Chapter 969 Wang Zheng (Part 1)
Wang Yan is still very positive.
I started working on the first day after arriving in Bianliang: boating on the lake and working on the boat.
Although there was a faint sound of silk and bamboo on the ship, Lao Wang was indeed on a business trip.
On June 23, the ship entered Xingyang Putianze and drifted on the wide lake. Not long after, a small boat came over, and the captain of Bianliang Du Branch boarded the boat to report on the work.
If nothing else happens, Yang Bao will still be the Duzhi Zhonglang General for a period of time after the founding of the People's Republic of China, taking charge of the Duzhi Zhonglang General in Luoyang, Pingyang, Jinyang, Bianliang, Yecheng and other places.
As the intersection of many canals, Bianliang's importance is beyond doubt. The captain assigned here is a martial arts student with a very powerful name: Gao Ming.
The main purpose of meeting Wang Yan today is to mobilize some of the grain, grass and military supplies stored here, go south along the Suiyang Canal, and then transport them to Runan through the water system extending in all directions to support the war in the south.
When the Gaoming boat was docked, there was a faint noise from the cruise boat Wang Yan was on.
Bian Tao was the first to get off the boat. He was already half drunk and kept mumbling something: "Take a drink and sit down happily, walking leisurely in the long forest."
He looks like a frustrated scholar!
After landing on the shore, he turned around and met Gao Ming's eyes.
Bian Tao opened his eyes wide and looked carefully, and found that this man was wearing an official robe, with a sword hanging from his waist, his hands were as big as cattail fans, and there were thick calluses on his palms.
Looking at his stature, he is not very tall, but he is strong and strong, with slightly dark skin and bright eyes.
Officials with this appearance were rarely seen before, and it was difficult to guess their origins. Now everyone knows: martial arts students.
During the five-year accelerated learning career, they had to undergo a lot of training, so their bodies were lean and strong, and their skin color was not fair enough.
This is not a good thing in an era where white is considered beautiful.
Gao Ming was also sizing up Bian Tao.
He is tall, but a little thin, and the bamboo pole is too much, but overall he looks like a slender dog standing upright.
The skin is fair, very white, reflecting light in the sun, and may have been powdered.
It was still quite hot in June, and before this man had even walked a few steps, there were beads of sweat running down his forehead, soaking the foundation on his face.
This person may have realized it, so he took out a silk handkerchief and wiped it.
Gao Ming smiled at him.
Bian Tao didn't understand what he meant and felt a chill.
Although there are many scholars who are masculine, he doesn't like them, and he even hates them.
It is not normal for a warrior to kill a talented person, one by one.
They like beautiful people, and this "person" most often refers to women, but sometimes it also refers to men.
Bian Tao cursed secretly and walked away quickly, heading to a pavilion on the shore.
Gao Ming didn't know what had happened to Bian Tao, so he withdrew his gaze, boarded Wang Yan's boat, and went straight into the cabin after being informed by the clerk.
The cabin was very large, with more than ten desks and desks placed. Wang Yan was sitting at the top, his eyes were still clear, and he obviously didn't drink much.
The female singer had already dispersed, and the cabin was in a state of chaos.
Someone was drunk and snoring in his sleep.
Some people cried bitterly at their desks.
Some people stared at the air like a fool.
Only a few people were still awake and whispering.
"Gao Ming, the captain of Bianliang Du Branch, is here to see the Prime Minister." Gao Ming bowed.
With a smile on his face, Wang Yan raised his right hand, pointed at the scene in the cabin, and asked, "What do you think of this scene?"
Gao Ming raised his head, glanced around again, and said: "When Yu Gong was here, I didn't notice any difference. Since the Duke's death——"
After saying that, he sighed and said: "This is how officialdom is."
Wang Yan laughed heartily, and several sober guests at the table were dumbfounded, but also somewhat appreciative.
Although they are not from the same group, he dares to "reach up", which shows that he has the character of a scholar.
"All the guests in the venue today are not officials." Wang Yan said with a smile.
