In the past few years, natural disasters have continued, especially in several northern states, which have been affected many times, which can also be seen from Chen Zhi's hometown of Pengcheng. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Xuzhou, where Pengcheng is located, has experienced droughts, floods, earthquakes, and later locusts and other disasters.

Disasters have been followed by the displacement of people.

Under the call of a few slogans, a large number of displaced people turned into bandits, and under the leadership of Wang Mi and others, they attacked the city and plundered the land, destroying local production.

In this way, the north not only could not provide sufficient taxes to the imperial court, but on the contrary, it would also swallow up a large amount of financial budget, and it was a bottomless pit.

Disaster relief, people's resettlement, banditry, repair, governance, etc., each of these series of things had to burn silver, and countless amounts of money were invested in it in order to maintain the shelf in the north.

"So much money is spent on this, the imperial court's treasury is almost empty, and a lot of food and salary of the border army have been embezzled, not to mention supporting the army to conquest, and this disaster in the north has greatly increased the power of several major military leaders, and the imperial court has to rely on them to maintain the army, so that no worse situation will happen, and the little money that has been accumulated with great difficulty has been exhausted in the war in northern Xinjiang, so we have to change the way and use appeasement to deal with several forces in the frontier."

To put it bluntly, the imperial court has no money, neither money to maintain the army, nor money to pay all the military salaries of the soldiers and horses, so that the control of the frontier has plummeted, and it is difficult to be tough, so it can only make compromises.

Chen Zhi is already very clear, he knows very well that no matter which dynasty or country it is, the details of the budget are all hidden, and Yang Jie is willing to tell himself, which is also to show his attitude.

Chen Zhi couldn't help but nod and said, "If you don't know, you will pay attention." ”

"It's good if you understand, it's not an easy errand to go to the place at this time, especially in Youzhou, but I know your ability, if you can make a career, it can be more prominent, and the future development will be smoother, but you must be careful Wang Jun!"

Wang Jun.

The conversation between Weng and his son-in-law turned back and forth to this person.

Chen Zhi specially understood Wang Jun's family history, so he understood that this person was indeed extraordinary.

In recent years, the Xinhan Dynasty has been plagued by natural disasters, which are reflected in the government affairs, that is, the people in power are changing like a lantern, and now the king of Guanghan is in power, and before the king of Guanghan is the king of the East China Sea, both of them are the kings of the county, and before that, most of them are also princes, county kings, and even the emperor's relatives are in power, but the time is not long, that is, the king of the East China Sea is an evergreen, but it has also fallen.

During the period of change in governance, there were more harem politicians and coups d'état, and Kim Yong Cheng went in and out of the city, so it was not lively.

Wang Jun rose under such circumstances, he successively took refuge in several people in power, and finally during the reign of the king of the East China Sea, he took the opportunity to regain the lost territory and divided Youzhou into two, and in the name of military management, he governed the entire Pingzhou region, becoming the de facto king of the Northeast, and he can be regarded as the first major warlord of the New Han Dynasty, and even Gou Xi, the Marquis of Dongping, has suffered his losses.

However, Wang Jun has real skills, he successively defeated the Xiongnu, Yuwen Xianbei and Murong Xianbei, during which he subdued Duanbu Xianbei by means of marriage, and incorporated a large area of land into the name of the new Han to rule.

When the northern army was in trouble, he united with Gou Xi, suppressed the exile army and the rebel army successively, and broke the soldiers and horses built by Shile, so that the situation in the north would not be corroded.

In view of this, Wang Jun has accumulated the position of commonplace and captain of Karasuma, and now he is promoted to the rank of Grand Sima, which is well deserved, but it is a pity that in such a process, Wang Jun's power has expanded rapidly, which has fostered his ambitions.

Now, Wang Jun hinted to the imperial court through several channels that he would make the newly acquired Xianbei land his fief of Duke Boling! That's the land of two counties, even if it is the prince and the prince of the county, it can only eat the land of one county, and it is only nominal, and the tax of the feudal city, the prince and the prince of the county can only intercept part of it, and the majority of it still belongs to the imperial court. ”

Yang Jie said and sneered: "Wang Jun's request is put forward, once he gets his wish, his status is a few points higher than that of the prince and the king of the county, with his current actions, half of Youzhou, the entire Pingzhou, and even the entire Northeast, he is a king with a different surname, but there is no name of a king, and it is not much worse than the traitors of the Huns." ”

In and out of the words, there was hatred and ridicule.

Chen Zhi smelled the smell of danger from it, there is no doubt that this Wang Jun's mentality is no longer the heart of a minister, but has some heroic thoughts, but today's new Han Dynasty has not yet reached the point of being torn apart.

"However, the rebellion of the Eastern Han Dynasty was not so serious, even when Dong Zhuo was in power, the whole world was still in the system, the authority of the imperial court was still there, and the real source of the turmoil was Cao Cao's edict to the world after he fled back, which made the world's private soldiers gradually rise, so that the entire Eastern Han Dynasty was completely out of control, this Wang Jun now has a large army, living in a corner, occupying the northeast, in fact, he already has the capital to chaos the world."

