Chen Cheng helped Xu Chao up and said with a smile: "You are in Lingzhou, and Lingzhou is in great rule. Now that you are in charge of Liangzhou, it is also a blessing to the people of Liangzhou, but you will be even more tired in the future."
Xu Chao raised his head and said: "I am not afraid of fatigue!"
He looked at Chen Cheng and felt that although Chen Shijun's face seemed a little more ferocious, he was more kind to others.
After hearing this, the candidate nearby felt itchy and said to himself: I am not afraid of being tired!
Chen Cheng talked to Xu Chao for a few more words, then turned to the candidate and said: "County Magistrate Xu has been promoted to the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs. I intend to appoint you as the Lingzhou County Magistrate. I wonder if the Hou County Lieutenant is willing to take over?"
The candidate immediately said loudly: "Yes, a hundred yes!"
In his excitement, he raised his voice loudly, which attracted everyone's attention. However, the candidate did not think there was anything wrong with it, and instead raised his head even higher. Although the county captain was said to be able to compete with the county magistrate,
But only when you become the county magistrate can you be the real Bailihou!
Unless he is stupid, he will not be willing to take over! Moreover, he is one of the biggest powerful men in Lingzhou, and he knows the local situation clearly. Anyone who wants to give him a soft nail will have no way!
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "This time to fight the Huns, Lingzhou sent out people and food. It can be said that without the support of the people of Lingzhou, it would be absolutely impossible to repel the Huns, let alone chase them to the north.
, the slave chieftain has been beheaded. Come, let me first toast the county magistrate with a glass of wine, and wish Lingzhou can reach a higher level under your governance."
The candidate raised his glass with excitement and was already drunk before he even drank it.
Chen Cheng walked to Yan Zhong again and said to him: "I have discovered several open-pit coal mines in the Helan Mountains, and I am going to let Lu Fang organize people to mine them. The government will take 40% of the proceeds, Lu Fang will take 20%, and the officials of the headquarters will
It accounts for 20%, but the remaining 20% is uninteresting."
Yan Zhong put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "The prince loves you so much, so I would be disrespectful. But the prince always hates people who just sit back and enjoy their gains. What can you say about this 10% gain?"
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "Of course, people and money and food still need to be provided in proportion."
Yan Zhong raised his glass and laughed, "I knew it was like this!"
Everyone in the hall was either local officials or powerful people from the county, most of whom had contributed to previous wars. After drinking a few more drinks, everyone loosened their belts, tore off their clothes, and started to act out. Chen Cheng laughed.
I exchanged cups with everyone until late at night.
Three days later, Chen Cheng issued a notice in Lian County, officially promulgating the official system of "three provinces and six ministries". The "three provinces" refer to Zhongshu Province, Shangshu Province, and Menxia Province. He appointed Chief Shi Yanzhong as Zhongshu Ling and also in charge.
Shangshu Ling appointed Zhao Yun as the Provincial Shizhong Ling.
The "six ministries" refer to the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry. Chen Cheng, in the name of Liangzhou Mu, appointed Yan Zhong to concurrently be the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel; appointed Xu Chao to be the Minister of the Ministry of Husbandry, and concurrently the Minister of the Ministry of Industry; appointed
Yang Qiu is the Minister of the Ministry of War. The Minister of the Ministry of Punishments and the Minister of the Ministry of Rites are temporarily vacant, and are temporarily replaced by Chen Cheng.
Ten days later, after the autumn harvest was over, Lian County began to select tooth soldiers. A total of 2,000 people were selected who were courageous, able to read and digit, and strong in physical skills. Among them, 1,000 were infantry, and they were named "trapped camp".
With Li Kan as the commander, there are thousands of cavalry, named "Flying Bear Hussar", with Liang Xing as the commander. Zhao Yun is also appointed as Zhonglang General, commanding the "trap camp", "Flying Bear Hussar" and "teaching camp"
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In this era, nepotism is the norm. Relationships such as blood, in-laws, fellow villagers, classmates, colleagues, colleagues, etc. are the best ties to maintain relationships. Like Chen Cheng, he does not care about his origin at all and only focuses on martial arts ability.
