Wen Yanbo accepted the letter after reading it, and Xu Deshan didn't know what was written on the letter from beginning to end, but whatever he wanted, things were developing step by step in the direction Xu Deshan expected.

The most important thing is that Wei Huang was released by Wen Yanbo the next day on the grounds that Jia Chang was short of manpower to govern the Yellow River, and asked Wei Huang to make meritorious contributions to the crime, and not to treat the sinful body, and handed it over to Ming Ho Haosheng to teach.

Then, Wen Yanbo hastily dealt with the things that had been dragged on in Beizhou City, and then hurriedly took people back to the Daimyo's Mansion, and then found Jia Changchao, and had a secret conversation with Jia Changchao, which was very solemn, and wrote a report on the results of his coming to quell the rebellion this time, including the sentence "The Yellow River is uneven, and Jia Changchao will never return to the Dynasty", which made Jia Changchao want to kick Xu Deshan every time he saw Xu Deshan.

The next thing is to wait for Zhao Zhen to reward him, and Zhao Zhen has a lot of taboos, but the last thing he is afraid of is spending money, especially for his ministers, who can exchange a bunch of money and false names for the loyalty of his courtiers, no matter how you look at this deal, it is very cost-effective.

Therefore, the reward soon came down, not to mention the property or anything, Zhao Zhen has always been generous, only look at the changes in the official position, Jia Changchao has meritorious service in quelling the rebellion, and he has been crowned Xu Guogong, the right servant of Shangshu shoots, the school is the Taishi, and the servant, after this pile of false titles, the actual position is still to judge the Daimyo's Mansion, Hebei pacification envoy, river transfer envoy, and add another sentence, so that Jia Changchao has full authority to build the Yellow River.

Jia Changchao saw this holy decree, I don't know whether to cry or laugh, Zhao Zhen has these rewards, it can not be said that it is not heavy, he is now an official residence, and has become one of the top people in the court, but this holy decree also trapped himself firmly in Hebei, trapped in the Yellow River, really like Xu Deshan said, if he wants to enter the court as an official again, I am afraid that he will really have to control the Yellow River well.

And Ming Hao's reward is a bit surprising, originally Ming Hao was ready to stay in Hebei like Jia Changchao, or transfer to other places, but it may be that Zhao Zhen absolutely put down the rebellion so much, it is unreasonable not to give some substantial rewards, so Ming Hao was transferred to the court and went as a privy deputy envoy.

Similarly, Myung Ho doesn't know whether he should cry or laugh, obviously his wish has been fulfilled, but unfortunately, Myung Ho's top boss after becoming the privy deputy envoy is Moon Yanbo.

As for Wei Huang, Wen Yanbo's recital didn't even mention it, such a nobody, or a military general, was written into the recital for the emperor, Wen Yanbo was disgusted by the emperor's eyes, so Wei Huang was arrested for a few days, and after he came out, he didn't even lower his level, and he was still the general of the Daimyo's mansion.

What Xu Deshan didn't expect was that his name was written in the holy decree of this reward, and there was the only word of praise Xu Deshan was a young genius, witty, proficient in algorithms, meritorious in breaking the enemy, and was crowned as a six-grade scrivener wailang, knowing the water affairs of the Yellow River, assisting Jia Changchao to pacify the floods of the Yellow River.

These three people were ordered by the Holy Order, and as for the other personnel, they each had their own rewards, but most of them were only rewarded with some false titles and property, and there were not many who could really be promoted, let alone be able to jump into Beijing and go straight to the center.

After the promulgation of the holy decree, it can be said that there was joy and cheers, especially Xu Deshan, a five-year-old child, who suddenly became the official canonization of the imperial court.

Needless to say, the officials who had returned to the Daimyo's Mansion drank and enjoyed themselves overnight, and they did not disperse until midnight, and few of them were able to go to work on time the next day, but Jia Changchao and Xu Deshan were among the few.

