The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 764 The most beautiful

Guanqiu Jian sat in the upper seat, and Pei Hui sat beside him.

Cao Qi, Shu Jineng, Liu Hong, He Qiao and several others were kneeling beside them.

Yes, the famous scholar Pei Hui mentioned earlier.

It was Guanqiu Jian.

Guanqiu Jian defeated the Xianbei and Goguryeo successively. Apart from Pingzhou and Youzhou, there were almost no enemies that could threaten the Wei Dynasty.

For example, the Sushen people were too far away, too weak, and surrounded by poor mountains and bad waters, making them completely worthless to attack.

The imperial court established Yunzhou to govern the territories of the former Tuoba, Goguryeo and other forces.

The Yunzhou Provincial Government is actually quite empty. There are almost no cities under its jurisdiction. There are only outposts, post houses and the like, which are almost useless.

Only Shengle can serve as their office.

There are almost no common people under his rule.

Of course, the purpose of the Yunzhou Provincial Government is not to govern the people. Their main purpose is to monitor this territory and ensure that it will not be occupied by new forces.

If any short-sighted force prepares to take over the Tuoba tribe's pastures and migrate here to graze, the provincial governor will promptly inform the Zhenbei Corps, and a counterattack will follow.

When Youzhou and Pingzhou become well governed in the future, perhaps the government will be able to extend its hand to Yunzhou.

After completing these tasks, Guanqiu Jian had no other important tasks to do.

He brought some of the Pingzhou people to Jizhou.

The proportion of Hu people in Pingzhou is really too serious. After all, the original number of people in Pingzhou is very small, and Youzhou is not much different. Therefore, Jizhou became a good choice.

Jizhou has a relatively large population, comparable to several core states such as Yanyu.

Putting those Hu people in Jizhou is like throwing salt into the sea, which cannot create any ripples.

Pei Hui certainly agreed with the Grand Marshal's idea. At the same time, he hoped that the Grand Marshal could come to Jizhou in person and show his face in front of the local scholars.

Guanqiu Jian also gave Pei Hui enough face and came in person.

As a result, on the first day of arriving, I encountered the Dianshifu arresting a certain prince.
In fact, Cao Qi was secretly protected and followed by someone.

However, when he was in the restaurant that day, his words were heard by the local official, who immediately invited them to have tea.

The group of people who were protecting them secretly had no choice but to come forward and get them out.

However, this matter could no longer be hidden, and these people were brought directly before Guanqiu Jian.

Cao Qi just shook his head and sighed.

Who could have thought of this??
He is a prince and the younger brother of the current emperor, yet he was arrested by the Dianshifu!

Pei Hui looked at Guanqiu Jian with a smile, "If it weren't for the Grand Marshal, I wouldn't even know that the king had come to Jizhou."

The Dianshifu was not required to report matters to Pei Hui, but Guanqiu Jian was qualified to do so.

In terms of position, he is the true head of all officials and has a hand in everything.

He looked at Cao Qi and asked with a smile, "Why is Your Majesty here? And why are you slandering Your Majesty in secret?"

Cao Qi was at a loss for words and quickly explained, "I just met a capable person and wanted to see if he could speak for my brother, so I asked him a question. Who would have thought that the Dianshifu had such a keen ear?"

Guanqiu Jian said "oh" and then looked at the wise man Cao Qi mentioned.

"He Qiao, is your father okay?"

He Qiao quickly stood up, his attitude extremely respectful, his eyes almost fanatical, "Replying to the Grand Marshal! My father is fine, he often thinks of you."

He Qiao admired Guanqiu Jian very much because Guanqiu Jian was a good friend of He Qiao's uncle.

He Qiao's uncle had some fame in the past. Yes, his uncle was Xiahou Xuan.

He Qiao admired his uncle very much and always wanted to be a famous scholar like his uncle. He also had great respect for his uncle's past friends.

Guanqiu Jian obviously knew this guy. He just smiled and said to Pei Hui, "It seems that your literary gathering has attracted quite a few talented people."

Pei Hui sighed deeply, "In this assessment, not a single scholar from Jizhou has made it to the top. Previously, they only cared about managing agriculture and sericulture and comforting the people, but they neglected education. Jizhou used to produce many famous scholars, but now under my rule, it has fallen to the point where it has to compete with Liangzhou."

"Liangzhou has been home to many famous scholars since ancient times, and Liangzhou doesn't even bother to be compared with Jizhou!"

Then a crazy student suddenly spoke.

Cao Qi hurriedly pulled Shu Jineng's hand.

Pei Hui laughed. He didn't care about the future. "You're right. It was my slip of the tongue."

Guanqiu Jian listened to him and suddenly said, "The past is different from the present. In the past, provincial governors were like governors of a province, governing the local area and gaining prominence through their achievements. Nowadays, provincial governors are merely your eyes and ears and should not be heavily involved in government affairs."

