"Congratulations, sir, on your appointment as Kaiyang County Captain!"

Some wealthy families from Xia Town gathered here, as well as officials from Lingyan Town, Yunlai Town, Shangbi Village and other vassal villages and towns came to celebrate.

Their lord no longer has the self-proclaimed title of mayor, but is a serious Kaiyang County Lieutenant conferred by the Han Dynasty.

Chutian officially became the leader of Kaiyang County in Langya Kingdom.

Zhou Yafu, Hua Mulan, Liu Sandao and other heroes were once again raised in salary by Chu Tian, ​​and were rewarded with farmland and houses.

All soldiers who followed Chutian and survived the first battle were ordered to write down their military exploits.

Although Chutian has not yet implemented the military merit system in Xia Town due to the small official position and power, Chutian has realized how important recording military merit is to boost morale.

Military merit is honor to soldiers, and sometimes it is more important than life.

Spartans even took pride in dying in battle.

Military merit records are equivalent to each soldier having a file. Soldiers who fight bravely are more likely to be promoted and receive money and food as rewards. And their families will be proud of them.

For the more than 200 soldiers who died in the first historical battle, Chutian exempted and exempted their family members from taxes, paid pensions, and visited their homes to express condolences to stabilize the people's hearts.

In order to celebrate becoming Kaiyang county captain, the lord's mansion slaughtered pigs and sheep.

Wherever there are people, there are classes, and some large households have gradually formed in Xia Town. Only these large households are eligible to participate in the banquets held by the lord's mansion.

Some wealthy households were originally just common people in Xia Town, but they achieved class transformation with their own brains.

A small caravan from the Mi family, a wealthy businessman from Xuzhou, stationed in Xia Town, also sent people to attend the banquet.

If Chu Tian was just an unknown lord, the Mi family would not even take the initiative to deal with him.

However, after Chu Tian became the county captain, there was also some value in making friends.

In ancient times, among scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, the status of merchants was always low. As a businessman, there is nothing wrong with making friends with high-ranking officials in times of governance and with princes in troubled times.

The Mi family has been businessmen for generations and has a very strong family background. Although they lack political status, they are very wealthy. A small caravan sent dozens of people to the banquet.

"Master, the lord of Xia Town was conferred the title of Kaiyang County Lieutenant by the imperial court because of his meritorious service in defeating the Yellow Turban Army."

A servant respectfully introduced the situation in Xia Town to the owner headed by the Mi family.

"What achievements has he made?"

"Beheaded Zhang Liang, one of the leaders of the Yellow Turban Army, and led the Julu Han army to capture Guangzong City."

The master of the Mi family was shocked: "This is a great achievement. It is not just as simple as conferring a county captain. Even conferring a Kaiyang Order is not an exaggeration."

"That's right. Maybe he chose other rewards, so he was only canonized as Kaiyang Lieutenant."

Dozens of people from the Mi family attended the banquet, and the big families in Xia Town got up one after another.

Although the big families in Xia Town are prominent figures in the town, compared with the Mi family, which has thousands of servants and diners, they are like a small country squire meeting the richest man in Xuzhou.

Chu Tian now has an official position and military exploits, so he doesn't need to be afraid of the Mi family's reputation.

Mi Zhu, the head of the Mi family, is set in "Lord" and works as a chariot under Tao Qian, the governor of the state.

The status of a state governor's assistant must be higher than that of a county captain.

If Mi Zhu comes in person, Chu Tian will still try to please Mi Zhu.

Chu Tian looked at the people leading the team from the Mi family. They were young and slightly tall, which was different from Mi Zhu's impression of being weak and weak.

"Don't know your name?"

Chu Tian had the opportunity to get involved with the Mi family, and he wanted to do so.

"My dear Mi Fang, named Zifang, is from Qu County, Donghai. I am currently serving as the captain under the governor."

The person who arrived was not Mi Zhu, the head of the Mi family, but his brother Mi Fang!

Mi Fang...

Chu Tian still remembered that when Lü Meng crossed the river in white clothes and attacked Guan Yu's rear, Bo Ren and Mi Fang, who had a bad relationship with Guan Yu, surrendered one after another, causing Lü Meng to take Jingzhou at a small price.

