Chapter 323 Gongsun Zan finally came to second the civil servants!
The Qingzhou fleet waited in Chaohu for a few days. After the Lu family had loaded all the craftsmen and various things from the Chaohu shipyard onto the ship, Gan Ning ordered the fleet to weigh anchor and embark on the return voyage.
"By the way, does a shipyard need so many things?" Fazheng looked at the Lu family fleet following the Qingzhou fleet with some pain. I know how the Lu family came up with so many ships.
The Qingzhou Fleet itself cannot be used as a cargo ship, so if the Lu family wants to move the Chaohu Shipyard to Donglai, they will have to scrape together enough cargo ships to carry various equipment and personnel.
Fortunately, the Lu family is a shipyard as expected, and they still have enough ships and materials in reserve, and they produced enough cargo ships within a few days.
Anyway, the cargo ship does not need to ensure that its structure is reasonable. It is enough to ensure that the cargo warehouse is large enough to last to Dongnae Port.
“Otherwise, do you think there are only three shipyards capable of building warships in the entire Han Dynasty?” Chen Xi shook his head and said.
This is the bad thing about this era. Many industries are controlled by one family. If outsiders don't have the right skills, they won't be able to get in.
“There are only three shipyards?” Fazheng said in disbelief, but when he thought of the focus of the Han Dynasty’s army, Fazheng could imagine why there were not more aristocratic families involved in the shipbuilding industry. .
"Well, in the entire Han Dynasty, only three families, the Lu family in Jiangdong, the Cai family in Jingzhou, and the Gongsun family in Liaodong, have mastered complete shipbuilding technology.
Including complete shipbuilding technology, drawings, equipment, workers, material selection, etc. related to shipbuilding, these three are the most complete in the Han Dynasty.
The other shipyards under these three companies only build fishing boats and other small and medium-sized ships.
As for large civilian ships and warships, really only these three companies can build them. "Chen Xi introduced the current situation of the Han Dynasty's shipbuilding industry to Fazheng.
Fazheng's family is from the Guanzhong area after all, and the most common transportation methods are either two-legged, horses and carriages, or ox carts.
The combat troops are either infantry or cavalry. We have seen ships carrying passengers in the river, but we have never seen surface combat troops at all.
Therefore, before meeting the Qingzhou Fleet, Fazheng had basically no knowledge of water warfare and naval warfare, let alone the shipbuilding industry of the Han Dynasty.
"The Lu family in Jiangdong, the Gongsun family in Liaodong, and the Cai family in Jingzhou?" Fazheng frowned and pondered for a while and said, "Then why don't we ask the Gongsun family in Liaodong to customize warships?"
< br>Due to his own reasons, Fazheng did not know much about the shipbuilding industry of the Han Dynasty.
But based on Fazheng’s understanding of Chen Xi, in addition to the Cai family in Jingzhou, he should have also considered the Gongsun family in Liaodong. Why is there only one shipyard left in Jiangdong, the Lu family?
Furthermore, based on their relationship with Youzhou Gongsun Zan, Chen Xi should give priority to the Liaodong Gongsun family no matter what?
Although it is not certain whether there is a blood relationship between Gongsun of Western Liaoning and Gongsun of Eastern Liaoning, after Liu Yu left Youzhou, Gongsun Zan became the only overlord of Youzhou.
If Chen Xi really wanted to order a warship from Liaodong Gongsun, could Gongsun Du still offend Gongsun Zan?
It’s not that you can’t order warships from the Jiangdong Lu family, but with Gongsun Zan as a contact, it’s obvious that the relationship between the Liaodong Gongsun family and them is closer.
Besides the relationship with Gan Ning, the Jiangdong Lu family should have no one else to discuss their relationship with Liu Bei, Chen Xi or others, right?
"Liaodong Gongsun family?" Chen Xi shook his head, "Compared to this family, I am more optimistic about Jiangdong Lu family."
"That guy Gongsun Du is not a simple person." Chen Xi squinted his eyes, thinking of the fourth separatist force outside the Three Kingdoms.
"What's more, the Gongsun family of Liaodong has an unclear connection with Yuan Shao of Jizhou. I don't want to be stabbed in the back by them."
Chen Xi sneered. After the Battle of Jieqiao, The two states of Youji and Hebei have entered a brief period of peace to recuperate.
Although Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are dispatching troops to the border, they are indeed preparing to fight again this year.
However, the two sides cannot fight before the autumn harvest. Both Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are seizing the time to deal with internal affairs that can affect the balance of the war.
Otherwise, when the time comes and the inside suddenly explodes while fighting, it will be a big victory for the enemy.
After Liu Yu left Youzhou, all government affairs in Youzhou fell on Gongsun Zan. However, everyone also knows what Gongsun Zan's internal affairs level is.
