When he arrived at the hotel, Li Youwen invited Zhu Ming to the mansion for a banquet and drink, and the redundant officials dispersed, leaving only a few government officials and county officials to accompany him.

The banquet was very rich, and it was estimated that it would cost hundreds of dollars.

He can't govern Hanzhong for the time being, but Zhu Ming hopes that someone can engage in infrastructure construction. After a few glasses of wine, Zhu Ming said: "I came from the Baochuan Road, and the mountains and rivers I saw were mostly abandoned, do you have any plans to repair them?" ”

Li Youwen shook his head and sighed: "For the official side, who doesn't want to build water conservancy?" Hanzhong's enslavement is already extremely heavy, so it's better not to disturb the people anymore. ”

"It's a pity." Zhu Ming sighed.

Shanhe weir, also known as Xiao Cao weir, was dug by Xiao He and Cao Shen when Liu Bang was trapped in Hanzhong, and it was the agricultural foundation of Liu Bang's start!

The Northern Song Dynasty has repaired once, more than 100 years ago, and it was presided over by Xu Ti, a minister of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

It hasn't been repaired in a hundred years, and you can see what it has broken when you think about it.

Historically, it had to wait until Wu Jue guarded Hanzhong, and while he was busy resisting the Jin soldiers, he organized the displaced people to build water conservancy. Then the resettlement of displaced people, the implementation of the military tun, in the year of the repair of the mountain and river weirs, only the military tun income of 250,000 stones.

Thirty years later, Wu Jue's younger brother Wu Lu came to repair it again and irrigate hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland.

As long as the mountain and river weir is repaired, the military rations in Hanzhong will be more than enough, and there is no need to transport them from Sichuan.

As soon as Zhu Ming thought of the mountains and rivers, he naturally thought of Wu Jue and Wu Ling's brothers.

They are all civil and military.

In the long-term battle, Wu Lan also created his own stacking formation method and took the initiative to lead his troops to counterattack Shaanxi. Wu Lan sent a partial division from Hanzhong to Guanzhong, and he led the main force to meet the Jin soldiers in Qinzhou (Tianshui), breaking more than 50,000 Jin soldiers and tens of thousands of Jin surrenderers.

Just as Wu Lan was about to take advantage of the victory to pursue, he suddenly received a retreat order from the imperial court.

In the second year, the Shaoxing Peace Conference, not only did not keep the newly occupied land, but also ceded the monk to the Jin State. (The monk was originally guarded by the Wu brothers in the southwest of Baoji for decades, and fought hundreds of battles large and small.) There was no defeat and loss, but it was defeated and ceded, and the Southern Song Dynasty lost the outpost of troops from Chencang Road. ）

Wu Jue, 23 years old, had already made a name for himself on the battlefield of Western Xia, serving as a low-ranking officer in the Song army on the Jingyuan Road.

Wu is 14 years old and is about to join the army.

By the way, Shi Bin, the prototype of the nine-pattern dragon Shi Jin, was killed by Wu Jue when he attacked Chang'an.

How to get the Wu family brothers?

These two can be used as civil officials, and when Wu Jue was guarding the monk's plain, the people in the territory of the Jin Kingdom took the initiative to come to deliver grain and grass to him. The Jin soldiers set up a security force to sit together, frantically suppressed the people who sent grain, and also sent a small group of cavalry to intercept and kill, and the people of Fengxiang Mansion risked killing their heads and still insisted on transporting grain to him for several years.

It is not easy for generals to win the hearts of the army, and it is even more difficult to win the hearts of the people, and the Wu brothers all win the hearts of the people.

Alas, it's not easy to do, they are already officers of the Great Song Dynasty, so they can only try to surrender after being captured.

Even Yue Fei is not easy to get, first, it is difficult to find people, Tangyin County is so big, you have to send a large number of people to find a farmer. The second is that Yue Fei is still young, only thirteen years old this year, and he is still farming at home, and he will be regarded as a psychopath if he tries his best to find a peasant boy.

Famous generals, famous generals, now there is only one Li Bao in his hand.

The prefect Li Youwen was still persuading him to drink, Zhu Ming was slightly drunk, and asked, "Brother Penggui, can you do me a favor?" ”

"Success, please." Li You said.

