章節 57: Cleaning Xiapi's Goverment
Jia Xu: "Oh but I have the evidence which was the account books of each of you showing that all of you are embezzling the city funds to enrich yourselves!"
Jia Yu hearing that panicked stood up from his seat and began to yell at Jia Xu that he is bluffing and spreading lies about him and the other officials, especially the high-ranking ones like the head of a department which can cause a massive blow to the city morale
Jia Xu responded by clapping his hand and a servant suddenly comes in bringing a tray full of books, Jia Xu takes one with Jia's name on it and show it to him clearly the numbers of money he has is too much with the salary he had as the Governor Of Xiapi
Jia Yu: "Yo-You thief! How dare you enter our house and steal our account books! You must have forged it after stealing it!"
Lie Fan: "I'll be the judge of that, let me see those account books"
Jia Yu turns around when he hears Lie Fan's voice and sees Lie Fan at the door walking towards them he began to fall onto his seat knowing that his career is finished as his embezzlement of government funds can't be hidden anymore
Jia Xu gives the book to him and Lie Fan began to read the account book, seeing the amount of money that Jia Yu himself embezzled is more than the money he have in his system storage which shows how long Jia Yu accumulated this wealth
Lie Fan: "Damn you! This is how you repay the people and the Emperor's trust in you?! Men! Come and put him into the dungeon!"
Jia Yu: "M-My Lord?! Please wait a minute and hear my explana- release me I'm the Governor Of Xiapi! Please have mercy, My Lord!"
Jia Yu was dragged out by City Guards yelling for mercy and a chance to explain himself attracting the attention of the servants there but was ignored by Lie Fan and Jia Xu
Lie Fan asked him how he get this and Jia Xu replied that he send Oriole members that they brought for Xu Province 3 days earlier before they arrive at Xiapi to infiltrate the higher-ranking city officials and search for their main account books that are hidden from him
Lie Fan praises Jia Xu for his ingenuity and cunning method as this can help them to replace the officials in Xiapi without having to think of a reason to demote or fire them as they have evidence of their wrongdoing that can be used as a handle to control them
Lie Fan asks Jia Xu to compose an announcement that Jia Yu have been found embezzling the city funds and was stripped of his position with the investigation team immediately sent to his residence to search for the money's whereabouts
Jia Xu suggested for Jia Yu be executed while his family is banished from Xiapi with all their wealth stripped from them except 6-month wages from Jia Yu's position as the Governor Of Xiapi
The punishment can be considered to be not that heavy as they will use this as a lesson to the others that Lie Fan knew what they are doing and give them a chance to either step down from their post or give 80% of their funds that they embezzled back to Xiapi
Lie Fan agrees and hopes that tomorrow the announcement can immediately be publicized he will send letters to the Imperial Prince that held the King title of Pei Kingdom hoping that Chen Gui can be sent back to Xiapi in return he will help his Kingdom to eliminate the Yellow Turbans remnant in his region
Jia Xu goes on to make the announcement and Lie Fan makes the letter so it can be sent today, after spending 1 hour they are finally done making their respective missive and Lie Fan gave his to Jia Xu to be checked
After reading it, Jia Xu found no problem with the letter and Lie Fan calls for a messenger to take this letter and sent it to the Imperial Prince as this is important for the future of Xiapi development
Lie Fan appointed Jia Xu as the acting Governor until Chen Gui arrived at Xiapi if the Imperial Prince approve it and doesn't need more sway, Lie Fan also tell Jia Xu about Wang Lang and how he can be an asset here in Xu Province
Jia Xu: "I'm undecided about the Lord's assessment of this Wang Lang but I do know this Yang Ci and his work is some of the best in the recent era"
Lie Fan: "Then why don't you meet him and assess him yourself he is staying in Xiapi as his teacher's home is here and maybe you can test him also like helping you in taking care of administrative work"
Jia Xu: "Hmmm fine I can do that, My Lord"
Lie Fan knows the talent that Wang Lang has as he is from the future world so he understands Jia Xu is skeptical of Wang Lang's aptitude as his position doesn't help him much in proving his talent
So 3 weeks passed by and Xiapi's high-ranking government is turned upside down by Jia Xu, the announcement of Jia Yu's execution and the banishment of his family alarmed every high-ranking official as this catch them off guard
Lie Fan accompanied by Jia Xu in the morning meeting appointed Jia Xu as the acting governor Jia Xu shows his mastery in intrigue warfare towards them when he showed everyone their account book and give them the choice that he suggest to Lie Fan before