In terms of political sensitivity, Gongsun Zan still has a little bit of political sensitivity, but that's all. At this time, Youzhou needs civil servants who are proficient in political strategy to help Gongsun Zan deal with the seemingly daunting government affairs.
Although Tian Yu under Gongsun Zan was capable of helping him govern Youzhou, Gongsun Zan didn't like Tian Yu very much.
The remaining civil servants under Gongsun Zan were not good enough in internal affairs and could not help Gongsun Zan much in the matter of governing Youzhou.
After all, after Liu Yu left Youzhou and before Gongsun Zan urgently summoned Tian Yu to return to Jixian, the government affairs of Youzhou were managed by the remaining civil servants under Gongsun Zan, although they were still running smoothly.
But compared to when Liu Yu was still there, this can already be called a shutdown. Jixian’s decrees can only be passed in a few counties around Jixian, and the passes are passable, and there is no guarantee that they can be implemented. .
As for the two counties of Liaodong and Xuantu to the east of Liaoxi County and the Liaodong vassal state sandwiched in the middle, they are not within the scope of Gongsun Zan's rule. After all, Gongsun Du, the prefect of Liaodong, is quite strong.
Of course, it is not enough to fight against Gongsun Zan, but Gongsun Zan cannot even manage the seven counties in the west of Youzhou.
If coupled with the Liaodong County controlled by Gongsun Du, Gongsun Zan felt that he would no longer have to lead troops to fight in the future, and would just doze off in official affairs.
In desperation, Gongsun Zan had no choice but to recall Tian Yu from Leyang in western Liaoning to come back to serve as the governor of Youzhou and help handle the government affairs of Youzhou.
Under the leadership of Tian Yu, the new governor of Youzhou, the government affairs of Youzhou were quickly restored.
However, just after Gongsun Zan solved the government affairs problem in Youzhou, Yuan Shao of Jizhou made trouble again.
Yuan Shao actually deployed 100,000 troops at the border of Youzhou and Hebei, as if he was ready to attack Youzhou at any time.
Facing Yuan Shao’s provocation, can Gongsun Zan endure it? It can't be. Even though Tian Yu reminded him that this was Yuan Shao's plan to tire out his enemies, the purpose was to induce Gongsun Zan to give up on the development of people's livelihood in Youzhou and turn to arms competition.
In this way, even if he cannot defeat Gongsun Zan head-on, Yuan Shao of Jizhou can detonate the internal conflicts in Youzhou and make Gongsun Zan tired of dealing with the wars all over Youzhou.
Gongsun Zan did not want to stagnate the development of people's livelihood in Youzhou, but also wanted to slap Yuan Shao in the face. Therefore, at Tian Yu's suggestion, Gongsun Zan found his junior brother Liu Bei and wanted to second a civil servant from Liu Bei's rule who could play a role in the government affairs of a state.
After all, the civil servants under Liu Bei are very strong, and there are not a few talented people who can handle the government affairs of a state.
It’s just that Gongsun Zan just touched his upper and lower lips and wanted to borrow a civil servant from Liu Bei who could play a role in the government affairs of a state. Are you sure this is not a joke?
There are indeed many civil servants under Liu Bei who can play a role in the government affairs of a state or even a country, but why should Liu Bei second his civil servants out?
Because Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei are brothers? Even most of Liu Bei's troops when he started his career were funded by Gongsun Zan?
However, this is not the truth. Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan are two princes after all. It is impossible for Liu Bei to second his important ministers to work under Gongsun Zan.
Gongsun Zan was considered a sensible person even when he was not in charge. Of course he knew that his letter would embarrass Liu Bei.
So Gongsun Zan made it very clear in his letter to Liu Bei that his ultimate goal is to eliminate the harm caused by the nomadic people in northern Xinjiang to Youzhou, so that the people of Youzhou can live and work in peace and contentment.
Gongsun Zan said that he could only lead troops in battle, but he could not make the people of Youzhou live and work in peace and contentment, but Liu Bei could do it.
At this point, Gongsun Zan’s true purpose of asking Liu Bei to recommend a civil servant to serve as a farewell officer in Youzhou was also revealed.
So, after Liu Bei, Chen Xi and others discussed it, Chen Xi named Chen Chi, whose reputation was not outstanding among the major princes, to be seconded to Gongsun Zan.
Although Chen Chi's political strategy is not top-notch in the world, it is still considered to be first-rate, otherwise Liu Bei would not have devolved him to Liu Ye after completing the assessment.
And in official history, Chen Chi was recommended by Quan Cong as the general of the state of Wu. Although he died shortly after taking up the position of general of the state of Wu, it was also a recognition of Chen Chi's ability.
Although Chen Chi was very confused as to why Liu Bei would second him to Youzhou, after all, there was no such thing as mutual exchange between Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan.
However, Chen Chi did not refuse this secondment. He had also been in the Fenggao Government Affairs Office for so long, and some things could still be seen.
