Kuai Yue is currently serving as a cabinet member in Liu Bei's cabinet. He often stays up late and works overtime with Liu Bei. He has lost a lot of hair and the dark circles under his eyes have deepened. He looks a bit sub-healthy, but he is still in good spirits. of.
Compared with Liu Biao who was slightly confused, Kuai Yue obviously had a clearer plan for his future, so his spirit was high-spirited.
Liu Biao was very emotional about this.
The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and after greeting each other for a while, they talked about what happened this time.
Liu Biao felt very depressed and strange about his sudden appointment as governor of Jiaozhou, and was also very worried, so he consulted Kuai Yue, a cabinet minister who was closer to Liu Bei, hoping to get some inside information.
It just so happened that Kuai Yue not only knew about Liu Biao's affairs, but was also a participant.
"This is an appointment made by His Majesty to appease people's hearts, but I have to say, Jingsheng, this is your luck! You are very lucky!"
Kuai Yue pointed at Liu Biao and whispered: "Zhu Fu concealed many things about Jiaozhou. It was not only the loss of territory that touched His Majesty's objections. It is said that there were also corruption and dereliction of duty that His Majesty knew about. That’s why he was dismissed from his post and sent to jail.”
Liu Biao felt strange.
"Isn't that normal? Anyone can be dismissed, but choosing me, a person without many qualifications, to be the governor of the state... I don't quite understand."
"It's normal in normal times, but not now."
Kuai Yue said slowly: "Have you not noticed? The Han Dynasty now has fourteen states, but before, only Zhu Fu and Wang Rui had nothing to do with His Majesty. They were retained by the previous dynasty to this day, and the other twelve The governors of the state are either His Majesty’s old subordinates or His Majesty’s old friends, and they are all people who have a close relationship with Your Majesty.”
Liu Biao blinked and suddenly realized something.
"You mean, His Majesty appointed me as the governor of Jiaozhou, in order to prevent everyone from thinking that he is nepotistic?"
Kuai Yue closed his eyes and nodded slowly.
"Now is different from the past. In the past, His Majesty had some enemies. Nepotism can unite people's hearts. It is a good method to serve His Majesty and deal with opponents. But now His Majesty is the emperor and the king of a country.
As the king of a country, even if a bowl of water cannot be settled, everyone cannot think that His Majesty's appointment of officials is just nepotism. Otherwise, many officials will panic and do some bad things, and His Majesty will be more considerate.
But it is impossible for His Majesty to casually hand over an important official position to a person who cannot be trusted at all. Therefore, His Majesty suddenly thought of you and asked me for consultation and asked me whether you are available. My answer is, yes. . "
Liu Mian looked happy and stepped forward to hold Kuai Yue's hand.
"Xidu, thank you for helping me this time!"
"Not only do you want to thank me, but you also want to thank you for your prompt response and not insisting on going against His Majesty. Otherwise, you wouldn't be alive today. How could you still get this opportunity?"
Kuai Yue smiled, then thought of something again, and his expression became serious again.
"Although His Majesty has chosen you, and I believe you, the position of Governor of Jiaozhou is really not an insignificant position, and the requirements are quite high. Do you know which of the three most important political affairs His Majesty has handed over to the cabinet in recent times? ?”
"Which three?"
"The first is the matter in the Western Regions, the second is the matter in Liaodong, and the third is the matter in Jiaozhou."
Kuai Yue raised three fingers and said slowly: "In terms of the Western Regions, your Majesty has made Dong Zhuo personally take charge of the task, trying to return to the Western Regions and regain control of the Western Regions. This is one of the national policies of the Han Dynasty determined by Your Majesty. In terms of Liaodong, there are also some question.
Because Gongsun Du launched an expedition in Liaodong, and there were still some alien races in Liaodong that had not been dealt with, His Majesty had been ordering the cabinet to assist General Qian and help him prepare for the expedition. However, many people did not pay attention to this matter in Jiaozhou at the beginning. think.
However, His Majesty suddenly proposed that Jiaozhou and Jiaozhou’s maritime trade should be treated as a national policy. It is said that in the next period of time, His Majesty will ask the cabinet to come up with a plan, and then order the Ministry of Household Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Education and other departments Jointly promote the development of the three states in the south of the Yangtze River, especially Jiaozhou,
It’s hard to say when His Majesty will announce it to the public, but for now, what I can tell you is that His Majesty believes that Jiaozhou has great potential for agricultural production that can be tapped, so he will even organize large-scale immigrants to go south to Jiaozhou to assist in development. "
"You still want to immigrate?"
