After Gao Fei took charge of Youzhou, he began to govern Youzhou, using Jicheng as the administrative center of the entire Youzhou, issuing orders to all counties and counties, replacing the magistrates of each county, and deploying his troops appropriately.
Shi Sunrui also began to expand Jicheng. He used his own money to recruit civilians to build Jicheng into a city larger than Luoyang City, and worked with nine wealthy merchants to build a new home.
In addition to expanding Jicheng, Gao Fei also recruited civilians to build the Western Liaoning Corridor. He wanted to open up the road from Jicheng to Liaodong and build a wide avenue. He also set up a Gathering Hall in Jicheng to allow people to pass through.
Liaodong generals Guan Ning and Bing Yuan took over, and together with Cai Yong, they opened a school in the Juxian Hall and taught publicly. On the other hand, he also set up a martial arts hall, named Beiwu Hall, which was specifically responsible for recruiting skilled archers and horses.
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Construction is going on throughout Youzhou, but the cold winter weather has not affected it. Instead, we can see the workers on the construction site working in full swing. Today's severe drought has prevented many people from sowing, and the barren land has become cracked. Only a few
The areas close to the rivers and waters were not affected, so the people applied to become civilian husbands and contributed to the construction of Youzhou. The most important thing was that not only did they get paid, but they also had food to eat. No one would disagree with this kind of good thing.
In the prefecture and pastoral office, Gao Fei has been extremely busy these past two months. On the one hand, he has to appoint suitable candidates to serve as county magistrates, and he also has to care about military affairs, government affairs, and the people's food, clothing, housing and transportation. He wishes he could be divided into 100,000 people.
Shi Zhan personally presided over the work in various places.
In the government hall, there was a constant flow of messengers. The newly appointed prefects and county magistrates of various states and counties all sent reply letters. Gao Fei and his seven think-tanks also hurriedly replied and promulgated new orders issued by the state pastoral office.
Let counties and counties focus on agricultural production, reclaim wasteland, and organize people to spend the winter.
"I'm so tired..." Gao Fei stretched out and couldn't keep his eyes open. For half a month, just looking at the appointment certificates submitted by various counties and counties, as well as the seals and ribbons stamped with the state shepherd's seal, made him nervous.
He couldn't bear it anymore, and as soon as he finished sealing the last county, he couldn't help but scream out.
The seven people in the hall, Jia Xu, Xun You, Tian Feng, Guo Jia, Xu You, Xun Chen, and Sima Lang, were filled with emotion after hearing this. No matter who they are, they are the busiest during this transition of government affairs, and they are also the busiest.
It's almost the end of the year, and we still have to take stock of the grain, money, population, taxes and other government affairs in various government treasuries, which makes them a bit overwhelmed.
"My lord, no matter how busy and tiring you are, there is only this period of time in a year. Only in this way can you have a good understanding of the local government affairs of a state. After this period of time, my lord can be at leisure." Jia Xu consoled him.
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Gao Fei said: "Okay, everyone has been busy all morning. Let's take a rest now. Gao Lin, prepare some snacks for you adults."
"No!" Gao Lin bowed his hand and walked out of the hall.
It is already October. The weather this year is indeed very abnormal. It usually snows at this time, but it does not happen this year. Besides, except for the heavy rain after entering Youzhou, it has never snowed again.
A drop of rain caused varying degrees of drought across the entire land, and even places near water bodies were somewhat short of water supply.
Gao Fei and the others were chatting with each other in the hall about some family affairs. He felt very pleased when he looked at the brain trust of these seven old, middle and young people. After all, these wise men were all very insightful people.
Most of the decrees issued from the state pastoral office were planned by these seven think tanks. After all, Gao Fei was not very proficient in local governance, because managing the people and managing the company are two different concepts.
"Report——" A scout quickly ran outside the hall, raised his voice, held a letter in his hand, and shouted loudly, "Your Majesty, Fan Yangling, General Jianwei Lu Heng reported urgently!"
Gao Fei hurriedly said: "Hurry up and bring it up!"
The scout entered the hall, walked to Gao Fei's side, and handed the letter in his hand to Gao Fei.
After taking it apart, Gao Fei took a quick look, his face showed a worried look, and he immediately said loudly: "Everyone, Jizhou has changed hands..."
Jia Xu, Xun You, Tian Feng, Guo Jia, Xu You, Xun Chen, and Sima Lang all looked at each other and asked in unison: "May I ask, my lord, who occupied Jizhou?"
"Yuan Shao!" Gao Fei said with a bit of hatred, "Lu Heng said in the letter that counselors under Yuan Shao's account went to persuade Han Fu to give up Jizhou to Yuan Shao.
, and recruited Han Fu's subordinates, and Gongsun Zan also submitted to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao recruited troops in Jizhou and used the reputation of the Yuan family to recruit many talents and generals."
Xu You once wanted to join Yuan Shao as a retainer, but happened to meet Dong Zhuo when he came to Beijing. Yuan Shao was beaten away. He also accidentally met Guo Jia and became close friends. Later, under Guo Jia's persuasion, he and Xun Chen and Cui Yan
, Zhong Yao came together to join Gao Fei. Although he knew that Gao Fei was good to them, he had not made any achievements and wanted to become Gao Fei's most trusted adviser.
