Chapter 727: The Literati Say Kill

After the rain, the blue sky was washed very thoroughly. In such weather, even breathing seems so smooth. The white clouds in the sky floated gracefully, as if nothing could disturb their freedom. The people of the city had dispersed, and the gloom that had hung over them had vanished, as clear as the sky was now. Because they all know the Dao, since Fang explained it, it must be counted.

Some people rarely promise anything, but if they say it, they won't go back.

Qingshan County Commander Wei Xiting knelt at the door of the county government and waited for Fang Jie, he was wearing a washed and somewhat whitish cloth coat, which looked clean, but when he got closer, he would smell a faint damp smell, obviously this set of clothes has not been worn for a long time, but it can be seen from the fold marks on the clothes, even such an old piece of clothing is still well preserved.

Fang Xie glanced at him and didn't stop: "Come in with me"

Wei Xiting raised his head and looked at Fang Jie, then got up and followed Fang Xie inside. Or because I have been kneeling for a long time, my walking posture is a little trembling.

Fang Xie did not stop in the lobby after entering the county office, but went directly into Wei Xiting's study.

The study is small, but exceptionally tidy. On one side of the desk was a full bookshelf, most of which Fang Xie noticed were old books. The pen, ink, paper, and inkstone on the desk were neatly placed, and Fang Xie sat down and found that the pen holder was within reach of a raised hand. There were still traces of water on the table that had been wiped not long ago, and it was clear that the people who cleaned up the place had just left.

"General, my subordinates know what's wrong."

Wei Xiting said with a slight upper body.

Fang Xie waved his hand: "Let's not talk about this matter first, I have something I want to ask you." ”

He looked out the window, and the officers who had been disarmed were standing in the courtyard, and the people from the Xiao Riding School were in a circle, and the officials were looking this way with their necks stretched.

"Why didn't you see my sister-in-law?"

Fang asked.

Wei Xiting was surprised, he really didn't expect that the general's first question was actually this.

She said that the general came to Qingshan County to do serious things, and there were still faults in his subordinates, so she was not suitable to appear, and if she appeared, it would make people think that she was going to intercede for her husband. She said that it was unwise to plead with a woman's tears and only affect the general's decision. If the general spared his subordinates because of her intercession, then everyone will follow suit in the future, and as long as they make mistakes, they will let their women beg hard, and the rules will not be rules. ”

Fang Xie couldn't help but praise in his heart, this woman is so sensible and reasonable, it is rare.

Many women don't understand this truth, and their men come to beg when they make mistakes, even if the boss is not easy to refuse and spares her husband, will her husband have a chance in the future?

"Sister-in-law Gao Jie, where is she from?"

Fang Xie asked again.

"Born in an ordinary farming family, I haven't read a book, and I am careless, but I am quite virtuous."

Wei Xiting replied truthfully.

"Good, good!"

Fang Xie Lian said three good words: "Come here, take ten brocade horses, five hundred taels of silver and send them to Wei Xiting's family, and say that they are buying new clothes for my sister-in-law." ”

"Whoa!"

The brocade school guarding the door answered and turned around to do it.

"You are the county commander of Zhengqipin, according to the regulations of the Black Flag Army, you have dozens of taels of silver every month, but you have at least six or seven years of this set of clothes on you, right? When was the last time you bought a new outfit? ”

"My subordinates don't remember."

Wei Xiting replied: "The clothes that my subordinates wear on weekdays are all issued clothes, from the inside to the outside. Therefore, there is no need to buy additional clothes, and the surplus silver is stored in the hands of Neiko, and she will make a dowry for her daughter in the future. The dowry is rich, and the daughter's life will be more satisfactory in the future. ”

Fang Xie snorted: "I asked you, I asked you to implement the division of land into households, what do you think of this measure?" ”

Because this turn was too big, Wei Xiting was silent for a while, and then raised his head and replied solemnly: "There are pros and cons...... The disadvantages are in the rich, but the benefits are in the people. ”

"What are the pros and cons?"

Fang Xie asked again.

Wei Xiting said: "In the near future, the people are happy, the people's desire is great, but in fact it is disadvantageous. Looking at it from a distance, the wealthy families are targeted, and they will face hardships at every step of the way, which is a big disadvantage, but in fact it is a big benefit. ”

"How?"

"General, now it seems that in Pingshangdao, the people can have their own land, and if they want to diversify, they can rent from the government. When the fields came into the hands of the people themselves, the more grain they threw, the more they fell into their hands, so their hearts were full of joy and they naturally did their best. In Pingshangdao, no matter how you look at it, it is a big benefit. But because of this, people outside the ordinary business road will have hatred in their hearts. ”

"When the people outside of Pingshang heard about the general's measures, they would envy the people of Pingshangdao. But all the wealthy families will regard the general as an enemy, and they will block it at any cost, and the families who originally did not conspire with each other will also contact each other because of this and join forces to resist the general, so it is actually a big disadvantage. ”

But after arriving, the people of Pingshang Road have already tasted the sweetness, and the people outside are naturally more envious, and they can't help but hope that the general will rescue them. At that time, the wealthy families had close contact with each other, and it was even more difficult for the general to mobilize troops abroad. But because of the implementation of the Ping Shang Road, so the people in other places are looking forward to it, even if the rich are ironclad again, the general ascends to the heights and shouts, the people should be like fire, and it is not difficult to burn the iron plate, and the benefits are great. ”

"But ......"

