On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 126 Scribes come to surrender

Author: He Tiantian from Lotus Picking

Chapter 126 Scribes come to surrender

"I heard it! He was talking to me!"

Cui Che put his ear close to Yang Lihua's slightly bulging belly and said happily.

"It's less than five months old, how can the fetus in the belly speak?"

"I clearly heard the noise!"

Cui Che was sure that he heard correctly.

Yang Lihua lowered her voice and said:

"I am hungry in my belly."

"I'm going to ask the chef to cook fish soup for you."

"There's been too much fishy stuff in my mouth lately, I just want to eat something lighter."

After taking care of Yang Lihua for breakfast, Cui Che belatedly entered the manager's house.

Greeting all the officials cordially, during the half year that Cui Che served as the general manager of Qingzhou, he showed kindness to both officials and people, but no one showed any contempt.

Last year, Cui Che massacred corrupt officials, and his bloody methods really left a deep impression on people.

Even if the evil wolf temporarily puts away its fangs, no one will regard him as a docile domestic dog.

"How is the situation in the army?"

In the side room, Cui Che asked Li Qing, who was accompanying him personally.

Since Zhao Wen is responsible for managing Qingzhou's salt affairs, Li Qing is now following Cui Che all the time.

"The new recruits get along well with the veterans, and the veterans often mention the family master's kindness to them."

Li Qing reported back truthfully.

Cui Che nodded and explained:

"The morning and evening meals provided by the government can be appropriately reduced, and all the savings will be subsidized in the mid-day meals."

Li Qing was stunned on the spot when he heard this. He really couldn't imagine such an operation.

According to Cui Che's explanation, it is equivalent to the breakfast and dinner provided by the government. The food is getting worse and worse, but the lunch meal provided by himself is getting better and better.

In contrast, the salt soldiers were naturally more grateful to Cui Che.

"What's wrong? Didn't you hear clearly?"

Cui Che said in a deep voice.

Li Qing came to his senses and said quickly:

"I'm thinking about whether this method can also be used in salt work."

"The boy is teachable!"

Cui Che praised it and immediately handed the matter over to Li Qing.

Now that Yu Wenkai, the governor of Guangzhou, is temporarily transferred from abroad, Yuan Biao, the governor of Juzhou, is old and unable to take charge, and Wei Yi, the governor of Jiaozhou, has a sworn relationship with him. The four states have completely fallen under his control. Cui Che wants to do something with the food, but only

Just a few instructions.

In this regard, Cui Che had no psychological burden at all. He reduced the cost of breakfast and dinner. He did not put the money in his pocket, but just added it to the lunch.

After Li Qing left, Tian Cao joined the army and Zhao Yuanshu was recruited again.

Autumn is here now, and there are still more than a month left before the autumn harvest begins.

"I have reported to the sage that because Qingzhou and other places were hit by disasters last year and the people were poor, I requested to be exempted from taxes this year. I don't know if the sage will grant it for the time being. You still have to be prepared to collect the grain rent from each county to avoid chaos.

Hands and feet.”

Cui Che warned.

Zhao Yuanshu nodded in agreement and asked again:

"Do I still want to take back the millet seeds I lent?"

Before the spring plowing, the government distributed a batch of millet seeds to the victims based on their household registration. However, this was different from the porridge provided during the relief work. It was not free and was equivalent to lending.

Cui Che pondered for a moment and said:

"Of course, you will get back the principal with interest, but it will only be a small profit. When the time comes, you can send the clerks from Tiancao to the states and counties to supervise the matter, and do not let the cunning officials from the states and counties use this to go to the countryside to exploit.

"

Zhao Yuanshu took the order and left.

Not long after, Fang Yanqian rushed over again.

"What's wrong with Fang Canjun?"

Seeing him walking in a hurry, Cui Che handed him a cup of herbal tea and said doubtfully.

Fang Yanqian drank it all in one gulp and then said:

"Fang is here to promote talents."

When Cui Che heard this, his eyes lit up. He had mentioned it to Fang Yanqian, hoping that he would recommend talented people to him.

Fang Yanqian became the head of Qi County at the age of eighteen. He was not recommended to the capital by the county governor until he was forty years old. He has taken root in Qi County for more than 20 years. Naturally, he has many friends and extensive contacts. Maybe there are one or two great talents among them.

