Since ancient times, anyone who achieves great things must be surrounded by heroes. In the land of China, what greater event is there than unifying the world?
In Zipei County, Liu Bang Township, the founder of the Han Dynasty, in addition to Xiao He, one of the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, there were also Zhou Bo, Fan Kuai, Cao Shen, Guan Ying, Lu Wan, Wang Ling, and Xia Houying, all of whom were famous officials in the world.
Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, lived in Zi Fengyang, the first general in the world, Xu Da, and the first counselor Li Shanchang. In addition, there were Feng Sheng, Feng Guoyong, Chang Yuchun, Tang He, and Li Wenzhong, all of whom had great military exploits.
It has to be said that among the founding emperors of the past dynasties, the level of advisors and generals around Li Yuan... was almost the lowest.
In the first year of Wude, Li Yuan announced the list of the seventeen heroes of Taiyuan Yuanmou. Except for Li Shimin and Chai Shao, the others were all Li Yuan's old friends...at least at that time.
Most of these old officials of the former Sui Dynasty who were valued by Li Yuan and who also consolidated his foundation had once served as officials in the former Sui Dynasty. Except for Li Yuan himself, their official positions were not high.
For example, Pei Ji is just the deputy eunuch of Jinyang Palace. Wenxi counts Pei from front to back, and you have to count to the very back to see him. Another example is Liu Wenjing, who is just the magistrate of Jinyang County.
After all, there are some reasons why he couldn't make a name for himself in the Sui Dynasty despite his age.
For example, Liu Wenjing, Yin Kaishan, and Liu Hongji were defeated in Qianshuiyuan; for example, Pei Ji, Liu Hongji, and Liu Zhenghui were defeated in Hedong; for example, Li Gaoqian abandoned his army and fled in the face of enemy siege.
It can be said that the abilities of most of them are questionable. It was not because of them that Li Tang was able to dominate the country for several years after he founded the country.
But these people have an obvious characteristic. Their abilities are very average, but they are very good at officialdom... In other words, they are very good at trading.
Chang Da, the general manager of Longzhou, is an example. He is not stupid. He knows very well that supplying grain and rice is the right thing to do, but he should get some benefits back... In the end, Chang Da has nothing in particular that he wants, but he is used to it.
Sex hopes to seal a deal.
But what Chang Da didn't expect was that Li Shan, who had already tacitly admitted that he had plotted against him once, could not hold back his temper and overturned the table regardless... In Chang'an, Shandong, and Daizhou, he had to weigh the pros and cons.
It's my turn to not follow the rules!
In the main hall, Pei Xuanji looked sympathetically at the gloomy Chang Da. Who would have thought that the King of Handan would have such a bad temper?
After being rejected, shouldn't you communicate through some means...such as me?
Why are you so angry?
Chang Shi Yang Ze looked deeply at Li Shan with a smile on his lips, thinking to himself that this did not seem to be the style of the King of Handan.
Li Shan took the account book from Treasurer Junjun's hands without any scruples, flipped through it, and said with a smile: "The inventory is abundant, Mr. Chang manages the government well."
"So rich, yet so stingy, it's really..."
Li Shan looked at Chang Da and spoke sincerely, "If it causes riots among the refugees, war breaks out, the place is robbed, and your Majesty has to blame you, why bother?"
"A total of more than 2,000 people send 3,000 buckets of grain and rice every ten days. If the grain and rice are not enough, they will be deducted from other grains."
"Every ten days, ten more sheep and ten pigs will be sent."
Li Shan lazily ordered casually, "Of course, Mr. Chang is my uncle's old friend, so you don't have to allow it."
"It's just that if Duke Chang doesn't allow it, then there's nothing I can do."
Yang Ze was holding back his laughter. Chang Da relied on Li Yuan's old man to hold sole power in Longzhou. The three assistant officers could do nothing but drink tea every day. This time, they were bumped into an iron wall.
Everyone calls you "uncle", so I'm afraid your background is useless.
Everyone has said that if you can’t do anything, then I can’t do anything either... It’s a naked threat.
Yang Ze was a little curious about what Li Shan could do, but old bureaucrats like Chang Da had a dirty mind... If he really stood up to him, the young prince opposite him might really let him go.
Those refugees finally found a place to stay, and they had to be taken in by a county king. However, their hopes were shattered. Maybe they would really cause trouble. Once they become thieves and bandits... then the King of Handan will be there again.
Quickly quell the chaos, gain military exploits, and then follow the trend to impeach, and you will really be left with nothing to lose.
As for the civil unrest... the King of Handan is where Sinong Qing goes on patrol, what does it have to do with him?
Li Shan threw down his account book, chatted with Yang Ze and Pei Xuanji for a few words with a smile, and then went out with a smile.
"Why is this so?" Pei Xuanji walked out the door and said with a wry smile: "The manager won't allow it. Your Highness will inform you and I will go and persuade you. Not to mention the two thousand refugees, the manager will not really ignore it."
"Chang Da will definitely not ignore two thousand refugees." Li Shan chuckled and said, "Then why did you not say anything yesterday and had to wait for him to find him alone?"
"He knew that Gu was stationed in the valley more than ten miles outside the city, and he also knew that Gu did not have food or rice to feed the refugees..."
"He is waiting for Guqiu to come to his door!"
Only then did Pei Shiju realize that this was really the case!
Today's Li Shan is not the young man he was a few years ago. Trading... Chang Da really doesn't have the qualifications.
Li Shan strode out of the mansion and gave a few casual instructions. A dozen guards shouted loudly, and the hundreds of young men behind him soon knew... The general manager of Longzhou refused to provide food, and it was the King of Handan who forced him to do so.
Producing food.
Two thousand refugees, nearly a thousand young and strong... Li Shan thought to himself, he would also like to thank Chang Da. If it weren't for this guy's mischief, he wouldn't be able to win people's hearts so easily.
After the rough experiences in Shandong and Daizhou, Li Shan unconsciously had this idea and tried to gather some people around him... maybe they would come in handy.
Besides, Chang Da has given me cold looks several times since I came to Longzhou... Although Li Shan said he was kind to others, he really didn't have a good temper.
Glancing at the silent Zhang Zhongjian, Li Shan got on his horse and lightly whipped the man on the shoulder, "So majestic, yet so timid!"
"Now that the world has been settled, the Turks are still powerful, and there are frequent wars on the Guan Nei Road and Hedong. Shouldn't a man be judged by his military exploits?"
"Next time if someone is so humiliated, don't be afraid of getting into trouble, just give him a whip!"
Zhang Zhongjian took a deep breath, prostrated himself on the ground, and said, "I obey your orders."
In fact, in this era, Li Shan has a unique perception of many people...but Zhang Zhongjian is the most special.
It's not because Zhang Zhongjian is the bearded man who is the legendary leader of the Three Heroes, but because he is very ugly this time, even worse than Li Shan in his previous life... A few years ago, Li Shan met Li Yuanji for the first time by the Yellow River.
It is said that when this baby was just born, Mr. Dou disliked his appearance and refused to raise him... This is basically nonsense. Newly born babies are quite ugly. Li Shan saw with his own eyes that Li Yuanji was not brave, but he was not either.
Ugly.
But Zhang Zhongjian is really ugly!
Li Shan feels the same way. If you are ugly, you can still climb up through your own efforts in later generations. But in this era, it is too difficult. Not everyone can become "Ziyu".