Sima Hui was dubious about what Zhang Xi said.
Sima Hui knew about paper, but Sima Hui also knew how difficult it was to promote paper in this era.
As for the engraving and printing technology mentioned by Zhang Xi, Sima Hui only praised Zhang Xi's ingenuity and did not think it was so magical.
What really surprised Sima Hui was the overall effect brought about by the cooperation between these two technologies, and the fact that Liu Bei had already made the decision to promote paper in Chengdu.
Really, Sima Hui doubted whether Liu Bei could do it, and why Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others didn't stop him.
Sima Hui knew very well what talents these two people had.
Zhang Xi saw Sima Hui's surprised attitude and knew what the wise old man was thinking, so he said, "I don't dare to lie. This matter is probably not a secret in Chengdu now. Sir, you can write a letter and ask your friends in Chengdu." , see for yourself.”
Sima Hui's face was uncertain, obviously balancing the pros and cons.
After a long time, Sima Hui said, "If this is the case, I would like to recommend several people to serve as officials to help the county governor. One of them is..."
This exchange has come to an end.
Sima Hui recommended several so-called talents to Zhang Xi, and also wrote letters of recommendation to Zhang Xi. With these letters, Zhang Xi should not be rejected when recruiting these people.
But this does not mean that Sima Hui believed Zhang Xi's words and was helping Zhang Xi.
Precisely because Sima Hui knew both the benefits and difficulties of paper promotion and the abilities of Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, he did not dare to draw conclusions easily. He needed to observe the reactions of the Yizhou family and judge based on these reactions whether he should risk his old face. Come and completely join Liu Bei.
As for these so-called talents, in fact, Sima Hui didn't want to get too tense with Zhang Xi before he made up his mind, so he used them to hang Zhang Xi, which is probably equivalent to investment intention money.
The so-called talents that Sima Hui recommended to Zhang Xi were actually not great talents in Sima Hui's opinion.
When Zhang Xi heard about the family backgrounds of these people, he naturally understood that Sima Hui, an old fox, was not so easy to take the bait. He just recommended some children from poor families to Zhang Xi.
But Zhang Xi didn't care. After all, this matter was indeed no small matter. Considering how much Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei loved him, they both sent him to Jingzhou for refuge. This shows how deep the water inside is.
It is too much to expect that this old fox will help willingly with just a few words.
Moreover, Sima Hui recommended four people. Zhang Xi really had no impression of the names of three of them, and they were most likely not outstanding talents of this era.
But there was one person whom Zhang Xi was impressed by.
Lithos.
A talent who is about the same age as little Deng Ai, comes from a poor family, and has no social status. Later, his achievements are obviously not small, but he has mixed reputations and reputations.
But it's amazing that little Deng Ai was "hijacked" by Zhang Xi, a time-traveling dog, and was not moved to the north at all. How could this stone brat also appear in Nanjun? !
And he also has a relationship with Sima Hui? !
Is it possible that these two people really have a buy-one-get-one-free relationship? !
But no matter how you say it, Shi Bao is a talent after all. A person with the posthumous nickname "Wu" should be at least very talented in the military field.
So Zhang Xi specially sent people to conquer Shibao.
It just so happened that Shi Bao had been unhappy in Nanjun and was planning to return to his hometown in Bohai. Zhang Xi's sudden move frightened Shi Bao a little.
But then, Shi Bao was ecstatic.
Shi Bao came from a poor family and just came of age last year. He couldn't survive in Bohai, so he came to Jingzhou to try his luck to see if he could find a suitable opportunity to become an official.
As for why he can't survive in the local area... Well, Shi Bao is sick. He has the same disease as King Xuan of Qi.
A few people are sick and a few people are lustful.
To be honest, these days, it's not a big deal for a disciple from an aristocratic family to be lustful, it's called a real scholar's romantic style.
But as a child from a poor family, he has no family background to rely on, but he is still lustful. If he flirts with beautiful women for no reason, he will have a bad reputation in the local area, and he has to travel far away to seek opportunities to become an official.
Originally Shi Bao went to Yecheng, but in Yecheng, even the children of wealthy families were not qualified to serve as officials. How could it be Shi Bao's turn to be an official from a poor family?
So Shi Bao went to Xiangyang, a relatively remote place, hoping to find an opportunity in Xiangyang.
It turns out that although there are not as many aristocratic families in Xiangyang as there are in Yecheng, the aristocratic families in Xiangyang are very powerful, especially the Cai Kuai family. They are particularly wary of people like Shi Bao who come from out of town to grab food.
Shi Bao had no choice but to come to Nanjun to try his luck.
As for Sima Hui, he saw Shi Bao squatting at the gate of Sima Hui's house for more than ten days. Sima Hui was a little interested in this boy's persistence, so he met him and chatted for a few words. In fact, the two of them were not familiar with each other.
