Chapter 14 The Way of the Teacher

Chapter 14 is too guarded by the teacher

Early the next morning, under the escort of a team of soldiers, Asduo went to Jianhe in the far north, and Yang Yuanqing was about to leave for Jiuyuan County to have a good talk with Yang Shidao, but he had not yet set off, but Yang Shidao took the initiative to come to Dali County. ()

Yang Shidao was about twenty-seven or eight years old, and the time of the official was not long, before that, he did a few years in the left guard Cangcao to participate in the military, and the first time he was released as an official, he did the Taishou, but in the Sui Dynasty, where the children of famous nobles could be Taishou at the age of fourteen or fifteen, Yang Shidao became a Taishou at the age of 28 and was already a late bloomer.

Yang Shidao is handsome, six feet tall, full of economy, has a good cultivation and temperament, although he is a noble royal family, but when he came to Wuyuan County, he quickly adapted to the environment here, patrolled around, visited ordinary households, and asked for warmth to the lonely widows, which was quite praised in Wuyuan County.

Today he came to Yang Yuanqing, there was also a big event, he seemed a little worried, Yang Shidao came to the chief manager's yamen with a few entourages, turned over and dismounted, and walked quickly to the steps.

Although Yang Yuanqing moved the governor's office to Dali County, obviously he didn't want to be monitored by him, but it was also a good thing for Yang Shidao, which also made him not subject to Yang Yuanqing's elbow, and he could give full play to his talents and show his skills, so Yang Yuanqing and he were not in the same city, and he also accepted it happily without complaining.

As soon as Yang Shidao walked up the steps, Yang Yuanqing heard the news and came out, and said with a smile: "I was still in Jiuyuan County to see Taishou, but I didn't expect Taishou to come by himself, ashamed!" ”

Yang Shidao smiled slightly: "Is there something wrong with the manager going to Jiuyuan County to find me?" ”

"There's something going on, let's go to the house and talk about it!"

Yang Yuanqing led Yang Shidao into his office room, the two of them sat down, Yang Yuanqing ordered someone to serve tea, and then asked with concern: "Wuyuan County is very cold in winter, can Taishou adapt to it?" ”

"It's really much colder than the Central Plains, especially at night, that kind of chill almost freezes people's bones, but it's ......"

Yang Shidao's words changed, and he said with a smile: "Millions of people can live here safely, but my dignified parents and officials in a county can't support it, this is too ridiculous, Mr. Yang said, didn't he?" ”

Although Yang Shidao and Yang Yuanqing don't have a deep friendship, they don't have any personal enmity, but after all, he is a royal family, and he always has a sense of superiority in his bones, but he hides it well, and he usually doesn't show it, and there is no need to show it, but when talking to a high-ranking official like Yang Yuanqing, his tone and demeanor will unconsciously reveal this sense of superiority. ,

In the past, he was envious of Yang Yuanqing being reused by the saint, and even a little jealous, but feng shui took turns, and now the saint's trust in him surpassed Yang Yuanqing's, and before leaving, he specially summoned him and told him to pay attention to Yang Yuanqing's ambitions.

This made the sense of superiority in his heart overpower Yang Yuanqing, and there was a little bit of condescension in his tone.

Yang Yuanqing also felt Yang Shidao's superiority, but he was not displeased, on the contrary, he felt that it was very good, at least it showed that Yang Shidao was not the kind of treacherous and sleek person, and he still had a little young man's spirit.

Yang Yuanqing said with a smile: "I plan to go to Wuyuan County to find Taishou, in order to discuss the matter of winter defense, every winter, this is the top priority of Wuyuan County, almost all the people are mobilized." ”

Yang Shidao showed a wry smile on his face, he also came to Dali City to find Yang Yuanqing for the mobilization of the whole people, but not for defense.

Yang Yuanqing saw the wry smile on his face, and couldn't help but be stunned, "What, does Taishou think something is wrong?" “

Yang Shidao pondered and said, "Does the chief know about the civil unrest that happened in Qi County? ”

"I've heard of it. ,”

"Now the six counties of Shandong have written to the imperial court, saying that the disaster is serious, and the hungry people are everywhere, and asked the saint to suspend the transfer of the local grain depot in Shandong, I heard that the saint agreed, and changed the grain of Luokou, Huiluo, and Liyang to Liaodong, so that the grain in the official warehouse will be greatly reduced, I got the news from my brother, the court is ready to set up a new official position of tuntian supervisor in the border towns, can the governor hear the subtle meaning of this?"

Yang Yuanqing nodded slightly, "You mean that the imperial court may cut the food supply to the towns in the frontier, right?" ”

"That's true!"

Yang Shidao let out a long sigh, "A Goryeo campaign, against a small country of projectiles, actually used an army of 1.2 million, almost a country of soldiers, and countless logistics people, how much food is needed, if there is an increase, there will be a decrease, and the imperial court's intention to self-sufficiency in the frontier tuntian is already obvious." ”

"But a piece of land, at least one year to be cultivated, after becoming a mature field, can grow crops, then it will take two years before and after, and now it is a little too late?"

