At the same time, in a courtyard of the mansion, Pang Tong glanced at the boy in front of him in surprise and asked: "Is he really here to find me?"
"Yes, he did not go to see Mr. Qiao but asked to see the young master..." the young man said respectfully.
"Well, I understand and I'll go." After sending the boy away, Pang Tong was a little surprised. In his opinion, Liu Qi came here this time for Duke Qiao, but now it seems that is not the case, at least not entirely because of
Mr. Qiao, otherwise Liu Qi would not see Mr. Qiao either.
"Forget it, let's go meet and see what's so surprising about Liu Qi." On the way back to Xiangyang, he had heard about Liu Qi a lot and was a little curious about Liu Qi. Thinking of this, Pang Tong stood up and walked toward the hall.
Went there, and not long after we arrived outside the inquiry area, we happened to overhear the conversation between Liu Qi and Liu Qi.
"Don't worry, Mr. Pang, your nephew will definitely be of use to me."
When Pang Tong heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said loudly: "Young Master, are you talking about me?"
Liu Qi, who was in the hall, was stunned and then turned his head, only to see a young man striding towards him. Although he looked ordinary and was the kind of person who would be inconspicuous in a crowd, his aura was not weak at all.
At this time, the young man was standing with a smile on his face.
"Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan, I miss you very much." Liu Qi stood up and saluted with a smile.
"I've met the eldest son."
"I met my uncle."
Pang Tong saluted the two of them.
"You two, let's talk. I'm going to take a rest first." Pang Degong waved his hand for Pang Tong to stay, got up and left the hall, leaving space for the two of them.
"Please." After Pang Degong left, Liu Qi asked Pang Tong to take a seat.
Pang Tong glanced at Liu Qi in surprise. This was his house, and he should be the one to invite the guests to their seats. He didn't expect Liu Qi to be so informal.
"Haha, sir, please." Pang Tong did not refuse and sat down opposite Liu Qi.
The two sat down one after another and looked at each other, obviously knowing something about each other.
Liu Qi chuckled and said: "Wolong and Fengchu are the best in the world. I met Fengxia today. I don't think I will be disappointed. I just don't know what kind of charm Wolong is."
"The eldest son is joking. The eldest son has done so many shocking things in a few months, and I am very impressed." Pang Tong said with a slight smile. Only after he returned to Xiangyang did he find out that Liu Qi had just returned to Xiangyang a few days ago.
The Cai family, which has been suppressed by time, cannot lift its head.
"Haha, I didn't hide it either. I came here this time just to ask Shi Yuan to help me." Liu Qi didn't hide it and came directly. It would be bad to be too pretentious for someone like Pang Tong.
"Oh." Pang Tong glanced at Liu Qi in surprise. He didn't expect Liu Qi to directly call her Shiyuan when they first met, nor did he expect Liu Qi to explain her purpose straight to the point. He smiled and said: "It is Pang who can let the eldest son come to recruit in person.
An honor.”
"Shi Yuan is wondering why I am so honest?" Liu Qi looked at Pang Tong and said.
"Yes, I do have some doubts about the eldest son's confession." Pang Tong said without hiding it.
"That's because we are all people who are unwilling to be lonely. Shi Yuan is traveling outside just to show off his talents and realize his ambitions. But although Shi Yuan is famous, no one knows how many talents you have, but I
You know, so only I can give you what you want." Liu Qi looked at Pang Tong and said.
"Oh." Pang Tong smiled but did not say anything. He did not comment on Liu Qi's words. Although he was a little surprised by what Liu Qi said, he did not completely believe what Liu Qi said.
"Shi Yuan is wondering why I said this?" Seeing Pang Tong's expression, Liu Qi smiled and said, "Now that the situation in the world is gradually becoming clearer, more and more people have chosen their lords. Shi Yuan is running around here and there just because he wants to find a lord.
Are you someone who can give full play to your talents? Although I am not a wise master, I still dare to use you? Do others dare?"
"Then I don't know how the eldest son plans to use me?" Pang Tong looked at Liu Qi with a half-smile.
"I have five thousand elite soldiers and one general, okay?" Liu Qi said with a smile.
"Huh?" Pang Tong looked at Liu Qi in surprise. He thought that Liu Qi would say something about tens of thousands of troops, or that he would be entrusted with military and political power. He didn't expect that Liu Qi would give him so little, but think about it.
, he is somewhat famous but has no experience at all, so it is already a lot to give him so much.
"Everything under my command is based on military merit. If I give you more, no one will obey you. I think these five thousand soldiers and horses are enough for you. As for the general, it depends on your ability."
Liu Qi looked at Pang Tong and said.
"This..." Pang Tong looked at Liu Qi without saying anything. The conditions Liu Qi offered were indeed very generous. With these, Pang Tong was confident that he could achieve military success in a short period of time and win the trust of others. However, these were not enough for him to follow Liu Qi from now on.
.
Pang Tong looked at Liu Qi and said, "Do you have the capital to allow me to work for you?"
Now that Liu Qi had already spoken out, he didn't have to worry too much and directly raised his question.
