The policy of the Luoyang court has not changed, and the situation of semi-official and semi-private enterprises across the country has not changed.
Liu Bei doesn't have the ability to change anything now.
However, in Liangzhou, Liu Bei used a combination of market competition and strong authority to achieve a monopoly on salt and iron in some areas.
Naturally, the salt officials and iron officials that should be there still exist, and the taxes that should be collected still have to be collected. Liu Bei doesn't find it troublesome to do this with his left hand and his right hand.
He also didn't like the serious salt and iron monopoly. Liu Bei also had some idea of what the bureaucrats could do.
Although semi-government-owned and semi-private is not a good strategy, it is better than salt and iron monopoly, and at least it leaves a glimmer of hope for the people.
Therefore, under this turbulent action, Liu Bei did not completely seal the salt and iron monopoly.
After getting rid of those who were not of the same mind as him before, Liu Bei turned to open his interests to his core members for longer-term considerations.
In order to encourage them to follow and support him more wholeheartedly, Liu Bei planned to include them in his economic plan.
In short, win over.
It is not a simple matter to make people with ability and capital work for their lives. Interest is an eternal topic that can never be avoided. Liu Bei did not naively think that his subordinates were selfless, nor did he think that they were all a group of desireless people. A tool man who worships him without asking anything.
It is obvious that if you think about it for a moment, you will know that they each have their own desires and interests.
Therefore, what should be given to the subordinates must be given. Only by forming a bond on the level of interests can the subordinates work for themselves wholeheartedly, instead of having the possibility of transforming into Xiao Fengxian anytime and anywhere.
And sometimes, even if the master's charm is amazing, the subordinates really can't do what Xiao Fengxian did, and they will not continue to follow the master, but will choose to leave and find a place that is more in line with their own interests.
Because the interests are really incompatible.
For example, Uncle Liu Huang lost his beloved Qianzhao and Tian Yu.
It's not that they have no conscience, it's not that Uncle Liu Huang is unattractive, it's not that their relationship isn't good enough, it's that Qianzhao and Tian Yu can't abandon their hometown and family.
Uncle Liu Huang couldn't give them what they wanted, or in other words, what the family needed that they couldn't give up. So under the threat of troubled times, they had no choice.
So Liu Bei saw this era clearly.
Emotional connection is important, but personal charm is also important, so the persona of a big and warm man cannot be lost, nor can the image of a macho man descended from the sky be distorted.
But the benefits must be given. If there are no benefits, how many people can go all the way?
Especially for some subordinates who come from big families, their joining itself will bring huge help to Liu Bei, so what they need will not be cheap.
For example, the Yan family, a local wealthy family, made great contributions to Liu Bei's establishment in Liangzhou. Gai Xun, the prefect of Hanyang, supported Liu Bei and was an important factor in Liu Bei's initial establishment in Liangzhou.
If they want to remain loyal, the feedback they need is not comparable to what subordinates from Weihan background need.
For subordinates who come from humble backgrounds, just give them affection, give them positions, give them high-ranking officials and generous salaries, and consider their personal needs. They don't have many family needs.
But for subordinates who come from a wealthy family, they must consider their family's needs.
At this stage, Liu Bei really cannot do without them, so what should be given must be given.
As his power grows and his status rises, he must use this method to further unite people's hearts and become an entity.
To put it simply, he needs to hold a new spoils-sharing conference in a new stage.
Liu Bei divided his subordinates into different levels according to their background.
Among his subordinates, the most influential family in the local area is the Gai family, the Yan family, the Zhen family, the Cao family and the Xiahou family.
Both the Gai family and the Yan family have great influence in the Liangzhou area, and their influence spills over to Dunhuang County and Hanyang County, and they are state-level families.
The Zhen family has a hereditary position of two thousand shi in the Zhongshan Kingdom, and its influence overflows from the Zhongshan Kingdom, so it also has a certain influence in Jizhou and is considered a state-level family.
The Cao family and the Xiahou family alone are not enough to have much influence in Yuzhou, but the two families join forces, with the Cao family as the main and the Xiahou family as the supplement, plus their influence in the central government, they can barely It can be regarded as a family alliance with certain influence in Yuzhou.
These five families are deeply bound to Liu Bei and have strong strength. They have basically fully cooperated with Liu Bei, bet on Liu Bei, and provided Liu Bei with huge help. They are the first line of support for Liu Bei.
Regardless of how long they followed Liu Bei and how long they were deeply bound to Liu Bei, their importance is unquestionable.
One of their characteristics is that individuals cannot easily represent the family. The family and the individual are separated in a sense, and the individual often needs to obey the needs of the family.
It is worth mentioning that although Xun Yu was also of noble birth, his family's investments were too scattered and he did not serve Liu Bei wholeheartedly, so Liu Bei did not count the Xun family.
Xun Yu alone cannot represent the Xun family, but can only represent Xun Yu's own small family. Only Xun Yu himself is valuable, without the intervention of family forces.
Next is a vote of second- and third-rate county-level families.
For example, Han Hao's Han family, Yin Da's Yin family, Ruan Yu's Ruan family, Jia Xu's Jia family, Qianzhao's Qian family, Guoyuan's Guo family and Sun Qian's Sun family, etc. wait.
The commonality of these small and medium-sized families is that they have a certain degree of influence in their hometowns, but their influence is mainly large in the county, and their influence overflows the county. They have a certain influence in the county, but it is not enough to overflow the scope of the county and cannot affect the county. State influence.
However, they can study, they have the financial resources and channels for their children to study, they have certain social connections, they can come into contact with some relatively famous scholars, and they can also study under teachers and so on.
Although their family is called a family, there are not many outstanding clan members. One person can influence and represent a family, and he also needs to be responsible for the family. Family interests and personal interests are relatively unified.
They are also more concerned about the existence of the family and the interests of the family. They will not easily leave the place where the family lives too far away, and will not choose to work for a force that is too far away from the family.
It's the most wonderful thing to do for less money and stay close to home.
What they can give Liu Bei and what they seek is naturally incomparable with the big clans of the previous level. Liu Bei can handle them relatively easily and has a considerable degree of dominance over them.
Then there are the subordinates who come from humble backgrounds.
They basically only represent themselves and have no family ties. At most, they are family-level figures.
They are less sensitive to interests and care more about their own situation. They don't mind running around following the people they identify with, and they don't have much attachment to their hometown.
Anyway, they didn't leave any very good memories in their hometown.
Their families may not necessarily be poor, they may also be wealthy local families, but they do not have the channels and sufficient financial resources for them to study outside their jobs and get in touch with famous scholars to receive education.
They often have no scholar background, not even the background of a third-rate scholar, or their family fortunes are so low that they only have the title of scholar and no family power to match it.
For example, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong, Pang De, Xu Huang, Dong Huang, Ma Teng, Yan Xing, Cheng Pu, Han Dang and others.
They have no family power that can provide Liu Bei with some local help. They only have their own talents and loyalty. Their main way to advance is through military merit, or by following the boss, so that they can achieve a political leap.
They couldn't give Liu Bei anything, so they almost all relied on what Liu Bei gave them.
From this perspective, they are already the lowest-born among the Liu Bei Group.
Further down are the ordinary big-headed soldiers and ordinary petty officials, who almost completely rely on what Liu Bei provides them.
Liu Bei can make accurate judgments on the different needs of his subordinates at these three levels, and then accurately deliver what they need according to their different needs, thereby consolidating the deep-seated interest binding between them.
To be honest, this is not difficult for Liu Bei.
Because these days, he can make too many cakes.
