Chapter 21 The little boy leaves home and the boss returns
Of course Gongsun Xun could not feed tens of thousands of refugees with chestnuts, and since it was summer, it was not the time to grow chestnuts.
In fact, it is almost conceivable that before the harvest in the autumn of the next year, these 10,000 people and other refugees who came during the period had to rely mainly on their own fishing and hunting and the support of the Amway to survive here. And during this period,
What Gongsun Xun really wants to do is to organize these refugees to settle down in Changpingan, build their homes, and organize the slightly acidic bad land here with plant ash, and then carefully cultivate it for cultivation in the coming year.
Moreover, regardless of whether he went to western Liaoning or not, Gongsun Xun did not want to bear the reputation of annexing the population. He... He formally sent his own general Shi Lufan to Jixian County to meet with Liu Wei, the prefect of Guangyang, and formally requested the government
The bad land in Changping was allocated to resettle the refugees according to the official settlement method.
What about Gongsun Xun?
In fact, it just so happened that General Wei saw that there were a lot of wild chestnuts in Yanshan Mountain, so he planned to follow the example of his mentor Lu Gong and his old acquaintance Liu Yan, and establish a private school in Changping!
Of course, there is no need to hide it from the people in the countryside of Guangyang County. Another mentor of General Wei, the late Lieutenant Liu Gong, had a suicide note to his direct disciple before his death, saying that he wanted him to be virtuous... Therefore,
Naturally, General Wei also wanted to take advantage of the situation to help and educate the Jizhou refugees who were living here.
The so-called, donate your family to save the people!
Liu Wei, the prefect of Guangyang, really had no idea. After hearing Lu Fan's introduction, he naturally praised him and agreed to the affairs of the official settlement quickly and easily, from documents to officials to some necessary assistance.
Not a single one is missing.
However, after personally walking ten miles out of the city to see Lu Ziheng back, Liu Wei turned around and saw that there were only a few confidants left around him, but he suddenly lost his smile outside the city.
"What kind of prefect do I think I am?" Liu Wei, who was already over forty years old, sat on his carriage and was reluctant to move. Instead, he spoke to his confidants in an almost sad and angry tone.
The official began to question. "I have been in Guangyang for two years. I should have gradually brought the situation under control, but now there is no land under the jurisdiction of me, the prefect?"
The confidants around him thought about it carefully, but they were all speechless, because the Lord's complaint seemed to be particularly accurate.
It should be noted that because there is Ji County, the thousand-year-old capital in the territory (the capital of the Yan Kingdom was here in the seventh century BC, it is really almost a thousand years ago), which is considered the foundation of the Yan land, Guangyang County is not large in area and can only govern five counties.
The county is just most of the capital one hundred and eighty years later in another time and space.
Originally, as a prefect, as long as the relationship with the governor of Youzhou who was stationed in Jixian County was not too bad, this place would be prosperous and peaceful... However, isn't this the unreasonable Tao Qian and Tao Gongzu? Since this barbarian came
After arriving in Jixian, Liu Wei, the prefect of Guangyang, basically became more and more aggrieved. Naturally, his control over Jixian and Guangyang County next to Jixian became weaker and weaker. Now, these two central counties are basically being bullied.
Tao Qian was taken away.
Then, Anci County in the south was the source of the Yellow Turbans in Guangyang. Tens of thousands of people rebelled in one fell swoop, and the city was basically emptied. It was even taken away by Tao Qian during the spring plowing this year and used for resettlement.
Refugees in Jizhou.
But now, Gongsun Xun came again. He sat down in Changping and said that he would not leave, and that he wanted official villages... You don't need to think about it to know that the two counties of Changping and Jundu in the north will definitely fall into the hands of General Wei.
Inside.
But in this case, what will our Governor Liu have left?
"Originally, Tao Manzi is just too tyrannical, but he will not last long." Liu Wei was sitting in the car, getting more and more sad as he spoke. "I still thought I could get through it. But unexpectedly, another Wei suddenly came from Changping in the north.
