyang.
Zhang Rang's incident made him a little disgusted, but in general the ending was still good. Anyway, they wouldn't be able to take care of themselves in a few years.
Even if Zhang Rang had something to do, just do it casually. If the Yellow Turban Rebellion exploded and Emperor Ling of Han issued an order to suppress the thieves, he could completely shirke the situation of the battle with the Xianbei and had no time to clone it.
Zhao Yun thought a lot about how to deal with Zhang Rang. Although this dead eunuch has no ability, his identity is his greatest reliance. Who made Emperor Ling of Han favor him?
Nothing to say along the way.
After the novelty at the beginning, Zhou Yu gradually lost interest in the unchanging scenery on the road. He calmed down and studied. The child was not physically strong, but was in good spirits and was not tired of the tiring of a boat trip.
More than a month later, Zhao Yun finally returned to Yunzhong County, Bingzhou.
Instead of going to Qinghu City, I came directly to Yunzhong County Mansion and Yunzhong City.
Yunzhongcheng is a big city, which is much higher-end, elegant and elegant than Qinghu. It covers a large area and has nearly 300,000 people in the city.
The purpose of Emperor Ling of Han has arrived here in advance. Zhang Rang has made great efforts to promote things that are still very executable in the Eastern Han Dynasty today. The former Yunzhong County Magistrate had already given up the county magistrate's office. Before Zhao Yun arrived, he received news and took people to wait outside the city.
Now Zhao Yun is a celebrity in front of His Majesty, and with Zhang Rang's help, he is at its peak and no one dares to offend him.
All handover was very smooth, which saved Zhao Yun a lot of effort.
Xun You and Gao Shun were also summoned by Zhao Yun from Qinghu City and accepted their official positions.
Dian Wei and Gao Shun were the generals of Huwei and Huwei, and Xun You were the county magistrate. In addition to Zhao Yun, he was the top leader in government affairs in Yunzhong County.
Although Dian Wei has been awarded the title of general, he still plays the role of guarding, and no one cares about him. Only Zhao Yun can care about him.
Gao Shun also served as the commander of Yunzhong County, and his power was equivalent to that of the county lieutenant in Qinghu City, and he was the top leader in military affairs.
Only after everything was handled properly, Zhao Yun had time to understand the current situation.
There are 28 cities under Yunzhong County, including Qinghu City, with a total population of more than 600,000, making it the most populous county in Bingzhou.
Pingcheng County, not far from the clouds, has only 17 cities and a population of less than 300,000.
At this moment, the population of the entire Eastern Han Dynasty was about 60 million, and Yunzhong County accounted for one percent, which was very good.
There are more than 10,000 soldiers in Yunzhong County, and there are two thousand soldiers in Yunzhong City alone. Like Yanmen, the army also has five thousand.
But these are all regular troops and must always accept the enlistment of the court. In other words, this is the army of the court. Zhao Yun has the right to temporarily dispatch, but does not have the right to direct command.
The general who led the troops was also very unhappy with him, because he was originally the chief lieutenant of Yunzhong County, but Zhao Yun took it down and gave it to Gao Shun.
It would be strange if he would get rid of the other party's official position as soon as he came. But Zhao Yun was not afraid, and he didn't expect these five thousand soldiers anyway.
There are only 500 cavalry out of the five thousand people. What impact can it have on the Xianbei?
He doesn't like it.
The recruitment of soldiers is imminent. Fortunately, Gao Shun's recruitment work went smoothly. The three thousand soldiers that had been decided at the beginning were already fully recruited in Qinghu City.
Now he has more than 4,000 people under his command, of course, 3,000 of which are new recruits who have just joined the army for about a month, and Gao Shun is still in training.
There are 3,800 war horses available. If you include the 100 cavalry and the 100 horses brought from Luoyang, there are 4,000!
However, the 100 good horses in the West Garden rewarded by Emperor Ling of Han were indeed all good horses, which was a bit wasteful for ordinary soldiers, so he saved them and prepared to use them to reward them in the future.
From the three major families, I got more than 50,000 gold in total, which is more than 500 million. In addition to the nearly 10,000 gold that Li Xu himself had, Zhao Yun now has about 600 million yuan in money available.
It sounds like this money is a lot, but it is not.
A war horse costs 100,000 yuan. He was planning to make all the 20,000 horses given to him by Emperor Ling of Han. So the war horses were still 16,000, which was 1.6 billion yuan!
All of them are used to buy horses and they are still a billion shortfall!
The good news is that soldiers do not need wages. This is true for soldiers all over the world. They are either arrested and forced to join the army, or they cannot afford to eat food, and join the army to fill their stomachs.
Before, Zhao Yun gave them salary because they did not give them a formal organization. They are all private soldiers. Although private soldiers are also soldiers, they can just give money, but their binding force is too small. If they are not good to them, what if they happen to them, what if they sell him directly?
But now there is no need to be afraid. What the court recognizes is the official one, and there is no need to be afraid that they will rebel.
Happy Day was also cancelled, and Zhao Yun could still afford to support thousands of people. He would often have to go to have fun, and even if he had to sell the pot, he could not afford to support him.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!