Chapter 9 Understood
The best and largest guest room of the inn is the so-called sea view room, the middle of the lintel has the four words of watching the sea and listening to the waves, quite imposing, and I don't know whose handwriting.
At this time, the heir of this inn, Gongsun Xun and Gongsun Shaodong, was also sitting cross-legged on the bed by the window in this room, and then looked out the window at the sea and listened to the waves, and was distracted for a while. As for the two scribes under him, one Lou Gui and one Wang Xiu, they also sat at the other end of the bed, but one raised his head and the other bowed his head, and then neither of them spoke.
"Shaojun," after a long time, Han Dang, who actually came from outside, broke the silence. "The shopkeeper has given a notice to our caravan that the books are not to be leaked out of the house, and hastened to all parts of the trade route; Your letter to the mistress has been sent away; Moreover, the shopkeeper also helped us get out of the caravan and the nearby merchants for a few white horses; As for him himself, I have also been appeased according to your wishes. β
"That's good." Gongsun Xun suddenly withdrew his gaze from the window, and then breathed a long sigh of relief. "It's hard work...... This matter is actually my mother's whimsy, and the people below are just negligent for a while, so let's stop here, needless to say. β
Lou Guihe and Wang Xiu, as well as Han Dang, who had just sat down, hurriedly said yes.
"However, since you have revealed your identity in the inn where there are so many merchants, you can't hide your whereabouts anymore." Gongsun Xun replied with a strong spirit. "Rest for a day or two, and when my body recovers, let's go directly to Xiangping."
The three of them were busy agreeing.
"But if that's the case," Gongsun Xun sighed again. "When I first arrived, I had no experience in the ruling side, and I didn't know the details of the other side, so how should I act when I arrived in Xiangping?"
"It's hard to say this, it's not hard to say it's not difficult." Lou Zibo has always liked to be the first to speak. "After all, there are many things in common in the world, and the political affairs of a county are just those things."
"Come and listen......" Gongsun Xun was also helpless at this time, and there was no one around, so he could only choose to listen to the other party.
"First, it is to persuade farmers; second, it lies in the revitalization of religion; Third, it lies in public security. Lou Gui replied calmly. These three things are the fundamental responsibilities of a county order, and as for any more things, such as military affairs and personnel, they are too guarded duties, and they have nothing to do with the county order. Therefore, the prefectural order administration must be carried out with these three things as the core no matter what. β
As soon as these words came out, Han Dang didn't care, but Wang Xiu next to him shook his head again and again, even Gongsun Xun could only nod his head after thinking about it...... Originally, these three things are indeed the three principles of a county order's governance, and they are also the main business within the scope of a county order's responsibilities.
Even when it comes to a county guard, the so-called county is the country, which can be called the king of a country, and at most there is a heavy responsibility for talent selection, and then a military guard is added to the border county area...... Moreover, if we really want to talk about it in detail, the selection of qualified personnel is actually a part of the work of promoting education, and military activities are also part of the work of public security.
"That being the case," seeing that Lou Zibo rarely said something right, Gongsun Xun inevitably became a lot more serious. "Uncle Zi thinks how these three things should be carried out?"
"Let's talk about farming first." Lou Gui said eloquently. "Farming is nothing more than two strategies, one is called promoting agronomy, which is to enrich the land and increase production; The other is called water conservancy, which is to prevent disasters and open up land and expand the area of cultivated land......"
Gongsun Xun bowed his head slightly and agreed: "When it comes to building water conservancy and preventing disasters and opening up wasteland, I suddenly remembered Zhang Kan, a famous minister of this dynasty. I thought that Yuyang County was just a medium-sized county, but Guangwu used Zhang Kan as Yuyang's Taishou, and he was able to fight against the Xiongnu while opening up the wasteland along the Gushui, and in the end not only did the Huns dare not Koubian, but also opened up more than 8,000 hectares of wasteland, so that Yuyang had one more Hunu County, making Yuyang a famous county, which should be the ultimate of this move...... Liaodong has a vast territory, but the rivers may be suitable for water conservancy and wasteland. β
"Then there is the ...... of Xingjiao" Lou Gui saw Gongsun Xun agreeing with his statement so much, and he became more and more proud. Needless to say, this matter is nothing more than the establishment of schools and the reward of customs. β
Again, the crowd bowed their heads.
