About two-quarters of an hour later, that is, almost half an hour, more than ten cars and horses stopped outside the gate of the Governor's Mansion, and the heads of powerful families in Linzi City had already arrived.
Chen Mu was sitting in the hall, holding a book in his hand and reading. He saw Shiyi outside the door come in and asked him for instructions, so he nodded and motioned for him to bring him.
Shiyi stood at the door and announced every time someone came in: "The head of the Sun family has arrived, the head of the housekeeper has arrived, the head of the Wang family has arrived..."
When everyone entered the hall and all bowed their hands to Chen Mu, Chen Mu stood up and pressed his hands downward: "Family heads, please take a seat. We have asked all the family heads to come here today. We have important matters to discuss."
The powerful men looked at each other and sat in rows. After a while, the head of the Sun family, a middle-aged man in his forties, raised his hands and asked, "Excuse me, the governor, what's the matter?"
"three things!"
Chen Mu stretched out three fingers and said slowly: "First, I want each of your families to gather all their slaves and obey my orders."
After hearing the first thing, everyone frowned, but they could bear it, and no one said anything.
"Second, I investigated when I came here. The price of food in the city is too high and the people's lives are difficult. I want you to sell food at low prices to stabilize prices. Winter is coming soon, and many people will die of cold and hunger. The imperial court is about to announce
New relief food and materials are coming. Before things arrive, please help save the people of Qi."
After hearing the second thing, the heads of each family could no longer think of being angry. They all laughed in their hearts. This is another idiot official full of idealism. We can see a few officials like this every year.
No wonder.
But it doesn't matter, anyway, in the face of reality, no matter how idealistic officials are, they will all be defeated and eventually leave in embarrassment with their tail between their legs.
Thinking of this, the heads of each family have even thought of the reasons for refusal in their hearts.
For example, the landlord's family has no surplus money, or the servants in the family are all old and weak. Although it is said that the new governor has brought two thousand soldiers and horses, he is probably just a second generation relying on his family background.
Could he really kill all the powerful people in the city?
"Three, hahahaha."
When he mentioned three, Chen Mu suddenly laughed.
Everyone looked at each other, wondering what the new young governor was up to.
The head of the Sun family hesitated and said: "Prefect, why are you laughing?"
Chen Mu reluctantly stopped smiling, still retaining his smile and said, "I'm sorry, everyone, I just want to laugh when I think that all of you must be calling me an idiot."
Everyone looked at each other with their eyes wide open.
The heads of each family who can do this are not stupid people. Everyone just thinks about this kind of thing in their hearts and doesn't even show it on their faces. How did the governor know?
The head of the Sun family laughed and said: "How could it be possible? We can't possibly think so. Let's just say so."
"Yes, yes, the governor is worrying too much."
"I really didn't think so."
"Me too."
Everyone denied it one after another.
Just kidding, they just got the news that the new governor had sidelined Wu Kuang and gained power over the country. If he admitted that he was cursing people in his heart, wouldn't that be an excuse for others? What if the governor was a stupid young man and wanted to kill someone in court?
what to do?
"Okay, okay, everyone here is smart, I won't talk nonsense to you anymore."
Chen Mu changed his face in an instant, his face remained calm, and he said slowly: "There is no principle in this world of taking but not giving. I want you to cut your flesh and bleed it, but of course you won't be willing. So I have a date in one hand and a big stick in the other.
This is the way to govern the world. Shiyi, are there any powerful people who will not give me the face of the governor and come here today?"
Shiyi said respectfully: "There are the Zhao family and another Sun family. These two powerful people have forts outside the city. They gather their clansmen as thieves and resist the king's orders. After their relatives and disciples kill people, they hide in the forts and even the Prime Minister of the country."
They asked them to make friends, but they didn't even respond, they were very arrogant."
"hehe."
Chen Mu chuckled lightly and said to Guan Yu: "Second brother, go outside the city and gather your troops to kill these two sect thieves."
When he heard that he was going to kill someone, Guan Yu suddenly became excited and replied: "Okay."
After saying that, he stood up and strode out.
Chen Mu's eyes were filled with murderous intent as he looked at the crowd. His hand slowly touched the tea cup, as if he was about to drop the cup at any moment. The swordsmen and axemen lying in wait in the hall came out and killed them all.
In such a terrifying atmosphere, many powerful family heads looked at each other like quails, not daring to say a word.
