My father Liu Xuande

Chapter 48 Lu Su Receives the Appointment (Happy Birthday to My Mother!)

Each of them consumes 1.5 shi of grain per month, not including meat, vegetables, and eggs.

Liu Feng did his best, but he could only support a little over 150 teenagers, and the basic consumption required each month was 300 shi of grain.

However, with the sponsorship of the wealthy dog ​​and the support of Liu Bei, Liu Feng's plan can now be implemented.

The gifts sent by Mi Zhu were eventually all allocated by Liu Bei to Liu Feng.

The three thousand shi of grain were enough for Liu Feng to feed his Liu'er Camp, with surplus to continue expanding.

Liu Feng took out a scroll of silk and handed it to Liu Li, who was standing next to him: "Liu'er Camp is about to expand, so we can start recruiting people now."

"This matter will be your responsibility. You will select twenty deputies from Liu'er's camp, each carrying a weapon for protection. Remember, the rules for recruiting soldiers in Liu'er's camp cannot be changed. First, select from the orphans of local soldiers in Xuzhou. After that, go and choose from the refugees outside the city. Understand?"

Liu Li respectfully accepted the silk scroll, which contained various selection requirements and allocation details.

"Rest assured, young master, I will do my utmost and live up to your expectations."

Liu Feng nodded; the most important thing right now was recruiting new employees.

He originally wanted to handle it himself, but considering that Liu Li, Saheli and other teenagers needed opportunities to train, and that he also had other things to do, he simply delegated the task to them.

“Saheli, you will also take twenty men and go outside the city under the pretext of recruiting tenant farmers to select strong and capable laborers to prepare for the settlement of farmland. I have also written down the criteria for selecting people in this silk scroll.”

Liu Feng then took out another silk scroll and handed it to Saheli.

Saheli grinned and patted his chest vigorously: "Young Master, rest assured, I will definitely do as you say!"

Liu Feng waved his hand, and Liu Li and Sa Heli turned and left to select people.

Liu Feng continued to ponder as he flipped through the silk scroll, listening to the reports from the young men of Liu'er Camp.

He had previously agreed with Hua Tuo to select eight clever and intelligent young men to study medicine.

Liu Feng planned to select all the boys from Liu'er Camp, since the boys in Liu'er Camp all had a basic level of literacy and could read and write.

In the future, these will be the seeds for becoming doctors and teachers.

Meanwhile, Liu Feng had also compiled a teaching plan in the past few days and recommended it to Hua Tuo.

Liu Feng had originally planned that if Hua Tuo resisted this approach, he would agree with him to teach it only to the apprentices in Liu'er Camp, while leaving the rest to Hua Tuo's liking.

Unexpectedly, although Hua Tuo was old, he had excellent insight and immediately recognized the advanced nature of this teaching philosophy, and decided to follow Liu Feng's advice completely.

This delighted Liu Feng, who immediately allocated 100 shi of grain and 100,000 coins to Hua Tuo as start-up capital for the hospital.

Just as Liu Feng was busy to the point of exhaustion, a young man named Tian Dan, who also came from Liu'er Camp, came in to report that the chief official who had recruited scholars by his lord Liu Bei had returned, and Liu Bei then sent someone to inform Liu Feng.

Liu Feng was overjoyed. The fact that Liu Bei had sent someone to inform him meant that the recruitment had obviously been successful.

He stood up, walked around the table, and asked as he went, "Do you know who has come?"

Tian Dan nodded and said, "The attendant said that the magistrate who went to Jiujiang has returned, and the virtuous scholar he recruited is named Lu Su."

Lu Su has arrived!

Liu Feng was overjoyed, and he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

"Let's go! We're going right now!"

When Liu Feng arrived at Liu Bei's main hall, there were two people chatting and laughing inside.

One of them was Liu Bei, who was sitting in the main seat, while the other was a man of imposing stature.

Liu Feng's appearance immediately drew the attention of the two people in the hall.

Liu Bei greeted Liu Feng with a smile, while Lu Su, standing nearby, showed surprise but quickly regained his composure. Liu Feng inwardly praised him, thinking, "Truly composed and unhurried."

Liu Bei smiled and said to Lu Su, "Zijing, do you know who this boy is?"

Listening to Liu Bei's slightly teasing words, Lu Su, being so shrewd, could naturally tell that his future lord was in a very good mood, and that this good mood came from the young man in front of him.

This made Lu Su even more curious and suspicious of Liu Feng.

A boy who looks about twelve or thirteen years old can move freely in the governor's mansion, so he must be a close relative of the governor.

Thinking of Liu Bei's mixed feelings of pride and self-satisfaction, Lu Su had a vague guess.

"Could this be the young master of Lord Ming's mansion?"

Liu Bei burst into laughter: "Zijing is indeed quick-witted. This is my son Liu Feng. He has some talent and has not disgraced his ancestors."

Lu Su was slightly surprised. For Liu Bei to praise him so highly, Liu Feng must have something extraordinary about him.

For thousands of years, the Han Chinese have placed the utmost importance on their ancestors, and among them, the Han people are the most devoted to their ancestors.

The Han Dynasty placed great importance on funerals for the dead, and the burial goods often exceeded those given to the living.

This custom of elaborate burials led to many of China's gold and treasures being taken underground, eventually forcing the imperial family to take the lead in advocating for simpler burials.

For Liu Bei to praise Liu Feng for not disgracing his ancestors is already an extremely high compliment.

Lu Su was unaware that the ancestor Liu Bei referred to was not his father and grandfather, but rather Liu Bang.

If Lu Su knew this, he would probably be so shocked that he would lose his composure.

Liu Feng walked up to Lu Su and bowed deeply, saying, "Master Zijing, I, Liu Feng, greet you."

Lu Su quickly stood up to step aside, saying, "I am but a commoner; how can I accept such a grand gesture from you, young master?"

Liu Bei interjected at the opportune moment: "Zijing, please sit still. With your talent, I would never have been able to find someone like you. Today, I am fortunate to have you as my advisor. It is truly a blessing for me, Liu Bei. I will certainly treat you with an important position. Why should you feel ashamed?"

As soon as Liu Bei finished speaking, Liu Feng followed up, saying, "I, Liu Feng, will need your guidance in the future. It is only right that I pay my respects to you today."

After hearing Liu Bei's words, Lu Su felt a surge of excitement, a sense of having met a wise ruler welling up within him.

After hearing Liu Feng's words, he felt an unprecedented sense of importance from the Liu family father and son, which broke down the defenses of this wise man who had been misunderstood by the villagers and elders.

After leaving his seat, Lu Su bowed deeply to Liu Bei and said, "I am of little talent and learning, and of humble status and low reputation. I did not expect that you, my lord and son, would value me so highly and treat me with such sincerity and high expectations. I dare not fail to do my utmost and serve you with utmost loyalty and devotion."

Even someone as strong as Lu Su would find it difficult to compete against two succubi on the same stage.

Of course, this was also related to Lu Su's frustration and the long-standing misunderstandings and criticisms from his fellow villagers and clan elders.

Over the years, apart from a handful of people like Zhou Yu and Liu Ye, Lu Su had no close friends or wise rulers.

One can imagine how depressed Lu Su must have been over the years.

Now, suddenly encountering Liu Bei, such a loyal and righteous ruler who gives him the opportunity to display his talents, how could he not be moved to tears of gratitude?

Haha, there's an update! Today is the author's mother's birthday.

Happy birthday to her! Wishing her good health and all the best.

Please join us in wishing her a happy birthday.

A simple birthday wish is the best support you can give me. Thank you everyone.

Extra chapter today!

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