Overgod Ascension

"how?"

Seeing that Wu Tiehu not only did not retreat after accepting the order, but instead seemed to be hesitant to speak, Wu Ming frowned and couldn't help but ask.

"There are some things in my humble position that I don't know whether to talk about or not!"

Seeing Wu Ming's expression, Wu Tiehu gritted his teeth and said immediately.

'It's the beginning again, basically there won't be anything happy, 90% of it will be a complaint...'

Wu Ming sighed secretly and put his hand on his forehead.

Without the Lord God, no matter how much the world of Da Zhou is turned upside down, it will not attract much of his attention.

Of course I think so in my heart, but I don't show it at all on my face: "I forgive you, just tell me!"

"As you command!"

Wu Tiehu gritted his teeth and said, "Since the wedding of the head of the family, some people in the Wu family have been jumping up and down. They are very rude in their words. They even call the humble position a 'slave of a son-in-law' to his face. It doesn't matter if the villain is smashed to pieces, but if he taints the head of the house, If you clear your name, you will be responsible for all the deaths!"

"It turns out this is..."

Wu Ming rubbed the corners of his eyebrows.

To be honest, the people of the Wu family were, firstly, resentful of Wu Fei's monopoly on power, and secondly, they were afraid that he, an outsider, would usurp the great cause. All these things were already expected.

Especially during this year's New Year's Eve and the December Festival, when we have to sacrifice our ancestors, it becomes even more obvious.

"Wu Tiehu, are you from the Wu family or the Wu family?"

Wu Ming asked gently.

"My subordinates are members of the Wu family when they are born, and they are ghosts of the Wu family when they die!"

"good!"

Wu Mingdao: "Wu Zhi married into my family, and she will obey her husband every year. Don't you understand such an obvious thing?"

If he was really a son-in-law, then Wu Ming would have to follow Wu Fei to Nanfeng County to worship the ancestors of the Wu family. He wouldn't even be able to enter the ancestral hall and would have to wait in the square outside.

The gap between the two is naturally huge.

"From now on, if anyone encounters such insults to the master's family, whether they are officials or members of the Wu family, they will be arrested and dealt with severely. Do you understand?"

"I understand the humble position!"

Wu Tiehu's eyes brightened, he saluted again and went out.

"Is there anyone who can't bear it anymore?"

Wu Ming touched his chin, and a smile appeared on his face: "It seems that I have to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. By the way, I will promote Wu Tiehu to the rank of county lieutenant and take charge of Chu Feng's military power. Let's take it as his reward..."

…

Chufeng County City, Jiedushi Mansion.

"Master Jiedushi, all county magistrates have been arranged, and the officials are ready, so the next year's spring plowing will not be delayed!"

In the side hall, there was a rosewood table that was about ten feet long and more than three feet wide. It was piled with official documents. Wu Zhi was dressed in a brocade robe. He did not apply makeup, but he still looked heroic. At this time, his face was slightly frowning. His eyebrows were spreading as Zeng Yu reported.

"good!"

Wu Zhi nodded slightly, knowing Zeng Yu's difficulty.

After all, not every official can see a woman in charge, or even openly separate the government into vassal towns.

Fortunately, Nanfeng County was fine. In Chufeng County, with the surrender of the Li family, more county officials chose to leave with their seals. Wu Zhi wasted his brain on how to select enough talents to govern.

Immediately he said warmly: "I am the military envoy, specializing in conquests and killings. I have the power to open the door. Now I have established a shogunate to directly control two counties and fifteen counties. The original county guards and county magistrates each retain their respective positions. You will be my shogunate chief." History!"

"Thank you, my lord!"

Zeng Yu bowed down calmly, but his heart was slightly moved.

Knowing that Wu Fei established the Jiedu Envoy Office, he wanted to take over the power of the two counties and completely ignore the prefects. After all, there are only two counties, and there are two prefects? Wouldn't it be better to hand over power to others?

However, retaining the county governor and county magistrate is a vacant position, specially arranged for families with high status and surrender in advance like the Li family.

As the de facto shogunate that rules the two counties, the Nagashi is equivalent to the prime minister. Although his official rank is not high, he has the prime minister's yin and yang. He has great power and is responsible for checking and filling the gaps for the master. Wu Zhi has promoted him to this position, which can be said to be very important. .

"I will do my best to serve my lord!"

First, the kindness of saving his life, and then the kindness of knowing him. If he does not want to repay, Zeng Yu will definitely be reviled by officials all over the world, and he will be known as a villain.

"Well! Farming is the foundation of the country. If the spring plowing is stable and the grain is harvested in the autumn, when the warehouses are filled with millet and wheat, the people of the two counties will no longer be surprised by the rule of this town, right?"

Wu Pheasant knows deeply that ordinary people are greedy for favors! Even though there is a lot of talk in the countryside today about being a hen and a chicken, as long as they survive one or two good harvests, those little people will not care who rules them.

The only ones left to really deal with are the scholar-bureaucrats. First, their interests are damaged, and second, their ideas are deeply ingrained and difficult to surrender.

"Last time, we ordered each family to recommend good people to serve as officials, but very few responded, hehe..."

Wu Pheasant sneered: "This time many disciples from humble families have come to power. They can no longer blame this town. Who didn't seize the opportunity before?"

"My lord is wise!"

This is talking about the affairs of the officials in the previous government.

Those aristocratic families and county magistrates were afraid of being involved. Their families had big businesses and they didn't dare to take the risk. Wu Zhi directly ordered a recruitment list to be posted. Regardless of their origin, only talents would be promoted, which immediately attracted a large number of unsuccessful and vain people. A disciple from a humble family who became rich and famous.