, it can be said to be unique.
If possible, he would also like to introduce a "civil service examination" or an "imperial examination" system. However, if the step is too big, it will easily lead to injury. Now, just move forward half a step. Too radical will often cause trouble.
Come for a strong counterattack.
At this time, all the princes in Liangzhou either came in person or sent envoys to Lian County, and no one was left behind. Cheng Yi and Yang Qiu came in person, and Ma Teng, Zhang Heng, and Cheng Yin all sent
Even Song Jian and Han Sui sent envoys.
Hou Xuan became the county magistrate, but he was not satisfied for two days when Xu Chao came to visit him. The two were close friends, and Xu Chao was the candidate's predecessor, so the candidate welcomed him into the lobby of the county government office.
"Aren't you the new Minister of Household Affairs?" Hou Xuan said with a smile: "If you are not handling government affairs in Lian County, why do you come to me when you have time?"
Xu Chao did not smile. After sitting down in his seat, he looked at the candidate with a serious expression. The latter touched his cheek and asked, "Why are you looking at me like this?"
“Isn’t it time to pay Lingzhou’s taxes this year?”
The candidate was stunned for a moment and said, "The ten thousand shi of grain have already been transported to the granary near the dock!"
Xu Chao said expressionlessly: "Lingzhou will hand over 10,000 shi of grain this year? Do you think I am blind?"
It took the candidate a long time to understand what Xu Chao meant. After he understood it, he was so angry that he shouted: "You set the original tax amount of 10,000 shi for us! Now you are regretting it again."
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"This moment, that moment!" Xu Chao said coldly: "At that time, I was the county magistrate of Lingzhou, so Lingzhou only had to pay 10,000 shi. Now that I am the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, 10,000 shi is not enough!"
The candidate shouted, "Xu, are you crazy?"
Xu Chao did not flinch, "Even if I'm crazy, Lingzhou will have to pay another 40,000 shi of food!"
"You..." Hou Xuan and Xu Chao looked at each other for a long time. Seeing each other's firm expressions, they couldn't help but sigh, sat back in their seats, and said helplessly: "You said we only need to
If we unite as one, the Lord will be unable to do anything to us."
"Yes, I said so, but now I am not of the same mind as you!"
"I don't understand. If you pay back taxes, your Xu family will also have to provide food. Why do you need to do this?"
Xu Chao said calmly: "That is my Xu family's business, so there is no need for Magistrate Hou to worry about it."
"..." After a while, the candidate said bitterly: "If you are cruel, the county will hand over the remaining 40,000 shi of grain."
Xu Chao was reluctant and asked: "When?"
"Xu Shangshu, you have to let us take a breath, right?"
"when?"
"...Within ten days!" the candidate said angrily: "I will personally send him to Lian County within ten days. Is this done?"
Xu Chao suddenly made a 180-degree change in attitude, which almost blinded the local powerful people in Lingzhou, and immediately aroused a burst of ridicule. But then, there was news that the Xu family was
News came out that nearly 100,000 acres of land were obtained near Lian County and Linrong. Although some fields require a lot of manpower and material resources to be cultivated and managed before they can be harvested, it is 100,000 acres of land after all!
The voices of ridicule and ridicule immediately turned into voices of envy and admiration, and Xu Chao's reputation instantly rose to a higher level. We Han people are actually very sincere and have a strong work ethic!
"Haha, Xu Shangshu is such a wonderful man!" Cheng Yi raised his glass and said to Chen Cheng, "Come, let's have a drink for Xu Shangshu."
"Actually, that was not my original intention. Whether you believe it or not, I did not instruct Xu Shangshu to do that." Chen Cheng shook his head and said, "I have drunk a lot today. Cheng Taishou, don't drink too much, otherwise it will hurt your health."
Body."
Cheng Yi laughed, shook the wine glass, and said: "Your Majesty, Yang Qiu followed you across the desert on the expedition to Linrong and made great military exploits, so you appointed him as the Minister of War. I am convinced. But I am successful.
Yi Li's contribution is not small, but why don't you see any reward for me?"
