Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2760 Nostalgia can be sent
Taixing seven years.

Early winter.

In Yuzhou, near Xu County, on the official road, there have been a lot more queues in the past few days, obviously from the government.

Most of these queues have a common feature, that is, not only vehicles for people, but also vehicles for carrying books.

Anyone who knows a little bit about the habits of big men will know that these queues are basically all states and counties from all over the world.

It's just that this year's counting time seems to be a little earlier.

Maybe it's because the Son of Heaven's celebration is coming soon, so everyone rushed here before the celebration?
According to Dahan's "Shangji Law" and "calculation of September", the annual statistics of counties and counties in various counties are due at the end of September. , Prison conditions, etc. are compiled into accounting books and submitted to the state and county.Then the prefectures and counties compiled the counties of the prefectures and countries based on the counts of the counties, and reported them to the imperial court. The imperial court then evaluated the achievements of the local chief executives and rewarded and punished them.

In the "Shangji Law" of the Han Dynasty, it is stipulated that the officials of the governors of each prefecture are generally composed of long history and Zhizhong, while the officials of each county are headed by the county minister, with long history, Ji Cao Yushi and other officials went to Kyoto to report.But Shandong was in disarray at the beginning, and there were several governors in every state. Who knows how to report it, and how to plan it?
So for a long period of time, the tricks in the Shandong area were somewhat deceitful and mixed with moisture before.

After Cao Cao beat down the Er Yuan, it was only unified in name. The administration of officials in various counties and counties was still very chaotic, and there were many lack of officials, or the lack of Shangguan. Among them, sometimes the court could not find the person in charge at all.

Think about it, this is like the federal tax of the United States in later generations looking for state taxes in various states, and then the state taxes are shared with both hands, whether you want money or people...

Under such circumstances, Cao Cao abruptly passed the basic situation of the Cao family, Xiahou family, and Yingchuan and other places, and slowly dispatched and replaced the chiefs of various places, from the full appointment at the beginning to the current half-appointment , and the overall management that Cao Cao is currently preparing to carry out.

This is a very large amount of work.

The timing of the plan is first and then, the first to arrive at Xu County is the surrounding area of ​​Yuzhou, and the neighboring prefectures and counties, such as Jingzhou.

This time, Kuai Yue, who was sent by Cao Ren, went to Xu County as the top strategist in Jingzhou.

When he arrived in Xu County, Kuai Yue was taken aback.

I don't know if it's because of the celebration, this time not only the etiquette specifications are different, but also the number of people from all over the world is beyond Kuai Yue's imagination.

Not only the people from Jingzhou came, but even the people from Xuzhou, and even the people from Qingzhou who were the latest last year seemed to have come.

You must know that the big man does not have any fast transportation. These people come, which means that there are only two situations, either these people set off very early in advance, or they are rushing on the road...

When we arrived in the city, due to the influx of a large number of people from all over the place, the posthouses in the city were severely understaffed. After all, as far as Kuai Yue and his party were concerned, he not only came alone, he also brought the People come, either Xiaolian, or Maocai, these people have to accept the assessment in Xu County, and then go to the corresponding Lang office to work.

There are also some officials who have performed well in Jingzhou counties or counties, or have been promoted from the local government to the central government. They need to report to Shangshutai and then transfer to new positions.

At the same time, there are also some children of Jingzhou's gentry and gentry accompanying them. These people will study in Xu County, and some will continue to go to the school in Yecheng...

These various people, together with the various documents and local specialties they carried, made the queue very huge.

This is the case in Jingzhou, and there are many other states and counties as well.

Kuai Yue didn't wait for the post office to make arrangements, so he directly took the books on the plan and sent them to Shangshutai.

In order to ensure the accuracy of the facts and figures reported in the Jishangji booklet, we will try our best to prevent the occurrence of fraudulent violations of the law. "Shangji Law" defines the errors that occur in the accounting statistics as "book errors" and "true errors".

"Book error" refers to a clerical error, which is an error in copying or calculation.

"True mistakes" are real frauds, deceiving the court, concealing guilt, etc. If this is found out, the problem will be serious and the punishment will be extremely severe.However, due to the fact that the Han Dynasty was in a period of war, there were a lot of military and political affairs, and the number of counties in each county was very large, and it was very difficult for the court to review.

In the plan books of the counties and states, the imperial court mainly reviewed the population increase and decrease, the amount of land and land distribution, the collection and expenditure of wealth, and the relief of the poor, etc., which were directly related to the growth of national power and the stability of the country.

When Kuai Yue brought the books to Shangshutai, he was secretly startled again.

Because in the Shangshutai, not only the original official rooms are full of officials who have verified their plans, but even in some corridors and courtyards, a lot of new desks have been set up, and the officials who come and go Holding the book, and then the sound of shouting continued...

"Different degrees!Kuai different degrees! 』

When Kuai Yue was in a daze, he suddenly heard someone calling him, and when he looked back, he saw that it was Man Chong.

Man Chong and Kuai Yue met several times, but they didn't have much friendship.

