Chapter 40: Where the people want, I have the advantage
"A Theory of Classes at Various Levels in the Han Dynasty".
This book alone is enough for Zhuge Liang to be addicted to it and unable to extricate himself.
Because the content of this book is not only to divide the various classes, but also to explain the sources of conflicts between them and what their respective needs are.
In the book, each level is mainly divided into the common people class, the landlord class, the aristocratic class, and the high-level power class.
Among them, the common class is divided into common people with assets and poor people without assets.
The landlord class is divided into merchants who have a large amount of money and a small amount of land, and powerful men who own a large amount of land and a small amount of money.
The large amount and small amount referred to here are just relative concepts. Big businessmen like Su Shuang, Zhang Shiping and Mi Zhu must have more money and a lot of land. But powerful people like Zhang Fei have a lot of land, and their liquidity is definitely not as good as that of businessmen, so it is not
It is said that merchants and powerful people have less land and money than ordinary civilians.
The scope of the aristocratic class is wider. People from poor families, aristocratic families, officials, and clans, as long as they enjoy privileges in social status, can basically be regarded as nobles. Even if they are from a poor family, if they have knowledge, they can be officials at any time.
Not to mention the high-level power class, the emperor of Luoyang, the three gongs, the nine ministers, the scribes, the school captains, the ministers, the censors, the censors, the prime ministers, the prefectural governors, etc.
Chen Mu said in the book that the only eternal motivation for people in this world is survival. No matter how rich or powerful he is, he still wants to live.
Qin Shihuang has already stood at the top of the world, but he is still obsessed with immortality and wants to rule forever. To a certain extent, it is also a pursuit of survival.
For the general public, they also have the right to survive, but the ruling class, including the landlord class, exploits them all the time, squeezes their living space, and forces them to die.
The final result of this is that under forced circumstances, they can only set off a wave of resistance. This is the so-called official force to force the people to rebel and rise up.
The book uses many examples such as Chen Sheng, Wu Guang, and the Yellow Turban Uprising to prove this point of view, but at the same time he also points out the shortcomings of peasant uprisings, which cover various issues, such as easy ideological corruption after the rise of power, low fighting spirit, lack of strategic vision, etc.
The more Zhuge Liang watched, the more thrilling he felt.
Because he discovered that this book was not only a book that analyzed the various classes of the Han Dynasty and elaborated on their respective contradictions. It was also a guide to rebellion, a guide for rulers, and a manual for power struggles.
If the rebel army gets it, improves its own shortcomings, learns the formalized management listed in it, incites the people, turns the undisciplined peasant army into an organized army, governs the place well, leads by example, and slowly strives to develop, then
It would be a terrible thing.
If the aristocratic landlord class obtains it, the superiors will be able to understand all kinds of power struggles and join forces with other noble landlords to put pressure on and block the imperial power. The subordinates will be able to understand the people, understand their sufferings, and know how to control them, use them, and fool them.
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And if the rulers get it, the emperor, the three ministers and the nine ministers will know the needs of the people, understand how to maintain their own power, and use various means to pass on conflicts, or use various policy means to divide them, etc.
This book is really profound in its analysis of all levels of the Han dynasty. For most people, their butt determines their head. Whatever class you are in, you must protect the interests of that class.
Qia Qia's book has already told you what to do, and taught you how to deal with it in a clever way when conflicts arise between different classes.
No wonder Master Chen warned him that he was not allowed to take these books out of Xishan Villa, but only allowed him to come here to study. I am afraid that if these books were to be circulated one day, it would definitely be a sensation for those in the upper echelons of power.
Zhuge Liang only felt that Chen Mu's wisdom was as deep as the ocean, and his admiration for him became deeper and deeper. He had to sigh, maybe it was because Master Chen was born at the bottom and wandered among the rich and powerful that he could understand the world and all classes.
It's so profound.
Perhaps, after completing his studies, he should start as a grassroots official, go deep among the people, and understand the sufferings of the people.
He was thinking this while watching.
