The decree does not go out of Xiangping City, which is the biggest problem in Liaodong. The major families were polite to Zhou Yi on the surface, but they were all in violation of yang and yin. The officials of the counties are also doing the same, and they are all dealing with the Taishou Mansion. However, there is a lack of people around Zhou Yi who are proficient in government affairs.

There are strong generals in the family, but there is no phase.

This matter is not only Zhou Yi anxious, Liu Bei is also on fire, many of the civil work in the Taishou Mansion is done by Liu Bei, and he is busy all day without touching the ground, but he often does bad things with good intentions and is not well considered.

"Fujun, you said that the recruitment order has been posted for almost a month, why are the people who come not the people we want?" Liu Bei asked worriedly.

"The literati are all in the Central Plains, in the Gaomen clan, and belong to a certain force. They are so entangled with this force that they are not willing to leave their country at all. It is only when we have the dominion of their family or the seat of their power that they will be willing to help. Prior to this, few literati were willing to leave their homeland and go to another country to become officials.

Our Liaodong is located at the border gate, and there are not many people who are proficient in government affairs. There are no suitable talents in the local area, and talents from other places are not willing to come, which leads to us not being able to find the right people.

Therefore, Xuande, the work of the Taishou Mansion requires you to put more effort into it, and you should be experienced. In the future, they are all people who want to enter politics, and they can be regarded as familiar with them in advance. Zhou Yi had no choice but to comfort Liu Bei.

But what Zhou Yi said is true,

Yuan Shao only got the top strategist Tian Feng from Han Fu after occupying Jizhou Prefecture, and he was frustrated.

Cao Cao also had the help of Yingchuan scholars after he occupied Yingchuan.

After Liu Bei occupied Jingzhou, Zhuge Liang was willing to go out of the mountain to help Liu Bei.

Of course, none of this has happened yet, but that's probably the way the literati behave.

The Qi family rules the country and the world, and the Qi family is the first. The literati considered more about the family, and then they would consider expanding outward, from the Qi family to governing the country and then leveling the world.

The generals are different, most of the generals are far away, conquer the border passes, make contributions in the distance, and then return to their hometowns to glorify the lintel.

Before that, Tian Feng would rather be a small official in Jizhou to make a living, Xun Yu and Guo Jia would rather be idle at home, and Zhuge Liang would only work at home. Once Yuan Shao took Jizhou, Cao Cao was in Nanyang, and Liu Bei was the pastor of Jingzhou, they would compete for the interests of the family and the continuation of the officials. At this time, the interests of the whole clan were tied to each other, and with the combination of the overlords' courtesy corporal and swords and axes, few people could stay out of the matter.

However, it is difficult for such literati to keep their hearts in mind with the rulers, and in their hearts, the continuation of the family is more important than the interests of the state. Only when the interests of the family and the interests of the country are the same, will these people die for the king.

A century-old dynasty and a thousand-year-old family also illustrate this truth from the side.

This made it very difficult for Zhou Yi to go to other places to poach people.

Zhou Yizheng and Liu Bei talked about the situation in Liaodong, and the next person came in to report:

"Master, Zhu Xuguan would rather ask to see you."

"But Guan Ning, who is sitting separately? I didn't expect Guan Ning, one of the famous Three Dragons, to come to Liaodong. Before Zhou Yi could say anything, Liu Bei exclaimed first. Liu Bei has been crazy with the literati in the past few days, and when he saw someone, he thought that he had come to defect to the Taishou Mansion.

Guan Ning? This is also a celebrity, but I don't know if it's the person I remember. In any case, see before you speak.

After the next person brought Guan Ning in and reported the door, Guan Ning also explained his intention.

It turned out that Guan Ning's family was also a family in Qingzhou, and they often had trade relations with Liaodong. Qingzhou to Liaodong is still very close by sea. The housekeeper also has a stronghold in Liaodong, and this time he came to Liaodong and heard from his business partners that the new Taishou of Liaodong had arrived and came to visit.

Liu Bei admired Guan Ning very much when he saw it, as if he couldn't finish talking.

Zhou Yi looked at Guan Ning, who was calmly dealing with Liu Bei, and silently calculated in his heart.

Guan Ning, a descendant of Guan Zhong, the word You'an, a native of Zhuxu County, and a famous scholar in the late Han Dynasty. Guan Ning and Hua Xin, Bing Yuan and called "a dragon", Hua Xin is the head of the dragon, Bing Yuan is the belly of the dragon, and Guan Ning is the tail of the dragon. What Liu Bei said is not accurate, it is not one of the three dragons, but the tail of one dragon. But in any case, this person is also the number one among the literati of the Three Kingdoms, even if it is one-third of Wolong, he is also a well-known figure.

