In fact, Yang Rui still had a lot of things to do, including external military affairs and internal affairs, but most of them had not reached the conditions to deal with.
For example, in the previous tribal hegemony in the Shrimp Barbarian Land, because Yang Rui put a lot of manpower into the development of Qingzhou and the stability of the East County, he did not have enough energy to go to the Shrimp Barbarian Land for a while.
Although the strength of the tribes in the Shrimp Barbarian Land was not too strong, according to Yang Rui's investigation, their scale was not small. To really unify the Shrimp Barbarian Land, a lot of military power was needed.
And even if the Shrimp Barbarian Land was under control, Yang Rui did not have the spare energy to supervise it for the time being.
Another example was the construction of the Xuanyuan Altar, the Drifting Cloud Tent, the Ancestral Temple, and other special buildings and tools. They were also important to Yang Rui, but they were temporarily put aside due to the lack of corresponding craftsmen.
The foundation of Xuanyuan Altar in Mountain City had been built, but because most of the carpenters were mobilized by Yang Rui to Solid River City and Haitian City to participate in the construction of Bi 'an, Warship and Turreted Ship, the construction of Xuanyuan Altar could only be temporarily put on hold in order to form the water force as soon as possible.
On the other hand, Yang Rui also put a lot of high-grade wood into shipbuilding, and the construction of Xuanyuan Altar and other buildings also required a lot of high-quality wood. There was also a contradiction in the material requirements between the two.
At this time, although Log City could already produce high-grade wood in batches, it might be because the logging area was too close to Log City. Most of the wood was mainly grade 9 and grade 8 wood, and there was still not much high-quality wood.
At the same time, Yang Rui also reached an agreement with the Broken Moon Alliance to provide a lot of wood for the Broken Moon Alliance to build their own Bi 'an and Warship. This was also the condition of Yang Rui in exchange for the blueprints of Bi 'an and Warship.
It was because of these circumstances. Yang Rui put most of his energy into the construction of Qingzhou, the stability of the East County, training soldiers and the construction of the three types of warships. As a result, Yang Rui almost fell into a state of busy and often had nothing to do.
This also provided the conditions for Yang Rui to be able to recruit talents from various Marquises. After receiving the document approved by Emperor Xian of Han, Yang Rui used the teleportation formation whenever he had some free time and went to all the Marquises.
"… There are many talented people in Jingzhou, and I am also working for the government. Brother Jing Sheng, why do you refuse and make it difficult for me to report?"
"Lieyang Province Governor, Marquis Weinan … Oh. No! Bohai King! Listen to me, listen to me … "
Outsiders often said that Jingzhou had many talents, but the so-called talents in Jingzhou were mostly empty. There were quite a few scholars who only knew how to recite and read scriptures, and their reputation spread far and wide. However, most of them did not live up to their reputation. They could recite poetry and do couplets, but they were mostly just for show.
Moreover, Liu Biao is incompetent. Ever since he became the Governor of Jingzhou, he has not made any achievements. Although he is trying his best to recruit talents, his harvest is very little. It is natural for the government to promote filial piety and integrity. However, Liu Biao has the heart but is powerless … "
In Jingzhou's Xiangyang City, Liu Biao met a very difficult guest. This person was naturally Yang Rui.
Liu Biao was one of the most qualified Marquises. When Yang Rui appeared and brought the imperial edict, he also accepted the edict and politely greeted Yang Rui. However, although Liu Biao was very hospitable on the surface, it was easy to see the displeasure in his expression.
Especially when he found out that Yang Rui was not only reading the imperial edict but also supervising the relevant matters. Liu Biao's expression immediately changed. What do you mean by promoting filial piety and integrity? It was obvious that he wanted to plunder talents.
Not to mention contributing talents to the Han Dynasty, Liu Biao had already been in Jingzhou for a year and he still did not have many talents in his hands.
Thus, Liu Biao originally wanted to refuse. However, on one hand, it was the imperial edict issued by the Han Dynasty. On the other hand, Yang Rui's reputation was rising day by day. Moreover, he did not want to give up until he achieved his goal. Thus, Liu Biao's expression appeared.
It was not that Liu Biao did not think of forcefully dealing with this matter in his own territory. Even if the other party was using the Han Dynasty's name, there were many warlords occupying different areas. The Emperor was far away and no one could do anything to him.
However, in the end, Liu Biao did not do so. The main reason was that he was afraid of Yang Rui's two generals and 100 attendants. He did not have the confidence to be tyrannical.
Every warlord's lair was like a dragon's pool or a tiger's den. As a potential opponent, Yang Rui would not visit these warlords alone. Just like when he visited Liu Biao, Yang Rui had to bring enough guards with him and read the imperial edict directly into the other party's residence.
