Chapter 880: Liang Mao, Bing Yuan and Zhang Zheng
Qin Ge couldn't help but give Xun Chen a secret thumbs up because the Qingzhou bandits were too fierce and the Liangshan bandits were cruel and warlike. Most of the gentry and powerful people were afraid of their reputation. Now many gentry and powerful people are not optimistic about the regime established by Qin Ge.
Xun Chen was able to persuade so many wealthy forces. These wealthy forces have fought with bandits for many years and have cultivated strong private soldiers. The last time Wei Yue commanded the Weijiabao troops to assist Xinwen County in defending the city, it can be seen that it was obvious.
If private soldiers from all over the country are integrated, they can at least obtain millions of troops who can conquer and fight well. If they can help Qin Ge with all their strength, then Qin Ge will have the foundation to completely fight against the Liangshan bandits.
Qin Ge invited all the famous scholars into the temporary military tent, and everyone sat down accordingly.
Qin Ge looked at Ni Heng and smiled and said, "Mr. Zhengping is fine. It is the brothers in my clan who are ignorant. They suppress and exclude the gentleman everywhere, and let the gentleman wander around and almost become buried in the hands of bandits. I apologize to you on behalf of my brothers!" After that, Qin Ge stood up and left his seat and bowed to Ni Heng.
Ni Heng was shocked and hurriedly left his seat, supporting Qin Ge and said, "That day, Ni was unrestrained and arrogant. The marquis was so young that he was famous all over the world, but I became a refugee. Therefore, he was angry and envious of the general at that time, so he picked the bones in his eggs and belittled the general. I stayed under the rule of the general that day but bit the general. It is reasonable that the Qin clan members are rebellious. Now the general is the champion Marquis, the governor of a state, and must not be humiliated by me!"
After experiencing countless life and death, bandits and robbers, living under others' roofs, even sleeping in the open, Ni Heng's arrogance has been smoothed out a lot.
Liang Mao, Bing Yuan and other gentry leaders saw Qin Ge treating the wise and nobles, and abide by Confucian etiquette in every move, and showed respectful eyes.
In the past, Qin Ge was born in a wild family, and after practicing scriptures for the emperor, he followed the Three Confucians of the Han Dynasty to cultivate Confucianism and cultivated his energy. In addition, he made merits in the national war, he was enough to gain the respect of anyone in the world.
Qin Ge and Ni Heng chatted for a while and said, "Mr. Ni is a talented man. Qingzhou is in ruins. Mr. Ni's talent is famous all over the world. I cannot let the pearls be covered with dust. My governor's mansion is short of literary pens. If you don't abandon me, I hope to help me and bring peace and prosperity to the people of Qingzhou!"
Literary pen rafters are senior civil servants under the rule of the governor. They are now the governor's secretary, who are mainly responsible for the drafting of official documents and cultural publicity. Their food and salary are equivalent to the order of a county.
Although Ni Heng is known for his arrogantness, his literary literacy is famous all over the world, and his short life has left a brilliant mark in Chinese history.
Because he was born in a poor family, he was not valued, and his unrestrained body was actually eye-catching. Now Qin Ge directly hired him as a literary pen, which directly fulfilled Ni Heng's dream.
After experiencing the Youzhou National War, Qin Ge's mind and vision have also been relaxed. Ni Heng's various slander and attacks on him in the past are not worth thinking about now.
Qin Ge wants to gather all the historical and famous forces of China so that he can revitalize China and lay a good foundation for the future national war. Talents like Ni Heng are also one of Qin Ge's current shortage of talents.
Ni Heng was moved and burst into tears. He left his seat and worshiped him and choked on the ground and said, "Ni Heng was heartbroken and could not repay the champion Hou's kindness!"
Under Jin Deman's suggestion, Qin Ge also began to pay attention to entering the circle of famous gentry, just like in Luoyang Wei Zhongdao, Chen Lin and others were famous all over the world and became representatives of Qingliu scholars. The fundamental reason is that they have outstanding talents and are well-known all over the world.
Ni Heng is also very talented. Although he is not as famous as the two, his literary literacy is not bad at all. Otherwise, how could a cold scholar have been able to catch Kong Rong's eyes?
However, Kong Rong only regarded him as a guest official and had never held a real position. Qin Ge wanted his reputation to continue to spread among the gentry circles, but what he lacked was a good pen.
