Datang Nongwang

Chapter 644 The Two Girls Are Back

No matter Li Chongyuan reported to the Changzhou government office for mining stone materials, Li Chongyuan also sent people to report to the Jiangyin county government.

Although at the moment, there is no need to pay for mining stone.

But because Li Chongyuan was in someone else's place, in order to avoid some troubles, Li Chongyuan spent some money to buy peace.

Not many, the county government gave dozens of guan, and the state government also gave dozens of guan.

even.

Regarding Li Chongyuan's construction of a shipyard in Xisha, Li Chongyuan also wrote a letter to Chang'an.

Although Li Shimin hasn't responded to him yet, there is no problem thinking about it.

Tang Guoxin’s extra territory did not belong to the Suzhou government office, nor did it belong to the territory of Tang State. After all, everything is new, and whoever occupies it belongs to him.

If the imperial court really wanted to care about it, at least Li Chongyuan might have already obtained Li Shimin's permission, then the imperial court would have nothing to say.

When I was able to do eight things, I went to Jiangyin County.

And Li Chongyuan was still busy predicting his weather.

Two days later, Xingba came back.

As soon as I got back to Xingba on Xisha Island, I immediately found Li Chongyuan, "Mr. Xiaolang, guess who I saw?"

"Seeing how happy you are, the Jiangyin County Magistrate should be an old acquaintance." Li Chongyuan looked at Xing Ba's happy look, and he was also guessing in his heart who the Jiangyin County Magistrate was.

At least, from Xingba's appearance, it can be seen that the county magistrate of Jiangyin must belong to an acquaintance, otherwise, Xingba would not be happy.

Xingba replied with a smile again, "Your guess is correct, Mr. Mr. Mr. You may not know something, but that Jiangyin county magistrate is our old acquaintance, Master Niu Fanniu."

"Oh? Why did he come to Jiangyin? Isn't he the chief bookkeeper in Hu County? Why did he come to Jiangyin to be the county magistrate?" Li Chongyuan was curious and puzzled when he heard Xingba's words.

According to Li Chongyuan's records.

Hasn't Niu Fan been the master bookkeeper in Hu County?

Why did he suddenly go to Jiangyin to serve as the county magistrate?

No wonder they said they wanted Li Chongyuan to go to Jiangyin County for a while.

Come on.

Niu Fan and Li Chongyuan can be regarded as old acquaintances among old acquaintances. In any case, Li Chongyuan's family and his Niu Fan's family not only have the friendship of the previous generation, but the friendship between the two is also considered acceptable.

Furthermore, the two of them also worked in the same county government before, so they were old colleagues.

Xingba said: "Magistrate Niu said that he was transferred from Hu County a few months ago. It happened that Jiangyin County lacked a county magistrate, so he came to Jiangyin County to fill the vacancy."

"So, he, Niu Fan, has been promoted. Although Hu County is Ji County, Niu Fan is only a master. But now, this Jiangyin is Zhong County, and Niu Fan is jumping right now. It’s several steps up. No wonder, there are people above who are easy to handle. It seems that Niu Fan has asked his uncle for help because of the Jiangyin county magistrate.” After hearing Xingba’s words, Li Chongyuan immediately understood.

I haven't been in Hu County for two years, and even when I returned to Chang'an, I rarely inquired about these things.

It has been nearly two years since Niu Fan came to Hu County as the chief bookkeeper.

Promotion every two years is extremely simple for those with backing.

Just like Li Chongyuan's cousin Li Zhao, who used to be the county magistrate in Hu County.

Although because of Li Chongyuan, Li Zhao was dismissed from office.

But Li Zhao is also a member of the Li clan, and within a few months, he went to the Ministry of Industry as Yuanwailang. From a county magistrate of Ji County to Yuanwailang of the Ministry of Industry, this can be regarded as a promotion.

For example, put it on some people who have no background.

Don't talk about being the county magistrate of Ji County, even if it is the magistrate of Shang County, it may not be their turn.

Within the imperial court, it can be said that it is not uncommon to compete for the number of officials.

As long as there is a vacancy or a county magistrate, they will basically have to fight for it in the court, and maybe a deal will be made.

At present, there is a lack of officials in the Tang Dynasty, and the shortage is not only a little bit.

As far as the selection and appointment of Tang officials is concerned, there are basically a few ways to go.