At this time, he heard that Yuan Shao had occupied Jizhou, and he hurriedly offered advice: "My lord, the fourth generation and the third Duke of the Yuan family have disciples and former officials all over the world. Jizhou is a rich land. If the Yuan family lives here for a long time, I am afraid it will be deeply rooted.
I think that my lord should take advantage of this opportunity and use his cavalry to launch a quick attack while Yuan Shao is not yet secure and drive Yuan Shao out of Jizhou."
"Well, this is indeed a good idea. What do other people think?" Gao Fei nodded silently and asked softly.
Xun Chen cupped his hands and said, "I would like to report this to my lord, but my subordinates think it is inappropriate..."
Xu You turned his face and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xun Chen and Xun You are relatives, and Xun Yu is a brother. They are both outstanding talents of the Xun family in Yingchuan. Historically, he chose Yuan Shao by mistake, and the counselors under Yuan Shao's account all intrigued each other, formed cliques, and once established heirs for Yuan Shao.
They were competing with each other over issues. Xun Chen didn’t like this kind of competition for fame and fortune, who
He was ostracized by the judge, Guo Tu and others, and framed Xun Chen in front of Yuan Shao, causing Yuan Shao to no longer listen to any of Xun Chen's suggestions. This directly led to Xun Chen's death in depression, and even the young talent died young.
, failed to leave any achievements, so naturally Xun You and Xun Yu became famous.
At this moment, he saw that Xu You was eager for quick success, and he was also worried that Gao Fei would follow Xu You's strategy, so he took the lead to stop him and hurriedly explained: "Now my lord has just taken charge of Youzhou, and the foundation is not yet stable. In the hearts of many Liu Yu's old men, there is no
There is prestige at all, and it is not yet known whether the Xianbei people in the north can live in peace with their lord after knowing that Youzhou has changed hands, and Youzhou is in the transition period of construction.
During this period, the expansion of Jicheng, the construction of the Liaoxi Corridor, the production of weapons, etc. all require a lot of expenditure. In addition, it is the middle of winter. Once it snows heavily, the roads will become difficult to travel. My subordinates thought that they would attack Jizhou at this time.
It's still early days, firstly, our army is mainly composed of cavalry and there are not enough siege equipment, and secondly, there is no excuse to attack Jizhou. If we start an unprovoked war against Yuan Shao, I'm afraid it will attract criticism."
Xu You argued: "My lord, if we don't send troops now, it will be difficult to attack once Yuan Shao has established a firm foothold in Jizhou. Although the midwinter season is not good for our army, it is also bad for the enemy. Moreover, Jizhou is now
not yet made
In any defensive situation, as long as the lord sends troops, occupying half of Jizhou will not be a problem. First confront Yuan Shao, wait until the next spring, and then attack Jizhou with all his strength, and approach the gates of Ye City. Yuan Shao can be completely driven out of Jizhou in one battle. I hope my lord will think twice.
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Jia Xu, Xun You, Tian Feng, Guo Jia, and Sima Lang were silent. Gao Fei looked at the five of them. He already had an idea in his mind, but he wanted to know what Jia Xu and the other five were.
Seeing this opinion, he asked: "Xu Ziyuan's words are very reasonable, but Xun Youruo's words are equally reasonable. Five adults, what are your opinions?"
Guo Jia didn't make any expression and sat there motionless. For him, Xu You and Xun Chen were his friends. No matter what he said, he would definitely offend someone, so it was better to just sit there and not move.
Sima Lang is still very young, and being included in Gao Fei's think tank is just for the sake of the Sima family. Since Sima Fang's family has followed, it is natural that someone must be included in his think tank. The seven-year-old Sima Yi is still a little boy.
You kid, you can't participate in such a big event at all. Sima Fang's ability seems to be inferior to that of his eldest son Sima Lang. He also sat there motionless, waiting for others to speak.
Xun You is Xun Yu's subordinate, and Xun Yu is Xun Chen's younger brother. Xun You is naturally Xun Chen's subordinate. The so-called Congzi means Cong's brother's child. To put it bluntly, Xun You is Xun Chen's nephew.
The ancients had a strong sense of family. They usually traced their ancestors back to their great-grandfather and brothers who had the same great-grandfather. The children of the brothers were called Congzi. The children and nephews of the same clan who were traced back further from the great-grandfather were not called Congzi, but Clanzi.
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Although Xun You was Xun Chen's nephew, he did not seek personal gain, but dealt with it impartially. He immediately said loudly: "I am reporting to my lord, my subordinates think that Master Xun's words are reasonable. My lord has just taken charge of Youzhou at this time and has not yet established a solid foundation."
It is stable and it is not suitable to send troops. Even if we want to attack Jizhou, we should do it after Youzhou has been completely stabilized. Moreover, our army is indeed insufficient in strength. Compared with Jizhou's nearly 100,000 troops, there is still a slight disparity."
Gao Fei knew that Xun You would not show favoritism, but others might not see it that way, so he turned to ask Jia Xu and Tian Feng, and said loudly: "Do you two agree?"
Tian Feng and Jia Xu both focused on the overall situation and did not agree to send troops to attack Jizhou at all. Moreover, for people like Jia Xu and Tian Feng who had stayed in Liaodong, it was better to expand the borders and encroach on the outside world than to go south to compete with powerful enemies for Jizhou.
Yi. The two looked at each other, and said together: "I think it is not appropriate to send out troops at this time. We should concentrate on recruiting troops, forging weapons, armor, and siege equipment, accumulating strength, and developing our strength."