"Tsk! Yibo, I know you are capable and motivated, but you are still too young!"
Regarding Feng Yibo's confidence, even Prince Teng's city couldn't help but sneer at it and shook his head:
"Some things are evils that have been going on for thousands of years and cannot be solved by just anyone."
The depth of water in the border areas is beyond the imagination of outsiders.
Although this nephew-in-law has also led troops, his methods and abilities are not bad.
But from Wang Ziteng's point of view, he obviously lacked some insight.
Where is Bian Town?
In his opinion, the several battles Feng Yibo commanded were not small.
But I haven't even seen the cavalry massing and charging, and it can't be compared to the tragedy on the border.
Where do you think the unruliness of the border soldiers came from?
People who have not experienced it personally cannot truly understand what war is!
A place that has been preparing for war for a long time is not reasonable with you!
"Boy, Mr. Wang is right about this matter. This kind of thing is much more complicated than you think."
Without waiting for Feng Yibo's response, Chen Qinzhi nodded in agreement and said:
"To put it in the simplest terms, you can still control whether the money is given to you, but you can't control what happens after it is given. If the money is not distributed to the next level, how are you going to solve it?"
In this era, it was difficult for the court to extend its power to the grassroots.
In terms of administration, it is emphasized that "imperial power does not go to the countryside", and rural elders, squires, etc. are in charge of it.
In the military, in order to avoid the situation of "the soldiers do not know the generals, and the generals do not know the soldiers", the power of appointment and dismissal at the bottom level has been delegated.
This makes the military everywhere look like a monolith, and no one can interfere if they want to.
Although Chen Qinzhi was not like Wang Ziteng, he personally went to the border to lead troops.
But he didn't know anything about border issues.
Seeing him helping, Wang Ziteng immediately became energetic and decided to teach Feng Yibo a lesson, so he continued:
"The rewards given by the imperial court will be guaranteed from me to the commander-in-chief of each town at most, and I can't guarantee anything below that."
The implication is that he can ensure that he himself is not greedy, but he cannot stop others from being greedy.
If the tube is too wide, it can easily cause rebound below.
Even he will have difficulty convincing the public when the time comes.
"After all, it's just what I'm used to."
Feng Yibo sneered and muttered:
"Actually, as long as you find a way to distribute it to specific people, it doesn't matter even if someone takes it back. If things go on like this, those who dare to take back the reward will also lose their reputation."
This is to repay the other person with his own way, and use human nature to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron.
If the reward was not given, the soldiers would only blame the court.
But if it is given to the hands of the soldiers below, it will be taken back.
Then this hatred will accumulate towards the person who takes it back.
I'm afraid not many soldiers would dare to try this!
Although this idea is somewhat idealistic, it may not be impossible to achieve.
However, the implementation process is not that easy.
If you think about the implementation, you will inevitably encounter many obstacles, whether explicit or implicit.
"The other thing is that all funds must have clear accounts, otherwise it will be treated as corruption."
For controlling the flow of funds, Feng Yibo's method is to keep accounts.
He helped check the Xue family's accounts.
Double-entry accounting still has its advanced nature in this era.
As long as Feng Yibo sends someone to keep the account books, he can basically guarantee the whereabouts of the funds.
But Wang Ziteng frowned for a while after hearing this, and finally shook his head and sighed:
"The consequence of what you do is to shake the morale of the military. If the people below do not obey the superiors, how can we still fight?"
What Feng Yibo said seems feasible.
But in Wang Ziteng's eyes, it was just talk on paper.
In his opinion, there is no need to ask the question of whether he will take it back after he gets it.
From what he knew, there were not a few people who blatantly drank the blood of soldiers.
What's more, it's just a temporary reward, why don't you dare to take it back?
But once or twice, I can barely suppress it with prestige.
If you collect too many times, you will inevitably lose people's hearts.
When accumulation reaches a certain level, rebellion will inevitably occur!
This would be fine elsewhere, and at most the guards would be dispatched to suppress it.
But if it happens in the border area, it might give the Tatars an opportunity to take advantage of it.
When the time comes, iron hoofs will inevitably trample the pass again.
It’s really a waste of money!
Feng Yibo naturally understood what he meant, but he smiled and said:
"So, let's slowly replace all the people with people who can accept the new rules. Won't this problem be solved?"
Accept the new rules and let's play with you.
If you don't accept the new gameplay, just change it.
This was his next plan to rectify the rule of officials.
Wang Ziteng was surprised when he heard this and said hesitantly:
"Do you have so many people who can lead troops?"
Donghai County has plenty of them!
Feng Yibo does have it, but he can't use it.
But he was not without other preparations.
"As long as the wind is released, there will be many who can lead troops and want to go. When the time comes, whoever accepts it will go!"
