Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 28 Interview
The four of Zhou Cang arrived at the boundary of Youzhou on horseback. Youzhou was still cold in spring, but it was obviously much more stable than Jizhou. Few people died of freezing on the road, and there were many barbarians coming and going. Some settled down in Youzhou, and some led horses and carts to do business.It took only ten days to enter the prefectural city of Ji County, the four of them went directly to the governor's mansion to explain their intentions and rewarded the porter ten qian, and soon met the governor Tao Qian.

Tao Qian is over 50 years old. He has a long face with a beard, white and clean skin and tender flesh, and is well maintained.Tao Qian sat on the upper hand and read the letter carefully, and Tao Qian looked at Zhou Cang again. "I haven't seen Lord Yuezhang for a long time, how is his health?"

"Master Gan Shi, Mr. Gan is still in good health, but it is difficult for him to walk, and he needs someone to help him." Zhou Cang replied respectfully.

"Hey, my wife ran around with me and gave birth to two sons for me. I didn't realize that I couldn't stand the cold when I came to Youzhou. She passed away two years ago. Since you have been married by Mr. Yue Zhang, we are considered to have a good relationship." The family is good, my eldest son, Tao Shang, and my second son, Tao Ying, are both older than you, you should get closer in the future."

Zhou Cang felt a chill in his heart, the death of his wife meant that the relationship was cut off, and he had to be careful in dealing with it.

"I already know what Master Yuezhang means, but I don't know what you can do?" Tao Qian said in a drawn out voice.

"Returning to the adults, the villain was taught by his father since he was a child. He read more poems and books, and he was widely involved in various schools of thought. In order to be healthy, he participated in more exercises." In the era when warriors were not valued, Zhou Cang first talked about literature and then martial arts. So as not to cause misunderstanding.

"So, you learned it from your family. I don't know what classic it is?"

Hearing what Tao Qian said, Zhou Cang made a preliminary judgment on Tao Qian's status, that is, he despises him, and he is not a state shepherd at all.

"My father said, read the Spring and Autumn Annals to know the righteousness." Zhou Cang didn't dare to talk nonsense, he could only talk nonsense, "The boy is also good at reading poetry."

"In that case, I will test you."

"My lord, please come up with a question." Zhou Cang cupped his hands.

Tao Qian looked around, pointed to a plum blossom by the wall in the garden and said, "Let's use plum blossom as the topic."

Zhou Cang pondered for a while, and said: "There are several plum blossoms in the corner, and Ling Han blooms alone. I know it's not snow, because there is a dark fragrance."

Tao Qian was surprised, and said again: "I have a shabby room, and this is the title."

Zhou Cang pretended to be walking in front of the hall, "If the mountain is not high, it will be named if there are immortals. If the water is not deep, there will be dragons. This is a shabby room, but I am virtuous. The moss marks are green on the steps, and the grass is green on the curtain. Talk There are great Confucian scholars in laughter, but there is no white man in communication. You can tune the plain qin and read the golden scriptures. There is no messy ears of silk and bamboo, and no labor of case books. Confucius said: What is there? "Zhuge Liang doesn't know where he is now, of course he can't say Zhuge Lu, Yang Xiong's character was not very good in the Eastern Han Dynasty, so Ziyunting was also omitted by Zhou Cang.Zi once said that he is popular in his way.

Tao Qian couldn't help admiring Gan Gong's ability to know people, and decided to steal this humble room inscription for himself and hang it in his study.

"And you know that the land of Youzhou is no better than the Central Plains. The Han people and Hu people live together, and there are especially many nomadic Hu people in the north, and they are often invaded. In your opinion, how should it be governed?"

Zhou Cang thought for a while and said: "The prerequisite for governing Youzhou well is to settle the barbarians well. Zhou Cang boldly said that if you want to control the barbarians, you must divide them and choose the weak to support them, and choose the strong ones." Disadvantage."

Zhou Cang's evaluation of Tao Qian improved a little bit. These three questions can be said to be very good. We can examine his ability from three aspects, including literary talent and adaptability. Especially the last question is equivalent to a question about current affairs. policy theory.I just don't know if he made it up on a whim, or if he has had this concern for a long time.

"Some insights, please speak more carefully."

"The Hu people are nomadic tribes, with vast land and few people, and they can come and go freely on horseback. It is difficult to conquer. We are not afraid that they will disperse, but we are afraid that they will gather. Once they gather together, they will threaten our Central Plains. Therefore, we cannot let them become one. That would weaken a tribe that is showing signs of being strong, making him incapable of unifying and leading other tribes."

"If a powerful tribe is used by me, wouldn't it save me a lot of trouble?"

Wishful thinking, Zhou Cang rolled his eyes a little. "As the saying goes, if you are not of my race, your heart must be different. Although this statement is somewhat biased, you must guard against it. This is not a long-term strategy. Blindly caring and appeasement can only fuel its arrogance, making it even more greedy and insatiable. Blindly strangling and supporting the weak, the favor of the court will spread far and wide. Hu people are grateful for the grace of heaven and must obey, but their power is too small to cause chaos. For obedient Hu people, they can be gradually Sinicized, allowing them to wear Han clothes and eat Chinese food, using Chinese characters, abandoning nomadic farming. After a few generations, the Hu people will forget their old customs and turn their hearts to the Han people, and the north will be all Han land." After Zhou Cang said, he regretted that he had said too much, Tao Qian I don't think I'm being too naive.

The strategy in Zhou Cang's mind is that if he is a big official, he will launch a trade war, import cattle, sheep, and horses from outside the Great Wall, rarely export grain and salt, and export a large amount of poetry and chicken soup for the soul, so that these warriors put down their swords and guns and start composing poems Yes, listening to songs and watching dances, using extravagant porcelain and silk.

"Yeah, Wei Guo's opinion is unique, let me think about it carefully." Tao Qian didn't make any comments, but changed the subject lightly, which made Zhou Cang confused, and was still too young in the officialdom. "What have you learned along the way?"

"On the way, I first passed through Yanzhou. The land was deserted, refugees migrated, and homeless people were everywhere. After passing through Jizhou, it was worse than Yanzhou. Many people died of starvation and freezing on the road. After entering Youzhou, it was very different. Few refugees and Personally, you can see the merits of adults. There is one more thing I have to say, on the road, I met Taiping Taoists preaching everywhere, and there are so many believers..." Zhou Cang carefully looked at Tao Qian's face, but he couldn't see anything.

"What's Weiguo's opinion on this?"

"It is good intentions to teach the people to the rare book, but it is a different kind to take advantage of the opportunity to confuse the public with evil words. Moreover, if the people only know the teachings but do not know the court's laws, it is not a blessing for the court."

"What age are you this year?" Tao Qian suddenly changed the subject, leaving Zhou Cang a little confused.

"Master Governor, Zhou Cang is 19 years old this year."

"Well, I'm still a little young. You can temporarily serve as the chief secretary in my mansion. The state has the responsibility to promote talents. At the beginning, I was promoted as a talented person by my father-in-law. When you make some achievements next year, I will also promote you to the court." For Maocai." Tao Qian said.

"Thank you for cultivating."

"You don't need to thank me, there is Mr. Yuezhang's recommendation, and you have real talents." It seems that this test passed smoothly, and Zhou Cang got Tao Qian's approval.

"Your entourage, just listen to your subordinates, and the government will pay the salary."

(End of this chapter)