Most of the local gentry, distinguished families, and powerful families in Jizhou are families that have existed for hundreds of years. Many families existed before Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiucheng came to power in Hebei. Generation after generation of accumulation, generation after generation of marriage, and generation after generation of annexing fertile land to hide private interests.
Farmers made them a local existence that transcended imperial power.
As soon as the imperial court's Three Mutual Laws came out, the land of Jizhou could not even select officials with suitable status to take up their posts. It is conceivable how deep the foundation of the local prominent families would be.
They control Jizhou's industry to control the government, so that each governor or the prefect of each county has no way to do anything to them, they can only cooperate with them calmly.
However, the most difficult forces and people with the most rules can often be defeated by those with the simplest answers and the fewest rules!
The commander-in-chief who cannot be defeated by the imperial power, and those Li Shuneng who have suffered so much!
The people at the bottom, who have been exploited and oppressed by aristocratic families and oppressed for hundreds of years, have finally found an outlet.
The people at the bottom, using the slogan "Heaven makes up for the equalizer", severely beat those blood-sucking families who are accustomed to standing at the top of the pyramid!
I thought that after the Yellow Turban Uprising, everything would get back on track, but the rightists really miscalculated this time.
The Yellow Turban Uprising seems to be just the beginning.
Those gangsters who they usually call "savages" can actually shake their existence.
"But you just sit high in the hall every day, turning a deaf ear to the disasters of war and war, and the suffering of the people."
But from Liu Jian's perspective, this was a matter of etiquette and also related to his reputation as the shepherd of a state.
The growth rate of the Black Mountain Army and the rate at which they absorb refugees far exceed Haoyou's imagination.
But Liu Jian sighed softly and said, "Mr. Yuan Hao, I'll tell you the truth. It's not that I don't want to do something. It's just that I have just arrived in Jizhou. I don't have any troops or people to use. Even if I want to fight against thieves and protect the territory,
We want to calm the people, but we are also powerless.”
Therefore, at the request of the nobles from the four counties, the scene where Tian Feng came to see Liu Jian today happened.
Then, Liu Jian stood up and gave a long salute to Tian Feng.
After struggling like this for a long time, Liu Jian finally "helplessly" accepted Tian Feng's kindness.
What you said just now, if you were to question him directly in front of all his subordinates, where would Liu Jian put his face?
"Your Majesty, now Wei County and Zhao State are seriously harassed by black mountain bandits. The people in each county are unbearable. The private properties of many local wealthy families in Wupu have been seized by thieves. The state is in turmoil. At this time, it is your Majesty's turn to use force to stabilize the situation.
the time of all nations,”
Tian Feng said: "Does it mean that as the head of a state, you can't recruit more than ten thousand strong men for your own use?"
Liu Jian now understood why Tian Feng was given death by Yuan Shao in history.
Tian Feng sighed: "Your Majesty, if you just don't have money or food, why don't you just open your mouth? You have to postpone it until now! How much money and grain do you need? Let Tian ask the families in Jizhou and ask for it on your behalf.
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Tian Feng couldn't help but be surprised when he saw that Liu Jian could still show such a sincere attitude after he was "so upright".
But Liu Jian didn't make any move at this moment.
But when it comes to those gangster-led rebels who are crazy and just want them to die and hand over their wealth, their methods of dealing with the imperial court's official offices are all bullshit.
To deal with the imperial power, they can make full use of network economics and politics.
Tian Feng, on the other hand, kept trying to help.
If Liu Jian really "swore not to do it", he wouldn't have said this to himself here.
Tian Feng is such a wise man.
To deal with local officials, they can also make use of network economics and politics.
Tian Feng said: "I am in charge of four counties and have a population of two million people. How can I say that there are no people who can be used?"
What he said was really irritating.
Many people in Jizhou know that Liu Jian had some friendship with Tian Feng in the past. When he was dealing with the three wealthy families of Zhending, he relied on Tian Feng to travel around Julu and Changshan Kingdom and persuade several major families for him.
