After the war, Lu Bu stayed in Hanzhong for more than two months, Guo Jia was actually sitting and watching the development of the situation in Chang'an, when Wang Yun died, Li Dao, Guo Yan, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and other warlords controlled Chang'an, Guo Jia finally completely relieved his mind and set off back to Chengdu.

On the way back to Chengdu with 2,000 soldiers from the trapped camp, Guo Jia did not take a carriage, and chose to ride a horse because he was worried about Zhen Jiang.

Guo Jia, who was in a hurry, was resting halfway through, when he beckoned Fa Zheng to his side and asked, "Xiaozhi, what do you say about the situation in Guanzhong, how will it develop in the future?" ”

There was not much information in hand, and Fa Zheng did not dare to speak falsely, so he could only seek truth from facts.

"In the past, Chang'an was Dong Zhuo's single-handedly covering the sky, and now Li Dao, Guo Yan, and Fan Chou are in their own hands, and they are crowned marquis and worship generals, which must not be from the edict of the Son of Heaven, then, they are actually holding the Son of Heaven hostage. Li Jifeng Che Cavalry General, Guo Bihou General, Fan Chouyou General, Zhang Ji Feng Hussar General left Chang'an, and stationed troops in Sizhou Hongnong, which shows that they are also worried at this time, for fear that the Kwantung princes will come to crusade against them, so they will not come to anger the lord, Lu Bu's experience is enough to make them look at Yizhou and be frightened. ”

After taking a sip of water, sitting on the grass and looking up at the not vicious Yueguang, Guo Jia wiped the beads of sweat from the tip of his nose and chuckled: "Xiaozhi, I know what you said, can you say something I don't know?" ”

Fa Zheng was a little helpless, after half a year of contact with Guo Jia, he also knew that this young master sometimes likes to pretend to be confused, and always likes to ask his subordinates about everything, but he already knows it in his heart.

There's nothing wrong with this, brainstorming, if Guo Jia is resourceful and decisive, doesn't listen to the opinions of others, and develops for his own sake, which is definitely not a good thing.

patting the grass beside him, Guo Jia motioned to Fa Zheng to lie down and bask in the sun for a while.

Fa Zheng sat down and pondered for a moment and then said: "How the situation in Guanzhong will develop depends on the external trends in Guanzhong, if the princes attack Guanzhong, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others will definitely hug together and work together to the outside world, if the princes ignore it, Li Dao Guo Yan and others will sooner or later infighting, they used to be under Dong Zhuo's command, obeying Dong Zhuo's orders, and now no one can control them, and it is inevitable that they will disobey each other." ”

Aside from the fierce battle between the princes of the east and the east now, even if Guo Jia wants to seek the land of Guanzhong, he will not attack Guanzhong at this time, if he wants to capture the old man, he must first let the enemy unload his defenses, Li Dao Guo Yan and others are fighting separately, sooner or later, this kind of trick is not uncommon in the Three Kingdoms, Cao Ying to Lu Bu and Liu Bei when he was in Xuzhou, after the battle of Guandu to Yuan Shao's sons, have used such tactics, at this time, the same should be done with Li Dao and Guo Yan.

"Filial piety, if I go to Chang'an and let the court make me the pastor of Yizhou, do you think it is feasible?"

Since Li Dao, Guo Yan and others will not fight Yizhou's idea, and they are afraid that the princes will attack them, Guo Jia wants to see if he can take this opportunity to correct his name.

Fa Zheng thought for a while, shook his head and said: "It's okay for the lord to go to the court, but you have to wait for the Kwantung princes to show their attitude, and then the lord's position is unclear, if the court is allowed to go up, then the Kwantung princes will be afraid of the alliance between the lord and Li Dao Guo Yan, or wait a little longer, and wait for the princes to show their attitude towards Li Dao Guo Yan, and then the lord will make plans." If the lord has just been on the table, and the princes are in the middle of the battle, won't the lord be incompatible with the princes again? ”

These words made Guo Jia nod, and he smiled: "I'm still anxious, let's wait and see what happens." ”

Different strategies are adopted at different times, and many things need to be done, and they must be done after the right time appears, so as to achieve the goal and receive the desired effect.

In the afternoon when the wind was harmonious, Guo Jia led the army back to Chengdu, and the cavalry who returned to Chengdu in advance to report the news conveyed Guo Jia's meaning, and the civil and military forces in the city did not have to go out of the city to greet them, although Guo Jia returned victorious.

As soon as he entered the city, he summoned the officials of Yizhou Prefecture to discuss matters in the palace.

Regardless of washing away the dust, Guo Jia listened to the reports of his subordinates in the council hall.

The autumn harvest is approaching, Zhen Yan and Huang Quan, who are in charge of civil affairs, are very busy, but they are still clear and organized when reporting their work, and everything they say is reasonable and well-founded, so that Guo Jia can understand it very clearly.

This year's harvest is expected to be two percent higher than in previous years, and the tax revenue will naturally be more abundant than before.

"Zhicai, Yuan Zhi, the two of you and Yushitai will discuss that in the next three years, the income of all officials under the rule of Yizhou will be increased by two percent."

After Guo Jia's words were finished, Xi Zhicai and Xu Shu came out to receive the order, but Zhen Yao came out to object: "My lord, now the official salary is issued according to the standard of the Han Dynasty's official salary, if the salary is increased again, it may cause the wind of extravagance and pleasure of officials." ”

Guo Jia, who was sitting on the throne, looked as usual and said: "In this way, whoever of you is in favor and who is against it will give the reason, know the pros and cons, and then see if it is feasible." ”

After everyone whispered for a while, Qin Mi took the lead and said lightly: "The lord's move is feasible below. Most of the officials in Yizhou wear many hats, and the so-called capable people work more, and those who work more get more, since they deserve it, they should be given to them. ”

The official system has been streamlined, Guo Jia has removed many fictitious posts, and the official positions that are not real and do not do practical things have been vacant, and they are concurrently held by other officials in positions of real power, and they will be more busy when needed.

