Great Wei Nengchen

After going through untold hardships, when Xiao Yi led the brigade and finally came to Shanyang County City, he was stunned by the scene he saw in front of him!

The collapsed city wall, the silted moat, the barren fields, and those emaciated and lifeless people, this is the Shanyang County City that Xiao Yi saw. If it wasn't for the guide's insistence on not leading the wrong way, Xiao Yi must have thought he was I came to the wrong place. This broken place is not so much a county town as it is the head of the beggar gang. There is really no worst, only worse!

"My subordinate Shanyang County Master Book-Qin Yu sees the prefect!" A young man with ragged clothes and a sad face led several small officials with cold noses to welcome Xiao Yi's arrival in front of the same dilapidated city gate. .

There are no welcome crowds, no large slogans, no welcome banquets... In short, nothing!

"You are the master of Shanyang County!"

"It's the villain!"

"Why did you come to greet me? Where is the Juncheng?" Xiao Yi asked with some doubts. The Juncheng is the deputy of the prefect and is also a high-ranking official appointed by the state. Now that the new prefect has taken office, it stands to reason that the Juncheng should come out to greet him, but But there is no sign, is it to give yourself a blow?

"My lord, there is no magistrate here!" Qin Yu lowered his head slightly!

"What about Shanyang Junwei?" The Junwei is the highest military officer in the area, and is also appointed by the court. In theory, he is the right-hand man of the prefect!

"My lord, no!" Qin Yu bent down.

"What about the magistrates of the counties? Not at all!" The black line on Xiao Yi's face, without him, he would have drawn his sword to kill people. Could it be that the eunuch himself is a poor commander?

"There are some!" Qin Yu pointed at the officials behind him with a drenching nose and said embarrassingly, "They are!"

"Five county magistrates? How many counties are there in Sanyang County?"

"Returning to my lord, according to the Han system, Sanyang County has 23 counties under its jurisdiction!"

"There are only five county magistrates in 23 counties!" Xiao Yi swayed and almost fell off his horse. He didn't need to ask if he could still be the prefect happily. The eighteen missing ones definitely didn't exist either. !

Xiao Yi was disappointed, and Master Qin Yu was even more disappointed than him. Shanyang County has had many difficulties and troubles in the past few years. Recently, "General Zhengdong" Mr. Cao put down the Yellow Turban bandits in one fell swoop and began to clean up the place. He has been looking forward to sending a shrewd and capable prefect When adults come, celebrities such as Xun Yu, Xun You, and Cheng Yu are good choices, but I have been looking forward to it, but I didn't expect that a young man would come in the end. It must be a wet-blooded baby boy, how can he manage Sanyang County well?

Ghosts don't believe it!

The director Qin Yu suddenly felt that the future of Shanyang County was dark, and God would not help the people here!

"Go, let's enter the city!" Xiao Yi ordered a large group of troops to station outside the city, and brought a group of personal soldiers to the city. This will be his territory from now on, so it is necessary to get acquainted with it first!

The area of ​​Shanyang County City is not small, with a circumference of more than ten miles. It can be seen that it used to be a rich and large county, but now, the houses are collapsing everywhere, the streets are filthy, and the people see the new prefect When the adults came, they rushed up one after another, but they didn't come to welcome and cheer, but to sell their last bit of property - children!

"My lord, please do me a favor, buy a few and go back to be servants, you are obedient and obedient!"

"Three noodles for one baby, buy two get one free, my lord..."

"Ten noodles are exchanged for a big girl with yellow flowers. It is absolutely suitable to buy back to warm the bed..."

"Selling sons and daughters, how difficult it is for the common people!" Qin Yu, who was in charge of leading the way, did not drive away those common people, but hoped that Xiao Yi would help, "Your Excellency, let's buy a few, it can be regarded as giving them a way of life!"

"This general never buys or sells people. They are human beings, not livestock!" Xiao Yi has always been known for being ruthless, but looking at these sallow and emaciated common people, as well as those children and women with grass sticks stuck in their heads, "Oh my god!" , what is the world!"

"Come here, distribute all the food on your body to the people!" Xiao Yi gave an order, and the guards behind him took out bread, dried meat and other food from their bosoms. Relying on hunting all the way, the Xuanjia Army did not starve until they went up and down!

"Thank you, my lord!..."

"My lord, be merciful!..."

The common people fell to their knees in wailing. It was their biggest dream to have a full meal, and this 'dream fulfiller' is now Xiao Yi!

As the prefect of a county, I have the responsibility and obligation to feed the people under my rule, otherwise I am ashamed to the heavens!

"Master Qin, Shanyang County is located at the center of the three prefectures, and it is surrounded by mountains and rivers. It is rich in products. It should be a first-class rich place. Why is it so dilapidated now?"

"My lord, it's hard to explain in one word?" The master secretary Qin Yukou wailed, pointing to the dilapidated city wall and said, "Shanyang County is the center of the three states, but it is also a battleground for military strategists. Since the first year of Emperor Ling-Zhongping Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, here has been a series of calamities. The bandit army and the officers and soldiers have repeatedly seen each other here. Guangjun City has been attacked by bandits three times. No one dares to take office!

