Chapter 686: Jiang Wan and Chen Yi
Zhuge Liang, who was in Chengdu, could only sigh after hearing about the matter of "Chang'an taking scholars".
Zhuge Liang still doesn't know who came up with the idea of this matter, but whether it is the timing of the proposal or the implementation process, he is a little too impatient, and the final effect of doing a good thing is very limited.
Really, if Zhuge Liang was in Chang'an, he would definitely not let things get to the point where they are now.
This matter was originally a good thing that could not only win over the family, but also lay the foundation for the future imperial examination system, but now it is a bit of a chicken feather.
But no matter what, Zhuge Liang can't control this matter for the time being, and he has to be busy cleaning up these unconscious families in Chengdu, especially the Zhang family who participated in the Huangyuan rebellion.
Zhuge Liang can't do this kind of thing, and there is no need for this, but it is necessary to beat the Zhang family and dismember the Zhang family's influence in Shu.
Even Zhuge Liang plans to use the current predicament of the Zhang family to pry open the status quo of the Shuzhong family, and strive to make the relationship between the Shuzhong family more complicated, which is more conducive to his future decree to rectify Shuzhong.
That is, the things that Zhuge Liang did in Jianxing in history, and now Zhuge Liang has done it in advance.
Not to mention that Zhuge Liang is busy working in Chengdu, let's go back to Chang'an. The matter of taking a taxi in Chang'an finally came to an end before the end of May.
Although a lot of things happened in the middle, and Qin Mi and Zhang Xi directly fought each other because of this, the character and ethics of the four of them are still very passable.
Even if there was a contradiction, the matter was finally finished.
This time, a total of 207 scholars were taken from Chang'an, and the official positions of various ministries were awarded as soon as possible after the scholars, and they were scattered to the 46 counties of Guanzhong.
There's no way, it's almost June, the county order, the county lieutenant and other officials take office one day earlier, and the people can rely on it one day earlier.
Guanzhong has just experienced the war, and the local bandits have not been cleared, but it is not the time for the people to "rule by doing nothing".
In addition, Guanzhong has always started winter relatively early, and it has been slowly getting colder since October, so if there is another heavy snowfall that lasts for a month like last year, it will be troublesome.
Officials are appointed in June, and officials basically arrive in July, and winter begins in October, and three months to restore local tranquility is itself a great test of officials' ability to govern.
And almost all of the officials selected by this group of scholars are raw melons and eggs, and there is no such thing as the kind of leftover talent that Zhang Xi recognizes in his memory.
Now that they are all three parts of the world, the talents with a little talent have been almost excavated by the Three Kingdoms, and there is really no room left for internal tapping.
In other words, you can't expect them to be like Pang Tong, who will waste government affairs for three months and get it all done in half an afternoon, you have to give them enough time to adapt to the local area and carry out governance work.
This group of officials began to take up their posts one by one in early June, which made everyone, including Zhang Xi, breathe a sigh of relief.
It's just a sigh of relief, and there's a lot more to be busy with next.
For example, Qin Mi, he had to officially start to study the etiquette and regulation of Liu Bei's ancestor worship, Huang Quan also needed to evaluate the rewards and punishments in the army, and Pang Tong needed to connect with Fazheng in Hanzhong to discuss the next logistics supply and supply, as well as the strategic defense arrangement of the entire Guanzhong.
As for Zhang Xi, he is mainly responsible for the implementation of government affairs and runs Yongzhou.
Zhang Xi thinks that it belongs to him the most, and it is also the most cumbersome, but there is no way, who let Zhang Xi be the only one in the four-person group who has experience in local governance, so he can only bite the bullet.
There is no need to be busy with the autumn harvest and tax collection, the Han Dynasty recovered Guanzhong, in order to stabilize the hearts of the people in Guanzhong, Liu Bei specially issued an order to exempt the people from paying taxes this year.
This is also a helpless thing, the Han army broke Cao Zhen and Guo Huai in early February, and only in March did they barely collect the migrants close to Wuguan and Tongguan, and the resettlement and return to their hometowns were already after April, and the spring plowing opportunity had been missed.
The people have no choice but to plant a crop of grain, but it is uncertain whether they can survive a year by relying on these grains, and if they still have to pay taxes, it will really force the people to a dead end.
Liu Bei obviously couldn't do it so absolutely, and he knew that even if he forcibly expropriated it, he wouldn't be able to collect much grain, so it was better to simply make an order to calm the people's hearts.
There is no need to be busy with the autumn harvest for the time being, but the people must indeed prepare for the winter, which is an urgent matter.
At the same time, there is also the matter of clarifying the division of land and drawing a fish scale atlas, which also needs to be done quickly, so as not to take the opportunity to encroach on the ownerless land.
These two things are the two most important tasks for these new officials after they take office, and these two tasks also need the full cooperation and supervision of the officials of Chang'an's state and county governments.
For this matter, Zhang Xi began to work again.
Fortunately, the people that Zhang Xi shook some time ago are finally in place one after another.
