After the major award is completed, the next step is the award of the rank of captain.

Compared with the fact that there are only a dozen colonel-level officers, there are more than 100 captain-level officers, and logically speaking, such a ratio is a bit unreasonable. According to the conventional ratio, the ratio of colonel-level officers to captain-level officers should be 1:2, that is, if there is one colonel-level officer, there should be two captain-level officers. However, now that the reform of the military system in Youzhou has just been established, the rank of the officer cannot be determined. If you only count the number of enemies killed, then among Yuan Chang's 200,000 soldiers and horses, at least tens of thousands of people can obtain the rank of captain, which is also unreasonable. Therefore, Yuan Chang could only select more than 100 outstanding generals from the army, not only with force, but also with the art of war and good command ability, and awarded the rank of captain. In the future, the proportion of military ranks will be more coordinated.

More than 100 generals who have obtained the rank of lieutenant are very excited, and if they can obtain the rank of captain, at least their families have the qualifications to live in the family home, so they can not suffer the pain of being separated from their families. These more than 100 generals who have attained the rank of lieutenant have naturally become models for other soldiers to look up to, hoping that one day they will also receive such honors, or higher honors.

When Yuan Chang held the award ceremony in Beijing, the descendants of the Cui family in Anping County also gathered together to discuss Yuan Chang's reform and change.

"Cui Lu, is that really what Youzhou Mu Yuan Chang said?"

In the hall of the Cui family's mansion in Anping County, at this moment, more than 20 people gathered, including an old man with gray temples, a middle-aged man with vigorous spirit, and a young man who has not yet taken off his childishness. The people in the hall are the descendants of the Cui family in Boling County, and they are gathered together at this moment. Naturally, it was because they were discussing Yuan Chang's affairs. And the person standing in the center of the hall and talking was Cui Tong who had returned from Youzhou.

"Back to the third uncle, Youzhou Mu is indeed like this, and it is also like this. ”

After returning to Cui's house in Anping County, Cui Tong told Yuan Chang's reform and reform. Originally. The Cui family of Anping County is ready to shift the family's focus to Yuan Chang, but now Yuan Chang's approach is not in the interests of the Cui family. Therefore, the head of the Cui family hurriedly summoned the descendants of the family together to discuss. However, sitting in the center of the hall were three old men, who were the only remaining elders of the Cui family in Anping County.

Now the head of the Cui family in Anping County is named Cui Zhen, who is middle-aged, calm and atmospheric, and manages the Cui family in an orderly manner, and Cui Zhen has contributed a lot. And Cui Zhen's father was also the previous head of the Cui family in Anping County. Don't think that Cui Zhen was able to become the head of the Cui family because of his father, there is naturally no relationship between the two.

The reason why the great families have been able to exist for a long time, longer than the dynasties, is because they have their own set of rules of conduct. The heir to the royal family is usually the eldest son, and as long as there is no rebellion, or there is no doubt that the eldest son will ascend the throne. It doesn't matter if this eldest son is incompetent or amazing. Nor will it be transferred by anyone's will. Just like the Jin Dynasty of the Sima family, one of the emperors is a fool, and a fool comes to be the emperor, and the consequences can be imagined. The reason why the Jin Dynasty did not exist for a long time and was cowardly was in addition to the control of the family. Heirs are also an issue. However, the family chooses the head of the family, but does not follow the system of the eldest son.

As long as they are the descendants of the family, they all hope to be elected to the position of the head of the family.

The Cui family of Anping County is based on poetry and writing, and it will be benevolent etiquette, therefore. There will be no children of the family who use despicable means to murder the elders of the family and rise to the throne. This often happens to some nouveau riche families, whose children have not been nurtured by poetry and classics, have not been cultivated by the family, and often do whatever it takes to fight for power and profit, and the degree of struggle is comparable to the struggle for the throne. In the eyes of the family, there is only the interests of the family, but not the interests of the country, so it is more conscientious to build the family than to serve the country. The children who are focused on cultivating in the family are all dragons and phoenixes among people, but there is no doubt about this.

