Chapter 472 Jingxiang officials are stunned, is this kpi trying to kill people?
Jingzhou, Xiangyang.
Governor's Mansion.
Mao Jie's car has already arrived in Xiangyang from Nanyang. Now, even if he wants to conceal his whereabouts, it is impossible.
However, Maojie is already prepared for a particularly severe snowstorm at any time.
"Mao Shijun, do you have any other instructions?"
The guard who was ordered to come to see him off bowed and held his hands in his arms.
"have."
Mao Jie nodded affirmatively and handed his backpack to the guard: "Here are some situations of the Jingxiang gentry summarized by me and Liu Biao. There are many doubtful points in them, which I have marked out."
"General, please forward it to Your Majesty, and ask the school affairs office to help investigate its status. If there are any results, send it to Jingxiang as soon as possible. I will keep it of great use."
The guard took the rucksack and nodded affirmatively: "Mao Shijun, please rest assured that this matter can be left to the general. This thing will be forwarded to your majesty, and it will live up to your trust."
Mao Jie bowed deeply: "Thank you, General."
The guard cupped his hands and said, "Please remember to be careful in everything. The Jingxiang gentry is not as simple as you think. This is your Majesty's word."
Mao Jie gave a grunt and said calmly: "I already have some understanding of this matter, and I will definitely act with caution."
The guard nodded: "In that case, after today is over, the general will lead the army back to Nanyang."
Mao Jie nodded: "Well, it's hard work, General."
"..."
The two continued to chat for a while.
suddenly.
There was a sound of rapid footsteps outside the hall.
After a while, Liu Biao appeared at the door of the palace and said softly: "Xiao Xian, all Jingzhou officials are in place. We can read out your Majesty's edict at any time."
Mao Jie turned to look at Liu Biao, smiled faintly, nodded and said, "Well, in that case, let's get started. It just so happens that General Li will escort Brother Jing Sheng back to Nanyang today."
Liu Biao smiled lightly: "The royal guards personally escorted me, how can I be so virtuous and capable?"
Mao Jie waved his hand: "Let's go."
Immediately.
The group of people rushed to the front hall of the Governor's Mansion.
Sure enough, all the civil and military officials from Jingzhou came over, with melancholy written all over their faces, as if the governor had fallen from the sky, like a little devil who had come to seduce people and take their lives.
Next, Kuai Yue lowered his voice and murmured: "So this person is Mao Jie. He seems to be young. Compared to Liu Jingsheng, he is much younger."
"yes."
Cai Mao's voice on the side was also very low, and only the two of them could hear: "But this man is coming in a menacing manner. I heard that he has to work until midnight these two days. I don't know what he is busy with."
"What else could it be?"
Kuai Yue spoke in a dark voice and took a long breath: "They must be thinking of ways to deal with us, trying every possible means to turn our farmland into the Nanyang imperial court."
"Liu Biao is a coward!"
Every time he thought about this, Cai Mao felt a wave of cruelty in his heart.
He clenched his fists subconsciously, gritted his teeth, and asked tentatively: "Military advisor, what do you think we should do? If Mao Jie really dares to do this, are we really going to take action?"
"Don't worry yet."
Kuai Yue took a deep breath and tried to keep himself calm: "Let's see what Mao Jie wants to do first. Taking advantage of the fact that the Jingxiang clan is relatively complete today, it won't be too late to make a decision after the edict is read out."
"kindness."
Cai Mao looked around and calmed down his restless heart: "If Mao Jie really dares to make a mistake, we will just rebel against him. Anyway, the city walls of Xiangyang have been reinforced. I really don't believe it. The army of the Nanyang court can attack."
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Kuai Yue continued to advise: "Don't be anxious, hold on steady."
Cai Mao nodded: "Don't worry, I understand."
"Everyone, please be quiet."
At this moment, a voice sounded from above.
Only then did everyone focus their attention on the top.
Mao Jie waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, took out the imperial edict, and read out: "In the past, the world was in chaos, and the late emperor restored the prefectures to shake up the world. Now that the world is stable, we should abolish the prefectures and appoint governors to govern the counties."
