"No one wants to be an official in Hebei now." Pei Shao told people about his experiences in the former Yushi Temple in Pingyang, now the Changshi Mansion.
He had just been ordered to go around Hebei.
First he went to Yecheng to visit Lu Zhi, the right army commander, then to the counties of Jizhou, and as far as Changshan. He just returned to Pingyang two days ago.
Mentioning the Hebei incident is like a lawsuit on the forehead and a lot of sighs.
"How?" Wei Zhan, Zuo Cheng, Minister of the Fifth Army, looked at Pei Shao while picking up vegetables, and suddenly found that the mutton on the plate had been finished.
When Pei Shao saw it, he burst out laughing and said, "Daoshu, Wenxi hasn't sent any sheep over yet. Today's portion has been eaten, but there is no more. We can't buy sheep now."
Of course, this is an exaggeration.
With his status as Shogun Zuo Changshi, can he really not buy sheep? He's just pretending.
Nowadays, food is in short supply and people's livelihood is difficult. The king of Liang has called for reducing meals and saving food. How can they dare to go too far?
If the people here today go out and spread the word that Pei Changshi entertains distinguished guests and only eats rough rice, and everyone enjoys it, wouldn't it increase his reputation?
Of course Wei Zhan understood the twists and turns. After hearing this, he put down his chopsticks and said, "Didn't your Majesty, Kelan, defeat many tribes in Taiyuan and get more than 200,000 cattle, sheep and miscellaneous animals?"
In fact, the suppressed tribes who had rebelled were also in difficulty. But after they were massacred and their people, cattle, sheep, and pastures were divided, the difficulties of other tribes were alleviated.
The world is actually so cruel. There are two ways to feed people, one is to get more food, the other is to kill more people and share their food.
The Hu people know the Hu people best, and they are not hesitant to do anything.
After clearing out the "rebels", Kelan and the tribes in the two counties of Taiyuan were beheaded and more than 40,000 people were captured. It was obvious that there was a trend of expansion. If not enough, some people would avenge themselves and force some tribes to rebel.
It wasn't a big fuss, and no one was pursuing it.
"Daoshu, Taiyuan is Taiyuan and Pingyang is Pingyang. How can we generalize?" Pei Shao said: "Even if you go to Puzi and other counties to the west of Pingyang to buy cattle and sheep, the barbarians will not sell them. Everyone knows that life is not easy now.
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"Yes." Wei Zhan agreed. He picked up the jug and found that there wasn't much wine in it, and the servants didn't bring new wine. He immediately laughed to himself that Pei Shao was really putting on a show.
"Let's get back to what happened just now." Pei Shao glanced at everyone and said, "I received news yesterday that there was an earthquake in Changshan. There were many landslides, and Zhongshan, Zhao, Julu and other places were also slightly affected. Especially Lingshou County.
I have been there before and heard that the ground cracked for tens of feet and muddy water gushes out, which is extremely scary."
When Wei Zhan heard this, he was really shocked.
I heard that it rained heavily throughout July in Hebei. Although it was not as good as last year, it was still very severe.
After the wheat harvest in May, millet and beans were about to be sown in June. However, the rain continued, and the people were desperate. So they simply cut off the seeds and used them as food, and then transported the little grain stored to high places to endure the hard days.
Some people could not bear the blow of heavy rain for three consecutive years. Under the leadership of Lord Wubao, they went south to beg for food in relatively wealthy places such as Yecheng, Anyang, Qinghe, and Pingyuan.
In addition, Yuwen Xianbei, this beast, goes south to plunder almost every year.
Sometimes they were repulsed by the generals of the towns and Youzhou soldiers and horses, and sometimes they succeeded in plundering.
This year it was a success, but several counties suffered disaster and suffered heavy losses.
In such a situation, if there is a choice, who would be willing to become an official in Hebei?
