In Chengdu, three heads hang on the north gate tower.
Outside the city gate, there were piles of heads placed on both sides of the street. These heads were all raised by Jia Long, Li Yuan and Cui He, and were eventually killed.
The heads are piled up like a hill, exuding a cold atmosphere, which makes people feel chills running down their spines just by looking at them. Pedestrians passing by see the mountains of heads and feel that there are countless pairs of cold eyes staring at them, and their hearts are filled with excitement.
Trembling, especially with three heads hanging above his head, is even more creepy.
This scene, in the eyes of those who are interested, understands the profound meaning. As for ordinary people, they just see the dense white bones, which makes people feel chilly and a little scary, and they don't think there is anything strange.
"诱辘! 诱辘!"
A carriage rolled through the streets, passed through the city gate, and headed for the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion.
In the carriage, there is an old man wearing a navy blue brocade robe. This old man is named Xu Han. He is a wealthy family in Chengdu. He has chambers of commerce all over Yizhou. It can be said that his family is extremely wealthy and powerful. However, because of this,
He was quick-minded and good at judging the situation, so he was not destroyed by Liu Yan's men.
Xu Han sat cross-legged, opened his slightly narrowed eyes, and whispered: "Where are you?"
Outside the carriage curtain, the boy sitting with the coachman heard Xu Han's voice. He straightened up and quickly replied: "Sir, the carriage enters the city and will arrive at the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion in another quarter of an hour."
Xu Han said: "Well! Hurry up and arrive early."
The boy cupped his hands and said, "No!"
The carriage fell silent once again and became silent. Along the way, the carriage ran quickly. When the carriage stopped outside the State Shepherd's Mansion, six carriages had already stopped outside the mansion. Three of them had already got off the carriage.
Entering the mansion; there are three other people who have just got off the carriage and are preparing to go into the mansion.
The three of them came together, and the leader was an old man, about the same age as Xu Han.
The three of them heard the horses pulling the cart roaring loudly. They looked back and saw Xu Han's carriage stopped, and they all stopped and waited.
Xu Han opened the door curtain, and the boy immediately brought a wooden stool and placed it next to the carriage shaft for Xu Han to get down.
"Brother Xu, you are too late!" Among the three people waiting for Xu Han, the eldest man saw Xu Han coming down and immediately went to greet him.
This man's name is Wang Li. Like Xu Han, he is also a businessman. His family is also one of the few wealthy families in Chengdu. Like Xu Han, he was able to survive Liu Yan's butcher's knife because he did not interfere with Yizhou.
The internal affairs were preserved and were not dealt with by Liu Yan.
It can be said that Liu Yan's massacre of the Yizhou clan solved a big problem for Wang Can.
Without Liu Yan sacrificing his butcher knife and killing more than ten wealthy families in Chengdu, Wang Can would have faced more complicated matters. Even now, Wang Can is facing many wealthy families in Yizhou. Fortunately, these people are more responsible and have
He did not interfere too much in the internal affairs of Yizhou, and the people who were eliminated by Liu Yan were trying to restore the glory of the Yizhou family and try to sideline Liu Yan. Without this group of people, Wang Can would be more relaxed.
When Xu Han saw Wang Li, he laughed loudly and greeted him, cupping his hands and saying, "Brother Wang, you're polite."
These two people are both very old, in their sixties.
After the two greeted each other, the two middle-aged men behind Wang Li came up, cupped their hands and said, "I have met Mr. Xu!"
Xu Han nodded slightly and nodded in greeting. One of these two middle-aged men was named Zhou Lan, because one of his family members was an official in Chengdu, and his family had little strength, so he could barely be considered a powerful one. The other one was named Bian Yi, who was born in the world.
Living in Chengdu, he belongs to a scholarly family and is one of the few big families.
Xu Han and Wang Li walked hand in hand to the mansion.
Zhou Lan followed the two of them and asked, "Mr. Xu, Governor Wang summoned us to discuss something, did Mr. Xu know?"
