"Big brother, if you want to keep the position of the Mao family's chief soldier, you have to make the court feel that you, the chief soldier, are a thoughtful and capable of doing things!"

Mao Bao was curious when he heard this: "What do you say?" ”

Xu He smiled: "If you want me to see, the canal is thousands of miles, there are problems everywhere, and some problems cannot be touched now, because it involves the interests of many people. ”

"But yes, you can speak up!"

Mao Bao said happily: "For example? ”

"For example, the imperial court transports grain and grass from south to north, and travels back and forth for a year, so why can't the official army be transported three times a year, two to Beijing and one to Tongzhou?"

The transportation of Dawei is scattered, and in addition to freezing on the river throughout the year, it is almost either on the way to transport or on the way back.

The officers and soldiers have no rest all year round, and they work hard all year round, and their food and salaries are still pitiful.

What Xu He means is that instead of this, it is better to organize three centralized transportation in summer and autumn.

One is the summer harvest, the second is the autumn harvest, and the third is the supplement.

Moreover, there are more than 80 miles of land from Tongzhou to Jingshi.

The third transfer simply unloaded the grain in Tongzhou, and then walked the land transfer with the summer grain in the next year, so that it could not only avoid the cold northern winter, save a lot of firewood loss, but also accumulate the strength of the Cao army, and reduce the pain of traveling!

This matter is very big, and a hairy boy has just taken office, and he is a little uncertain.

He called Uncle Liu, the think tank left to him by his father, to discuss it.

Who knew that Uncle Liu nodded again and again after listening: "This method is very good, but you have to build more grain ships, it seems to be a lot of money at first, but in the long run, it is a hundred benefits and no disadvantages, and good governance!" ”

After speaking, he looked at Xu He's gaze with a look of approval.

Originally, he thought that his little marquis was settling with this student, which was just nonsense.

But now it seems that the other party does have something in his stomach.

Xu He said: "The Grand Canal is close to the sea, and looking at today, the rebellion of the Japanese is intensifying. Although our Japanese raids here are not as frequent as those in Zhejiang and Fujian, there are still them! ”

Uncle Liu nodded, worried: "That's right, the old marquis personally escorted the grain to Liaodong, and when he came back, he met the Japanese in Shamen, these Japanese people were so bold that they dared to attack the boat, and later the old marquis pursued the Japanese to the territory of North Korea, burned their boats, and the Japanese were killed and drowned!" ”

Xu He nodded: "One of the duties of our Cao army is to appease the army and the people, and to arrest robbers. The 12 general Cao army under the eldest brother can't just transport grain! ”

Mao Bao is a young man in the end, and when he heard this, his blood boiled and he said: "Great, I just want these thieves to try whether my sword is sharp!" ”

Speaking of this, Xu He concluded: "Big brother, I have just said this, I have summarized it, one is to supervise the transportation of grain and dredge the canal; the second is to cultivate the government and eliminate the evils; The third is to appease the military and the people, catch and arrest thieves! ”

These three points are what Cao Jun should have done, but after a long time, the big guys have forgotten their duties!

"But now that the civil officials are pressing, we must not only pick up our own work, but also make bright spots, so that the court can see our achievements! In this way, the status of the eldest brother can be guaranteed! ”

Mao Bao said excitedly: "Brother, don't go to the imperial examination, do you want to do it with me?" I'll keep you from being able to become a deputy commander at the age of thirty! ”

Xu He: "......"

Uncle Liu smiled and said nothing about Xu He, knowing that he was not here, so he smiled and persuaded Mao Yuan: "A talent like Xu Gongzi has been wronged in Caoying!" There aren't many small three yuan in the world! ”

Only then did Mao Yuan realize that the other party was actually a scholar, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Brother, if the scholars are like you, then I will be close to the reader!" ”

Xu He laughed and said, "Big brother, what I said just now was Yangmou!" ”

Uncle Liu raised his eyebrows, and unconsciously lowered his voice and said, "Young Master Xu still has a clever plan!" ”

You see, a foreign surname can be trusted by two generations of Caoyun general soldiers, and this speaking skill can make people learn for half a lifetime.

Conspiracy is not called conspiracy, it is called ingenuity, it is so nice to speak!

Xu He nodded and said, "According to the ancestral system, does anyone stipulate that the general soldiers of Caoyun must be the Mao family?" ”

Mao Yuan was stunned when he heard this, and after thinking for a long time, he shook his head: "My family depends on the trust of the Son of Heaven, and the regulations of the imperial court do not say that it must be someone from the Marquis Mansion of Ningguo to serve as the chief soldier of Caoyun." ”

Uncle Liu interjected at this time: "According to the regulations, there are three sources for the selection of the Caoyun general army, one is the co-governor or the governor of the five armies, and the other is the local military attaché, who is the garrison, the co-ordinated garrison, the chief and deputy chief military officer, the general, the commander of the commander, and the commander of the envoy, and the third is the commander and the battalion officer of the 12th regiment of the Beijing camp are also qualified to serve!" ”

Mao Bao was taken aback: "So many people can do my position?" ”

Uncle Liu nodded solemnly.

Xu He said: "At this stage, the eldest brother can still withstand the pressure of the civilian officials, in case one day he can't bear it, you will go to the fold at that time, and ask the governors of the five armies and the twelve regiments and battalions to take turns to serve as the chief soldier of Caoyun!" ”

Mao Bao suddenly became anxious when he heard this: "But ......"

Uncle Liu slapped his thigh at this time and said, "Good idea!" Instead of eating alone, it is better to pull the nobles to eat alone! ”

Xu He admired this Uncle Liu a little, he nodded and said, "Big brother, can your family withstand the civil officials taking turns to participate in the impeachment?" It's obviously impossible, instead of losing your position to the liuguan, it's better to pull your noble circle and carry the pressure together. ”

Mao Bao didn't speak, his expression changed constantly, and finally nodded and said, "Brother, although I am not happy in my heart, I have to admit that you have a point!" ”

Moreover, Xu He will be an official in the imperial examination in the future, he is naturally a member of the civil official group, and Mao Yuan is very grateful to be able to say this kind of thing of putting himself in his shoes.

In fact, Xu He and Uncle Xu Song's views are different.

Xu Song felt that the nobles were the cancer of the country, and it was bound to be eliminated soon.

But Xu He knows that in a country, if only civil officials are in charge, and only civil officials speak in the imperial court, it is actually a very terrifying thing.

That's why he came up with this idea for Mao Bao.

After talking about the big way to deal with it, Xu He then said some methods at the level of surgery.

"There are a lot of problems with the twelve battalions under the command of the Caoyun General Army, is it possible that his Caodu Yamen is all honest and self-disciplined moral saints?" Xu He reminded.

"Bullshit, the speed at which Liu Dingxiang makes money in the Imperial History of the Patrol is calculated in 10,000 taels!" Mao said angrily.

Xu He nodded: "This kind of corrupt official, do you want him to continue to block the eldest brother in the Caodu Yamen?" Also, what is the head of Gong who is in charge of the flood, this time the flood broke the river embankment, causing the boats to be unable to be shipped to block the river, and the imperial court spent so much money every year to let him repair the embankment, but the dam broke for two consecutive years, isn't there a cat in it? ”

Mao Yuan nodded thoughtfully and said, "Brother, what do you mean?" ”

"Make a fuss about this, and make a big move. Let the world know that civil servants are not all good things! Remember, don't speak out yourself, make some money, turn a few corners, and let the civil officials impeach the civil officials! Xu He instructed.

Mao Hao and Uncle Liu looked at Xu He in a daze, this kid, fortunately, he is his own person, otherwise he really can't stand it!