Kuai Yue hurriedly stepped forward to greet Jian Li, Man Chong nodded and said, "Where are the talents of the counties and counties brought by the different degrees?"Quickly bring it to Shangshutai! 』

Man Chong didn't exchange pleasantries with Kuai Yue, his words were blunt and direct, and his face was a little tired, as if he had been working continuously for a long time in Shangshutai.

Could it be for tricks?Kuai Yue hurriedly cupped his hands, and before he could say anything, he was urged by Man Chong frowning again, Kuai Yue felt a little displeased, but he didn't get angry, he just laughed dryly, nodded in response, and turned around He went out, and ordered the officials who came with him to go back to the station to call for someone.

"Engagement, this... Only Mocai will come here?" ’ The official accompanying him asked, ‘What about Xiaolian? 』

"Xiaolian? ’ Kuai Yue looked up at the sky, and sneered, ‘Looking at it now, Xiaolian...let them cool off! 』

Although Man Chong didn't say what he wanted those Maocai to do, but he could guess from looking at the scene that there must be a shortage of manpower for arithmetic, and he needed Maocai who knew arithmetic to help.

Xiaolian, hehe, now not only is Xiaolian in Guanzhong worthless, but even the place in Shandong has begun to drop in price!

Kuai Yue sighed slightly, it's only been a few years?This big man has changed too fast. In a few years, I am afraid that even being filial and honest will become a shameful thing.

in those days……

Thinking about it, Kuai Yue couldn't help but glanced to the west, and then heaved a long sigh.

...(｀)Ψ...

Northwest of Xu County.

Suburban pastures.

A caravan was parked at the edge of the pasture, and some people were busy loading forage on the last few forage carts.

"Xu Lao Liu!It's already winter, why don't you go shopping? ”The little steward in the forage yard said to the leader of the caravan with a smile, “Seeing that it’s the emperor’s celebration, but we’re leaving in two days? 』

The leader of the caravan known as Xu Lao Liu was a middle-aged man with a face full of wind and frost.Hearing the little steward's words, he shook his head and smiled wryly, "Oh, I want to stay too... But this cannibal's salary, you always have to listen to people's orders, don't you?"The master wants me to go to Chang'an, but I can't say that I want to watch the celebration, so why not go? 』

"Haha, that's true. ’ said the little steward, ‘but what’s the matter with going to Chang’an so hastily?I don’t think you have many good items...just ordinary things...』

As the steward of the fodder farm, he has dealt with caravans a lot on a daily basis, and he knows more or less about the trading situation.

Xu Laoliu yelled, "This...haha, I think, this product is good if it can be sold, and it is bad if it cannot be sold..."

"what?Haha, that's true! 』The little steward nodded.

Not long after, the fodder was finished, the little steward took the signature, wrote down the amount, collected the fodder money and the tea fee, and happily registered the accounts, and then left.

The caravan departs.

The little steward wobbled back to the official house in the middle of the hayyard, just entered the room and sat down, before his buttocks warmed up, he heard some movement outside the door, a person came in, and asked in a deep voice: "Did you come here just now?" Who is loading the fodder?What is it for? 』

The steward looked up and got up quickly, "Reporting to the principal, it's Xu Laoliu's caravan, ready to go to Chang'an to buy goods..."

As the largest forage farm around Xu County, in addition to the small officials in the forage farm, there are also school officials stationed there.

"Chang'an? The school official seemed to be interested after hearing these two words, and asked repeatedly, "How many people are there?"What to buy?Are the documents complete?Is there any suspicious person...』

The school official asked a series of questions, which made the little steward dumbfounded, and he laughed for a while before saying, "I'm just a forage farm official... how can I understand this... Xu Lao Liu is a veteran of dealings all the year round. It's been quite a few years...'

The school official frowned, seeing that the little steward couldn't say anything, he pondered for a while, "Have you been in contact these few years?So why travel at this time of year?The celebration is in front of us, so let's go at this time? 』

The steward smiled, "This... I don't know..."

The school official snorted, turned around and left without talking nonsense.

A forage field on the outskirts of a city is not a comfortable place to work.

Because as a place for forage supply, generally speaking, the smell of cattle and horses is inseparable. At the same time, in order to prevent the risk of fire, if it deviates from the scope of the city, there will be some inconvenience in life.Because of the accumulation of forage, there are also many insects and rats, because for the sake of fire prevention, even food can only be eaten raw and cold. If it is not necessary, generally no fire is made, let alone any leisure entertainment.

This kind of life, of course, not many people are willing to stay for a long time, unless there is really no way out.

Of course, the school secretary who was sent to the forage field didn't want to wait for a long time in the forage field, so no matter what the abnormality was, he held on to it tightly, and immediately brought a few strong soldiers to catch up.

The caravan was not moving fast, so it didn't take long for the principal to catch up.

"parking!take inspection! 』

The school official shouted loudly, and then he didn't dismount immediately, but looked around the caravan, as if he was looking for some doubts.

Xu Laoliu stepped forward and said with a smile: "What is the order of the Shangguan?" 』

While talking, Xu Laoliu passed a money bag from his sleeve, but he didn't expect the school official to throw the money bag back, "Don't do this!Parking Check! 』

Xu Laoliu's expression moved slightly, but he didn't do anything. He called out and asked the convoy to stop.