The path to advancement in this life is generally controlled by aristocratic families. Now that we encounter this opportunity, why don't we try our best to give it a try!

The higher the status, the more they cherish their power and are unwilling to change, but they are fearless in a poor family.

However, if Wu Ming were here, he would be killed.

Because the county households belong to the large landowner class, while the poor families belong to the small landowner class. Those who truly have nothing and can break all shackles are those at the bottom of society who have no place to stand and do not even have much personal autonomy.

Of course, he and Wu Pheasant are both members of the 'meat-eater' class now, so naturally they will not turn their elbows outward and betray their original class.

Even though in history, Cao Cao supported poor scholars and suppressed aristocratic families, this was also an internal struggle among the landlord class and had nothing to do with the common people!

After all, how could the peasants in ancient times who really had nothing have the capital to study and become literate?

"I have two options!"

Wu Zhi was quite pleased with himself. He stood up and took a few steps: "One civil and one military, two-pronged approach. In three years, we will be able to capture Dingzhou in one fell swoop!"

"My subordinates are all ears!"

This was the policy agenda. Zeng Yu naturally pricked up his ears after realizing the great opportunity.

"These two strategies are: one is to confer military merit into the field; the other is to select scholars through examinations!"

Speaking of this, Wu Zhi's face turned slightly red. He would never admit that this was still in the boudoir, on the bed. Wu Ming casually mentioned something to her.

"Those who have been awarded fields for military merit, their soldiers are graded, their merits are recorded in each battle, they are promoted to officers and knights, they are awarded fields according to their merit, and they are provided with support for those who are disabled and retired. They are all given priority in the selection of local military equipment, li Zheng, and pavilion chiefs!"

"In this case, the soldiers will definitely use their lives, but they will need a lot of unclaimed land!"

As a civil servant, Zeng Yu felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this policy of preferential treatment of warriors. However, thinking of the troubled times and warriors in power, Zeng Yu couldn't express his feelings at all.

"The second is the examination to select scholars. There is an imperial examination every year. Scholars from all over the world can take the examination, regardless of their origins or place of origin. The examinations are set up in subjects such as accounting, agriculture, and business, and official positions are awarded based on the results! Just use This examination serves as a model and will be set as a precedent in the future!”

Wu Pheasant threw the sound to the ground, but cold sweat broke out on Zeng Yu's forehead: "So... so... I'm afraid it will attract criticism!"

But I knew very well in my heart that it was more than criticism?

Historically, aristocratic families occupied fields and townships, and controlled the channels for advancement. Even the local governors, pavilion chiefs, and tax collectors were members of the family. Only then did the roots spread, becoming a force that even the prefect and the court were wary of.

But now, if these two strategies are implemented, I am afraid that the rule of the aristocratic family will be shaken to the point of collapse immediately, and it will trigger a crazy counterattack!

"Criticism? Doesn't this town attract enough criticism?"

Wu Zhi sneered: "Even if you try to compromise, it's in vain, so why not just break everything and start over?"

"My lord is so arrogant that even though he humbles himself and is shattered to pieces, I must carry out these two strategies for my lord!"

Having said that, what else can Zeng Yu say besides bowing to Si Chen, a problem that will never be solved?

"good!"

Wu Fei nodded: "Don't worry, this town naturally knows the importance. When it comes to figuring it out, the first thing we should do is to transfer military merits to the fields and grasp the morale of the soldiers. This way, we will be awe-inspiring and fearless!"

Political power comes from the barrel of a gun. This is an unbreakable truth everywhere. It is impossible for Wu Pheasant to ignore this point: "If you want to transfer military merits to fields, you need a lot of idle fields. Since the troubled times, the two counties have been in trouble and the people have been exiled." , it’s enough for now, you will report the statistics!”

"promise!"

Zeng Yu found a document and reported slowly: "This town governs Chufeng and Nanfeng counties. Among them, Chufeng County has eight counties and Nanfeng County has seven counties. There are a total of fifteen counties in the two prefectures! The three counties in the upper county are Yun Ping, Hetai, Cangtong and Zhongxian five are..."

"After investigation by planners, it was confirmed that the fifteen counties in this town have a total of 2.7 million acres of land and 300,000 households... The government can still award public land of 54,300 acres!"

"So little?"

Wu Pheasant sighed, but he knew where these fields had gone.

Regardless of the nearly three million acres in the two counties, at least half of it is in the hands of aristocratic families. They have fertile fields and fertile fields, are surrounded by rich servants and beautiful maids, and are seated on horses and chariots. However, the tenants of the land have to bear 50% of the land. In addition to the above taxes, there are even government assessments and labor.

Unfortunately, the biggest among them is the Wu family! Especially after Wu Pheasant captured Chufeng County, the local tycoons in Nanfeng County, led by the Wu family, started a new round of expansion spree.

"Hehe... Shuo Shu! Shuo Shu!!!"

Wu Zhi sneered twice, with such shocking murderous intent that Zeng Yu even felt weak in his legs and feet: "If we copy a few of them, we won't be able to reward them with land and military expenses, and we may even have seeds for next spring!"

"My lord, you must not do this!"

Zeng Yu knelt down with a bang, sweat pouring out.

"This town knows how powerful it is, so naturally it won't be the enemy of the whole world. It just has to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys and give it a beating!"

Wu Zhi smiled charmingly, but with a chill in his voice: "Some people are so used to poaching, they even forget about me as the head of the family!" (To be continued.)