General, do you want to live here for a long time? Can the dignified governor not even be able to control his own territory?"
The confidants around him had no choice but to persuade him: "Don't be too sad, Mr. Fu. You also said that Uncle Fang is a tyrannical man and will not last long. In this case, just be patient for a while and wait for him to leave. Ji County and Guangyang County
Aren’t you here to live exclusively?”
Liu Wei thought carefully about it in the car, then let out a long sigh, but shook his head again and again: "No, we must not sit still and wait for death. The current situation is quite turbulent, no better than in the past... If the court can't see Tao Manzi messing around, then that's it.
, but what if the central government intends to use him to forcefully suppress the place? If he stays here for several years, plus the general guard, wouldn’t I have to be an empty prefect for several years? Gentlemen, at my age
Now, how many more years are left to waste?”
All the confidants looked at each other in shock.
Then, one of the loyal people couldn't help but remind his lord: "Master, please don't make a mistake! As far as Fang Bochu is concerned, although he is a hateful person, he is the governor of a state, and he deserves to be
The two thousand stones in the supervision state are just enough to control the prince, who is a dragon crossing the river; and to General Wei, this person is not only more famous than the prince, but also the most popular among the locals in Youzhou...
...As far as the prince is concerned, if he stays in Changping, he is not a dragon crossing the river, but a tiger sitting on the ground, unable to move at all!"
"How come I don't know this truth? This is what makes people tired!" Liu Wei sighed, but he couldn't help but feel something in his heart. "The dragon and the tiger are lying together in my room, it's really embarrassing... Let's go back to the city today.
Bar!"
Everyone did not dare to neglect, and quickly organized a guard of honor for the prefect, and returned to Jixian, the ancient capital of thousands of years, in a show of force.
But when he returned to the official temple in Jixian County, Liu Wei simply ordered that the official documents regarding Gongsun Xun's "request" to be "official" in Changping were packed and specially given to his colleagues in the same city.
Tao Qian, the governor of Youzhou.
It is said that he wants to ‘ask for instructions’.
Tao Gongzu is over 50 years old this year. He was born in Danyang County. At this time, Danyang was not the beautiful land in the south of the Yangtze River, but a barbaric place with mountains and mountains, where people were often attacked with knives... Liu Wei shouted
He, Tao Manzi, is not a random nickname. Tao Qian himself is indeed very "barbaric". He was a wild boy, and until he was fourteen years old, he would ride on a bamboo pole and lead the village children to play war games.
He is not reserved even as an adult.
As a result, one time, a retired prefect named Gan of Liangqianshi from the same county met him when he was traveling. He thought he had outstanding appearance, so he called him to get in the car to talk to him. After the last sincere conversation, Prefect Gan actually directly
He betrothed his daughter to this prodigal. It is said that the wife of the prefect at that time was very angry, but Prefect Gan insisted that he was not wrong about the person.
And Tao Qian did not disappoint his father-in-law. He began to study hard soon after getting married. He first worked as an official in the state and county for a long time. When he reached middle age, he was actually promoted to a distinguished scholar and served as a minister.
He successively served as county magistrate for two times. When he was fifty-two years old last year, he was finally recruited as Yilang due to his outstanding performance. Then he served as the governor of Youzhou and became a high-ranking official.
At this time, his father-in-law and mother-in-law were no longer alive, and his wife, Gan, was also old. The only thing that remained unchanged was that Tao Gongzu, who was born in a barbaric land, was always arrogant, just like before.
Back in front of him, Tao Qian was discussing matters with his subordinates in the hall. Suddenly he received an official document sent by Liu Wei. He only glanced at it twice and immediately forwarded the document to a group of state officials for review, and He directly asked in Luoyang dialect with Xu Yang’s accent:
"What do you think Governor Liu means by this?"
Everyone in the state looked at him in amazement.
Then, Wei You, a celebrity from Youzhou who was born in Beiping, stepped forward slowly to hand back the official document, and then saluted Tao Qian with a serious look: "Uncle Fang, please forgive me for speaking frankly. This is Liu's prefect's gesture of sowing discord." It’s too conspicuous.”
