Yi Song

Chapter 196 Liu Erlang is a good minister!

"Every day I'm so bored that people come to visit me. I turn my deep thoughts into hatred. I wait to pursue each other, and then break up after seeing each other. It's like missing each other from behind and being ashamed when facing each other."

There are actors singing on the stage, accompanied by huqin, snare drum, flute, high board, and occasionally a few gongs.

Zhao Ji is sitting under the stage, wearing a light blue Taoist robe and a flat-headed futou.

He shook his head, closed his eyes slightly, crossed his legs, and tapped his right leg gently with his right hand.

After singing for a while, the actors above stopped and looked at Zhao Ji eagerly.

Zhao Ji closed his eyes slightly and thought for a while, then opened his eyes and said, "Well, it's okay, let's get the next discount."

The actor above continues.

". The horse sets out on its journey, the carriage returns to its home. The horse goes west, and the carriage pulls it east. Each step moves the couple further apart."

After singing a song, the actors stopped again and looked at Zhao Ji.

Chen lost his father when he was young, and remarried with his mother to the Yang family. Later, he was sent to the palace by the Yang family and took his surname Yang. The name is also composed of words such as Ruo and You, which were randomly obtained by adding metal, wood, water, fire and earth, and was named Yang Ruoshui.

Yes, go to the teacher and ask. Well, it’s true that I haven’t been to Money Alley for a long time. I really miss her. "

"Among the names you made up, this one is the most elegant." Zhao Ji said, and then asked about the business, "Is there any report on the matter of Kuo Di Suo in Xicheng?"

"Oh! It's always this part, no, no! It's always so bad."

Zhao Ji waved his hand, "It has nothing to do with you. It's my fault that the music is not matched well. This music can never find the key, cannot catch the rhyme, is not perfect, not good, and not beautiful."

I feel that this tune should use a folk tune to express Yingying's extremely contradictory emotions of love and resentment, boldness and shyness, the conflict between heaven and man. "

Zhao Ji's eyes lit up, "Ruoyu, you said it well. The farewell in the Changting Pavilion is just the rhyme you just mentioned. It cannot be caught, so it is not perfect and beautiful."

"Ruoyu, Liu Ruoyu, Dazhi Ruoyu, you changed your name well." Zhao Ji said shaking his head in the car.

There were four people following the car, and there were two oxcarts in front and behind, not too far apart.

Two quarters of an hour later, an ordinary ox cart quietly drove out from the back door of Baozhuan Palace.

Now, with the favor of the officials, he was promoted to the position of Vice-President, and he was in charge of the imperial city's procurator. He had the appearance to worship his ancestors and dared to recognize his ancestors and return to the clan. Therefore, he asked for the favor of the officials again, and was given the surname Liu, and was given the name Ruoyu. "

The actors on the stage quickly knelt down and accused him repeatedly.

Zhao Ji's head continued to swing back and forth, and his right hand continued to beat on his leg, but the rhythm became slower and slower. Finally, he slapped his leg hard with his right hand.

"Go incognito, Ruoyu, bring a few of your chamberlains to disguise themselves in regular clothes, and then tell them to stand straight in front of the palace and dress up as guards."

The bright-looking shell was cracked open, and the extremely smelly filth inside rushed out. Murderous cases involving countless families and lives were put on the table, and the government and the public were in an uproar.

Zhao Ji shook his head and sighed, and a chamberlain beside him came closer and said, "Guardians, why don't you go and ask Master Li for advice. Her music and dance are unparalleled in the world. She is often among the people, and she listens to many tunes from all over the country.

The imperial censors and admonishers, who had previously been unable to speak a thousand words but kept silent, all became brave, and the memorial to impeach Yang Jian was like the heavy snow in the winter moon. Within a few days, the memorial hall was filled with people.

Yang Jian was convicted and relegated to visit the late emperor's mausoleum. He "died" of illness within a few days.

Liu Ruoyu, who was sitting at the bottom with his butt tilted, replied: "It's all the grace of the officials.

The chamberlain around him had long been accustomed to his behavior every time he remembered it, and asked: "Guan family, how can I get rid of it?"

