Jian Dun Meets the Prefect

The hunt ended, and everyone quickly dispersed, each returning to complete the tasks the Chieftain had assigned.

Yun Zhi hurried back without stopping to recruit people everywhere. Big Mouse, Ying Rui, and Big Strength also went to Xingang Commandery together to receive the two hundred cannons the Chieftain had allocated to them, while familiarizing themselves with the operation and power of this new type of weapon at the test range.

Dashu returned to inform Jian Dun that he had been summoned to Hanyang City to meet the Chieftain. After Jian Dun went home and made some brief preparations, he set out for Hanyang Commandery with a heart full of questions.

As the newly appointed Prefect of last year, Jing Yan had missed out on this round of promotions. Still, he was quite content. The highest-ranking position with real authority in the Han Tribe was currently Prefect, and becoming one of them could be said to be the peak of his life. Besides, he truly had no idea what position came above Prefect.

Although he had not been promoted this time, the Chieftain had still increased his real authority considerably, ordering him to select suitable land near Dongxin Commandery and establish two more counties. That way, although he would remain a Prefect, the number of administrative cities under his management would actually rise to three—a considerable improvement.

Jing Yan did not mind this at all. Establishing two new counties might be difficult for others, but it was no problem for him. Dongxin Commandery had vast, boundless stretches of land to the east, south, and north, where many undiscovered Primitive Tribes lived. With Dongxin Commandery's current strength, gathering enough people for two counties would be easy. That was one of the advantages of living in a borderland, he supposed.

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