Yang Qiu laughed proudly beside him. He picked up the wine glass and took a big sip. He ignored the fact that the wine wet his beard and clothes. He laughed and said: "The Lord asked you to come to Lian County a few days ago. You will have an official position."
It's up to you to choose. If you don't do it yourself, who will do it now?"
Cheng Yi drank everything in the bottle and said regretfully: "Who would have thought that the envoy would actually put the troops and horses of two counties... no, it should be said that the soldiers and horses of three counties were under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War? Mr. Yang
Brother, now you are very prosperous. The total number of soldiers and horses in the three counties is 100,000, right?"
Yang Qiu stroked his beard and said proudly: "There are only 100,000 troops in three counties and dozens of counties, so what does that mean? You can only recruit 60,000 to 70,000 troops from one county in Wuwei, right?"
"It's different, it's different," Cheng Yi shook his head and said: "Those civilians pulled out of the ground can also defend the city. It is useless to fight. Besides, you have made so many new equipment.
In future wars, relying solely on large numbers of people will be useless."
He said to Chen Cheng: "Your Majesty, defeat the Huns, General Yang... If Yang Shangshu is the first, then I, Cheng Yi, should be ranked second no matter what. If Yang Shangshu quits, can you let me
Cheng Yi comes to do it?"
Yang Qiu suddenly became anxious, slapped the wine bottle on the table in front of him, and said angrily: "What do you mean?"
Cheng Yi smiled and said: "It's not interesting. The notice says that the chief officers of the three provinces and six ministries are changed every five years. If one day, Brother Yang, you don't want to work anymore, or the time is up, I will take over your shift."
"Huh, I didn't say I couldn't be re-elected."
The two had a lot of old grudges before, and they were about to quarrel. Chen Cheng quickly smoothed things over and said, "If Grand Administrator Cheng really wants to come and help, you can still choose the remaining official positions in Zhongshu Province and Shangshu Province."
In any case, Cheng Yi was the first person to recommend him as the shepherd of Liangzhou, and when he led his troops to sneak attack Linrong, he withstood the Huns' attack with inferior strength. Rewarding for his merits cannot be neglected.
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Cheng Yi smiled and said: "Thank you very much for your kindness, but I don't have any other skills except fighting. The Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites are really not to my taste. I still lead troops outside and use military power.
I'll leave it to you, the envoy."
Chen Cheng said: "Let's drink here for today. In two days, after discussing with other envoys from the princes in Liangzhou, I will prepare a wine banquet for you two to have a drink."
Cheng Yi took advantage of the wine and said loudly: "How can one cup be enough? At least one jar is enough!"
After Yang Qiu and Cheng Yi boarded their carriages and left with their soldiers, Zhao Yun came up from the hall and said: "My lord, two thousand Ya soldiers have been placed in the walled city in the north."
Chen Cheng put away the smile on his face and asked: "The autumn harvest has just ended. Is there any movement among the Xianbei people in Helan Shanxi?"
Zhao Yundao said: "I heard from Captain Lu that some tribes are gathering and may come to invade us soon."
In this major change in the control system, Lu Fang was promoted to the title of Captain of the North due to his past military exploits, commanding all the troops in the Beidi County. According to Han family practice, the central military officers who defended Shenjing were always one or two levels higher.
.There are many captains in the Northern Army, but the number of troops they lead is only a few hundred or thousands. But if it is placed among the outside states and counties, the captain of the subordinate country will be the highest military officer of a county. As long as the weapons are
With enough equipment and strong men, it would not be unusual to have 100,000 men under his command. Of course, usually there are not so many soldiers and horses, and even if they could be drawn out, they would not be able to support them.
"I can rest assured that Lu Fang will lead the troops, but the Hu people are too mobile. You must be prepared before it snows. If anything goes wrong, you must be able to attack at any time."
"What about the training of the tooth soldiers? Should we stop first, or train in batches?"
"Well, let's stop first. Let the tooth soldiers learn to read and learn some simple calculations first, and at the same time understand the meanings of various drums and flags. We will put aside other training for a while and resume after the autumn defense is over."
