When Qianzhao heard about it, he burst into tears of gratitude and said, "Zijing is so trusted by my lord, but even though I'm totally messed up, it's not enough to repay my lord's kindness!"
Wen Yuan smiled and helped Lian Zhao up, and then personally accompanied the two of them to have dinner in the back hall. Finally, he took the time to call Wang Li over.
As soon as he saw Wang Li, Wen Yuan couldn't wait to ask: "Where are Mr. Gong and Mr. Yu?"
Wang Li reported back: "My lord, please be at ease. Mr. Jushuo and his family have already moved to Xiaquyang. Mr. Jushuo had already arrived in Yingtao, but he said he wanted to find a talented person for the lord, so he did not enter the city but went straight south, saying he was going to Ren County.
Because I was worried that my lord would miss me, I ordered the younger one to come and report first."
Wen Yuanhu glared and said displeasedly: "Confused! You are here, how can you protect the safety of Mr.? Wait, you said Ren County? Could it be that Mr. is here to find..." Suddenly, his heart moved, and he said word by word...
Wang Li smiled and nodded in response: "It should be Tian Feng! The younger one sees it the same way."
Wen Yuan jumped up with a loud sound, rubbed his hands excitedly and walked back and forth. After thinking for a while, he said: "You quickly lead a hundred, oh no, three hundred elite soldiers to Ren County to meet them. If Tian Feng comes to Yitao, we will
Send someone to report it immediately!"
Wang Li took the order and stood up to leave. Wen Yuan was still a little worried, so he stopped Wang Li and said, "Remember, the two gentlemen must be safe before leaving. If there is any slight discrepancy, you can raise your head to see me!"
"Young man, I obey!" Wang Li bowed and left.
After Wang Li left, Wen Yuan was still spinning around excitedly, stopping to mutter from time to time.
"Tian Feng..."
The next day, in the lobby of the prefecture, fifty or sixty people from Julu County, including magistrates, chiefs, and other military officials gathered together, waiting for the arrival of the new prefect.
Officials from various counties gathered around and whispered, nervously asking the officials in the county and town for news about the new governor. They even refused to let go of which foot Wenyuan walked first, hoping to find out the future Shangguan's temperament from these trivial matters.
, it will be easier to adapt later.
Compared with them, the officers and generals of the Wenyuan line such as Zhang Zha, Jiao Chu, Liu Hui, Qian Zhao, etc. were indifferent. They just said hello to their colleagues and stood quietly aside, looking at these satisfied people around them.
Colleagues with nervous faces didn't even look at it.
Although the officials from the external department also wanted to inquire about the preferences of the new eunuch from Zhang Zha and others, Zhang Zha, Jiao Chu, Murong Ping and others stood there with stern faces and said nothing, motionless as a mountain. Several civil servants wanted to ask,
Jiao Chu's big eyes widened, and he was immediately frightened by the words that came to his lips.
Qianzhao looked more elegant, but because he was too young, everyone looked down upon him, thinking that even if they wanted to ask, they might not get the answers they wanted.
Apart from this, the only one left is Liu Hui. Liu Hui is a famous scholar in Hebei. Only a small number of Julu officials know him. However, Liu Hui is too famous. He used to be an official under Han Fu, the governor of the state. He is usually very different from himself.
He was rarely involved, and everyone was very respectful to him. However, every time he asked about important matters, Liu Hui always smiled and said nothing.
Just when everyone in the hall was anxious, Wen Yuan slowly walked out of the back hall. He was dressed in black straight-sleeved dark clothes, with a red sandalwood crown on his head and a long sword on his waist. He looked handsome, but
A pair of eyes were always slightly squinted, but there was no light shining out. Everyone could not help but be secretly surprised when they saw that the prefect was so young.
"See the prefect!" When the civil and military officials saw Wen Yuan coming, they all bowed and bowed.
"Masters, please rise."
Wen Yuan walked directly to his desk and sat down, raising his left hand upwards, like Qigong, lifting dozens of people in the hall up.
I only heard him say calmly: "My lords, this is the first time I have taken office. I am quite familiar with the matter of Julu except Quyang County. You have worked hard and made great achievements in your posts. In the future, I will still need to rely on my lords for your dedicated assistance."
Upon hearing Wen Yuan's opening remarks, the county officials immediately felt like they had received a reassurance, with smiles on their faces and thanksgiving in succession.
Unexpectedly, Wen Yuan suddenly opened his eyes and said in a cold voice: "However, if anyone dares to rely on his qualifications and refuses to do things carefully, I will not be polite with the sword in my hand!"
