Outside the Lu County Taishou Mansion Office.Hundreds of people knelt on the side of the road, not to avenge their grievances, but to save Cui Heng.At this time, more than ten days have passed since Wang Qinghe and Xie Beixing were hung on the flagpole of the city gate tower.Cui Heng's letter to the county guards has long been known.Naturally, the people of Lujun City already knew about it.So, starting from three days ago, people would gather outside the county guard office to petition, hoping that Cui Heng could stay as the county guard of Lu.Although when Liu Litao was the county guard in the past, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, but everything was afraid of comparison.After Cui Heng came here, he beat the local tyrants and divided the land, and all the merchants, families, sects and other forces who oppressed the people came to a big purge, and the living standards of the people rose I don't know how many grades.As long as he is a normal person, he will hope that the place where he lives has always been managed by a chief official like Cui Heng.Inside the county magistrate's office.Liu Litao said helplessly: "Your lord's grace is like the sea, and the people can't bear to let you go, dare to ask your lord how to deal with this matter?"
”Cui Heng was still looking at the map of the thirteen counties of Fengzhou, and said with a smile: "You are a county prince, you should already have some ideas." ”Liu Litao was slightly silent when he heard this, nodded and said: "Your lord's eyes are like torches, and your subordinates have indeed thought of a way." ”Cui Heng bowed his head lightly and said, "Speak." ”Liu Litao said in a deep voice: "My lord, what the people are worried about is nothing more than that after you leave, you will change to other county guards, and those who have been purged will fight back and bury their hard-won lives.""
As long as you let the people know, even if you leave Lu County, your eyes will still be on this place, and the decrees made before will continue to be implemented here, which should be able to reassure the people.""
What do you mean......"
Cui Heng thought for a moment and chuckled, "Let me not let go of the jurisdiction of Lu County even if I sit in the position of Fengzhou Mu?"
”"My lord, this is the desire of the people."
Liu Litao bowed down and prayed, "After the adult becomes the pastor of Fengzhou, can you follow the system of assassination history at the beginning of the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty and set up Lu County as the direct jurisdiction of Changfeng Prefecture?"
”Changfeng Prefecture is Changfeng County, which is the capital of Fengzhou and the official office of Fengzhou Mu.If the county is directly under the jurisdiction of the state capital, there is no need to set up a county guard.It is only necessary to keep the county commander and the lieutenant to handle the affairs of the government and the army, and at the same time send an official directly under the state government to regularly inspect the whole army and report back to the state capital.This situation is similar to the state pastor at the beginning of the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty, which was also called the state assassin history at that time.At that time, the world was initially decided, and the imperial court divided the thirteen states of the world into 241 counties in order to divide local powers, which were independent of each other and at the same level.The central government would regularly dispatch assassins to inspect local government affairs, and then report the results of the inspections to the imperial court, so as to maintain direct jurisdiction over local government affairs and military.At that time, the land of a state was only a patrol area, and the state assassin did not have direct administrative and military power, and even the government office did not have it, so he could only visit and record everywhere, and he had to regularly return to the imperial court to make small reports.The scope of the inspection is not fixed, and the place has to be changed every year.The mountains are high and the roads are long, the boats and cars are tiring, the power is small, the welfare is poor, and the real coolies are genuine.However, this situation only lasted a few decades before it was interrupted.Because the counties are independent and the local power is too scattered, they can't resist the rebel army that rises from time to time, and they can't suppress the families of the major sects, so the Great Jin Dynasty can only change the history of the state to the state pastor, set up a government office, recruit subordinate officials, and prime minister a state military and political power."
In ancient times, there was a history of thorns inspecting a state, and there was no special case of a state pastor sending a thorn history to inspect a county."
Cui Heng smiled, he didn't object to this, and thought about it, "There can be a post to patrol the county, it is for 'Fu County', who does Liu Juncheng think can be appointed?"
”"Naturally, it's Chenfu County."
