It was already dark, and the county mansion, where torches had been lit, was still bustling with activity. All kinds of low-level officials and county soldiers were coming in and out constantly, and there were shadows outside the county mansion. I don’t know how many people poked their heads in...
In the lobby, Gongsun Xun was standing high at the top, looking at these powerful county officials who were usually aloof in the county with a joking look, but now they were submissive.
"Everyone." After watching for a while, Gongsun Xun sneered and spoke. "I am also a county official. After I tied my hair, I hung out in the county government. You also know a thing or two about your skills... Let's not
You're hanging like this! Now that the knife is in my hand, do you still have anything to say?"
After hearing this, many refined county officials couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, because since there are such words, then Ba Cheng has requirements, and if you have requirements, it's with him!
Think of this weak-headed Sima, who can make one or two thousand stones in a day, which one is not a two-pronged battle? And the 'Xiang Yu's Blade' and the county guard's confession are still on it, the county soldier Cao Rong, Zhang Ze, that son of a bitch
He even handed over all the county soldiers to the other party before leaving. In this situation, it is clear that he will punish whoever he wants to punish, and destroy whose home he wants to destroy... Since
So, what else can be said?
Even if we really have to say it, is there really someone in the county who has not dealt with the selling of immigrants?
"General Gongsun has something to say, and we will do our best to help him." At this time, the leading county magistrate was no longer as sad as he was when he was crying with his prince. Instead, he looked a bit tragic. It seems that
I have really made up my mind.
"Oh, I am a thousand-stone Sima, how can I be qualified to be called a general?" Gongsun Xun waved his hands repeatedly. "The court system is here, don't talk nonsense. Besides, I have always been an empty-headed Sima, and I came to Yanmen to station in Yanmen.
After several months, the establishment of two villages and one village could not even gather 500 soldiers, and there were no horses at all. Speaking of which, if it hadn't been for this matter, I wouldn't have been sent to Wuyuan by Zhang Fujun.
He went there and found out what he was doing...don't you think so?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience looked around and seemed to feel more relaxed. Soldiers and horses are better than a knife that didn't fall, right?
"Uh, Sima." After exchanging a few words with the people around him, the county magistrate bowed his hands on the futon and saluted. "I have something to say..."
"Speak!" Gongsun Xun seemed kind.
"Sima." The county magistrate said seriously. "We also know that since it has been determined that Zhang Fujun resold people's households as a slave, then naturally not only the seller will be punished, but the buyer will also have to do something.
Otherwise, Uncle Fang would not be able to explain it to him anyway. Logically speaking, the simplest way is to return these slaves and then punish the people who bought the people..."
"Yes, that's exactly what it should be."
"This is indeed the case, but Sima Rong reported that when those households that were evacuated from the settlement were sold, they had been deprived of assets and had no involvement by Zhang Fujun. How can such people survive if they are forced to be released?
How about the future? Even if the big families were afraid of Sima's power and reluctantly added some wealth, it was just a temporary solution. They could not survive this year but not the next. Besides, the withdrawal of the settlements had not been carried out since more than ten years ago.
It has gradually emerged. As long as these disciples can settle down in the local area, how many of them are really willing to return to civilian life?"
Gongsun Xun nodded slightly. He knew in his heart that although the county magistrate meant to excuse those big families, he was also telling the truth to a certain extent.
In fact, in these days, the burden on ordinary people is getting heavier and heavier. Not to mention the existence of epidemics and famines that destroy all order, the so-called peaceful days are nothing more than slow death for them.
Therefore, many times, giving up one's freedom to become a disciple of a wealthy family and relying on the protection of powerful men to survive is simply a voluntary act by ordinary people who have no hope. In some extreme cases, some people do whatever they want to do.
No, so they simply abandoned their homes and careers and took the initiative to risk everything to become refugees. However, the hope of these refugees is just to go to a new place, where the wealthy and powerful are willing to accept them as slaves and appendages!
After all, it is still the same sentence after all, if you become someone else's slave, you can still survive in the end.
Even more frankly, even Gongsun Xun’s own family cannot be called innocent when it comes to land annexation and population recruitment! Moreover, according to his mother, this kind of thing cannot be stopped by human power. Every other
Hundreds of years can only be settled by one vigorous and chaotic period... The last time was the Red Eyebrows, Green Forest and Guangwu, this time it is the so-called Three Kingdoms Troubled Times.
Of course, Gongsun Xun was not prepared to try to solve this kind of big trouble. All he could do was to let the future immigrants from the four counties of Hetao retain as much private property as possible during the process of relocation... This is actually already
What an incredible conscience from the top!
