Yuzhou, Xu County is close to the official road, and there are a lot more people in the past few days, obviously the queue of the government is.
Most of these queues have the same characteristic, which is not only vehicles that are people riding, but also vehicles that carry books.
If people who understand a little bit of the habits of the great man will know that these queues are basically all from various prefectures and counties to come to plan.
But the time for this year's plan seems to be a little earlier.
Perhaps because the emperor's celebration is imminent, we all arrived before the celebration?
According to the Han Dynasty's "Shangjian Law", "State the September", the annual statistical data of counties and counties in various counties ended at the end of September. By the beginning of October, counties in various counties would compile the county's household registration, land reclamation, money and grain, and criminal prison conditions into calculation books and submit them to the prefectures and counties. Then the prefectures and counties would compile the counties and counties based on the counties of each subordinate county and report them to the court. The court would evaluate the political achievements of the local chief executives based on this and reward and punish them.
In the Han Dynasty's "Shangjian Law", it was stipulated that the officials of the governors of each state were generally composed of chief officials, and the middle-level government was mainly engaged in the work, while the officials of each county and state were headed by the county magistrate, and a group of subordinates such as the chief officials, Cao Cao, and other members of the subordinates went to Kyoto to report. However, Shandong was in chaos at the beginning, and there were several governors of each state, and they knew how to report it, and how did they apply for it?
So for a long time, the previous plan in Shandong was somewhat tricky and mixed with moisture.
After Cao Cao defeated the two Yuans, he was only nominally unified. The jurisdiction of various counties and counties was still very chaotic, with a lack of officials, or a lack of superior officials. This made it possible that the court could not find the person in charge in the previous plot.
Think about it, it’s like the later American federal taxes seeking taxes from various states, and then spreading their hands with each state taxes, and there is no money or people...
Under such circumstances, Cao Cao forced himself to pass the basic surface of the Cao family, Xiahou family, and Yingchuan and other places, and slowly dispatched and replaced the chief officials from all over the country. From the beginning to the current semi-appointment, and the current full management that Cao Cao is preparing to carry out.
This is a very large project volume.
The time to plan is first and then. The first one to arrive in Xu County is around Yuzhou and nearby prefectures and counties, such as Jingzhou.
This time, Kuai Yue, sent by Cao Ren, went to Xu County as a planner in Jingzhou.
When he arrived in Xu County, Kuai Yue was shocked.
I don’t know if it was because of the celebration. This time, not only was the etiquette specifications different, but the number of people coming from all over the country was beyond Kuai Yue’s imagination.
Not only the people from Jingzhou have come, but even the people from Xuzhou, who were the latest in Qingzhou, seemed to have arrived.
You should know that the great man did not have any fast means of transportation. These people came, which meant that there were only two situations. Either these people set off early in advance or they were expedited on the road...
When he arrived in the city, a large number of people from all over the country poured in for a while, the inns in the city were seriously insufficient. After all, for Kuai Yue and his party, he was not only from alone, but also to bring people recommended to the court this year, either filial and honest or Maocai. These people had to be assessed in Xu County and then go to the corresponding Lang Office to serve.
There are also some officials who have performed well in Jingzhou counties or who are promoted from local governments to central governments and need to report to the Shangshu Desk and then transfer to new positions.
At the same time, some children of the gentry and gentry in Jingzhou were accompanying them. These people would study in Xu County, and some would continue to go to the school palace in Yecheng...
These people, coupled with the various documents and local specialties they carried, made the queue very large.
This is true in Jingzhou, and there are also many other prefectures and counties.
Before the inn could make arrangements, Kuai Yue directly brought the book of the plan to the Shangshu Desk.
In order to ensure that the facts and numbers reported in the Book of Records are accurate and the occurrence of fraud and violations of laws should be prevented as much as possible. The Book of Records is classified as "book error" and "real error".
"Write error" means a typographical error, which is an error that occurs during copying or calculating. There is no big problem and a little punishment is added.
"Real mistakes" mean true fraud, deceiving the court, concealing the crime, etc. If this is found out, the problem will be great and the punishment will be extremely serious. However, since the Han Dynasty was in a war-torn period, there were a lot of military and political affairs, the number of counties and states was large, and the court review was also very difficult.
In the books of counties and states, the court mainly reviewed some important situations that directly related to the growth of national strength and the stability of the country.
When Kuai Yue brought the booklet to the Shangshutai, he was secretly shocked again.
Because in the Shangshu Deck, not only the original official room was filled with officials who had verified the plan, but even some corridors and courtyards were in trouble, many new tables were set up. The civil servants were holding books and shouting constantly...
『The different degrees! Kuai different degrees!』
When Kuai Yue was a little stunned, he suddenly heard someone calling him. When he looked back, he saw that he was full of pets.
Man Chong and Kuai Yue have met several times, but they have not had much friendship.
Kuai Yue hurriedly stepped forward to call the greeting, Man Chong nodded and said, "Where is the county Maocai brought by Yidu? Take it to the Shangshutai quickly!"