"I moved Liu Biao to serve as a minister, promoted Mao Jie to be the governor of Jingzhou, inspected the political and religious affairs, deposed the emperor whether he was able or not, and dealt with unjust cases. The two took over the work on the same day and went to their respective posts."
Liu Biao bowed and raised his hands, saying loudly: "Your Majesty, Liu Biao, accepts the decree."
Mao Jie handed the imperial edict to Liu Biao: "Brother Jing Sheng, congratulations."
Liu Biao nodded: "I'm glad that from now on, this Governor's Mansion will be yours, Xiaoxian. I have already packed my things and left with my things in the afternoon."
"Today, officials from Jingzhou have arrived. In a few days, they will open up wasteland and sow the seeds. Xiaoxian has something to give, so he just takes this opportunity to arrange it. Otherwise, it will not be so easy to get together again."
"kindness."
Mao Jie nodded: "That's exactly what I meant."
Liu Biao cupped his hands and said, "In that case, I'll take my leave. I'll take care of myself first."
Mao Jie waved his hand and ordered: "General Li, send Brother Jing Sheng off for me."
The guard leaned forward and held up his hands: "Here! Liu Shizhong, please."
Looking at Liu Biao and the guards turning away, Mao Jie let out a long sigh and turned to look at the civil and military ministers in the hall. Although their faces were a little unfamiliar to Mao Jie, their names and backgrounds were already familiar to him.
"Everyone."
Mao Jiaorao passed by Chang Gu, turned to sit down at the head of the family, and said loudly: "I think you and others should be clear about the management policy of Nanyang Hanting. Now that spring plowing is coming, the imperial court needs to sign a spring plowing production responsibility letter."
"Because time was tight and the task was heavy, I came in advance and had a detailed discussion with Liu Shizhong on Jingzhou's land, farm tools and other issues, and specially formulated a letter of responsibility for each county."
"Taking this opportunity, the governors of each of our counties will sign this farming production responsibility letter. After returning to each county, they will prepare farm tools and mobilize the people to prepare for the upcoming farming."
Cai Mao frowned. From the other party's posture, he didn't notice any hostility, not even the basic three-axe. The routine was completely different from what he imagined.
Is it possible...
Will the imperial court really allow them, unlike Nanyang?
Cai Mao lowered his voice and asked tentatively: "Xiandu, what do you think?"
Kuai Yue thought for a moment and said softly: "Don't be fooled by this person's appearance. Even if he is a good person, His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang is by no means an easy person. The murderous intention may be in this letter of responsibility."
"Responsibility letter?"
Cai Mao seemed to realize something.
As expected.
Jin Xuan, who was the first to step forward and was about to sign the farming production responsibility letter, was immediately confused: "This...this...how is this possible? How can this be accomplished?"
"impossible!"
Jin Xuan looked in disbelief and raised his eyes to look at Mao Jie: "Mao Shijun, since you have already investigated it, you should be very clear. It is impossible for Jiangling to open up so many wasteland."
However......
However, Mao Jie was serious and did not mean to joke at all: "Oh? So, based on your ability, it is impossible to complete the farming production responsibility document?"
Jin Xuan did not hesitate and said directly: "Yes, it is impossible to complete it based on my ability, but I believe that not to mention me, even the vast majority of county guards cannot complete such a responsibility letter."
"Don't be so absolute."
Mao Jie snorted coldly and retorted directly: "You don't have to sign this farming production responsibility letter. At worst, you can step down from the post of prefect and go back to be a county magistrate. Sign the county magistrate's responsibility letter. It won't be a problem."
"you......"
Jin Xuan was furious, but he forced himself to endure it. When the curse words came to his lips, he swallowed them back: "Mao Shijun, is it too much for you to insult people like this?"
Mao Jie was extremely calm and said softly: "I am not targeting you. This letter of responsibility is for all Jingxiang officials. The imperial court has been carrying out land reform for some time. If Jingzhou falls behind, we must seize the time to make up for it."
