Chapter 10: Fighting the Yellow Turbans, Seeing Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei Again

"However, you must have a name and a place to fight the Yellow Turbans, so that everyone in the world knows that you are going!" Guo Jia added, "It would be best if you could get an imperial edict to fight the bandits and become Huangfu Song's deputy general. Otherwise, if you join the war without a name or a place like the local militia, you won't get much benefit!"

There were so many people who participated in the campaign against the Yellow Turban Army that officials and gentry from all over the country wanted to gain merit by doing so.

If they participated directly, Ji Hao's two thousand soldiers would not be conspicuous.

"What's so difficult about this?"

The next morning, Ji Hao went to Xiyuan and found Emperor Ling of Han again.

Just say: "I want to conquer the Yellow Turban Army!"

"The Yellow Turbans are in turmoil, and Lu Zhi was unsuccessful in his campaign, so I just withdrew him." Emperor Ling of Han said calmly, "We have now sent Huangfu Song to suppress the rebellion, and the Xiliang Army and Bingzhou Army have also sent troops. They can each fight their own battles without interfering with each other. You can be the fourth group of troops!"

After saying that, he looked at Ji Hao quietly and stopped talking.

"I need a will."

"You can't issue transfer orders repeatedly!" Emperor Ling of Han shook his head and said, "I only gave orders to Huangfu Song. Even the Xiliang Army and Bingzhou Army took the initiative to go there. How can I give orders to you casually?"

"So?" Ji Hao asked.

Emperor Ling of Han immediately said, "You have to pay!"

"How many?"

"Ten thousand gold, or the method of making colored glaze!" Emperor Ling of Han opened his mouth loudly: "Don't think I'm asking for too much. That's a serious transfer order. Even if you do nothing, you will get some credit after suppressing the rebellion."

What this means is that it is equivalent to buying an official position.

"make a deal!"

……

"So, you gave the glass business to the emperor, and Xiyuan will make and sell it in the future, and we will never do it again?" After Cao Cao learned about it, his face was full of heartache.

It was as if it was his money that was lost.

"Don't worry about it. There are many businesses that can be done. It's just a glass. It's a saturated market. Just give it to me!" Ji Hao said nonchalantly: "Let's make sugar and wine next. There are many ways to make money!"

As a time traveler, especially one who can perfectly dig out all memories, making money is extremely easy.

If the timing had been right, the refined salt he produced would have been enough to replace ten glass markets!

"Our emperor is no simple man!" Guo Jia said, "He has seen that the lord is about to become powerful, so he deliberately asked for a high price, hoping to squeeze as much profit as possible from you before you are out of his control."

Hearing this, Ji Hao nodded.

"After he comes back, it won't be so easy for him to get money again!"

"But, Your Majesty, you only think about making money. Haven't you ever thought about winning over the lord, balancing the situation in the court, and getting out of your own predicament?" Cao Cao said.

In response, Ji Hao shook his head.

"It's useless. My foundation is too shallow!"

The situation in the court is not just about the court, it also affects the major families.

Most of the common people in this era gathered in clans, and their hidden power was astonishing. Let alone being on the verge of becoming powerful, even if they had 20,000 elite soldiers at hand and were fully fledged, they could not change the political situation!

"Foundation?" Cao Cao fell into deep thought.

"The soldiers and horses on the surface are just branches and leaves. If a big tree wants to shelter from the wind and rain, in addition to branches and leaves, it must also have sufficiently developed roots!" Ji Hao looked at the people who were busy in the valley and said, "There are almost 15,000 disaster victims around Luoyang, and 14,000 of them are here. Use my dragon-slaying technique to arm them and build a solid foundation where the army and the people are united and all the people are soldiers. This is the top priority!"

After saying that, he looked at Cao Cao, Guo Jia, and Zhou Cang.

Question: "Two of you are going to stay to develop our foundation. Who is willing to stay?"

By defeating the Yellow Turbans, you can gain merit and fame.

But if he stayed, he would get nothing except making contributions to Ji Hao.

But after hearing Ji Hao's words, the three of them expressed their willingness to stay. Guo Jia even said directly: "I am weak and cannot go to the battlefield. Please understand, my lord!"

This is to use the body as an excuse to stay. "Okay, Fengxiao and Yuanfu will stay! You are one civil and one military, and you should develop well according to the policy I set. I hope that after I return from the expedition, I can have a solid foundation!"

In the end, Ji Hao took Cao Cao and led two thousand soldiers to officially set out on the expedition.

Hoist the flag of "Fa Qiu Army".

In fact, he wanted to name it "Chengtian Army" or "Datong Army", which was the official name. Fa Qiu, Mo Jin and so on were just his bad taste.

But now we are in the stage of "slowly becoming king" and it is not appropriate to show off.

Therefore, he finally used the name "Fa Qiu" and went to fight against the Yellow Turban Army.

"Assisting by order?"

On the other hand, after Lu Zhi was removed, Huangfu Song, who was in charge of the expedition against the Yellow Turban Army, received an imperial edict from the court and learned that a general would come by order to assist in the campaign against the rebels.

Not really cool about this.

To be precise, it was disgust, treating Ji Hao as a gilded scoundrel.

But he could not disobey the order, so he appointed Ji Hao as the "deputy commander", leading two thousand troops and responsible for clearing out the roaming Yellow Turban Army - this was exactly what Ji Hao wanted.

He came here to recruit soldiers.

To clear out the vagrants is to pursue the defeated troops who have fled.

Some of those people were afraid of death and were not fit for important tasks, but there were also some who, after being defeated in battle, managed to escape safely from the enemy's territory and were typical veterans.

"As long as they are willing to surrender, we will accept them, but we will screen them when they are recruited into the army," said Ji Hao.

"understand!"

Cao Cao immediately set to work.

He led a thousand soldiers and began to sweep away the Yellow Turbans and gather troops.

Ji Hao, on the other hand, strolled around Huangfu Song's camp, getting familiar with the people and looking for the local militiamen who wanted to take action - the fight against the Yellow Turbans was only mentioned briefly in the original novel, but the lineup was no less luxurious than the one among the princes to fight against Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo came, Ding Yuan came, Gongsun Zan came, and Kong Rong also came.

Liu Ni, Liu Biao, and Yuan Shu.

Sun Jian and Ma Teng.

All these people were there, even if some of them stood like minions, the lineup was luxurious without any compromise. In addition, Ji Hao also saw three acquaintances.

It was none other than the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang.

Three very awkward people.

Liu Bei was a disciple of Lu Zhi, the commander-in-chief who originally led the expedition against the Yellow Turban Army. It was because of this relationship that he dared to recruit local militia without any scruples.

Because after you arrive, Teacher Lu Zhi will be responsible for your support.

You don’t need to spend any more money yourself, and you can still achieve success, killing two birds with one stone.

Unexpectedly, just a few days after his arrival, Lu Zhi was arrested, recalled to the capital, and thrown into prison.

The commander-in-chief was also replaced by Huangfu Song. Although he was a good friend of Lu Zhi and belonged to the same faction in the court, he was a straightforward person and did not like Liu Bei's behavior of "taking advantage of his teacher's achievements".

Therefore, the support for Liu Bei's troops was simply stopped, allowing him to be self-sufficient like everyone else.

This wave of operations made it impossible for Liu Bei to continue playing.

He has no money to support himself.

"I have to find someone who can register his name and receive food and salary from the court, otherwise I won't be able to support myself!" Liu Bei thought to himself, and was about to find someone he knew to make friends with.

But when he looked up, he saw Ji Hao with a smile on his face, and he was stunned.

"Liu Xuande, long time no see!"

(End of this chapter)