Liu Xian faced Yang Yuan and other officials in Zhongmu County for help, thought for a while, and said to them: "Well, I already have some understanding of the situation in Zhongmu County. It is not impossible to give you a certain amount of assistance to Zhongmu County. But ......"

Liu Xian shook his head and said, "Even if I help you Zhongmu County, I still can't solve your substantive problems. Also, I, Liu Xian, rescued and relieved the people, but not your government. Have you ever considered that even if I, Liu Xian, can help you cope with this time, what about next time? Therefore, I think that you are not saying that you need my Liu Xian's assistance now, but that you should consider how to improve the current situation in your Zhongmu County, so that the people of Zhongmu County can carry out production with peace of mind and restore their normal life order. ”

"Marquis Wu Yong, what you said is very true, but our government is now poor and white, and we are bound to do anything, just to deal with the urging to pay money and grain from above, I can't cope with it......" Yang Yuan said helplessly.

"Haha, Ben Hou believes that there will definitely be more ways than difficulties. You can, you can solve these problems. Liu Xian smiled, waved his hand and said, "Otherwise, let's do it today, Ben Hou really appreciates your hospitality." Hmmm......"

Liu Xian said, his face sank, put away his smile, and said: "There is a way, you are in his position to seek his own government, as the parent official of Shangmu County, you must always remember that you are asking for the people's life, not for the sake of the imperial court." If the imperial court asks you to govern a county, and you can't govern it well, then what's the use of asking you officials? Therefore, I hope you can think carefully about how to govern Zhongmu County. Ben Hou, I am still staying in Zhongmu County these days, and I hope I can see some of your governance measures. If you do it well, then everything is easy to say, if you don't do it, then Ben Hou won't bother to pay attention to you. ”

"This ...... Yes yes...... Then the official sends off Marquis Wu Yong! ”

Yang Yuan and the others couldn't help but be a little frightened, and hurriedly got up to send Liu Xian and the others away.

A group of incompetent and mediocre people, if they don't have the ability to govern Zhongmu County well, then it's better to replace them.

Liu Xian naturally couldn't give them money and grain for no reason. After all, what does their business have to do with themselves? If they can't get the money and taxes they should pay upwards, then the government will be held accountable, and that's their own business. It's better to get rid of all of them.

Of course, if this is the case, then the officials who are exchanged may not be able to govern Zhongmu County well, and in the end, it is still the people who are suffering and suffering. Liu Xian is just knocking them out, letting them understand by themselves, and if they want to help them themselves, what they should do, what kind of attitude they should have.

It's also very simple, if they obey themselves and obey their own orders, then they are their own people, so Liu Xian will naturally help them.

Otherwise, for no reason, why would Liu Xian want to help them? If you want to help, can't you give relief directly to the people? In this way, the benefits can also fall directly to the people in need.

Liu Xian doesn't have to live in the official post station, a team of one or two thousand people can set up camp by himself.

There is not such a big place in the city, so it is better to be outside the city.

Therefore, Liu Xian can actually live in a camp outside the city. However, I still booked an inn in the city to stay.

has female dependents, Liu Xian naturally has to make his women live more comfortably.

At the same time, after this arrival, people had already gone out to inquire about Dian Wei's whereabouts. Therefore, Liu Xian only needs to accompany the women and accompany them to play in Zhongmu County.

Zhongmu County is not too big, and it is enough to visit it in less than a day. And now Zhongmu County does look dilapidated, and there is nothing to do.

In this way, on the third day, Liu Xian took the daughters out of the city and went to Ren Jun's family mansion outside the city to visit Ren Jun.

Ren Jun is indeed a talent, but, under normal circumstances, he is unlikely to take refuge in himself.

Now people don't know how moisturizing life is, why do they want to serve Liu Xian? Historically, he took refuge in Cao Cao, which was also the reason for the current situation. Now, there is no such situation for him to make a choice about his fate and that of his entire family. Therefore, Liu Xian visited Ren Jun, but he didn't want to subdue him or anything, he just wanted to meet this person and see if there was a chance.

If you have the opportunity, convince him to do the same, and if you don't, make a good friend.

Zheng Feng, who was still traveling with Liu Xian, Zheng Bo took people to the Ren family's house and voted for the name sticker.

Liu Xian's arrival in Zhongmu County, Liu Xian estimated that Ren Jun had already known about it. However, he is just a local famous and wealthy family, and he doesn't seem to have too close a relationship with the government, so he won't take the initiative to meet Liu Xian if he has nothing to do.

Of course, it can also be seen from this point that this Ren Jun is indeed a little different from the average famous and wealthy family. Because every time Liu Xian goes to a place, not only the people from the government visit Liu Xian, but also those landlords and wealthy businessmen, etc., they will also try their best to meet Liu Xian, hoping to have some relationship with Liu Xian.

In fact, these are the norm, and they are also the same in ancient and modern times.

In the postmodern era, it was almost the same, if a big man with status and status went to a place, then he would definitely be warmly received by the government, and officials, big and small, would want to meet and get acquainted with this big man. Then the big rich and big businessmen in those places will definitely participate in the greeting and meet this big man.

Now, for Zhongmu County, Liu Xian is a big man.

Liu Xian came to visit, and Ren Jun hurriedly came out to greet him.

This is indeed an honor for their Ren family. Therefore, it is not only Ren Jun, but also the old and young of his Ren family, and some clan elders have rushed to greet him.

Liu Xian hurriedly ordered them not to kneel, and then took the women into the hall of the main mansion under the guidance of Ren Jun.

