Western Regions.
The so-called escort was originally a military post.
Originally, the Western Regions Protectorate was established in Wulei City, because Wulei City was close to the military farm established by the Western Han Dynasty in Luntai in the Western Regions, so it was easier to obtain various food, grass and supplies, etc. However, as time went by, the military farms and cities in Luntai were destroyed.
In places like the Western Regions, if the land vegetation cannot be preserved, it will easily lead to desertification and salinization. Therefore, when Feiqian once again explores the Western Regions, it is impossible to continue to build cities on the former site of Luntai. It can only be built in a new place, that is, in the West Sea.
With the development of the West Sea, more and more people gathered here. For most people, the West Sea in the Western Regions, after Lu Bu conquered certain states in the Western Regions and moved the wealth of these city-states to the West Sea, the city of Xihai became extremely prosperous.
This is a positive side, but it also brings another bad side.
When Li Ru was still alive, the accounts of various aspects were arranged reasonably. Whether it was the expenses for civilians or the salaries of soldiers and officials, they were orderly and unchaotic. However, Li Ru regretted that on the one hand, he was physically responsible, which resulted in order to give instructions for many things and did not have much energy to teach in detail. On the other hand, it was because of the various rules and regulations he formulated, and there was not too long time to promote and guide, so that not many people would understand...
This is always the case with people, order is difficult to establish, but chaos lasts forever.
Some thoughts that pursue happiness can be spread spontaneously without teaching.
After Lu Bu conquered some countries in the Western Regions, a large amount of hot money poured in, which not only set off the market, but also the hearts of the people. Wind money was flowing, and in addition, the Western Regions were foreign countries, everything was novel and fun. The mellow Pujiao wine and the white belly of Hu all triggered the moral concepts that were already difficult to maintain, and the order system that Li Ru finally built.
After Li Ru's death, what he had originally stipulated was gradually destroyed.
Lu Bu doesn't understand, and the key is that he doesn't understand, and he also thinks he understands quite well. Because he thinks he understands, he doesn't have to learn it anymore. So Lu Bu thinks that eating, drinking, and picking up a little is not a big deal.
At the beginning, there was really a lot of small money in Xihai City, so Lu Bu was less and less concerned.
After all, Lu Bu was circulating in the Western Regions at that time. Whether it was the destruction of the country or the cede land and compensation, it was all gold and jewelry carried by cars. This made Lu Bu very confident, just like Liu Bei opened the warehouse door left by Liu Yan and Liu Zhang, Sichuan for the first time in history, and was full of courage.
There is a lot of gold accumulated in the Western Regions, and in the early days, it can even be picked up on the road for free. Before the Western Regions trade route was opened, the gold of these Western Regions people could not be spent too much. Year after year, the amount accumulated over hundreds of years can be imagined.
Therefore, under such circumstances, the appetites of many officials under Lu Bu were opened.
To a certain extent, rewards are like winning a grand prize or making fortunes. The officials around them will congratulate you, eat, drink and celebrate together, and then the taste of spending money remains in the hearts of these officials...
So, is it so good to spend money?
It's simply heaven and earth!
With the first time, there will inevitably be a second time, and then countless times.
But the money rewarded cannot be endless, but the desire becomes deeper and deeper as the more money is spent.
So, after spending the money, how many people will be willing to turn around and continue to chew steamed buns and boiled salted beans to live? Not many. Even if they can really bear it, they may not jump into the water when the next temptation comes.
Before Wei Xu suggested selling false titles, in fact, within the Western Regions, the Han army system had already experienced a situation similar to those that only by tribute can one be promoted, and filial piety can one be promoted. It gradually became clear and even became a tacit thing that many people agreed with.
Corruption has become a common method used by officials, and stealing and selling military supplies is an important source of exchange for money. In both civil affairs and military aspects, everything is seen from money. This kind of semi-public transaction of official positions is no longer within the scope of what Lu Bu knew about "virtual titles".
『Friend, do you want to be an official?』
This is just like the saying "Shoulder" for fellow Taoists. Once you are lured to stop, you will lose more than just Taoist practices.
