Chapter 9 Buying Officials
Bai Yang looked surprised. Another famous person in the Three Kingdoms, and he was a talented person who was much more famous than Zhuyan. He was at the first level and that stage.
Jia Xu was a man of different opinions from later generations, but his ability was great. At least he won the title of "Ghost Fox" and was known as "Poison Soldier", which shows his ability.
But what did Jia Xu do when he was a Wuwei man in Changshan County? He also met the Futong brothers. He had known each other for a long time. What happened later he went to Li Jie to serve in the account?
"Mr. Jia, if you have time, Bai wants to ask you a good idea. You are a person with great knowledge and have any opinions on today's society?" Bai Yang actually wanted to get close to others, but he didn't know what to say, so he said in a bit inconsistent with the foreword.
Fu Tong said to Bai Yang on the side: "Brother Yang, you are so accurate. Mr. Jia is a capable person. If we can't solve anything, we will ask Mr. Jia to give advice, so we all respect Mr. Jia and admire him very much."
"I dare not take it, I dare not take it, it's just a small path. I can't eat and drink for nothing when I'm with you. It's okay to be able to sell my strength to come up with ideas. Everyone praises Jia. Today's great man is looking at the peace and prosperity of the country, but when he thinks about it carefully, it's just a superficial phenomenon." Jia Xu said as he looked around, and felt that it was not a place to talk about such things.
"If Brother Bai Yang is interested, we can find a quieter place to have a good chat after the meal."
"Okay, just follow Mr. Jia, Mr. Bai had a long talk with Mr. Jia tonight."
Bai Yang and Jia Xu finished the conversation. Seeing that the food and food they were asking for was almost the same, Bai Yang invited everyone to have a meal.
It can be seen that Sun Chen and Li Yu were embarrassed when they saw the food. Bai Yang said he was treating him. He said that he was happy when he saw everyone for the first time, and he ate openly, and added more if he didn't have enough.
Sun Chen and others said they had spent money. In fact, when Bai Yang went downstairs, he saw everyone's meals, he knew that the people were not living well. A few adults of this age ordered a few pickles to drink porridge, and the conditions were probably not very good. So he ordered some meat dishes such as roast chicken and beef just now, so he made it his own 100-yuan bill and became rich. Otherwise, it might be a porridge to eat or not.
Suddenly, Fu Tong asked Sun Chen and others: "Sixth Brother, where are the other brothers? Why are you the only ones?"
"Yes, where are the sixth brother, seventh brother, Wei Lin and the others? Why didn't you see them having dinner?"
Seeing Fu Tong and Hu Zhi looking at him and others with inquiring eyes, Sun Chen looked embarrassed. Suddenly, the few people were not interested in eating. Li Yu said on the side: "This matter is a bit complicated. Let's talk back and have a meal first."
This belongs to others' own business, and Bai Yang was not easy to ask, so he said, "Brother Sun Chen, are you living here too? That room?"
"Yes, we are here, and we have three lower rooms. Mr. Jia lives alone. Lao Qi and I have the same room. My two brothers have the same room. After dinner, I will take you to see it."
"Okay, let's go upstairs to chat after dinner."
Next, everyone mainly eats the pot of wine they want. Everyone drinks the pot of wine together. Bai Yang took a sip, and the taste was too bad and the degree was not high. It mainly consists of wine lees. There is not much real wine. After taking a sip, it smells strange, and then I didn’t drink it again.
Seeing that everyone was not very interested in drinking, they didn't ask for it again. After the meal, Bai Yang asked the waiter to record the meal money in his account and went upstairs one after another.
After going upstairs, Bai Yang and the others wanted the upper room, while Sun Chen and others wanted the lower room. They were not on the first floor and were far apart.
Fu Tong and Hu Zhi followed Sun Chen and others back to the room to talk. Zhu Yan went back to his room alone, and Bai Yang entered Jia Xu's room and prepared to chat with this great man.
Now he urgently needs a counselor like Jia Xu to give advice on his own. He is confident that he still has certain guarantees in terms of force. Although he has never seen the top generals of this period, he must be no worse than them.
