Liu Zhang took a long breath and said to Fa Zheng in a cold voice: "Xiaozhi, have you ever asked your true intentions when you said these words? I only ask you two questions. First, do you come from a noble family or from a poor family? Second, when you first
Why can’t it be reused?”
Fazheng was stunned for a moment and then said: "Although Fazheng was born into a poor family, in order for his lord to help the Han Dynasty, Fazheng did not dare to hate the wealthy family because of his status as a poor family. In any case, in the entire Han Dynasty, the power controlled by the wealthy families is very important and cannot be ignored.
,As for why it was not allowed to be reused in the first place..."
Fazheng hesitated for a moment and did not continue. Liu Zhang smiled softly and said: "Are you trying to say that I am ignorant, do not know people well, and cannot be meritocratic? If you say it, I will not blame you, because it is a fact, but
Xiao Nao, you have overlooked the most important point. I was a poor official at first, but why are the children of wealthy families still reused? Isn't it because these wealthy families have power and oppress poor families? "
Fazheng was shocked. He had never thought of this level before. He only ignored it out of resentment. But now after Liu Zhang said it, he suddenly realized it.
Liu Zhang continued: "Xiaozhi, you are very talented. I dare say that your talent is even better than that of Guo Jia, Cao Cao's first counselor. But why can't you see through the essence of some things? You said that the power of the wealthy family is so great."
They are so important. Why are they so important? It’s because the world, people, officials, and rulers, including you, the oppressed poor people, are afraid of their strength and accommodate them everywhere. This allows the family to expand infinitely. The more they expand, the more you accommodate them.
, the more afraid I am, the more I can’t get rid of it until today.”
Liu Zhang remembered that in history, there were many clans in Jiangdong, and Sun Quan balanced the interests of all parties and stabilized the Jiangdong regime. However, in the end, the interests were balanced, and the influence of each clan became more and more powerful, so that Soochow was finally kidnapped by the clan, and Sun could only
Trapped in Jiangdong, waiting for destruction.
The later Eastern Jin Dynasty was completely controlled by the family members, so that the Northern Expedition was unsuccessful. After its collapse, the darkest two hundred years of chaos in the Northern and Southern Dynasties in Chinese history began. It seemed that taking care of the interests of the family could stabilize the rule, but in fact
You are drinking chronic poison. Cutting off the world now means breaking an arm. If you continue to accommodate yourself, rotten insects will grow everywhere and turn into a pile of rotten flesh.
"No need to persuade me any more. I am determined to kill these officials, and I will not let go of those clans. I don't believe there is anything absolute in this world. If the Shu army encounters resistance from the clans when they go out of Sichuan in the future, either I will
Crush them one by one, or die under their siege, I will not regret today's decision."
Fazheng was stunned on the ground, speechless, but uneasy in his heart.
Liu Zhang ordered in a calm tone: "Yang Huai, take people to check the Jiangzhou treasury to see if there is less than a few thousand guan, and check Jiangzhou's revenue and expenditure. Follow the civil servants to report the reports of Jiangzhou officials.
Check the questions one by one and report them to me whether they are true or not.
Zhang Ren, you are prudent in your work. You go to investigate the family property of those officials and the source of their property, and also secretly investigate the aristocratic families who are doing illegal things. Yan Yan, you are familiar with the affairs of Jiangzhou and make a list of the main officials who colluded with Zhao Wei.
No concrete evidence is needed, I’ll give you ten days.”
"Lord..." Zhang Ren and others wanted to persuade him again.
Liu Zhang said coldly: "This is a military order. If you are unwilling to obey, you can all resign and return home."
All the civil and military officials couldn't say another word. Liu Zhang snorted and walked out of the door. But at this moment, Wang Lei suddenly rushed over on his knees, hugged Liu Zhang's thigh and shouted: "My lord, you must not do this. With this order, Shunan
There will be chaos, and the lord's reputation will be ruined. Wang Lei would rather die than let the lord do such a stupid thing."
Liu Zhang shouted in a deep voice: "Zhang Ren, pull him away."
