Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 822
Houde Hall

When the emperor heard that Man Chong and Zhuge Jin had arrived, Liu Xi let them in without asking any further questions.

With a solemn face full of pets, holding a lot of papers in his arms, Zhuge Jin beside him was a little restrained, but it was the same, holding more papers, the two met the emperor, and bowed with their bodies, Liu Xi Looking at Qi Yue on the side with some displeasure, he said, "Why don't you help them get some, is it so difficult to call a few Huangmen?"

Qi Yue heard this, but didn't explain, and pleaded guilty hastily in panic, Liu Xi snorted coldly, and let Qi Yue leave, Man Chong then said: "Your Majesty, don't blame him, it's because we didn't ask him to help"

"Sit down quickly and put your things on the case. Why, is this your third proposal for the new law?" Liu Xi asked suspiciously, Man Chong shook his head and said, "This is Zhuge Jun's proposal for you." Some proposals written by Geng Gexin, he came to discuss with me today, I think it’s not bad, so I came to see His Majesty.” After speaking, he put the document on the case for the emperor to read.

Liu Xi picked up one of them and began to read it.

"The armor of the pawns is different from the leather armor of the soldiers. It is mainly light. It is equipped with a long sword, some with a bow and crossbow, and some with shackles and some with a horse. It is used for hunting." Liu Xi looked at it seriously, from time to time Nodding his head, Zhuge Jin also calmed down at this moment. Liu Xi read these proposals, and said: "The proposal to enrich Gengzu Mansion with retired soldiers from the Northern and Southern Army is very good, I like it very much!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"But why do you want to make the rank of the local officials lower than the local officials?"

"Your Majesty, since Gengzu officials hold military power, Gengzu cannot be underestimated. Therefore, county magistrates need to be slightly higher than them, so as to form a local rivalry. If the rank is the same, the county magistrate without military power, Prefect, how can we check and balance them?"

The two chatted for a long time, and Man Chong also said a few words from time to time to make supplements. After two hours, none of them felt tired. Instead, the more they chatted, the more interested they became. Liu Xi said happily: " Ziyu, good, good, you have given me a big surprise. The position of the servant of the Gengzu Mansion is yours. This new mansion is very important. The stability of the world, I will Entrusted to you!"

Zhuge Jin hurriedly stood up and thanked him.

In May, a court meeting was officially held, and everyone knew in their hearts that this court meeting was about discussing the matter of changing the government. Of course, the officials in the temple were not interested in it. Here, the so-called Gengzu Mansion is not on the table, just like the post mansion, they don't take it seriously, not to mention the Gengzu Mansion reform, it has no impact on them at all.

Therefore, Xun Yu's proposal was passed very quickly without encountering any obstacles. Lu Bu was not very interested in it at first, but when he heard that retired soldiers would be given priority in the recruitment of new soldiers in the future, he thought It just raised some interest. If it was a pawn before, the pawn would definitely not be willing to go. What's the point of being a pawn in a local place after fighting countless heroes?
But it is different now. If Gengzu becomes an official, then there is another way to advance. This makes Lu Zhongshu very happy. The soldiers of the Han Dynasty once reached an astonishing 18 people. In the year of Yankang, the temple laid off a large number of soldiers, leaving only the elite North and South Army.

The dismissal of these hundreds of thousands of soldiers has indeed caused a lot of impact on the local area. Many of them have been arrested for crimes. Fighting outside for a long time will make them irritable, and they still have In Xuzhou, there was a retired soldier who killed 14 people because he suspected that his wife had an affair with a neighbor while he was away.

At that time, all the soldiers who participated in the arrest of him suffered heavy losses. This soldier was retired from the Northern Army. An old soldier who participated in the Battle of Guishuang, he killed six soldiers with his bare hands, and finally shot him with a strong crossbow. Lu Bu has never forgotten these things. If the replacement system is established, there will be a way to properly arrange retired soldiers.

The temple has assistance and subsidies for these people, but what they need is not just money and food, they need an errand that can stop them from thinking about it all day long and causing troubles.

Lu Bu felt sorry for these soldiers. In the sixth year of Yankang, [-] retired soldiers committed suicide. According to the descriptions of their family members, after they returned from the battlefield, they were extremely nervous, as if there were enemies hiding around them. Rijian never left his body, and even wounded his relatives. In the end, they all chose to end their lives.

Therefore, after the court meeting was over in a hurry, he went to find Zhuge Jin who was talking with Xun Yu. Regardless of the two of them talking, Lu Bu directly grabbed Zhuge Jin's arm and dragged him to him. Jin was taken aback, looked at Lu Bu in front of him, and bowed respectfully. Lu Bu said impatiently, "Okay, you are the new guard, right?"

Zhuge Jin nodded and said, "Exactly."

"Then what do you decide to do with the first batch of recruits? If the school is to be built and train students, it will take a long time. Could it be that there has been no innovation before this?" Lu Bu was curious. Zhuge Jin replied: "Of course not. Schools need to be established, and students need to be cultivated, but this does not conflict with the implementation of the new system. I am going to ask several universities to help, and first recruit a group of scholars. , to take up various important positions."

