In the State of Zhao.
In the Prime Minister's Residence.
Li Zan shielded his wife and children behind him.
He was an official under Lord Ye Manor, so he naturally knew how strict the laws were.
His crime of disregarding the people was enough to exterminate his family. He just didn't expect Tian Feng and the Tiger Guards to come so quickly!
"Have you decided?"
Tian Feng's eyes were filled with disappointment.
Li Zan, the Minister of Zhao that he saw.
Unexpectedly, he had never thought about the commoners and the Ye Marquis Manor. He only wanted his family to prosper for a thousand years.
Could it be that these people really couldn't understand the reason for the Great Han Dynasty's demise?
"Yuan Hao!"
Li Zan said solemnly," Gongsun Changping is a hero, a hero rarely seen in the world, but he can't tolerate the aristocrats. He's walking the same path as Wang Mang. Even if his boldness is unmatched, he won't reach the end!”
"Bullshit!"
Xu Chu said angrily as he held his saber.
Tian Feng sighed in disappointment." The county magistrate has left, the main registrar has left, and you are the only prefect who has left. The lord has given strict orders that those who rebel will be executed. If you move to another region, leave behind fertile land, family wealth, and books. I can allow you to take 50 gold coins and leave!”
"Bandits!"
"Isn't the Ye Marquis Manor the king's teacher?”
Li Zan was stunned on the spot and scolded angrily,"He's exploiting us!"
"Yes, I am!"
Tian Feng's expression was complicated." Exploiting the aristocrats is like exploiting the commoners. The Ye Marquis Manor is only returning these things to the commoners. Since you want to leave Jizhou, then leave clean!"”
"Husband!"
"We're not leaving!" Li Zan's wife begged.”
"No!"
Li Zan shook his head.
He knew that even if he stayed in Jizhou today, he would not be put in an important position in the future.
The Lord of Duty was on the move. This time, the aristocratic families who wanted to leave and cause trouble were all recorded. In the future, they would all disappear into the masses!
"Fifty gold!“
Li Zan gritted his teeth and said,"Give us 50 gold coins. We want to go to Yanzhou!"”
"Good!"
Tian Feng nodded.
Li Zan wasn't the first, nor would he be the last.
In a short ten-some days, the gentry clans of the four prefectures had all fled to the other prefectures.
Building an academy and accepting the children of the commoners as students was already breaking the monopoly of the aristocratic families and digging up the graves.
However…
There were also some aristocrats who stayed in the four prefectures.
They were more forward-looking, more controlled by the system's characteristics, and knew that the world was in chaos.
Gongsun Jing was the only person in the world who had the power to unify the world. It was better to send charcoal in the snow than to add icing on the cake. Today, he had brought disaster to the aristocratic families. If he fled to other provinces and counties, it would be the same in the future.
At this moment, if they stayed in Jizhou, they could still increase their official positions. In the future, they might not even be qualified to be county magistrates.
"What a pity!"
Tian Feng watched Li Zan's family leave.
"What are you regretting, Sir?" Xu Chu asked in a low voice.”
"It's nothing!"
Tian Feng shook his head and said in disappointment," It's just a pity that Li Zan did not see the future of Lord Ye's manor. The lord's reform of paper making and the creation of movable type printing will change the world's monopoly on the knowledge of the aristocrats. Reading and writing is no longer the exclusive power of the aristocrats!”
"Yes!"
Xu Chu nodded.
Ten days later.
Yanzhou, Chenliu.
Cao Cao was preparing to improve the system of opening up wasteland to increase the rations for the army.
Xun Yu stepped into the Prefecture Overseer's Mansion and laughed,""My lord, Li Zan of Zhao has come to join us!”
"Li Zan?"
Cao Cao raised his head in surprise." Wen Ruo, if I remember correctly, Li Zan was appointed Minister of the State of Zhao. This is the prefect of a county in Jizhou. How could he come to join us? There can't be a trap, right?!"”
"No!"
Xun Yu shook his head.
"Did you ask?" Cao Cao asked.”
