Three Kingdoms King of the North

After Mrs. Zhang waited for Han Zhan to finish speaking, she pointed to Sun Qing and Wang Dang at the bottom, and asked Han Zhan with a smile: "Tinghou, I want to ask, if the two of them don't want to stay in Montenegro, do they plan to stay in Montenegro?" How are you going to place them in other places?"

Although Han Zhan didn't know the two people who came, but seeing Mrs. Zhang's attitude towards them, he guessed that they should be Sun Qing and Wang Dang, who were the most difficult to deal with.He pondered for a moment, and then said: "If the two leaders don't want to stay in Montenegro, the Marquis is willing to arrange for them to go to Beihai, and each can keep five hundred private soldiers. As for the land, the two leaders can each share [-] mu of land, and each of their soldiers can be divided into at least ten mu."

Mrs. Zhang waited for Han Zhan to sit down, and asked with a smile, "Tinghou, I want to ask, what's the matter for you to come to Heishan from Yecheng so far away?"

Hearing Mrs. Zhang's question, Han Zhan immediately became alert. He thought to himself: Judging from the current situation, Zhang Yan must have never come to see Mrs. Zhang, so he plans to let the Black Mountain Army return to Jizhou , Mrs. Zhang should not know.Since she already knew at this moment, she must have got the news from Sun Qing and Wang Dang.

Since Han Zhan was thinking about how to reply to Mrs. Zhang, the thinking time inevitably took a little longer.Mrs. Zhang felt dissatisfied when she saw that Han Zhan ignored her question. "Tinghou, the old man's question, is it difficult for you?" There was a wave of anger in her words.

Mrs. Zhang’s words woke Han Zhan up from his contemplation. He hurriedly got up and bowed deeply to the other party, and said apologetically, “Mrs. Zhang, I was thinking about something just now, so please forgive me for not answering the old lady’s question in time.” crime."

Seeing that Han Zhan took the initiative to admit his mistake, Mrs. Zhang was not an unreasonable person, so she waved her hand and said, "You don't have to be so polite, Marquis Ting. If you think the old man's question is difficult to answer, then you don't have to answer it."

"Old lady," Han Zhan's purpose here is to persuade old lady Zhang to use her influence to suppress Sun Qing, Wang Dang and others.To convince the old lady, it is very necessary to be open and honest. "The junior came here to recruit the Black Mountain Army."

"Surrender the Black Mountain Army?!" Hearing what Han Zhan said, Mrs. Zhang sneered and said, "Tinghou's words are wrong. Isn't Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army now an official army of the imperial court?"

"The Black Mountain Army is just an official army in name." Han Zhan didn't go around in circles, but said bluntly: "They don't pay taxes and food to the court, and they won't send troops to help the court when there is something wrong. The Black Mountain Army has truly become a member of the Jizhou Army."

"Tell me about how Tinghou plans to incorporate the Black Mountain Army."

"Although the Black Mountain Army has millions of people, there are only 10,000+ soldiers capable of fighting." Han Zhan said to Mrs. Zhang: "The people who really meet the standards of the Jizhou Army are only a few thousand people. Therefore, apart from these thousands Some people can be incorporated into the Jizhou army, and the rest, the younger generation intends to let them disarm and return to the fields, and just be responsible for farming."

After listening to Han Zhan's thoughts, Mrs. Zhang said coldly: "Tinghou, don't forget that the Heishan Army has millions of people. If they are all disarmed and returned to their fields, it is far away to rely on the land of Heishan and Changshan County. Not enough."

"Don't worry, old lady, this junior has already considered this matter." Han Zhan said to old lady Zhang: "For those who don't want to stay in Heishan, this junior can arrange them to other places in Jizhou. If it is not enough, Wait for this Marquis to seize Qingzhou and Bingzhou, and then move the surplus people there."

"Tinghou just said that there are only a few thousand people available in the Black Mountain Army. If these people see that their relatives and old friends have divided the land, and they are still serving in the army, will the army's morale be unstable? Depressed situation." Mrs. Zhang asked blankly: "I wonder if Tinghou has thought about this problem?"

"Please rest assured, Madam Zhang." Before visiting Madam Zhang, Han Zhan had discussed countermeasures with Guo Jia, so when he heard this question from Madam Zhang, Han Zhan replied confidently: "Anyone who joins the army , will be allocated at least ten acres of Yongye farmland."

"Yongyetian?!" Hearing such an unfamiliar term, Mrs. Zhang asked curiously: "Tinghou, what is this? Why have I never heard of it before?"

"Return to the old lady," Han Zhan said with a smile: "Yongyetian, this is a reward mechanism just launched by the younger generation. It is not surprising that the old lady doesn't know. As long as they are soldiers in the army, everyone can share Ten acres of land, even if the soldier dies, his descendants can inherit the land. Those who have no descendants will be inherited by his relatives and can be passed down from generation to generation."

