Han Dao world

In fact, speaking carefully, Xiaohuan and Xiaoling are both from Jizhou, but their reputation is too bad, and they have no special care for Jizhou, even the people of Jizhou are unwilling to admit it.

So, in the final analysis, it is still an interest.

If there is no real benefit, even if you are the emperor, you may not be recognized.

For Liu Xie, it is ordinary people who recognize him now.

Although he did not exempt any county—including Handan—from tax, he personally sat in Jizhou, forcibly pushed Dutian, and quickly stabilized the situation in Jizhou, allowing countless people who had been dragged down by the war for more than ten years to have their own. The land basically solved the problem of food.

For this alone, ordinary people in Jizhou recognized him.

As for the rich and powerful families in Jizhou, they are not so polite. They are still waiting to see if the imperial court can bring them tangible benefits and make up for the land they have taken away.

When Liu Xie was talking and laughing with the common people, Yang Biao and Zhou Zhong followed behind, silent.

They have verified the relevant details, and know that Zhuge Liang's political achievements are true, and there is nothing to cover up.The remaining task is to find some problems, lest Zhuge Liang be too proud.

For them, this is not difficult.

Handan does still have many shortcomings, and it is still far from the prosperity of the past.

But this does not prevent them from being surprised by the changes in Handan.

In just one year, Handan can recover to this level.When Zhuge Liang's four-year term ends, Handan will become a famous city in Hebei again, just like it was in history.

If other states and counties can be like Handan, perhaps ten years later, the Great Han will be able to restore its peak strength, and the emperor's Western Expedition will no longer be empty talk on paper.

This is still in the case of a large loss of population.

In 30 or [-] years, when the population gradually recovers, the strength of the Great Han will surpass that of any era in history.

At that time, the Western Expedition may not be feasible, but necessary.

Otherwise, the contradiction of more people and less land cannot be truly resolved.

Connecting these together, they had a little understanding of what the emperor was thinking.

While they were excited, they also had complicated emotions.

Although they have been in office for a long time, they really can't keep up with the emperor's thinking.His vision is not as far-reaching as the emperor's, his consideration is not as thorough as the emperor's, and his confidence is not as firm as the emperor's.

These years, they seem to be helping the emperor, but in fact they have been hindering the emperor.

Come to think of it, it's hard not to be disheartened.

"Jiamou, I will be sixty next year." Yang Biao said softly.

Zhou Zhong glanced at Yang Biao in surprise. "So what? Is it possible that you want to become an official? Even if you want to spoil your grandchildren, it's too late now."

Yang Biao smiled. "If Shi Sun Junrong can pacify Yizhou next year, even if I become an official, I have no regrets. Besides, if I don't become Situ, I can still teach, I can study history, and I can retire forever."

Zhou Zhong nodded knowingly and didn't speak, but felt a little ashamed.

Yang Biao wanted to make way for the scholar Sun Rui, and even more so for Zhao Wen.Yizhou was pacified, and a Yizhou native was appointed as the Sangong, which was undoubtedly the greatest appeasement to the Yizhou people.

For this reason, Yang Biao did not hesitate to retire in his sixtieth year.

He asked himself that he couldn't do it, even if he had decided to put the family's hope on Zhou Yu.

"Wen Xian, it's too early to say these things now." Zhou Zhong said softly: "The top priority is to consider those counties and counties that want to promote land. More."

Yang Biao nodded. "What do you think? Speaking of which, Lujiang was earlier in the field, but this year's results are not very outstanding, and it can only rank in the middle of the Jizhou counties."

Zhou Zhong smiled slightly. "It's not that Lujiang's grades are not good, but that the results of the Jizhou counties are too impressive. Do you remember last year? Lujiang is second only to Hedong and Sanfu."

Yang Biao frowned, hesitated to speak.

Zhou Zhong was a little strange. "Why, you don't agree?"

Yang Biao shook his head, leaned into Zhou Zhong's ear, and said softly: "This year's success in Hedong is not ideal, and it may be lost to everyone."

Zhou Zhong was already prepared, and the corner of his mouth twitched lightly. "Isn't this expected? Although Hedong is rich, it is still inferior to Jizhou after all. It is difficult for a smart woman to cook without rice. Although Xun Wenruo is a talent of thousands of miles, he can't let Hedong surpass the counties of Jizhou."

He lifted his chin. "If you don't believe me, after three years, transfer Kong Ming to Hedong and try."

Yang Biao smiled, and just about to speak, Ju Shou came over and cupped his hands. "Second Duke, excuse me, this is not appropriate."

Yang Biao and Zhou Zhong took a good look at each other and couldn't help but laugh.

Yang Biao's face darkened on purpose, and he shouted softly: "The second lord discusses politics, and you, a servant, dare to speak indiscriminately?"

Ju Shou laughed twice. "I shouldn't comment on politics, but how can I bear to see you make mistakes without reminding me?"

"Mistakes? What mistakes did we make?"

