Discussion and debate are always the most complete and ideal ways to solve and think about it. In addition to throwing out the five things at the beginning, namely Juntian, household registration, army reduction, assimilation, and preparation for war, Ma Chao handed over the specific details of the implementation of these five things to the subordinate officials of the Assassin's Mansion for consultation, and they would improve and supplement them. Of course, he is solely responsible for the reduction of troops; Juntian's detailed rules must also be written by him. With so many things on his shoulders, Ma Chao suddenly felt a lot of pressure.

After a day of discussion, the meeting on the future direction of Liangzhou came to an end at dusk. The Taishou and county commanders left Jincheng one after another and went to the administrative office to take office; The Assassin's Mansion, that is, the "imperial court" of Liangzhou, the officials also went back to their respective homes first, waiting for tomorrow to come to the Assassin's Mansion to deal with government affairs.

Although Ma Chao has the power to open the mansion, because he is a Shenwei general; But he was still willing to stay with his family more, because he had gradually regarded his family in this life as blood relatives, so he lived in the west wing of the Assassin's Mansion.

When Ma Chao and Ma Teng saw off the generals and subordinate officials and left after work, and walked into the Assassin's Mansion again, Ma Chao suddenly noticed Cao on both sides of the chamber.

Cao, that is, officials, such as Cao Peng, belonging to Cao, and serving Cao; That is, government agencies, such as officials, guests, etc. In ancient times, various offices under the central government, such as the Six Ministries and Dali Temple, were arranged on both sides of the southern central axis of the court, and the Thorn History Mansion was no exception. The council hall is equivalent to the court hall, and the offices of the Assassin's Mansion are also on both sides of the council hall, evenly distributed.

Ma Chao saw that there were wooden signs on the wall next to Cao's portal, on which the words "Zhizhong Engaged", "Don't Drive Engaged", "Gong Cao Engaged", "Book Cao Engaged", "Bing Cao Engaged", "Junguo Engaged", "Literature Engaged", "Wu Meng", "Supervising Postal Service", "Master Book", "Governor of Accounts", "Door Pavilion Chief", "Shuzuo", "Treasurer" and so on.

Only then did Ma Chao understand that this was the local system of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The power of the assassin history in the Han Dynasty showed a growing pattern, and gradually developed from the initial 600 stone speech officials to Fang Bo who was above the Taishou and county orders, and even could lead troops under special circumstances. At this time, the assassin was no longer just a supervisor, but a provincial governor, and all the power was grasped. The subordinate officials are no longer just attendants, but have evolved into political officials who are part of Cao's affairs.

However, Ma Chao looked at these brands, and the more he looked at them, the more he felt that they were cumbersome, and felt that each official position was inconsistent with his ministry. Looking at it, Ma Chao had an idea in his heart again. Since the government is so bloated and chaotic, and he now has the full power of cheap action and disposal granted by the imperial court, why not reform the bureaucratic system?

Seeing Ma Chao looking at those Caos intently, Ma Teng sighed and said, "Alas, although my father has been greatly recruited, those scholars think that my Ma clan is against me and do not want to be attached to the official. As a result, in the entire Assassin's Mansion now, except for Yan Zhong, who is not a good driver, the other officials are all mediocre. As a father, he didn't dare to promote those mediocre people who were engaged in governance and Gongcao, and he was worried that they would hinder the people of Liangzhou if they were low-talented. But some people are obviously talented but don't use them, and they are really anxious to be a father! No, there is a history of the magistrate of Hanyang County, who was detained as a last resort for his father. ”

Ma Chao heard this and exclaimed: "Now is the time to use the virtuous, it is not enough to imitate Zhou Gong to spit and feed, how can my father detain scholars?" ”

Ma Teng sighed again and said: "This long history has hyped up my Ma clan as a national thief who stole Xiliang, and he has a reputation, he made such a fuss, and many scholars who were originally interested in serving retreated because of him. This person could not be killed, let alone stayed, so he had to be temporarily detained. As a father, this is also a last resort. ”

Ma Chao became interested and said, "Oh? Is there such a wonderful person? The courage is not small, and he dares to oppose us openly, which proves that this is not an ordinary person in terms of his courage. ”

Ma Teng and Ma Chao said as they walked: "Well, that's true. This person's name is Gai Xun, a native of Dunhuang, a famous man in Liangzhou, who was once famous for his impartiality and not favoritism. When Bian Zhang and Han Sui started the incident, he also held Ayang City, and the rebels couldn't capture the city for a long time, so they admired him more and more. is also because Gai Xun's reputation is too heavy, once he doesn't cooperate with my Ma clan, most of the Liangzhou scholars will have doubts. ”

After Ma Chao heard this, he understood. As a fan of the Three Kingdoms, Ma Chao naturally knows a little about Gai Xun, especially since he once dissuaded Huang Fu Song from entering Beijing, because Dong Zhuo, who had a grudge against Huang Fu Song, had already taken control of power, and entering Beijing was to send him to death. With such insight, Ma Chao believes that this Gai Xun is not an ordinary person. And what Ma Teng said just now does confirm this.

Ma Chao said: "Such a celebrity, if it can be used by me, it is not too much to serve as a governor and assist my father in governing Liangzhou." ”

Ma Teng said: "My father has repeatedly persuaded him, and Mr. Yan has also sarcastically mocked him, but this person just doesn't obey, and keeps saying that my Ma family is a national thief, and sooner or later I will rebel against the Han family and end up with Han Sui and Bian Zhang." Who can do anything with him? ”

Ma Chao pondered for a moment and said, "My son is willing to give it a try, maybe he can be moved to agree to take up the job." ”

Ma Teng shook his head with a smile and said, "Corporal Erlixian is good. But the man was stubborn...... Well, well, it doesn't hurt if you try. ”

Ma Chao thought of those Caos and said, "But before admonishing Gai Xun, there is still something I want to discuss with my father." ”

"What?"

Ma Chao said: "When I saw those Cao Hou, I felt that it was too bloated and messy, and there were often overlapping places and deficiencies in terms of authority. In the long run, it is not conducive to the governance of Liangzhou. ”

Ma Teng was already not surprised that Ma Chao came up with a whimsical idea from time to time, and said, "Then Chao'er, what are you going to do?" ”

Ma Chao said: "My son suggested that my father divide the Thorn History Mansion into six Cao, which are Cao Cao, Cao Hu, Cao Li, Cao Bing, Cao Xing and Cao Gong. ”

“？？？” Ma Teng was at a loss.

Then, it took Ma Chao half an hour to let Ma Teng understand the specific content of the six parts. As for the three provinces, Ma Chao believes that Liangzhou has only 1.6 million people, which is not as large as the population of a county in later generations; It also manages the twelve counties of Jincheng, Wuwei, Tianshui, Wudu, Hanyang, Beidi, Anding, Longxi, Jishi, Min, Hequ, and Xihai. Moreover, it is Ma Teng and his father and son who are in charge of Liangzhou now, and it is easy to control the six provinces, and it is inevitable that the power of the two will be divided between the two of them; Moreover, the Ming and Qing dynasties no longer used three provinces, only six, and the effect was okay. Based on these considerations, Ma Chao does not plan to set up three provinces.