Chapter 3 Where to go

Yingjiao's hunting, Cao Cao's various behaviors can be described as the extreme. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoAlthough Cao Cao finally congratulated His Majesty on the divine shot, how could he not hear Cao Cao's extraneous meaning? What he did was nothing more than to tell himself that he would obediently be this puppet emperor. He shot the elk with his own arrow, and everyone came to congratulate him on his divine shooting, that is, he clearly told himself that as long as he obediently let him use the imperial power temporarily, then the merits he made, people all over the world will regard them as their own merits and congratulate themselves. This Cao Cao wants to be a powerful minister, but he doesn't want to be infamous, it's really calculating! It's just that Liu Xie was disappointed that there were so many ministers present, but none of them stood up and criticized Cao Cao's various actions. Unexpectedly, Zhao Gao's old thing of referring to the deer as a horse has now happened to him. The situation in the court is already like this, how should he, the emperor, be good.

After a hunt, Liu Xie had a deeper understanding of his situation. also gave Cao Cao a clear understanding of the attitude of the hundreds of officials in the court. Of course, it also made Liu Bei have a preliminary plan in his heart for what he should do next. If Gao Ye is in Yingdu, maybe he will look forward to the drama of the heroes of the green plum cooking wine. It's just that Gao Ye is not there now, although he told Cao Cao earlier when he was still in Xuzhou that Liu Bei must not be allowed to run away, but until now, Gao Ye is still worried that Liu Bei will escape from Cao Cao's hands.

But now, there are more important things than worrying about Liu Bei's escape, waiting for Gao Ye to do it. At the celebration banquet, he said that he would personally visit Guan Ning and Wang Lie. Now that two days have passed since the celebration banquet, I have to hurry up and visit in person if I say anything. The sooner these two talents took up their posts and devoted themselves to the work of governing the locality, so that Qingzhou could restore prosperity as soon as possible and lay a solid foundation for the subsequent war. This is the purpose of the high night.

Therefore, in the lobby, the three of them only exchanged a few words, and Gao Ye went straight to the point and said his intentions. Speaking of which, the two of them were recruited by Zheng Xuan to Yingdu earlier, where the two of them did not serve as officials, but asked Cao Cao to let the two of them go back to Qingzhou to serve. This shows that the two of them already have a position in their hearts about what they want to do, or the official position they want to hold. That's why as soon as Gao Ye opened his mouth, he asked the two of them what they wanted to do.

Before Wang Lie could speak, Guan Ning on the side put aside the topic and asked instead: "Mingxi, I heard that you are going to take all those refugees who are avoiding trouble in Liaodong back to their homeland, but is there such a thing?" ”

Gao Ye smiled when he heard this: "Exactly." Those people are far away from their homes because of the war, and now Qingzhou has been decided, and Liaodong is a bitter cold place, so it is only right to come back as soon as possible. Moreover, now the route from Donglai to Liaodong has been unblocked, and there are big ships to transport, and it is only one day and one night to go back and forth, which is very convenient. ”

Guan Ning nodded when he heard this, and continued: "Well, it is said that the homeland is difficult to leave, even people like me and Brother Yan Fang who are at peace with each other have the wish to return to their roots. It's just Mingxi, if you want to take these displaced people back to Qingzhou, tens of thousands of people will return, land and shelter are all problems, do you already have any arrangements and plans? ”

Gao Ye was puzzled when he heard this, why did this Guan Ning ask him what he wanted to do, and his focus was always on the displaced people in Liaodong? Although he also knew that when he was in Liaodong with Bingyuan and Wang Lie, he gathered many displaced people, and even established education and governed the local area, so that the people could live and work in peace and contentment. Could it be that Guan Ning is preparing to continue to govern the displaced people?

Although Gao Ye thought like this in his heart, he sighed and said: "Qingzhou has been in chaos for more than ten years since the Yellow Turban Rebellion. People have been displaced, the population has plummeted, and the fields have become barren. Now that such a large number of people can return, it is also a great joy for Qingzhou, how can the night not be arranged early? ”

"I want to hear about it." Guan Ning smiled faintly when he heard this, but Gao Ye on the other side was a little clear in his heart. The reason why this Guan Ning has been asking about the homeless people, and the reason why Wang Lie has not spoken, is probably to examine his own ability. It's just that although there is a saying in this era that the monarch chooses the ministers and the minister, but he is not the lord of the two of them, is it necessary for the two of them to do such a thing?

