It's not that Jia Changchao doesn't believe Xu Deshan, but that Xu Deshan's shock to Jia Changchao is too great, think about it, rebellion, an earth-shattering event that may not occur once in decades, just so hasty, was sent by a child, and no one can easily believe it.

Jia Changchao looked at Xu Deshan vigorously, and secretly figured out how Xu Deshan's psychology was, although Xu Deshan was usually unruly and unruly, and meat and vegetables were not taboo, but when it came to big things, Xu Deshan was still very measured, this time since Xu Deshan was so serious, Jia Changchao still chose to believe in Xu Deshan.

Jia Changchao opened the letter tremblingly, and read it seriously, in order to exonerate himself, the owner of the letter did not use the word rebellion on the letter, other things were written clearly, Jia Changchao swept it, and he could know it, but for the sake of prudence, Jia Changchao looked at the letter three or four times in a row before he stopped, and he was silent for a long time, secretly thinking about this matter.

As a leader, there are often such troubles, what the leader does, is to play a leading role, these people don't have to do it themselves, and they don't have to know everything, but the leader must be able to point out the direction when the subordinates are confused and have no direction, or when they encounter major problems, and these decisions may be a little ridiculous and a little wise in hindsight, but at the time when the decision is made, the leader's heart is definitely tangled and complicated, because at this time, It could be just a casual nod or shake of the head that could decide the fate of thousands of people.

Jia Changchao said, "Xu Deshan, if you say other things, I will admit it, but the rebellion is a big deal, and if something goes wrong, the heads of tens of thousands of people will fall to the ground, don't play with it, you tell me carefully, what is going on?" ”

Xu Deshan said, "I naturally have my own way, whoever gives you the words, tell you to learn, and what to eat in the future." ”

Jia Changchao frowned and said, "Xu Deshan, don't talk nonsense, answer honestly." ”

Xu Deshan said, "Then you should treat it as what the Nine Heavens Xuannu told me, anyway, I believe that you have also seen it, and if you want to do it, you will see it done." ”

Jia Changchao said helplessly, "However, but with this letter alone, it is really a bit of a child's play, where did I get this letter, I will send someone to investigate, and after it is confirmed, I will make a calculation." ”

Xu Deshan said, "No, this letter is inexplicably missing, that person must have been alert, I can drag it on for a few days, but after a long time, that person must write a letter to Maitreya Buddhism again, Maitreya Buddhism knows that the secret is leaked, and will definitely start the army in advance, at that time, Ding Huo will burn the plain, and then prepare from scratch, it is not so easy, and I also tell you, that Maitreya Buddhism rebels, is a person in the army, once it becomes a trend, the whole Hebei will become a place of conquest, at that time, do not say that the people are displaced, In the end, it is a question of whether the rebels can be eliminated or not. ”

Jia Changchao was shocked again, and said, "If it involves military personnel, it will be even more difficult to do, although I am the pacification envoy of Hebei, nominally in charge of the troops and horses in Hebei, but since the dynasty, the government is the government, the army is the army, if there is any government affairs that need the cooperation of the army, it is okay, if I directly interfere in the management of the army, it is inevitable that I will be charged with a party for personal gain, then the imperial historian stares at this closest, if I shoot casually, don't say that things can't be done, even if my official position can't be kept." ”

Jia Changchao closed his eyes after speaking, and suddenly said, "Xu Deshan, I don't care if this news is true or not, but I know that you never do things that you are not sure of, since you came to me, it means that you already have a plan in your heart, you tell me your plan first." ”

Xu Deshan smiled, "Or Lord Jia knows me, I do have a plan, and I have three plans, but I don't know which one the adults are willing to listen to?" ”

Jia Changchao said, "You said before that you said that there are two sets of plans for governing the Yellow River, maybe you only said the next policy, but not the best policy, this time you have three plans, all of them are told to me, I want to see how much ability you have." ”

Xu Deshan said, "My method is divided into three strategies, the easiest of which is the simplest, since now I already know the name of the Maitreya Buddhist leader, it is better to send elite people, secretly attack, capture the leader of the sect in one fell swoop, take the bandit leader, follow the vine and touch the melon, do not worry about the Maitreya Buddhism is not broken." ”

Jia Changchao frowned and said, "This method is simple, but we have no evidence now, how can we arrest it?" ”

Xu Deshan said, "Who said that he still wants to be arrested, as long as the adults send people to secretly kill those leaders, then everything will be closed, and the dragons will have no leader, and naturally it will not be a climate." ”

Jia Changchao said, "You are a child, how can you open your mouth and close your mouth is to kill and kill, my Song Dynasty is a state of etiquette, benevolence rules the world, how can you kill people casually, this example is opened, the world is not a mess, no, no, you can talk about your strategy." ”

Xu Deshan said, "Okay, my lord is really a righteous man and a gentleman, and he doesn't care about these despicable methods, so you listen to my middle strategy, agree, since you already know who the bandit leader is, then the lord can give an order, so that the people and horses can be transferred out of the station, or border patrol, or go out to suppress bandits, at this time, as long as the bandit leader moves, disrupt his plan, and then carefully investigate, and wait until the evidence is found, and then arrest people, although it is troublesome, but it can also be done to defeat the enemy with one blow." ”

Jia Changchao still shook his head and said, "The transfer of soldiers and horses is approved by the Privy Council."