"Wei Biejia is right." Tao Qian immediately smiled. "For an honest person like you, Old Wei, to speak so bluntly, it shows that Liu Wei is really getting better and better! He is also embarrassing himself with such childish tricks."
Speaking of which, in the past, the officials in the state would have cried with sadness and tried their best to persuade Tao Qian not to be so merciless to a man with two thousand stones in public, especially when the governor of Guangyang was still in the same city... But today , these people actually breathed a long sigh of relief when they saw their own governor being so rude. Many of them were local officials from Youzhou, and they even followed Guo Xun to watch Gongsun Xun's night battle at the head of Fanyang City that day, and once survived the disaster. , which means to celebrate together.
It was really a celebration, because if Tao Qian really had a fight with Gongsun Xun, they, the local officials in the state, would have no choice but to throw away their hats.
Otherwise? If they were asked to fight against Gongsun Xun, they would definitely not be able to fight against him, even to death. But if they stay in the state while disobeying orders, with the style of Tao Qiantao, the governor, they might not be allowed to come first. I cannot take care of myself.
In fact, what do you think these state officials were doing gathering in the lobby before? It was precisely because they knew about Lu Fan's arrival and that Gongsun Xun was going to divert the refugees to settle in Changping, that they hurriedly came to find Tao Qian. Preventive. But long before Liu Wei's official document arrived, these people had already praised Gongsun Xun and Gongsun's family to the sky. They just knelt down and directly said that it was a tiger's butt that could not be touched.
"You guys go on." Tao Qian threw the official document beside the desk, moved his buttocks on the high chair, and continued to sneer and ask questions. "Then Gongsun is said to be amazing by you, why don't I believe it? ?How can a family have both virtue and foundation, wealth and prestige? I am not doubting the power of his family. From Yangzhou to Youzhou, I am well-informed. Regardless of the true bells of the Three Dukes for several generations The Dingshi family is a powerful man with power across states and counties, a businessman with a fortune of hundreds of millions, and even a local hero who has made great achievements. But this is the first time I have heard of such a weird thing. My family actually possesses the characteristics of the four directions..."
Wei You looked at the strange smile on Tao Qian's face and faced it helplessly: "Uncle Fang, in fact, what you just said has already revealed the details of the Gongsun family."
"What does this mean?" Tao Qian became increasingly curious.
"Reporting to Uncle Fang." Wei You continued to sigh. "Today's Gongsun family was just an ordinary border county family twenty or thirty years ago... The so-called scrupulousness means not making friends with powerful people; if they spread their branches, their contacts will decrease. , formed a branch of the family. However, about twenty or thirty years ago, General Wei's widowed mother suddenly started doing business through the protection of the Gongsun family on the grounds that it was difficult to raise children, and things were completely different."
"It is common for widows to do business. We also have Zhu Gongwei's widowed mother doing business and his adopted son in Yangzhou. The border counties are not very particular. I am also a young orphan. How can I not understand the hardships involved?" Tao Qian sighed softly as he took the seat. "
It can be imagined that compared with General Zhu's mother, this Aunt Gongsun is just more capable in business. In addition, she has the care of the Gongsun family, which is why we are in today's situation... But this is just money, right? Where did you come from?
What are you talking about?"
"Excuse me for being rude." Wei You couldn't help but look serious after hearing this. "Uncle Fang, you are not from Youzhou, so I'm afraid you don't understand the importance of the three words Amway... In fact, Amway is not just about amassing wealth, it has something to do with it.
Ordinary merchants are not the same thing at all.”
"I would like to hear the details." Tao Qian rarely looked serious.
"That Aunt Gongsun is worthy of raising a heroic figure like General Wei," Wei You couldn't help but sigh while stroking his beard. "Other people only seek money when doing business, but this... I still remember that when Amway was just established, the old man was still
When I was very young, I heard the business name advertised in the local area at You Beiping's house, saying that the Amway business only wanted to build thoroughfares, and then benefit the countryside and make it convenient for others. At first, I just thought this was Gongsun's attempt to cover up his own reputation.
