March is a bright day of spring. Even if it is not March, the snow in Lin'an after entering February has melted.

Dong Huai was already famous all over the world at this time, at least he was famous in Lin'an. The reason is that his conversation with the official family was in the Di Bao.

Huai Yan Yu Emperor said: "The ministers are the three who are harmful to the government." ”

The emperor said: "Hu is the third person who harms the government? ”

said to him: "Qi Li does not follow the law, one thing; The law enforcement officials have been better than their officials for a long time and are good at prestige, two; The Imperial City Division is not an inspector, three. The rate of indiscretion will be the pawn, and the pawn will be born in the middle of the time; Law enforcement Weifu is good at confusing the virtuous and unscrupulous, and the virtuous and unscrupulous are treacherous and unscrupulous, and the virtuous are not out; Relatives do not obey the law, so the law is light, and the law is light, so the court is humble. The three are gone, the government is abolished, and they are willing to be eliminated from above. ”

This rightist's view on current politics is that there are three things that are harmful to the government at the moment: first, the emperor's relatives cannot enforce the law; the second is that the law enforcement officials have lived in their officials for a long time and are powerful and prosperous; The third is the officials in the capital, who do not restrain their subordinates and let them do whatever they want.

Not to mention whether what Dong Huai said was right or not, at least his attitude of striking a piece of work successfully aroused the reaction of the three types of people he referred to to him. All sorts of voices against him began to emerge gradually.

At the end of February, the cold of spring came. The clouds are thick, and the wind is cold to the bone. It snowed heavily for a day and a night, and there were several inches of snow on the ground. This kind of weather is just the norm for the Southern Song Dynasty, and Dong Huai, the right minister, does not care. At this time, in front of him in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Liu Huang, who was standing in front of him, was telling about the latest changes, "The official family sent an attendant to Putian, and he has returned to Lin'an at this time. According to the people in Putian, Zhao Jiaren has been urging the people of Putian to repair the canal in winter for several months, digging rocks from the mountain, and the north canal has been formed. ”

There was a strong uneasiness in Liu Huang's voice, and Dong Huai's face was also quite ugly. After Liu Huang finished speaking, Dong Huai sighed: "Zhao Jiaren is really a cool official. At this point, it needs to be removed. If he succeeds in his attempt to build canals, the world will take precedent and will inevitably follow suit. This is the beginning of chaos. ”

"Xianggong. That's true. But how can I get rid of it? Do you want Taijian to impeach this person? Liu Huang agrees with Dong Huai's point of view. It's just that since the Song Dynasty, it is easy for the emperor to move officials, and it is more difficult for officials to move officials.

"Zhao Jiaren is tricky, but the Mulan Pi North Canal conforms to the will of the people." Dong Huai sighed again.

Liu Huang was puzzled after hearing this, Dong Huai's previous attitude towards Zhao Jiaren was to get rid of it, why did he suddenly say such a approving thing now. Dong Huai also saw Liu Huang's doubts, and he pointed to the letter on the table, "I have some old ones in Putian, and some of them are the Jinshi family north of Mulanpi. I wrote to inquire and they wrote back to tell me about it. ”

Only then did Liu Huang remember that Dong Huai had served as the governor of Fuzhou and the pacification envoy of Fujian Road, and his official reputation was quite good when he took office in Fujian. Thinking about this joint, Liu Huang became even more anxious. If even Dong Huai's attitude towards Zhao Jiaren changes slightly, it can be seen that Zhao Jiaren's performance is quite good.

Liu Huang is anxious, but Dong Huai, who has rich experience as a local official, is not anxious. "It's okay," he explained. I am going to promote that Zhao Jiaren and transfer him out of Putian. In addition, the Xinghua Army Zhijun is also my old age, and I have ordered him not to sit idly by anymore and preside over the convening of local fathers and elders to discuss the matter of water distribution. ”

Hearing this response, Liu Di's heart suddenly brightened. But he couldn't help but remind Dong Huai, "Xianggong, if you deal with it like this, I'm afraid that Qingliu will think that you are too indulgent." ”

"I've been to Mulanpi, and it's not a bad thing that the North Canal is really completed." Dong Huai said indifferently. However, as soon as the words fell, his voice immediately became excited, "However, the completion of the Mulan Pi North Canal is only for the benefit of the local people. The cool officials are in power, and it is a major event that will harm the world. Regardless of the importance of the two, it is clear that Ding Daquan must not be allowed to succeed. ”

Liu Huang pondered for a while before asking, "Where is Zhao Jiaren transferred?" ”

"Fuzhou." Dong Huai replied very simply.

A few days later, the cold passed. In mid-March, Jia Rudao, who was in Yangzhou, saw the news in the newspaper. Zhao Jiaren, the county lieutenant of Putian County, was transferred from the Xinghua Army to the county lieutenant of Putian County and was transferred to Fuqing County under Fuzhou as a county lieutenant.

