Zhuge Liang, who was in Chengdu, could only sigh after hearing about the matter of "recruiting scholars from Chang'an".
Zhuge Liang still doesn't know who came up with this idea. It was a good idea, but whether it was the timing of the proposal or the execution process, it was a bit too hasty. A good thing was done well, but the final effect was not. Very limited.
Really, if Zhuge Liang was in Chang'an, he would never have let things get to the point where they are now.
This matter was originally a good thing that could not only win over aristocratic families, but also lay the foundation for the future imperial examination system, but now it is a bit of a mess.
But no matter what, Zhuge Liang can't control this matter for the time being. He still has to deal with these troubled families in Chengdu, especially the Zhang family who participated in Huang Yuan's rebellion.
Zhuge Liang couldn't do such a thing as annihilating the clan, and it was not necessary. However, it was necessary to beat the Zhang family and dismember the Zhang family's influence in Shu.
Zhuge Liang even plans to use the Zhang family's current predicament to break up the status quo of the aristocratic families in Shuzhong and strive to make the relationship between the aristocratic families in Shuzhong more complicated. This will be more conducive to his subsequent decrees and rectification of Shuzhong.
That is to say, those things that Zhuge Liang did in the Jianxing year in history, now Zhuge Liang has done them in advance.
Not to mention that Zhuge Liang was busy in Chengdu, but when it comes to returning to Chang'an, the matter of recruiting scholars in Chang'an finally came to an end before the end of May.
Although many, many things happened in the middle, and Qin Mi and Zhang Xi directly turned against each other because of this, the four people's character and conduct were still very passable.
Even if there were conflicts, the matter was finally settled.
This time Chang'an recruited 207 scholars in total, and they were awarded official positions in various ministries as soon as possible after the recruitment, and they were dispersed to the forty-six counties in Guanzhong.
There's nothing we can do. It's almost June. The sooner the county magistrate, county lieutenant and other officials take office, the sooner the people can rely on them.
Guanzhong has just experienced a war, and the local bandits have not been eliminated. This is not the time to let the people "rule by inaction".
In addition, winter has always entered Guanzhong relatively early, and it has gradually become colder since October. If there is another heavy snowfall that lasts for a month like last year, it will be troublesome.
Officials are appointed in June. Officials usually take office in July, and winter begins in October. Three months to restore local tranquility is a great test of the officials' governance capabilities.
Almost all of the officials selected from this group of officials were useless, and they did not have the kind of leftover talents that Zhang Xi remembered in his memory.
Nowadays, three parts of the world have been conquered, and most of the talents with a little bit of talent have been tapped by the Three Kingdoms. There is really no room left to tap internal potential.
In other words, you can't expect them to be like Pang Tong, who neglected government affairs for three months and can finish it all in half an afternoon. You must give them enough time to adapt to the place and carry out governance work.
This group of officials began to take up their posts one by one in early June, which made everyone, including Zhang Xi, breathe a sigh of relief.
It's just a sigh of relief. There are still many things to be busy with next.
For example, Qin Mi had to officially start studying the etiquette and regulations of Liu Bei's ancestor worship. Huang Quan also needed to evaluate the rewards and punishments in the army. Pang Tong needed to contact Fazheng in Hanzhong to discuss the next logistics and supplies, as well as the entire Guanzhong strategy. Defensive arrangements.
As for Zhang Xi, he is mainly responsible for the implementation of government affairs and the management of Yongzhou.
Zhang Xi thinks that he has the most and most complicated things to do, but there is nothing he can do about it. Zhang Xi is the only one among the four who has experience in local governance, so he has no choice but to bite the bullet.
There is no need to worry about the autumn harvest and tax collection. The Han Dynasty has regained Guanzhong. In order to stabilize the people of Guanzhong, Liu Bei specially issued an order to exempt the people from taxes this year.
There was nothing that could be done about it. The Han army defeated Cao Zhen and Guo Huai in early February. It was only in March that they managed to collect the migrating people near Wuguan and Tongguan. The resettlement and return to their hometowns was already after April. It was already missed. Spring plowing time.
The people can only plant a new crop of grain, but it is not certain whether they can survive a year with this grain. If the people are still required to pay taxes, it will really push the people to a dead end.
It was obviously impossible for Liu Bei to do such a trick, and he also knew that even if he forced the expropriation, he would not be able to collect much food. It would be better to simply issue an order to calm the people's hearts.
There is no need to be busy with the autumn harvest for the time being, but people really need to prepare for the winter. This is an urgent matter.
At the same time, there is also the matter of clearly demarcating the land and drawing a fish scale atlas, which needs to be done quickly to prevent those aristocratic families from taking the opportunity to occupy the unowned land.
These two things are the two most important tasks for these new officials after they take office, and these two tasks also require the full cooperation and supervision of the state and county officials in Chang'an.
For this matter, Zhang Xi started to work again.
Fortunately, the people Zhang Xi had shaken up some time ago have finally arrived one after another.
Especially the arrival of Jiang Wan and Chen Zhi gave Zhang Xi a considerable workload.
