"Mr. Lu thinks, who can join the cabinet after you become an official?" Bai Tu knew that Lu Kang had already made up his mind, so he stopped trying to persuade him.
In fact, Lu Kang struggled to hold on before. If he could, he even wanted to hold on until Lu Xun came back from Yizhou before taking up an official position.
Calculating Lu Xun's time in Yizhou, this year is the sixth year. A few months ago, Guan Ning, as the governor, had prepared to leave in March of this year and return to resume his duties. At that time, Lu Xun would be promoted to governor of Yizhou.
In the past five years, Guan Ning and Lu Xun also made many achievements in Yizhou. Not only did they build an important shipyard in Yizhou, they reclaimed a large amount of wasteland, and under various measures to benefit the people, they immigrated nearly 100,000 people from Kuaiji.
, and 80% of the local Dongbei tribes have now been naturalized as "Chu people".
Especially if all the Yi Ji are transformed into Cheng Ji, the tribe will only gradually die out, or be integrated into it.
This relies not only on the use of force to suppress, but even as the governor, Guan Ning has always been cautious in using force. Most of the situations where force is used are within the Dongbo people, when the tribal leaders brutally suppress the tribesmen, they will "act righteously"
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The Yizhou model also provides the best teaching materials for the "civilization" of other regions.
Originally, Lu Kang expected Lu Xun to come back after five years in office this time, but Lu Xun was worried about leaving Yizhou and worried that if he and Mr. Guan left together, others might misjudge later and ruin this hard-won success.
great situation.
After all, Yizhou was newly attached, and the last two Yiji who were "civilized" only happened in the third year of Chu Li...
If the relationship between these tribal members and leaders is not properly handled, and if the key points of the further integration of the Oriental people are not accurately grasped, it is still very easy to cause chaos.
Therefore, Lu Xun specially applied to stay on for another three years. During this period, he asked Baitu to transfer the newcomers to familiarize themselves with the situation to facilitate a smooth handover. He also wrote a special letter home to Lu Kang.
What can Lu Kang say to such a good grandson who is so devoted to his duties?
"Zhou Gongjin has a decisive mind. He is a confidant and a leader, so he can shoulder this responsibility." Lu Kang recommended Zhou Yu to Bai Tu.
At that time, the three beauties of Jiangdong, the peak of Chu's appearance, Bai Tu, Sun Ce, and Zhou Yu were all already in their thirties at this time. In terms of qualifications, Zhou Yu could be considered a "veteran", so even joining the cabinet was not unexpected.
However, Bai Tu shook his head and said: "How can Mr. Lu not know my third brother's temperament? I have mentioned it to him before, but he prefers to lead troops outside rather than being in the cabinet."
To be precise, he was leading troops outside with Sun Ce.
Therefore, Bai Tu really does not want to transfer Zhou Yu back, otherwise what is the difference between directly taking Sun Ce's brain?
When Lu Kang heard this, he shook his head helplessly, and then continued: "Gu Yuantan is cautious in his words and actions, caring for the people and benefiting the sick, not relying on small profits and small achievements, and making decisions based on righteousness."
"Yuan Tan is an upright and steady man, but he is more dedicated to politics and is not suitable for joining the cabinet." After Bai Tu praised Gu Yong, he refused to recommend him.
After hearing Bai Tu's words, Lu Kang consciously did not mention Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Wei Teng and others again...
In fact, for Gu Yong, Zhang Zhao and others, Baitu can be said to have no importance. Who is not a member of the Six Ministries or the chief executive?
Even if their understanding and acceptance of the Chu State's New Deal are not very good, as long as they are willing to cooperate, Bai Tu will appoint them. It can be regarded as a running-in between the old and the new, not an active promotion, but they are still there after being "driven out".
Moving.
but……
The grand bachelor of the palace is more likely to be the one who advises Bai Tu!
The ideas of Gu Yong and others were, firstly, a bit conservative, and secondly, they were too deeply involved in the interests of the noble clan and were not in line with this.
