Lu Buwei looked at Zhao Kuo's eyes and couldn't help but feel his heart tremble.
Zhao Kuo smiled slightly, and then stopped trying to be evasive, and said to Lu Buwei: "If people with lofty ideals from all over the world flock to our city of Handan, there should be a special place to receive them in Handan city, and there should be a special person responsible for management and screening. "
"How is it?" Zhao Kuo said with a faint smile: "Lu Qing, are you generous again? I want to build a recruiting hall to recruit talented people from all over the world. I will use you as the selection officer to inspect the places where talented people are recommended. How about two thousand stones?"
"This!" Lu Buwei suddenly looked horrified when he heard this.
That's right, it's more horrifying than sad. Shocked by Zhao Kuo's generosity, there was no need for him to donate generously. It was clearly a generous donation for himself.
Let's not talk about how heavy the official position of these two thousand stones is. The power of inspection and recommendation alone is extremely heavy. This power is more important than the position of a high official!
Think about it, a group of talents from various countries all come from your own palace, plus the right to select and assess, it can be said that you have the right to recommend Zhao Guo.
Once the scholars from various countries whom he recommended began to work in various departments of Zhao State, as a former recommender, his rights were not as good as those of the prime minister, but more than those of the prime minister.
"My king loves you so much. Even though Buwei is so heartbroken, it's hard to repay him by chance." Lu Buwei immediately knocked his head to the ground.
Zhao Kuo smiled and gently helped Lu Buwei up, and then said: "Since you know the importance of the task here, you should be cautious and do not let outsiders take advantage of it. I hope you will bear in mind the eight words: Select talents for the country, only those who are qualified should be promoted." .”
These eight simple words are not only a requirement for Lu Buwei's work, but also a small hint to Lu Buwei.
Zhao Kuo knew that the ministers of the Warring States period liked to keep retainers, especially Lu Buwei, who had a lot of money in history. He had three thousand retainers like Lord Xinling, so he wrote "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals", which is worth a lot of money.
Zhao Kuo didn't like this. Talented people should serve the country, how can they be reduced to mere followers?
By letting Lu Buwei be the talent selection officer, Zhao Kuo also put an end to Lu Buwei's intention of recruiting disciples. Of course, this idea can only be realized by Lu Buwei slowly later.
"How dare you disobey me!" After hearing this, Lu Buwei was extremely excited and immediately paid his respects again.
After lightly patting Lu Buwei on the shoulder, Zhao Kuo then continued to ask: "In addition to recruiting talents, what other measures can you take to help me gather power?"
"Yes." Lu Buwei immediately replied simply: "There are still two strategies. Externally, those who take over the power of prefectures and counties, Weichen Xian's policy of 're-dividing prefectures and swapping counties'; internally, take over the power of the imperial court Those who have power, Wei Chen offers the strategy of 'reorganizing the center and apportioning power'."
"Let's talk about it one by one." Zhao Kuo suddenly became interested and asked immediately: "What is the meaning of 're-dividing counties and swapping counties'?"
"Report to my king." Lu Buwei continued: "Today, our Zhao Kingdom has four counties: Handan, Daibei, Shangdang, and Hanoi, and more than ten cities in Yan Kingdom. However, among these four counties, Handan County is the most important. It is vast, and if the newly annexed land of Yan State is included, it is almost three times as wide as the land of Daibei. The county governs Handan, and it is too southwest to take into account the newly annexed land in the northeast.
In addition, the two counties of Shangdang and Hanoi were originally one body, and they were both on the front lines against the Qin Dynasty. They felt that they were in a state of despair. After being divided into two counties, there were some difficulties in military mobilization and food supply.
Therefore, we should re-divide the current territory of Zhao State, re-define the boundaries of each county, and increase or decrease one or two counties at the same time to balance the power of each county, and at the same time free up more positions for our king to dispatch. "
Zhao Kuo nodded and said: "Indeed. If we want to resist Qin's attack now, Shangdang and Hanoi counties must coordinate their defenses. It seems possible to consider merging them. Handan is both the capital and a county, and it does have its shortcomings. Redistricting would be a good idea.”
"In your opinion, how should the counties be re-divided?" Zhao Kuo then continued to ask.
"Wei Chen suggested." Lu Buwei dipped his hand into a little tea, and then started to draw on the case table, saying: "Shangdang is bounded by Danshui, and the area to the west is not the same as Hanoi County. It is called Shangdang. , the county governs Yewang City.
To the east of Danshui, across the Hundred Miles of Stone Great Wall, and to the east and south to Xiaquyang City, and to the north to Shangquyang is a county named Zhongshan, which governs the city and the city.
Therefore, the area to the north of Fuliu City in Handan County, including the newly annexed land of Yan State, was called Hejian County, and the county governed Hejian City.
The old dynasty county was cut off from the land south of Quyang to become the new dynasty county;
Therefore, Handan County was cut off from Quyang City to the north of Fuliu City to form the new Handan County.
From the above, our country of Zhao can be divided into five counties. The geographical differences between the counties are almost the same. Only Handan County, where the capital is located, and Shangdang County, which is the front line against the Qin Dynasty, have a slightly wider area.
However, the strengths of each county are almost the same, so they can cope with different situations. Each county can have its own focus, show its capabilities, and make its own contributions. "
Zhao Kuo looked at the deep and shallow watermarks on the table and fell into deep thought for a long time.
As a general of Zhao State, Zhao Kuo had already integrated the landscape of Zhao State into his own blood, and after listening to Lu Buwei's reclassification, he actually had a deeper understanding of the landscape of Zhao State.
It has to be said that Lu Buwei was one of the few strategists in the Warring States Period.
The layout of these five counties alone is enough to explain a lot of things. Although perhaps Lu Buwei did not consider military issues much, it has to be said that even in terms of military, Lu Buwei's layout is impeccable.
"If it is divided by ministers." Zhao Kuo paused for a moment, and then he dipped his fingers in tea and started to draw on the table:
"New Handan County is surrounded by three counties. It only has to face the weak Qi on one side. It is safe and secure. It can be the political and economic center of our country.
The new Shangdang County was a bulwark against the Qin Dynasty and was responsible for the strategy of resisting the Qin Dynasty;
Xindai County is the front line against the Hu, or the future horse farm for our army;
Zhongshan County is the barrier of Handan. Danshui, Bailishi Great Wall and Yanyu City can serve as three lines of defense. At the same time, this place can also be used as a transit place for grain, grass, and troops;
The last Hejian County can be the vanguard of destroying Yan in the future. "
"Aiqing is really thoughtful." After Zhao Kuo analyzed it together, he agreed more with Lu Buwei's classification.
"My king is so complimentary." Lu Buwei said quickly and modestly.
"It's okay to discuss this. The court will report this report to the court in the future." Zhao Kuo was not polite and immediately ordered Lu Buwei.
"Yes." Lu Buwei agreed immediately.
"Then why are counties interoperating?" Zhao Kuo then continued to ask.
"It's easy." Lu Buwei replied: "As it is close to Handan, it is an anointed place. It is inevitable that the chief officials will be fond of leisure and hate work. The bitter cold in Daibei and the strong people's customs will inevitably lead to heroic deeds. As for Shangdang, , the county of Hanoi, and the new policy of farming has been implemented. The intention of the humble minister..."
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