"If Magistrate Jin can't do it, he can just resign himself and let capable people take over. His Majesty said that the Nanyang court wants officials who can do things, not losers who live in vain."
"Survival of the fittest is the law of the Nanyang court!"
"If you can't do it, you will naturally be eliminated."
Mao Jie's cold gaze passed over Jin Xuan, and then turned to the civil and military officials in the hall: "The same applies to you. If you feel that this farming production responsibility letter is too arduous, you can step down as county guard and become a county magistrate. Don't be too harsh."
"In Xuzhou and Yuzhou, there are also many county governors and state ministers who had to resign because they could not meet the requirements of the court. This is not shameful at all, it is a very common thing."
"No matter how good a person is in reading the books of sages, if he cannot do anything practical for the people, then he is not worthy of being an official. Let alone the nobles of Jingzhou, so what if he is Kong Rong? He will still be raped!"
The implication is that no matter how good you are in reading sage books, you will definitely not be as good as Kong Rong, but even Kong Rong was still fucked by His Majesty the Nanyang Emperor and is still on the waiting list, let alone you.
The environment in the Nanyang court is so cruel. If you can do it, get in. If you can't, get out as soon as possible. There are many capable candidates for things you can't do. Don't take yourself too seriously.
Jin Xuan was speechless. Holding this farming production responsibility letter in his hand, he couldn't write it for a long time. He wanted to sign it happily, but he always felt that once he wrote it, he would be completely useless.
But......
If you don't sign, will you resign?
I climbed up with great difficulty, how could I go down so easily?
Seeing that Jin Xuan was still unable to make a decision, Mao Jie did not waste any time and waved his hand and said: "Jin Xuan can think about it for a while. I have time to wait for your decision."
"The rest of the county guards might as well come up and take their own farming production responsibility letters and think about it carefully. If you think you can do it, sign it. If you feel that you are not capable, step down as soon as possible and replace it with someone who can."
All the officials in Jingzhou stepped forward one after another, found their own responsibility letters, returned to their original positions, and started browsing. Within a moment, a ragged voice immediately started to sound:
"Ah? How is this possible? Most of my Guiyang County is mountainous and hilly. How can there be so much farmland? Who can get such a farming production responsibility letter?"
"The amount of farmland you have is still relatively small. The amount of my Lingling County is much larger than yours. I don't believe anyone can do such a farming production responsibility letter. Even the people from Nanyang Hanting may not be able to do it."
OK."
"I really don't believe that so much wasteland can be developed in places with high mountains and dense forests such as Jiangling, Changsha, Guiyang, and Lingling. Is it possible that the imperial court is deliberately making things difficult for people?"
"It must be like this. The terrain determines the cultivated land. Is there anyone else who knows Jingzhou better than us? If we can't do it with all our strength, how can they do it?"
"..."
Cai Mao stared at his responsibility letter.
Naturally, he is not responsible for farming, but is the governor of Jingzhou.
But......
With the responsibility letter in front of me, the first step is to reduce the original organization.
In other words, they are slimming down the army, retiring on their own, and taking the so-called elite route.
If that's all, the most important thing is that Cai Mao's team needs to obey Sun Jian's orders, which means that he will become a general of Jiangdong Tiger Sun Jian.
Who is Sun Jian?
I think back then, this ferocious tiger traveled across three counties, defeated the bandits, and completely established Jingnan. Even the wealthy families in Jingxiang did not look down upon him.
Make yourself Sun Jian's subordinate?
hehe!
This is tantamount to lighting a lamp in the toilet to seek death!
It is absolutely impossible for Cai Mao to agree to this alone, let alone the other conditions.
At this moment, Cai Mao had a rebellious intention in his heart, but he still suppressed his anger and lowered his voice: "Xiandu, how about your letter of responsibility?"
It’s unbelievable…
Kuai Yue was still able to smile, and the corners of his lips curved slightly: "My situation is not bad. I mainly assist the governor Mao Jie in handling some daily matters."
"So simple?"
Cai Mao had a look of disbelief on his face, and immediately leaned his head over and hurriedly scanned the responsibility letter.
hiss-!
