After knowing that the other party was called Zou Jing, Liu Tao was a little excited and nervous.

The official history Liu Tao didn't know much, but only knew that in the Romance, it was Zou Jing who came to Zhuo County to recruit soldiers, which led to Liu Bei's enlistment and the subsequent Taoyuan charity incident. He would appear here, and it is highly likely that Liu Yan sent him here to recruit soldiers.

"Just ask, just ask." Not to mention his purpose in Zhuo County, the difference between the two identities was there, and Liu Tao dared not be presumptuous in front of him.

"I had just arrived in Zhuo County before and saw an army running around the city wall. At first I thought it was a county soldier." Zou Jing looked at Liu Tao, "Later I heard from the county magistrate that this army actually came from the militia... but your command?"

"That's right!" Liu Tao nodded. There was nothing to hide, and it couldn't be concealed.

"Your militia must have been established for a long time, right? But when I see those soldiers, they don't look like new recruits..." Zou Jing said with interest. This is also what he thinks most strange. Even if the new recruits train for a month, they will not be as elite as any unit.

But if it was prepared early, why did Liu Tao secretly prepare this army?

"The general doesn't know..." Liu Tao also realized that Zou Jing might have been a misunderstanding, so he immediately explained, "This army was originally selected among the servants of the Zhang family. The Zhang family is the largest wine and meat merchant in Zhuo County. Their industries are spread throughout Zhuo County, and there are naturally many servants under his name. So he selected 300 servants, usually serving as guards of the caravan, and at the same time, he selected 700 ordinary servants, and recruited 1,000 refugees to form this militia."

"So that's it. I was originally a servant who acted as a guard, so I trained much faster than the recruits." Zou Jing nodded, and it was not surprising that this was the case.

Moreover, as a relative of the Han Dynasty, Liu Tao secretly trained a unit to respond to the rebellion of the Yellow Turban thieves, which was obviously impossible.

"Yes, it's not difficult to implement orders and prohibit them. Then arrange daily training reasonably and ensure their food, so it's not too difficult to quickly form a military force." Liu Tao nodded.

"But it is indeed quite difficult to train to that level in more than ten days... Who is responsible for training these soldiers in daily life?" Zou Jing asked curiously. Nowadays, it is also a skill to be good at training soldiers.

"According to the different types of troops, we will be handed over to Tao and several commanders to be responsible for the training." Liu Tao didn't know why Zou Jing asked this, but just said carefully, "If the training of the queue and the physical training will be the ones I will be responsible for..."

"Oh, do you... have the word "其" Zou Jing was a little curious when he heard this. He was about to ask further, but he felt that he was not close enough to call him by his name, so he asked with a smile.

"Taobo's name is Deran!" Liu Tao answered quickly.

"Liu Tao, Liu Deran... Deran is a high-level player under Lu Zhi?" Zou Jing seemed to remember something when he heard this and immediately asked.

"When I was young, I studied under Master Lu for a few years." Liu Tao quickly answered, not knowing why Zou Jing asked about this.

"I was surrounded by Hu people in my early years. At a critical moment, I was rescued by Gongsun Zan in western Liaoning, and I had a friendship with him. While chatting, I heard that he had joined the scholar Lu Zhi, and he seemed to have virtue!" Zou Jing said with a smile.

"Oh, General and Senior Brother Gongsun have such experiences?" Liu Tao was secretly happy when he heard this. Zou Jing was half his own person... Wait, is it because of Liu Bei's relationship?

"He is an excellent general... You are a little worse than your body, and if you go to battle, your talent is obviously elsewhere!" Zou Jing already understood at this moment that although the militia was formed by servants, his energy and formation could reach the point he had seen before, and it was probably the result of the training of the young man in front of him.

After thinking about it, I immediately asked for an invitation: "Are you willing to serve in my position? I can write to the governor and appoint you as Sima of another department, lead the army alone, and be directly responsible to the governor. Nowadays, a large number of new recruits will gather in Zhuo County one after another, but the new recruits are new recruits, and I need someone to help me train them!"

So in the end, I still have to incorporate my militia, right? Liu Tao couldn't help but complain in his heart when he heard this.

But if Sima of other departments is very attractive, it is equivalent to an independent regiment. The key is that he remembers that the number of soldiers led by Sima of other departments is actually not fixed. Unlike Sima who can only command a thousand people, Sima of other departments can even control more than 5,000 soldiers.

Speaking of which, Liu Bei actually served as a Sima of another department, which was after he defected to Gongsun Zan.

The main position is the regular army, which is much better than the Volunteer Army. When I met Dong Zhuo, I signed up and said that he was Sima Liu Tao, another department under the governor of Youzhou. Dong Zhuo may still look down on him, but his attitude is better than Liu Bei's white body.

The problem lies in the merits. If you are a Sima of another unit under Liu Yan's command, you must have followed Liu Yan's military orders when going out to fight. In other words, a large part of the military achievements must be distributed to Liu Yan.

Which of Liu Tao’s subordinates, whether it is Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, or even Lu Yan and Jian Yong, is not for this contribution? If the contribution is small, everyone will either not be able to make enough contributions or can only be a small official in the end. Who can convince him?

In general, each has its own advantages, just depends on whether the benefits outweigh the disadvantages or the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

"Deran, wouldn't you want to help me?" Zou Jing asked immediately when he saw Liu Tao pondering, his tone became a little cold.

"No, no, it's not like that..." Liu Tao quickly denied, "It's just that Tao and the two merchants in Zhongshan have agreed to escort the two back to Zhongshan County in a few days. If you accept the general's kindness, you're afraid you will be untrustworthy."

"It's just two merchants, why should I pay attention to it?" Zou Jing was a little dissatisfied when he heard this. "Besides, Jizhou is now in ruins. Wasn't it dangerous for you in the past? Now, just to guard against the Yellow Turban thieves going north, you have to arrange enough troops in Zhuo County!"

"Since you have agreed, you must be trustworthy. Otherwise, how can a person who easily breaks his trustworthiness be worthy of the general's attention?" Liu Taoyi replied righteously.

"Well... there is really nothing to do... it's a pity." Zou Jing sighed after hearing this.

"In addition, I heard that the court has appointed a teacher as the General of the Northern Central Army to be responsible for the war in Jizhou. If you have the opportunity, Tao, as a disciple, hopes to go over and support him." Liu Tao continued.

"Since you have made a decision, I will not force you..." Zou Jing said slowly. Since he was unwilling to accept the appointment of Sima from other departments, there was nothing to say.

"The grass-roots people left..." Liu Tao also knew this, so he bowed to Zou Jing, took three steps back, and then turned around and left, quickly disappearing from Zou Jing's sight.

After leaving the yamen, Zhang Fei greeted him: "Brother, how is the situation?"

"I just gave up and became a Sima of another department..." Liu Tao shook his head at him, "Go back and talk in detail!"

"Oh, OK!" Zhang Fei was stunned when he heard this, and then stopped asking questions, but followed Liu Tao back to Zhuangzi.
Chapter completed!