Entering the hall, Yuan Wei screened everyone away and said, "Why are you here incognito?"
Zhang Lu said: "I heard that the Wei people were coming, so I came here to visit you!"
Yuanwei said: "When Yuancheng is first attached, people's hearts are unpredictable. It is not suitable to stand on a dangerous eaves for a body worth a thousand gold."
Zhang Lu said: "That's why I hope you won't leak it!"
Yuan Wei said: "I sincerely follow you! I am willing to listen to his teachings."
Zhang Lu said: "I heard that Chen Ling is often absent from the government, and the Prime Minister doesn't care about things. The affairs of the Yuan Dynasty depend on the Wei. The same goes for the affairs of the ministers!"
Yuanwei said: "Shou said that he is the relative of your family, and now I would like to honor him with this."
Zhang Lu said: "Good! But his mother-in-law lives in Weicheng."
Yuanwei said: "Stay here for a while, please summon the Prime Minister."
Zhang Lu said: "No way. Wei Dan is in charge of county affairs. Please leave!"
Yuan Wei said: "As for Yuan, I am still alone and widowed. Since I have few family members and no servants, the back house has been empty for a long time!"
Zhang Lu said: "After sitting in court, I hope not to interfere with county affairs."
Yuan Wei said: "How dare you neglect!"
Zhang Lu carried his luggage, turned around the screen, and sat down at the back steps of the hall. It was a spring day, the weather was warm, and there was already light green under the steps. Zhang Lu was sitting in the corner beside the steps, hugging his knees, enjoying the spring sunshine and the warm spring breeze. The sounds of government affairs being handled in the lobby came from time to time, blending in with the spring scenery.
At noon, Mang Wei came back, and Lieutenant Yuan quietly told him that Zhang Lu was here, but he must not reveal it and only call him Chen Si's maternal uncle. When Mang Wei heard this, he rushed to the back hall in a hurry. He couldn't find Zhang Lu anywhere. He was so anxious that he called out: "Uncle!" An echo came from under his feet: "Ah? Wuming!" Mang Wei lowered his head and looked. , Zhang Lu half-closed his eyes, as if he had just woken up from a dream.
Mang Wei jumped down in a hurry, knelt in front of Zhang Lu, and said: "My uncle wants to visit Yuan, so we should welcome him, but we are alone. If..."
Zhang Lu waved his hand and said: "If you go to meet me, how can I arrive so quickly! If the people of Zuoyi's old wall want to go to the wall, they will follow me."
Mang Wei looked at the people around him and whispered: "Who is accompanying you?"
Zhang Lu said with a smile: "How can a poor and humble old man be accompanied by a guard? It will only increase suspicion. He only has a suitcase, nothing else, and no guard."
Mang Wei said: "It's very dangerous!"
Zhang Lu said: "Chen Si still hasn't returned?"
Mang Wei said: "Wei Ye. I should call him!"
Zhang Lu said: "No need. Just wait until he returns."
Mang Wei said: "Fourth brother and I are sleeping in a separate house. I'll go and rest for now!"
Zhang Lu moved his legs, slowly got up, picked up his luggage, and said, "Let's go." For a moment, Mang Wei was in a trance. The man in front of him looked like a shabby old man, completely incompatible with the wise county guard before. Above.
Mang Wei opened his penthouse in the back house and let Zhang Lu in. He told Zhang Lu that after Yuan Ling, Wei, and Cheng handed over their positions, they each went home to become rich men, and the three official residences were all vacant. Yuan Wei brought his family here and naturally lived in Yuan Wei's house. But neither he nor Chen Si had any family members, so they simply lived together. Yuan Cheng's house was given to Qin Zu's officials to live in. Zhang Lu said to Mang Wei: "Shangjun has rain and snow in winter, and the ground is wet. I heard that Lord Wu'an is very anxious to supervise the farmers, but those who are angry will go to the fields without any delay. I am afraid they will die."
