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"Dare to ask your envoy for advice."

Yuan Shu took his seat again and was about to drink, only to find that all the wine in the glass had been poured on Zhang Xun's face.He stretched out his hand and winked at Zhang Xun.Zhang Xun was taken aback for a moment, feeling overwhelmed, and hurriedly added more wine for Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu took a sip of his wine and sighed in satisfaction.

"Let me ask you, how much land does your family have compared to my Yuan family?"

Zhang Xun shook his head quickly.

How could his family be compared with such a noble family as the Yuan family in Runan.

"You see, I have given up the land, so what are you reluctant to do?" Yuan Shu sighed, and said again: "You all must think that I, Yuan Shi, was troubled by the maidservant's childbirth, but it is not the case."

"That's..." Zhang Xun looked puzzled.

He didn't think Yuan Shu had such a high awareness that he was willing to donate land to support the emperor's new policy.After thinking about it, only Yuan Shao was guilty of treason, and the Yuan family in Runan was implicated, so he had to sacrifice his flesh to survive and sacrifice his land to make atonement.

"The world has changed, and if you want to get rich by annexing land in the future, you are asking for death." Yuan Shu drank the wine in his glass. "The land is related to the people's food. If the people have no food to eat, they will rebel. If the people rebel and the world is in chaos, how can they get rich?"

He snorted coldly. "Don't talk about getting rich, even the graves of your ancestors have been dug for you."

Zhang Xun smiled bitterly.

Although Yuan Shu was confused, this sentence made sense.The Yellow Turban Rebellion happened right in front of their eyes. They have seen too many brutal things in these years.Not to mention digging up ancestral graves, looting belongings buried with them, and cannibalism are not uncommon.

"Then what should we do? Just give up the land willingly? It's hard to talk about other people's land, but my family's land has been saved by generations of frugality."

Yuan Shu dismissed it.

Although the Zhang family of Jingzhao is not like the Yuan family of Runan, which has four generations and three generations, and even cannot reach the two thousand stones in the past generations, it is definitely not just saving these lands by living frugally.

But he was not interested in rebutting. Everyone laughed at fifty steps, which was boring.

"A family with ten thousand hectares of fertile land, or a feudal marquis, which one is more valuable?"

Without hesitation, Zhang Xun said immediately, "Of course it's a feudal marquis and a general. Wealthy but not expensive, after all, it's the fish and meat on the table, and let others slaughter it."

"Since that's the case, why don't you seize this opportunity of meritorious service and go back to Guanzhong to ask for help?"

Zhang Xun smiled bitterly.

It's not that he didn't want to seize the opportunity to make meritorious service, but he followed Yuan Shu, so how could he have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds?

Yuan Shu is Youzhou Mu in name, but who listens to him?The Youzhou people didn't regard him as a human being at all, and he could only succeed when dealing with Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shu didn't have the ability to deal with trial and match.

As soon as the news that the emperor was going to forcibly spend the land in Jizhou came out, the Jizhou clan went crazy, and even those who originally intended to surrender turned their faces.Many people rushed to Yecheng with money, food, and songs to support the trial and assignment operations.Even if they didn't go to Yecheng, they still built Wubao to defend themselves, and they had no intention of surrendering at all.

This attack all the way to the south was not a surprise attack on Yan Liang at the beginning, let alone a surprise attack on Yuan Shao in conjunction with Yuan Tan.

Yuan Shu glanced at Zhang Xun.

Although Zhang Xun didn't say anything, he understood what Zhang Xun meant.

"Yuan Gong, I'm ready to retire."

"To be an official?" Zhang Xun was taken aback for a moment, and then he was delighted.

Once Yuan Shu becomes an official, he can switch to others.

For example, Sun Rui.

Although he and Shi Sunrui can't talk about friendship, they are from Guanzhong after all.If he can bring some troops to fight with Shi Sun Rui, Shi Sun Rui has no reason to reject him.

In terms of marching and fighting, Shi Sun Rui is much better than Yuan Shu.

"Then we..."

"Youzhou is under the control of the Youyan Duhu Mansion, so it is natural to fight with Xun You." Yuan Shu drank the wine in his glass, and said: "Xian Yufu joined the Northern Army, Xian Yuyin and others followed Xun You, no matter which one is established They can all share the oil and water. This time they will go south to besiege Yecheng, and they will not work without effort."

Zhang Xun thought about it and found it reasonable.