If the founding lineage is not good, choose among the new rich. If the new rich are not good, choose among the military.
If you want to find someone to lead troops, there are plenty of them!
But Chen Qinzhi heard the implication and couldn't help but sigh:
"If you do this, your reputation will be ruined!"
If you spread such rumors, you can finally get a position for someone.
Regardless of whether he receives benefits or not, Feng Yibo will inevitably get a reputation as a "power manipulator"!
Not many people may know about the reform, but such a reputation will hardly end well.
"At most, someone will impeach me for selling my official position and appointing a private person."
Feng Yibo himself was open-minded and added with a smile:
“It’s not like no one in Dawei has done this before!”
This statement obviously meant something.
When Wang Ziteng heard the sound of the string and knew its elegant meaning, he also sighed:
"Even Emperor Taizong wouldn't dare to betray the officials of the border town!"
Emperor Tiantai made a very bad start, even the Dragon Guards guarding the palace dared to sell it.
Emperor Jingshun followed suit and sold the officials in Beijing.
Now Feng Yibo has gone one step further and is actually preparing to become a border official!
If this becomes a regular practice, it is estimated that the Wei Dynasty will not be passed down for several generations.
But what Feng Yibo thinks about is that he will have follow-up reforms to follow.
Once the system is improved, the truth about the reform will naturally come to light.
Of course, improving the system will only happen when the time comes.
The premise is that all the previous methods are implemented one by one, otherwise he may not be able to escape the title of "Cai Jing of the Great Wei".
Feng Yibo here is ready to sacrifice his reputation and exchange blood with the real army.
The three of them discussed the feasibility of this matter for a long time.
On the other side, Rong Mansion is facing a house raid.
At this time, all the slaves in Rong Mansion were gathered together and surrounded by soldiers and were not allowed to move around.
As the saying goes: Copying a house is like using a grate.
The soldiers outside were searching the rooms one after another, not missing any valuable items.
It stands to reason that when a house is ransacked, no matter the master or the slave, only one piece of clothing will be left, and the rest will be confiscated.
But Rongfu is different after all.
The people who came to check were Long Jinwei's people again.
Naturally, enough dignity was left for the Queen Mother's family.
Before the house was ransacked, all unrelated people and women were kept away.
Otherwise, even the female students would have to stand in the courtyard.
Mrs. Shi took Nu Juan, Jia Zheng, Baoyu and others to the Grand View Garden.
At this time, a group of people were gathering in Hengwu Garden to wipe their tears.
Listening to the cries that filled the room, Mrs. Shi could not help but feel sad and sighed:
"What evil has the Jia family done!"
Ever since Yuanchun became the Queen Mother, her natal family, the Rong Mansion, had not benefited from it at all.
First, men could not hold actual positions, which cut off their official careers in the Rong Mansion.
When Mrs. Wang entered the palace, Yuan Chun also said that this was to protect the Jia family from criticism from the court.
It is said that when the emperor grows up, he will be given generous salaries by high-ranking officials.
This statement temporarily stabilized Rong Mansion's anxiety.
But then, the Shandong Incident happened, and the Queen Mother failed to save the Jia family!
In the Rong Mansion, the front leg just went to finish their duties, and the back leg came to ransack the house again.
You know, Rongfu and the Queen Mother are one family.
Those who didn’t know it thought they had offended the Queen Mother!
Jia Zheng was very agitated at this time, but he could only sigh:
"Thunder, rain, and dew are all your kindness. Mother should say less."
His Shourong Marquis is still there, and is not within the scope of confiscating his house and leaving his post.
It's just that this is Rongguo Mansion, and Jia She inherited the title as the eldest son.
Naturally, the entire Rong Mansion was ransacked.
Although Jia Zheng has a title, he is not the legal heir here.
This is the Rong Mansion, not the Shourong Hou Mansion.
He, the Marquis of Shou Rong, could only watch helplessly as Rong Mansion was raided.
Fortunately, Jia Zheng is an honest man.
Although I don't understand Yuanchun's approach, I still choose to support it.
Especially for what happened in Shandong, he was deeply saddened.
As a younger brother, he was deeply ashamed of what Jia She had done.
But no matter how upright his character is, it will not delay his boredom.
No matter what, it was his home that was ransacked!
Fortunately, this time the house raid was more of a formality.
All the valuable things in the mansion were sent to the Grand View Garden in advance.
This is the Empress Dowager's palace for visiting relatives and is not within the scope of the house raid.
But even so, the losses ahead will not be less.
Yuanchun also said that there would be rewards and compensation later.
Ke Rong Mansion was raided, and the face lost could never be made up for.
"Old lady, the Queen Mother is also forced to have no choice. This time, the eldest master has really committed a huge crime. Not to mention confiscating his family and removing him from office, even if he is not exiled, it is already a great favor from the emperor!"