The smile on Pei Hui's face froze instantly, and he quickly said, "It's my fault. I will cancel this meeting right now."

Guanqiu Jian shook his head. "It's not excessive to summon scholars, but governing the region is the job of the county governors, not yours. It's really inappropriate to say it's under your jurisdiction."

"Just know this principle from now on."

"As for the specific governance of the area, I will discuss it with the county governors. The governor does not need to worry too much."

Pei Hui suddenly didn't dare to say anything more.

Guanqiu Jian immediately let Cao Qi and the others leave. Before he left, he told Pei Hui not to reveal Cao Qi's identity to anyone, as if he did, he would be punished. After the group left, He Qiao looked at Cao Qi and said, "I have treated you with sincerity. Why are you deceiving me?"

Cao Qi laughed. "There's no shortage of talented people in the world. But if this talented person complains about my brother, wouldn't that cause even greater harm?"

"I was testing you because of my brother's instructions. I hope you won't blame me."

After saying this, he bowed towards He Qiao.

He Qiao hurriedly helped him up.

Shu Jineng said from the side, "Your Majesty, there's no need to be so. I think this man might even be happy to save a few meals in prison!"

Even the quiet Liu Hong couldn't help but chuckle at this moment.

He Qiao was not embarrassed at all and his expression was calm.

Cao Qi was amazed.

He took the other person's hand and said seriously, "When I return to Luoyang, I will recommend you to His Majesty."

"But in the next few days, I have to travel to various places in Jizhou to check on the people's livelihood."

"I would like to go with you."

"it is good!"

Cao Qi immediately formally introduced the other two people to He Qiao. The four of them looked a bit out of place together, so they immediately chose to continue their journey.

At this moment, Guanqiu Jian began to meet with local officials.

In order to promote the cultural and educational undertakings of Jizhou, Guanqiu Jian set a large number of goals for them.

These include adding libraries, promoting more outstanding students from poor families, providing corresponding subsidies to scholars from common families, etc.

In addition, the treatment of local academic officials was increased, more famous foreign scholars were welcomed, and housing and academic exchange venues were provided for them.

Guanqiu Jian was not just a general.

He was quite accomplished in both governance and literature. Of course, Confucian classics were the stepping stone to becoming an official. Even someone like the former general Hu Zun was actually well versed in Confucian classics.

In this era, it is difficult to become an official without understanding the classics, and even if you become an official, you will not be respected by others.

Even Zhong Hui was ridiculed for his lack of knowledge of the classics.
A few days later, Guanqiu Jian personally came out to meet with the celebrities gathered here.

These famous scholars never imagined that the famous scholar Pei Hui was talking about was actually Guanqiu Jian.

At this moment, the entire Jizhou was boiling.

People came here from all directions just to see Guanqiu Jian.

For a time, Jizhou's literary gatherings became famous throughout the world.

This has also prompted many states to follow suit.

The provincial governors did not intervene easily, but the county magistrates in various places began to recruit people for their own civil affairs.

These county magistrates began to call on their relatives and friends, hoping to have the same effect as Guanqiu Jian.

Almost all of these county governors came from prominent families, and the people they could call upon were quite powerful.

After several years of recovery, the Wei region once again picked up culture and education.

Du Yu sat in the carriage, and his whole person had changed drastically.

He was no longer the delicate and tender man he once was. His whole body had become very dark and rough, and he looked as if he was aging very quickly.

His clothes were not as clean as before, and he looked dusty and tired, a bit like Deng Ai.

The carriage drove all the way to Luoyang City. Du Yu was shocked when he saw the scale of the vendors along the way.

After the poll tax was abolished, the first people to be affected were the merchants.

In the past, they had to pay double the head tax, so many people were unwilling to work in this industry. But now the public security situation is good, there are very few thieves, and officials dare not make things difficult for them openly, and there is no head tax.

The scale of this business has increased explosively.

There are all kinds of vendors along the street. They carry all kinds of goods, and some simply put them in clothes and sell them.

Du Yu had not returned to Luoyang for some time.

He never imagined that the head tax would have such a great impact on the local area.

He suddenly began to worry whether this excessive commercialization would affect agricultural development?
Once the head tax is implemented, the population will certainly increase. If food production cannot keep up, it will be a big problem.
A group of starving people is more terrifying than anything else.

Du Yu's carriage arrived outside the palace. He got off the carriage and then sent someone to report to the emperor.

Soon, Zhang Hua hurried out to greet them.

"Lord Du!! His Majesty is waiting for you in the West Hall!"

Du Yu followed him into the palace. As he walked inside, he suddenly sighed, "It seems that Your Majesty has never expanded or repaired the palace since he ascended the throne."

Zhang Hua smiled and said, "Your Majesty is frugal and diligent. Why would you waste the country's resources on such a thing?"

Du Yu, however, looked around and shook his head, saying, "It still has to be repaired when it's time."

(End of this chapter)