. \\ Yizhou is located in the border town, the city is not big, and the security is very strict, as soon as you enter the city, you can see the old high stone sleepers, a can of fire oil and bundles of arrows, these are all war preparation materials, the patrol of the street is not only the prefect of the yamen, more is a team of officers and soldiers of the guard with swords, at a glance it seems that the military and political affairs of this city are quite chaotic

However, it is also a unique scenery of the border town, after all, the border of the Ming Dynasty is not very peaceful, and the enemies they have to face are not only the Tartars who attack the city with swords and guns, but also those who sneak into the border towns of the Ming Dynasty to create chaos and spread a terrifying atmosphere

On the way to the official post in the city, Qin Kan and Liu Pinggui exchanged a few polite greetings

Liu Pinggui is originally from Henan, is the second class jinshi of the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, and was sent to the border town as an official after a few years of editing in the Hanlin Academy, only from this point to know that Liu Pinggui is about too straightforward, as we all know, the magistrates of the Ming Dynasty are the most comfortable oil and water yamen, but the oil and water of the magistrates in the border town are very little, and they have to be on guard against the enemy at all times

If you don't offend the big people in the officialdom, if you know a little about current affairs, you won't go out to the border town, and it is better to be a parent official than to have qualifications in the Hanlin Academy

On the way to the city, Qian Xian was not far behind Qin Kan, listening to Qin Kan and Liu Pinggui's greetings, Qian Xian smiled but did not interject, Qin Kan was keenly aware of the undercurrent surging in a harmonious atmosphere, and the small Yizhou officialdom was quite uncalm

There is no special official post in Yizhou City, the official post is arranged in the prefect's yamen, surrounded by officials, Qin Kan walked into the yamen, but saw that the yamen was also quite dilapidated, obviously it had not been repaired for many years, the courtyard of the second hall was empty of pavilions and water pavilions, two sycamores were planted in the middle, and there was a chic small garden, and there was nothing else

Qin Kan was invited into the middle of the inner hall, and all the officials sat down according to their ranks

The atmosphere is warm and weird, Liu Pinggui's attitude towards Qin Kan is not flattering, nor cold, the pure official conversation etiquette is very thoughtful, so that people can't find mistakes, and Qian Xian is also very polite, with fewer words, Qin Kan talked about some gonzo about Jingshi, he only laughed with him, and occasionally wanted to interject a sentence but was interrupted by Liu Pinggui first, Liu Pinggui seemed to be deliberately waiting there to interrupt Qian Xian, after a greeting, Qian Xian didn't even say a complete sentence and interrupted Qian Xian again and again, Qian Xian's smile became more and more reluctant and colder

Qin Kan became more and more sure that the officialdom in Yizhou was not calm, and there was an irreconcilable contradiction between Liu Pinggui and Qian Xian, and he didn't even suspect that the two had torn their faces, but they just pretended to be kind in front of him

This is a good phenomenon, Qin Kan's heartbeat couldn't help but speed up a little, and a bold plan gradually took shape in his mind

It's been a long time since I took the initiative to cheat people......

When he went out of Beijing, he didn't count Liu Jin, it was just Liu Jin's initiative to pit him

With a smile in his eyes, Qin Kan glanced at Qian Xian with a pair of sinful eyes, well, the size and height are just right, and the length is just right, it is simply a mold tailored for his plan

After coughing twice, Qin Kan smiled and said: "Yizhou is located on the east side of Liaodong Bay, bordering the Great Wall in the north and the Bohai Sea in the west......

Liu Pinggui arched his hand and smiled: "What my lord said is very true, Yizhou Mansion is an ancient city in western Liaoning, since the beginning of Yan and Qin, it has been established as a county, and it was established as a county in the Han Dynasty, and the government was established in this dynasty, which lasted for more than 2,000 years, and is known as the 'old road of Liaoxi', and has always been a place where soldiers must fight......

Qin Kan said with a smile: "Soldiers must fight...... Hehe, this is this, is Governor Liu's words exaggerated? The so-called soldiers must fight, only look at the situation at the time, such as the Yan Qin time when the world is divided, every state and every government can be called the soldiers must fight, the Taizu of this dynasty is brave and wise, creating a huge territory of the Han people's unification, although Yizhou is close to the front of Duoyan, but after all, it is also considered to be the rear, there is Guangning Houtun Wei in the north, Laoha Hewei in the west, Shenyang Zhongwei Tielingwei in the east, Jinzhou Wei in the south, Yizhou is protected by these guards, if it is said that the soldiers will fight, it is true...... Huh"

Qin Kan slapped Ha Lu Ha halfway through and didn't say anything more, but all the people present were old oilmen in the officialdom, and after Qin Kan said something, everyone looked stunned, and their bodies couldn't help but lean forward slightly

What did Lady Chincha say...... It's unusual

Liu Pinggui's eyes suddenly became solemn, and he arched his hand and said, "I don't know what Lord Qincha meant?" Xiaguan has been in the border town for a long time, and he doesn't know the situation between the DPRK and China, but does the DPRK have anything to say about my Yiju? I also hope that Lord Qincha will tell him frankly, and the lower officials will not be able to wait for him."

The officials also hurriedly surrendered their hands, looking a little anxious

Qin Kan smiled and said: "Before the official left Beijing, it was just a rumor, but the rumor was not accurate, hehe, I still don't say it, lest there be a crime of nonsense in the official, although the crime is not big, it is not good to say it."

Liu Pinggui and other officials were anxious, so they asked each other several times and promised not to spread it to the outside world, Qin Kan hesitated and said: "Let's make it clear first, this is what the official heard, not the official's meaning, and you don't want to count it on the official's head in the end...... You know that since the new emperor ascended the throne, Liu Jin and Liu Gonggong were in charge of the celebrant supervisor, and Liu Gonggong was very old and wanted to do a great career, so he put forward some proposals to several scholars in the cabinet, well, it can be called 'Liu's New Deal', one of which is to reduce a large number of redundant generals and redundant soldiers of my Ming Dynasty......"

At this point, the commander made Qian Xian's eyelids suddenly jump

Officials are particular about every word they say, this Qincha said that he would cut redundant generals and redundant soldiers, but he didn't mention "redundant officials" at all.

Under Qian Xian's eager gaze, Qin Kan said slowly: "What the official said just now that Yizhou is not a place for soldiers to fight, of course, this is also meaningful, in fact, the evaluation of Yizhou is not what I said......

Several officials said together: "What Gonggong Liu said, right?" ”

Qin Kan said with a smile: "Yes, so what Gonggong Liu means is to abolish a number of redundant guards that can be disposed of or do not have much strategic significance, and replenish all the saved military funds to supplement the new ordnance and the most needed frontiers, such as Xuanfu, Datong, Ningxia Wei, etc., the generals and military households that have been eliminated will naturally be unloaded and returned to the peasants, and the imperial court will no longer pay salaries......"

After speaking, Qin Kan suddenly turned his head to look at Qian Xian, his eyes were full of sympathy, and it was obvious that the meaning contained in it was ...... You are redundant

(To be continued)

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