Man Chong did not greet Kuai Yue, his words were stiff and direct, and his expression was a little tired, as if he had been working in the Shangshu Desk for a long time.
Could it be for the purpose of making a plan? Kuai Yue hurriedly bowed his hand. Before he could say anything, he was urging him with a frown and urged him again. Kuai Yue felt a little unhappy, but he didn't even get angry. He laughed dryly, nodded and responded, turned around and went out, and ordered the officials who came with him to return to the post station to call someone.
"Entertainment, this...just Maocai comes?" asked the accompanying clerk, "What about filial piety and honest?"
"Filial Lian?" Kuai Yue looked up at the sky and sneered, "Now it seems, Filial Lian... let them stay cool!"
Although Man Chong did not say what Maocai wanted to do, he could guess it even after looking at the scene. It must be because he was short of staff in calculating the scriptures and needed Maocai, who knew how to do arithmetic, to help.
Filial piety, haha, now not only is filial piety and honest in Guanzhong worthless, but also the price in Shandong is starting to drop!
Kuai Yue sighed slightly. How many years have passed? This man has changed too quickly. In a few years, even filial piety and honesty will become a shameful thing.
Thinking about the past...
As he thought about it, Kuai Yue couldn't help but look west, then sighed a long time ago.
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Northwest of Xu County.
Suburban grassland.
A caravan was parked by the grassland, and some people were busy loading the fodder on the last few forage trucks.
"Xu Laoliu! It's winter now, do you still have to go to the business?" The little manager in the forage farm said to the leader of the caravan, "It's just the emperor's celebration, but you're leaving for two days?"
The leader of the caravan, who was called Xu Laoliu, was a middle-aged man with a frost on his face. When he heard the words of the young manager, he shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Oh, I want to stay too... But this cannibalism always has to obey people's orders, right? The master wants me to go to Chang'an, but he can't say that I want to see the celebration, so I won't go?"
『Haha, that's true.』 The manager said, 『But what's going to Chang'an in such a hurry? I don't think you have prepared many good goods... It's just ordinary things...』
As the manager of the forage farm, he has more daily dealings with caravans and is somewhat aware of some trading situations.
Xu Laoliu beat him up, haha, "This...haha, I think, what can be sold is good, what can be sold is bad, what can't be sold is bad..."
"Ah? Haha, that's true!" The little manager nodded.
Soon after, the forage was loaded, the manager took the signature, wrote down the number, collected the money for the forage and tea drinking fee, and then registered the account happily, and then left.
The caravan sets off.
The little manager just returned to the official in the forage field. He had just entered the house and sat down. Before he could even sit down, he heard some movement outside the door. A person came in and asked in a deep voice: "Who is the one who came to pack the forage just now? What are you doing?"
The little manager looked up and stood up quickly, "Reported to the school clerk, it was Xu Laoliu's caravan, who was preparing to go to Chang'an to buy goods..."
As the largest forage farm around Xu County, in addition to the minor officials in the forage farm, there are also school clerks stationed.
"Chang'an?" The school clerk seemed to be interested when he heard these two words, and asked repeatedly, "How many people are they? What goods are they buying? Are there complete documents? Are there any suspicious people..."
The school clerk was dumbfounded by a series of questions, and then he laughed for a while and said, "I'm just a tiny official in the forage farm... I don't know these... Xu Laoliu is a veteran of dealing with many years, and he has been doing business dealings for many years..."
The school clerk frowned and saw that the young manager couldn't say anything, so he pondered for a moment, "Having been in contact over the past few years? So why did he only travel at this time this year? There is a celebration in front of him. Let's leave at this time?"
The manager smiled, "I don't know this... I'm going to...
The school clerk snorted, without saying much nonsense, turned around and left.
The suburban forage farm is not a comfortable place to work.
Because as a place for feeding, it is generally inseparable from the smell of cattle and horses. At the same time, it is to prevent the risk of fire. If it deviates from the city, there will be some inconvenience in life. Because of the accumulation of forage, there are also many insects and rats. In order to prevent fire, even food can only be mainly raw and cold. If it is not necessary, it will generally not create fires, and there is no need to think about leisure and entertainment.
Of course, not many people are willing to stay in such a life for a long time, unless they really can’t find any way.
The school clerk who sent the forage yard to stay in the forage yard did not want to stay in the forage yard for a long time, so no matter what the abnormality was, he held on to it and immediately brought a few powerful soldiers to chase after him.
The caravan did not walk fast, so the school clerk caught up without long.
『Stop! Accept inspection!』
The school clerk shouted loudly, and then did not dismount immediately, but instead aimed at the caravan, as if looking for some suspicion.
Xu Laoliu stepped forward and said with a smile: "What are the instructions Shangguan has?"
While talking, Xu Laoliu handed a wallet through his sleeve, but unexpectedly, the school clerk threw the wallet back with his back, "Don't do this! Parking and checking!"
Xu Laoliu looked slightly moved, but he did nothing. He called him and asked the convoy to stop.