Gao Ming was stunned for a moment, then saluted and said: "It is indeed a mistake for me to make a conclusion without knowing the reasons. But——"
He pointed to the food and wine on the table and said: "The table is full of fine delicacies, and the wine is full of lei (léi), that's enough. I am the captain of the Zhengliupindu branch, and I only eat some wine and meat at four o'clock and eight festivals. I practice martial arts. On this occasion, kill some dolphins and dogs... Extravagance is worse than natural disaster, and the Prime Minister must warn against it."
Wang Yan nodded slightly, feeling a little regretful.
This person is a martial arts student, but he can't recruit him. It's not that he doesn't dare, but it's not necessary.
"What you said makes some sense." Wang Yan stood up and said, "But the things in this world are not what you want. None of the delicacies and fruits in today's banquet came from the official treasury. But if you want the treasury It is so full that the soldiers on the front line are hungry, have food, and are cold, but they have to do this. ”
When Wang Yan spoke, the guests looked at Gao Ming amusedly.
They raise their own female musicians and buy banquets with their own money. What do you do? Even a considerable part of the food and grass consumed by the troops attacking Xiangyang at the moment was provided by them - the Duzhixiaowei was only responsible for transporting food, but filling the inventory in the palace required the joint efforts of all their families. If not for the For the sake of the Prime Minister, they were not even willing to come over.
"It's not good to be extravagant." Gao Ming shook his head.
"Well, I've had enough fun today." Wang Yan smiled, flicked his sleeves, and said, "Go ashore for a walk."
When he was about to leave the cabin, he turned to look at the few guests who were still awake and said, "You'll be here soon."
Several people responded and followed suit.
The group of people got off the boat and walked to the pavilion where Bian Tao was.
"How many soldiers are there under the captain's command?" Wang Yan asked as he walked.
"More than 2,400 troops were transported, and there were 300 large and small ships." Gao Ming replied. "What kind of troops are transporting troops?"
"Soldiers of the world." Gao Ming replied: "In my free time, I farm and fish by the waterside. When I am recruiting, I transfer supplies."
"Are those warships and soldiers in the sand sea transporting troops?"
"Yes." Gao Ming said: "These are the brave men among the troops transported by the various commanders of the Du branch. They are gathered in one place for training in order to attack Wu."
"Only a sea of sand?"
"No. Heyang has the largest number, with no less than five thousand people. Yecheng and Bianliang only have more than a thousand people each."
"Why?"
"There, in the middle of the river, where the waves are a little louder and the river wind is a little stronger, you can develop your true skills."
"How does the wind and waves of this river compare to that of the big river?"
Gao Ming was silent for a moment and said: "It's far worse."
Wang Yan understood.
No wonder the southern navy is so powerful. This is the problem.
The group soon arrived at the pavilion.
Unfortunately, the sun was scorching and the pavilion was not cool. After sitting for a while, they couldn't stand it any longer, so they moved to a bamboo garden nearby.
"Have the high school captain been to Huainan?" The servants were sweating profusely and moved the maza and bed over. After Wang Yan sat down, he asked casually.
"I went there many years ago when I was in Chen County."
"Oh? The North and the South had not yet been divided at that time?"
"Exactly." Gao Ming replied: "The furthest I went was Shouchun and Hefei to assist the Wu people in transporting grain."
"How's the scenery?"
Gao Ming thought for a while and said: "There is a scene that is very surprising. The Wu people reclaimed wasteland, mostly from lowlands, that is, they used long fences to contain the water of rivers and ponds, with fields inside and polder water outside, so the river is high But the fields are under water. There are gates along the embankment, so the fields can be irrigated, so the yield per acre is high, but there is no risk of floods. "
"Are all the fields in the south of the Yangtze River like this?" Wang Yan asked again.
"That's not the case." Gao Ming replied: "Some polders opened decades or hundreds of years ago have gradually become as high as the river."
After Wang Yan heard this, he looked at the guests and said, "How is it?"
Everyone looked at me and me, but didn't say anything.