Mrs. Wang felt unhappy, but she still explained to her daughter.
Mrs. Xing wanted to refute a few words, but what Jia She did made her ashamed to refute.
"The Queen Mother is indeed not to blame for this matter!"
However, Jia Rong, who came to take care of her, interrupted at this time:
"At that time, the Queen Mother wanted to treat her lightly, but she was forced by Feng Yuan and her people. She had no choice but to cure our family's sins!"
The Ning Mansion was not involved in Shandong affairs. Jia Rong had been out and about these days and heard a lot of complaints about Feng Yibo.
Seeing that the whole family was forced to do this, he couldn't help but speak out.
"Where did Rong'er hear this nonsense? Brother Zhen knows it's nonsense. Watch your skin carefully!"
Tanchun raised his eyebrows when he heard this and couldn't help but said:
"Brother Feng is an old relative of our family. Not to mention Sister Bao and Lin Yatou, even the second sister is also in his house. How could he harm the uncle?"
She has always felt that in Rongfu there are many people who enjoy wealth and honor, but no one can make plans.
Sooner or later you will fail on your own.
It's just that God took care of it and gave birth to the Queen Mother Yuanchun.
She once thought that the Jia family could last for several more generations.
Unexpectedly, the defeat came so quickly.
Rongfu, who had just returned to the top, was knocked to the ground.
Fortunately, it's not an abyss.
But for the defeat of Rong Mansion, it was obvious that he could not blame others.
There are some things that Tanchun cannot say in front of the elders.
That is because she always believed that such a family could not be killed by others.
Only by committing suicide can one be completely defeated.
What Jia She did now confirmed her thoughts.
In addition, she has always been on good terms with Yingchun and has a good impression of Feng Yibo.
Only then did Tanchun stand up and say a few words to Jia Rong as her aunt.
"Third aunt doesn't know something. Although Feng Yuan is related to us, he is not of the same mind as us!"
Jia Rong felt that the knowledge of boudoir girls was limited, so he explained to her:
"Although he has a title, he is a civil servant. He has never bothered to hang out with our relatives. That is to say, Rong Ning's second house is just fine. Among our relatives, Feng Yuan..."
"No rules!"
Jia Zheng frowned and reprimanded, then said:
"The Feng family is related to us, and Yibo is also your elder. You keep calling Feng Yuan? What do you think of a prince?"
When Tanchun spoke, Jia Rong dared to reply.
As soon as Jia Zheng opened his mouth, he, a grandson, did not dare to talk back.
Hearing this, Jia Rong hurriedly bowed aggrievedly and said:
"What the master said is that Ronger realized her mistake."
Jia Zheng's irritability had nowhere to vent, just a few more words of reprimand.
Unexpectedly, Jia Mu suddenly said:
"Go and call Lian'er. The old lady wants to ask, what grudge does this Feng Yuan have against our Jia family?"
She listened to everything Jia Rong said.
Like Jia Zheng, Jia Mu also had nowhere to vent her anger.
After hearing that this matter was related to Feng Yibo, I naturally found an outlet.
When Jia Zheng heard this, he quickly advised:
"Mother!"
Jia Mu glanced at him sideways and sneered:
"What's the matter? I can't even call him by his name?"
Jia Zheng hesitated for a moment and sighed:
"Now that Yibo is a prince of the country, how can he let us call him around?"
When Jia Mu heard this, she sneered and said:
"Don't talk about the prince, even if he becomes the prince, won't he be my grandson-in-law?"
Daiyu is just close to passing the test. In this day and age, she can change her tune.
Therefore, Jia Mu is not considered to be relying on her old age.
When Jia Zheng heard this, he still looked embarrassed and said:
"Having said that, but..."
"But what?"
Jia Mu frowned and said doubtfully:
"I just asked you to call Lian'er over. What do you mean by the lord of the country?"
At this point, she came to her senses, stared at Jia Zheng and asked:
"Could it be that you also know about this?"
"know a little."
Jia Zheng naturally knows!
Because he was there at the time!
However, the men of the Jia family did not elaborate on it after they came back.
Jia She and Jia Lian are shameless!
After all, this was something they committed and implicated Rong Mansion.
As soon as the father and son came back, they went to the ancestral hall to kneel and apologize to their ancestors!
Until now, two people have not come out.
Jia Zheng briefly talked about the cause and result.
He omitted the part where Feng Yibo and the ministers forced the palace.
The civil and military forces of the entire dynasty forced the palace, and saying so would only make the women of the Jia family panic.
Unexpectedly, this kid Jia Rong didn't tell her sooner or later.
Why did I bring this up during the house raid?
"Tell me! The old woman wants to know how Feng Yuan dealt with the Jia family!"
