Generally speaking, these are the most important records of military and political affairs in a county.
Of course, these can't be all the records. Li Po flipped through them casually, and they were all general records.
He is no stranger to these things, he knows how precious these things are, and he also knows their origins and procedures.
Roughly speaking, the general record should be reviewed once a year to make reductions or additions, and a major review should be done every two to three years to thoroughly update the old records. This major review should be carried out by the imperial censor of the capital in accordance with the previous Sui law.
Shi Tai sent someone to handle it together and asked for a copy to be taken back to the capital.
In addition to serving as the basis for the various departments in the capital to manage the local area, it is also used for local officials to conduct examinations.
This is a relatively complete unified management system, and it is also the best embodiment of the gradual return to centralized power after the war in the late Han Dynasty.
Seeing Li Po's attention diverted, Pei Shiqing took the opportunity to explain: "Since the fourth year of Daye, all the old and new records of Jiangjun are here. From the ninth year of Daye to the thirteenth year of Daye, there was a lot of turmoil in Hedong and heavy taxes and servitude.
More and more people are fleeing from Jiangjun County, and apart from the unknown records, all other accounts are correct."
Pei Shiqing didn't say why it started in the fourth year of the Great Cause. Li Po figured it out after thinking about it. The Fourth Year of the Great Cause was just after the rebellion of King Yang Liang of Han Dynasty ended.
There are probably records from the Kaihuang reign or the early Daye years, so there is no need to bring them out.
Li Po was flipping through the household registration, and he turned directly to the back, and said in his voice, "I remember that Prefect Pei was the prefect of Jiangjun in the 14th year of Daye, right?"
"What the manager said is true, the official is the one who governed Jiangjun in the 14th year of Daye..." At this point, Pei Shiqing paused and wanted to say a few words. After all, he was granted the title by Li Yuan in the 14th year of Daye.
When it reached his mouth, he swallowed it back.
He also has pride, it is not easy to achieve this step, and he is unwilling to flatter and argue cleverly.
Li Po didn't even look up, and directly looked through the household registration booklet of Daye's fourteenth year. This book looked much thinner than the previous one. When he opened it and looked at it, the records were more detailed than before.
Of course Li Po knew what this meant. Jiangjun's population had also dropped significantly. People who didn't know about political affairs could only watch the series of figures, but for those who knew the truth, it was definitely shocking.
The reason why Pei Shiqing said that the records from the ninth to thirteenth years are not accurate is because local officials concealed the information. The consequences of the three expeditions to Liaodong can be seen in these books.
Li Po gently covered the book, sighed slightly and said: "To Li Tang, you are a traitor, to me, you are a surrender, but to the people of Jiangjun, the prefect has made great achievements..."
At this point, Li Po was very satisfied with the leader of the Pei family. If Wang Cong, the leader of the Jinyang Wang family, had half the dexterity of this man, the Jinyang Wang family probably would not be in the same situation as it is today.
Pei Shiqing's eyes widened slightly. These words were too touching for a person like him. Pei Shiqing then stood up, folded his sleeves and bowed with a salute: "As a traitor, but also as a surrender, I am here.
The official feels guilty and wants to die, and dare not take credit..."
Li Po blinked his eyes and thought to himself, are you really being modest? Or is what I just said wrong?
Okay, just think you are being modest. If you are so arrogant again, do you really think I am someone easy to bully?
Then he waved his hands and said with a smile: "You don't need to be so humble when you sit down to speak... These days, it's hard to tell everyone's merits and demerits... When I was in Jinyang, someone once said to me how Li Yuan was,
What happened to the Wang family in Jinyang back then, but in my opinion, these are all nonsense..."
"The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. This has been the case since ancient times. For example, you, Mr. Pei, are quite repetitive today. But if you can help others achieve great things in the future, who will take care of today's shortcomings?"
In fact, after saying these few words, Pei Shiqing felt at ease and was also quite surprised.
Is this really the brave man who rose to prominence in Daizhou in the rumors? Although he did not cite scriptures in his words, it can be seen that he was very clear about things and clear in thinking.
And upon hearing it, you can tell that this person is not literate, and the meaning behind these words is also very thought-provoking.
Pei Shiqing finally put away his last trace of contempt, and when people really took things seriously, it was Li Po's turn to feel uncomfortable.
This was actually the reason why he put everything else aside and talked with Pei Shiqing alone.
When you don't quite understand what someone is saying, it's inevitable that you won't be able to convey your meaning and make a fool of yourself.
So he quickly ended the conversation and went to rest in the back house of the Governor's Mansion on the grounds that the pommel horse was tired.
When Pei Shiqing said goodbye, he still had some unfinished thoughts.
His current state was actually similar to that of Xu Shiji. There was no talk of meeting the Lord Ming, and it was far from the worst expectation. They both thought it would be better if they could discuss it in detail one or two more times.
Different from Xu Shiji, Pei Shiqing was already quite old, and he paid little attention to glory, wealth, and even men's achievements, and he didn't have much thought about assisting the Ming Dynasty in order to compete for the world.
The only thing Pei Shiqing values now is actually his family. In essence, he is not much different from Wang Cong. As long as the family is well, everything will be fine. It cannot be said that there are not many other things that can impress them, but they are rare.
At this time, Li Po, who went to the back house of the Governor's Mansion, was also a little regretful. If Pei could speak human language well, the harvest of this conversation should be greater.
Because the location of the Pei family's ancestral home determines that their influence on the southeast of Hedong is much greater than that of the Wang family of Jinyang. With the current situation, if you want to pacify Hedong, relying on the prestige of the Pei family is the best shortcut.
Of course, the shortcomings of the Pei family in Hedong are also very obvious. The Wang family in Jinyang had no choice but to seek refuge with Li Po, but the Pei family was not like that. The children of the Pei family in Hedong can be vaguely seen around the princes of the world.
It can be said that this is a wealthy family in Jin that gradually prospered in peacetime and rose rapidly in troubled times.
Changing the rudder according to the wind is their means of survival, the emergence of talents in large numbers is their fundamental reliance, and making multiple bets is their pursuit of development. There are really not many families like the Pei family in the world today. In fact, those Guanxi sects are similar to them.
Compared with Pei, that is, he has a slight advantage in occupying the key points of the capital, but he is much inferior to Pei in other aspects.
After a good sleep in the back house of the Governor's Mansion, Li Po went through the various documents sent by Pei Shiqing and compared them with those of the two prefectures and counties. At this time, he could
It became clearer and clearer that both Jiang County and Linfen County did have advantages that border areas could not match.
And the counties in Jin are relatively poor in the world. His so-called foundation now is actually stained by the war. Otherwise, he would never have been able to rush into Jiangjun with just the troops at the frontier.
, what he lacks now is actually the real food-producing land.
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This chapter has been completed!