Liu Yu sincerely asked Liu Jian to take charge of Qingzhou instead of him so that he could govern with peace of mind. In fact, this was what Liu Jian wanted. He came to Qingzhou to meet Liu Yu mainly for this matter.
Who would have thought that before Liu Jian took the initiative to say it, Liu Yu would say it himself.
But Liu Yu could say this, but Liu Jian couldn't accept it like this.
Because in terms of official position, Liu Jian was only the shepherd of Southern Jizhou, and only the counties in southern Jizhou were nominally under his jurisdiction.
Although Liu Jian could intervene in Qingzhou's affairs, he still couldn't be too public about it. Qingzhou still needed to be managed by Liu Yu, just like Lu Zhi managed the northern part of Jizhou for Liu Jian.
Even if it's in name only, it still needs to be done so that no one can find fault with it.
Liu Yu helps Liu Jian control Qingzhou, which can at least give outsiders the feeling that he has not interfered in Qingzhou affairs.
There is nothing wrong with taking the lead and developing your own power, but things should not be too ostentatious, otherwise you will easily become the target of public criticism.
Originally, all the shepherds, prefects and nobles of the Hope tribe in the world were staring closely at Dong Zhuo in Luoyang, treating him as a thorn in their side.
Dong Zhuo is now the biggest enemy of the high-ranking families in the world, but if Liu Jian is too happy at this time and suddenly becomes the master of two or even three states, there is no need to think about the Yuan family of Runan or the Yang family of Hongnong.
It would be strange if people were not crazy.
I'm afraid that when the time comes, he will share a lot of the political pressure from those people for Dong Zhuo.
Qingzhou Liu Jian needs to be controlled, but there is no need to openly speak out.
Build walls high, accumulate grain widely, and slowly become king, it's still the same old method.
Let Liu Yu take care of it.
"Liu Jian understands the intention of the Great Sima, but after all, you are the Great Sima granted by the imperial court and the shepherd of Dong Qingzhou established by the late emperor. You have the most legitimate control over the eastern part of Qingzhou. This land of Qingzhou needs you to continue to govern.
Don’t allow others to interfere.”
Liu Yu still wanted to speak, but Liu Jian raised his hand and said, "Master Sima, please listen to what I have to say."
Liu Yu was stopped by Liu Jian, so he could only listen quietly.
Liu Jian said: "Da Sima will just continue to manage political affairs in Qingzhou. Later, I have some things to do about salt affairs and textiles. I'd like to trouble Da Sima to take care of them. As for Qingzhou's military affairs..."
Liu Jian turned to look at Liu Bei.
With just one glance, Liu Bei understood what Liu Jian meant.
"Shall I come?"
"Yes, my brother is no longer in Luoyang now. I'm afraid he won't be able to continue to serve as the eighth captain of Xiyuan. The imperial court didn't give me a title for wiping out the Yellow Turbans this time, but it doesn't mean that our achievements in wiping out the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans are gone.
, I would like to report to the court that my cousin is the pastoral envoy of Western Qingzhou. In this way, my brother can sit in Qingzhou with Da Sima. You two are both pastoral envoys. There is no need to distinguish between things. Da Sima manages the people. Brother
Changing the military and governing the law, we can also take care of each other."
Liu Yu was overjoyed when he heard this.
He had also heard of Liu Bei's military exploits.
If this person can become the pastor of Xiqingzhou, then he will have a strong support.
From now on, Liu Yu no longer needs to worry about Qingzhou's military affairs. All military affairs in Qingzhou, including defense against foreign enemies, can be fully entrusted to Liu Bei.
He Liu Yu is dedicated to economics, development and construction.
"This method is very good! Deran, you and I will submit a letter to the court together, and you and I will jointly recommend Xuande's merits!"
"With the help of the great commander, my brother's mission as a shepherd will be successful!"
After hearing what the two men said, Liu Bei quickly stood up and bowed first to Liu Jian and then to Liu Yu.
"Thanks for the recommendation, I will definitely fulfill my duties and live up to the great trust."
The three Liu family members happily reached an agreement in Huang County for the sake of the Han Dynasty and the purpose of helping and rectifying the world.
Although there is no actual statement, the overall pattern of the three of them, with Liu Jian as the main one and Liu Bei and Liu Yu as the assistants, has been firmly established.
Liu Bei and Liu Yu formed a team to govern Qingzhou together. Liu Jian could rest assured in every aspect.
Next Liu Jian will go to Youzhou.
Because if there were no accidents, Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun colluded with the Wuhuan towns to rebel, and the Han Dynasty's northern battlefield would not be peaceful for many years.
Although the deaths of Tan Shihuai and He Lian caused Xianbei, the Han Dynasty's greatest enemy, to fall into pieces, this state of fragmentation would not last long.
Opening up territory for the Han Dynasty and making the battlefield in northern Xinjiang, which involved the Han Dynasty's national power, become the rear area for increasing national power. This is what every Han Dynasty should do, and Liu Jian is no exception.
Liu Jian needs to do the work of stabilizing Youzhou, so before he goes to Youzhou, he must take care of the affairs of Jizhou and Qingzhou.
Through the Hebei Chamber of Commerce and Trade and the farming system, including Daxing water conservancy irrigation, as well as many measures such as recruiting skill museums and charity houses, Jizhou's local agriculture has become very prosperous, and Jizhou has become a large granary, providing Liu Jian with more food every year.