Jushou winked, signaling Yang Biao and Zhou Zhong to look at Zhuge Liang. "Although Zhuge Liang was recommended by the Duke of Zhou, he was trained by the emperor himself. The emperor has his own arrangements for his official career, so why bother him?"

Yang Biao and Zhou Zhong looked at each other and felt that they had made a mistake.

As Jushou said, Zhuge Liang's future is arranged by the emperor himself, so there is no room for them to speak.If you want to transfer Zhuge Liang to Hedong, first ask the emperor if he agrees.

Chapter 1004

Liu Xie heard the whispers between Yang Biao and Zhou Zhong, but he didn't care.

Things have come to this point, it has long been independent of the will of these veterans.Instead, they can only change their attitudes as the situation changes.

It is better to take the initiative to change, and it is okay to change passively. Those who are determined not to change can only stand aside.

Survival of the fittest.

Hearing Jushou's words, he was a little more relieved.

Even middle-aged people are sober.

With a slight smile, Liu Xie talked to the onlookers, asked them about their current lives, and understood their most urgent wishes.

For these ordinary people, their wish is actually very simple, just food and clothing.If possible, it would be more meaty and add two new clothes during the Chinese New Year.

For them, studying, becoming an official, etc., are not considered for them, or they are too far away from them, and it is not time to consider them.

After learning about it, Liu Xie said to Yang Jun and Zhuge Liang: "Food is the most important thing for the people. It is the imperial court's duty to feed the people. Any policy that deviates from this premise is an evil policy."

Yang Jun, Zhuge Liang and the others looked at each other in astonishment, but they didn't dare to speak up for a while.

The emperor's words are not complicated, and can even be said to be simple and easy to understand, but they have completely different educations.

There are many opinions about what is good government and what is bad government, but it is unheard of to judge whether people can have enough food or not.

Yang Jun thought for a while, and said earnestly: "Your Majesty cares for the people, it is out of benevolence. It's just that animals know how to eat well. If there is no education, how can the people be king if they can be fed?"

Liu Xie asked: "Yang Qing, I just said that a policy that does not feed the people is an evil policy, but did you ever say that a policy that feeds the people is kingly?"

Yang Jun was slightly startled, then burst out laughing, and pleaded guilty.

"The minister is dull, and the death penalty is the death penalty."

Liu Xie nodded slightly. "Not doing bad government is the basic principle of being an official. But how can those who aspire to be kings be satisfied with basic preparations? After letting the people have enough to eat, they must be educated and let them become real scholars. If four The people are all scholars, why worry about the failure of the king's way?"

Yang Jun nodded repeatedly. "Your Majesty's words are very true. The ministers are willing to follow His Majesty's teachings and do their best."

Others agreed one after another, only Zhuge Liang's eyes flickered, and he pondered a little.

Liu Xie looked at Zhuge Liang, and the corner of his mouth raised a shallow arc. "Kong Ming, if you have any insight, you might as well speak up."

Zhuge Liang bowed his hands in salute. "Wei. I take the liberty to speak out boldly. I have a slight criticism of what Lord Yang Fu said just now."

Yang Jun was taken aback for a moment, then smiled. "Oh? Please ask Kong Ming for advice."

"I don't dare to take advice." Zhuge Liang bowed again with a smile. "Your Majesty's words are indeed wise and famous, but they were not created by His Majesty. The sages and sages have talked about them a lot. Your Majesty just chooses what is good and follows it. Therefore, we are committed to the king's way, not from the teachings of the Son of Heaven, but from the saints. teaching."

Yang Jun stroked his beard and pondered for a moment. "Kong Ming is right, but I lost my mind." He then said: "But what your majesty said is that the four peoples are all scholars, but no one of the sages and sages said it, but the invention of the emperor. Therefore, I It’s not entirely wrong.”

Zhuge Liang nodded again and again. "Your Majesty's words are serious, how dare Liang, how dare you."

Yang Jun said to Liu Xie again: "Your Majesty, I still have a question."

"You said."

"Food is the heaven of the people, and what is the difference between it and the heaven of the Son of Heaven?"

Liu Xie was taken aback, thought about it carefully, and smiled: "I think there are similarities and minor differences. But what are the similarities and what are the differences, I'm afraid it can't be explained clearly in one or two sentences. If Yang Qing has a good opinion, you may wish to speak freely. "

Just as Yang Jun was about to speak, Yang Biao coughed and interjected, "Let's leave it to the scholars of the Taixue to discuss such matters of exegesis. Your Majesty might as well draw up a topic and let them debate it clearly."

"Alright." Liu Xie took a deep look at Yang Biao and nodded in agreement.

The reason why he didn't answer Yang Jun directly was because this question involved the legitimacy of imperial power.In his view, imperial power has no legitimacy at all.Rather than saying that the monarchy is bestowed by gods and that heaven is a god with personal significance, it is better to say that heaven is the people.

However, although imperial power has no legitimacy, it has the rationality of the times.Under the conditions of today's productive forces, without a unified central government, the locality will only be torn apart and become a mess.

Therefore, it is unrealistic for him to deny the legitimacy of imperial power now.