As soon as Liu Litao heard the name of this official position, he understood what Cui Heng meant.And it is indeed the most suitable for Huishi.Now Hui Shi has concurrently served as seventeen Fu counties, if he hadn't been temporarily sent out by Cui Heng to deliver letters, I'm afraid that he would have to concurrently serve as twenty-one Fu counties in the whole county at this time.In order to implement Cui Heng's new decree in various counties, Hui Shi has offended all the families, sects, and merchants in the county, and many landlords have villains with Hui Shi's name written on them in their homes, and they secretly enough for him every day.There is absolutely no room for relaxation.In fact, if he didn't know that Hui Shi was the sharpest knife in Cui Heng's hand, Liu Litao would have wanted to persuade Cui Heng to appoint Hui Shi as the Taishou of Lu County.The people will certainly not object.After all, Hui Shi has long stood on the irreconcilable opposite side of those who want to fight back, and he will not die."
Huishi is indeed a good candidate."
Cui Heng nodded slightly, "Since the county has been decided, there will be a county prince, and you will be selected after the next period of time." ”"Juncheng?"
Liu Litao was stunned when he heard this, isn't he a county prince, but he quickly reacted and said in surprise, "My lord, are you going to take your subordinates to Changfeng Prefecture?"
”"Pick a successor and I'll take you there."
Cui Heng chuckled, "There must always be a person around the state pastor to help deal with government affairs, and you have done a good job these days."
By the way, tell Chen Tong and let him find a successor as well. ”"Thank you, sir!"
Liu Litao knelt down on the spot excitedly, and the whole person trembled with excitement, he never dreamed that he would have the opportunity to be a state driver in his life.There are many subordinate officials of the state pastor, the most important of which is not to drive the history, to assist the state pastor in managing the government affairs of a state, and the power and status are extremely high.If it is purely based on the territory and authority under its jurisdiction, the current state is not even more than the prime minister of the overlord country when the countries were fighting thousands of years ago!"
It doesn't have to be like this, it's up to you how you do it."
Cui Heng waved his hand and asked with a smile, "By the way, where is Huishi's letter sent now?"
”"My lord, early this morning, Chen Fu County sent someone back to report the progress, saying that the eleven counties have been delivered."
Liu Litao said respectfully, "There are still Luo'an County and Changfeng Prefecture that have not been delivered." ”"So, the next thing he's going to go to should be Luo'an County."
Cui Heng thought for a moment, then laughed, "I remember that this Luo'an County Keeper is called Ren Yuankui, and it is said that he has already won the support of two families with the surname Qiwang?"
”There are two requirements for succession as state pastor.The first is to have the support of two of the Seven Wangs, or one of the Daoyi Palace and the Baolin Zen Temple, and the second is to have another incumbent state priest to express their support.This means that Ren Yuankui now only needs to obtain the support of a state pastor, and he can go through the normal procedure to succeed Fengzhou pastor."
Yes, sir."
Liu Litao nodded, "This Ren Yuankui is the best at drilling, and he has a very good relationship with major families, sects, and merchants, and it is said that he has already started to negotiate with several state pastors, hoping to get support from it." ”"If you want to get the support of other state pastors, I'm afraid it's not unconditional."
Cui Heng said with a smile."
I heard that I want to use the taxes of all the people of Fengzhou as a bargaining chip."
Liu Litao's news is quite well-informed, "It's just that the distribution ratio has not been negotiated, and it has not been decided this time." ”"Tsk, use the taxes of the people of a state as a bargaining chip."
Cui Hengzhu turned his head to look in the direction of Luo'an County, and sneered, "This is really a business without capital!"
