"My subordinates are ignorant. Such a thing is unheard of. I dare to ask the general, is this so-called examination similar to the subjects A and B that those Taixue students need to take after graduating from Taixue?"
Liu Bei nodded.
"It is true that I considered setting it up with reference to Section A and Section B. It's normal that you haven't heard of it. Such things are indeed rare in the military, but I think it is very necessary.
I cannot tolerate the senior general under my command being an illiterate person. I think such a general has no guarantee and cannot entrust the lives of so many soldiers to him.
There may be people who are born with the talent to fight, but such people are very few. If most people want to learn to fight, they still have to study down-to-earth, and they must be both civil and military in order to become a true high-ranking general."
"So that's the case. No wonder they can quote scriptures to discuss military affairs. It turns out they have all studied it."
Chen Gong sighed: "It's no wonder that the general has won every battle without defeat. Who can defeat such an army and such officers?"
"So, I will stick to this approach and build a strong army."
Liu Bei patted Chen Gong on the shoulder: "If I want to accomplish such a great feat and build such a strong army to deter all parties, I need many people to help me. Gongtai, are you willing to help me?"
"It's my wish, but I don't dare to ask for my ear!"
Chen Gong excitedly raised his hands and saluted.
With such a knowledgeable leader and a group of generals with considerable cultural literacy, it is difficult to imagine whether the Liu Bei Group is strong or not. How could Chen Gong choose to refuse?
Throughout September of the sixth year of Zhongping, Liu Bei was in Runan County and did not return to Luoyang.
He did two things in total.
The first is to reward according to merit, and the second is to handle the purge of Yuan Shu and the Yuan clan, as well as the inventory and seizure of the private property of this group of powerful scholars.
There are still many people who have made meritorious deeds in this battle. After the local governor and other external forces have commended them, they must also give some awards to their internal subordinates.
Leaving aside Liu Bei himself, Cheng Pu still achieved great success in battle. Although there were some minor setbacks, the result was good.
Cheng Pu originally served as Tianxing Zhonglang General, and his status was already very high. He had a military rank of two thousand shi, and it was not easy to change his position for the time being, so he added 500 food households to his title.
Zhao Yun made some military exploits successively, especially killing Sun Jian's son Sun Ce in the final battle, so he was promoted to Army Sima by Liu Bei.
Zhang He was similar. Based on his previous and previous military exploits, he was promoted to military commander.
Shi Huan, like Zhang He, was promoted from general to Army Sima based on his previous and previous military exploits.
But these two people made some mistakes, so they must be reprimanded and criticized. Apart from job promotion, there is no other reward.
Gan Ning, who originally served as Army Sima, followed Liu Bei and made important contributions in the attack on Pingyu County, and was promoted to captain.
Zhang Ren, who was also from Yizhou, was promoted to Army Sima because of his important military exploits.
These people all need to take the military promotion exam at the same time before they will be officially awarded new positions. Liu Bei is not worried about whether they can pass the exam.
Then came Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei combined his previous and previous military exploits and accumulated enough military merit for defeating Sun Jian, so Liu Bei officially promoted him as a rebel general, making Zhang Fei the first among Liu Bei's many officers to be promoted to general.
As long as he takes the internal promotion exam and passes it, he will be officially awarded the title of general.
Although he is just a general with no other privileges, he is still a general and his status is higher than that of a general.
Zhang Fei was very happy about this.
The heroic general Xu Huang was commended by Liu Bei for the same feat of conquering cities and territories. Liu Bei appointed Xu Huang as a powerful general and promoted Xu Huang to the rank of general. As long as he passed the promotion examination, he could officially obtain the title of general.
Zhang Fei and Xu Huang were overjoyed and expressed their gratitude to Liu Bei repeatedly.
However, it is worth mentioning that the general with a miscellaneous title is just a title, not the actual person in charge. He does not have special authority during non-wartime, and is obviously different from the general with a heavy title.
The significance of the miscellaneous number of generals is that during the battle, the general number can be used to command the troops, so that more troops can be commanded, and more generals can be commanded to carry out the task of attacking difficulties alone.
In normal times, they still lead the original army and handle the affairs in charge of their original positions.
For example, Zhang Fei still leads the Tiger Cavalry Army, and Xu Huang still leads the Tiger Ben Army.
But in any case, their title has become general, and they can be called generals openly in the future, and they have the qualifications to lead other armies when it comes to commanding troops in combat.
Internal rewards and promotions will not take long, and the main energy consumption is the liquidation of the Yuan family's forces in Runan County.
The Yuan family has been rooted in Runan County for several generations, and its influence is so deep-rooted that if we want to eliminate them all, we must uproot them.
So Liu Bei simply uprooted the Yuan family's influence and carried out large-scale purges in various counties.
The benefits gained are of course huge. These families are rooted in the local area, and the wealth accumulated over several generations is astronomical.
Looking at the huge wealth they had accumulated, Liu Bei finally understood why the Eastern Han Empire's tax revenue was deteriorating.
The financial problems of an empire can often determine the empire's national power. If finances are abundant, the empire's power will rise; if finances are tight, the empire's power will be weak. And financial problems mainly depend on the empire's tax collection ability.