"As for law and order, in fact, there are two strategies, the first is to break the prison through litigation and promote the rule of law; The second is to prevent and control the masses and reward the township. At this point, Lou Gui couldn't help but give his lord a look. Liaodong is a border county after all, and warriors should be selected and trained into civil defense in case of emergency...... There are iron officials in this county, and they cannot be wasted. β
Gongsun Xun naturally understood what the other party was saying, so he bowed his head slightly to express his understanding.
"Uncle Zi is very right," At this moment, Wang Xiu suddenly frowned and asked. "Thinking about it is also the truth of governance...... However, as far as I know, most of the officials in the world understand these truths, but in the end, few people can do it, so I think there must be some real difficulties, right? β
Gongsun Xun also immediately frowned and looked at Lou Gui.
Unexpectedly, the latter seemed to have been prepared, but instead of feeling offended by Wang Xiu, a young newcomer, he praised the other party: "Shuzhi's words are to the point, you can have this thought at a young age, and you will definitely achieve something in the future!" β
Wang Xiu hurriedly thanked the other party for his compliment, and lowered his posture to ask for advice...... This is actually asking for Gongsun Xun.
"Everyone understands the truth, why can't we do things?" Lou Zibo said with a smile. "Actually, there are only two reasons, that is, elbow and weakness!"
"What is elbowing, and what is weakness?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help but ask.
"The so-called elbow means that those who are officials will inevitably be disturbed by officials up and down, colleagues on the left and right, and their minds are all consumed in the officialdom...... As the saying goes, the superiors have something to ask for, the subordinates have something to hide, and then their colleagues come to fight for power, and they don't have the time to do these things. β
"That's to the root of it." Gongsun Xun couldn't help but shake his head and laugh. "From the central center to the locality, above the officialdom, where is not the party fighting against differences? What is the explanation of this? β
"There's no way to solve this!" Lou Gui suddenly said sharply. "If you want to do something in the officialdom, you can only go forward bravely and fight with your peers! And you have to fight to win before you can govern! β
Wang Xiu promised for a while, but he stopped talking.
"It's also a good word." Gongsun Xun's spiritual head was obviously one level higher. "But how do you win?"
"In Xiangping City, that Gao Yan is the lord of a county, and he is the lord of the young monarch, what is your posture and look at it again." Lou Gui was obviously prepared, so he immediately answered. As for the rest, it's nothing more than the exclusion of dissent! From the county government to the county officials, whoever doesn't follow it, then go to it! And how to get there...... Then it's up to Shaojun to decide for himself! β
Wang Xiu was speechless for a while, even Han Dang was a little stunned, but Gongsun Xun slowly bowed his head: "I already know about this matter, what is the meaning of powerlessness?" β
"The so-called powerlessness refers to the implementation of policies, which requires manpower and material resources, but today, half of the manpower and material resources are in the hands of the world, the big families, the powerful and the powerful, and the clans." At this point, Lou Gui couldn't help but sneer. "And most of them are greedy and ignorant, deceiving their superiors and subordinates, and they are not willing to hand over even the most basic calculations on weekdays, let alone ask them to contribute? Therefore, even if the officials are integrated and govern seriously, if they can't restrain and call on these powerful families, I am afraid that they will not be able to do anything, and this is called powerlessness! β
Wang Xiu, who was originally a little silent, couldn't help but sigh at this time: "What Uncle Zi said is very true, I am in Qingzhou, and I often see Haoqiang without virtue and no deeds, doing whatever he wants...... So whether it is co-opted or suppressed, this suppression of Haoqiang is the eighth strategy offered by Uncle Zi for Lingjun? β
"Not bad!" Lou Gui replied proudly. "Promote agronomy, build water conservancy, establish schools, reward customs, settle lawsuits and break prisons, prevent and govern the masses, eliminate dissidents, and curb the powerful...... This is my Lou Zibo's eight strategies for Shaojun to govern Xiangping! β
Gongsun Xun couldn't help but be excited when he heard this, and then he got up on the couch, held the other party's hands and said with emotion: "Shibei three days, when you look at each other, I really shouldn't regard Zibo as a child of the family who doesn't even know the inside story of collecting money that day!" These eight strategies, my grandson Xun accepted them all! β
Lou Gui also smiled proudly: "Shaojun doesn't have to mind, the so-called shame and courage, if it weren't for what I saw and heard in Zhongshan that day, I was greatly shocked, and I wouldn't have learned more about these things with the people around me in Liaoxi and Xushi." β
Gongsun Xun stroked his hand and smiled...... The embarrassment after going ashore before is gone forever.