As the emissary of the Son of Heaven, it was normal for him to bring some guards with him when he read the imperial edict. As for how many guards he brought, it depended on the person reading the imperial edict. It was normal for Yang Rui to bring more than 100 guards.
Although the number of guards did not seem to be many, Yang Rui's guards were somewhat different. Two of them were Zhang Liao and Wu Anguo. The remaining 100 guards were all high-level generals trained by Yang Rui.
With such strength, it would not be a problem for them to go deep into the warlords' lair.
The only regret was that although Yang Rui and most of the vassals were only potential rivals and not hostile, the Sky Castle was restricted by the system in the cities ruled by the vassals of the three kingdoms. This was also the first time Yang Rui had discovered such a situation.
However, if he thought about it carefully, it should be possible. With Sky City's carrying capacity and speed, if there were no restrictions, it would not be difficult for Yang Rui to take down one or two warlords. The system's restrictions could be considered as a form of protection for these warlords.
When he was participating in the plot in the Wo region, Yang Rui did not use Sky City to enter the mountain cities of the famous warlords. Therefore, he was not sure if there were similar restrictions, but he speculated that it should be the same situation.
"… Brother Jing Sheng, you don't have to do this. We are all herding the world for the Han Dynasty. It is natural for some errands to be discounted. For the matter of filial piety and honesty, Brother Jing Sheng can provide 100 high-level carpenters to make up the numbers. Chang 'an City is in urgent need of repair.
As for the matter of recruiting talents, Brother Jing Sheng should be able to recommend a relatively strong person. Even if Brother Jing Sheng's reputation is false, it's also fine. This way, I can give an explanation to the Han Dynasty's officials, right?
.....”
"Eh … Since the Bohai King has said so, 100 high level carpenters are not too hard to gather. It's just that the talented ones …"
Jingzhou Lingling County, Luoyang County, there is a person with real talent. This person's surname is Liu Ba and his courtesy name is Zichu. At this time, he is in his prime and is worthy of being called a talent.
If the Governor of Lieyang Province thinks it's appropriate, I can write a letter and give it to Lieyang. I believe that after reading it, he will step forward bravely and spare no effort for the Han Dynasty! What does Blazing Sun think? "
After a few rounds of negotiation, Yang Rui did not relent. In the end, Liu Biao agreed to hand over 100 high-level carpenters and recommended a talent, Liu Ba, to Yang Rui.
Liu Ba was indeed a highly skilled person. According to historical records, he eventually joined Liu Bei's faction. He was also highly regarded by Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. After Liu Bei became the emperor, he served as the Minister of War. He could be said to be a very important person. His recommendation carried a lot of weight.
When Yang Rui heard this, he was secretly happy and quickly agreed to Liu Biao's proposal. Of course, he did not show much interest in Liu Ba.
In fact, Liu Biao was willing to hand over 100 high-level carpenters and even opened a way for Yang Rui to meet Liu Ba. This was already a very good harvest. Yang Rui only managed to gather 600 to 700 skilled carpenters from the other warlords. None of the warlords had recommended famous historical figures to Yang Rui.
As for the matter of talents, the other warlords would only bring out a talented NPC to deal with it. Yang Rui already had 5 to 6 of these NPCs. Most of them were talented in leadership and internal affairs. They were at the same level as when Yang Rui first entered the game. At this time, Yang Rui did not have much use for them.
Some of the warlords did not even take the imperial edict seriously. For example, Yuan Shu and Gongsun Zan. They directly went into hiding and avoided Yang Rui. Yang Rui could not do anything about it.
Even if the harvest was not that great, Yang Rui, after grafting the imperial edict and visiting each of the feudal vassals, gained a lot of understanding of the current situation in each region. He also learned about Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zan, Cao Cao, Lu Bu, Sun Jian, Liu Biao, Ma Teng, Tao Qian, Liu Gui, Han Sui and other major feudal vassals.
Of course, this also included Yang Rui's neighbors, Yuan Shao, Han Fu, Liu Dai, Ding Yuan and Qiao Mao. Yang Rui obtained a lot of carpenters from Yuan Shao and Liu Dai.
"System Announcement: The second large scale storyline of the Greek civilization has ended. At this point, the storyline of the entire civilization region has ended."
"System Announcement: The large-scale storyline of the entire civilization region has ended. The system will restart the Player's Territory Tournament in one month. At the same time, the Player's Otherworld Hegemony Tournament will be held. Please pay attention to the details of the tournament."
Just as Yang Rui was about to look for Liu Ba with Liu Biao's letter, a system announcement came.
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