In the sixth year of Zhongping, at the beginning of July.

Gyeongbokgun, study.

Xun You, Zhong Xuan, Tang Mao, He Hao, and a Han Bin.

Han Bin was originally Shang Shulang, but in a series of changes in the imperial court, coupled with the restructuring of Shang Shutai, he was idle for nearly two months on the grounds of 'standby'.

He has high eyebrows, a high nose, a thin face, very prominent facial features, and eyes like electricity.

The five of them knelt opposite Liu Wei, and there was a pile of papers, pen and ink on the small table in front of them.

Xun You's face was gloomy, and he said: "Your Majesty, Si Li leads six counties and eighty-six counties, and the tax is subject to the county, then to the county, then to the Si Li, and finally to the national treasury, the process is very complicated. If it is transferred from various counties, there will inevitably be many contradictions and a long delay. It is collected from the county, and it is uncontrollable, and most of the taxes are lost......"

Zhong Xuan, Tang Mao and others all looked thoughtful.

The matter of taxation has always been extremely sensitive, and the local government is extremely strict, and it is extremely difficult to intervene in times of peace, not to mention that the current imperial court is weak and the power is actually controlled by the county.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Han Bin looked at Liu Wei and said, "Your Majesty, you can send troops to levy it." ”

Liu Wei raised his eyebrows, this one really dares to say.

Not to mention whether there are so many soldiers in the imperial court, even if there are, if there is a fight with the locality, how will you deal with yourself?

Zhong Xuan also shook his head and said, "It's best not to provoke a backlash from the county." ”

Tang Mao suddenly raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, how about replacing the counties and counties?" ”

Liu was noncommittal.

This is not a human problem, the fundamental reason is that a set of 400-year-old operating mechanisms has rotten, and replacing people cannot solve the problem.

Xun You said at this time: "If you don't have enough strength, the counties will definitely not take it to heart, so you have to have soldiers, but you have to be measured." At the same time, there must be people from the imperial court in each county, both inside and outside, so as to prevent the counties from doing anything and transferring all taxes to the national treasury. ”

He Hao glanced at him, bowed his head and was silent.

Liu Wei looked at Xun You, but his heart moved, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Seeing this, Tang Mao hurriedly said, "Your Majesty has an idea?" ”

Liu Wei sat down, thought about it seriously, and said, "I will talk about it, you listen, let's discuss it again." ”

The five of them immediately sat down, their eyes on Liu Wei.

Liu Wei looked around at them and said, "Xun Qing's family is right, there must be soldiers, but this can't provoke a strong backlash from the locality, so this soldier can't be obviously aimed at them." I considered it and set up a governor in the division. ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, savoring these four words.

The county lieutenant is the second person in a county who controls the soldiers and horses and assists the Taishou, but this kind of county lieutenant is often set up in the border fortress, and the state and Youzhou, etc., and there is almost no place in the interior.

And the treatment of millet can be traced back to the 'internal history of the curtain', that is, the predecessor of Dasi Nong.

Han Bin listened and said: "Your Majesty Shengming, first set up a lieutenant on the grounds of the defense department, and master a certain number of soldiers and horses, and the local government will definitely not take precautions. ”

Liu Wei looked at the others and said, "What do you think?" ”

He Hao, as the citizen Cao Shangshu, was most concerned about money and food, and said: "Your Majesty, the captain of a county, how many officials, how many soldiers and horses are more suitable?" ”

Liu Wei didn't care, and said: "This is approved by Shang Shutai." ”

This kind of detailed matter, how can Liu Wei have the energy to research. The number of soldiers and horses that the county commander has in his hands is determined according to the county's territory, population, public security situation, etc., and it varies from county to county.

Xun Yu thought for a while, looked at Liu Wei with a slight flash, and said, "The minister thinks it's okay." ”

He guessed that Liu Wei was not only going to set up this governor in the department, but he was afraid that he would set it up in the whole country!

In this way, not only can the tax be raised, but also the real power of the local Taishou can be divided, and the control of the imperial court over the local area can be strengthened!

Xun You even felt that the latter was Liu Bian's purpose!

"The minister seconded the proposal." Han Bin and Zhong Xuan followed.

Tang Mao was a little hesitant, he, the lieutenant of the division, was not involved in military power, so he was waiting here.

This is a kind of deprivation of his power, but as if he felt the eyes of the people on the side, he hurriedly said: "The minister seconded the proposal." ”

Liu Wei nodded and said: "As for the internal and external compatibility, I think about it, the rights and responsibilities in the county are not clear enough, it is better to be similar to Shangshutai, in the county, put six Cao, each perform its own duties, and the power and position are assigned to the person, and there is no responsibility." ”

The five people looked at Liu Bian, their eyes seemed to be surprised, admired, and incredible.

The five couldn't help but glance at each other, and Han Bin said with a little excitement: "Your Majesty, the minister agrees." Since then, the six Cao have gone down vertically, and it is difficult to hide the situation of each county from the imperial court, and with the county lieutenant by his side, the entire division will be in the hands of the imperial court! ”

Zhong Xuan said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the quality of the county and county is too low, and the position is vague, so it is better to be promoted appropriately." ”

Liu Wei looked at him, his mind turned, and he immediately smiled and said, "What Zhong Qingjia said is reasonable. Well, it is inferior to the chief officer of 300 stones, in charge of prison, security, arrest and theft, entanglement of lawlessness, and the rest of the matters, the secretary of the family will discuss and play. ”

"Minister's order." The crowd bowed in unison.

