One pot boiled and two sheep screamed.

In the dusk, powerful people from all over the Zhao Kingdom rolled into a ball, while Gongsun Xun stood there holding his sword in his hand and waited for a long time. Wei Song finally stood up with a dry smile:

"Everyone, please wake up. We are all natives of the country. Nowadays, the country's officials are lying high and the people are suffering. It is quite urgent. It is time to work together in the same boat. If we can harm ourselves and benefit the whole country, so why not?"

"Wei Gong is so virtuous!" Everyone bowed down on the ground and shouted loudly.

Immediately, some knowledgeable or caring people repeatedly shouted, "Brother Handan Gaoyi" and "Brother Li Gaoyi", forcing the heads of the two families to stand up and deal with it.

"Everyone," Gongsun Xun saw that the three families had given up, and suddenly spoke up, immediately quieting the chaotic scene. "Sit back, I have something else to say... You two, go ahead and kill the sheep and cook the meat!"

"

The court was immediately in order, and Zhao Ping fled back in panic. The two big Xianbei men also took the opportunity to cut open the necks of the two sheep neatly. While the blood was flowing, no one said anything, "The gentleman is far away from the chef."

Already.

On the contrary, everyone in the court was on guard at this time. Of course, most people were excited but a little wary.

You must know that Zhao State is a county with a registered population of 180,000, and it is the smallest county in Jizhou. According to the system, there is only one filial and honest quota every year... Therefore, even assuming that everyone is willing to abide by this agreement, assuming that Xiang Xu

If you don't leave in the next two years, so that this public recommendation system continues to exist, then the next two years will be just two Xiaolian. It is also interesting for the three families of Wang, Zhang, and Lu to compete for two places!

There are also the county posts that have been given up by these companies. Should we take away a few important ones at this time? And distribute the rest to seven or eight large households in the country. It won’t be enough, right?

In other words, this group of people also reacted immediately. This anti-customer Wu Xiang wanted to take these things to see the effects, and what he was going to say next was probably the key.

"Uncle, thank you for your hard work." Sure enough, after Gongsun Xun sat back grandly, he immediately turned around and gave instructions.

Wang Xiu, who had been silent all the time, nodded slightly when he heard the words, and then walked down holding the wooden box in his hand. And every time he arrived at a few cases, Yang Kai on his left helped to lift the wooden cover of the box, and then the one on his right held the wooden box.

Zhao took out a portion of the things in the wooden box and distributed them. At this moment, no one dared to neglect, so they quickly stood up and took the things respectfully.

This is a piece of paper, written in black and white, with dense terms written on it. However, anyone who can come here can naturally understand the document, so after looking at it by the firelight on the left and right, I was convinced.

It turned out that the paper was clear. First there was a line of big characters, called:

Handan County two-year plan.

Below the big characters are a list of things, from top to bottom, regardless of the details inside, here are the following things:

First, use both suppression and appeasement to allow the refugees in the Taihang Mountains in the west of Handan to return to their hometowns, or to integrate local residents into households;

Second, check the household registration, number of people, acres of land, and number of establishments;

Third, establish public schools and reorganize sacrifices;

Fourth, follow the example of Duke Bai's action of regulating the Fuyang River in the south of Handan City, and regulate the Gelu River in the north of the city to build water conservancy.

Frankly speaking, among the four things, no one of them seems out of place in the current situation:

Maybe it will be very difficult to clean up the Taihang Mountains, after all, things in the mountains are too difficult to deal with, but the difficulty of this matter is mainly concentrated on Gongsun Xun's own operation. All the powerful people here need to pay are only a small amount of military rations and guides;

Perhaps the management of the Gelu River will cost a lot of manpower and material resources, but it is absolutely politically correct. Even if someone gets away with it behind the scenes, no one can object to it on the surface.

It may also be the last one to clean up the household registration, and the establishment of the number of people is a bit sensitive for the various ethnic groups who hide their household registration, but after these few days of tossing, Gongsun Xun's threat of force has been displayed. If he does not accept it, he will exterminate the clan, and it is obvious at this time to be open and honest.

