There were 50,000 people. Before he took office, Yunzhong County had an open population of less than 20,000 people, and 15,000 were all in vain.

"Since the establishment of the Han Dynasty, there have been many hidden families in the Taihang Mountains. Over the past 200 years, especially after the Taiping Cult, many people have escaped into the Taihang Mountains, Bingzhou, Sizhou, Jizhou and Youzhou." Lei Gong replied.

He paused and continued: "The specific number of people in general has not been calculated yet, but there should be more than one million people in conservative terms."

"Since you call him a general, have you succeeded?" Liu Tao cared more about other places, and there were many people in Taihang Mountains, so he still had some impression of him.

After all, Zhang Yan used Taihang Mountain as a base and fought with the imperial court and Yuan Shao for almost twenty years. It was not until he started a war in 185 and separatist Taihang Mountains, and was named General Pingbei by Cao Cao in 204, that was the end.

"Yes, after following the prefect's advice and uniting most of the forces in Taihang Mountains, I wrote a letter to the court to surrender." Lei Gong nodded, "The court has appointed the leader as the General of the Punishment of the Disaster, commanding the affairs of the Taihang Mountains, and has the power to be a filial and honest person."

If you really have filial and honest people, you probably won’t be able to do it? Liu Hong is actually very careful and asked Zhang Yan to help him restrain the thieves in Taihang Mountains, and then send talents to the court from time to time.

In a sense, Liu Hong is indeed short of people, and even filial and honest people recommended by thieves can be used.

The General of the Central Army, the General of the Central Army, is probably not as powerful as the permanent lieutenant. The key salary is probably not the case. Of course, Zhang Yan cannot hand over the taxes of Taihang Mountain to the court.

"These 50,000 people and supplies are not just to thank me, right?" Liu Tao asked back. Zhang Yan was originally willing to be loyal, but now his identity has changed, it is hard to say whether he can still stick to his original intention.

"It's not the case. This is just the first batch... In the future, it will be sent here according to the situation in Yunzhong County. Of course, if the prefect feels that the population here is insufficient, he can also take the initiative to propose it." Lei Gong quickly explained.

I'm afraid that Zhang Yan can't support so many people, or is he planning to turn Yunzhong County into the second base? Even though he felt that he might have thought wrongly, Liu Tao still complained in his heart...

"He should have something else, let you bring it to me, right?" Liu Tao asked indiscriminately.

"Indeed... the general has something else to say, so I want to bring it here." Lei Gong heard this and wanted to go something. "The general said that he would fully support the prefect. But he had the order and he would never refuse!"

It seems that I was worried about my misunderstanding, so I made a statement here. It was a bit hard to say, but Liu Tao was still willing to believe in Zhang Yan's loyalty. Zhang Yan called himself the lord in front of everyone!

"Speaking of this, did you get the things you sent before?" Liu Tao asked.

"It was delivered a month ago. The general was as if he had obtained a treasure and hid it carefully. We couldn't see it even if we wanted to. In addition, we were already in Taihang Mountains, looking for a few suitable places and planning to start making paper." Lei Gong replied quickly.

Calculate the time, it should be that Zhang Yan received the gift from him and then returned the gift. If you really want to calculate, maybe both sides still have some doubts until before giving the gift.

What did Liu Tao give him? Of course, almost all the books that had been proofread and printed here were sent to him. Then there was papermaking, and he also sent him one directly.

Perhaps it was because Zhang Yan, who received these, officially recognized Liu Tao's identity as a lord, that he began to return the gift and formally expressed his loyalty.

He probably understood the causes and consequences, and Liu Tao felt a little relieved. With Zhang Yan as a backup move, his chess path instantly increased a lot.

He arranged for Lei Gong to take a break, looked at Guo Jia, and Xun Yu and others who followed him up with confusion. He coughed lightly, waved his way back to the outsider, and then told them what happened.

"The lord actually bet with Zhang Yan?" Xun Yu couldn't believe it. If Zhang Yan remembered correctly, he should have been called Chu Yan four months ago and rebelled with Zhang Niujiao. Unexpectedly, he had known Liu Tao even earlier.

"And it was because of the Taihang Mountain giant bandit without paying any price." Guo Jia really admired Liu Tao. This method of making money from nothing was really clever.

"Of course there is a price!" Liu Tao replied, "If Zhang Yan deliberately leaked my original remarks, even if His Majesty may not believe it, he would also be suspicious of me. For the emperor, as long as he doubts, sometimes there is no need for evidence."

Liu Tao risked the risk of his reputation collapse or even being killed, and the price was obviously higher than that of Zhang Yan? He himself, even if he did not recruit Zhang Yan, it would have no impact on his future career.

If you recruit Zhang Yan himself, others cannot know about it, otherwise you will be remembered by those who are interested.

"However, for my brother, this bet has the advantage from the beginning." Lu Yan sighed. After all, not everyone can see the future. The key is that the future you see really appears.

I received the news early that Zhang Niujiao was indeed shot in Yingtao County. Chu Yan took over Zhang Niujiao's troops, then changed his name to Zhang Yan, and withdrew back to the Taihang Mountains with a cadre.

The person who walked in Zhongshan County, which was Zhang Yan's hometown and the place he was most familiar with. The group of people retreated into Taihang Mountain without any fear, so Lu Zhi had no choice but to pursue him later.

Most of the 50,000 refugees were hidden people in the Taihang Mountains. They had no household registration in the Han Dynasty. Of course, most of them never even left the Taihang Mountains in their lifetime. Overall, they were the paradise described in "The Peach Blossom Land" written by Tao Yuanming.

This time, Zhang Yan seemed to have been in motion for a long time, and even forced some out. Fifty thousand people were mainly young and strong, and many were even children. Compared with adults, children need a better environment for growth.

It can be seen from this that Zhang Yan's vision is indeed good. Otherwise, he would not have been able to achieve such great achievements.

"What other supplies are they?" While Lei Gong had left, Liu Tao began to check the gift list. It was fine if he didn't look at it, but he was a little excited when he saw it.

First of all, the food was enough for 50,000 people for half a year. Zhang Yan was also worried that Liu Tao would not have enough food, so he supported the cost for half a year; secondly, the gold, silver and jewelry, which were obviously seized, so he could only ask Zhen, Zhang and Su to help deal with these.

Weapons and armors cannot be counted on, but they have sent a lot of wood. I guess they are considering building houses for these people, afraid that there will be not enough here. Anyway, there is a lot of wood in Taihang Mountain for more than a hundred years.

Finally, there are various medicinal materials and furs, which can be said to be a specialty of Taihang Mountain. It is rare that five or six doctors were sent. They are not only good at collecting herbs, but also skilled in using medicines, and they are also good at dealing with wounds and other things.

Surgeons are not considered to be, but they are also a very valuable resource of this era. I think even Zhang Yan’s command should not have many doctors.
Chapter completed!