Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 616
Zhou Cang just started the game at this time, some of the three chief bookkeepers around him went to Liaodong, some went to Yingzhou, Yang Rui went to Jizhou, Duanmuling was leaving, Deng Ai was on marriage leave, and Dianman was the only one left. accompany.

"Su Yang, I can only arrest you as an errand." Zhou Cang said with a smile. "Issuing a notice for me, Liao Gongfu is recruiting, recruiting one long history, two chief bookkeepers, and three secretaries. What are the conditions? Old age, good health, fresh and previous college graduates are all welcome, and incumbents below the county magistrate are also welcome. The deadline for registration is the end of this month and the first day of October for the exam."

There are not many summoners around who really don't fit his identity, so Zhou Cang plans to start the recruitment from the government.

Duanmuling and Lin Feng were heading north, and the debate on etiquette was still in full swing. Once the recruitment of Liao Gongfu was announced, people flocked to it.In just over ten days, there were nearly a thousand applicants. Who wouldn't want to hang out in front of Duke Liao, that's a shortcut to promotion.

Zhou Wen and Mu Nan were in charge of the screening of applicants. More than 800 people with bad deeds and bad habits were checked out. On the first day of October, the number of references reached 300.The exam was divided into four rounds. The first round was for mathematics, and 300 people were eliminated; the second round was for policy theory, and another 180 people were eliminated;

After being questioned by Zhou Cang, Xu Liang from Beihai, Liu Xuan from Jinan, Sun Yao from Xiapi, Zhang Miao from Tancheng, Zhang Hua from Pengcheng and Chen Jun from Guangling were selected by Zhou Cang. And coming from different places, the children of rich and powerful families were all baffled by Zhou Cang's tricky questions. Of course, this was Zhou Cang's intentional and set up hurdles.What Zhou Cang didn't expect was that the remaining 14 people immediately became the targets of looting by various divisions and counties.

"Xu Liang, you and Zhang Hua went to the academy to see how their discussion is going? It should be 20 days and there will be a result." Among the six, Xu Liang was the most outstanding and was appointed as the chief historian by Zhou Cang, followed by Zhang Hua and Chen Jun. book.

"Returning to the lord, it is still going on. I heard from Jiang's missionary that although great progress has been made, there are too many clues related to the funeral system, clothing, etiquette, ritual music, etiquette, etc., and the taboos of the court are scruples, so there is not much breakthrough."

What clothes to wear, what music to listen to, what utensils to use, what banners to fly, when to sacrifice, and the sacrificed animals, etc., the imperial court has established laws, and it is difficult to break through.Zhou Cang was speechless, it seems that some rules cannot be changed in a short while. "After listening for a few days, what do you think?"

"My subordinates believe that although it seems that there is not much progress, people's hearts have been understood through this discussion, but it is not conclusive. Therefore, I suggest that we can continue to discuss without intervening, but find some other people to start drafting custom orders for some eyebrows. , If it involves the imperial court and the royal family, as long as it does not overstep, it can be controlled, and a ritual can be used as a volume of reconsideration, and the reconsideration is implemented by submitting it to the lord for review."

Xu Liang is 24 years old, and his brain is extremely active, which made Zhou Cang nod frequently. "According to what you said, you, Chen Jun, and Sun Yao are in charge of drafting. Although there is no intervention, a date must be set. I plan to move to Jinan in February next year, so Jiang Gan will be restricted to the end of this year, that is, It will be completed within three months. In January next year, we will start discussing the advantages and disadvantages of officials attacking their descendants. After one month of discussion, there is no need to reach a conclusion, and we will transfer to Jizhou to continue the discussion."

How can there be such a proposition?In Xu Liang's astonishment, Zhou Cang said leisurely: "The children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and they should not be sinners for future generations."

Xu Liang understood and left as promised. Zhang Hua reported that Wang Can had returned from his mission to Jiangdong.

Wang Can reported that Sun Quan strongly agreed with Zhou Cang's proposal, and hoped that the two parties would continue to communicate and form an alliance forever.Sun Quan immediately sent Zhuge Jin to Yizhou as an envoy, and recommended Liu Bei as the shepherd of Yizhou. On the return journey, he visited Jingzhou and proposed marriage to Guan Yu, asking Guan Yu to marry his daughter to his son.

"My lord, is there something wrong with my subordinate?" Wang Can saw Zhou Cang's eyes staring at him. Could it be that there is a flower growing on his nose?Or is something wrong?Did Sun Quan follow Zhou Cang's wishes?

Naturally there was no flower on Wang Can's nose, Zhou Cang murmured inwardly, why did Sun Quan think of marrying Guan Yu?According to the book, when Zhuge Jin asked for marriage, Guan Yu cursed at him: How can the tiger girl accompany the dog? Not only did she disagree, she also kicked Zhuge Jin out. From then on, Sun Quan held a grudge against Guan Yu.Uh, could it be said that the instigator of the whole thing was himself again?
"Zhongxuan has worked hard all the way. Well...you did a good job. I just thought that Boyan and Zizhong will be too busy to move to Jinan next year, so I want you to go and make preparations." In order to cover up his gaffe, Zhou Cang came up with an idea in a hurry, and the ceremony had reached a critical moment. At this time, Wang Can's dismissal would undoubtedly reduce the number of capable people in the conservative faction.

"It's my job, why bother, I'll go to Jinan tomorrow." Wang Can was very happy to be assigned this errand, which fully demonstrated his importance and how much the Duke of Liao attached importance to him.

After sending Wang Can away, Zhou Cang immediately called Mu Nan and ordered him to send people to Jingzhou and Jianye to inquire about the news. Once history repeats itself, there may be some more changes in his layout.

On November [-], the Cotton Association was established.Duan Rong, a businessman from Xiapi, was elected as the first chairman. Some merchants began to contact farmers to measure the land, and some recruited workers to study how to weave according to the finished products brought back by Mu Nan.Zhou Cang promised to the chamber of commerce that the government would purchase [-]% of the military funds at the market price, and the businessmen became more motivated.

On November [-]th, the mourning system was introduced.The mourning period for incumbent officials is set at ten days, excluding the round-trip journey, and the mourning period is one year.The cemetery shall not exceed a radius of three feet, and no cultivated land shall be occupied. Sacrificial burial is prohibited, and the burial objects shall be kept simple.Every year, cold food, death day, and Xiayuan are the days of sacrifice. In addition, two days of sacrifice can be selected according to birthdays, up to five days.

Zhou Cang originally thought that the restriction on the cemetery would be opposed, but he didn't realize that all the current officials would be proud of being able to enter the Martyr's Shrine, so no one raised objections, and the big men with status didn't care about it, and the rich and wealthy naturally dared not Compete with adults.

The mourning system was immediately included in the code of law. Those who violated it were first rectified within a time limit; The common people have no corresponding tax exemption or participation in project implementation within three years.

At this time, Zhou Cang had no intention of letting Zhou Xin go to Yingzhou, but ordered Zhou Xin to go to the Cotton Association every few days to experience the operation mode there instead of studying, practicing martial arts, and watching politics in various departments.As for the sending of the second son Zhou Ting and the third son Zhou Yuan to the academy, Zhou Cang repeatedly told Sun Qian that the treatment, rewards and punishments would be treated the same as other students, without any consideration or favoritism.

(End of this chapter)