The Nameless of the Common Clans

"My Lord, why do you seem to be much busier than before after coming to Chang'an?" After running around for a day, Dian Wei looked at Chen Mo on the way back to the mansion.

"No matter where it is, since we have just occupied it, there must be a lot of things to deal with. I don't have to do everything myself, but at least I should know what is going on. When I first arrived in Anyi, I was also busy. Besides, how much bigger is Luoyang than Anyi? How do the people in the city make a living? Where do the taxes for the government offices come from? What are the explicit and implicit rules of Chang'an City? I have to know them at least. I have to visit all the celebrities in the city one by one. There are so many things to deal with." Chen Mo shook his head. Chang'an has been ruined by Li Jue and Guo Si for so long, leaving a lot of messes. These have to be dealt with by Chen Mo.

The biggest problem is that because the Xiliang army often robbed the people, the people have lost their trust in the government. The people are skeptical of many of the policies that Chen Mo issued to benefit the people. In addition, there are also plundering generals among the surrendered Xiliang army, which has caused many problems.

Yesterday, Chen Mo personally ordered the public execution of Xiliang army generals who robbed people's property on the street, but as a result, the Xiliang army, which has become accustomed to the habit of robbing when there is no money, has been rioting. For this reason, Chen Mo has sent a letter to Gao Shun to come to Chang'an. This group of Xiliang army needs to be reformed, but for now, Chen Mo still needs the combat power of the Xiliang army. At least before pacifying Li and Guo, Chen Mo can only try his best to restrain and appease them. After the war is over, this group of Xiliang army will have to be retrained. At least the military rules and disciplines must not be messed up. The set of rules that Xiliang is popular with will not work in the Central Plains.

In fact, Chen Mo had questioned many generals. Dong Zhuo had trained the Xiliang Army. When in Luoyang, the military discipline of the Xiliang Army was not as bad as it is now. But after Dong Zhuo's death, the Xiliang Army lost its restraint. With the deliberate connivance of Li Jue and Guo Si, the rules that Dong Zhuo had gradually formed over several years were destroyed.

Many things are like this. It is difficult to establish, but it is only a matter of words to destroy. However, if you want to make a difference and go far, you must establish perfect rules to restrain.

"These shitty celebrities are not as capable as Mr. Bo Ji, but their arrogance is unbearable." Dian Wei snorted in dissatisfaction.

Chen Mo looked at Dian Wei with a smile. Let alone cultivation, Cai Yong is his father-in-law. Can the closeness be the same? If it weren't for his status, those celebrities might not be willing to see him.

This is the bad thing about following the rules. Some people will put on airs with you. After all, the Han Dynasty is very particular about one's origin. No matter how much power Chen Mo has, in the eyes of many people, he is still a junior, a child, and the kind who has never seen the world.

"Let's not talk about this. Has Xu Shu arrived?" Chen Mo did not continue this topic. Since he chose the identity of a scholar, he had to follow the rules of scholars. These things could not be explained to Dian Wei.

"According to the time, it should be here." Dian Wei said as he walked.

"If he comes, let him go directly to Huaili. Taishi Ci needs someone to give advice." Chen Mo said as he walked. The main thing is to have someone to help deal with things other than military affairs, and also to give advice to Taishi Ci. This battle may not be over for a while, but Fufeng, Chen Mo must get it. Once Fufeng is obtained, the three auxiliary provinces of Guanzhong will be his. At least Guo Si must be driven away. Guanzhong now has a serious population loss. Chen Mo must stabilize this situation as soon as possible. A Guanzhong that is destroyed is definitely not what Chen Mo wants.

It was evening when the two returned to the government office. Li Ru was processing documents. When he saw Chen Mo coming back, he stood up and saluted: "My lord, according to what you said, the household registration of the three counties of Jingzhao, Fengyi and Hongnong has been made, but the areas of Lantian and Shangluo in Jingzhao have not yet been occupied."

"There is no rush. First, get rid of Guo Si. At that time, all the cities will be ours. If Guo Si is still here, it will be useless to occupy more cities. Instead, it will destroy people's livelihood. We only need the household registration. We can send county magistrates and county lieutenants to these counties to control the household registration and farmland first. Don't let people take advantage of the war to annex farmland." Chen Mo sat down and took the household registration book handed over by Li Ru. Guanzhong has experienced Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, and Guo Si successively. Many scholars have died, and even a few have been exterminated. However, Chen Mo found that there are not many vacant fields.

Even if he didn't check, Chen Mo knew how these fields were lost. Chen Mo could make concessions on the farmland, but he couldn't make concessions on the household registration. The most important thing in Guanzhong was the population. Without the population, Chen Mo's lifeline would be held by others. On this point, he couldn't compromise with anyone.

"Yes!" Li Ru nodded and agreed, and continued to bury his head in the documents. Now, the most tired person around Chen Mo might be Li Ru. He had the most things to do. He had to help Chen Mo raise food and grass, and at the same time handle a lot of government affairs.

"My lord, the prime minister is outside to see you." Not long after he rested, he saw the guards come to report.

"Please come in!" Chen Mo nodded. Although Zhao Wen had never pledged allegiance, in fact, before Chen Mo welcomed the emperor back, Chen Mo couldn't command him with Zhao Wen's official title, but the two got along well, and Chen Mo would ask Zhao Wen for help on some things.

