Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 302 Sima Lang: I'm Too Difficult
After drinking for three rounds at the banquet, everyone's topics relaxed, and many people were looking forward to the future...

Sima Lang witnessed the rapid changes in Jinling, and his heart became more and more turbulent, especially... someone from the Ministry of Household Affairs even came to talk to Sima Lang about the transaction between the navy and Gongsun Kang.

Facts have proved that he who thought "Baitu's desire to trade with Gongsun Kang is a fool's dream" more than half a year ago is the real fool!
Sima Lang could only hope that the cost of shipping should be higher, otherwise... trading horses with Liaodong would be more cost-effective than trading with Cao Cao.

What's even more frightening is that these people are clamoring about slow development every day, blaming other departments for lagging behind, regardless of what Sima Lang sees as - you're all going to go to heaven, okay?

This is also what makes Sima Lang the most helpless. For other things, Sima Lang can still shirk "not in his position", but... observing the general's mansion is the latest order given to him by Cao Cao.

This is the private message that the imperial envoy who came to express gratitude to Bai Tu for returning the jade seal secretly sent to Sima Lang before the New Year.

Sima Lang could also feel that Cao Cao was eager to imitate Bai Tu!
There are special spies to spy on the secrets of saltworks and iron-making. What Sima Lang wants to do is to explore other changes in the General's Mansion.

however……

Sima Lang is now quite popular in Jinling's official circles. Although his status is embarrassing, everyone is not very willing to talk to him. In addition, there is also an "Uncle Zhang" who will make fun of him when he has nothing to do... But in general, It's quite edible.

But when it comes to the achievements of the General Mansion today...

Friends from the Ministry of Industry will tell him that these are all researched by us. Do you understand science and technology?My lord said, technology is the primary productive force... As for other departments, they only help us, it doesn't matter if they are there or not, their work can be done by a white male dog.

Friends from the Ministry of Civil Affairs will give him examples: these canals we built, these rivers we organized, these fields... we taught farmers to plant, do I need to say more?What?The Ministry of Works is only a lofty position, but we are the ones doing practical things. The Ministry of Officials is the one holding them back, and they will be impeached sooner or later. The Ministry of Accounts... is the one who collects money for us!

Friends of the household department would cry to him, saying that they were the only old buffaloes plowing the land, and the others were all hungry wolves enjoying the benefits. Without them, what project could be carried out?What research projects can be established?And these people don't know how to be grateful...

The bosses of the staff department will only say with a arrogant look, without their conscientious quarterly evaluations, would other departments be able to do their best?Whose credit is it? With your eyes, Sima Lang, can’t you tell?
The humble gentlemen of the Ministry of Rites will be polite and praise other ministries over a cup of tea, and then briefly mention that the officials of each ministry, especially the grassroots officials, are more or less recommended or even trained by the Ministry of Rites. A little help can go a long way. It takes two or three hours to say something worth mentioning.

The cold-faced people from the Ministry of Punishment usually hang their heads during the quarterly assessment month. At other times, they attribute Yangzhou's public security and stability to themselves, and swear to talk about the impact of crime rates on productivity...

Even the pork guy Song Xian would explain to him the logical and dialectical relationship of "without gelding pork, there would be no general's palace" as "Brother Sima", telling him how many difficulties he encountered when raising pigs, recording data every day, Adjust the feed ratio of each pen and study the best time to put it out...so that when Sima Lang eats pork, he can always see Song Xian's shiny bald head emerging from the bowl!

Sima Lang, who has been studying for many years, understands that you are just lying to me.

However... from Song Xian's face, and even from everyone's face, Sima Lang saw full of "belief".

In their hearts, they are not "competing for merit", but they think so from the bottom of their hearts!
Regardless of whether Sima Lang believed it or not, he believed their own words anyway.

This is also the scary thing about the General's Mansion. Every department believes that they are the center of gravity and the greatest contributor to the General's Mansion.

Sima Lang believes that behind this must be someone who is persistently blowing rainbow farts to them from all directions...

It's a pity that Sima Lang's status determines that he can only make friends with middle-level officials, and he dare not "investigate" Bai Tu's whereabouts, otherwise he will find that Bai Tu spends a quarter of his time wandering around various government offices in Jinling. Half of the time was spent on the way to other county offices and government offices.

"It's too difficult for me... Huh? Anguo, what are you writing?" Sima Lang looked at Cao Bang curiously.

Cao Bang, who often made Sima Lang and Cao Pi speechless at banquets, has been very quiet recently. He often writes with a small notebook and a portable pen. He even doesn't eat more than one plate of dessert after dinner, which makes Sima Lang was a little surprised.

Cao Bang quickly covered it up, making Sima Lang very embarrassed.

"Ahem, Mr. Anguo, I won't peek." Sima Lang said seriously.

On the other hand, Cao Pi took a sneak peek. Cao Bang only cared about Sima Lang and didn't notice Cao Pi...

In the palm of my hand, the first page of a small chapter was revealed, and I could see some intermittent text: "The script describes a frail and sick protagonist who has cherished the ideal of joining the army since he was a child, but was limited by his physical condition... Later, his firm will was eliminated by the Ministry of Industry. The female director affirmed that she participated in the Ministry of Industry’s latest one-man ordnance experiment... and ended up dying together with Qu Yi, who had stolen the research results of the Ministry of Industry.”

The corners of Cao Pi's eyes trembled, and he felt that it would be better if Sima Lang didn't see it!
That's right, the "Xianzhi Pavilion" under the Ministry of Rites is currently encouraging folk to write plays and conduct a unified essay solicitation. It is said that after they are used, they will be adapted into operas, with any theme...

