New Lubu War

Chapter 21 Money is a trivial matter
How stupid is Han Lingdi?
Recognize the eunuch as his father.

Treat donkeys as darlings.

Dress the dog in court clothes and a sage crown, sit in the court hall and participate in court affairs, and then in front of the civil and military officials of the court, happily say: "What a dog official!"

Also, this guy was dissatisfied with the fact that he needed to take off his clothes first, so he ordered all the maids in the harem to wear crotch pants!

Only people can't think of it, and it can't be done without him!
Of course, the most famous thing is that they are greedy for money. Everyone pays money first when they become officials, including officials who dispatch and move up, etc., they must also pay money!
In fact, in the Han Dynasty, selling officials and nobles was nothing.

Because Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Han Jing, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and others also did this.

But people have a sense of propriety for selling officials and nobles, and the money they get is also used for national construction, not for private enjoyment.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was completely opposite. Regardless of the reason, everyone had to give money first before becoming an official, and the money he got was all used for personal enjoyment.

Therefore, the decline of a dynasty is not without reason.

Of course, there are many reasons for the decline of the Han Dynasty, and it cannot be completely attributed to Emperor Han Ling. Moreover, as an adult, every move will not be without motivation.

Could it be said that there is some kind of political conspiracy in it?

Later generations speculated that it was to prepare for military expenses.

Who knows!

Even if it is not successful, then it is equal to not!

Who made him fail!
In short, these absurd things are just the tip of the iceberg of the entire decadent dynasty.

If you want to elaborate, it is difficult to describe a huge book with tens of millions of words, let alone say much.

"Buyer?"

Yan Bing frowned, and asked Ju Zhubo:
"If you want to buy a sheriff, how much money do you need?"

Everyone in the world knows about Han Lingdi's betrayal of officials, and Yan Bing has heard about it too, but he is only a humble official and doesn't know much, so he asked this question.

Ju Zhubo stretched out two fingers.

Yan Bing was still thinking about it, but Lu Bu completely understood it.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty sold officials, taking the business route, and the prices of various official positions vary.

In general, it is calculated according to the annual salary of officials.

Ten thousand times the annual salary!
For example, the county guard is an official position with an annual salary of [-] shi, and the price tag is [-] million yuan!
This is the market for the sheriff when there is no competition.

If there is competition, 'the one with the highest price wins'!
"Special!"

Lu Bu was speechless and shook his head.

Such a high official fee, ordinary rich and wealthy gentry can't afford it.

Moreover, the cost of buying an official is [-] times the annual salary. Who can afford to be an official honestly?
According to this buying official rule, it is easy to draw a conclusion.

Every official who takes office, the first thing he does, and all the things he does during his tenure, must be excessive taxation.

Otherwise, it is impossible to recover the cost!
Under such circumstances, one can imagine the living conditions of the people in the Han Dynasty!

Therefore, the Yellow Turban Uprising is a historical necessity.

There are no yellow scarves, but green scarves, red scarves, and white scarves...

The Great Han declines, and the Han Ling Emperor is duty-bound!

The most hateful thing is that this guy is not the king of subjugation!

Speaking of which, when the Dafan Dynasty came to an end, most of the last emperors were not foolish emperors, but incompetent emperors who could not turn the tide.

For example, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Chongzhen...

They can be said to be bloody moldy.

"Twenty million dollars?"

Yan Bing was stunned.

Wuyuan County is already poor, let alone them, no one can afford so much money!

"No lump sum payment required!"

Ju Zhubo explained:

"The Son of Heaven is benevolent and merciful. Payment in installments is allowed. You can take office after paying a quarter of the down payment. Of course, the follow-up money must be made up in the next few years!"

When talking about the benevolence of Emperor Han Ling, Ju Zhubo couldn't help but groaned a bit, but in the end he got the point out.

Yan Bing and Lu Bu looked at each other.

"Son-in-law, is it possible to pay this money?"

Yan Bing was unsure, and asked Lu Bu.

They were both locals from Jiuyuan, and they knew each other well, not to mention that the two were in-laws, so he naturally knew that Lu Bu couldn't afford so much money.

