Three Kingdoms

The New Year seems to be not far away. Although this year has had ups and downs and many disasters, it is finally over. Perhaps because of this, the winter is still cold, but Chengdu seems to have completely forgotten the previous war. As painful as it was, it still gradually became brighter and more enchanting.

The sun hung lazily in the sky, bringing some warmth.

People always live best in the present moment.

Those who live in yesterday are often full of regrets, those who live in tomorrow are often lazy.

Doing the things in front of you well one by one is the most fundamental priority.

When Fei Qian and his escort passed through the streets of Chengdu, the sun just fell from the eastern sky, shining on the trees and flowers on both sides of the road, as well as on the pedestrians passing by.

It also fell on Fei Qian's body, shining a golden color, which made Liu Bei feel that its shine was a bit annoying.

Pedestrians coming and going, including hurried civilians, gentry disciples in twos and threes, and some walking sticks carrying burdens and alchemists walking with cloth flags, etc., after seeing the three-color flag of Zhengxi, they all agreed in unison. He stopped and leaned against both sides of the street, letting Zheng Xi and his party pass by first.

This is the privilege of the ruler, and it is a subtle manifestation of privilege.

Everyone knows that time is fair to everyone, but the value generated by using time is different. Just like some people use time to gain knowledge and gain insights, while some people will only become a bully and belittle everything. Find your own value in the process.

Giving up the central road to the privileged people to save their time is not a local practice in Chengdu, nor is it a patent only in the Han Dynasty. As a privileged person, it is also very interesting how you should view this issue.

Just like the structure in Chengdu, it is also very interesting.

Because although the Chengdu Basin is relatively flat, it is only relatively flat. It is not a vast plain desert terrain like North and Northwest China, but has some slight undulations, so the streets are often as close as possible, and the houses are It gradually spreads to the hillside, mixed with trees. When spring comes, the whole city will instantly become green.

Of course, if it's winter, like now, most of the trees will be dead branches, gray and black, and the scenery will be desolate. It's like seeing hope in despair, or only experiencing despair in hope.

Fortunately, Chengdu has a warm climate and the winters are not long.

Fei Qian was sitting on the horse. He had just gone to Qingyangsi to pick up Liu Bei. Three days of confinement, bah, Qingxiu, can make Liu Bei calm down and think about some things. Of course, everyone's thoughts are different, just like a twisted melon can only quench thirst. The best is when the water comes into its own.

There is also a water channel not far away.

This canal is introduced from the northwest corner, then goes out from the southeast corner, passing through the entire city. It is an important part of life for ordinary people to collect water, wash clothes, etc. Along both sides of the canal, it has naturally become the most lively and prosperous place in the city. For example, the time-honored Sifangzhai, Chunyue Restaurant, Wu's clothing shop, Lai's rice shop, and some pawnshops and sauce shops, etc., all spread out their guise along the canal, using words or pictures to express these. What kind of items are here.

The canal is here, where people naturally come and go to collect water for washing, and then various shops naturally gather together. The next step is to attract more people, and the people flow promotes more business opportunities...

Now, Fei Qian's work and personal value is to open a new canal in the Han Dynasty.

On the streets, there are many pedestrians coming and going, and the prosperity of Sichuan can be seen clearly.

Of course, there are also many soldiers who belong to the Zhengxi series. Most of these soldiers were stationed outside the city, and then came into the city to purchase some supplies. They were in order. After seeing the flag of Zhengxi, they also put down what they were doing and saluted Fei Qian and his party.

When a group of city patrols saw Fei Qian and his party, they also saluted on horseback. However, they did not stop, but continued forward, passing by Fei Qian and others. Because the patrols are all performing official duties, while the ordinary soldiers are only doing private purchases...

Liu Bei looked at it, looked at it, and suddenly sighed.

"The general's subordinates all obey orders and prohibitions, are sensible, and at the same time care for the people..." Liu Bei seemed to be sighing, but also seemed to be flattering, "If all the soldiers in the world were like this, the people would be very lucky, and the country would be very lucky..."

Liu Bei was still Liu Bei and was not willing to take any position under Fei Qian. After three days of thinking, he expressed that he wanted to follow the footsteps of the sages and truly do something for the people so that the people could be rich and happy. , live up to the emperor's kindness above, and live up to the people below...

In fact, it means that he hopes to serve as a high-ranking official to pastor the people, that is, a state pastor.

Fei Qian was noncommittal.

However, Liu Bei was still very cautious, saying that he was willing to learn from Fei Qian for half a year, and then use Fei Qian's spirit and strategies to apply what he had learned, fully demonstrating his obedience and respect for Zhengxi.