Zhu Ming said: "Jinzhou is poor, I want to start an iron smelting industry, and ask Brother Penggui to give a few smelters and blacksmiths." ”

Li Youwen said with a smile: "Jinzhou does not produce coal, so it has to use charcoal to smelt iron, and it costs a lot of money to transport it, so it can only be used as a local agricultural tool in Jinzhou." Don't joke about success, just mine gold and grow tea in Jinzhou, don't waste your efforts to smelt iron. ”

Golden State is a coal-producing company, and like iron ore, it is large and full, and it is very easy to mine. Disadvantages: Coal mines are mostly in the mountains, and transportation is inconvenient in ancient times. The grade of iron ore is not very high, about 25-35, which is the average of iron ore in the south.

Hanzhong is almost the same, but it is also restricted by traffic factors, and it was not until the Qing Dynasty that large-scale iron smelting was made.

The real convenience is Yangzhou, the iron mine is next to the tributary of the Han River, but unfortunately there is a lack of coal mines, and no coal mines have been found for the time being, so charcoal can only be used to smelt iron. The large iron mines of the Song Dynasty were already using coking coal.

It was necessary to occupy Xingyuan Province and Yangzhou together in order for the iron smelting industry in Hanzhong to begin to take shape: coking coal was smelted in Xingyuan Province and transported to Yangzhou by water for iron making.

Zhu Ming said: "You have to try, and I ask Brother Peng Turtle to help." ”

Li Youwen thought for a while: "I will give ten successful households, seven smelters, and three blacksmiths." ”

"Thank you!" Zhu Ming raised his glass and said, "A cup to Brother Turtle." ”

At the end of the banquet, Li Youwen dispersed the officials, and said drunkly: "I'm afraid that the successful demotion of Jinzhou also offended Cai Jing, right?" ”

Zhu Ming didn't explain much, only sighed: "I have shocked the officials in Puzhou and are about to show their strength, but they are recalled in a daze. ”

Li Youwen said: "When it comes to mountains and rivers, how can I not know the benefits of water conservancy? But the general judgment has money and food in his hands, and many times I talked about water conservancy, but the general judgment refused on the grounds of disturbing the people. That guy is the Cai Party, who only knows the fish and the people! ”

"The traitorous party is a disaster for the country, and our generation should rise up!" Zhu Ming said immediately.

"It's time to rise up!" Li Youwen looked for several wine jugs, and finally found some residual wine, and drank it all with the spout.

Li Youwen is not as wasteful as he seems, he is also politically ambitious, and he is extremely disgusted with Buddhism, and even does not let his children and grandchildren ask people to do things after his death. In history, he was demoted several times, all because of his anger and treachery with the party, and he was finally demoted to Guangdong and died in a foreign country.

Worshipping the god of the lake in the face of the rebel army was just a means of boosting morale.

Zhu Ming said: "Why don't you let the gentry raise funds to repair the mountain and river weirs in sections? ”

Li Youwen shook his head and said, "It's useless, I've tried." The local gentry did not trust the officials, and in recent years, the prefect has been transferred frequently, and they are afraid that I will make money and run away. What's more, there are also the Transshipment Division and the Punishment Division, once the mountain and river weirs are dredged, these people will also have to make a profit, and the gentry have too many concerns. ”

Zhu Ming could only express sympathy, this is a literati who has the heart to do things, but lacks the ability to suppress the subordinate officials and win the trust of the gentry.

The worst thing is that the Lizhou Road Transit Division and the Inspectorate have moved the Yamen from Lizhou to Xingyuan Mansion. This prefect also has a string of provincial-level officials, all of whom can hinder him from doing his business.

Zhu Ming suddenly asked: "By the way, why don't you see the officials of the various departments of Lizhou Road?" ”

Li Youwen explained: "The plank road on the other side of the Golden Gorge has collapsed, and the grain tax in Xixiang County has not been able to be transported north so far. The military rations for the Western Xia were delayed, and the transfer envoys and deputy transfer envoys were all eaten and degraded, and the new officials had not yet arrived. The transportation judgment and the inspection envoy all went to the Golden Gorge to inspect in person, and are organizing the military and civilians to repair the plank road in Yangzhou. ”

"It's been half a year, and that section of the plank road should have been repaired a long time ago." Zhu Ming said.

Li Youwen shook his head and said: "The oppression is excessive, and there are many deaths, and the people who repair the plank road have rebelled." Not only did it reverse, but it also smashed the rest of the plank road, otherwise it would not have dragged on until now. I didn't dare to report this matter to the imperial court, and the local officials kept suppressing it. ”

"Can the civil unrest be quelled?" Zhu Ming asked.

