@@Huang Lichang is a typical local snake, and he is a local snake who has gone through the entire war period. He has seen many life and death of weapons, how can he be bribed by a small favor?
What's more, he really didn't believe that this thing could be exchanged for ten kilograms of millet, so he just accepted it, and then went to the village to check the dings, collecting the copper coins and swords that he had given out before... In this day and age, copper coins are really useless. , at least in Hebei, it is really useless. I heard that it is possible to exchange seeds, but few people keep them.
Huang Lichang gathered the things and collected some old rice that he had hidden. He found someone to steam it the night before, called two or three helpers, and found four or five laborers in the village who knew how to do farming. He got on his only remaining mule, pushed three wooden carts, piled on the tattered swords he had been given before, and then took the official road to the county seat.
Due to the geographical location, Huang Lichang and his party did not encounter similar people at first, which was normal. However, after walking for more than ten miles, they still did not encounter anyone. Others simply traveled early in the morning, hoping to arrive today, but this made the group uneasy in turn, fearing that they would be late. 「
Of course, Huang Li was well-informed and knew that he would definitely not be able to arrive today, so he comforted himself and continued on his way in a hurry. As a result, he stayed at an acquaintance's house more than ten miles away from Jiangling City that night, but Sure enough, the people who saw this place had already brought the seeds over, saying that farming tools would take time... To be honest, they also looked at the seeds. The quality was not very good, but they were definitely serious new seeds, which is unusual in Hebei at the moment. valuable.
By this time, the others were getting more and more anxious, but Huang Lichang calmed down - just don't lie to others.
However, this local tycoon still made a miscalculation. The next morning, he arrived at the county seat early, and sure enough he saw farm tools and seeds in the east and west of the city. There were indeed farm tools and seeds, but it was a pity that the farm tools were fine. Given time, everything would be better. Come, but the seeds were originally delivered in limited quantities. As a result, they were delivered too fast, and there were losses and over-reporting. Now that they have been delivered, they only said that they would have to wait for two more days.
There was no way to delay the farming season, and seeds were pricey but not marketable. Even though Huang Lichang boasted that he was as stable as a red mountain, he couldn't help but panic at this moment, so he had to go to the fast-legged boss Zhao whom he met the day before for verification.
As a result, Captain Zhao was not found, and only a young sergeant who had met the day before yesterday came out... The latter told Chang Huang that Captain Zhao had some inexplicable luck today and was left in the tent directly under the dragon head in the city. Wang Yibu, if you become a Wang Yishi, I'm afraid you won't come back. As for the seeds, you don't have to worry. Someone did go to Lujiao Pass to transfer seeds, and they won't really refuse to give them.
Huang Lichang breathed a sigh of relief, but did not dare to leave, so he led people to find Han Xiangzheng, entered a simple camp specially set up for people like them, and exchanged the food stamps for ten kilograms of genuine old rice... ... When the entourage saw Chen Mi, they relaxed and sent only one person back to report the news, then they settled down to stay in the county town.
The next day, the seeds had not arrived yet, and everyone was panicking, so they went to see how to make farm tools...These days, even blacksmithing is a rare thing, and there are thousands of people to play Seize the Dragon, let alone dozens of blacksmiths and furnaces. Line up, and then work in three shifts day and night to turn swords into plowshares?
Of course, Huang Li-chang was thoughtful. Others went to see the blacksmiths, but he stayed in the camp first and greeted several other Li-changs who came late. At noon, he went to see the farming fields in the south of the city. In the afternoon, Then he went to the city to look for old friends in the city.
But to be honest, it is really rare to see someone like him who has been in a stable position since before the Three Expeditions. After going around, most of the people's acquaintances have been lost. The few who are said to be still there are busy with something and can't see anyone. , everything is different.
However, when he had no choice but to turn back outside the city, he unexpectedly bumped into Team Leader Zhao and Han Xiangzheng in front of the camp. These two people had been waiting for him for a while.
"Brother Huang, your luck has come." Han Xiang shouted from a distance. "Brother Zhao was promoted and became Da Longtou's personal friend. He recommended you right away. Now Da Longtou wants to see you."
Huang Lichang was panicked, but he still hurriedly ran forward with three steps and two steps under the attention of the people around him, and raised his hands, but he saluted to the leader Zhao: "Don't be joking...Brother Zhao, what's going on?" "
"Actually, it's nothing." It was only one day later, but Captain Zhao was obviously mentally different. He just stood there with his hands tied.