In contrast, Lu Kang is completely different.
Lu Kang is certainly one of the "leaders" of the Jiangdong family, and he will fight for the interests of the wealthy families in the palace, especially the interests of the Jiangdong family.
But in essence, Lu Kang's "fighting" is to find a balance point for Bai Tu and Chu State. If he feels that it is not balanced enough, he will react directly to Bai Tu, and he will try his best to calm down some interests when it is acceptable.
The rebound of the damaged wealthy family... will not deceive others and harm the public and private interests.
This is not only a matter of character, but also because Lu Kang's age and experience have given him such an open-minded attitude. Facts have also proved that Lu Kang's approach is the wisest.
Looking at the current scenery of the Chu Kingdom and the prosperity of the Jiangdong clan, we can see that anyone can say that they were a loss in the previous "sales and transactions", but the Jiangdong nobles would definitely have no shame to say that they were a loss!
Unfortunately, it is difficult to find the second Lu Kang.
However, the current situation is no longer as urgent as when Lu Kang acted as the lubricant for Bai Tu and the Jiangdong nobles.
After all, the Chu State's New Deal was already paying dividends, which was when it was the most stable and able to smooth out differences, and various internal factions, from the Bai Tu family represented by Lu Bu, to the Nanjun clan, the Nanyang clan, the foreign gentry, and
The proportion of "poor families" is getting larger and larger...
Isn’t it the most comfortable among Jiangdong’s rich families?
After all, Lu Bu's group of people are not very good at digging camps. Jiangdong is basically the basic plan of Bai Tu's governance in the early years. Everyone has received a full set of bonuses. At the same time...the guys from other factions who eat meat without being beaten have also
Angry for a long time.
Although the Kingdom of Chu is in its rising moment, and the internal factional battles are mainly based on "competition", at least there will not be any vicious internal strife, the Jiangdong clan is definitely the most active in following the wishes of the King of Chu.
This can be seen clearly from the data of various ministries - among the gentry, the largest proportion of young people from Jiangdong participated in the imperial examinations, and the largest number joined the navy, the pioneering army, and the overseas governor's office. The regulations on various workshops
They are also the most supportive.
"Yu Shangshu has a bright temperament, he is good at standing out from the crowd, and he is unyielding... he can take on this responsibility." Lu Kang said with a bit of a pout.
This is said by Yu Fan, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance.
It can be seen from the title that Lu Kang is less close to Yu Fan.
In fact... Yu Fan is not very close to anyone!
Lu Kang also understood that this cabinet position must belong to Jiangdong, so after all, a few of them were as far away as Huainan, and their interests were close to those of the Jiangdong nobles.
There's nothing to hide. It's just him and Bai Tu playing against each other at this time, so there's no need to talk so much.
The Yu family is an old family in Jiangdong, and has been a prominent family since the pre-Qin Dynasty. However, during the troubled times at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the Yu family accurately stood up for Xiang Yu, and even Yu Ji came from this Yu family, so it was suppressed in the early Han Dynasty. Therefore,
But it failed to rank among the four surnames in Jiangdong.
Later, when Bai Tu first established the Sixth Department, one of the ministers at that time was still called the "Business Department", which attracted the most attention from the big clans and needed the cooperation of the big clans the most. The slightest carelessness would cause internal conflicts. Bai Tu
It was handed over directly to Lu Kang as an easing of the new tax system and the new household system.
At that time, the deputy of the Ministry of Revenue was Yu Fan...
From that time on, Lu Kang and other families understood that Yu Fan had jumped from the nest of the Jiangdong nobles to Bai Tu for unknown reasons.
The official is already Lu Kang, and his deputy will definitely be Bai Tu's confidant.
to date……
Including Lu Kang and many members of the Yu family, they still don't understand why Yu Fan became Bai Tu's confidant "for no reason".
At that time, the differences in interests between Bai Tu and the Jiangdong clan were much sharper than they are now. After all, at that time, they were "skinned and blooded" for the General's Mansion for primitive accumulation.
