Chapter 954 Kong Rong decides that Sun Shao goes north
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In Pingshou, Beihai, Kong Rong was talking to Wang Xiu and Sun Shao in the side room of the government office. The reason why Kong Rong came to Sun Shao was because of a letter from Fang Zhiwen.
Kong Rong looked at Sun Shao's eyes raised from the letter, and asked with a little curious question:
"How about it, Changxu, what do you think of Zhiwen's suggestions?"
Sun Shao pondered silently. Fang Zhiwen's suggestions were not a trivial matter. In the letter, Fang Zhiwen hoped that Sun Shao could go north to Fengning to serve as the prefect of Fengning. As the person involved, Sun Shao naturally had to be very cautious. Fengning's prefect is indeed a very good position, at least better than the nameless position of the Prime Minister of Qi. Moreover, Fengning was also one of the places where Fang Zhiwen started his career, so he has always been in the hands of Fang Zhiwen's confidant.
It can be seen from this that Fang Zhiwen's invitation can be said to be very sincere, but for Sun Shao, this matter is not only related to his own future, but also to his relatives and tribe members, so he must be cautious.
Fang Zhiwen appeared to ask Kong Rong for Sun Shao, but in fact, Sun Shao had not analyzed the possible situation in Qingzhou and even the Central Plains in the letter, and the implication was also a hint of persuading Kong Rong to work north. However, Kong Rong was not in a hurry to make a decision. Before Zhang Bao's power was destroyed, there would be no danger in Beihai for the time being.
However, Kong Rong also felt that Fang Zhiwen's words were very reasonable. If you consider it for the sake of the people, from now on, the people of Qingzhou should be slowly transferred to Youzhou, otherwise the war would really be over. On the one hand, Fang Zhiwen had to resist the invasion of the enemy, and on the other hand, if he had to transport a large number of people, he would inevitably be short of it.
"Sir, I am also flattered by General Zhengbei, but this matter involves the interests of my relatives, so my subordinates cannot decide it in one word. Please give me some time."
Kong Rong nodded while stroking his beard, looked at Wang Xiu, and said slowly: "Changxu. What do you think about Zhiwen's mention that people who live in poverty and who do not have their own land should be transferred to Youzhou from now on?"
Sun Shao straightened his body and replied carefully: "Sir, General Zhengbei has recently opened Goryeo and Changbai County. These two counties are vast and sparsely populated areas. According to what we know below, Changbai County is surrounded by sea, and there are not much land but also a lot of farmed land. Goryeo is truly vast and sparsely populated. As long as the water conservancy facilities are developed well, the arable land area is very large. But... I am a little confused. In theory, Xuantu and Liaodong, which have better conditions, and even Yuyang, Lelang and Fengning still have the potential for development. Why would General Zhengbei be anxious to annex Goryeo and Woju?"
Kong Rong nodded: "Yes, I have this confusion. Even Xuantu is enough to accommodate the entire Qingzhou population. Moreover, Liaodong is also very deserted. Why is Zhiwen busy with the Eastern Expedition?"
"Maybe it's for fame?" Wang Xiu interrupted, but Kong Rong and Sun Shao shook their heads almost at the same time.
"No, General Zhengbei is very steady. I don't think he will do such a thing as destroying the country and the clan for a little fame."
"Haha, what a steadiness? He doesn't show off a rabbit and doesn't get up early without any profit! That's right, he won't do things without benefits. No matter what, Zhiwen is a person with a longer vision than most people. So, even if he doesn't understand why he does this now, I am still willing to believe that his actions are purposeful, or in the near future, we can know why he is!"
Sun Shao nodded and continued with a smile: "So, General Zhengbei's current problem is that his territory is larger and the population gap is larger. More importantly, after he annexes the two alien races, a large population needs to be used to dilute the proportion of local indigenous peoples. Otherwise, the speed of these two races integrating into our great man will be very slow, and time delays may breed some bad ideas."
Kong Rong nodded: "This official also understands that Zhiwen's enthusiasm for the population has never faded, but will only become stronger and stronger. From whitewashing Guangling County, to trying every means to find ways to get involved in Le'an and Qi, Jinan and Yiren, and offering high prices to buy population in Chengyang County, etc., these are all for the population, and I am afraid everyone in the world knows it."
"Yes, so it is an indisputable fact that General Zhengbei needs a population, so in his suggestion, there is inevitably suspicion of planning for himself."
Sun Shao talked tactfully for a long time, but in fact he wanted to say that Fang Zhiwen's advice to Kong Rong was probably selfish. But how could Kong Rong not know about this? From the first day he met Fang Zhiwen, Kong Rong knew what kind of person Fang Zhiwen was. No matter how you evaluate him, he was definitely not a good person anyway.
"Haha, this is certain. Now, regardless of whether he has selfishness or not, I only measure the gains and losses of this suggestion from the standpoint of local poor people who have lost land. Changxu thought this matter was a good or a bad thing for them?"
Sun Shao looked at Kong Rong with contempt. Compared with Fang Zhiwen, Kong Rong seemed so simple and simple. His thoughts were actually very easy to guess. As an official, he cared about the welfare of the people under his jurisdiction, and all his ideas were based on this. As a literati, he took a gentleman as his request and was sincere and humble.