"Your Majesty has finished taking care of Kelan's affairs. I heard that he will go east to Changshan and the two counties of Zhongshan for the second time." Pei Shao said again: "In a few days, you will all have to get busy. Your Majesty may have to move a group of victims to Bingzhou and register their households.
Gather the people and cultivate the wasteland."
Wei Zhan smiled bitterly upon hearing this.
There is no food in Bingzhou, so what difference does it make if the victims come or not? To put it bluntly, it may be that some people in Bingzhou planted a batch of miscellaneous grains in June, and there will be a harvest in early September.
In addition, if the victims of the disaster in Jizhou are relocated, then there will really not be many people in those places in the north?
Changshan, in particular, can be called a white land.
Zhongshan is similar to Baidi.
Gao Yang, Boling, and Fan Yang were severely damaged.
Hejian, Zhangwu and other places suffered heavy losses.
It is really a pity that Jizhou, a densely populated and extremely wealthy place, has fallen into this situation.
"Daoqi, why don't we fight for official positions in Hebei? They say no one wants to go, but I think that's all hypocrisy." Someone said during the dinner.
Pei Shao put down the wine bottle and took a closer look. It turned out to be Fenyin Xue Tao.
In the past year or two, Mr.
"Zhonghua is interested in becoming an official in Hebei?" Pei Shao asked.
Xue Tao smiled sarcastically, cupped his hands and said, "Maybe Tao Qi can teach me?"
To be honest, Xue Tao is willing to work as an official in Hebei.
It took a lot of effort to get the county surname, but it seems that there is still no problem with the Xue family in this year's imperial examination. Such a large family needs official positions, and the more the better.
"Xue is from Hedong after all..." Pei Shao stroked his beard.
Xue Tao nodded repeatedly, but he was cursing in his heart: Don't you call me "Shu Xue" now?
Seriously speaking, the Xue family owes its current status to the King of Liang. Next time the King of Liang recruits troops to quell a rebellion, you must not mess around. People must show their own value, otherwise the King of Liang will not be able to support you.
"Wang Yifu has been making frequent moves in Bingzhou recently." Pei Shao added: "Whether it is to pacify Daiguo or Liu Han, Bingzhou is the top priority, so——"
Pei Shao looked at Xue Tao and said, "If Zhonghua wants to become an official, he might find a way in Bingzhou."
The Hedong County where the Pei family is located is theoretically a county under Sizhou, but that is all bullshit and is purely a random designation by the imperial court.
Geographically speaking, Hedong is undoubtedly Bingzhou.
Culturally speaking, Hedong has the characteristics of both Bingzhou and Yongzhou, but is slightly more Yongzhou-like.
Therefore, the Pei family must exert its efforts in Bingzhou - if it can't be done at home, what dignity does the Pei family have?
After hearing this, Xue Tao secretly wondered: In recent years, I heard that the Pei family and the Langya Wang family have married several couples. They seemed harmonious on the surface, but now it seems that they are not so harmonious.
Maybe they were temporarily united because they had a common enemy.
As soon as the enemy falls, the Pei family and the Wang family will definitely fight each other.
Thinking of this, Xue Tao lamented that the Fenyin Xue family has never been able to squeeze into the upper-level power circle. The vision is not broad enough and the information is not well-informed. To put it harshly, others treat you as a thug and don't let you play much. You can't get in touch with the core level.
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But he soon became happy again.
He was invited to today's small-scale private gathering, which obviously meant that Xue's status had been improved.
Worrying about gains and losses, starting a small family is really a tearful experience.
"The king wants to set up a county in Tianchi and build Guancheng. The counties and passes are named 'Ningwu' and are under the jurisdiction of Kelan County." Pei Shao said: "Guancheng may not be able to be built for the time being, but Ningwu County will definitely be established.
.I heard that the post of county magistrate will not be given to the Liu family. The Xue family may send one of their descendants to take up the post."
"Thank you for your cultivation, Chang Shi." Xue Tao said with great joy.