Xu Han glanced at Zhou Lan and said calmly: "Zhou Lan, the era when Liu Yan was in power has long passed. Zhao Wei, Jia Long and others were also executed. The person in charge of the overall situation now is not 'Wang Taishou'.
It's 'Wang Yizhou', do you understand? This person must learn to assess the situation and change himself, do you understand?"
After Zhou Lan heard this, his body trembled, and he immediately said respectfully: "Thank you, Mr. Xu, for the tip. I will teach you to the younger generation."
Xu Han showed a teachable expression, nodded and said: "This time Wang Yizhou summoned us, the specific matter is not yet known, but based on one principle: 'Stick to the bottom line and cooperate with Wang Yizhou', this is the best policy."
"Thank you, Mr. Xu, for the tip!"
This time, not only Zhou Lan, but also Bian Yi looked respectful.
Wang Li smiled slightly when he saw Xu Han giving instructions to the two of them.
After entering the gate, he didn't say anything and went straight to the hall of the Prefectural Mufu. Outside the hall, Wang Can had already arranged for his attendants to receive the wealthy gentry who came. When the attendants saw someone coming, they immediately greeted them with a smile. Xu Han, Wang
When Li Li, Zhou Lan and the boy beside Bian Yi saw the attendant approaching, they immediately took out the famous thorn from their sleeves and handed it out.
The attendant checked and led everyone into the hall.
Immediately, the attendant arranged for the four people to sit down, and then left with the boys beside them.
Among them, Xu Han and Wang Li were the oldest and had high prestige. They were arranged at the front, sitting on the left and right respectively. In the hall, three people had arrived early and were arranged to sit down. These three people saw Xu Han, Wang Li and others coming in.
, all straightened their bodies and nodded in greeting. Seven people sat in the hall, waiting for Wang Can to appear.
Not long after, steady footsteps were heard outside the hall.
The seven people followed the sound and saw Wang Can walking in.
Wang Can is wearing a black official uniform, a large shirt with a broad collar, and the collar is also inlaid with gold wire, exuding a sense of nobility. He wears a long crown, a beard on his lips, and a black beard under his chin.
The beard makes him look more mature. This is because Wang Can has always grown a beard and has not shaved it off.
"Gentlemen, you are polite!"
Wang Can entered the hall, slightly cupped his hands, and immediately walked to the main seat in the hall.
After Wang Can sat down, the seven people in the hall straightened up and shouted: "Meet Wang Taishou (Wang Yizhou)!" Since the words were not spoken in a unified tone, it seemed a bit noisy.
Wang Can smiled and glanced at the seven people sitting in the hall. The seven people spoke at the same time, but they were different. Wang Can saw Xu Han and Wang Li sitting in the front, who were on the left and right sides, and called Wang Yizhou.
There were three others who also called Wang Yizhou, and two people called them Taishou Wang.
Zhou Lan and Bian Yi had already been told by Xu Han to call them Liu Yizhou.
In addition, the person who calls Liu Yizhou is a fat man, with two lumps of fat hanging on his face. When his body twists, he can feel the fat on his face trembling.
The other two people who addressed themselves as Governor Wang looked at each other with embarrassed expressions on their faces.
Wang Can smiled in his heart. Judging from the title alone, he could see the beauty of it.
For those who can judge the situation, their names will change immediately with the change of Wang Can's status. As for the other two people, although their names have not changed, it cannot be said that they have bad intentions. It is just that these two people are not as smart as the others and do not understand the reasons.
Be flexible and adaptable to changing circumstances.
Wang Li bowed slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Wang Yizhou, I wonder if there is anything important you want to inform us about?"
Xu Han continued: "As long as Wang Yizhou orders it, my Xu family is willing to fully support it, without any hesitation."
