Yongjia fifth year, September.
General Cangyuan Xingtai's Mansion ordered that Yang Mao, the governor of Yanzhou, be the minister of Zhongshu, Hua Xiu be the governor of Yanzhou, and Xunzu be the governor and minister of Yuzhou, and ten prefectures and forty counties in Yuzhou were appointed at one time The chief official.
Yuzhou, which had completely lost the control of officials at all levels, suddenly restored top-down order. Although Yuzhou, with its many forts, was still marauding and harassed by large groups of barbarians, this kind of ruling order was only superficial. Yes, but after all, there are a group of high-ranking officials in Yuzhou headed by the Xun family of Yingchuan as chief officials.
From this time on, although the Wubao in various parts of Yuzhou were in charge of their own affairs, with the supervision of state and county officials, those who blatantly surrendered to the Hulu no longer dared to be unscrupulous. After all, a group headed by the Xun family of Yingchuan Although the troops in the hands of the high-ranking sects have no advantage when facing the Hulu, it is still relatively easy for them to fight against the traitors with other powerful men.
Yanzhou, Jibei County.
"Since Xun Zuo was appointed as the governor of Yuzhou, although the situation in Yuzhou has not improved instantly, it can be regarded as temporarily stable. At least those Wubao no longer dare to surrender to the Hulu easily. The group of cannibals under Wang Mi, In the Xuchang and Chenxian areas, we encountered many hard-nosed Wubao."
After just receiving a series of good news about Yuzhou, Liu Xun, as the chief secretary of the shogunate, happily said to Liu Yu.
"In my opinion, the situation in Yuzhou seems to have little to do with Shijun Xun."
As soon as Liu Xun finished speaking, Li Feng, the Yamen general next to him, said jokingly.
"I heard from the soldiers of the Beggar Army who came to report the news from Suiyang that after Xunzu took office as the governor of Yuzhou, he has been staying in Suiyang City and has never gone out. He just reads and writes in Suiyang City all day long. It is very leisurely."
"Brother Li, you don't understand. Commander Xun has the demeanor of a famous scholar. There is a saying, oh, by the way, it is to strategize and win a thousand miles."
Zhao Kun, who was ordered to study by Liu Yu, already had a somewhat stable attitude at this time.
"Hey, Blind Zhao, I didn't expect you to be able to hang your book bag. You are really capable of strategizing."
Li Feng was surprised to see that Zhao Kun, who was a gangster in the past, could actually say such a sentence.
"That's natural. Otherwise, if I study every night, it would be all in vain!"
As Zhao Kun spoke, he secretly looked at Liu Yu.
In today's Qingzhou Army, anyone with an official position above brigade commander is ordered by Liu Yu to death. Everyone must read and read, and they must take exams every half month. Liu Yu often takes the exams himself. .
If anyone failed, Liu Yu would not waste any time and would directly serve him as a cane weaver. If he failed three times in a row, no matter whether he was a brigade commander or a military commander, he would all be demoted to the Ya army as a soldier.
When will these people pass the monthly exams before they can be re-appointed by Liu Yu?
Zhao Kun has already failed the two school entrance examinations. The rattan whip on his butt is a trivial matter. If he fails to pass the school entrance examination again, he may have to change from a military leader to a top soldier. This will be more uncomfortable than killing him.
Therefore, Zhao Kun couldn't wait to show off in front of Liu Yu, hoping that even if he failed the exam in a few days, he would be able to plead shamelessly.
"I think that although Xun Shijun has the merit of strategizing, the decisive victory over Qianli is not guaranteed. The two consecutive defeats of Wang Mi were both at the hands of Yingchuan Wubao. These Yingchuan Wubao It is impossible to obey the orders of Xun Zu who is far away in Suiyang."
Dong Ping, who had been promoted to Dong Zhonglang General, explained the matter directly as soon as he opened his mouth.
"The governor of Yingchuan County is Xun Song, after all, they are all from the same Xun family, so we can probably blame the Xun group."
Zhao Kun immediately said reluctantly, but his tone was no longer as reckless as before.
"Having said that, it can be seen that this Xun Song's courage and ability are much stronger than his clan uncle. After Xun Song fights several times, I'm afraid the Yuzhou, oh, no, I'm afraid the Xun clan in Yingchuan, It is possible to become the Xun family of Yuzhou!"
Dong Ping said very seriously.
Everyone present, except Liu Xun, a junior, is an old brother who followed Liu Yu in the Donglai County army, and the tacit understanding among them is very good.