Chen Zhi's previous life, he also had his own judgment on the situation, he always felt that although Dong Zhuo was a chaotic minister, but even when he introduced troops into Beijing, abolished the emperor and the autocratic court, the overall structure of the Eastern Han Dynasty was not scattered, even if it was the Yellow Turban Uprising, later generations commented a lot, but it only shook the foundation of the rule, in fact, the ruling situation of the imperial court has not deteriorated, the carriage of the Eastern Han Dynasty can still move forward, of course, the evil consequences of land annexation are gradually emerging.

But what really made this carriage fall apart and go in the opposite direction was that the private soldiers of the princes of the world no longer covered it up, and it was the princes of the Eighteenth Route who ignored the orders of the court and brazenly raised troops.

The princes of the Eighteenth Route raised troops, although they were under various banners, but almost all of them were representatives of the ruling class and scholars, and the reason why they sent troops had little to do with the people and the common people, for their own interests, and in the end they did not do it, but they destroyed the ruling environment of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

"Regardless of whether the Eastern Han Dynasty is dark or decadent, putting aside all kinds of definitions and personal emotional tendencies, as a political entity, the existence of the Eastern Han Dynasty is the embodiment of order, and it is not Dong Zhuo who destroys this political system, because Dong Zhuo occupies the center, and it is not good for him to mess up the world, but it is all bad, the real fuse is the rise of the border town warlords after the edict, and the swords and soldiers who come and go are actually a carnival of the upper class of scholars and nobles, and it is the transfer of power in the family of the minister, this Wang Jun, Will history be repeated? Be that fuse? ”

The Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, a carnival, ten rooms and nine emptiness, many tragedies, now history is unrecognizable, but there are especially legacy problems, which also makes Chen Zhi lose the encounter with the future, everything can only be calculated by himself.

The current situation of the Xinhan Dynasty is actually not good, but after all, it has lasted for dozens or hundreds of years, and the authority of the imperial court is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and ordinary careerists dare not go too far.

Just as Chen Zhi was thinking, Yang Jie spoke again, but this time, the expression of this great Si Nong was much more solemn.

"I've thought about it before, and I want to predict which county you will be put into by Zhang Yingwai." Yang Jie looked at Chen Zhi, solemn and calm, "Several counties in Youzhou, the environment is different, and where they land is actually very different. ”

Chen Zhi immediately sat up straight, did not interject, and made a listening appearance.

His appearance made Yang Jie very satisfied, and the latter nodded and said: "I'll rule out a few first, among the seven counties, Yan County has ten counties under its jurisdiction, regardless of population or scale, it is the largest, and it covers the widest area, located in the center of Youzhou, connecting the north and south, for Wang Jun fundamentally, he will never let it out, and Zhang Ying will not pick this, otherwise it will be equivalent to embarrassing Wang Jun, Zhang Ying just wants to establish authority in the position of Shang Shuling, and will not anger such a feudal army leader." ”

Chen Zhi nodded, Yang Jie's opinion was the same as his.

Yang Jie continued: "Then there is Dai County, under the jurisdiction of four counties, located in the westernmost part of Youzhou, next to the Xiongnu, can be described as dangerous and abnormal, under the jurisdiction of the counties, it is even more complex and changeable, difficult to sort out, you are my son-in-law, is the grandson of Chen Taifu, for Deng Taichang, Zhao Honglu's friends, and with many great Confucians, great masters, Zhang Ying will not tear his face with us, so he will not choose such a place for you, so this Dai County can also be excluded." ”

Yang Jie glanced at Chen Zhi, and continued: "As for Fanyang County and Beiping County, the possibility of these two places is not very large, let's first say that Fanyang County, the county guards Youzhou, and it is also the state governing office, with jurisdiction over eight counties, a large population, facing Jizhou, such a heavy land, don't say that Zhang Ying will not give it to you, Wang Jun will not let go of an outsider to operate, as for Beiping County, part of the land was taken by Wang Jun from Duanbu Xianbei's place, and it is the bridgehead for him to contact Duanbu Xianbei, and it has the third population in Youzhou, so he will not let go either, Zhang Ying will not choose this place either. ”

A few simple sentences can be described as peeling off the cocoon, reflecting Yang Jie's understanding of the situation in Youzhou, which makes Chen Zhi's evaluation of this old man improve a lot.

Yang Jie took a sip of water and said: "The remaining three counties, Liaoxi County is near the sea and is connected to Pingzhou, which is the transit place for Wang Jun to control the two states, and he will not let go easily, and Guangning County and Shanggu County are in the north of Fanyang County, between Dai County and Yan County, the place is not large and the population is average, so these two counties have the greatest possibility of letting you pass." ”

"Quang Ninh County, Shanggu County?" Chen Zhi chewed on the two names, thoughtfully, he knew that this place, located in the Chicheng of the later generations, and further north was the place where all the ethnic groups lived, mixed with fish and dragons, and it was extremely difficult to govern, but just as Yang Jie said, Zhang Yingruo released him, not to let him enjoy happiness, but to make it difficult for him to be promoted.

Yang Jie's voice came again: "Recently, Guangning County and Liaoxi County were expelled by Wang Jun for some reason, and he replaced them with his own people, and the imperial court also intended to send more people over, considering the particularity of Liaoxi County, you are most likely to serve in Guangning County!" ”