Jia Changchao was too old to sleep for so long, and secondly, his bull was blown out, and seeing that this year had been delayed for two months in counterinsurgency, and there was no movement in the Yellow River, he was anxious, so he came to Yamen after dinner in the morning, and asked his staff to summarize the situation of the Yellow River this year and come up with a control plan.

Jia Changchao thought that he had gotten up early enough, who knew that Xu Deshan got up earlier, and he had been waiting for Jia Changchao here for a long time, Jia Changchao thought about it, this Xu Deshan had just been given an official position, and he was naturally excited.

But Jia Changchao just gave Xu Deshan a positive look, Xu Deshan asked Jia Changchao to roll his eyes, why did Xu Deshan come so early, it turned out that Xu Deshan came to ask Jia Changchao for leave, the reason is very simple, Xu Deshan has not been home for several months, and now that he has finally become an official and has taken a fortune, he naturally wants to go home for a scenic trip.

When Jia Changchao heard this, he was angry in his heart, and when he heard Xu Deshan's words, he didn't know whether Xu Deshan felt homesick after being away from home for a long time, or if he wanted to go back to show off when he became an official.

Jia Changchao is not unkind, he is so old, he has not experienced anything, Xu Deshan is a five-year-old child's mood He naturally knows it, ordinary children don't say a few months, even if they don't go home for a few days, they can't stand it, Xu Deshan has been away from home for a few months, and he also went out with the army during the period, and now he is talking about going home, which is already very good.

However, Jia Changchao didn't plan to just let Xu Deshan go, now

When is it, the river flood season is coming soon, and now is the most critical time to build the embankment, Jia Changchao is too busy to be alone, Xu Deshan wants to run? There is no door, but Xu Deshan came up with the idea to trap Jia Changchao in the Daimyo's Mansion, Jia Changchao doesn't leave, Xu Deshan doesn't want to go anywhere.

Therefore, Jia Changchao rejected Xu Deshan's request, and dragged Xu Deshan to death, waiting for the staff to come, and listened to the staff report on the river defense situation in various places, and then Jia Changchao asked Xu Deshan's suggestion very sincerely.

Xu Deshan only asked one sentence after listening, are these situations accurate?

In a word, I asked everyone in the lobby, for Xu Deshan's sharp question, everyone felt a little blushing, everyone was promoted from the grassroots level, who didn't know those small means, just too lazy to manage, couldn't manage, couldn't manage, this grassroots official's reported data, six or seven out of ten can be true, it is already very good, and in some places, I'm afraid even six or seven percent can't reach it.

Jia Changchao squinted, looked at Xu Deshan for a long time, and asked, "Then what do you think, what should be done?" ”

Xu Deshan only said two words: "Look at the river!" ”

Jia Changchao had a smile on his face, he knew that Xu Deshan was Xu Deshan, even if he had become a six-grade official, had already obtained the imperial court, and could already eat to death without making mistakes, but he would not sink there, his ideals and goals were far more than that, and governing the Yellow River was just Xu Deshan's first small step in the world.

Jia Changchao immediately agreed to Xu Deshan's suggestion, and asked Xu Deshan to talk about the specific approach, Xu Deshan thought for a while, and said, "Since you want to control the river, you must govern it, if you say that the previous kind of work that leaks and blocks it, and which can't be repaired, I won't do it, what I want to do is to control the Yellow River into a big project that does not produce water for ten years, so it is obviously not enough to just look at the reports sent from all over the country, so I want to choose a team in the Daimyo's mansion, led by me personally, starting from the diversion of the Yellow River, It is not until the end of the estuary that the topography of the passing place and the direction of the river flow can be surveyed in detail that a solution can finally be come up. ”

As soon as Xu Deshan said this, Jia Changchao was very satisfied, but the officials under Jia Changchao grinned one by one, obediently, you Xu Deshan wants to divert from the Yellow River, that is, in Shanxi Road, all the way across Hedong and Hebei, and then to the sea, it will take a month to go, and you have to measure and calculate along the way, you know how big a project is, this out, there is no half a year, where can it be completed.