.

"Do you need Mr. Cui to visit us?"

If he was truly a talented person, Cui Che would certainly be willing to condescend to him and treat him as a corporal.

Now that he is thirsty for talents, no one will disdain that he has too many talents, and Cui Che's shogunate is really short of talents.

"The visitor is already waiting outside the door."

Fang Yanqian smiled.

"How can I keep the wise men waiting for a long time? Please ask Fang to join the army to lead the way for me."

He said he asked Fang Yanqian to lead the way, but in fact it was Cui Che who grabbed his sleeve and hurried out.

Approaching the gate of the General Manager's Mansion, Cui Che straightened his clothes. Fang Yanqian saw this but smiled and said nothing.

"Let's go, please ask Fang Canjun to introduce me to you."

Cui Che straightened his clothes, walked out of the door with Fang Yanqian, and saw three scribes.

After meeting the three of them, Fang Yanqian was not in a hurry to introduce their identities. He just smiled and said to Cui Che:

"Ming Gong, why don't you welcome the guests and let's talk about it later."

Cui Che was so smart that he immediately guessed that someone among them had a sensitive identity and should not be exposed to outsiders.

So he invited the three scribes and Fang Yanqian to the wing, and asked his confidants to stay outside the courtyard. Fang Yanqian then introduced the visitor to him.

The oldest one is named Dong Jing, who is nearly sixty years old. His ancestral home is Longxi. His ancestor claimed to be a descendant of Dong Zhongshu in the Western Han Dynasty. He later moved to Guandong. His father Dong Hui once served as the prefect of Jinan, so Dong Jing and Fang Yanqian knew each other.

Dong Jing once served in the Kaifu of the Northern Qi Dynasty and joined the army as a seventh-rank minor official. After the fall of Qi Dynasty, he did not want to serve in the Zhou Dynasty, so he retired to Dongyang. He came to Dongyang a few days ago after receiving a letter from Fang Yanqian.

The second person was about fifty years old and his name was Zhao Mu. He was the governor of Hengzhou in the Northern Qi Dynasty. After Gao Wei was captured by the Zhou army, he and Sima Wang Dangwan of Hengzhou planned to welcome Gao Yi, the king of Rencheng in the Northern Qi Dynasty, in an attempt to revive him.

However, Gao Mi was defeated and captured in Jizhou, so they turned to welcome Gao Shaoyi, King of Fanyang. Under the planning of Zhao Mu and Wang Dangwan, more than 280 cities north of Sizhou rebelled against Zhou and responded.

The third person was similar in age to Zhao Mu and was friendly to him. He was Sima Wang Dangwan of Hengzhou in the Northern Qi Dynasty.

When Cui Che heard the identities of these three people, he called him a good guy. Dong Jing didn't have much to say, but Zhao Mu and Wang Dangwan had done a lot of great things.

However, the Northern Zhou Dynasty was powerful, and their efforts to restore the Northern Qi Dynasty ultimately came to nothing. After Gao Shaoyi's defeat, the two of them fled to the Turks with him.

The Northern Zhou Dynasty gave Gao Shaoyi a daughter-in-law to marry him, and bribed Tubo Khan, the great Turkic Khan at that time, with generous gifts, and Tubo Khan handed Gao Shaoyi over to the Sui Dynasty.

It's just that Zhao Mu and Wang Dangwan have disappeared since then, and they never expected to appear in Cui Che's house today.

"I am the saint's son-in-law and the general manager of Qingzhou. If you two come here, are you not afraid that I will escort you two to the capital?"

Cui Che said with a cold face.

Zhao Mu and Wang Dangwan showed no fear on their faces. Zhao Mu replied:

"The two of us have been hiding in Qingzhou for four years, hiding our names. We thought we would end up in the mountains and forests, but we heard about Cui Gong's actions and thought Cui Gong had great ambitions, so we came to surrender. If Cui Gong sent us to Guanzhong, Zhao

I just hate that my eyesight is stupid, and as for life and death, I have already ignored it!"

I don’t know if I can finish the third chapter after staying up all night. If not, I will write four chapters tomorrow. I mainly spent the day reading the book Qiushi of Sui Dynasty during the day, but I finally finished reading that book.

(End of chapter)