After Qin Mi finished speaking, Fa Zheng immediately came out and said: "It is easy to go from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift, the lord advocates frugality, and if the officials under his rule accumulate into a rich and noble family over the years, they will inevitably live in luxury, and it will not be easy to correct this trend." ”

Zhang Song is in charge of household registration, money and food, etc., at this time out of the list: "The lord advocates frugality, but did not issue a decree, Yizhou population has been growing in recent years, there are both foreign displaced people into Yizhou to avoid disasters and settle down, and there are local households living a stable life, local officials are naturally busier than before, improving their income, is an affirmation and praise of their political achievements, in the next thought, the lord's move, is the good deeds of sympathy for his subordinates." ”

Zhen Yan came out with a worried face: "The lord treats his subordinates well, which is understandable. But my lord, in recent years, the tax income is abundant, because the wind and rain are smooth, and there is no disaster and military turmoil, and now the income is raised, and the expenditure of Yizhou is affordable, but if there is a natural disaster and military disaster in the coming year, the promotion of officials will become a big burden. ”

Hearing that the officials of the hall were arguing, Guo Jia was happy to see this situation, if he said anything, and the people below were all praised, then there was a problem.

Looking at Xi Zhicai, who looked calm, Guo Jia smiled and asked, "Zhicai, what do you think?" ”

Xi Zhicai came out and bowed his hand and said: "Lord Qin, Lord Zhang, Lord Zhen, Lord Fa, what you say makes sense." In the following opinion, the lord said that the promotion of officials by two percent within three years is to be completed gradually, not in one day. The people of Yizhou have been significantly improved because of the policy of lightly dispensing with the public and giving them a small amount of money, every family has a field to cultivate, every household has surplus grain, and their income from active work is increasing year by year, while the government affairs on the shoulders of the officials are increasing, in order to avoid the officials from seeing the interests of the common people and secretly having evil intentions, they should indeed improve their salaries, and secondly, after the officials are raised, they will also make the talented people who are interested in becoming more enthusiastic to come to Yizhou to participate in scientific examinations. ”

After listening to Xi Zhicai's opinions, the other strategists also fell into deep thought.

In fact, Xi Zhicai's words are Guo Jia's original intention, high salary and honesty, and at the same time use glory and wealth to attract talents, the ideal of serving the country and the people is too noble, people are selfish, and talented people are no exception.

As for the fact that it will take three years to complete, it is to avoid a sharp drop in income caused by natural disasters and chaos in the middle, and the financial expenditure should not only focus on the immediate income, but must take a long-term view, otherwise it is likely to be completely disintegrated by the unexpected blow that has been ignored.

With the imperial examination held every year, Guo Jia's officials will no longer be those who follow him out of Yingchuan The township children and sons occupy an absolute numerical advantage, how to envelop them, is something that Guo Jia must consider, in Guo Jia here can jump into the dragon gate, but the people's hearts are not satisfied, let them play their talents, and then give high treatment, so that they can work for Guo Jia in a down-to-earth manner, of course, unless other princes can offer them better conditions, then Guo Jia can't keep if he wants to, but is it possible? The origins of many people, the other princes can't even raise their heads in front of them, let alone appoint them as officials.

It is precisely because Guo Jia has clear rewards and punishments that he does not want officials to know the law and break the law, no matter who fills his own pockets, he will not be forgiven by Guo Jia, because what Guo Jia can give has been given to the maximum.

After this move was conclusive, Xu Shu made a report: "My lord, the Central Plains spies have sent news that Gongsun Zhan's power has expanded to Qingzhou, and Tian Kai has been appointed as the assassin of Qingzhou. After Liu Dai succeeded Liu Dai in his crusade against the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, he incorporated this force, and after Chen Gong lobbied officials from all over Yanzhou, Cao Ying was elected as the new Yanzhou Mu. ”

The Kwantung princes are really lively, and it is better to be more intense.

Guo Jia chuckled and said: "Gongsun Zhan is reckless in military force, and if he has Longwang Shu, he will die sooner or later." Hebei seems to be about to be Yuan Shao's world. Cao Ying? Finally it has risen too. ”

Thinking of someone, Guo Jia asked with a playful smile, "What has Yuan Shu been doing lately?" ”

Speaking of Yuan Shu, many strategists in the hall shook their heads and sighed, Zhen Yao said with a slightly mocking tone: "Yuan Shu has recently said that he is mobilizing troops and horses, and it seems that he wants to use troops against Yanzhou. ”

Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, and asked rhetorically: "Is he stupid?" Going to fight Cao Ying? Even if Cao Ying's foundation is unstable, he will definitely be able to swallow Yanzhou? ”

Zhen Yao chuckled: "I don't know the specific reason, but Yuan Shu is arrogant and extravagant, Nanyang has been squeezed dry by him, and those scholars and wealthy families who have served Yuan Shu are all repentant at this moment." Capture Yanzhou, maybe he can encircle Xuzhou, and then swallow the rich Xuzhou. ”

It's ridiculous, Guo Jia sighed that this Yuan Highway really doesn't have any overall situation, and if he loses to beat Liu Biao, he won't dare to fight anymore, and instead go to fight Cao Ying, Cao Ying has just incorporated the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, and his strength has risen sharply, and Yuan Shu is also looking for death.

(To be continued)