He took Zhao Kuo and Fan Dahei to Linjiang Hou's Mansion early the next morning, and accompanied the third prince Yang Yuanpu to wait outside the gate of the Hou's Mansion, waiting for the sun to rise to the treetops, only to see a carriage swaying leisurely.

The groom opened the curtain of the carriage, and although he was only in his early fifties, Shen Yang, whose hair was already frosty, staggered out of the carriage while coughing, to show that his previous prevarication in Wenying Hall was not a lie.

Shen Yang served as the attendant of the Linjiang Marquis Mansion, and from then on he was the prince's teacher, and Han Qian, Feng Yi, Kong Xirong and Li Chong accompanied him to follow the third prince Yang Yuanpu to bow to the teacher.

Yesterday, the Hou Mansion prepared a one-day apprenticeship banquet.

Shen Yang had no intention of appreciating it, arched his hand towards Guo Rong, and asked, "Lord Guo, where is Shen's place to study?" Entrusted by the Holy Order, His Royal Highness's study and teaching are important, Shen does not dare to slack off, and the false courtesy is still exempted......"

After that, Shen Yang asked the old servant, who was also a groom, to take a bunch of books from the carriage as teaching materials for teaching and directly to the Hou Mansion.

Everyone looked at each other, but thinking that Shen Yang, the old horseman, dared to refute Emperor Tianyou's face, and in the end, he was forced by Emperor Tianyou to reluctantly agree to serve as the attendant of the Hou Mansion, and they could only honestly follow Shen Yang's side and enter the East Courtyard Study.

Linjiang Marquis Yang Yuanpu is in the palace, even if he is shrouded in the shadow of Empress Xu, even if he is no longer spoiled by Emperor Tianyou, but as a prince and with the care of the princess Wang, he is now thirteen years old, and there is still no problem with the most basic reading and literacy.

Emperor Tianyou chose Shen Yang as the teaching profession, which was actually to teach the scriptures, history, laws and calculations and other practical learning.

Shen Yang obviously regarded the Hou Mansion as a drudgery that could not be shirked, and went to the Linjiang Hou Mansion every morning to answer the Mao, except for the subjects appointed by Emperor Tianyou, and the professors of the third prince Yang Yuanpu and Han Qian and others, he did not do any superfluous things, and did not say anything superfluous.

Even if Yang Yuanpu had any incomprehension, Shen Yang only asked the third prince to "familiarize himself with the scriptures and see his own righteousness", and was unwilling to explain too much.

Shen Yang's mind is full of knowledge, and he has dabbled in agricultural construction, the legal judge system, rents and wealth, mountain and sea goods and even military formations, etc., and is known as a Confucian in the world, but it is not a waste of fame.

Han Qian combined the knowledge taught by Shen Yang with some of the knowledge possessed by Zhai Xinping, a person in the dream realm, and not only did he not find it difficult to understand, but even learned it with relish.

However, all this is too difficult and obscure for Yang Yuanpu, the third prince who is only thirteen years old.

The third prince, Yang Yuanpu, was still enthusiastic to learn these things at first, but he insisted on it for more than half a month, and after the freshness passed, he would inevitably become impetuous.

On the first day of November, it is the day of heavy snow in the 24 solar terms, and it is the beginning of the midwinter season.

On important festivals such as the 24 solar terms and the birthdays of Emperor Tianyou and Empress Xu, Han Qian and them all have a holiday of "rest", but they accompany the Marquis of Linjiang to study, and there is a reward for them in the palace on this day, and they also rushed to the Marquis of Linjiang Mansion early in the morning to receive the reward.

Shen Yang, as a waiter of the Hou Mansion, said that the reward was naturally very heavier than Han Qian's, but Shen Yang was not very appreciative, he did not show up that day, and sent the old servant in the morning to say that he was suffering from the cold at night and was sick in bed, and the reward in the palace was pulled back by the old servant with the carriage that was about to fall apart.

"This old horseman!" The third prince, Yang Yuanpu, had a dark face, staring at the carriage that Shen Yang was riding and squeaked away, standing in front of the gate of the Hou Mansion, gritting his teeth and scolding.

Han Qian, Feng Yi, and Kong Xirong just didn't hear it, and when they saw their respective soldiers loading silk cotton meat and other rewards into the car, they were ready to leave.

