Returning to the Prefectural Mufu, Chen Yuan sent a letter to Liu Bei about recruiting the Kuai brothers.
There are some things that Chen Yuan still does very well.
That is about the matter of his own positioning. Liu Bei has indeed given himself all the power, but for important matters such as employment, he must report to Liu Bei for instructions.
Only weapons and names cannot be faked, and the king is in charge.
This is what a monarch can do. Chen Yuan can recruit and recommend, but he cannot appoint officials privately. This would infringe upon Liu Bei's power, which is a taboo for ministers.
Liu Bei trusts himself, and he must be able to live up to his trust. Being arrogant due to favor will lead to disaster.
Chen Yuan temporarily left Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang in the Prefecture Mufu, but he did not appoint official positions, similar to guest ministers.
Appointment to official positions still needs to wait until Liu Bei's letter comes back.
However, although they have no official positions for the time being, it does not prevent brothers Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang from contributing.
The Kuai family first loaned three thousand shi of grain to the Prefectural Mufu for one year, and then returned it to the Kuai family after next summer's grain harvest.
Originally, Kuai Yue said he would give it, but Chen Yuan refused.
Mainly because Chen Yuan didn't want to make such a bad start.
So, it became a loan.
With these three thousand shi of food, Chen Yuan felt much more secure.
As the saying goes, if you have food in your hands, you will not panic in your heart.
After borrowing the grain, he lured the thieves and killed them.
Jingzhou clan thieves are found in the other six counties except Nanyang.
But now that the state pastoral office has limited power, it can only focus on Nan County first.
There are a total of seventeen cities in Nanjun, that is, seventeen counties.
Now the clan traitors in Xiangyang, namely Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng, have been wiped out by Liu Bei, and clan traitors are entrenched in each of the remaining sixteen counties.
There are sixteen factions of sect thieves, some large and some small. The small ones have thousands of people, and the large ones have thousands or tens of thousands. The total adds up to nearly 100,000 people.
How many people are there in the entire Nan County?
According to records in the Later Han Dynasty, the population of Nanjun was about 700,000.
Although this world has been transformed by demons, except for its powerful force, the rest is not much different from that in history.
Therefore, the population of Nanjun is basically around 700,000 to 800,000.
Of course, the population here does not include those hidden by the powerful.
If you include the hidden population of powerful people, it should be about one million.
One-tenth of the people have become thieves. You can imagine how bad the current situation in Nan County is.
Fortunately, Kuai Yue is indeed one of the top powerful men in Nanjun, and he knows everything about the clan thieves in Nanjun.
Kuai Yue took care of the matter of luring the sect traitors to Xiangyang.
The reason is also very simple, just say that the new state pastor invites all the clan commanders to discuss important matters in Nanjun.
Most of these clan thieves are greedy, cruel and short-sighted people, and most of them will attend the banquet when invited by the state pastor.
When the time comes, they will ambush five hundred swordsmen and axemen, break the cup as a signal, close the door and let Zhao Yun go.
The arrangements must be clearly made.
After the discussion, Kuai Yue went to deceive people in Mannan County.
As for safety issues, there is no need to worry at all.
Kuai Yue not only has a third-grade divine soul cultivation level, but he has also awakened to the existence of special skills.
Of course, this is what Chen Yuan calls it. In fact, it has a special name called soul skill.
And there are still two of them.
One is a capable official, and the other is a cunning official.
This is very clear. They are experts in speeding up various productions within the territory and doing internal affairs.
Guizhi is a bit unusual.
It's a bit similar to bewitching people's minds, a soul skill that can influence people's judgment.???
This is a unique skill of Zongheng, and he can become a small expert lobbyist.
To sum up, Kuai Yue is an expert in internal affairs and lobbyist, and his abilities are very strong.
Historically, Kuai Yue was relatively active during Liu Biao's period, but after Jingzhou surrendered to Cao Cao, Kuai Yue became almost silent and had no outstanding performance.
The reason is probably that he was squeezed out by the powerful families in the Central Plains and the aristocratic families in Hebei.
In Cao Cao's camp, the Runan Yingchuan family and the Hebei family are basically the main ones. It is difficult for the Jingxiang family and the Huaibei family to get any important use.
This is also one of the reasons why the Sun and Liu families were able to confront Cao Cao.
The reason why Chen Yuan was able to discover this was because the system was suddenly upgraded after Liu Bei entered Jingzhou.
After the upgrade, the system provides a new function.
You can view the attributes and special skills of all generals and civilians in your camp.
Good guy, this is simply a magical skill.
After all, Chen Yuan now recruits and employs talents, mostly relying on the memories of his previous life.
But Chen Yuan is not a history expert after all. He knows the abilities of some relatively famous people.
But Chen Yuan didn't know about some people who were not so famous.
But among these people, there are those who are exceptionally capable.
If you make a mistake, it will be a waste.
Now it's good. With this function, you can know people and make good use of them, and you can leave no trace of the virtuous.
What makes Chen Yuan a little dissatisfied is why the system does not update a loyalty function.
However, after thinking about it, Chen Yuan is not the Lord, so it is normal not to have this function.
What kind of bicycle do you want? It’s always fun to be content with what you have.
When Kuai Yue went to seduce the sect traitors, Chen Yuan was not idle either and worked hard to practice his Yuanshi Sushu.
Because after Chen Yuan saw Kuai Yue's attributes again, he was a little bit shocked.
After seeing Gu Yong's attributes, I almost shut myself down.
In fact, attributes are not bad, there is a system that can always add more.
The key is cultivation. Kuai Yue is third grade, but my senior brother is actually second grade.
What about yourself?
Only eighth grade.
This is so far away.
Don't think that cultivation is of no use. Only when your cultivation improves can you comprehend various soul skills.
The threshold for comprehending soul skills is level three.
Just like a military general needs level three to understand fighting skills.
Those of the third rank and below are all minions and cannot be promoted to the top.
Military generals and counselors of the third and lower grades cannot be general commanders because they are easily crushed by others.
Although Chen Yuan does not rely on this, his cultivation level is low and his soul is not strong enough. He will easily feel inferior in front of a group of big shots.
In the future, there will definitely be more and more top talents in the Prefectural Mufu. If I can’t improve my cultivation level, how can I survive in the future?
Although your cultivation level can also be improved by adding points through the system, you can't do it with soul tactics. You have to understand it on your own.
Therefore, Chen Yuan has been practicing hard these days. He leaves government affairs to Gu Yong and military affairs to Zhao Yun. Don't disturb yourself if there is no big deal.
Until this day, Kuai Yue came back.
"Brother Yidu, thank you for your hard work. How are things going?"
Kuai Yue took a sip of tea and nodded confidently: "The heads of the seventeen sect thieves are all in my trap. In ten days, they will all come to Xiangyang."
Chen Yuan was overjoyed: "Brother Yidu is really talented. Brother Yidu must be the first to contribute to Nanjun's stability."