"Yes."

In addition, several influential new newspapers such as "Da Song Feng Hua Bao" and "Shilin Bao" followed up with reports, and the influence quickly expanded to the north and south of the country.

Officials and celebrities from prefectures and counties were filled with indignation and went to the ground to sing and dance at Yang Jian's grave, performing to their heart's content.

Zhao Ji wants to save face, so of course such a nasty and shameful matter must be dealt with seriously and dealt with properly.

"When I return to the official family, there are a total of 3.93 million acres of fertile land under the name of Xicheng Kuaidi, of which 2.4 million acres are on the northwest road of Beijing, 370,000 acres are in the capital, and 490,000 acres are in the east of the capital. East and West Road, the rest are on Hebei Road and Huainan West Road.

The 2.4 million acres of land in Shunchang Prefecture (Yingzhou), Caizhou, Chenzhou, Yingchang Prefecture, and Ruzhou on the North Road of Beijing were rushed to the Political Hall by Liu Guohou, who struggled for several days, snatched it, and allocated it to Desheng Army. "

"Give it all to Desheng Army?" Zhao Ji was very reluctant to give up.

Although it was assigned to the Desheng Army, for the court and himself, the meat was changed from the basket on the left to the basket on the right. Because although the Desheng Army has a bugle, it is still a Xiang Army.

The Xiangjun were essentially "public land tenants" who farmed land for the imperial court, and the taxes they paid went directly to Changpingcang.

However, the two million acres of fertile land looted from Xicheng were all given to the Desheng Army. Zhao Ji felt inexplicably heartbroken.

Liu Erlang, you are such a robber!

"For this reason, the officials, Prime Minister Zheng and Prime Minister Wang argued hard with Liu Guohou, and finally reached an agreement. The imperial court organized the refugees who had been collected in the capital and south and north roads of Beijing in the past few years into the Xiang Army and handed them over to Liu Guohou to control.

Liu Guohou reluctantly agreed, but requested that all the fertile land on Jingxi, Gyeonggi and Huaibei Road where Xicheng is located should be given to the new Xiang army. "That won't work!" "Zhao Ji shook his head repeatedly, "You can't give too much. Liu Erlang manages things well, but he can't be left to his own devices. "

"Official sages, Prime Minister Zheng and Prime Minister Wang also thought so. After several arguments, they finally reached an agreement. The fertile land on Jingxi Road where Xicheng is located will be given to Liu Guohou for 2.1 million acres, and 300,000 acres on Huaibei Road will be given to him. He was supplied with fertile farmland and collected 2.4 million acres, which he allocated to the Desheng Army and the newly formed Xiang Army.

The rest of the fertile farmland in Gyeonggi, Jingdong, and Hebei was either transferred to public land or hung there, waiting for official rewards. "

Zhao Ji nodded with satisfaction, that's pretty much it.

He knew that there must be something fishy inside, and a large amount of fertile land would flow into the hands of the ministers through various means. But Zhao Ji doesn't care. As long as things are done decently, other details are easy to talk about.

If the water is clear, there will be no fish.

"Do you have any comment on the newly formed Xiang Army?"

"When I return to the official's house, Liu Guohou has already sent me to the official to ask for his name."

"Desui Army, Desui Army is awesome. Desheng Army is in the west, Desui Army is in the east, so we can take care of the refugees."

Zhao Ji knew in his heart that the vast majority of the refugees recruited by the Desui Army were people who were forced to become refugees when Xicheng raided fertile land. There are even many refugees among the refugees recruited by the Changshui Army, Desheng Army, and Zhongli Army.

What’s the point of pursuing these issues now?

Zhao Ji continued: "Liu Erlang is good at management, and the Desheng, Changshui, and Zhongba armies are well organized and well-regulated. I can rest assured that the newly recruited refugees of the Desui Army will be entrusted to him."

"Officially, the Imperial City Division has placed manpower in each army to submit reports regularly."

"Well, what's new?"

"The officials and the middle base army are mainly craftsmen. At present, they have taken over the dredging of rivers, repairs of river embankments, and the construction and maintenance of bridges, roads, and official residences in cities and counties in Gyeonggi, west of Beijing, and east of Jingdong. They also run their own coal mines factories, masonry factories, cement factories, and ironworks.”

