Chapter 7: River Governance (6)

"Cash-for-work? Let the victims contribute their own efforts to repair the river and dig the ditch?" Yes, why didn't I think of this trick!" Guo Wei was slightly stunned at first, then jumped up, raised his hand and patted his head fiercely! "I have always been worried, so many homeless homeless people, who have nothing to do all day long, will definitely make trouble if they are instigated by others." If they don't give them food, they will surely starve to death first. If you want to support your family, you can quickly work for me, and you will be tired and half dead from working every day, who still has the heart to make a fuss!"

"There is also the sale of land for money, and the unowned land in the states north and south of the Yellow River will be sold to the rich in public! This is also very important!" Chai Rong smiled and pulled his father-in-law by the hand, and then continued to add. "My Great Zhou is now a wasteland with a small population. What the imperial court has been implementing is the grant of land for every fifteen acres. Therefore, some large families have no money, but they are not qualified to occupy more land. And small families have no money to spare, and they don't have the strength to open up wasteland. If this continues, I am afraid that there will be no thirty or fifty years of peace, and even in the vicinity of Luoyang and Chang'an, it will not be able to restore the kind of scene of fertile fields that are recorded in the history books!"

"Indeed, after seventy years of continuous fighting, all the people have been wiped out. Alas!" Guo Wei grinned, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "How can it be recovered for a while? Sell it, whoever can plant as many as possible, it's better than letting the fields be left there......!"

After hesitating for a moment, he lowered his voice and reminded with a little frustration, "Have you ever thought that the lower reaches of the Yellow River are the territory of Gao Baima and your father-in-law. Whether you sell land or open a ditch, without the nod of the two of them, I'm afraid my father won't be able to let you get what you want!"

It's a bit depressing to be an emperor and do this. But this is the case, at present, the Great Zhou Dynasty simply does not have enough strength, nor enough reason to let the several local princes with heavy troops obediently obey the arrangements of the imperial court. Therefore, if you want to govern the Yellow River, it is not enough to have the support of the imperial court, but the cooperation of the princes along the way is also indispensable.

However, in his opinion, the extremely cumbersome things have become extremely simple when they come to Chai Rong, "Father and Emperor and sons request to be appointed as Langzhong of the Water Department of the Capital Water Supervision Department to preside over the governance of the Yellow River." recommended Fu Zhaowen and Gao Huailiang as the chief affairs and young eunuchs to assist the sons and ministers to govern the river together. ”

"This ......" Guo Wei tilted his head and looked at his righteous son repeatedly as if he didn't know him. After a while, he smiled and sighed, "Alas, for my father, I'm really old." Everything is looking ahead and backward, and it is far less than being as simple as you. Hehe, let Gao Huailiang and Fu Zhaowen come out to help you do things, Gao, this trick is really high. The high white horse is worried that his second child can't find a chance to show his face, and the old wolf Fu will never be embarrassed for his nephew. With the two of them here, from Caozhou to Binzhou, your orders will definitely be unimpeded!"

"With the two of them by Erchen's side, you can also make the local princes feel at ease!" Chai Rong nodded and added with a smile.

River control is not a small project, involving tens of thousands of people, money, food, and equipment. Therefore, any local prince will not feel steady in his heart when he sees such a huge team suddenly coming from his own one-third of an acre of land. And letting Gao Xingzhou's son and Fu Yanqing's nephew participate in the decision-making is equivalent to taking the initiative to invite the two forces to supervise the whole process. Gao Xingzhou and Fu Yanqing, whether they want to make a name for their sons and nephews, or to repay the favor to the imperial court, should cooperate with all their might.

