Fu Song

Chapter 348

If one day!
Hearing this, Li Ge felt a ripple in his heart. Ever since Xiao Cheng suddenly emerged in Qianzhou, it was Li Ge who dealt with him on behalf of the Kuizhou Road Transit Envoy Yamen.

He heard and saw a lot.

Although he also told his uncle Li Fang all the things he learned, but there are some things, if you don't go to the scene and feel the atmosphere in person, it will be difficult for you to really understand.

In this land of thousands of miles, Xiao Cheng is the absolute number one.

And this once chaotic land of thousands of miles, a place that all officials regard as daunting, is changing with each passing day, with different changes every day.

The strength Xiao Cheng possesses now has actually far surpassed his uncle Li Fang.

After Xiao Dalang raised his flag in the northwest to rebel, Li Ge always thought that Xiao Erlang would also respond in the southwest.As long as Xiao Erlang said a word, this land of thousands of miles would inevitably raise the flag of rebellion, and then the entire southwest would be in chaos.

In this way, the imperial court will ignore the head and the back.

More importantly, with the chaos in the Southwest, the entire South was completely restrained by him, and the food, money and other supplies from the South that the North urgently needed could not be transferred there. Without food and payment, how could the imperial court use troops against Xiao Ding?

No matter how you look at it, Xiao Cheng should do it.

But beyond Li Ge's expectation, not only did Xiao Cheng not do anything, he even retired.

Although in fact the power of this place is still in his hands, the political meaning represented by this retreat is extraordinary.

Li Ge suddenly understood.

When Xiao Cheng really wins Dali, his influence will not be limited to this imprisoned land. At that time, the entire Southwest will probably only follow his lead.

When that time really comes, will he remain hidden?
I'm afraid that when that time comes, the imperial court will definitely post it desperately and use various means to pull Xiao Cheng out, preventing him from raising the flag to rebel like his brother.

What Xiao Cheng said will not always walk in brocade clothes at night, of course this is the reason.

Xiao Cheng will become the de facto king of the Southwest.

And myself, when the time comes, it will naturally rise and lift all boats.

Why can't the lintel of the Li family be carried forward in his own hands?

Of course, there are pros and cons.

Even if the imperial court recognizes Xiao Cheng by pinching his nose, and he will naturally be more prepared against him when he is appointed as a minister, and he will naturally be more prepared for him. Show off your might in this southwest land.

But already very good!
At that time, if I can get the same benefits as Sizhoutian and Bozhouyang, it will be a great event for the Li family.

After figuring this out, the decadent feeling of being sold out instantly dissipated, and an inexplicable sense of loyalty surged up in my heart.

Today you are unkind and unrighteous to me, and in the future I will make you look down and be pleasing to the eye, and I will still ignore you!

After all, in this world, whether it is the imperial court or the family, it is still necessary to speak with strength.

Just like Xiao Erlang, the court clearly knew that he was in this Bangzhou, in this Wang family mansion, but so what?Isn't it still pretending to be blind or deaf?
Without him, only strength ears.

One day, if there is unrest in the northwest, the imperial court will not have the guts to do anything to Xiao Erlang.

But can the imperial court really defeat Xiao Dalang in the northwest?
And with the passage of time, after some years, what kind of changes will occur in the land under Xiao Erlang's control?At that time, can the imperial court do anything to him?

"Follow me and make a text that is suitable for the occasion!" Xiao Cheng smiled and said to Li Ge: "Now there are some names and words that don't go well, but I don't think it will take many years before we can stand up in a dignified manner. At that time, a magistrate would not be able to do without you, and for the time being, he might not be able to compare with your uncle, but he would definitely be ten or a hundred times stronger than your cousins."

Now that he had made up his mind, Li Ge didn't say any more, he just stood up and bowed to Xiao Cheng with his hands crossed.

Xiao Cheng was very satisfied with Li Ge's attitude.

You don't need to say too much, things are done, so what's the use of speaking loudly and faithfully?After all, it still has to be reflected in one thing at a time.