Although it was just a glance, it still made Cai Mao take a breath of air, his scalp suddenly numbed, and his backbone felt cold: "Xiandu, do you regard these as daily things?"
Cai Mao felt that his head was about to grow big: "Even the old cows who plow the fields are not so affected. They have to report every day. Is it possible that the same is true for the officials in Nanyang?"
Kuai Yue shook his head: "How do I know? I haven't heard of it anyway."
Cai Mao gritted his teeth: "Damn it, the Nanyang court is deliberately torturing us. They want to force us to rebel! Huh? Yidu, what do you mean by this? Why did you sign it? Could it be that you can do it?"
Kuai Yue just smiled: "Sign it first, and then talk about it. Look at this situation. If you don't sign it, you won't be able to get through it. It's not too late to discuss it after passing today's test."
"you......"
Before Cai Mao could speak, Kuai Yue took the initiative to hand the signed letter of responsibility to Mao Jie: "Your Majesty, I have already signed it. I wonder if I can leave?"
Mao Jie opened the responsibility letter and saw Kuai Yue's name signed on the back. He raised the corners of his lips and broke out into a faint smile: "Brother Jing Sheng is right, the alien's ability must be very strong. I hope we can have a happy cooperation.
"
Kuai Yue bowed his head and said: "I will do my best."
Mao Jiedan smiled: "In that case, you can leave."
Kuai Yue cupped his hands and said, "Here."
Immediately.
Bow and leave.
When he passed Cai Mao, he gave him a wink and told him to hurry up and come out.
Although Cai Mao was unwilling to sign such an overlord clause, he still wrote down his name, submitted it, and walked out of the governor's mansion.
"Xiandu, what do you mean?"
Cai Mao was extremely puzzled by this and asked tentatively.
"nothing."
Kuai Yue replied casually: "We have to come out first, and then summon the Jingxiang nobles to discuss a countermeasure together. If this is really the case, all of us Jingxiang nobles will have to be replaced by the imperial court."
"That's right."
Cai Mao was extremely sure of this: "I will never accept such conditions."
Kuai Yue said softly: "If I am not wrong, the imperial court needs you to disarm and then accept Sun Jian's control, right?"
"kindness."
Cai Mao nodded. He was not shocked at all that Kuai Yue guessed such a thing: "Xiedu, you said that I, Cai Mao, can accept such conditions?"
Kuai Yue paused for a moment: "Of course you won't accept it, but the military system of the Nanyang court is indeed like this. Their number of soldiers and horses is not large, but they are all elite."
"If a soldier is unqualified, he will be required to retire. Therefore, Nanyang Hanting's army is very powerful in combat effectiveness, especially the soldiers and horses directly under the imperial court."
"So such a request..."
Kuai Yue glanced at Cai Mao and said very calmly: "For the governor, it's not too much. It should be just normal. It's just that you can't accept it yourself."
"You...how can you say that?"
Cai Mao frowned and became even more angry.
He really didn't expect it.
Not only did Kuai Yue not speak for him, but he seemed to be mocking him: "We are just grasshoppers on the same rope. Isn't your responsibility letter also normal?"
"kindness."
Kuai Yue remained calm and said softly: "Yes, maybe my letter of responsibility is normal, but His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang has made the calculation. We cannot afford such conditions, but Nanyang officials can.
"
"He wants to use this production responsibility letter to treat us equally with Yuzhou and Xuzhou officials, but at the same time achieve the goal of quickly controlling Jingzhou."
"snort!"
At this point, Kuai Yue snorted: "His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang may know Jingzhou officials better than we do ourselves. Only then can we prescribe the right medicine and make such a letter of responsibility."
Cai took a long breath and felt relieved: "Then what do you think?"
Kuai Yue said softly: "What I think is of no use. What matters is what everyone thinks. Liu Biao just left. We are currently in a state of leaderlessness. If we can't unify our opinions, what can we do?"
Cai Mao nodded helplessly: "What you said makes sense."
Kuai Yue added: "Let's wait for now, don't be in a hurry."
