1.24 Do not avoid relatives
The Du Kang City Cang in the planned area is the inner city of Du Kang City.
The head of the city wall was 300 stones. The position was not low and the power was heavy. It was very important. Liu Bei had already chosen the first head of the city wall wall.
This will be announced to the public on the day to build the Dukang City Warehouse.
The Dukang land is located in the middle of the water lake. It is surrounded by Lousang, Licheng, Linxiang, Dali and other cities. The waterways are smooth and convenient for water transportation. Moreover, the Dukang hilly terrain is high and built warehouses are also conducive to storage. The grain storage should not be rotten and moldy.
As soon as the city warehouse came out, it became a fresh topic of discussion in the city. Shaojunhou was known as the "supervising genius" and had endless ideas. Lou Sang was built on the flat ground, Li City, and Du Kang also rose from the ground. However, these two cities were just ordinary cities. They did not have many astonishing casting tools like Lou Sang.
So, as soon as the eighth floor Lianheng City Warehouse came out, it attracted countless topics of talk.
As soon as the Chengcang came out, Lou Sang Academy cheered and cheered. Unlike the people in the city, the students saw hope of becoming an official again.
There are nearly a hundred officials of all sizes below the city warehouse chief!
How can the students not be happy? Especially the three disciples of Chen, Cui, and Liu Chong, who were eager to try.
As expected, the young master, the sky and the sun, went to the school several times and talked with his mentor, great scholars. It was obviously related to Chengcang.
The old clan leader, who was busy collecting grain, also rushed to the mansion. Chengcang was the general of the city camp to rent the land. As the son of the Liu family, the old clan leader should have to keep an eye on Liu Bei. The mansion was attentive and dared not be negligent. The young clan leader was the king, but the old clan leader was a clan elder. What he talked about was family affairs, so naturally he could not be too slow.
When Liu Bei came, the old patriarch summoned all the worries in his heart.
Liu Bei listened with stern eyes. He nodded from time to time, without refuting.
After seeing off the old patriarch, my mother asked: How can the retainers and clans achieve both?
Liu Bei smiled and said: There is no other way. Do not avoid relatives when choosing a wise man, and do not avoid suspicion when choosing a wise man.
The mother smiled happily and asked: But it comes from Han Feizi's sentence "If you take action outside, you will not avoid your son, you will not avoid your son"?
Liu Bei nodded and said: Yes.
Three days later, Shaojun Hou posted an invitation letter, and all the people he invited were relatives of the Liu clan.
The old patriarch, the second uncle, the third uncle, the fourth uncle, the eldest brother, the second brother, and the fourth brother, all sat down from the side.
Liu Bei used tea instead of wine and raised his glasses frequently. They were all relatives of the Liu family, familiar with each other and had a happy meal. They also made musicians, dancers, and singing and dancing entertained the fun of the kings and princes.
After three rounds of drinking, the old patriarch stood up and asked: "Young Master, why are you drinking?"
Liu Bei then put down the teacup: It was a family matter and wanted to discuss it with his relatives.
Uncle San stood up and smiled and asked: Why is it so grand?
The second uncle also put down his wine glass and secretly looked at his beloved son Liu Wen.
Liu Bei then told the matter of governing Kangcheng Cang in detail. There is a saying that "build high walls and accumulate grain". "Before the troops and horses move, food and grass will go first." "No farmers are unstable, and no food will be in chaos." "Pearls are treasures, rice is king". "Although there is a thousand golds, nothing is like fighting millet". "Once there is no grain, the soldiers and horses are dispersed."
Similar famous quotes, there are not too many in history. This shows how important food is.
Although the salary of a city warehouse is not as good as that of a city, it is too important for a prince.
It is related to life and death, and you must observe it.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Liu Bei ordered people to withdraw the banquet. He invited his mother and two adopted mothers to sit in the middle of the seat. The adoptive father Huang Zhong and his two entourage brothers also sat with him.
Liu Bei first gave a great gift to his mother, adopted father and adopted mother. Then he sat upright in front of his mother.
After looking around, he shouted: Brother.
Liu Wen was shocked. He took a deep breath and then stood up steadily. He walked into the hall in severity and knelt across from Liu Bei.
There is a difference between the master and the minister.
Liu Wen was prostrated and called the young master.
Liu Bei reached out and helped him up: Brother, I want you to be the head of the city warehouse, but I don’t know what to do?