After hearing what Dong Ping said, everyone already understood the hidden meaning of these words, and they all looked at Liu Yu.
"Haha, the Xun family of Yuzhou, let's just say the Xun family of Yuzhou. The Xun family has been a family for hundreds of years and has served several dynasties and generations of emperors. Now they have all disappeared. However, the Xun family of Yingchuan is still standing. Have you ever thought about why this is?"
Liu Yu saw everyone's eyes, smiled slightly, and said relaxedly.
"I don't know, why?" Zhao Kun scratched his head and said curiously.
"That's of course because being an emperor, or a lord, is much more dangerous than being an adviser. Since the end of the Later Han Dynasty, how many heroes and heroes have become lords whose families have been destroyed, and how many have become lords whose families have been destroyed. The prince and grandson were killed, and for a high-ranking sect like the Xun family of Yingchuan, even if one of the clan members committed a serious crime, they would only be killed alone, and the clan would never be implicated. For such a simple reason, the Xun family is the only one in the world. How can the most astute person not know?"
Liu Yu's words revealed a kind of indifferent comment, as if the emperor and high officials he mentioned were not so sacred that they should not be offended.
All the old Donglai brothers present were already used to Liu Yu's attitude.
"Sir, how should you respond to the two good news that just arrived?" Liu Xun asked.
"Of course it is a heavy reward. Not only Xun Zuo, who is the governor of Yuzhou, but also Xun Song, the governor of Yingchuan County, and all the county magistrates, dock owners, and supervisors below will all be rewarded heavily. I want to let Everyone in the world knows that ogres like Wang Mi have nothing to fear, they can all be killed, and after killing them, you will be rewarded heavily."
Liu Yu said loudly.
In the recent Yuzhou Newspaper, it was repeatedly mentioned that the Hu-Han rebel army under Wang Mi had eaten the captive people along the way several times due to lack of food and grass, just like eating cattle, sheep and pigs and dogs!
From the previous intelligence, Liu Yu thought that only Shi Le, Liu Ling's Jie and other miscellaneous barbarians would eat humans for food. He really didn't expect that Wang Mi, who claimed to be the most powerful man in the world, would also eat humans. Quite a rising star.
Therefore, after learning that Wang Mi had repeatedly used people as food on a large scale in Yuzhou, Liu Yu immediately ordered Wang Sang, the younger brother of Wang Mi who was previously captured, to be taken to Jibei County and beheaded in public.
Originally, Liu Yu planned to keep the extremely evil Wang Sang, who might be able to recruit Wang Mi to surrender at some point. But now it seems that the cruel and inhuman Wang Mi, who has been assimilated by the barbarians, is no longer qualified to surrender. .
"What should we reward them with? We don't have any coins or silk." Liu Xun spread his hands and said helplessly.
Since accepting a large number of new refugees and remnants of the Jin army, the Qingzhou army, which was originally very tight in reserves, has already begun to suffer from a shortage of supplies. Today, only grain and cloth are left in the warehouses in Linzi, Luzi and other places. Liu Yu would be very satisfied when he could barely survive the winter.
"If you don't have money or silk, then you should give more sea salt. Anyway, the salt won't go bad, and the Bingzhou salt pond has been cut off for a long time. Salt products in Yuzhou are in short supply."
Liu Yu gave an unambiguous answer to this question.
The most abundant material in Liu Yu's hands now is salt boiled in sea water.
Because the weather in Yongjia for the past five years has been as dry as ever, this has allowed the salt farms along the coast to greatly increase their output. It often only takes five or six days of exposure and cooking to catch up with the output of the previous month or two.
Anyway, the sea is full of water. As long as the sea is not dry, the amount of salt will vary.
"Salt again!?"
When Liu Xun heard that it was salt again, he immediately frowned.
"Chen Wu, Tian Zhen, Tian Lan and others from Suiyang and Yongqiu have all complained that the price of salt in their hands has been reduced several times because you have sent too much salt to counties in Yuzhou. If this continues, they will lose money."
"Nowadays, officials in counties and counties in Yuzhou are rewarded with salt when they receive salary, and rewards for merit are also rewarded with salt. I heard that all private salt dealers in Yuzhou have been squeezed into bankruptcy."
Liu Yu was a little embarrassed when he heard this. The reason for this situation was that he was too poor. These county officials in Yuzhou were originally sent by Liu Yu to serve as human shields. Naturally, he did not intend to invest too much in scarce food, cloth, etc. , the only thing I can get my hands on is these extremely low-cost table salts.