However, Gao Ye still smiled: "Now that Donglai and Beihai are ready, I have also ordered you to step up the new land of the three counties this time." Nowadays, Qingzhou is a lot of wasteland and few people. In order to encourage production, I am going to implement a partial equalization system in Qingzhou. As the name suggests, these ownerless lands are distributed to the people according to the number of people, and the land is first owned by the government, and then belongs to them after they have cultivated it for a certain number of years. ”

Wang Lie interjected on the side: "Why do you want to be owned by the government first, isn't this an extra move?" ”

Gao Ye smiled and said: "This time, the government will also provide shelter for these people, help them build houses, and provide them with new farm tools." As a result, the government will inevitably spend a lot of money, and it will also need to collect more taxes from the people. When the time limit is reached, the land is returned to the individual, and the tax rate is reduced, and the people are naturally grateful for the kindness of the lord. These two are also because our army and Yuan Shao are about to go to war, although I have the confidence to fight across the river and not let the flames of war burn on my own land. However, just in case, this time I am going to temporarily settle all the displaced people in Beihai and Donglai counties. As soon as the battle is over, if any of these people want to return to Qi County, Le'an and other places, these lands will also be convenient for the government to recover, and when they return to their hometowns, they will be given land. ”

Guan Ning nodded when he heard this, and said: "That's okay, I went to Yingdu this time, but I also saw a new type of farm tool with Brother Yanfang, and it was really KitKat." If the people of Qingzhou can use such farm tools, I see, although the population is not as good as before, the fields cultivated will not be less than back then. Mingxi's arrangement is quite appropriate. However, when I was in Yingdu, I also heard that Yanzhou, Yuzhou and even Xuzhou have now opened official schools, so that all school-age children can read and write. It is also a new school of Cao Shi to manage this matter. And I heard that Mingxi took the lead in advocating this matter, but why has Qingzhou, which is under your governance, not seen the movement of setting up an official school for a long time? ”

Before Gao Ye could speak, Wang Lie laughed and said, "You'an, you also came here on your own recommendation." ”

As soon as Gao Ye heard Wang Lie's words, he didn't know what Guan Ning meant, and then said: "No way, when I first came to Qingzhou, Qingzhou was full of holes. In addition, there is Yuan Tan in the north and Lu Bu in the south, just to govern the place, whether it is financial or manpower, it is stretched, and there is still energy to run a school. Now that the war has been settled, Donglai now has trade contacts with Liaodong, Sanhan and other places, and the tax revenue is sufficient, so it is timely to run a school. Now Yanzhou and Yuzhou have the support of Yingchuan Academy, and Xuzhou has Mr. Chen Jue to come forward, and the government school is naturally like mushrooms after a rain. But in Qingzhou, I have to concentrate on reorganizing my army to deal with Yuan Shao. As for the long article, this state affairs are all on him, and he is busy all day with the front foot but not the back foot. None of the other officials had the prestige to come forward to build a government school. This has been delayed. Gao Ye said, but he really vomited a lot of bitterness. Wang Lie on the side laughed when he heard it, and Guan Ning was also dumbfounded.

However, Guan Ning didn't wait for Gao Ye to continue talking nonsense, and then said: "Mingxi, you just asked the two of me what they want to do in Qingzhou. To tell the truth, I don't care what I wish in this life is to educate the people of the world. Now in Qingzhou, since no one can take the position of learning Cao Shi, but he is willing to do it, I don't know what Mingxi thinks? ”

"If Mr. You'an can be appointed to learn Cao Shi, this official matter will definitely be worry-free. It's just how to run a school, and Mr. You'an naturally knows it in his heart. But now the war with Yuan Shao is imminent, just in case, I also asked Mr. You'an to set up it in Beihai and Donglai first, step by step, to cover the entire Qingzhou. ”

"Mingxi can rest assured, I already have a plan in my heart about this old man. I then wrote to my tutor and asked him to send some juniors to help, but I didn't accompany him. Saying that, Guan Ning hurriedly got up and walked straight to the backyard. looked at Gao Ye dumbfounded.

Wang Lie smiled and said: "Mingxi, don't be surprised, You'an is this person who sits up and acts, and now he is the school Cao Shizheng and his mind, and he is as ambitious as a young man." ”

Gao Ye also smiled and said: "If it weren't for such a character, I wouldn't have broken off my friendship with Mr. Ziyu." Mr. Ziyu is also a great talent, and this dragon is really not idle. I am relieved that the matter of official learning will be handed over to Mr. You'an. It's just that Mr. Hikokata's position has not yet been decided, so I don't know what Mr. Hikokata's plans are? ”

"I didn't expect Mingxi, you also know about cutting off the seat? Yes, Kang Chenggong must have told you. As for me, I don't have any ideas, it's all up to General Hou's arrangement. ”

"My husband has a long reputation, and his talent and character are praised by the world. Now Qingzhou is determined, and it still needs to be governed by a talent like Mr. Changwen always complained to me, saying that the burden on him was too heavy. Now that Mr. Yan Fang is here, it is better to temporarily serve as the governor of our state, and lead the government affairs of Qingzhou together with Changwen. ”

Wang Lie also smiled when he heard this: "I will naturally obey my fate." ”

Gao Ye was even more happy when he heard this, when there were only two counties, only Chen Qun could be busy, but now he has controlled the five counties in Qingzhou, and those three counties are all a big mess. Chen Qun even had three heads and six arms, and he couldn't finish the paperwork like a mountain. Now with Wang Lie's help, Qingzhou's government affairs can finally be smoother.

The two reached a consensus, and naturally chatted more happily that day. It's just that it didn't take long for Xu Shu to come in a hurry, and after saluting, he said: "General Hou, the lord has a messenger here, and he is waiting in the Taishou Mansion at this moment." ”