"Prime Minister." Bian Tao mustered up his courage and was the first to speak: "When we were discussing Taoism in Jinyang, my servants were talking to people and learned that when the Fen River passed through Taiyuan, the river was high and the fields were low, so we benefited greatly from it and irrigated countless fields. The vast area is like a place of prosperity. But when it flows through Pingyang and Hedong, the river is under the fields and it is difficult to irrigate the fields. Therefore, the benefits of the Fen River are mostly in Taiyuan, not in Pingyang."
"Servants often work in the fields at home. If the river is high and the fields are below, as long as it is not a flood year, the harvest will be much higher, which is called the upper field."
"In the past ten years or so, the number of wheat farmers in the north has gradually increased. However, wheat likes water more than millet. As Gao Xiaowei said, the method of building a siege in the south of the Yangtze River is mostly good farmland. If you manage it well, you will definitely gain great profits. .”
Wang Yan looked at everyone and said with a smile: "Yingzhi is really good at managing the industry. In the future, when he goes to Wu, the family will become more prosperous."
Everyone agreed.
Wang Yan added: "In October of the sixth year of Jiahe in the Eastern Wu Dynasty (237), Zhuge Ke completed his mountain crossing. At this point, Danyang, Lujiang, Xuancheng, Xin'an and other counties and mountains have all been crossed, and they are no longer seen in the classics. You will wait for another day. When you go there, you can roam the fields as you like, and there will be no thieves.”
Wang Yan was talking about moving to the south in the future. The reason was probably that he had just asked for a large amount of money to give them a cake so that they would not be too resentful.
In addition, after the founding of the country, the land must be cultivated.
However, conquering the fields in the north and attacking Jiangdong are two sides of the same coin. Only by attacking the Jianye regime can the conquering of the fields proceed smoothly, and the backlash will be relatively small.
Wang Yan knows this truth well and is starting to warm up now. Today is just the first game.
This is also his governance style.
He does not have Yu Chen's ability to handle official affairs in detail. His ability is mostly in words, so he can only "make people" rather than "serve things".
Everyone kept talking about Shen Shi by the bamboo forest before giving up.
Wang Yan approved the dispatch of 300,000 Dendrobium grains to the south.
If he had followed his temper twenty years ago, he would definitely not be so happy.
I control the army rations, so I procrastinate and don't give you a chance to make meritorious deeds.
I have reinforcements in my hands, so I will not save you, leaving you to fight alone.
He is not the only one to do this kind of thing. The family's personal agenda does not refer specifically to Wang Yan, he is just one of the representatives.
What are the benefits of assisting Mianbei Governor Le Kai to win? To raise the reputation of Nanyang Leshi to a higher level and challenge his status?
Let the Le family members enter the court, occupy various key positions, and suppress the Langya Wang family?
But it’s not possible to do that now. Anyone who dares to play trivial matters in the military and state affairs will be turned into trivial matters by King Liang.
Being oppressed by such a powerful monarch, all the scholars in the world felt uncomfortable and were forced to do things they didn't like very much. It was not easy.
On June 26, Wang Yan returned to Bianliang and summoned scholars from Chenliu, Puyang, Chen, Liang, Xingyang and other surrounding counties to gather together.
This time, many Hansu disciples were obviously called.
But there is no place for powerful people. After all, Lao Wang is from a high family and is quite discriminatory towards these people.
At the same time, many former Cao Cheng and Ling Shi officials from the Liang Kingdom were released to serve as county officials. Their replacements were Hansu scholars carefully selected by Wang Yan.
As the saying goes, the emperor and his ministers are the same, and the same is true for the prime minister. Yu Chen's era has passed, and now it's Wang Yan's turn.
At this time, a letter from Luoyang made Lao Wang hesitate: King Liang asked him to submit an election strategy for the new dynasty.
On the first day of July, Maobang, the internal historian of Gaoyang, arrived in Bianliang and took up the post of Shangshulang of the Ministry of Personnel to assist Wang Yan in deciding this matter.
Obviously, after completing this matter, Mao Bang will most likely be promoted immediately and serve as the chief official of the Ministry of Personnel.
The bright future is enviable.
(End of chapter)