Xun Yu nodded and said," Jizhou has issued a letter. After Gongsun Jing returned from Bingzhou, he wanted to build an academy and send the children of the commoners to study together with the children of the aristocrats. Moreover, the number of Humble Class students proposed for the first time is 30,000!”
"Is he crazy?"
Cao Cao's eyes were filled with shock.
He had also thought about how Gongsun Jing would improve the farmland system.
However, he needed to rely on the Shi clan to support him, and he could not offend the Shi clan at all.
Now, not only did Jizhou improve the land system, but it also brought the children of the aristocrats and the children of the common people to an equal level of education. In the future, the children of the poor families could become officials, but where would the aristocrats live?
"He's not crazy!"
"Gongsun Changping is actually very smart!"
Xun Yu's eyes were filled with fear as he said," He should have gained both fame and fortune after conquering Bingzhou. There were also countless brave generals and celebrities who went to join him. However, according to the information we received, only the righteous people went to Lord Ye's mansion. There were no celebrities. The disadvantage of killing Kong Wenju has already come!”
"How ruthless!"
"A strong man cuts off his wrist and cuts off the foundation of all the aristocratic families?" Cao Cao said in shock.”
Xun Yu shook his head again and sighed,""My lord, I suspect that he has long wanted to make a move on the aristocrats. The fertile land reform is to cut off the branches of the aristocrats, so that the aristocrats can't gather their tenants to resist. This time, he is forcing away the aristocrats who are unwilling to stay in the four provinces!”
"Is that so?"
Cao Cao's eyes flickered.
Xun Yu took a deep breath and said again,""This time, Gongsun Changping has ordered that apart from the aristocratic families who cause chaos, no one is allowed to forcefully kill or retain the aristocratic families. However, if you want to move to other provinces and counties, you must leave behind fertile land, family wealth, and books!”
Cao Cao crushed his brush and said decisively,"Announce that the nobles who escaped from the four prefectures can come to Yanzhou!"”
"My lord!"
Xun Yu said inexplicably," It's a good thing for the aristocrats to attach themselves to you, but you have to give them fertile land, tenants, money, and books. Only then will they work for you. After all, they left the four provinces alone. If you don't give them, why would they stay in Yanzhou?!"”
"Here!"
"All of them!"
Cao Cao laughed and said," If you don't take what the heavens give you, you will suffer the consequences. Gongsun Changping is asking for his own death. He was born from the Gongsun family. Now that he has cut off the roots of the aristocratic families, there will definitely be more aristocratic families in the four states who will escape. Immediately write a letter to Gongda and Youruo. If they are willing to come to Yanzhou, I, Cao Cao, will be waiting for them. If I can get Du Xi, Guo Jia and the others will be the best!"”
"Here!"
Xun Yu bowed.
He was also born in a noble clan, so he naturally did not want Xun You and the others to stay in the Ye Marquis Manor.
Early November.
Gongsun Jing returned to Ye City with Zheng Xuan and the others.
At the same time, in order to avoid Zheng Xuan, Guan Hai took the initiative to lead the Tianxing Army to Qingzhou and prepare to send troops to Youzhou the next year.
In the mansion of Lord Ye.
Tian Feng presented the names of the nobles and officials who had left and said respectfully,"My lord, more than ten gentry clans have left the four prefectures, nearly a hundred officials have resigned, and one prefect has left!”
"Governor?"
Gongsun Jing frowned.
Did he carry the ruling characteristic and increase his loyalty by a lot, or did the prefect run away?'
Tian Feng nodded." Li Zan, the Prime Minister of the State of Zhao, has already gone to Yanzhou. Most of the aristocratic families who fled from the four states were taken over by Cao Cao. He gave these aristocratic families fertile land, tenants, money, food, and so on…!”
"This Cao Mengde!"
Gongsun Jing shook his head and smiled faintly.""He's just a prefect. If he's gone, then so be it. You can promote one of the aristocrats who stayed behind. The aristocrats who can escape today can turn against you tomorrow!”
"Here!"
Tian Feng said respectfully.
Gongsun Jing looked at the civil and military officials and said in a deep voice,""Since the four provinces have been cleaned up, it's time to change the regime. In the past, it was fine to control two provinces and six officials, but now that three provinces are in trouble, the four provinces are no longer capable!”
