Time flies, the sun and the moon fly by, it is now the fourth year of Jian'an.
Liu Bei will be thirty-two years old soon, and time is such a terrifying existence.
The old subordinates who started up the world with him all followed him one by one or entered the ranks of thirty years old. This age is already the standard middle-aged person in this era. It has reached the age where he needs to consider his successor and his successor. It’s time for future generations to develop.
Of course Liu Bei has not considered these things.
At present, the world is initially peaceful, and the Luoyang regime with him as the core has been initially established. Although there are still many things to do, the basic situation has been established.
But in the future, with the full development of Dutian, there will definitely be a large-scale turmoil from top to bottom. When that big turmoil is over, the situation in the Han Empire will be completely stable.
Liu Bei needed to make some preparations for the stability of the Han Empire at that time, and to better train younger officials to become the new generation of pillars in the future.
For this reason, he advocated the establishment of kindergarten and juvenile grades in Liangzhou Prefecture School and Sili Academy to train more outstanding young people in advance. He also introduced a very strict examination system and gave them an inhumane and powerful level of education, forcing them to They grow.
But now, Liu Bei's efforts have obviously paid off.
Except for a very few laggards, most of the first, second and third batches of youth students in Liangzhou Prefectural School have already set foot on the job. Thousands of students from Liangzhou, Yizhou and Sanfu areas The young people set foot on the job and became Liu Bei's direct descendants.
And those students in the kindergarten and junior grades are also growing slowly with their age. Some students who have reached the age limit have also entered the workplace and begun to shine.
Among them, the two he is most optimistic about are Fazheng and Ma Chao.
They are the same age, both were born in the fourth year of Xiping, and are already eighteen years old this year. As early as when they were sixteen, they had basically completed the teaching tasks of Liangzhou Prefectural School.
Fa Zheng graduated with the first place in the class that year. He is a worthy academic figure. He ranks first in all subjects and can form a crushing advantage over the second place. He is really too strong.
Ma Chao, on the other hand, is ranked 36th. His major shortcoming is in liberal arts, but in terms of mathematics, this kid is somewhat capable, and his mathematics level is quite good.
Afterwards, Ma Chao entered the army in Liangzhou to participate in training and internship, and Fa Zhengze entered the Liangzhou capital for internship.
In the next year, Ma Chao completed recruit training, entered Guan Yu's army, and became Guan Yu's subordinate. He followed Guan Yu's army and participated in several small-scale military operations in Liangzhou, and achieved three achievements.
Fazheng, on the other hand, learned to work under Yan Zhong, and after half a year, he successfully became a full-time official and became the county representative of a collective farm under the jurisdiction of Hanyang County, starting from the grassroots level.
At present, because of his good military exploits, Ma Chao was promoted from captain to commander in accordance with regulations. He also successfully passed the promotion exam and is further developing in Guan Yu's army.
Because Fa Zhengze did a good job in the collective farm, he was promoted to the county government a year and a half later and was responsible for taxation work. He became a somewhat powerful official. He was conscientious and conscientious and had a good reputation in the county government. .
Represented by these two people, the first and second batch of students who graduated from the junior high school in Liangzhou also entered the army and government and began their internship and basic work.
Liu Bei asked them to start from the grassroots level and accumulate experience before they can be promoted.
So at present, none of them hold very high positions. Most of them either serve as the most basic officers in the army, or they serve as officials in collective farms and county governments, doing some of the most basic work.
However, according to Liu Bei's attention, these young people are very efficient, capable, and have a high desire to show their talents.
At this moment when the world is in disarray and in urgent need of recovery and development, they are very willing to work overtime. They don't care about rest time, they only care about whether they can make achievements.
These young people are full of energy and are the kings of involution in the state schools. When they work in the government, they directly bring the atmosphere of involution into the government. In the context of Liu Bei's request for local government to improve work efficiency, non-Liu Bei often Shangguan, who was a disciple of the family, would also feel inexplicable resentment while appreciating them.
He is so expressive, so good at rolling, and so good at rolling. With his strong desire for performance and energy, he can directly roll up a group of old fried dough sticks.
Shangguan was in pain and happy, but their old colleagues were very unhappy. The good old days were gone forever. As soon as these little devils came, the entire county government immediately swept away its previous casual style and became restless. .
The good days of the old fritters are over, but these guys all have the identity of disciples of the Liu family. They are like each other and work together as a team. There is also a protective general Liu Bei above them who is eyeing them. They really don't dare to deal with them. What cruelty can these newcomers do?
Therefore, they can only be forced to join the army of involution. If they can get through it, it will be okay, but if they can't, it will be really painful.
But the pain and wailing of the veterans were not within the scope of Liu Bei's consideration. He paid more attention to the newcomers. The newcomers were growing and performing, injecting a stream of fresh blood into the aging Eastern Han Empire and bringing about clear changes.
These students, most of whom came from ordinary backgrounds, brought very good senses to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei was full of hope for them.
Having someone to use and rely on in the future will give Liu Bei enough confidence to dare to attack the powerful conservative forces.
This made Liu Bei's style become more and more "less conservative" after taking power, changing from the conservative style in the first and second years of Jian'an.
So just after the Fourth Year of Jian'an Festival, when Liu Bei announced that he would launch the final round of slave restriction campaign against the four states of the Central Plains, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou, no one found it strange.
Whatever comes naturally, just do whatever you want.
It is worth mentioning that because Liu Bei had almost brutally cracked down on the disobedient before, the smart people in the Central Plains were already prepared.
They knew that Liu Bei would definitely not let them go, and they knew that Liu Bei would definitely attack the densely populated area of the Central Plains, so they simply had no idea of escaping death and actively gathered intelligence when Liu Bei attacked Jizhou, Yizhou and other places. , and then took targeted actions.
Some families who really didn't want to endure the humiliation and Liu Bei's force made a decision to contact suitable buyers as soon as possible, sell all their land and slaves, and then cross the river with their belongings to Jiangdong or Jingzhou. Buy a property.
In their view, across a big river, the Luoyang court's influence on Jiangnan and Jiangbei was completely different. Liu Bei's influence on Jiangbei might be great, but Liu Bei's influence on Jiangnan was slightly less important.
This is also true. The further south you go, the farther away you are from the center, and the more difficult the road is, the smaller the government's deterrent effect will be, and the more local the situation will be.
Although most of those places are undeveloped and wild lands, there are also some places that look pretty good. Although there are many dangers, there is always a way to survive. If you stay in your hometown and wait for Liu Bei to come over with a butcher knife, you will either surrender or die.
So, it’s better to just leave.
For such a group of people, the only ones who have the courage to accept their family property are those families related to the Ancient Literature School, or in other words, the Ancient Literature School families themselves. They think they know Liu Bei’s preferential treatment of the Ancient Literature School family, so they dare to accept it. Get this industry.
Of course, keeping prices down is natural.
Do you think who dares to buy your property now? Who dares to ask for your things? Without a strong relationship, who would dare?
How fierce is Liu Bei? A disagreement will cost you your life!
We are now willing to spend some money to buy your things, which is enough to give you face. It is a fixed price, no two prices.
Not selling?
I’m not buying it yet!
Under Liu Bei's high pressure, the land market and slave market have now completely transformed into a buyer's market. There are many sellers and not many buyers. Moreover, the buyers are in the same spirit, contact each other, and work together to suppress prices. They are eating this to death. If there is no strategic determination to help those who want to escape, they must be the final victors.
So, they won.
(End of chapter)
