Nanchen has just occupied Jingzhou and has sent a large number of officials there. It can even be said that Zhou Que and other East Palace officials have stayed in Jiangling City just to deal with the shortage of officials in Jiangling. Therefore, Li Xingchen reached out for money and food, and Xiao Moha
You can still give full support, but if you want officials, there are really none. This can only be done by Li Xingchen himself.
Fortunately, Dai Cai from Yong'an, Cheng Feng from Fuling, Tang Zhengliang from Bajun and others came to their aid, so Li Xinchen at least didn't have to worry about the chief officials of several counties. What he needed now was to fill up the ranks of the officials below.
The Dong family has been a family of officials for generations, so they must have a lot of experience in how to govern the people. Therefore, using the Dong family as officials can naturally help Li Xingchen re-construct a hierarchical management framework in a short period of time.
While arranging officials, Li Xingchen was also determined to establish an official school, thinking that he would train more young people to supplement the entire system. Of course, the teachers of the official school could also be selected from among the children of these aristocratic families.
"Brother Dong has come forward, and the Qin family cannot fall behind. May I ask if there is a place for the Qin family under the general's command?" Qin Xi, the representative of the Linjiang Qin family, also stood up suddenly.
"Of course the more talents under XX, the merrier!" Li Xingchen couldn't help laughing and opened his arms, "As long as you don't dislike them, then XX will definitely give you a place to use them."
The eyes of the other children of the aristocratic families shone brightly. Now that the two leaders, Dong Mingzhi and Qin Xi, have stepped forward, they did not have much choice. Otherwise, they would inevitably be attacked by Li Xingchen, the Tang family, the Dong family, etc.
They joined forces to suppress him, so they had made up their minds to follow Li Xinchen, and Li Xinchen's promise was obviously a clear expression of his attitude to the aristocratic families.
"Willing to serve the general!" The young people from these aristocratic families stood up one after another. Although they are still young, most of them are the eldest sons of the family. In other words, they are the future heirs of the family business. Of course, they have enough ability to make contributions to the entire family.
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After discussing the matter of money and food in detail with the enthusiastic young people, Li Xingchen watched these people leave quickly. He breathed a sigh of relief, took a sip of the already cold tea, and immediately sprayed out a sip of water.
Coughing violently:
"This, what does this smell like?"
"Bashu's ginger tea contains ginger and other things." Xiao Shilian had obviously tasted it a long time ago, so he had a look of gloating on his face.
It’s not like Li Xingchen has never tasted ginger tea. He also knows that this is a very popular way of steeping tea in the western region. This tradition is still maintained even among some ethnic minorities in later generations. But obviously this tea contains more than just the taste of ginger.
There should also be flavors of onions, dogwood and oranges.
Li Xingchen suddenly remembered that the development of tea drinking in China has gone through three important stages: "Tang Jian, Song Dian, and Ming Brew". The Jiancha in the Tang Dynasty was the tea drinking habit of Guanzhong and Bashu. When processing tea in the early stage, it was not only used
Ginger, onions, oranges and other things that may seem strange to future generations will also be added.
The Southern Dynasties used the method of making tea. In short, it is brewed with boiled water or boiled with soup as a condiment. Therefore, when Li Xingchen drank tea in Nanchen, he did not feel that the tea was related to the tea he drank in later generations.
There is no difference, but when I drank this ginger tea, I finally couldn't get used to this weird way of processing it.
In Li Xingchen's view, this undoubtedly obscures the fragrance of the tea. Although the addition of ginger and oranges has therapeutic effects such as dehumidification, adding them to the tea leaves feels like a waste.
Of course, when you are in a place, you should respect the local customs. Li Xingchen did not want to change the eating habits of the Bashu people, but he did not want to adapt to this habit.
It’s okay to eat spicy food, but forget about drinking tea.
After finishing laughing, Xiao Shilian turned to say seriously: "Are you really planning to entrust important responsibilities to these aristocratic families?"
Li Xingchen put down the tea cup and nodded slightly: "I know what you are worried about, so I must take some checks and balances."
"How is this a check and balance?" Xiao Shilian said suddenly with dissatisfaction. It was obvious that he had been holding these words in his heart for a long time. "We have too few people now. If these aristocratic families are allowed to get involved again, Shizhong, you have to be careful."
The aristocratic family will take the opportunity to become powerful, and who can guarantee that there won’t be a few more like Zhang He among them?”
It is reasonable for Xiao Shilian to have such worries. Li Xingchen even suspected that Chen Zhishen and Cao Zhong would have similar considerations. Therefore, he had to make peace with Xiao Shilian first and explain clearly.
"So I asked General Hussar for two people." Li Xingchen said with a smile, "I guess you will be able to see them in less than half a month. By then, the people transferred from these aristocratic families may not have officially taken up their posts."
"Huh?" Xiao Shilian raised his eyebrows and waited for Li Xinchen to explain further.
Li Xingchen calmly raised two fingers: "One is the current governor of Xinzhou, Luo Ya. Xinzhou is only a small city of Anshu, so it would be overkill to let Luo Ya stay there and only be responsible for the transportation of grain, grass and equipment.
Therefore, I plan to recommend him as the governor of Chuzhou to take charge of the affairs of various counties."
"What about another one?" Xiao Shilian asked as he considered it.
Luo Ya is a steady man. He had served Sanqichang for so many years. At a time when his future was hopeless, Li Xingchen recommended him to be the governor of Xinzhou, and now he is recommended to be the governor of Chuzhou. Luo Ya will definitely be grateful, so there is no need to worry.
"The other one is, of course, Brother Da Shi. We had a great time fighting in Bashu. I guess Brother Da Shi can't hold himself back anymore." Li Xingchen said matter-of-factly.
"But..." Xiao Shilian suddenly showed a worried look on his face.
When he first entered Shu, Pei Zilie stayed in Jingzhou because Xiao Mohe didn't have enough confidants. Now that Li Xingchen wants Pei Zilie to come over when war clouds are gathering in Jingzhou, isn't he embarrassment for Xiao Mohe?
"Yu Chijiong still had a chance to attack before, but now he must not dare to attack." Li Xingchen couldn't help but smile and said, answering Xiao Shilian's question, "So the Hussars General does not need to face such great pressure.
, the remaining old generals Chunyu and Ren are both stable and steady people, so as long as they defend the city, Jingzhou will be fine."
"How do you say this?" Xiao Shilian frowned.
Li Xingchen smiled and reached out and tapped on the map: "To the north of us is the upper reaches of Mian River. As long as we capture Bashu, the upper reaches of Xiangyang will be in danger. Do you think Yuchi will let us make trouble in Bashu at this time?
, and he himself goes to compete with the Hussar General in Jingzhou?"
"Shizhong, what do you mean... Yuchi Jiong may enter Shu next?" Xiao Shilian frowned suddenly.
If that happens, the resistance Li Xingchen will face will be even greater.