The Nameless of the Common Clans

Zhao Yun formally pledged allegiance to Chen Mo, and Chen Mo was naturally very happy. Whether from Taishi Ci's narration or the observations during this period, Zhao Yun was humble and dared to express his own ideas, regardless of his ability. His ability has not yet been seen, but he is studious and has his own ideas. Even if his ability is insufficient now, he will be a great general after some training.

As for how to arrange it, Chen Mo asked Zhao Yun to temporarily arrange it as the deputy commander of the personal guards and follow Dian Wei for the time being. Although Zhao Yun's fate is very high, it means that Zhao Yun should be good, but it remains to be seen in which direction he should be arranged to develop. Moreover, Zhao Yun has just arrived. If he is assigned an important task, it will not convince the public and it will not be in accordance with the rules. He should follow Chen Mo for a while and make arrangements after he roughly knows Zhao Yun's ability.

For Zhao Yun, his ideal master at the beginning was naturally not Chen Mo, but Liu Bei. After all, the two sides had a friendship in the past, and Zhao Yun had always had a good impression of Liu Bei. Although he was down and out, Zhao Yun always felt that Liu Bei was a man who could accomplish great things.

But after asking Chen Mo about the new policy, Zhao Yun completely gave up the idea. Just like what Chen Mo said repeatedly, even if Liu Bei won the world, he would probably just repeat the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty. Now thinking back carefully, although Liu Bei had ambitions, he had never thought about how to realize his ambitions, let alone Chen Mo's idea of ​​creating a new world. He admired Liu Bei, but now he admired Chen Mo more.

Jizhou, with the end of the Anping killing of officials, gradually settled down. At least on the surface, no one dared to oppose Chen Mo's new officials. Chen Mo's decrees were much easier to implement in various counties. At the beginning, the gentry slaughtered in Yecheng had a lot of vacant land, and not just around Yecheng, but all over Jizhou. Their land was swallowed up by local gentry after the war. Now Chen Mo took the land deeds and took them back from each family. These will be Chen Mo's official land in the future. With these lands, a large number of tenants came to Chen Mo.

The annual tax of 30% is indeed not a small amount, but they do not need to pay rent and taxes. The remaining grain belongs to them, which is much more cost-effective than being a tenant farmer in a noble family.

When being a tenant farmer in a noble family, almost 90% of the grain is not their own. No matter how much they grow, they cannot fill their stomachs. They have to rely on the charity of the noble family to survive. In this comparison, Chen Mo's "heavy tax" can feed people better.

Moreover, the new policy collects taxes based on the land occupied, and no longer collects taxes based on the number of people. This is also the most criticized point of the noble families. In the past, taxes were collected based on the number of people. No matter how many noble families there were, they did not have as much land, especially those large families that occupied tens of thousands of good fields. The taxes collected based on the number of people were not much at all. Almost all the harvests belonged to themselves. After giving some to the tenants, the rest belonged to the family.

Now that the tax system has been changed, it is like cutting a piece of meat from them. Of course, there is still money to be made, and it is not small. The profit left by Chen Mo for them is not low, but it has shrunk a lot compared with the past. In addition, the fields cultivated by other people have become official fields, so they can no longer be merged, and there is no room for expansion. This is also the reason why the new policy has been criticized by a large number of scholars from Guanzhong to now.

It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Who can not be jealous in front of interests?

But after the massacre in Yecheng and the killing of officials in Anping, the scholars in Jizhou also saw that Chen Mo was a ruthless character. Once he took action, he would not only destroy the whole family, but also make people bear the infamy.

The matter of Anping County was like a sword hanging over everyone's head, which frightened the scholars in Jizhou, making them dare not move lightly, let alone do anything radical at this time.

However, the public opinion was criticizing how Chen Mo's new policy was a disaster for the country and the people. Chen Mo's reputation in Jizhou did not improve at all. Even those who benefited from it were quite repulsive to the new policy without knowing the truth.

"Don't worry, the new policy has just started. As long as Jizhou is in our hands, the trend will change after the autumn harvest. Then it will be the best time to establish the three schools." Chen Mo looked at Ni Heng who came to find Chen Mo and wanted to control the public opinion, shook his head and smiled.

"But if it continues like this, it will be quite detrimental to the reputation of the lord." Ni Heng frowned.

"The human heart is like a mountain. If you want to move it, you have to do it slowly. By controlling speech, you will only make the mountain in their hearts grow bigger, which is not good. Let them speak out, it is better than letting them keep it in their hearts." Chen Mo smiled and said, "Zhengping is also a debater. You can argue with them and discuss the truth. As long as we follow the rules, we will follow the rules."

As the lord, Chen Mo can't personally go down to debate with everyone. That would lower his status. It's not that he can't, but it's unnecessary. On the contrary, it will make people look down on him. Ni Heng is just right for him at this time.

"Lord, the matter of the three studies..." Ni Heng looked at Chen Mo. Chen Mo said that after conquering Jizhou, he began to promote the Three Studies.