It stands to reason that the people who go out of the Daimyo's Mansion are on a mission, inspecting the river, and the officials of the prefectures and counties along the way must come to entertain, and there is such a contradiction here, if you want to go easy, drink wine and eat meat every day, then the speed of the survey will be slow, and if you want to step up the trip, then the days will be a little harder, these officials are all dragging their families, who don't want to stay in their own nests, wives and children are hot on the kang, and they have to fly out to suffer, and there may not be any good results.

Xu Deshan, Xu Deshan, aren't you a gentleman, aren't you the most pursuing a happy life, when did you change your temperament, thinking of this tiring and thankless job, officials, you look at me, I look at you, no one wants to squeak.

Jia Changchao naturally understood the meaning in the hearts of these officials, and looked at Xu Deshan helplessly, to see how he could solve it, Xu Deshan did not panic, and said, "This time I travel, the journey will be very difficult and the time will be long, so I don't plan to take the incumbent officials to go, I want to post a list in the Daimyo Mansion, write about this matter, in the Daimyo Mansion, as long as you can read and write, be diligent and inquisitive, under the age of thirty, have a clean family, and can endure hardships, you will follow me, how about it?" ”

Jia Changchao thought for a while and said, "This method is good, but why should people go with you?" ”

Xu Deshan said, "This is not simple, give money, food and accommodation, and then send it to them according to the nine officials, when the time comes, there will still be a lot of people to come, besides, I will be on the way, ask them to survey the terrain, recorded in the book, which uses the survey skills, arithmetic drawing, physical chemistry, are my mystery, I dare not say, as long as anyone can go with me this trip, after coming back, these things, to ensure that he will eat and drink for the rest of his life." ”

Jia Changchao nodded at this time, without further ado, Jia Changchao immediately called someone to post a notice to recruit talents, and the pros and cons were also clearly explained, and at the same time sent an official document to the government officials along the way, telling them to prepare well and not to slack off.

According to Xu Deshan's assumption, this notice was issued, and there were no thousands of people who came to sign up, and they could be carefully selected from them, it didn't matter who went, the most important thing was that they could get over the addiction of the interview, but unfortunately, until the evening of the next day, after layers of review, there were only seven people in front of Xu Deshan.

Of course, this is not that the people of the Daimyo Mansion are not enthusiastic, but the threshold set by Xu Deshan is a bit high, in addition to the innocence of the net worth, just the article of being able to read and write, the vast majority of people who lack money and want to come are turned away, and those who know how to read are most of the children of big families, but the children of rich families, how can they bear hardships and stand hard work, plus they are diligent and inquisitive, they are thirty-five years old, and there are very few left.

Of course, in other words, the conditions are strict, so the people who are finally screened out are also of good quality, Xu Deshan looked at it first and then asked, these seven people are from different backgrounds, but they are all talented and of good quality, and they are willing to learn from Xu Deshan to survey and calculate

The Art of Numbers.

In addition to these people, there is also Zhou Di Wei Huang, who was also sent by Jia Changchao to Xu Deshan's side to protect Xu Deshan's safety, although the number is not large, but no matter what, Xu Deshan finally has some manpower under his hands, Xu Deshan began to do some simple training for these people, and Jia Changchao prepared all the application things for Xu Deshan, according to Jia Changchao's eagerness to govern the river, Xu Deshan was originally going to set off immediately, but at this time there was still an important prop missing, the boat.

It stands to reason that such a transportation town as the Daimyofu is close to the Yellow River, and there should be no shortage of boats for ships to come and go on the Yellow River, but most of those boats are private boats, which are both small and broken, and according to Xu Deshan's travel level, how can you not have a big boat of a few zhang, but at this time, there are no official ships on the river, and even if there are, they are ships that transport goods and goods, and they cannot be empty.

