Chapter 26, the sale of official beards

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"This, this is Xuzhou Assassin Shi Pei, Pei Gong ......" The little official who was doing Shao next to him was naturally the Zhou Zhu Zhou Zifeng, in just a few words, he was sweating all over his head, and after finishing speaking, he quickly retreated to the back of the small case and sat down.

Because his calligraphy is not bad, Pei should entrust all the official records and writing to this person.

When all three of them arrived, everyone knelt down and saluted one by one. The chiefs didn't return the salute, only Pei Cai smiled and shook the fan: "You can sit down, sit down and talk." After everyone sat down on their sides, Pei Gai turned his face and looked at Zu Li.

Zu Ti tried his best to maintain a majestic expression, his eyes were blazing, and he glanced at everyone—most of them couldn't help but shudder when they met his eyes, and quickly lowered their heads—and then asked, "Are you the lords of the various dock forts in the county?" Bian Yan interjected: "Definitely." Then he pointed his finger and said that so-and-so was indeed the owner of the dock fort, and so-and-so was the brother, son and nephew of the dock owner...... Since these people were summoned to the county seat, it was naturally impossible to wait for the meeting, but they had to go to the county office to stab and report to the county office first.

Bian Wangzhi has a good memory, and he has only met once, and he can blurt out his name and origin.

When Zu Ti heard this, he pretended to frown: "Your brothers, uncles, etc., why don't you come and let you replace them?" Chen Jian hurriedly bowed down and explained: "My brother was accidentally infected with the disease, and he really couldn't answer the call, so he took the villain as his substitute for ......" Several other people next to him also hurriedly answered, saying that my brother, my uncle, and my uncle were also sick - only one person was more sensitive, and it was temporarily changed: "Because I went to visit relatives in other counties, I happened to be not there." Zu Ti sneered: "Autumn is coming, the air is cool and the wind is high, this is not the season of the epidemic, how can there be many people with the same disease?!" Stretched out his hand and patted the table: "What crime should I be guilty of clearly despising the court?!" "He's here

"Bang" slapped the case, and everyone sitting down couldn't help jumping in their hearts, and a few of them peeked at Jian Chen, which means: Too much light, you are the leader of the alliance and others, hurry up and say a few words to dissipate his anger.

But before Chen Jian could answer, he heard Bian Yan say: "The ancestors don't have to be like this, the court will abandon them for a long time, and it will inevitably be suspicious, and it is rare to be willing to come today......

"Who said that the imperial court abandoned Guangling? However, the predecessor Shou and Ling were timid, and they fled first without encountering thieves, so the court replaced them with us.

"They ordinary people, so that the king has a life, even if he is sick, he should go to the county seat, how can he make people replace themselves? Besides, I heard that they built their own dock forts without their lives, and some of them were even bigger than the county seat, is this a rebellion?! Chen Jian hurriedly defended: "Too guarded, villains dare to rebel, but because the thieves are approaching, there are many thieves in the county, and in desperation, they build a fort to defend themselves and protect the place - I really don't dare to be bigger than the county seat, those are all street rumors, too cautious not to be gullible!" Zu Ti stared at his expression and asked slowly, "Your name is Chen Jian, and you are Chen Fen's brother?" ”

"The villain is Chen Jian, the word ......"

"I heard that your brother's family, originally only a few acres of land, built a dock fort to coerce the people, and now the land of Huaisi has been completely under the name of the Ru Chen family, can there be such a thing?" Chen Jian waved his hand again and again: "There is no such thing." My brother repaired the fort, but in order to ensure the safety of the people in the township, the people are happy to lose and harvest help, and those fields are still under the name of the old master, how can they be included in my Chen family? "He said in his heart that I want to swallow all those lands in the name of justice, and the problem is not even the government, even if I tamper with the land deed, then I can't find anyone to stamp and admit it—although it is a fait accompli, after all, it lacks the endorsement of the government, and it is not very reliable.

Pei should shake his fan in time: "Why should Zujun be aggressive? No matter whose house the land is, under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and you only need to pay taxes according to the rules. Then he deliberately yawned: "Let's get to the point quickly." Jian Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, peeked at Pei Gai, and said in his heart, you yawn in public?

You're a drug addict, aren't you...... I heard that although this envoy is young, he is the descendant of Wenxi Pei's family, and he is really a child of a first-class family in the world, so he can be in a third-grade high position.

God is really unfair, if I can also give birth to a good family, in this troubled world, I will be able to dominate one side, not just in a township rampant - the high gate is all straw bales, heroes start from the grass, and the reckless hero must also bow to a high door straw bag...... Since Pei Gai had spoken, Zu Ti had no choice but to pout and shut up for the time being.