Being an official means you have money, and becoming an official means you can make money.
Even if the checkpoint is too small, you can charge tolls. If you catch the caravan, you will be checked. Even if the procedures are complete and complete, there will be no problems in all aspects and useless. You will still be detained and will not be released without paying the money. Even the soldiers who have tilted their helmets and slanted battle robes will proudly declare, "There is no caravan in the world that cannot be found! If you cannot find the problem, I will take your surname!"
For some people, buying and selling official positions is a good thing, a great thing!
Problems that can be solved with money are not big problems, aren’t they?
As for Lu Bu, he didn't care at all.
Some people who were eaten and asked for were found, and they found Lu Bu, described the relevant issues and explained the interests. Lu Bu was also furious. Then how did he do it?
All the officials and military academies who were "complained" will be removed from office!
That's right, it's just a dismissal.
Is it not investigated the crime or is it because Lu Bu felt that the dismissal was considered to be investigated?
It was really impossible. These officials and military academy went to Lu Bu's door to kowtow to admit their mistakes, saying that they were wrong, and they were snot and tears, and they were miserable and miserable. Chen Ken apologized and expressed that they would conduct a deep review. Even the review letter had corresponding templates, including Sima-level, military-level, chief-level, or any team leader. If you really forgot to bring it, there would be a small shop hanging on the letters not far from the Lu Bu's garrison's office...
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Although the store claimed to be just writing letters, in fact, all the real big business is these review letters. People who go there just need to say a title and name, everything can be done, and it is also guaranteed to be delivered to Lu Bu.
Of course, you can do it if you don’t go to the small shop that writes letters on your own, but this review letter is not guaranteed to be delivered to you if you admit the mistakes.
The reason why we can do this is because everyone is in the same place.
Isn't it just for money?
They are all walking together!
If you secretly get someone's money, you are a thief. If you go to the public and get someone's money, you are a robber. If you hide in the mountains and forests and gather people, you are a bandit. If you make money in the desert, you are called a horse thief...
Those who wear certain clothes, some seals and ribbons are just changing their names, but they are actually all in the same journey.
Since we are all in the same journey, it's easy to talk.
Of course, peers have to take care of their peers.
Therefore, Lu Bu would not impose very severe punishments on these corrupt military academies. At most, he would remove all the officials and academies that he thought were ineffective, and then transfer new officials from other places. Lu Bu probably believed that these newcomers would be better than the old ones, and the newly appointed people should work hard for their positions, make selfless contributions, and contribute to the great cause of the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty...
But these newly appointed officials and military academy looked around and said, "Oh, if you make money, you will be held accountable, but...
If you don’t make money, you can’t do anything!
Anyway, once the case occurs, you will be dismissed and kowtow will be fine. You will not need to be beheaded or your house will be searched. Even if you are imprisoned in a small room, the money you get is paid in a very small part, that is, the part you are complained about. The rest of the money can still be kept for yourself, and your wife and children will be free and easy!
How to choose this, is it still necessary to say?
The old man left, but he still came with his fellow travelers.
The newcomer's eyes were even redder than the old man as soon as he took office.
What about those who were removed from office?
His eyes were also red. His financial situation was ruined by those who complained, and there was no need to investigate. Lu Bu himself said everything, who would complain about you and what was wrong.
Start! The unhealthy trend of complaints such as paralysis cannot rise! We must kill the chicken to warn the monkey and give others a good look!
First, let’s tease the reputation of these people who like to complain. No matter whether it is yellow mud or yellow shit, throw it on these people first, and then ordinary people will naturally sigh and stay away. When other ordinary people leave, haha, how can they do it? It’s not just a casual way. If you don’t do it, it’s all a bad review! If you believe it or not, there will be ordinary people watching and applauding, saying that these people who are contaminated with shit and urine deserve to be fucked!
So, gradually, no one went to Lu Bu to complain.
Lu Bu thought that the world was peaceful and his actions worked. He influenced the officials who made mistakes and gave those people a new life. He had great merits and Ami Tofu. This must be the case, otherwise why would no one come to me to complain?