There is a feeling of letting things go, and the calculation is just to ensure that it will be counted as a gift in the future. It is just a disguised form of paying money to ensure safety, which is not unacceptable.

but……

"Junhou." In desperation, Zhang Shu, who theoretically has not yet resigned as county magistrate, could only stand up in the eyes of the people around him, hold the thin piece of paper in both hands, salute and speak. "About Junhou's plan.

, we wholeheartedly agree, but there is one thing..."

"It's just Mr. Zhang's request. There's no need to be restrained." Gongsun Xun responded easily. "I spread this to everyone because I want to be open and honest and accept suggestions."

"Junhou." After heaving a sigh of relief, Zhang Shu spoke frankly. "From my perspective, these things are all excellent. If one or two of them can be accomplished, it will be enough to disgrace the county."

Two thousand stones are known as capable ministers, not to mention that the monarch and his ministers are composed of one county magistrate and four officials? However..."

"What if?"

"However, there are too many things to do, and I am afraid that I am unable to handle them." Zhang Shu said sincerely. "The first thing requires military rations and soldiers; the second thing requires the full cooperation of all the tribes in our country; the third thing requires the full cooperation of all the tribes in our country.

Not to mention the three things, the fourth thing requires a large-scale mobilization of strong men and men of the people in the country. Therefore, if these three things are put together, even if all the tribes in our country are willing to do their best to help the princes, I am afraid it will be too

Make bricks without straw!"

Gongsun Xun nodded slightly at first, but he couldn't help laughing when he heard the last sentence: "Mr. Zhang misunderstood... I never said that these four things must be done together, and I never said that all four things must be done."

Hearing this, Zhang Juncheng couldn't help but be shocked: "The Lord is saying...?"

"What I mean is very simple." Gongsun Xun sat at the top and talked eloquently to the people below. For a while, except for the sound of cutting meat and removing bones when killing sheep, he was the only voice. "These four things are done in sequence, and

If one thing is not accomplished, then do not do the next thing. As for the fact that I am inviting you to Wei Gong’s banquet today, in addition to telling you about the order of the country, I also want to ask you to discuss the order of these four things...

…”

Everyone let out a sigh of relief... In this case, it would appear more sincere.

"It's better to start by building a school first." Someone said impatiently. "Look at what is said on this paper. After the school is established, Wei Gong will be invited to stay in the school as a lecturer. Even Junhou will also teach "Mao's Poems" in the school.

" and "Korean Poems"... In this way, if you and I send our children to school, don't we become students of Wei Gong? Or become the disciples of the elder Liu Gong and the famous scholar Lu Gong in the world?!

"

The person who said this obviously wanted to avoid the most important thing, because it is the easiest thing to do, and the key is that it does not require the efforts of all the tribes... It seems that it will benefit?

However, the person who spoke seemed not to notice the surrounding situation. Gongsun Xun was setting pots and killing sheep, forcing Zhao Ping, who was in his twenties, to cry like a child; and then he didn't know how to persuade Wei Songrang.

Two filial piety and honest people have come out to enrich the various clans in the country from top to bottom. How can you avoid the important and take the easy? If you don't say, "Give me a peach and give me a Qiongyao in return," you are just looking at the people standing behind you.

In front of so many samurai, this first thing must be expressed no matter what, right?

Therefore, as soon as this person said something, he was sprayed back by a group of people who understood.

However, after spraying this person back, these people are actually somewhat inconsistent... For example, the three families of Zhang, Wang, and Lu, although they have lost their county positions, their importance of filial piety and integrity cannot be compared with anything else. Choose two out of three.

Planting something seemed both stressful and motivating, and since Gongsun Xun was always interested in fishing, they were eager to give it a try, and even proposed to renovate the Gelulu River!

It seems that he wants to show his strength!

As for the smaller wealthy households and large households, due to lack of strength, they are inevitably a little timid about building water conservancy projects, fearing that too much manpower will be deployed, which will have a negative impact on their production and life.

Of course, these people also have other thoughts... First of all, compared to the three powerful families, they actually don't have many illegal things; secondly, now that they have obtained the county position, they also want to use this position to show some abilities; finally, they need to do something for them.

