Chapter 1076 Everyone Is Busy
A banquet was held until midnight. Huangfu Chaobo, who had achieved his goal, also let go of his drinking. In the end, he and Guo Jia were carried back to the station by Dianwei's leaders. It was not until the next day that they reached three strokes. Wake up individually.
After staying in Jixian for another two days and discussing with Gongsun Zan the approximate quantity and price of war horses and weapons transactions, Huangfu Chaobo set off to prepare for Longhua. As for the details of these transactions, he left it to Meng Yi and Gongsun Fan discussed in detail.
It has been more than a month since Huangfu Chaobo left the Central Plains. Although the Central Plains is still relatively stable, he cannot stay in the north for too long, not to mention that he still has several cities that must be upgraded, and all five cities in the Longhua area must be upgraded. After upgrading to the level of a small city or above, he will also need to determine which city the county government will be located in. Once determined, he must take advantage of this time to arrange it in place. He will not come to Youzhou again for a long time. , so this time we must try our best to handle everything at once.
While Huangfu Chaobo was hurriedly jumping up and down Youzhou, well, he should be running back and forth, the other princes in the world were not idle either.
Let's talk about Gongsun Du in Liaodong first. After Lelang was taken away by the domineering royal family, although he tried to take it back again and again, the army could not attack the Zhu River, so he had to confront Zengdi City on the other side of the river between Fanhan City and Zengdi City on the north and south of the Zhu River.
Yuan Shao of Hebei Province finally took advantage of Huangfu Chaobo's flawless visit to the north to set up a big trap. When he was about to capture Gongsun Zan in one fell swoop, he was killed because Zhao Yun led the cavalry to cause trouble behind him. He captured most of Gongsun Zan's elite troops, but in the end he himself was allowed to escape. What was most annoying was that the cavalry he had accumulated for several years was defeated and suffered heavy losses by Zhao Yun. If Gongsun Zan had not been beaten to the point of paralysis, Yuan Shao would have been furious to death. As a last resort, he had to pinch his nose again and make a deal with Lu Bu's three-surnamed servant plus war horses, trying to replenish the cavalry as soon as possible.
Bingzhou Lu Bu has gained a lot this year. First, he took advantage of the situation to regain the two counties of Wuyuan and Shuofang. Although he did not occupy them himself, it was good to not have to worry about tax revenue every year. Not only that, in May and June, he was actually dragged to the court to be named Duke of Zhao. This made Lu Bu so happy that he couldn't sleep for several days.
But Cao Cao in Henan was not having an easy time. He originally wanted to take two bites of meat from Huangfu Chaobo, but who knew that he only ate one piece of meat, but he also had four pieces of meat bitten off by others. Fortunately, he also got the title of Duke of Qi. Now he has calmed down to accumulate strength, and is ready to eat Langya and Donglai counties first after recovering for a period of time.
Sun Ce of Jiangdong was also a beneficiary of this year's war. Not only did he capture Cao Cao's Jiujiang and Xiapi cities, he also gained the title of Duke of Wu. Now he is also immersing himself in sorting out his own government affairs, and then sets his sights on Cao Cao again. to the counties in Jiangdong.
On the other hand, Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Liu Yan of Yizhou could only watch the princes of the Central Plains seal their kingdoms and pay homage to the Duke. Originally, they had also heard the news. Liu Biao prepared for himself the title of Duke of Chu, while Liu Yan prepared the title of Duke of Shu. As a result, all the princes in the Central Plains seemed to have forgotten both of them, and no one mentioned them at all. In the end, the two had no choice but to give up and hide in their own houses to become the Duke of the country.
As for the other prefect Liu, well, he should be called Liu Changsha now. He is now gearing up to send troops to Guiyang, vowing to bring all four counties in Jingnan under the control of Liu Jingzhou.
Huangfu Chaobo couldn't care about this now. After several days of marching, the army finally arrived at Xiaban Town. Everyone in Longhua who had already received the news had also arrived at Xiaban Town to wait for his arrival.
Huangfu Chaobo was used to this kind of long and long journey, but Guo Jia looked bitter and resentful, and had no love in his life. I thought that this time I would go out to enjoy the mountains and rivers with my lord, but I didn't expect that it would be like this. I really traveled a lot during my mountain tour. After getting off the boat from Leting, I kept running on horseback.
From Leting to Linyu, from Linyu to Yuyang, then to Jixian, and now from Jixian all the way to Xiaban. If Huangfu Chaobo hadn't stayed in Jixian for two more days after seeing that he was weak, Guo Jia really didn't know whether he would have been able to survive.
As for playing in the water, he floated on the sea for nearly a month. Guo Jia swore that the boats he had been on for the past twenty years were not half as long as this time. He thought about how he would have to take a boat back to the Central Plains after a while. , Guo Jia felt a chill rush from the spine of his tail to the top of his head.
Fortunately, after arriving at Xiaban, there is no need to rush anymore. It still takes time to upgrade several towns.
In Xiaban Town, Huangfu Chaobo was sitting on the subordinate seat in the administrative hall, Guo Jia was sitting next to him, then below were Meng Yi, Ma Xuan and Zhao Yu, and at the end were Zhang An, Hao Jian and Meng. Among the original three generals, there was another special person, Huyanda, who Huangfu Chaobo specifically asked to come to participate in the discussion. As for Huang Xu, he was still escorting the people on their way back.
"Everyone, before we start the discussion, please allow me to express my gratitude to everyone. Because of my request, you have stayed in this bitter cold place for several years. Thank you for your hard work!" Huangfu Chaobo thanked several people;
When several people heard this, they were all moved. They quickly stood up and bowed in return: "I am willing to die in the service of our lord!"
"Okay, everyone, please sit down. It's really hard work for everyone, but everyone will be busy next. I came to Longhua this time to set up a county here, so everyone will be even busier in the future. But don't worry, I won't forget your hard work." Huangfu Chaobo said with a smile;
"Before we start the meeting, let's discuss another matter, that is, the warhorse trade with the Yan army. I have reached an agreement with Gongsun Zan this time. After the beginning of next spring, Longhua will provide 12,000 white horses to the Yan army, including 10,000 war horses and 2,000 good horses. Huyanda, you have a heavy task. How many white horses are there in Longhua now?"
The county magistrate Ma Xuan stood up and replied: "There are currently 4,361 white war horses and 318 good horses in Longhua, and more than 8,000 war horses of various colors, and more than 1,200 good horses and above. If the number agreed by the lord is followed, nearly 6,000 white war horses are still needed, and 1,700 good horses are still missing."
After speaking, he looked at Huyanda beside him.
"Sir, if we go by the current situation, there are only more than three months left this year, and it is difficult to reach the number required by the Yan army. You know, the Wild Horse County north of Longhua has been continuously hunted by us, and there are very few white horses." Huyanda shook his head and said, "If the horse herd can meet the requirements, we only need to capture enough white horses, and we should be able to meet the requirements."