The Western Regions Protectorate is almost corruption with the naked eye.
In just one or two years, the official positions in the Western Regions Protectorate can be sold publicly. As long as you are willing to pay the corresponding gold, you can get a job. You can even use money to replace your own performance. Whether it is good or not, the money has the final say, the most guest official, the most standard, and the same person is not deceived.
For example, if you were originally just a team leader, as long as you could pay one thousand gold coins, you would immediately be promoted to a military marquis, two thousand gold coins could be promoted to a military marquis, three thousand gold coins could be promoted to a lieutenant, and five thousand gold coins could be promoted to a deputy general!
When money reaches the stomach, you can reach the stomach in one step.
Count it on the spot and be given a job on the spot!
It can be called the fast promotion channel of the Western Regions, and it is formulated very clearly and meticulously.
However, most of these official positions are empty titles, which means that there is such a name, but in fact, how many people are under his command is another matter.
So when Wei Xu was selling those ordinary virtual titles, news of an accident in the vanguard camp began to spread. Many people didn’t think of horse thieves or felt that there was something dangerous in the Western Regions, but the first reaction - there was something missing!
If the horse thief has set up a forward camp, will he stay in the forward camp for a long time?
Obviously, it is impossible. When there is no money, the horse thieves are extremely united and are all focused on making money. After getting the money, they will inevitably be distracted. Even if they stay in the forward camp for a short time!
So this is a good opportunity!
The horse thief left, who will return to the forward camp?
As for "Chen Ada", who rebels and surrenders to the enemy, almost everyone thinks that he is making too much money in the forward camp, which leads to "public anger". Perhaps it is because of uneven distribution of the organs, or perhaps it is because he did not give his subordinates money to his stomach, or perhaps because he was in business with a horse thief, he was basically considered a bad guy and an incompetent ghost.
As for horse thieves, no one cares.
After all, can there be less horse thieves in the Western Regions?
Isn't this like there is less salt in the meal?
Therefore, when the news came out, no one panicked because of it, as if nothing happened...
That's right, the gossip is always ahead of the official news.
Announcement that the Western Regions vanguard military camp was severely damaged, the official of the Protectorate Office has not yet officially released, and the proclamation has not even been written in a word, but many people have already known it.
The price has been released...
"Ten thousand gold coins?" Ergouzi sipped the teeth, "General, for the sake of my hard work for so many years... this is too many of these ten thousand gold coins. Can you... get a discount?"
Wei Xu stroked his beard with a smile, "This is all because of our friendship, I will give you this price! You can calculate it yourself. The team rate is 500 gold coins, and then the military marquis will add 1,000 to the military marquis, and then the military marquis will add 2,000 to the military marquis. In fact, it is enough to be a military marquis. No matter how much does it take to the marquis, you think 3,000 to the military marquis are enough?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! Ergouzi nodded repeatedly.
Wei Xu laughed, "Did you really forget or pretend to be stupid? This forward military camp is actually short! The actual shortage is tripled. This is a routine. I have given you a fraction of the relationship!"
Ergouzi lowered his eyelids and mumbled something in his throat. Although he couldn't hear it clearly, he must have either complained about Wei Xu's desire for money or complained that his friendship for so many years had only 500 gold coins.
Ergouzi felt a little hungry. He wanted to be an official too much. He wanted others to call him Daming, instead of Ergouzi and Sangouzi all day long...
『Ergouzi, I tell you, although this vanguard barracks are good, they are not a safe place... You have to think about it..." Wei Xu sighed and said, "You know, if this place wasn't...
If it weren't for something, Wei Xu didn't continue to say it, but the meaning was basically clear.
Others don’t know that it’s because they are bad people, or because Chen Ada originally wanted to use a knife to kill someone but didn’t do it, but he shot himself in the foot, or it’s even more outrageous. Chen Ada simply was too greedy and couldn’t match the accounts, so he simply surrendered to the enemy directly.
But Wei Xu and others knew that this location was indeed dangerous.
So Wei Xu was generous and sold it first... Bah, it was a fair competition.
