Xu Chu immediately summoned a scholar and sent him to find Guo Jia. When Shu Zuo heard this, he replied: "I just saw the soldier Cao Peng hurriedly out of the Taishou Mansion, and I am afraid that I will have nowhere to look for it for a while." If there is no urgency, his subordinates are free to wait at the gate of the house. If there is an emergency, let the head of the mansion go to find it faster. ”

This person spoke clearly and loudly, Xu Chu looked at it, and saw that he was well-dressed and had a natural expression, and there was no ordinary official who was too punctual and restrained.

There are quite a lot of miscellaneous officials under the newly opened door today, and Xu Chu couldn't remember this person's name for a while, so out of curiosity, he carefully asked the name and place of origin.

The man replied, "In Xiazao, a native of Yangzhai County." ”

"The foot is the jujube?!" Xu Chu stood up in surprise, Zao Yi was the first person to propose the Tuntian system, and Cao Cao was able to sweep away the northern princes in history, this person can be said to be very important.

Zao Yi was startled when he saw Xu Chu, and he was a little at a loss, "Does the prince of the mansion recognize you?" ”

Zao Yi already had a small reputation in Shilin at this time, and the reason why he didn't shine was that the opportunity had not come, and second, Xu Chu didn't know that there was such a treasure in Yingchuan County. He went to Taishou Mansion to be a miscellaneous official, and it was Guo Jia's idea for him. Guo Jia said that Zaojun is talented, Taishou is not a faint master who knows how to use people, as long as time passes, your talent will be shown and will definitely be reused.

Zao only felt that what Guo Jia said made sense, so he came to the Taishou Mansion and succumbed to the position of Shuzuo, but he didn't expect that his talent had not had a chance to show, and the prince seemed to look at him differently.

"It's the negligence of this government, with the talent of Zaojun, how can he be in the position of a scholar?" Since Xu Chu knew that the other party was a talent, of course he refused to let it go, and when Cao Cao and Yuan Shao came to dig up the corner of the wall in the future, he would make a wish, it would be too late and too deliberate.

The talents who should be won over must be won over with blood.

Xu Chu immediately thought about what vacant official positions there were, and said, "I don't know if Zao Jun wants to be released as a county magistrate, or if he wants to serve by his side in this mansion." Out of respect, Xu Chu still asked Zao You's intention first.

Zao only felt that happiness came too suddenly, so hasty that he couldn't believe it, and immediately said: "But according to the orders of the king." ”

"Then please ask Zao Jun to serve as Wei Cao Peng." Master Wei Cao's apprentices transferred things, and the knowledge that Yu Xu Chu was good at in Xu Chu did not match it, but there was really nothing more suitable, so he would keep this person by his side first, and when the time was ripe, he would be appointed.

With a little trepidation, Zao Yi accepted Xu Chu's use, after all, the chief official of the county Cao is generally much more noble than the county official.

After the matter of Zao Yi was dealt with, Guo Jia came back.

Xu Chu then asked others to avoid it, and it was more appropriate to seek a dark room about the private iron mine of the Yingchuan Shi clan.

Before he could ask Guo Jia, Guo Jia spoke first: "There is a letter from Jingshi." ”

Xu Chu thought that it must be Xun Yu's letter, and when he opened it, he didn't expect it to be Xun Shuang.

Originally from after Liu Wei succeeded to the throne, Empress Dowager He hung the curtain to listen to the government, and the Taifu Yuan Kui and He Jin recorded Shangshu and took charge of the government. Yuan Shao took the opportunity to make a statement, and asked He Jin to vigorously promote scholars, and at the same time, more than 20 people were given important tasks, including Xun You. The letter recounted some incidents that had happened in the imperial court recently, and praised Xu Chu and asked Xu Chu not to slack off his armament.

After Xu Chu read it, he suddenly felt that he couldn't understand what the purpose of Xun Shuang's letter was.

Guo Jia said: "Xun Ci clearly intends to let the lord know one thing. ”

"What's the matter?"

"That is, the lord has entered the field of vision of the courtiers and has a certain influence, so let the lord care more about the situation in Luoyang."