Come laugh there. "Han Xiang was just joking. In fact, after he came back the day before yesterday, he made a detailed report. Yesterday, the battalion commander pushed it to the superior. It happened that the leader saw it with his own eyes, so he called me over and transferred me to the staff department. I am a consultant on the local customs and customs... But this afternoon, the leader actually asked me again, have you ever come? I want to see you when you come."
Huang Lichang heard the truth and became even more panicked: "I don't have any clothes or anything..."
"It's okay." Team Leader Zhao, or Staff Officer Zhao said frankly. "Our leader has never paid attention to this.
I was chopping firewood for the farm tool shop with my brothers in the camp... I just went there quickly, don't waste time. "
Huang Lichang had no choice but to nod randomly, but in the end he borrowed a piece of cloth, filled a basin of water, wiped his face a little, wiped his hair, and wiped off the mud from the Kasuga field on the soles of his feet on the way, and then followed Staff Zhao After entering the city, we turned to the county government office, which was full of people.
After verifying his identity, he followed Officer Zhao into the county government office. Huang Lichang felt guilty and did not dare to raise his head. Then all he could see were Liuhe boots and he could not tell who was following whom. Only his ears kept listening and heard many strange things. if.
"What are you doing?" Someone was obviously yelling. "The leader is here in Hebei. It is obvious that he wants to be clean and easy to paint... Chief Bai has returned to Dengzhou, and leader Wu has returned to Jiyin. However, there are fifty to sixty thousand soldiers in the two counties, and ten thousand There are many craftsmen, 30,000 to 40,000 auxiliary troops, hundreds of thousands of field soldiers, and the previously captured materials. What can't be cleared away? What heroes, what borders, what leeway is left? If we hadn't deployed troops and horses on the border in advance, you Aren't we going to be tricked by these heroes? The heroes in these places will be killed by him even if they dare to show half of their teeth!"
"We won't gather the young people to build foundations for the time being?" There are still people who are inquiring about something. "Spring plowing? Are there people in Hebei who haven't convinced us yet? In fact, there are too many things going on... We need to hold an imperial examination? Literacy classes will be held together with foundation building? Who said that?"
Turning into a courtyard corridor, someone was arguing about something on the road:
"I know what you mean, I'm used to calling each other... but there must be some formal rules... For example, the names of Mr. Lu and his two brothers are Lu Mingyue and Lu Hongyue. Everyone usually calls them Dayue and Xiaoyue. It's really If you want to write in the name book, then Mingyue, Hongyue, Wang Yishi... Oh, what the leader said? Just call the staff department and the staff officer, then call them the staff officer... I have no objection, I have always supported the leader. "
Then, entering a large courtyard, the number of people suddenly decreased. Staff Zhao went to report, leaving Huang Li Chang behind. Huang Li Chang naturally stayed where he was, but there were also people discussing something in the courtyard:
"I think it is better to separate the military and government. The military is the army, and the government is the government. The army is the swords, guns, and armor, the cultivation of violence, and the true energy of the military formation; the government is the paperwork and laws, the knowledge and arithmetic, and the people's pastoral care...Confusion in Together, sooner or later something will go wrong." "
"This is fundamentally wrong from the beginning."
"What should I say? Please thank the leader for your advice."
"I don't dare to say that I have given you advice, but my cultivation is never about violence. It's just that when my cultivation is low, it is mostly shown in strength and used in killing methods. But in fact, true energy is the vitality of heaven and earth, and cultivation is when people seek the Tao. A process of heaven... When the cultivation reaches a high level, there is no persistence in the heart, and it cannot hold on. Once the Taoist heart is broken, the cultivation will stagnate. It is not unreasonable for the emperor of Tang Dynasty to respect literature and cultivation; and heaven and earth Vitality... Dare I ask, is the smooth flow of the Han River used to kill people? Isn't the most obvious effect of the earth's energy not the abundance of products? And those true dragons, aren't they the strongest, aren't they judged by changing the celestial phenomena? ?Is this considered violence? As for the grammarians, why don’t we need grammarians? Don’t forget how the Qing Emperor ascended to heaven!"
What he said was so confusing that Huang Lichang couldn't understand it at all, but it didn't delay him to realize that this was a truly knowledgeable person, so he raised his head to take a peek and saw a man with fluttering sleeves and an air of immortality. A figure that cannot be covered is standing at the foot of the steps, talking loudly.
Of course, after just one glance, he immediately lowered his head and continued to listen with his ears straightened.