"Haha, I've known for a long time that Shi Yuan would ask this. Now I won't say much about the situation in Jingzhou. Xiangyang has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, sufficient food and well-equipped weapons. Of course, these are not my fault, I just pick up what's ready. So then
Talk about something that is not available in Xiangyang now." Liu Qi smiled and said, "Does Shi Yuan know about Hua Tuo?"
"The miracle doctor Hua Tuo naturally knows." Pang Tong nodded.
"He is in my house now. I promised him to build nearly a hundred medical schools for him, just like academies. As for the dean of his first medical school, he will invite famous doctors from all over the world to transform the existing medical schools.
It is compiled into a book and handed over to the students in the medical school. These students will then serve as deans one after another. This cycle will continue until nearly a hundred medical schools have been opened. During this period, the medical school must send students to accompany the army to treat the wounded.
Establish the position of military doctor in the army and set up certain official positions to treat injured soldiers." Liu Qi said slowly.
"Huh?" A gleam flashed in Pang Tong's eyes. This was the first time he had heard of setting up official positions for doctors accompanying the army. However, this could indeed treat the wounded in time and avoid death due to delayed treatment. Although there are doctors in the army now, their status is low.
Moreover, the number was so small that there was no time to treat the injured soldiers. Liu Qi's establishment of a medical school would naturally be able to train more doctors and treat more soldiers.
"In addition, Shi Yuan should know why the world is in chaos. Although the emperor is fatuous on the one hand, the excessive power of the courtiers is also a hidden danger. I am ready to reopen the official system." Liu Qi came with a strong medicine. Reopening the official system is not just talk of it.
Simple, it involves all aspects and must be considered thoroughly.
"Then I wonder if the eldest son has any good ideas?" Pang Tong couldn't help but ask.
"It's just an idea, and I still need Shi Yuan to correct me. The Sangong and the Prime Minister will naturally not change, but some functions will need to be changed. If the Sangong and the Prime Minister have too much power, it will inevitably breed dissent. The Prime Minister assists the emperor in handling government affairs, and the Taiwei
Assist the emperor in handling military affairs, the Great Situ is in charge of the world's finances, and the Great Sikou is in charge of the world's criminal affairs. There are no Jiuqing under the Three Dukes, but there are nine departments. The nine departments are the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry.
The Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Supervision have nine ministers. The status of the nine ministers and the three ministers are equal." Liu Qi thought for a while and said that these were improved by combining the official positions of later generations, although they looked the same as the three ministers and the nine ministers.
There is no difference, but their abilities have changed.
"Doesn't this look no different from the Three Gongs and Nine Qings?" Pang Tong asked doubtfully.
"No, officials are all divided according to their grades. There are eighteen grades from first grade to ninth grade. They all do their own thing without affecting each other." Liu Qi said.
The use of ranks to divide official positions was not systematically divided until the Tang Dynasty. Although there was such a division before, it was not clear. There was no such division during the Han Dynasty.
"On this basis, the Zizheng Pavilion was established. There are fifteen cabinet elders in the Zizheng Pavilion who are also of the same rank as the three ministers. Only the emperor can remove them. These elders help the emperor handle government affairs. If the officials feel that anything is not handled properly, they will
You can report it to the emperor or the Ministry of Supervision. If more than half of the cabinet elders disagree, then the resolution cannot be implemented and must be decided by the emperor. Moreover, all appointments and removals involving officials of fifth rank and above must be reviewed by the emperor before they can be implemented.
." Liu Qi said so much in one breath, grabbed the tea cup on the table and drank it in one gulp, then raised his head and looked at Pang Tong.
At this time, Pang Tong looked at Liu Qi with some surprise. Although these were small changes, the effect was indeed conceivable. The emperor's power would be greatly increased by then.
"As for the military system, I can't go into details. However, it is certain that the fiefdoms of princes must be abolished and replaced with regular salary payments. In other words, people with titles can be passed down from generation to generation, but they can only have salaries, not fiefs.
Moreover, marquises and kings cannot have military power." Liu Qi said in a deep voice.
After hearing Liu Qi's words, Pang Tong finally changed his expression. Since ancient times, there have been countless princes who have supported their troops and become arrogant. Although Liu Qi can completely eliminate this problem by doing this, it is indeed very difficult to implement. Without a fiefdom, the title is just
It might be a symbol. At this time, even he couldn't help but worry about Liu Qi. The implementation of such a military system would definitely be full of obstacles.
"Of course, these are just prototypes, and there is still a long way to go before they can be implemented. However, if we cannot unify the world, these are just illusions." Liu Qi actually wanted to say that he would establish a military academy, but after thinking about it, he still didn't say it.
"Today's world is in troubled times and it is a good time to make contributions. It is difficult for me to implement these policies alone. I also need the help of scholars." Liu Qi saluted Pang Tong.
"This..." Pang Tongyi was a little difficult to decide for a moment. Liu Qi's conditions and ideas made his heart beat. There are very few people in the world who have such insight as Liu Qi, but it is a bit difficult to work for Liu Qi after a conversation.
hesitate.
"That's all, if it doesn't work, I'll just leave in the future." Pang Tong sighed, he really didn't want to miss this opportunity.