Huangfu Jian beat his horse for a long time, leaned closer, and said, "Your Majesty, that Zhang Lu has been caught, and there is an unexpected joy." ”

Liu Wei stretched out his hand and touched his chin, glanced at Huangfu Jianchang with a strong smile, and said, "You said that you were surprised, you must be really surprised." ”

Huangfu Jian Chang got closer and closer, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the people are pressed in Chenliu County, except for that Zhang Lu......"

"Oops,"

Liu Wei waved his hand and said, "The surprise must be saved until the end, otherwise what is it called a surprise?" Let's talk about Luoyang. ”

Huangfu Jian Chang immediately closed his voice, paused, and said: "Your Majesty, on the second day, Xun Servant and the Prime Minister talked and laughed, the 'New Deal' was basically decided, and all states recognized the tasks and goals, and signed the military order. One more day, they should leave Luoyang one after another and return to the administrative center. ”

"Nothing else?" Liu Wei pulled the horse rope and deliberately walked very slowly.

Huangfu Jian Chang quietly glanced at Cheng Yu opposite, and when he saw him nodding, he said: "Your Majesty, Sima Fang has been in and out of the Prime Minister's Mansion recently, Wu Jing has a close relationship with Xun Servant, and Zhong Servant has been in close contact with Yushitai and Tingwei's Mansion recently...... Frequented ......"

Liu Wei silently listened to Huangfu Jian's words, analyzing the doorway.

The Han Dynasty is about to enter a new stage, and this stage is the process of eliminating maladministration and moving from chaos to new, which is inevitable and cannot be bypassed.

This process will be filled with strife and even military turmoil, which is not only the throes of reform, but also the redistribution of interests.

'It's already fighting......

Liu Wei laughed in his heart, this kind of battle is what he is happy to see.

I don't know how long I walked, Liu Wei suddenly woke up, tilted his head, and said, "What about Yuan Shao?" ”

Huangfu Jian hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the news from two days ago, Yuan Shao has not moved for the time being. From the news sent by the people who were placed in Yuan Shao's staff, Yuan Shao was very angry and had already ordered the troops, as if he was going to attack Jiujiang and Jiangxia. ”

Liu Wei couldn't help laughing and said, "If he is really so insane, it will be self-defeating, and I will look down on him...... I still have to lift Sun Ce again, and the disaster will lead to the east. ”

Huangfu nodded approvingly, pretending to be thoughtful.

Liu Wei looked up at the front and said, "Zilong, is it arranged?" ”

Zhao Yun was dressed in a gray long robe, carrying a short knife at his waist, and stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, everyone has been arranged to go in, pretending to be a merchant, and then there are ministers and other guards to ensure that Your Majesty is worry-free!" ”

Liu Wei waved his hand and said, "With you here, I have nothing to worry about." Just don't get noticed, I want to see. ”

"Yes." Zhao Yun responded.

Huangfu is strong, Cheng Yu and others also quietly slowed down, deliberately lagging behind Liu Wei a little more.

They all know the purpose of His Majesty's departure from Beijing this time.

The 'New Deal' has been implemented for many years, and in fact, the most important effect is 'stability', which stabilized the crumbling of the Han court, stabilized the local war, and gave the court a few years.

These years are precious, during this time, the imperial court has cut off many powerful ministers, reshaped the imperial power, repelled the rebellion of the Xiongnu locally, pacified the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, Yan and Hebei Black Mountain Army, exterminated Dong Zhuo, and made the Han court majestic again.

The 'New Deal' has a huge and indelible role and merit, but in terms of substance, many of the policies of the 'New Deal' have been promoted slowly, and a considerable part of them have been reduced to paper and have never been really implemented.

With the extermination of Dong Zhuo, the Han Dynasty Weijia Hainei, it is foreseeable that for a long time, no force will dare to openly provoke the Han Dynasty again.

This is a rare opportunity, and the Han court will use all its strength to promote the further development of the 'New Deal'!

The Majesty in front of them often said that he wanted to see it.

The fundamental reason is that neither Shangshutai nor the local scripts can convince him, and even the local and Shangshutai also know that their 'data' is seriously inaccurate.

However, there was no way, the imperial court had already lost control of the localities, and the magistrates appointed by the imperial court could hardly grasp the real power of the localities.

From top to bottom, the Han court lived in a 'world of estimation'.

Liu Wei wanted to see, to see the real world.

He reined in his horse, facing the wind, his eyes were half-narrowed, his feet were strained, and he unconsciously increased his speed.

The next evening, they arrived at a manor outside Chenliu County.

This Zhuangzi didn't look big, but Liu Wei rode a horse and walked inside, straight for half an hour, before arriving at Zhuangzi.

