Huang Quan said: "The recruitment of refugees has gone smoothly. Since the lord's order was issued, the reclaimed land belongs to the refugees. After three years of tax exemption, the number of refugees has increased. However, the number of noble families who have moved from troubled areas has decreased significantly. There are almost none, and there are no foreign places.
Talent is coming in.”
"It's expected." Liu Zhang said: "Those noble families may think that our Yizhou is so dark and scary, and the children from poor families and those with some talents will not think highly of us. Just like Fazheng, if you are still in Fufeng, you will come at this time
Do you want to rely on me? The answer is obvious. It seems that we can only keep developing. However, relying on talents is the unchanging truth in troubled times. We must pay close attention to the four civil servants."
Wang Fudao said: "Dong He, the prefect of Jiangzhou, was very capable in his work. He didn't have much time. Not only did he sort out the government affairs of Jiangzhou, but the four civil service examinations also progressed smoothly. Under the shock of the lord's remaining power, he encountered almost no resistance, but the examination questions were a bit troublesome.
It's easy to say that the literati and military generals can just ask them to write an article, and the military generals can just ask them to deal with it, and the doctors can barely cope with it.
It’s just those craftsmen who can’t read a single word. It’s impossible to write questions. They can only take on-site exams. But in on-site exams, carpenters can be asked to do carpentry, and masons can be asked to knock stones. But what do you ask pig farmers to do? It’s difficult.
Can't we let him feed the pigs on the spot? That's not possible either."
Liu Zhang smiled and said: "You did a pretty good job. You didn't shave off those who raised pigs and planted grass. These people are very important. I think those honest farmers are not very good at lying. Which ones do you think are reliable?
Just send them to Chengdu, even if there are those who pretend to be fake, they won't be able to defraud us of much money. Then we can think about how to select these talented people later, such as investigating their previous pig-raising achievements."
"yes."
"One more thing I would like to correct is that literati cannot just write an article. I suggest that the test questions be divided into two parts, a political article. It depends on the talents of these literati, their grasp of the general trend of the world, and their logical thinking.
The other part needs to examine these people’s historical common sense, common sense of life, and understanding of the states of the Han Dynasty. Military strategy must appear in the selection of military generals, and it can also appear in the selection of civil servants. There may be some Confucian generals among them. As long as there are any
Anyone with special skills can be hired."
Fazheng coughed and said: "My Lord, although your words are very novel, I understand what you mean and they are all correct. But Lord, have you ever thought about how those examiners can select civil servants who are proficient in the art of war if they don't know much about the art of war?"
General?"
Liu Zhang smiled and said: "It's nothing. Jiangzhou just needs to see what they say is accurate. I'm not afraid that Zhao Kuo will pass the exam. I will personally attend the Chengdu exam. Moreover, it does not necessarily require proficiency."
The art of war can select people who are proficient in the art of war, just like a fortune teller discovers talents. Is the fortune teller's talent higher than that of the other person?"
Fazheng nodded slightly, and Liu Zhang asked Wang Fu: "How are those wealthy people doing? Have you agreed to participate in the Ghost Festival and Heaven Ceremony five days later?"
Wang Fudao: "We basically agreed, but as far as I know, after our land order was issued, some wealthy families were secretly transferring their properties out of Yizhou. I'm afraid they want to move their families away. Do you want to curb it?"
Liu Zhang waved his hands, sighed and said: "If you want to leave, just leave. We have already forced people to leave their homes, so there is no need to kill them all. Forcing these people to stay and harbor resentment is also a disaster."
On the outskirts of Chengdu, there is a small wooden house in the middle of an open field. It was originally used to guard the rice when it was ripe, but at this time, more than a dozen people in Chinese clothes gathered.
These are all descendants of a wealthy family in Chengdu. They usually live in a dignified manner. Now they are staying in this narrow shabby shed, with the sun scorching hot in the sky. A big man couldn't help shouting: "It's killing me, Mr. Yan, we
Why are we discussing important matters here? This place is stuffy, hot, and smells of excrement and water. It’s nothing. No wonder the patriarch called me here. If he had those old bones, he would have been suffocated to death."
"Brother Yin, don't be anxious." A mature and prudent old man stood up and said, "We have no choice but to do this. Wang Fu has been keeping a close eye on wealthy people like us recently, and this is the only place that is safe."
"Does the patriarch want to rebel against Liu Zhang?" the man surnamed Yin said loudly. The old man hurriedly silenced him and waved his hand: "How dare I have such an idea? The blood on the banks of Jiangzhou River has not yet dried."
"Then why did the old man come to us today?" Another young man stood up and asked.
"Alas." The old man bent over and sighed: "I have no choice but to do so. The Honshu Governor has always been merciful, but in the past two months, he has somehow become... First, the four civil servants were promoted to official positions, so that those from poor families, and even mud craftsmen, and
We are in the same house, it is insulting to gentlemen, and it is offensive to morals. Now Wang Fu has issued a land order, and Zhang Song has issued a price limit order to force market prices. It is simply perverse, and I guess all of your tribes have also suffered greatly from it."
After listening to the old man's words, everyone fell silent. A middle-aged man said while fanning his fan: "What the old man said is true. This year's spring freeze made the cotton hard, so I hoarded a lot of cloth and prepared to sell it well in winter."
The price, if Zhang Song makes such a fuss now, I'm afraid all the cloth I have will be in vain."
"Also." Another middle-aged man said angrily: "In the early spring, more than a dozen bankrupt farmers promised to sell their land to us after the autumn harvest. However, when Wang Fu's land order was issued, these idiots immediately changed their words and we
I went to the Yamen to ask for an explanation, but the official actually asked us to produce written documents. Private land sales always involve a verbal agreement first, and then the written documents are exchanged when the sale is formalized. The officials would not know this, but they asked me to produce written documents. It is simply unreasonable."
The big man named Yin said: "With the strength of your Zeng family, you can't deal with these mud-legged people?"
The middle-aged man scolded: "What do you know? These people have gone bankrupt, and if you force them, wouldn't that make you a mess? No matter how powerful you are, it's useless. Besides, Mr. Yan also said that Jiangzhou
The blood has not yet dried. Those Jiangzhou clans were punished for bullying the tenant farmers, and our Zeng family does not dare to take such a risk."
Several people exchanged words with each other, with endless complaints and endless dissatisfaction. Finally, Yin Dahan slapped the crossbar and stood up and said: "Just rebel."
Mr. Yan hurriedly said: "Speak low, speak low, Liu Zhang is the governor of Yizhou and has a heavy army. What can we do to resist? Alas, I am here today not to fight against the government, but to think of ways to stop the governor."
Your Excellency continues to do the opposite.
From ancient times to the present, we have never heard of the official taking over land and renting it to poor peasants as their own landlords, let alone the government setting market prices. It is an age-old anecdote that craftsmen and scholars take exams together. If this continues, our Yizhou family will
There is no way to survive, so everyone has to think of a way quickly."