So Bian Yan began to get down to business: "I am waiting here to protect Xuzhou and shepherd you." However, the current situation should also be clear to you, the thieves are domineering, the Son of Heaven is covered with dust, and the Central Plains is in chaos, that is, Qingzhou in the north, Shi Le, Cao Wei and other generations are also fighting. When we first arrived, there was not enough money and food, so we had to ask you for a loss...... "Zu Ti said: "The king said in the first place: 'Under the whole world, it is not the king's land', then the output of the king's land should be attributed to the court." There is also a half-sentence at the end - 'On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister', since he is a prince and a minister, he should dedicate the power of the royal court. I want you to dismantle the dock fort, and lose the stored grain to the county, and all the soldiers and soldiers are also used as state soldiers and county soldiers. Everyone was shocked when they heard this—they didn't expect the county guard to have such a big appetite and want to serve us all in one pot!

Jian Chen couldn't help but glance at the guards behind him, and said in his heart, Do I really have to kill out of this hall, and then kill out of this city?

On the outside of the thigh, there is a dagger hidden, so I am afraid that I can't beat the spears and halberds held by those soldiers......

"Wait!" Suddenly, Bian Yan said,

"Zujun is too anxious? Although the common people should not hold weapons or build dock forts, but the situation is like this, and the people are helpless to defend themselves when the imperial court is not in place, and they cannot be blamed. And the Hu Lu covets the side, and the thieves are still rampant, if they want to destroy the dock and abandon their weapons, and lose the grain and soldiers to the county government, it is really not good governance, but easy to cause chaos. I would like to suspend the execution, and only let them lose one or two percent to the county, but also. Zu Ti glared: "How is one or two percent enough?" Stretched out his hand and pointed at Jian Chen: "You can tell the truth, how much grain is stored in the dock, and how many villagers are raised?" When Jian Chen heard this, he couldn't help but curse in his heart: How should I answer this kind of question of yours?

It is impossible to report the actual number, but if the report is less, you will definitely say that it is not enough, it is not enough, so you are happy to lose half of it; I reported too much, and the plain made the other party even more suspicious of us - looking at the appearance and expression of this county guard, and listening to his words, it is not a good match, and there is a big bite to swallow us all, with the meaning of fat body!

In the end, you still have to kill it...... But what happens after they are killed? Really pull the flag and rebel?

This determination is not easy to make........ but fortunately, Bian Yan came to stop him again - in fact, if the dock owners reported the number on the spot, whether it was true or not, Bian Yan would not speak, and he saw that they were all snorting and refused to reply, so he quickly jumped out and continued to play the round-

"The ancestors have passed away, they have no bad deeds, how can you carve them off? Those who are officials should nurture their people, and should not encroach on the interests of the people or take away the food of the people. Although we need to supply food and soldiers, and say a number, so that they can distribute and co-ordinate. Chen Jianxin said that this Bian Beijia was a good person, and just breathed a sigh of relief, he heard Zu Li snort coldly: "Today, I not only have to protect Huaiyin District and a county, but also Xu Fang, and even wave my army to the west, in order to break the Hulu and welcome the Son of Heaven - at least 30,000 soldiers, one-year-old rations, and conversion equipment, etc., is 500,000 Hu, you and others may raise it?!" "Everyone was shocked when they heard this—how different is this from swallowing us upright?

You don't have to take the lead by Jian Chen, they all complained, saying that your amount is too big, even if you sell us, you can't make it up!

Zu Ti sneered: "In the past, King Cai (Sima Teng) was in Bingzhou, that is, he plundered and sold the Hu people to obtain military funds, if he sold you and others, it would be enough for me, why didn't I sell it?" It's just a pity that no one wants to buy it! Bian Yan waved his hand and said, "Zujun said carefully, they are all Chinese, and they are not Hu people, how can they be sold?" And the order of King Langya, so that we wait to guard the pasture Xu Fang, without saying a word, to go west, how can we act recklessly? By now, it must be enough to guard the food and pawns of this city, and distribute them to them, and then combine them with other counties......" Pei Gai also interjected: "Yes, the rice should be eaten one bite at a time, and it is not a long-term strategy to dry up and fish. As he spoke, he covered his mouth with a fan and yawned long.

Zu Ti was originally singing with a white face, deliberately not giving these dock castle masters a good look, but as he spoke, he was really a little angry: What is Pei Wenyue's intention to ask you?

You're putting on too much, you're like a drug-addicted bastard. If I had known that you were so virtuous—even if it was pretended—I wouldn't have gone north with you!