It's nice to have someone to help. ’

Liu Wei looked at the crowd, picked up the teacup, and said with a smile: "No courtesy." ”

The five of them got up, and when Liu Wei finished drinking tea, Xun Yu said: "Your Majesty, the summer grain is imminent, and it should be appointed immediately, and then go to the counties and counties to investigate and secretly visit, so as to wait for the opportunity." ”

Liu Wei put down the teacup and said, "Pan Yin, you go and send a message to Wang Qing's family, appoint Han Bin as the governor of Su Du, and hang it in the ...... Under the Shang Shutai. ”

Zhisu Duwei is not only an envoy, but also a local official, and his nature is somewhat special.

"Command!" Han Bin said with a straight face.

Pan Yin responded, turned around and went out.

Liu Wei looked at the five people, his eyes were blazing, and he said in a deep voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, this time, you can only succeed and not fail!" ”

This is Liu Wei's first attempt at local reform, and it is related to the national treasury revenue and his many plans for the future, and no matter how big the difficulties must be overcome!

The five of them looked awe-inspired, and bowed again: "Ministers and commanders!" ”

Liu Wei hummed and groaned: "As for the soldiers and horses......"

Si Li's soldiers and horses are all numerous, either drawn from the Sanfu or Yulin Army, or recruited by themselves.

Liu Wei naturally would not allow himself to recruit, thought about it again and again, and said: "I will find a way to do this, and you should prepare first." ”

The crowd didn't think much about it, they all nodded.

Zhong Xuan paused for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, if the six Cao of each county are appointed, what should the prince do if he has different ideas?" ”

Shang Shutai is really a word now, just Wang Yun alone, he has racked his brains to fill the gap recently, recommended many people, and arranged many people.

Liu argued: "Let's discuss with Wang Qing's family first, try to reach an agreement, and if there are individual different opinions, I will make a decision." ”

"Yes." Zhong said.

Xun You was most concerned about Yan Zheng, and seeing that Liu Wei didn't ask questions, he didn't mention it secretly, and said: "Your Majesty, Changsha Taishou Sun Jian has been edicted, but how to arrange it when he arrives in Beijing?" ”

"Hanzhong is too guarded." Liu Wei said without thinking.

The reason why he recruited Sun Jian to come to Beijing was that in addition to being brave, Sun Jian had no foundation in the north, and it was easier to control than Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan and others.

Xun You thought about the location of Hanzhong, and kept thinking in his heart.

Hanzhong is in the southwest of Sanfu, which is the only way to enter Yizhou, and it is also a major key point to curb Liangzhou.

"Your Majesty, and the state of Lu Envoy's recital." A small yellow door came in and handed Liu Wei a notebook.

Liu Wei's expression did not move, but he couldn't bear it in his heart, he opened it and looked at it, hurriedly swept it, suddenly smiled on his face, slapped it hard, looked at Xun You, Zhong Xuan and others, and said: "The Lu Qing family has lived up to my expectations, and has successfully relieved Dong Zhuo of half of his military power, and the remaining Niu Fu has retreated to Anding County." ”

Zhong Xuan's expression suddenly became serious, and he said: "Your Majesty, if this is the case, the ministers will go to Sanqiang again, persuade them, and not act rashly, and the court will send troops to exterminate Niu Fu and completely eliminate this henchman!" ”

Liu Wei shook his head and said: "It's just a cow auxiliary, this is the responsibility of the Lu Qing family, let's not meddle in things, we still have to focus on the reform of the imperial court's taxation." ”

Xun You, Zhong Xuan and others thought about Lu Zhi's ability, but they didn't doubt it, but thought of another piece of the imperial court's heart.

Bingzhou is in the west of Sili, while Yanzhou is in the east.

Yanzhou is a land of chaos, the ravages of the Yellow Turban bandits back and forth, and the back-and-forth competition of the family and the big clans in various names, have long been dilapidated, and various forces are intertwined.

It must be calmed, otherwise Si Li is in danger at any time!

At the same time, Yanzhou is also a barrier for the Yellow Turban bandits in Qingzhou to advance westward, and there is no room for error!

Liu Wei also thought of it, and looked up at the east outside the door.

Huangfu Song, Ding Yuan and others have not reported for several days, and they don't know what the situation in Yanzhou is now.

……

Xu County.

It was not far from Yanzhou, and Dong Zhuo went into the grove on the pretext of going to the toilet.

The military candidate on Zuo Li's side was a little worried, and said, "Nobleman, aren't you worried about Dong Zhuo running away?" He originally had a lot of bandits, and it was easy to find some of them. ”

Zuo Li sat on the horse, his expression was gloomy, he had already lost points in Liu Wei's heart, 'escorting' Dong Zhuo was the most important means for him to save his sacred heart, how could he be careless.

He smiled coldly and did not speak.

In the woods, there were only Dong Zhuo and Li Su.

Dong Zhuoguang's ass staggered on a stone, his dark face was like prostration, and he stared at Li Su not far away viciously, and said, "Why haven't they come yet?" ”

Li Su endured the strange smell and said in a low voice: "Dong Gong, there is no reply from the state side." The bandits here, they say, have to collect the money first, ten times. ”

Dong Zhuo's stomach grunted, his face was fierce, and he said: "That eunuch must have drugged me, and the old man will kill him alive sooner or later!" Tell them that as long as they take the old man back to the state, the old man will give them a hundred times! ”

Li Su glanced at the direction of Zuo Li, and his intuition was that a sharp thorn penetrated his back, and his heart trembled, and he said, "The villain will find a way to contact him." ”

Dong Zhuo's eyes were red, and he was about to speak, but there was another pop, he almost didn't sit down and fell down, gritted his teeth, and said extremely hard: "What are you afraid of?" ”

Li Su's body trembled, and he hurriedly said: "The villain is afraid that those bandits will not keep their promises. ”

Dong Zhuo looked murderous and said, "They are afraid that the old man will not keep his promise!" If you find a way to contact again, the old man must return to the state! ”

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