Now Ni Heng's edges and corners can be used very easily, which is a god-given opportunity, so Qin Ge directly granted him a high position and a generous salary.
Liang Mao, Bing Yuan and others were stunned. Now Ni Heng is just relying on Liang Mao to support him. Moreover, he comes with Liang Mao this time because he has offended Qin Ge.
Liang Mao was a little afraid to take him in and took him to apologize to Qin Ge. Unexpectedly, Qin Ge actually surrendered to the emperor and took the initiative to apologize to Ni Heng, who was like a beggar at this time, and even promised a high position.
The Qingyan and Xu gentry all knew that Ni Heng barked rabies on the day and abused Qin Ge. Even the black materials of Qin Ge are written by Ni Heng. If someone else had changed, Ni Heng would have been stripped of Ni Heng long ago. Now Qin Ge not only did not blame him, but also could have a high position.
This champion Hou seems to be far from being the infamous that was circulated among the gentry before. His love for talent is simply the same as Duke Zhou!
Liang Mao, Bing Yuan and other talented people are worried about the bandits. Now seeing Qin Ge is so wise, all the doubts of the past have been eliminated.
When Qin Ge mentioned that he should establish a mutual defense system with local forces and discuss future governance policies.
Liang Mao, Bing Yuan and others actually took the lead in proposing to incorporate all 200,000 local armed forces under their command into Qin Ge, and to take all the minerals, arable land, forests and other resources occupied by the three tribes under Qin Ge.
The three of them gave their power to Qin Ge. The other leaders of the gentry were stunned, but the three of them were so cost-effective that many gentry had different thoughts.
Now that Qingzhou's political system is being built, if the assets controlled by the family are exchanged for the children's promotion, political investment will be made now, and the family's glory will be revitalized in the future.
Some key issues that were previously arguing with the gentry, such as the command power of local tyrants after establishing a cooperative defense system, the military protection expenses collected according to the size of the land, and the fortresses built by major tyrants and sharing them with all gangs.
In addition, the food and supplies of the people in the autumn harvest were uniformly kept. Once the bandits invade, they accepted the people in the leadership to jointly resist foreign enemies, there were also some controversial minerals, forests, etc., and many agreements involving the vital interests of the gentry were broken, and many gentry made concessions.
Qin Ge did not expect that Liang Mao, Bing Yuan and other Qingzhou gentry were so righteous that they greatly sacrificed the interests of their own clans, which was a political investment that was completely betting on Qin Ge.
Moreover, Liang Mao and Bing Yuan were both second-rate historical celebrities. In history, Liang Mao even became the prince's tutor, while Bing Yuan and famous scholars Hua Xin and Guan Ning were called Yilong.
Hua Xin is the leader, Bing was originally a dragon's belly, and Guan Ning is a dragon's tail. Now he is free to lead political talents. Whether the Qingzhou gentry can provide Qin Ge with materials and elite troops, it can also bring Qin Ge a large number of talents to build a political system.
"Your righteousness makes Qin ashamed!" Qin Ge stood up and convinced the righteousness of Liang Mao, Bing Yuan and others. It was their example that made the swaying gentry group begin to turn to Qin Ge, which made Qin Ge's confidence in fighting against Liangshan bandits.
Moreover, the Qingzhou gentry experienced bandit destruction over and over again, and was no longer as arrogant and uncontrollable as the gentry in other prefectures and counties, and had a large amount of land and resources.
The Qingzhou gentry experienced wars and the clan size decreased greatly, and the land they occupied was not ten. However, this era was still an era of clan rule. The so-called government orders did not go to towns and villages, which is what it means.
Of course, this disadvantage is improving under Guan Zhong's adjustment, and the Qingzhou gentry fully supports Qin Ge, which will gather the hearts of the Qingzhou people, which is of great significance.
Liang Mao, Bing Yuan and other representatives of the gentry left their seats and knelt on the ground and did not dare to accept Qin Ge's gift.
Liang Mao was a little older and was about twenty-seven or eight years old. He knelt down to Qin Ge and said, "We will also thank the general for his great kindness on behalf of the countless people in Qingzhou. Qingzhou has suffered many years of bandits. The Han court has completely given up this bandit-disaster land. General Qin gave up his glory and wealth, did not avoid life and death, and volunteered to come to this chaotic land. Not only did he open up this hard-won world of happiness under the sword of the bandits in Liangshan, but he also put down his bodies of thousands of people, built villages, paved roads, built canals, and restored Qingzhou wholeheartedly. On behalf of the people of Qingzhou, we would like to thank the general for his rebirth!"