There was a burst of exclamation in the hall. Not to mention the second uncle, even the old patriarch had never expected it.
Liu Wen bowed down and bowed again: He was not talented but had little knowledge, so he might not be able to be competent.
Liu Bei smiled and helped him up: I have asked my teacher. My teacher said that my eldest brother is "simple and kind, and has the style of an elder" and "can be of great use." Even if he is the eldest son of a city, he can also share the burden. Now I am the eldest son of the city wall, which is really a useless person.
Liu Wen bowed again: In this way, Liu Wen accepted the order. He must be "working diligently, like thunder and thunder" and live up to the young master's entrustedness.
Liu Bei ordered Yan maid to bring her seal and official robe. Liu Wen took it with both hands.
When Liu Wen changed his official robe, Liu Bei asked him to sit upright in front of his mother and be the leader of his subordinates, giving a gift.
Orderly old and young.
Liu Wen helped Liu Bei up with tears in his eyes and shouted: Third brother.
The third brother almost called Liu Bei to cry. When he looked at his second uncle, he was beaten his chest and stamped his feet, and screamed. Thinking about all the past, he couldn't help but feel ashamed. He knelt in front of his mother, burst into tears. He shouted: Sister-in-law.
My mother also shed tears.
The old patriarch had wiped his tears in his sleeves, and all the members of the Liu clan in the hall were in tears.
When the eldest brother sat down, Liu Bei turned his attention to his second brother Liu Wu.
Bai Li's elite soldiers, Lou Sang Hu Ben. The only one who was selected by the Liu clan was the second brother Liu Wu. He was appointed as the disciple of his adoptive father Huang Zhong. He has been skilled in martial arts for several years and has been skilled in archery and horses. He is already the best. He got engaged with Ajuan from the Lu Chong family and chose an auspicious day to get married after the New Year.
When Liu Bei's eyes were met, Liu Wu stood up. It turned out that he was the son of the third uncle. He could be selected as a white elite soldier, but what else could he say? A brave warrior and a strong man.
He walked towards Liu Bei and knelt down: What instructions does the young master have?
Liu Bei smiled and said: My second brother is willing to lead his own army and station in the city wall.
Liu Wu then clasped his fists: Yes!
Liu Bei was very happy. So he ordered Yan maid to bring official seals and battle robe and give him the position of Chengcangwei. The rank was 200 stones and he received a salary of 108,000 yuan a year. The whole family was exempted from corvee labor and was exempted from rent and taxes.
Of course, not only can they be exempted from being an official. In Liu Bei's fief, "the noble, the wise, the capable, the scholar, the official, the elderly, the sick, and the pregnant" can all be exempted from corvee.
Uncle San frequently caresses his beard, and his eyes are full of lust.
Liu Bei also reminded his elder brother that only talent and virtue are the only way to take over the Liu clan, and there is no need to avoid taboos.
Liu Wen said no.
Three hundred stones are the salary of the county magistrate. The monthly grain is 40 hu of rice, 480 shi a year. It is converted into the price of grain this year, and the salary is 144,000 kilograms a year. Since the Han Dynasty, all the people who have received half a coin and half a grain, that is, half a grain. The purpose is to stabilize the price of goods. If the grain is low and the grain is not valuable, half of the copper coins can be compensated. The grain is expensive, but half of the grain is worth half of the grain.
Liu Bei converted all the grain prices in that year into copper coins. The reason is that every household has 50 acres of beautiful fields, so there is no shortage of grain. The building is prosperous and there are many places to use money. There is no need to worry about the ripening seasons and the grain is low and the farmers are damaged. Liu Bei's wine houses, guest houses, and many industries have the lowest purchase price. Now there is a city warehouse that can take millions of stones of grain. Don't worry.
Liu Bei comforted his fourth brother Liu Xiu, who was full of envious expressions, and said that when he succeeded in his studies, he would make arrangements as appropriate.
Liu Xiu thanked him and said no.
The relatives in the hall have all the knots in their hearts.
The adoptive father and adopted mother also nodded and praised him for his goodness.
It is said that family harmony is prosperous. The two adopted mothers who sit with their mothers, and Huang Zhong, who are the right-hand adopted father of Xi, are gradually integrated into the Liu family. They share weal and woe, and they no longer regard themselves as outsiders. The members of the Liu clan also serve as the righteous mistress and the righteous lord. There has never been any mistakes.
Chapter completed!