I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 307 Jian Shuo’s request

Facing Xun You, a pragmatic person sent by the emperor, Li Ru became more candid in his speech: "Of course they are working hard now, I will also give them more wages."

"When grain prices turn around next month, I will return the sealed grain shops and granaries. The profits, except for the losses on the transportation road and wages, will be returned to Zhao in full."

To put it simply, Li Ru's approach was very straightforward, highlighting an official's involvement in forced buying and selling, and vividly showing the power of the feudal bureaucracy.

Of course, the subordinates of Da Sinong have to help with the accounts for a month. They have been busy for so long, so it is reasonable to get some wages, right?

As for how to deal with people who have different opinions during this period, and how to make the sufferer accept it in the future... Li Ru took out what looked like a document carefully wrapped in cowhide from his arms, opened it, pointed to one of them and said - —

"It records the sales of grains in various grain stores. Calculated, no one has less than one hundred and eighty yuan per stone, so they are handed over to Xunjun."

Grain stores classify grains into categories, but Li Ru doesn't care. He only calculates the average price of grains, no matter what name you use.

Xun You, who was putting away the documents, noticed that there was something clearly written as a memorial under the documents.

Of course, Li Ru also discovered it and explained: "The memorial has not been finished yet, otherwise I'm afraid we will have to work hard on Jun Xun."

When Xun You took Li Ru's documents and left, Li Ru opened his memorial. It was full of words, but there was nothing left unfinished.
However, Li Ru read it again and felt that two of the sentences had better wording and some statements could be made clearer, so he immediately shouted: "Come here, sharpen the ink!"

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In Yuntai Hall, Liu Bian was temporarily relieved of Li Ru after meeting Xun You.

Not long after, Liu Bian heard the news that Jian Shuo took the initiative to ask for a meeting, and Liu Bian had no reason to respond.

With the Xiyuan Army dispersed, it was actually an invasion of Jian Shuo's authority. As the leader of the Xiyuan Army, Jian Shuo had a special status and had never had the opportunity to lead troops on expeditions.

There was nothing that could be done about it. Although Jian Shuo had bravery and strategy, he had no experience in leading troops in war. Huangfu Song could at most accept Feng Fang, who had a close relationship with the eunuchs.

It is true that Huangfu Song has always obeyed edicts, but you can't bully honest people just because they are willing to obey!

Therefore, as the captains of the Xiyuan Army made achievements outside, Jian Shuo always guarded Xiyuan. Therefore, Liu Bian felt somewhat psychologically indebted to Jian Shuo, a confidant left to him by the late emperor to control the military.

In terms of official position, Jian Shuo was already a lieutenant in the army at the head of Xiyuan. In the past, during the late emperor's military parade, even General He Jin was ranked below him. In terms of title, Liu Bian could not hastily designate Jian Shuo as a marquis. After all, he had no merit worthy of being named a marquis.

Fortunately, Jian Shuo had always behaved calmly and quietly completed the mission entrusted to him by the late emperor without any complaints.

Therefore, all Liu Bian can do is to have a better attitude towards Jian Shuo.

"Mr. Jian is here in a hurry, but what's the important matter?"

Jian Shuo, who once again completed the courtesy ceremony amidst Liu Bian's excuses, said: "Return to your Majesty, I am here to offer advice to your Majesty!"

Liu Bian looked very interested and asked, "Mr. Jian, please tell me in detail."

Jian Shuo said: "Your Majesty, some of my soldiers heard that eunuchs were taking care of themselves in Xipingguan, so they approached me, hoping that they could follow the story of Xipingguan and have something to support them in old age." Huh? If you want to say this, I won’t be sleepy.

Liu Bian, who was already quite curious, asked more seriously: "I originally sent Cui Yan and others to Xiyuan, but now there are not many soldiers left in Xiyuan. Didn't they learn to read and write with Cui Yan and others?"

The last time we met Jian Shuo, he understood that Liu Bian attached great importance to this, and now he came prepared and confident: "Your Majesty, you don't know that in the past, in order to enable the Xiyuan Army to fight as quickly as possible, he sent troops from the Fifth Battalion of the Northern Army, Duliao Camp, and Jingzhao Huya Camp and others have transferred some old soldiers, but some of them are incapable of studying and are suffering from injuries. "

Liu Bian nodded. Regarding Xipingguan's elderly care, not only the eunuchs but also the Queen Mother He, who was the nominal organizer, also contributed money.

But according to what Jian Shuo said, in order to imitate Xipingguan and open a nursing home for soldiers, he would have no problem providing some money.

After thinking for a while, Liu Bian said: "If we want to imitate Xiping Temple, we can't just limit it to Xiyuan. The Northern Army and even Du Liao, Huya, etc. must also be included in it, and they should be treated equally."

"Jiangong has been in the army for several years and knows all the parties. Why don't you ask Jiangong to take a look at the situation in each place for me and write a memorial on how to implement it."

"I will live up to your majesty's trust!" Jian Shuo solemnly promised, but the smile on his brows could not be concealed. This is what he came here to ask for.

Seeing that the West Garden is gradually becoming vacant, he is about to become an unarmed school captain, so he can't sit still and think about it!
Otherwise, if you keep quiet, everyone will be dead.

And he thought very clearly that no general was more suitable than him to do this kind of thing that would win the hearts of the soldiers, because he himself was the eunuch who represented the emperor.

After leaving the palace, Jian Shuo returned to Xiyuan again and directly approached his military commander, Ma Pan Yin.

Pan Yin had an extraordinary relationship with Jian Shuo in the army, and the reason was very simple. Pan Yin was also a eunuch.

After leaving the palace, Jian Shuo stopped pretending and praised with joy: "Your idea is really good. Your Majesty agreed to my request. Next time you think of a good idea, you must tell me in time!"

"Congratulations to the captain for getting what he wishes!" After congratulating him, Pan Yin did not forget to continue to flatter him, "My subordinate's idea is second. This matter can be accomplished only because the captain has your majesty's trust! In my humble opinion, this is Once things are done, maybe the captain will be granted the title of Marquis!"

Jian Shuo accepted it all and promised: "When the time comes, I will definitely not forget you!"

Pan Yin offered another bunch of good words.

"Speaking of which, I've never seen you so smart before. How did you come up with such a good idea?"

"..." Pan Yin was stunned for a moment, then sighed and said, "I haven't been in the army for a long time. Seeing that the people who had to bow to me in the past were on equal terms with me, I felt unhappy, so I pondered hard for many days."

These words touched Jian Shuo's pain, but he soon became happy again: "It's different now! When His Majesty's edict is issued, I will go to various camps, and you will pay more attention to the Xiyuan Army."

"Captain, don't worry!"

He said he was paying attention, but in reality it was just a casual comment from Jian Shuo.

There are not many soldiers and horses left in Xiyuan. Although Liu Bei, who had gone to Qingzhou to suppress the rebellion, followed Huangfu Song to receive personal guidance from the famous general, Zhao Jin and Zhang Yang who stayed in Xiyuan all followed Huangfu Song and fought in Liangzhou for a long time. The people who do this will not cause chaos.

(End of this chapter)