Chapter 591 Pingding County is no longer within the territory
Xihe County used to have a vast territory. If calculated based on area, it was even two or three times that of some small counties. However, after entering 100 AD, it gradually became dominated by Xianbei, Wuhuan, Xiongnu, Dongqiang and other barbarians.
Under the influence of the Han Dynasty, it gradually shrunk, some county towns were abandoned, and the population of border counties moved inward. The entire administrative scope was reduced by nearly two-thirds compared with the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
When Fei dived to Xihe, he discovered that although Hedong and Xihe counties were not far apart and even their names seemed to be similar, they were quite different in terms of farming and trade.
Although the three commanding generals are responsible for the specific battles, Fei Qian still has to do the official ventilation and coordination. After all, although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. Although Xihe is broken, it is still a serious county.
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Cui Jun has been serving as the prefect of Xihe County for nearly three years. He has been somewhat affected by the wind and frost in Bingzhou, and some white hair seems to have appeared on his beard and hair. He greeted him outside the Lishi County seat of Xihe County with a smile.
In the old battle of Pingyang, Fei Qian had three to four thousand troops supported by Xihe Cui Jun to determine the victory in one fell swoop. However, in the blink of an eye, Fei Qian brought three thousand cavalry and four thousand infantry, which Cui Jun had to let go.
The fearful thought of future life could not help but arise in my heart.
Fei Qian's troops were stationed outside the city, so Cui Jun naturally arranged for the troops to be mobilized, while Fei Qian took Huang Xu's soldiers into the city and came to Cui Jun's government office.
Because of Cui Hou's relationship, the two of them didn't have the awkward feeling of ordinary people meeting for the first time. Instead, they felt like friends they hadn't seen for many years. They talked about some of the customs and things in Jingxiang, and they still had common topics.
of.
After the greetings, Cui Jun talked about the situation of the Xianbei people he had collected so far. When he mentioned Pingding County, Cui Jun hesitated for a moment, and then seemed to say in an aggravated tone: "Pingding County was not long after the liberation.
Before it stabilized, it spun and fell again. This is my fault..."
Fei Qian blinked, and suddenly felt that there was something wrong with this ordinary sentence. Then he glanced at Cui Jun, only to find that Cui Jun was also staring at him.
has a problem.
Pingding is definitely not a newly recovered territory, but a county that has been restored to Han governance at least two or three years ago. However, it may have been plundered by the Hu people, so the population may not be large. This time it was again invaded by Xianbei.
After attacking, they were met with misfortune again...
But why would Cui Jun say that he had just recovered?
And he emphasized it specifically?
Fei Qian said tentatively: "Xianbei is cruel and cruel to the people. Cui Shijun is brave enough to do his job and raise his troops to attack the rebels. What crime is there?" Since Cui Jun has already said that he recovered the county after pacifying it, if he immediately said, ah ah
, Xiao Cui, hasn’t Pingding County been recovered for a long time?
Doesn't that mean slapping Cui Jun on the face?
Sure enough, Cui Jun smiled slightly and gently stroked his beard with his hand. Although he didn't say anything else, he was obviously satisfied with Fei Qian's response.
In official circles, the most annoying thing is not smart opponents, but pig teammates on your own side.
Some people like to show off by nature. Regardless of who said it or what the specific content was, they would just take a sentence or two out of context, and then jump out and yell, saying this is wrong and that is wrong.
, and then he talked a lot, always starting with labor and ending with fun. At that moment, he was enjoying the attention of everyone, as if this way he could reflect his own sense of existence.
But they often don’t know that not all of the people’s eyes may be appreciative...
Show off your personality?
Sorry, from ancient times to the present, there has never been a person who showed off his personality and did not care about the feelings of others, who could hold a high position.
Fei Qian saw Cui Jun's reaction and guessed some of the reasons.
Since the governor of Han County is called a guard, he has the responsibility of guarding the territory.
If a city is lost, no matter what the reason is, the lighter case will be exempted, and the serious case will be punished.
But the situation in the northern part of Bingzhou is very special. On the one hand, the Hu people are tyrannical, and on the other hand, the Han royal court does not provide any support. Some time ago, some money and grain support was transferred from Sili Hongnong, Hedong and other places, but the Han Dynasty
After the death of Emperor Ling, the government and the public seemed to have forgotten all about Bingzhou. They had nothing left and had to rely entirely on themselves.
so……
But since we don't have much troops, we have to divide our troops to Pingding County, which is far away?
One word.
poverty.
When you are so poor that mosquitoes, no matter how small, are just pieces of meat, you have to consider these things. Xihe is located in the Loess Plateau area, and the cultivated land area is even worse than Pingyang. Although Pingyang is run-down, it is still located in the fold area of the Loess Plateau.
There are not many ditches and bumps on the edge of the county. With Fenshui flushing and irrigation, there are still quite a lot of fertile fields. And the fields that can be cultivated in Xihe County now are estimated to be slightly more than the land of Pingyang City.
Some……
Therefore, although Pingding was plundered, if the surrounding mature fields could be cultivated again, there would still be some output. What's more, Pingding County has been removed from the list of jurisdictions of the Han Dynasty and is no longer within the territory of the Han Dynasty.
It means that a large part of the output of Pingding County no longer needs to be handed over to the court...
Therefore, it is not surprising that although the county was recovered, it was not reported to the court for a long time.
Now Cui Jun and Fei Qian settled on a standard that everyone can accept in a few words. For the Han Dynasty, what was lost was only what was already lost, so the majesty of the dynasty was not lost; for Cui Jun, there was no loss.
Naturally, there is no danger of being punished for the crime of losing land; soldiers who died in the suppression can also be reported to the court and become brave men. When the court allocates money and salaries in the future, they may also be able to get a share...
Dirty politics.
There is no way around this. What is called a standard is something that must be followed when there is no way to create a new standard. This is why later generations, whether it is countries or companies, are so keen on formulating new standards.
Fei Qian is also helpless now. Now he can only operate under the existing standards. Before he has absolute power, talking about his own standards is simply a joke, and he will be quietly secreted by the people around him.
It's no use even claiming to be the King of Heaven. Just like the three Zhang Jiao brothers, Huang Tiandang screamed loudly, but they still had their heads chopped off and made into specimens.
With a unified attitude and a candidate who can cooperate, naturally other things will be easy to handle. After Fei Qian and Cui Jun agreed on some specific military food and grass rations, they ended this communication and
comminicate.
This time, the food expenses for the seven thousand cavalry and infantry that Fei lurked in Xihe were all borne by Cui Jun, but in return, Cui Jun got 20% of the spoils...
Chinese officialdom uses tricks to hide things from the superiors but not from the subordinates.
For example, if a branch expands the market, it will never report a new location immediately...
Instead, they quietly entered the village, and then reported it to the head office after it reached a certain scale...