It is precisely because Sun Shaocai hesitated for Fang Zhiwen's invitation because he had been working under Kong Rong for a long time and had become accustomed to having a simple master. If he suddenly changed to a stronger master, he would inevitably feel a little worried about gains and losses, and even doubt whether he could adapt to a stronger, smarter, and more complicated master!
"If you look at this issue from the perspective of the people, I think it is a good suggestion. Not to mention anything else, you can get free land when you go to Youzhou, and you can also get oxen, tools, seeds, etc. without interest loans. The output does not require taxes. I heard that corvee labor is only carried out during the slack season in winter. All of these are undoubtedly a good place for the poor people in Qingzhou to lose land. In fact, even if adults do not implement this policy, many poor people took the initiative to board the ship to Youzhou."
Wang Xiu smiled and said, "If the adults insist on promoting it, the effect will definitely be much better than the effect of Lord Fang himself exploring his efforts in recruiting and promoting it everywhere."
"That is, the reputation and loyalty of the adults are the most accepted by the people in Qingzhou."
The unmarked flattery of Sun Shao and Wang Xiu made Kong Rong very proud and became a local official. Being a local official is the greatest reward for officials and the greatest sense of accomplishment. Even if Kong Rong is so arrogant about this, it is the reward he deserves, and others cannot envy him.
"So, Nagao's opinion is feasible?"
"It is feasible. Now Qingzhou is in a state of uneasy, and the populations on the periphery are gathering towards the Beihai. Although Donglai County is relatively stable, it is a world of Yiren. The people have low trust in Yiren, so they would rather stay in the Beihai than go. Now the land in the Beihai has been exhausted... Of course, this has a lot to do with the aristocratic races. However, it is impossible to seize the land from the aristocratic races, right? Therefore, if the situation of the gathering of landless people in cities cannot be effectively resolved, it will also be an important issue for our governance. In the long run, it will even affect local stability or intensify the conflict between the poor and the aristocratic races."
Kong Rong nodded: "That's true, so the Miyun team does not allow free land purchase and sale to prevent the problem of excessive concentration of land!"
"Maybe. But whether this trick is useful, will it be difficult to say whether the government will use land to suppress the people in the future, etc.." Wang Xiu's guess may not be unreasonable. However, how can there be a perfect policy in the world?
"Shuzhi said very much, but there is probably nothing perfect in this world. Even the ancient well-field system collapsed in the end? Therefore, the focus of the system is not whether it is perfect, but whether it can be continuously implemented and is constantly being effectively supervised."
Kong Rong smiled, and the two subordinates gradually drifted off topic, but Kong Rong did not remind them, but let them argue with each other, and listened with interest. Anyway, everything that should be said today has been said, and Sun Shao's opinion made Kong Rong decide to accept Fang Zhiwen's suggestion and migrate willing people to Youzhou from now on.
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Fang Zhiwen's letter to Kong Rong was sent by him before he set out to the Hero Invincible World. When he received a reply from Kong Rong, it was already his return from another world.
During this period, Kong Rong had cooperated with Xu Shu and Duan Zhiran and began to gradually transfer the poor people stranded in Qingzhou to Youzhou. Some farmers and urban residents who lived in Qingzhou were also motivated by this propaganda. There were hundreds or thousands of people who set out from Duxian Harbour every day.
These people, together with Xu Shu, Li Yuanzhi and Gao Shun, were all enriched to Goryeo and Changbai County, making great contributions to the rapid naturalization of these two counties.
Although Sun Shao's decision was a bit slow, under Fang Zhiwen's urging, he finally chose to go north to Fengning to serve and replace Zhen Yao as the prefect of Fengning. His family and tribe members were also accompanied by him.
While he was still in Miyun, Fang Zhiwen personally went outside the Miyun Pass to greet Sun Shao, and arranged for Sun Shao's family to settle down in Miyun, and personally led the cavalry to send Sun Shao to Fengning County to perform his duties. The face can be said to be enough for Sun Shao, which made Sun Shao's originally a little nervous mood gradually calm down.
As Sun Shao's family and tribe members gradually integrated into Miyun's life, they soon discovered that Miyun was a suitable place to live. With the final support of their family, Sun Shao was considered to be comfortable integrating into Fang Zhiwen's bureaucratic system.
After Fang Zhiwen invited the great god Jia Xu, he brought Sun Shao, a capable minister, and looked around. The family seemed to be in an iron bucket. Next, Fang Zhiwen's focus would still be on the matter of another world.
Sun Shao (named Changxu) Interior General
Level 68 (Prince of Fengning County)
Commander: 65
Force: 44
Intelligence: 87
Politics: 89
Charm: 81
Specialties: Internal Affairs Specialization (level 50, 50% skill bonus for the Internal Affairs Department)
General skills: Inspiration (level 30), Breakdown (level 50), Chaos (level 25), Fighting (level 19), Clearly seeing Qianli (level 24, exclusive skills, with a certain chance to see through all enemy traps in the battlefield range.)
Personal attributes:
Strength: 45
Spirit: 90
Agility: 22
Physical constitution: 880
Internal force: 1200/1200
Skills: Civil Affairs (level 15, agricultural affairs, construction, production advanced skills), literature (level 50), teaching (level 52), construction (level 40), people's hearts are like water (level 39, exclusive skills, permanently improve the growth of the people's hearts in the city under its jurisdiction), people-oriented (level 18, exclusive skills, passively improve the public security level and development speed of the cities under its management)
Characteristics: Wisdom Heart (level 45)
Chapter completed!