"Lord, Kong Ming." Lu Su bowed and bowed. Although he was wrapped tightly and not even a crack was leaking out, he still felt a bit gentle in his words.
"Zijing, I'm sorry, I caught you back at the coldest time." Liu Bei said with some embarrassment. Looking at Lu Su in such a state, it was impossible for Liu Bei to say that he was inconsiderate.
"State affairs are of paramount importance, as they should be." Lu Su was a kind man, so he was always bullied by Chen Xi. Just like now, Lu Su didn't feel at all that he shouldn't come back from Jiangnan.
"Go to your side." Liu Bei said with a smile, and then patted Kong Ming, "Kong Ming, the comrade who worked overtime with you back then."
Lu Su laughed loudly when he heard this. At this time, Sun Shangxiang, who was holding a big hockey puck, looked at this side secretly. Liu Bei and other things, she had heard her elder brother say many times, and he didn't seem to be that heroic.
However, before Sun Shangxiang could continue to make the hockey ball bigger, his cousin Ji Xiang's smile appeared on the car window. Sun Shangxiang trembled, the hockey ball dropped, and he went back to the car.
"Is that Princess Le'an just now?" Liu Bei asked curiously. Although he also greeted him, she seemed a little too lively and out of touch, even more lively than Mi Zhen back then.
"Yes, that is Princess Le'an." Lu Su nodded and said to Liu Bei.
"By the way, Zijing, do you know how much Zichuan has missed you recently?" Liu Bei said with a smile, while Chen Xi rolled his eyes and Lu Su couldn't help but look up at the sky after hearing this.
"Probably because there is no one to work anymore, Zichuan can only do it by himself. The more he does, the greater the demand for me." Lu Su took off his glasses and said with a smile in his eyes. He didn't mind Chen Xi.
This approach is because Chen Xi is really powerful, even though Chen Xi is so perverted that he still worked overtime the day before the wedding.
"Hahaha." Liu Bei smiled happily. Chen Xi and Lu Su were his earliest civil servants, and they were also the best couple. Chen Xi's governance focused on planning and framework. Although Chen Xi could handle the details, there were some problems.
The gain outweighs the loss.
As for Lu Su, not to mention, he is a good old man under Liu Bei, and he is super capable. With Lu Su by his side, Chen Xi can fully unleash his abilities, and only an old scalper like Lu Su can
Even Zhuge Liang is far inferior to Lu Su in handling new tasks that Chen Xi comes up with from time to time without complaint.
"I'm not a devil either." Chen Xi said angrily, "At least I won't be as messy as before. Today is different from the past. What's more, isn't there Kong Ming here?"
"Come on, come on, say this with your conscience." Lu Su said angrily, "I was working overtime the night before I got married, and I was so young that I followed you after I saw you working overtime.
You know I'm getting married the next day."
"I can't touch my conscience." Chen Xi stretched out his hand and made a gesture of touching himself blindly, and then said leisurely, almost choking Lu Su to death, while Liu Bei laughed, these two things are so interesting.
, but it’ll be nice to come back.
"What's the situation over there in Jiangnan?" Liu Bei asked suddenly, and Lu Su, who was laughing and scolding Chen Xi, also straightened up when he heard this, and then looked a little thoughtful.
"There is a big difference between the south and the north. The south boat and the north horse can be said to be a cultural issue, but it can also be said to be a climate issue. There is a big difference in wind speed between the two sides." Lu Su sighed and said, "
To put it simply, the clan power in the south is far stronger than that in the north."
There are also clans in the north. In fact, at the end of the Han Dynasty, clans were everywhere. Many villages were directly related to families with the same surname, and they were all cousins. This kind of village was very united within itself, but it was actually not conducive to the country's control of the bottom, and
Local conflicts are also prone to occur.
There is a very classic family story in Chinese history, called the Wu Taibo family. The virgin of the Beiliang family in the Chu border town fought with the daughter of the Wu border town. Then the two families got unhappy and started fighting like they were fighting over water. The final grudge was so great
Deep, leading to border conflicts, and finally detonating the grievances between Wu and Chu, and then Sun Wu killed Chu.
So the clan thing is very scary, especially the clans in the south. There is really no good way to do this. Moreover, in ancient times, when people left their hometown and were humble, having a clan to help them would be better able to face external forces.
cope with it.