Many of them choose to give the funds back as they feel that if they stepped down their position will be under more threat as Lie Fan can just wipe them out without any explanation silently to take the money back
Ze Rong who hasn't gone towards the dark Buddhist path was shocked to see many high-ranking officials embezzling the funds that can be used to pay his soldier better salaries and better equipment angering him
Lie Fan saw that he was angry and praised him for not doing the same thing inwardly thinking that maybe this is the cause of his turning to banditry in the future, Ze Rong refused the praise and apologize for not knowing better about this
Seeing his sense of justice isn't nullified yet, Lie Fan asks for him to join his army outside bringing 10.000 men from Xiapi to combine the army and appointing him as the Commander of the Xiapi regiment
After the morning meeting, Jia Xu began to transform almost all of Xiapi's administrative work and when Wang Lang visited Lie Fan he was taken to the side by Jia Xu Quoting needed help to finish the administration work
These 3 weeks were full of surprises for Xiapi officials thanks to Jia Xu cleaning up and changing many things that he feels is not efficient for the improvement of Xiapi
But the biggest surprise is when the Imperial prince replied to his letter agreeing about the trade-off and Chen Gui will be sent to Xiapi alongside his family
Lie Fan was delighted when he read the reply and told Jia Xu about it where Jia Xu is happy as he can go back to the easy work of an advisor and strategist, they prepared a welcoming banquet for Chen Gui
According to the letter they will arrive in 1 week, as the letter was sent here 1 week ago that means they will arrive today or tomorrow that's why the preparation for the banquet is done very fast
A bit far from Xiapi, a fleet of carriages flying the banner of the Chen Clan and Han Dynasty was traveling to Xiapi guarded by soldiers moving at a steady pace
Chen Deng: "Father the Prince is too outrageous! How can accept the request from the Inspector Of Xu Province to send us back to Xiapi?!"
Chen Gui: " Deng'er you know that the Prince hates me for always criticizing him for imposing large taxes and this is an opportunity for him to get rid of me while having the inspector army clean up his region for him"
Chen Deng: "But Father you're doing that for his good, can't he that large taxes is one of the reasons that the Yellow Turban rebellion happened!"
Chen Gui ignored what Chen Deng said and keeps telling his son to calm down, taking this as a lesson that not all people they served will have a great mind and open heart and better pray the Young Inspector is like that or at least better than the prince
Chen Gui then turned his head and looks out through the carriage window seeing the blue sky lamenting how the Han Dynasty is corroding from the inside with foreign enemies like the Xiongnu watching them fall apart
The next day, Lie Fan brought Jia Xu alongside his bodyguards and some high-ranking officials of Xiapi to receive Chen Gui and his family
From afar they saw a fleet of carriages driving toward them, Lie Fan immediately walk out through the gate to receive them even though there is still some distance before they arrived
Chen Gui was informed that people were waiting for them in front of the gate, hearing that he told the driver to drive faster as he don't know if the people waiting for them is important or not as he doesn't want to offend anyone in his first day arriving at Xiapi
When Lie Fan saw the fleet arrive in from of them, he shout welcoming words to receive Chen Gui and his Family
Lie Fan: "Welcome Master Chen Gui, thank you for coming to Xiapi on this eventful journey from Pei Kingdom and I'm sorry that you have to step down from your position as the Chancellor of Pei Kingdom because of my request"
__________________________
Name: Lie Fan
Title: Yellow Heaven Subjugator
Age: 17 Years Old (184 AD)
Level: 13
Next Level: 912.000
Renown: 140 -> 145
Cultivation: Art Of War (level 7)
SP: 256.700
ATTRIBUTE POINTS
STR: 385
VIT: 155
AGI: 162
INT: 165
CHR: 90
WIS: 130
WILL: 105
ATR Points: 0
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章節 58: Chen Gui and Chen Deng
Lie Fan: "Welcome Master Chen Gui, thank you for coming to Xiapi on this event full journey from Pei Kingdom I'm sorry that you have to step down from your position as the Chancellor of Pei Kingdom"
The Carriage doors open and an old man walks down accompanied by a young man, Lie Fan seeing the old man knew that he must be Chen Gui while the young man can't be sure if it's Chen Deng Chen Gui's son or just a page that accompany him inside the Carriage
Chen Gui: "Thank you for welcoming us I'm Chen Gui and this is My Son Chen Deng we are grateful to be welcomed here, may I know who I'm talking with?"
