Fei Qian looked at the letters on the table that were sent back from Diaoyin and Taiyuan Kuaima respectively, and remained silent.
"Greetings to the Lord." Xun Chen and Jia Xu came from outside the hall and saluted Fei Qian one behind the other.
"Come, sit down." Fei Qian said, and then handed them the two letters on the table, "...you guys take a look first..."
Xun Chen took the letter and read it.
Xun Chen didn't read very fast. It took him a while to finish reading the first letter. Then he put the bamboo slip down and then picked up the second letter. He looked at it carefully...
Jia Xu didn't show any impatience at all, he squinted his eyes and sat quietly.
After a while, Xun Chen finally finished reading the two letters, merged the two bamboo slips together, and gave them to Jia Xu.
It was quiet in the hall, except for the occasional small sound of bamboo fragments colliding with each other.
Fei Qian was a little surprised by Xu Shu and Zhao Shang's actions, because he had only let them do it cheaply before, but he didn't expect that the two of them would make a big deal...
Fei Qian remembered that in later generations, the words that leaders liked to express the most were "do it according to the regulations", "do it according to the procedures", "handle it according to the situation", etc. But the problem is that in the Han Dynasty, where was it so relatively complete and relatively
Complex procedures and processes?
And now that transportation and communication are inconvenient, if you really have to wait for the approval of your superiors for everything, then most things will probably go awry. Therefore, "doing it cheaply" has become a relatively helpless but only option.
But such a "cheap job"...
Of course, it's not that Xu Shu and Zhao Shang are not doing well in handling this matter, but that now that the territory is gradually increasing, the people who handle it may not be as organized as Xu Shu or Zhao Shang.
No one can guarantee that all the officials under his command will serve the country wholeheartedly and be selfless. Even the soldiers of a certain doctrine who are known as the most powerful and made of iron in later generations are still rusty and stained?
This is the first aspect that Fei Qian is really worried about.
"Congratulations to the Lord..." Jia Xu also finished reading the letter. After returning the two bamboo slips, he cupped his hands and said, "Taiyuan, Guanzhong will be settled..."
Xun Chen stroked his beard and said: "Zhao Congcao went to Taiyuan in less than half a month. He solved the case of the Wang family's heirs and captured the Wang family's heart... Well, he can also be called a capable official..."
Fei Qian nodded, but didn't say anything.
Fei Qian did not doubt Zhao Shang's ability, but the problem was that sometimes it was also a problem if his ability was too strong. With meritorious service, one must reward it, otherwise it would inevitably lose its meaning, but if Zhao Shang's ability was promoted,
position, and it is easy for Zhao Shang to have more power...
It's not that Fei Qian is jealous of the virtuous, but that his own standards for appointing officials are somewhat different from those of the Han Dynasty. The so-called local officials, even in later generations, will easily become "Qingtian Parent Officials", let alone in the
Han Dynasty?
Well, how did those other time-travelers solve the problem of loyalty among their subordinates?
Open the panel and take a look?
Or is the value locked and never drops?
Fei Qian tapped the table lightly with a headache. To be honest, in the Han Dynasty, there were not many ways to control local officials. The so-called protons actually differed from person to person. If someone with the blood of the Liu family dumped his wife, he
It's just like playing, it doesn't have much effect.
At this moment, Fei Qian even missed those game modifications and plug-ins of later generations. It would be great if he could retrieve the data at any time and fill in "FF" for all loyalty values. That would be like whipping him with a small whip.
He is the type who is willing to drop candle wax and can't even drive him away.
"Taiyuan..." Fei Qian paused for a while and said, "The Wang family has declined, and Zhao Shang has made contributions and was promoted to be the literary director of the general's office... As for the post of Taiyuan County Sheriff, someone wanted to transfer Du Yuan and Du Wenzheng, so he first performed his duties on a false basis.
, to see what happens next, what do you two think?"
Literature?
Xun Chen and Jia Xu looked at each other, slightly surprised. After all, this so-called literary position is a position that has not yet appeared.
This position is not difficult to understand. "掾" originally meant Sasuke, so it is almost equivalent to various consultants hired in later generations, or various deputy general managers within the company.
"This..." Xun Chen cupped his hands and said hesitantly, "Of course there is nothing wrong with the monarch's move, but this literary power... what is the order and what position does it occupy?"
Adding an innovative new official position is not a big deal for Fei Qian's current status, but the ranking of this new position is what Xun Chen needs to be concerned about.
The size of official positions in the Han Dynasty was related to issues of etiquette. Just like when Fei Qian asked Xun, Chen and Jia Xu to read a letter, if there was no special separation or who was designated to read it first, the guard on the side would definitely hand over the letter first.
