The reason why Yang Ming chose this Shen Lun is because he has real talent and real learning.

Shen Lun used to work in the governor's office when Yang Liang was the governor of Jingzhou, and he also worked as a clerk in the Jiangling County Ya, an authentic literati, and very business-minded, half of the Shen family's boats were taken care of by him.

Because of their bad background, such a person basically has no chance to take the lead.

But Yang Ming gave him this opportunity.

So when Yang Ming met him for the first time, Shen Lun showed a grateful look, and he wanted to die in front of Yang Ming to show his loyalty.

This is the problem of literati, especially the Confucian set of training, all of them feel that they have no talent, once they meet Bole, they feel that they want to make great progress.

However, this person still has ambitions, and he also knows how to lift, and he also knows that this opportunity is precious.

After a general conversation with him, Yang Ming was quite satisfied, this person has served in the governor's office and the county government, and he is still familiar with some local affairs, and he is very good at explaining it.

made Yang Ming feel that he didn't choose the wrong person.

In fact, talent is everywhere, but there is a lack of opportunities, and the vast majority of their upward paths are blocked.

Can't 1.4 billion people really choose 11 who can play football? Impossible.

After Shen Lun left, Yang Ming came to Yang Yinjiang's courtyard, where he would eat dinner tonight.

Yang Yinjiang handed him Kuaizi with her own hand and said with a smile, "Why don't you adopt my idea?"

"There's no need," Yang Ming smiled and lowered his head to eat.

Prior to this, Yang Yinjiang had suggested that Yang Ming reward a maid to Shen Lun, since it was Yang Ming's reward, this woman would definitely become Shen Lun's concubine, and she would also become Yang Ming's informant to monitor Shen Lun.

But Yang Ming doesn't plan to do this, first, Shen Lun is not worth it, a small county lieutenant, what is there to worry about?

Moreover, Yang Ming did not like this practice very much, although it was undeniable that it was an effective means to monitor the loyalty of his subordinates, but after all, it was somewhat inferior.

The method of inferior can only be used on those who are inferior.

However, Yang Ming still instructed Yang Yinjiang that such maids should be selected from some beautiful and clever maids, and they should be absolutely reliable, so that if they can be used in the future, they will not go wrong.

During the meal, Yang Yinjiang deliberately sighed,

Yang Ming was curious, "What's wrong?"

Yang Yinjiang waited for him to ask, "I'm seventeen years old this year, and although you're only thirteen years old, you're no different from fifteen years old, and you're about to catch up with me."

"There's no difference, it's thirteen years old," Yang Ming knew what she wanted to say, so he changed the topic and said, "If you feel too boring to stay in the mansion, you can go out for a walk, the scenery of Jingzhou is different from Guanzhong, it is worth having a good time."

"Like you've been there?" Yang Yinjiang knew that he was avoiding his topic, and rolled his eyes and said, "It's August now, and there is less than a year and a half, and Dugu Feng'er should also come."

Alas...... You still won't get off the hook.

mentioned a year and a half, Yang Ming suddenly thought that his grandmother Dugu Garo would pass away in another year.

Although he sent a letter asking for peace to Daxing every month, Dugu Garo's reply also said that everything was fine.

But Yang Ming knew from the letter from his eldest brother Yang Zhao that his grandmother's body was getting worse day by day.

Oh, yes...... In such an era, giving birth to ten children would have caused great damage to the body, and it is said that when Yang Wenxuan, the fourth daughter, Princess Lechang, was born, she had a difficult birth and almost did not save her life.

Yang Ming still has true feelings for Dugu Jialuo, so when he thinks of this, he is a little sad.

Seeing this, Yang Yinjiang obediently stopped asking, and could only sigh in her heart.

.......

In mid-August, Yang Ming received a letter from Li Jing that the Great Sui was about to send troops.

This time, Yang Su was the generalissimo of the march, out of Lingzhou (Wuzhong City, Ningxia), and the eldest grandson became the messenger of surrender, and coerced Qimin Khan to go out of Shengzhou to attack Bujia Khan.

And Li Jing will lead 8,000 troops from Hedong, go north to join Changsun Cheng's army, go out from Shuozhou (Shuozhou, Shanxi), and attack the Turks in the direction of Shengzhou (Yulin, Shaanxi).

It is now August, and there are still four months before the end of the year, and Yang Ming knows that this battle will definitely be won, in fact, during the entire Great Sui period, when facing the Turks, he has not suffered a loss.

In this way, it is destined that there will be 8,000 people in Hedong this year who are exempt from taxes, and there will be rewards for winning battles, and this expenditure will be allocated from Hedong's taxes, and Fang Xuanling will have to find a way to make up for the shortfall.

The Qimin Khan of Shuozhou, also known as the Tuli Khan, was named Dyegan.

In that year, the Turks fell into the divisive plan of the eldest grandson, and the Eastern Turkic Dulan Khan Yongyu Lu, together with the Western Turkic Datou Khan, attacked the Turki Khan.

Tuli was defeated, and later, under the persuasion of the eldest grandson Cheng, he surrendered to the Great Sui, and was named the Qimin Khan of Yili Zhendou by Yang Jian, referred to as the Qimin Khan, and his tribe was placed in Shuozhou.

This Qimin Khan has five sons, of which there are three who are more famous in history, namely the eldest Shibi Khan Dujishi, the second Luo Khan and Lifushe, and the third Jieli Khan Dubi.

Among them, the third elder Jieli is the one who signed the Weishui Alliance with Li Shimin in history.

If we look at the historical process, Yang Su will return with a great victory in attacking the Turks in the north this time, the Bujia Khan will flee to the Tuguhun area, and the Qimin Khan will be collected by his tribe and become the Great Khan of the Eastern Turks.