"No problem, tell them that in the future, the salt transported to various states and counties can only be sold in their own county. If they are sold out, they can go to Jingzhou, Jiangzhou and other places. As for the territory of people like Chen Wu and Tian Lan, , they are not allowed to sell at will."
Now Liu Yu has roped in people like Chen Wu and Tian Lan to defend Yanzhou, which is full of Pingchuan, so he must ensure the interests of these begging troops, and this salt is used by Chen Wu and these begging troops to control the powerful people in Wubao. an important means.
Modern people have no idea what it would be like without salt in their daily diet!
Before beggars such as Chen Wu, Tian Zhen and Tian Lan accepted sea salt from Qingzhou on a large scale, in Huaisi and other places in Yuzhou, due to large-scale salt shortage, many people had begun to eat "light food" every day, that is, Food with no salt at all, and various "salt deficiency diseases" soon caused many common people's illnesses.
"They are all the same salt, how can you tell whose salt it is?" Li Feng said with some confusion.
"That's not easy. We'll send soldiers to guard every intersection, just like the officers and soldiers who seized illegal salt in the past. Anyone who dares to transport it privately will be arrested." Zhao Kun responded quickly.
"Bullshit, there is flat land everywhere in Yuzhou, how can it be so easy to check and confiscate?" Li Feng retorted.
"Haha, this problem is not difficult. From now on, the amount of salt given to Chen Wu and the others will be larger than that given to Yuzhou. In this way, the salt in the hands of Chen Wu and the others will definitely be cheaper. The salt in neighboring counties is more expensive than them. , I will definitely not send salt to them, and if I do, I will lose money." Liu Yu said with a chuckle.
"Would this make salt too cheap? If Chen Wu and the others didn't make enough money, wouldn't they be aggrieved again?" Li Feng still didn't understand.
"That's it. The general is not transporting salt to Chen Wu and others to make them rich, but to use it to win over the powerful Wubao under his rule. If they can easily make a lot of money with salt, it will be It’s easy for them to have other thoughts, after all, our army has no extra troops to worry about, and they all know it.”
After listening to Li Feng's words, Dong Ping immediately explained for Liu Yu.
"Oh, in this case, I understand a little bit." Li Feng suddenly felt like he had a sudden realization.
"However, just using these salts as rewards does not seem so solemn, so Xun Song and his supervisors, county magistrates and others should also be given promotions and titles. Well, their specific duties will not change. Let them continue to serve locally and give them some additional posts."
Liu Yu touched his beard as he spoke, thought for a moment and continued.
"If it's just a promotion, it doesn't seem to be enough. Many supervisors and county magistrates are too low-level, and they are not qualified to receive promotion from the court."
In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, official promotion was often a symbol of honor and respect.
Because it is honor and respect, it is not something that ordinary petty officials can enjoy. Officials such as governors, captains, and commanders of counties and counties all belong to the category of "petty officials", so they rarely have anything special. The honorable official rank is used to reward these people. After all, if you have merit, a few more additions in the evaluation or even a transfer is enough. Such low-level officials do not need to be promoted at all.
However, in Liu Yu's plan, under the model of Yuzhou's strong and self-defeating Wubao, these officials at the county magistrate level were the key figures in the powerful Wubao under the commander-in-chief's liaison rule, and they could not easily transfer to other posts.
"How about knighting them?"
After hearing Liu Yu's question, Zhao Kun said on the side.
As soon as Zhao Kun finished speaking, everyone rolled their eyes.
"Fifth-class knighthood, none of us have had a turn, why should we give it to those people? Blind Zhao, you are really blind. Not only blind, but also blind in your heart."
"That's right, it's a good news, but there are really too few of Wang Mi's thieves captured, and there's not enough for them to be knighted."
"A man with the lowest merit is far from qualified. How dare he be promoted to a knighthood?"
Zhao Kun knew he had made a mistake and immediately shrank his head, too lazy to argue.
"Hey, I don't expect you bigots to do this kind of thing. I'd better wait for Xi Jian to come and discuss it with him."
Liu Yu stopped everyone's "siege" on Zhao Kun.
Not long after, Xi Jian, who had been delayed for some time due to other matters, finally arrived.
As an important helper who had just risen to Liu Yu's side, Xi Jian, who had always been famous, was a real celebrity in the eyes of "Lu Zuo" such as Dong Ping and Li Feng.
However, when he saw Xi Jian, before Liu Yu had time to ask about the extra rewards for Yuzhou officials, Xi Jian paid homage first and said.
"General, Xi Jian is brave enough to plead with the general on behalf of a person today. I also ask the general not to refuse!"
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