One is to become an official through the imperial examination, the second is to be an official after being sprouted, the third is to be recommended to be an official, the fourth is to be an official from the aides, the fifth is to be an official through meritorious service, the sixth is to be an official by donating gifts, and the seventh is the most difficult thing, which is to be appreciated by the emperor.

There are very few officials selected for imperial examinations.

And those who made meritorious service, presented gifts, or became officials after being appreciated by the emperor were even rarer.

As for the staff who became officials, there were indeed quite a few before the founding of the Tang Dynasty, or in the early days.

But the Tang State has been established for 20 years, so there are fewer and fewer staff members who have become officials.

and so.

At present, besides Mengyin becoming an official, there are two normal ways for people to recommend one to become an official.

As for Niu Fan, there is an uncle Niu Jinda who is capable and accomplished in battle. Otherwise, Niu Fan would not have been promoted to the county magistrate of Jiangyin so quickly.

And just some time ago.

The Tubo Kingdom led troops to attack Songzhou, but was defeated by Niu Jinda's troops.

and so.

Niu Fan has such an uncle, and if he wants to find a county magistrate for Niu Fan, it can be said that he can easily get it, and it doesn't take much effort at all.

at this time.

After listening to Li Chongyuan's words, Xing Ba also sighed and said: "Little Lang, someone like Niu Fan can be a county magistrate, so the scholar Yao Kong can also be a county magistrate in the future? Yao Kong is following Xiao Lang. Jun, you have studied for so many years, if you can't be an official in the future, it would be a pity."

Li Chongyuan took a long breath.

What Xingba said, Li Chongyuan also understood, this is Xingba and they want Yao Kong to be an official in the future.

After all, Yao Kong has followed Li Chongyuan for more than three years.

After more than three years, no matter whether Li Chongyuan is in Hu County or Yangzhou, all government affairs are basically handled by Yao Kong.

He used to be Li Chongyuan's guard, but now he is acting as an official for Li Chongyuan.

If Li Chongyuan didn't find a good official position for Yao Kong in the future, then he would really feel sorry for him, Yao Kong, maybe they would have opinions at Xingba by then.

"In another two years. When my fleet is formed, I will help Yao Kong find an official. Even if he goes to a certain place to be a county captain, he can be promoted slowly." Li Chongyuan doesn't want to let go yet. Yao Kong left.

As Li Chongyuan's guard, as long as Li Chongyuan is willing, he can turn Yao Kong into an aide at any time.

As long as his status is changed, Yao Kong can become an official with the recommendation of Li Chongyuan.

Moreover.

Li Chongyuan was originally to train Yao Kong.

Yao Kong has been educated, and his ancestors were also officials, so he has a good character.

These conditions have all been met, and there is basically no problem for Yao Kong to become an official.

Xingba received Li Chongyuan's words and didn't say anything, but his heart was warm.

Although Xingba and the others are literate, they still have a long way to go before they are qualified to be officials. Although Xingba also wants to find an official, even a military position is fine.

But Li Chongyuan is considered to be a civil servant now, Xingba really wants to beg Li Chongyuan, but it is not easy for him to say this.

Moreover, he also knew how much he had.

Moreover, he knew that Li Chongyuan was already the king of the county at this time. No matter what the future holds, whether he is good or someone else, his current status and identity have also risen with Li Chongyuan's promotion to the title of king of the county. up.

Xingba also stopped talking about Yao Kong, "Xiao Langjun, after I met the Niu county magistrate yesterday, he asked me to tell Xiao Langjun that if you are free, you must go to Jiangyin to sit."

"I'm afraid it won't work recently, let's wait a month or two." Now that Li Chongyuan knew that the magistrate of Jiangyin County was Niu Fan, he felt more relieved.

Li Chongyuan really didn't have time to go to Jiangyin.

The Xisha Island is being strengthened, and the shipyard will also start construction after the Xisha Island is strengthened.

Here, Li Chongyuan is inseparable. Even if what Li Chongyuan does every day is to predict the weather, this is a technical task.

Find someone?

Forget it, even if Li Chongyuan wanted to find someone, he couldn't find such a talent.

Furthermore.

In addition to predicting the weather, Li Chongyuan secretly charted the conditions of water patterns and ocean currents.

For these, Li Chongyuan exhausted his brains, just to make plans for the future.

Once the fleet is formed, Li Chongyuan will order the fleet to go to the other side of the ocean. At that time, if there is no specific situation of water patterns and ocean currents, the ship may collapse.