Jia Rudao himself is a member of the Qingliu Stream, and his skills in institutional struggle are quite profound. Even so, he almost thought that this was Zuo Xiang Ding Daquan's favor for Zhao Jiaren. The county lieutenants under the rule of Fuzhou are of the same rank and are treated the same as the county lieutenants under the rule of the Xinghua Army. However, Fuzhou is a capital city, and the Xinghua Army is only at the county level. Judging from the activity fee alone, the price difference between the two county lieutenants can be four times or even more.

At that time, Jia seemed to be willing to pay out of his own pocket to help Zhao Jiaren with activities, and his greatest willingness was to be moved by Zhao Jiaren's words, and he was willing to gamble his eyesight. However, the cost of activities to Putian as a county order is not high, which is also a very important reason.

However, after all, Jia Rudao is a person who Qingliu agrees with, and his rationality finally allowed him to make an accurate judgment. Some people didn't want Zhao Jiaren to make any more contributions, so they transferred Zhao Jiaren to Fuzhou. Fuzhou can make more money than Putian, but it is not easy to match in Fuzhou. The various relationships are layered, and they are far more complex than the admittedly poor Putian. Zhao Jiaren can open his arms in Putian, and no one will stop him. Water conservancy projects have led to a sharp increase in local food production and increased tax revenues. Officials from Putian County to the Xinghua Army can get benefits, and Zhao Jiaren can be regarded as having a solid promotion capital.

Now that Zhao Jiaren is being brought under the rule of Fuzhou, it cannot be said from any angle that this transfer is malicious to Zhao Jiaren. And Zhao Jiaren's credit can be completely divided between Putian and Xinghua Army officials, and Zhao Jiaren can even be completely removed from Putian's contribution to building canals, just like erasing Cai Jing's contribution to Mulanpi.

After figuring out this joint, Jia Rudao put down the newspaper, picked up the wine glass on the table and saluted in a certain direction casually, "Brother Jiaren, you have the ability to pioneer." Brother, I made the right bet. But I don't know if you can show it in Fuzhou. Ha ha. ”

Zhao Jiaren also got the news that he was about to go to Fuqing County to take up his post. It can be seen that it is difficult to say which of the two ministers won the victory in this struggle. Zhao Jiaren can't control the affairs of the court. He could only go to Fuqing County to take up his post. The place name of Fuqing comes from 'the mountain from Yongfuli, the water from the Qingyuanli, and the meeting in the Zhishuo', that is to say, there are mountains, rivers and seas in that place. Either way, poverty is inextricably linked in this era.

Fuqing County is a hundred miles north of Putian County, and it is convenient to go to work. All kinds of documents were to be sent to Fuzhou, which was a hundred miles north of Fuqing County. This arrangement involves internal struggles, and the efficiency of work is far better than usual. Those who came to 'see off' were not only the county commanders of Putian County, but also the intellectuals of the Xinghua Army.

Everyone didn't mention the matter of repairing the canal at all, just congratulated Zhao Jiaren on his new appointment. The official who helped Zhao Jiaren transport the luggage followed closely to 'serve'. Until Zhao Jiaren handed over the seal letter and set foot on the road to the north with his luggage and servant Zhao Yong, these people also thoughtfully sent four soldiers to Zhao Jiaren to escort him.

Along the way, Xiaoxing stayed overnight, and on the fifth day, he arrived outside the city of Fuzhou. The soldiers escorted were all locals, and Zhao Jiaren was quite kind. Two of them saw that the breakup was imminent, so they said: "Zhao Guanren, I will live in the north later." The canal can be repaired this time, all up to Zhao Guanren. Thank you for your kindness. ”

Zhao Jiaren's heart warmed, those Putian officials didn't say a word about Zhao Jiaren's hard work in repairing the canal, and only these ordinary people could remember. He laughed and said, "Thanks to a few brothers along the way. I just hope that the canal will be completed as soon as possible, so that everyone can live a good life. ”

It can be seen that those soldiers are also in a hurry. After saying goodbye, he hurried back and left. Looking at their backs, Zhao Yong couldn't help but scold: "Third son, these people say good things, but they are all conscienceless. You've done so much and they're just paying lip service. ”

"We can't say that, we haven't lost money anyway." A smile appeared on Zhao Jiaren's face.

A considerable amount of gunpowder was used to open the canal, and the price given by Zhao Jiaren was as much as four times the cost. During this period, it was not that no one wanted to replace the granular gunpowder that Zhao Jiaren took out with ordinary gunpowder that could be bought on the market. However, because it was not possible to find out the main points, the explosion power of ordinary gunpowder was much inferior to that of particle gunpowder. In desperation, Beiqu's fathers had to completely use the granular gunpowder provided by Zhao Jiaren.

Thousands of catties of gunpowder were used up in the canal, so that Zhao Jiaren made more than a thousand profits. Everyone's attention is on Zhao Jiaren's official position and this credit. Although thousands of kans are a lot of money in this era, they are insignificant compared to the benefits of turning waste land into fertile land. So the money fell into Zhao Jiaren's pocket without a word.

With the start-up capital, the joy in Zhao Jiaren's heart is indescribable. As for this official position...... If it weren't for being an official to make a lot of money safely and safely, Zhao Jiaren would not have set foot on this road again.

"Into town." Zhao Jiaren took Zhao Yong into Fuzhou City together.