After Gongsun Xun left office, he thought about it, so he wanted to join forces to suppress the three powerful companies and then replace them.

Therefore, they actually wanted to start with the most sensitive matter, which was to check the household registration, population, and training personnel.

For a time, the two groups of people came and went, arguing fiercely.

What's interesting is that just when the two groups were in a stalemate, the chiefs of the Handan family and the Li family actually proposed a new plan after looking at each other... They suggested starting from the first thing, that is

Clean up the Taihang Mountains!

This suggestion has the feeling of testing Gongsun Xun's ability... If this domineering monarch comes up and falls in the Taihang Mountains, can the situation in the country be divided? Why do these three noble families withdraw from the public discussion on filial piety and integrity?

Can the matter be discussed again?

At this moment, the Wei family manor inevitably became more lively, and even the Yi Cong standing guard with spears and the county soldiers all looked sideways.

I don't know how long it took, but the cauldron was already boiling to the point where water had to be added again. The two Xianbei people also drained the sheep's blood early, peeled off the sheep's skin, and waited for the meat to be cut into the pot... But Gongsun Xun just sat upright.

At the head of the table, he held a glass of wine and savored it, but said nothing, which made everyone helpless.

"Everyone, I have something to say about this matter!" At this moment, Wei Song, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly spoke, causing everyone to fall silent.

"I'm about to invite Mr. Wei to see you." Gongsun Xun immediately raised his glass.

"What I mean is very simple," Wei Song said sternly, rolling up his sleeves. "You each have your own agenda and are at odds with each other, but have you ever considered the issue of weather? Have you ever considered that these four things can be mutually exclusive?"

Connected?”

Everyone was startled, even Gongsun Xun couldn't help but glance at Wei Song... After all, this was a master who had served as the prime minister.

"First let's clean up the mountainous area and organize the households into the people." Wei Song typed the table with his hands and said seriously. "Isn't it the best time in the summer when there is no harvest? This is the best time. We can use food to induce those people.

After the runaways and refugees in the mountains accept guidance from the government and receive relief from the government, it is easier for them to trust the government again. Even habitual bandits who have become vicious are the easiest to deal with at this time due to lack of food!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

"There is also the census of household registration," Wei Song continued to talk. "Why should we check the household registration and land, and how many people should we compile? Isn't it for the sake of fair calculation of wealth and the expansion of financial resources? This kind of thing is actually suitable for the taxation after the autumn.

Work together in parallel to save manpower. Moreover, during the autumn harvest, the size of the fields can be seen at a glance, and it is easier to determine whether the fields are good or bad!"

After hearing this, everyone was extremely convinced and couldn't help but sit upright.

"As for establishing a school and allowing children from various families to enroll in school..." Wei Song sighed. "Have you forgotten when is the time to promote filial piety and integrity? It is October, which is also after the autumn harvest! At this time, everyone gathers together,

If a talented person is promoted from the three families of Zhang, Wang and Lu, shouldn't the children of the other families just stay and go to school?"

At this point, let alone the following people, even Wang Xiu, who had always remained calm, couldn't help but stare at the old Prime Minister of Lu... Because when Gongsun Xun worked with him to organize this plan, he was originally

According to this.

"Wait until October," Wei Song said freely without any scruples at this time. "If Gongsun County Lord had cleaned up the mountainous area and stabilized the public order in the summer, he had shown his talents and let everyone

There were no more doubts; then, through the autumn harvest, the household registrations and field acres were checked, and the actual strength of Handan was understood, and a number of people were organized to facilitate mobilization; finally, at this time, the promise was fulfilled, Xiaolian was introduced, and Xiaolian was introduced.

We built schools and held sacrifices to unite people... Then why can’t we take the opportunity to dig ditches and build water conservancy projects during the slack time in winter?!"

At this point, Wei Song took a deep breath and then continued: "Everyone, building water conservancy is a major event. It requires almost mobilizing the entire force of Handan, and it also has to go through the test of spring floods and summer floods, and repairs can be made at any time.
To be continued...