Feeling Wen Yuan's condensed and cold eyes, Julu Wenwu felt cold sweat dripping down his back. He just stood up and knelt down on the ground.
Wen Yuan lost his momentum as soon as it was released, and returned to his previous gentle and harmless demeanor. People almost thought that the sharp moment just now was his own illusion. He only heard him chuckle and said: "In that case, each county will first
Report the number of acres of land, number of hectares of land in the county, and the number of military services." Each county does not control money and food, so you can get an idea of a county with just these few data.
The county magistrates and magistrates had long known that this matter was a top priority, and they all remembered it thoroughly and started talking about it.
Wen Yuan listened carefully and ordered Qianzhao to get paper and pen to write them down one by one. At this time, everyone was amazed when they saw that Qianzhao was so important to the prefect.
After reporting for half an hour, Qianzhao wrote down one note after another and then added them up. After a while, the numbers were presented to Wen Yuan.
Wen Yuan took it, as if remembering something, and said to everyone: "Oh, I forgot to introduce him. This person's surname is Qian Zhao, and he is the head of my account. I hope you will help me more in the future."
"It turns out to be the Master Registrar. I am disrespectful and disrespectful..." When they heard that this person was actually a close minister of Wen Yuan, they all hurriedly came forward to meet him politely.
Over there, Wen Yuan was holding a bunch of numbers and watching the hustle and bustle.
Sure enough, as Wen Yuan expected, the numbers reported by each county were slightly less than what the county government had. Every year in the fifteen counties of Julu, Dingkou died of various famines and wars, or fled to other states and counties. Now the entire Julu County
Lu County also has 68,673 households, 31,392 mouths, and 2,347,594 acres of land.
In comparison, the fifteen counties had much more soldiers than Wen Yuan expected. Except for Xiaquyang, the remaining fourteen counties had a total of twelve thousand soldiers!
Wenyuan summoned the county magistrate Hu Kui and asked before he was relieved. Originally, each county had four to five hundred garrison troops. After Yangjiabao was sacked by himself, the state and county ordered that each county recruit five hundred young men. Xiaquyang had just sent out troops at that time.
After making a huge fortune, he immediately recruited two thousand soldiers.
But in this way, the entire Julu army has nearly 30,000 soldiers, and more than 300,000 people support an army of 30,000 people. You can imagine the heavy burden on the people!
With the economic situation of Julu at this time, it is impossible to support an army of 30,000! There are only two solutions, either to attack everywhere to support the war, or to streamline the army and reduce most of the county soldiers to auxiliary soldiers.
Let them cultivate wasteland and cultivate fields!
Although the method of using war to support war can quickly plunder wealth and obtain more troops, it will definitely not be able to obtain elite soldiers. Moreover, attacking other counties will only bring greater damage to people's livelihood everywhere. Wen Yuan asked himself in this life
His ambition is to stabilize the people, and Wenyuan has followed the route of elite soldiers from the beginning.
Therefore, downsizing the army is an inevitable choice for Wenyuan. Of course, if there is a suitable opportunity or target, Wenyuan is also willing to send troops to plunder, such as... Montenegro.
Thinking of this, Wen Yuan stood up. When the county officials saw Wen Yuan standing up with a serious expression and impressive momentum, they all fell silent.
Wen Yuan cleared his throat and said loudly: "Order! From now on, the fifteen counties under the county will implement the military household farming system. The details of the system will be sent to each county by the county officials later!"
Before everyone had time to figure out what the military household farming system was, Wen Yuan's orders came one after another.
"Order! From now on, Julu will begin to reform the military system. It will be divided into two lines: regular soldiers and auxiliary soldiers, both of whom will be given acres of land. The main soldiers will be responsible for fighting, resisting the rebellion of the bandits, and will be rewarded for their meritorious service. The auxiliary soldiers will reclaim wasteland and farmland during the farming season.
, train in your free time, or guard the city, or maintain security within the territory, or assist the regular soldiers in battle depending on the situation!"
"yes!"
"Order! From now on, no regular soldiers will be left in the fifteen cities under Julu's rule. All the guards will be demoted to auxiliary soldiers and incorporated into military households. The main barracks will eliminate the old and weak, streamline the troops, and retain 10,000 elite soldiers. Those who will be eliminated will be eliminated.
Incorporated into the military household of the county and city, all the tribes from the county and below will be reorganized uniformly!"
"Yes!" Everyone respectfully accepted the order.
With the new official taking office, Wenyuan's three fires were completely aflame today.