At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Therefore, Zang Hong, who was in charge of recruiting strong men, often saw Guo Peng and him outside the barracks inspecting the basic qualities of the strong men who came to join the army.

"Zifeng, don't you feel tired when you come out to recruit soldiers every day? You have many other important things to do, right?"

Zang Hong felt that Guo Peng, as the leader of an army, should do other more important things instead of doing such trivial things.

"Recruiting qualified soldiers to enrich the army, enhance the strength of the army, and better protect the northern border, why is it not a big deal?"

Guo Peng smiled, leaving Zang Hong speechless.

"What you said... is also correct."

Zang Hong shook his head with a smile, and accompanied Guo Peng to examine the strong men who came to join Guo Peng.

"Name."

"Zhao Yun."

"Where are you from?"

"A native of Zhending County, Changshan Country, Jizhou."

"How old are you?"

"eighteen."

Guo Peng didn't raise his head. After recording some important information about his hometown, he looked at the words he had written, and then...

Zhao Yun?

It looks familiar, have you seen it somewhere before?

A native of Zhending County, Changshan?

Chang Shan...Zhao Zilong?

Guo Peng stared at him, and when he looked up, he saw a boy with a good face, a simple farm boy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, smiling at himself.

"What's your name?"

Guo Peng swallowed, and asked again uncertainly.

"Zhao Yun."

The boy said it again.

"Where are you from?"

"A native of Zhending County, Changshan Country, Jizhou..."

The young man was a little confused, wondering what this high-ranking official thought of him.

"Zifeng, what's wrong?"

Zang Hong looked at Zhao Yun who was standing in front of him, and estimated that this guy was eight feet long, with a strong body, a straight face, dark skin, and a little rough. recruiting standards.

"No... nothing."

Guo Peng sorted out his emotions, smiled, and said to Zhao Yun, "Do you know some combat skills?"

"Yes, the villain has practiced martial arts since he was young, and he still has some strength. He joined the rebel army during the Yellow Turban Rebellion before, although the Yellow Turban bandits were flattened by Lu Gong and Guo Xiaowei before they went out to fight."

Zhao Yun smiled shyly.

"Oh? That's great!"

Zang Hong was very satisfied: "Do you have farmland at home?"

"Yes, I have some fields at home, so I don't have to worry about food and clothing. I have passed down some marksmanship and sword skills from my family. I have practiced them since I was a child. I have also learned horsemanship. I know some horsemanship."

It seemed that he was worried that he would not be able to enter the Karasuma camp, Zhao Yun immediately promised.

Zang Hong nodded and said to Guo Peng: "A good seedling, no problem."

Guo Peng stood up and walked to Zhao Yun's side, looked at Zhao Yun for a while, and liked him more and more, so he asked, "How about your boxing skills?"

"It's the basic skill."

Zhao Yun said.

"How about some tricks with me?"

"what?"

Zhao Yun looked at Zang Hong and then at Guo Peng, his face full of uncertainty.

"Zifeng, are you serious?"

"of course."

Zang Hong nodded to Zhao Yun.

"Show yourself what you're capable of."

Zhao Yun just nodded.

Then he took some stances and attacked Guo Peng. His attack was powerful and heavy, his foot was very stable, his punches and kicks were strong and powerful, and he was a good fighter in the battlefield.

Guo Peng wrestled with him, fighting with fists and kicks, recruiting flesh, and the fight was very exciting, which immediately aroused a crowd of strong men who came to join the army to watch and cheer.

The more they fought, the more vigorous they became. Zhao Yun probably had never encountered such a capable opponent, so he became more vigorous, the more he fought, the happier he was, and the more he fought, the more he wanted to show his true abilities. Guo Peng was forced to use all his strength, and in the end he was on par with Guo Peng, and the two stopped at exhaustion.

"What a strong man!"

Guo Peng laughed loudly and praised Zhao Yun fiercely. Zhao Yun took a few breaths and laughed.

"Come be my bodyguard."

Guo Peng patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder, and Zhao Yun froze for a moment.

Zang Hong stood up with a smile, and said, "This is Captain Hu Karawan, Guo Peng, Guo Zifeng."

"!!!"

Zhao Yun's eyes widened immediately: "Captain Guo? You...you are Captain Guo?"

"Of course it's me, otherwise why do you think I want to fight you? Come and be my bodyguard. I need a strong man like you by my side."

When Guo Peng said this, Zhao Yun was so happy that he didn't know where to go. The strong men waiting to be recruited all envied Zhao Yun's good luck.

Chapter 111-long-term development plan

After Zhao Yun was recruited into his army, Guo Peng was in a good mood. He took Zhao Yun all the way to the army and asked him about related matters along the way.

For example, his family situation, how he came to Youzhou, how he came to join his army and so on.

According to Zhao Yun, his family is relatively well-off, with more than 80 mu of land. His parents died early, and he and his elder brother were the only two in the family.

An ancestor of the Zhao family fought in the army. By chance, he learned some marksmanship and saber skills and passed them down. Therefore, the two brothers of the Zhao family have practiced martial arts together since childhood. His martial arts practice is better than that of his elder brother, so he has a greater reputation in the village. When he joined the rebel army, he also served as a small leader.

"Then you can read and write, can you have a watch?"

Seeing Zhao Yun tie up his adult hair accessories, Guo Peng knew that he had become an adult.

"Yun and elder brother are villains. It's not easy to have a full stomach. How can there be a chance to learn how to read and write?"

Zhao Yun smiled wryly: "It's not something that villains like me can have."