Liu Biao was startled and immediately realized that this matter was really not something Liu Bei was joking about.
If Liu Bei was just talking about it for fun, then there is no need to discuss immigration. Once immigration is mentioned, the matter may not be that simple.
It's coming for real.
"So, is Jiaozhou really going to be developed in a big way? Is the imperial court really willing to spend money and people to develop Jiaozhou?"
"It shouldn't be wrong."
Kuai Yue nodded and said: "There was news a while ago. I have heard that many officials have discussed with the family to prepare the family to go to Jiaozhou, because in the near future, the Dutian Order will be After the Tiandu Order was promulgated, the first action was in Jiangbei.
Jiangnan will not take action for the time being, and out of necessity for development, the imperial court plans to stipulate that people who settle in Jiangnan for development can own more land than those in Jiangbei, and the further away from Luoyang, the larger the land quota when granting land. The more, the smaller the tax amount will be.
If you are willing to settle and develop in Jiaozhou, the amount of land given to you will be more than five times that of the Central Plains, and there will also be a large amount of tax exemptions. So these days I have heard that many colleagues are planning to take over the lost land in Jiangbei. Make up for it in Jiangnan.
You don’t know yet, right? Nowadays, many people are looking for familiar people in the Ministry of Household Affairs to do calculations. Because this matter is very troublesome to calculate, they go to the acquaintances in the tax department of the Ministry of Household Affairs for consultation to see how to get the most benefits. One by one, it’s really... alas! "
"Is the land transfer order going to be promulgated?"
Liu Biao was taken aback and asked hurriedly: "Are these true? I heard some rumors before, saying that the old troops around His Majesty have begun to take action, especially the Cao family, which seems to be rectifying their affairs in Henan County recently. Property, I don’t know what to do with it.”
"Everything is true, including the Cao family matter. His Majesty has indicated that we can discuss it."
Kuai Yue nodded and whispered: "Although the wild land south of the Yangtze River is threatened by miasma, the order to save the fields in the north of the Yangtze River is real. Your Majesty has made it clear that from top to bottom, no one can be avoided, not even him. Own.
Therefore, many people feel that although Jiangnan is a bit dangerous, it is not impossible to seek development. The main family line can stay in Jiangbei, but if several branches go to Jiangnan, maybe good results can be achieved? If you don't try this kind of thing, you will never know the result. "
"The situation in Jiangnan...what if all the unfortunate people died?"
"Then it can only be said that God's will is like this, and we have no choice. How can humans compete with God?"
Kuai Yue spread his hands, shook his head and said: "It's up to people to plan things, and it's up to God to make things happen. Let's do our best and obey the destiny. That's all. But going to Jiangnan to develop will be something that many people will do, and the imperial policy will also be truly tilted towards Jiangnan." a lot of."
Speaking of this, Liu Biao had nothing to say. He thought for a moment, pursed his lips, and nodded slowly.
"In this case, I have nothing to say. If Jiangbei really can't stay, Jiangnan is indeed a good choice. Jiaozhou is not impossible to consider. Yidu, how did your Kuai family arrange it? You have decided to let some of your clan members go south. ?"
"We have decided to arrange for two teams to go south, one to Hepu County in Jiaozhou, and one to Nanhai County in Jiaozhou. We are dealing with the separation of the families these days."
Kuai Yue said slowly: "Although the Kuai family is in Jingzhou, its main industries are in the north of the Yangtze River, not the south of the Yangtze River. This time, it is estimated that a large amount of tax will be spent to expand the land, and a considerable part of the land may have to be sold. For the lost part, we plan to Go to Jiangnan to make up for it.
These two tribes are both relatively large in number and relatively smart and capable. In order to let them go south this time, the family has given them a lot of things to compensate them in exchange for them to develop in the local area. The family has been cruel, so I will pay for it too. It's a lot of money. "
"Hepu County and Nanhai County are really the end of the sky and the corner of the sea."
Liu Biao smiled bitterly and said: "Although it is said that it can be replenished five times, in such a barbaric place, not to mention the wilderness, there may be a large number of barbarians, and you can't tell when they will die there, and you don't know how long they will die there. How many generations will it take to develop the land and make up for the losses?”
"It may not be that slow."
Kuai Yue smiled and said: "Since it is the imperial court's decision to develop Jiaozhou, it must be right to follow the imperial court's policy. Jing Sheng, please make arrangements as soon as possible. The decisions made by His Majesty today will never let anyone suffer. Since he said he wanted to develop Jiaozhou, Jiaozhou must have a lot going for it.