Lie Fan: "Ah yes of course! I'm Lie Fan the Inspector of Xu Province Master Chen Gui, beside me is Jia Xu the Interim Governor of Xiapi and my advisor"
Chen Gui and Chen Deng instantly bow themselves when they heard Lie Fan introduce himself but Lie Fan strode toward them and prevent them from doing so
Lie Fan: "Master Chen Gui is older than me by far and can be considered my Grandfather how can I receive a bow from you"
Chen Gui: "Even though this bone is old but decorum is still needed to maintained and followed"
Lie Fan: "No need, No need I'm the one who needed Master Chen's help not the other way"
Chen Deng: "But Inspector Lie this is the rule since ancient times that we needed to bow to greet our superior"
Lie Fan: "You are Chen Deng? I have heard that Master Chen Gui's son is talented and Capable person looks like it's true from the way you acted Haha!"
Chen Deng rejected the praise and told him that he still has much to learn not unlike Lie Fan who already contributed to the safety and prosperity of the Empire by bringing down the Yellow Turbans
Lie Fan just laughs neither denying nor receiving the praise, Lie Fan told them to enter the carriage and continue their conversation at the Governor's Castle
Chen Gui and Chen Deng agree with his suggestion and then enter their carriage, the Chen Clan members are sent toward the residence that was already prepared for them by Lie Fan located in the safest district
Chen Gui and Chen Deng under the protection of 30 Lie Fan's best soldiers from the Guard Battalion follow Lie Fan and his retinue to the Castle, when the party enters Xiapi all noble clans are alerted as this means another clan is joining Xiapi's noble circle
Inside the carriage on the way to the Castle, Chen Gui and Chen Deng have a discussion about Lie Fan where they found that the Young Man is different than the others, especially Chen Gui
Chen Gui: "What do Deng'er think of Inspector Lie?"
Chen Deng: "Inspector Lie is young, younger than me even but the glow in his eyes and the way he carried himself alongside the way he speaks have an aura that I can't describe"
Chen Gui: "Hohoho that's because you haven't seen much of the world and experienced it that's why you can't describe people like Inspector Lie"
Chen Deng: "Then Please Father explained it to me"
Chen Gui: "Inspector Lie's eyes already explain to me the kind of person he is, while he looks compassionate and virtuous I can see the ambition hidden in his eyes like a wolf waiting for its prey"
Chen Deng: "What is the ambition that Inspector Lie had Father?"
Chen Gui: "I don't what ambition he harbored but from his action, we can see that he cares about the country and that's the only thing we need to know"
Chen Deng stay silent for the rest of the ride, mulling over what his Father said as he thinks his father hide some details from him, and when he tried to ask again they arrived at their destination
Lie Fan gets down from his horse and helps Chen Gui step out of the carriage when Chen Deng also have step out he led them towards the main hall where he can talk with them
In the main hall, Lie Fan takes the highest seat while Jia Xu at his right, and Chen Gui was told to seat on his left side with Chen Deng sitting on below Chen Gui position with the others taking the seat according to their ranks
Lie Fan: "Today I will explain the reason why I invited Master Chen Gui from Pei Kingdom with permission from the Imperial Prince here to Xu Province to become the Governor Of Xiapi"
Everyone in the hall instantly exclaimed and whispering voices are heard, Chen Gui and Chen Deng were shocked as they doesn't expect Lie Fan will put Chen Gui as the Governor even though the position is lower than chancellor but more stable than the latter
Chen Gui: "Lord Inspector, I have just arrived and don't have many contributions but being promoted to become Xiapi's Governor is too unorthodox"
Chen Deng on the other hand stays silent as he feels that his father deserves this position while the other officials immediately speak out and support Chen Gui's statement
Lie Fan: "Silent!! All of You except our guest don't have the right to protest the decision I made! Don't forget what you have done and as for answering Master Chen Gui, your experience is more than enough to become the Governor"
Jia Xu: "What My Lord said is true, Master Chen Gui's experiences and record have proven that Master Chen is more than qualified to become Governor Of Xiapi"
With Lie Fan and Jia Xu singing side by side, Chen Gui accepted the position and from today onwards becomes the Governor of Xiapi to the dismay of the high-ranking officials
