Han officials

Chapter 91: Huang-Lao Taoism [33]

"Mr. Fan, how is the journey?"

The next day, in the backyard of Lelang Prefecture's Mansion.

Wei Zhe was seen greeting a fat man in brocade clothes with a warm face.

This person is the new governor of Lelang, Fan Daya.

"Fortunately, I am fine. I am also grateful to Mr. Wei for taking care of me. It has saved me from the pain of the bumpy ride."

Fan Chou did not have the arrogance of a disciple of the emperor at all. As soon as he saw Wei Zhe, he thanked him.

Because the ship he boarded in Donglai County was from the Wei fleet.

Seeing his attitude, Wei Zhe also breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said, "In that case, Lelang County will be handed over to you, my Excellency. It's time for me to take up my post!"

Hearing this, Fan Chou immediately apologized repeatedly: "It's all my fault. I delayed Mr. Wei."

After saying this, he ignored Wei Zhe's attempt to stop him and bowed to him to express his apology.

Then he pulled a jade pendant from his waist and said, "This jade is from Khotan. I got it by accident. I am giving it to you as a token of my apology. I hope you, Lord Wei, will not despise it. If you don't like it, I will give it back to you."

Fan Chou said it lightly, but Wei Zhe didn't take it seriously.

After all, Khotanese jade was considered a rare item even in the Han Dynasty.

Especially after Liangzhou was occupied by the rebels, there were even fewer beautiful Khotan jades in Luoyang City.

Since Fan Chou had this thing, it might be a stock from Liangzhou in his early years.

So Wei Zhe immediately waved his hand to indicate that it was not necessary, but in the end he couldn't resist Fan Yu and accepted it.

As the two were greeting each other, a thin middle-aged aide walked up to Fan Chou and whispered a few words.

Wei Zhe was not surprised to see this and immediately started drinking the fruit juice.

It’s true, the sour and sweet taste of Lelang wild pear is not inferior to later beverages.

On the other side, Fan Chuan glanced at Wei Zhe in surprise after learning that the county government's accounts were not in deficit but had a large surplus. Then the smile on his face became even more intense.

So after the middle-aged staff member left, Fan Kuo pondered for a moment and then said a few truthful words.

"Lord Wei must be aware of my purpose. If you need anything in the future, just let me know." Fan Kuo bowed towards the north with a serious expression and said, "Your Majesty has already instructed us that Lelang will only be an aid to Lord Wei in the future. You can rest assured on this!"

Seeing that he said so, Wei Zhe didn't say any more polite words.

"That's good!"

After saying this, Wei Zhe couldn't help but sigh, "Goguryeo is truly not comparable to the Three Kingdoms of Han. I'm bound to have to trouble Lord Fan in the future."

Upon hearing this, Fan Chou also agreed deeply.

If Wei Zhe had not first destroyed the Xianbei and then pacified the Three Han, Fan Chou would have thought that the emperor was having some unrealistic thoughts.

After all, if Goguryeo was so easy to deal with, Emperor Guangwu would not have been so lenient towards it.

But besides sympathy, Fan Chou also had some expectations in his heart.

After all, the conquest of the Three Kingdoms of Korea brought prosperity to many people.

Therefore, when the court was selecting the prefect of Lelang, he asked Liang Hu, the Minister of Selection, for help.

To put it bluntly, he just came here to take credit.

If Wei Zhe really destroyed Goguryeo, he would probably have been one of the Nine Ministers in the future.

In this respect, Fan Chou is more like a businessman than a prefect.

But it is precisely because of this that he is very self-aware.

So when Wei Zhe and his group left the Korean city in a mighty manner, Fan Chou did not take any action.

There is no intention of a new official making three major changes upon taking office, nor is there any intention of erasing the traces of the predecessor.

Seeing this, the middle-aged staff could not help but advise: "My Lord, this won't do. You have to establish your authority!" This person had assisted many prefects, but this was the first time he had encountered someone like Fan Chou.

