Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 403 Entering Youzhou

"Confucian scholars say that a king is born to cook and the people are a tree. This is a way of deceiving the world! How can the emperor speak so earnestly? He also refuses those who desire it! Now you ask me about my wealth plan, and I also say that I can answer it. He said, since the king is not destined by heaven, then taxation is not necessary. The so-called taxation is nothing more than the acquired differences between strong and weak, wise and foolish. The strong and wise conquer the weak and foolish, and then bully the weak!"

On the slowly moving carriage, Chen Zhi and Bao Jingyan sat opposite each other. Listening to each other's words, waves of emotions surged in their hearts.

There is no other reason than that Bao Jingyan's words overturned his inherent impression of celebrities and scholars in this era.

After all, according to this person, the so-called people need a king is a scam. According to Bao Jingyan, not only do the people not need a king, they should not even pay taxes.

This is truly an anarchist!

"Is this the so-called way of being good at money? According to this person, let alone amassing money, even the administrative organization has been completely changed and banned. How can you still run a place and be a county guard?"

He was surprised in his heart, but Chen Zhi still said with a smile: "What Mr. Bao said is true, but now that the order of the day has been decided, how can we act rashly? If we really act according to your words, I am afraid the world will be disrupted again. "

Bao Jingyan nodded and said: "I also understand your intention, so it should rise from the corner of the world. Before, Mr. Chen, you asked me about the method of wealth. I also have some suggestions, which can temporarily calm the current situation, but we have to wait. Only when we get to Daijun can we implement it in detail."

Hearing this, Chen Zhi couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, knowing that the person in front of him had not been completely eroded by idealism after all, and he still knew how to be down-to-earth.

Then he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. After all, he unexpectedly recruited three people this time. Even the little immortal almost followed him out of curiosity. However, he had other things to do and the trip failed in the end. A relative and a descendant of his family accompanied him. This man's name was Ge Lu.

But even so, just as Chen Zhi considered at the time, having three people helping him would make him even more powerful and reduce a lot of troubles. And after talking to several people at the dinner that day, he also found that each of these four people had their own strengths. , even Shujiao and Zhang Kang, who seem to be good at writing, also have their own opinions on politics. At least judging from what they say, they are at least Zhao Kuo, who can write beautiful articles. As for the specific means, we have to go to the place and conduct a real investigation.

However, the addition of these four people also brought new troubles to Chen Zhi, forcing him to prepare in advance. After all, in this era, nobles with a certain status, and who were not from poor families, were willing to It is impossible to follow a county guard and go to the frontier to work as a staff member without seeking anything.

Having said that, I have to talk about the changes in the past few days.

Seven days have passed since the banquet that day.

Seven days were enough for Chen Zhi to make arrangements for Pengcheng. While giving a platform to the Chen family in Pengcheng, he also used his own influence to make the family's foundation more solid.

Of course, in this process, Chen Zhi also gave his brother the right to speak in the Chen family.

Later, after meeting with the people from the Chen family in Xiapi, Chen Zhi followed the original plan and brought the remaining 150 servants of his family. In addition, he also picked up more people from the households under the Chen family's name. More than 200 people were selected, and after a simple drill, they were handed over to their second brother and arranged for him to follow the usual training method. He would first train this group of people a little, and after they knew the divisions of the troops, he would lead them there. Northland——

In this era, it was common for family members to move long distances, but it also required certain logistical supplies. There were 150 people in Chen Zhi's land. Before he had established enough connections in the North, it would be unrealistic to let too many people go there rashly. , is also difficult to operate. This is not the future after all. There is no public transportation. If the servant goes there, he must rely on his legs.

How can a servant who has not received the most basic training be able to withstand it?Not to mention, outside the city in this era, there are not only refugees and bandits, but also the jungle knows that wild beasts are infested, so some basic army skills must be mastered.

After making these arrangements, the time is almost up. One month is not long or short, but in this era, traveling itself is unpredictable, so Chen Zhi has to leave as soon as possible.

But at this time, news came that there were signs of fighting between several Xianbei tribes in northern Xinjiang. The entire northern Xinjiang was loaded with guns and ammunition, and it seemed that another change was about to happen.

In addition, Chen Zhi's wife Yang was recently found to be pregnant, so he made a temporary decision to let Yang You stay in Xuzhou while he took the people to Youzhou first, accompanied by Bao Jingyan and others.

These celebrities gathered and stayed in Pengcheng just for Chen Zhi. Chen Zhi also had the idea of ​​recruiting them at that time, but he did not expect that he would actually get his wish.