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At present, the overall situation in Qingzhou is extremely stable. Pingyuan Kingdom, Jinan Kingdom, Le'an Kingdom, Qi Kingdom, Beihai Kingdom, Donglai County, plus the newly occupied Langya Kingdom and Donghai Kingdom, there are a total of eight counties in hand.
From a geographical perspective, it stands to reason that Taishan County can also be occupied, because Taishan County borders the four counties of Jinan, Qi, Langya and the East China Sea. If it is occupied, it will form a complete territory, which is almost half of the territory of later generations.
Shandong.
It is a pity that from a geographical point of view, including Langya Kingdom, Taishan County and Qingzhou are blocked by the entire Taishan Mountain and Yimeng Mountain. The transportation between the two sides is extremely inconvenient. If they really occupy this place, it is almost equivalent to an enclave.
Therefore, even if Qingzhou could incorporate Taishan County into its territory, it would have no practical significance, and it would still have to be managed separately. Therefore, after Ying Shao left, this area fell into chaos with countless bandits, and it has not been dealt with.
Among the eight counties currently, Tian Feng is the prime minister of Pingyuan, Hua Xin is the prime minister of Jinan, Zhang Fei is the prime minister of Le'an, Chen Mu is the prime minister of Qi, Sun Shao is the prime minister of Beihai, Shiyi is the prime minister of Donglai, Xiao Jian is the prime minister of Langya, and Chen
Gui is the Prime Minister of the East China Sea, and all other county magistrates, county magistrates, county magistrates and other official positions are also full. The governance of the entire Qingzhou is booming.
These prefects and ministers basically all have strong internal affairs capabilities. For example, Chen Mutian Fenghua Xin and Chen Guisun Shao Shiyi are among the best in internal affairs abilities.
However, there are also some who pretend to be false. For example, the name Zhang Fei is very eye-catching, but he, the prime minister of Le'an, took it long ago. At that time, Liu Bei didn't have many close friends, so he could only let Guan Yu and Zhang Fei each take charge of a county. Later, Guan Yu went to Luoyang
, as the big brother Liu Bei was not good enough and dismissed Zhang Fei from his post without any reason, which resulted in the Le'an Prime Minister being maintained to this day.
Of course, Zhang Fei has been fighting in other places these years and has never fulfilled his duties as Prime Minister of Le'an at all. Therefore, in fact, the Le'an Kingdom was always managed by people like Ju Shu, Sun Shao, Sun Qian, Jian Yong, and he was just in name.
That's all.
Including the current Le'an Kingdom, Sun Qian, the chief historian, is currently in charge of the overall situation. Originally, Liu Bei wanted to promote Jian Yong to the position of Prime Minister, but Chen Mu firmly opposed it. After all, Jian Yong's internal affairs ability was average, so naturally he was
If someone is capable, it would be better for Sun Qian to go.
Liu Bei still had to listen to Chen Mu's words, and finally gave up his original idea of promoting Jian Yong to be the Prime Minister of Le'an. However, he did not treat Jian Yong badly and allowed him to follow him on the front line and serve as an aide. Although Tian Feng was in charge
This strategist was treated well by wine, but he was also treated well by other staff members.
Jushou Xunyu sat firmly in the rear and managed Qingzhou in an orderly manner in the past two years. As the political situation stabilized and productivity was guaranteed, the population began to grow steadily. According to the latest census, the state's population exceeded the five million mark, showing
The pyramid structure is not much different from Jizhou's population of more than six million, and its strength ranks second in the world.
As the political situation, local affairs, military, education, and science and technology are all developing steadily, and there are no major problems. Qingzhou no longer needs Chen Mu to be in charge personally. He has left behind many governance policies. With the talents of Ju Shou and Xun Yu,
As long as you follow these guidelines, it will basically be enough to ensure the stability of the whole state.
Therefore, in April of the third year of Xingwu, 196 AD, the first year of Jian'an in history, Chen Mu said goodbye to his parents and wife, and faced the rising sun of late spring. He just took a carriage and was protected by dozens of guards, and he walked leisurely.
Start heading towards the plain country in the north.
The spring breeze was blowing. Coming out of Linzi City, the carriage moved forward slowly along the cement official road to the north.