As for what Liu Bei is thinking in his heart, Fei Qian can generally guess a rough guess. But if nothing else, it's still very confusing when Liu Bei smiles. His eyebrows relax and his eyes are crooked. , one can’t help but ignore the deep nasolabial folds, and looks just like an ordinary middle-aged man. Who would know that under this middle-aged man’s confusing shell, there is a heart that will never admit defeat. heart?

When one thing or state lasts for a long time, people will always find various valid reasons for themselves.

This is true for Liu Bei, and so is Fei Qian.

Looking back, Fei Qian sometimes wonders why in some of the books about rebirth that he has read before, those reborn people are always eager to grab money and acquire women?

You must know that in this world, no matter which dynasty or generation, as long as those who can stand at the top, most of them have extremely strong willpower and their own persistence.

Not all the ancients were stupid, and there will be no shortage of fools in later generations.

People's words and deeds are generally inseparable from personal desires, so in the final analysis, for those time travelers who just blindly pursue money, power, and beauty, it is likely that the original feeling of lack has been carried over after rebirth.

For example, before rebirth, you were cautious or the object of oppression. What you desperately lacked was money and Noko. Then after you were reborn and traveled through time, in order to satisfy this sense of lack, you immediately rushed to seize power, make money, spend money to find Noko, and then continue. Seizing more power, making more money, spending money to find more nobles, and forcibly turning the opportunity that should have been a big era into a small era...

What about higher-level contributions and progress of the times?

Fei Qian doesn't think he is that great, but at least he can't look down on insignificance.

Is it possible to visit the Han Dynasty just to collect some beauties to satisfy your lower body? Or is it that if the lower body is happy, everything will be better in the future? As soon as you enter and exit, you can increase GDP or something?

Shouldn't we work hard and see if we can change the future of a region, or even the future of the world, just like the construction of Dujiangyan in Sichuan and Sichuan?

So at the moment, there are endless things to do. Fei Qian doesn't have much thought on this primitive instinct. If any problem is not handled well, it will trigger a series of subsequent reactions, such as the one next to him. , Liu Bei and Liu Xuande.

Fei Qian turned to Huang Cheng aside, then pointed at Liu Bei and said, "Tell him about this matter that our soldiers purchased according to the rules..."

Huang Cheng showed a silly smile, pointed at the soldiers on the side and said: "Liu Shijun, this is not because these soldiers cherish the people...but because there are military regulations. Of course, military regulations alone are not enough. Ordinary soldiers like this, No matter how many principles and laws you talk about, it can't compare to giving him enough military pay..."

"Ah?" Liu Bei was a little confused. Can giving money replace principles and rules?

"Yes, what can't be withheld, you should pay as much as you should...With food and salary, these bastards will not have any bad intentions due to lack of food and clothing..." Huang Cheng continued, "...Then, there are military regulations ...If someone violates the law, not only he himself will be punished, but all those present or aware of it, who failed to prevent his behavior and failed to report it in time, will be punished, and his commanders and military commanders will also be punished..."

Just like most people's habits, if someone does something bad, but the bad thing is not directly related to him, then even if he sees it, there won't be much reaction or motivation to stop it. However, What if it involves one's own interests? Plus, if one person makes a mistake, the whole team will be punished...

"Oh, I know..." Liu Bei nodded, he also knew this method, "This is the Shiwu method. As the saying goes, there is a leader inside, and the leader of the Shi family. The five masters of the five families, to check with each other, the people are good and evil. , to sue the supervisor..."

The Baojia method is not a patent of the Ming Dynasty, but has been around since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the population gradually increased and villages gradually formed. The Shiwu system became the basis of the Baojia Law in later generations. After Shang Yang's reform, the joint sitting system was added. If one family is guilty, the other nine must report it. If they do not report, then ten will be punished. Families sit together, so during the Qin Dynasty, there was little surreptitiousness among the people because the cost was too high...

Later, this system was continuously improved over the next more than a thousand years, such as the pavilion in the Han Dynasty, the three chiefs in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and the li chief in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It was not until the Song Dynasty, during Wang Anshi's political reform, that the Baojia Law was formally determined and formulated. Relevant detailed rules, rewards and punishments were carried forward in the Ming Dynasty, and various household registrations were even more detailed, such as military households, commercial households, and civilian households. They became shackles on the people, and some remnants still exist until later generations. .

Are there any flaws in the Baojia Law?

The flaws are many.

For example, the Baojia Law was first created to restrict population mobility, and then naturally followed to facilitate the collection of taxes and the rule of the exploiting class, and then cultivated a group of local tyrants and evil gentry who relied on the Baojia Law, etc...

