Despite these concerns, Liu Yu could not prevent these subordinates from marrying powerful men in Qingzhou counties.
For these Donglai rebels and generals who came from refugees, the girls from rich and powerful families who originally needed to look up to were probably fairies whose feet smelled of fragrance in the hearts of these crude embryos. Now they can become These mud-legged people who have just tasted the taste of power will definitely not be able to resist the temptation.
And Liu Yu had no position to stop these subordinates from doing this. After all, his own wife was from the Taiyuan Wang family, a well-known family in the country. If you find a girl from a noble family, your brother can't find a girl from a powerful family in the county. What's the point?
Of course, Liu Yu knew that these old subordinates were still trustworthy.
However, as they become closer and closer to Qingzhou powerful men, if Liu Yu and Qingzhou powerful men are in conflict in the future, the loyalty of these people may not be as reliable as it is now.
Regarding the sugar-coated bullets fired by these "local tyrants and evil gentry", Liu Yu felt that "blocking is worse than sparing."
These subordinates just have the mentality that ordinary people have. Just like "people go to higher places, water flows to lower places." Marriage with the powerful men in these counties is a process of them going to higher places.
If Liu Yu wants to continue to control the hearts of these generals, he must give them higher and better expectations, much higher than what these Qingzhou powerful men can give them.
Of course, fame, fortune and wealth are all part of this, and Liu Yu should give him something that ordinary powerful officials cannot give.
For example, the ultimate expectation of ordinary people in ancient times was to "become a prince and become a prime minister." This was no longer something that a state or county official or a powerful family member could provide. At the very least, it had to be an official at the imperial court's prime minister level to provide this opportunity. In many cases, this is the power that only the emperor has.
If Liu Yu's generals were just greedy for pleasure, then being a rich man marrying a powerful man in Qingzhou would indeed be enough.
However, Liu Yu will not let them live in comfort like this. These people need a stronger sense of utilitarianism to stimulate them. They need Liu Yu to paint a big picture for them, so that they can subjectively escape from being a rich man in a small county all their lives. In shackles.
Moreover, if you change a person's thinking, the effect achieved cannot be changed by general interests.
Thoughts are more powerful than weapons.
Therefore, Liu Yu personally taught classes and made all the generals around Linzi City attend literacy learning schools. After several months of whip teaching, Liu Yu's goal was basically exceeded.
All people have gotten rid of illiteracy. Of course, they cannot write the popular parallel prose poems, but they can understand letters written in common characters, which is enough to be the chief of the pavilion in the village.
Moreover, in the courses arranged by Liu Yu himself, he not only taught literacy and hyphenation, but also taught practical subjects such as basic mathematics, physics, geography, and history.
Liu expected that even if the Wuhu barbarians let China fall in the future, the glorious Chinese civilization would be temporarily dimmed.
But when the Han power regained China again, the seeds of knowledge that he left behind that transcended the times would add a glimmer of glory to China's rejuvenation, and Liu Yu felt that it was all worth it.
Of course, those generals who were forcibly captured by Liu Yu to study did not know his painstaking efforts. Even if they knew, they probably would not understand.
However, none of this is a problem. This school opened by Liu Yu is not for the enlightenment of children. It is not gentle and elegant. Anyone who is not attentive in class will be whipped by the soldiers on duty immediately; those who cannot complete their homework will be whipped. Serve; those who fail the examination will be served with whips.
If they were just served with whips, these thick-skinned generals might not be too scared. Therefore, Liu Yu stipulated that in the final assessment, those who failed to meet the standard three times in a row, regardless of what military position they held, would be whipped to the end. , go and be a soldier in the army. Anyway, even if you become an officer with this kind of IQ, you will probably be a reckless man.
Under Liu Yu's brutal supervision, almost all the generals who came to study were fighting for the first place individually, and almost all of them exerted their utmost effort.
In the end, when everyone completed the assessment set by Liu Yu, Liu Yu could clearly feel that the farmers, hunters, and bandits in the Donglai Mountains had all undergone tremendous changes from the inside out.
Although in the eyes of the people of the Western Jin Dynasty, they could neither recite poems or compose poems, nor could they understand the mysteries and talk clearly, they could not be considered among the scholars, but at most they could be regarded as literate common people.
