Chapter 32 The Four Counties of Nanzhong (please follow up!)

Author: The rain falls but I don’t dare to worry

Chapter 32 The Four Counties of Nanzhong (please follow up!)

It's night.

The bright moon hangs high and the stars are bright.

Tables of exquisite dishes and the delicate aroma of wine filled the banquet atmosphere.

All kinds of fine wines were brought to the banquet table, and the aroma of the wine overflowed. In the wine cups, sparkling wine bubbles appeared, and the gentle "bop" sound also came out, making people salivate involuntarily.

The dishes are the highlight of the banquet.

Delicious cooked food is constantly served on the table, including steamed sea bass, braised pork, delicious vegetables, etc. Each dish is carefully selected.

The freshness of the ingredients and the cooking skills are even more amazing. Every dish exudes a rich aroma, which greatly increases your appetite.

Many of Yanfu's lieutenants had not tasted wine for months, and now they drank heavily while grateful for Liu Chan's kindness.

In the center of the night banquet, Liu Chan, who was good at dancing with long sleeves, pulled the Shu County officials, and the powerful people drank wine. In a few words, he persuaded the powerful people to donate their family wealth to reinforce Hanzhong.

Correspondingly, Liu Chan allowed twenty powerful sons of Shu County to enter and teach Wu Yicong.

Politics has always been about exchange.

The so-called night banquet is a rare opportunity for low-level officials to break the rules and eat meat, but for powerful superiors, it is just a place to discuss business.

Chengdu.

Prince's Mansion.

Liu Chan got up from the bed, and immediately a beautiful maid came forward to wash him.

I came back from Shu County three days ago.

Liu Chan spent a few days, first to increase the production of the salt well, and then to give suggestions to Commander Siti to improve the forging methods, so that Commander Siti could forge weapons and farm tools much faster.

After leaving Chengdu for a few days, I also had to get rid of the documents and memorials left behind in Chengdu that had accumulated for several days.

After washing up, I had a simple breakfast.

Liu Chan went to the Gongzifu campus for morning exercises with the second-term students of the Jiangwu Hall. Afterwards, he packed his clothes, wiped himself, changed into an official robe, and headed in the direction of the governor's office.

In the government office, Xu Jing, Liu Ba, Wu Yi, Dong He and others had been waiting for a long time.

Liu Chan is responsible for staying in Chengdu, which is equivalent to the prince supervising the country. Now that he is still young, he does not need to come to the government office every day to ask questions. The affairs can be settled by the officials.

certainly

You don't have to come, but Liu Chan will not come. At least he will come over every few days to inquire about political affairs.

The purpose is, firstly, to learn how to manage politics, and secondly, to leave a good impression on officials.

"I'll pay my respects to the young master later."

When Liu Chan arrived at the government office, dozens of officials in the government office came to pay homage to Liu Chan.

Among the dozens of officials, these are the main ones.

Dong He was mainly responsible for supervising the food and grass affairs in various places, Wu Yi was responsible for the defense of Chengdu, Liu Ba was in charge of the official affairs of Shu County, and Xu Jing was responsible for the civil affairs.

There are also other subordinate officials from Yizhou among them.

Cheng Ji, He Zong was engaged in offering wine, Gong Lu was engaged in Yizhou and was the general of Yamen, and Li Hui was the meritorious officer, responsible for personnel affairs.

All the heroes gathered together and held a meeting.

Even Liu Bei brought most of the talents from General Zuo's Mansion to Hanzhong.

For example, Zhuge Liang, Fazheng, Pang Yi, Yi Ji, Jian Yong, Mi Zhu and others are all not in Chengdu now.

But these ministers who stayed in Chengdu were not incompetent.

"You don't need to be too polite. Although Chan is staying in Chengdu, he is still young. When he is in charge of government affairs, he mostly focuses on study."

"Young Master, there is no need to be humble. This is not the first day we have met you."

Li Hui, the meritorious officer, quickly stepped forward to agree.

The others also nodded.

Liu Chan has also dealt with a lot of political affairs in the past month. His behavior is not like that of a young man, but like that of an old official. He has profound and unique insights. He can often cut through the pain points and handle relevant matters perfectly.