"Body refining factory?" Zhao Ji raised his eyebrows.

"Yes," Liu Ruoyu replied calmly, "It's just refining some crude iron. The output is not much, and it is only used in bridges, towers and other buildings. A few days ago, the Zhong base army built the Shenxiao Temple. Zixiao Wulei Pagoda used some reinforced cement concrete pouring method. It was completed in two months, which was very fast.

The earthquake in western Beijing a few days ago knocked down many houses in Bianjing, but the tower did not move at all. Mr. Yuan Miao was very satisfied and suggested that this new method be used in Taoist temples and palaces. "

Zhao Ji nodded and didn't take it to heart anymore.

"continue!"

When he was bored on the road, Zhao Ji just listened to it to relieve his boredom.

"The Changshui Army planted cotton extensively in Tai, Tong, and Gaoyou counties."

"I know Cotton, it's Bai Diezi and Jibei."

"The officials are really knowledgeable and talented, and I admire them." Liu Ruoyu flattered and continued, "The Changshui Army also has an agricultural research institute that specializes in the study of improved rice and cotton varieties. It also offered heavy rewards to maritime merchants for improved Champa and Zhenla rice varieties. , as well as the fine seeds from Jibei on the South China Sea Island. We also offered rewards to Hexi merchants for fine Bai Diazi seeds."

"Research?"

"Guan Jia, "Shi Shuo Xin Yu" says, 'Yin Zhongkan's essence of metaphysics is said to be studied by everyone'."

"Yes, study and explore."

"The Desheng Army also has an agricultural research institute. In addition to researching improved varieties of wheat, corn, soybeans, etc., it also researches and raises improved varieties and breeding of cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, and fish. The three armies also run skills workshops to invite highly skilled farmers and craftsmen. , teaching skills such as farming, construction, and ironwood.”

"Erlang does have a lot of fantastic ideas. Ruoyu, plus the Desui Army, how many Xiang troops does Erlang have?"

"The officials have a Desheng Army of 230,000 in Ru, Caizhou and Yingchang Prefecture; a Changshui Army of 250,000 in Tai, Tongzhou and Gaoyou; a Zhongba Army of 120,000 in Yingtian, Xing Renfu (Jiyin) and Guangji Army (Dingtao); Desui Army 260,000, in Chen, Bozhou and Shunchang Prefecture. The total number of men, women, old and children is more than 860,000."

"Erlang helped resettle so many refugees, solved the country's problems, and shared the king's worries. He is a good minister and a loyal minister!"

Zhao Ji sighed.

Although the Xiang army collected and resettled the refugees, it was an ancestral method, but it was rare to do it as well as Liu Guozhang.

In the past, the Xiang army was like a prison, imprisoning the refugees together, farming, working, and mining, regardless of life and death, just like slaves. Within a few days, civil unrest would rise and fall with each other. The number of uprisings in the Song Dynasty was the highest in all dynasties. This is not a deserved reputation.

Liu Guozhang, on the other hand, had a complete set of methods. He was organized like an army and worked in the form of a mutual aid group. There was a headquarters, a warehouse, a medical station, a technical station, and a propaganda team. He played like a farming unit.

In addition, the distribution is very reasonable and welfare is guaranteed, and the people will naturally be emotionally stable.

Then there are incentives such as "joint production contracting", "affiliated contracting", and "encouraging teams to run factories". The people's enthusiasm for production has increased rapidly. The output is beyond the reach of other Xiangjun, and even far exceeds the output of ordinary local farmers. .

When output is high, taxes will follow. In just a few months, he has already impressed the officials of the Ministry of Revenue.

Everyone is looking forward to what kind of surprises Liu Erlang will bring to everyone during this autumn harvest!

"Straight bitch! Isn't Mr. Li a bitch? Is it inlaid with gold or jade? I have to sleep with it for a while!"

Suddenly, curses came from outside, which made Zhao Ji furious.

That bastard, you dare to touch my forbidden love!

(End of this chapter)