"Yes, sir!"
Xun You bowed.
Guo Jia, Du Xi, Cheng Yu, and the others seemed to miss him.
"Change the Six Caos to the Six Bureaus!"
Gongsun Jing looked at Ju Shou and said," The Household Department will be the Ministry of Revenue. There will be one minister, two assistant ministers, and four managers. They will be in charge of the household registration, land, taxes, and salaries of the four provinces. They will also be in charge of the finances of the Ye Marquis's residence!”
"Here!"
Xu Shou's heart was beating like a drum.
Why did he feel that the Ministry of Revenue was like the finance minister of the court!
Gongsun Jing continued," The Minister of Civil Affairs will be the Minister of Civil Affairs. There will be one minister, two assistant ministers, and four doctors. They will be in charge of the appointment and removal of officials in the four states, as well as the examination, promotion, and transfer of officials!”
"Here!"
Tian Feng said respectfully.
Gongsun Jing looked at Lu Yu and said," The Law Department is the Ministry of Justice. It has one minister, two assistant ministers, and four officials. It drafts the laws of the four states, mentions the laws and prisons, and sets up the various state and county government offices with the Ministry of Personnel to assist in managing the people and handle the disputes of the people!”
"Here!"
Lu Yu said respectfully.
Gongsun Jing looked at Jia Xu and said," The Military Officer is the Ministry of War. There is a minister, two assistant ministers, and four Cao Cheng. They are in charge of selecting military officers, military records, armaments, military orders, and recruiting soldiers!”
"Here!"
Jia Xu bowed.
Gongsun Jing pondered for a moment before saying," The Tian Cao will be the Ministry of Works. There will be a minister, two assistant ministers, and four great craftsmen. They will be in charge of the construction of the city, water conservancy, city construction, armor forging, and so on!”
"Here!"
Zhen Yan's heart skipped a beat.
Gongsun Jing took a deep breath and said in a deep voice,""The Minister of Rites will be the Minister of Rites, two Assistant Ministers, and four guests. He will be in charge of the surrounding etiquette, sacrifices, and tributes. He will be in charge of communicating with the vassals!”
"Here!"
Xun Chen replied.
Gongsun Jing said indifferently,"Chief, don't drive. Sima will not change for the time being!"”
"Here!"
The civil and military officials heaved a sigh of relief.
They were all people who ruled the officialdom. How could they not see the changes in the Six Cao?
The six ministries were no longer just a marquis's manor. They had replaced the nine ministers of the imperial court as the political core of the four provinces.
They were really afraid that Gongsun Jing would directly change the three major officials and then raise the banner of the king, becoming the second person to become king after the Great Han Dynasty lost power.
However, it was fortunate that only the Six Cao were reformed and the authority of the Six Bureaus was relaxed.
"Right!"
"The thing I gave you, hurry up and create it!”
"Especially paper and movable type printing. This is the key to the construction of Daye Academy. At the same time, it can attract more celebrities!”
" After creating it, print ten pieces of white paper as a gift and place them in a brocade box as a gift. Make thirty copies and give them to Zheng Xuan. Let him write letters to invite other celebrities to enter Daye Academy. Whether they come or not is one thing. The most important thing is to send out the white paper and the printed Zhou gift!”Gongsun Jing said with narrowed eyes.
"Here!"
Zhen Yan bowed.
Gongsun Jing looked at Tian Feng and said," Yuanhao, don't promote your positions too quickly. You have to vacate more than half of the positions in the various departments. Let the local governors have enough faith to govern the people and increase their achievements. Then, you will be promoted to the six departments!”
"Here!"
Tian Feng said respectfully.
Gongsun Jing looked at Zhen Yan and said," The construction of Daye Academy should also begin. Zheng Xuan has decided on the location. It's at the foot of Taihang Mountain, by the Zhang River. We'll build an academy that can accommodate 30,000 students!”
"Here!"
Zhen Yan replied with a bitter face.
Gongsun Jing waved his hand.”
"Here!"
Everyone bowed and left the manor.