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"Is this what an important minister trusted by His Majesty should do?"
He was actually ready to be kicked out by Liu Jian.
Then Tian Feng started a verbal bombardment:
Tian Feng could only cooperate with him.
So Liu Jian kept pushing.
No one else in Jizhou had any friendship with Liu Jian, only Tian Feng had this reputation.
"I would like to ask your envoy, is this what a pastor should do? Is this what a wise person should do?"
But I really didn’t expect that…
"Sir's words made Jian suddenly enlightened and made him feel ashamed."
Tian Feng questioned Liu Jian like a barrage of questions, showing his true character as a straight man.
This was because there was no one else around Liu Jian, so Liu Jian felt awkward.
You still have the nerve to say that I "shouldn't miss my words?"
All the families who are accustomed to standing at the top and overlooking the wild people never thought that a simple word of "equalize" could actually mobilize the sky-high anger that had been oppressed for hundreds of years, and it became more and more intense.
Look at yourself here.
Liu Jian took a deep breath and tried to suppress the fire in his heart.
But what he said was really disrespectful.
There are some things that I really don’t blame Yuan Shao for.
Maybe he is a wise man, maybe he is a straight-talking person.
Liu Jian said: "Such a shameless thing, Jian vows not to do it!"
I don’t know how the noble families in other states and counties will deal with this situation, but for the noble families in Wei County, Zhao State, Julu, Qinghe and other places, the only person who can solve their current problems is this new man.
Liu Shijun took office.
There is nothing more terrifying than someone who doesn't even care about his life.
"Is this what a pillar of the country and a barrier of states and counties should do?"
Liu Jian sighed and said: "Mr. Yuan Hao, you are also a native of Jizhou. You naturally know that during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Zhang Jiao invaded the counties and seized the Canglin arsenal. In the past, the governors of various places were either killed or abandoned their cities and fled.
All the county's warehouses have been plundered, and now all the supplies in Taicang are used for the Western Expedition. Even if I write to your Majesty, I still don't have the money to supply food. My animal husbandry office is still short of food and money to make ends meet. Please teach me, Lord Tian, what should I use?
Recruitment? Actually, I just want to wait until next year, when I have collected enough troops and saved up enough rice and grain, and then I can deal with everything."
Liu Jian said: "Although the people are here, Jizhou just went through the Zhangjiao Rebellion last year, and the governor's department and all the troops in the counties were exhausted. Now the main soldiers and generals of the imperial court are in Liangzhou to attack Beigong Boyu. I can't write a letter."
Your Majesty, please send troops to help us."
Even Liu Jian felt ashamed. Don't you think Yuan Shao felt even more embarrassed?
If Liu Jian hadn't known some of Tian Feng's character problems, he would have wanted to kill him.
Liu Jian smiled when he heard what Tian Feng said.
Tian Feng has lived for more than forty years, so he can naturally see the hard-to-get approach.
Tian Feng also stood up: "Ashamed, ashamed, Tian has lived for more than forty years, and this is the first time he has seen someone as humble and courteous as the envoy. Tian Feng is ashamed..."
However, Tian Feng continued:
Liu Jian really wanted to give Tian Feng a kick.
"It's just that even though Shijun is humble, Tian Feng still has to say that Shijun's behavior in coming to Jizhou this time is really disappointing. In fact, Feng can also understand that when you suddenly reach a high position at a young age, you will inevitably be complacent, but as a man
When dealing with the world, don’t let your words slip, and when you are proud, don’t forget your words! Please think carefully about it!”
"In this case, Mr. Liu can only shamelessly ask Mr. Liu to help him raise food and pay to build an army."
Tian Feng nodded and said: "Okay, I just don't know how much food it will take for the envoy to recruit soldiers. I will raise the funds for the envoy."
Liu Jian clenched his fist with his left hand and said to Tian Feng:
"Not much. I did some rough calculations. In the early stage, we only need one billion to form an army."
There is one more update, but it will be later. The office is off work late today.