Lu Bu frowned, and asked angrily, "Didn't you just say you wanted to recruit retired soldiers? Why did you become scholars again?"

Zhuge Jin quickly said: "Lv Shizhong, the first ones to choose are civil positions, who are responsible for sorting out household registration, interrogation, and investigating cases. Of course, they should use scholars. aspect." Hearing Zhuge Jin's words, Lu Bu shook his head and sneered.

"Stupid, ignorant!"

Lu Bu cursed as soon as he opened his mouth.

Zhuge Jin was quite helpless, but he didn't dare to contradict Lu Bu. Not only was Lu Bu's status high, but he was also old. To reprimand him, Zhuge Jin really couldn't refute, and could only listen with his head down. The advantage of being a veteran of the Han Dynasty is that the older you are, the better. When you are more than seventy years old, no one will dare to criticize you even if you point the nose at the emperor.

Of course, as for whether the emperor will hold a grudge and blame your offspring, that's another matter.

"Lu Zhongshu, what did I do wrong?"

"You are looking down on those retired soldiers. Who told you that these people can only be hunted down? Do you think they are all reckless?? Let me tell you, those soldiers who used to be scouts and then retired, detected Cases are like playing games, their best skills are observation, interrogation, and detection, hand them over to them, they are a hundred times better than scholars!!"

"As for household registration, there are logistics staff in the army. These people transport grain and register soldiers. Can't they organize household registration? As for fire prevention, do you know that there are soldiers in the Northern and Southern Army who are responsible for extinguishing and setting fires? ? Ah? You don’t know anything. In your eyes, we warriors are all reckless men who don’t know anything except using martial arts?”

"I really don't know about this." Zhuge Jin was at a loss.

Then Lu Bu said: "Listen to me, recruit more retired soldiers. These people are all talented people. Let alone arresting thieves, checking passers-by, registering household registration, etc., even if young couples quarrel, they can also persuade them to make peace." , Let me tell you that there are soldiers in the army who are responsible for persuading them to surrender. If there is a war, these people will go to the city wall to persuade the enemy's soldiers to surrender and let them correct their evil ways."

"They also have some medical skills. Because they have been fighting abroad for a long time, many people need to learn some simple medical skills to be able to treat their comrades in time. When they encounter some injuries, they can even heal themselves when they are injured here. "

The more Zhuge Jin heard it, the more at a loss she became. Is this still a military force? ?
"Mr. Lu, I have also commanded the soldiers of Sili Xiaowei's Mansion. Why is it different from what Mr. Lu said?"

"Nonsense, can those people compare with the soldiers of the Northern and Southern Army? These are all proposals made by Mr. Zhang back then. If he knows that it has finally been implemented, he will definitely be very happy."

"Mr. Zhang? Which Mr. Zhang?"

"Zhang Taiwei, Zhang Behead, I told you that you don't know each other, so don't ask any more questions, just do as I said, if you don't believe me, I can help you find a few people, just take a look , In addition, if you are willing to do this, I will do my best to help you!" Lu Bu said seriously, Zhuge Jin nodded and said with a smile: "I would like to listen to Lu Zhongshu's order!"

Then Lu Bu laughed, and slapped Zhuge Jin on the shoulder abruptly, causing Zhuge Jin to almost fall to the ground. Enduring the pain, he forced a smile and watched Lu Bu leave. After Lu Bu left, Xun Yu Then he walked to his side and asked, "Are you okay?"

"It's okay, it's just a little painful, but who is this beheaded man? Does Mr. Xun recognize him? Is there anyone else with this name?"

"Hey, the late Taiwei Zhang, it's normal that you don't recognize him. People are always forgetful. After Zhang Gong passed away, I still remember him. I don't know how many are left. Let's not talk about this. Since you are fine, Then let's continue with the original method of arranging the pawns. It was mentioned in the Prince's Theory of Poor Fu."

Xun Yu started talking with him.

Lu Bu walked out of the palace happily, instead of rushing home, he rushed directly to the Jimin Mansion. When he arrived at the gate of the Jimin Mansion, Lu Bu broke in directly. At this moment, he was still wearing that official uniform, No one dared to stop him, and they all paid homage to him. After entering the mansion, they saw Yuan Xi who was discussing with the officials in the distance.

Yuan Xi also just came back from the temple, and now he is in charge of the affairs of the Jimin Mansion. Facing the surprised eyes of the surrounding officials, Yuan Xi turned his head and saw Lu Bu who was looking around at the door. Come forward to greet you.

"Are you in charge of the Jimin Mansion?"

"Exactly."

"Great, you are also responsible for the subsidy of retired soldiers, right?"

"Exactly. I don't know what orders Lu Gong has?"

ps: Alas, even the book friends who have been with you all the way, most of you have forgotten the beheading monster Zhang Wen, please cut off my head, Yang Qiu, Cui Shi, Luo Yang's three evils, Liu Ju, the world is forgetful.

(End of this chapter)