Chapter 133 Who is in favor and who is against (1)
In October of the second year of Jian'an, Cao Cao attacked and defeated Yuan Shu's army.
Yuan Shu's generals Qiao Rui, Li Feng, Liang Gang, Le Ju and many others were killed. Only Zhang Xun survived and escorted Yuan Shu to escape back to Huainan.
In this year, Yuan Shu was defeated first by Lu Bu and then by Cao Cao. He lost all the land in Huaibei and all those who could fight for it. From then on, he fell into despair and could never return to his earlier glory. At the same time, those loyal to the Han Dynasty in Huainan area
The wealthy nobles and nobles also gradually became alienated from Yuan Shu.
In the blink of an eye, it's already late October.
Calculating the time, it has been more than half a month since Deng Ji arrived in Haixi County!
In just half a month, Deng Ji did a lot. He first got rid of Chen Sheng, the tyrant in Haixi, and then stabilized prices in Haixi, and initially established a firm foothold in Haixi. People in Haixi also discovered that,
Magistrate Deng didn't seem to be interested in things like suppressing bandits. After recalling a hundred patrols, he disappeared. Apart from visiting Chen Deng, the prefect of Guangling County, he spent the rest of his time rectifying the county government and repairing the sea.
West City Wall. After so many years, Haixi City Wall has long been dilapidated, and it is time to repair it.
In the past, Deng Ji had no strength.
But now, he has eradicated Chen Sheng and brought all Chen Sheng's family property into the treasury.
Chen Sheng's family property is extremely astonishing. After preliminary inspection, apart from the farm slaves in his name and the goods stored in the warehouse, the copper coins in his home alone amount to tens of millions. This does not include the grain and rice he purchased before.
If you count all the tens of millions, it will exceed 100 million!
Even Cao Peng lamented privately that Chen Sheng was really a master of making money.
In ten years, his assets exceeded 100 million... No wonder he was able to dominate Haixi. His assets were almost as much as those of those wealthy ancestral families. After counting Chen Sheng's property, Bu Zhi couldn't help but sigh, with so much money and silk, but
There will be no taxes on Haixi for three years.
However, the Haixi County family cannot swallow so much money.
After counting Chen Sheng's property, in addition to grain, rice and other supplies, Deng Ji ordered all the other rare treasures to be sent to Guangling.
This was also Cao Peng's advice to Deng Ji.
The so-called benefits are shared!
It is impossible for Deng Ji to eat so much money and goods by himself. Rather than being jealous, it is better to be more cheerful and make good friends with others. The Guangling Chen family gave Deng Ji enough face, or in other words, gave the court enough face.
It was enough to save Cao Cao's face. In order to reciprocate the favor, Deng Ji had to give up some of his benefits. Being able to get the support of the Chen family in Guangling was far more important than millions of dollars in wealth.
Deng Ji also agreed with this...
The inventory is still going on, but the person responsible for the inventory has been replaced by Bu Zhao.
Since Wei Jing did not stay, Deng Ji still had few available people. Faced with the huge family property left by Chen Sheng and the many complicated things in Haixi County, Bu Zhi alone was still very stretched. In this situation
Under such circumstances, Bu Zhi, who was relatively familiar with Guangling, recommended a person to Deng Ji. His name was Dai Qian, whose cousin was Maozeng, and he was from Danyang. This man was originally a Han Dynasty official, rigorous in nature, and meticulous in his work. According to Bu Zhi
According to Zhao, if this person can be invited, he will definitely be able to help Deng Ji govern Haixi.
In fact, Haixi County is not without talents.
For example, Xu Xuan, now the governor of Guangling County, was a native of Haixi.
However, Xu Xuan's background is not bad, he can be regarded as a crown clan, and he is quite famous. In Deng Ji's current situation, it is impossible to hire such a person. However, some talented but unsuccessful people can be hired. But in this way
People must also plan carefully.
Reminiscing about the grand scene in later works where the protagonist's body is shaken and people from all directions come to throw their support, Cao Peng also felt quite helpless.
Dai Qian?
Another unfamiliar name...
But since it was recommended by Bu Zheng, it must not be too bad.
In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there were many ways to recruit talents.
Such as conquering and recommending... But for Deng Ji, neither conquering nor recommending was appropriate.
Just as Cao Peng said to him, "We are not qualified to recruit now, and no one will be willing to recommend themselves. If we want to recruit available talents, we must show our sincerity. Just like when you came to invite us. When you come to Puyang Kai, you should also go to the door to invite Dai Qian. Only in this way can you show your thirst for talents and impress the unsuccessful talents in Guangling."
Deng Ji felt that Cao Peng's idea was correct, so he decided to go to Huailing in person to invite Dai Qian.
But before setting off, Deng Ji had to do one more thing.
The day before departure, he found the chief of Sili District in Haixi County.
