In the past few years, natural disasters have continued, especially in several northern states, which have been affected many times. This can also be seen from Chen Zhi's hometown of Pengcheng.

Xuzhou, where Pengcheng is located, has experienced droughts, floods, earthquakes, and other disasters.

Following the disaster, people are displaced.

But this situation is also a breeding ground for ambitious and unwilling people. Under the call of several slogans, a large number of refugees were transformed into bandits, and under the leadership of Wang Mi and others, they captured cities and plundered the land, destroying local production.

In this way, the north not only cannot provide sufficient taxes to the court, but in turn, it will also swallow a large amount of fiscal budgets, and it is also a bottomless pit.

Disaster relief, people being deployed, bandit suppression, repairing, governance, etc., each of these series of things requires burning silver and countless money to be invested in it to maintain the arrogance of the north.

"So much money was spent on this, the imperial court's treasury was almost empty, and the food and salary of the border troops were misappropriated, let alone supporting the army to conquer. Moreover, the disaster in the north has greatly increased the power of several major troops. The court had to rely on them to maintain the army so that it would not cause any worse situations. The little money accumulated after finally being consumed in the war in the northern border was exhausted, so it had to change its methods and use comforting means to deal with several forces in the border."

To put it bluntly, the court has no money, neither the money to maintain the army nor the money to pay the military pay for all the troops. In this way, the control over the border has plummeted, and it is difficult to be tough and can only make compromises.

Chen Zhiran knew very well that no matter which dynasty, country, or the details of the fiscal budget were considered secret. Yang Jie was willing to tell him, which was also a sign of his attitude.

Chen Zhi couldn't help but nodded and said, "Zhi knew it, he would pay attention."

"Just understand. It is not an easy job to go to the place to be the prefect at this time, especially in Youzhou, but I know your abilities. If you can do something, it will be more prominent, and the future development will be smoother. However, you must be careful of Wang Jun!"

Wang Jun.

The conversation between the father-in-law and son-in-law turned around and turned back to this person.

Chen Zhi had specially learned about Wang Jun’s family history, so he realized that this person was indeed extraordinary.

The new Han Dynasty has suffered constant natural disasters in recent years, which is reflected in the government affairs. It is like a lantern for those in power. Now the one in power is King Guanghan. Before King Guanghan, he was the King of Donghai. Both of them were princes. Before that, most of them were princes, princes, and even royal relatives in power, but they did not last long. In other words, King Donghai was considered an evergreen tree, but he also fell down.

During the coup, there were even harems interfering in politics and a coup, and Jinyong City was very lively.

Wang Jun rose under such circumstances. He surrendered to several people in power. Finally, during the reign of King Donghai, he took advantage of the opportunity to regain lost territory and divided Youzhou into two. In the name of military control, he managed the entire Pingzhou area and became the de facto king of Northeast China. It can be regarded as the number one warlord in the New Han Dynasty. Even Hou Gou Xi of Dongping had suffered his losses.

However, Wang Jun had real skills. He defeated the Xiongnu, Yuwen Xianbei and Murong Xianbei one after another. During this period, he conquered the Duan Xianbei by marrying each other and included a large area of ​​land in the name of the New Han Dynasty to rule.

During the war in the north, he joined forces with Gou Xi to suppress the refugee army and the rebels, defeated the Jie army constructed by Shi Le, so that the situation in the north would not be corrupt.

In view of this, Wang Jun was awarded the position of Sikong and the Captain of Wuhuan. Now he was promoted to Grand Sima, which is worthy of his reputation. Unfortunately, in this process, Wang Jun's power expanded rapidly and grew his ambitions.

"Now, Wang Jun hinted through several channels that the court would divide the newly obtained Xianbei land into the fief of his Boling Duke! That was the land of two counties. Even the royal princes and princes could only eat one county, but it was only nominal. The taxes, princes and princes could only intercept the part of the fief, and the big head was still returned to the court. As for the kings, the county towns where the officials were located, the authority of officials was gradually gathered into the hands of the court!"

Yang Jie said, sneering: "Wang Jun made this request. Once he got his wish, his status would be a little higher than that of the prince and the prince. With his current role, half of Youzhou, the entire Pingzhou, and even the entire Northeast, he was the only one and only one king of different surnames, but he did not have the name of a king, and it was not much worse than the rebels of the Xiongnu."

In and out of the words, hatred and ridicule are revealed.

Chen Zhi smelled the danger from it. There is no doubt that Wang Jun's mentality is no longer the heart of a minister, but instead he has some heroic thoughts. However, the new Han Dynasty has not yet reached the point of being divided.

"However, the rebellion of the Eastern Han Dynasty was not that serious. Even when Dong Zhuo was tyrannical, the whole world was still in the system, and the authority of the court was still there. The real source of the turmoil was that after Cao Cao fled back, he issued an edict to the world, which gradually caused the private soldiers of the world to rise up and completely lost control of the entire Eastern Han Dynasty. Wang Jun now has a large army, lives in a corner, and occupyes the Northeast, and actually has the capital to disrupt the world."