Two old foxes, Wang Li and Xu Han, took action, and the rest of the people spoke one after another, willing to support Wang Can. In fact, Xu Han's words were a bit exaggerated, but they revealed a message that they were willing to tie their family to Wang Can's warship.
The aristocratic family is the root of this society.
Historically, Cao Cao once recruited scholars from poor families to fight against the rich families, but was ultimately defeated.
However, Cao Cao did not understand that even if he used a poor family to defeat a wealthy family, when Cao Cao became famous, the poor family would transform into a wealthy family and become a new noble and a new wealthy family. It can be said that as long as Cao Cao becomes famous,
In this era, it is impossible for aristocratic families to be wiped out.
A wealthy family is a double-edged sword that can only be used rationally, and it is impossible to completely eliminate it.
This era is the era of big families.
As for the royal court, it is the most powerful family.
Wang Can understood this truth, so he did not pursue and fight fiercely. During his rule in Hanzhong, Wang Can destroyed Fang Ju's family, frightened the Hanzhong clan, took the Hanzhong clan for his own use, and began to promote talented people from the Hanzhong clan to enter Hanzhong
, to appease the Hanzhong clan. Now, Wang Can has captured Chengdu, but has not yet pacified Yizhou. He only killed Jia Long, Li Yuan and Cui He, and did not implicate other families.
Wang Can looked at the people in the hall, thought for a while, and said: "My lords, I have called you here today for two main purposes. First, due to Zhao Wei's rebellion, more than 80% of Chengdu officials were shot at randomly by Zhao Wei's archers.
The killing has caused the Chengdu government to fall into crisis and find it difficult to maintain it. It is necessary to recruit talented people from your families to fill the vacancies."
"ah?!"
When everyone heard this, they exclaimed in surprise, with an incredible look in their eyes.
Recruiting talented people from the family to fill the vacancies is a matter of pie-in-the-sky success.
However, Xu Han also understood that things could not be that simple.
Wang Can, the commander of Yizhou, is not a bad person, and it is impossible for him to sell off the official positions in Chengdu to the people sitting in the hall just to show favor to the Yizhou clan. Moreover, what Wang Can needs is talents, it is impossible
If you randomly assign an official position to an illiterate person, you will definitely have to go through an assessment.
Xu Han cupped his hands and said, "Wang Yizhou, I wonder what the second purpose is?"
Wang Can glanced at Xu Han and secretly thought that this old man was quite calm, which made Wang Can look at him with admiration.
He glanced around at everyone, and the noisy voices in the hall immediately stopped and disappeared.
Wang Canxiao said: "The second reason is because Liu Yan sent large armies to fight Hanzhong twice, resulting in countless casualties, fields were barren, people were in poverty, and prices were soaring, making it difficult for people to live. I decided to reduce or reduce taxes and unify Yizhou at the same time.
The prices of all food items are temporarily arranged by the government so that the people can relax."
In troubled times, there are solutions to troubled times.
The people were in poverty and had no money to buy food. Wang Can could only adopt a planned economy to forcibly suppress the rising prices and give the people a way to survive. In the peaceful and prosperous times, it was impossible for the government to forcefully determine food prices. Prices could only be determined based on surveys.
Coordination is the only way to go.
When Wang Li heard this, his evaluation of Wang Can rose to a new level.
Those who have attained the Dao will receive much help; those who have lost the Dao will receive little help!
It is said that he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Wang Can temporarily unified the price of food and considered the livelihood of the people, so he can be called a benevolent and righteous man.
This approach was beneficial to Wang Can without any harm, but it caused certain losses to the wealthy people present. However, Wang Can threw a big carrot in advance so that no one could refuse. Once they refused, it would be impossible
Entering Chengdu's officialdom was an exchange of interests, and it also tied these families to Wang Can's chariot.
Wang Can saw everyone thinking deeply and asked, "Gentlemen, what do you think?"
These seven people were all quick-thinking people. They immediately raised their hands and said: "I am willing to drive for Wang Yizhou!"
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