Later generations and contemporary people all believed that Mi Fang was a young man, which was actually correct. Of course, Guan Yu's arrogance was somewhat responsible. He said that after the war, he would kill Mi Fang and Baoshi Ren who were guarding the rear, which aggravated the possibility of their rebellion...

…

In any case, Mi Fang is worth using now.

"Captain Mi, please take a seat."

Chu Tian invited Mi Fang to sit at the table with him.

Those who are qualified to sit at the table with Chu Tian are the core figures of Xia Town, Hua Mulan, Zhou Yafu, Fang Xuanling, Li Kui, and the earliest batch of officials.

Mi Fang looked at Kaiyang County Lieutenant with his peripheral vision. To be honest, he didn't think that Chu Tian, ​​who looked weak in force, could kill Zhang Liang.

So he asked tentatively: "I heard that Captain Kaiyang killed Zhang Liang and captured Guangzong County. I wonder if this is the case?"

"These are all the contributions of my subordinates. They took the lead and fought bravely to achieve such great achievements."

Chu Tian publicly praised Zhou Yafu and Hua Mulan, which slightly increased their favorability.

"I am not as talented as my brother in business, but I still have some confidence in my martial arts. I wonder if I can compete with the person who killed Zhang Liang?"

Mi Fang was eager to try, and looked at Zhou Yafu, thinking that it was Zhou Yafu who personally killed Zhang Liang in the rebel army.

"Ahem, it was another general who killed Zhang Liang."

Chutian reminded him personally.

When Mi Fang wants to fight Hua Mulan in a duel, it's not Chu Tianchui. Hua Mulan, who has now reached 89 in strength, can beat Mi Fang to the point where even his brother Mi Zhu can't recognize him.

Players who are familiar with the Three Kingdoms game can basically judge the peak strength of each Three Kingdoms general. Because Mi Fang betrayed the Shu Han and had no record to show, his attributes have never been high, and his strength should be more than 60.

Chu Tian knew about Mi Fang and Hua Mulan's martial arts, but Mi Fang didn't know about Hua Mulan's martial arts and was still eager to try.

Mi Fang wants to indirectly know through Hua Mulan who is more powerful between him and Zhang Liang.

Hua Mulan also agreed to challenge each other.

"I wonder why Brother Mi came to Xia Town?"

Chu Tian asked about Mi Fang's origin again.

Mi Fang should be in Xiapi or her hometown in Donghai Kingdom at this time.

"To be honest, a powerful bandit appeared in the Yi River recently, named 'Liangshan Bo', and robbed the ships from Xiapi City to Langya City. Many of the goods of our Mi family fell into the hands of this bandit. So

The purpose of coming to Langya City in Kaiyang County this time is to contact the Cavalry Commander Zang Ba and raise troops to exterminate this group of water bandits."

Chu Tian was stunned.

In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there were water bandits who called themselves Liangshan Bo?

What's more, this is not Liangshan at all, but Yihe!

Then there is only one possibility. This group of water bandits has an inextricable relationship with the players, so it has such a strange name.

Although Chu Tian was shocked in his heart, he asked calmly on the surface: "Has Zang Ba agreed to send troops to annihilate Liangshanbo?"

"Zang Ba asked me for a large amount of gold and silver before he was willing to send troops to annihilate Liangshanbo. My brother manages the family's money, so I must go back and discuss it with him."

"Why don't you ask the governor to dispatch troops?"

"The governor is guarding against the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army. Although Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liang are dead, Zhang Bao is still alive. The remnants of the Yellow Turbans in various places are constantly revolting. And even if you ask the governor to borrow troops, you will have to pay a price."

Mi Fang was a little worried.

This seems like a good opportunity to get close to the Mi family?

"I wonder how many ships and troops there are in Liangshan, and how much gold and silver does Zang Ba need before he is willing to send troops?"

"There are at least a thousand water bandits in Liangshanbo. As for gold and silver...this..."

Mi Fang doesn't fully trust Chu Tian yet.

Chu Tian didn't ask further questions.

With the current size of Xia Town's naval camp with more than a dozen sentry ships, it is really impossible to eliminate more than a thousand water bandits. Even if they are forcibly eliminated, Xia Town will be severely damaged.

After the celebration banquet, Chu Tian took Mi Fang to the third-level school grounds in Xia Town.
Chapter completed!