At this time, Dong Fern (iUe) served as the governor of Longxi County. When Prime Minister Zhuge Liang opened the government, he served as the prime minister's chief clerk. Later, he followed the prime minister in the Northern Expedition and served on the prime minister's side.
Because of his quick thinking, he was appointed as the governor of Longxi.
His deputy was Liang Xu, a surrendered general from Wei. Liang Xu had led troops to resist the Shu army before, but his superiors suspected his loyalty and believed that Liang Xu was having an affair with the Shu army.
Liang Xu was tired and upset, and didn't want to do it anymore.
So, he directly killed the city gate guards, opened the city gate and surrendered to the Shu army.
Since you doubt me, I will really do it for you!
However, judging from the appointments of Dong Fern and Liang Xu, Zhuge Liang does not have many political talents under his command. People such as Li Yan, Yang Yi, Fei Yi, and Dong Yun are all unable to escape from Shu.
And with the Shu army gaining so much territory, how to manage it became a problem.
Most of Zhuge Liang's men were generals who were good at recruiting and fighting, but there were very few talented counselors, so he could only let the chief secretary and the general to govern the counties.
Jiang Tuo looked at the two people, and the two people also looked at Jiang Tuo.
Jiang Tuo smiled at them, and they grinned in return.
They didn't know Jiang Tuo, they only knew that he was a great hero in this war. The prime minister valued this young man very much and made him the governor of Liangzhou, responsible for all matters in the rear.
This shows that all the results of this battle belong to Jiang Tuo's management.
Therefore, they did not dare to neglect and stood on both sides of Jiang Tuo with their heads lowered.
"You two are welcome. I'm new here and I don't know much about Longxi's affairs. Please tell me in detail."
Afterwards, Jiang Tuo formally asked the two of them about the situation in the county. The two of them told everything they knew and explained the situation in the county in detail.
Thanks to You Chu's governance, Longxi County is not too chaotic now, and all affairs are slowly getting on track.
Also thanks to You Chu's contribution, no matter whether they are wealthy families or ordinary people, they have no strong sense of belonging to the Shu army, and they even secretly cursed the Shu army, thinking that it had disturbed their peaceful life.
Jiang Tuo sighed. Since Huan Ling, the world has been in turmoil for hundreds of years, and the glory of the Han Dynasty has been almost wiped away at this time.
Perhaps for the common people at this time, the wealthy and peaceful life of the great man was too far away from them. And in this troubled world, they are just pawns, working hard all day long just to survive.
The man's life is about to end. How easy is it to change his life against the odds?
"How do you govern now?"
The two talked again. At this time, they had just gone through a series of wars, so they wanted to restore order and life as soon as possible. Damaged facilities, including city walls, houses and roads, were to be repaired.
Food and medicine must also be provided to those people who suffered losses due to the war.
Of course, the most important thing is to make friends with the wealthy families here.
Because the Eastern Han Dynasty was the politics of aristocrats.
Throughout the wars and coups during the Three Kingdoms period, in fact, they were all inseparable from the presence of local wealthy families.
Cao Cao's group is mainly composed of nobles from Yanzhou.
The power of Shu Han is Jingzhou and Yizhou.
Behind these wealthy families is a huge network of wealthy families. The wealthy families in the family network support and promote each other to ensure that their status is unshakable and thus monopolize power.
Just like after the Shu army occupied Liangzhou, they first had to make good friends with the wealthy families, hoping that they would support the Shu Han and jointly govern the place.
"We are about to formulate a system to allow the wealthy families in Liangzhou not to pay taxes for three years in exchange for their support." Dong Fen said with a smile.
Jiang Tuo was extremely surprised and asked in confusion: "What? The wealthy family is already so rich. If the taxes don't come from them, who will they come from?"
"Of course it comes from the common people." Seeing Jiang Tuo's dissatisfaction, Dong Fen quickly explained: "Sir, we still have to rely on the wealthy families to govern the place. We can't offend. It's a matter of overall stability, so we can only suffer the common people."
Jiang Tuo shook his head and said seriously: "I have never wanted to ask for people's money."
Dong Fen asked in astonishment: "If you don't tax the people's money, then who will?"
"Whoever has the money can conscript whoever has the money."
"Sir, when you have just become governor, you must first stabilize the situation. Win over the gentry and collect corvee labor. They will take the lead in paying taxes, so that the people can follow suit. When the time comes, pay back the money of the gentry in full..."
Jiang Tuo glared and cursed, "I came all the way here just to please them?"
"right!"
"When I become the governor and govern Longxi, I still have to look at their faces?"
"right!"
"Then am I not going to beg on my knees?"
"Hey, sir, do you care about this? We all want to stabilize the overall situation and not be shabby."
"Shameful."
Liang Xu on the side also advised: "Sir, the people today don't have enough to eat, and they have to survive the winter. If they are not properly settled, I don't know how many people will die. Now we are wooing the wealthy families and promising them benefits. In exchange for their help, the people will also Benefit from it. Three parties will benefit, why not?"
Jiang Tuo still shook his head.
This kind of trick is like practicing the Sunflower Book. Although you can quickly succeed in practicing it for a while, it will have endless troubles and you will no longer be able to be a strong man.
"By the way, where is You Chu?"
"Dungeon."
"Take me to him."
"Why did you see him? Is it possible that you want to recruit him?"
"Yes, let me give it a try."
Hearing this, the two of them laughed bitterly and advised: "Sir, you don't have to waste your efforts. After You Chu was defeated, the Prime Minister also tried to persuade him, promising him many benefits and even asking him to treat him as a farewell, but he didn't Moved."
"After he was imprisoned in the dungeon, we tried many methods, hoping that he could help us govern Longxi. But this guy is like a stone in the toilet, smelly and hard."
Liang Xu explained: "You Chu was originally from the Wei State. He was favored by the country throughout his life. His clan, wife and children are all in the Wei State. Now he is alone and has no worries. He is not afraid even in the face of death."
The two of them felt that Jiang Tuo was a little whimsical.
You Chu was locked up in a dungeon, lying on the thatch and sleeping soundly every day. He would eat when he was hungry, ignore what was happening outside, and calmly wait for death to come.
But he is a talented man after all, and he has governed Longxi County for many years.
Dong Fen and Liang Xu did not dare to kill him for fear of causing a riot in Longxi County, but they could not let him go, so they could only lock him in the dungeon and send people to guard him day and night.
Jiang Tuo said confidently: "It depends on the person. Maybe he will surrender under my inspiration."
The two of them were speechless. You are really confident.
