The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Why do you ask like that, sir?" Chen Mo asked while thinking about the ditch. The topic of the world is too big, and in Chen Mo's opinion, it is meaningless.

"Just sighing, the world today is quite like the Seven Heroes of the past. If this is true, how long will the world be in chaos?" Zhong Yao sighed.

"Sir, what you said is wrong." Chen Mo shook his head and said: "The world seems to be falling apart, but back then the seven countries had different writings, coins, languages, and systems. Now, although the world is also divided by princes, it was not the same in the beginning. Divided by country, the majority of people still favor the Han. Secondly, regardless of Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, all the princes in the world are following the system of prefectures and counties of the Great Khan. From this point of view, it is just the separation of princes and not the division of the world. , this war will not last as long as the Seven Kingdoms did in the past."

The princes are divided, but everyone speaks the same words and uses the same system. There may be some cultural differences in different places, but they are basically the same. Therefore, in Chen Mo's view, although the world is in chaos, it will not last long. Of course, war is Indispensable.

"The general's vision is indeed far-reaching." Zhong Yao smiled and said, "Has the general thought about restructuring?"

"Oh?" Chen Mo asked doubtfully, "I wonder what the restructuring means, sir?"

"There are a lot of shortcomings in the inspection system now." Zhong Yao said with a smile: "A few years ago, a good friend commented on this matter with me. Now there are quite a few omissions in the inspection system. If the inspection system can be standardized, the imperial court will select The virtuous and highly respected people go to the states and counties to select talents. Of course, this requires perfect procedures. "

What are the disadvantages of the inspection system? Most of the recommended talents were his own disciples, which created a huge family like the Yuan family with disciples and former officials all over the world. The system Zhong Yao mentioned concentrated the power of investigation into the hands of the court.

Chen Mo frowned and thought about this matter. The starting point was good, but could the talents selected by this highly respected person really be used? And will a highly respected person show favoritism?

This indeed requires legal restraint. After a moment, Chen Mo shook his head and said: "Mr. Yuan Chang's method is quite feasible, but it is a pity that it is not the case today."

"Why?" Zhong Yao looked at Chen Mo doubtfully.

"The timing is not right." Chen Mo did not directly deny the other party's ideas, but just said: "In today's world, do you think the king chooses his ministers or the ministers choose the king?"

"This..." Zhong Yao wanted to say that it was Jun who chose the minister, but after thinking about it, he still didn't say it. Chen Mo was not that easy to fool.

"Since ancient times, good birds have chosen trees to roost, but have you ever seen trees choose birds?" Chen Mo said with a smile: "I understand Sir's method. It is necessary to select talents with both virtues and virtues for the court, but look at those who have both virtues and outstanding abilities. How many people are there in the world? If officials are only selected based on their virtues and not their talents, is it really good for the country? A good person may not necessarily be a good official. Doesn’t this system exclude those who have ordinary virtues but are talented? ?”

Chen Mo is very clear about the way aristocratic families raise their talents. According to this method of selecting scholars, it is equivalent to narrowing the scope of talent selection to the circle of scholars, but what about the talents outside this circle? Looking at the talents under Chen Mo now, Man Chong, Li Ru, Jia Xu, and Xu Shu are all from poor families, but the talents of these people are probably rare even among aristocratic families, right? If this method were really used, wouldn't it mean that all the talents that Chen Mo relies on most now would be eliminated?

And once this method matures, I'm afraid Chen Mo will be even more dependent on the family, so why bother?

Of course, the method Zhong Yao mentioned is not entirely without merit. Many ideas are worth learning from. Moreover, Chen Mo was reluctant to let Zhong Yao go, so he only said that the timing was wrong, but did not directly mention your method. no.

Zhong Yao nodded with a smile and said: "What the general said is indeed reasonable, but I am not careful enough."

"I wonder who the sage who came up with this method is..." Chen Mo looked at Zhong Yao and said with a smile, although I don't use the method, but people can use it. The person who can come up with this method should be quite talented.

"He is in Yingchuan. It will be difficult for the general to recruit him." Zhong Yao didn't know what Chen Mo was thinking, he shook his head and smiled.

"That's a bit regretful... Why don't you write a letter to your husband?" Chen Mo said with regret.

Zhong Yao looked at Chen Mo funny, nodded and said, "I'll give it a try."

Regardless of his initial attitude towards Chen Mo, after getting along with him for a long time, he will unconsciously develop a sense of identification with Chen Mo, and it is difficult to have too much dislike. Moreover, Zhong Yao is indeed more optimistic about Chen Mo now, holding three In the land of auxiliaries, he has powerful soldiers and generals under his command. The most important thing is that Chen Mo's decision-making and employment of people are quite commendable. He can be ruthless when he should be ruthless. Such a person can indeed make a difference in the future. Speaking of the future, even now, Chen Mo's actions are not bad.

"Thank you, Mr. Lao." Chen Mo said with a smile. Now he is really short of people, especially talents who can take charge of their own business. As Chen Mo's territory is getting bigger and bigger, the demand for such talents is also increasing.