Yang Shidao waved his hand, "Let's not care about him elsewhere, I'll just say Wuyuan County, I have specially inspected, and also consulted a lot of old farmers, they all said that the land in Wuyuan County is very fertile, a little ploughing can directly grow grain, now the biggest problem is the lack of water, if we can use this winter to build water conservancy, digging canals, then next year's grain output can increase by at least three percent, in this way, basically solve the problem of food self-sufficiency, if we can build water conservancy for three consecutive years, increase farmland production, Not only is it completely self-sufficient in food, but it is also possible to hoard food and prepare for a disaster year. ”

Yang Shidao's idea made Yang Yuanqing quite appreciated, worthy of being a famous minister in history, although he was a royal family, he was very productive, especially young and sharp, although this person was ordered to monitor himself, but if he handled it well, this person could become his right-hand man.

Yang Yuanqing originally regarded Yang Shidao as an enemy, during this time, people kept telling him that Yang Shidao was good, and he had an idea in his heart, he originally wanted to go to Jiuyuan County to have a good talk with Yang Shidao, but he didn't expect him to come to the door in person and ask for water conservancy in winter.

A leaf can know the autumn, from his full advocacy of the construction of water conservancy, it can be seen that Yang Shidao is a capable and pragmatic person, is the kind of talent that Yang Yuanqing needs, at this moment he changed his mind, he decided to pull Yang Shidao over and become his own person.

But Yang Yuanqing also knew that Yang Shidao was the person sent by Yang Guang to spy on him after all, and if he wanted to win him over, he must not be in a hurry, he needed to take his time, and the first thing was to establish a relationship of mutual trust with him first.

Thinking of this, Yang Yuanqing said sincerely: "Taishou takes precautions, wants to be self-sufficient, Yang Yuanqing should vigorously support it, so that Wuyuan County can truly become a land of rich people, what do you need me to do, even if Taishou asks, I should fully cooperate." ”

Yang Shidao was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "I came to the chief manager this time for the affairs of the militia group, can I .......?"

Every winter, it is a time when the peasants are slack, but at the same time, it is also the time when the defense and combat readiness are most intense, and the training of the militia is carried out almost every day, and the training of the militia is carried out every ten days, and the time is very tight.

The existence of the militia is actually the most depressing thing for Yang Shidao, he didn't understand it at first, but he soon found that although Yang Yuanqing was the general manager, according to the regulations, he was in charge of the army and not the people, but the system of the militia made him indirectly control the young and strong people of Wuyuan County.

A month ago, Yang Shidao wanted to build a warehouse and requisition 3,000 young and strong people, but unexpectedly, a paper militia ordered all the 3,000 people he had easily recruited to be transferred, and the warehouse has not been built so far, which made him annoyed and helpless in his heart.

Not only did the militia system limit his power to guard too much, but there was also a military household system, more than 20,000 military households were also directly managed by the military, not under the local government, although the emperor issued an edict on the military households under local management in the sixth year of the emperor, but that was only the interior of the Central Plains, and the frontier was still under the direct jurisdiction of the military households.

It was these systems that forced him to come to Yang Yuanqing, and the condescending sense of superiority that Yang Shidao had at the beginning had completely disappeared at this time.

Although Yang Yuanqing has decided to support Yang Shidao, he can't agree so easily, he muttered and said: "I can understand the difficulties of Taishou, but this year's situation is really special, the Western Turks have been unified by the Khan, and the Eastern Turks are newly established by the Khan, and the foothold is not stable, although the Turks also have the practice of not sending troops in winter, but winter is just a good opportunity for a sneak attack, I am very worried that the Western Turks will use this winter to sneak attack the Eastern Turks, or attack Fengzhou, to establish his prestige, so this winter's defense is especially heavy, Moreover, yesterday's order for the transfer of the military department has arrived, and 10,000 troops will be transferred to Liaodong to prepare for the war, and the troops in Fengzhou are insufficient, so I dare not be careless. ”

Yang Shidao's face showed a look of disappointment, Yang Yuanqing made sense, so that he couldn't refute it, but Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly and changed the topic back.

"But the construction of water conservancy is also important, and it is urgent, so let's do it! This winter, the militia will not need to train and will devote itself to the construction of water conservancy canals, but the army is still vigilant, and once a threatening alarm is heard, the militia will immediately stop the construction of water conservancy. ”

Yang Shidao didn't expect Yang Yuanqing to finally agree to his plan, so that he didn't run in vain this trip, which made him breathe a long sigh of relief, and at the same time, a trace of emotion surged in his heart, Yang Yuanqing did not make it difficult for him, and still fully supported him in major matters involving people's livelihood.

"I completely agree, and I would like to thank General Yang for his understanding and cooperation!" Yang Shidao looked sincere and expressed his gratitude from the bottom of his heart.

Yang Yuanqing looked into his eyes and said slowly: "Actually, like Taishou, I hope that the Hetao Plain can be restored to the prosperity of the Western Han Dynasty and no longer be ravaged by Huma. ”

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Taishou and the governor reached an agreement, the entire Wuyuan County was mobilized, all men over the age of 16 and under the age of 50 must participate in the winter repair of water conservancy projects, starting in late November, hundreds of thousands of young and strong people were organized, a vigorous winter repair water conservancy boom sprung up in various parts of the Hetao Plain, and it seemed that this year's winter was no longer so cold.

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