I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 292: No chance of seeing a gentleman again

However, among the people who had transformed from slaves to civilians, the numb ones remained numb. Only those slaves who had been put in important positions by their masters and gained some knowledge showed sad faces.

Rather than becoming common people who not only have to bear taxes and labor, but also have nothing, why not resell them!

Among these people, those who were really able to manage things were sent to be punished. Facing the majestic Tian Feng, some people were filled with sorrow but did not dare to speak out their feelings.

Tian Feng naturally understood this, and of course he would not let them wait to die outside.

The acres obtained by confiscating the property were originally cultivated by slaves and tenants. Now that they are reserved as public land, they will naturally be retained. Moreover, theoretically, the land rent required to be paid on public land is lower than that on private land.

As for the workshop originally used for weaving, there is no need to exist. Tian Feng plans to rent or lend the spinning machines used for weaving to the women who are good at weaving among the people in front of them to fill the need for the new home.

For Tian Feng, family-style farming with men and women weaving is the right approach.

If Cao Song were here, there is no way he would have stopped him.

However, although Cao Song personally went to Runan to start a dispute with Xu Xuan, as a Junshu order, and it was the first year of the Junshu law, he had many affairs, so he would not stay in Runan County to quarrel with Xu Xuan. .

As for the remaining nearly two thousand people, less than half of them were originally used to serve the master's family, and most of them were porters and other people engaged in business. Tian Feng chose to leave it to the prefect Xu Qiu to arrange it.

From this we can also see in detail the wealth of the merchant's family.

More than two thousand people are not a small number, and therefore, Tian Feng met Xu Qiu not long after.

Xu Qiu agreed with Tian Feng's choice to register these slaves into household registration instead of making them official slaves or selling them. He believed that this was what a scholar-bureaucrat should do.

These newly organized households were registered in Runan County, which naturally became his achievement in office.

Of course, even without these, with Xu Qiu's virtue, he would not hesitate to take on the follow-up resettlement work of these people.

"Don't worry, Yuan Hao, there is still some surplus wealth in the county government, which is enough to support these people to open up some wasteland for resettlement, so that they will not become slaves again." Xu Xuan promised.

"I would like to thank Mr. Xu in advance for these people," Tian Feng said.

"Why should I say thank you? This is my duty." Xu Xuan looked at Tian Feng and said.

After talking about business, there was silence between the two of them.

Xu Xuan had heard about Tian Feng's many achievements after becoming the censor.

He had also heard rumors before that Tian Feng was actually just a villain and an evil official. Every time he went out on inspections, he would deliberately frame things up, thereby confiscating the property of good people and collecting money for the emperor.

After meeting Tian Feng and confirming Tian Feng's upright style, Xu Qiu understood that the person who promoted this rumor had a worthy purpose.

Xu Xuan looked at Tian Feng. At his age, he was enough to be Tian Feng's father. In the past few days of contact with Tian Feng, Xu Qiu saw that Tian Feng's virtues and talents were first-class. The only thing was that speaking more bluntly would easily cause pain in people's lungs and tubes.

For Xu Xuan himself, with his cultivation, he would not care about these things and felt that it was harmless. Moreover, as the imperial censor, Tian Feng's straightforward speaking is a bonus in itself.

But if you want to go one step further, being upright regardless of the occasion will inevitably be inappropriate.

The longer Xu Xuan served as an official, the more he understood this truth. The emperor inherited the destiny of heaven, but the emperor was also a human being, and he had likes and dislikes. Those who were stubborn and violated the superiority were always disliked.

After thinking for a while, Xu Qiu said: "When I met Yuan Hao today, I thought of the story about Zou Ji mocking the King of Qi for accepting advice."

In the same way, when admonishing the emperor not to build a palace, some people directly pointed at the emperor's nose and scolded the emperor for wasting money and wasting money, while others roundly said that large-scale construction projects would bring bad reputation to the emperor's favorite queen.

There is no doubt that the latter makes it easier for the emperor to accept advice. Tian Feng is not a fool, on the contrary, he is very strategic.

Later generations commented that he was "good at working for the country, but bad for his own life."

Is it because he is incapable of finding a career? It’s not that I can’t, but I really don’t want to.

Otherwise, if he just needs to be gentler and keep his mouth shut, he won't be able to protect himself.

Tian Feng heard what Xu Qiu meant, and he did not misunderstand the good intentions of Xu Qiu, a well-known official, but he still chose to tell him bluntly: "Mr. He said that in the past, Confucius was trapped in the friendship between Chen and Cai because of his unavailability of the Dao. He asked his disciples, Zilu and Zigong, to waver. Only Yan Hui said, "The Master's Dao is so great that no one in the world can tolerate it." , Master pushed it forward, what kind of disease is it not allowed to see you later?'"

The implication is that Confucius's teachings are not valued by the princes. This is not the fault of Confucius's teachings, so Confucius will continue to promote his own teachings.

Tian Feng used this to show that he would not make changes for the sake of the Tao in his heart.

Xu Qiu didn't understand the meaning of Tian Feng's words and praised: "What a 'no tolerance, then meet the gentleman!'"

Only in times of crisis can a gentleman show his true colors.

In addition to admiring it, Xu Qiu could only sigh in his heart - I hope today's society can always tolerate your uprightness!

……

Luoyang City is the first inn outside the east gate.

A group of people are saying goodbye.

A passerby looked over and saw that it was three teenage boys who came to see off a scribe who looked no older than thirty.

The young men were all of different shapes, and one was particularly short. Overall, they looked like a father and son, which was a bit strange.

Of course, if you knew what these people said, there would be no doubt.

"Brother Gongyi, have a good trip!"

"It's a pity that I don't know anyone in Jizhou, so I can't provide any help to Brother Gong Yi."

"Brother Gongyi, don't worry. If you are bullied by local nobles or petty officials in Julu County, you can write back without feeling embarrassed... As long as you are justified, even if we can't help, there is still that person! "

The three people who spoke were naturally Wang Can, Ma Chao, and Sun Ce.

Wang Can finally said: "No matter where we go or how far apart we are, we will never forget our friendship as gentlemen!"

"I have left to take up my post, and I don't know when I will be able to come back. I just hope that we can meet again in this city one day!" Lu Jun's words were full of reluctance to say goodbye, but also high-spirited.

He had been wasting his time in the third department for many years, and now he finally had the opportunity to serve as county magistrate. Of course, he had to work hard to prove himself.

Moreover, he was already older and had children. The three young men he was dating seemed to have bright futures at first glance. He did not want to call these three men Shangguan in a few years.

Although this is very likely to happen.

The vacancy in Julu County, Jizhou, where he was going to take up his post, was one of the five county magistrates who were impeached by Yingshao, the governor of Jizhou, after inspecting the prefecture and county some time ago. The latter five were all convicted by the court.

(End of this chapter)