Chen Deng was assigned to become an agricultural official under him where he will impart knowledge of the crop rotation system to him, Chen Gui, and Jia Xu after this meeting to implement it on Xiapi and slowly all of Xu Province
Chen Deng doesn't expect that he will have an official position and thanks Lie Fan for the chance, smiling at him Lie Fan then moves toward the next agenda where he will lead his army to wipe out the remaining yellow turbans hiding in Xu Province
All the officials begin to look at one another as they think this is the chance to change their position from passive to active when Lie Fan is gone not knowing that Jia Xu already monitored their residence and when something happens Jia Xu will know
Chen Gui promised to look after Xiapi in Lie Fan's absence with Chen Deng's support Chen Gui to repay the trust that he have put towards them and Chen Gui as an old timer already know that there was something wrong with these officials seeing Lie Fan treating them
Lie Fan also put Chao Bo here in Xiapi to act as the military commander and have military authority to support Chen Gui acting as a buffer for him and a warning to these officials and noble clans to not mess around
With the military support backing him, Chen Gui feels safer governing Xiapi and the safety of his family, after that statement Lie Fan told everyone to leave except for Chen Gui, Chen Deng, and Jia Xu
Chen Gui: "Is there something that Lord wanted to tell us away from prying ears?"
Lie Fan: "Yes that's true, this is a task for you Master Chen Gui, and your son Chen Deng, In my hometown there's someone who found a way to revolutionize agriculture and found a system called the crop rotation system"
Lie Fan began to explain the crop rotation system to them, the benefits and how to do it, and what they have to remember and examine.
Chen Gui and Chen Deng's eyes began to glow as they can already see the benefits of this with their domestic background while Jia Xu see this from a military perspective where they will have more ration and it's never wrong to have more food
Lie Fan told Chen Deng to lead the project and do it discreetly without those officials know spread the knowledge to the farmers and making them think that it was a good harvest and a blessing from the heavens
Chen Gui and Chen Deng promised to do it discreetly, thanking their cooperation Lie Fan then informed that they will move out in a week bringing his army and 10.000 Xiapi soldier with him starting towards the north and going to the south
After talking about the crop rotation system a bit their meeting finally ended, Chen Gui and Chen Deng left for their residence led by a servant while Lie Fan and Jia Xu have a discussion preparing their logistics for the expedition
Jia Xu: "My Lord with the amount of ration in Xiapi Granary and the ration we brought from Luoyang we can last for maybe 4 months or 5 if we distribute it sparingly"
Lie Fan: "Then how much time do we need to scour almost the entire Xu Province?"
Jia Xu: "5 months is the shortest and the longest is 8 months"
Lie Fan: "With the city treasury not much, we can just resupply at each big city in Xu Province then what do you think?"
Jia Xu: "Then that's the only way we can have enough supply then so be it, but with the Lord's ingenious system of crops we will have more food in no time"
Lie Fan just laughs and tells Jia Xu to take a rest for today, Lie Fan walks back toward his room telling Sun Tzu if there's any way to send the ration he has in his storage to the city granary
Sun Tzu says he can transfer the ration to the granary but Lie Fan has to send 10.000 SP for a transaction, the price is not that expensive so Lie Fan pays 10.000 SP to transfer 100.000 rations to the granary
Lie Fan then takes a rest when he arrived in his room, a week passed to begin their expedition and Jia Xu was surprised when he transported the Rations that they have enough for a year thinking that he miscalculated before, and because of this he become more meticulous when trying to do something
__________________________
Name: Lie Fan
Title: Yellow Heaven Subjugator
Age: 17 Years Old (184 AD)
Level: 13
Next Level: 912.000
Renown: 145
Cultivation: Art Of War (level 7)
SP: 256.700 -> 246.700
ATTRIBUTE POINTS
STR: 385 -> 395 ( STR Potion)
VIT: 155 -> 165 ( VIT Potion)
AGI: 162 -> 172 ( AGI Potion)
INT: 165 -> 175 ( INT Potion)
CHR: 90
WIS: 130 -> 140 ( WIS Potion)
WILL: 105 -> 115 ( WILL Potion)
ATR Points: 0
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