In this way, they were silent all night, and when they went on the road again, Gongsun Xun and his party, who had decided to 'listen to the waves', were confident and went to Xiangping with pride.
And sure enough, along the way, everyone saw along the way, only felt that Liaodong was a vast area, fertile soil everywhere, and although it was outside the plug, the climate was pleasant, and it was faintly like Qingzhou, which was a natural place of reclamation...... And this is also faintly consistent with the two strategies of Xingnong offered by Lou Zibo.
However, it was the seventh month of the lunar calendar, at the beginning of autumn, and the crops were in the field...... It wasn't until they came to Wenxian County (later Yingkou) and entered the Liaohe Plain that they saw that the surrounding land was fertile and flat, but it was still barren, and everyone finally felt that something seemed to be wrong.
So Gongsun Xun went straight to find an official temple, took his attendants into it and found a village husband, and then revealed his identity in the village temple and asked about the cultivation here.
Although the townsman was a little confused, when the other party showed his identity, he immediately became respectful, and then asked Gongsun Xun to be the main seat, and he stood aside and replied to this question:
"Returning to Gongsun County, this county has indeed never done anything like building water conservancy or reclaiming wasteland......
"Why is that?" Lou Gui took the lead and interjected and asked.
"It's because there's no shortage of fields here!" The townsman was much calmer about Lou Gui, and immediately spread his hands. "Less than a few, our Liaodong place, the size of a county is no less than the Central Plains Banzhou, and from our Wenxian County to the north, it is a plain, the so-called rivers are vertical and horizontal, and there are many fertile soils. Therefore, don't say that the locals, that is, the destitute people who fled the famine in Qingzhou and Jizhou, as long as they are willing to work hard, they can also find a good land to cultivate and plant freely, where do they need to do this in the county and township? Isn't this a waste of already scarce people's power? β
Lou Gui was speechless for a while, even Gongsun Xun, who was sitting there silently, was also a little skeptical about life, did he really doubt life...... You must know that he was an official in the county government of Liaoxi when he was young, and this kind of thing that there is no shortage of land in the border county but only people is that Liaoxi is far less obvious than Liaodong, so he should actually know.
But why didn't he think of these things in the Hui that day, but instead believed Lou Zibo's nonsense?
Is it because I have been running around all these years and gradually forgetting the outside world? Or was I too seasick that day?
"Is it the same with Xiangping?" Lou Gui asked a little unwillingly.
"It's nature." The countryman said bluntly. "Although Xiangping has a larger population, after all, the overall situation of fewer people and more land has not changed...... And if you think about it, there will really be a shortage of arable land in Xiangping one day, as long as you keep an order, move directly to us, why do you need to make a big effort to build any water conservancy? β
Lou Zibo was gloomy for a while.
"There is no need to mention the construction of water conservancy and the reclamation of cultivated land, and the other seven strategies of Uncle Zi are also excellent." Wang Xiu is an honest man, and he hurriedly comforted him when he saw this. "For example, the promotion of agronomic ......"
As soon as he was halfway through his words, Wang Shuzhi himself stopped abruptly...... In fact, if you think about it carefully, you can understand that since there are few people and more land, and there is only a shortage of people and no shortage of arable land, then extensive cultivation is, so why do you have to follow the example of the mainland to promote the so-called agronomy? Isn't it true that the agronomic techniques that the followers vigorously promoted in the past, such as manure and fine farming, do not need manpower?
In fact, in the land of China, the so-called persuasion of agriculture is mostly based on the contradiction between cultivated land and population, and if this contradiction does not exist, then the traditional means of persuading agriculture are not very interesting.