Li Youwen said: "The envoy and the governor of Yangzhou personally led more than 4,000 township soldiers and archers, and it only took two months to quell the civil unrest. However, the plank road was broken, and it was difficult to sail on the dangerous beach, so it was impossible to hunt down the rebels, so they could only flee into the mountains. ”

"Alas, the world is difficult." Zhu Ming sighed on the surface, but in his heart he was thinking about the idea of recruiting the troubled people, those who fled into the deep mountains can be placed near Daming Village.

So, Zhu Ming asked again: "Which is the Lizhou Road Torture Envoy?" ”

"Huang Qianshan." Li Youwen replied.

Grass!

The future traitor, he has no ability to do things, and he has the ability to do bad things.

The Hedong earthquake in Shaanxi Province shook the mountains, rivers and valleys to change their positions. Song Huizong asked Huang Qianshan to inspect the disaster, but he concealed it and did not report it, only saying that it was a small earthquake, and he was promoted to a household servant for disaster relief.

In the second year of Jingkang, Huang Qianshan supported Zhao Gou as the emperor again, squeezed out Li Gang, and killed Chen Dong. The rebel army was only sixty miles away from Zhao Gou, Huang Qianshan still concealed it and did not report it, and Zhao Gou, who was frightened, went to Puzhou to collect liquor tax, and died on the way in vain.

There is Huang Qianshan on Lizhou Road, and it is strange that the mountain and river weir in Hanzhong can be repaired.

Li Youwen said angrily: "Only by cutting off the traitorous party can the rule of officials be clear, otherwise everything will not work." Although Ling Zun was recruited as a Taoist priest, he never bewitched the king, and he was a real Taoist master. To eradicate Cai Jing, Ling Zun must also contribute, and the upright people in the world must rely on Ling Zun. ”

Zhu Ming arched his hand and said: "It is incumbent on you to punish adultery and eliminate evil!" ”

Li Youwen stood up and shouted, "Someone! ”

Immediately there were relatives who came in.

Li Youwen said: "Send Zhu Zhizhou to the hotel." ”

This guy himself was drunk, but he didn't let people help him, and stumbled back to the back house of the government.

After staying in Xingyuan Mansion for a few days, the ten craftsmen promised by Li Youwen finally came to Fucheng with their families.

They were terrified, after all, they had to stay away from home, and they didn't know what the future would hold. But I heard that I was following the son of Yuan Zhanggong, and I was somewhat looking forward to it, and the name of benevolence and righteousness of the father and son had spread to Xingyuan Mansion.

After boarding the ship, Zhu Ming asked the soldiers accompanying the ship: "How many people grow sweet potatoes and corn in Xingyuan Mansion?" ”

The soldier said: "The four counties have been planted all over the country, many of them are in the mountainous areas, and rice and wheat are still grown on the flat land. ”

"How's the price?" Zhu Ming asked again.

The soldier said: "When there are more people who plant, the price is low, and the country people like it very much." The year before last and last year, many people begged for seeds at high prices, and one pound of corn could be exchanged for ten pounds of rice. This year, it is indiscriminate, everywhere, and a pound of corn can only be exchanged for seven taels of rice. It is estimated to be cheaper next year. ”

"This is very good," Zhu Ming asked, "how are the people of Xingyuan Mansion doing?" ”

The soldier didn't dare to tell the truth, but just laughed: "It's good." ”

Zhu Ming didn't ask any more, he could see that this person was lying.

There is a war going on in the northwest, and Hanzhong, like Shaanxi, has to supply grain and grass to the front. Although corn and sweet potatoes can increase production, the officials squeeze them more ruthlessly, and the prefect Li Youwen didn't even straighten out the government office, how could he restrain the county-level officials?

What's more, there are still man-made rebellions in Yangzhou, and taxes must be raised to recruit soldiers to quell the rebellion.

This year, the people of Hanzhong must have a hard time.

The four counties of Xingyuan Prefecture have planted corn and sweet potatoes, and most of the three counties of Yangzhou have also been popularized, and it is estimated that it has been spread to Jinzhou, and it can be recovered quickly as long as the people are treated well.

The top priority is to go to Yangzhou to find Huang Qianshan and place the fleeing rebels in the base camp.

Further downstream of Daming Village, until the place where the father and son crossed, there are no people along the river and river, and it is completely possible to arrange the chaotic people to farm.

(End of chapter)