As the saying goes, bandits pass like a grate, and soldiers pass like a razor. When the Yellow Turban bandits come, they will naturally burn, kill and loot. Sanyang County, which was originally prosperous, has become like this! "

Xiao Yi nodded, expressing his understanding. In fact, it is not only in Shanyang County, but also in the whole Han Dynasty. Over the years, the Yellow Turban Army, the Official Army, the Xiliang Army, and the coalition forces of the feudal lords have fought and fought constantly. That's really 'fight for the city, kill people to fill the city, fight for land to fight, kill people to fill the wild! '

Some time ago, when he was drunk, Cao Cao recited a song "Walking in Hao Li", which touched him deeply:

There are righteous men in Kanto, and they raise troops to fight against the gangsters.In the early days, when I met with Tianjin, my heart was in Xianyang.

The army is not in the same strength, hesitates and walks wildly.Snobbery makes people fight, and heirs kill each other.

The title of Huainan's younger brother is engraved in the north.The armor is full of gnats, and all surnames die.

The bones of the dead are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles.Living people leave behind one hundred and one, and the thought of it breaks people's hearts.

At that time, Cao Cao finished a poem, picked up the jug and drank it vigorously, and finally got drunk. The people sitting at the banquet, the civil servants wept, and the generals were silent.

"Why didn't you run away?" Xiao Yi glanced at the haggard Qin Yu, now he finally knew why he was getting old before he got old, it was heartbreaking!

"I was appointed by the court of the Great Han Dynasty - Yanzhou - Shanyang County - the chief secretary. As a Han official, my duty is to be loyal!" Although he still looked sad, Qin Yu tried his best to straighten his back this time. Courtier, he is very proud!

"Very good! You are a loyal minister of the Han family!" Xiao Yi nodded approvingly, but it is a pity that there are not many such loyal ministers. Nowadays, more careerists, warlords, and treacherous heroes roam the land of China. , hero...

"Let's go back to the camp!" Xiao Yi didn't stay in the prefect's mansion, although it must be more comfortable than the cold military tent, gentle township, hero's tomb, now is not the time to enjoy it!

That night, Xiao Yi held a banquet in his big tent, and entertained the chief secretary Qin Yu and the five poor county magistrates who had positions but no powers. No matter what their abilities were, the fact that they could never leave under such difficult conditions showed that Their character and conduct are good!

Such talents are credible and available!

"Shanyang County has a total of 23 counties. There were more than 27 households in Hanling Emperor, with a population of more than 300 million. It is a first-class county, but now? There are only more than 130 left. household, with a population of less than 3, Mr. Cao, you really sent me a good job!" Closing the household registration book, Xiao Yi also had a big headache for a while, and the 15 refugees he brought needed to be resettled, and the 10,000+ people here I also need disaster relief and relief, but I have no money or food in my hands, so I can't let them drink cold water!

"Shanyang 23 counties, how is the situation now? How many people can still obey orders?"

"My lord, now the 23 counties are basically independent, and no one obeys orders!" Qin Yu was fighting desperately with a piece of venison, and his mouth was full of oil. He hadn't had a full meal for some days. He didn't expect to be able to eat meat today. Based on this, his affection for Xiao Yi skyrocketed!

"Who are the people entrenched in these places now?"

"Returning to my lord, most of the places in Shanyang are now controlled by big clans. These people are local snakes who dominate one side. They organize their own troops and build fortresses. They don't obey the government's deployment at all. They even expel officials and assassinate the tax officials sent by the court. Officials, what's more, they even established their own official positions, as if they regarded themselves as small vassal states!

There is also the vicinity of Mangdang Mountain, where the terrain is complex and easy to hide. Now it has become a paradise for bandits. They occupy the mountain as king and loot everywhere. Even several surrounding counties are now occupied by them. It is said that some of them are more powerful. The thieves and bandits still proclaimed themselves kings in the mountains, built palaces, canonized hundreds of officials, and were so arrogant! "

"Refugees, miscellaneous taxes, military disasters, big households, and bandits!" Xiao Yi wrote down the five major problems that plagued Shanyang County on a white paper. Everything is messy and the people's livelihood is dying. Where should he start?

"Forget it, let's start with killing and standing up!"

273. Chapter 273 Tiger's Power

The new official took office three fires!This is common sense that everyone knows, but Xiao Yi's fire is a bit big?

On the second day after taking office, Xiao Yi, in the name of the prefect of Shanyang County, issued an official document to the powerful forces in various places, roughly saying that there was no boss in this place before, so it was a mess. Now that your boss has come, it is My father and I, now everyone will come to Shanyang County to pay homage to me. In addition, you will send me all the money and food that you have owed to the court in one go, and the future taxes must be paid in full. There must be no mistakes!

In the end, Xiao Yi also gave a deadline, three days, if you don't come after three days, you will be responsible for the consequences!

"My lord, is this prefect's order to be polished up before it is issued!" Qin Yu, the chief secretary, was about to cry. The order issued by the majestic prefect of a county is not as good as a five-year-old child, and all It's foul language, it's really degrading!

"Polishing? No, it's just a group of bandits. Can they understand your formal proclamation? This is the best. Remember, from now on, all orders from the prefect will be written in this way. Be sure to be simple, straightforward, and easy to write." Understand!"