"In that case," Gongsun Xun nodded slightly and said, "Do you think the county magistrate has something to teach me?"
"Sima." The county magistrate became more and more relaxed. "I do have an idea, which can not only bring the case to an end, but also prevent the county from losing order because of this case, and we can also take the opportunity to make some amends.
Let’s talk about the military strength issue on Sima’s side.”
Gongsun Xun touched the "Xiang Yu's Broken Blade" on several cases with his hand and smiled without saying a word.
"General." The county magistrate quickly gave up the idea of disloyalty and spoke faster. "I think...instead of asking the big families in the county to return those disciples who have settled down, it is better to let them hand over some of their trusted disciples.
, bear the responsibility for the crime by serving in the army, and pay the fine by bringing your own horses and weapons! In this way, wouldn’t it be possible to be comfortable both up and down?”
Gongsun Xun couldn't help but narrowed his eyes... because what this Jun Cheng said actually coincided with what he thought!
Returning the disciples is actually to offend the powerful people in the county and at the same time, it will not allow those disciples to really gain anything. However, the method of dealing with them in front of them can be done in one fell swoop:
First of all, naturally, as Jun Cheng said, this case can have a beginning and an end.
In the Han Dynasty, the children of border counties have always had the tradition of serving in battles to offset other kinds of corvee and tax payments. If you look through history books, you will often find that the prefect of a certain border county sent the children of a large family in the county to garrison the border, using this method as a 'punishment'
, I think even Dong Zhuo would understand.
Secondly, Gongsun Xun can use this to obtain a large number of high-quality soldiers.
After all, no matter what, the children of wealthy families are indeed better than ordinary people in terms of horse arching skills and physical fitness. There are even many ambitious children of wealthy families who will try to read and write, which is even more exciting.
.
Finally, and most importantly, this behavior can actually unite Gongsun Xun with the entire county!
By then, Gongsun Xun's troops will be stationed in Pingcheng, and he will be able to rely on the entire Yanmen County. On the other hand, the entire Yanmen County will also be able to put their mind at ease with the sudden rise of Qianshi Sima.
Come.
It has to be said that Gongsun Xun's actions really made everyone in Yanmen feel a little scared... In the first few months of coming here, this guy knew how to shoot roe deer all day long, and then suddenly he got angry and killed the noble princess.
They were sent away in the car!
If you say you are not afraid, who would believe it?
However, although he had already agreed with this plan in his heart, after thinking for a while, Gongsun Xun couldn't help but sigh: "To be honest with the county magistrate, if you are just a son of a wealthy family, I'm afraid it's not enough. You have to know that my department is
Among those who have just been drawn, there are not even many veterans who have been on the battlefield and are familiar with military affairs..."
"General, don't worry about this!" Shi, the commander of the county, suddenly said. "Yanmen is a border area. Although since last year, most of the northern border defenses have been taken over by the Huns Zhonglang General Zang Gong, but many of the county's soldiers are plotters.
Young pawn, just choose a few!"
"There is one more thing..." Gongsun Xun continued and shook his head in embarrassment. "If you ask the children of wealthy families to prepare their own horses and equipment to join the army, our army only has two hundred cavalry. With so many horses, the horse materials alone are enough."
I'm afraid I won't be able to support it. Moreover, Zang Gong gave me hundreds of servants for transportation and logistics, but he didn't give me the corresponding food and grass allocation. He only asked me to find the Yanmen Prefect, but the Prefect didn't..."
"What did the general say?" Cao Rong, a householder in the county, hurriedly knelt down and raised his hands. "With just a few hundred horses' fodder and a few hundred people's food, Yanmen can still survive no matter how poor it is.
Huh? Besides, even if the prefect is not here, we will do our part to do this kind of thing!"
"Oh!" Gongsun Xun couldn't help but exclaimed as he slapped the chopping board. "I don't want Hu Cao to still know the Analects of Confucius. This is a good thing to use without hesitation!"
"The general's award cannot compare to the general's supervising the revision of "Mao's Poems" in Luoyang!"
"General, if you have any other problems, you might as well tell them all." Seeing the atmosphere getting better, the county magistrate couldn't help but suggest. "I'll listen to you and I will definitely answer the general's questions!"
"That's fine." Gongsun Xun finally became serious. "In addition to what I said before, there are actually only two things I want to say... First, no more looting and selling of the people who have settled in the four counties.