So he opened his mouth and retorted: "If Shi Le breaks Cao Wei, or will be interested in Xu Fang, then Hugh said that all the counties in Huaibei will fall into the hands of thieves, that is, Huainan is less than two counties, and how can this county soldiers and grain be defended?!" Bian Yan retorted: "It is nonsense for you to want to defend two counties with the power of one county!" Zu Ti waved his hand: "Therefore, it is necessary to consolidate the city defense, and build fortifications along the Huai, as a warning signal, and build ships to disturb the thieves of Nandu—they may be poor for a while, but if they can defend the counties completely, they will be safe; If Hu Lu enters the country, I am afraid that they will lose all their grain and straw, and it will be rare to have a whole life! "Chen Jianxin said that if Shi Le kills the Huai River, it's a big deal that I won't dissuade my brother anymore, just let him surrender, and he will definitely be able to keep some of his property, not as fierce as you, if you take away all my family wealth, what is the difference between killing us directly?

However, listening to Bian Yan's tone, coupled with Pei Gai's impatient expression, his mood was much calmer than Fang Cai, and he always felt that things were still slowing down.

So he led everyone to continue to ask for mercy, only saying that if the government has a levy, I dare not disobey, but the family still has to eat, and the dock fort is really unacceptable, and we can't afford to raise too many numbers...... Thus began a long bargaining, and finally Pei Gai was really annoyed to hear it, and shook his fan and interrupted everyone's words: "These Diao people, as expected, are only afraid of power and not virtue, Bian Jun only said a few words for them, and then climbed up along the pole, and only promised a small amount - if you don't lose food, what will I eat?" And then

"Tsk" said: "This official has 10,000 hectares of fertile land in the east of the river, that is, the king of Langya after the southern crossing, and it is also greater than your foundation, can it be that the chicks will be corrupt and the rats will not succeed?" That's it, the Hanmen has no foresight, so it can be regarded as the official who temporarily borrowed you and waited. "Tell Zhou Zhu to give them a white note.

"Wait!" Zu Ti hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him and said,

"How can the envoy return the rice and grain he borrowed from them?" Pei Gai shook his fan: "Let's talk about it after this autumn - my industry in Jiangnan will also have a harvest this autumn, and I will send an envoy to ask King Langya for good." In short, I don't borrow in the name of Guangling County, and I will stamp the seal of Xuzhou Thorn History. Look at that expression, as if to say: Zu Shizhi, you are just a lot of things, let's talk about it after a while.

But Bian Yan also said

"Slowly" -

"I have a plan, please make you think about it."

"Bian Jun, please speak."

"Now we have come almost naked, and there are not enough officials in the state, county, or county, so we can grant them in exchange for grain, rice, and manpower, what if anything?" Zu Ti glared and said, "Isn't this a traitor?" No, no! ”

"What do you mean to 'sell the official beard'?" Bian Yan hurriedly explained,

"The famous weapons of the imperial court cannot be lightly given, but the states and counties can set up their own subordinates, and they will not be harmed by the famous weapons. We are waiting for this day to summon them to consult, and to ask for pleasure and loss, and to donate too much, but to reward them with their subordinates—it is a gift, not a sale. After speaking, he turned to the crowd, crossed his fingers, and said: "It is customary for a state to recruit forty-one officials, and twenty of them will be killed, and they will be engaged in the administration of the middle and all the Cao, and you will not be able to learn anything, and I am afraid that you will not be able to get it. Zu Ti still seemed to want to stop: "They are just children of the poor family, can An be an official?" Even Bian Yan couldn't listen to these words: "My father was born in a cold family, and my ancestor (Zhang Hua) was also born in a cold family. One sentence completely blocked Zu Shizhi.

When Chen Jian below heard this, he couldn't help but have blood surging in his chest: Damn, there is a door! I originally wanted to come here to get an official to do it, this in peacetime, with my family's family, even the lowest-level officials may not be able to mix, but this time I may be able to get a state to do it!

If you don't seize the opportunity, there will be no such store in this village! As long as I can be an official, my family's family is expected to rise, and when the war is in chaos, it is easiest to make meritorious service, and if I make meritorious service in the future, or I will be favored by the assassin and don't drive - don't think about the county guard who is cold-faced and often stares at me - maybe even the head of a county will have a chance to catch it!

Because this period was different from that of later generations, there was no clear distinction between officials, and it was not uncommon for petty officials to rise to the rank of middle-level bureaucrat.

Hurriedly asked: "If the villain is happy to lose 300 rice, I don't know what job he can get?" Bian Yan glanced at him: "It's too little, it's just a servant." "According to the system at that time, there was one lili for every 100 households, and they were the lowest level of officials.

Chen Jianxin said that there are more than ten hundred households in my dock fort alone, and there is only one official, how can he be enough to shake his majesty?

But after listening to Bian Yan's words, he also had a rough idea in his heart-

"The villain wants to be guarded, and I don't know what it is worth?" Cat flutter Chinese