Now Xiao Cheng has no shortage of businessmen who can do business. Over the years, Tianxiang Pavilion headed by Jiang Yingxue has cultivated too many such shrewd subordinates for him.He also has no shortage of generals who are good at fighting, like Yang Wanfu, Fan Yifei, Wei Wu, the younger Han Kai, Li Xin, and the newly arrived Wang Zhu.

What he really lacks is a civil servant who can govern the place.

His status is embarrassing now, as long as he is a serious scholar, there are probably very few who are willing to work for him.

For the scholars in the Song Dynasty, of course, they should learn literary and martial arts and sell them to the emperor's family.

What is Xiao Cheng now?
Not an anti-thief, similar to an anti-thief.

So even Li Ge thought over and over again, if he had no other way out, he really wouldn't want to join Xiao Cheng!
Now the managers of this land of thousands of miles under Xiao Cheng's command generally maintain the previous governance structure, and on top of it, use tyrannical force to maintain stability.

This is of course unhealthy and even unsustainable.

Xiao Cheng wants to establish an effective local governance model, even the current bureaucratic system in Song Dynasty, Xiao Cheng doesn't like it at all.

The redundant soldiers and officials are dragging the Song Dynasty into the bottomless abyss, and what is even more ironic is that so many officials and officials have not effectively controlled and governed the place.

But Xiao Cheng wants to do all of this, first of all he needs a lot of scholars.

But he didn't.

Therefore, all of this is still only his idea.

Xiao Cheng was overjoyed to win Li Ge and Luo Gang to come by himself.

Li Ge is well-informed and experienced, and he knows all kinds of intricate relationships on this land. Using him as his management hook and writing, he can let go of many things and free up more time Accomplish what you want to do.And the importance of this position is enough to satisfy Li Ge's fantasy about the future.

This position is his confidential secretary, a real low-ranking official but with enough real power.

As for Luo Gang, with the experience of following him from Hebei all the way to the Northwest, the experience gained from the things he did in a down-to-earth manner, and helping to organize the writing in his father's study, with his father's Face-to-face teaching, the awareness of overall control naturally grows upwards. It is a perfect thing to use him to manage Anshun, which he plans to use as a bridgehead, to prepare for the next military operation.

Moreover, Luo Gang's identity can be used to great advantage.

He took down Li Ge for Li Fang, so Li Fang must give himself something in return!Xiao Cheng thought proudly, then there should be no problem in recommending Luo Gang as the county magistrate of Anshun.

Although Luo Gang is still just a candidate and has no Jinshi, but with the sponsor of the transfer envoy and his father's name, it is not a big problem.

Well, the only problem may be that Luo Song wants to take Luo Gang back.

But since the person is in his hands, is there any reason to return it?

At this point, what else can Luo Song do?

With the signboard of Mr. Xiang, there are so many things to do in Anshun!
Dali, hey!
Xiao Cheng sneered a few times.

At the beginning, they sent envoys to tell them that they were willing to hand over the fugitives from the Luo Dian Ghost Kingdom, but as their elder brother rebelled in the northwest and disappeared behind the scenes, they didn't mention it in vain, even He also quietly prepared food and salaries for those fugitives, and wanted to support these guys in their return to the country!

That's right, Luo Dian Ghost Kingdom has always been attached to Dali, and it is an outpost for Dali to look at the Song Dynasty.Even though Da Song is a giant compared to Dali, it doesn't prevent Dali from having some small ambitions.

If they can support the restoration of the Luo Dian ghost kingdom, won't their control over the Luo Dian ghost kingdom reach a new level?

Those in power in Dali have their calculations clanging.

Don't you know that Xiao Cheng is eager for them to do this!
As long as the opponent makes the first move, then his next move will be justified!
He even wanted to plan one or two for the Dali court. The development of the current situation is a bit slow. Why should they start harassing at the border!
Under Xiao Cheng's governance, Southwest calmly began to daub what belonged to him stroke by stroke.

If you want to govern a place well, the first thing to do is to establish a management organization.

The power structure map has already been tense, and now it is people who need to be filled in.

The gap for generals has almost been filled, but the gap for civil servants is still very large.There is no way to do this, you can only do it step by step.