The head of the Sun family and another Sun family were even considered relatives in the fifth service, but under Chen Mu's cold eyes, he did not dare to touch his brow for fear of being slaughtered as a pig or dog.
This move was the same move Liu Biao used when he went to Jingzhou to be the governor. He called all the powerful clan and bandit leaders and killed them all.
However, Chen Mu and Liu Biao have different ways of doing things.
He wants to kill people because these people are not of use to him and are not good people themselves, so he might as well kill them.
If they are used by me, then of course it is a different matter. There is no shortage of powerful landlords and corrupt officials in this world. They cannot be killed cleanly, so the most correct way is to use them and guide them.
This is actually due to the different ways of doing things between Chen Mu and Liu Bei. Liu Bei deposed corrupt officials and killed powerful people everywhere in Jinan, which made the local powerful people dissatisfied and even sent assassins to kill him.
If Jushu hadn't wiped Liu Bei's butt later, and Liu Bei's father-in-law was also a local tycoon, Jinan might have been in chaos by this time.
Chen Mu, on the other hand, uses carrots and sticks, and does things unscrupulously. He does not support justice and redress the grievances of the people, but it is the best method. Because this can quickly concentrate his strength and do some big things that he needs to do.
"Everyone, next is the third thing I want to say."
Chen Mu picked up the tea cup and took a sip. He saw that everyone's faces in the venue were pale and he was frightened. He smiled and said: "The third thing is of course to distribute the benefits. These two thieves disobey the king's order. I will kill them."
.I will give the people their fields and lands, but their business and other existing wealth will be distributed to whoever contributes the most."
Many powerful people cannot help but have complaints in their hearts.
Because what is the main source of wealth for powerful people?
In addition to business, it is land.
Although the business of these two powerful people is also a big one, there are more than a dozen powerful people here, which is a very small piece of meat, which is not interesting at all.
Compared with the cost they have to pay, the rewards they get are not much, which naturally makes these powerful people not satisfied.
It's just that the form is stronger than the person. What if they are summoned together? What if there is an ambush outside? Encountering such a decisive and decisive master, even these powerful people are well-informed and have seen all kinds of officials.
You can only bite the bullet and suffer the consequences.
The head of the Sun family had no choice but to stand up and say on behalf of everyone: "If the governor has something to do, just give him the order and let's talk about the distribution of benefits. Forget it. Haha, we are also doing our best for the country."
"Yes, these things all belong to the governor. How can we reach out? The governor should take them back."
"After I go back, I will send my servants over and sell the grain at a low price."
The powerful family heads saw Chen Mu's methods and made guarantees one after another.
Chen Mu smiled and said: "Do you think that I, Mr. Chen, am stingy? Don't be so short-sighted. Why do you only see the interests of Linzi and not the interests of the entire Qi State?"
"What does the governor mean?"
Something faintly flashed through the head of the Sun family, but he couldn't believe it.
Chen Mu nodded: "Yes, there are bandits everywhere in Qi now. Powerful clan thieves from all over the country have gathered to build forts, ignore the laws of the court, and form their own small kingdoms. If you follow the path of benevolence and righteousness, then forget it, but the clan thieves are causing trouble.
Failure to practice benevolence and righteousness in the local area is a recipe for disaster. Aren't you interested in their land and property?"
Everyone's eyes lit up instantly.
Two words were revealed in his eyes.
greedy!
Only Chen Mu looked at them and smiled slightly.
The world doesn't know why the government supports capital and why it helps rich people become richer.
Little do they know that it is precisely because of the existence of these big businessmen that they can do things that many times even the government finds difficult to do.
In fact, with the changes in social productivity and the adjustment of industrial structure, it is impossible to achieve equal wealth for everyone, which is idealistic. The gap between the rich and the poor can only be infinitely narrowed, but it can never be infinitely close.
Even in the new era, people need to get rich first and then get rich later, let alone ancient times.
Therefore, Chen Mu must rely on a group of people to maintain the rule of Qingzhou in a short period of time. Just as Liu Biao needs the Kuai family and Cai family, Tao Qian needs the Chen family and the Mi family.
But this does not mean that he must continue to support these people.
Even trash can be used, let alone these people being of great use to him.
And wait until the day when the rule is stable and they are no longer needed...
Pigs need to be fattened before they can be killed.