And Qimin until his death six years later, he was always a vassal to the Great Sui.

Li Jing's battle this time can indeed be experienced, and Yang Su has also fulfilled his promise.

As for what lord Li Jing will be awarded after this big victory, Yang Ming doesn't care much, lord, it's all a trivial matter.

A few days later, Yang Ming heard something from Xu Jing, so he called Pang Niu and his cousin Pang Tao,

"What's going on with you kid and Yuanwen?" Yang Ming asked in a deep voice.

Pang Tao is twenty-seven years old today, and he was called you by Yang Ming, but he didn't feel inappropriate at all, and said with a smile:

"It's nothing, it's just that he always calls the brothers under his lowly position, I have a few words with him, and the trouble is a little unpleasant, we all follow His Highness out, and we only listen to His Highness alone, how old is he, assign us?"

Pang Niu also said on the side: "He is the chief historian of the governor's mansion, and we are the guards of His Royal Highness, according to the system, he really shouldn't call us."

If he does not call you, who will he call? The Governor's Mansion is just for you soldiers.

Yang Ming said: "He is also short of manpower there, so let's pick out two hundred people from the guards of the former ya, and they will be dispatched by him in the future."

"Your Highness, how can this be done?" Pang Tao frowned.

Yang Ming's face was instantly gloomy.

Seeing this, Pang Niu hurriedly said, "Just do what Your Highness wants, and I will send him two hundred people out today."

Yang Ming pondered for a moment, and said in a cold voice: "You kid don't stay in the governor's mansion, it just so happens that there is a shortage in the county guard's mansion, you should go to be a county lieutenant."

County Lieutenant? It's a good job...... Pang Tao smiled and said, "Humble and orderly."

"Don't be in a hurry," Yang Ming said with a solemn face, "If you dare to mess around outside and ruin the reputation of this king, I will also cut you."

Pang Tao hurriedly nodded: "Your Highness, don't worry, you know the severity of your humble duties, if I smear you, I will wipe myself with a knife."

His cousin Pang Niu also kicked him on the side: "Do a good job, dare to mess around, don't need Your Highness to speak, I'll chop you first."

"Okay, okay, let's all go down," sent the two away, and Yang Ming sat alone in the hall pondering.

Less than a year after he arrived in Jingzhou, the governor's office was secretly divided into two factions, one was the literati faction headed by Yuan Wendu, and the other was the martial arts faction headed by Pang Niu.

Pang Niu came out of the palace, and he was a good hand at meeting him, and he also had a set of restraints on his subordinates, but Yang Ming didn't have much expectations for him.

Because Pang Niu is disgusted with the middle school disciples, he doesn't take people outside Guanzhong in his eyes, but he is absolutely loyal to the royal family in his bones.

No ability, it doesn't matter, loyalty is the greatest ability.

That's why Yang Ming arranged for Pang Tao to be the lieutenant of Jiangling County, don't look at the age of the people, but there is a brigade cavalry lieutenant with a military officer, who is two levels higher than Fang Xuanling's original feather cavalry lieutenant.

Who let the house come out of the palace?

In the next few days, Yang Ming specially called Yuan Wendu and Pang Niu and reprimanded them respectively, with a very stern attitude, which probably means that if the two of them have any more discord in the future, they will get out of me.

After settling the two of them, Yang Ming planned to take Yang Yinjiang out for a trip.

Where to go? Go to Yangyang-gun.

Xiangyang Hussar Mansion is the upper house, and the number of soldiers is fixed at 1,500 people, but because it also leads the Xiangyang Naval Army, another 1,500 people are added.

Yang Ming went this time, mainly to see the Jingzhou Navy, mainly to meet someone.

This time he left, Yang Ming didn't take Xu Jing with him, but only let Chen Kui take five hundred jia, go out of the city with Yang Yinjiang, and go to Jingzhou Port to take a boat.

Jingzhou Port is the second largest port in the Great Sui after Jiangdu, and the water transport trade is quite developed.

The yamen, which is responsible for the management of Jingzhou Port, is called the Metropolitan Water Administration, which is subordinate to the Ministry of Water, one of the four divisions of the Ministry of Industry.

The Ministry of Water is in charge of the world's rivers and rivers, Jinji (ferries), boats, canal beams (canal bridges), embankments, ditch blood (field irrigation waterways), fishing, transportation, and grinding (hydraulically activated stone mills) and other matters.

The chief officer of the Jingzhou Port Water Bureau, called Du Shuiwei, was sent from the Ministry of Industry and belonged to the children of Guanzhong.

After Li Heng, the captain of the capital, got the news, he arranged six big boats for Yang Ming early, these six boats are all official ships, each boat can carry 100 people, which is the largest boat that can be seen on the Yangtze River at present.

Wuya and Huanglong are both at the naval dock, and they are basically not seen.

After boarding the ship, the big boat went south, first to Baling County, and then along the Yangtze River to the north to Jiangxia County, from Jiangxia to the Han River, to the west is Xiangyang County.

If you take the land route from Gangneung, you will be there in a day and a half to the north, but taking the water route is equivalent to sparing a big circle, and it will take about seven or eight days.

What is there to see on the scenery on the land road, or the scenery on both sides of the Yangtze River is the most magnificent, especially on the Yangtze River at this time, you can see the white-sided dolphin jumping out of the water from time to time.

It was the first time Yang Ming had seen this kind of Yangtze River elf.

As for Yang Yinjiang, she was already stunned, because it was the first time she had seen the Yangtze River.

From the Great Sui to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Yangtze River was already called the Yangtze River, and from the Northern Song Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, it was called the Great River.