After Gao Xide pacified Yanhua and Shunhua, the first thing he did was to seek talents.

He is close to the royal family, and he knows the importance of talents, especially after seeing the failures of people such as Liu Pingyan and others, he is even more eager to help him.

And who has the most reputation in Pingzhou now?

That's Mr. Bai.

Moreover, Gao Xide has been in contact with Princess Lingbi and Yeming, and he is even more eager to see this long-known Mr. Bai.

On this day, after temporarily entrusting political affairs to a few talents, Gao Xide took Di Feiyu and Peng Chengtu, two righteous brothers, to Changming Town, Laoyin Mountain, to visit Mr. Bai.

The three of them saw obstacles everywhere, and there was not even a decent road.

The roads that have been blocked since the earthquake have not yet been connected, causing great inconvenience to traffic in various places, and in many places it is impossible to ride horses and have to walk.

The people along the way are also in dire straits, and it is good to eat the last meal or not.

In many places, people are already hungry and go to the mountains to find food, and some go to other people's fields to steal good crops to eat.

That's it, there are still many people who can't steal it.

Because of the war, large areas of farmland were all deserted, and no one planted them at all, and the fields were full of barren grass.

Liu Pingyan's policies during his reign did not encourage everyone's enthusiasm, and the recovery of various production was very slow.

Such a scene made Gao Xide, who was originally full of passion, a little silent.

originally thought that this road would be like this, but when approaching Changming Town, it was different.

The three of them walked through a jungle, and when they looked up, they saw a large field full of crops in front of them, and the ridges of the fields were like knives and axes, very neat.

The farmers in the fields are working their own fields, and the children are helping the adults to pick up the stones in the field and throw them out.

There are many animals such as cattle and donkeys, and chickens, ducks, fish, geese, etc., are also abundant.

After a glance, I didn't find a single beggar, let alone a corpse exposed to the wilderness.

Such a scene, even when they were in Lingbi Mansion and the state capital, they had never seen it, and for a while, the three brothers thought that they had come to a paradise.

"Big brother, you see, these houses are also very different!"

The third Peng Chengtu pointed to the townhouse over there and said.

Gao Xide nodded again and again, and saw that there was an old farmer resting not far away, so he stepped forward to ask.

"Old man, this is Changming Town?"

After receiving an affirmative reply, Gaushid asked again:

"How did you manage to make your town so prosperous?"

"It's not about being rich, it's just that you can't starve to death, all thanks to Mr. Bai."

The old farmer revered Mr. Bai very much, almost like a god.

When Gao Xide heard this, he hurriedly asked Mr. Bai what he had done.

The old farmer also answered truthfully, and Gao Xide, who listened to it, called him "great talent".

Knowing that under Mr. Bai's governance, even the beggars in Changming Town had disappeared, Gao Xide wanted to see Mr. Bai more and more and asked him to come out of the mountain.

It's just that he also heard that Mr. Bai seems to be completely disappointed in the government and is unwilling to do anything for the government anymore.

Fortunately, Gao Xide's other skills may not be good, but his ability to treat people with sincerity and impress others is full.

He felt that it was still possible to invite Mr. Bai.

The three of them said goodbye to the old farmer and went further, and after a while, they saw a young man directing a group of people to build a house, which seemed to be the kind of townhouse built.

There was also a boy beside the boy who didn't look very smart, and he was staring at everything in front of him in a daze.

Seeing that this young man was so young, but he was outstandingly capable, and he was still taking care of his stupid brother, Gao Xide couldn't help but take a look at him, and stepped forward and said:

"Little brother, these houses were built by you under your supervision?"

Speaking of this, the boy said confidently:

"Not only the houses, but also the bridges and fields in the town, all of them were built according to my plan."

The young man's words made Gao Xide awe-inspired, and there was no doubt that this young man was also a great talent.

Seeing that a teenager had such talent, Gao Xide was even more eager to see Mr. Bai, and then asked:

"Where does Mr. Bai live? I want to visit. ”

"Are you looking for my father?"

The young man is naturally Bai Yao.

After taking a few glances at these guys, he didn't think they were like bad people, so he said:

"My dad stayed up too late last night and is still asleep, so you can wait!"

Hearing that this young man was actually Mr. Bai's son, Gao Xide was surprised, but he was even more determined to see Mr. Bai's idea.

repeatedly asked Bai Yao, hoping to see Mr. Bai.

Bai Yao couldn't resist the other party's pleading, so he said:

"Okay, you come with me."

The three of them followed Bai Yao all the way to Mr. Bai's residence.

"My dad hasn't woken up yet, I'll call him."

Bai Yao said that he was going to wake up Mr. Bai.

Gao Xide hurriedly stopped him and said:

"It's okay, it's okay, don't dare to disturb Mr. Bai's rest, we'll wait for Mr. Bai to wake up."

Bai Yao still knows how to be polite, and still plans to call Mr. Bai up.

Gohidra stopped him, saying he could wait.

Since the other party was willing, Bai Yao was not reluctant, and asked them to sit down and wait.

The three of them waited until 10 o'clock in the afternoon, and Mr. Bai finally woke up.

As soon as I woke up, I heard movement outside, and when I went out to check, I saw Gao Xide and the three of them waiting.

When the three of them saw Mr. Bai, they were also attracted by his bearing.

Mr. Bai is already heroic and upright, and after experiencing the war and various mundane things, the whole person exudes an indescribable elegance, which can be described as a heartbreak.

When Gao Xide saw Mr. Bai, he immediately saluted politely and respected him very much.

Mr. Bai saw that the person in front of him was different from the people he had visited before, and his face was quite kind, and he also had some good feelings, so he talked to him.

After the two talked for a while, Gao Xide felt that Mr. Bai was really a rare talent in the world, so he made his intention clear, hoping that Mr. Bai would come out of the mountain to help.