"What Chief Xie said makes sense... However, I oppose the separation of military and political affairs because the military cannot be separated from the government, and the government cannot be separated from the military... The military also has a military law camp and a staff department. Aren't these civil servants? As for government affairs , there are also security patrols, ground
Fang Jingjing, isn’t this military service? There is one in you and one in me. "
"I didn't say that I opposed the separation of military and political affairs..."
"What do you mean by thanking the leader?"
"I agree with the separation of military and political affairs, but the reason is different from what you think... I agree because things should be organized and organized, with dedicated tasks."
"But you just said that grammarians are needed everywhere..."
"Practitioners want it from anywhere..."
"That……"
"Civil and military classification, military and political separation, but personnel can flow between civil and military affairs."
"What's the meaning?"
"Based on a gang... A leader is a leader, not a leader of troops or a clerk. Instead, he is appointed to a position based on people, transferred to positions based on merit, based on his talent and rank, and becomes a general when he comes out, and a defender when he comes in. "
"Like a title?"
"But if that's the case, then the current division within the gang is not detailed enough? Just the leader and the big leader are not enough."
"This is natural. I have always felt that the helmsman is a job, not a position. He should not be listed under the leader. The gang must be reorganized..."
"It is right to re-adjust, but the helmsmanship is up for debate. It is by no means a job..."
"Brother Huang, come in, the leader is calling!"
At this moment, Staff Officer Zhao's voice suddenly sounded from the front, startling Huang Lichang who was listening in rapt attention, and the latter quickly put his thoughts away and followed him inside.
After entering, I heard someone in front of me asking, "Huang Li, right? I'm sorry to bother you. Please sit down. Next is Zhang San. I have a few things to ask you. I hope you don't take offense."
"Don't dare, don't dare, just ask if you have any questions, Big Dragon Head." Huang Lichang responded quickly, saluted quickly, and then sat down on the empty stool next to him. At the same time, he couldn't help but look up and peek, and sure enough, he saw a young man sitting there. At the top, he only wore a small samurai crown that was the same as the others, and then wore a military uniform with a waistband that was almost the same as the others. He also wore a pair of Liuhe boots on his feet, but he was also surprised.
However, this man immediately thought of the gossip he heard in the camp yesterday, fearing that this was a way for the big shot to guard against the assassination of a master figure.
In this way, the two exchanged words for a while. At first, Zhang Xing just asked about the number of people in the other party's family, how much land was granted, how many people are left in the family, how much food is left, and how much idle land is estimated in the surrounding area. Inquiry language.
Immediately, it turned into the Deposed Dragon Gang and prepared to release official slaves and redeem private slaves. The policy of granting land to private slaves in exchange for employment was a good one. Everyone would like or not to make swords for plowshares, and no one would dare to say no.
"Tell me." After a while, Zhang Xing continued to ask normally. "Obviously our Deposed Dragon Gang has established a stable position south of Zhanghe River, but why do so many locals still keep causing trouble? Aren't they afraid of death?"
Huang Lichang shuddered, but immediately realized that with the identity of the other party, it was impossible for him to know or care about his previous thoughts. It was a completely normal and casual inquiry, so he tried his best to suppress his anxiety and answered:
"To be honest, Da Longtou, I think that these people are not afraid of death, but mostly ignorant... They probably know that the army of the Deposed Dragon Army won, but they don't know at what point they won. They just saw that the territory was drawn The two counties have come to an end, and they are still used to dealing with the recurring situation between the official army and the rebel army in the previous two or three years."
Zhang Xing nodded: "Yes, the government army and the rebel army went back and forth in the past few years. They only looked at past experience, and they can't be said to be wrong... But a mistake in their thoughts cost the lives of their own family and even many of their nephews, and the family also lost their lives." Devastated
On the contrary, there are fewer people who are as determined as you are. "
Huang Lichang swallowed and continued to lower his head and wait.
"Then let me ask you again, what if...just what if, for example...you, a big local businessman like you who has been in your hometown for many years, give up your local mayor and move to the east to become a township magistrate or city supervisor, Commissioner, are you willing to go?
"Zhang Xing continued to ask.
Huang Lichang thought hard, and he probably knew what the other party meant, but he still couldn't help but be cautious: "If you want to be promoted, why don't you want to do it? I just don't know what to do at home? Will the land grant be affected? Will it be affected?
People bully? "
"I'm not moving at home, and I'm also at home granting the land. I'm just going to work as an official in another county." Zhang Xing simply answered. "Just imitate the official and become a closer official."