"Academies have been established in various places. You are traveling to various counties in Jizhou this time. First, you want to spread the law of the new policy. Second, you want to find some like-minded people. After the three schools are established, you can enter the academy to teach. The academy needs someone to teach." Chen Mo smiled. Guanzhong has the foundation laid by Cai Yong. Several of Cai Yong's disciples are teaching in the academy. In addition, there are some people invited by his mentor Zang Hong and a group of people invited by Chen Mo himself. The promotion of the Three Schools in Guanzhong has the foundation and conditions, but in Jizhou, the foundation of the establishment of the Three Schools is not enough, and more people's support is needed.

Ni Heng's travel to various counties this time can be regarded as a collision of ideas, but Chen Mo does not believe that there is no one in this big world who supports the Three Schools.

"I obey your orders!" Ni Heng nodded solemnly. He had found his life goal and was willing to give everything for it.

"It is inevitable that someone will want to use shady tactics on this trip. I will send someone to accompany you and protect you, and it can also keep you safe." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Him?" Ni Heng looked at Dian Wei with a look of disgust.

"What? Not enough?" Dian Wei glared at Ni Heng.

"You are brave but not wise. I am afraid that you will be plotted against by others, and I don't know why." Ni Heng said disdainfully.

"Hey, I just protect you. Besides, if you can't even see the plot, what use are you?" Dian Wei glared, and it seemed that he was about to take action.

"Okay!" Chen Mo waved his hand and said, "Dian Wei has been with me for many years. He is leaving. I am still a little uncomfortable, but the ability of the people who are guarding you this time is not inferior to Dian Wei."

"Oh?" Ni Heng was a little curious. Although Dian Wei was annoying, his ability was no problem. Few people under Chen Mo's command could compete with him. If someone could compare with Dian Wei, would he let Taishi Ci travel with him to various counties?

"Zilong." Chen Mo shouted to the outside of the door.

"I am here!" Zhao Yun came in from the outside and saluted Chen Mo.

"You take 300 guards to follow Zhengping to lobby in various counties to protect his safety. Learn more and see more. The new policy cannot be the most perfect. We need to find many problems and improve them. In addition to lobbying various parties, you two should also see what is wrong with the new policy and whether it is suitable for Jizhou." Chen Mo smiled.

"Yes!" Zhao Yun bowed to accept the order, and then saluted Ni Heng again.

"This is..." Ni Heng looked at Zhao Yun. At least in appearance, Zhao Yun was not as annoying as Dian Wei. He was not only handsome, but also calm and upright, which made people feel close to him.

"Zilong is from Changshan. He learned martial arts from Qiang Jue Tongyuan since he was a child. After he mastered the art, he served in Baima Yicong. His martial arts were not inferior to Dian Wei, and he also knew some military tactics. He just came to surrender and has not made any achievements yet, so he is temporarily appointed as a personal guard." Chen Mo smiled.

"More like a guard than Dian Wei." Ni Heng looked at Zhao Yun, and then looked at Dian Wei.

"What are you looking at?" Dian Wei snorted and glared at Ni Heng.

Ni Heng sneered, turned his head and looked at Zhao Yun and said, "I'll trouble General Zilong."

"Yes!" Zhao Yun bowed solemnly.

"You must be careful on this trip." Chen Mo handed a command arrow to Zhao Yun and said, "With this command arrow, the county governors, county magistrates and local county guards will all obey your orders. As for how to use them, it depends on your ability."

"Yes!" Zhao Yun hurriedly bowed and took the command arrow.

"I'll take my leave!" Ni Heng nodded, bowed to Chen Mo, and left with Zhao Yun. Jizhou was now full of complaints, and he didn't want to stay for a moment.

A few days later, Chen Mo received news in Yecheng that Ni Heng had discussed Taoism with dozens of celebrities headed by Guangling celebrity Chen Lin in Xindu for a day and a night. On the morning of the next day, Chen Lin vomited blood and died three days later...

It was a bit cruel.

Chen Mo looked at the letter and had a headache. Ni Heng's journey was not easy.

However, because Ni Heng attracted a large number of celebrities in Jizhou, Chen Mo was much more relaxed, and many government orders were issued and completed quietly.

After more than a month, Ni Heng traveled to Anping, Julu, Changshan, Zhongshan, Hejian, Zhaoguo and other counties. Along the way, he discussed with Jizhou celebrities one by one, and never lost. Later, wherever Ni Heng went, Jizhou celebrities closed their doors and refused to see him, making it difficult for Ni Heng to show his skills.

In this regard, Ni Heng did everything he could. If the other party did not come out, Ni Heng would give a lecture there, commenting on the merits and demerits of the other party's family over the years and the merits and demerits of his ancestors, and how to establish a family... This made many people dissatisfied. How could the affairs of the ancestors be criticized by others?

So a new round of debate began.

"My lord, since Mr. Zhengping left, there have been nine attacks by bandits and twenty-eight assassinations by unidentified people. Will it go wrong if it continues like this?" In Yecheng, Yang Xiu looked at the bamboo slips and was a little worried about Ni Heng. Regardless of his position, Ni Heng was a person Yang Xiu admired very much, and he did not want to see Ni Heng die on the way to preach.

"Don't worry, someone will protect you secretly." Chen Mo shook his head. This time when Ni Heng traveled around the counties, he had made full preparations to ensure Ni Heng's safety, but the discussion of the Dao had to continue. He needed Ni Heng to attract the attention of scholars from all over the places, and at the same time buy time for himself to further establish Jizhou.