Chapter 156: The First Advisor
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"This generation of field method, fertilization and irrigation techniques can really increase the yield of grain per mu from one stone to one and a half stones!?"
In the side hall of the lower palace, Zhao Ying, who had returned from a long journey, sat behind the case, he was wearing a towering crown, black and red, holding a beautiful beard in his left hand, holding a bamboo scroll in his right hand, and a pair of tiger eyes staring at Zhao Wuxian who was sitting in front of him, which was a little incredible.
And this, I don't know how many times Zhao Ying raised his voice in surprise.
Zhao Wuxian bowed and said: "Father, this is the yield of wheat, corn has just been planted for less than two months, and it is not yet known, and I am afraid that it will take a whole year of trial planting to prove that this method will not be too depleting of soil power." ”
On the case separating the father and son, there are also several volumes of brochures, all of which are the policy addresses presented by Zhao Wuxian, including the Daitian Law, the mill, the wheat flour farming, the encouragement of childbirth, the local Shiwu system, and the establishment of pavilions.
Each article has played the rigor and meticulousness of the last "admonition to death", how to implement it, and what the effect is in the township.
And Zhao Ying noticed that a large part of it was written by Wuxian himself, and his handwriting was finally readable, and it seemed that he had spent a lot of time practicing.
Zhao Ying has already tasted the food made of wheat flour sent by Chengxiang, and the taste is excellent, and since then he has gradually abandoned the hard corn rice and changed to flour as the staple food.
In the past month, although Zhao Wuxian did not hand over the detailed account of Chengxiang's profits from wheat flour, the head of the family, Yin Duo and others, also informed Zhao Ying that their profits were at least ten times that they had exchanged nearly a quarter of the corn in the homes of the palace doctors!
As for his decree to benefit the people and encourage childbirth, it is similar to Zhao Jingzi's initiative to expand Zhao's acres, which is a move to give up certain interests and buy the hearts of the people!
Zhao Ying praised: "Good, from this point of view, you have governed Chengxiang very well in the past half a year." ”
Zhao Wuxian humbly bowed his head and bowed: "Father praised it falsely, it was all the planning of a group of wise men under Wuxian, such as Wang Sun, Ji Qiao and others, Wuxian, just let go of their hands and feet and let them do it." ”
"I also hope that my father can choose suitable measures as appropriate and promote them to my Zhao clan's territories, if so, you can come from far away with more wealth in the country, and the land will be lifted and the people will stay!"
Zhao Wuxian disclosed to Zhao Ying those feasible economic measures and some peripheral technologies, but as for ceramics and new military laws, he did not offer them on the grounds that they were not yet mature. This is not only a fact, but also the backhand left behind by Wuxian, and even the overseer Wang Sunqi arranged by Zhao Ying, he also used this excuse to say hello.
Among these measures, the Daida Law is as Wu Xian said, and it is necessary to wait for the summer millet harvest to judge whether it will hurt the soil strength. The policy of reducing 11 taxes to 20 taxes is not yet possible with Zhao's current economy. Compared with the slow effect of gathering the hearts of the people, ensuring that the government treasury is replenished for three years, and the tax and military armor are enough, is Zhao Ying's bottom line.
Only a person like Wuxian, who makes a lot of money by making a lot of money from wheat flour farming, dares to take such a big step at once.
Zhao Ying, who was embarrassed to take his son's property, just proposed to let some craftsmen in the lower palace go to Chengxiang to learn the mill, keel waterwheel and other clever things. This Zhao Wuxian agrees very much, relying only on his population and economic base of a township, no matter how hard he is for a hundred years, he will not be able to make the Zhao clan's strength stronger.
But he also emphasized that he must control the mouths of the craftsmen, take their families hostage, and protect them as the secrets of the Zhao family. At the same time, pavilions should be set up to strictly control the people passing through the territory, and the Zhao clan will be beaten into an iron bucket that cannot be splashed by water to prevent the enemy from infiltrating.
These strategies made Zhao Ying very happy, and he found that his concubine actually had the same talent as Guan Zhong. The warehouses can be overflowed, the grain cannot be eaten, the merchants can come and go, and the people are willing to educate, and the towns are well governed.
Although Zhao Wuxian modestly pushed the credit to Ji Qiao, Sang Yang Weng, and even Zigong and others, even then, he had the ability to use people. Zhao Ying has always believed that the lord does not need to be proficient in everything, but must learn to appoint different talents in different positions, so that they can perform their own duties, like a horse pulling a carriage.
Zhao Ying even couldn't wait to know what kind of results he would make if he was given a large county of 10,000 households?
Will it be the same as Guan Zhong governing the country for the Duke of Qi Huan, who can accumulate money and enrich the country and strengthen the army!