Xianzhiguan, which means "Xianzhizhiwen", is responsible for the management of dramas, scripts, and the recently popular civilian newspaper, which has been plagiarized.

It is said that the theme is unlimited, but everyone knows that the theme must be limited, and it is best to be consistent with the values ​​​​of the official repertoire. Cao Bang... is not only interested in participating in the election, but also really understands these unspoken rules very well.

It's just that Cao Pi didn't know where to start complaining about this story.

What Cao Pi wanted to say most was, why did the protagonist die together with Qu Yi in the end?Is the General's Mansion at war with Yuan Shao?What about my dad?Where is your respectable uncle?Was it killed by default?You will lose your dear cousins ​​like this!

Afterwards, Cao Pi couldn't help but asked "Cao Bang" in a low voice: "Where is my father and me in your book?"

"Huh? No! Now the General's Palace and the Prime Minister's Palace are in alliance, so of course we can't write it randomly!" Cao Bang said matter-of-factly.

"Ah...it turns out it's because of the alliance..." Cao Pi breathed a sigh of relief.

After a while, Cao Pi finally realized - if the co-author is not in alliance, the protagonist will die together with my father?

Cao Pi and Sima Lang were not the only ones with mixed feelings...

The face towel was turned upside down to cover half of her face, and Huang Yueying, who kept making the dishes and desserts in front of her disappear, also had a dark face at this time, but no one else could see it.

After all, in the future that the colleagues around are looking forward to, they are all looking forward to gaining greater benefits from Jingzhou. They all wish to quickly occupy Jingzhou's industrial share, mainly the industrial population, before the Jingzhou gentry can react.

Although Huang Yueying did not have deep feelings for the Huang family and lacked a sense of belonging to the Nanjun family, at this time, out of human nature, she thought of her own family, her aunt and cousin...

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Bai Tu traveled all the way from Jinling to Shouchun, visiting military families and martyrs' families along the way. When passing by a small county town, he was blocked by Huang Yueying.

"Huang Jijiu, isn't the Ministry of Industry still on annual leave? Why do you think of visiting with us?" Bai Tu asked curiously.

"It's not a visit with you, it's another matter." Huang Yueying said seriously.

"Huh?" Bai Tu was curious.

"Let's talk privately in the official office." Huang Yueying looked around and then said.

Although only two eyes are exposed, Bai Tu can still see that Huang Yueying seems to have something very important.

It was said to be a private conversation, but Lu Lingqi still followed, for a very good reason - what if you took out the arrows from your sleeve when you entered, and destroyed Bai Tu?
Huang Yueying didn't mind Lu Lingqi's presence at the side, but asked Bai Tu seriously: "What are you going to do to the Nanjun family, my lord?"

"Eh? Didn't I say it before? Treat everyone equally...it's just that they start slower than the Jiangdong family, so they always have to suffer some losses." Bai Tu said calmly.

It would be nice not to use them to pay benefits. You can't let Baitu go out of his way to hold down his old subordinates, right?

"My lord also said that he would not involve his family, right?" Huang Yueying asked.

"That's right, what's wrong?" Bai Tu looked at Huang Yueying curiously. Although it may be difficult for other princes, Bai Tu felt that with his "personality" and credibility, Huang Yueying would not worry about it. Just confirm.

Huang Yueying took a deep breath and said: "Then if my aunt and cousin are willing to surrender to the state, my lord is willing to reward them based on their merits and allow my cousin to stay in Nanjun forever?"

"Impossible." Bai Tu shook his head directly.

When Huang Yueying heard this, she couldn't help but asked angrily: "Why? If they are willing to dedicate a state's land, a mere Nanjun..."

However, Huang Yueying's tone was more "unconvinced" than dissatisfied, and it didn't feel like she was unconvinced for her aunt and nephew.

Bai Tu looked at Huang Yueying in surprise and came to some understanding - although Huang Yueying was extremely talented in mechanics and smart, she was... somewhat slow in terms of "fighting with others".

Yongzhen Nanjun?Well, luckily I didn't say "Jingzhou will be controlled forever", otherwise it would have become a joke. After all, Liu Biao himself couldn't control Jingzhou.

As for whether to suppress Nanjun, it is obviously not a question of the governor, but if Bai Tu agrees and truly fulfills his promise, it will be like promising autonomy to the Nanjun family.

"If it's just for your aunt and nephew, I can make him a county prince, with a thousand households in the city, and live with Chu. A real official position with real power will definitely not be used for trading, and there will be no 'Yongzhen'. "Bai Tu is not stingy, he can really reduce the casualties of the army, and the "food town" can be divided out.

Huang Yueying looked at Bai Tu in surprise, then vaguely shook her lips and said: "It's really the same as what the old man said..."

"What?" Bai Tu didn't hear clearly.

"Before, my father came to visit me for the Chinese New Year. I asked him to help me persuade my aunt to join the general's government. My father told me... let me ask the lord about your conditions. If the lord doesn't agree, he will think about it. Way." Huang Yueying said.

That's right, Huang Chengyan will think of a solution only if he doesn't agree.

The subtext is that if you agree, it means that this man is completely unreliable!
Bai Tu rolled his eyes - good guy, why did you come to seduce me with a Jingzhou offering before Liu Biao died? You haven't even written the Chinese zodiac sign yet, why are you teasing me like a Chinese New Year?
(End of this chapter)