However, when these clans became powerful, they would inevitably conflict with some local systems, and Lu Su encountered such a troublesome situation.
As for the north, Chen Xi has played the clans in the north to death. The clan power is still there, but it is far less than it used to be. There is no way for state-owned factories and mines to recruit people on a large scale. The collective power has overwhelmed the clan power.
So much so that the power of clans in the north has begun to decline significantly, not to mention that Chen Xi has always felt that the power of villages and towns is not even as good as that of aristocratic families...
Well, there are too many of them. It’s impossible to say that they were handled carelessly or something.
"The southern clans have stronger restraints on the people." Lu Su sighed and said, "And they don't want to turn good governance into bad governance, so there is some delay."
"I still haven't given enough money." Chen Xi rolled his eyes, "Let me tell you, no matter how strong the clan power is, as long as the state-owned industries next to you give more money, they will still be able to recruit people and then militarize them.
Management, making good rules and regulations, and then appointing small bosses to have collective strength to fight against the clan, the clan will not be able to withstand it."
The core of a clan is the self-protection of a clan extended from the blood relationship, which sounds quite reliable, but if the country's reputation itself is very strong, and the law can indeed protect ordinary people, the only thing left in the clan is the blood relationship, but
Blood relationship is not as important as having enough food.
The reason why the clans in the north were killed by Chen Xi was because Chen Xi recruited workers. If the relocation of state-owned factories and mines continues, the clans will be destroyed sooner or later. If a hungry man tells a well-fed man that he needs to be fed, will the well-fed man believe it?
?
If you listen to the country, you will have food to eat, clothing to wear, and live a good life. Why don't I listen to the country? Although there will inevitably be anti-intellectualism when there are more people, but in simple comparison, it is still possible. Follow the clan.
What kind of life was it like when we were young, and what kind of life was it like when we were working in a state-owned collective? Comparing it will make it clear. Even people who are not simple have to eat and talk after all.
Lu Su rolled his eyes and said, "What you said makes sense, but I always feel that it is not right to use money to create a road. To be honest, I am not interested in Confucian rituals and music, but you have to
I admit that Confucianism has indeed done a good job in terms of benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust, and it is appropriate for the people to have enough food and clothing, but I don’t think it’s good to blindly pursue profit.”
This era is not an era where people are ashamed to talk about money. Confucius said, "Wealth can be sought after. Even if you are a man with a whip, I will do it. If you can't ask for it, do what I like."
Therefore, Chen Xi's approach seemed to Lu Su to be a bit over the line. It was no longer about emphasizing both morality and wealth, but seemed to be to induce others to gain profit. This should not be a long-term approach.
Chen Xi touched his chin when he heard this, "But the problem is that they haven't eaten any meat. You asked me to teach them benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust, but I can't do it! You can say this on an empty stomach and let the people live. What a gentleman."
I never say this to the common people."
"What I mean is that it's time for you to collect money. The money aspect should be almost done. The core now should be how to guide morality." Lu Su said angrily.
"What are you guiding? This is not a problem." Chen Xi said angrily, "The military service system has been launched again. There are several months of military training every year, and institutional constraints are enough. The moral requirements of the people are generally achievable.
As a rule, just raise them up, the most I can do is teach them more about loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness."
Chen Xi actually has no motivation to raise the moral level of society, because it is too difficult, and Chen Xi has always felt that it is enough now. There is no need to be like the so-called gentleman. If you want to be a gentleman, that is what the gentleman should do, not the common people.
What should be done is not a class and is not included in a concept at all.
Liu Bei smiled as he watched Lu Su and Chen Xi arguing. When they were not working, they would always argue about some very strange things, and most of the time what they said was very reasonable.
"But are the clans in the south very powerful?" Liu Bei frowned and asked. In fact, Liu Bei has never been to the south in his life, so he really doesn't know the situation in the south.
"What Zijing said is not an exaggeration." Chen Xi waved his hand and said, "The clan power in the south is indeed quite strong, but compared with Zijing, the southern governor, all the clan powers are not enough for Zijing to fight alone.
of."
Lu Su took over Li You's job, which was a position with hundreds of thousands of troops from the beginning. It was a force that could truly overwhelm the entire south and forcefully promote reforms. However, after taking over, Lu Su felt that he understood far better than before.
