At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the competition for the deer in the world

Chapter 95 On the Strategy of Moral-Based Governance ([-])

Cheng De waved his hand directly, signaling Luo Gongfu not to be too polite.

And Luo Gongfu carefully placed the thick roster on the desk in front of Cheng De, took a few steps back, bowed and said: "Reporting to the general, this roster is the list of soldiers recommended by the masters of various ministries. list of people."

Cheng De nodded: "Yes. I see."

Afterwards, Cheng De looked through the roster on the spot.

After Luo Gongfu saw Cheng De's movements, he kept silent, lowered his head, and looked at the ground.

With a flick of a finger.

Cheng Decai briefly read the roster.

He did not expect that there were so many names recorded in this roster.

After thinking for a while, Cheng Decai shifted his gaze to Luo Gongfu.

"In addition to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Officials, the other five master books each inspect the scholars recommended by them, and then ask them to submit a new recommendation list. Each master book can only nominate three people, and those who pass my assessment, It will be reused. In addition, let them give you their respective lists as soon as possible, and you can present them to me. Be sure to hand over this list to me this evening. It is up to you to discuss this matter with them. Tell me!" Cheng De said calmly.

"Yes." Mr. Luo replied with a bow.

After watching Mr. Luo leave, Cheng De leaned against his desk and took a nap.

In a blink of an eye, it was evening.

Mr. Luo begged to see him again.

Cheng De just woke up at this moment.

After saluting, Mr. Luo handed over the thin roster to Cheng De.

Without the slightest hesitation, Cheng De opened it and looked directly at it.

A total of fifteen names above:
Ye Chen, Ye Dui, Zhang Yi, Li Cunyi, He Wenhui, He Yu, Wei Feng, Hu Weiyong, Song Zan, Feng Zhang, Liu Yuan, Lu Siqi, Yao Guangxiao, Liu Bowen, Bian Zhongheng.

Cheng De stared at these lists, extremely shocked.

Especially the remarks above are particularly eye-catching.

The list recommended by Song Lian, chief secretary of the Ministry of Rites: Song Zan, Hu Weiyong, Zhang Yi.

Li Shanchang, head of the household department, recommended the list: Li Cunyi, Wei Feng, He Yu.

The director of the Ministry of Industry, Lu Wuyou, recommended the list: Lu Siqi, Yao Guangxiao, Liu Bowen.

Zhu Sheng, chief secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, recommended the list: Ye Chen, Ye Dui, He Wenhui.

The list recommended by Shi Naian, chief editor of the Propaganda Department: Feng Zhang, Liu Yuan, Bian Zhongheng.

Cheng De looked at the roster silently, with a little surprise in his eyes.

Especially the two names Yao Guangxiao and Liu Bowen made him feel a little dazed for a while.

These two people actually appeared?
Especially Liu Bowen, isn't it Liu Bowen who ordered him to be imprisoned before?
The one who figured out that Liu Junfeng was his cousin was someone else.

At the same time, Cheng De was also very familiar with the name Yao Guangxiao.

This person is the main planner of the "Battle of Jingnan" and the most famous "Prime Minister in Black" in Chinese history.

Now this person appeared, and he was still recommended by Lu Needless.

Could it be that Lu Wuyu is very familiar with Yao Guangxiao and Liu Bowen?

Regarding this point, Cheng De couldn't figure it out, and he was full of doubts.

After Cheng De calmed down, he looked at Luo Gongfu and said, "Li Shanchang, Shi Naian, Zhu Sheng, Song Lian, Lu Yong, and the 15 people on this roster, let them all come to the conference hall tomorrow, and I will deal with them there." The scholars will conduct an examination."

Luo Gongfu nodded and said: "Yes."

The general actually decided to place it in the conference hall. It seems that among these scholars, there are people who the general likes.

The conference hall has always been a place where generals discuss important matters.

Now it is just to select some outstanding scholars, and it is also in this place.

Presumably, among these people, there must be some great talent.

The general will take it so seriously.

Great talent, I will become a great talent sooner or later.

Luo Gongfu thought about this, saluted Cheng De, then bowed and retreated.

Cheng De narrowed his eyes slightly to the roster on his desk, staring at the fifteen names in a daze.