But what about the advantages?

At least in the Han Dynasty, it was extremely important and powerful.

Fei Qian turned to look at Liu Bei and said with a smile: "Since Xuande also thinks this method is good, how about you lend a helping hand and let it go for now? Shiwu's method is implemented in Sichuan to facilitate the people and benefit the country. It is good for the people and the country." "Da Yan..." There is such a group of people in the army, but among the people, because the laws of the Han Dynasty have changed several times, there is no such rule anymore, and there are even more relatives to protect each other without judging crimes...

Liu Bei was stunned: "What does the general mean?"

"Isn't Xuande's ambition to shepherd the people?" Fei Qian shook his riding whip, as if talking about a trivial matter, "The government of the military and the people is originally one... I have observed that there are many fallacies in the civil administration of Sichuan. , might as well start with this... What does Xuande think?"

Is this about arranging specific duties?

Liu Bei couldn't help but weigh it in his heart.

This is definitely not just a legal issue. Is this expedition to the west to conduct a census of the population in central Sichuan? But wouldn't this be putting me on the fire? A census of the population will most likely affect the interests of some large families in Sichuan and Sichuan, so wouldn't this mean...

But just now I said that I wanted to be a herdsman, and I turned around and stopped doing this. If this spreads out, my reputation will be ruined...

What's more, I do have some shortcomings in civil affairs. I would like to take this opportunity to learn more about how General Zhengxi manages the territories, and then I will have the opportunity...

Thinking of this, Liu Bei raised his hands and said: "In this case, I am willing to serve as a general..."

"Good." Fei Qian said with a smile, looking up at the sky, "Then at 9 o'clock tomorrow, Xuande can go to the council hall and announce it in public... Xuande has been working hard these days, so he might as well rest early..."

"Wei, that's it, Bei will retire first..." Liu Bei didn't say much, and saluted Fei Qian, then watched Fei Qian leave, then turned around and left with three or four personal guards.

Huang Chenghan smiled and bowed his hands to Liu Bei who was walking away as a farewell. Then he turned around and put away the smile on his face: "Master, do you really want him to do this?"

"Otherwise? Keep it in vain? Sooner or later problems will arise..." Fei Qian swung his riding crop, "It's better to let it play some role... When the time comes, you, as the deputy, will mainly just watch, don't Just get involved and watch what he does...The main thing is to take this opportunity to observe the terrain in various places in Sichuan and Shu, otherwise the next step, even if you want to send soldiers out, you don't know where to send them..."

"In addition, you also need to learn something about people's livelihood..." Fei Qian moved forward and said to Huang Cheng, "In some time, about half a year, it depends on how well you study. ...I am going to send you as the county governor...The situation there is similar to that in southern Sichuan. There are many barbarians and few Han people. If you want to control the town, you also need to be cared for. You have to learn how to balance the measures..."

"Going to the county guard?" Huang Cheng was stunned for a moment, then rolled his eyes at Huang Xu who was congratulating him on the side, and said with a bit of uneasiness and a bit of anticipation, "My lord, you must be a good student!"

"Shangjun is very important. It connects the north and south, connects the Yinshan Mountains in Guanzhong, and there is Pingyang on the belly..." Fei Qian nodded, "Leave it to others, I don't worry, but you have to work hard and don't let me down..."

Huang Cheng hit his chest twice with his fist, "Lord, please don't worry! I will definitely do my best!"

Fei Qian hummed, then continued forward, asking Huang Xu: "Is the Chuanzhong sand table ready? And how are the wounded in Qi County recovering? How is the big man doing now?"

Huang Xu hurriedly said: "The sand table has been prepared and someone has placed it in the meeting hall... There is no news from Qi County yet. Someone has sent someone to rush. I will reply tomorrow at most..."

There are many things to do, but they can only be done slowly. It is like there is no previous preparation, and there is no convenience now. There is no literacy in the military before, there is no patrol in the city, and naturally there is no current military regulations, let alone the next one. The one-step Baojia system is not only a means of checking household registration, but also the unfolding of a series of subsequent actions...

As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, so many people simply don’t start, or they just start a little bit and then stop doing it.

Fei Qian looked up and saw people coming and going nearby, and wine flags hanging high in the distance. Looking to the horizon, he felt that the middle of the river was like a bowl, surrounded by mountains, standing in the sky, and the sky was like a canopy, just covering it. On it, it is like a huge alchemy furnace. In it, people will either be turned into bones and bloody blood by time and desire, or they will refine their skills to kill generals...

Whether it's life or death, it's all a matter of choice.

Move forward, step forward, as long as your heart is heading and your wish is desired, where is it that is not right in front of you?