"Buying official positions!" Liu Wei chuckled. "One General of the North and four Lieutenant Generals, a great deal! Haha!"

The crowd couldn't understand why Liu Wei, already a prince, would need to buy an official position.

But he's the lord, so as long as he's happy!

"Your Highness, rest assured, my father has already sent someone to Gao Nu and met with Stewards Guo and Yang."

"I will definitely do my best to fulfill my duty to the Prince this time!"

Yang Lian asked no further questions.

This was the first time he was working for Liu Wei, and he couldn't afford to make a mistake.

However, Liu Wei only sent eighteen men to escort him to Yang Yi and Guo Luo to get five hundred taels of gold, and Yang Lian felt that there were not enough men!

The caravan that Liu Wei brought from the Hetao region this time included Guo Luo with honeycomb briquettes and stoves, and Yang Yi with snow salt and green salt.

Escorted by Zhang Liao, the two of them set up a transit point in Gaonu before entering Guanzhong.

Liu Wei's previous interactions with officials from the Three Auxiliary Regions, such as Huang Qiong, Zhong Yao, and Duan Wei, during his journey through Guanzhong, along with the help of the Yang family of Hongnong, must have already made the book a bestseller in Guanzhong!

Five hundred taels of gold should still be within our reach!

However, the caravan that traded with Dong Zhuo in Guluo City was led by Liu Du.

Liu Wei's brother-in-law, under Yao Guangxiao's arrangement, selected 10,000 inferior horses from the 100,000 horses raised by the clansmen in Shulechuan and sent them to Dingxiang County.

Niu Fu was in charge of the transaction on the Bingzhou army's side.

What Liu Wei's subordinates considered inferior horses were highly coveted by Dong Zhuo and his ilk!

In a short time, people's attitudes toward the people in the Hetao region changed dramatically.

However, for the 10,000 horses, Dong Zhuo provided 100,000 taels of silver, 300,000 shi of grain, and a large quantity of other cloth and supplies.

This completely depleted Dong Zhuo's savings accumulated over the past few months in Bingzhou.

He intensified his exploitation of the local people, and even targeted the local wealthy families.

For example, the Wang family of Qi County, Taiyuan Prefecture, and the Wang family of Jinyang County, Taiyuan Prefecture.

They are descendants of Wang Jian, a great general of the Qin state.

The most famous members of the Wang family in Qi County today are Wang Yun and his nephew Wang Ling!

Wang Ling is really fierce!

During the Cao Wei period, he held the position of Grand Commandant and openly opposed Sima Yi. As a result, he was regarded as the first of the three rebellions in Huainan and was eliminated.

The Wang family of Jinyang County consisted of two brothers, Wang Rou and Wang Ze. Wang Rou was the Protector-General of the Xiongnu, and Wang Ze was the Prefect of Dai Commandery.

They immediately became dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo's behavior.

However, given Dong Zhuo's current military strength, they could only swallow their anger for now and look for an opportunity later.