Chapter 9 Buying Officials
Bai Yang's face was full of surprise, another celebrity of the Three Kingdoms, and he was a person who was much more famous than Zhu Yan, a talent at the first level and that stage.
Jia Xu has mixed evaluations of this person in later generations, but his ability is great. At least one title "Ghost Fox", known as "Poisoner", shows his ability.
But what is Jia Xu doing with a Wuwei person in Changshan County? I also met a few Fu Tong brothers, and I saw that I had known each other for a short time, what was the situation and then went to work under Li Dao's account?
"Mr. Jia, if you have time, Bai would like to ask you for advice, you are a person who asks questions from universities, do you have any views on today's society?" Bai Yang actually wanted to be close to others, and he didn't know what to say, so he said a little incompatible.
Fu Tong said to Bai Yang on the side: "Brother Yang, what you said is true, Mr. Jia is a capable person, and we are looking for Mr. Jia to give us ideas if we can't solve anything, so we all have special respect and admiration for Mr. Jia." ”
"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, it's just a grapevine. I can't eat and drink for nothing when I'm with everyone. It's still okay to sell the strength to come up with ideas, and everyone has promoted Jia. Today's Han looks at Guotai and Min'an, but when you think about it, it's only a superficial phenomenon. Jia Xu said and looked around, feeling that it was not the place to talk about this kind of thing.
"If Brother Baiyang is interested, let's find a quiet place to talk about it after dinner."
"Okay, just Mr. Jia's, Bai and Mr. Jia have a long talk at night."
Bai Yang and Jia Xu ended the conversation, and seeing that the wine and food they wanted were almost served, Bai Yang beckoned everyone to eat.
It can be seen that Sun Chen and Li Yu are very embarrassed when they look at the food, Bai Yang even said that he had a treat, and even said that he was happy to see everyone for the first time, and he ate openly, and it was not enough to add more.
Sun Chen and the others said that they had broken the bill, in fact, after Bai Yang went downstairs and saw the food everyone ate, he knew that a few people were not living well, so many adults asked for a few small pickles to drink porridge, and it was estimated that the conditions were not very good, so just now he ordered some meat dishes such as roast chicken and beef, and he was rich in the hundred-yuan bill, otherwise it may be a matter of whether the gruel can be eaten or not.
Suddenly, I heard Fu Tong ask Sun Chen and the others, "Sixth brother, what about the other brothers?" Why is it just a few of you? ”
"That's right, sixth brother, seventh brother, where are they Wei Lin? Why didn't I see them eating? ”
Seeing Fu Tong and Hu Zhi looking at them with inquiring eyes, Sun Chen's face was full of embarrassment. All of a sudden, the interest of several people in eating was not high, and Li Yu said on the side: "This matter is a bit complicated, let's talk about it later, eat first." ”
This is someone else's own business, and Bai Yang is not easy to ask, so he said, "Brother Sun Chen, do you also live here?" That room? ”
"Yes, we are here, we have opened three lower rooms, Mr. Jia lives alone, I and Lao Qi have one room, my two brothers have one room, I will take you to see after dinner."
"Okay, let's go upstairs and talk after dinner."
Next, everyone mainly eats, and everyone drinks a pot of wine together. Bai Yang took a sip, the taste was too bad, the degree was not high, it was mainly based on sake lees, there was not much real wine, and after taking a sip of a strange smell, he didn't drink it again.
Seeing that everyone was not interested in drinking, they didn't ask for it anymore after drinking, and after a few people finished eating, Bai Yang asked Xiao Er to record the meal money to his account and went upstairs one after another.
After going upstairs, because of Baiyang, they wanted the upper room, and Sun Chen and the others wanted the lower room, which was not on the first floor, and was far away.
Fu Tong and Hu Zhi followed Sun Chen and the others back to the room to talk, Zhu Yan went back to his room alone, and Bai Yang entered Jia Xu's room and was ready to talk to this cowman.
He now urgently needs a strategist like Jia Xu to give advice to him, and he is confident that there is still a certain guarantee in terms of force, although he has not seen the top generals of this period, but he must not be much worse than them.
