Chen Yuan rolled his eyes inwardly, "Look at what I'm doing. Xun You is already so powerful, okay?"
Chen Yuan nodded: "Gongda is really sharp, please continue talking."
Chen Yuan did not admit or deny it. Just kidding, how could Chen Yuan, a person who had just surrendered, reveal such confidential information.
It was not difficult to guess that they were going to deal with Cai Shi, and Cai Shi herself had a premonition.
But when to deal with Cai Shi and how to deal with Cai Shi, this is the key.
It is absolutely impossible for Chen Yuan to reveal this information to Xun You.
Xun You nodded and continued: "The second crisis is that Jingzhou stretches more than a thousand miles from north to south and has a vast territory. However, the four counties in Jingnan are not only poorer than the other three counties, but also invaded by barbarians. If the barbarians cannot be pacified, there may be dangers.
An unexpected disaster.”
Xun You is indeed Xun You, and his vision is indeed accurate.
This is to the point.
Among the four counties in Jingnan in history, apart from Changsha County, which was slightly better, the other three counties were often harassed by barbarians even during the Jin Dynasty.
The imperial court's rule was within the county. Beyond the county, the vast territory outside was almost occupied by barbarians.
Because at this time, Jingnan was covered with mountains and rivers, which was very suitable for the survival of barbarians.
Of course, it doesn't mean that the barbarians don't want to live in the city. After all, the mountains and forests are full of wild beasts and insects, and the miasma is very powerful. Who doesn't want to live in the city.
Not only can it protect you from wind and rain, but it can also protect you from wild beasts and miasma.
However, the Han people in this era had a natural superiority and contempt for other barbarians, and of course they did not want the barbarians to enter the city.
This is also one of the reasons why barbarians often raid cities.
Of course, the more important reason is the oppression of the barbarians by the officials. The imperial tax is already very heavy, but these officials are bullying the barbarians even harder, and the people will definitely resist.
However, Chen Yuan had already dealt with this, and Jingzhou has now conquered the Wuling barbarians, also known as the Wuxi barbarians.
They were allowed to go down the mountain and live in the city, and most of the taxes levied on them were removed.
In short, the crisis of the Jingnan barbarians has been mostly resolved.
However, since Xun You may not know much about the affairs in the four counties of Jingnan, he cannot be said to be wrong.
Chen Yuan said calmly: "What Gongda said is true. The barbarians in Jingnan are indeed a major crisis in Jingzhou. So what is the third crisis?"
Xun You heard this and continued: "The third crisis is the problem of officials in Jingzhou."
Liu Bei was very interested in this point: "Please also ask Gongda to explain clearly, what's the problem with our officials in Jingzhou?"
Xun You smiled softly: "My lord, this problem is not unique to Jingzhou. Today's officials in all counties and counties in the imperial court have this problem. That is corruption, people are too busy to do things, and they are unable to do things."
To put it bluntly, the problem Xun You talks about is the administration of officials.
This is a long-standing and difficult problem that has been difficult to solve for ages.
Corruption has been around since there were officials, but it has never been completely solved.
Although it has been several months since Liu Bei captured Jingzhou, due to talent issues, the officials in the underground counties basically still use the same people as before.
These people are not only a problem of corruption, but also often treat people as if they are trivial.
Therefore, Liu Bei's current strength is a false strength.
It has not completely won the hearts and minds of the people in Jingzhou.
In fact, it is very simple to solve this problem.
Just equalize the fields.
However, it cannot be implemented now for the simple reason that it is inconsistent with the imperial land system.
The imperial land system was a private system.
In other words, land is owned by individuals and can be bought and sold freely.
This provides ample opportunities for powerful landowners to annex land.
The powerful landlords made a large number of self-cultivated farmers lose their land through plunder and robbery, and thus they became slaves and tenants of the powerful landlords.
Therefore, if Chen Yuan implemented the land equalization system in Jingzhou, it would not only violate the imperial land system, but also allow all powerful landowners to besiege Jingzhou.
Because this is digging out their roots.
Even Chen Yuan can only do it step by step.
First carry out farming, large-scale farming, and then attack the powerful landlords, gradually disintegrating their strength.
When the time is right, the farmland will be converted into equalized land, and the maximum number of acres of land will be stipulated for individuals. Private land will be converted into state-owned land, and free buying and selling of land will no longer be allowed, and land annexation will not be allowed.
This kind of reform must be earth-shattering.
It can only be implemented when the princes are divided, otherwise it will be a dead word.
Let’s put aside the land issue for now.
Regarding the issue of officials, Chen Yuan was actually prepared, and reusing Man Chong was just a move.
Establish a standardized official selection and official supervision system, and establish an orderly talent training system.
Xiangyang Academy is prepared for this.
Therefore, Chen Yuan was actually prepared for these three questions Xun You mentioned.
"What Gongda said is very reasonable. I wonder if Gongda has a solution?"
Just raising a problem without giving a solution is like being a hooligan.
Since Xun You raised the problem, he naturally had no solution.
"For the first question, my lord and you may have already made a plan, so I won't say more."
"I will focus on the problem of barbarians in Jingnan and the problem of officials. To solve the problem of barbarians in Jingnan, it is not a temporary success. The most fundamental thing is to solve the problem of Han barbarians being intolerable. Therefore, we need to make great efforts to fight against the Han barbarians in Jingnan.
Integration allows the barbarians to integrate into us Han people. The specific strategy is to give the barbarians and Han people equal power and status, and no longer regard them as barbarians. The descendants of Sanmiao are also our Chinese people. As long as this policy is persisted, no matter
In ten years, Jingnan will unite the Han and barbarians, and there will be no worries about peace from now on."
There is a saying that Xun You's strategy of controlling barbarians is indeed feasible.
We also saw the root cause of the barbarian rebellion in Jingnan.
This is also in line with Chen Yuan's philosophy, but because Liu Bei has not been in charge of Jingzhou for a long time, he does not have so much energy to worry about Jingnan issues, so he just takes control first.
Even though Jingzhou has conquered Samoko, and Samoko is still the barbarian king, without a systematic governance strategy, it will be a matter of time before the barbarians rebel.
After talking about the strategy to control the barbarians, Xun You continued: "On the issue of officials, I think we should use heavy codes and give the censors the power to administer justice. Special judicial institutions should also be established in counties and counties to directly obey the orders of the state pastoral office. The prefects and
The county magistrate no longer enjoys judicial power, so that he can effectively supervise the corrupt behavior of officials."
There is a problem here. Nowadays, the censors in the imperial court's censor station only have the power to report events and have no judicial power.
In other words, the censor can only impeach officials and has no power to deal with officials.
Judicial power lies in the hands of Tingwei.
In the local area, the prefect and the county magistrate are in charge, and the judicial power also lies with the prefect and the county magistrate.
This creates a problem. Once the prefect or county magistrate is a bastard, the entire county will be ruined.