But he thinks that he is a normal person in his career, and he has more knowledge than the people of this era. He knows the general progress of history and the general direction cannot be wrong. Other aspects should be done by professionals.
After brewing a pot of tea, the two of them sat down one after another. Bai Yang calmed down and organized a speech and said, "Mr. Jia, what do you think today?"
Jia Xu touched his beard and glanced at Bai Yang. This time, Bai Yang was sweating coldly. Looking at Jia Xu staring at him with a smile, Bai Yang felt that he had made the other party see through, as if something in his mind was invisible in the other party's eyes.
After thinking about it, Bai Yang felt that he should not show off when talking to such a person, and he could just speak directly.
"Mr. Jia, although the great man looks peaceful now, I believe you know it. The Liu family is in a terminal illness, and there is no twists and turns. If there is a little turmoil, I am afraid that the world will be in chaos. Bai wants to do something, and the Han Dynasty will be in charge of the people. If the world is in chaos, it will bring the people a bright world."
Jia Xu nodded and said, "Does Mr. Bai have a goal?"
"I should establish my heart for the heaven and earth, establish my destiny for the living and the people, inherit my unique knowledge for the past saints, and open peace for all ages." Bai Yang thought for a while, and said with a serene expression. He stood up and put his hands behind his back, showing his determination through the streets where people came and went.
In fact, he had thought about it before he came, and he had to think of a few words of intimidation. Otherwise, if anyone of this top talent would have nothing to do with you, at least give the other party a bright future and the determination to get to the point of getting into the darkness with you, commonly known as "painting a big cake".
With a "thump", Bai Yang heard a sound from behind, which scared him. When he turned around, he saw that Jia Xu's eyes were red and his excitement was not smooth.
"Lord, lord, lord, please accept Xu's worship. Xu has always wanted to embrace something since he was finished. However, eunuchs have the power to serve the country without any way to serve the country."
"Xu's family is poor and has no money to seek a job. In the past few years, he has begun to travel around the world and see too many sufferings of the people, the domineering family, and the injustice of the world."
"Last year, I was robbed by bandits on Changshan Road. Xu was able to survive by the help of Sun Chen and other brothers from Heiyun Village. Since then, he has been living in Heiyun Village and teaching the children in the village to recognize their words. Now I finally meet my lord, Xu is very happy!"
Not only Jia Xu was very happy, but Bai Yang was also very happy. Unexpectedly, he took Jia Xu into the account and had not yet made good use of his many words.
When Bai Yang heard Jia Xu talk about his experience, he was also moved; "In the current society, the people are suffering, the people are suffering, the people are suffering!"
"Wenhe, please get up quickly, the ground is cold." As he said that, he helped Jia Xu up.
"Lord, if the situation is unclear today, we should slowly plan for it. What plans do you have for the future?" Jia Xu sat down and said, "I'm relieved after he was sitting in the right place.
"Wenhe, I want to first find an official position, station a place, promote education, cultivate grain, encourage business, build armor and train troops."
"The lord is very thoughtful, but now he has to find an official position first. Now there are two ways to become an official: one is a disciple of a noble family, and he can obtain fame and status as an official. However, this method is slow to work and has been controlled by aristocratic families for many years, and the poor family cannot enter it at all."
"What should I do? I'm not a child of aristocratic families! It's too late to get a fame and fortune for a while! What's the second method?" Bai Yang asked anxiously. He was not familiar with this aspect, thanks to Jia Xu.
"The second is to buy officials. Now the court is controlled by eunuchs. In Luoyang, Zhang Rang and other eunuchs had already clearly marked the price a few years ago and bought and sold some vacant official positions. However, the price was higher, and the eunuchs were given some tribute every year. The lord had some financial resources before making a decision."
"Wenhe, we don't have to worry about money for the time being. I have decided, let's buy an official first." Bai Yang waved his hand and said with great wealth.
Now, what he probably lacks the most is money. He thought it was a problem, but he didn't expect it to be money. No matter at that time, there might be such a common problem: "Money can make the devil push the mill."
Chapter completed!