But he thinks that he is average, and he has a little more knowledge than the people of this era, and he knows the general process of history, and the general direction cannot be wrong, and it is better to be done by professionals in other aspects.
After making a pot of tea, the two sat down one after another, Bai Yang eased down, organized his language and said, "Mr. Jia, what do you think of today?" ”
Jia Xu touched his beard and glanced at Bai Yang. Bai Yang broke out in a cold sweat at this glance, looking at Jia Xu staring at himself with a smile, Bai Yang felt that the whole person had let the other party see through, as if the thoughts in his heart were hidden in the eyes of the other party.
After thinking about it, Bai Yang felt that it was better not to be pretentious when talking to this kind of person, and he could say it directly.
"Mr. Jia, although the big man looks peaceful now, you must also know it. Internal and external troubles, the Liu family is terminally ill, there are no twists and turns, but if there is a little turmoil, the world is in chaos. Bai wants to do something, the Han Dynasty is in charge of the people, and if the world is in turmoil, the people will be restored. ”
Jia Xu nodded and said, "Bai Gongzi has a goal?" ”
"A certain person should establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations." Bai Yang thought about it and said with a heartfelt voice. Standing up with your hands behind your back, you show your determination through the crowded streets.
In fact, he thought about it before he came, how can he think of two bluffing words, otherwise this kind of top talent who has nothing to do with you to fool around, at least give the other party a good future and the determination to break into the black with you, commonly known as "painting a big pie".
With a "plop", Bai Yang heard a noise behind him and startled himself. Turning his head, he saw Jia Xu's eyes red, and his excited words were not good.
"Lord, Lord, Lord, please bow down, I have always wanted to hold something since I was taught. However, eunuchs and families are in charge, and there is no way to serve the country. ”
"The Xu family is poor and has no money to seek an official position, and in frustration, he has begun to travel around the world in the past few years, and has seen too many people's suffering, the domineering of the family, and the injustice of the world."
"Last year, he was robbed by bandits on Changshan Road, and he was able to survive with the help of Sun Chen and other Heiyunzhai brothers, and since then he has been living in Heiyunzhai and teaching the children in the village to read and write. Now that I have finally met the lord, I am very happy! ”
Not only Jia Xu was overjoyed, but Bai Yang was also overjoyed, and he didn't expect to include Jia Xu in the account at once, and he hadn't played a lot of his rhetoric yet.
Hearing Jia Xu talk about what happened to him, Bai Yang was also moved; "In the current society, the people are suffering, and the people are dying!"
"Wenhe, please get up quickly, it's cold on the ground." As he spoke, he helped Jia Xu up.
"Lord, if the general trend is unclear today, we should slowly figure it out, what plans can the lord have for the future?" Jia Xu sat upright and said with a relaxed mood.
"Wenhe, I want to seek an official position first, garrison one side, promote education, cultivate grain, encourage business, and build armor and train soldiers."
"The lord is very thoughtful, but now he has to find an official position. Now there are two ways to become an official: one is a disciple of the family, and you can take the merit to become an official. However, this method has been slow to work, and it has been controlled by the family for many years, and the children of the poor family cannot enter it at all. ”
"What then? I'm not a kid of a family! It's too late to get famous! What is the second method? Bai Yang asked eagerly, he was not familiar with this aspect, and Jia Xu knew it.
"The second is to buy officials, and now the court is controlled by eunuchs, and in Luoyang Zhang Rang and other eunuchs have clearly marked the price a few years ago, and bought and sold some vacant official positions. It's just that the price is higher, and the eunuchs have to pay some tribute every year, and the lord has a certain amount of financial resources before making a decision. ”
"Wenhe, we don't have to worry about money for the time being. I've decided, let's buy the official first. Bai Yang waved his hand and said with a lot of wealth.
Now maybe the last thing he lacks is money, I thought it was very troublesome, but I didn't expect that he needed money. No matter at that time, there may be such a common problem: "money can make the devil grind".