Soon, Zhao Wen came in with someone. Seeing Chen Mo, he smiled and said, "I hope you won't mind my disturbing you at this time."

"What are you talking about, sir?" Chen Mo smiled and shook his head, but his eyes looked at the man behind Zhao Wen and said, "Mr. Yuan Chang?"

"Hello, Governor of Bingzhou." The man smiled and said, "I have heard that the envoy has a photographic memory. I remember that the last time I met the envoy was in Luoyang."

"Mr. Yuanchang is ridiculous." Chen Mo shook his head and said with a smile: "Mr. has an extraordinary bearing and is very different from other people. Once you have seen him, I am afraid it will be difficult to forget him."

The person who came was Tingwei Zheng Zhong Yao. When Chen Mo was in Luoyang, Yuan Shao met him at a banquet. Zhong Yao was already a famous person in the world at that time, and Chen Mo had just entered the circle of scholars, so the two sides were just polite at that time. Now Chen Mo After entering Chang'an, Zhong Yao kept claiming to be ill. Chen Mo had prepared to visit him in a few days, but he didn't expect Zhong Yao to come by himself today.

The three of them didn't talk about anything big. They just talked about the recent situation in Guanzhong and how to defeat the enemy. But in fact, Chen Mo defeated Li Jue as quickly as possible, but it also made Guo Si wary. Now Guo Si It has entered a state of comprehensive defense. It will not be easy to defeat Guo Si like Li Jue.

Zhong Yao gave Chen Mo some good suggestions. Now Guo Si is at a disadvantage. Many problems that were not too serious before will gradually emerge as Li Guo splits and Chang'an falls. For example, there are many factions under his command, including Duan Xuan, Liang Xing et al. Although the generals obey orders from Guo Si, they have great autonomy. Previously, Li and Guo had enough space for these generals in Guanzhong, but now Chen Mo has occupied Chang'an, which has invisibly reduced Guo Si's territory. , naturally some people will be dissatisfied.

It is actually not difficult to provoke these people. You can slow down the offensive against Guo Si appropriately and provide them with enough time and space for internal fighting.

"A good conversation with Mr. Yuan Chang is better than ten years of reading." Chen Mo looked at the sky and smiled at the two of them: "It's getting late, I've already prepared a banquet, how about we talk about it during the dinner? "

"That's what I meant." Zhong Yao nodded and said, "You will benefit a lot from being able to talk to the envoy."

Zhong Yao was really surprised by how much Chen Mo had learned. Chen Mo was proficient in military art, internal affairs, economics and even farming. Even with a photographic memory, his former prodigy reputation was worthy of his name. But Chen Mo would only turn twenty next year. If not, When talking to Chen Mo face to face, Zhong Yao even thought that he was communicating with a great scholar.

Now it seems that Chen Mo's success is no accident or luck. This young man does have extraordinary talents and is an all-rounder. It is not easy for his subordinates to fool him. This is a good thing, but there are Being too shrewd as a leader is not necessarily a good thing.

Chen Mo introduced the two of them into the inner hall. A small banquet had been set up. A maid poured wine for the three of them. Chen Mo raised the wine glass and said with a smile: "Mr. Yuan Chang, I have passed the test. Now it's time to talk about business." Already?"

Zhong Yao was startled, then nodded and said, "I'm here to see you this time. We really have something to discuss."

"Oh?" Chen Mo and Zhong Yao drank together and said, "Mr. Yuan Chang, please give me some advice."

"I don't take advice seriously." Zhong Yao shook his head and said: "I have also studied the laws and regulations implemented by the emperor in Bingzhou. I often discuss with others about the laws and regulations in Bingzhou. Your talent is indeed extraordinary, but have you ever considered it? This method is feasible in Bingzhou, but it may not be applicable to Guanzhong.”

Chen Mo nodded and said: "Indeed, it consumes a lot of manpower and material resources. It can only be done in Bingzhou, but if more places are involved, corruption can easily breed."

Regarding the issues of rule of law and rule of virtue, Chen Mo has discussed with people more than once. The system of Bingzhou is already very complete, but if this system is extended to Guanzhong, the manpower consumption and powerlessness will be even greater, even enough to build an army. Moreover, the territory is large, unless there is a Chen Mo in charge of each state, otherwise, with Chen Mo alone, the continued promotion of the state-border system may very well have allowed Chen Mo to quickly accumulate strength in the first place, but it will become a stumbling block that backfires on Chen Mo.

The most critical point is that Chen Mo's system in Bingzhou completely broke the old rules. The backlash was not only the problems caused by its own implementation, but more importantly, this system touched the hearts of almost the entire scholar circle. Interests, and in today's world, without the support of scholars, it is difficult to move forward, but if you compromise too much with the scholars, the lord Chen Mo will become like a puppet.

Chen Mo needs the support of the scholars, but he is unwilling to be dominated by others. Although he established the academy, Chen Mo knows very well that within ten years, it will be difficult to compete with the scholars with the talents cultivated by the academy, and the talents of the academy He will also become a scholar in the future.

Chen Mo fumbled with the wine glass, looked at Zhong Yao and said, "I wonder what Mr. Yuan Chang can teach me?"