Never thought I would become the emperor

Chapter 122 Reform and Improvement (Part [-])
Lufu
His generals were already standing in front of Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Guo Ziyi, Gao Shun, Xu Rong and Hua Xiong from left to right.

And the most prominent person standing in the middle of the crowd turned out to be Chen Gong, who had just taken office not long ago. He was sandwiched between the lieutenant generals with an embarrassed expression on his face, his face was a little unnatural, and he shrank his hands and feet in a restrained manner.

Lu Bu looked at the civil and military generals in front of him, he was in a good mood for a while, and said: "Since His Majesty has given us the right to reform, then we have to discuss it carefully."

"really."

Gao Shun nodded in agreement.

Lu Bu took out the prepared papyrus from behind, spread it out in front of everyone and said.

"Military reforms have been told to you before. The military ranks are divided into captain, lieutenant, and second lieutenant. Colonel, colonel, lieutenant colonel, major. General, lieutenant general, major general. Zhang Liao, you are the commander of the Bingzhou Division, and your military rank is Senior Colonel. Xu Rong, you are the deputy division commander of the Bingzhou Division, with the military rank of colonel. And Guo Ziyi, you are the commander of the Guanning Division, with the same military rank of senior colonel."

Speaking of this, Lu Bu raised his head, saw Hua Xiong who looked expectant, and said, "Hua Xiong, although you are a surrendered general, after all, your prestige in the Xiliang Army is quite high, and your performance these days is also very important. That’s right, so I recognize you as the commander of the Xiliang Division. You must not disappoint my expectations. As for the military rank, it is a rank lower than Zhang Liao and Guo Ziyi, and is a colonel. If you make great contributions in the future, you will definitely Give you a promotion."

Originally thought that he would get a very low official position, but he didn't expect that he would be the commander of the Xiliang Division. Hua Xiong nodded excitedly. As for the rank lower than others, he had already forgotten about it.

Seeing that Hua Xiong had no objection.Lu Bu also breathed a sigh of relief, and continued: "Gao Shun, you are the minister of logistics and transportation. You are responsible for the training of recruits and the distribution and transportation of weapons and equipment. Your rank is a colonel."

Gao Shun nodded and said nothing more. After all, he also knew that he was indeed inferior to Zhang Liao and Guo Ziyi in terms of leading troops to fight, so although he was a little dissatisfied with such an appointment, he still accepted it calmly.

"and also."

Lu Bu raised his head, looked at Chen Gong with a tense face, and said with a smile: "As for Chen Gong, you are the chief of the general staff, responsible for organizing and directing their military operations, just like a military adviser, understand?"

"clear."

Seeing Lu Bu's expectant eyes, Chen Gong nodded heavily.

"What? Let him command us?!"

Zhang Liao looked at Lu Bu in disbelief, and pointed at Chen Gong with his right hand.

Although Guo Ziyi didn't do anything, the expression on his face was still dissatisfied.

They already have enough experience in leading troops to fight. Naturally, they would have no objection if Lu Bu was to lead them. However, no one would be happy if a newcomer was inexplicably appointed as their commander-in-chief.

Chen Gong smiled embarrassedly and said: "General Zhang Liao understands my opinion, but I believe I will convince you."

Looking at Chen Gong's confident face, Zhang Liao thought he was a villain, curled his lips in disdain, and turned his head away to ignore him with a cold sweat.

The face of Chen Gong who was left out in the cold was full of embarrassment, and he could only silently smile bitterly.

But Xu Rong and Hua Xiong were very smart not to participate in their struggle, and silently ate melons from the sidelines.

"My lord, I don't think this new gentleman is suitable for life in the barracks. Seeing how weak he is, it's better to arrange a civilian job for him." Guo Ziyi said lightly.

Chen Gong's face froze immediately, although his physical fitness was indeed completely inferior to that of Zhang Liao and Guo Ziyi, but to say that he was extremely weak would be a stretch.

Seeing the two people's dissatisfaction with Chen Gong, Lu Bu was not angry. Instead, he wished to see such a scene more, and said with a smile: "What you two said is also good. As for whether Chen Gong can stay and serve as the general staff For this position, it depends on his recent performance."

After hearing this, Chen Gong immediately got up his ambition, and cast a grateful look at Lu Bu.

Zhang Liao and Guo Ziyi didn't say anything more after hearing Lu Bu's opening, they just nodded silently.

After Zhang Liao, Guo Ziyi and others were sent out, Lu Bu and Chen Gong were left in the room. Lu Bu said straight to the point: "You have seen the situation, and if you want to gain their trust, I'm afraid you still have a long way to go. Walk."

Chen Gong said hastily: "It's a good thing that my lord has given me this position. No matter what, Gong will not disappoint my lord's expectations, and I will definitely gain the trust of the two generals."

"good."

Lu Bu nodded with satisfaction, this was what he wanted.

Lu Bu said: "By the way, I'm going to plan a new reform recently, take a look."

As he said that, Lu Bu strode towards a table, on which was a large straw paper with densely packed words written on it.

Chen Gong hurried up and looked at it seriously with curiosity.

The reforms inside are very detailed, and are generally divided into reforming the political and educational systems, developing agriculture, industry, and commerce, etc.

After Chen Gong saw this, he asked with a strange expression: "Since ancient times, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants are the most humble. Why does my lord bother with them?"

Lu Bu said: "Merchants pursue profits. Although merchants are sometimes hateful, think about it, if there were no merchants, what would we eat and drink? Without them to deliver goods to various places, how could we buy the things we need?"

"Businessmen are just speculators who buy cheap and sell dear. They have not created social wealth. I believe that the development of agriculture should be the main focus. After all, agriculture is the foundation of all industries and the fundamental cause of the country."

Chen Gongdao.

When Lu Bu heard this, helplessness suddenly appeared on his face. The ancient society was based on agriculture, and agriculture was the fundamental cause of the country. Even the word "sheji" refers to agriculture.That's why they have such a big prejudice against businessmen, but they don't know how important a businessman will be in the future world.

After thinking for a while, Lu Bu said, "No, industry and commerce must develop at the same time."

Seeing Lu Bu's tough attitude, Chen Gong opened his mouth, but finally he sighed and held back his words.

He didn't understand why Lu Bu paid so much attention to merchants. In his eyes, merchants were nothing but liars.Moreover, merchants gather most of the wealth in society. Only by emphasizing agriculture and suppressing merchants can the wealth between farmers and merchants be balanced, so as not to cause social chaos.

Moreover, those businessmen always sell high and buy low, earning the difference between the middle price, and they are cunning and cunning. They do not produce but share the profits in vain!
That's why success doesn't like them.

(End of this chapter)