At this time, he stopped pretending to call others "Daoqi". When he should kneel down smoothly, he would kneel down smoothly, don't be afraid of embarrassment.
You started as a county magistrate, what else do you want?
Generally speaking, you have to go to the shogunate first and serve as a staff member for a few years before you can become a county magistrate. Now you can get it right in one step, saving you several years of wasted time as a staff member. Although it is a life-threatening borderland, it is still very good.
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Pei Shao glanced at Xue Tao with a smile, picked up the wine bottle and said, "Wang Yifu has been too presumptuous in the past two years. Don't act rashly when you go to Kelan, but just make friends with the tribal chiefs and stabilize the frontier."
"As ordered." Xue Tao picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
Bingzhou was mainly fought between the Pei and Wang families.
Xue Tao knew his family's position and could only side with the Pei family.
He suddenly thought of Yu.
Why are the Pei family and the Wang family fighting over each other? Shouldn't you join forces to defeat the Yu family? Or is there something inside that I don't know about?
But when it comes to this Yu family, he is really a local tiger in Henan. He is desperate to reach out to several Sizhou counties on the north bank of the Yellow River. The furthest is Yecheng, and he has only tried it briefly.
It can't even be said that Henan is a local tiger. It can only be said that it is more influential in western Henan.
To be more precise, in the three famous cities of Bianliang, Xuchang and Luoyang, Dayi is more powerful.
If the capital of Daliang is Luoyang in the future, the Yu family will probably take advantage.
Perhaps, this is what they had in mind.
Deeply cultivate the counties in western Henan, taking into account Ji, Dunqiu, Hanoi and other places on the north bank of the river, and jointly create a circle of influence around Bianliang, Xuchang, and Luoyang.
They are in an advantageous position now and really shouldn't be too anxious.
"In Daoqi, is there any good person among Mrs. Pei's disciples?" After a while, Wei Zhan asked a more practical question.
Everyone present quickly pricked up their ears.
"The third son, Xu, is ten years old this year. I heard he is quite filial." Pei Shao pondered for a moment and said.
Wei Zhan was a little disappointed.
Generally speaking, filial piety is mentioned only when there are no characteristics that can be picked out. He vaguely heard that Shao Xu was soft-tempered and not strong enough, which was not a good thing.
"Wuziyan, beat Xiao Congming." Pei Shao said again.
Wei Zhan is still a little worried.
Shao Yan is only six years old, how can he be seen as smart? At best, he is just a little clever among children, but fighting for power and governing a country requires great wisdom.
Perhaps Pei Shao also felt that it was not appropriate to talk more about this matter, so he changed the subject and said: "You are all talented people. You know that in the next five years, merging the state will be a top priority. Some people are short-sighted and don't care about merging the state. That's theirs.
Matters. The counties that your Majesty pays the most attention to now are Kelan, Taiyuan, Xihe, Shangdang, Pingyang, Hedong and other counties. You should tell your nephews that they will work in these counties. If you make some achievements, your Majesty will know about it.
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"The land of mountains and rivers inside and outside is actually about four things. One is to resettle the victims and enrich the county and county household registration; the other is to turn Hu into summer and train them in Chinese style; the third is to prepare the frontier fortress defenses and train the soldiers; the fourth is to repair the post roads
, Pichi, Dige."
"Don't complain and complain about being tired at this time. If you still hold on to the old way of talking, don't go as soon as possible. If you are tired at this time, you will have great gains in the future."
Everyone had different expressions after hearing this.
But this is actually true. Today's officialdom is really not a place for people to treat. Not only the salary is decreasing day by day, but also the competition between the children of various families is fierce. A large group of low-level nobles even performed arrogantly and tried their best, which made them feel more powerful.
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But during the revolution between the old and the new, they did not dare to really slack off. Bingzhou is a good place to accumulate political capital, and it should be taken seriously.
Chapter completed!