In fact, Pingyuan Kingdom is not far from Linzi, about 200 kilometers. Go north out of the city and pass through Xi'an County, Gaoyuan County, Liangzo County, then Jishui and Luoshui, and then you will arrive in Pingyuan Kingdom. It is basically a 10-minute drive from Pingyuan County to Linzi.
The end of the cement official road, because beyond it is the vast Yellow River.
The Yellow River is as vast as the sea. Chen Mu is standing at the Gaotang Ferry. This is already a relatively narrow place in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, but the narrowest point is only one mile, almost more than 400 meters. There are countless ferries passing between the two sides, and there are thousands of dock workers unloading the goods.
group.
There were many tea stalls at the ferry. After getting off the carriage, Chen Mu smiled bitterly at Yan Zhong who also got off the carriage beside him and said: "It's been a long and dusty journey, Mr. Hardship."
Yan Zhong was close to sixty years old, but as a Xiliang native, he did not feel tired after the three-day trip. He looked at the appearance of both sides of the Yellow River with bright eyes, and said energetically: "I remember when I galloped
Xiliang, running horses all day and night does not make you feel tired, this little trip is nothing."
Xu Rong also said: "This cement road is really magical. If it is used to transport troops, it will probably travel twice as fast as an ordinary official road."
"nature."
Chen Mu smiled. With the cement road, the carriage was much more comfortable than before, at least not so bumpy. Therefore, it is completely possible to use the chariot from the Warring States period to transport soldiers, which would be much faster than the soldiers walking on their feet.
, it is easier to arrive at the battlefield earlier without delaying the fighter plane.
It's a pity that in the era without machines, it was too wasteful to build cement roads manually. Qingzhou spent several years and used a lot of manpower and material resources to build just this one. It was mainly for the front line. Otherwise, if there were cement roads everywhere, it would be difficult.
Much more convenient.
"Si Ming, the ferry side said that the last boat has just left, and the next boat will not leave until it is full. There are more than 20 people in our group, and we will be able to leave after another 20 or so.
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The Siwei who asked in the past came to reply.
Chen Mu raised his head and glanced at the sky, nodded, pointed to the tea shed in the distance and said, "In that case, let's go over and have a rest first."
The group of people walked into the tea stall.
It was the morning, and there were a lot of shipping traffic. Gaotang County connected Qingzhou, Jizhou, and Yanzhou, and the Yellow River served as a transportation point. It was a transportation hub. It developed because of Qingzhou Haiyan, so the ferry gradually formed a township market.
Extremely lively.
A large number of transport ships came and went, and there were also many passenger ships that were several sizes smaller than the transport ships passing through the river. Horse-drawn carriages were constantly transporting goods to the ferry. There was a constant flow of people around, including workers and pedestrians.
After a few people sat down, the guards occupied the surrounding tables and surrounded the three people in the middle to protect them.
Yan Zhong looked at the scene around him and sighed quite a bit: "In my early years, I served as a messenger and traveled across the river several times. I have also been to Gaotang, but this is the first time I have seen this place so prosperous. Logically speaking, Gaotang is so prosperous.
Tang Dynasty is not far from Jizhou, aren't people here worried about war?"
"Whether you are worried or not, we will tell you once you ask."
Chen Mu smiled and waved to the waiter at the tea shop. When the waiter came over, he asked, "Xian family."
"What does your honorable guest want?"
The waiter hurriedly came over to say hello. Tea in the Han Dynasty was actually not very popular. It was said to be a tea shop, but in fact it was a restaurant. It mostly catered to tourists passing by on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and boatmen at the docks.
It was approaching noon and everyone had not eaten yet. Chen Mu smiled and said: "Since we are by the river, I guess you should use more fish breasts here."
"The distinguished guest is a knowledgeable person at first sight."
The waiter smiled and said: "Yes, we do have a lot of fish breasts here, but you are lucky. Yesterday, a hunter from a nearby village hunted a wild boar. The shop bought twenty kilograms, sold some, and left more than ten.
It's just a pound, it's been soaked in the well water, and it's going to break in a few days. If you want it, you can get it cheaper."