Who is Sima Hui? He has seen many talented people. At this time, Shi Bao has only just grown up, has not experienced practical training, and is still a bit of a bottle of vinegar. Of course, Sima Hui does not take it seriously.
So, when Zhang Xi came to visit this time, Sima Hui threw out the stone sprouts and used them as bait.
But for Shi Bao, it was a blessing from heaven.
It was not easy for a poor family to be an official, Shi Bao knew very well. In Yecheng, he was often shunned by the children of aristocratic families, and he was also looked down upon by others in Xiangyang.
Coupled with the failure to control old problems, Shibao's reputation in these two places has always been bad.
Shi Bao was already disappointed at first, thinking that he would go back to his hometown in Bohai and live a peaceful life farming, but suddenly someone came to recruit him as an official.
Moreover, this person is the newly appointed governor of Nanjun, a man from a similarly poor family.
Forget it if he didn't have the chance before, but now that he has the opportunity, Shi Bao certainly wants to seize this rare opportunity and show off his talents in front of Zhang Xi.
But Zhang Xi's feeling was similar to Sima Hui's. This Shi Bao felt a bit like a half-full bottle of vinegar.
It's not that his thinking is not clear enough, nor is he not smart enough, it's just that many of his ideas are too naive and unreliable.
Even compared to Xiao Deng Ailai, Shi Bao's understanding of practice seems relatively superficial.
After all, Deng Ai has been helping Zhang Xi handle county official documents since he was sixteen years old. After so many years of accumulation, his practical understanding is not inferior to that of ordinary county officials.
And this Shibao is somewhat uninteresting.
It is not suitable for such a person to be given a high position immediately. He must be allowed to start from the grassroots level. After asking Ma Liang's opinion, Zhang Xi gave Shi Baoying County the position of magistrate.
The county magistrate is the deputy of the county magistrate and can directly replace the county magistrate when necessary.
This position is already considered a very small position for people from aristocratic families, and even those from aristocratic families may not take it seriously.
But for a child from a poor family like Shi Bao, it is already a good opportunity.
Therefore, Shi Bao has no dissatisfaction with this position.
Zhang Xi is also very satisfied with Shi Bao's attitude.
What Zhang Xi hates the most is people who have high ambitions but low abilities, and lack self-awareness. For example, that Liao Li.
As long as you are willing to start from the bottom and accumulate experience little by little, it is not impossible to rise to a high position in the future.
Zhang Xi himself comes from a poor family and is a modern soul, so he will not be constrained by the family status of this era.
Moreover, Zhang Xi had seriously considered placing Shi Bao in Ying County.
Ying County is not far to the east of Jiangling City. This place can be said to be under Zhang Xi's nose. Zhang Xi doesn't need to listen to rumors about whether Shi Bao is good or bad. He can just send someone over to take a look. .
Except for Shi Bao, Zhang Xi did not interfere with the remaining talents recommended by Sima Hui. Instead, he handed them over to Ma Liang for inspection and let Ma Liang arrange the work.
With so many people responding, Ma Liang breathed a sigh of relief.
But it was just a sigh of relief. After all, the entire Jingzhou, from top to bottom, was short of officials at all levels.
In Jingzhou now, Ma Liang and Yi Ji share the positions of Zhizhong, Sima, Biejia, and other positions at the prefectural pastoral level. Whoever has the time will take care of that mess.
Only the position of chief clerk was held by Liao Hua, but Liao Hua basically ignored the government affairs of the state. Instead, he went to the military camp to help Guan Yu handle the official affairs of the military camp.
As for the county level, other counties can be ignored and the prefects can find ways to recruit local people to serve as officials, but Nanjun cannot be ignored.
There was a serious lack of assistants in Shi's affairs, and Zhang Xi, the newly appointed governor, had such an attitude that Ma Liang and Yi Ji had to stand up to several people.
As for the counties under the prefecture, there is no shortage of county magistrates everywhere, but there is a shortage of county magistrates and county captains below the county magistrate. Many county magistrates have to work part-time as county captains, which actually has a great impact on local development. Hidden danger.
So, although Zhang Xi helped Ma Liang find a few talents this time, who could temporarily fill the vacancies for lower-level officials, the higher-level talents were still not solved.
Zhang Xi shrugged at this and directly enlarged his moves.
Zhang Yi was appointed Sima of Nanjun, and Li Qiu was appointed as the magistrate of Nanjun. Two of his own people were appointed at once, and they were also the nominal second-in-command and third-in-command of Nanjun.
And there was a rumor that if no suitable county magistrate could be found in Jingzhou, then Zhang Xi would apply to Liu Bei in Chengdu to transfer some Yizhou people to Jingzhou to participate in governance.
It also has a beautiful name - easy to prepare.
(End of chapter)