Chen Zhi had his own judgment on the situation in his previous life. He always felt that although Dong Zhuo was a chaotic minister, even when he led troops into the capital, abolished the emperor, and imposed the imperial court, the overall structure of the Eastern Han Dynasty was not scattered. Even the Yellow Turban Rebellion, which was evaluated by later generations, had only shaken the foundation of the rule. In fact, the rule of the court had not deteriorated yet, and the carriage of the Eastern Han Dynasty could still move forward. Of course, the consequences of land annexation were gradually emerging.

But what really made the carriage split and went in the opposite direction was that the private soldiers of the nobles and nobles in the world were no longer concealed, and the eighteen princes ignored the orders of the court and brazenly raised their troops.

Although the eighteen princes raised their troops under various banners, they were almost all representatives of the power class and the gentry. The reason why they sent troops had little to do with the people and the people. They were for their own interests, but they finally left it alone, but destroyed the ruling environment of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

"No matter whether the Eastern Han Dynasty is dark or corrupt, putting aside all definitions and personal emotional tendencies, as a political entity, the existence of the Eastern Han Dynasty is a manifestation of order. It is not Dong Zhuo who destroys this political system, because Dong Zhuo occupied the center, and it would be no good for him to mess up the world, but it is a disadvantage. The real fuse is the rise of the border warlords after the edict. The wars that come and go are actually a carnival of the upper class and nobles, and the transfer of power among the noble families. Will Wang Jun reappear in history? Become that fuse?"

In the late Han Dynasty, there was a carnival, nine out of ten rooms were empty, and many tragedies are now unrecognizable, but there are particularly legacy problems, which also made Chen Zhi lose his encounter with the future, and he could only calculate everything by himself.

The current situation in the New Han Dynasty is actually not good, but it has lasted for dozens and hundreds of years. The authority of the court has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Ordinary ambitious people dare not do too much.

Just as Chen Zhi was thinking, Yang Jie spoke again, but this time, the Grand Marshal's expression was much more serious.

"I have considered it before and want to predict which county you will be placed in by Zhang Ying." Yang Jie looked at Chen Zhi, and felt a little calmer, "There are different environments in Youzhou, and where to land, it is actually very different."

Chen Zhi immediately sat down, without interrupting, and seemed to listen.

His appearance made Yang Jie very satisfied. The latter nodded and said, "I will first eliminate a few. Among the seven counties, Yan County has ten counties under its jurisdiction. It is the largest in terms of population and size, and it occupies the largest area. It is located in the center of Youzhou and runs through the north and south. It is the foundation of Wang Jun. It will never give up. Zhang Ying will not choose this, otherwise it will be a difficult task for Wang Jun. Zhang Ying just wants to establish his authority in the position of Shangshu Ling and will not anger such a leader of the border."

Chen Zhi nodded, Yang Jie's view was the same as that of him.

Yang Jie continued: "Then there is Dai County, which is under the jurisdiction of four counties, located in the westernmost part of Youzhou, and next to the Xiongnu. It is extremely dangerous and extremely complex and changeable. It is difficult to sort out. You are my son-in-law, the grandson of Chen Taipu, Deng Taichang, a friend of Zhao Honglu, and have good friends with many great scholars and great masters. Zhang Ying would not have broken up with us, so he would not choose such a place for you, so this Dai County can also be ruled out."

Yang Jie looked at Chen Zhi and continued: "As for Fanyang County and Beiping County, the possibility of these two places is not high. Let's talk about Fanyang County, the county magistrate Youzhou, which is also a prefecture capital. It has eight counties and is large in population. It faces Jizhou. Not to mention Zhang Ying will not give you such an important land, Wang Jun will not let go and let an outsider run it. As for Beiping County, part of the land was taken from the Duan Xianbei area, and it is a bridgehead for him to contact the Duan Xianbei. It has the third population in Youzhou, so he will not let go, and Zhang Ying will not choose here either."

A few simple words can be said to be a decouple, reflecting Yang Jie's understanding of the situation in Youzhou, which makes Chen Zhi's evaluation of this father-in-law much more.

Yang Jie took a sip of water and then said, "The remaining three counties, Liaoxi County, are connected to Pingzhou, and are connected to Wang Jun's transit place to control the two prefectures. He will not let go easily. Guangning County and Shanggu County are in the north of Fanyang County, between Dai County and Yan County. The place is small and the population is average, so these two counties are the most likely to let you go."

"Guangning County, Shanggu County?" Chen Zhi chewed the two names and thoughtful. He knew that this place was located in the Chicheng area of ​​later generations. It was a place where all the tribes lived in the north. It was mixed with fish and dragons, which was extremely difficult to manage. But just as Yang Jie said, Zhang Yingruo let him go, not to let him enjoy his happiness, but to make things difficult for him to be promoted.

Yang Jie's voice came again: "Recently, the prefects of Guangning County and Liaoxi County were expelled by Wang Jun for some reason and replaced by his own people. The court also intends to send more people to him. Considering the particularity of Liaoxi County, you are most likely to work in Guangning County!"
Chapter completed!