It was given to Xun Chen, whose official position was slightly higher than that of Jia Xu. After Xun Chen finished reading, the guard transferred it to Jia Xu.
"The official rank is the same as that of Cong Cao in the General's Mansion, with a rank of 800 shi. He specializes in literature and education. Under him is the Second Secretary, with a rank of 400, and the Second Congshi, with a rank of 200." Fei Qian nodded, understanding what Xun Chen meant.
, and said directly.
In fact, the official positions in the Han Dynasty were somewhat confusing. They were somewhat similar to those of later generations, but also somewhat different. For example, positions such as sacrificial wine, subordinate supervisor, chief bookkeeper, department supervisor and postal supervisor, supervisor and postal supervisor, department and agricultural supervisor, etc. were quite different.
Small, it depends on the specific place, just like the general manager of later generations, in fact, it also varies in size.
As for the various kinds of Cao and Cao, they are even more dazzling and diverse, and what’s even more exaggerated is that under these Cao, there are also fate, there are sacrificial wine, there are histories, there are books and assistants, some are serving as governors, and some are serving as subordinates.
Historical positions, etc., are extremely complicated.
Fei Qian was wondering whether he should create an administrative level like later generations did?
From LEVEL 1 all the way to LEVEL 99, and then gradually increase according to merit...
forget it.
Fei Qian silently rejected this idea. After all, converting everything an official did into merit points would cost his life.
"As for the matter in Guanzhong..." Fei Qian said, "...I wonder what you two think?"
Guanzhong has actually been very prosperous since the Qin Dynasty. Coupled with Liu Bang's leek cutting behavior, the three hundred miles of Qinchuan became the most prosperous area in China during the first two hundred years of the Han Dynasty.
However, during Wang Mang's reign, Guanzhong was devastated and never recovered well. Later, due to the Xiqiang, Guanzhong became a frontier battlefield invisibly.
Now Dong Zhuo, Li Guo and other incidents have been lost...
Xun Chen said: "Your Majesty, it is only June now, and the autumn harvest will not be until August at the earliest. It will be at least the end of September or the beginning of October when autumn harvests from various places are gathered... If we send out troops at this time, it may be difficult to provide food and grass..."
Jia Xu said: "Although the Zhong clan means a certain thing, it can be provided by it, but the Zhong clan is not a large clan at first, how much can it provide? The fighting strength in Guanzhong, despite several changes, still has nearly ten thousand soldiers... If it is based on the city
If you stick to it, it will inevitably take a long time...unless..."
Xun Chen suddenly interrupted Jia Xu and said: "No... Guanzhong is currently checking and balancing each other. We might as well wait for March or April to collect the autumn blessings before making a decision."
Jia Xu was not angry because Xun Chen interrupted, he just nodded slightly and then kept silent.
In fact, even if Jia Xu didn't say it, Fei Qian also knew what to do.
Now if you want to get food and grass during the lean period, you can only ask the Wang family of Taiyuan to "donate" food and grass like Zhao Shang did, and search for the old foundation of the noble families in various places.
Not to mention many, but at least nearly half of the wealth of the Han Dynasty was not in the national treasury, but in the hands of officials and nobles in various places. The money that was originally supposed to be received from the national treasury became their private property.
This matter actually started in the early Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty even asked local nobles to borrow money in order to fight against the Xiongnu...
It lasted until the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. In order to pacify the Western Qiang, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty also tried to persuade the eunuchs. However, the wool came from the sheep, and the money the eunuchs handed over to the Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was finally passed on to others.
.
For example, when Wang Yun, the governor of Yuzhou, defeated the Yellow Turban Army, he seized a letter from Zhang Rang, the general manager of his house, to the Yellow Turban Ant Thief. It is not known whether the letter was true or false, but the letter stated that Zhang Rang had received it.
The ant thief's bribe has promised to help.
As for what kind of help Zhang Rang will help, there is no specific details.
Wang Yun presented this letter to the emperor and reported it. The emperor was naturally very angry and scolded Zhang Rang. Of course Zhang Rang denied it in every possible way and only said that the general manager of the palace did it without telling him. Later, Zhang Rang secretly sent it to the emperor.
Tens of millions of dollars were spent to settle this matter...
This is evident from the chaos of official administration in the Han Dynasty.
"Wen He, you should know more about Guanzhong, you might as well say more..." Fei Qian did not rush to make a decision, but asked Jia Xu to talk more.