Zhang Ren paused for a moment. When Liu Zhang was talking to Fazheng, Zhang Ren had already gone through a fierce struggle in his heart. Compared with loyalty, killing a few descendants of the family is nothing. If he encounters resistance from the family in his future campaign, even if the blood is spattered
What does it mean to be on the battlefield? What Liu Zhang is doing now is not the act of a coward. Instead, he does it regardless of his own interests and wants to be replaced by a wise king with clear politics. As a military general, what reason does he have to resist?
"Yes, lord." Zhang Ren finally decided to follow Liu Zhang's order, stepped forward and dragged Wang Lei away, handed him into Leng Bao's hands, and followed Liu Zhang out. Wang Lei's heartbreaking shouts could be heard from behind.
Liu Zhang dug his ears, and for the first time he felt that advice was indeed offensive, especially to someone like Wang Lei. If he hadn't already known that he was a loyal minister, he would have really wanted to kill him.
"Zhang Ren, you send someone to invite the heads of the wealthy families in Jiangzhou to come to the county government, and tell them that I want to entertain them."
"Lord, could it be that..."
"I'm not that violent." Liu Zhang knew what Zhang Ren was going to say.
"Yes." Zhang Ren accepted the order and left.
In the evening, the county government held a banquet. The heads of the wealthy families in Jiangzhou had already received news from the officials. Although the governor of Fucheng and Wuxi had won two battles, he was a confused and easy-to-fool master.
Come to the banquet.
But when I saw the dishes on the table, I couldn't help but frown. Each person had a small table, one meat and one vegetarian, a small bowl of egg soup, a plate of pickles, meat dishes or fatty meat with fried mushrooms. There was nothing fancy about it.
It would be better for these rich people to have a home-cooked meal at home, and everyone would lose their appetite.
Liu Zhang sat in the main seat, raised his glass and stood up and said: "I am deeply sorry, because the treasury ordered Mr. Han to say that Jiangzhou is in financial distress, so it is not easy to be extravagant. Gentlemen, please don't blame me. You are all from southern Sichuan."
He is the pillar of the people and has made outstanding contributions to the people's livelihood and official administration in southern Sichuan. As the shepherd of Yizhou, I would like to propose a toast to you all."
Liu Zhang drank the wine first, and the patriarchs of the clans in the hall also bowed their hands to Liu Zhang and finished the glasses of wine. The waitresses filled the wine bottles one by one. Liu Zhang took a bite of the food and saw that all the patriarchs did not move their chopsticks and raised their heads in confusion.
Authentic: "Everyone, let's eat. I heard that the people's livelihood in Jiangzhou is in decline, the finances cannot make ends meet, and the tax revenue is pitifully low. Do you think you can eat better at home than here?"
A group of nobles look at each other. Everyone looks down on the food in front of them, but they dare not say it openly. In order to fool Liu Zhang, they can only cry about poverty.
"No, my family usually only has one vegetarian dish." The head of the Han family picked up a large piece of fat and put it into his mouth. It tasted delicious, but the fat flowed into his mouth, causing gastric juices to churn. He was the only one who felt it.
Know.
"My family is even worse. We only have one pickle for every meal. We can only eat fresh green vegetables during the holidays." The head of the Yuan family also picked up the chopsticks, but after thinking about it, he took a big mouthful of soup and blinked his mouth, as if it was dragon bone soup.
When Liu Zhang saw the clan leaders moving their chopsticks, he didn't say anything. He just picked up the rice, finished the food in front of him three times, and then looked at everyone.
The clan chiefs also stopped, and Liu Zhang hurriedly said: "Heads of the clan, keep eating. The people's livelihood in Jiangzhou is in decline, and the waste is really inappropriate. You should finish the food."
"Yes, yes." The clan leaders reluctantly agreed, but they could only bite the bullet and pick up the fat meat that seemed to have been soaked in water. They kept complaining in their hearts. They had never seen a state pastoral official who entertained local powerful people and only cared about eating.