”…… Ro'an was once the richest place in Toyosu, and even served as the capital of Toyoshu during the previous dynasty.Although there is no longer the scenery of the past, it is also the place where the military power of the thirteen counties of Fengzhou is second only to the capital of Changfeng.When the former state pastor Cao Quan was still alive, Luo'an County Shouren Yuankui was a little self-respecting, and directly ignored the state pastor's order for him to go to the Yan thief to rebel against the army.This directly led to the Yan Thief rebel army being unopposed in a short period of time, causing it to quickly capture several large counties as if it were in a no-man's land.A few months ago, Cao Quan was assassinated, and the Yan thief rebel army was also defeated, Ren Yuankui moved his mind and began to desperately contact the major forces, and after paying a lot of price, he finally won the support of the Jiangnan Ye clan and the Nanhe Jiang clan.Next, as long as he has the support of a current state pastor, he can become a Toyosu pastor as he wishes.In order to realize this dream of his own, Ren Yuankui now has the opportunity to hold a banquet at home every day, or entertain the envoys of the major forces, or pick up the wind with people sent by other state pastors.Of course, the most solemn banquet must be when the other state pastors are invited to the farewell car and even the state pastor himself.Like today.Youzhou Mu Bei drove Weixiong to discuss with Ren Yuankui about the promotion of Fengzhou Mu.This is the third time that we have held talks.As is customary, as long as the outcome of the negotiation is more or less satisfactory to both parties, the matter can basically be settled.Therefore, Ren Yuankui attaches great importance to it.At the banquet, three cattle and sheep, 12 kinds of candied fruit, 16 kinds of melons and fruits, 9 kinds of cherished wild birds, and various kinds of native game such as monkeys, snakes, rabbits, etc., and countless kinds of wine aging.The entire banquet hall was filled with the aroma of wine and meat.Even if more than 100 people are invited to eat this kind of banquet, it is more than enough, and it may not be able to be eaten.But in fact, the only "people who went to the banquet" were Luo'an County Shou Ren Yuankui and Youzhou Beijia Weixiong.Of course, there are also 72 musicians playing music on the side, and 24 young girls dressed in tulle swaying and dancing in the middle of the banquet.However, they are not qualified to taste the delicacies of the feast.Wei Xiong has passed his sixties, but his physique is still strong, and he is a man nearly nine feet tall with a beard.It's not like a civilian official, it's more like a military general.He squinted his eyes to admire the graceful body of this girl Mai Ji, pointed to two casually, and said with a smile, "Ren Taishou, these two are good, send them to my room to play at night." ”"Haha, as long as you want to, even if you want all of these, it's okay!"
Ren Yuankui laughed and said, "These are all carefully selected chicks, all of them are twenty-eight years old, and they have never been exposed to rain and dew." ”"No, no, when you're old, you won't be able to do it."
Wei Xiong's gaze swept over the half-concealed delicate bodies of the girls, shook his head and said, "If you are ten years younger, the old man will definitely have a good fight, haha!"
”"Don't talk about anything, you're still a dragon and a tiger."
Ren Yuankui poured Wei Xiong a glass of wine and flattered, "It must be majestic." ”"Haha, I just like to listen to you, okay, I'll add two more girls."
Wei Xiong laughed and ordered two more girl dancers, and suddenly he changed his words, "However, fun is fun, don't think about relying on these to let the old man help you bargain with Shen Zhoumu." ”Shen Zhou Mu is Youzhou Mu Shen Yu."
It's nature, it's nature."
Ren Yuankui nodded again and again, and then lowered his voice and asked, "Don't drive, what does Shen Zhoumu mean, is it decided?"
”"Hey, just waiting for you to ask."
Wei Xiong took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "The tax of the twelve counties of Fengzhou is thirty percent for ten years, and Lu County is rich, so it is necessary to add an additional two percent, how about it?"
”"This ......"
Ren Yuankui frowned when he heard this, and said with a wry smile, "Don't drive, you know, in order to win the support of the Ye family and the Jiang family, I have already divided the taxes in Fengzhou into four percent, and if this is divided into three percent, it will be ......
"Hehe, Ren Taishou, don't hide it with the old man." ”Wei Xiong sneered, "The old man doesn't believe that you won't increase the tax rate after you take office, but now we set the tax according to this time!""