At the end, he was even excited and burst into tears. The other gentry leaders were deeply moved and knelt down. Liang Mao, Bing Yuan and other famous scholars saw that Qin Ge could share the joys and sorrows with the people, and also realized his determination and perseverance. In addition, Qin Ge was respectful to the wise and humble, so he admired him so much.
Qin Ge quickly helped everyone up and sighed: "What Bo Fang (Liang Mao) said is very true. Now that the Han Dynasty's national strength is declining, and after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the national war is no longer able to organize troops to confiscate Qingzhou bandits. Now Qingzhou needs to be stable and self-improvement. Today, seeing Bo Fang, who is equal to Qingzhou's talented character, is not alone!"
Liang Mao, Bing Yuan and others knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "We are willing to follow the lord with courage, go through fire and water to recreate the peaceful and prosperous era of Qingzhou!"
Among them, Liang Mao, Bing Yuan, Zhang Zheng and others expressed their willingness to surrender to Qin Ge.
Qin Ge was overjoyed and helped everyone up, continued to discuss the situation in Qingzhou with the gentry, and recommended to everyone about the new policies he had implemented in Qingzhou. At the same time, he also had the intention of exploring the talents of Liang Mao, Bing Yuan and Zhang Zheng.
Liang Mao had two major political specialties, "comfort and comfort", and was good at pacifying and educating the people's hearts. Qin Ge immediately appointed Liang Mao as the Divine Academy of Qi County, responsible for the people's livelihood education and official assessment and recommendation of Qi County.
Bing Yuan's political expertise is "revitalization", he is good at revitalizing scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and restoring political governance work in troubled times. Qin Ge appointed him as the county magistrate of Changguo County;
Zhang Zheng is a third-rate historical general. He is brave and wise, Qin Ge appointed him as the commander of the Panyang County!
Qin Ge promoted and appointed famous scholars in Qingzhou, which gave many gentry hope. They expressed that they would donate money and materials to help Qin Ge implement people's livelihood projects such as building villages, paving roads, and building canals.
The private soldiers of various forces were willing to fully support Qinge's towns and villages to set up forts to defend themselves. After talking with everyone and finalizing many cooperation plans, both sides left with satisfaction.
Liang Mao, Bing Yuan, Ni Heng and Zhang Zheng went directly to Xinwen County to report to Guan Zhong, and then Guan Zhong issued administrative documents to take office.
After sending everyone away, Qin Ge couldn't hide his joy and patted Xun Chen's shoulder and said, "Youruo! You are getting more and more powerful! First, he convinced Liang Shan bandits to negotiate alone, and won this critical year for us to take root in Qingzhou. Now he convinced Yanzhou's geniuses to support us, and recruited a large number of talents for me. Your traitors are enough to match millions of elite soldiers!"
Of course, Xun Chen was able to convince the Qingzhou gentry to be loyal to Qin Ge. His eloquence was one aspect, and there was also an important point. He was a child of the Xun family. As an important giant among the gentry, Xun family was a golden sign.
When Xun Chen heard Qin Ge’s praise, he was also a little happy and said, “My lord! If you hadn’t provided me with this platform, I would still talk to those Qingliu scholars in Luoyang! The so-called loyalty to your duties, I received the salary you paid and enjoyed a high salary, which is what I should do! And just now, the lord did not care about past grudges and respected the wise and nobles, not only condescendingly apologized to Ni Heng, but also promoted him to the custodian’s office. Even if Zhou Gong is alive, his mind and mind are nothing more than that. These famous scholars saw the lord’s mind, and their ancestors were officials in the court, and now they were phoenixes with hair, so they admired the lord so much. This is your way of being the main thing. They were not so obedient when they came!”
Qin Ge laughed when he heard this. He was missing famous scholars like Ni Heng who were good at gorgeous articles. Guan Zhong had read the articles of Wei Zhongdao, Chen Lin and Ni Heng. Wei Zhongdao's articles were gorgeous, but they were too petty.
Chen Lin's articles are magnificent, like a big river.
Chapter completed!