Especially the arrival of Jiang Wan and Chen Yi shared a lot of work for Zhang Xi.
Needless to say, Jiang Wan's ability has always been fine, and Jiang Wan was not liked by Liu Bei before, it was just a matter of attitude.
And now, after nearly ten years of local experience, Jiang Wan has already taken off his arrogance, coupled with his own ability, even after Liu Bei saw Jiang Wan again, he was very happy.
If it weren't for the fact that Zhang Xi really lacked people under his hands, Liu Bei might have to ask Zhang Xi for someone.
This kind of talent should stay in Zhongshu Province and take up the position of serving in the middle school.
Jiang Wan's performance was not what Zhang Xi expected, after all, this is one of the four phases of Ji Han.
But Chen Yi's ability and performance made Zhang Xi feel a little incredible.
Chen Yi is capable, this Zhang Xi knows, otherwise it would be impossible to hold the power of Ji Han for more than ten years in history, suppress Huang Hao internally, and support Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition externally.
But Chen You's historical reputation is really not high, Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition and Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition are also fundamentally different, it can be regarded as a waste of labor and money, in addition to the spirit is commendable, there is no other merit, so Zhang Xi always feels that even if Chen Yi is talented, he is not as good as Jiang Wan and Fei Yi.
But facts have proved that it is Jiang Wan who is full of praise for Chen You's ability, and admitted to Zhang Xi in person that he is not as careful as Chen You, and he is not as thoughtful as Chen Yi in governance.
You must know that this is only the evaluation that Jiang Wan and Chen Yi got along for a month.
And Chen Yi went to Chang'an from the south, central and north, and Li Hui, the governor of Ku, and Ma Zhong, the Taishou of Qiqi County, all wrote letters to Zhang Xi, and praised Chen You's talent in the letter. At first, Zhang Xi thought it was a boast of a relationship, but now it seems that Chen Yi is really doing a good job in Nanzhong.
can be praised by so many people, it can be seen that Chen Yi's ability is indeed very strong.
And during the time when Zhang Xi appointed Chen You, he could clearly feel the difference.
Before Chen Yi and others arrived in Chang'an, Zhang Xi asked Liu Yin to help deal with government affairs, at that time, Zhang Xi, Liu Yin, and Hu Fen temporarily set up a shelf for the Yongzhou Thorn Mansion, but the three of them were busy in the dark, the administrative efficiency was still not high, and many things were done in an unorganized manner.
And after Chen Yi, Jiang Wan and others arrived, Liu Yin and Hu Fenwai let go of Right Fufeng and Zuo Fengyi, but Zhang Xi felt that his administrative efficiency had increased.
Especially Chen Yi, when arranging government affairs, he is well organized, not to mention, his own memory is also extremely outstanding, even if Zhang Xi mentioned something casually, the next time he thinks about it, he can give you a detailed report on who is in charge of this matter and to what extent it has been implemented.
In addition, Chen You's thinking is very active, and he often gives some strategies that are unconventional, but really useful, which makes Jiang Wan, who is used to local administration, feel ashamed.
In a word, Chen Yi's overall planning ability can be said to be the one Zhang Xi has seen, second only to Zhuge Liang.
With the help of such a person, Zhang Xi can be said to have done a lot of things.
The only problem is that Liu Bei doesn't like this Chen Yi very much.
And the reason why Liu Bei doesn't like Chen Yi is that he thinks that Chen Yi is a bit similar to his grandfather, and he is too "knowledgeable about current affairs".
Chen Yi's maternal grandfather is Xu Jing.
Xu Jing, needless to say, is talented, and there is no one who is not smart when he can become a great Confucian in the world.
But Xu Jing's style, or virtue, has always been criticized by Liu Bei.
Naturally, I can't see it on weekdays, full of filial piety, loyalty, benevolence, righteousness and morality, but at a critical moment, Xu Jing can go out of the city and surrender at the age of sixty, if it weren't for the big Confucian buff on his body, Liu Bei wouldn't want to pay attention to him at all.
And Chen You, although I can't see anything now, Liu Bei once tested Chen You and found that Chen You would never disobey Shangguan's resolution, even if Shangguan said something wrong, he would not take the initiative to correct it, nor would he persuade him, and he would implement the wrong policy.
For some people, they would like such subordinates who are obedient to everything, but for Liu Bei, he doesn't need such subordinates.
For this reason, Liu Bei also deliberately warned Zhang Xi in private, so that he was optimistic about this Chen Yi.
If he is only a deputy, then such a person can be used, and he can indeed ensure that the policies of the superiors are correctly conveyed and improve administrative efficiency.
But he must not be allowed to take charge of himself, otherwise, the starting point of the policies he formulates will never come from reality, but will only be to cater to the wishes of the people.
Such a person is a good helper if he uses it well, but if he doesn't use it well, it will harm the people.
And Zhang Xi, after listening to Liu Bei's warning, probably understood why Chen You's historical evaluation was not so high.
In the past two days, the weather was hot and cold, and I accidentally got rapid enteritis and hung up in the hospital in the water.
(End of chapter)