Needless to say, Jiang Wan's ability has always been good. Before Jiang Wan was not liked by Liu Bei, it was just a matter of attitude.
But now, after nearly ten years of local experience, Jiang Wan has long lost his arrogance. Coupled with his own ability, even Liu Bei was extremely happy after seeing Jiang Wan again.
If Zhang Xi hadn't been short of men under his command, Liu Bei might have asked Zhang Xi for men.
This kind of talent should stay in Zhongshu Province and serve as a servant.
Jiang Wan's performance was not beyond Zhang Xi's expectations. After all, this was one of the Four Prime Ministers of Ji Han.
But Chen Zhi's ability and performance made Zhang Xi feel incredible.
Chen Zhi was capable, and Zhang Xi knew this, otherwise he would not have been able to hold the power of Ji Han for more than ten years, suppress Huang Hao internally, and support Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition externally.
However, Chen Zhi’s historical reputation is really not very high. Jiang Wei’s Northern Expedition is also fundamentally different from Zhuge Liang’s Northern Expedition. It can be regarded as a waste of people and money. Apart from his commendable spirit, there is no other merit. Therefore, Zhang Xi always feels that even if Chen Zhi has His talents are not as good as those of Jiang Wan and Fei Yi.
But it turned out that even Jiang Wan was full of praise for Chen Zhi's ability, and personally admitted to Zhang Xi that he was not as careful as Chen Zhi, and he was not as considerate as Chen Zhi in governance.
You know, this is just the evaluation Jiang Wan and Chen Zhi made after getting along for a month.
Chen Zhi went from the south to the north to Chang'an, and Li Hui, the governor of the surrender, and Ma Zhong, the governor of Xianggang County, all wrote letters to Zhang Xi, in which they also praised Chen Zhi's talents. At first, Zhang Xi thought it was a favor. He boasted about his relationship, but now it seems that Chen Zhi is really doing well in Nanzhong.
Being able to be praised by so many people shows that Chen Zhi's ability is indeed very strong.
During the period when Zhang Xi appointed Chen Zhi, he could clearly feel the difference.
Before Chen Zhi and others arrived in Chang'an, Zhang Xi asked Liu Yin to help handle government affairs. At that time, Zhang Xi, Liu Yin, and Hu Fen temporarily set up the airs of the Yongzhou Governor's Office, but the three of them were extremely busy, and the administration The efficiency is still not high, and many things are done in an unorganized manner.
After Chen Zhi, Jiang Wan and others arrived, Liu Yin and Hu Fen released You Fufeng and Zuo Fengyi, but Zhang Xi felt that his administrative efficiency had increased.
Especially Chen Zhi, not only is very organized when arranging government affairs, but also has an outstanding memory. Even if Zhang Xi mentions something casually, he can give you a detailed report next time you think of it. Who is in charge and to what extent it has been implemented.
In addition, Chen Zhi's thinking is very active and he often gives some unconventional but really useful strategies. It is at this point that Jiang Wan, who is accustomed to local administrative methods, feels ashamed.
In short, Chen Zhi's overall planning ability can be said to be second only to Zhuge Liang that Zhang Xi has ever seen.
With the help of such people, it can be said that Zhang Xi's work becomes much easier.
The only problem is that Liu Bei doesn't like Chen Zhi very much.
The reason Liu Bei didn't like Chen Zhi was that he felt that Chen Zhi was a bit like his grandfather and was too "aware of current affairs".
Chen Zhi’s maternal grandfather was Xu Jing.
Needless to say, Xu Jing is talented. Anyone who can become a great scholar in the world has never been unintelligent.
But Xu Jing's style, or rather his moral character, has always been criticized by Liu Bei.
Of course, you can't tell it on a normal day. He talks about filial piety, loyalty, benevolence, justice, and morality, but at a critical moment, Xu Jing can climb over the wall and leave the city to surrender at the age of sixty. If it weren't for the Confucian buff, Liu Bei wouldn't even think about it. Pay attention to him.
As for Chen Zhi, although he can't see anything yet, Liu Bei once tested Chen Zhi and found that Chen Zhi would never disobey Shangguan's decision. Even if Shangguan said something wrong, he would not take the initiative to correct it, nor would he Even if he goes to give advice, he will implement wrong policies.
For some people, they would like such subordinates who are obedient in everything, but for Liu Bei, he does not need such subordinates.
For this reason, Liu Bei also warned Zhang Xi privately and told him to be optimistic about Chen Zhi.
If you only serve as a deputy, then such a person is available. He can indeed ensure that the superior's policies are correctly communicated and improve administrative efficiency.
But he must not be allowed to act alone. Otherwise, the starting point of his policies will never come from reality, but will only be to cater to his superiors.
Such a person can be a good helper if used well, but if used improperly, it will harm the people.
And Zhang Xi, after listening to Liu Bei's warning, probably understood why Chen Zhi's historical evaluation was not so high.
The weather has been hot and cold these past two days, and I accidentally contracted acute enteritis and fell into the hospital.
(End of chapter)