When Guo Peng heard this, he remembered that Liu Bei taught Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to read and write, and gave them Biaozi, so he guessed that Zhao Yun's Biaozi might also be given by Liu Bei.

Literacy in this era is really a privilege, a privilege that modern people can't imagine. At that time, literacy was really unthinkable for civilians.

Many famous military generals have very low backgrounds. It is only because of the chances in the troubled times that they got the advanced level, and then they have the opportunity to get in touch with books and literacy.

Modern education is popular, and high-quality educational resources can be bought with money. In that era, educational resources had to be fought with one's life.

The so-called poor literature and rich martial arts is a matter of the imperial examination era. Before the imperial examination era, literature was a privilege, a nobleman, and money could not buy it.

"Let me teach you how to read!"

Guo Peng turned around and looked at Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun was taken aback for a moment, blinked his eyes, and then pointed at himself.

"The general is saying that you want to teach villains to read?"

"Of course, you may not know that all my soldiers are literate. I will choose the best soldiers in the army to enter the personal guard camp. All soldiers in the personal guard camp can read and write."

Guo Peng smiled and patted Zhao Yun's shoulder: "Of course you will be taught to read when you enter my personal guard camp."

"This……"

Zhao Yun's expression was a bit confused: "For things like literacy, I wait for the villains... and... also can read?"

"Why do you need to belittle yourself and call yourself a villain?"

Guo Peng shook his head: "You are brave, you are not even inferior to me in martial arts, but you can't read and write, after all, it is only the courage of a man, ten enemies is the limit, if you can read and read, you can become the enemy of ten thousand, that is General, is the commander in chief."

Zhao Yun couldn't imagine such a future at all, but was extremely shocked and delighted that he could read and write.

"Thank you, General! My villain... Yun must work hard to repay the General's kindness!"

Zhao Yun now only feels that coming to join Guo Peng is the most correct choice he has ever made in his life.

"Hahahaha, you have to do what you say, and don't let me down!"

Guo Peng smiled and led Zhao Yun forward: "By the way, why did you come to join the army? Where did you get the news?"

"It has been spread all over the hometown, and they are all spreading the general's bravery, justice and wisdom. The general killed the Xianbei leader. We respect the general very much. Many people from the same village said that they would come to join the general. Yun left early. After that There must be other fellow countrymen who want to join the general."

Guo Peng nodded, understanding the opportunity for Zhao Yun to come to seek refuge with him.

Guo Peng is already familiar with such things as spreading his reputation, and he has done this in his hometown.

In Luoyang, he refined this skill even more. When it comes to this skill, the sect members are far inferior to themselves.

I can spread the prestige of a victory to the three states and even further places, attracting a large number of strong men to join in and establish military exploits, maybe I can attract more famous people like Zhao Yun to come.

However, in order to attract the real elites of powerful landlords, including top talents such as literati and advisers, opportunities and strength are needed.

Opportunity is like meeting someone like Cheng Li, who is a bit cold and frustrated, and he is grateful for his support and follows him.

Other well-to-do scholars with status, status and family wealth cannot be recruited with a little fame.

They are aiming at the central position, they are the top leaders in the world, and they are leading the national policy. They don't even look down on me as a mere school lieutenant.

Unless the world is in chaos, the real talents will go to the central government and run to the emperor to realize their world ideals. Who will follow a frontier soldier leader?

Guo Peng himself is famous and has military achievements, which can attract some people to come, but more talents will definitely go to Luoyang instead of to the frontier.

Almost all the well-known literati advisers were born in wealthy families, and there was no lack of advancement. If they didn't like themselves, they said, why did they come to the frontier to wade through the muddy waters at this time?

The Han court has not completely lost its authority, and the world is not in chaos. It is basically impossible to recruit these gentry children to serve in the frontier army.

Fortunately, Guo Peng has developed skills such as "clairvoyance". He can find talents from people with low status and promote them to his side to form his initial team.

After the power is strong enough, in troubled times, it is possible to recruit suitable literati advisers around the occupied base.

Many literati advisers also value geographical factors. The warlords who occupy their hometowns are their primary targets, because they can guarantee the interests of the family to the greatest extent. Those who are far away from their hometowns are a survival strategy or a helpless move.

Guo Peng didn't think at all that he could recruit Xun Yu and Xun You, the top advisers of the Yingchuan Department, and it would be okay if he had the opportunity to make friends and drink.

Guo Peng is really lucky to have Cheng Li from a bad background to help him.

Although Liu Bei won Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and other fierce generals who are enemies of thousands of people, he has always lacked a master planner with a strategic vision, so he has been living without a fixed place for a long time. It was not until he got the effectiveness of Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang that he changed his mind.

Development requires a long-term plan, and Guo Peng and Cheng Li agreed on a long-term development plan.

Combined with the actual development of the military force, it became an indispensable and important national defense force of the Han Empire. Using the interpersonal relationship in Luoyang, it strives to be stationed in the north for a long time and develop itself with the help of geographical advantages.

Guo Peng will not tell Cheng Li that the world will undergo drastic changes in a few years, because he himself does not know what he will do or what will happen in the future.

During this period, the base area was not his choice, and the imperial court might transfer him elsewhere at any time.

So no matter what happens in the future, anyway, his goal is definitely not to develop the local area, not to make the local government smooth and harmonious, but to squeeze the local economic potential and war potential to the maximum extent.

What he has to do is to do everything possible to use his power for personal gain, to maximize his opportunistic plunder, to gain benefits from it to enrich his own military strength, and then he doesn't feel bad at all when he slaps his ass and leaves.

The ones that can really be used as bases now are Peiguo, Qiao County, and Guo's Manor.