Jia Xugong cupped his hands and said: "The gentry in Guanzhong... Haha, most of them have lost their blood and bravery in the pre-Qin Dynasty, and only a few are left. During the rebellion of the Western Qiang during the reign of the late Emperor, the gentry in the Guanzhong Sanfu area committed very serious crimes.
Forgivable..."
Xun Chen frowned, but this time, he did not stop Jia Xu.
"...The Qiang people rebelled, and the imperial court used troops, which is what it should do. However, the three assistants in Guanzhong deducted military pay and rations, causing Xiliang to be unstable..." Jia Xu said coldly, with disdain on his face, "
… Back then, Lieutenant Zhang was almost pacified, but in order to prevent their own interests from being cut off, these corrupt officials deliberately indulged themselves, causing the war to deteriorate...” Dong Zhuo was also tricked by these officials in those days, but for the fact that he had not confused the Qiang people and used the golden cicada to escape.
He might be surrounded and killed by the Qiang people, so Jia Xu actually knew these things in detail.
Xun Chen was silent, then he couldn't help but nodded, and said: "Situ Cui once said that he wanted to abandon Xiliang in order to eliminate this shortcoming... but this plan is unavoidable... alas..."
"Cui Situ's policy is as contradictory as covering one's ears. It is not advisable..." Jia Xu said, then he didn't know what he thought of, his expression was rather gloomy, he shook his head slightly and did not continue.
Xun Chen said: "Whether it is an eunuch, a Qingliu, or a relative, it is nothing more than a plot. Such a silverfish should naturally be killed...but after killing it, what will happen? There were many marriages in Guanzhong for more than a hundred years.
A single move can affect the whole body... You need to be very careful. If you don't have a complete plan, you can't act rashly... The late emperor probably had the intention to rectify the government when he was in charge of the party, but..."
Jia Xu was silent. He was from Xiliang, so he knew all about these things, so he did not refute Xun Chen's words. When Li Ru first arrived in Chang'an, he had prepared to deal with these silverfish, but he did not expect Dong Zhuo's madness.
As a result, the entire situation changed dramatically, and Li Ru, who was caught off guard, ultimately failed to implement it.
"Since it's not possible to kill them all at once, let's take a closer look at...Guanzhong, well, just wait..." Fei Qian thought about it for a while, and then said, "Just find his authority..."
"Award?" Jia Xu's eyes lit up, and he immediately smiled and said: "This is of course the best policy! Do you want to sell some weapons to Guanzhong?"
The economic environment in Guanzhong has been seriously damaged during this period. Naturally, it is impossible to have any orderly production of swords, guns, swords and halberds. Weapons are of course very scarce, so just selling gun heads, arrows, etc. will definitely be
Very popular best seller.
Who can afford a weapon?
Who wants to buy a weapon to protect themselves most?
There is no doubt that these noble nobles who are still in the Sanfu area of Guanzhong are the only ones. However, five baht money is worthless now. So if these noble nobles in Guanzhong want to buy weapons, they naturally need to spend it.
The corresponding hard currency is traded, which is equivalent to grain or cloth.
Food, grass and cloth were what Fei Qian urgently needed.
Moreover, just like the weapons sold to Jizhou, most of these noble nobles only purchased spearheads and arrows. As for other things, such as armors for ordinary soldiers, most of them thought they were too expensive and were reluctant to buy them.
.
And it's a seller's market now. With this price, naturally some people are happy and some are worried.
Plus some other auxiliary strategies…
Xun Chen also laughed and said: "The king's strategy is really like a wild horse, making people unable to guard against it... It would be even better to send some Qiang cavalry, cover their flags, advance lightly, and harass everywhere..."
"How wonderful!" Jia Xu sighed, stroking his palms, "When people are in such panic, we can still find some eloquent people to wander around and instigate and incite, then there will be chaos! Hehe..."
"Exactly! Who knows, someone will come to our door and beg us for justice..." Xun Chen also became interested. Naturally, he was absolutely willing to reap the benefits without having to pay a heavy price.
, immediately leaned forward and started a heated discussion with Jia Xu.
"...ah? This...ah..."
Fei Qian stood aside and blinked, looking at the two people who had gathered together happily and were discussing intensely.
What did I say?
Is that what I mean?
I just wanted to say that since Guanzhong doesn’t have the strength to deal with it right now, I’m going to accumulate my own strength while slowly looking for some loopholes in Guanzhong…
Oh, forget it, that's it.
Just take it as what I meant when I said it.
Fei Qian reluctantly twitched the corner of his mouth, showed a smile, nodded slightly, and pretended that it was just a matter of discussion...
