Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 453 Want to hear the details
"Hehe, does the Marquis of Liao want me to civilize and govern the Japanese people?" Xu Shu asked sarcastically.

"The Japanese are all slaves, they don't have Chinese nationality, so why should they be governed?" Zhou Cang shook his head, "To tell you the truth, Yuan Zhi, I have immigrated [-] households from Xuzhou, and I have already arrived in Jeju, and I can only arrive in Yingzhou after Gan Ning pacified the Japanese. "

"Hiss." Xu Shu gasped, Zhou Cang was so generous, so he must have plans in Yingzhou. "Slave?"

"Exactly. All of them are slaves, but they are not allowed to be used for private or business purposes. They are all used for mining and building roads."

Xu Shu was startled again, this is to subjugate the Japanese people, so he bowed his head in thought and remained silent.Zhou Cang secretly rejoiced, Xu Shu was already moved, so he had to add more firewood by himself.

"There are many islands in Yingzhou, and there are four big islands, which are divided into North Island, Middle Island, South Island and Main Island. The main island is the largest and is where the Governor's Mansion is located. I intend to immigrate [-] households on this island, and [-] households on the other three islands. Fifty households make up a village, and fifty villages make up a county. In this way, there are eight counties on the island, and four counties on the rest of the islands.” Zhou Cang talked eloquently, “Each village has a village chief and a security chief. Villagers are elected and reported to the county for review. Every three years, there should be no more than two terms. If they are not qualified, they can be impeached by villagers from more than ten households to the county. The five offices of officials, farmers, merchants, and criminals are all selected by the village head and reported to the governor's office for approval. The burden on Yuan Zhi is not light."

Zhou Cang completely positioned Xu Shu as the governor.How could Xu Shu fail to understand what Zhou Cang meant, but he didn't refute. "Then how to set up the governor's mansion?"

"I sent Zhou Xi and Huang Xu, one Wen and one Wu, to help Yuan Zhi, but Yuan Zhi still needs to make up his mind on everything. The governor's office has set up seven divisions for government affairs, finance and taxation, agriculture, industry and commerce, supervision, criminal law, culture and education, and construction. How should the heads of each division be selected? Let Yuan Zhi decide." It is equivalent to removing the military power and giving all the power to Xu Shu, and Zhou Cang explained the functions and responsibilities of the Seventh Division to Xu Shu. "For the manpower of each department, I can transfer ten people from the academy to serve as small officials."

Xu Shu was amazed at this new management structure and system.

"I'll give Yuanzhi three years. During these three years, Yingzhou will not pay taxes, and Xuzhou and Liaodong will provide the necessary expenses." Zhou Cang began to assign work tasks, without treating Xu Shu as an outsider. "However, in the past three years, Yuanzhi's first goal was to establish the villages and counties, and the departments and government offices began to operate normally; the second was to complete the distribution and division of land, so that industry, agriculture, and commerce would go hand in hand to achieve self-sufficiency; the third , but much more complicated.”

"Appreciate further details."

"Has Yuan Zhi already agreed to be the governor of Yingzhou?" Zhou Cang said with a smile, Yang Rui looked as if his plot had succeeded.

"Do I have any other choice?" Xu Shu laughed at himself, "But Xu Shu admires what the Marquis of Liao said, and is willing to contribute to the court for the Marquis of Liao!"

"Okay. With Yuanzhi's help, I don't have any worries." Zhou Cang clapped his hands, "Before, when we talked about popular elections, I think Yuanzhi can summarize its advantages and disadvantages and improve it, and gradually promote it from Yingzhou to Jeju and Pingzhou."

"It's not difficult." Xu Shu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hehe, listen to me slowly. Liaodong's currency system is almost collapsed. I discussed with Han Yue, Su Yang and others to rebuild the currency system, with silver coins as the basis and supplemented by copper and gold coins. Yuanzhi asked the Japanese to be slaves. In addition to water control and road construction, let them mine silver mines. I have found in Yingzhou that the reserves are huge and enough for use. Therefore, it is necessary for Yuanzhi to implement the new currency system in Yingzhou with the two of them and gradually implement it. .”

