The wheat ears on both sides of the Wei River have also begun to become plump and heavy, which is really gratifying.
Zheng Pu, who was walking slowly, picked up some of it and rubbed it in his hands. He blew away the debris and chewed it in his mouth. It still seemed to have a dry and astringent green taste, but it already had a light wheat flavor.
The old man who had been walking behind him unconsciously hunched his shoulders and bowed slightly, holding his breath and looking at Zheng Pu, who was chewing wheat grains with his eyes downcast.
He is Mai "Neng" from Shouyang County, Longxi County.
As the name suggests, he is good at farming mulberry trees, and is especially good at growing wheat. Therefore, the Prime Minister implemented the "Shixian Pavilion" that Zheng Pu had advised in the past, and selected elders with skills from the people and awarded them the title of "Neng".
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Now, Zheng Pu was given the responsibility of inspecting farmers and mulberry trees by the prime minister. He traveled around Longyou and Hanzhong to inspect wheat fields. When he arrived at his duty station, he was naturally nervous and incomprehensible. After all, he had transformed from a tenant farmer who was as little as a weed in the past to a government official.
Being awarded "Neng" was a special honor that he had never dared to imagine.
"Very good."
After swallowing the grains of wheat, Zheng Pu turned his head and nodded to the father-in-law and said in approval, "The wheat here grows better than in Wuxiju. This shows that I usually work hard. However, it will take some time for the wheat to mature. I cannot take it lightly."
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Hearing this, the old man breathed a sigh of relief.
There were also ravines all over his face, and he grinned "haha" with many teeth missing.
It took him a while to react, and he hurriedly bowed and saluted, and after a long time of nagging, he managed to squeeze out a few words, "General, relax, take good care of the wheat. Food is expensive, and the life of a young man is not more valuable."
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After being humble for a long time, he was suddenly praised by someone with high authority, which made his face flush with excitement and his words became confused.
Inevitably, everyone around him burst into good-natured laughter.
Zheng Pu also smiled gurglingly.
He turned sideways and was not greeted by the elder, stretched out his hand to help him up, nodded in greeting, then turned around and left surrounded by his retinue.
After they were far away from the wheat field, the servant Qi Yacuo drove his horse closer and asked in a low voice about the next journey, "Lang Jun, are you going to patrol other places now, or go straight to Xiping County?"
When entering Xiping County, it is natural to go to Xihai (Qinghai) to talk about Shaodang Qiang King Mangzhong sending troops to help in the war.
As for why this matter was included in Zheng Pu’s inspection of farmers and mulberry trees?
Just go and say something as an unofficial envoy!
In the prime minister's mind, maintaining stability and cultivating the Qiang must be the top priority now. He would rather Qiang King Mangzhong not send troops than force him to rebel at this time, so as not to make Longyou, who was already stretched thin, even worse.
"Let's go to Didao first."
After thinking for a while, Zheng Pu said, "Now that we are in Longxi, we should pay a visit to Brother Boda."
Yes, the newly appointed governor of Longxi was Zhang Biao Zhang Boda.
When the Han Dynasty appointed governors and county magistrates in various counties and counties, they tried their best to transfer scholars from Liang and Yizhou to serve.
Not only did he follow the old rule of the Han Dynasty to avoid nationality, but also because the Prime Minister wanted to let the people of Bashu, who had always been isolated and isolated, see the vast territory of the Han Dynasty, in order to stimulate their desire to open up new territories.
The whole journey was silent.
When they entered Didao City and arrived at the prefect's mansion, Zhang Biao, who was convinced to greet him, put his hands on his hands and smiled, "It's Zijin who is here! How lucky you are!"
After saying this, he stepped forward, held Zheng Pu's hand, and said in a low voice, "So that Zijin will know that if you don't come, I will also send someone to Ji County to ask for advice!"
Uh, need advice?
There was a slight pause in his footsteps. Zheng Pu, who was following him, turned back to signal his followers to rest on their own. Then he lowered his voice and asked, "I wonder what happened that made Brother Boda look for evil in me?"
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Zhang Biao's answer was a sigh.
It turns out that he has only been in office for more than a month, but now he is feeling isolated by all his colleagues.
It's not that the Li people in Longxi County, which is the border area, are unruly and unruly.
During the tenure of Yin Shang, a native of Ji County, the former governor, the government orders were carried out smoothly, and neither the Qiang and Hu tribes nor the subordinates were in any way disobedient. Not to mention that when You Chu was in office, all the people in the county were willing to live and die together.
After the two of them sat down, Zhang Biao elaborated on the alienation he had felt for more than a month.
For example, when he inspected farmers and asked about orphans and widows, asked counties to recommend talents, asked about cases in prison, or inspected Lintao Ranch and Silk Road Post, etc., he asked his assistants to provide detailed information, and the answer he always received was: "The Ming Dynasty decided to
So, how dare I say something?"
When he asked again and again with a pleasant look, he could only get the following sentence: "In the past, Governor Yin's government was praised by both scholars and common people as good, and the Ming Dynasty can follow it."
In this way, Zhang Biao, who has received two thousand stones for the first time and is full of fighting spirit, can he not feel depressed?
And if he follows Yin Shang's policy in everything and does nothing, wouldn't he be a corpse?