Jia Changchao scratched his head, found Xu Deshan and told him about it, who knew that Xu Deshan didn't care about this at all, what kind of official ship is a private ship, it's just a boat, the only advantage of an official ship is that it doesn't cost money, as long as you are willing to spend money, you can find any kind of ship from a private ship.

As long as it is a matter of spending money, it is what Xu Deshan likes, not to mention that this is still spending the public's money, Xu Deshan took people out of the city to walk around the river, and suddenly fell in love with a big and new boat, this boat, carved beams and paintings, exquisite design, is docked on the shore, there are people on the boat going up and down, and it looks lively from a distance.

Xu Deshan thought to himself, how can he be a dignified six-rank official now, and he has the imperial mandate to govern the Yellow River, and he is also a person with some status, it shouldn't be a problem to go to ask for a private boat, besides, he is not not giving money.

Xu Deshan thought about it and led his subordinates over.

The conscience of heaven and earth, Xu Deshan, who was born in the north, easily couldn't see the water when he was a child, so he felt kind when he saw the river, and he felt novel when he saw the boat.

Xu Deshan subconsciously looked at what he was wearing, and found that although he was not wearing silk, it was not bad, especially with the two guards of Zhou Di and Wei Huang following behind him, it seemed that it was not much worse than those who got on and off the boat, so he stepped forward and wanted to get on the boat to take a look and discuss the matter of chartering the ship with the owner.

But he didn't wait for Xu Deshan to get on the boat, and as soon as he walked to the front of the pedal, he was stopped.

The servant naturally had some eyesight, Xu Deshan didn't look like an ordinary person, otherwise he wouldn't have the courage to break into the boat, so he saluted Xu Deshan and said, "This son, my family's boat is a private boat, and it is only temporarily docked here, so please stay here." ”

Xu Deshan frowned, and pointed to the people who came and went next to him, "Then why can they go up, but I can't go up?" ”

The servant smiled and said, "Childe, these people are the shopkeepers of my master's shops in the Daimyo's mansion, and my master is stopping here to summon them, so they can naturally get on the boat." ”

Xu Deshan's face was surprised, counting, these shopkeepers, there are more than a dozen of them, and I don't know how many have gone in or left.

You see that people are taking advantage of the money so much, and this is the ship of the owner, so they will definitely not lease it to the outside, but what Xu Deshan fancies, even if they don't borrow it, they always have to work hard, in case they borrow it, won't their wish be fulfilled.

Xu Deshan asked, "Your master is here, can I go up and inquire and make a friend?" ”

The servant looked up and down at Xu Deshan's dress, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Then I don't know the son's surname, I'll go up and talk to my master, but son, let's talk in advance, my master has a bit of a big temper, if he sees you, he will see it, if not, please ask the son to respect himself, don't make my master angry." ”

Xu Deshan agreed, "Okay, my name is Xu Deshan, you go and talk to your master." ”

Xu Deshan thought that his reputation should be known to everyone in the area of the Daimyo's Mansion, and the people on this boat saw that they were coming, so why should they invite themselves to go up and have a cup of tea, but the servant got on the boat and reported Xu Deshan's name, and after a while, he walked out and said with an embarrassed face, "Xu Gongzi, I'm sorry, my master said that things are busy now, and it is inconvenient to meet guests, Gongzi ......"

Xu Deshan was originally full of confidence, but he ate a closed door, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and he could hear Zhou Di Wei Huang's laughter behind him, Xu Deshan said angrily, "Tell your master, I, Xu Deshan, can look at your boat, it can be regarded as giving you face, don't know how to lift, give you a thousand taels of silver, I bought this boat, and told your master to quickly pack up his things and leave!" ”

When the servant heard Xu Deshan's anger, he was a little at a loss, and at this time, a voice came from the boat, "Which little rabbit cub, with wild words, dares to buy my boat for a thousand taels of silver, I will give you a thousand taels of silver, hurry up and get out of here!" ”

Xu Deshan listened, scratched his head, and said, "Where is the money, give it to me quickly, I have to go to the next one." ”