"You let the soldiers transport the things back first, and you stay and shoot arrows with me, and it's not too late to go back to your house after lunch." Yang Yuanpu said that he couldn't allow Han Qian and Feng Yi to refuse, so he walked straight to the arrow field in the back garden.

Walking to the arrow field in the back garden, Yang Yuanpu said to Qian Wenxun, a member of the guard battalion on duty today: "You all go down to rest today, don't wait here, we will set our own arrow targets!" ”

Knowing that the third prince was in a bad mood, Qian Wenxun didn't say anything, and retreated to the edge of the arrow field with people, but he didn't leave.

"Go and set your arrows and take a hundred steps!" Yang Yuanpu pointed at Feng Yi and Kong Xirong and said.

Feng Yi and Kong Xirong lazily ran to set up arrow targets, and Han Qian took a hunting bow and a few iron arrows and handed them to Yang Yuanpu.

"Yesterday, Shen Yang's old puppet lectured on the reform of Cao Yun by Liu Yan, the envoy of the former dynasty, I see that you listened to it with relish, but you figured it out in your heart?" Yang Yuanpu took the hunting bow and asked casually.

Han Qian was slightly stunned, he didn't expect that the third prince, Yang Yuanpu, would take the initiative to talk to him.

Today's big prize in the palace, Guo Rong went to the palace early in the morning, Song Xin usually does not go out of the inner house, and Qian Wenxun, Feng Yi, and Kong Xirong have just been sent aside, and there are only three people here, Yang Yuanpu and Li Chong.

Han Qian glanced up at Li Chong and saw that his eyes had a gloomy color, although he was full of reluctance, he didn't seem surprised that Yang Yuanpu suddenly asked him.

Han Qian has been studying in the Linjiang Marquis Mansion for two months, during which the third prince Yang Yuanpu's attitude towards him has always been cold, and when he almost didn't speak alone, there was no difference between Feng Yi and Kong Xirong, and he thought that the third prince Yang Yuanpu didn't know his true relationship with the Evening Red Mansion.

At this moment, Han Qian realized that he really looked down on Yang Yuanpu, and he didn't expect that Yang Yuanpu, who would be fourteen years old in two months, would be much deeper than he imagined.

"I will avoid the eyes of Anning Palace and find you a chance to talk to you, you don't have to worry about Guo Rong's dog slaves staring at you." Yang Yuanpu saw that Han Qian hesitated and didn't speak, frowned and said.

"Li Chong should have told His Highness that he is humble and unlearned, and His Highness's question is really difficult to answer." Han Qian smiled faintly and responded.

Li Chong, who was standing on the side, the green tendons on his forehead jumped twice, but he couldn't help but say nothing after all.

Yang Yuanpu made Shen Yang impetuous, and at this time, he didn't have the patience to watch Han Qian give Li Chong eye drops, and asked urgingly, "Do you understand or don't understand?" ”

"As long as His Highness doesn't feel that the lowly position is not a person who is unlearned, the lowly position will naturally explain it to His Highness in detail one by one, and if you want to talk about the matter of Liu Yan, the envoy of the former dynasty, you must talk about the disadvantages of the previous dynasty,"

Han Qian saw Feng Yi and Kong Xirong lazily setting up arrow targets a hundred steps away, and said after a little thought,

"Since the end of the Han Dynasty, Guanzhong has been plagued by frequent wars and agricultural affairs, and its wealth has been inferior to that of Luobian, let alone Jianghuai. In the early years of the previous dynasty, the capital of Guanzhong was not more than 10,000 officials, and the grain collected from the prefectures and counties of Guanzhong and the annual dispatch of four or five hundred thousand grains from Jianghuai were enough to be used by the officials and the palace. In the Zhou Wu period, the number of officials and palace servants in the court increased several times, coupled with the slaves and maids who were not engaged in farming, the grain produced in Guanzhong was far from enough, and they had to often move the capital to Luoyang for grain, so there were two capitals. At this time, a large number of laborers were requisitioned every year, and the grain transferred from Jianghuai had increased to 17.8 million stone grain, but it was still unable to make up for the shortfall. Jianghuai since the Qin and Han dynasties, getting richer and richer, not to mention two or three million stone grain, tens of millions of stone grain can also be transferred, but Cao Yun is expensive, each stone grain from Jianghuai to Guanzhong, it takes four or five thousand yuan in freight, and tens of billions of money is needed to transport grain every year. When Xuanzong arrived, Caoyun had to be restructured, and Liu Yan was appointed as the envoy of the degree......"