In fact, many of the staff in this era are well-educated people, but because of their background, they cannot be recommended by Zhongzheng officials. Therefore, if they do not have a high enough local quality, they will not have a good way out. The final choice is often Give it to a frontier official or a leading general as an aide.

Zhu Shou's staff Zheng Guan, Zhang Ying's Wang Bu, Su Liao who finally decided to join Chen Zhi, and even Na Shi Le's previous staff all had such backgrounds.

But Zhang Kang, Shu Jiao and others are different. They also have backgrounds, local character, fame, and connections. As long as they manage properly, they have no worries about their future. However, they are willing to accept Chen Zhi's recruitment, even though their names are so-called. He had a great conversation with Chen Zhi and gained something from his heart, so he went with him and discussed it from time to time. "But such an excuse cannot be justified at all. It's not a study tour. These people are all famous people. I'm not going out to enjoy the mountains and rivers. I want to be the prefect of a county. I want to do practical things. How many people can there be?" Time, talk to them about mysteries, I'm afraid the reason behind their defection this time is not that simple."

Although he understood this, Chen Zhi didn't have too many worries, because the more people under this person's command, the more chaotic people's hearts would be. The kind of situation where once the flag was set up, all directions gathered together, and then worked together and united as one, it was originally impossible. existing.

With this thought in mind, Chen Zhi went all the way north, meeting up with Chen Zi, Yang Song and others on the way. After gathering the manpower, he rushed towards Youzhou without stopping.

However, Chen Zhi was not idle along the way. He was sitting in the spacious carriage, but he had no intention of enjoying the scenery along the way. He didn't even have much time to read or practice calligraphy. Instead, he took Chen Zi, Yang Song and others from Luoyang The information I brought was studied over and over again.

Among them, what he values ​​most is the issues related to Youzhou's boundaries and population mobility.

"According to what is said above, large-scale refugee migration began about 13 years ago, and the main route is from north to south! This situation will be so destructive to the economic life in the north that it may still cause natural disasters. After all, if there are no people, nothing can be done!"

After thinking about it, he put down the stacks of information in his hands, closed his eyes and thought about it, making a rough estimate of the difficulties to come.

Time passed slowly in his thinking. In a few days, he would arrive at the border of Youzhou. According to the imperial court's plan, it would be best for him to meet with Wang Jun, the governor of the two states, and then go to Daizhou. County office.

However, the further north everyone went, the more they found that there were more refugees here, and the villages and towns in many places became ruins and became more and more deserted.

After entering Youzhou, such situations became more common. Even in Yan County, which was rumored to be quite prosperous and healthy in the past, there was almost no intact village or town.

In the end, the chaos and miserable scene outside the car made it impossible for Chen Zhi to sit in the car and plan. Instead, he got out of the car from time to time to greet the homeless people along the way, or to help as much as possible.

However, their team has a large number of people and requires a lot of daily rations. They cannot give out too much food, and they should not give out too much, because raising the expectations of the refugees may bring disaster.

As a result, their forward speed also slowed down.

"Such a world is so unimaginable." Even Zhang Kang, who didn't talk much on the road, couldn't help but sigh, "Could it be that the imperial court is really unethical?"

But Bao Jingyan stepped forward and said: "It has nothing to do with the court's loss of morality, but it's just the change of the sky. Since Xuanwu unified the north and the south, the rivers and rivers have been plagued by catastrophes for years. Frost, snow, disease, and epidemics came one after another, all at once. Could it be that in the past 30 years, several emperors have lost their morals? Although I don't like Renjun, I have to say something fair for them. It has nothing to do with it! It’s just the constant movement of heaven and earth!”

When he said this, Chen Zhi's eyes lit up.

"Mr. Bao, it sounds like you have some insight into what you said? Can you elaborate on it?"

Hearing Chen Zhi's inquiry, Bao Jingyan smiled and nodded, and then said: "Of course it's possible, but I can't explain these things clearly for a while. My bookboy has brought some manuscripts. After I sort them out, you can ask Chen Jun, please take a look."

"It's so good, I can't wait to see it." Chen Zhi nodded, but he roughly understood in his heart that these manuscripts were probably the real reason why Bao Jingyan came with him, and he was also a little curious as to what was written on them. .

The few people talked and quickly got back on the road.

At the same time, this motorcade also attracted the attention of others, and soon a news reached Yan County, the county seat of Yan County.

"General, Chen Zhi is here. This is the news from below. Please read it..." The document was brought to a tall mansion and placed in front of a man with a majestic face.

But the man didn't even look at it. Instead, he shook his head and said, "Let's wait until the serious business is done to deal with such small matters. It's better to let the few people I invited in first."

　The list will be compiled tomorrow!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)