Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 244 Cooperation
"What's the matter with Xuan Delang?" After Jincheng closed, Shao Shude sent someone to set up a table and set up wine to enjoy the scenery.

"Come here for Xinfu, Hewei and Wuzhou." Xiao Yun replied directly.

After two years, seeing Shao Shude felt different again.

The first is the vigorous heroism that fills the whole body.It was a complex temperament mixed with self-confidence, ambition and the meaning of martial arts killing.

Appearance is trivial in comparison.Although the king of Lingwu County looks upright and has the upper-middle qualifications, the weather-beaten look brought about by years of fighting and eating ice and snow is unavoidable.The hands are strong and steady, but slightly coarse.His face has been polished by wind, snow, yellow sand, and scorching sun for a long time, which is much worse than that of a scholar.Only those eyes are piercing and extremely sharp, looking at you as if examining prey.

Such a man is naturally disliked by the nobles and ladies in Beijing.They love the handsome, elegant, and full of poems and books even more, who can take them for outings, sing poems and books with them, appreciate piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and know all kinds of talents.

Xiao Yun was born in a famous family, and he doesn't like this kind of aggressive warriors very much.Introverted, calm, moderate, unobtrusive, but quietly accomplishing things, listening to thunder in the silent place, so that you can show your true qualities as a hero, which is the beauty that veterans in the officialdom can appreciate.

Xiao Yun has yet to reach this level, but this is his aesthetic view.

Sigh!Warriors don't play this game, they like to move directly.

Xiao Yun sighed secretly, and continued to think.

This is an ambitious warrior with countless lives under his command.At the same time, he is also a warrior who still maintains a little conscience in his heart, understands the sufferings of the people's livelihood, and does not harm the people to succeed.For such a person, you have to do what you like.

Taking advantage of the Xiao family's influence in the political arena and among the scholar groups, helping him to recruit talents will definitely be what he likes, presenting books and books, and governing the five prefectures and sixteen counties will definitely be what he likes, King Ruocheng of Lingwu County , will naturally repay the Xiao family.

"Does the imperial court want to set up towns in Hewei?" Shao Shude's question interrupted Xiao Yun's thinking.

"I really want to set up a town, maybe Hewei Jiedushi, or Longyou Jiedushi." Xiao Yun looked at Shao Shude's face and saw that he was not angry, so he replied.

"Longyou Jiezhen, I'm afraid it won't be easy, and Zhu Mei's face will be swept away." Shao Shude smiled: "The rivers and Weis are okay, but the five prefectures and sixteen counties will be difficult for the army to work together to recover..."

Some domineering words are not easy to say directly, anyway, Xiao Yun can understand.

"The king of Lingwu County has made such great achievements, the court will naturally reward him."

"It's fine to offer rewards, I don't value these false names." Shao Shude said: "Just talking about the five prefectures of Hewei, who is the imperial court going to appoint as the commander?"

"My brother wants to leave Zhenhewei."

"Xiao Xiang hates Yang Fugong?"

"Prime Minister of Beijing, which one is not against Yang Fugong?" Xiao Yun smiled wryly.

If Yang Fugong restrained himself a bit, everyone would not have such a big opinion on him.But such eunuchs are the most ignorant of advancing and retreating, and they will always end up in the end.From this point of view, it is a bit like Wufu.

Xiao Yu didn't want to continue fighting with Yang Fugong, and he couldn't.For the future fate, the better is to be demoted to Shuzhong, Jingnan, and Lingnan, and the worst is to be relegated to death.That being the case, why not take advantage of the fact that the situation is not so bad, jump out of this fire pit decisively, and go out of Zhenhewei.

The five prefectures and sixteen counties are poor, but is the Xiao family short of this money?Let's keep the family business first.

"The five prefectures of Hewei and Pingfan in Guanzhong really need important ministers to come out of the town." Shao Shude looked at the river flowing eastward, and said leisurely: "Tubo Xinping, people's hearts have not recovered, so a certain army has to be stationed here. Prevent change."

"Of course."

"Someone has some ideas about local government affairs."

"Decided to discuss with Lingwu County King."

Xiao Yun was really embarrassed to say that "only the king of Lingwu County is the first to follow", so he can only be tactful.After he finished speaking, he observed carefully for fear that Shao Wufu might not understand.

"The wealth and goods of the sixteen counties, according to the two-tax-three-division method, how should we deal with it?"

"Except for the part staying in the state, the rest will be disposed of by the King of Lingwu County."

"State and county officials, if someone recommends one or two..."

"Nothing is allowed."

"In the four prefectures and counties of Guanbei, there are many shortages of officials. In the next few years, there will be a group of old people who will become officials. There will be many vacancies, and there will be a backlog of local government affairs..."

"My brother will definitely invite capable officials from all directions to make up for these vacancies."

This is actually a good thing for the Xiao family. In the past, the imperial court sent officials to take care of local government affairs in the four provinces, ten prefectures and thirty counties in Guanbei.However, these years have been troublesome, and no one has been sent there for a long time, resulting in a lot of vacancies for officials, and those who are still in office are quite old.If the Xiao family can take advantage of this good opportunity to exchange blood and install more of their own people, the right to speak in the future must be stronger.

It's just that most of them will share with the Tianshui Zhao family, Xihe Song family, and Hezhong Feng family.The king of Lingwu County may also want to recruit more officials who have no family background. This is the pattern of dividing up the interests among multiple parties.

"Duke Xiao has a call, although there are many people who respond, but—" Shao Shude paused, glanced at Xiao Yun, and said: "I'm afraid it's not in line with the imperial court's rules, but this meeting can only be done in this way."

Xiao Yun was startled, the Lingwu County King was euphemistically expressing that he was not at ease, they were all friends, same-year students, and disciples of your Xiao family, "not conforming to the rules of the imperial court".Just as he was thinking about how to answer, he heard a burst of shouting suddenly from the door.

