Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1094
Fei Qian looked at the letters sent back from Diaoyin and Taiyuan Kuaima respectively on the table, and remained silent.

"Greetings to the Lord." Xun Chen and Jia Xu came from outside the hall and saluted Fei Qian one after the other.

"Come, sit down." Fei Qian said, and then handed them the two letters on the table, "...you have a look first..."

Xun Chen took the letter and read it.

Xun Chen didn't read fast. He took a while to finish reading the first letter, then put down the bamboo slips, picked up the second letter, and read carefully...

Jia Xu also showed no expression of impatience, she squinted her eyes and sat quietly.

After a while, Xun Chen finally read the two letters, put the two bamboo slips together, and gave it to Jia Xu.

The hall was quiet, except for the occasional crackling of bamboo pieces colliding with each other.

Regarding the actions of Xu Shu and Zhao Shang, Fei Qian was a little surprised, because before he just let him do it cheaply, but he didn't expect that the two of them would make a big deal...

Fei Qian remembers that in the later generations, the words that the leaders liked to approve most were "according to the regulations", "according to the procedures", "handling with rewards", etc., but the problem was in the Han Dynasty, where there were so relatively perfect and more Complicated procedures and processes?
And at the moment when transportation and communication are inconvenient, if you really have to wait for the approval of your superiors for everything, then I am afraid that most things will be ignored, so "cheap work" has become a helpless but only choice.

But this kind of "cheap work"...

Of course, it's not that Xu Shu and Zhao Shang's current affairs are not doing well, but that the territory is gradually increasing, and the people who handle things may not be as organized as Xu Shu or Zhao Shang.

No one can guarantee that all the officials under him will be dedicated to the country and be selfless. Even the most powerful, iron-clad fighters of certain doctrines in later generations, aren't they still rusty and blotchy?

This is the first aspect that Fei Qian is really worried about.

"Congratulations, Junhou..." Jia Xu also finished reading the letter, and after returning the two bamboo slips, he cupped his hands and said, "Taiyuan and Guanzhong will be settled..."

Xun Chen stroked his beard and said, "Zhao Congcao went to Taiyuan in less than half a month, but he broke the case of the Wang family's heirs and captured the Wang family's heart... Well, it can also be called a capable official..."

Fei Qian nodded, but didn't say anything.

Fei Qian didn't doubt Zhao Shang's ability, but the problem is that sometimes too much ability is also a problem.With meritorious deeds, one has to reward, otherwise it will lose its meaning, but if Zhao Shang's position is promoted, it will be easy for Zhao Shang to grasp more power...

It's not that Fei Qian is jealous of the virtuous and talented, but that the standards for appointing officials in his own mind are somewhat different from those in the Han Dynasty.The so-called local officials, even in later generations, would easily become "Qingtian Parent Officials", let alone in the Han Dynasty?

Well, how did those other time travelers solve the problem of loyalty among their subordinates?
Open the panel and take a look?
Or is the value locked and never dropped?
Fei Qian tapped lightly on the table with some headaches. To be honest, the Han Dynasty did not have many methods to restrain local officials. The so-called protons actually vary from person to person. It's just like playing, it doesn't have much effect.

At this moment, Fei Qian even misses those game modification plug-ins of later generations. It would be great if the data can be retrieved at any time, and then all the values ​​​​of loyalty can be filled with "FF". The type who is willing to drip candle oil, and can't be driven away.

"Taiyuan..." Fei Qian paused for a while, and said, "The Wang family has declined, Zhao Shang has made great contributions, and was promoted to the general's mansion of literature... As for the post of governor of Taiyuan, a certain person wants to transfer Du Yuan and Du Wenzheng to perform his duties first. , to see what happens next, what do you two think?"

Literature?
Xun Chen and Jia Xu glanced at each other, slightly surprised, after all, this so-called literary officer is a position that has not yet appeared.

This position is not difficult to understand. "掾" originally meant Sasuke, so it is almost equivalent to various consultants hired by later generations, or various deputy general managers within the company.

"This..." Xun Chen arched his hands, and said hesitantly, "It's natural for the monarch to do this, but this literary master...what is the order and what position does it occupy?"

The addition of an innovative official position is not a big deal for Fei Qian's current position, but the order of the newly added positions is what Xun Chen should care about.