This was also the first time that Deng Ji formally summoned the officials of Haixi County after taking office. The chiefs were selected from local people by the county government and acted as a link between the government and the people. Paying taxes and serving, obeying the orders of the county government... The current head of the four miles in Haixi County was appointed by the then county magistrate three years ago. Since then, Haixi has been in turmoil, and no one has been in charge of it.
Logically speaking, the salary of the district chief is paid by the county magistrate.
However, due to the changes in Haixi officials over the years, no official salary has been paid.
During the few years that Chen Sheng was in Haixi, the district chiefs had long neglected their duties. If Deng Ji had not summoned him, they would have even forgotten that he was still a district chief.
But when they thought about it, the four lieutenants suddenly felt panicked.
why?
The li chief is also an official of the county government.
When a new county magistrate takes office, the district chief should go out of the city three miles to greet him.
However, more than twenty days have passed since Deng Ji took office, and these district chiefs have not taken a step forward towards the Yamen.
These are at least two charges, one is dereliction of duty, and the other is neglecting the superior. These two charges alone are enough to make the four chiefs fearful.
As expected, the four village chiefs were sprayed with blood by Deng Ji's mother.
However, just when they were about to leave the county government office in despair, they were called back by Bu Zhao.
"Four distinguished men, the reason why the county magistrate is angry today is not because you are disrespectful, did not greet me, let alone come to greet me.
The county magistrate is angry that you, as officials of the imperial court, did not act as the court's mouthpiece and allowed strong men to cause chaos and dominate Haixi, while the court's prestige has completely disappeared. The reason why Haixi has been in such a situation over the years is that the four of you have Responsibility... However, the county magistrate also understands your difficulties. One thing I called you here today is to reprimand, and the other thing is to ask you to receive the grain stipends that you should have received in the past three years. According to the court regulations, you should pay every year I have forty shi of grain and salary. After three years, each of you will be owed a total of 120 shi. Here is a total of ten dan of stipend. Take this stipend and go to the rice store in the North Market to find Hu Ban to collect your stipend. .
The extra twenty stones can be used as compensation, and you can divide it among the four of you..."
The four chiefs all felt like they were in a dream!
It’s been three years and you still have food and salary?
They took the salary cards, stumbled out of the county office, stood on the street and looked at each other for a long time, and suddenly burst into tears.
In the past three years, they have suffered a lot of grievances. Now, they finally feel the return of the government. Maybe from now on, things will change in Haixi!
The four chiefs were reprimanded by Deng Ji, and at the same time they received back their three-year salary.
In the eyes of Haixi people, the newly renovated county government office suddenly regained the majesty that had been lost for many years.
"Mr. Wang, County Magistrate Deng has come back and still refuses to summon us. What is his plan?"
The Jia people once again felt the invisible pressure from the county government. Deng Ji's behavior of summoning the head of the district revealed a message to everyone: from now on, Haixi County will be included in the governance of the county government. All affairs
, all are decided by the county government.
So, how would Deng Ji deal with the Jia people who had opposed him earlier?
The lessons learned by Chen Sheng are still vivid in my mind.
Dozens of dried human heads are still hanging in the arrow tower of the county town. If Deng Ji does not express his attitude, the Jia people in Haixi will not be able to rest assured. As a last resort, they once again came to Wang Cheng's home together. This time they were...
I'm really scared!
"Magistrate Deng went out again."
"ah?"
"He took people to Huailing last night, but he is not in the county office now."
Wang Cheng also had a very helpless expression, and said to everyone with a wry smile: "To be honest, I have never seen Magistrate Deng again since the banquet at the county government that night. All matters related to the county government are handled by
The county magistrate and the chief registrar are in charge. Mr. Puyang has been busy with official affairs recently, and Mr. Bu, the chief registrar, is mainly focused on counting Chen Sheng's family property, so he doesn't know what County Magistrate Deng thinks."
"What about Mr. Cao?"
Shopkeeper Ma of Buzhuang couldn't help but speak.
He had really spent a lot of time these days and found out a lot of things.
He asked: "I heard that Magistrate Deng obeyed his brother-in-law's words. Although he was only a soldier, in terms of status, he was above the county magistrate and the two county captains. Mr. Wang, if it really doesn't work,
, let’s pay a visit to Mr. Cao and invite him out for a drink?”
"Yeah yeah!"
Since I won't be able to see Deng Ji for a while, I can still establish a relationship with Mr. Cao.
The Jia people seemed to have enlightened themselves all of a sudden and started talking about it all at once.
"Please invite Mr. Cao to Hehuafang..."
"Bah, it's winter now, and there's nothing in the lotus pond. Do you want Mr. Cao to drink the cold wind? Or go to the Jiupin Tang Pond below..."
"Don't talk nonsense. In terms of age, how can your nine-grade soup pool compare to my Lotus House?