Looking at the situation, Guan Ning is no stranger to the situation in Liaodong, after all, he has been trading with Liaodong all the year round, and he has a very good understanding of the local customs and resource structure. This is a suitable candidate for the governor of the Taishou Mansion, and it is just that he usually can't touch you, but if you send it to the door today, there is still a reason to go.

Zhou Yi looked at Guan Ning and secretly considered how to leave Guan Ning behind.

Guan Ning seemed to have a pleasant conversation with Liu Bei, but in fact, most of his mind was on Zhou Yi. It doesn't look like the young new Taishou is an unreasonable guy who can only do things. This time I came to the Taishou Mansion, and I don't know if the family's mission can be completed.

As for saying that I came to visit the new Taishou, that is an excuse, and I can't say as soon as we meet, Taishou, I am here to beg you for something. Trade across counties nominally required the consent of the county wardens. If it was before, it would be possible to act cheaply in private, but now in view of the strong performance of the Taishou Mansion some time ago, the housekeeper feels that it is better to have a good relationship with the new Taishou. Otherwise, one day, the soldiers of the Taishou Mansion surrounded the steward's caravan, which was not a wonderful thing, so the butler's business needed to be approved by the Taishou Mansion.

The most important thing is that the steward has long occupied the port of Liaodong in Jinjin, which is nominally government-run, and the previous Liaodong Taishou have turned a blind eye to this matter. It would be a great loss to the steward if the imperial court took back this port. Guan Ning came this time to listen to the tone of the new Taishou Zhou Yi.

"Mr. Guan, you came all the way from Qingzhou to my Taishou Mansion, what is the matter?" Zhou Yi looked like I didn't have the time to listen to your nonsense, if you have something to say, you have something, don't hide it from me, otherwise I will send off the guests, it's time to talk about business.

Guan Ning didn't answer Zhou Yi directly, but waved the list of gifts sent by his subordinates.

"Taishou has just taken office, and Guan Ning is slightly courteous, which is not a respect."

Liu Bei took it and looked at it, and was instantly blinded by Liang, so many things. 200 horses of silk, 20 carts of furs, and 50,000 stones of grain......

Liu Bei's hands trembled obviously.

As soon as Zhou Yi saw Liu Bei's expression, he knew that things were more valuable. Knowing that the housekeeper may have something to ask for the house, this is easy to do.

"Mr. Guan, have you ever wanted to come to the Taishou Mansion to serve?" Talking to smart people should always be so direct. All kinds of obscurity, implying that they will all be despised by the other party. All the cards are on the table, don't hide them, it's up to everyone to play.

"This ......" Guan Ning obviously hesitated, Zhou Yi is asking himself to be a leader. But he didn't think about going out, but he didn't agree, and he was afraid that the task given to him by the family would be in vain. Originally, it was just a matter of custom, to send filial piety to the new Taishou, how could he put himself in.

The new Taishou is a person who collects both his own money and his own.

"Fujun, I want to ask the meaning of the family, this time I came to Liaodong to do things for the family, the housekeeper and Liaodong trade all the year round, before the government leased the port of Jinjin to the housekeeper to use, but the lease is about to expire, Ning came this time to see the meaning of the government." Guan Ning is determined to maximize the value of death, and first to say it to the surface.

"This matter, Ben Taishou is also a newcomer, if everything is as Mr. Guan said yes, according to the usual practice. Just Mr. Guan, you should consider my proposal carefully, and don't keep me waiting. "Whether Zhou Yi agrees or not, the port steward of Yujin has to continue to use it. Besides, it is useless for Zhou Yi to take the port now, it is worth it to use a port that does not belong to him in exchange for Guan Ning's appearance.

Guan Ning didn't let Zhou Yi wait too long, and ten days later, the housekeeper replied and asked Guan Ning to fully assist Zhou Yi.

The whole process, Liu Bei was dumbfounded. Every time I meet someone I like, I talk at night, sleep in bed, and don't see anyone for my use. How did you recruit a great talent in just a few words?

Zhou Yixin said: I don't see how many brains I have, recruiting talents, meeting needs, hitting the key point, as long as both parties are like-minded and have confirmed their eyes, you are my person.

Of course, this is the official explanation, and the real situation is that Zhou Yi, the first strategist, was recruited through benefits. And Guan Ning was equivalent to being sold to Zhou Yi by the family in exchange for the possession of a port during Zhou Yi's tenure. One is willing to fight, the other is willing to suffer.

The reality is often not as poetic as imagined, often full of grains and mundane things.

Thinking about the life of "piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, hops", he insisted on living a "firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar tea".

Zhou Yi also wants to raise his arms and exhale, the world's heroes come here, this only exists in film and television works, okay?