Ye Yan arrived in Ye County five days later and met Mao Wenlong.

Mao Wenlong met Ye Yan in the meeting hall of Mao's mansion, this guy's face was full of excitement, he had already heard this time that Mao Wenlong was interested in starting to clean up the canals in Xuzhou.

This is a great thing and must be rejoicing, Ye Yan also came day and night, in order to implement the matter of cleaning up the canal as soon as possible.

Mao Wenlong was also very straightforward, and did not beat around the bush, he said bluntly to Ye Yan: "Now there are 80,000 prisoners of war in the hands of this general army, and these 80,000 people can completely obey your dispatch and clean up the canals in Xuzhou." Of course, it is naturally impossible to complete it all at once, so you have to watch it yourself, and where the blockage is more serious, you will rectify it first. ”

Ye Yan immediately knelt down and promised: "My subordinates know that 80,000 people are not too little. I also assured the general that the heavily congested river would be cleared before the next planting season began. It's just that now that there is a shortage of food, these 80,000 people don't know if the general army can give enough food supply? ”

Ye County has also been facing a food crisis recently, which Ye Yan has already heard, and he is also worried that Mao Wenlong is trying to send these prisoners. Cai Du was sent to Xuzhou to clean up the canal, if there was not enough supply of grain and grass, these people would definitely not be willing to work, Ye Yan was afraid that when the time came, Mao Wenlong would ask him to find a way to feed these 80,000 people.

Mao Wenlong seemed to understand Ye Yan's worries, he shook his head and smiled: "You kid is doubting the ability of this general soldier. Well, let me tell you the truth, Ye County has indeed had a food crisis recently. And at present, these 80,000 captives are indeed a great burden, and it is obviously too much to feed so many people in vain. ”

"Then the general soldier, this grain ......" Ye Yan suddenly became anxious.

"What are you anxious about? The emperor is not bad for hungry soldiers, is it that my Mao Wenlong is not even as good as him. Chen Jisheng is completely responsible for the grain and grass affairs, and I can also assure you that I will not lose a pound of 80,000 farmers' rations. But the premise is only for you a month! ”

If Chen Jisheng is frequently asked to rob the imperial army, it is obviously inappropriate. Not to mention that Chongzhen is likely to be annoyed and angry, so he will desperately send troops to crusade. This will also escalate the conflict between Mao Wenlong and the imperial court.

Therefore, Chen Jisheng can only do it occasionally, it is okay to rob some grain and grass, as long as he grasps the degree, he can make the court not focus on Mao Wenlong's side.

Listening to Mao Wenlong's assurance, Ye Yan immediately breathed a sigh of relief, with a trace of embarrassment on his face, and apologized for the misunderstanding just now: "It's me who is careful, I hope the general soldier will not blame." As for the time of one month, it is indeed a bit short, but it is better than the number of people, if the general army can ensure that the rations of one month are sufficient, Ye Yan also dares to guarantee that the task will be completed within a month. ”

"Very well, General Ben didn't look at the wrong person. The people of Xuzhou are now walking seventy-seven, eighty-eight, and there is no one in the red land. After these 80,000 farmers have cleared the river, you arrange for them to live in several villages, and then prepare for the cultivation of wasteland. ”

"My subordinates will do the same." Ye Yan hurriedly stepped forward to receive the order.

Mao Wenlong nodded with satisfaction: "In the future, you will be responsible for all the agricultural affairs in Xuzhou, as well as the affairs on the river." As for what kind of yamen you need to set up, or what kind of manpower you need, you can take your own ideas and see what to do, and then you can get the whole list and submit it. ”

"Mr. Xie trusts." Ye Yan is really happy now.

Obviously, Mao Wenlong is not ready to interfere, according to this, Ye Yan can go all out and show his life's ambitions. And he was not disturbed at all, which was also a sign of Mao Wenlong's complete trust in Ye Yan.

Facing this trust, Ye Yan felt that he must not mess up this matter, and he had to repay Mao Wenlong for not being defensive.

"Go down, and tomorrow you will depart, and I will send troops to escort you and forty thousand captives with you. You can discuss the rest with Chen Jisheng, and you can also mention it to him if you need anything, and Chen Jisheng and 40,000 Dongjiang troops will be stationed in Xuzhou in the future. ”

Mao Wenlong waved Ye Yan to step back, and after that, he himself went to the backyard. Hong Chengchou, the old man, is going to start school today, so he specially invited Mao Wenlong to go over with him.

The college opened for the first time, there were 200 students, 10 teachers and 10 gentlemen, with Hong Chengchou as the dean, divided into three classes, each of which led 20 students.

Houshan College.

It is a very simple name, but it is the first college opened in Ye County since ancient times, and today is the first day of school, which is a grand event in Ye County after all.

Usually the college is always deserted, but today it is very lively, in addition to the students who come to study, there are also parents who send their children to school.

Mao Wenlongken took time out of his busy schedule to attend the opening ceremony, not all to give Hong Chengchou face. From the beginning of the construction of this college, Mao Wenlong has already designed his other needs.

After hastily holding the opening ceremony with Hong Chengchou, Mao Wenlong ran directly to the back of the college with Haoda. It's also an academy, but it recruits people from all walks of life, not just teaching in the front yard.

Iron management, physical engineering, business, construction, and weapons research are almost everything. Each species has its own courtyard, and after Mao Wenlong made an inspection, he plunged into the courtyard of the iron control.

"Jingle Bell"

As soon as I walked into the courtyard, I immediately heard the sound of iron knocking.

Mao Wenlong raised his eyes and saw that in the corner of the courtyard, there was a wrought iron stove, the furnace was burning very strongly, and there were two shirtless men, who were sweating like rain and striking iron.

Zhao Tie seemed to have gotten the word out, and saw the old man striding out of the room, trotting all the way to Mao Wenlong, and said respectfully: "The general soldier suddenly arrived, and the old man was far away. ”

He said it politely, but it was obvious that Zhao Tie was not a person who could speak well, and his actions alone seemed very rusty.

Mao Wenlong didn't care, they were all rough men, and they couldn't be expected to be polite and thoughtful.

"Zhao Tie, I heard that you have already created the fire system, bring it to me quickly." It turned out that Mao Wenlong came in a hurry to see the fire system that had just been built.

"Yes, please wait a moment." Zhao Tie didn't dare to slack off, and immediately turned around and went back to the house to get it.

Susu, Zhao Tie turned out again, he himself carried two fires, and the two men who followed behind him also carried two fires more than one meter long in their hands.

"Chief soldier, this is the fire system that has been carefully built according to your requirements, due to time constraints, only these six have been created so far, please take a look." Zhao Tie had a smile on his face and looked very proud.

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