The Bian Zhongheng recommended by Shi Naian should have something to do with Bian Yuanheng, and Bian Yuanheng and Shi Naian are good friends.Cheng De is not clear about the relationship between Feng Zhang and Liu Yuan and Shi Naian.

Lu Siqi and Lu Needless both have the surname Lu, and Lu needn't use people, they are all from the deaf-mute village first. This is the information he obtained through the investigation of Jueshengwei, so this Lu Siqi is from the deaf-mute village.But Lv Needn't being able to recommend Liu Bowen and Yao Guangxiao shows that their relationship must be unusual.

Song Lian recommended Song Zan, Hu Weiyong, and Zhang Yi. Except that Song Zan was Song Lian's son, although Zhang Yi had never heard of it, he thought he had a close relationship with Song Lian.As for Hu Weiyong, maybe Song Lian really saw him for his talent.

Li Cunyi, Wei Feng, and He Yu on Li Shanchang's recommendation list, except that Wei Feng and He Yu are Shu Zuo, but Li Cunyi doesn't know, but he guesses that they should have an unusual relationship with Li Shanchang.

As for the few people recommended by Zhu Sheng, he couldn't guess what kind of relationship these people had with Zhu Sheng, but they seemed to have a good relationship.

Cheng De stared at the list repeatedly, and he felt that the candidates recommended by the director were very interesting.

Especially Li Shanchang, and Lu Wuyu.

The people recommended by Li Shanchang, basically three of them have a close relationship with him.

It must be the same for Lu.

Among the others, at least one of the recommended people has a close relationship.

Moreover, the virtuous do not avoid relatives.

He still appreciates this.

Realizing that it was getting late, Cheng De returned to the room and relived the fun of the wedding night with Ma Xiuying.

The relationship between the two is also heating up rapidly.

afterwards.

Ma Xiuying frowned and looked at Cheng De: "Brother De, it's time to bring Sister Yan into the mansion."

Cheng De was stunned, "Okay, just the day after tomorrow!"

Ma Xiuying nodded: "Brother De must keep his word, and he must not disappoint Sister Yan."

Cheng De said with a smile: "It should be so. However, sister Xiuying, let's continue and try to give birth to a child sooner."

Ma Xiuying's face turned red when she heard the words, and she gave Cheng De a white look: "Brother De, you are really not serious."

"This kind of thing has to be serious, so when will our children have it?" Cheng De jokingly replied.

Ma Xiuying was taken aback.

The next day.

Cheng De came to the meeting hall and sat at the top.

In the deliberation hall, there were Li Shanchang, Lu Yong, Song Lian, Zhu Sheng, Shi Naian, and fourteen scholars.

Cheng De looked around the fourteen scholars with some doubts in his heart.

Isn't it fifteen scholars?

Why are there only fourteen people present?

So, Cheng De said, "Is there still someone who hasn't arrived yet?"

Hearing Cheng De's words, Lu didn't need to speak directly: "Reporting to the general, there is one more person who needs the general's approval to come here."

Cheng De's eyes were fixed, and an idea quickly appeared in his mind: is the person in prison really Liu Bowen?

But Cheng De didn't show the slightest expression on his face, but looked at Lu Needless and said, "Who is it?"

"It's Liu Bowen." Lu didn't have to reply immediately.

Cheng De was silent.

Sure enough, it was Liu Bowen who was being held in that prison.

Lu didn't need to look at the expression on Cheng De's face, secretly guessing what the general was thinking.

He felt that Liu Bowen had great talent and shouldn't be kept in prison forever.

And when he makes some contributions to the Sizhou Army, he should give full play to his talents.

In the past, he and Liu Bowen formed a deep friendship because they admired each other's knowledge.

He even learned his knowledge of divination from Liu Bowen.

In this regard, he thinks he is inferior to Liu Bowen.

It's just that I don't know if Liu Bowen thought that he would be imprisoned.

It stands to reason that Liu Bowen should seek good luck and avoid bad luck here. Could it be that something happened that he didn't know about.

Lu didn't have to wonder about this.

But what he can do right now is to get Liu Bowen out of prison.

Because he didn't know how long Liu Bowen would be imprisoned due to the general's temperament.

In case of being locked up for another period of time, he was a little worried whether Liu Bowen would be able to handle it.

After all, life in prison is not so good.