At this time, Feng Yi and Kong Xirong set up the arrow target and walked back, Han Qian handed the hunting bow to the third prince Yang Yuanpu, and retreated to the side, waiting for him to shoot the arrow first.

Although Han Qian has not yet talked about the key point, he has also explained the antecedents clearly in a short speech just now.

The third prince, Yang Yuanpu, stared at Han Qian's eyes with burning radiance, and when he glanced at Li Chong unintentionally, his brows couldn't help frowning.

Han Qian smiled in his heart, thinking that Li Chong's grandson really didn't say anything bad about himself in front of the third prince Yang Yuanpu, but Yang Yuanpu's impression of him all came from Li Chong's back, and it was most convenient to turn it around.

The corners of Li Chong's mouth twitched, but he didn't say anything.

Explain the disadvantages before Liu Yan's restructuring of Caoyun in the previous dynasty, this does not mean anything, Li Chongcai did not believe that Han Qian could have any real talent, and guessed that he was nothing more than listening to his father Han Daoxun talk about it during the banquet, and at this time he just copied it and played it off.

"In the former dynasty, it was transported from Guangling in February, and after April, it entered the Bianhe River through the Huai River. At this time, the water is shallow, and the boat is slow to walk in the Bianhe River, and it is necessary to wait until June and July when the water is abundant, and then it can reach the mouth of the Bianhe River to the Yellow River. At this time, it coincided with the abundant season of the Yellow River, and the water of the Yellow River rose higher than that of the Bianhe River, so it was necessary to separate the two rivers with a large gate, and the grain ships naturally could not pass. It is necessary to wait until September, after the Yellow River falls, to be able to enter the Yellow River from the Bianhe River, all the way to Luoshui, and arrive in Luoyang. From Luoyang to Shaanzhou, although there are only 300 miles, and there is the Yellow River waterway, the Sanmenxia water rapids in the east of Shaanzhou are dangerous, and six or seven out of ten boats are damaged or capsized. The draft of the grain ship was deep, and it did not dare to cross the dangerous beach, so after arriving in Luoyang, it could only carry grain ashore, transport it to Shaanzhou by oxen and horse carts, and then reload the ship in Shaanzhou, and transport it to Chang'an through the Tong River, which was almost the end of the year. Cao Yun seems to be a water transport all the way, but there are many twists and turns, and it takes almost a full year before and after, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, thousands of grain ships for Cao Yun, wasted on the way, its disadvantages are also; A large number of grain ships are backlogged and occupy waterways, and the people are also rare to benefit from waterways, and there are two disadvantages; However, the nobles in the DPRK and the central government have little grain but more money, and the surplus grain in Guanzhong has been scavenged and purchased, and every time there is a flood or drought, the people have no grain to survive the passage, and they will suffer great disasters at every turn, but in the case of the Beijing Division, the people are in chaos at every turn, and it has become a great harm to the state politics of the previous dynasty......

In Han Qian's opinion, the third prince Yang Yuanpu is still too young, and Emperor Tianyou will die in less than five years, in terms of common sense, there is simply not enough time for the third prince Yang Yuanpu to grow up, let alone establish his prestige and establish his own power, but perhaps in the palace, he has been suppressed by the Anning Palace for too long and too ruthlessly, and the diligence of the third prince Yang Yuanpu after leaving the palace is also extremely rare.

What surprised Han Qian even more was that the third prince, Yang Yuanpu, could be so calm in his affairs.

Han Qian thought to himself that if he could help the third prince Yang Yuanpu win the opportunity to go out of Beijing and become a vassal before Emperor Tianyou died, it might also be a choice for him to change his fate.

When Liu Yan was appointed as an envoy, he saw that the biggest problem of the sluggish transportation was that the grain ships waited too long at the junction of the waterway, so he decided to build a warehouse at the junction of the two rivers to collect grain at the same time as dredging the waterway, so that every two warehouses were one road, and the grain ships on each road were responsible for the grain transfer between the two warehouses, saving the time of waste. Luoshan is the most dangerous Sanmenxia, Liu Yan set up two warehouses at the east and west ends of the gorge, so that the east and west warehouses are less than 20 miles apart and need to take the land route, and the others can be transported by water - after the passage of this law, Xuanzong can transfer up to 4 million stone grain from Jianghuai every year to the Guanzhong, and the freight cost of each stone grain is reduced to less than 700 yuan, so it is called good governance. ”