Xu Shu's brain is a bit insufficient, and he is a layman in this field. Fortunately, there are two knowledgeable people, so just ask them if you have any questions.What surprised him was that Zhou Cang made such a big move without making a sound, hiding it from everyone, laughing that he was just a frog in a well, thinking that Zhou Cang was just a prince, but he didn't expect Zhou Cang to have such talent, The names of the two people mentioned by Zhou Cang are unknown, so it can be seen that there is a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger in Xuzhou.Suddenly, Xu Shu felt a lot of pressure.

"I went to Liaodong a few days ago, and I ordered Chen Jiao to work with the Liaodong Academy to formulate a new law. It is still going to be tried in Yingzhou." The reason why Zhou Cang chose Yingzhou was because there was a blank sheet of paper, without the constraints of the nobles, and the sky was high. The emperor is far away, so he can do whatever he wants. "Yingzhou has not yet set up a college, so officials need to go to Liaodong College for further studies, or invite college professors to give lectures. Three years later, Yingzhou College will be established."

"Why wait for three years." Xu Shu was a little anxious, "I started to do this after I went to Yingzhou. Even if there are no professors, I can do some simple lectures."

"Alright, you can decide for yourself." Zhou Cang continued: "I heard that Liu Hong wrote the book "Qianxiang Calendar". I have sent Lu Ji and Kan Ze to study it. When they come back to Yingzhou, they will adopt the new calendar."

The government, currency system, law, and calendar have all changed. Xu Shu can no longer calm down. All these are the foundation of the country. It is unbelievable to say that Zhou Cang has no intention of competing for the world. All signs at least show that Zhou Cang is acting on his own under the banner of a big man.There are two explanations for Zhou Cang giving himself three years, one is to let himself try it out, and the other is whether he has other plans for himself after three years?Counting the time, the rumors have passed by then, and Cao Cao may not pursue it any further.

Officials, the most important weapon of the country, Zhou Cang actually adopted popular elections, where will the emperor be placed in the future?Maybe Zhou Cang has bigger plans.Xu Shu is not a pedantic person. After all, Zhou Cang limited popular elections to villages and counties, and the power of appointment and inspection was still concentrated in the hands of the governor.It doesn't matter, the key is that I have underestimated and underestimated Zhou Cang. Zhou Cang not only has literary and military skills, but also knows how to govern the country, and he has already started to make preparations. Xuzhou is by no means as simple as outsiders see!Should I be glad that I defected to Zhou Cang?
The more Xu Shu thought about it, the more complicated it became, as Zhou Cang said, but on the other hand, thinking that Zhou Cang was able to entrust such a complicated and important matter to himself, wasn't it because of his trust and recognition of himself?

Regarding the matters raised by Zhou Cang, Xu Shu kept asking questions, and Zhou Cang answered them one by one. Xu Shu felt Zhou Cang's knowledge more and more.Before they knew it, it was already dusk, and the two ate and talked in Zhou Chong's mansion. Finally, they lit candles and talked all night long until the sun rose three poles the next day.

"Marquis of Liao, it's not too late. I plan to go to Yingzhou in three days."

"Okay, let my mother live in my house, and I will treat her as my mother."

"Thank you Marquis Liao, Xu Shu will live up to Marquis Liao's entrustment."

Zhou Cang stood up and stretched his waist. Fortunately, he had a grand master's chair, otherwise he would have to bend his waist after kneeling all night. "Yuanzhi take a good rest."

Stepping out of the living room, Zhou Cang saw Zhou Chong and Yang Rui who had been waiting for a long time. Zhou Chong was ready to go. "Have you ever explained clearly?"

Yang Rui cupped his hands: "Return to the lord, I have made it clear."

Zhou Chong knelt down on the ground with tears in his eyes: "Patriarch, Zhou Chong has gone."

"Go, I will go to Liaodong again in a few days, and we will see you then."

"Patriarch, although Zhou Chong said something that offended the Patriarch, he did not vomit it." Zhou Chong touched his head to the ground: "But if you have two hearts, the Patriarch must not be kind, otherwise it will be a disaster."

(End of this chapter)