Even, even Gongsun Xun on the side and Gongsun Auntie in western Liaoning probably don't know that in history, due to the land contradictions in eastern Liaodong are not so serious, and there is no war, so from the end of the Han Dynasty to the Wei and Jin dynasties, its agricultural level is very developed, even almost exceeding the Yangtze River Basin.
Moreover, in the next hundred years, the cold climate here did not affect the development of agriculture, because this year is mostly a harvest, and the cold climate has not eroded the agricultural cycle, but indirectly transformed the large swamp saline-alkali land in the lower reaches of the Liaohe River into good arable land, and has become the foundation of many separatist regimes in Liaodong......
In a word...... For a long time, there was no shortage of land here in Liaodong, only people!
"I should have thought of it a long time ago," Lou Zibo observed the expressionless face of his own lord sitting there, and then couldn't help but smile dryly. "On that day in western Liaoning, I saw people from Qingdao and Hebei moving to Saiwai all day long, just because there was a way to live here. Shaojun ......"
"I'll ask you again," Gongsun Xun, who hadn't spoken for a long time and didn't know what he was thinking, suddenly asked the countryman again. "What about the school and education here in Liaodong? Eleven counties in eastern Liaodong, can there be schools in each county? In the countryside, can there be private learning? β
"Isn't that enough?" Lou Zibo was also a little panicked.
"Return to Gongsun County." The countryman was respectful again. "The county gentleman is worthy of being a rare 'wise and brave' person in my Youzhou, and he already knows the truth before he takes office. Speaking of schools, there are few schools outside our Saiwai, but since last year, I heard that Lingtang Gongsun Auntie came back from a trip, and your family Amway began to take the initiative to carry out the so-called 'donation to education' in various cities outside the Saiwai, and now the cities outside the Saiwai, not only Liaodong, but also Lelang and Xuansu also have schools in every city. β
Gongsun Xun was stunned again.
"But where did the teacher come from?" Lou Gui became more and more flustered. "I also heard about the donation to help students in western Liaoning, but didn't I say that I was worried that readers would not want to come to the business school to teach classics?"
"I don't know about that." The townsman said frankly. "I only know that it seems that your account invited a Confucian from Qingzhou to live in seclusion in our Liaodong to Professor Xiangping, and as soon as this person came forward, the retired officials around him who were originally pushing back and holding back also came out to take charge of schools in various places, that is, the county magistrates from all over the country, and now there are many things that have come to lecture in person...... It is said to be an act of education! β
"What is this person's name?" Wang Xiu asked curiously.
"That's the oddity," the countryman continued. "The officials above, and the scholars, know the name of this person, but they are unwilling to tell us......"
Gongsun Xun smiled embarrassedly, I don't know if this is Zhang Jian and Zhang Yuanrang, who have been raised by their own family outside the plug for I don't know how many years, were invited out?
"What about private school?" Wang Xiu caught a glimpse of Gongsun Xun's face, and knew that something was wrong, so he quickly changed the topic.
"There aren't many private schools." The townsman said calmly. "After all, we don't have many celebrities outside the Sai, so it's difficult for a good woman to cook without rice...... But since there are schools in every city, and as long as the Amway number is not bad, it will be used as a substitute, so why ask about private schools? β
Wang Xiu was relieved at first, but again looked helplessly at Lou Zibo who was at a loss...... This hasn't arrived in Xiangping yet, the eight strategies have already abolished the four strategies, and when they get to Xiangping, they don't know what will happen, right?
"Then dare to ask," Gongsun Xun suddenly asked again. "You are also a subordinate official of Liaodong, do you know who the Taishou of this county is?"
The townsman laughed for a while: "If someone else asks, how dare I speak easily, but Gongsun County Jun is his own family, if you ask, I will naturally respond to ......."
"Your own family?" Gongsun Xun also laughed. "I'm also from other counties in Liaoxi!"
"What the county jun said, the population outside the Saiwai is sparse, and the surrounding areas are full of alien races, and the five counties should be united, how can we talk about Liaodong and Liaoxi?" The countryman also continued to chuckle. "And besides, the Amway has been walking outside the plug for 20 years, I heard its name when I was a teenager, and then your account is a donation for education, and it is a circulation business, where will we Liaodong people regard Gongsun County Jun as an outsider?"