The reason why he feels that there is no hope for meritorious service is that Yuan Shu's level is too poor, and Yuan Shu's reputation is too bad, and the people of Youzhou are unwilling to cooperate with them.If he can get the support of Xianyu Yin and others, and fight under Xun You's command, he still has a chance.

"Also, those boys in your family are not young anymore, stop messing around. Those who can take the martial arts exam, go to the martial arts hall. If you can't take the martial arts exam, you can join the army. By the way, I remember your family That little girl named Zifu looks good, has she betrothed to someone else?"

Zhang Xun's heart tightened, but he still said honestly: "Not yet."

"There are so many talented young people around the emperor, don't you want to find a good son-in-law?"

Zhang Xun's eyes lit up.

That's a good idea.

Chapter 853

Whether the family can prosper, sometimes the focus is not on the ability of the individual, but on whether the children and grandchildren are up to date.

The son belongs to his own family, and whether he will become a talent or not, actually has a certain fate.

But the son-in-law belongs to someone else, so there is more room for choice.

The most typical example is right in front of you.

Yuan Shu also felt that there was hope in life, not because of his son Yuan Yao, but because of his son-in-law Huang Yi.

Who would have thought that the seemingly loss-making marriage at the beginning would become Yuan's biggest reliance in the end.

Of course, Yuan Shu was able to escape, and there was a more powerful Yuan's son-in-law-Yang Biao.

Yuan Shu benefited greatly from it, and told him the secret to Zhang Xun.

Zhang Xun knew exactly who his son was.Although he is not a big villain, he is not a young hero either.With their ability, it is difficult to keep the family business, and it is basically impossible to go further.

At this time, it is very important to be able to find a good son-in-law.

Zhang Xun chatted with Yuan Shu for a long time, and left excitedly to discuss with Yang Hong.

Yang Hong is a descendant of Hongnong Yang's family, and he is far more informed than him. Maybe he can know which young talents are available for the emperor.

But Yang Hong was concerned about something else.

"Is the highway going to be an official?"

"what."

"But...he hasn't reached fifty yet." Yang Hong stroked his beard, feeling inexplicably sad.

Yuan Shu didn't want to become an official, but wanted to avoid disaster and remove obstacles for them.

Yuan Shu will not become an official. They are restricted by their titles as monarchs and ministers and cannot act freely. They can only wait for Yuan Shu's recommendation like Yan Xiang was the prefect of Lujiang.

If Yuan Shu is very capable, or if the Yuan family in Runan has not been severely injured and has a strong backer behind him, this is of course a good thing that can only be wished for.

However, the Runan Yuan family had already lost, and Yuan Shu's ability was limited, so such an opportunity was very rare.

This time the recommender went to Luoyang to participate in the parade, but Xian Yufu could only go.

After Yuan Shu retired, they would be free, and they might be able to find some opportunities for meritorious service in this war.

Zhang Xun also reacted and sighed for a while.

"If you have done meritorious service, you must not forget him in the future."

"This is nature, this is nature." Zhang Xun said repeatedly: "One day as a monarch and minister, one life will never give up righteousness."

Yang Hong nodded and thought about it. "Is your little girl literate?"

A smug smile appeared on Zhang Xun's face. "Know a little about poetry and books."

"The best way for her to have the chance to meet the talented people around the emperor is to become an official. I think there are at least two options: the first choice is the women's camp, and the second is the Lantai. If neither of these two options works, you might as well let the She will work in the bookstore for a while first, and then see if she can get a recommendation from Mr. Xun Gui."

Zhang Xun nodded repeatedly and cupped his hands in thanks.

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Liu Xie led his troops eastward, passing through Chenliu first, and then to Dongjun.

When he was in Chenliu, accompanied by Ren Jun, he inspected the nearby counties.

Ren Jun is from Zhongmou, Henan, and being an official in Chenliu is very comfortable for him.When Cao Cao left him here, it was also out of various considerations.

Ren Jun's wife is Cao Cao's younger sister, so she can take care of her family nearby.

In addition, there is another more important reason.

Ren Jun is not only proficient in military affairs, but also good at farming.Being a prefect in Chenliu is more advantageous than joining the army in the frontier.

After Liu Xie made a tour, he recognized Ren Jun's political achievements very much.

Although Chen Liu hadn't implemented large-scale farming, but there were many wars before, the population wasted a lot, and there was a lot of free land, so it was very convenient to concentrate farming.As early as when Cao Cao controlled Yanzhou, Xiahou Dun was farming here and achieved good results.

