At the same time, His Majesty Li Er also told Xu Qilin that he had his own ideas about the third-order religion, and he would know it after he returned to Beijing, and Xu Qilin did not have to worry about the cost of Caoyun reform.

Okay, Lao Tzu gave you the first shot, it was the preparation of public opinion, and it was investigation and research, and in the end, I had to leave you with a purpose. It's really me who cast a net to catch fish for you, all the good things are your family, and any good reputation is given to you.

Xu Qilin's slander was useless, so he had to hurry up and arrange it and set off for Luoyang in advance.

For this reason, Xu Qilin played His Majesty Li Er again, and asked the officials of the dispatch branch who were familiar with Caoyun to cooperate, and asked the master craftsman of the Ministry of Dispatch to build a warehouse and open the way.

After going through the entire route of Caoyun, Xu Qilin didn't want to be so tired, but just wanted to concentrate on Sanmenxia and solve this biggest problem.

As for the other four major voyages, Xu Qilin had to send officials to conduct on-the-spot inspections, select the location of the grain storage warehouse, calculate the specific freight rate, and the number and regulation of the ships required.

The so-called four major voyages are the Yangtze River to Yangzhou, Bianqu to Heyin, the Yellow River to Weikou, and Weishui to Chang'an.

To be more precise, it can also be divided into six paragraphs. That is, the large section from the Yellow River to Weikou can be divided into two waterways in the east and west of Sanmenxia, as well as a land route to avoid the danger of the pillars.

In ancient times, without cars and trains, water transportation was the fastest and most cost-effective mode of transportation, while land transportation was the most time-consuming, laborious and costly.

Therefore, although the land route from Luoyang to Shaanzhou for hundreds of miles was smooth, the Cao Yun of the Tang Dynasty had to be unable to pass with the pillar of Sanmenxia. Even if "the pillar of the year, the overlay is half", he did not give up.

In the evil feudal society, it is nothing how many shipwrights and slender men die, they are all conscripted husbands, and the wages are small, and there is no generous pension.

Think about Liu Yan, the famous minister of the Tang Dezong era, who replaced the slender men with strong ropes when he reformed the Cao government, and saved the lives of countless slender men. It can be seen that the feudal court, as well as those officials, take the life and death of the small people seriously?

Xu Qilin was busy with official business, and he caught a glimpse of a ragdoll in the soft chair rising out of thin air, and knew that it was Xiaoye who came out to play.

Pursed the corners of his mouth slightly, Xu Qilin didn't speak, and continued to finish the rest of the work.

Xiao Ye appeared out, played with the puppet doll for a while, and then came to Xu Qilin, and naughtily lay on the table to watch Xu Qilin.

"Where's your sister?" Xu Qilin stretched out a brush to draw on Xiao Ye's face, and when he saw her dodging, he asked with a smile.

Xiao Ye pursed her lips, seemed to be a little dissatisfied with Sister A, and said, "I'm still asleep!" ”

Xu Qilin rolled his eyes and said, "What a drunkard, there is no trick for such a sister to be on the stall!" ”

Xiao Ye lowered her head and fiddled with the doll, but she didn't speak, but she acquiesced in her helplessness.

Xu Qilin finally finished writing, put down the pen and paper, and began to tidy up.

"You haven't asked for that bead yet?" Xiao Ye looked up and said, "It's good for you, I really didn't lie to you." ”

Xu Qilin smiled, put the document into the wooden clip, and said, "How embarrassing it is, I have already figured out a way to let that little chess idiot beg to give me the beads." ”

"Really?" Xiao Ye's eyes widened, and instead she wrinkled her little nose and said, "Bragging." ”

Xu Qilin smiled, "You don't believe it, then let's make a bet?" ”

"Bet?" Sayo hesitated for a moment and asked, "Bet on what?" You make it clear first. ”

Xu Qilin thought for a while and said, "If you lose, tell me the benefits of Liuzhu; If I lose, how about you have ice cream? ”

Xiao Ye bit her finger and thought for a while, then said, "Okay, that's it." ”

Xu Qilin stretched out his palm and said with a smile, "Slap your hands, no one is allowed to cheat." ”

Xiao Ye snorted, stretched out his little hand and patted his big hand hard, and said, "Whoever is the puppy." ”

Xu Qilin laughed and reached out to touch the little ghost's head, when Scarlett's voice sounded outside the door. Xiao Ye immediately jumped down, threw the doll on the chair, and disappeared suddenly.

Shrugging his shoulders, Xu Qilin got up and went over to open the door, Scarlett carried the account book, Adjani walked in with an abacus and a smile.

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Leaving for Luoyang, the countdown has already begun, and Xu Qilin not only has to be busy with official affairs, but also has a lot of personal matters to arrange.

The song and dance hall with the sound boom and earthen horn amplification effect was entrusted to Li Chunfeng to supervise the production. Li Chunfeng was very interested in the reflection of sound waves and the amplification of sound, asked for advice, and gladly accepted the commission.