Moreover, we must try our best to preserve the assets of these people, and they also need to be resettled after moving to Yanmen!"
"It's natural."
"General, please don't worry."
"Who dares to cause trouble over this matter again?"
"The second thing," Gongsun Xun said with a slight frown. "Zhang Ze, a soldier in the county, abandoned his official post and went to Luoyang with Lord Zhang. However, there is no one in the county who can take charge of this Cao. Therefore, I would like to recommend Zhang Ze to the prime minister."
His younger brother, Zhang Fan of the Zhang family in Mayi, is an official in the middle of Cao Cao and is temporarily in charge of this Cao... I wonder what the commander-in-chief wants?"
The Han Dynasty lasted for hundreds of years, and of course it had a very complete system. For example, after the county guard had an accident, it was usually the county prime minister who handled matters in the county... That's why Gongsun Xun recommended personnel to the county prime minister, and the county prime minister also had
Qualified for this interim appointment.
However, this recommendation is not as simple as it seems... The problem lies with Zhang Ze who resigned.
By the way, Zhang Ze was actually in trouble this time. He was first forced into the heart of the Yellow River by Gongsun Xun. If he had dared not agree at that time, he would have slipped and fallen into the water. But this time Gongsun Xun came to the county government.
He wanted to force the palace in front of him, but he also brought dozens of his descendants with him, with a vague intention of coercion... so that he had to abandon the Lord Zhang and instead assisted Gongsun Xun.
However, these helplessness are only from Zhang Ze's point of view. From the point of view of the county officials present, this guy is a 100% betrayer! Not only Zhang Fujun's betrayer, but also the whole county government.
A betrayer! And this kind of thing is a taboo no matter what age it is!
Therefore, Zhangze's reputation is simply a bit bad.
In fact, the reason why this guy gave up his official position and went to Luoyang to accompany the governor Zhang to deal with his crimes was just to try to wash away the bad smell on his body and avoid his colleagues.
And this is precisely an important reason why Gongsun Xun recommended his younger brother to take over his position - you can't just throw people away after using them like a chamber pot, otherwise no one will be willing to be your night... and cooperate with you again in the future.
?And besides, if this thing is done, even if Mrs. Zhang from Mayi is in a complicated mood, is there any other way out besides hugging her thighs tightly?
Of course, there is also a small personal reason for this... By the way, Zhang Fan is none other than Zhang Ze. According to what Zhang Ze said before, he is the brother of Zhang Liao, the brave man. And Gongsun Xun passed by Lou Gui.
, I have become more and more disgusted with half-finished products, so I am not prepared to follow the customs on the grassland and recognize an adopted brother or adopted son.
However, it is always right to tie the rope with this kind of tiger in advance, right?
"How?" Gongsun Xun picked up the petition on the table and asked calmly. "If this matter is not serious, I can entrust the case to you and investigate it together! And if something is wrong,
Then I have to forget what I said before tonight and discuss it all over again! However, I have a word to remind you... Is it worth it for many years of hard work to come to nothing?"
This was the final condition, so as soon as this statement came out, all the high-ranking officials in the hall, starting from the county magistrate and below, whispered and discussed among themselves... However, they finally reached an agreement.
"General Gongsun!" The county magistrate came to the hall and bowed down seriously. "This can be done!"
"After the new governor takes office," Gongsun Xun did not call out to the other party, but took the opportunity to increase the number. "I also ask the county magistrate and the commander-in-chief of the county to try their best to recommend this general subordinate official to officially take over the post of Bing Cao."
He already bowed ninety-nine times, so why bother with this tremor? So, without even consulting the people behind him, the county magistrate lowered his head lower: "Everything is as General Gongsun said!"
Gongsun Xun finally showed his face and laughed.
"(Taizu) settled in Pingcheng for several months, observing the evil deeds of the prefect, and then rode alone to pay a visit to Dong Zhuo, the governor. When he got the special commission, he returned all night without taking off his clothes. When he found out his crime one day, he drove to Luoyang. The momentum was like thunder.
, the county was frightened, and the upper and lower officials were so frightened that the officials refused to sign it. When Taizu inspected the county's Chinese documents in the mansion, he noticed that the business was in decline and the people's livelihood was difficult. He sighed and said: "The world is in trouble because of this official!"
He is in charge of the county government. He supervises the administration of officials, inspects the defects, encourages farming and mulberry cultivation, and recommends talented people for a few months. When the new government takes office, the government has been well-organized and people are in good hands, and everything has been eliminated and revitalized." - "Jiu Yan Shu", Volume 1.