What's even more depressing is that as a new arrival, he doesn't know much about the customs and talents of Longxi counties, and it's even difficult for him to re-appoint officials and assistants in the prefecture!
Therefore, after telling the story, he said in annoyance, "In Zijin's opinion, I am from Yizhou, so it is difficult for me to be accepted in this borderland? Or, perhaps, my talent and virtue are not worthy of the throne, so everyone else is not
Are you willing to serve?"
Zheng Pu, who had just listened, couldn't help laughing.
Zhang Biao, who became famous in Bashu at a young age, was a famous scholar, talented and knowledgeable, with a dignified appearance and elegant demeanor.
But he was also born into a wealthy family, grew up in a favorable environment, and was treated well by the late Emperor Liu Bei because of his father, so he did not know what the common people in the border areas wanted.
Unsurprisingly, the reason why those subordinates rejected Zhang Biao was because they regarded Zhang Biao, who had too much moral character, as the former Kanto scholars who clamored to abandon Liangzhou and despised the people on the border.
And denounced them as the same kind of raccoons!
Especially Zhang Biao, who had a high crown and a broad belt, and was so gorgeously dressed that even his shoes were embroidered. Moreover, when Zheng Pugang entered the house, he also found precious ambergris burning on the table and a jade Ruyi handle lying on the table.
Even the Four Treasures of the Study are full of gold and jade ornaments.
After decades of war and turmoil, how could the Li Shu and Qiang Hu tribes, who had been struggling to meet the food and clothing line, be friendly and envious of the extravagant and self-proclaimed magistrate who lived together?
How can we regard him as a superior official who is stingy with the power of the people and sympathizes with the hardships of the common people?
Suppressing his laughter, Zheng Pu gave an overview of Liangzhou's scenery and folk customs, and then relied on their familiarity to bluntly point out Zhang Biao's confusion.
After Zhang Biao listened, he was speechless for a moment.
He never imagined that the behavior that was so praised in Shu would actually become a symbol of ignorance of the hardships of the common people in Longxi.
"Alas~~"
After a long time, he let out a long sigh, "It's in vain that I claim to be romantic and talented. Now I am a talisman cutter, but I don't know the principle of 'South Orange and North Zhi'! How sad!" As he said this, he handled the case a little roughly.
One by one, he packed the valuable things into his utensils and said, "That's it, that's it! I'll just throw away all these flashy things!"
After finishing cleaning, he saw Zheng Pu's smiling eyes and pulled on his clothes with some embarrassment, "As for wearing accessories. To be honest with Zijin, all my clothes are like this, so I had to let Hu Congyun give me two pieces."
But he didn't want to. Zheng Pu's eyes lit up when he heard these words.
He stood up and took Zhang Biao and made a rough gesture with his hands and shoulders, then said with a smile, "Brother Boda, if you want to abandon him, why not give it to me. I will go to Shaodangzhong Qiang tribe to meet with the Qiang king. It's just the right time."
What's missing is some gifts. Well, Qiang King Mangzhong is roughly the same size as my brother, so I will give all my clothes and accessories."
Er, the clothes and ornaments worn can also be used as gifts from the Qiang king?
Zhang Biao couldn't help being stunned again. It took him a while to react and nodded in agreement.
Perhaps, he did not expect that Zheng Pu was already so vulgar now.
But what he didn't even know was that it was Ye Zheng Pu who used his precious set of Four Treasures of the Study to write a letter to the Prime Minister before going to bed.
The book says:
"In the past, during the reign of the Second Emperor Huanling, there was a nursery rhyme that said, 'When you look for talented people, you don't know how to read. When you look at filial piety and integrity, your father lives away from home. The poor people are pure and white and turbid as mud, and the high-ranking generals are as timid as chickens.' Pu had heard about it, but he still didn't believe it.
Jinpu passed through Di Dao and met with Zhang Boda, the prefect, and saw that his famous celebrities were so romantic that it was difficult to accommodate their assistants, so he knew that this statement was true. It can also be said that filial piety and integrity are used to select scholars, and reputation and talent have been passed down to this day. There are many shortcomings!"
"Pucheng heard that if a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. Now we, the great Han Dynasty, are working hard to restore Guanzhong and return it to the old capital. The guardian of a county, the order of a county, and whether the leader of a li is virtuous or not are all related to the people's livelihood.
Don’t neglect your popularity with the people!”
"Now that we have rebelled against the Wei Dynasty, we have changed the selection of scholars to the nine-rank official system. Since we, the Han Dynasty, are fighting for it, we should seek control, talent and army. We can win! Feizi of Han Dynasty said in the past, 'So the officials and prime ministers of the Ming Dynasty must start from the state department.
, fierce generals will be sent to the army of soldiers. So Pu thought that it would be better to reform the system of recruiting scholars based on talent and talent, and record the talent of hard work instead of reputation, and seek the ability to benefit rather than the reputation of family. Pu thought on his own
, instead of demarcating the responsibilities of the various prefectures and counties, and treating them as subjects, and the officials and assistants are all tested in class to determine the good ones, or they can seek talents and depose the mediocre, which will benefit the country. Pu acted out of feeling, without thinking about what is good before and after, but
I hope the Prime Minister will investigate for himself."