If there were no problems with taxation in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the emperor would not have to use eunuchs to make money.
And no matter how much the eunuchs fished out, the real big profits were still lying in the storage cellars of wealthy families in these places, making it difficult for the eunuchs to fish them away.
Without taking action against these truly wealthy people, the empire's financial problems cannot be improved, and ordinary people will always be the unlucky ones.
It seems that rectifying the empire's tax and financial issues in the future will also be a big project.
Liu Bei lamented this.
Part of the wealth collected from Runan County was used by Liu Bei to reward the army, but the wealth of these guys obviously cannot be described by a reward. Their real wealth lies in land and other real estate, cash flow properties and the like.
It's just a small head.
Even these small heads are enough to reward the army five or six times.
After all these people were executed, the entire Runan County was turned over and cleaned. Everything was cleansed of filth and filth. Most of the local officials were also cleaned. Anyone who did not surrender in time or made a clear statement against the Yuan family
All the officials and staff involved in the operation were purged.
Highlight one simply and thoroughly.
Not only were these official tycoons and nobles wiped out, but even some local strongmen and bandits who had existed for a long time were wiped out by Liu Bei, and no scum was left.
It is so satisfying to use military force to carry out a purge in the name of rebellion.
After a wave of purges, it was said that Runan County would be clean and beautiful after September, so Liu Bei planned to build Runan County into an important bridgehead for him in the Central Plains of Guandong.
He wanted to make Runan County, the former stronghold of the rebels, his own territory, implement the Liangzhou New Deal here, and accumulate valuable experience in implementing the New Deal in the Central Plains.
So he wrote a memorial in Runan County and decided to recommend Xun Yu, who was still working in Liangzhou, to be the governor of Runan County, and also recommended Gao Shun, who originally belonged to the General's Mansion, to be the magistrate of Runan County, dividing administrative and military power.
For Xun Yu, he has not yet reached the level of trust that Xun You has. In his opinion, Xun Yu is a stable being and can expect him to handle official affairs well. However, there is still a long way to go before he can truly become a confidant.
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Therefore, in Liu Bei's psychology, Xun Yu was positioned as an official who handles affairs, and he was not intended to enter the decision-making circle, while Xun You was the one who could enter the decision-making circle.
In Runan County, Liu Bei assigned Xun Yu the task of quickly restoring agricultural production, building collective farms in Runan County, transforming Runan County's political ecology according to Liangzhou's method, and increasing Runan County's grain reserves as quickly as possible.
The task given to Gao Shun was to recruit soldiers in Runan County, train new recruits according to the Liangzhou Army's training methods, and strive to train three battalions of new soldiers in Runan County to prepare for emergencies.
Of course, Xun Yu needless to say, Gao Shun's military and cultural qualities were also recognized by Liu Bei, who decided to make an exception and give him this opportunity.
Gao Shun was very excited and thanked Liu Bei, saying that he would never let down Liu Bei's expectations.
Later, Liu Bei also made some arrangements for Xun Yu regarding the local arrangements for the entire Runan County. Basically, all students from Liangzhou Prefecture School and outstanding officials who had grown up were used to serve in various grassroots positions in Runan County.
In this regard, Liu Bei was ambitious.
For more than a hundred years, with the gradual formation of the dual monarchy, important positions below the county magistrate and county magistrate have been traditionally held by local people in order to win over local powerful people and facilitate local governance.
But Liu Bei didn't like this set of rules of dual monarchs from top to bottom, so he decided to make changes.
It would definitely not be possible to do it openly, but because of the special situation in Runan County, the powerful local wealthy families either followed Yuan Shu, or were considered by Liu Bei to be following Yuan Shu, and were involuntarily purged in the post-war purge.
The current political ecology of Runan County is no longer the same. The original local political network with the Yuan family as the core was completely torn apart by Liu Bei's rebellion, which was fair and aboveboard. However, a new political network has not yet been formed, and there are not many places that are still strong.
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Seizing this opportunity, Liu Bei wanted to completely transform Runan County to set a pattern for future comprehensive transformation and accumulate some experience.
At the same time, after the chaos in Yuzhou was settled, Liu Bei made some comprehensive considerations and elected Zhang Miao, who was the first to surrender to him and had the closest relationship with him, as the governor of Yuzhou and made him the governor of Yuzhou to thank him for his help.
This arrangement is also a political declaration to the outside world, telling the local military and political chiefs that they understand Huairou's rules and will not mess around. As long as they are willing to obey the orders of the Luoyang court, there will definitely be many benefits.
If anyone still follows the Yuan family to cause trouble, the result will be completely different!
In addition, the kings and prime ministers of the two feudal states of Chen and Pei have been martyred. After reporting to the court, the court chose the descendants of the two kings to succeed them. Then on the appointment of the prime minister, Liu Bei will be the one who helped him before.
His own Xu Xuan and Chen Qi recommended them as Chen Guoxiang and Pei Guoxiang.
At this point, the chaos in Yuzhou has been initially resolved.
Yuan Shu has collapsed and has become Liu Bei's prisoner. What awaits him is the fate of being judged and having his car broken apart. This is one of Liu Hong's last wishes, and Liu Bei will fulfill it for him.