The size of the official position in the Han Dynasty was related to the issue of etiquette, just like Cai Feiqian let Xun Chen and Jia Xu read the letter. If there is no special separation, or who is designated to read it first, the guards on the side must deliver the letter first. To Xun Chen, who had a slightly higher official position than Jia Xu.After Xun Chen finished reading it, the guards passed it on to Jia Xu.

"The official rank is the same as the General's Mansion Cong Cao, eight hundred stones, dedicated to literature and education, under it there are two Shuzuo, four hundred, two history, two hundred." Fei Qian nodded, understanding Xun Chen's meaning , and said directly.

In fact, the official positions in the Han Dynasty were somewhat chaotic, somewhat similar to those of later generations, and also somewhat different.For example, such positions as sacrificial wine, supervisor under the door, chief bookkeeper, supervisor of the Ministry, supervisor of Tingting, and advice to farmers, etc., can be large or small, depending on the specific place, just like the general manager of later generations, in fact The size varies.

As for all kinds of cao and cao, there are all kinds of things, and what's more, under these cao, there are fate, sacrificial wine, history, books, some from the position, some from the History, etc., are extremely complicated.

Fei Qian pondered, should we create an administrative level like later generations?
From LEVEL 1 to LEVEL 99, and then step by step according to merit...

just forget it.

Fei Qian silently vetoed this idea. After all, it would be a fatal thing to convert everything of an official into points of merit.

"As for the Guanzhong matter..." Fei Qian said, "...what do you two think?"

Guanzhong, in fact, has been very prosperous since the Qin Dynasty. Coupled with Liu Bang's behavior of cutting leeks, during the first 200 years of the Han Dynasty, Qinchuan, three hundred miles away, became the most prosperous area in China.

However, during Wang Mang's period, Guanzhong was devastated, and there was no good recovery. Later, because of Xiqiang's reasons, Guanzhong became a frontier battlefield invisibly.

Now there are incidents such as Dong Zhuo and Li Guo attrition...

Xun Chen said: "Your Majesty, it's June now, and the autumn harvest will be in August at the earliest, and it will be at least the end of September or the beginning of October when the collection of autumn gifts from various places... If you send troops at this time, the food and grass will be difficult..."

Jia Xu said: "Although the Zhong clan said that it should provide everything, it can be provided by it, but the Zhong clan is not a big family, so how much is there to offer? The combat power in Guanzhong, despite several changes, still has nearly [-] soldiers... If it is based on the city Sticking to it will inevitably take a long time...unless..."

Xun Chen suddenly interrupted Jia Xu, saying: "No... Guanzhong is currently checking and balancing each other. You might as well wait another three or four months, and then make a decision after harvesting the autumn Fu."

Jia Xu was not angry because of Xun Chen's interruption, but just nodded slightly, and then kept silent.

In fact, Jia Xu didn't say anything, but Fei Qian knew what to do.

Now if you want to get food and grass when there is no harvest, you can only ask the Taiyuan Wang family to "supply" food and grass like Zhao Shang did, and search for the old background of the gentry in various places.

There are not many big men, but at least half of their wealth is not in the national treasury, but in the hands of officials and nobles everywhere.The money that was supposed to be received from the national treasury became their private property.

This matter actually started from the beginning of the Han Dynasty. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, in order to fight the Huns, he even asked the local gentry Haoyou to borrow money...

It lasted until the period of Emperor Han Ling. In order to calm down Xiqiang, Emperor Han Ling also played against the eunuchs, but the wool came out of the sheep, and the eunuchs handed over the money to Emperor Han Ling, and finally passed it on to others. .

For example, when Wang Yun, the governor of Yuzhou, defeated the Yellow Turban Army, he seized a letter from Zhang Rang's mansion to the Yellow Turban Ant Thieves. As for whether this letter is true or not, it is not known, but the letter said that Zhang Rang received it. The ant thief's bribe has promised to help.

As for what Zhang Rang would do to help, he did not write in detail.

Wang Yun submitted the letter to the emperor and reported it.The emperor was naturally very angry, and then angrily blamed Zhang Rang.Of course, Zhang Rang denied it in every possible way, and only said that the chief executive of the mansion did it without telling him. Later, Zhang Rang quietly sent tens of millions of money to the emperor, and ended the matter...

The chaos of official administration in the Han Dynasty can be seen.

"Wenhe, you should know more about Guanzhong, why don't you tell me more..." Fei Qian didn't rush to make a decision, but asked Jia Xu to talk more.