"I'm afraid there is someone in the neighboring county who is willing." Huang Lizhang responded immediately. "But it can't be too far. People like the Eastern Territory would feel guilty...it's not worth it."
Zhang Xing nodded: "To put it bluntly, it's determined by the position and the distance between you and the official, right?" "Yes."
"What if?" Zhang Xing paused. "You are now the head of a village and you are going to the Eastern Territory to be a township magistrate. If you do well and after three years, two of the ten township magistrates with the best performance will be selected to become county captains and county magistrates in other counties, will you be willing to go?" "
Huang Lichang was stunned for a moment, and instinctively reminded: "Da Longtou, county captains and county magistrates are high-ranking officials, and they are appointed from above..."
Halfway through the words, the village chief got stuck because he already understood what the other party meant. So, after a moment of hesitation, the local tycoon gave the answer again: "If we go back to Dalongtou, if we can depose the dragon." The rules here in the military are that people can transfer from the countryside to serious officials, I think...at least many people are willing to go to neighboring counties."
"Are you happy with that?" Just when Huang Lichang thought that this problem had been solved, the big dragon head suddenly asked a key question.
"I..." Huang Lichang was sweating on his forehead. "Of course I am..."
"Actually, you wouldn't be happy to work as an official in a neighboring county, right?" Zhang Xing said with a smile. "You are a big family. Being a local official is never for the sake of officialdom, but to maintain the momentum of the local family... It is said that it is useless to do it in the local village, but it cannot be given to others. Is this what you mean? And those who are willing to go to other counties to serve as officials Are they actually poor people who are literate but have no future, or are they soldiers who have transferred from the military camp to find a place to gain a foothold?"
"Da Longtou is very knowledgeable." Huang Lizhang simply stood up and bowed his head.
"But if you say so, wouldn't it mean that when those poor people and soldiers came to the place, they would naturally become a thorn in the side of big families like you?" Zhang Xing continued to ask with a smile.
Huang Lizhang was silent for a long time, but he gave an unexpected answer: "Reporting to the leader, from experience, this matter depends on time."
"How to say?"
"In the early years, when Daqi was just gone, not to mention the village chiefs, even the Wei sect's ordinary county magistrates and county magistrates had to fight with the locals wherever they went to try their luck... and so on. Of course, some people from above would leave in embarrassment, but according to the temperament of the Wei Dynasty, anyone who dared to openly provoke official officials would have their family ruined. So later on, the locals often avoided them like tigers. And those officials who came from above also learned the lesson, because once there are demands for taxes and young people, they can only consult with people like us below to avoid their own sins. Now, things are actually different. , there has been chaos for several years, so many household registrations have been lost, the fields are deserted, and the Dragon Army has been deposed to farm the fields in large quantities, but no one feels that the village has been violated, let alone the small officials in the village."
"I understand what you mean. You are saying that the countryside is naturally resistant to outsiders, especially officials who come to collect taxes. This is inevitable and happens all the time...right?" Zhang Xing's face became serious. "It's just that, in addition to resistance, everyone must also consider the deterrence of the armored soldiers and the changes in the current situation... If there is a catastrophic disaster, everyone will have no time to think about it, right?"
"All right, all."
"Then I'll ask you again." Zhang Xing continued. "We will take advantage of this opportunity to make the retired wounded sergeants and the recruited literate people serve as township magistrates and district chiefs. At the same time, we will grant land to the local people. In the future, the locals will be treated as locals. Will the hostility of the locals be less?"
"Of course it will be much less." Huang Lichang quickly smiled. "Things are nothing more than power, wealth, law and favor.
Zhang Xing smiled and nodded: "Okay, thank you for your hard work. Let me ask one last question... Are you willing to go to the East to be a township magistrate or city supervisor?"
Huang Lichang struggled for a moment, but still managed to shake his head.
Zhang Xing stood up without saying much: "Let's go, I'll take you out."
Huang Lichang felt like he was being pardoned and flattered. He hurriedly walked out first, then lowered his head and followed the other person out. At the same time, he could hear many people greeting the leader along the way.
In the end, the other party actually sent him all the way to the county government office
After dozens of steps outside the gate, I stopped, feeling dizzy and intoxicated.
Zhang Xing turned back to the courtyard, sat back on his seat, thought for a moment, and then signed the name of Zhang San, the deposed leader of the left-wing dragon of the Dragon Gang and the commander-in-chief of Hebei military and political affairs, on the document he had prepared.
He knows very well that according to the current situation, after the new regulations are issued in this local township, there will be no resistance here in Hebei because it has been smashed, but there will obviously be a rebound in the east.