The twists and turns in this cannot, of course, be hidden from Guo Wei's eyes. Bowing his head slightly, he smiled and said, "The way is a good way, but the pattern is still small." If you want to buy Gao Baima and Fu Lao Wolf, how can you be enough for the head of the water supervisor and the young eunuch of the capital? In this way, tomorrow morning, you will take the initiative to ask Ying to go to control the river, and I will make you the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and preside over the handling of the floods of the Yellow River. Fu Zhaowen and Gao Huailiang two, one is a waiter in the Ministry of Works, a water supervisor, and a third product, and one is a Langzhong in the Ministry of Labor, and the director of the water department is from the third product. Cooperate with you to supervise the river affairs, and the officials under your rule will be recommended by the three of you. ”

"Thank you, Father!" Chai Rong was overjoyed, and immediately stretched to the ground.

He was already familiar with the various government affairs of the imperial court, and he knew that Guo Wei was tantamount to handing over most of the Ministry of Industry and the entire water supervision to himself. Let yourself be in the court of the Great Zhou from now on, and officially have a team of descendant civil officials. is no longer like the original, everything is under Wang Jun's elbow, no matter what he wants to do, whether he does right or wrong, he will be severely suppressed by the other party.

"No thanks! I have already said that between our father and son, there is no need to be so polite!" Seeing Chai Rong's overjoyed appearance, Guo Wei couldn't help but sigh quietly again. There are some contradictions, how to reconcile, can only find a way to maintain balance. Compared with Wang Jun's strength, the prince may not even control 20% of this person. "After you go out, you must work hard, don't live up to my expectations!"

"Erchen doesn't dare, Erchen swears that if he doesn't cure the Yellow River, he won't return to Bianliang!" Chai Rong has been training under Wang Jun and Feng Dao for more than a year, and he has long held back his horns. Immediately pick up the conversation and make a loud promise.

"What's the matter, if you don't go back to Bianliang, who will come to see me, a lonely old man?" Guo Wei was sour and asked with a smile.

"Father, father, forgiveness, sons, sons, festivals, must come back. It's just that I can't always be happy like I am now!" Thinking that there were no more children by his father-in-law's side, Chai Rong's heart was also sour. Quickly arched his hand again, smiling and comforting. "But Erchen must work hard so that you can report to your grandson this time next year. With your grandson here, you will definitely not be able to care about missing your sons anymore!"

"That's pretty much the same!" Guo Wei was amused and turned into joy, shook his head and said, "You should really learn from your righteous brother, look at people, get married in October, and now the fetus can see both men and women." Unlike you, who got married earlier than him, but you haven't made a doll yet. ”

"Righteous brother, righteous brother, that's a genius, child, child is really inferior!" Chai Rong was so embarrassed to say, lowered his head, and explained with a red face.

"What does having a child have to do with Tianzhong's talent!" Guo Wei rarely joked with his son, raised his leg and kicked it, and continued to say loudly, "You are diligent, work harder." Don't talk about this, tomorrow morning, I will let that Zheng Ziming concurrently serve as the river patrol envoy. Now Liao's internal turmoil is endless, and he is temporarily unable to go south. He is a tiger general, and it is a waste to continue to squat in Cangzhou. Simply manage the security on both sides of the river for you, so that there will not be small people who will take advantage of the flood to make trouble. If you are in trouble, you can always discuss it with him, so you don't have to send a letter and wait for him to write back to you!"

"This, this ......" Chai Rong heard this, and his face immediately became more ruddy. Like a child who steals a sugar melon but is caught by an adult, he sweats and takes the initiative to admit his mistake, "Today, today's map, as well as the river control strategy, are indeed mostly from Ziming's hands." Erchen didn't want to covet his merits, it was he, and he himself repeatedly told Erchen not to push him out. Sons, sons and daughters......"

"Okay, you are protecting him, and he himself wants to keep his light and keep his eyes open, so as not to show off in the forest. I know, I already know!" Guo Wei patted Chai Rong's shoulder and sighed in a low voice, "Alas, at such a young age, how can they all be so old, it's like they've lived for several lifetimes." Go ahead, do it well, you brothers join forces to do something for me, for the civil and military officials. When I was about the same age as you, Liu Zhiyuan and Chang Si also had the ambition to save the people. But later, then step by step, alas, don't talk about it! In short, the three of you brothers are better than the three of us. The three of you brothers will definitely be stronger than the three of us in the future!"