Chapter 111: Four Years

Yu Qian said: "This matter is very important, and it is difficult for the lower officials to calculate it clearly for a while. ”

Yang Pu said: "Lord Yu is too modest, I saw Lord Yu play sparsely before, although Hebei is big, it is just between the palm of Lord Yu's hands." However, the decision-making of the imperial court is urgent, and you have also seen that the people of the imperial court have been unstable recently, and they need to make a plan early to reassure the people. So I can't delay for a moment. ”

"Now only adults have a plan. The court is good to start, and it will never be delayed. ”

"And the meaning of this hall is not that after a few years, the imperial court will not care about the water conservancy of Zhili, but when the time comes, the allocation will be less, and Lord Yu can also repair some first, and wait for the tile to be calmed down in the future. It is not too late to rebuild the water conservancy in Hebei. ”

Zhu Qizhen listened and did not speak.

Because what Yang Pu said is actually in line with Zhu Qizhen's thoughts.

After all, the tile spur is in the north, and Zhu Qizhen can't sleep well.

The overhaul of water conservancy in Hebei is naturally due to the fact that the drought in Hebei is getting worse year by year, even if the water conservancy is not repaired. Disaster relief also takes a lot of effort.

And this in itself is also part of the plan to strike the northern tile spurs.

If you don't have enough food and grass, how to fight the tile spur on the grassland.

Only when Hebei becomes the granary of Beijing can it provide sufficient logistical support to the army.

Therefore, Zhu Qizhen didn't say anything on the surface, but he was actually a little anxious in his heart, especially when he saw that he was also growing his power step by step.

Zhu Qizhen dreamed several times that he was standing on top of a small city, but in front of him were countless Ming soldiers with corpses all over the field, and the tile spur cavalry rushed straight towards him.

And the name of this small town is Tumu Fort.

When Zhu Qizhen just crossed over, he still despised historical orthodoxy. But with the passage of time, the closer to the fourteenth year of orthodoxy, the more uneasy Zhu Qizhen felt in his heart.

Therefore, he also wanted Yu Qian to give a timetable for the water conservancy in the north of the river, so that he could devote his energy to the military.

Yu Qian knew very well in his heart that what Yang Pu said was that it was impossible to rebuild the water conservancy in Hebei after the defeat.

First of all, such a large-scale investment in the construction of Hebei water conservancy is an unusual thing, and the last wave of water conservancy in the Ming Dynasty was still in the Hongwu period.

However, most of the water conservancy construction during the Hongwu period was mainly for restoration. Restoration of water conservancy facilities damaged by the war. And this kind of concentration to build a certain place of water conservancy, in Daming can only be compared with the construction of canals.

But is this investment sustainable?

Yu Qian didn't know that he had been a magistrate, so he naturally knew how difficult it would be if he asked for silver from the Ministry of Industry to repair the river at ordinary times. Most local officials can only build some water conservancy projects in their own jurisdiction, and this kind of cross-prefecture and large-scale construction is simply impossible.

He naturally wanted to take advantage of this time to seek more benefits for the people of Hebei. What he was thinking about was not how long it would take to build the water conservancy, but how long it would take for the tile to prepare for the south.

"Watt Thorn wants to go south, and now he has married Uliangha, and the court expects him to go west, and the army will go west, no matter who he fights or what it looks like. It will be impossible for him to settle down this year and next. ”

"If he wants to fight against the imperial court, he must be well prepared, even if he wins a big victory in the west and returns to Mobei, he will have to repair for a year or two before he can go south."

"Four years, at least four years before the great battle between the imperial court and the tile spurs."

Yu Qian said: "I thought that it would take at least four years to build five rivers and three lakes, as well as the main road to the sea. ”

"Okay." Yang Pu said: "From the five years of orthodoxy and the ninth year of orthodoxy, the imperial court's tilt towards Hebei water conservancy will end. You have a preparation in your heart. ”

Yu Qian was stunned, he could start this year and go to orthodoxy for ten years, but he didn't want to be cut by Yang Pusheng for a year.

Yang Pu didn't care what Yu Qian thought, and saluted Zhu Qizhen and said, "When the squad army goes out of Beijing, it also needs a heavy general to guard it and assist Lord Yu in controlling the water. ”

Yu Qian said: "The minister also has this intention. ”

Not far from Gyeonggi, directly commanding an army of 100,000, Yu Qian didn't want to get involved in this trouble.

