[The first update, ask for red tickets, collect. 】

'What's the point of this chapter?' ’

While drinking the wine offered by Zhou Nan, Han Gang speculated about Zhang Dan's intentions.

Cai did not seem to notice that Zhang Dian was deliberately leading the topic, and followed Zhang Dian's words: "Speaking of Xue Shizheng, his financial management ability is indeed rare. If the annual six million stone grain gang were not replaced by him, it would still be lost 20% on the way...... At the beginning, I heard Xue Shizheng say that many of the soldiers who escorted the gang ship would secretly exchange the new grain and silk on the ship with the profiteers along the way for damaged goods soaked in water, and then report that they were damaged by wind and rain on the road, so as to make a profit......"

Cai Qu's words paused slightly, and Zhang Dian immediately echoed: "I've heard about this too." It is still careful to exchange the times, and the more daring ones directly report the overturning. Those treacherous villains have opened up the relationship up and down, even if they are retrieval, they can't pay for them! ”

"Now Xue Shizheng has made a six-way shipping envoy, and he has gathered the civilian ship and the gang ship and sent it together. Whether there is wind and rain on the road, please refer to the civilian boats. With the goods on the civilian ship as a comparison, those treacherous people will no longer be able to play any slippery heads. With him presiding over the method of losing evenly, it is not difficult to do the eight words of 'migration is expensive, and it is easy to use near and far'. ”

Xue Xiang does have the grace of knowing Cai, and Cai Xiang naturally looks towards Xue Xiang when he speaks. However, the smooth implementation of the even-loss method now does rely on Xue Xiang's contributions.

Before the equalization method, Caoyun implemented the general method. That is, the materials supplied to the imperial court on the six southeast roads - Jiangnan East Road, Jiangnan West Road, Jinghu South Road, Jinghu North Road, Huainan Road, and Liangzhejiang Road were first stored in Zhenzhou, Yangzhou, Chuzhou, and Sizhou, and then transported to Beijing in batches by the Gangchuan through the canal.

In terms of transportation efficiency, it is true that the general method is not bad, but the phenomenon of theft by the gang ships is serious, and a large part of the materials that have been lost as a result must be compensated by levying them in advance, and of course there will be some complaints from the localities. In addition, the amount of materials collected into Beijing every year is almost fixed, 6 million stone during the harvest and 6 million stone during the famine, which is a great burden for the local states and counties, so there is a method that can better adapt to the current situation and change the amount of requisition and loss depending on whether the state and county are good or not.

Zhang Dian and Cai are both the kind of officials who can see the reality clearly and do not disagree with the debate of righteousness and benefit, and they also know very well the significance of the equalization of the law.

"If there is rice in the rivers and lakes, it can be in Zhenzhou [today's Yizheng], if there is rice in Zhejiang, it can be in Yangzhou, and if there is rice in Huai, it can be planted in Sizhou. What Cai did say is the original intention of the even-loss method.

"If the southeast is constantly moving, the Beijing division will be stable. If the capital is stable, the world will be peaceful. Zhang Dian said, "The six roads of Jiangnan, Jinghu, Zhejiang, and Huai are really related to the lifeblood of the world." If any of them have thieves to make trouble, even if they only occupy 20% of the Jinghu Lake, the world will not be stable. ”

"But since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, there has been chaos in the northwest, chaos in Hebei, and chaos in Shuzhong, but the southeast roads have never been chaotic." Lu Ming rarely refuted Zhang Dun, but Han Gang felt that something was wrong.

"No, there has never been a shortage of people on the two roads of Jinghu!" After throwing out a sentence, Zhang Dian began to drink and eat.

Han Gang blinked, faintly grasping a clue, Zhang Dian didn't seem to be talking about the problem of losing evenly and the program, but intended to Jinghu, and Lu Ming's interjection also proved this. He opened his mouth and said slowly:

"Although there are many barbarians in Jinghu, the geography is excellent, connecting Shu land and south of the Yangtze River. The water and soil are all on top. Although floods are frequent, if properly managed, it will be another granary in a decade or two. The six southeast roads have an annual transportation of six million stones, of which more than eighty percent are from the two rivers, two Zhejiang and Huainan four roads. With Tokyo's warehouse stockpiling, as long as two of these four roads suffer at the same time for two consecutive years, Beijing will also panic...... If it is said that the development of Hehuang is to avoid external troubles, then the development of Jinghu Lake can alleviate internal worries in the future. ”

Han Gang pointed to the country, Zhang Dian, Cai Qu and Lu Ming all put down their cups, stopped their chopsticks and listened quietly.

Han Gang does know a lot about Kansai, but when it comes to Jinghu and Lianglu, he only has a little impression of later generations, and he doesn't know anything about Tokyo warehousing. His words were just a temptation.

However, Zhang Dian obviously took the bait, and immediately climbed up along the pole, "It's a pity that there are many Jing barbarians, who are not in line with the imperial court, and often go down the mountain to harass, so that the Han people are not at peace!" How can you reclaim with peace of mind? ”

Of course, there are many rebellions of Jing Man, and all dynasties have sent troops to suppress them. Otherwise, the Jinghu region in the future, especially Hunan, would not have so many place names with the meaning of conquest - Baojing, Yongshun, Jingzhou, Ningyuan, these names are full of the Central Plains Dynasty's conquest and rule of the southern ethnic minorities from the inside out.

"Although there are many Jing barbarians, they are just a rabble, and when they come to each other with heavenly soldiers, they will inevitably bow down and be captured."

