"Father is really... wrong this time." In the cabin, Guan Ning also sighed the same way. Of course he would not say that his father was short-sighted, but in terms of the social customs of this era, his son said that his father had done something wrong.
It's not much different from scolding my father.
"Actually..." The person who came to report the news was the housekeeper of the mansion. He was easy to speak and smart in his work. The most special thing was that he also had the ability to observe people's emotions. Seeing that Guan Ning's face looked more regretful and decadent than angry, he knew that,
The most dangerous stage is over.
"The master regretted it afterwards, so he asked me to send a message to the young master to see if we could work out a remedy."
"Repair? The matter has come to this, how else can we remedy it?" Guan Ning spread his hands and smiled bitterly: "Uncle Shou, you also said it. Frankly, after following Liu Bei for two days, can we still get him back? If not, we can't get him back.
Frankly speaking, what else can be done to remedy this? It is a blessing that the prince will not blame me and hold me accountable for my betrayal."
The housekeeper nodded, shook his head, and said sadly: "If you chase me, I will definitely not be able to get you back..."
In fact, the master's vision is not wrong. General Liu still has the demeanor of a man who can do great things.
He is able to bend and stretch, and is not discouraged even when he is in a difficult situation; he is polite and polite to those who can provide help, and he is even polite and respectful; he acts decisively, and once the goal is achieved, he will never be sloppy; what's more powerful is that he will
When the master left him in the house, he unknowingly won over the hearts of everyone, including the second young master!
The housekeeper dared to assert that, not to mention that Liu Bei had left now, even if he had not left, his master would not be able to retain people. The master must have judged this way, otherwise there was no need for him to rush to Gaotang to report the news.
"However," he rolled his eyes and lowered his voice: "There may not be a remedy."
"Oh?" Guan Ning has been working hard in the shopping mall for many years, and has developed a good sense and discernment. Although he is curious, he does not show any emotion. He just looks at each other quietly, waiting for the answer to the mystery to be revealed.
When the housekeeper saw this, he secretly praised in his heart: The eldest son's qualifications are still very good, but he is burdened by his family background and has no chance to get ahead. This time the master's mistake may be a blessing in disguise.
After calming down, he said in a deep voice: "Although the second young master is gone, for the sake of my peace, I also participated in the secret discussion between Xu You and Liu Bei on New Year's Eve..."
Before that secret discussion, Guan Ding's attitude was very firm. It was not that he had never heard of Wang Yu's reputation, but there were good and bad in it, and he could not distinguish a clear image from it. Moreover, he had no idea about the Qingzhou New Deal.
There are also doubts about some of the policies.
Since ancient times, it seems that no wise king will reuse merchants. The policies set by the sages have been repeatedly deliberated and modified without permission. They will not make the same mistake as Wang Mang and his like, who are eager for quick success.
Is it wrong to say that if it prospers, it will also die?
With doubts in his heart and the fact that Liu Bei had already appeared in front of him, Guan Ding made the decision to place his bet on the former. Just like the shocking power of the Central Committee officials who can only be seen on TV in later generations, it will never be comparable to
Like the mayor who appeared in front of him, everyone knew that the former was more powerful, but who told him to stay away?
However, the correct answer on New Year's Eve, which was related to the general trend of the world, completely overturned Guan Ding's views.
He was just a local tycoon and didn't know much about the general trend of the world. He listened to the entire exchange and understood only two things: first, Liu Bei recruited Xu You and planned to go to Runan to recruit Yuan Shao's old troops; second, whether it was
Both Liu Bei and Xu You were very afraid of Wang Yu. The whole exchange was not so much about how to pacify the world, but how to stay away from Wang Yu and not be regarded as the primary target.
Guan Ding didn't know what Wang Yu thought of Liu Bei, but presumably a famous general with hundreds of thousands of troops would not take such a down-and-out prince seriously. But Liu Bei and Xu You were afraid of Wang Yu from the bottom of their hearts.
It was obvious, so the old official fan regretted it. It was too late to regret, but Guan Ding was unwilling to give in. After thinking over and over again all night, he finally made a decision.
"Liu Bei, I tried my best to write down a lot of the contents of Xu You's secret discussion and had them copied out." The housekeeper carefully took out a volume of silk book from his arms and handed it to Guan Ning very carefully.
"Master, please take a look, can this be regarded as important information? If so, what I want to say is that the master should not worry about this family property at all, and use the remaining money and information as a promotion step, which can be regarded as a small remedy.
Already."
Guan Ning took the silk book in a daze, with mixed feelings in his heart. He was surprised by his father's persistence and sighed at the old man's good intentions; but more importantly, he still weighed the value of the silk book in his hand.
Everyone knows Qingzhou's attitude towards talents, but there is no news about the importance it attaches to intelligence. This situation, at least, has not surfaced.
However, Liu Bei is not an ordinary person, and Xu You is even more famous. The big plan these two people discussed must be of some importance, right?
After thinking for a moment, he made up his mind, whispered a few words to the housekeeper, and hurriedly left the dock and headed for the military camp.