Although Yingchuan was not under Chen Mo's rule, Chen Mo had been coveting the talents there for a long time. Unfortunately, when he went to Yingchuan to look for talents, his reputation and status were far behind. Except for Xu Shu's unexpected surprise, he found almost nothing. Now he has also written several letters to Yingchuan talents he knew in the past, such as Xun Pei and Xun Biao, the sons of Xun Shuang, hoping that they can recommend some talents to him.

In fact, Chen Mo is attracted to the Xun family, so it's hard to tell him directly.

"It's easy, and I can't guarantee that he will come." Zhong Yao shook his head and smiled.

"Then sir, you might as well write a few more letters. If you can win the respect of sir, you must be extraordinary." Chen Mo said with a smile.

Well……

Zhong Yao looked at Chen Mo speechlessly, and finally could only nod silently. This Chen Mo really knows how to climb up the ladder.

After monitoring the project, even if Ma Jun's overturned cart can pump water to the high ground, it is difficult to take care of the entire Guanzhong before the beginning of spring. If you want to survive this drought year safely, you still need the court to make efforts. Chen Mo has already mobilized food and grass from all over the country. In addition, he wrote letters to appease Ma Teng and Han Sui. In this year of drought, Chen Mo really doesn't want to have war again.

The two discussed the matter of disaster relief until the evening, and then returned to Chang'an with the guards.

In the next few days, Chen Mo was very busy. After the New Year, it was the new year. The beginning of spring was approaching, and the canal construction project became more urgent.

"My lord, that little stutterer is here!" Dian Wei came in and saluted Chen Mo.

"I have a name!" Chen Mo stood up, looked at Dian Wei helplessly, and said, when can this habit of giving people random names be changed?

"Forgot~" Dian Wei said with his head down.

Chen Mo: "..."

"Let's go, I think the overturned cart is done, let's go and see the effect." Chen Mo stood up and said: "Send someone to notify Sikong to go together."

"Yes!" Dian Wei agreed and ordered a personal guard to notify Zhong Yao. Chen Mo went straight to the door and saw Ma Jun waiting there with a restrained face. Seeing Chen Mo, he hurriedly saluted: "Master..."

"No need to be polite." Chen Mo stretched out his hand and smiled: "But it's done?"

"Fortunately...fortunately...I have fulfilled my mission!" Ma Jun bowed.

"Let's go and see." Chen Mo smiled. The canal should be dug in seven days. It's just right to let the water flow while seeing Ma Jun's results.

After taking the personal guards and waiting for Zhong Yao, the group went out of the city and soon arrived at the overturned cart made by Ma Jun. The canal was already filled with water.

"This thing is quite big." Zhong Yao and Chen Mo looked up at the huge overturned cart and led people to the high ground. There was also a canal dug there. As long as the overturned cart can bring water up, the highland farmland can be irrigated at any time.

"How to use this thing?" Chen Mo turned his head and looked at Ma Jun.

"Here... here... there is... a crutch. As long as... someone... steps on... this crutch, then... even a... child can operate it." Ma Jun bowed.

Hearing this, Chen Mo looked at the crutch and nodded, "Let me try."

"My lord, let me do it. If this thing collapses, it will be bad for you to be crushed." Dian Wei hurried forward and stopped Chen Mo.

Although Chen Mo felt that the cart was quite stable, it made sense, so he nodded: "Okay."

Dian Wei did not move either, but turned his head and looked at his son who was following him and said: "Go quickly."

Dian Man: "???"

"What are you standing there for? Didn't Ma say that even children can operate it? It's just right for you to go. Don't worry, even if it collapses, your father can save you." Dian Wei waved his hand impatiently and said: "Don't delay things, the lord is still waiting."

Dian Man suddenly doubted whether he was his father's biological son, but Chen Mo was in front of him, so Dian Man could only do as he was told. Under Chen Mo's amused eyes, he walked towards the cart, followed Ma Jun's instructions, and held the horizontal bar before he got on the crutch.

The cart slowly turned as Dian Man stepped on it, and the bamboo buckets scooped up the water from the canal below and sent it to the top, and then flowed down the wooden canal and fell into the canal, providing a continuous source of water that spread along the canal. Although it was quickly absorbed by the soil, it did bring the water up.

"Good! Good! Good!" Chen Mo laughed and said three good words in a row. This not only relieved the pressure of this year's drought, but also became a good thing in the future, which could make many places arable land. He turned his head and looked at Ma Jun and said, "Ma Jun!"

"I am a commoner... I am here!" Ma Jun bowed.

"You don't have to call yourself a commoner anymore. The position of the general of craftsmanship has been vacant under the Shaofu. I think you are very suitable for this position. From today on, you will be the general of craftsmanship with a salary of 600 stones. Here is a map. The places circled with red pen should be turned over as soon as possible. Tell me how many people and money you need, but you must do it quickly. Do as much as you can before the spring plowing." Chen Mo looked at Ma Jun and smiled.

"Thank you... Thank you... Lord!" Ma Jun cried with joy. After all, in terms of his background, he was not even from a poor family. It was definitely a great joy for Ma Jun to become an official with 600 stones in one go.

"Dian Wei, send a few guards to Ma Jun to take charge. At this time, if anyone pretends to obey but actually disobeys, he can be executed immediately!"

"Yes!"