The moment he stepped out of the mansion.
All Xun You, Cheng Yu, Du Xi, and the others sighed.
Xun You looked at the departing figures of Zhao Yun and the others and said bitterly,"" I was truly frightened by my lord today. Looks like the Darkhan Dynasty really can't be preserved. At least the Ji, Qing, Bing, and You Prefectures will no longer have any ruling power in the Darkhan Imperial Court!”
"Haha!"
Guo Jia shook his head and left.
Seeing this, Xun You said helplessly,"Feng Xiao is becoming more and more impolite!"”
"It's not impolite!"
Du Xi said with a complicated expression," After the army entered Bing Province, the flag they raised was not the Han Dynasty's army, but the Ye Marquis Mansion. Even if the people asked if it was the Han Dynasty's army, the soldiers would explain that it was the Ye Marquis Mansion's sixth battalion. Bing Province has already broken away from the Han Dynasty's rule. Now, the three provinces are also breaking away bit by bit. What you said has become the truth!”
"Zixu!"
Xun You looked at Luoyang and muttered,"Is the Great Han really going to perish?"”
"What do you think?"
Du Xi said in disappointment," The six departments have been established. They will replace the nine ministers. The lord's ambition is obvious. He is just short of raising the flag and becoming king. When the news reaches Chang 'an or other regions, it will definitely cause a great uproar!”
"Yes!"
Xun You walked towards his residence with determination.
After returning to the residence, he threw the letter from Xun Yu into the brazier.
The moment he saw the letter, he was tempted to go to Yanzhou, but he held back the thought. He knew that if he went to Yanzhou, he would only be inferior to Xun Yu, Chen Qun, and the others.
Today's meeting, he was really tied to the Ye Marquis Manor!
Several days later.
Zhen Yan brought dozens of brocade boxes into a mansion.
In the courtyard, the sound of books reverberated, making the atmosphere of literature very prosperous.
"Sir!"
Zhen Yan bowed slightly to Zheng Xuan.
"Yes!"
Zheng Xuan nodded and said," Gongsun Changping sent you here, right? I heard that he has established a Ministry of Works, and you are the minister of the Ministry of Works. Is this trip to discuss the construction of Daye Academy, or is there something else?!"”
"Crash!"
Zhen Yan opened a brocade box.
A white and translucent piece of paper appeared before everyone's eyes.
Zheng Xuan's finger slid across the white paper as he said in shock,""Is this feeling Luoyang paper? Why was it so smooth and translucent, as white as snow!”
Zhen Yan took out a book from the bottom of the brocade box, flipped it open, and handed it to Zheng Xuan. He said with a faint smile,"Mr. Kang Cheng, these are the things that the lord prepared for the students after building the Daye Academy. This Zhou Li book was made in less than a day, and the price of these white papers is not as good as one thousandth of Luoyang paper. This will become something that all students can easily have.”
Zheng Xuan flipped through the Zhou Li and exclaimed,""If I had taken out this thing, I would have come to Ye City long ago. Why would I waste my breath on him?”
"Eh!"
The corner of Zhen Yan's mouth twitched." Sir, this is not for your student. It is for you to write to other celebrities or great sages. We will send someone to deliver the thing. If you need money, ink, and books now, you can go to the Ministry of Works to ask for them!"”
"Hmm?"
"You want to trick the other sages?" Zheng Xuan narrowed his eyes. Am I not enough?"
Zhen Yan bowed and said solemnly," My lord has said that the first academy will accept 30,000 students. In the future, there will be other academies. The children of the common people will start enrolling at the age of seven. The details of the construction of the academy have already been written. I will discuss it with you in detail in the future!”
"Haha!"
Zheng Xuan pinched Zhou Li and said with a smile," It's not for anything else. It's just for this Zhou Li. I'll write the letter and let these old fellows crave this book and white paper. Go and prepare more. It's best if there are a hundred!”
"So many?"
Zhen Yan said in shock.
Zheng Xuan proudly said," That's right. I know many famous people. There are many great sages in the world. There are countless who can be teachers!"”
"Good!"
Zhen Yan's mouth twitched.
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