, the guards and horses use the seal, and the local soldiers and horses can command the border army to move, otherwise the slightest change will be regarded as complicity, and I can't give this order. ”

Xu Deshan said, "Could it be that you are a pacification envoy, and you can't command a few soldiers?" ”

Jia Chang said, "It's not that the command is not moving, it is not the ability to command, such a transgression of authority, if a precedent is set, the peace of our dynasty for a hundred years will be ruined, not to mention that today I transfer two, tomorrow he wants ten people, the army is not the army, the country is not the country, that is, someone wants to seek power from it, so it becomes an excuse, your middle policy, it is not feasible." ”

Xu Deshan sighed secretly, this is the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty, decent, fair, it is best to do this in ordinary times, but after a long time, the sharpness and enthusiasm in the court have also been wiped out.

Fortunately, Xu Deshan was prepared in his heart, and said, "My lord, since you can't look down on the two strategies, then I still have a policy here, this policy is a golden mean, as long as the adults report this matter to the Zhongshu Province, the Privy Council, explain the matter of Maitreya Buddhism, as for the central government, let them decide, since the adults themselves can't mobilize the soldiers and horses, but they can issue a decree, the adults can find an excuse at will, call the armies to prepare for war, and not go out of the camp without reason, and then cut off the supply of food and grass for the armies, leaving only three days of rations, and then even if they rebel, It can't be a big deal. ”

Jia Changchao frowned again, Xu Deshan's practices are all bold and reckless, and they are all based on the fact that Maitreya Buddhism rebelled, of course, if Maitreya Buddhism really rebelled, it was understandable to do so, but if Xu Deshan misjudged and really did it, he stuck the money and food of other people's troops, and you see if those soldiers would find trouble for you afterwards.

Jia Changchao thought for a while, no matter what, this official document must be written, so he hurriedly came to the table, used pen and ink, and made Xu Deshan say something coherent, a little wording, and a wave, Xu Deshan unceremoniously came to the side of the case to watch, and secretly praised himself, Jia Changchao was able to be the last minister, the writing is really not said, not to mention how this article is written, just with this handwriting, he has been able to walk sideways in the world, sell words on the street, and he will not starve to death.

After Jia Changchao finished writing, he stamped his seal, sealed it with an envelope, sealed it with a fire seal, and asked someone to hurry up and send it to Zhongshu Province, and after coming back, he smiled bitterly at Xu Deshan and said, "Xu Deshan, Xu Deshan, I have listened to you, if something goes wrong, I will bear it for you." ”

Xu Deshan smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lord, this is nothing, you still have to control the food and grass of the various armies to prevent them from suddenly rioting." ”

Jia Changchao said, "Don't you already know who the leader of the Maitreya Buddhist bandits is, if so, you only need to guard against one army, why do you need to control the grain and grass of each army?" ”

Xu Deshan said, "My lord, it's not that I said you, maybe the power of Maitreya Buddhism is slightly larger than the one in your likeness, the bandit leader is in the Xuanyi army, but his followers have been all over the army in Hebei, extremely hidden, if it is a situation, all the armies will move, otherwise, how can he have the courage to openly rebel." ”

To tell the truth, Jia Changchao thinks that he is talented with his own talents, and the prime minister's privy envoy does not dare to say it, but being a pacification envoy and managing Hebei Road is really a bit overkill, except for the trouble of the Yellow River, which is a problem that the whole country has no way to solve, and others, such as taxation and people's livelihood and military affairs, have never had problems in their own hands.

However, this time Jia Changchao suddenly felt a crisis, he thought it was good, it was good, but it turned out that something big happened, and his reaction to this matter was not as good as a child, and he actually had to listen to Xu Deshan's command, is it true that he is really old, and he can't even be competent in the position of this pacification envoy, is it time to give way to young people?

Subsequently, Jia Changchao adjusted his mentality and seriously considered Xu Deshan's suggestion, but no matter what, Xu Deshan's method is still too extreme, what are you kidding, although it is said that it is Wenzun and Wuhu, you can cover the sky with one hand, and control the entire Hebei Road, so what do you need other yamen to do, dare to card the army's money and food, what are you kidding, not to mention that Jia Changchao does not write this official document, even if it is written, it will not be able to get out of Jia Changchao's pacification embassy.

So, Jia Changchao compromised Xu Deshan's method, Xu Deshan didn't want to let them have no food to eat, no money to use, this is easy to do, Jia Changchao wrote an official document, the meaning is very clear, seeing that the summer river disaster is coming, the state capitals, from now on, check the granaries, after the inventory is clear, the number will be classified, all reported, before getting the order, no private action, wait for dispatch.

This official document first controlled the flow of grain from various places, and the reason was above board, and it did not touch any interests of the army.