Xu Qilin doesn't have to worry too much about the operation of his own shop. But if he wasn't there, he was worried that some powerful people would make trouble.

Li Sipang had already left Chang'an and gone to Luoyang, so Xu Qilin had no choice but to shift his attention to Princess Changle and Changsun Chong.

This is to send incense, calligraphy, and panting, just to build a good relationship. When you're not there, if you're in trouble, you can ask people to ask for help.

Of course, Xiao Zhao can also enter the palace to ask Sister A for help, and even Jinyang and Xincheng will also speak out to help.

"No problem, we're still kissing, if there's any trouble, come to me by yourself." Changsun Chong agreed very happily, but looking at his expression, it seemed that he still had something to say.

There's nothing wrong with kissing. If you talk about generations, Li Lizhi and eldest grandson Chong also have to call Xu Qilin uncle. Who called her father Li Er, who got so many concubines! Of course, the royal mess is not said of either.

Xu Qilin took the initiative to say, "Eldest Sun Zongzheng, it will take a few months to go here, if there is an emergency, you can send letters to and fro, directly to Xu's house, and someone will send it to someone's hands." ”

The eldest grandson snorted and said, "When Qi Lin said this, there is really something I want to inquire about." ”

"Brother Changchong said." Xu Qilin also changed his name, so that he seemed close.

Changsun Chong nodded and said, "The story of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is really vivid and fascinating. This author's 'Lingxi Finger' can be described as highly talented, I don't know if it is convenient to introduce a certain person? ”

Xu Qilin blinked, and suddenly said with a smile: "Brother Eldest Sun wants to see the 'Lingxi Finger'?" I'm afraid—"

The eldest grandson Chong's heart suddenly burst out, and he hurriedly said, "What are you afraid of?" Is it because he is afraid that someone will leak his real name and surname? ”

Xu Qilin waved his hand, pointed to his nose with a smile, and said, "I don't want to make up a story casually, so that the eldest grandson brother values it so much." ”

Eldest Sun Chong's eyes widened in astonishment, and he stared at Xu Qilin.

Xu Qilin took a sip of tea leisurely, and said with a smile, "That's right, 'Lingxi One Finger' is so, and so-and-so is 'Lingxi One Finger'." ”

The eldest grandson slapped his thigh, laughed, and stopped laughing for a while, pointed at Xu Qilin and said, "It turned out to be made up by Qi Lin, which was unexpected, but it was reasonable." ”

"How?" Xu Qilin was a little puzzled.

The eldest grandson Chong stretched out his hand and patted Xu Qilin's shoulder, and said with a smile, "Her Royal Highness the princess has long known from her son that you are a master of making up stories, and you have heard your son tell the story of the Three Kingdoms, and you also like ......it very much."

This is not a blind connection, the statement is a bit far-fetched!

Xu Qilin knew that this was the eldest grandson Chong's deliberate praise, and he didn't distinguish it, but just smiled and nodded.

The eldest grandson Chong leaned closer, lowered his voice and asked, "Qi Lin is going to Luoyang in a few days, isn't this "A Chinese Ghost Story" going to-"

Break off, Lao Tzu is not that kind of person.

Xu Qilin also guessed what Changsun Chong meant, and said, "There are two more issues that will end, and a certain has already been written." If Brother Chong of the eldest grandson is in a hurry to see it, how about having someone copy it down and send it to the house? ”

The eldest grandson Chong hesitated for a moment, thinking that it was better to take it back directly and present it to his beloved wife, so he smiled and said, "It's better to copy it down, it won't take long, right?" ”

So urgent? I'm afraid I was forced by the princess's wife!

Xu Qilin was embarrassed to let Changsun Chong come to copy it in person, and hurriedly asked people to invite two trolls from "Minsheng Daily", oh, it was two editors who came to copy, just let Changsun Chong wait.

"Qi Lin is busy with affairs, so he doesn't need to accompany him, he can do it himself." The eldest grandson Chong tasted what he wanted, and he was happy in his heart, and he didn't need Xu Qilin to accompany him.

As soon as Xu Qilin and the other editors who copied the book arrived, they confessed and asked the two to accompany each other, and they went to the office of Dayingku to arrange other things.

Xu Qilin cried poor in the newspaper, but the money that should be spent did not have to wait for the imperial court to be transferred. He not only sent people to search for saltpeter and sulfur in Chang'an, but also wrote a letter to Li Sipang, asking him to prepare supplies in Luoyang.

In order to complete the reform of Caoyun as soon as possible, especially to overcome the biggest difficulty in Sanmenxia. Xu Qilin has a plan to launch black powder and blow up rocks.

It is said that the power of black powder is small, but it is also relative. You must know that the era of using black powder as a weapon lasted for more than 600 years, and the number of dead and wounded under black powder was very huge.