"Boys are out!" Shao Shude laughed, took Xiao Yun's arm, and showed him.

The infantry of the six battalions of the Tielin Army, totaling 3000, were deployed.At this time, under the leadership of the officers, they filed out from the camp and stood outside.

Xiao Yun watched intently, and saw these three thousand infantry with their helmets and armor on, and rifles in their hands, solemn and composed, and the formation was orderly.

Several people stood on the high platform, waving flags to issue orders from time to time, and the sergeants ordered and prohibited them, and listed various formations following the order flags.The movement is fast and orderly, and it looks very coordinated and natural.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" After a while, the sergeants hit the ground with their spears and roared in unison.

Xiao Yun took a step back subconsciously.

Shao Shude remained calm, and pulled him back to the original place.

"The commander-in-chief is so powerful that he scares people." Xiao Yun didn't realize that he had changed his title, and smiled wryly, "With such a strong army, the rivers and rivers are as stable as Mount Tai."

"However, it costs money to raise soldiers, so we have to manage the place well. The Helong prefectures do not have enough household registration, and Prime Minister Xiao is in the court, so we have to think of a way." Shao Shude said: "Don't worry, the five prefectures of Hewei, if other people come , the local scholars and people were greatly disappointed, and they will definitely invite Xiao Gong to go to the town."

Xiao Yun nodded.

At this meeting, the conditions are basically negotiated.Shao Shude confirmed Xiao's attitude, knowing that they would not mess around, but would help him manage the government affairs of the five prefectures of Hewei and provide goods.This is his biggest weakness, and Xiao Shi happens to be able to help.

The Xiao family also got what they wanted. The king of Lingwu County did not object to Xiao Yu's going out of the town of Hewei, and even supported him implicitly.

But the Xiao family still needs to do a few extra things. The first is to recruit talents and help him fill the gap in officials. But in this matter, the Xiao family can't do too badly, and must win the trust of Lingwu County King.The second is to recruit immigrants in Guanzhong to go to Hewei to reclaim wasteland. This matter must be done before leaving office, and it is best to have someone to help continue to steer the helm after leaving office, otherwise people will definitely leave the tea and give up halfway.

The third thing Lingwu County King didn't say, but Xiao knew what to do, that is to cooperate with the Dingnan Army's promotion in Beijing, and let more scholars go to Helong and Guanbei four ways, which can be enlightened Fan Han people can also provide him with talents.These people don't necessarily have any family background, and Lingwu County King is more at ease in using them.

After discussing these things, both of them let go of their worries.At this time, facing the beautiful scenery of the big river, we chatted about some things about the scenery of Helong.

Xiao Yun is also considered to be knowledgeable, and Shao Shude went to Helong personally, saw every plant and tree in the area, and the two of them chatted happily for a while.

Chatting and chatting, Xiao Yun became more and more satisfied with Shao Shude, feeling that he was indeed not that kind of brutal warrior, he could still be reasonable, and also recognized the role of scholars in local governance.

The only thing is that he is more wary of the aristocratic family, but this does not hinder the cooperation between the two parties.In the future, there may be an opportunity to further deepen the relationship between the two parties and eliminate the doubts of Lingwu County King.

Shao and Xiao talked about things in Guancheng, while Wu Rong wandered around the surrounding villages.

Fortunately, the people in this area can no longer see the traces of the barbarians, at least no one has painted their faces.Occasionally, I see people still wearing furs, so I guess they have no money to buy new clothes.After a long time, it will naturally change slowly.

Wu Rong even found a person who could speak the official language, and learned that the conquest of Lanzhou had "tens of thousands" captured, and "tens of thousands" were brought back from Hezhou.He was skeptical, but the man swears that the king of Lingwu County is looking for ore in the northeast, and once he finds it, he will drive these Tubo captives to mine. If there are fewer people, it will definitely not be enough.

Wu Rong just smiled.However, he has fallen in love with Lanzhou, and he plans to seek a doctorate, lecturer, teaching assistant or other positions here. He usually teaches students, seeks secrets in his spare time, and sends poems and songs to friends from far away.

The heart of fame has faded a lot.

"President Xiao has to worry a lot about recruiting people." Just as he was thinking about it, Shao Shude and Xiao Yun had already walked down from the Guancheng, and Wu Rong quickly saluted.

Shao Shude didn't know him, but he was always very happy when there were scribes willing to go to the western frontier.Especially after learning that Wu Rong wanted to find a job in Lanzhou, he was so relieved that he directly asked people to reward him with five bolts of silk.Wu Rong was short of money, so he didn't refuse, and accepted it after thanking him.

A while ago, Shao Shude had received the news that Pei Tong and others had "recruited" tens of thousands of Heyang people. It was really a pleasant surprise, and he was happier than winning a battle.

At this time, these people should have arrived in Suizhou.The Marshal has already ordered that the family members of the new recruits be resettled in the eight counties of Lingzhou. The ordinary people recruited in the first half of this year, including two batches of more than [-] households, were also resettled in Lingzhou.

In addition, if there are family members of active Yamen who wish to relocate to Lingzhou, they will all agree-now more and more people know that the commander-in-chief intends to move Lisuo to Huaiyuan County. All the Yamen were brought there, and the sergeants began to plan ahead and prepare to move again.

Except for the people of Heyang and Zezhou except the families of the new recruits, Lingzhou and Hewei prefectures are divided in half.If there are people coming over later, follow the same example.

There are not many opportunities to make a fortune like this. It will be difficult for Zhu Quanzhong to stabilize the situation in Henan.Well, do you want to find someone to borrow some money and food, and seize the time to go to Henan to make a last profit?

(End of this chapter)