Waves at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 27 Power Transfer
Yang Biao has been very busy recently, wishing that fifteen or even eighteen hours a day would be enough.

Long hours of high-intensity work have made Yang Biao exhausted, and now he can sleep comfortably on the maid's pillow...and then wake up naturally, which is simply the most expensive luxury for him...

The Yang clan of the world crown family is handing over power. The previous patriarch Yang Rang gathered all the elders and offshoots of the Hongnong Yang clan a few days ago, and officially announced that the position of patriarch would be passed on to Yang Biao.

As a result, the entire Yang family became restless. This kind of restlessness is usually accompanied by internal friction, so Yang Biao has been running around in the clan recently, with the purpose of completing the transfer of power as soon as possible and ending the restlessness.

Every change of the patriarch of the gentry is a very critical moment for the gentry. All the gentry will arrange in advance, choose the right candidate and timing, and strive to complete the handover smoothly and quickly while minimizing internal friction.

There are many examples of ordinary gentry's inadvertence, and the loss of strength is still light. Other families seized the opportunity to make troubles, causing the family to fall apart, and many years of savings were swallowed up by others. Therefore, the gentry is very cautious about this matter.

And Yang's power transfer this time was indeed a bit hasty, and the timing was not right, but Yang Rang and Yang Biao had no other choice but to try their best to minimize various losses during this period.

Yang Rang's health was failing...Last year, he suddenly suffered a serious illness. For an old man who was almost 80 years old in the Han Dynasty, he was lucky to survive...

If it wasn't for some health-preserving methods passed down by Yang's family, Yang Rang paid great attention to meditation and nourishment on weekdays, and invited a famous doctor from Luoyang to accompany him throughout the whole process, so that he could survive without any danger...

After a little recovery, Yang Rang began to pass on the patriarch to Yang Biao. His illness caused the entire Yang family to panic.

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The main house of the Yang family in Hongnong was originally an ordinary mansion of the Yang family at the earliest. Because of the excellent location, the old houses in Hongnong City could no longer meet the needs of the growing Yang family's main house, so the Yang family at that time The Lord moved the main house here.

After hundreds of years of continuous repairs, it has gradually become a combination of steep military defense fortresses, hidden landscape manors and large storage bases built on the mountain. Ordinary trenches, there are also a large number of warehouses hidden in hidden places in the mountains and forests, and there are residential areas built on the mountainside with bamboo forests and waterside pavilions.

This is worthy of the residence of the head of the Yang family of the Guan family!

Yang Biao strode into the main hall with his head held high. After Luoyang met with Yuan Kui and others and arranged some affairs in Kyoto, he rushed back to Hongnong non-stop, went deep into the family to investigate, comforted the elders of each branch, and arranged for people to take over the various places. industry……

Finally, the matter of the Patriarch's handover has come to an end. Other issues can only be fine-tuned in the future, and he can slow down his work rhythm a little bit to relax.

Yang Rang looked at Yang Biao, who was dressed in white and saluted to him, with a complicated mood, nodded and motioned him to sit beside him, and asked slowly after the servant made tea and left: "How is your trip going?" ?”

"Great Elder, everything in this trip was expected, and it went well." According to the clan structure of the Yang family, the Grand Elder is the highest decision-maker in the clan, which is equivalent to having a veto power, but the Grand Elder usually does not participate in it. The daily management of the clan will only attend when there is a major event that requires a clan decision.

This position had been vacant for many years after the death of the previous Great Elder, and it was not until this time that Yang Rang passed the patriarch to Yang Biao.

"Well, how is the family?" Yang Rang asked calmly, as if his lips didn't move much and his voice was very low. If it wasn't for the quiet surroundings, it might be difficult for ordinary people to hear clearly.

"It's quite stable... Although there is a slight objection, my nephew has calmed down." Although Yang Biao was extremely stable, he had a long rest and washed himself before seeing Yang Rang, but his eyes still showed some fatigue.