However, Liu Yu knew that the nearly two hundred people he taught were all practical talents. They could read and write ordinary letters, calculate the number of troops, the statistics and distribution of grain and fodder, and draw simple scale maps. They can know the general outline of the world's famous mountains and rivers, and they know the history of China's struggle since the Yellow Emperor expelled the Sanmiao to open up the country.
Although the cognition and understanding of these people are far from being comparable to that of modern people, compared to the vast majority of ordinary people in the late Western Jin Dynasty, these people who have been educated by Liu Yu are no longer comparable to those people whose vision only covers a ten-mile radius. .
These generals of Liu Yu can be said to have opened their eyes to see the world.
In the minds of these people, Liu Yu, who taught them this knowledge, can be regarded as a "prophet".
Especially some of Liu Yu's Donglai County fellow villagers, they swore that Liu Yu never had such talents in the world before. If he was different from ordinary people, it was because he was stronger in force and more powerful in Ai Pu.
Almost everyone felt that Liu Yu could know that it was definitely not something human beings could do, and that only God could do it.
This kind of gain in people's hearts even far exceeded Liu Yu's expectations.
Therefore, in line with the principle of applying a good method to the extreme, Liu Yu began to plan to summon all the generals stationed in Qingzhou to come to Zi in batches to study, receive Liu Yu's original ecological science and simple nationalism re-education, and by the way strengthen Let’s look at the promotion and monitoring of loyalty.
The counties and counties in Qingzhou were basically in name only in the past. Basically, the generals and captains of each county managed the garrisons and military households. The powerful governors, large and small, each managed their own territory. The county officials could only manage the pitiful few. of the common people.
However, Qingzhou was basically stable at this time, and there were a large number of refugees and aristocratic families migrating from Jizhou. Liu Yu decided to select capable Jizhou scholars to serve as county officials in various states, in order to restrain Qingzhou's power.
On Hua Xiu's recommendation, Liu Yu appointed many scholars from Jizhou as chief officials or assistant officials in various counties. At this time, in a state of being dependent on others, these noble people had to be brave enough to serve. There is no longer any capital to sit back and talk.
On this day, Liu Yu had just read the reporting letters of several Jizhou scholars who had taken office as new officials, and sighed softly. Almost all the official documents written by these people from the Wei and Jin Dynasties were of great literary talent, and they all liked to use gorgeous rhetoric. , although it looks pleasing to the eye, it gives Liu Yu, who is dealing with official documents, a headache because there are too many redundant words.
Liu Yu immediately ordered his clerks to reply to the newly appointed county officials. After finishing the processing, Liu Yu saw that it was still early and it was not lunch time yet, so he decided to go to the paper mill in the city to see the new paper method being tested. Is there any progress.
Suddenly, a guard on duty came to the door and reported that there were several people from Jizhou asking for an audience at the gate of the mansion.
Because the talents trained by Liu Yu personally were still in short supply, even the army of his confidants was not enough. Therefore, in order to better recruit talents for his own use, Liu Yu learned from Cao Cao's practices, issued several orders to seek talents, and informed the guards at the gate of the mansion. , no matter when, no matter who comes to see him, as long as he is not a wrongdoer, he must report it immediately.
After listening to the guards' words, Liu Yu thought that they were some scholars seeking state and county official positions. These people were usually awarded some state and county official positions by Liu Yu based on their character and reputation.
Liu Yu quickly tidied up his clothes. This was to conform to the way of hospitality in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. At this time, Confucian scholars still had the legacy of scholars in the Han Dynasty and had not been infected with some pseudo-Confucian habits. It would be too embarrassing for some hot-blooded scholars to think that they despised him and draw their swords against him.
Liu Yu quickly tidied up his clothes and waited in the main hall in advance.
When several Jizhou scholars came to the hall under the guidance of the guards, Liu Yu discovered that these people did not seem to be the nobles with high crowns and elegant demeanor, but ordinary people with ordinary clothes, but there were some vague features in their appearance. The style of a martial artist.
After bowing to each other, the words of these people confirmed Liu Yu's guess that these people were not wealthy scholars from Jizhou like Hua Xiu, but ordinary handsome refugees.
When these people were in Jizhou, they were powerful commanders who defended themselves in Wubao and resisted the barbarians and rebels. Now they lived in Qingzhou and became the refugee commanders of various refugee groups.
In order to resettle these refugees, Liu Yu ordered all the refugees to be moved around Linzi, so as to facilitate control and enrich the core strength.