"I want them all."
Chen Mu waved his hand. There were more than twenty people here. Isn't it easy to get more than ten kilograms of wild boar meat?
"okay."
The waiter was overjoyed. He had really good luck today. Pork is not easy to preserve. Even if the temperature in the well water is low, it will smell bad in a few days. He is very lucky to be able to sell it now.
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"right away."
"Xianjia, don't be anxious for now."
The waiter was about to leave, but when he heard Chen Mu telling him to stop, he couldn't help but ask: "What else does your honorable guest want?"
Chen Mu asked with a smile: "I want to ask, does Gaotang already belong to the front line?"
"That's not the case."
As soon as he mentioned this, the waiter suddenly felt no longer sleepy. He pointed to the other side of the river and said: "Across the river, there are Lingxian and Exian counties, which are only more than 60 miles apart. Liu Shijun and Yuan Shao often fight.
Yuan Shao's cavalry has come to fight across the river."
"oh?"
Chen Mu glanced at the equally prosperous ferry on the other side of the river and said in surprise: "In that case, why is this place still so lush? Aren't the people afraid?"
The waiter said happily: "What is there to be afraid of? Yuan Shao's troops were beaten back by Liu Shijun before they reached the ferry across the river. At that time, the villain happened to be helping his employer unload goods on the other side of the river. When the fight started, they were on the slope.
Thousands of people were watching, and General Na Dian killed Yuan Shao's army with one to ten thousand, and Yuan Shao's army was completely defeated. We all cheered and cheered."
Chen Mu, Xu Rong and Yan Zhong looked at each other and were speechless. They all praised the waiter: "So brave."
The waiter didn't know that they were mocking him for being ignorant and fearless, so he said triumphantly: "That is, Liu Shijun personally led the troops to station in Yi County, reinforced the city walls, and repeled Yuan Shao's several attacks. At first we were frightened, but later we found out
The enemy army can't reach Gaotang at all, so I feel relieved, thinking that Liu Shijun will be able to destroy them."
Seeing that the waiter was quite talkative, Chen Mu became interested and asked: "I know that the rise of Gaotang is related to salt. Yanzhou is okay, but will Jizhou allow Qingzhou's salt trade?"
"I couldn't sell it at first, but the Hedong Salt Pond is in Guanzhong. It's not easy to get salt, and the people have to eat salt. Even if the Jizhou government bans Qingzhou salt from flowing in, it won't stop people from selling it. There have been several incidents in Jizhou before because of the ban on salt.
, Yuan Shao probably can’t do anything about the unrest among the people."
The waiter pointed to a large ship in the distance and said: "Look, my dear guests, that is the merchant ship of the Tian family, a big family in Jizhou, and those people. I heard that many families have moved their families to Qingzhou because Yuan Shao often makes excuses.
Taking action against some big aristocratic families, saying that they are colluding with the enemy, is actually to torture Qian Gu. Anyway, the north is in chaos, not only the aristocratic families, but also many people are moving south."
Chen Mu looked towards the dock again.
I did see a lot of people going south by boat before, but at first I thought they were normal pedestrians. Now after being reminded by the waiter, I realized that they were dragging their families with them, and many of them were carrying large and small bags with their belongings. It was the migration of the entire family.
Some big families directly docked a boat at the dock, and many people came down, including people from the government to greet them.
This appearance is somewhat similar to the scene of people from the north crossing to the south during the Five Husties in China in history. The difference is that at that time, the entire Henan and Hebei provinces had been trampled by the hoofs of the barbarians, and a large number of people and aristocratic families had no choice but to migrate to the Jianghuai area.
But now that Yuan Shao is in power in Jizhou, due to the tight military budget, he has taken the ideas of some powerful families and forced them to defect to Qingzhou.
"Okay, you go ahead."
Chen Mu waved his hand and asked the waiter to leave.
Yan Zhong pondered: "It seems that Yuan Shao is very unpopular in Hebei."
"good."
A strange light flashed in Chen Mu's eyes.
He suddenly remembered the good reputation his big brother had left in Jizhou back then.
Perhaps, these seemingly imaginary things can be used.