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With the relocation of Linzi's staff, Wang Yu lived a very happy life in the first few days of the third year of Chuping.
General Yu Jin managed the affairs in an orderly manner; the wounded were treated by Zhang Ning, who was also very effective; all internal affairs were left to Tian Feng, anyway, Guoyuan, Wang Xiu and others helped, plus Xin Ping and a large number of Jizhou people
It is not surprising that the surrendered staff will not be able to cope with the situation.
What makes Wang Yu most gratified is that Jia Xu has become much more diligent recently, which is the sequelae of the Guo Jia incident. Wang Yu thinks that when Shi Tao, who went to Jingzhou to abduct boys and girls, comes back, he can add more burdens to Jia Xu.
Like teaching students or something.
According to Xu Shu's judgment, at least the possibility of abducting Pang Tong is considered a certainty. Feng Chu, who has received Jia Xu's generous support? What a terrifying existence this will be?
Everything is developing in a good direction.
The only thing Wang Yu needs to worry about now is the issue of how to deal with the reduced pawns.
With so many people, Wang Yu certainly couldn't organize them all into an army, and he couldn't afford to support them. His original plan was to eliminate the weak and keep the strong, and then send the remaining people back to farm, but with Liu Yu's plan,
As people's understanding deepened, Wang Yu believed that this matter should be carefully considered.
Gongsun Zan is not good at, and has no intention of doing political things; Zhang Yan has the intention, but does not have the strength; for these two, Wang Yu plans to follow Xu He's example, not to take strict precautions, but to focus on political matters.
Instead of competing fairly, it will take several years of subtlety to incorporate it into the Qingzhou system.
But Liu Yu was so easy to deal with.
This man is very good at deceiving people. From a political and strategic perspective, he is simply an enhanced version of Liu Bei. After all 80,000 surrendered soldiers are released, if Liu Yu deceives tens of thousands, he will become a big fool.
This is not an impossible thing. Jiao Chu and others whom Liu Yu recruited from Jizhou were originally the most qualified military generals in Jizhou. Regardless of their martial arts and military skills, they were average among the people in Jizhou's army.
His reputation is still very resounding, just like that of Chun Yuqiong.
Therefore, Wang Yu does not intend to release him, at least until the results of Qingzhou's New Deal are fully reflected, he cannot be released.
It was easy to keep them alive, but troublesome to raise them. Wang Yu thought about finding something to do for them. Tian Feng's new city plan provided an idea. Wang Yu planned to organize the descendants and use them as a construction brigade first.
In the process of building a new city, businesses and people do not need to contribute their own efforts, they can just pay directly. The construction team will produce raw materials, organize production, and get paid according to their work.
Military control is implemented for the first two years; then, depending on the situation, it is changed to freedom of advance and retreat. Those who withdraw can choose to join the army, retire, or return home to serve as secondary military units to maintain local security. They can also be organized as auxiliary troops during wartime
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Wang Yu very vulgarly named this unit that already existed but had not yet been established, the Urban Management Brigade. Tian Feng didn't know there were other explanations for this, but he agreed with Wang Yu's suggestion.
In the second year of Chuping, the basic construction work such as digging canals, building roads, and building embankments was all done by the people during the slack period. With the experience of the first year, the enthusiasm for reclamation and farming this year will only be higher.
Organizing people to do these infrastructure constructions will cause some dissatisfaction and complaints.
But it won't work if we don't do these tasks. Wang Yu's proposal is the best of both worlds.
Tian Feng was full of praise and said: "My lord, this is what you often call specialization, right? Those who farm just focus on farming; those who work just work in the workshops; use the taxes they pay to support an urban management team, just use
No matter that taxes and corvees exist at the same time, this is the foundation of benevolent government."
This method is not difficult to think of. What really makes Tian Feng admire is the courage shown by Wang Yu in this proposal.
Eighty thousand young men who have been on the battlefield. The lord gave it up as soon as he said it. Which prince in the world would do this? Can't afford to raise it? In the eyes of ordinary princes, this is not a trouble at all. They can just start a war.
Well, if you rob your neighbors, you will always have money and food.
Tian Feng's praise was sincere, but Wang Yu snickered in his heart: Is the urban management brigade a benevolent government? If this were said to future generations and said loudly on the street, they would be beaten to death.
"Yuan Hao, do you have any suitable recommendations for this captain?"
"This..." Tian Feng frowned at the mention of this.
Qingzhou is currently short of people, and there are many aides who surrendered in Jizhou, but these people are not good at intrigues and intrigues; they are also good at writing and eloquent. They write colorful articles and long speeches that can make a deaf person moved, but few of them are good at practical work.
, let alone one who is good at construction.
This is Yuan Shao's method of hiring people. Tian Feng has known it for a long time, so there is nothing surprising, but this candidate is really difficult to find.
When I was in trouble, there was a report from a guard outside the tent: "I am reporting to my lord, and the shopkeeper is asking for an audience." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)