NOVEL NEXT Chapter 159
Taiyuan County, Bingzhou.
Guo Jia also integrated the public opinions from various places during this period to report to Zhang Fu.
"My Lord, the public opinions have begun to ferment, and many people are disappointed and dissatisfied with the court."
"Especially the matter of Liu Hong selling official positions and titles, which has caused an uproar."
"Now everyone is discussing this topic, and some people even took to the streets to protest because of it."
Zhang Fu laughed directly after hearing this: "Hahaha, let the court have a headache. It will take some effort to resolve the public opinions."
These public opinions are all facts. Although they may be a little exaggerated, they are still facts overall.
If you want to resolve public opinions, you must invest a lot of manpower and material resources. Those noble families and nobles don't care about the opinions of the people at all.
Although Liu Hong cares, he cares more about the money, so in Zhang Fu's opinion, this time the public opinions can only be resolved with time.
"My Lord, I just got a piece of news. Liu Hong is seriously ill. According to the news, Liu Hong is afraid that he will not live long!"
Jia Yu rushed in and told the news with a smile.
Zhang Fu was stunned. It is 187 now. Liu Hong is going to die two years earlier. It seems that he is angry. Of course, there may be other reasons, but generally speaking, it is good news.
He secretly rejoiced in his heart. If Liu Hong really died, the situation in the Han Dynasty would become more chaotic. This is a great opportunity for him.
"Well, I already know about this. You continue to pay attention to it. Report any new situation to me in time." Zhang Fu said calmly.
"Yes!" Guo Jia and Jia Yu responded in unison, and then turned and left.
Zhang Fu sat in a chair, thinking about the next plan.
If Liu Hong really died, then he must prepare as soon as possible to meet the upcoming turmoil.
At the same time, he must also find a way to use this opportunity to expand his sphere of influence and enhance his strength.
After all, only with sufficient strength can one be invincible in troubled times.
Zhang Fu sat on the tiger-skin chair, frowned and said: "But having said that, we have only occupied Bingzhou for two or three months, and there are still many places to develop!"
He originally expected to expand his sphere of influence quickly, but the number of civil officials under his command is far from enough. Although there are some people available, it is still difficult to manage the entire Bingzhou.
If Jizhou and Qingzhou are occupied at the same time, the existing civil officials will not be able to meet the needs.
Zhang Fu thought: "It seems that the pace of construction of the academy must be accelerated!" As long as the expansion project in Ji County is completed, the academy can be put into use immediately.
Once the academy is established, there will be enough civil officials available for appointment in three or four years.
By then, no matter how it develops, it will no longer be restricted.
Moreover, this is only the first session. In the future, more students will enter the academy to study and cultivate excellent officials from childhood.
Thinking of this, Zhang Fu couldn't help but secretly congratulate himself for making arrangements in advance, laying a solid foundation for future development.
The day when everyone has books to read is about to begin. Anyway, with the papermaking and movable type printing, plus the collections of those aristocratic families, there are enough books now.
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A few days later, the physical strength of Zhao Yun, Zhou Tai, Gan Ning and others was restored.
Zhang Fu was also ready to arrange positions for them. They had to be arranged to join the army, except for Chen Qingling.
Since joining, Chen Qingling has taken the initiative to discuss Taoism with Yao Guangxiao. As for military affairs, he has no interest.
Zhang Fu naturally couldn't arrange Chen Qingling to join the army, because his position was either the future Imperial Observatory or the position of the National Master's Office.
After everyone arrived, Zhang Fu began to arrange, and the first one to be arranged was the general of the navy.
"Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, Su Fei, you can take the Jinfan thieves to join the Xuanwu navy. The distance may be a little far, but joining the navy is definitely the best choice for your ability!"
"Yes, my lord!" Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, and Su Fei accepted the order.
Zhang Fu continued to appoint: "Xu Chu, Xu Ding, and Dian Wei will join the guards and serve as one of my guards!"
Xu Chu and Dian Wei are typical bodyguards. Of course, they can charge into battle, and becoming your own guards can include all of these.
"Yes, my lord!" Xu Ding, Xu Chu, and Dian Wei accepted the order. They were also very satisfied with this appointment.
Zhang Fu said with a serious face: "Zhang Yan, He Man, and Zhang Baiqi led their troops to join the Taiping Army. Li Tong served as the governor of Taiyuan County and led the Taiping Army.The military power of the original county!"
He carefully looked at Li Tong's attribute panel and found that this person was very versatile. He thought he had enough ability to be the governor.
Zhang Yan, He Man, Zhang Baiqi, and Li Tong immediately stood up and answered in unison: "Yes, lord!" They showed a firm look on their faces and were full of confidence in the responsibilities they shouldered.
Zhang Fu continued: "Chen Dao, I know your talents, so I decided to give you an important task. You will go to Danyang County to recruit 3,000 soldiers and horses. These soldiers will be under your command. This army will be named Bai Li soldiers."
The combat effectiveness of Danyang's elite soldiers is definitely among the top few in this era. Instead of letting others dig it out, it is better to take it in advance.
It just so happens that the foundation of Bai Li soldiers is Danyang's elite soldiers, and the commander is Chen Dao. This is definitely a perfect match.
Then, he looked at Zhao Yun and solemnly announced: "Zhao Yun, you performed well in this competition and won the first place. "Therefore, I order you to personally form an elite cavalry unit, named Bailongqi, similar to Baima Yicong. This unit will be equipped with all white horses, white armor and silver spears, and the number of people will also be 3,000. "Zhang Fu made such an arrangement based on the ability of each person. He believed that after a period of experience, they would grow up quickly. Moreover, Zhao Yun could indeed lead an army alone. Instead of letting him join Baima Yicong or Baihu Army, it would be better to lead the troops alone, which can exercise the ability to lead troops and exercise the force at the same time. Zhao Yun and Chen Dao were very excited. They immediately stood up excitedly and accepted the order respectfully: "Thank you, lord!" There was a gleam of joy in their eyes, and they were full of expectations for the future. Then Zhang Fu appointed a wave of officials of all sizes in Bingzhou, directly replacing most of the original officials, all of which were arranged according to the intelligence collected by the bad people. All those who were incapable of filling the numbers or officials loyal to the Han Dynasty were replaced.