The school clerk then got off the horse and walked back and forth along the convoy, watching and scanning.
"What kind of goods are there on the car?" the school clerk asked with a glaring look.
Xu Laoliu replied: "It's all ordinary goods..."
The school clerk obviously didn't believe it, so he waved his arm to signal and asked his subordinates to come forward to check.
The steed servant stepped forward and boarded the caravan to check, but it was obvious that there was nothing strange about the goods transported by the caravan. Naturally, these steed servants could not find any prohibited items. They just searched the goods in a mess. The caravans on the side dared not speak out.
"Who is this? Why are you still carrying your children?" The school clerk looked coldly, and suddenly pointed at the children standing next to the car and said, "Why are there children in your caravan?"
Xu Laoliu said calmly: "Shangguan, this is an apprentice. Follow along, help some little and gain some knowledge."
"Apprentice?" The school clerk looked suspiciously, then walked to the children, looked up and down, and suddenly asked, "Since you are an apprentice, you should know how much arithmetic, how much does the car have, how much goods are there, and how much is the price?"
Xu Laoliu hurriedly said, "The apprentice has entered the new place, how can you understand these things..."
The school clerk glared, "I didn't ask you!"
Xu Laoliu had no choice but to swallow and retreat a little.
Everyone's eyes fell on the two or three apprentices.
For a moment, the scene was a little quiet, but I heard the sound of breathing and seemed to be a little quicker.
The older apprentice seemed to open her mouth and want to say something, but she couldn't say it, and she felt a little sweat on her forehead, "I...I don't..."
Xu Laoliu, who was standing behind the school clerk, shook his shoulders slightly, and he leaned forward a little, like a leopard hunting, preparing to get up in the grass...
Before the older apprentice finished speaking, the shorter apprentice said: "There are twelve cars, three carts of dry goods, three carts of pickles, three carts of utensils, one cart of miscellaneous goods, one cart of fodder, and one cart of food. Among the dry goods are elixirs, sand, beads, and fish, ginger, and fish in the pickles. As for the utensils, there are even more utensils, and as for the selling price, this is the secret of the shopkeeper's account book, which is unknown below."
The school clerk was stunned and laughed, "Oh! This kid is smart! Not bad, not bad."
Xu Laoliu also relaxed his figure, as if he had hidden something in his arms again, and then laughed aside, "The apprentice is not good, so Shangguan laughs, and he laughs..."
In the feudal dynasty, apprentices basically followed their masters, who were responsible for food and accommodation, and apprentices provided almost free labor. Some children were under ten years old, and many were sent to be apprentices. So although the school clerk felt it was a little strange, he didn't care much about the apprentices when he could answer the questions he asked.
Maybe I felt that I was making a big deal. Before leaving, the school clerk said that the emperor was about to celebrate, and he was cautious in many matters. He was sent by his superiors and dared not to obey.
Xu Laoliu also expressed his understanding and stuffed his previous wallet again.
This time, the school clerk took it away, waved his hand and took the people away.
Xu Laoliu let out a sigh, first he called the guy to reorganize the messed-up goods, then turned to look at the apprentice beside him, "You...you...why...forget it, this doesn't matter, it doesn't matter..."
Xu Laoliu turned his head and shouted, "Hurry up, hurry up!"
Then he turned his head and said softly, "Thank you hard on the way, hold on to it, come to me if you have any needs..."
After saying that, Xu Laoliu grabbed one of the three children and led them around while saying, "Look at them, look at them! You haven't seen you eat less on weekdays. Why are you so stupid when you want to use them?! They just came here, they are more flexible than you! Go and help tie up the goods!"
Obviously, among the three apprentices, only one is the real apprentice.
Xu Laoliu had to check it again, otherwise he would lose something when packing it, or the rope was broken halfway, etc., which would be even more troublesome.
Two children, one older and one younger, stood and watched.
There was a busy caravan on the side, and there were two lonely children on the side.
Although they are not far apart from each other, they are like two worlds.
After a while, the older child looked at the direction of Xu County in the distance and murmured to himself: "Are we... just leaving like this... my father's side..."
"My father asked us to leave!" The child's voice also became low, "The father's order cannot be violated."
『But...but...』 The older child couldn't help but cry, 『But...』
The younger child was silent. After a moment, he bent down and picked up two stones from the ground, handed them to the older child, and held the other one by himself. "You can leave the hometown, but you must not forget your love. There is nothing to be entrusted with this love, so you might as well send it with this stone. Don't be as weak as your father will definitely not be happy when he sees it."
"Yes." The older child nodded, looked down at the stone inside his hand, and then wiped his tears with the back of his hand.
"Prepare to leave!"
Xu Laoliu in the distance greeted him.
The child turned around and then looked in the direction of Xu County in the distance. After a while, he pulled the older child to kneel down and bowed to the direction of Xu County.
Xu Laoliu originally wanted to go forward, but when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but stop. He was silent for a while before continuing to walk forward and whispered: "Two, it's time to set off..."