It was too difficult to get there.
How do I put this? Lu Su’s character is strict and loyal, and he belongs to a gentleman, and a gentleman can bully others. Therefore, the reforms promoted by Lu Su in the south are far less rapid than Li You, and of course the hidden dangers are not as high as Li You’s.
It is so big and almost implements its own policies in a relatively stable way.
During this period, the clan forces also pushed back and forth, but Lu Su solved them one by one, and convinced those people. If it were Li You, the problem might have been completely solved now, but the consequences would definitely not be small.
With his superior power, no one dares to touch him for a day.
"Having said that, I can't learn from Confucianism," Lu Su said with a sigh.
What Li You did in Jiangnan was considered normal, but what he did in Nangui was something that only a truly ruthless person would dare to do. Killing, caring about good and bad people, obedient and disobedient, as long as there is nothing wrong with this place.
When something happened, the entire area was massacred, and every ten households were killed.
The area occupied by Nangui was very exciting at first. After Guan Yu blocked Rahul in the Brahmas, Li You, who had been reluctant to attack harshly before, finally started to perform.
The middle and lower reaches of the Ganges River, which were originally played by Li You, first instigated the Brahmins in each area to take action on their own and concentrated the upper class in the hands of a certain Brahmin. Li You, who was waiting for the opportunity to kill the chickens and fatten them up, began to promulgate and declare wars one by one.
The same laws as the Han Dynasty.
It is impossible to make a three-chapter agreement. It must be strict, first strict and then loose. There is nothing more effective than the law. Shang Yang's method can solve all problems. At most, it will lead to riots. But without Rahul, Li You
I have a lot of energy to fight with these people.
At first, the Ganges River was stained with blood, but under Li You's powerful military management, all strata in Nangui cooperated much more quickly. Coupled with the Sword of Dakmos hanging above their heads, Brahmins from all over the country
The forces independently began to suppress anti-Han people.
After all, if the anti-Han people were captured by Li You, one-tenth of the people in that area would die.
This is not a joke, but Li You truly demonstrated to the Brahmin forces in the middle and lower reaches of the Ganges his determination to implement this plan.
After catching a local who resisted the rule of the Han Dynasty and attacked and assassinated Han Dynasty personnel, one-tenth of the population of the area was killed by Li You, and all the wealth collected was distributed to another obedient area, that kind of Ganges River
The blood-stained feeling of having blood-stained money in your hand made everyone understand what they were encountering.
The spirit of resistance in Nangui has been very weak since ancient times. Even though the Brahmin rule has not yet reached its extreme, the middle and lower class people still have some awareness of resistance, but they really cannot resist Li You's management style.
The Brahmin class in Nangui frantically pulled Kshatriyas to suppress the people at the bottom in advance. Rather than letting Li You take action, they felt it was better to turn these conflicts into their own internal conflicts. At least the latter would be a bit troublesome at best, rather than letting Li You take action.
There will be life danger.
So much so that the ruling issue that was originally extremely difficult for Zhong Yao, Xu Shu and others was forcibly solved by Li You with almost tyrannical methods. Even after Xu Shu and Zhong Yao carefully calculated the losses, they actually discovered that Li You's method might kill people.
The loss is smaller than previously estimated.
Who made the first wave of trouble-making areas led by Li You himself? It was the area with the most serious rebellion, and it was also the first place where people spontaneously organized people to launch sneak attacks on Han Dynasty personnel in a marching state. Li You directly killed them.
A bright future emerged.
Is the resistance force very strong? That’s because the cost of resistance is too low! In addition, the rebels think they are doing the right thing! To solve the resistance problem, you only need to solve these two problems.
The blood stain I caused in Xiqiang back then, didn't the Qiang people also hold my thigh and call me daddy in the end? What's the difficulty now? Get out of the way and I'll show you how to solve this problem.
So Li You forcibly raised the cost of resistance to a level that was a bit unbearable for Nan Gui. If that was all, that would be fine. After all, many people would risk their lives for their beliefs. However, Li You's actions directly made other people unable to bear it.
The silent masses have a bad feeling for the resistance forces. One hand is a butcher's knife and the other is a favor. Isn't it good to live?