A half-hundred old man greeted him from afar, raised his hand, and laughed loudly: "Distinguished guests, please please hurry up." Lengtou, boil water quickly, kill pigs and sheep, and entertain distinguished guests! ”

Liu Wei turned over and jumped off the horse, looking at the Zhuangzi who looked like an ordinary courtyard, and said with great interest: "Uncle, your Zhuangzi is not big?" ”

The old man had already personally led the horse for Liu Wei, but when he heard this, he hurriedly walked over and said with a smile: "The son said that he was joking, the villain is a person who watches Zhuangzi, don't dare." ”

Liu Wei smiled and looked at this Zhuangzi wantonly.

The old man was by Liu Bian's side, but he was not vigilant, and he looked like a 'guest as he pleases'.

However, the servants who came and went looked at Liu Wei and his party from time to time, with strange eyes and whispering.

There are a lot of people who come and go, but these people are obviously different.

The young man in the lead, judging from his clothes, is either rich or expensive, and his empty-eyed demeanor makes him guess that he is definitely from a great family, otherwise he would not have such a bearing!

And the entourage behind him is not easy to mess with at first glance, with sharp weapons and sharp eyes, as if they will burst out and kill at any time.

Disastrous!

I just don't know which noble son it is.

Huangfu Jian seemed to have settled down something, walked over, raised his nose and said to the old man: "Hey old man, have you received the letter from your master?" ”

When the old man heard this, his expression changed slightly, and he immediately said, "Received it." You can do whatever you want in this Zhuangzi, and the villain will fully cooperate. ”

Huangfu Jian snorted coldly and said, "Don't talk nonsense, good wine and good food come up." Call out all the good-looking girls in your Zhuangzi, as long as my son-in-law takes a fancy to it, you don't have to live a hard life in this broken Zhuangzi. ”

This is a broken Zhuangzi? Hard days?

The servants not far away were stunned when they heard this.

This Zhuangzi has 2,000 fields and 10,000 fields, and each of them can earn more than 100,000 yuan a month every year.

In the eyes of that servant, it was actually a hard life?

The servant muttered in his heart, the old man really believed it, but he justified Liu with an embarrassed face: "Son, that, in this Zhuangzi, there are all rural village women, I'm afraid that I can't get into your eyes." The villain heard that there is Wanyan Tower in the county, and the women in it are all national and fragrant......"

Liu Wei snorted coldly and strode inside.

The old man sighed in his heart, chased after him, and said, "Childe, childe, villain, villain, please send someone to the county to please, and it will be sent to ...... tonight."

Dian Wei stepped in front of the old man, and the hammer blocked by the big stick in his hand fell to the ground.

The old man only felt the ground tremble, and then looked at Dian Wei's wide-eyed eyes and angry face, how dare he say it again, and retreated stupidly.

Liu Wei passed through the hall and transferred the house, came directly to the backyard, and wandered around the courtyard unscrupulously, and no one stopped him at all.

Huangfu Jian retracted his sneering color in front of the old man, followed behind Liu Wei, and said in a low voice: "Childe, there is a granary in front, but it is still not spring, and the money and grain have been transported away, and I can't see anything." ”

Liu Wei ignored it and went straight to the granary.

Maybe it's because there is really nothing, and there is no one to take care of it, a few cleaning servants saw Liu Wei, hurriedly put down the work in their hands, and saluted: "The villain has seen the son." ”

Liu Wei put his hands behind his back, dragged it like 2580,000, and swaggered directly into the granary.

The minions apparently got the order and did not stop it.

As soon as Liu Wei entered the door, he smelled a rancid smell, immediately frowned, pinched his nose, and walked in.

In the eye, there are large pillars of grain, towering into the clouds, and you can't see the end.

"One, two, three, four......"

Liu Wei took advantage of the dim light and counted a little, and there were actually hundreds of them in this seemingly small granary!

"How much grain can this bin hold?" Liu Wei covered his nose and asked casually.

A middle-aged man with the appearance of a wealthy servant walked over and said, "If you go back to Gongzi, it depends on what it is, if it is rice, a warehouse will start with at least a thousand stones." ”

Liu Wei raised his eyebrows, secretly frightened, this small Zhuangzi actually has a harvest of hundreds of thousands of stones a year!

Huangfu Jian's face was full of disgust, and he said beside Liu Wei: "Son, there's nothing to see here, let's eat something." The priest said that he wanted to show the account book to the childe. ”

"Hmm." Liu Wei wanted to continue to turn around, but nodded when he heard the words.

This time, they pretended to be big players in the Kanto region, and they came to buy land at a high price.

Liu Wei turned around a few more times before coming to the backyard.

The cold wind outside is blowing, the cold is biting, and the charcoal fire inside the house is blazing, and the warmth is like summer.

"Childe." Huangfu Jian pretended to be a diligent dog, and reached out to take off Liu Wei's coat.

Liu Wei suddenly felt relaxed, moved a little, sat down at the small table, beckoned, and said, "Old man, sit down." ”

"Yes." The old man held a stack of account books in his hand and sat opposite Liu Wei very respectfully.