Seeing him say that, Fan Chou thought about it and said, "Then let's kill a few powerful families as a token of our respect."

Upon hearing this, the staff member was choked and didn't know what to say for a moment.

But since he had accepted Fan Chuan's reward, he naturally had to do his best.

So the staff stopped talking nonsense and directly pointed out the most critical point of Lelang County.

"Lord, Lelang County is different from other places. This place has been developing large-scale military farms. It is truly a place of the heartland!"

This staff member considered himself knowledgeable, but he had never seen a county where military farming was so successful.

To be honest, when he looked at the numbers in the account book during the handover just now, he almost thought it was a fake account.

But when he thought that Wei Zhe had just destroyed the Three Kingdoms of Han based on this, he felt it was reasonable.

In other words, the staff still don’t know the specific mechanism of the operation of Lelang Military Farm, otherwise they would have persuaded Fan Chou to take control of it.

Fan Chou thought about it for a moment and suddenly asked, "Who is managing the various military farms in Lelang now?"

"The county government has not intervened. I heard that it is all under the jurisdiction of the Buyehou Mansion."

Otherwise, the staff would not have advised Fan Kuo to take over the military farms in various places.

As for the craftsmen's shops on Chuan Island and Niujiao Island, he ignored them since they were Wei's properties.

However, what he didn't expect was that upon hearing this, Fan Chou casually waved his hand and said, "If that's the case, then let's just carry on as usual. No need to make any more fuss."

The categories are not stupid, but they are too clear-cut.

When Wei Zhe destroyed the Xianbei and pacified the Three Han, he did not ask the court for a single grain of food. It was obvious that he was able to achieve this by relying on the Lelang military farms.

Now that the emperor wants to destroy Goguryeo, military supplies are obviously also key.

If he took back these military farms, what would happen if Wei Zhe ran out of food and grass when he attacked Goguryeo? Even if the emperor didn't come after him, Fan Chou would regret it to death.

After all, compared with the position of one of the Nine Ministers in the future, what does this little bit of food mean?
Does the Fan family of Anding lack money? What they lack is a future!

After saying that, Fan Chou thought for a while, and actually took out a piece of Zuo Bo paper that was one foot long and two feet wide, and then wrote the four big characters "Xiao Gui Cao Sui" in the eight-point script.

Then he handed it to his staff with a smile and said, "Go and post it outside the prefectural government office."

Upon seeing this, the staff immediately looked constipated and didn't know what to say.

But since Fan Chou said so, he could only helplessly take the copybook and leave the study.

However, the staff did not know that it was not that Fan Kuo did not understand his intention, but that they had different perspectives.

In Fan Chou's opinion, it was perfect that everything was going smoothly in Lelang County.

In this way, even if he studies calligraphy and indulges in mountains and rivers every day, he will definitely be promoted in the future.

Who wouldn't be happy when encountering such a good thing?
Do less and make fewer mistakes, do nothing and make no mistakes, this is Fan Kuo's way of being an official!

Thinking of this, he even shook his head and chanted with a sense of complacency: "I do nothing, and the people will be transformed by themselves; I love peace, and the people will be upright by themselves; I do nothing, and the people will be prosperous by themselves; it is so!"

Because the Hongdu School did not strictly abide by the rule of "respecting Confucianism alone" under the instruction of Emperor Liu Hong.

Therefore, the categories of his studies are quite diverse, and he has even done some research on Huang-Lao Taoism.

At this moment, he realized that the words of the saint were so reasonable.

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Not to mention how free and easy Fan Chou was in Lelang County.

With Gongsun Zhao taking office as the governor of Dongming County, Fan Kuo taking office as the governor of Lelang County, and Wei Zhe taking office as the governor of Liaodong County, the area of Liaodong finally settled down.

However, after Wei Zhe took over the Liaodong Prefecture, he discovered that there was still a trouble waiting for him...

(End of this chapter)