And you must know that Yu Fan was the "King of Fighting" in Jiangdong before Mi Heng...
Of course, Yu Fan's retorts are often just unforgiving rather than pure confrontation.
Therefore, Yu Fan's popularity among the major Jiangdong aristocratic families can only be said to be average, but... no one has ever seen Yu Fan quarrel with Bai Tu!
Even if he had any opinions, as long as there were outsiders around, Yu Fan would keep a straight face and say nothing, and would go to Bai Tu alone for advice afterwards.
At that time, Yu Fan's "abnormality" was also one of the focuses that many children of the Jiangdong family talked about. Many elders of the Yu family also criticized Yu Fan's Bo.
But now...
The Jiangdong clan had long been a strong supporter of the New Deal, and Yu Fan had become the person in the Yu family who had the final say in matters, not just an outstanding junior.
Lu Kang had already resigned from his position in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Yu Fan was promoted to a regular position at that time.
The achievements of the Ministry of Finance are now obvious to all, even if these achievements are considered, none of the major families want to admit them...
The Ministry of Household Affairs has four administrative offices under its jurisdiction: the Commercial Office, the Financial Office, the Taxation Office, and the Household Registration Office.
Needless to say, the first one is the one who is resented by the envoys of other princes, negotiates official transaction prices externally, and regulates commercial activities internally, all are people from this place.
The Finance Department... usually scolds other government officials the most behind their backs, and is also the one that receives the most public compliments from other government officials - they are responsible for reviewing and approving the allocations to various departments.
These two offices do not show Yu Fan's ability. After all, the Commercial Office's ability to find out high prices relies more on the workmanship of the Ministry of Industry and the quality of the Ministry of Civil Affairs as "encouragement."
However, the tax revenue of the Chu State almost doubled every year. Yu Fan was unselfish in this regard. Even considering the income of his own workshop, if he felt that the tax was set low, he would specifically report it to Bai Tu.
The household registration office is even more powerful...
Yu Fan even dared to say that now in the entire Chu country, excluding Shanyue and Wuxi barbarians, the number of undocumented households is less than 2% (2%), which is unprecedented!
Shanyue and Wuximan are issues left over from history. They are still being investigated gradually, and the naturalization rate is gradually increasing. It just takes time.
As for the number of hidden households in other places, no matter how centralized the power was, there were never so few in the peaceful and prosperous times!
It can even be said that no one is absent from the country, and no land is absent from the household.
Although it is due to the policies of the Chu State, if Yu Fan had not been more serious, and even repeatedly requested to cooperate with the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Civil Affairs for investigation, the living space of "black workshops" would not have been reduced to such a low level, causing all companies to "comprehensively"
"Spit" out of hiding house.
When it came to Yu Fan, Bai Tu thought more about it, and then asked Lu Kang: "Is Zhong Xiang really qualified for Mr. Lu's position?"
Although judging from the tone, this was the one that Bai Tu was most skeptical about, but... Lu Kang understood that this was because Bai Tu was really thinking about Yu Fan, and not just talking politely to Gu Yong.
"Although Yu Shangshu is a bit stubborn, he has his own rules for doing things, and... Your Majesty does not need to worry about his prestige among the Jiangdong nobles." Lu Kang had already said it very frankly.
The current Jiangdong wealthy family has had enough dividends, and it is no longer possible to further expand its "proportion". The key is to maintain the current scale as much as possible. In this case, it is not necessary to find a "black face" to look at it.
No.
"Then... From now on, I will have to ask Mr. Lu to show his respect to Zhong Xiang. In addition, if Mr. Lu has anything to ask for or any suggestions, he can tell me at any time." Bai Tu's reluctance was not false.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will serve the Kingdom of Chu with all my heart, whether in court or in opposition..."
At the same time, Lu Kang's eyes flickered for a moment - he did have what he asked for, especially since he was usually not very open to speaking, but now that he was writing a letter to his official position, he could actually speak!