"I can, but I don't want to!"

Cursing secretly, Lu Bu still said:

"I chased and killed the barbarians before, and captured a little, barely able to pay five million dollars!"

"it is good!"

Hearing this, Yan Bing slapped his thigh and said:

"If it's not enough, I can subsidize part of it. As long as the first payment can be made, it will be easy to handle later!"

The Yan family also came from a poor family, if there is a son-in-law of the prefect, there is a possibility of becoming a noble family in the future.

Therefore, Yan Bing raised his hands in favor of Lu Bu's pursuit of the sheriff, and did not spare any effort to support it.

"Very good!"

Juzhu Bo also looked happy, and said to the two:

"So, it needs to be properly operated!"

……

After bidding farewell to Yan Bing and Ju Zhubo, Lu Bu sat in the study alone, speechless.

"It's no wonder that in history, after Du Zan, no one served as the governor of Wuyuan County!"

"Wuyuan County is remote and barren, and oil and water are scarce. It is extremely difficult to spend so much money to buy the position of Sheriff!"

"I have to work hard to fight against the barbarians, and I am in danger of death at every turn. Who wants to come?"

He finally understood why, in history, after Du Zan, there was no more governor in Wuyuan County.

There is also the position of Changshi and Captain, which has also been vacant for a long time.

Which normal person would spend this unjustly money?
No wonder Lu Bu in history was famous for his martial arts all over the world, but he couldn't gain a foothold in his hometown, and he needed to cling to Ding Yuan to get ahead.

In addition to the many constraints, lack of money is also a major reason.

"Fortunately, [-] million yuan was seized this time!"

Lu Bu muttered to himself.

"However, you can give me a down payment at most, and don't even try to take away the remaining [-] million!"

he thought angrily.

Although the Yellow Turban Uprising was suppressed, but in the next few years, the world situation will change. Who the hell will give money honestly?
Pay the down payment first, and then talk about becoming a sheriff, and the rest of the money will be delayed. No matter how stupid the Han Ling Emperor is, how dare he ignore the safety of the frontier?
If you piss me off, let a wave of barbarians go south!
His eyes flickered, and Lu Bu began to think of various bad ideas in his mind.

Although he admired the great Han Dynasty, what he admired was a great man like "one Han should be five Hus", and "those who commit crimes against a strong Han will be punished even if they are far away!"

It's not the last dynasty that is extremely corrupt now.

"Money is a small thing!"

After being depressed for a while, he thought to himself.

How to get the governor Zhang Yi to value him and be willing to recommend him to the imperial court is the real problem!
He and Zhang Yisu didn't know each other, and no one in Wuyuan County knew Zhang Yi, so he didn't know him at all.

In the history books, there are only a few sentences about Zhang Yi.

In the spring of the fifth year of Zhongping, Guo Da, a remnant bandit of the Yellow Turban, started from the Baibo Valley in Hexi, and invaded Taiyuan and Hedong.In March, Tu Gehugong killed Zhang Yi, the governor of Bingzhou. '

This is the only record about Zhang Yi.

That is to say, a few years later, the remaining Yellow Turban bandits in Hexi ravaged Taiyuan and Hedong. At the same time, Xiutu's various Hu tribes rebelled and killed Zhang Yi.

Very short record.

Knowing that Zhang Yi will be killed by the barbarians, but what kind of person he is and what kind of personality he has, he doesn't know at all.

"Juzhu Bo said, combined with the county officials and the local gentry, wrote a letter asking me to be the county guard. I don't know if this plan will work or not?"

This time Lu Bu led three thousand cavalry, defeated one hundred thousand Hu cavalry, chased and killed thousands of miles, and beheaded more than ten thousand Hu cavalry, which can be described as a great military exploit.

In theory, he is fully qualified to serve as a sheriff.

But that's not enough.

Mixing officialdom is not easy!
In the Han Dynasty, if one wanted to be an official, especially a high-ranking official, in addition to the absurd system of buying officials by Emperor Han Ling, other conditions had to be met.

(End of this chapter)