Mang Wei said: "It would be better if we postponed it for one or two months. Why? All the acres of land in the wall belong to the rich, and they get rich salary without any merit; the poor have no place to stand, so they all depend on it. If you follow the Qin law, you will be awarded according to the title. The fields may change. If there are thousands of soldiers and they are suppressed, there is no need to worry."
Zhang Lu said: "In January and February, spring plowing has arrived. It is absolutely not allowed. After more than ten days, it is still possible."
Mang Wei said: "How can we succeed in more than ten days?"
Zhang Lu said: "If you can get rid of the slick and cunning people in the market and the unscrupulous people in the countryside, and order them to be cured, they will definitely succeed."
Mang Wei said: "This cunning and cunning person is a harm to the country. How can I use him?"
Zhang Lu smiled mysteriously and said: "Shang Jun said that if a country uses good people to rule evil people, it will be chaotic and weakened; if a country uses evil people to rule good people, it will be strong. Look at this!" Mang Wei was at a loss. untie. Zhang Lu didn't explain, but said: "He who has food can provide one or two, and he has been lying down all night, but he is hungry!" Mang Wei hurried out and asked the county soldiers to go to the market to buy some fruits. When the time came, the two sat down indoors and talked while eating. Mang Wei also wanted Zhang Lu to explain why he wanted to re-employ traitors. Zhang Lu shook his head and said, "Tell me about the state of the walled city!" Mang Wei had no choice but to describe what he had done and what he had seen and heard in the past month. Come together and explain in great detail. Zhang Lu also listened very carefully.
While the two were talking, Chen Si came back. As soon as he entered the mansion, he heard from the soldiers that his maternal uncle in Wei City was here. Chen Si immediately realized that Zhang Lu was coming. When he heard that Zhang Lu was in Mang Wei's room, he hurried over. At this time, Lieutenant Yuan just finished his work in the county and ordered to get off work early. He sent all the county officials away and came with him. The three of them sat around Zhang Lu and reported on their work in Yuan County one by one. Although they also sent people to Anyi to report these things, they were never as clear and clear as their own reports.
After the three people finished reporting their work, Zhang Lu asked them: "Yuan implemented Qin's law, why do you think it is so?"
Chen Sidao: "If the Qin law is implemented in the wall, it will also count the land, grant fields, compile households, and organize troops. Today, the people are accustomed to the old law, and the fields belong to the rich households. Some of them are as wide as thousands of hectares, but the poor are difficult to support, and there are many Return it. If the land is calculated and the fields are given, the rich will rise up and resist. This is difficult."
Mang Wei said: "I also told you what happened. Keep...my uncle's words, traitors should be used wisely. I don't know what it means."
Zhang Lu asked Yuan Wei, "If you want to be a traitor or a good person, you must know something about it."
Yuan Wei said: "Those who obey the people's wishes are called good in the world; those who keep the people in line are called traitors. If you are good, you will hide your fault; if you are traitorous, you will be punished. If you are hidden, the country will be in chaos; it will be a crime. If you kill them, your army will be strong."
Zhang Lu said: "Yuan Wei has got his idea. Do the second and third sons have more ideas?"
Mang Wei said: "Madam, those who are good-natured are good; those whose nature is evil are evil. People who follow their original nature are good; people who lose their nature are evil. Use those who have lost their nature to make people who are good-natured , I don’t know what’s possible.”
Yuan Wei said: "Human nature is to seek benefits and avoid harm, see benefits and forget justice. Those who can follow the rules but not follow them are said to be good; those who can regulate them are said to be evil."
Mang Wei said: "It's not like that. The husband's nature originates from heaven, and his heart is innocent, sincere and good, untainted. If you do it according to your nature, it will be the way of heaven; if you do it against your nature, it will be the way of heaven. The way of heaven is destroyed. If the way of heaven is destroyed, the country will perish!"
Zhang Lu said: "If you follow the way of heaven, when will the success be achieved?"
Mang Wei said: "In ten years, you will definitely see the results!"
