The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 723 I hate this kind of people the most

Yizhou, Shu County.

Deng Ai, who received the imperial edict, urgently summoned many officials.

Guanqiu Dian, Zhang Shou and other officials quickly rushed to Deng Ai.

Guanqiu Dian was the governor of Yizhou, while Zhang Shou was the local prefect. He was also the father of Zhang Zai and others.

Zhang Shou's appearance was not very outstanding. He had three sons. The eldest took after his father, and the other two took after their mother.

However, Zhang Shou himself had good governing ability. He was generous and humble and treated people with courtesy. As a Wei person, he was popular in Shu.

Deng Ai did not summon all the officials this time. There were more officials from Wei or the Central Plains faction, but fewer officials from the local faction.

Shu was different from Wu. In Wu, Cao Mao directly sent officials from the Central Plains to govern the area, while in Shu, the people of Shu governed Shu.

The current governor of Shu and even many middle and lower-level officials are all from Shu.

Of course, under the Three Mutuals Law, it is basically impossible for one to serve as an official in one's own area, but the matter of officials is another matter.

However, some important positions, especially supervisory posts, are filled with people from Wei.

Deng Ai sat in the upper seat, looking at the people in front of him seriously.

During these days, Shu had made great progress. The scale of the water conservancy projects during Zhuge Liang's period had been restored to half, the roads and cities had also been improved, and there was no rush to reclaim the arable land.

But in this era, water conservancy projects are the greatest weapon in agriculture!
Throughout history, any outstanding official who governed a place would either develop water conservancy or punish the powerful. Only these two methods could make a place prosperous quickly.

Deng Ai is very good at farming.

Deng Ai's original idea was to finish these first, and then once the tax exemption period was over, he could start a big move against the farming land.
But now it seems that the emperor is still a little anxious.

Deng Ai was also somewhat helpless about this.

What's the point of dealing with these big families now? A tax holiday, even if the hidden land and population are revealed, will not increase taxes.

What Cao Mao wanted was to solve the problems of the people in Shu and let them get arable land as soon as possible, but in Deng Ai's eyes, there were more cold data, tax increases, project completion, etc.

The two have different standpoints, so naturally they see different things.

But as Zhang Hua said, Deng Ai would not think of disobeying the imperial edict.

The previous lessons are enough.

If I do this again now, I'm afraid Guanqiu Dian and the others will tie me up and send me to Luoyang.
Deng Ai looked at everyone, then took out the emperor's edict and ordered Guanqiu Dian to read it to everyone.

Everyone listened very attentively, and halfway through, the expressions of several Shu officials changed.

After hearing everything, those local officials could no longer bear it.

They looked very frightened, staring at Deng Ai and others with wide eyes, fearing that they would be exiled to Shazhou tomorrow.

Guanqiu Dian observed the change in atmosphere and said, "Don't worry, everyone. Officials and their families are not among those exiled."

After hearing this, those people were not relieved.

The big families are related to each other. Even if their own family members are not affected, the scope of this family member is quite limited. They can only protect their parents, brothers, sisters, wives, concubines, children, etc., and the rest of the relatives still have to go on the road.

This is not a good thing for anyone.

Deng Ai simply said, "This is an order from His Majesty. No one can disobey it, no matter who it is."

"Those who disobey the imperial edict will be charged with treason and their entire family will be executed."

Deng Ai said something lightly, which directly shut the mouths of those officials.

Everyone knows that Deng Ai is a madman who dares to use the heads of his own soldiers to build a Jingguan. If he saw an opportunity to make a contribution, he might not necessarily use the heads of the powerful families in Shu to build a Jingguan.

If they dared to rise up in rebellion, Deng Ai might be even happier.

Seeing them lowering their heads one after another, Deng Ai sneered.

"After the destruction of Shu, the court has treated you well. If anyone dares to bend the law for personal gain this time, there will be no mercy."

Looking at the trembling officials, Guanqiu Dian hurried forward to comfort them.

"Don't panic, everyone. Your Majesty has always been kind and merciful. He would not relocate the great clans from various places without reason."

Everyone then looked at him secretly.

Guanqiu Dian said seriously, "Your Majesty has also said that we must punish those lawless powerful families."

"So, we can identify them, which is also very simple."

"Quickly dispatch swift horses to inform the provincial governors of the two states. They will then organize their generals and begin a thorough investigation of the local areas, thoroughly examining the mansions of the great families to see if they are secretly storing armor and powerful crossbows, or if they are concealing populations or unreported farmland."

"If there is no violation of the law, then there is no need to pursue it, but if there is such behavior, there should be no mercy."

Guanqiu Dian said this with a smile, as if he was thinking about them.

But after hearing his words, the officials' expressions became even worse.

The wealthy families in Shu were not able to legally own powerful crossbows and armor like the wealthy families in Wu, but most families probably still had these things, after all, they also needed to protect themselves.

