When Gan Ning and the three of them came, Xu Chu was lighting a small stove of sandalwood, looking at the household registration ledger on the case with a smile.

Counting money is a very happy thing, looking at the numbers in the file, it is far happier than counting money, Xu Chu did not expect that Yingchuan, which has been war-torn several times, still has more than 167,000 registered households, with a population of more than 648,000, and his gold content is really full.

However, this is the figure of three years ago, and if it is re-checked, it may be a little less, after all, in the past few years, the government is still corrupt, and the yellow scarves are still rampant. People are overwhelmed, and it has become a common phenomenon for them to flee and become displaced people.

Chen Yilian called him a few times before pulling his attention out of the file.

"You're here." Xu Chu sat for a long time, pinched his sore shoulders casually, and asked Gan Ning and them to sit at will. Thanks to that small furnace of sandalwood, Xu Chu's spirit is good, and it is not unreasonable for the ancients to advocate incense. Incense was still an extremely luxurious item in the late Han Dynasty, and 'price ratio elixir' was the world's evaluation of incense, and ordinary people couldn't afford it. Xu Chu was too guarded, and he usually didn't dare to be so extravagant, this small incense, Zhang Ying felt sorry for him, and specially sent it over for him to use.

Inviting Gan Ning over is naturally to implement the official position of Sima of the other ministry promised to him. Sima of the other department is more senior than Qianshi, and he is already a high-level military attaché, and if he goes up, he is a captain, and if he goes up again, he is a general. Other Sima, military Sima and other positions, were originally used under the general's mansion, but at the end of the Han Dynasty, everyone did not care about these, and many new official names were born later in history, Guo Jia's military division sacrificial wine, Zhuge Liang's military general, all of which were created by Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

Speaking of Guo Jia, for Gan Ning's station, Guo Jia helped choose. Xu Chu took out the map, pointed at the bottom of the three northern counties of Yuanling, Xinzheng, and Weishi County, and said to Gan Ning: "Xingba, come and see." ”

Gan Ning then came to Xu Chu's case, and saw Xu Chu's intentions at a glance.

"Does the government want me to camp here and support the three counties in the north of the county?"

These three counties are in ruins, and the garrison is weak, Xu Chu intends to let Xun Chen Xun Yan go to the three counties to prepare for the war, but it is still very likely to become the target of robbers from all walks of life. In the face of this hidden danger, Ganning is stationed in the upper reaches of the Weishui River and the main road connecting the three counties can play a role.

"Xingba, there are few people you brought from Shu County, I will transfer the palace to your account, gather the number of thousands of people, and build the camp first. How about recruiting elite soldiers in the future and replenishing them to the Weishui camp to 5,000? Xu Chu said.

Gan Ning bowed and said: "The prince of the house is very loving, and he would rather swear allegiance to the death!" ”

Without further ado, Gan Ning and Gong Su immediately bid farewell to Xu Chu. When they walked away, Chen Yi reminded: "Lord, although Gan Xingba is brave and good at fighting, is it too much to let him command five thousand people?" ”

"Don't worry." Xu Chu had already talked to Guo Jia and Xu Shu, "Gan Xingba is rootless water in Yingchuan, and his grain and grass supply depends on the county, and there is a palace in the county, so it will be fine." Moreover...... Ayi, Gan Ning is also a fair and upright person, what he asks for is merit, I treat him well, give him the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and he will naturally repay me. ”

Chen Yi didn't say anything more, and heard Xu Chu say: "It's Ayi, you have made great contributions, have you ever thought about being promoted?" ”

Chen Yi shrugged his shoulders and said calmly: "You are self-aware, lord, I will continue to be in charge of your escort work." ”

Xu Chu was extremely relieved, patted Chen Yi on the shoulder and said, "Good brother, then you will be the head of my mansion, and the guards of the Taishou Mansion will be handed over to you." ”

There is Ganning Gongsu in the Weishui camp, and there is Dian Wei Wang Yan in the west military camp, except for the 1,000 county soldiers in Du You's hands, Xu Chu almost pinched all the military power in the palm of his hand.

The military power can do this, but the regime cannot.

After lunch, Xu Chu found Guo Jia and Xu Shu, the two had redrafted a list, and after reading it, he found that there were many more names of scholars from the poor family in the list, and they were all placed in inconspicuous positions such as Peng, Shuzuo, and Shi. In this way, not only does it avoid the situation of letting the family with the right surname monopolize the power, but it also does not cause the family's overreaction, which is very ingenious.