Cai Mao nodded: "Okay."
...
Not long after, officials came out one after another.
Someone arranged by Kuai Yue had already been waiting outside to guide Jingzhou officials into the place where they were planned to discuss countermeasures.
In the city, Furong Tower, top floor.
As more and more Jingzhou officials arrived, the whole hall was already boiling:
"This is unreasonable, absolutely unreasonable! Do you really think that all of us Jingzhou officials are fools?"
"Damn it! I really don't believe it anymore. Is there anyone in the world who can complete such a responsibility letter?"
"I don't know if others can do it, but I, Liu Du, can't do it."
"How can I do what even Governor Liu can't do?"
"This farming production responsibility letter is completely forcing us to resign."
"His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang actually resorted to such tactics. It would be better to dismiss us directly."
"That's right, it's totally unreasonable to humiliate us with this bullshit production responsibility document."
"Did I get your signature?"
"Of course I signed it. Is it difficult to resign?"
"I'm so frustrated."
"..."
While all the Jingzhou officials were discussing, Kuai Yue had already grasped the contents of the responsibility letters signed by everyone. As far as he was concerned, except for the spring plowing of the major county governors, which was more difficult, the rest were all normal operations.
only......
Even if it is a normal operation, it is still very difficult for Jingzhou officials to do.
They were originally a relatively fixed circle, and precisely because of this, they were relatively lazy internally. They never wanted to make progress and just wanted to guard their own one-third of an acre of land.
Nowadays, powerful external forces are preparing to tear all of this apart, so they feel a little unbearable and always feel like they are being forced to leave their comfort zone.
"Degui, how do you feel?"
Before the official start, Kuai Yue tried to ask Cai Mao for his opinion.
"What does it feel like?"
Cai Mao seemed to have heard something and asked tentatively.
"If war breaks out, how sure are you?"
In fact, Kuai Yue didn't know how capable Cai Mao was.
After all, the sect's thieves were pacified in the first place, and most of them were wiped out with just one meal. After that, Jingxiang was in a period of absolute peace, and Cai Mao, the governor-general, had no room to display his abilities.
In this case, Cai Mao's ability was a mystery to Kuai Yue, but he had to admit that Cai Mao did have some abilities, otherwise he would not have become the governor of Jingxiang.
"this......"
Cai was offended, frowned and pondered for a long time, and finally said: "If the city wall can hold up, there should be no problem in defending Xiangyang."
"Then what if I can't support it?"
Quine did not need such ambiguous answers.
What he wants is strategy and tactics, and a prepared answer no matter what happens.
It's a pity...
Cai Mao seemed to have never thought about it.
Now, the facts are before Cai Mao, and there is no room for Cai Mao not to think carefully: "If we cannot hold on, we may have to retreat southward, and it is very likely that we will have to cross the Yangtze River."
"Ma Bujun, we may not be the opponent of the Jiangdong Tigers, but if we rely on the Yangtze River natural chasm, our Jingxiang Navy will definitely not be weaker than Sun Jian. I am very confident about this."
South of the Yangtze River?
This is equivalent to giving up Xiangyang, giving up Nanjun, and giving up the Ma Bu Army.
Kuai Yue frowned, feeling extremely unhappy.
Cai Mao's answer made him a little disappointed.
It may be difficult to face the intimidation of Nanyang Hanting with this attitude.
"Brother."
At this moment, a man hurried forward and came to Cai Mao.
Cai Mao frowned and asked softly: "Zihe, what's going on? Why are you here?"
Cai Zhong's expression was leisurely, his throat rolled, and he spoke with difficulty: "According to the latest information, Sun Jian, who is stationed in Xinye, has left and is heading towards Xiangyang. The total strength may be 50,000."
hiss-!
Cai Mao was shocked, his eyes were as wide as bells, and he was stunned in place like thunder and lightning: "What? Sun Jian actually came towards Xiangyang?"
Cai Zhong nodded affirmatively: "Well, it is indeed here."
Cai Mao was stunned and turned to glance at Kuai Yue: "Xiandu, what should we do?"