The girls in my Hehuafang are all beautiful and beautiful. How can a place like Jiupin Tangchi invite Mr. Cao to take over?"
It seems that Lotus Square and Jiupin Tangchi are both that kind of place... Oh, you know!
Wang Cheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he stood up and drank to stop.
"My lords, my lords, please listen to what I have to say.
I can help you with the matter of Mr. Cao. It’s just that Mr. Cao is an elegant person. He was valued by Pang Shangshu of Lumen Mountain in Xiangyang and almost became a disciple of Lumen. The places you mentioned are really not elegant.
It's better not to say anything.
Furthermore, Mr. Cao is only fourteen years old, and I have never heard that he likes those things.
I have heard some rumors that Mr. Cao’s eldest son, who is also the father-in-law of County Magistrate Deng, is Yinmo Juzi, and he is now working in the Shaofu. I think that instead of inviting Mr. Cao to those places, it is better to find some strange places.
It may be more useful if you give Mr. Cao a gift of skill and skill."
"Well……"
A series of soft calls came from the room.
It turns out that Mr. Cao’s father is still Yinmo Juzi!
"Mr. Wang is indeed Mr. Wang, he is really great."
Shopkeeper Huang from Jinshi clapped his hands in praise, and with a flattering smile on his face, he said to Wang Cheng: "What a coincidence, I have some gadgets at home, maybe Mr. Cao will like them."
"Only your family has treasures, but my family doesn't have any?"
"That's right, Shopkeeper Huang, what you said is very unreasonable. Mr. Wang is thinking about everyone, how can you only care about yourself?"
A group of ancient people were filled with indignation and yelled at Shopkeeper Huang.
Scolded Shopkeeper Huang, San Sanran...
A flash of light flashed in Wang Cheng's eyes.
An imperceptible smile appeared on his face. He narrowed his eyes and said softly: "But I wonder what treasures there are in the houses of the nobles?"
It rained all night and the temperature dropped again.
Cao Peng got up early, walked out of the bedroom, and stretched his body.
Wang Mai and Deng Fan had already gotten up and were practicing pole shaking in the open space adjacent to the courtyard. The white wax pole as thick as an arm produced strange vibrations as the two of them worked, which also triggered a resonance in the muscles of their bodies.
.Standing aside, Cao Peng could feel the rhythm of the vibrating energy and blood in the two people's bodies... He nodded secretly. It seemed that Brother Hutou and Daxiong were about to break through!
Wang Mai seems to have almost reached the level of Yi Jin, and Deng Fan has almost reached the peak of Yi Gu.
As time goes by, there will be two more masters of Yijin by my side...
"Afu, let's compete."
While Cao Peng was watching Wang Mai and the two practicing martial arts, Dianman and Xu Yi ran over happily, sweating profusely.
"Yes, we haven't competed since we came out of Xudu."
Xu Yi looked excited and said to Cao Peng with a smile.
These two people have reached the level of Yijin. Although their strength and experience cannot be compared with Zhou Cang and Xia Houlan, they are completely different from when they were in Xu Du.
As expected, they come from a family of fierce generals, and their genes are just different from ordinary people.
Wang Mai has been practicing Kungfu with Cao Peng for the longest time, but up to now, he has not yet broken through Yi Gu. Dianman and Xu Yi, on the other hand, have successfully advanced ahead of schedule.
Cao Peng moved his body and took off his cotton robe.
Just as he was getting ready to compete with Xu Yi, he saw Hu Ban running hurriedly from the front yard.
"Sir, Wang Cheng wants to see you!"
Cao Peng was startled, "Wang Cheng? He wasn't here yesterday, so why is he here again? Just say that the county magistrate hasn't come back yet. If you have anything to do, just discuss it with the county magistrate."
Hu Ban shook his head quickly, "Sir, Wang Cheng is here to see you."
"Find me?"
Cao Peng was stunned for a moment, then laughed!
"Why, they finally remembered me?"
"Well……"
Hu Ban really didn't know how to answer Cao Peng's words.
Fortunately, Cao Peng did not continue talking about this issue. He suddenly changed the subject and said, "Hu Ban, tell Wang Cheng. Just tell him his purpose. I already understand. Let him go back and tell those people that I am in Beijing tonight."
There is wine in the Feiyang Pavilion of the market. No one who is supposed to be there should be left behind; it is best not to let me see those who are not supposed to be there. One more thing, you tell him, I am not as easy to talk to as County Magistrate Deng."
"Here!"
Hu Ban bowed and then said: "The gift Wang Cheng brought..."
"If they want to give it away, then keep it."
"Young man understands."
Hu Ban heard this, laughed, turned and left.
Cao Peng turned around, walked to the court, made a starting gesture, and smiled at Xu Yi: "Second brother, let's start!"