Let's go early. The risk is risk, but the profit must be very great. The so-called wealth and wealth are gained through danger. Back then, we avoided He Jin, and we are today. So today, we will avoid the land-grabbing orders in Jiangbei and layout in Jiangnan. Who can say In five or ten years, will we not be as lucky as we are today? "
Liu Biao thought about Kuai Yue's words, then thought about the adventurous moves the two of them took back then, and what they had gained today, then he took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.
"You Kuai Yidu can always see things that others cannot see. Since you have said so, I naturally have nothing to worry about. Then I will make arrangements to leave my eldest son's lineage to maintain the ancestral business and let my The second son’s lineage went south with me to settle in Jiaozhou.”
"That's right, danger is danger, but if there are more people and better preparations, it will be much safer."
Kuai Yue smiled and raised his wine glass: "Then I wish our family can establish a firm foothold in the wild land of the south and create greater glory. If future generations know about today, they will definitely not regret our choice today. "
"must!"
Liu Biao also raised his glass with a smile. The two clinked their glasses and looked at each other with a smile.
A few days after the conversation between the two, news that Liu Bei and many state and county representatives held a political conference gradually spread out of the Chongde Hall and began to spread throughout the government and the public.
At first, everyone thought that Liu Bei might not have too many ideas for convening a political conference. The first convening might be more of a process of getting to know each other. If everyone gets to know each other, and they become familiar, they may not necessarily give too much layout to the place. Many tasks.
But they were wrong.
At the first government affairs conference, Liu Bei set many tasks and rules for state and county officials.
For example, the Youzhou administrative team that initially met behind closed doors with Liu Bei met with Liu Bei under the leadership of Youzhou governor Xiahou Dun. Liu Bei praised their previous efforts at the meeting, but also put forward higher requirements for their future work. .
"Farmers need more developed land. There is not enough land development in Youzhou. There is a lot of wasteland and the food output is low. If the land is not developed enough, it will not be able to feed so many people, and Youzhou will never develop!
I know that the climate in Youzhou is bitter and cold, and the land is not as fertile as that of the Central Plains. But as long as enough land is developed, water conservancy projects are completed, and farm tools are available, there is no need to worry about not being able to grow food that can feed more people! If people don't have the spirit of struggle at all, what are they doing living?
In the land of Youzhou, I only have a few requirements. There must be more land, water conservancy projects must be built, and farm tools must be ensured. When it is time to cultivate, cultivate it. Don’t worry about this or that. If you are worried about this, we will do it next year. Someone is hungry! "
Liu Bei then put forward requirements for the Youzhou administrative team for the next three years.
Based on the assessment of Youzhou's population and Youzhou's financial situation, Liu Bei required Youzhou to reclaim at least 500,000 acres of arable land in the next three years.
And the water conservancy projects under construction in each county must complete the 30 new additions with quality and quantity.
Next, the grain output in the second year of Zhenguan, the third year of Zhenguan, and the fourth year of Zhenguan will be at least 10% higher than that of the previous year each year. The imperial court will send special personnel to verify, and there is no need to make small moves.
Unless there is a major natural disaster, if this goal cannot be achieved, we must start from Xiahou Dun, the governor of Youzhou, to seek the responsibility of the local administrative officials and make serious criticism.
As for how this task should be allocated to each county, Liu Bei did not make it difficult for Xiahou Dun. He asked the governors of each county who came to the meeting to present their actual situation. Everyone could claim the quota and see how it would be allocated.
Some counties are better developed and don’t have much abandoned land, so the quota can be smaller.
Some counties are poorly developed, with a lot of abandoned land and a small population, so the quota can be larger, and the immigrant population can also be given more quota accordingly.
The land in some counties is relatively fertile and belongs to the upper class, so the amount of output can be increased.
The land in some counties is barren, the location is not very good, the grain output is low, and it belongs to the middle and lower fields, so some quotas can be reduced appropriately.
Focus on being flexible but not rigid.
If you want to argue, do it in front of the emperor. Do it openly and clearly. As long as you speak out, everyone can discuss it and discuss it.
But if you don't speak out, conceal it, or shirk responsibility in private, Liu Bei will not tolerate it.
After Liu Bei laid out this basic principle, Xiahou Dun named several county guards and began to state the actual situation, put the actual difficulties of each county in front of Liu Bei, and looked to the future to see how much of his share he could complete.
(End of chapter)
