After Chen Mo returned to Chang'an, he was actually not too busy, and the governance model he established was very advanced compared to this era, especially the artisan battalion specializing in water conservancy and agricultural promotion, and the two separate government offices have been established in various counties, plus a complete official supervision system, as long as the people around Chen Mo are not chaotic, this system can operate.

Of course, such a system is also prone to problems, and if Li Ru and Xu Shu around him have any other thoughts, it will be very harmful to Chen Mo.

But there is no way, Chen Mo has referred to many systems throughout the ages, and has also seriously considered the advantages and disadvantages of each system, but as long as it is implemented by people, there will be shortcomings in any system, not in the system itself, but in people.

At present, in troubled times, excessive decentralization of power is not conducive to the development of a force, concentrating power on a few capable and trustworthy people, and when their own power is greater, this mode of governance is not very applicable at present, if Chen Mo can annex Yuan Shao, and then take the Central Plains into his hands, at that time it will need to run through a court.

However, Chen Mo's ideal court is different from the current court, and must be able to perform their duties, of course, this is only an ideal state, in fact, it is simply impossible, where the rights and interests of the entire world are involved, how can there be no open and secret fighting, when the time comes, it will be necessary to control in the general direction.

In the autumn, the entire Guanzhong, Sanfu and Bingzhou ushered in a rare bumper harvest, and the grain and grass problems that had been plaguing Chen Mo gradually disappeared as this year's taxes began to be handed in.

"The conquest of the Central Plains is not enough, but with this year's government grain stockpile, next year can support our army to start a war against the Xiliang Land." Li Ru flipped through the tax books with a smile, as an official responsible for the tax statistics of the entire Guanzhong and the state, Li Ru's official position is not high, but he has the money and grain of the entire Guanzhong and the state in his hands, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he controls Chen Mo's economic lifeline.

The drought in Guanzhong the year before last had a great impact on Chen Mo, and last year, the entire government office was tightening its belts to live, including Chen Mo, but the grain tax collected this year suddenly relieved Chen Mo's power from that lack of money, Li Ru is smiling everywhere he goes these days, if he gets fatter, he will be almost like Jia Xu.

"Is it too early to fight against Xiliang?" Xu Shu looked at the map and frowned: "Ma Teng and Han Sui have been on the border for a long time, and the soldiers and horses under their command are also good warriors, and they are quite prestigious among the Qiang people. ”

To occupy Xiliang, the alliance between Ma Teng, Han Sui and the local Qiang people was the most disgusting, and it could not be destroyed at once, and after the army withdrew, it began to rebel again.

"This matter depends on the strategy, and the next step is to cut down the troops." Li Ru said with a smile.

Didn't you just say you were going to go to war?

Xu Shu looked at Li Ru in amazement, a little speechless.

"The battle is naturally going to be fought, but if we take the initiative to attack or they attack, there is still a difference." Li Ru smiled.

"Sir, do you want to provoke them to attack?" Xu Shu naturally understood the meaning of Li Ru's words, frowned and thought: "In the past two years, Ma Teng and Han Sui have been committing offenses from time to time, and our army's new army has gradually honed into an elite in the killing, the veteran generals Xu Rong and Hua Xiong do not say, just talking about the two generals Wuyi and Tai Shici, it can make it difficult for Ma Teng and Han Sui to take advantage, and now although the two of them are always making mistakes, but to let them commit on a large scale, the two of them may not have such courage, Mr. Doesn't he want to deliberately expose his flaws to attract the two to attack?" ”

"Han Sui is known as the Nine Songs of the Yellow River, how can it be so easy to be tricked?" Li Ru shook his head and smiled: "But although this Ma Teng and Han Sui are allies, they are not a family after all. ”

Saying that, he looked at Chen Mo and said: "Lord, it is said that this Ma Teng is after General Fubo Ma Yuan, whether it is really so is impossible to test, but this Xiliang Qiang people are mostly convinced, the Ma family has a high reputation among the Qiang people, after Dong Zhuo's death, the Ma family has gradually replaced the position of Dong Zhuo in the past, if it is allowed to go on like this, it will become a big disaster for a long time, Confucianism thinks, Han Sui can not care, but the Ma family must be eliminated as soon as possible." ”

Taking advantage of the fact that Yuan Shao is busy breaking Gongsun Zan now, Cao Cao is also arguing with Yuan Shu and coveting Xuzhou, Chen Mo does not have much trouble around at present, and there is just time to calm Xiliang and stabilize the rear, otherwise if Chen Mo starts a war with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, Xiliang's side will be a big hidden danger.

Chen Mo nodded and said: "What Wen You said is good, the prestige of the Ma family in Xiliang is growing, especially the status of the Qiang people is getting higher and higher, and the trade between our dynasty and the Western Regions is quite constrained by the two in Xiliang, so that the business route is almost cut off, if you can manage to make these two people turn against each other, and then unite with Han Sui, it is the best choice to get rid of the Ma family." ”

If the army is mobilized, Chen Mo is not very willing, the war is a grain-consuming machine, and finally there is some improvement, Chen Mo also wants to take the opportunity to vigorously encourage agriculture and industry, which requires a lot of money and grain investment, at this time the war will slow down Chen Mo's plan, if it is a war with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, then there is no way to slow it down, Han Sui and Ma Teng's words...... Chen Mo always felt that he was the one who suffered the loss when he officially started a war with them.