"There are at least 10,000+ soldiers in Jizhou." Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but start to settle accounts in her heart when she heard this: "Even if one person has ten acres, that's more than 100 million acres. You can distribute so much free land in Jizhou to Soldier?"

"Did the old lady forget?" Han Zhan said: "The younger generation just said that in the near future, troops will attack Qingzhou and Bingzhou. With the land of these two states, let alone more than 100 million mu of land, there will be more. It's not a problem."

While Han Zhan and Mrs. Zhang were talking in the living room, two middle-aged men in casual clothes came hurriedly from outside the house.The soldiers on duty inside and outside the mansion saluted the two of them one after another, and said in their mouths: "See the big boss!"

As for Hu Zhi, who was standing outside the hall chatting with Guo Jia and Xia Houyun, when he saw these two people, his expression changed drastically, and he murmured, "Why did they come here?"

Guo Jia guessed their identities from the soldier's attitude towards them.He sneered, and asked Hu Zhi in a low voice: "Mr. Hu, if Jia's guess is correct, the two who came are Sun Qing and Wang Dang, right?"

"That's right, it's indeed the two of them." After Hu Zhi finished speaking, he tried his best to squeeze a smile on his face, walked up to them quickly, and saluted the two of them: "Long time no see, I don't know how your life has been going. How are you?"

Chapter 363 Zhang Yan's Decision

Just as Han Zhan was thinking about how to fight back against Sun Qing, Mrs. Zhang said, "Sun Qing, since Marquis Ting has already made such a promise, I think he will do what he says."

"Ma'am, you must not be fooled by this dog official." Hearing that Mrs. Zhang was speaking for Han Zhan, Sun Qing couldn't help feeling a little anxious: "Once the Black Mountain Army surrenders to Jizhou, the old brothers from the past will follow one after another." Madam, please be cautious about being murdered by him."

Mrs. Zhang hesitated when she heard what Sun Qing said. She turned her head and said to Han Zhan, "Tinghou, I still have something to say to these old brothers. You might as well go back to the post house first. You can wait." In the end, it will not be too late for the old man to send someone to notify you."

Seeing that Mrs. Zhang wanted to send Han Zhan away, Zhang Fang became a little anxious. He stood up quickly and tried to persuade Mrs. Zhang.Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened his mouth, the old lady raised her hand to stop him: "Fang'er, you don't need to say anything, I know this matter well. It's getting late, you should go back to the pavilion and the post as soon as possible."

Seeing that the matter was about to succeed, but because of Sun Qing's disruption, the success fell short, and Han Zhan had the intention of killing the other party in his heart.However, he still tried his best to squeeze a smile on his face, and bowed his hands to salute Mrs. Zhang: "In that case, this junior will bid farewell."

When they left the living room, they joined Guo Jia and the others outside.Guo Jia said first: "My lord, it seems that your meeting with the old lady did not go well."

"That's right." Han Zhan was kicked out of it, and his face was naturally not good-looking. He said with a straight face, "Originally, the old lady was a little moved when she heard Benhou talking about Yongyetian. Who knows Once Sun Qing came in to disturb the situation, he messed up the matter."

"Tinghou," Zhang Fang said to Han Zhan with a full face of apology, "Although I want to help Tinghou, grandma has always been an independent person. Once something is decided, no one can persuade him."

Han Zhan knew very well in his heart that although Zhang Fang played the role of a human back during today's meeting, without his help, he might not even be able to enter the gate today.So he smiled and said to Zhang Fang: "Young Master, what happened today was purely accidental. I am very grateful for your help."

After leaving Mrs. Zhang's mansion, Han Zhan bid farewell to Zhang Fang and Hu Zhi, took Guo Jia and Xia Houyun back to the post station, and continued to discuss the next step.

As soon as Zhang Fang returned to the mansion, a servant came over to him and said, "My lord, the general told you to go see him." Zhang Fang heard that his father had summoned him, so he didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly walked towards the study. go.

After Zhang Yan quietly listened to Zhang Fang's narration of today's whole process, she asked calmly, "Fang'er, what kind of decision do you think your grandma will make?"

"It's hard to say." Zhang Fang thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Originally, Tinghou's land division plan made grandma take extra action. If Sun Qing and Wang Dang didn't come in to disrupt the situation, maybe grandma would agree to submit to the Jizhou army on the spot gone."

Regarding the remarks made by her son, Zhang Yan did not comment, but asked instead: "If you were in my position, how would you deal with this matter?"

"Father, my son once heard from Master Hu that the power of Jizhou is becoming stronger and stronger." Zhang Fang recalled the content of the chat between Hu Zhi and himself, and then said: "If we want to continue to maintain the status quo, then once the Tinghou occupies After entering Qingzhou and Bingzhou, they will send troops to attack us."

