Chapter 24: Choosing People
However, watching Zhang Liangqing hold a banquet, Gao Ji seemed a little unhappy at this time, because first of all, he was not like Zhang Liangqing, he was an official in the system, and secondly, he had been a poor man, and he knew what the poor thought in their hearts.
Now the corruption of the imperial court, including a series of filthy incidents in the officialdom, as well as the lazy situation of the Tiger Benjun who does not take money and does not work, Gao Ji sees it in his eyes.
He also knew that people like the rebels were poor people, and if they were not forced to retreat, they would not have been able to embark on the road of rebellion.
The reason why they can grow rapidly is obviously that there are more poor people like them who are forced to have no way out to join, otherwise there would not be so many people responding! Who doesn't want to have a few days of peaceful birthdays?
Therefore, Gao Ji saw it very clearly, and he also knew that the reason why Huzhou City could be defended was because the rebel army went to other places, otherwise it would be strange if those soldiers could hold it.
At this time, Gao Ji was deeply worried in his heart: If these rebel armies develop stronger in the future, and we face Xiao Yan, Shi Qi, and Zhang Xiuhong, you still want to count on these tiger army, it will be in vain!
So what to do? That's the second problem! Didn't everyone discuss it before: I want to invite Fan Li to go out of the mountain to train soldiers, and train a group of new and capable soldiers!
Why does it have to be Fan Li? In terms of ability and prestige, this is none other than Fan Li, and it is appropriate for him to do this.
But the right is the right one, but Fan Liang may not come out, because he is not a high season, he is rushing to seek fame and fortune, and the level of the people is there, so how can Fan Li go out of the mountain?
But in fact, Fan Li didn't want to do this in his heart. Why? Because he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to do it. And his identity is not allowed, there is a procedure for this matter, I went home as a Beijing official to keep filial piety, and I have no rights in my hands, which means that there is no substantive official position, then you are going to Huzhou City, where there is already a lord and an official, to point fingers, no matter what! What are you doing?
In addition, Fan Li did not offend many people in the capital, and he didn't want to offend people after returning home, so in addition to keeping filial piety, he was still seriously paying off his debts and paying off his emotional debts. Do you think that he hasn't been home for more than ten years since he became a Beijing official, and he can't go to his relatives' house when he comes back this time?
In the past, when I was going to be an official, I walked around and borrowed a lot of money, but now I am not so bad at money, plus I made a lot of money on the way on a business trip, and I have to return some of the money when I come back, and I can't take other people's money, some people are really not particularly rich, like these people I have to compensate a little.
And when Fan Liang was doing this, Zhang Liangqing, Gao Ji and other people in Huzhou City were studying how to get Fan Liang out of his home to help train the troops!
Although the crisis in Huzhou City was solved at this time, didn't I say it before: not because we defended Huzhou City very well and kept the rebels out, but because people were not here, and they didn't want to fight a long war with you, they took a detour and left.
Therefore, Gao Ji is also thinking about what to do next for his hard-won official career, in fact, this is also the meaning of his secretary as the governor.
What's next? Gao Ji thought: The reason why he couldn't resist the rebel army before was because these tiger soldiers sent by the imperial court were too face-to-face and too bad. Once, when there was a battle, it was he Gao Ji who stood on the city wall and commanded the battle, and he had to carry a big sword and shout: Whoever dares to take a step back, I will kill him!
But who will he kill? At that time, as soon as I gritted my teeth and stomped my feet, the ruthlessness in my heart came up. But Gao Ji was not happy at all, if there was a professional and competent person to do this, why would he, as a master, take this risk to dance with a knife and a gun here?
Therefore, in Gao Ji's heart, he knew very well that these tiger army could not be counted on at the critical moment, so they had to recruit troops and horses locally and form a new group of soldiers for training. Because these people are local farmers and stragglers, there is an opportunity to gather them together and train them into a fighting army. This kind of army that fights seriously is completely different from the kind of old soldier who hangs his son!
And to be honest, these people are all poor people, and you have to pay relatively little to others, which is Gao Ji's calculation.
But, when you think about it, it's really good. If you want to implement it, looking inside and outside Huzhou City, you have to let Fan Liang do it! But Gao Ji, as a staff member, is not qualified to talk to Fan Li. Who's going to invite you? It has to be Zhang Liangqing, the governor of Huzhou!
So how can Zhang Liangqing get Fan Li out? Can you use a trick to get him out like you did when you invited Gao Ji? Can you do that? First of all, don't dare, Fan Li is a second-class member of the imperial court, do you dare to deceive others? Isn't it crazy?
So I can only politely invite it, but it's hard to say whether I can get it or not. But you still have to ask, Zhang Liangqing wrote a letter.
After the letter was sent, Gao Ji made a move to Zhang Liangqing, saying: You should give the emperor another excerpt, and ask the emperor to send Fan Liang to do this from the perspective of the court! If this is the case, it will be much more likely to get Fan Li out. Zhang Liangqing heard it: It makes sense! And so it did.
When this letter arrived in Fan Li's hands, it was when he left his relatives. said that on this day, Fan Liang went to his uncle's house, the same uncle who sold cattle to Fan Liang to take the exam.
Fan Li's uncle is still living a relatively hard life, although Fan Liang has become a big official, although he lives in a big house, his uncle's life is still relatively average!
But Fan Li has always remembered this uncle in his heart. This time I came to bring some money to my uncle, and by the way, what kind of oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and rice...... I have to talk about all this, what about the people at home? How's your body doing? What do you usually eat? How are the crops harvested...... You have to ask about that!
As a result, this chat can clearly feel the situation of the people, he is not very profitable as a farmer, and in recent years, he has been disturbed by the rebel army, and the government has taken advantage of this to collect more taxes, and the happiness index of the people is relatively low, and they are all starving.
There is even a vague hope in the hearts of ordinary people: they hope that these rebels will succeed, because it is said that these people do not collect taxes, and it is said that after the change of dynasty, they will be able to give amnesty to the world, so that we can eat a few days of full food and a few meals of meat!