Xu Chu supported his forehead with his hand and wondered: "That's all? ”

Guo Jiadao: "There is also a reminder to the lord, don't choose the wrong team between the scholar and the general." If I'm not mistaken, the general may have the idea of letting the lord lead his troops to approach Luoyang. After Xun Ciming found out, he gave the lord a letter to the lord, so that the lord understood that they did not think of going with the general in this matter. "He Jin, including Yuan Shao, the representative of the Shi clan, hopes that the princes of other towns will lead troops to persecute Empress Dowager He, while Xun Shuang, He Yan, Xun Yu and other backbones are more prescient and don't want this to happen.

"Does the general want to use the foreign soldiers to coerce the queen mother to punish the eunuchs? With the strength of this county, I'm afraid it's useless. Xu Chu said in a deep voice.

Guo Jia sighed: "I'm afraid it's not just this county. The general is now in power, and if he intends to use his troops, he will definitely receive orders from the nearby states and counties. ”

Xu Chu imagined for a moment in his mind, there were heavy soldiers near Si Li, one was Yanzhou, and the other was Mergezhou. Dong Zhuo, the pastor of Bingzhou, who was stranded in Hedong on the way to take office, and Ding Yuan, the commander of Wumeng, both had heavy troops, and as for Yanzhou, he was not clear.

"Let them mess around, I just have to take care of Yingchuan." Xu Chu waved his hand, with his current strength, it was obviously beyond his strength to get involved in the struggle in Luoyang. The Xiliang Army under Dong Zhuo has been in war for a long time and is an elite division, and Ding Yuan has been operating in Bingzhou for a long time, and it is not easy to match. With these two big fish coming out, forget about his small fish.

Guo Jia nodded, Xu Chu really can't change anything, let alone profit from it, it is better to stay in Yingchuan and wait for the opportunity honestly.

But Xun Shuang's letter could not be ignored, Xu Chu and Guo Jia immediately replied to it, with a sincere tone and a humble attitude, and mentioned the situation that Yingchuan needs to be rectified for a long time. The purpose is to tell Xun Shuang that Yingchuan will not easily send troops outside the county because of the general's orders.

After chatting about the affairs of the imperial court, Xu Chu couldn't wait to turn the topic to the matter of the iron mine in the county. Guo Jia complained when he heard Xu Chu, shook his head and said: "Relying solely on the supply of iron from Yanling County, it is not easy to fully equip the Tiger Guard Battalion within the year, not to mention building agricultural tools and recruiting new soldiers. When Yin Gong was there, Wen Ruo suggested several times that the county should take back the mine and smelt iron, but Yin Gong didn't listen and let it go. Today, the private mining of mines for profit has intensified. The world is about to be in chaos, and if the lord does not take measures, the Yingchuan family will grow stronger and stronger, and we can only rely on it. ”

"How?"

"Follow the old ways."

Xu Chu knew in his heart that instead of letting the county sergeant clan occupy the iron mine, it was better to use the old method of Yanling County, appointing iron officials in various places while sending his own people to supervise. Let others contribute, sit back and enjoy their own gains, and everyone will discuss how to divide the benefits.

Xu Chu has another question, "I'm afraid Zhang Deran can't handle this alone." Fengxiao, why don't you work hard? ”

Guo Jia said with a smile: "The key to this matter is to let the clans know the scale of the lord, they learned that the lord not only blamed, but also took the initiative to make profits, and they will definitely cooperate with the county." ”

Xu Chu sniffed something else from Guo Jia's words, "Could it be that the matter of privately opening a mine was done by the businessmen in the county in collusion with the family?" ”

"The lord is wise." Guo Jia was relieved, "After all, the family has to be cheeky, and there is always a limit to asking for a lot." They can't do it clearly, so they let the rich families in the county do it for them, and they hide behind as backers, just waiting for the quarterly tribute. ”

"Okay, let's divide the meat out of their mouths and send it to the county, and that's it." Xu Chu then made a decision, as long as everything involves the family with the right surname, it becomes troublesome and complicated, which is also a major feature of the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Xu Chu is unable to change it for the time being, so he can only get used to it slowly.

"By the way, Fengxiao, if you meet talents in the future, just recommend them to me. For example, Zaojun, if it weren't for today's coincidence, he would have almost been buried by me. ”

"Oh? Where did the lord arrange for the jujube? ”

"Wei Cao."