And like the Yuan family where Yuan Chang is located, the fourth and third princes seem to be extremely respected, however, the Yuan family is an unscrupulous nouveau riche family, after the Eastern Han Dynasty, it began to make a fortune, and now it is only more than a hundred years, and the family can cultivate a few promising children? Yuan Shao is better, Yuan Shu is simply mud that can't support the wall; Yuan Ji and the two were a little reluctant to serve as the chief guards of a county; only Yuan Ji went back and became an official in the imperial court, but unfortunately he was killed by Dong Zhuo; as for Yuan Chang, before he crossed over, he was completely a waste second-rate person, and I am afraid that he would not even be recorded in the history books, so as not to waste pen, ink and paper.

Cui Zhen is known for his talents, and he can be said to be prosperous among the Cui family in Anping County. Seeing the potential of Yuan Chang in Bohai County before, Cui Zhendang even made a decision to invest the family's focus on Yuan Chang. If it weren't for Yuan Chang's reform and change of law this time, the damage to the family would be enough to benefit, and Cui Zhen would not be able to make a decision, I am afraid that Cui Zhen would have made a decision a long time ago.

And the third uncle in Cui Lu's mouth is the brother of Cui Zhen's grandfather. Cui Zhen's grandfather had more than a dozen brothers, and now there are only three left, all of whom are in their eighties. Now in the face of the family's major choice, these three older generations naturally have to stand up.

The third uncle in Cui Tong's mouth was named Cui Ru, and after hearing Cui Lu's answer, he turned his head to look at the other two old men on the side and asked, "Seventh brother, eighth brother, what do you think?"

The seventh and eighth brothers in Cui Ru's mouth are naturally Cui Ru's half-brothers. Hearing Cui Ru's inquiry, the old man named Cui Dan stroked his gray beard and said bluntly: "Land is the foundation of the survival of our family, if there is no land, how can our family develop? How can we feed hundreds of children of the family? Since Yuan Chang Xiao'er is reckless, then our family does not need to follow him, and there is another way to find the master, what is there to discuss such a thing? Could it be that you think that our family should hand over the land to Yuan Chang, and we will sit and eat empty, which is simply ridiculous. ”

The eighth Cui Tao didn't speak, but he nodded approvingly. As the older generation, they naturally put their family at the forefront, for the sake of the family, they don't even want their own lives, and now Yuan Chang's policy is to dig up the foundation of their family. How could the three older generations, who valued their families more than their own lives, allow this to happen?

"Zhen'er, the opinions of your seventh and eighth uncles are my opinions, what to do now, do you know?" Receiving the response of the two brothers, Cui Ru's tone was flat. But the meaning of the words is clear. As for gathering the descendants of the family to discuss, in fact, it is just a formality. Once the three older generation of uncles and grandparents appeared, they had no right to speak at all.

For the three older generations who didn't ask their opinions as the head of the family, Cui Zhen was not angry. The three uncles are also for the sake of the Cui family, not for individuals. As the saying goes, there is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure, for such an old treasure, how can Cui Zhen be disrespectful to them.

"The third uncle, the seventh uncle. The eighth uncle and nephew have different opinions. Cui Zhen saluted to the three uncles, his tone was firm but respectful.

"Oh, really, you have a different opinion, so let's hear it. ”

For Cui Zhen not implementing the decision of the three of them, Cui Ru was also not angry. The survival rule of the family, when facing major family matters, there will be no words. Therefore. Cui Ru and the three of them also looked solemn, listening to Cui Zhen's different opinions.

Cui Zhen arched his hand. straightened his sleeves, his face was straight, and he said solemnly: "Third uncle, seventh uncle, eighth uncle, if there is chaos today." In troubled times, the heroes of various places are divided. In the north, there are Yuan Shao in Jizhou, Yuan Chang in Youzhou, and Sun Ce in Dongwu, Yuan Shu in Yangzhou, and Liu Biao in Jingzhou in the south. Liu Yan in Yizhou; in the west, there are Ma Teng, Han Sui, and Sili in Liangzhou, which are also controlled by Dong Zhuo's old subordinates, Li Dao and Guo Yan; and in the east, Cao Cao of Yanzhou and Tao Qian of Xuzhou. In the past, Yuan Chang only occupied a county in Bohai, and there were tens of thousands of armored soldiers under his command, and the equipment was even more innovative and creative, and the elite was incomparable; There are Guo Jia, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and others in the distance; after that, there is Tai Shi Ci in Nanpi City to repel Tian Kai in a battle, it is also famous; now Yuan Chang is to obtain Youzhou, Gongsun Zhan's soldiers and horses are all under Yuan Chang, the son of Liu Yu, the former Youzhou assassin Liu Yu also returned to Yuan Chang, and now Youzhou can be said to have been completely controlled by Yuan Chang. When it comes to ability, Yuan Chang can rank among the top five in the world, and his nephew and grandson look at Yuan Chang's actions, he is a person with affection. If our Cui family can help Yuan Chang before he grows up, it will definitely bring great glory to my Cui family. As for the land mentioned by the three uncles, it is not necessary. ”