As soon as Lu Ming's words came out, Han Gang pursed his lips, and even Cai Cheng showed a smile that saw through everything - Lu Ming's words were still too much.

Following the example of Han Jiang and Wang Shao, he led the army into Jinghu and the barbarians who refused to submit to the imperial court, and won military merits from them, in order to soar to the top, this is Zhang Dan's plan.

But what did he say at the table?

It's not that Han Gang is arrogant, judging from Cai Qu's experience that he has just known, he is not deep in military affairs. Zhang Dan's words would only be said to him Han Gang.

Is this with the help of my strength?' ’

Han Gang smiled slightly, and finally understood everything.

Compared with the nomadic herders in the north, who are as terrifying as the locust plague, the ethnic minorities in the south are actually much easier to deal with. When Nong Zhigao rebelled, the southern roads were helpless, and when Di Qing rushed to Kunlun Pass with the elite of the Western Army, he defeated Nong Zhigao in ten days. But what really gave headaches to the officers and soldiers who went to suppress them was the local climatic conditions. Of the Western Army that Di Qing brought with him, less than seventy percent of them returned, and less than half of them died of illness.

Today, the elite of the army are still all northerners, and the southern army only has the ability to eat empty salaries above the northern army. If Zhang Dian wanted to make contributions to the Jinghu two roads, he still had to transfer troops from the north, so he had to overcome the impact of the water and soil adaptation on the army's combat strength.

And now the authority of medical treatment in the army is Han Gang!

Is this an exchange?

Of course!

No wonder Zhang Dian invited Cai Qu to come, and Cai Qu's official affairs in the right wing can also manage the dismissal of the courtesans of the Jiaofang Division. The courtesans of the Church Division want to redeem themselves and leave their nationality, and it is not just a matter of paying the ransom money. In the case of official prostitutes, their withdrawal must be approved by the governor of the state where they live. Only by obtaining a document granting permission to leave the music status can the official prostitute be relieved of the status of servitude. In other words, if Zhou Nan wants to break away from the Jiaofang Division, he must get the approval of the Kaifeng Prefecture.

However, now Han Wei, who knows Kaifeng Mansion, can't take care of these idle things, he is an important minister who can go to the Chongzheng Palace every day to meet the Son of Heaven, and he participates in state affairs. Basically, the trivial matters to be dealt with every day in Tokyo are handled by a number of subordinate officials such as general judges and magistrates, and with Cai Qu's identity, he can indeed intervene in them.

Seeing the smile on Han Gang's lips, Zhang Dian nodded and smiled thoughtfully.

It is convenient to talk to smart people, and you don't need to talk too much to pass on your thoughts. Moreover, Han Gang also gave him a better reason to send troops to Jinghu - Tuntian Jinghu, so that the center of gravity of the country is no longer biased towards Jiangdong. In fact, since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, Jinghu Road has been under development. The number of Jinshi on the two roads has been rising, and it can be seen that the livelihood of the people on the two roads is in a steady development - although the development of Jinghu Lake is difficult, it will never be higher than that of Hehuang.

Seemingly unrelated chatter, Han Gang and Zhang Dian have reached an agreement tacitly.

Although Han Gang had his own ideas on how to pull Zhou Nan out of the fire pit, Zhang Gang was willing to help make a move, and Han Gang would not refuse. It's a road anyway, and you have to take a look at it, maybe you can get through, and even if it doesn't work, you still have your own means to do it. Although Han Gang often says, 'I'm only afraid that things won't make a big fuss,' he doesn't always want to make things big.

'So good! ’

Han Gang raised his glass and drank with Zhang Dan. As soon as they lit the bottom of each other's cups, they laughed in unison.

Cai did watch coldly from the side, with a faint smile on his face. Zhang Dian took that he had reached an agreement with Han Gang, and Cai had already seen through this.

At yesterday's court meeting, Han Wei was impeached by two imperial histories, and now he has abdicated his position at home. Han Wei is about to go out, and Han Jiang is far away in Kansai. Even if he can come back victorious, he will be left idle for a few years, as is customary, and then he will be reused. Han Jiang can afford to be able to afford three or five years, but Cai really can't afford to wait, for his own future, he urgently needs to find a new backstage for himself.

The friendship in the officialdom is essentially to use each other, and it is a good thing to have the value of use, even if it is for an official prostitute to get out of the country, as long as he can make good friends with Zhang Dun, and Han Gang, who heard that he is a celebrity in front of Wang Anshi, Cai Cheng has no complaints. At least for now, there is no backer more reliable than Wang Anshi!

The candles and tears are gone, and the remnants are still there. Ichiban drank until late at night. Lu Ming led people to send Zhou Nan back, and Cai did say goodbye and leave. Walking together in the still busy night market, Zhang Dian talked about Zhou Nan's departure.

"Regarding the matter of Zhou Xiaoniang's departure, there is Cai Zhizheng, there will not be many obstacles, and I will wait for good news these days. Don't send it to the Tuiguan Hall," Zhang Dian reminded Han Gang, "Su Zizhan's temperament, if he is old and thin, he will probably let go, but if he is Zhou Xiaoniang, he will definitely not let go." ”

Su Shi, who is the official of Kaifeng Mansion, and Mr. Dongpo, who will be famous through the ages in the future, can't imagine that his friends are so unoptimistic about his character.

Han Gang had no intention of doubting Zhang Tun's judgment, after all, he was not familiar with Su Shi, so he nodded, "Thank you for the correction, Han Gang wrote it down." ”