Zhang Yun was training soldiers in the barracks. Hearing that Liu Xin was looking for him, he didn't know what was going on, so he rushed to the prefectural palace.
Seeing Zhang Xi coming in, Liu Xin pointed to a chair beside him and motioned for him to sit down. Zhang Yun sat cautiously on this strange furniture, very uncomfortable.
Liu Xin smiled and said, "Junyi, this is called a chair. Be more casual. If you sit a few times, you will like it."
Zhang Xi tried to sit more relaxed like Liu Xin did, and he felt better. Is it because the adults wanted me to learn to sit in this chair? So he asked: "I don't know if your lord summons the end, what is your order?"
Liu Xin said, "Junyi, you are from Hebei. I wonder if you have ever heard of any famous scribes? There are a few of you in Hejian now. It can be said that there are good generals like clouds. You don't have to be afraid of horse thieves. The common people can live a good life, it is not enough to rely on military commanders alone, and a few capable civil servants are needed."
Only then did Zhang Xi understand what Liu Xin's purpose was for him. He thought about it and said: "Hebei has many celebrities, but the end will be a small group of people, most of whom have no chance to get acquainted. There is only one Mr. Ju Shou Ju, who had and will meet in the past. After the fate of one side, I heard that he is a talented person. The adults have the kindness of knowing the future, and they will be willing to come and invite for the adults."
When Liu Xin heard this, I knew this person Jushou. I didn’t expect Zhang Yun to know him. It would be great if he could be invited over. He immediately said, “It’s so good. It’s not too late. Just ask Junyi to replace him immediately. The official went to the court, as long as Mr. Ju Shou is willing to come to help Liu, please do not hesitate to ask him if he has any requirements."
Zhang Xi got the order, took a gift, and went to Quang Ping County to ask Jushou.
A few days later, Zhang Yun returned from Guangping, bringing not only Jushou, but also Tian Feng. It turned out that when Zhang Xi came to Jushou's home, Tian Feng happened to be there. These two were originally county magistrates and had a good reputation in their terms of office. After their terms of office expired, they should have been promoted. Unexpectedly, Liu Hong started to sell officials. The two of them had always been honest officials and were shy in their pockets. Not to mention the money for promotion. Even the money to stay as the county magistrate could not be paid, so they had to hand over their seals and return home. The two of them originally had the same temperament, but now they have the same disease and pity each other, so they often interact with each other.
Zhang Xi met Jushou, gave gifts to explain his intentions, and counted many of Liu Xin's benefits. He said that after he arrived in Hejian, he punishes rape and eliminates evil, loves the people like a son, lives frugally, chooses talents, and praises Liu Xin. A flower. Tian Feng didn't believe it, but Jushou knew that Zhang Yun was a hero with high martial arts, and it shouldn't be too easy for him to obey orders, so he agreed to come to Hejian with Zhang Yun. Tian Feng was idle around, so he followed.
Of course Liu Xin knew their two names. They were both of Yuan Shao's best counselors. Unfortunately, Yuan Shaogang did not listen to their strategies. He was defeated by Cao Cao, and the two of them died one after another. Hearing that Jushou and Tian Feng were coming together, Liu Xin was overjoyed, and hurriedly ran out of the palace and greeted them in. Liu Xin knew that the literati at this time were a bit bad-tempered and focused on etiquette, so he dared not ask them to sit on chairs, but let them into the front hall, and the guest and the host knelt down in the back.
Liu Xin and others sat down, stood up and bowed to Jushou and Tian Feng, and said: "Liu has been admiring the names of the two gentlemen for a long time. I can see them today. It is comforting for the rest of my life. With the help of the two gentlemen, Shinaihe The blessing of the common people! Liu has thanked the two gentlemen for hundreds of thousands of people in Hejian."
Jushou saw that Liu Xin was so polite to him, and he had a three-point affection for him, but he said: "Liu Master, Brother Yuan Hao and I were only invited by Jun Yi to come and have a look, but did not agree to anything. "
Tian Feng looked at the young man in front of him. He was only in his early twenties, and he had already become the prefect of a county. Thinking about himself again, he couldn't help but said, "I don't know how much Master Liu paid for this position?"
Liu Xin didn’t know what happened to them. He always thought that they were just high-class gentlemen returning to the mountains and forests. Where did they know that they were living at home because they didn’t have the money to buy an official. After hearing Tian Feng’s question, he only thought he heard something. The wind, after another thought, only oneself, Zhang Rang, Liu Zhong, and Emperor Liu Hong knew about the purchase of officials, and there was no fifth person to know. Who is Liu Xin? That is the elite of the thieves. He reacted surprisingly quickly. His face quickly changed to a surprised expression: "Where do you start with this sir? Liu is a Han family clan, how could he Acting as a villain to buy and sell officials."
I heard that Liu Xin was still a Han family clan, not only Jushou, Tian Feng, but even Zhang Xi was quite surprised. Jushou felt relieved and said, "So, it's no wonder that adults can be in high positions at a young age."
Liu Xin looked at Tian Feng, who seemed to be still a little unbelievable, and said: "Liu was originally a descendant of Ju Chaohou. In order to comply with his father's last wish, my grandfather gave the position of Hou to his brother, and he fled. These are. I have been living in the countryside with my father in the year. Before he died, my father told me to go to live in the nest and recognize my ancestors. The emperor thought of my grandfather’s filial piety and pityed me for life. This is how he appointed me. Prefect."