Gongsun Xun smiled dumbly, and raised his hand to signal the other party to continue.
"Don't hide it from the county gentleman," the townsman stepped forward. "I don't know much about this Taishou, but there is a saying in the places outside the Saiwai, which is the ...... of the two Taishou of Liaoxi and Liaodong."
"Please." Lou Gui hurriedly urged.
"Loyalty, filial piety, bravery, and martyrdom in Liaoxi, cowardice and unbearable Liaodong guard!" The countryman said immediately. "The children on the side of the road know this."
Gongsun Xun became more and more speechless, while Lou Zibo couldn't help but look at Wang Shuzhi speechlessly.
"In fact, at the beginning, everyone thought that Gao Taishou was a child of the mainland family, but he only admired Wenhua and hated martial arts." The more the countryman talked, the more energetic he became. "Later, I gradually learned that this person is really cowardly, and he has no bearing of a county government, not to mention the Taishou of the neighboring counties, even the big families in the county and the prominent officials in the county government, they can deceive him at will, but he just sits high all day long, and he doesn't want to compete with anyone."
"Speaking of big households." Gongsun Xun suddenly interjected and asked. "Do you know who the most powerful family in the county is?"
The country gentleman, who was talking about the prosperity just now, looked strange.
Gongsun Xun sneered: "Isn't it Gongsun, whose family head is called Gongsun Yu, but the former Xuansu Taishou who has just stepped down from Xuansu?" β
The countryman shook his head in embarrassment.
Gongsun Xun didn't ask any more questions when he heard this, just bowed his hand slightly, and then strode out of the village temple.
"Shaojun!" Na Lougui hurriedly caught up from behind, and then asked directly. "Could this Gongsun Yu be a person of the same clan as you in Liaoxi? It seems that it has only been more than ten years since I was separated from your family? I have seen his name in the account book of Amway, and he accounts for the majority of Xuansu and Liaodong business! β
"yes!" Gongsun Xun said calmly while packing up the harness. "This person is my brother according to his generation, and I just remembered that the current governor of Liaodong, Shi Gongsun Zhao, is also my uncle, and he hasn't split up yet! This is the biggest strong man in Xiangping, and even the biggest strong outside the Sai, I'm afraid it's not my Gongsun family?! β
"I'm so ashamed!" Lou Gui's face was flushed, and he said embarrassedly. "I don't want to be still a master today, exaggerated!"
"Where is your Lou Zibo Wuzhi this time?" Gongsun Xun stopped and comforted him. "It's really someone who arranged it early, and you and I don't know it!"
Lou Guiden was stunned for a moment, and then immediately frowned: "What does the young monarch mean, the old master mother has something to do there?" However, where can she know that Shaojun is the Xiangping Order? β
"How could she not know?" Gongsun Xun looked up to the sky and sighed when he heard this. "I'm afraid that my Xiangping order is all done by her old man! Everything was arranged for me clearly, I really don't know whether to kneel down to thank her old man's motherly heart, a good intention, or to admire her knowing son Mo Ruomu, that day Yanmen I just secretly thought, before I said it directly, she took the initiative to find a compromise strategy! β
At this point, seeing that Wang Xiu was still in the township temple and said goodbye to the township sifu, and several attendants and Han Dang also had time to return to him, Gongsun Xun couldn't help but whisper to Lou Guiyan: "My mother's previous meaning was just to let me occupy Liaoxi, cross Lulong, and reject foreign races to watch the success or failure of the world!" But after Yanmen and his entourage checked my thoughts, they probably took a step back, wanting me to attack and retreat and defend the land of the five counties outside the Saiwai, and then calmly watch the rise and fall of the world! β
Lou Zibo's face was pale and he couldn't speak for a long time.
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"Lou Zibo is wise, the Han family is not dead, it is already clear, the Yan family is not prosperous and has run away, and has followed for a long time, checked people's hearts, repeatedly offered miraculous strategies, and has the merit of the founding father. Therefore, Taizu also sighed: 'Zibo's strategy, I might as well too'. - "New Yanshu". Volume Seventy. Biography XX
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