Jia Changchao's means, even Xu Deshan has to pick a big finger to praise, in Hebei Road, although there is no difference between military governance and county governance, the same tax grain, but after the money is collected, it is to be transported to the warehouse of the large state capital for storage, the army wants money and grain, but also from these warehouses, as long as these warehouses are controlled, then they will also control the money and grain of the army, different orders, but the same effect, Xu Deshan has to sigh that the knowledge in this officialdom is really unfathomable.

Jia Changchao at this time

After a pause, he asked Xu Deshan, "Are you sure that the bandit leader is in the Xuanyi Army?" ”

Xu Deshan nodded and said, "Exactly." ”

Jia Changchao immediately found someone to bring a map of Hebei, looked for the location of Xuanyijun, and then drew a circle on the map, and finally, pointed his finger heavily at one of the places, Beizhou.

Jia Changchao immediately summoned his clerk and asked, "What is the situation in Beizhou now?" ”

The clerk is in charge of money and grain in various places, and Beizhou is the most important money and grain treasury on Hebei Road in addition to the Daimyo's Mansion, the most important, the secretary has already memorized the situation in Beizhou, and when he heard the words, he thought it was Jia Changchao's school examination, and immediately said, "Beizhou now has a population of 77,541, 369,240 yuan of money, and 52,000 quintals of grain...... These are the cases that are recorded in the state of Bay, and in addition to that, if you add the floating population, you have to add a fifth. ”

Jia Changchao frowned, and asked again, "How is the city defense of Beizhou now?" ”

The clerk was stunned for a moment, and said, "My lord, the matter of city defense is the matter of the Soldiers and Horses, and I will never ask, this is ......."

Jia Changchao naturally knew about this situation, waved his hand and told the clerk to go down, returned to the table, and wrote another official document to transfer 300,000 yuan of money and 40,000 taels of grain from Beizhou to the Daimyo's mansion to use it to control the Yellow River.

After Jia Changchao finished writing and sending it out, he turned around and asked Xu Deshan, "Do you think there is anything else that can be done?" ”

Xu Deshan said, "The adult's means are ingenious, and the kid admires it, but how do I think that the adult uses this method of killing two birds with one stone, preventing rebellion is one thing, and governing the Yellow River is what the adult really wants." ”

Jia Changchao laughed and said, "I know that you kid has a lot of eyes, so you can see it, you have a lot of ghost ideas, since you are here, you are idle and idle, come and help me see, what is a good way to govern the Yellow River wisely." ”

“……”

Then, in Xu Deshan's heart, the rebellion was so big, what should have been done in a hurry, it was put on hold, Jia Changchao was not polite at all, that day, he regarded Xu Deshan as his free staff, and began to show Xu Deshan a large number of rivers in various places.

In fact, there is no way to control the Yellow River, no matter how detailed this historical document is, to put it bluntly, it is just talk on paper.

Jia Changchao naturally knew these truths, and he asked Xu Deshan to see these, just because he wanted Xu Deshan to quickly get familiar with the situation of the river in Hebei, and after having a basic concept in his heart, the next step was to go to the banks of the Yellow River and connect theory with practice.

This hydrogeological data looks the most fuzzy and complex, boring, Xu Deshan just turned over two books, he was a little impatient, looking at this is not a way, Xu Deshan came up with a more interesting way, look at the map and speak.

Jia Changchao looked at Xu Deshan in a daze, stopped turning the book, and scolded, "Xu Deshan, don't be lazy, read quickly, I still have to wait to help me work." ”

Xu Deshan said, "My lord, look at us now, we have read so many books, in fact, there is no result at all, what is the use of reading books." ”

Jia Changchao had already figured out Xu Deshan's temper, and whenever Xu Deshan dared to do something against him, he often had some novel ideas, so he suppressed the surprise in his heart and asked quietly, "Then in your opinion, what should it be?" ”

Xu Deshan said, "If it is up to me, we should play a child's game and make a sand table." ”

Jia Changchao frowned and said, "What is a sand table?" ”

Xu Deshan said, "When you were a child, did you ever play with the family?" ”

Jia Changchao's old face suddenly turned red, Xu Deshan's question is really a bit too tricky, he is now so old, and he is in a high position, you can ask other questions, did you have a family when you were a child...... How to answer such a question.

Jia Changchao could only vaguely say, "It's okay." ”

Xu Deshan said, "I know that the adult's childhood is colorful, since you have played, it is easy to do, when you have seen the family, that stone, can be used as a silver two, a soil slope, can be regarded as a high mountain, then we are now also playing a house, but we are playing a little big this time, you see this map does not, a plan where can reflect the flow of the river changes, the terrain is high, we are just like when we were children, the Hebei terrain, mountains and rivers, made here, when the time comes, up and down, at a glance, and then command and mobilize, it is much easier. ”

This sand table existed in the Qin and Han dynasties, Xu Deshan explained, Jia Changchao naturally knew what was going on in Xu Deshan's mouth, but according to records, this sand table was only used when the army clashed, and that kind of sand table, and it was just a rough comparison of what to do, the terrain within a radius of several miles, so that the general before the battle knew it, and that's it. But what Xu Deshan wanted was to make the entire terrain of Hebei into a sand table, and to carve it carefully to achieve high and low, Jia Changchao couldn't help but be surprised, how big a mind Xu Deshan could think of this method.