To put it simply, what Xiao Cheng is building now is a management group headed by him, and then composed of counties, townships, and villages.Unlike the two-level management organization in the Song Dynasty, the land under Xiao Cheng's rule now has three levels. Even for the village officials in the village, Xiao Cheng also pays them salaries and treats them as part of the officials. staff to manage.

The two sets of teams implemented by the Song Dynasty coexisted. Although they restrained each other and played a tricky balance technique, they were not efficient when it came to doing things. In Xiao Cheng's management system, the highest The requirement is the efficiency of doing things.First-level official, I will give you the real power, and you will give you the effect. If it is not good, get out!

Although scholars are far from being able to meet Xiao Cheng's requirements, Xiao Cheng hopes that those who only know a little bit of writing or who can't read big characters can find their own way in practice.

Not having read the book is not a fatal shortcoming, experience is also very important, and how to do things, I have given them some specific methods, based on these methods and then exerting their supervisory initiative, they may eventually be able to cultivate a Criticize illiterate officials who have never read a book but manage the local area well!

Of course, such a ruling mechanism greatly violated the interests of the original rulers.

But it doesn't matter!

If you are honest, I don’t mind giving you dividends, so that you can enjoy the dividends of being safe and self-sufficient under my rule. If you want to take the lead, I am short of food and pay, and I ransacked your house, and the pressure will be relieved immediately point.

The army was waiting for someone to jump out with their eyes shining, and they shot the first bird!
Although the people in this area are really poor, those chieftains are really rich.

Some of these people have bid farewell to this flamboyant world forever during the process of opposing Xiao Cheng. The family property has been confiscated, the men in the family have become coolies, and the women are probably all in brothels now. I went to work here.

And some other people are quick to see the opportunity, whether they are willing or not, they have become a part of Xiao Cheng's governance, bowing their heads and obeying their ears.

Xiao Cheng really hoped that some of them would blow up their hair again, but until now, they haven't expected it yet.

This made Xiao Cheng very disappointed.

On this land, there are still fewer scholars!The vast majority of rich people are chieftains. These people have little knowledge and believe in convincing others by force.When Xiao Cheng first came, they were unconvinced. After fighting a few times and being beaten to pieces by Xiao Cheng, they immediately became honest.No matter what Xiao Cheng wanted to do, they all nodded in agreement.

This is a group of very realistic guys who will surrender if they cannot be defeated.

Unlike those big families in the Song Dynasty, many times they are deadly and powerful, and they have to prop up their shelves. It's easy to make excuses. Now these guys give Xiao Cheng a standing attention and beat him. Cheng was unable to do anything.

Don't let outsiders look chilled!
In addition to convincing people with strength, I also need to pay attention to convincing people with reason and virtue, so that I can convince others!

Speaking of this, Xiao Cheng felt a little sad.

Now he has issued an order to Jiang Yingxue. When the caravans of the Qianzhou Federation of Commerce go north and south, they have to add an additional task, which is to find some talented but unsatisfactory scholars to come to build their own structure. Filled up.

I don't hope to find a legacy like Zhang Yuan, the elder brother's subordinate. Such talents are rare but hard to find.

As long as you can handle official duties step by step and skillfully complete the tasks assigned by your superiors, you are considered qualified.

In fact, Xiao Cheng is still looking forward to this matter.

Because it's very simple. At this time, if there are still scholars who dare to come to fish in this muddy water, there can only be two situations. One is ambitious and talented, and they see an opportunity and want to take a chance. People are basically not bad, and they must have some skills.The other kind is purely ignorant and fearless, no matter what his situation is, as long as he is an official, such people, as long as they are controlled properly, they are also a group of people who are easy to command and easy to deceive.There won't be any big achievements, but being a low-level official is still competent.

As an official, there are several situations.

Practice makes perfect is one of them!And such officials, in fact, are the majority.

Xiao Cheng hates redundant officials, but he doesn't hate mediocre officials.

Because above the officialdom, mediocre officials always occupy the vast majority.

As long as the people who lead them are wise enough, it's pretty good for mediocre officials to carry out their tasks.

(End of this chapter)