In fact, these days, Zhang Xing has clearly sensed the faint resistance and dissatisfaction of the Eastern Territory towards Hebei. This resistance is systematic rather than targeted, ranging from the emergence of soldiers deserting to local officials' resistance to the transfer of supplies. delay, and then many leaders with industry in the east are slacking off in Hebei, it is difficult to say who is deliberately going against you, especially since their own family has just won a great military victory, ensuring the advancement of the original plan. I don't think any specific person or group will act like a monster at this time, so the only explanation is the overall drift of people's hearts.
But Zhang Xing was unable to face and rectify this problem in a short period of time.
The first is spring plowing and field farming. In the case of Hebei, if spring plowing is not done well, big troubles will occur. This is current affairs.
Then we have to consider a moderate march into Qinghe and Wuyang, but in Qinghe County, Cao Shancheng has been stubborn to a certain extent, and a battle will inevitably break out after the spring plowing.
At the same time, organizational construction cannot stop for a moment, such as the current township regulations, but this is only a part of local government affairs. Deposing the Dragon Gang, the army, and local governments, every place must be reorganized in detail and vigorously, and There must also be a unified and smooth operating system among the three.
That's not all. Zhang Xing knew very well that no matter whether he had the ability or not, given the current situation, he had to publicly put forward his policy agenda.
While thinking about it, he picked up a piece of paper and started writing with charcoal.
"Overthrow the violent Wei and stabilize the world."
These eight characters were drawn in a circle, and then on the left was written "Leader of the Rebel Army of the world, comprehensively reorganize, march into Hebei, take the land of Jin, and conquer Guanzhong" and other nonsense. However, there was obvious hesitation on the right, and then he continued to write, " "Legal construction, organizational system construction, military construction, ideological construction, economic construction, agricultural construction, cultural etiquette construction"... There was a question mark on the last word, and it became "religious, cultural etiquette construction".
Finally, he covered the paper again and re-wrote some big and inappropriate words that came to mind, such as "Winning people's hearts, enlightening people, making the best use of the land, selecting talented people, lenient prison sentences, equalizing taxes and servitude, organizing troops and horses, "Business and commerce" these things.
That's not all. After a while, Zhang Xingfu tore up some more notes and wrote whatever he thought of. Then he glued these notes under the things he had written down on the previous two pieces of paper.
For example, under the construction of law, the last three clauses are "adhering to the old system, lenient prison sentences, and de-dependence". It is obvious that they are copying the laws of the Wei Dynasty, and then based on this, further derivation of tolerance for the lower classes is carried out. At the same time, special Relevant regulations emphasizing the release of slaves and reducing personal dependence.
However, Zhang Xing was not satisfied with such a mess and dozens of articles.
In his opinion, some words were too spacey, some were too thin, and some notes didn't know where to stick them. When he looked up, he felt that the one on the left actually included the one on the right, and the one on the right was a duplicate of the last one. It was completely inappropriate. Organized.
All I can say is that policy implementation on paper is really ridiculous.
So, feeling depressed for a moment, Zhang Xing simply stood up, turned around and went outside to get some fresh air. Finally, he left the county office and went to the blacksmith shop outside the city to watch blacksmithing... What man wouldn't like to see this?
What he didn't know was that shortly after he left the east gate, Qian Tang and Dou Lide entered from the south gate because of the farming matter, and Wei Xuanding and Xiong Bonan also entered from the west gate accompanied by Xu Shiying, who had just crossed the river. I came to look for him, and then I saw those scraps.
The Deposed Dragon Gang didn't have many rules, and you had no one to cover yourself when you put it on the big table. Therefore, Wei Xuanding took the lead, and everyone simply swarmed to pass it around to take a look. After watching for a long time, everyone turned pale and felt guilty.
After a while, it’s still new
Chen Binlai, the man who surrendered, smiled bitterly: "It has only been ten days since Xue Tie retreated, and the civil, military, and political affairs in the middle
There are constant disputes and disputes inside and outside, but the dragon head is just like water flowing through the mountain, with straight and clear, clear and peaceful appearance.
Hidden in the hills and valleys, I thought it was amazing to deal with it so calmly, but I didn't expect that I had the intention behind it to write such a big article that would determine the world. It was indeed as rumored, this leader had the favor of a certain supreme being, and it was a gift from heaven. Someone?"
For a while, no one said anything, including Xu Shiying, who just stole a piece of paper early and prepared to copy it.