The amount of food is enough for him to move north and south, and this is while ensuring the growth of the population within the jurisdiction.
Now that the affairs of Qingzhou are basically settled, after Liu Bei becomes the pastor of Qingzhou, he will be asked to introduce the Hebei Chamber of Commerce and Industry to Qingzhou. Liu Jian must find a way to contain all the local prominent families economically.
Next, Liu Jian discussed with Liu Bei and Liu Yu about the governance of Qingzhou. Regarding papermaking, Liu Jian felt that Liu Yu had done a good job. The next step was for Liu Yu and Liu Bei to reform the salt affairs in Qingzhou.
Another point is to develop the textile industry.
When Liu Yu heard that Liu Jian wanted to reform the salt affairs, he seemed a little hesitant.
Obviously, Liu Jian was not satisfied with the proportion of Han official weight in Qingzhou Salt Affairs, and Liu Yu also knew this.
But some things are not just what Liu Jian or Liu Yu want to do.
The situation of Qingzhou Salt Affairs has been maintained for I don’t know how many years. The interests in it are so intertwined and involved that it’s like a broken thread that keeps getting messy after being cut, making it impossible for you to start.
There are many interests involved in this, even for people in the imperial court.
However, when Liu Jian told him about the cost-saving salt production methods he knew, Liu Yu couldn't help but be moved.
"Is this method you mentioned really effective?"
Liu Jian affirmed: "Believe me, although I just gave a rough idea, this method is absolutely effective. It just needs the salt farmers to test it a few more times and explore the experience. Within a year and a half, it will be done."
You can figure out the secret behind this."
Although Liu Jian has not dried salt himself, he knows the general process of drying salt.
This method has extremely high output and can save a lot of labor costs, but it requires the construction of evaporation ponds and crystallization ponds in areas near the sea. Seawater is introduced into the evaporation pond. After being exposed to the scorching sun on the coast, when the water evaporates to a certain
When the temperature is reached, the remaining salt water is replaced into the crystallization pool and continued to be exposed to the sun. The sea water will become a saturated solution of salt, and the salt will gradually precipitate out when exposed to the sun again.
The crystals obtained at this time are the common coarse salt, and the remaining liquid is the mother liquor. The mother liquor can refine chemical raw materials, but in this era, the mother liquor is of little use.
After hearing this, Liu Yu seemed a little hesitant. He couldn't understand how Liu Jian, a Youzhou native, knew how to process sea salt.
But after thinking about it carefully, Liu Yu felt relieved.
When Liu Jian discussed printing and papermaking with himself, wasn't it the same way? Everything was almost a theory that he imagined out of thin air, but after practicing it, he found that it could be successful.
With successful examples of papermaking and printing, Liu Yu felt that Liu Jian's method might not be worth trying.
Let’s try it on a small scale first. If it doesn’t work, forget it. If it works, we can promote it vigorously.
But Liu Yu was a political veteran after all, and he quickly thought of a question.
"Deran, I understand what you mean. If we can expand the production of sea salt, we can dilute Qingzhou's local salt profits. However, after all, Qingzhou's salt family has been in charge of local salt affairs for many years. Whether it is export channels or in Qingzhou,
The number and scale of its workshops far exceeds those of the official offices."
"We are now developing sea salt in the name of the imperial court. In the short term, the benefits may go to the government, but as time goes by, I worry that local right-wing people will use various excuses to secretly acquire the salt industry. In the end, the actual benefits will still be
It will fall into the hands of local people."
Liu Jian understood what Liu Yu meant.
Throughout the dynasties, there have never been a few cases of turning public affairs into private affairs and collusion between officials and businessmen.
Maybe you can keep it for ten, twenty, thirty years... but can you keep it for fifty or one hundred years?
In the past hundred years, as long as three or five scoundrel officials emerge, the speed at which they destroy the country's property in one year is enough to be worth the results of ten years of guarding by other officials.
Qingzhou Salt Industry's cake now has 70% in Hao You's mouth. Liu Jian couldn't stand them and wanted to make the cake bigger. He would expand the power of the government office while diluting the cake in Hao You's mouth.
However, it is conceivable that as the cake gets bigger, the appetites of those powerful people from aristocratic families will also increase, and they will find ways to monopolize sun salt through mergers and acquisitions, or through plunder.
As the cake gets bigger, it is very likely that local prominent families will account for 70% of the pie in the end.
But Liu Jian immediately comforted Liu Yu and told him to rest assured, saying that the situation Liu Yu was worried about would not happen.
Because since the establishment of the Han Dynasty, there has been a clear division of land, mountains, forests, lakes and swamps.
Land can be owned by individuals. Whether it is a noble family or a noble family, they can buy and sell land. However, it cannot be done in places such as mountains, rivers, lakes, jungles and beaches. All of these belong to the royal family, not individuals.
Unification is under the control of the Shaofu.
The evaporation ponds used for drying salt are basically close to the sea. The land there is mostly seaside beaches and non-cultivated land. Therefore, in a practical sense, the royal family has absolute jurisdiction over these seaside sandy lands and cannot be used for evaporation.
Private transactions, so as long as the evaporation pond needs to be built near the sea, the Liu family can always have absolute control over the coastal salt industry.
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