But Zhao Ying still suppressed this kind of thought, the lord must have a letter in his words, he said before that he would see each other after the winter solstice, if he was clumsy in advance, the other sons would probably be dissatisfied.
Speaking of this, he remembered Wang Sunqi's letter yesterday, as well as the report of his retainer Fu Suo. Regarding the "robbers" that happened in Chengxiang before, Zhao Ying of course knew what was going on, and he was immediately disappointed with the other two sons.
Anyway, on the same jujube tree, there will be full of good jujubes and cracked jujubes at the same time. Fortunately, his eldest son is benevolent and filial, and his concubine is extremely capable. In this way, it can not only make the family quiet, but also make the Zhao family prosperous......
But this plan, Zhao Ying is still hidden in his heart, after all, he still needs to continue to observe Wuxian. Because he is well-informed, he knows that some people can do an excellent job in governing a township of 100 households, but once the scope is expanded to a town of 10000 households and a county of 10,000 households, they will be at a loss and will turn good government into bad government.
Zhao Ying's centralized strategy has begun to be implemented gradually, and the surrounding area of the lower palace has been completely controlled by several sons. Later, it was necessary to expand outward, replacing the clans that had been passed down from generation to generation and ruled the county for many years with officials who could be removed at any time every three years.
On the other hand, his focus was on the construction of Jinyang, an important city in the north. The Zhao clan's territory is too scattered! Moreover, Zhao Ying realized that since the fall of the Yangyu and Qi clans and the division of the territory, it has been extremely difficult to expand the territory in the country. But in the face of many Rongdi, the north has a lot to do. However, he felt that it was too early to talk to Zhao Wuxian about this, and he might not be able to grasp his deep meaning.
What's more, this is also the last test for his sons, which Zhao Ying secretly prepared! Vision, a head of a family needs a long-term vision, who is a friend and who is an enemy? The expansion of the family and where the future will go.
At Wuxian's request, Zhao Ying also agreed that when he left the lower palace, he could go to the treasury to select some armor and spears and other weapons, go to the stable to pick some good horses to supplement the army, and bring some different types of craftsmen back.
After finishing the inspection of Wuxian Township, Zhao Ying said: "Dong An, the doctor of Jinyang County, will come back next month to report on his work, and when the time comes, I will also hand over these strategies of yours to him to see, and if they are suitable, Yu will be implemented in Jinyang first." ”
"Dong Zi is coming back?" Zhao Wuxian was a little surprised.
For Zhao Ying and the Zhao family at this time, Dong Anyu's status and role are second to none, and he can be called the first strategist.
At that time, Dong Hu, a historian of the Jin Kingdom, was famous for writing straight and recording the "Zhao Dun killing his king", but he probably didn't expect that his descendant Dong Anyu became a diehard loyalist of the Zhao family.
Dong Anyu has served the Zhao family since the time of Zhao Jingzi, and he is not only talented but also loyal. He was ten years older than Zhao Ying, and after he became crowned, he took the pen that had been passed down from generation to generation of the Dong family, and was promoted by Zhao Jingzi to serve as the "Bingbi" of the Zhao family and write proclamations and decrees. Not only is his talent outstanding, but his righteousness has since become famous among the emperors.
When he was in his prime, he was selected by Zhao Ying and served as the Sima of the family, responsible for the military law work of the Zhao army. not only recommended many warriors who could be "ministers of the humerus", such as post Wuzheng, etc., but also enforced the law impartially and governed the clan soldiers in an orderly manner.
After getting older, Dong Anyu replaced the Rong armor, put on a wide coat and a wide belt of court clothes, and assumed the position of the head of the household, so that the people of the Zhao family did not have two hearts. More than half a year ago, on that rainy night with thunder and lightning, Zhao Wuxian saw the loyalty and support of the Chinese people to the Zhao family, which was the credit of Dong Anyu!
And now, at the age of more than fifty, he went north to Jinyang to run this newly conquered northern town for Zhao Ying. Build cities, reclaim land, recruit people, and defend against Rongdi bandits.
Such an all-round talent, such a resume and performance, naturally established Dong Anyu's unparalleled status among the Zhao family.
Dong Anyu wants to come back, this relationship is good, and Zhao Wuxian also wants to meet this person. After all, Wuxian's next target is Jinyang, a large county in the north, and it is very necessary to have a good relationship with him.
On the other hand, Zhang Mengtan, who has an increasingly friendly relationship with Wuxian, also said that the person he admires most in his life is Dong Anyu. Zhang Meng talks about slowness, so he often wears strings to be anxious, which is said to be emulating Dong Anyu's actions.
If possible, at that time, no shirt will have to introduce Zhang Mengtan.
However, if Wuxian remembers correctly, Dong Anyu's fate in history does not seem to be very good......
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