"My Black Mountain Army has millions of people," Zhang Yan snorted heavily when he heard this, and then said, "He only has 10,000+ troops in Jizhou, can he beat us?"

"Soldiers are more expensive than elites," Zhang Fang said after a sentence, and continued: "Even though we claim to be a million people, I think my father must be very clear about how many of them are capable of fighting and how many elites there are." .”

"That's right, although our Montenegro Army has a large population, it is not capable enough." Zhang Yan couldn't help but said with some emotion: "When Han Zhan launched an army to attack Yuan Shao, I sent Du Chang and Hu Junshi to lead 1 troops to cooperate. Yuan Shao's more than [-] people were defeated. If it were not for the strength of Han Zhan and Gongsun Zan, it is estimated that the foundation of Montenegro would be shaken. Therefore, the only way in front of the Montenegro army is to defect to Jizhou. It's in your best interest."

"Since father understands this truth, why is he still hesitant?" Zhang Fang asked puzzled.

Zhang Yan sighed, and said helplessly: "Fang'er doesn't know something. When Zhang Niujiao was killed in battle, many people chose Sun Qing as the leader of the Black Mountain Army. As a father, it is estimated that the current Black Mountain Army should be surnamed Sun."

Hearing what Zhang Yan said, Zhang Fang finally understood why his father, as the leader of the Black Mountain Army, was always hesitant when doing things. It turned out that Sun Qing, Wang Dang and others had been holding him back.He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Then what should we do next?"

"What else can I do? I can only wait." Zhang Yan looked at her son and said, "I hope that the meeting between Han Zhan and the old lady today will allow the old lady to persuade Sun Qing and others to agree to the change of the Montenegro army."

"It's unlikely." Zhang Fang heard this, and said in an uncertain tone: "If grandma really intends to let the Black Mountain Army return to Jizhou, she should agree to it just now. Why do you want to think about it?"

"She's not trying to think about it, but trying to persuade Sun Qing." Zhang Yan continued: "If you don't persuade Sun Qing, once we return to Jizhou, Sun Qing will take the risk. 6 people is an easy task. If he coerces some more people, the whole Montenegro will be in a state of panic."

Just as Han Zhan was thinking about how to fight back against Sun Qing, Mrs. Zhang said, "Sun Qing, since Marquis Ting has already made such a promise, I think he will do what he says."

"Ma'am, you must not be fooled by this dog official." Hearing that Mrs. Zhang was speaking for Han Zhan, Sun Qing couldn't help feeling a little anxious: "Once the Black Mountain Army surrenders to Jizhou, the old brothers from the past will follow one after another." Madam, please be cautious about being murdered by him."

Mrs. Zhang hesitated when she heard what Sun Qing said. She turned her head and said to Han Zhan, "Tinghou, I still have something to say to these old brothers. You might as well go back to the post house first. You can wait." In the end, it will not be too late for the old man to send someone to notify you."

Seeing that Mrs. Zhang wanted to send Han Zhan away, Zhang Fang became a little anxious. He stood up quickly and tried to persuade Mrs. Zhang.Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened his mouth, the old lady raised her hand to stop him: "Fang'er, you don't need to say anything, I know this matter well. It's getting late, you should go back to the pavilion and the post as soon as possible."

Seeing that the matter was about to succeed, but because of Sun Qing's disruption, the success fell short, and Han Zhan had the intention of killing the other party in his heart.However, he still tried his best to squeeze a smile on his face, and bowed his hands to salute Mrs. Zhang: "In that case, this junior will bid farewell."

When they left the living room, they joined Guo Jia and the others outside.Guo Jia said first: "My lord, it seems that your meeting with the old lady did not go well."

"That's right." Han Zhan was kicked out of it, and his face was naturally not good-looking. He said with a straight face, "Originally, the old lady was a little moved when she heard Benhou talking about Yongyetian. Who knows Once Sun Qing came in to disturb the situation, he messed up the matter."

"Tinghou," Zhang Fang said to Han Zhan with a full face of apology, "Although I want to help Tinghou, grandma has always been an independent person. Once something is decided, no one can persuade him."

Han Zhan knew very well in his heart that although Zhang Fang played the role of a human back during today's meeting, without his help, he might not even be able to enter the gate today.So he smiled and said to Zhang Fang: "Young Master, what happened today was purely accidental. I am very grateful for your help."

After leaving Mrs. Zhang's mansion, Han Zhan bid farewell to Zhang Fang and Hu Zhi, took Guo Jia and Xia Houyun back to the post station, and continued to discuss the next step.

As soon as Zhang Fang returned to the mansion, a servant came over to him and said, "My lord, the general told you to go see him." Zhang Fang heard that his father had summoned him, so he didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly walked towards the study. go.