There is indeed no exchange of information between the two princes Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan at this moment, but if there is no exchange of information now, it does not mean that there will not be any in the future.
After spending a long time with the top civil servants in the Fenggao Government Affairs Department, Chen Chi felt that his political level had improved a lot.
He heard a lot of jokes about Gongsun Zan's governance of Youzhou in the Government Affairs Department. Yes, it was a joke caused by Gongsun Zan after he personally governed Youzhou.
After making a joke, Gongsun Zan recalled Tian Yu from Yangle in western Liaoning to help handle Youzhou affairs, and then asked Liu Bei to secondment civil servants.
Gongsun Zan made it clear that the senior civil servants seconded from the Fenggao Government Affairs Department would directly serve as Youzhou's voyeur after arriving in Youzhou, and would follow him to carry out farm work in Zhuo County.
Yuan Shao stationed troops in Gaoyang and Zhangwu. In addition to wanting to start an arms race with Gongsun Zan, he also wanted to clean up the Black Mountain Army entrenched in the Taihang Mountains around Zhongshan and Changshan.
Gongsun Zan didn’t care what Yuan Shao’s plan was, he only knew that Yuan Shao stationed troops on the border and wanted to invade Youzhou.
Since Yuan Shao wants to start a war, then let’s fight. When has Gongsun Zan ever been afraid of him!
But what Tian Yu said was right, he couldn't fall into Yuan Shao's plan to tire out the enemy, otherwise Yuan Shao would not kill him by then, but he would be hung on the pillar of shame by the people of Youzhou.
Gongsun Zan wanted to develop the people's livelihood in Youzhou, but also did not want to lose this arms race. He wanted to be played by Gongsun Zan.
Therefore, if you want not to affect the development of people's livelihood in Youzhou, Youzhou's army must support itself. At least most of the food and grass must come from the farming fields in Zhuojun.
At this time, Chen Chi's role was revealed. After all, under the leadership of Zhao Yun, the civil servants in the Fenggao Government Affairs Department were basically able to make farming orders.
In this way, Tian Yu stayed in Jixian to handle Youzhou's government affairs and work hard to develop people's livelihood.
Gongsun Zan took Chen Chi to Zhuo County and stationed troops and fields here. He wanted to see what Yuan Shao could do to him.
Then, when Chen Chi arrived in Youzhou, he discovered traces of communication between Jizhou and Liaodong. It is obvious that Yuan Shao not only wants to start an arms race, but also wants to destroy Gongsun Zan from within.
"I see..." Fazheng looked at Chen Xi thoughtfully. Although he knew that Jizhou was connected with Youzhou, he really didn't know who wanted to betray Gongsun Zan.
“But, before you selected the shipyard, this matter hadn’t happened yet, right?” Fazheng looked at Chen Xi. He was quite curious about how Chen Xi knew what had not happened yet.
"I got it from Ziyu. You also know that Ziyu has the ability to observe the future. It depends on whether you can pry out the information you want from him."
After hearing Fazheng's question, Chen Xi was silent for a moment, and then pulled Yang Ji over to take the blame. After all, he can't say that he saw the Liaodong separatist regime from history books.
"You are really amazing, you actually pried this kind of news out of Ziyu so early." Fazheng shook his head, sighing at Chen Xi's sharp methods, he was able to pry out this kind of news two years ago. Open Yang Ji's mouth and arrange the naval battleship shipyard in advance.
"What's the matter? You should be used to it after such a long time." Chen Xi smiled and praised himself.
In response to Chen Xi's boast, Fazheng couldn't help but complain: "You are really shameless. It's obvious that someone else deserves half of the credit."
Faced with Fazheng's complaint, Chen Xi just laughed. Laughing, there was no refutation. This was one of the reasons why he wanted to pull Yang Ji into his camp.
If there's anything that shouldn't be said directly, throw it directly at Yang Ji, who really has the ability to observe the future.
"Hey, by the way, do you know the source of the shipbuilding technology of Jiangdong Lu, Jingzhou Cai and Liaodong Gongsun?" Fazheng asked Chen Xi curiously.
The inheritance of Qin and Han aristocratic families cannot appear out of thin air, there must be a source. Either the ancestor is one of the disciples, or he joins a certain family and starts a family after completing his studies.
"Why are you interested in this?" Chen Xi looked at Fazheng with interest. Unexpectedly, Fazheng was curious about such things in the pile of old papers.
"Nothing, I just want to see when the family history of these aristocratic families can be traced back." Fazheng chuckled. A family that has lasted for thousands of years is really confusing and fascinating yet disgusting. existence.
Chen Xi glanced at Fazheng, and then said: "The Lu and Cai families should have absorbed the skills of the Mohist family who fled to Qilu after three points. The Liaodong Gongsun family should have absorbed the skills of the Gongshu family."
(End of this chapter)