The school official got off his horse and walked back and forth beside the motorcade, watching and scanning.

"What's in the car? ’ the principal asked with staring eyes.

Xu Laoliu replied: "They are all ordinary goods..."

The school official obviously didn't believe it, he waved his arm as a signal, and asked his subordinates to come forward to check.

The forced servants stepped forward and boarded the car to search, but obviously, there was nothing strange about the goods transported by the caravan. Naturally, these forced laborers could not find any prohibited items. They just searched the goods in a mess. Caravan buddies or something, dare not speak out.

"Who is this person?Why are you still with a child? The school official looked on coldly, and suddenly pointed to a few children standing beside the car and said, "Why are there children in your caravan?" 』

Xu Laoliu said calmly, "Shangguan, this is an apprentice."Follow along the way, help me a little bit, and gain some knowledge. 』

"apprentice? The school official looked suspiciously, then walked up to the children, looked up and down, and suddenly opened his mouth and asked, "As an apprentice, you should know how to count. How many cars are there, how many goods are there, and what are their prices?" ? 』

Xu Laoliu hurriedly said from the side: "A new apprentice, how do you know this..."

The school official stared, "I didn't ask you!" 』

Xu Lao Liu had no choice but to swallow his saliva, and stepped back a little.

All eyes fell on the two or three apprentices.

For a while, the scene was a little silent, but hearing the sound of breathing, it seemed to be a little hurried.

The slightly older apprentice seemed to open his mouth to say something, but he couldn't say it, with sweat dripping on his forehead, "I...I don't..."

Standing behind the school official, Xu Laoliu shrugged his shoulders slightly, and leaned forward a little bit, like a leopard hunting for prey, preparing to get up in the grass...

Before the older apprentice finished speaking, the shorter apprentice said: "There are twelve carts, three carts of dry goods, three carts of salted food, three carts of utensils, one cart of sundries, one cart of forage, and one cart of ingredients. a car.Among the dry goods are dan, sand, pearls, and jade, and among the pickles are fish, gills, glutinous rice, and scallops. As for the utensils, there are even more. 』

The school official was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly laughed, "Ah!This kid is really smart!Not bad. 』

Xu Laoliu's figure also loosened, as if he hid something in his arms again, and then he laughed at the side, "The apprentice is not good, let the Shangguan laugh at me, laugh at me..."

In feudal dynasties, apprentices basically follow the master, who takes care of food and housing, and apprentices provide almost free labor.Some of the children were under ten years old, and many of them were sent to be apprentices, so although the principal felt a little strange, he didn't care too much when he saw that the apprentices could answer the questions he asked.

Maybe it was because he felt that he was making a fuss out of a molehill. Before he left, the school official said that the emperor's celebration was coming soon, and that he was cautious about many matters, and he dared not refuse to follow the order of his superiors.

Xu Lao Liu also expressed his understanding, and then stuffed the previous money bag again.

This time, the school official accepted it, waved his hand, and led the person away.

Xu Laoliu let out a breath, first he called the assistants to rearrange the messed up goods, then turned his head to look at the little apprentice beside him, "you...you...how...forget it, this is not important ,unimportant……"

Xu Laoliu turned his head and yelled, "Hurry up, hurry up!" 』

Then he turned his head and said softly, "It's been a hard journey, bear with me, if you need anything, just come to me..."

After finishing speaking, Xu Laoliu grabbed one of the three children and led him away, saying, "Look at the others, look at the others!"I don't see you taking two bites less on weekdays. Why are you so stupid when it's time to use it? !They just came here, and they are quicker than you!Help me bundle the goods! 』

Obviously, among the three apprentices, only one is the real apprentice.

Xu Lao Liu had to check it again, or else he lost something while packing, or the rope broke halfway, etc., it would be even more troublesome.

Two children, one big and one small, stood and watched.

On one side is a busy caravan, on the other side are two lonely children.

Although they are not far from each other, they are like two worlds.

After a while, the older child looked in the direction of Xu County in the distance, and murmured to himself, "Could it be...are we leaving just like that...over there, Father..."

『Father, let us go! ’ The child’s voice also sank, “Father’s orders must not be disobeyed. 』

"But...but..." The older child couldn't help but shed tears, "but..."

The younger child was silent, and after a while, he bent down, picked up two stones from the ground, handed one to the older child, and held the other by himself. .There is nothing to entrust this feeling, so you might as well send it with this stone.Don't act weak, your father will definitely not like it when he sees it. 』

"Ok. 』The older child nodded, looked down at the stone in his hand, and then wiped his tears with the back of his hand.

"Get ready to go! 』

Xu Laoliu in the distance greeted him.

The little boy turned his head and answered, and then looked in the direction of Xu County in the distance. After a while, he pulled the older child to kneel down together and kowtowed in the direction of Xu County.

Xu Laoliu originally wanted to go forward, but he couldn't help but stop when he saw this scene. After a moment of silence, he continued to go forward, and said in a low voice, "You two, it's time to start..."

(End of this chapter)