For Liu Bowen, who is obsessed with cleanliness, being with mice and bugs all day is probably worse than killing him.

Cheng De finally said, "Come on!"

Luo Gongfu came in from the door.

Seeing that it was Luo Gongfu, Cheng De didn't hesitate: "Go to the prison and bring up the fortune teller who was locked in the prison before."

Luo Gongfu was very puzzled, but he still replied: "Yes."

After Luo Gongfu left in a hurry.

The faces of all the people present were very different. Liu Bowen, who was not good enough, was not present. Could it be that he is in prison at the moment?
This matter is really ridiculous.

For a moment, many people turned their eyes to Lu Bu.

However, Lu did not have any expression on his face, he did not even look at others, his eyes were tightly closed.

For a while.

Luo Gongfu appeared with a man in Taoist robes.

Perhaps it was because he had been locked in prison for a long time, but this man in Taoist robe exuded a bad smell.

Everyone else present frowned.

Cheng De looked at the Taoist in front of him, and said calmly: "Are you Liu Bowen?"

Liu Bowen glanced at Cheng De, but didn't reply, but stood still, his eyes so calm that there was no wave.

This scene fell into the eyes of everyone present, and they all felt that Liu Bowen was very rude.

When Li Shanchang looked at Liu Bowen, he couldn't help frowning.

Looking at Liu Bowen's performance, Lu You was secretly anxious.

Shi Naian felt that Liu Bowen seemed to have an arrogance, but such arrogance hurt others and hurt himself.

Song Lian felt that Liu Bowen didn't know etiquette.

Zhu Sheng looked at Liu Bowen expressionlessly.

Cheng De did not get angry, but said gently: "Since everyone is here, let me say a few words first. You are all recommended by Master Li and others, and you must all be talented people. And I I will also select some people from among you to fill the vacancies in various ministries. I hope you will take this matter seriously."

Everyone nodded.

The way Li Shanchang and others looked at Cheng De was very different from before.

Still respectful, but before it was because of the general's deterrence, but now it is because of generosity.

Dadu is easy to say, but very little can be done.

Moreover, it is even more so for a hero like Cheng De.

Seeing that everyone turned their attention to him, Cheng De continued: "Since I took up the anti-Yuan banner, I also have some observations, feelings, thoughts and thoughts. The Yuan Dynasty is now full of wars, the economy is ruined, the politics is dark, and the people of the world are suffering. Unbelievable. In view of this, you can discuss from economic, political, cultural and other aspects, how to solve these problems? And how to govern under our Sizhou Army. In addition, let me mention a little bit, when Master Lu sent Lu Qi to ask What is the way of benevolence and righteousness to me? This matter is like yesterday. I once said that the way of benevolence and righteousness, if the world is governed, the usage is generous, gentle and civilized; So, think about it, everyone."

As soon as Cheng De finished speaking, everyone present was shocked.

Liu Bowen was a little surprised in his eyes.

Didn't it mean that Cheng De, the general of the Sizhou Army who conquered captives, was born with mud legs?

How could he have such knowledge?

Could it be that the rumors are not credible.

Liu Bowen was greatly shocked in his heart.

This is quite different from his original impression of Cheng De.

In the presence, Zhang Yi's heart was touched no less than Liu Bowen.

He never expected that the general would have such insight.

It was really beyond his expectation.

Originally, he came here just to get his friend Song Lian to come over to make up the numbers.

He didn't have any thoughts about entering an official career.

But now Cheng De's words made him have to think deeply.

read more, walk more.

Some knowledge needs to be verified in action.

But now that he found such a good hero as Cheng De, his previous persistence in his heart was somewhat shaken.

Yao Guangxiao has been staring at Cheng De, he found that Cheng De's face is extremely strange.

But according to the knowledge he has now, he doesn't know much.

However, he still saw a glimpse of the future from Cheng De's face.

Although it was just a trace, Yao Guangxiao's heart was still shaken.

He decided not to go to Songshan Temple to study for the time being, he wanted to stay.

Originally, he came here to see Lu Wuyu just to prove some knowledge, but he didn't think that he would come here after being fooled by Lu Wuyu.

Before, maybe he was reluctant.

But now, he has some new and different ideas.

Maybe it's better to stay.

Seeing that there was no movement from the crowd, Cheng De did not rush, but waited patiently.

at this time.