As for the issue of concealing the truth, who could possibly escape this? Unless one is truly impoverished, without any extra farmland at home, and a person who is completely dedicated to the public good, everyone would have kept some of the money privately. This is a consensus among everyone.

Guanqiu Dian was relocated directly based on evidence of their crimes, leaving them unable to even say a word of objection.

Guanqiu Dian looked at Deng Ai again and said seriously, "Duke Deng!"

"how?"

"The imperial court has issued an imperial decree to thoroughly investigate the affairs of the great clans. Not a single word can leak out! I've always been a talkative person, and I'm afraid of letting anything slip. Until you send a fast rider to inform the other two governors, I'm willing to stay in the palace and not go out!"

Deng Ai narrowed his eyes and said, "Hmm."

County Magistrate Zhang Shou immediately understood and hurried forward, saying, "I would also like to stay with Guanqiu Gong!"

Guan Qiudian smiled and looked at the others. "Everyone, I stayed here for my own reasons. Don't worry too much. You can go back first."

Several officials hurriedly said, "We are all willing to stay in the palace!"

Then everyone bowed their heads and said they would stay.

Having said that, who would dare to say they want to leave?
Guanqiu Dian couldn't help but sigh, "My Yizhou is full of virtuous people! I'm hosting a banquet today. We haven't been together for a long time. This is a perfect opportunity for us to attend the banquet together, discuss important matters, recite poetry and have fun!"

He smiled and looked at Deng Ai, "I wonder if Lord Deng would be so kind as to grant me a favor?"

Deng Ai shook his head and said, "I won't go."

Guanqiu Dian's face was a little embarrassed, but he still tried to make amends, "Mr. Deng is so busy with all sorts of affairs. I am sorry for being so presumptuous."

Deng Ai has never been interested in these things, and he hates these celebrities the most.

Wasting time all day long, having banquets and reciting poems.

Every day before going out, they have to spend half an hour to get ready, just like they are getting married. They look more handsome than each other, but they have no skills at all. They can't handle domestic affairs, let alone fight a war!
They spend the whole day commenting on other people in the world, writing useless poems and essays, and then sit down and brag to each other!
Seeing that Guanqiu Dian started to contact these people, Deng Ai turned around and left.

Just watching their behavior made Deng Ai feel sick.

Can the current emperor govern the world well if he is surrounded by ministers like this?
After seeing Deng Ai leave with a look of disdain on his face, Guanqiu Dian rubbed his forehead and felt a headache.

It is really difficult to get along with this Mr. Deng.

If it weren't for him, Bashu would have been broken up long ago.

People's hearts are scattered.

Deng Ai simply disdained to win over the hearts of the people. He had a natural contempt for the people of Shu and always wanted to let them know that their country was destroyed by him.

One of the three sentences is about destroying Shu.

How can this place be governed well?
Guanqiu Dian personally pacified them and sent swift cavalry to inform the governors of the two places, preparing to take action at the same time.

In order to achieve a better effect, Guanqiu Dian decided to use the army directly, bypassing local officials and using supervisory officials to lead the charge to avoid any cover-up.

After receiving intelligence from various places, preparations began immediately.

Cao Wei had troops stationed in various places in Shu.

These garrisons were originally the Yongliang Legion. After the demise of Shu Kingdom, the large-scale Yongliang Legion lost its most important target.

As a result, the Yongliang Legion was divided into two parts, one part came to Liangzhou and the other part came to Shu.

Except for Huo Yi in Ningzhou, Yizhou and Liangzhou are both garrisoned by the Yongliang Legion.

Their generals were given various titles such as Weixi and Weixi.

These people have almost nothing to do with the people in Shu. If you have to make a connection, then they are the destroyers and the destroyed.

Guanqiu Dian held a banquet with his ministers that day. The atmosphere of the banquet was very good and everyone was in a good mood. Zhang Shou even wrote several poems in a row, and everyone cheered.

But after three days, Guanqiu Dian's face suddenly became solemn.

No longer as gentle as before, he left the mansion and immediately started to act at the same time.

Officials from all over the country, with the cooperation of the soldiers who had arrived earlier, quickly broke into the mansions of the major families and began searching and identifying.

For a time, the whole of Bashu was in chaos.

The experiences that the Jiangdong clans had endured were officially played out in Shu.

As expected, they still had powerful crossbows and armor. Because they had just experienced a chaotic era, even if it was illegal, the big families would usually retain some armed strength as a last resort to protect themselves.

But the situation is much better than in Wu.

The main reason is the concealment of the situation. At this point, the powerful families in Shu can finally hold their heads up high and share equal status with the powerful families in Wu.

They are all birds of a feather, all sucking blood from the country, and there is no obvious difference between the two sides.

Clans were captured one after another, and at the same time, rebellions began to break out in Shu.

However, the scale is not large, not even as large as that in Wu.

This made Deng Ai very disappointed.

(End of this chapter)