Wei Xiting was silent for a while and then said: "General's method, if it is used to the extreme, it will naturally have more advantages than disadvantages. But if it is not used well, the advantages are not there, but the disadvantages are exhausted. ”

"Tell me, what do you mean by being extremely useful?"

Fang asked.

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Wei Xiting raised his head and looked at Fang Jie's eyes and said seriously: "When my subordinates just heard that the general was going to implement this policy, they were all worried. But when it came to Qingshan County, the supervisor implemented this matter, and it was only when it really operated that he understood the general's vision. The reason why it was implemented rapidly in Pingshang Road and recognized by the people was because there was no obstruction from the wealthy families, to put it bluntly...... Because the great general killed enough people, and those who could stop it died. ”

"However, in the future, when the general enters the army, will it be the same as in Pingshangdao? Those wealthy families compromised either because of defeat or out of fear, but as long as they were there, it would be difficult to carry out this policy. Unless...... The general went to one place and slaughtered another, and killed all those who obstructed the government, and the people had no scruples, so they would follow the general boldly and with confidence! ”

He exclaimed, "This is the extreme! ”

In the final analysis, what he means is that if you want to succeed, you can only kill to the end in one go. If he doesn't kill, Fang Xie can't stay in one place for a long time, as long as he leaves, naturally those rich families will be powerful. How can it be easy for the remaining officials to carry out the division of land into households? There are those rich families, and the prestige still exists, and the people are afraid in their hearts, and they dare not let go to fight. The people are timid, so what do the remaining officials rely on?

But these words came out of the mouth of a civil official, which was too surprising.

"My subordinates have been thinking about one thing for a few days......"

Wei Xiting paused and said: "Since the beginning of history, the imperial courts of all dynasties have changed, and there has not been a person from a poor family who has sat on the dragon chair. In the early days of entrepreneurship, people from poor families may be powerful, but in the end, they will become puppets of big families, and eventually be sucked dry and abandoned. Those who have always achieved great things have two choices. ”

"One of them, which is also the path that all ambitious heroes have been taking since ancient times, is to contact the family and seek support. As long as you can get the support of the big family, you can quickly gather a force. Looking back thousands of years, people who have achieved great success have all made this choice. As long as you can gain the support of the big family, you can get twice the result with half the effort. ”

"Second, it is a road that no one has ever relied on to reach the ultimate victory, that is, relying on the people. No matter which dynasty it is, there are people who rebel. Therefore, there are not many people who rely on the people to do things, but in the end, none of them are completely successful. The closest is the Sun Liang Rebellion in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Sun Liang raised an army, relied on the refugees to kill until the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was elected as the emperor, built the Yuan Nongxing, and the country was called Daqing. But less than two months after he ascended the throne, Sun Liang was killed by his subordinates, and hundreds of thousands of troops fell apart......"

"During the war, they were invincible and worked together, so they were able to break through the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty and establish a state. However, after Sun Liang ascended the throne, he began to encircle the nobles of the Great Zhou, wanting to recruit these people to work for him. It didn't take long for him to be bewildered by the families who talked eloquently and offered many treasures and beauties, and began to take back the military power from his old subordinates and transfer it to the people of the family. His old subordinates couldn't take it anymore and rebelled. In the end, Sun Liang was killed, his army was scattered, and the Daqing Kingdom ended in two months......"

"It wasn't a powerful army that defeated Sun Liang, just some gold and silver treasures and dozens of beauties."

Wei Xiting said: "Sun Liang was defeated, he thought that those people from big families would help him and become his right-hand men, Sun Liang also hoped that this would be the case, because the more he came later, the more he felt that those old subordinates were uneducated and undignified, and the people of big families were well-read and polite." As everyone knows, those people are just at the mercy of him as a doll. The experience and wisdom accumulated over thousands of years have made the people of the family know how to play with power far better than the children of the poor family. Sun Liang first relied on the people, but after he became abandoned...... So he lost. ”

He looked at Fang Xie and said, "The first path is taken by many people, and the best of them succeeds. The second path was also taken by many people, and no one succeeded...... Why? Because I didn't walk completely, I went halfway and wanted to turn to the first one. As a result, the people on the first road didn't like him, and the people who liked him on the second road also turned their backs on him. ”

Fang Xie frowned slightly, he knew what Wei Xiting meant. He just didn't expect that these words would come out of the mouth of a civil official who should not have said such a thing in the last place. Civilian officials have always rejected killing, whether it is a troubled era or a peaceful and prosperous era, civilian officials have always had no good impression of martial arts. Most of them think that success depends on education and persuasion, rather than directly swinging a knife and slashing it.

Wei Xiting can say this kind of thing, and he deserves to be shocking in this era.

"Then you say, should I take the first way or the second way?"