Ren Jun went a step further on the basis of Xiahou Dun, and controlled most of the mulberry fields and dye production areas. The reason is also very good: to rebuild the three service officials and provide clothing for the court.

Chenliu Xiangyi has a leading textile industry, known as Splendid Xiangyi, where there are three officials who provide clothes and clothing for the palace.

But this is just a pretense.

Liu Xie deliberately controlled the scale of the harem, and even canceled the establishment of eunuchs, so there was no need to build three officials to provide clothes.

Only a small part of Xiangyi's products entered the palace, and most of them were sold by Ren Jun.

Xiangyi's silk products are of good quality and new designs and colors, and are very popular among Hu merchants.Some people even went to Xiangyang to stay here, just to get the goods as soon as possible.

This also led to Chen Liu's recovery.

With money in hand, it is easy to do things.Ren Jun used the money to dredge water conservancy, increase the intensity of land reclamation, and built a school to enroll the children of the poor.

Hearing the news, most of the refugees who returned from various places were arranged by Ren Jun to work in workshops, on the condition that children of school age could go to school for free and receive three years of education.

After three years, you can be recommended to go to Taixue for further study, or you can be an official in a county or county, or work in a local workshop to become a skilled worker with certain reading and writing skills.

Chenliu's county school not only taught reading and writing, but also taught all techniques related to textile printing and dyeing.When you walk out of the school, you are a qualified worker.

Refugees are happy with that.The income from working is more than that from farming, and the opportunity for children to study is even rarer.

Ren Jun is also satisfied.

With sufficient workers, the labor cost of the workshop can be reduced, but the output is thriving.

After listening to Ren Jun's introduction, Liu Xie was very satisfied.

Even if Ren Jun's achievements in politics are somewhat watery, his way of thinking is still advisable and positive, and it is by no means comparable to the kind of celebrity prefect who just sits and screams.

Such a person is what the imperial court needs. He has both faith and the ability to realize his faith.

Liu Xie asked Ren Jun to write an article on his governance methods, publish it in the Dibao, and submit it to the Situ Mansion for discussion, with a view to promoting it in more counties and counties.

One of the big drawbacks of the current system is the loss of life and political interest.No matter how well Chen Liu managed it, it was Ren Jun's business alone.Once Ren Jun leaves Chenliu, the next prefect is likely to overthrow all these rules.

Liu Xie hopes to form such a governance system into a system that cannot be easily changed.

He had already received the plan report from the Situ Mansion, in which Chenliu County ranked relatively high, but did not mention any specific administrative measures.

It's not that the Situ Mansion deliberately ignored it, but it was the way the previous plan was made. It only asked about specific results such as the increase or decrease of household registration, the area of ​​reclaimed land, the amount of taxes, and whether there were thieves, and did not ask about administrative measures.

Those are all attributed to the personal morality and ability of the prefect and county magistrate, which will affect their personal future, but there is no possibility of forming a system.

Liu Xie wants to change this slowly and use the system to manage instead of relying entirely on the personal abilities of officials.

Just like he built lecture halls and agricultural schools, instead of relying on the flashes of individual geniuses for progress, he focused on the accumulation of knowledge and provided the soil for more geniuses to emerge.

When it comes to governance, Ren Jun talks eloquently.When it comes to writing articles, Ren Jun is a little embarrassed.

He has never written such an article.In other words, he never thought that these trivial matters could also be written into articles and published in the residence newspaper for more people's reference.

Liu Xie said to him very seriously, you must not underestimate yourself.If all counties in the world can find the most suitable industry for their own development like Chen Liu, why worry about the king's way?

The kingly way is not spoken, but made.

In order to show importance, Liu Xie arranged for Cao Ang and Zhuge Liang to assist Ren Jun in sorting out the records.

He also said to Cao Ang, understand carefully, these are valuable experiences for you to work in the locality, which cannot be learned in books.

Chapter 854 Entering Jizhou

Hearing Liu Xie's words, Ren Jun no longer declined.

The emperor is by no means polite, and the meaning of this matter may exceed one's imagination.

Cao Ang is the son of his old emperor and his relative. He has been taught in front of the emperor these years and is deeply appreciated by the emperor.

Zhuge Liang, as the regular servant of the emperor on horseback, is also a confidant if he thinks about it.