He can secretly change the concept, replacing the sky above the sky with the people being the sky, but he can't directly shout out such a forward-looking slogan as "serve the people".

Yang Jun sensed the dislocation and asked the question directly.Yang Biao was more perceptive, knowing that this issue involved the imperial power before and after, so he could not easily draw a conclusion and stop it in time. It is undoubtedly a mature statement to suggest that it should be handed over to Taixue for academic discussion first.

He didn't directly object, but scolded Yang Jun on the spot, which in itself shows that his thinking has been shaken, and he no longer firmly believes in the view of divine right of kings.

Otherwise, such a question would not even be discussed at all.

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After seeing Handan, Liu Xie looked at the other four counties.

The performance of these four counties is not as good as that of Handan, but the recovery is not bad.They are envious of Zhuge Liang, but not jealous.

This is inseparable from Zhuge Liang's idea of ​​common development and equal interests.

Handan is not only the most powerful county in Zhao State, but also the seat of the county government. When officials from other counties come to the county to do business, Zhuge Liang will arrange people to receive them, not only inviting them to dinner, but also cooperating with them.

There are many merchants traveling to and from Handan, which require a large amount of food, vegetables, wine and meat. Zhuge Liang did not leave all these opportunities to the people of Handan County, but subcontracted them to different counties according to the actual situation, so that they could also obtain certain amount from it. Interests.

Even the labor needed by merchants, he has allocated a lot of opportunities to other counties.

In short, although Zhuge Liang was only a Handan order, he considered issues from the height of Prime Minister Zhao.This not only relieved the pressure on Yang Jun, but also made the counties happy to see the prosperity of Handan.

On the one hand, Yang Jun knew that Zhuge Liang’s achievements would not stop at the Handan Order, on the other hand, he also admired Zhuge Liang’s ability, and felt that he might not be able to do better. In addition, Zhuge Liang was also a man, and he would discuss everything with him first. It is also happy to sit back and enjoy the success.

Liu Xie had already prepared for this, and it was not surprising at all.

Yang Biao and Zhou Zhong were shocked after watching it.

It is indeed a genius for a young man who has just lost his crown to be a county magistrate for the first time to achieve such results.As for whether it was his own talent or the result of the emperor's training, they couldn't tell the difference, they could only sigh that the young man was awesome.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yang Jun came forward and proposed to adjust the administrative division of Zhao State.

Handan is located at the southern end of Zhao State, which greatly affects the radiation of Handan to other counties.People in Zhongqiu and Bai, which are farthest from Handan, have not benefited from it as much as the counties in Weijun next door.

Yang Jun suggested that the administrative divisions of Zhao State be readjusted to form a situation centered on Handan, so that the distances from the counties under its jurisdiction to Handan are roughly equal in order to maximize efficiency.

This request first aroused the opposition of Situ Mansion.

According to your thinking, I am afraid that Yecheng, the prefecture of Wei County, will be included.

Chapter 1005

It is definitely not a trivial matter to adjust the administrative divisions to restrain the people involved, so Liu Xie will call Sikong Zhou Zhong to Xingzailai to discuss with Situ Yangbiao.

He himself does not participate in it, and is only responsible for reviewing the results of their discussions.

The focus of his work is on the military, which is mainly divided into three parts.

One is Shi Sunrui's plan to attack Yizhou, the other is the follow-up arrangements for Liaodong, and the other is to prepare in advance for possible changes in the situation in the Western Regions.

Regarding the arrangement of how to attack Yizhou, Liu Xie approached Taiwei Chief Shi Yang Fu, asked him his opinion on the current situation, and called relevant personnel from the lecture hall to listen together. Zhou Yu and Sun Ce also participated.

There is a very important question here: Is it reasonable for Taiwei Jia Xu to propose to transfer the Louchuan Battalion of the Northern Army to Jingzhou and command the Jingzhou navy to fight?

Because the Jingzhou war zone was originally assigned to Hussar General Zhang Ji, Zhang Ji and Ding Chong had already arrived in Jiangling and had been preparing for half a year.

Will Zhang Ji and Ding Chong be dissatisfied when Lou Gui, captain of the ship transfer ship school, and others go over at this time?

Yang Fu expressed his views.

First of all, the two-way attack on Yizhou is correct.

Yizhou resisted stubbornly, relying on nothing but Yizhou's mountains and rivers.However, people in Yizhou were not united. Those rich and powerful families opposed Dutian and were unwilling to accept the imperial edict, while ordinary people wished for an early unification.

Therefore, Yizhou's military strength is limited.The two attacks can be divided and conquered, and they can be defeated separately, so that they cannot concentrate their forces and stick to one place.

Secondly, although Yizhou also has naval forces, most of them are deployed in the Yong'an area in the east. The purpose is to guard against enemies coming from Jingzhou.If no offensive forces were arranged in Jingzhou, these navy divisions might go against the current and rush to the Baishuiguan area to block the Northern Army's navy divisions.

Although the Northern Army has a Louchuan battalion, it doesn't have many real warships. Facing the Yizhou Navy, there is basically no chance of winning.