"Marquis Wuyong, you are here, Ren has missed the distance, it is really rude, please don't blame Marquis Wuyong." Ren Jun asked Liu Xian to sit down in the guest seat, and then he asked for sin.

"Haha, Mr. Ren Jun, you are serious. It doesn't have to be like this, Liu just heard about some of your righteous deeds Mr. Ren Jun, and he admired it, so he came to visit. ”

Liu Xian asked Ren Jun to get up and said with a smile: "In addition, Liu also has some things I want to ask Mr. Ren Jun." ”

"Oh? What does Marquis Wu Yong have to say? Ren Jun stood up, but did not go back to the master's seat to sit down, but stood in front of Liu Xian.

Ren Jun did rescue some people in need, and there were also rumors about the people in these counties. Liu Xian also talked to some people and had a certain understanding of Ren Jun.

Liu Xian waved his hand, motioned for Ren Jun to sit down, and said, "Mr. Ren, please sit down and speak." ”

"Oh, okay, yes, come and have some tea, and a few more...... It's Mrs. Wu Yonghou, right? Come and serve tea. ”

"Well, they're my wife, but just feel free." Liu Xian said, and introduced Yi Ji, Zou Yu, and Lai Ying'er one by one.

"Husband, I think this Ren family mansion should be some years old, why don't you talk to the head of the Ren family, and let's take a walk around?" Yi Ji is indeed a little curious about the Ren family's ancient mansion that has been around for a few years, and wants to visit it.

"Hehe, our Ren family is also a local family, our ancestors have lived here, and this house has indeed been around for many years. Since the ladies want to see it, then Ren will let my wife accompany you to see it? ”

"Okay, then there's Mrs. Lao Gui, excuse me." Yi Ji nodded happily.

A woman in her thirties came over, talked to Yi Ji and the others, and then led the women out of the main hall.

This is because they all know that Liu Xian wants to talk to the head of the Ren family, so some of their women are not good to be present. That's why I made excuses to avoid it.

Liu Xian met a few more people from the Ren family, and then Liu Xian said to Ren Jun: "Master Ren, that's the case, after Liu arrived in Zhongmu County, he found that the situation in his county was really worrying." Then, the Zhongmu County government wanted Ben Hou to rescue your Zhongmu County. Ben Hou asked you to carry out a certain amount of effective governance of the people of Zhongmu County in these few days, but two days have passed, and the government still has not taken any measures. ”

Liu Xian paused and said, "Ben Hou is indeed doing something to help the people. However, Zhongmu County has not yet reached the point where it needs Benhou's relief. I feel that Zhongmu County can actually save itself. I came here today to ask the head of the Ren family, how do you think Zhongmu County can save itself? So that the people of Zhongmu County can be self-reliant, so that they can live and work in peace and contentment? ”

"Oh? Marquis Wu Yong, this ...... You're going to be embarrassed. Ren is actually a mountain village man, where does he know this. Ren Jun was stunned for a moment, but shook his head.

"Haha, Master Ren, you are humble. I know that you are a well-thought-out and far-sighted person who is known for his faith and righteousness. Zhongmu County is also the hometown of Er, now the people of Zhongmu live a hard life, survival is not easy, it is the need for people like the head of the family to come out to preside over the overall situation, so that Zhongmu County as soon as possible to restore normal production and life order. Therefore, the head of the family, in front of Benhou, you can speak freely, and you don't need to worry too much. ”

Liu Xian looked at Ren Jun earnestly and said: "I, Liu Xian, am also serious, I really want the people of Zhongmu County to be able to get a chance to recuperate." ”

"This ...... Alas......"

Ren Jun hesitated for a moment, then sighed heavily.

"How?" Liu Xian asked.

Ren Jun waved his hand and said, "Marquis Wu Yong, what is the situation in Zhongmu County...... It's really hard to put into words. In fact, it is true that as Marquis Wu Yong said, our Zhongmu County is not actually affected by any disaster, but the reason why this situation is still like this is that the key is the government's ......"

Ren Jun said this, but closed his mouth again.

"How's the government?"

"There are too many taxes collected by the government, and the income from the people's hard work is not enough to pay the taxes collected by the government. This phenomenon is actually not only a phenomenon in our Zhongmu County, but also in Dahan. Marquis Wu Yong, you say, the current situation of the Han Dynasty, what should I do if I wait? The previous Zhongmu County Commander was actually quite good, at least he didn't desperately search for people's fat and people's cream. But so what? From the imperial court to the state and county, and then to the county seat, the layers of taxes have overwhelmed the people. took office as a county order, but it was really impossible to collect grain, so he was removed from his official position and replaced the current Yang Yuan as the county order. ”

"In this case, then if you say, you don't have to think about the issue of government taxation first. How do you say you want to govern Zhongmu County? Liu Xian listened and nodded.

Ren Jun almost didn't hesitate at this time, and said directly: "If you want to govern Zhongmu County well, of course, you must first formulate appropriate taxes, and you must not easily increase taxes, and in normal times, you must not collect taxes from the people in various names for no reason." As far as the land rent tax is concerned, it is best to collect it only twice a year, after the summer harvest and the autumn harvest. After formulating this, we will issue a public announcement to reassure the people, call on the people to resume production, and even introduce some policies to benefit the people to mobilize the enthusiasm of the people for farming. ”

"In addition, the government must do a certain amount of anti-thief work. In fact, our Zhongmu County will not be attacked by bandits and robbers. After all, we haven't had much turmoil here. We only need to let the people understand that in our Zhongmu County is actually quite safe, and there is no need to disturb ourselves for some turmoil elsewhere in the Han Dynasty, and it is only right that we can engage in production with peace of mind. ”