Mr. Bai knew what he meant, but he shook his head and refused.

Gao Xide asked why, and Mr. Bai said:

"In today's world, there are countless ambitious people, but there are no people who are truly willing to serve the world with benevolence.

Now I see that Jun does have a benevolent deed, but I don't know if it can last long.

If he is like Liu Pingyan and others, he can't withstand the erosion of power, then Bai will not obey. ”

Hearing this, Gao Xide thought for a moment and said:

"Excuse me, sir, how can I get out of the mountain?"

Mr. Bai only said the word "people" and then stopped speaking.

After hearing this, Gao Xide thought about it, took the two brothers, said goodbye to Mr. Bai, and left.

The two brothers were puzzled and asked about Gaushid.

Gao Xide said that this time he went back and ruled the people first.

Since the return of Changming Town, Gao Xide began to organize manpower to relieve the people, and the official warehouse was directly opened to save people's lives.

In addition, uncultivated land was redistributed, a large number of people were organized, and reclamation began......

He also persuaded those who fell into the grass to return in chaos, saying that as long as they were willing to come back, they would not blame the past for the grass falling.

Of course, for those who are extremely vicious, they will be directly exterminated.

After some actions, the image of chaos in various places gradually stabilized, and the people loved Gao Xide and felt his virtue.

In this way, Gao Xide felt that it should be enough to respond to the word "people" said by Mr. Bai, so he took the two brothers to visit.

This time, Mr. Bai prepared rice wine, meat, and vegetables to entertain the three of them.

Gao Xide asked Mr. Bai to go out of the mountain again, but Mr. Bai still did not agree, and said the word "official" again.

The three of them returned to Yanhua Mansion again, and this time Gao Xide began to rectify the governance of Yanhua and Shunhua Mansions.

Because with the capture of the two prefectures, the officials, businessmen and gentry who fled in the past also returned, and they all wanted to continue to squeeze oil and water from the people.

For these people, Gao Xide did not choose to directly kill them, but strictly implemented various rectification plans, and deposed all those useless corrupt officials, mediocre officials, and confused officials.

Re-select available talents within the two provinces.

At the same time, dozens of young talents were brought from Princess Lingbi to begin to retry the unjust, false and wrongful cases in various prefectures, counties, towns and towns in the past, and rehabilitate the innocent......

He also paid careful attention to the harm caused by splashing skin, these people either have no land to plant, or they are lazy and idle.

For them, Gao Xide persuaded and punished.

If you can persuade him, he will give him a piece of land and go to farming.

Those who are cheating and tricky and unwilling to farm will not reason with you, and will directly forcibly levy labor, build roads, build houses, dig river embankments, and clean up ruthlessly.

As a result of this rectification, public order in various localities has suddenly improved, and various public order incidents have markedly decreased......

Of course, when Gao Xide did things, he didn't overturn all the boatloads with one shot.

For the local powerful gentry, he also gave a way to live.

He said that as long as these people are willing to strictly abide by the rules and regulations, and do not run rampant in the countryside and oppress the people, they can return to their original residences.

However, most of the land they occupied had to be returned to the people, and each family was only allowed to keep a small amount of land.

This is not unacceptable to the gentry and wealthy families who have been driven away and returned.

After all, after suffering from the hardships of fleeing, many people have fallen to the point that they are like the poor people, nominally gentry, but in fact they are all poor to death.

Now I hear that I can return to my old place and keep some of the land, so I am naturally happy.

Among them, Lu Yuanwai was the most surprised.

I thought I would never be able to go back to my mansion, but I didn't expect that there would be a day to go back.

What he didn't expect was that his family's mansion was so good, Gao Xide didn't use it for personal use, but chose to return it to him.

You must know that this place was previously used as a "palace" by Liu Pingyan.

Now Gao Xide and the others still live in some newly built offices, which are very simple.

Lu Yuanwai, who "returned to his hometown with honor" again, was quite a little in tears.

As the head of the officials and landlords of Yanhua Prefecture, he announced that he would give up all the fields and real estate, including the periphery of Laoyin Mountain, and only keep more than 100 acres of self-reserved land for cultivation and survival.

Although even if he doesn't say it, he will be forcibly divided by Gao Xide.

But the difference between active and passive is huge.

Gao Xide was also very happy to see him so knowledgeable, and his attitude towards Lu Yuanwai was much better.

And Lu Yuanwai was also very cooperative, and began to help do ideological work for other local officials and wealthy people.

After such a move, Yanhua and Shunhua completely returned to their hearts.

Gao Xide also became the first person to win the hearts of officials, gentry, and the people since the turmoil.

After doing all this, Gao Xide took the two brothers to Changming Town to visit Mr. Bai.

This time, Mr. Bai received them at the top of the hill outside the town.

After the two sides sat down, Mr. Bai pointed to the mountains and rivers in the distance:

"Since the drastic changes in the world, there has been chaos, natural and man-made disasters have continued, and the people have struggled to make a living.

Although some people wanted to make changes, they failed to do so, which made it more difficult for the people to survive.

Today's gentleman treats the people of the world with benevolence and virtue, and he has won my heart.

The previous two refusals were really offensive, and Bai Qian apologized to you here. ”

And when he spoke, he saluted to Gohid.

Gao Xide immediately got up to support Mr. Bai, and said with some excitement:

"What does the gentleman mean is that he is willing to go out of the mountain?"

"Jun is a man of great virtue, if he can assist, Bai Qian will do his best to follow the example of dogs and horses."

Hearing Mr. Bai's affirmative answer, Gao Xide was excited, held Mr. Bai's hand tightly, and applauded again and again:

"Good, good, good! Mr. Jinde, it is the luck of a certain three lives! ”

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