For mining and blasting stones, the efficiency of black powder is definitely much higher than that of manual digging. In order to bypass the danger of the pillar, it is essential to open the mountain and chisel the stone.

Back in Dayingku, Xu Qilin immediately convened the officials transferred from the Ministry of Industry and the Du Branch to hold a meeting to arrange the work.

At the meeting, Xu Qilin issued the relevant documents on the reform of Cao Yun, and elaborated on the purpose of replacing the direct transport law with gradual transport saving.

After some discussion and consultation, Xu Qilin sent the officials dispatched to various places according to the planned shipping segments to conduct investigation and research and sort out relevant data.

The use of segmented transportation will certainly reduce waste and expense, and improve shipping efficiency. But can the ships and river workers needed for each section of the voyage be able to undertake the transportation task without the need for Jiangnan ships?

If you can't, you have to build a ship, you have to recruit people. Otherwise, after the Jiangnan ships finish transporting their own sections, the grain is stored in the warehouse, but the middle section is not able to catch up and is difficult to transport, so it is better to let the Jiangnan ships wait more and go a little longer!

"There are official documents issued by the imperial court, and officials who are assigned to various places can ask the local government to help, but they are not allowed to harass the local government." Xu Qilin's face became serious, and he said, "The reform of Cao Zheng is a major event that benefits the country and the people, who dares to take advantage of this to be corrupt and harm the people, severely punished and will not be tolerated." ”

Although the political atmosphere in the early Tang Dynasty was still relatively upright, it was not completely free of scum, and it was still necessary for Xu Qilin to strike first.

Softened his tone slightly, Xu Qilin continued, "If the reform of Cao Zheng is successful, you will all be meritorious heroes. The re-establishment of the Boat Department, or by the Department and the Division, you are also the first choice. ”

In the sixth year of Zhenguan, the imperial court set up the "Boat Bureau" to manage the Cao government, and then abolished the unified and returned branches. In the Middle Tang Dynasty, Caoyun became the national lineage, and the imperial court ordered the ministers to be in charge of Caoyun.

The meaning of Xu Qilin's words is very clear, Caoyun's status will rise, and it is also very possible to set up another yamen. If you work hard, you will be able to hold official positions in the new yamen.

Slap and give a sweet date. Everyone understands this, but it really works.

When reputation is more important than profit, most officials can be honest and self-disciplined, and value promotion; And when profit is more important than reputation, there will inevitably be greed.

Seeing that everyone was obedient, Xu Qilin knew that some people only accepted on the surface, and they could only be examined and selected from actual work.

It is related to the strategic deployment of the northwest and the stability of Guanzhong, His Majesty Li Er is staring, and whoever wants to die, it is estimated that he will not need to take action.

After the meeting ended, Xu Qilin summoned Wen Ren and other left-behind officials to explain the operation and development of Dayingku.

Not to mention white sugar and rock sugar, the output has increased steadily, and the market has gradually expanded, which has become a stable income of Dayingku; Wool weaving and leather processing will usher in a period of peak sales due to the colder weather.

"Samples of gloves will be presented to His Majesty after the autumn, and most of them will be procured by the imperial court as military supplies." Xu Qilin looked at the statistical report of the workshop, and said confidently, "Therefore, the output will increase, and there is no worry about how much is stored in the warehouse." Even if it is introduced to the market, it will be a hot commodity in winter. ”

Wen Ren nodded in agreement and said, "The same is true for woolen goods, the wool purchased from Ye Guhun has arrived, and there will be raw materials to be shipped one after another, and my subordinates feel that they can continue to expand production." ”

Xu Qilin thought for a while and said, "Then someone will come forward, and then ask for some slaves and maids from the Yeting Palace." How many more do you think is appropriate? ”

Wen Ren had already calculated, and said, "Two hundred people should be enough." In addition to the production and packaging of confectionery, it is necessary to add 40 or 50 people. ”

Xu Qilin nodded and said, "Then there are two hundred and sixty people, rather more than less." After a pause, he continued, "Remember to harvest the cotton from the Imperial Garden, and then spun it all into cloth and store it in the warehouse." ”

"Xu Cheng, isn't that cotton a little too little?" The petty official named Liu Zongjing asked suspiciously, "Even if it is all spun into cloth, it can only be used as a sample, right?" ”

"It's exactly the sample." "But within two years, cotton will be planted on a large scale and become an important textile raw material." Even surprising to surpass silk and wool. ”

"I see." Liu Zongjing arched his hand, "My subordinates understand." ”

Understand what, the eight characters haven't been skimmed yet! If you want to get a large number of cotton seeds, you have to destroy Gaochang and collect them from the Western Regions.

Xu Qilin felt that he was bragging, and it was not too easy to get permission from the imperial court to carry out large-scale planting.

The cultivation of grain is the most important thing, and the planting area of cash crops will definitely be limited, just like watermelons are not allowed to be planted by ordinary people.

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