There are many similarities in what wise men in the world think.
Whether Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, or Lei Yuan knew very well that in such a chaotic world, there was no absolute loyalty at all. Whether a subordinate was loyal or not depends on whether the master was worthy of loyalty, and whether the master was strong enough to protect his subordinates and satisfy his subordinates' ambitions.
When Pang Tong saw the Jiaozhou documents, his first reaction was to choose an opportunity to let the 2,000 stones in Jiaozhou see the majesty and strength of the Hanzhong King regime and gain their loyalty. On Lei Yuan's side, one day, Ma Zhong and Yan Pu came to see Lei Yuan together and said:
"Jiazhou's wars were in chaos for a long time and finally became stable. This was due to the court's grace to the local area for hundreds of years and the general's great reputation. The general now has generally mastered Jiaozhou, but to truly master Jiaozhou and put the reputation into practice. It is best to make a big splash, patrol Jiaozhou counties and states, appease the people, select officials to make up for the local shortcomings, and demonstrate the general's heroic and clear observation."
These two people were very tactful, but Lei Yuan could understand.
Not long ago, Chengdu Central Committee published a document, commending Lei Yuan's achievements in Jiaozhou. At the same time, it was confirmed that the prefects in various places in Jiaozhou should go to Chengdu to pay homage to the King of Hanzhong after a year of trial and confer real teaching. This is of course a battle between the central and local governments for the right to employ people, but it is not harmful.
There is no way, as a general who is in charge of a state, Lei Yuan needs to have more autonomy and make decisions. For various considerations, the center always has the intention to gather authority and control it uniformly.
Not to mention Jiaozhou, Guan Yu is in Jingzhou, as is the bumps and bumps of the Chengdu Central Committee in all aspects. On that day, Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu and Lei Yuan met with Jiangling. I don’t know how much content they argued for their respective demands, but when it comes to reality, there will always be more places to get through. Of course, as Guan Yu is, he is much tougher than Lei Yuan. It is said that in recent months, Chengdu envoys have been unable to come to Taiwan several times.
On this front, Lei Yuan could only get behind him. He respectfully received the messenger every time and followed the instructions of the center correctly!
But the central idea is also a good reminder for Lei Yuan.
From the perspective of the central government, the governance of the local government cannot be completely entrusted to General Lei Yuan, the left, and try his best to directly control the counties and states, at least maintain a smooth connection with the prefects of the county and states. Then, from the perspective of Lei Yuan, the governance of the local government cannot be completely entrusted to the prefects of each county and state.
Among those prefects, many people have had bad criminal records for a long time, but they are not easy-to-have!
When the Han Dynasty was prosperous, there were perfect local grassroots social management in the Central Plains, but the court's government orders could not be made accessible to all directions, and it was impossible to avoid the grassroots being eroded or even robbed by the powerful and right forces. And in Jiaozhou, let alone why Lei Yuan had to remove the local area through the caravan of the supply and marketing cooperative? Because apart from this, he had almost no reliable and universally applicable channels!
In this wilderness of Jiaozhou, countless mountains and valleys are even more closed. Not to mention the new General Zuo and the Governor of Jingzhou, many places don’t know what the court is, and they have never been exposed to the management of the court. Before Qu Kui, there were Shi Xie, and before Shi Xie, there were other powerful people. The powerful people embezzled and competed with each other, elected the leader of the alliance, and exterminated the official temple.
Lei Yuan is very familiar with this, and many of his subordinates are experts in this field. This is as if the Lei family in Lujiang did not escape on the mountain, but was passed down from generation to generation with the Jianghuai Haoyou Alliance. But the times have changed, and now he is a local official, how can he allow another behemoth that monopolizes the countryside under his rule?
What Lei Yuan promised to give will definitely give, and he will not give a slight discount; but no one can snatch what he doesn't give!
Therefore, Lei Yuan must have a direct channel to the county and state, and must patrol the county and county, appoint the county and supplement local officials along the way, so that the Han and barbarians and county officials in Jiaozhou can all know the prestige of the lord of Jiaozhou, so that they can understand a clear truth:
Within the Jiaozhou area, General Left, Prefect of Cangwu, Hou Duting, and Lei Yuan, who was the governor of Jiaozhou, represented the court. The powerful infantry and cavalry soldiers to which General Lei belongs, and even the powerful political and economic forces, are General Lei’s strong support for the court. With this power, Lei Yuan can kill and seize the officials in Jiaozhou at any time!
When this truth penetrates the hearts of people in Jiaozhou, Lei Yuan will shock the evil spirits and unite the hearts of the people, and then effectively eliminate the possibility of the next Shi Xie or the next Qu Kui.
In addition to the reasons mentioned by Ma Zhong and Yan Pu, there is another consideration.
Although Jiaozhou claims to have rice and beans that are ripe a year, that thing is more like a legend or auspicious source. At least Cangwu, Nanhai, Yulin and other places still maintain the custom of spring plowing and autumn harvest in the Han areas of the Central Plains.
Last winter, Lei Yuan mobilized the civil servants to promote engineering construction in various places with the power of victory last winter, but now, the time for spring plowing is coming. The civil servants should be released back to their hometowns, and local counties should also start working to promote spring and encourage farmers.
Lei Yuan was not relieved of these two items.
Lei Yuan himself was born into a powerful man, and he knew very well that the current regime was ultimately a regime of scholars and powerful people, representing the interests of scholars and powerful people. But Lei Yuan would not regard himself as the spokesperson for scholars and powerful people.
For him, the scholars and powerful men were only part of the rule. Compared with the scholars and powerful men, he paid more attention to the living environment of the people. Recently, he often thought:
Have the civil servants been released in time? On their way back to their hometowns, have people sent to lead the way in the counties and townships, and have food and accommodation arranged along the way? Are the common money that the civil servants deserved completely distributed to everyone? Will anyone intend to deduct it? If they are injured or sick in the project, will any department provide sufficient compensation?
He also noticed that Qu Jing, Yi Liao, Qian Bo and others have become prefects one after another. They are all powerful people in Jiaozhou and have the means to stabilize the local area. However, they and their subordinates actually have no experience in governing the local area. Moreover, the various parts of Jiaozhou are not as complete as those in the Central Plains. Later generations want Xiao Gui and Cao Sui, but they have no place to learn.
Therefore, Lei Yuan must go to each county and county to see it with his own eyes and examine their respective policies. When necessary, he should use powerful means to reverse certain signs of mistakes and punish some villains who are ignorant of life and death.
Based on these reasons, Lei Yuan quickly made a decision.
He used Lai Gong and Ma Zhong to stay in Cangwu to handle political affairs. Wu Ban temporarily served as the military affairs office, and led two thousand elite soldiers under his tent. He Song and Lei Cheng each led five hundred soldiers in the headquarters, Zhang Lu and Yan Pu, the old day masters, accompanied him and prepared to go on a trip.
Because of the intention to intimidate the local area, the officials also collected the treasury and prepared a complete general ceremonial guard. By late January, the team set out from Guangxin and patroled all over the country.
Chapter completed!