In another carriage.
Xu Zhen and Guo Jia sat opposite each other in the carriage, and they were a little wobbly.
The person driving the carriage outside was Dian Wei. The large black painted carriage had no curtains and the space inside was relatively large. Two horses could be seen.
Generally speaking, nobles could ride on two horses. Xu Zhen was now the prefect of Yingchuan. Although he had yet to take up his post, he had the qualifications.
"Duke Cao invited General to Yingchuan because he wanted to use General's identity to become the prefect. It seemed like he was losing out to General, but in reality, he was flattering him.”
Guo Jia was sitting rather arrogantly. He was not wearing a hat, and his long hair was casually tied into a ponytail. He was wearing a black robe, with one leg straight and the other leg bent. He did not have the elegance and etiquette of a scholar.
"With your abilities, you can kill Yu Du and quell the rebellion of Zhang Miao in Chenliu. With your reputation, the counties of Yingchuan will not dare to rebel.”
"In the future, most of the gentry clans will have to rely on you, General.”
"Before General left, did Wen Ruo give you any letters or scrolls?" Guo Jia asked.”
"Yes."
Xu Zhen took out a letter from his pocket in a daze and placed it in Guo Jia's hand.
"That's right, he has always been like this. If Xun Wenruo takes the big picture into consideration, because the general doesn't have an aristocratic family background, he can stabilize the situation in Yingchuan and won't let the lifeline of Yingshui fall into the hands of other aristocratic families.”
"Other than that, where do you want to station your troops?”
"Xu County," said Xu Zhen with a smile.
" Nice to meet you, Xu County." Guo Jia reached out and knocked on the table." Xuchang was called Xu in ancient times. It originated from the era of Yao and Shun. Xu You, the ancestor of the Xu surname and the ancient sage, farmed here. Emperor Yao knew his virtue and wanted to abdicate to him.
Xu You refused to accept it and fled to Jishan. Emperor Yao wanted to let him be the chief officer of Jiuzhou. He washed his ears on the shore of Yingshui River and lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests, which became a beautiful story for thousands of years.
During the Xia Dynasty, Yangzhai was once the capital of the Xia Dynasty. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Xu was occupied by Zheng and Chu successively, and finally returned to Qin.”
"This place is in the hinterland, the terrain is flat, and the road is relatively wide. We don't need to spend too much money and manpower to build a road.”
"The grain route leads to the east and west. I am certain that Xu County will not be forgotten in the future and will become an extremely important place.”
"If we choose Xu County, we need to implement a benevolent policy to make the local people feel at ease.”
After Xu Zhen heard his words, he immediately felt relieved.
This person was indeed very powerful, and his understanding of Yingchuan was no less than Xun Yu's. He had a clear understanding of the terrain and geography of the various places.
Moreover, Xu County was indeed…before it became the capital, it was a relatively poor place. After all, Luoyang had become an empty city, so how could Xu County, which was next to Luoyang, be spared?
"However, if you don't choose Yingyang or Yingyin, people will think that you can't enter the Xun family.”
"If you have a letter, you can go to Ying Yin.”
The corners of Xu Zhen's mouth suddenly curled up." I never planned to rely on Military Advisor Xun's letter to stop in Yingchuan. It's in Xu County."”
Xuchang.
"Well, then, it's fine."
Guo Jia was silent for a while, mainly thinking about what he meant.
Most people wouldn't say these words.
"With Xu County as the center, we are preparing to open up wasteland in the spring. There is the Yellow River above and the water below. As long as the ditches are dug, many fields next year can be watered.”
"But if Xu County wants to prosper, it will probably cost a lot.”
Guo Yu rubbed his chin and pondered for a long time before saying,"The only advantage is that the terrain is flat. If you want to build it, it's not difficult.”
Xu Zhen lay down directly, the smile on his face overflowing with words.
"I'll leave this to you. I don't understand.”
"Alright."
……
Five days later, Xu Zhen's army was stationed in Xu County. After quickly renovating the government office, they were stationed outside the city. Naturally, they sent letters to all the local officials to come and have a chat.
As expected, other than the congratulatory gifts from the Xun family and a letter from Ying Yin to express her sincerity, there were basically no other letters.
Yingyang and Xiangcheng, where the Guo and Zhong families lived, had many gentry clans. Their students and old officials were all over the place. They were extremely famous locally and had at least ten thousand slaves under them.
However, he didn't come to Xu County to pay his respects.
After arriving in Xuchang, Xu Zhen placed his family in the government office, widened the backyard, spent dozens of gold to buy an adjacent house, and smashed all the walls.
The first half of the courtyard was used to handle official business, and the second half was used to draw a tributary of the river into the courtyard, making it a backyard.
He also dug a well at home to get water.
Just these projects alone took a full 30 days.
In the blink of an eye, it was late winter and the end of the year was about to arrive.
On this day.
Someone in Yingchuan finally couldn't hold it in anymore.
Braving the heavy snow, he arrived at the front yard of the government office. After informing Dian Wei, he waited in the courtyard.
Dian Wei hurried in, stepping on the snow with one foot deep and one foot shallow. He went up more than ten steps and opened the wooden door. The main hall was brightly lit and the red carpet was laid out. At the end of the red carpet was Xu Zhen, who was dozing off behind a luxurious desk.
"General, someone is here!"
Guo Jia, who was sitting in the first seat below him, suddenly raised her head and made a gesture to keep quiet." I just fell asleep."”
He stood up. Seeing that Xu Zhen had not woken up, he quickly got up and walked toward Dian Wei, pulling him out of the room. The two of them sat casually on the steps outside, each wearing a big cloak.
"Who's here?"
"He said his name is Chen Qun."
"Chen Changwen?" Guo Jia thought for a moment, then shook his head." Go and tell him that His Excellency is asleep. If he wants to see His Excellency, we can talk about it tomorrow."”
"Why? Didn't you say that the first person to come would be able to see him?”
Guo Jia squinted and rubbed his hands on the snow. He then said very naturally and seriously,""Before the end of this year, the four clans didn't come to visit. This is very important for the beginning of spring.”
" Didn't that Chen Qun come to see you? That means he wants to get close to you. We've been playing for a month." Dian Wei scratched his head.
In this month, he had only trained his soldiers and ordered them to patrol around Xu County. He didn't go to any other places to negotiate.
This caused the gentry to panic. No one knew what Xu Zhen was thinking, what his temper was, how he would set the tax on Yingchuan, or how the decree should be implemented.
Therefore, Chen Qun was still considered a local of Xu County, and the Chen family was also local. They had a long history and belonged to a prestigious family. Naturally, they could not help but ask first.
Guo Jia lowered his voice and said softly,"Hmm…do you know the story of the move?”
Dian Wei blinked and nodded." I know. The general said it before. He said that there was a man who set up a pillar. Whoever could take it to the north gate would be given a thousand gold. Later, someone went and really got it.”
Guo Jia glanced at him." It's Shang Yang.”
"This is the way to keep faith with the people. What we need to do now is to establish our prestige in the aristocratic families and then gain the trust of the people.”
"After all, if Shang Yang didn't have the Qin army behind him, he would be courting death. If we didn't have prestige, there would be chaos in the government.”
"Now that the Shi clan knows that we have strong soldiers, they do not dare to act rashly. They only need to wait to gain the trust of the people, so there is no need to see Chen Qun again.”
Dian Wei immediately understood. He patted his chest and said,""Understood. I'll chase him away now. I won't be polite.”
"Yes."
Guo Jia patted his shoulder.
After tonight, the gentry clan would be in turmoil. Tomorrow, they could start preparing to implement the decree to open up wasteland.
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