After all, Xiliang is thin, and it is good to be self-sufficient in terms of grain production, and it is a lag for Chen Mo to take it at least in terms of economy, and the most important one in Xiliang is that it can be used as a front line to prevent foreign invasions, and there is no need to pull the front line to Guanzhong to affect people's livelihood, and the other point is that as a part of the Silk Road, Xiliang is not in his hands, and the Silk Road is difficult to smooth.

Again, strategically, it can sandwich the land of the Hetao in the middle with the east and west of the state, and when necessary, it can strike on both sides, completely crush or expel the Huns, and take the northern fertile land of the Hetao in their hands.

But no matter what, now it is not cost-effective to send troops to attack Xiliang in Chen Mo's opinion, Han Sui and Ma Teng are obviously not righteous characters, even if they become brothers with different surnames, this relationship is by no means unbreakable, rather than Chen Mo taking the initiative to send troops to attack at a cost of money and food, it is better to try to provoke the two to go to war, Chen Mo only needs to take Xiliang when the two are about the same, or unite with the weak party to clean up the strong one, and take Xiliang by taking the situation, no matter which trick is used, it is more cost-effective than directly sending troops to Xiliang.

"What the lord said is very true." Li Ru smiled and nodded: "In this way, you can save a lot of grain and grass, and it is also the safest." ”

Xu Shu feels weird, since last year, the people around Chen Mo have been making careful calculations, as long as it involves the problem of grain and grass, they will definitely be able to come up with the most cost-effective plan, the court and the middle school last year, the year before last year, according to Chen Mo's explanation, he is asking Cao Cao, after all, the Son of Heaven is over there, since you Cao Cao took the Son of Heaven, the money of the hundred officials in the court should naturally be taken by Cao Cao, anyway, I have no money.

Of course, it is only limited to the hundreds of officials in the court, the county orders, the county guards, and the strategists and generals around Chen Mo, Chen Mo will not be stingy, it boils down to the simple, people who are willing to follow Chen Mo to help Chen Mo do things should definitely be given, and there will even be rewards, as for the hundred officials of the court, Chen Mo only has a reputation to fight against Cao Cao in the general righteousness, as for Yu Lu, Huangfu Song, Zhao Wen or Zhong Xuan, these people obviously do not rely on Yu Lu to feed, and when he arrives, Chen Mo welcomes back the Son of Heaven, It's not too late to talk about it.

"The lord, the position of the history of the Xiliang Thorn, I thought that I should send a capable minister to take office." Jia Xu on the side said suddenly: "But you can't send too many soldiers and horses, lest Ma and Han become vigilant, just go to Xiliang to deal with government affairs, and at the same time, you can also take the first step to help the lord collect the hearts of the people." ”

Chen Mo nodded, it is true, Xiliang needs a thorn history to take charge, and the ability of this thorn history must be sufficient, and it must also have enough reputation and means......

Chen Mo's eyes looked at Jia Xu, Jia Xu silently picked up the wine and looked out the door, the autumn is high and cool, this season in Chang'an is really the most comfortable time, so people don't want to move~

Chen Mo looked at Jia Xu with some amusement, he hadn't spoken yet.

But think about it, if Jia Xu goes to Xiliang, he won't do too badly, but he will definitely not do too well, it's almost enough, don't expect Jia Xu to do his best, Jia Xu is better than anyone else in the way of health preservation, and he won't let himself work too hard.

"My lord, there is a candidate below, and it is the most suitable." Xu Shu looked at Chen Mo and smiled.

"Oh?" Chen Mo looked at Xu Shu: "Is there any talent in Yuanzhi who can recommend me?" ”

"The lord forgot, there is still a big talent available by the lord's side." Xu Shu looked at Chen Mo and smiled.

"You mean......" Chen Mo rubbed his temples: "Teacher?" ”

"Yes, Mr. Ziyuan governs Qingzhou, makes Qingzhou governed, and the thieves flee, if you talk about martial arts, Mr. Ziyuan's ability is not weak, in terms of reputation, Mr. Ziyuan is a famous man in the world, enough to be competent, I think that no one is more suitable to force Mr. Ziyuan." Xu Shu smiled and nodded.

"Teacher's words are indeed the most suitable, but ......" Chen Mo nodded first, and then felt a little distressed.

It's just that after Zang Hong returned to Chang'an from Luoyang, the whole person's spirit was a little scattered, Chen Mo would accompany Zang Hong every day, and he could feel Zang Hong's disgust now.

"It depends on the master's ability." Xu Shu said with a smile.

"What Yuan Zhi said is good." Jia Xu seemed to have just come back to his senses, nodded seriously and said: "Lord, Mr. Ziyuan, regardless of his fame or talent, is the best candidate for the history of Xiliang Thorn, and with Mr. Ziyuan's current state, I think that maybe finding something for him will be a good thing for him." ”

Chen Mo glanced at Jia Xu, and finally had to admit that what Jia Xu said was good, and nodded immediately: "Okay, I'll try." ”

As for whether it can be said that Zang Hong can be moved, then I dare not guarantee it.