Jia Xu arched his hands and said: "The gentry in Guanzhong...hehe, most of them have lost their blood and bravery in the pre-Qin period, and only a few people are left... During the rebellion of the Western Qiang during the first emperor's time, the crimes committed by the gentry in the three auxiliary lands of Guanzhong were very serious. Forgive..."

Xun Chen frowned, but this time, he didn't stop Jia Xu.

"...The Qiang people rebelled, and the imperial court used troops, which is what should be done. However, the three assistants in Guanzhong deducted the army's salary and rations, causing Xiliang to go back and forth..." Jia Xu said coldly, his face full of disdain, " ...Back then, Taiwei Zhang decided several times, and these corrupt officials deliberately connived in order not to cut off their own interests, which led to the corruption of the war..."Dong Zhuo was also tricked by these officials back then. The way the golden cicada escaped its shell might have been besieged and killed by the Qiang people, so Jia Xu actually knew these things in detail.

Xun Chen was silent, then nodded involuntarily, and said: "Cui Situ once said that he wanted to abandon Xiliang, in order to get rid of this disadvantage... It's just that this plan is inevitable... Sigh..."

"Cui Situ's strategy is as counterintuitive as deaf ears. It is really not advisable..." Jia Xu said, and then he didn't know what to think of, his expression was a little dark, he shook his head slightly, and didn't continue talking.

Xun Chen said: "Whether it's an eunuch, a Qingliu, or a relative, it's nothing more than a word of power and conspiracy. Naturally, these moths should be killed... But after they are killed, how will it end? There have been many marriages in Guanzhong for more than a hundred years. One hair will move the whole body...you need to be cautious, if you don't have a perfect plan, you can't act rashly...the former emperor was in control of the party, and most of them had the intention of rectifying the government, but..."

Jia Xu was silent, he was from Xiliang, so he was aware of these things, so he didn't refute Xun Chen's words.When Li Ru first arrived in Chang'an, he had planned to deal with these silverfish, but he did not expect that Dong Zhuo's madness would cause a huge change in the whole situation, and Li Ru, who was caught off guard, could not implement it in the end.

"Since it's not possible to kill them all at once, let's take it slowly... Guanzhong, um, wait..." Fei Qian pondered for a while, and then said, "Just find the handle..."

"Give the handle?" Jia Xu's eyes lit up, and he smiled immediately: "This is naturally the best policy! Do you want to sell some weapons to Guanzhong?"

The economic environment in Guanzhong has been severely damaged during this period. Naturally, it is impossible to have any orderly production of swords, guns, swords and halberds. Weapons are of course very scarce, so selling any guns and arrows will definitely be Very popular bestseller.

Who can afford a weapon?
Who most wants to buy a weapon to protect themselves?

There is no doubt that there are only these gentry Haoyou who are still in the Sanfu area of ​​Guanzhong, but the five baht money is worthless at the moment, so these Guanzhong gentry Haoyou want to buy weapons, naturally they need to take out The corresponding hard currency is traded, which is equivalent to grain or cloth.

And food, grass and cloth are exactly what Fei Qian urgently needs.

Besides, just like the weapons sold in Jizhou, most of these gentry nobles only buy gun heads and arrows. As for other things, such as the armor of ordinary soldiers, most of them think it is too expensive and are not willing to buy it. .

And now it's a seller's market. Naturally, some people are happy and some are worried about this price.

Plus a few other secondary strategies...

Xun Chen also said with a smile: "The ruler's strategy is really unrestrained, making people defenseless... It would be even better to send some Qiang cavalry, cover the flag and advance lightly, and harass everywhere..."

"Wonderful!" Jia Xu clapped his hands and sighed, "At such a time when people are panicking, you can also find some eloquent people to walk around and instigate agitation, then there will be chaos! Hehe..."

"Exactly! Maybe someone will come to your door, begging us to uphold justice..." Xun Chen also became interested, and he was naturally willing to reap the benefits without paying a heavy price. , suddenly leaned forward, and had a heated discussion with Jia Xu.

"...Ah? This...ah..."

Fei Qian blinked aside, looking at the two people who happily gathered together and were discussing intensely.

What did I say?

Did I mean that?

Just now I just wanted to say that now that Guanzhong doesn’t have the strength to deal with it for a while, I am saving my own strength while slowly looking for some loopholes in Guanzhong...

Oh, well, that's it.

Just take it as what I mean.

Fei Qian reluctantly twitched the corners of his mouth, smiled a little, nodded his head slightly, and pretended that it was all right for you to discuss...

(End of this chapter)