"Well, is it really stable?"

"This... the third elder... the third elder is quite critical, and the fifth elder is hesitant. Given time, my nephew will be able to..."

"The idiot made a mistake, I said earlier, I will deal with both of them..."

"The Great Elder thinks twice... my nephew is worried that the time will waste the power of the family and make it cheaper for outsiders."

"Don't talk about this again, Wen Xian, you should know that people's hearts in the world are the most difficult to control. This is an extraordinary time, and you should use extraordinary methods!"

"No, Biao remember!"

"Could Mrs. Yuan take any action?"

"The Great Elder expected it right. Yuan Shi has made it clear that he has hooked up with Daoist Taiping, and they will rise up in a few days. At that time, several states in Shandong..."

"Well, in this case, we should send someone to investigate Yuan's movements in detail."

"The meaning of the Great Elder is..."

"Just as we clearly stated that the Qiang Di's strategy and the actual conspiracy of the Hanzhong Sanfu, since it is bait, we should say it clearly to cover up its real plan..."

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At the time when the new and old patriarchs of the Yang clan were handing over, Yangzhou Kuaiji County was also doing the handover.

In the Huaxia wine shop in Shanyin County, the prefectural government, there were staggered toasts and a warm atmosphere. That's right, the handover of this place took place in the wine shop...

The people present were not flattering, they all sincerely enjoyed the wine and complimented the person sitting in the main seat, because they all encountered unexpected happiness today...

These people are the county magistrates of the counties in Kuaiji and the main officials in the counties, as well as Nie Zhen, the newly appointed governor of Kuaiji County by the imperial court.

The former prefect suddenly died of illness not long ago, and the officials in Kuaiji County began to panic and have no interest in political affairs. A few even started to make money like crazy, thinking that they could not lose money before leaving...

This is also very common in the Han Dynasty, because the imperial court will soon send a new county guard to take over, and then the emperor will have a courtier, especially the county guard has great power. If you are not replaced, you can easily be demoted or dismissed...

Of course, there are some people who are not worried because they are local prominent families, because no matter who the county guard is, they need the cooperation of their family to gain a foothold. Do not turn……

The prefectures and counties in Jiangdong and Jiangnan in the Han Dynasty were quite special. The earliest development of these places was very low. There was nothing but barren hills, swamps, and barbarians. Without material support, these local officials sent by the central government had to cooperate with the wealthy gentry...

Through attracting investment, these places have indeed been developed, but it is inevitable that the local gentry will not lose their tails. This is different from the erosion of the owner farmers by the gentry in the Central Plains, because there are no owner farmers here at all!

Most of the officials here can also control the city, and those who can radiate some surrounding land are considered good. Most of their orders must be cooperated by the gentry if they want to go out of the city to be implemented...

This is also one of the reasons why the old Sun family in another time and space has been unable to expand after the unification of Jiangdong. After all, they actually control too little power.

However, no one expected that the first thing this Envoy Nie Zhen did when he took office was to entertain the main officials of the county, and threatened to ask all of them to stay in their posts!

After all, no matter how much you need to leverage, the new official will still have to burn three fires after he takes office.
So when everyone heard the news, they thought they had met a fool, and everyone rushed over to see if this person was really stupid...

"The prosperity of Kuaiji is due to your hard work for many years. I really thank you here. I also ask you to work hard and stay in important positions in the future... Come and drink for the prosperity of all businesses in Kuaiji!"

Nie Zhen looked around at everyone for a week and then raised his glass and said, this time he did not expect that he would be able to parachute into Kuaiji, so he thought of this strategy when he was not prepared enough. Anyway, getting the position of county guard is a surprise, so please calm down first. These moths and the gentry behind them, let’s learn about the situation in each county, and then wait for the support to arrive before settling accounts with them...

"After today, I want to visit various counties to learn about people's livelihood, and I hope you all know everything..."

(End of this chapter)