Zhang Yi walked out from the crowd. This scene made other people cast their eyes in surprise.

Zhang Yi's face was calm, and he saluted Cheng De first, and then said: "Student Zhang Yi, in terms of economics, there are several countermeasures that are about to be presented to the general. The student thinks that if the general adopts the student's countermeasures, it will Whether the economy is under the rule of the Sizhou army, or the economy after the general pacifies the world in the future, it can recover quickly and gradually prosper."

Cheng De looked at Zhang Yi, with a gentle smile on his face, and said, "You might as well talk about the economic countermeasures that Mr. said one by one. I think everyone here is willing to listen to Mr.'s advice."

Zhang Yilang said: "First, pay attention to agriculture. The Yuan Dynasty was dominated by nomads, and the Mongolian nobles ignored farming operations that focused on agriculture. Agriculture did not receive enough attention. Most of the land was concentrated in the hands of the Mongolian and Han landlords. Farmers have a small amount of land, or have no land. Some of them become tenants, and some cannot survive and start fleeing, which seriously affects agricultural production. Therefore, the general must pay attention to agriculture. There is a saying in Jin Shu that "agriculture pays more attention to the country's outline." It is precisely this reason."

Cheng De nodded in approval.

Everyone else nodded, feeling reasonable.

Zhang Yi continued: "Secondly, lightly shake taxes and increase the population. "Mongolia Records" records: All cities that resist the attack of the Mongolian army, after breaking the city, except craftsmen, doctors, and fortune-tellers, will be punished. Forgive me less. After successive years of wars, the wars spread throughout the Central Plains, the population plummeted, and the economy was severely damaged. After the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, it continued to fight for years and searched for the common people. The suffering was unspeakable, so that the Yuan Dynasty continued to fight and the situation was severe. Therefore, lightly shaking taxes and increasing the population means restoring the economy.”

Everyone present fell into deep thought.

But Cheng De was secretly better.

Zhang Yi paused, and then continued: "The third is to restore commerce. Merchants are merchants, so they communicate with each other. Things are based on appointment and stability. In the Yuan Dynasty, extravagance prevailed. It seriously interfered with the normal operation of commerce. The dignitaries of the Yuan Dynasty directly participated in the operation of commerce, and they took advantage of their power to release usurious loans of "Han Tuoqian", which disrupted the normal operation of commerce and made the economy even more ruined."

This countermeasure caused disagreements among the people present.

Some people expressed contempt and disdain, some expressed doubts, and some expressed approval
Cheng De did not express his position, but signaled Zhang Yi to continue.

Encouraged by Cheng De's eyes, Zhang Yi said again: "Fourth, use paper money as the mother and copper money as the son. The prime minister of the Yuan Dynasty changed the method of banknotes by Tuotuo, and the court was greedy for profit and had no time to print banknotes. As a result, prices The surge is more than ten times greater, and the people suffer unspeakably. Of course, this strategy can be implemented after the world has been pacified. As for whether to implement it, it is up to the general to decide. These are the four strategies that the students said."

After speaking, Zhang Yi returned to the crowd and remained silent.

However, Zhang Yi's fourth article also caused controversy among the people present.

Many people feel that this fourth article is too risky and prone to many problems.

Others feel that they can try it out, and if there is a problem, they can stop it in time.

When Cheng Dexu raised his hand, everyone fell silent and looked at Cheng De one after another.

Cheng De then opened his mouth and said: "The first and second of the four countermeasures proposed by Mr. Zhang can be implemented in Sizhou first. As for the third, you need to make some changes, so let's not talk about it for the time being. And the fourth point is that the time is not ripe, and it is not the time now."

When everyone heard this, their eyes flashed.

But Zhang Yi was astonished.

Cheng De glanced at Zhang Yi with satisfaction, then looked at other people, and said calmly: "Mr. Zhang just talked about economics. If you have any other ideas, you may wish to speak up."

The voice fell.

Suddenly, Bian Zhongheng from the crowd came out.

Everyone looked at Bian Zhongheng, and their faces froze.

It's because Bian Zhongheng is too young.

You had to let them look a few more times.

Some people are a little contemptuous and disapproving.

And some people had serious expressions on their faces, feeling that there were too many capable people present.

No one should underestimate it.

(End of this chapter)