Cui Zhen paused, saw that the three old treasures were listening to his words, sorted out the thoughts in his head, and then said: "The reason why the family needs a lot of land is just to be able to leave enough wealth for their children and grandchildren to be able to support the many children of the family. However, as long as you have enough wealth, in fact, it doesn't matter whether you have land or not. During the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian sent an envoy to the Western Regions and created the Silk Road, and the rare and exotic goods brought from the Western Regions could be exchanged for a large amount of money in the Central Plains of our country, and the silk, porcelain and other items in the Central Plains of our Central Plains could also be exchanged for a large amount of property. For many reasons, the Silk Road has been broken. However, judging by Yuan Chang's actions, it seems that he had a plan to reopen the Silk Road, and when Yuan Chang was in Bohai County, he also had the idea of building a big ship and going to sea to trade with foreign countries. As long as these benefits are obtained, even if there is no land, our family will not decline, and may become more prosperous than before. ”

As Cui Zhen said, the reason why the family has been annexing land is not because of interests. If they take a lot of land and have no profit, what use will they come to? And because of their status, status, fame, and so on, they do not have to pay taxes, or they only need to pay a small amount of taxes, so that they can obtain innumerable profits by occupying a large amount of land and having enough tenant farmers. However, if you are able to do business, how can you get less profit than farming?

As for saying that business is a lowly industry, it is just a phrase on the lips.

The great families looked down on merchants and considered business to be a cheap business. However, the big families are actually the most frequent families in business, and if they only rely on the money they have from farming, how can they ensure that they have rich and prosperous lives? Therefore, in fact, each family has its own business under its name. The reason why they pay lip service to despise and despise business behavior is only to ensure their transcendent status. In the eyes of the people of the family, business is an indispensable means to make a fortune, and there is no one.

"In these troubled times, if a family like ours does not have a strong force to protect it, it is difficult to guarantee its family property. Just like the big family in Guanzhong, when Dong Zhuo entered the pass, he killed a lot, and there was not one in the family in Guanzhong. And the reason why this happened was because those families were reluctant to get the land and property left by their ancestors, and they were reluctant to relocate and transfer, so that the huge family wealth was cheapened by Dong Zhuo. And when today's heroes are both talented and affectionate, the only person who is good friends with my Cui family is Yuan Chang. Now that our family has such a relationship with Yuan Chang, why don't we take the opportunity to deepen it, as long as Yuan Chang can calm down the troubled times in the future, how can our Cui family run away if it is rich?"

After listening to Cui Zhen's words, Cui Ru, Cui Dan and Cui Tao calmed down and thought carefully.

Cui Zhen and the three of them are now old, and they usually stay in their own houses to recuperate, and they don't know much about today's general trend. He had opposed Yuan Chang's land policy because it was detrimental to the family's interests. However, after listening to Cui Zhen's explanation at this moment, I feel that owning a large amount of land is not necessarily a good thing. Possession of land is only to earn more profits, and now that there are better ways to earn profits, why are they still clinging to the land? Of course, it has been a habit for the big families to own land since ancient times, and now they are of course a little reluctant to let them give up this huge land for a while.

Seeing that the three old treasures had already been moved, Cui Zhen immediately added another dose of fierce medicine and said: "Three uncles, Yuan Chang invented the new salt making method at the beginning, and now several families in Bohai County who were friendly with Yuan Chang and obtained new salt business have now become prosperous and wealthy, and they are all better than our families. The fifth brother also said that Yuan Chang seems to have new ideas in Youzhou now, if we don't take the opportunity to strengthen the relationship with him in the past and let other families take the lead, our family will not be so important in Yuan Chang's eyes in the future. Only when Yuan Chang has not fully grown up to help him, the benefits we can obtain in the future will be the greatest, and please think twice about the three uncles!" (To be continued.) )