The young man in front of him may be his new master in the near future!

To be able to buy such a large manor, and then think about the content of the old master's letter, the old man became more and more respectful, and his breathing was cautious.

"Childe, please see, these account books of the past three years are exactly the same." The old man handed it over, quite confident and proud.

Liu Wei took it casually, opened it casually, and said, "Are the tenants here easy to manage?" Don't make trouble for me. I really came here to buy land, just to collect rent with peace of mind, and I didn't have time to take care of those people. ”

The old man immediately said with a smile: "Don't worry, there are villains, they are absolutely obedient and obedient, and they will never cause trouble for Childe." The son only needs to sit quietly in the mansion, and the villain will escort the whole amount over every year to ensure that there is no shortage of one penny. ”

Liu Wei was looking at the account books, and said with a little curiosity: "A few Zhuangzi in my Sanfu are tossing at every turn, and they are annoyed to death, how did you do it?" ”

The old man didn't doubt him at all, and said with a smile: "Son, the people of Sanfu are fierce and there are many people, but here it is different. The villain has a way. ”

Liu Wei stopped looking at the account book for a while, picked up the teacup with great interest, and said, "Tell me." ”

The old man had a smug look on his face and said, "Actually, it's just those few tricks. The first step is to control the seeds, tillage tools, and water sources. The second step is to kill chickens and monkeys, kill a few people, and the others will be honest. Third, as long as they are given a little more food, as long as they don't starve to death, they won't make trouble. Every year, seeds and ploughing tools are distributed according to the time, and the water source is opened, and some are when they ask for Zhuangzi. ”

Liu Wei's eyes narrowed slightly, and he sighed in his heart.

These methods, which may not seem to be on the table, do work, and are the most effective means of the rule of the nobles.

Huangfu Jianchang, Cheng Yu, and Zhao Yun didn't speak, but their eyes were always on Liu Wei.

They are all well aware of and have experienced this kind of dirty methods at the bottom. But this majesty in front of him has grown up in the palace since he was a child, and everything he has seen and heard is 'high', this kind of thing, unless he sees it with his own eyes, how can he know?

There are too many filths in the world, and in the huge world, an emperor can't know everything, let alone manage it.

The old man saw that Liu Wei was thinking, and continued: "If it doesn't work again, let's change it." Now there is no shortage of men who farm, I don't know how many escaped from Qingzhou, Jizhou, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou, as long as they give him a piece of cake, at least within a few years, their whole family will be desperate to farm for their son. ”

When Liu Wei heard this, he raised his head and smiled, and said, "The means are good." However, in the land of Sanfu, there are many people fleeing, and these means are not enough. By the way, how much do you have to give to the government every year? ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, and said with a puzzled face: "Childe...... In Sanfu Manor, do you have to pay taxes to the government? ”

Liu Wei was also stunned and said, "Yes." After the earthquake that year, Yang Gong went to Sanfu and personally drafted the tax, from fifty taxes to thirty taxes last year. ”

The old man suddenly laughed and said, "Childe is a good man, he just wants to buy land and wait for the rent to be collected?" ”

Liu Wei waved his hand and said, "I won't tell you, the family is not allowed to go out, so I can only buy some land to live." ”

The old man does not doubt this, from the beginning of Liu Wei's succession, I don't know how many big scholars refused to go out, and until now, there are still many scholars who are stubborn and ineffective, boasting of their scholars' festivals, and refuse to enter the office.

The old man thought for a while, and said with some hesitation: "In the land of Sanfu, the villain doesn't know very well. However, the villain Zhongping has not paid taxes since the first year of this Zhuangzi, and Chenliu County has never collected it. Taxes should not fall on Zhuangzi. ”

Liu Wei looked at the old man, obviously feeling that the old man was suspicious, and suddenly became vigilant.

Huangfu is strong, Cheng Yu glanced at each other, and the two looked at Liu Wei.

Liu Wei pondered for a while and said, "That's good." I want this Zhuangzi, and I will tell your master the details. From now on, this courtyard will be under your control, and the tenant rent will continue as before. ”

The old man was overjoyed, raised his hand and bowed: "The villain has seen the master!" ”

Liu Wei waved his hand and said, "Go out." Tell everyone that without my permission, you are not allowed to leave Zhuangzi, and whoever leaks the news will be beaten to death with a stick! ”

"Yes, don't worry, master!" The old man seemed to let down his vigilance and hurriedly withdrew.

Huangfu Jian saw it for a long time and gave the plainclothes guard behind him a look.

The guard nodded silently and quietly followed out with someone.

"Cheng Yu, you say, this kind of Zhuangzi, is there a lot of Hanzi in my big man?" Liu Wei suddenly turned his head and looked at Cheng Yudao.

(End of chapter)