At that time, Liu Kai voluntarily gave up his position, and it was passed down as a good talk. Tian Feng had heard of this story, and he was in awe at the moment: "It turns out that my lord is Liu Kai's descendant. Please forgive me."
Liu Xin smiled disapprovingly, and said, “It’s no wonder that you don’t know. Although Liu is a prefect, he is sincere and fearful, and he is afraid of doing something improperly and ruining his ancestor’s good name. It’s a pity that Liu A certain person grew up in the mountains and has little knowledge and little knowledge of how to govern the counties and counties. He also asked the two gentlemen to stay and help me anyway."
Jushou glanced at Tian Feng, then turned to Liu Xin and asked, "This year is a bumper year. What is your opinion on this?"
Liu Xin said in his heart, this is going to interview me. Thinking of Mr. Ye Shengtao’s short story "Overcharged Three and Five Fights", he rolled his eyes and got an idea, so he cleared his throat and said, "This question is worth one point. For the second point of view. On the one hand, people rely on food as their heaven, and a bumper harvest is a good thing. People don’t have to worry about going hungry and can eat enough. On the other hand, bumper harvests will also attract thieves. At the same time, a bumper harvest often leads to a sharp drop in food prices, and the people’s income from selling food is reduced.”
Liu Xin now knows that the so-called horse thief grabbing food is nothing but Zhang Jiao's ghost, but he will not tell Jushou and Tian Feng what he knows, otherwise they will definitely treat himself as a demon.
After hearing Liu Xin's analysis, Jushou and Tian Feng nodded secretly, deeply agreeing. Tian Feng said again: "What the adults said is very reasonable, dare to ask the adults what countermeasures can they have?"
Liu Xin said confidently: "I have arranged two things. The first is to organize military and civilian inspections to prevent robbers from causing chaos. In the past five days, there has not been a single incident of food looting in Hejian County. The second is to organize counties to purchase a large amount of grain from the people at the original price to ensure that the people can increase their production while also increasing their income. It's just that our county's capacity is limited, and the purchase of grain is limited to the county's own production."
Jushou and Tian Feng are both ambitious and strategic people. At this time, they are both mature men. They are at the age of doing great things. It is helpless to live at home. If they have the opportunity, they are still willing to become an official. Otherwise, they would not follow Zhang Xi. To the river. Seeing that Liu Xin was not only earnest, but also methodical in handling the problem, the two looked at each other and stood up together and said: "Since the adults are sincerely invited, I will wait for the adults to send them."
Liu Xin was overjoyed and secretly relieved. With the help of these two people, he can really relax now.
Liu Xin knew that Jushou and Tian Feng were both high-quality people, and immediately handed over the affairs of the county to them with full authority, and sent someone to take over their home. After Li Cheng's house was confiscated, the big house was still empty, and it was not sold. It happened to be allocated to the two of them to live in. Since then, there have been Jushou, Tian Feng, Wu You Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Xu Huang, and Zhang Yun. It can be said that there are a lot of talents, and Hejian County has been governed by the government.
Time flies quickly, and in a blink of an eye it is October, but the horse thieves who were rampant in the northern counties disappeared in the river. The people live and work in peace and contentment, presenting a scene of prosperity, and people are extolling the merits of the prefect. Ma Yun has been pregnant for more than three months, and her smooth lower abdomen has been slightly raised. Although her reaction during pregnancy was very strong, she often vomited with pantothenic acid, but this could not conceal her joy of being a mother.
However, Liu Xin was not happy at all. Not only was he worried about Ma Yun's pregnancy, but there was another thing that also affected his heart. Because he found that since the autumn harvest, there has not been a single drop of rain in the entire river, Liu Xin thought of a terrible word-drought! We must know that this was the era of farming, and agriculture played a pivotal role in the social economy. At that time, the level of science and technology determined that agriculture could only depend on the sky. That's why the emperor has to offer sacrifices to the heaven and earth every spring, and Qi Qiqiu has a good year. If this drought lasts until next spring, the consequences will be disastrous.
What is even more frightening is why Zhang Jiao organized people to rob and even burn the villagers’ food during this harvest year. This shows a problem. Zhang Jiao has foreseen that a major drought may occur. Once a drought occurs, it will cause a large area of famine. Clearly, Zhang Jiao's purpose is to accelerate the occurrence and aggravate the famine.
Thinking of this, Liu Xin couldn't help taking a breath, what a sinister guy! Legend has it that Zhang Jiao has learned the "Tai Ping Essential Techniques", and has the ability to call the wind and call the rain and throw beans into a soldier. Of course, Liu Xin from later generations would not believe this, but Zhang Jiao must be a capable person, at least with considerable achievements in weather forecasting. Liu Xin didn't think he was capable of preventing the Yellow Turban uprising. All he wanted to do was to try to protect his river from the influence of these peasant uprisings, so that he could live in peace and stability. Regarding this matter, the best person to discuss is Ma Yun, because she has the same knowledge as herself. But Liu Xin can't do this, he doesn't want to affect Ma Yun's mood.
Your subordinates are now full of talents, but how do you talk to them about this matter? It seems a bit difficult!