Zhu Qizhen couldn't find a suitable candidate for a while, and said, "Who does Mr. think will be elected?" ”

Yang Pu said: "This matter is the most appropriate to ask the British duke, but Your Majesty asked the old minister. The old minister thought that Gu Xingzu, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, was the most suitable. ”

Zhu Qizhen thought of Gu Xingzu, immediately frowned, and said, "Why did you choose this person?" ”

Gu Xingzu is just an old man in Zhu Qizhen's eyes, and he really doesn't know what to say about expecting him to fight, but for the sake of the old town's distant marquis, his glory and wealth, Zhu Qizhen will naturally give it, but he will be an idle nobleman for the rest of his life.

Yang Pu said: "The ministers elected the Marquis of Zhenyuan, just for the unification of power. ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he immediately understood. Also, if the Marquis of Baoding is sent, Meng Ying is estimated to be unwilling to be commanded by Yu Qian. But Zhenyuanhou is different.

It was precisely because of his incompetence that he did not have the confidence to resist Yu Qian.

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while and said, "Let's take Pingjiang Bo Chen Yu as the deputy." ”

For the talents among the nobles, Zhu Qizhen is also not hesitant to promote, Pingjiang Bo Chen Yu is under the command of Qian to control the water, I dare not say that the performance is outstanding, but it is also remarkable.

Sometimes it's just that cruel.

Some people don't necessarily get a chance if they reach the extreme, while some people only need to get a passing grade and move up the ladder.

Without him, although Zhu Qizhen didn't dare to attack the army easily, this plan has been brewing for an unknown amount of time. Therefore, he paid special attention to the talents among the nobles.

This is also to reduce the opposition of the Xungui group.

Therefore, among the nobles, if there is a little bit of talent, Zhu Qizhen will take it out and beat it, if it can be used, it will naturally be promoted, and if it can't be used, where it comes from and where it goes.

Pingjiangbo Chen Yu didn't dare to say how good it was, but it was at least above the passing line, much better than some bastards.

Zhu Qizhen talked a lot with Yang Pu and Yu Qian. Finally, when the sun moved westward, the two were let go.

Yu Qian left the palace and did not go home first.

After meeting the emperor, Yu Qian could go home, but he went directly to Yang Shiqi's house first.

As soon as he arrived at the mouth of Yang Shiqi's alley, he was surprised, and he understood it for a moment, so he could only sigh lightly.

Before Yang Shiqi's house, there were often many carriages parked, stretching for hundreds of steps, and only half of the good alleys were left.

So many people came to visit Yang Shiqi.

Yang Shiqi naturally won't receive all of them, but Yang Shiqi can not be seen, these people dare not come, they often wait for a day, and they don't see Yang Shiqi appear.

This kind of busy scene is used to Yu Qian. But now when I saw Yang Shiqi's sparse appearance in front of the door, I felt uncomfortable.

He stepped forward to call the door, and the old housekeeper of the Yang family was overjoyed when he saw Yu Qian coming, and hurriedly led Yu Qian in, and babbled some things about Yang Shiqi along the way, such as raising such a white-eyed wolf, and so on.

Along the way, Yu Qian went to the study.

Yu Qian arrived at the study, but saw Yang Shiqi sitting precariously reading, a book of Spring and Autumn in his hand, and reading soundly. His complexion is much better.

Yu Qian stood outside the door, waiting for Yang Shiqi to finish reading one article, and then bowed and said, "The student visits the teacher, and asks the teacher to mourn and change." ”

Yang Shiqi got up slowly, sat on one side and made tea, but saw a set of techniques, as if he was flowing smoothly, calm, and did not show sadness at all.

Not at all a man who is about to die of his son.

Yang Shiqi said lightly: "Yu Qian, in your eyes, am I, Yang Shiqi, a person who cheats for personal gain?" ”

Yu Qian said: "Students don't dare. ”

Yang Shiqi said: "My little brute, when he did such evil things, I had already treated him as dead. It's just that there are some things, but you can't help it, sometimes you can't even kill your relatives with righteousness, my Yang Shiqi has ruined my name all my life, and the so-called thunder and rain are all Jun's grace. ”

When Yu Qian heard this, he remembered the time when Yang Ji killed people. I figured out what in an instant. Because the time of Yang Ji's murder is too close to the time of Emperor Xuanzong's death.

Thinking about it, Yang Shiqi said that this gentleman is not Zhu Qizhen, but the empress dowager.

For the sake of the overall situation, Yang Shiqi is indispensable in the imperial court, this matter can only be pressed, it doesn't matter what Yang Shiqi thinks, thinking about it, Yang Shiqi may not have the intention of protecting his son.