Even if you divide ten percent, as long as you double the tax rate of these mud legs after you serve as the pastor of Fengzhou, won't you all earn it back?""
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Don't drive, the taxes are too heavy, I'm afraid that the officials will force the people to rebel!"
Ren Yuankui still had a bitter face."
Fuck you, now pretend to be a patriot for the old man?"
Wei Xiong directly laughed and scolded, "There are people starving to death on the side of the road every day in your county town, and I don't see anyone opposing it." ”"This, hehe......"
Ren Yuankui was speechless, in fact, under his rule, in order to ensure the expenditure of the army, the people had already starved to death."
When I came, Shen Zhou Muke told me."
Wei Xiong then made another killing move, "If you can't talk about it here, let me ask Lu Jun Taishou about it." ”"Looking for that Cui Heng?!"
Ren Yuankui's eyes widened when he heard this, and everyone stood up, "How can you find him?"
This guy pushed the administrative decree in the counties under his rule, and forcibly bought the property of the major forces at a market price of 10%.If he is made a state pastor, we will not be happy."
And he also flooded Wang Xie's coalition army, arrested Wang Qinghe and Xie Beixing, and offended Langya Wang and Pingshan Xie to death, how can he be a state pastor, no, absolutely not."
Although after the collapse of Wang Xie's coalition army, all counties in Fengzhou have sent spies to investigate, and they have all found out the truth, that is, the county guard Cui Heng used his great magic power to kill all the tens of thousands of Wang Xie coalition troops, as evidenced by the big rivers and lakes, but not many people believe it.Because this is incredible, it is completely challenging people's common sense cognition, at most some will be skeptical, and more people are considered to use the terrain in advance to set a trap and flood the army.It's hard to really believe this kind of outrageous thing unless you experience it yourself, or see it with your own eyes."
Hehe, okay, I still want you, the Taishou of Luo'an County, to make a decision."
Wei Xiong took a sip of wine slowly, and said with a smile, "The tax of the twelve counties of Fengzhou is thirty percent for ten years, and Lu County will add another one percent, this is the final bottom line." ”"......"
Ren Yuankui's face kept changing, many thoughts flashed in his mind for a while, he took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll do it!"
”…… A grand banquet was held in the Luo'an County Guard's Office.Outside, the streets were cold and windy, the doors of houses were closed, and many beggars were shivering from the cold wind in the alleys.It was already night when Hui Shi came here, the road was quiet, there were no people, it was dark, I could hear the sound of a dog barking, and when I looked around, I saw a beggar grabbing a bone with a dog.Not far from the beggar lay a child who looked no more than ten years old, stiff and motionless, apparently having been sent to death for some time."
This is the county seat?"
Hui Shi's brows furrowed slightly, before he came to Luo'an County, he had heard that this was the most powerful county except for Changfeng Prefecture, but he didn't expect it to be like this.However, he couldn't take care of this kind of thing for the time being, so he walked straight in the direction of the county guard's office.There were two officials in front of the official office of the Luo'an County Guard.When they saw Hui Shi coming over, their eyes lit up, and they muttered: "Haha, there are people who are not afraid of death who dare to walk around in front of the county guard mansion at night, and the gentleman's wine money is there!"
”So, the two officials immediately stepped forward, stopped Hui Shi, and shouted, "Stop!
Where did Diao Min come from, and he dared to break into the Taishou Mansion at night?!
”"I am a messenger sent by Cui Heng, the Taishou of Lu County, to deliver a letter to Luo'an County."
Hui Shi's temper has improved a lot recently, and he patiently explained, "It's not Diaomin, and I don't want to break into the Taishou Mansion at night, so please ask the two of you to go through it." ”"What bullshit Lu Jun Taishou, I haven't heard of it!
I think you just want to break into the Taishou Mansion at night!
”The two officials could not understand people's words, and directly stretched out their hands and sneered, "Five taels of silver, or go to prison!"
”"Oh?"
Hui Shi suddenly grinned, "Really?!"
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