Zhang Lu said: "If the effect will be seen within ten days, what will happen next? Today there is a hustle and bustle, the princes are rising together, powerful enemies are on the side, and a pack of wolves is surrounding them. You should never be polite and courteous; you should hold your fists and roll your sleeves. , take off your hat and just go barefoot, just to survive. At this time, do you use it treacherously or do you use it good?"
Mang Wei said: "If good will be followed, evil will be eradicated, people's customs will be warm, and the country will be strong."
Yuanwei said: "If the people's customs are warm, they can't devote their efforts to the fields and fields, and they can't serve on the battlefield. How can the country be strong?"
Mang Wei said: "The people are the foundation of the country. If the people are prosperous, the country will be strong, which is the Tao. If the people are good, the country will be governed, which is the Tao. The king should lead the people to be good. Isn't it treacherous?"
Zhang Lu looked at Chen Si, seemingly asking for his opinion. Chen Si couldn't make up his mind for a while, but he didn't accept the concept of letting evil people lead good people. He could only say: "The good people may be popular, and they will obey what they say, and they will govern the people accordingly." Is it okay?"
Zhang Lu said: "Who are the people who are expected to obey what they say? They must be the rich households in the city. Isn't it absurd to strip off their land and expect them to say a word to help? There must be cunning and cunning people who can make the rich poor. Make the poor rich and make the people obey."
Mang Wei seemed to want to say something more, but Chen Si stopped him and said, "The matter is urgent now. I hope we won't discuss it any further. We can just follow my uncle's words."
Mang Wei reluctantly nodded in agreement. Yuan Wei said: "The Prime Minister does not have to make things difficult for him, but he must guard his soldiers and suppress all parties. I will wait for those who are willing to do evil!" Zhang Lu looked at Yuan Wei, but saw that Yuan Wei was full of confidence and eager to try!
The next day, a list was set up in the market, saying that the county wanted to acquire land and recruit people for it. More than ten people signed up that day. So, when Chen Si went to the countryside again, he took these dozen people with him. In addition there were a hundred soldiers. Whenever he goes to a village, he will ask people from the village to calculate the land. Not allowing the villagers to hesitate, Chen Si immediately took out a tape measure and asked the villagers to cut off one end of it, either rope or wood, according to the size of the ruler, as a standard for measuring the land. One person was left to serve as a supervisor and declared that anyone who hindered the land calculation was guilty.
The rulers used to measure fields were standardized by Xianyang. Each county went to Xianyang to cut off a piece of cowhide according to the specifications. Both ends were stamped by the county magistrate to show responsibility. This tape measure of Yuan County was naturally taken from Anyi, and both ends were engraved with the mark of the Yuan Order. Nowadays, the rulers made in the countryside according to the standard ruler are also branded to show responsibility. After supervising the villagers to call in people to measure the land, Chen Si took the remaining people to another village.
In just two days, the land surveying work began in eight villages and ten miles around Yuancheng. Yuan Wei took the county officials down to the countryside to supervise and measure the progress. If the progress was slow, the head of the township would give him ten or twenty strokes at the head of the field, depending on the slowness of the progress. Whenever someone in the village reported that someone was obstructing the land calculation, Yuan Wei immediately ordered the officials to invite the owner of the family to the county to "ask for advice", saying that he would only come back after the land calculation was completed! Some people with personal grudges often falsely accuse their enemies of obstructing the land settlement and ask their family owners to live in the county for a few days. Those with few fields often return home in one day; those with many fields may have to stay for three to five days.
In this way, Chen Si vigorously implemented it from the front, and Yuan Wei enforced it from the back. After setting an example, the resistance immediately became much smaller. Wooden poles marking the boundaries of the fields grew up everywhere, like a forest.
At this time, the Qin soldiers patrolling Zhi Road came to report that the craftsmen from Daliang had entered Zhi Road and were coming this way.
At this time, land surveying work had been carried out on the main acres, and the rest were small fields in the narrow valleys in the mountains. So Chen Si and others just let the villages carry out measurements as usual, while he quietly shifted his focus to receiving the craftsmen of Daliang.