, However, over the past 20 or 30 years, I have witnessed with my own eyes in Youzhou that although their generation has encountered many difficult times, they have always behaved this way and have not wavered for a moment for decades."
Tao Qian looked horrified and solemn.
"No matter whether there are good years or bad years, Amway never hoards and resells, but always opens a warehouse to expressly collect grain at a fair price and sell grain at a fair price. Whenever he has savings, he never hides gold and copper in the cellar, but always purchases land in neighboring counties and towns and inquires about special products.
, build a business store; wherever you go, you must cooperate with the local wealthy and powerful families, and give up dividends in the form of offline; every time you sell goods on the trade road, whether in the Bohai Sea or on the road, if someone asks to go with you, you must agree; every time there is a small and weak person,
If something happens to someone offline, as long as they haven't broken their trust, they will definitely help... I don't know about other places like this, but in the three counties of western Liaoning, Youbeiping and eastern Liaoning, the Amway has already penetrated into every village; Yuyang, Guangzhou
Yangyang and the Bohai Sea were laid out in counties and cities one after another; and its main trade route circled the Bohai Sea in the east, went directly to Yecheng along Zhuojun in the south, went up the valley in the west, and penetrated into Bingzhou from Daijun... Fang Bo, so and so
Such a business name, have you ever seen another one from Yangzhou to Youzhou?"
Tao Qian responded solemnly and remained silent.
"It is this extraordinary Amway company that has forcibly united the powerful and powerful, the weak and the small families from all over the world, as well as the various branches of the Gongsun family in a way that does not affect the reputation of the Gongsun family. Therefore, the relationship between the Gongsun family and the Gongsun family is
Qiang is not just a Gongsun family, but actually has the power of a noble family, a powerful man, and a merchant." Wei You said proudly. "This is how we have the huge and indestructible power we have today."
"Such a behemoth has served as governor for many times before, but it is actually indifferent?" Tao Qian became more and more serious.
"Such a behemoth is not a deliberate indulgence for any uncle. Because only a few years ago, this behemoth still had obvious fatalities." Wei You said proudly. "Everyone in Youzhou knows that Amway
The power of the title is only tied to this strange woman, Gongsun Auntie. If she grows old one day and has no successors, whether it is handed over to the clan or separated for her sons to inherit, it will be difficult to maintain the climate. However, it will be difficult to maintain the climate.
…”
"It's just that since General Wei has become General Wei, this Amway is no longer controllable!" Tao Qian asked seriously. "Is that right?"
"General Wei is a famous general in the world." Wei You still said to him proudly. "Burn the Bombhan Mountain to protect Shanggu and Daijun; destroy Goguryeo to secure Liaodong, Xuantu; overthrow the Yellow Turban of Guangyang to conquer Guangyang and Zhuojun; kill Zhang Bao With the help of the whole territory of Youzhou... With such great achievements and great virtue, and with the theory of hometown, I dare to ask Uncle Fang, who in Youzhou can control the Gongsun family? Who is willing to control the Gongsun family?"
Tao Qian looked at Wei You for a long time, but said nothing. After a long time, he got up and went to the back of the hall.
———I am the dividing line that no one can control————
"Tao Qian, courtesy name Gongzu, was from Danyang. He was Qian's father, so he left Yao Chang. Qian was a young orphan, and he began to be known as unruly in the county. At the age of fourteen, he still decorated silk banners and rode bamboo horses to play. All the children in the town Then, the prefect of Cangwu met Mr. Gan from the same county. When he saw his appearance, he called him Tu. He stopped in his car and chatted with her. He was very happy because he promised his wife a daughter. When Mrs. Gan heard about it, she said angrily: "I am a concubine." I heard that the Tao family's son Ao was playing too much, how could I marry him as a daughter? The Duke said, "He has a wonderful appearance, and he will definitely become a great success when he grows up." Then he took his wife." - "Old Yanshu". Volume 65. Biography No. 10 five