"General, Commander-in-Chief, please bring me the documents concerning the food and grass affairs in various places in the past few days."

Dong He's official position is the Commander-in-Chief of the Army. Together with Zhuge Liang, he is in charge of General Zuo's office. He is equivalent to Zhuge Liang's assistant. He has a special area of ​​external pastoral care and internal responsibilities. He is the core official of Liu Bei's central government.

"Sir, please take a look."

Liu Chan sat on the main seat, and Dong He placed a bamboo slip in front of Liu Chan.

This is the amount of grain and grass that he collected and recorded from various counties and counties.

If it had not been dealt with in advance, what was placed in front of Liu Chan's slips would not only be one bamboo slip, but a large pile of bamboo slips.

Unfolding the bamboo slips, Liu Chan carefully read the contents on the bamboo slips.

But not long after, his brows knitted together tightly.

Dong He was thinking about his words in his mind, thinking about how to explain the key points to Liu Chan. He didn't want Liu Chan to look at Liu Ba and Xu Jing instead of asking questions on the spot after reading the bamboo slips.

"Liu Gong, Xu Gong, are there any who are talented in official and civil affairs?"

"Old minister, I have it here."

Xu Jing brought up the important civil affairs matters that he wanted to report.

It's about the requisition of food and the aftermath of conscription.

"General Zuo, Commander Shi, is very experienced in dealing with the aftermath. I have nothing else to add, so I will just follow what Commander Shi said."

Although Xu Jing was not liked by Liu Bei, he was worthy of his reputation.

As the person with the highest official position in Yizhou except Liu Bei, Xu Jing's ability to handle affairs is beyond doubt.

"promise."

Xu Jing's feelings for Liu Chan are very complicated. He is said to be a lord, but he has Liu Bei on his head, and he is said to be a student, but how can he be qualified to be Liu Chan's teacher?

Although he was originally Zuo General Commander Shi and nominally the first person under Liu Bei, he had no real power and was only responsible for issuing documents and receiving talents.

It was after Liu Chan became a stay-at-home officer in Chengdu that he handed over the civil affairs of Yizhou to him.

This can be described as a blessing!

After finishing the personnel and defense matters, Liu Chan glanced at Dong He and finally spoke.

"General Zhonglang, the amount of grain and grass collected seems to be wrong!"

Liu Chan looked calm, but everyone could feel Liu Chan's anger.

"The supply of food and grass from the four counties of Nanzhong is getting scarce. Last month, each county sent 10,000 shi. Now the four counties of Nanzhong combined do not have 10,000 shi. There must be something fishy in it!"

Dong He was already prepared. He stepped forward and saluted Liu Chan and said: "Most of the Yi people in the four counties of Nanzhong have not registered their residence. Even if they have registered their residence, it is difficult to collect taxes and the people are still poor. In addition, the strong and powerful people in various places are working against each other, and it is normal for the supply to be less than 10,000 shi of food and grass."

Xu Jing was also afraid that Liu Chan would be impulsive and disrupt the overall situation, and said: "Now the tax on salt and iron has doubled, the powerful and wealthy have donated a lot of military supplies, and the situation in Hanzhong is gradually stabilizing, but the four counties of Nanzhong are not supplying food and grass. It’s not impossible either.”

"Your thoughts are known to me through Zen."

Dong, Xu Jing and others naturally knew that the four counties in Nanzhong were not convinced by Wang Hua.

But now is a special moment.

There is a war going on in Hanzhong!

If chaos breaks out in the rear and is not suppressed quickly, threatening the safety of Chengdu and putting Chengdu at risk of loss, will the soldiers fighting in Hanzhong still have the heart to stay in Hanzhong?

My wife and children are all in Chengdu, and you want me to risk my life in Hanzhong?

By then

The good situation today may be gone.

But Liu Chan’s thoughts were different from theirs!

The four counties in Nanzhong are not convinced by Wang Hua?

Then beat him until he is convinced!

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Thanks to Cao Shen for her recommendation. She really made me cry to death. Her "Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms" has already bought me five copies~
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