Liu Yu initially thought that these people were here to seek an official position, so after a few pleasantries, he asked the leader among them.
"Brother Bocheng, I came here this time to have a cordial conversation with you. I wonder if you are willing to serve in the county?"
These people are all from Changshan County in Jizhou. The leader's name is Wu Xin and his courtesy name is Bocheng.
Wu Xin straightened up and said seriously.
"A few of these people are just rough guys. They can't compare to those high-ranking celebrities who can help the general solve his problems." Wu Xin paused for a moment and continued, "To be honest, the few of us who came here today did indeed see The general issued a request for talents, but we are not seeking officials as officials, but we want to join the general."
After hearing what Wu Xin said, Liu Yu was a little surprised. Most of these refugees were tired of the war. This was the first time Liu Yu had seen such people who were willing to join the army, but he was still very happy.
"I just want to have generous people from the land of Yan and Zhao join the army."
Liu Yu's words made Wu Xin and others secretly happy.
Wu Xin's eyes moved a few times, and he spoke again as if he had made up his mind.
"Thank you for the compliment, General. However, when I join the army, I have one more request, and I would like to ask the General to agree to it."
After hearing this, Liu Yu felt that the conditions mentioned by Wu Xin should be land, taxes, household transfer, etc.
"Wu Jun just said it doesn't matter."
"We all led the clan township party to Qingzhou. After we joined the army, we didn't want to be separated among the generals. We also wanted to form our own army, but we definitely serve the general wholeheartedly."
After listening to these words, Liu Yu understood that these refugees should be afraid that after joining Liu Yu's army, they would be separated and lose their backbone. They were afraid of being reduced to the middle and lower levels of the Qingzhou Army, so they wanted to form an independent army.
In fact, Liu Yu could accept this request, which was equivalent to recruiting a powerful private army that was ready to take orders. Liu Yu could also agree to such refugees who were willing to join the army.
However, Liu Yu did not intend to agree so easily. He did not comment. Instead, he asked, why did Wu Xin and others take the initiative to join the army instead of becoming common people?
Afterwards, Wu Xin expressed the thoughts of several people.
It turns out that after the refugees from Jizhou poured into Qingzhou, Liu Yu did not force these refugees to serve in the military, or recruit them as soldiers. Instead, he placed them around Linzi City, allocated land to them, and treated them as common people. .
In this way, the safety and life of these refugees were basically guaranteed, but at the same time, Liu Yu resumed the functions of officials at all levels of prefectures, counties, and counties, which immediately increased the expenses of the Qingzhou Governor's Department.
Under the operation of increasing income and reducing expenditure, these newly converted refugees have become the best targets for exploitation.
These refugees farmed the newly allocated land and were required to pay 70% of the harvest in the first year, 60% in the second year, and 50% in the third year.
Although this kind of tax ratio can be called a gangster, almost as much as the efficiency of Emperor Wu of Wei's farming, after all, it gives these refugees a way to survive, and there is no limit on the amount of land that can be reclaimed. As long as more land can be reclaimed, more harvests can be achieved in a long time. , the refugees themselves can also gain more.
However, Wu Xin and other refugee commanders are not adapted to this refugee resettlement method, because Wu Xin and other Changshan people did not grow up farming when they were in their hometown. Wu Xin and several refugee commanders are famous horse breeders in Changshan County. The family members of the big horse traders are not very good at farming. If they have to bear 70% of the tax in the first year, they may work hard for a year and not have three melons and two dates left by autumn.
Moreover, Wu Xin and others have lived in Jizhou for a long time, close to the troubled place of Hu people in Bingzhou. They do not despise the experience of being a soldier like the Heluo people, but instead look down on the handsome and tender men in Luoyang who are painted with makeup.
Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, Wu Xin and the others all wanted to make a living by joining the army, and they would also have a better chance of finding a future.
After hearing this, Liu Yu spoke.
"Brother Wu, it's not impossible for you to lead the army alone, but I don't know if your troops are capable of fulfilling the duties of qualified soldiers?"
"General, don't worry. The two men under my command are all Yanzhao warriors. They will go into battle to kill the enemy without any ambiguity. If you don't believe me, can the general send someone to test it?"
When Liu Yu heard this, he immediately became interested. How could Wu Xin be so confident?
"There is no joke in the army. Brother Wu really dares to give it a try."
"Of course, whoever is afraid is the one raised by Maid Hu!"