Xu Chu's heart is extremely broken, Xu and Guo are really dragons and phoenixes among people, but fortunately, both of them have been taken down by themselves......

With Guo and Xu laying a draft for him, Xu Chu asked people to invite Xun, Zhong and other dignitaries. As soon as the mansion was opened after entering the house, Xu Chu, in order to show his solemnity, deliberately asked Dian Wei to lead the tiger guard to stand near the Taishou Mansion, and took a cadre and others with a car.

For a while, there was a lot of traffic in Yanling County, there were many guards, and the people in the county looked sideways, and the people who came to see the excitement stood in a radius of several miles from the Taishou Mansion.

The children of the families who came by car were honored, and after getting off the bus, they saluted each other, and entered the gate of the Taishou Mansion in the admiration of the people in the county.

Xu Chu sat down in the lobby as early as possible, and when he saw people coming from a distance, he went to the door to greet him.

"The prince of the palace tortures us and waits." Xun Chen bowed back, and the rest of them did the same. Regardless of whether there is an element of showmanship or not, Xu Chu's small move suddenly won everyone's favor.

The Han Dynasty respected Confucianism and emphasized etiquette, Xu Chu did not seek to be comprehensive, but as long as he thought of it, he would definitely not be aware of the place where he could be polite.

Everyone in the hall sat down, and Xu Chu took a cursory look, about twenty people. I know Zhang Feng, Pang Zhan, Zhang Li, Du You and other county officials, as well as Xun's Zhong and other children. I don't know each other, most of them are Han Shi who don't have a high status in the county, and they sit in the back seats.

Guo Jia also mixed in the cold pile and talked with the people around him. Xu Shu was by Xu Chu's side and waited for appointment.

"I invite you here today because the official positions in the county have been vacant for many days. I am favored by the imperial court and dare not neglect political affairs, so I ask all the princes to participate in the decision. "Xu Chu is much younger than most of the people in the hall, he is only in his early twenties, and he ascended to the throne of Yingchuan Taishou with the power of thunder, it is impossible to say that everyone in the hall does not doubt him.

Therefore, the opening of the mansion today is not only Xu Chu's return to the Yingchuan family's great help to him, but also the big guy's ability to inspect Xu Chu.

That is, the ability to know people and do their jobs.

The first thing Xu Chu wants to talk about is the candidate for Juncheng. Guo Jia and Xu Shu had already told Xu Chu before that if they wanted to strike first, they must first mention the position of Juncheng.

The reason is very simple, the position of the county is not willing to do what is capable, and those who are willing to do it are not qualified to do it. The three official positions of the state, the county, and the county are the second-in-command of the three administrative regions of the state, county, and county, and they are nominally above 10,000 people under one person. But since ancient times, the second-in-command has a fatal flaw, once it encounters a strong leader, the second-in-command is equivalent to nothing.

It just so happens that Xu Chu is going to be the hero, whether it is Zhang Feng Pang Zhan or the children of the Xun Zhong family, they are very clear.

Xu Chu watched everyone sit with a smile, his eyes did not squint, and he smiled secretly in his heart: Don't you want to see if I can use people? I'll give you a hard question first.

After being dull for a long time, Zhang Li couldn't help but speak. Zhang Li was promoted when he was in Yin Xiu, and his relationship with Xu Chu was not as close as that of Xun Yu, Zhong Xuan, Du You and others at that time. After he understood Xu Chu's intentions, he went straight to the point and said: "I heard that Xu Shu, the chief bookkeeper, made outstanding achievements in the administration of Yanling County and the three northern counties of Pingding County by the Fujun, and with his talents and merits, he can be a county prince. ”

Xu Chu secretly scolded the old fox, of course Xu Shu can't be a county officer, and he can't even be the Taishou main secretary's room, he has to be assigned to the ministry Cao to lead the real power.

But as soon as Zhang Li started talking, others also seconded the proposal, but let Xu Chu lift a stone and shoot himself in the foot.

"Xu Shu is too young and lacks moral prestige, how can he be in such a high position? Don't mention it again, gentlemen. Xu Chu saw that the situation was not good, so he had to say.

Zhang Li returned to the table, closing his eyes in contemplation. Everyone in the hall has the same thought: Fujun, you are not much older than Xu Shu, don't you still do too much?

At this time, Zhong Yanjin said: "Since the position of the county is difficult to decide, it is better to put it aside for the time being, and discuss the subordinate officials of Cao first, so as not to delay the affairs of the county for too long." ”