If someone buys it, he will ask the man to explore the way first. If the horse thief is powerful and kills him again, Wei Xu will report it to Lu Bu, dispatch heavy weapons, and make a free vote.
If that person had some skills and had not been killed by the horse thief, it would be equivalent to erasing the previous things Wei Xu had, and it would not be a loss.
The only problem is that if you give it to outsiders, it will not be very convenient to make trouble in the future.
Therefore, Wei Xu is also quite contradictory. On the one hand, he wants to sell money and on the other hand, he also wants to use his own people. However, no matter which choice it is, it is impossible to hand over it for nothing. After all, the Forward Camp is like a chrysanthemum that has finally been washed clean. How can it be casually played with?
Ergouzi was frowning.
Wei Xu raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Yohe, boy, it's not bad. I've saved some money in the past few years?"
Ergouzi's heart was thrilled and he quickly denied, "No, no, where, how is it possible? General, don't joke with me..."
Wei Xu fights, if he goes to fight, will he kill the enemy? That's Lu Bu's amazing, but if he wants to do business, hehe...
If you really have no money, at most you will just drool when you look at it, but you won’t be confused. Wei Xu judged that Ergouzi must have 10,000 gold coins, but not too many, because if there were more, he wouldn’t hesitate.
Wei Xu reminded: "If you really want to be an official, you have to hurry up."
The Forward Battalion is poor, including money, grain, soldiers and pay, weapons, war horses, armor and equipment, what aren’t big fat pieces?
Even if I just don’t cut a piece of my hand, I can get a lot of fat on my hands...
Wei Xu guessed correctly. Ergouzi really saved up 10,000 yuan. Should he bet and try a higher level, or should he be at peace with his wealth and still be Wei Xu's dog legs? This is the profound question of whether he sees a person or a mole.
"General, I have to think about it..." Ergouzi swallowed his saliva.
Wei Xu nodded, "Then you have to move faster... This matter cannot be delayed..."
Whether it is to make up for people in private or to publish the list, it cannot be said that it has been delayed for too long. Otherwise, if the striker's camp is idle for too long, even if he has no idea, he will have some other ideas. Therefore, Wei Xu must determine the candidate as soon as possible and then formulate the next strategy. Well, at least Wei Xu believes it is a "strategy".
It was evening that Ergouzi made up his mind and found Wei Xu again.
When we met Wei Xu, Wei Xu had just had a meal, had some wine, and was washing up. Wei Xu was sitting on a bench with a basin of hot water under his feet. The maid next to him was covering Wei Xu's face with a hot towel and rubbing it gently.
"Ergouzi, have you thought about it?"
Wei Xu pulled off his face scarf and waved his hand to let the maid go.
『General, sit, sit, I come, I come...』
Ergouzi smiled and hurried forward, took over the maid's job, helped Wei Xu take his feet out of the foot basin, hugged him in his arms and wiped it carefully, and then he smiled and took the foot washing water to the hall, handed it over to the attendant waiting in the hall, and then returned to Wei Xu.
『It seems that you have made up your mind…』 Wei Xu sighed, 『Actually, you kid, I am quite reluctant to let you go if you can do something…』
『General…』 Ergouzi knelt in front of Wei Xu, and kowtowed with a sound, 『General, the small... the small... the small... the
"Oh, that's OK!" Wei Xu stepped forward and helped Ergouzi up. "For so many years, I will make a decision. I will give you another discount and a thousand discount! Only 9,500 gold coins! As for the soldiers and weapons to be allocated to you, everyone is their own family, so there is no need to say anything!"
『…』 Ergouzi was a little stunned. If this ten thousand is reduced by one thousand, shouldn’t it be nine thousand? Then he thought about it and realized that Wei Xu was talking about reducing one thousand, not reducing another thousand, so he was 1500, minus one thousand...
"What? I feel dissatisfied?" Wei Xu looked over with a squint.
Ergouzi hurriedly bowed to the ground again, "The young man can get the support of the general and make progress for one or two years, and it will be three lives and ten miles... Well, I will never forget it at all times! But if the general has given instructions in the future, the young man will definitely not refuse!"
Chapter completed!