As for whether these water patterns drawn by Li Chongyuan are useful or not, at least, Li Chongyuan is thinking of a way.

October.

The weather is starting to cool down.

When it entered October, Li Chongyuan finally waited for Li Shimin's reply.

Li Shimin's letter to Li Chongyuan was forwarded by his elder brother.

At the same time, there are books from home.

In Li Shimin's letter, he didn't say anything. He just asked Li Chongyuan to report the size and situation of Xisha Island to him. At the same time, he also asked Li Chongyuan to prepare the title deed of Xisha Island and report directly to the Suzhou Yamen.

for these.

Li Chongyuan was already ready.

And family books.

After seeing it, Li Chongyuan felt helpless.

In the letter, the old lady kept saying that Li Chongyuan went to Suzhou to build a shipyard or something without discussing it with his family.

He also said that Li Chongyuan was not doing his job properly, he didn't want to be his governor in Yangzhou, and he was thinking about going to the other side of the ocean to find those illusory things.

Simultaneously.

There were also two things in the letter that aroused Li Chongyuan's heart.

One is Li Yuan in Lizhuang, whose health has been deteriorating recently.

This matter immediately gave Li Chongyuan the urge to go back to Chang'an.

But after the second incident, Li Chongyuan immediately dispelled his urge to return to Chang'an.

The second thing is about Sun Simiao.

According to the letter, Sun Simiao finally returned to Chang'an.

He also diagnosed Empress Changsun, and also diagnosed Li Yuan.

With Sun Simiao's return to Chang'an, Li Chongyuan felt a lot more at ease.

At least, with such a god-man present, Li Chongyuan didn't have to worry too much about Empress Changsun's body, nor did he need to worry too much about Li Yuan's body.

If Li Yuan fell, he, Li Chongyuan, would be on his knees.

Fortunately, Sun Simiao returned to Chang'an, and everything was fine.

And this moment.

Li Chongyuan, on the other hand, hoped that Zhu Ni would quickly show Sun Simiao the microscope he had made. At that time, Li Chongyuan was very sure that as long as Sun Simiao had a look at that thing, Sun Simiao would definitely drive from Chang'an not far away. It is impossible to come to Suzhou.

"Xiao Langjun, is the family okay?" Tang Li, who had been paying attention to Li Chongyuan, asked.

Li Chongyuan raised his head and smiled, "It's nothing serious, everything is fine."

at this time.

On the sea far away from Xisha Island, three paddle steamers are coming here.

Three paddle steamers, one big and two small.

When the three paddle steamers appeared in the field of vision of the craftsmen, everyone stopped their work and looked towards the sea in the southeast direction.

After Xingba saw three paddle steamers appearing on the sea, he hurried to the wooden house where Li Chongyuan was.

"Xiao Langjun, Xiao Langjun, there are three paddle steamers on the sea, it seems that they are back." Xing Ba rushed to Li Chongyuan's wooden house, and shouted eagerly.

Li Chongyuan was still talking about Chang'an with Tang Li, but unexpectedly, Xing Ba's words interrupted the two of them, "What did you say? You mean Aunt Juan and the others are back!"

After Li Chongyuan asked this question, he hurried out of the cabin.

On the sea twenty or thirty miles away from Xisha Island, three paddle steamers are coming here.

One big and two small, walking on the sea, it feels like two small bugs.

"Where did they go? How did they come back from this direction?" Li Chongyuan looked at the three ships in the southeast of the sea, wondering where Chen Juan and the others went when they brought their paddle steamer to the sea.

To the southeast, that is the East China Sea.

Three paddle steamers, one large, two small, headed for the East China Sea, and they were not afraid of being blown away by the typhoon.

Fortunately, there was no typhoon during this period, otherwise, Li Chongyuan would regret it to death.

Just try it out.

But this trial voyage has been tried for several months.

Even returning from the direction of the East China Sea, Li Chongyuan didn't know how they found the direction and sailed on the sea.

but.

After Li Chongyuan thought of the "Sinan" that appeared in the Warring States Period, he understood.

Although Si Nan is not very accurate in pointing, it can point out the eight directions of east, south, northwest, and northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.

And after Chen Juan and the others went to sea, it took several months to come back. Maybe they used something like Si Nan to return to the mainland.

of course.

This is only Li Chongyuan's guess, but Li Chongyuan doesn't know the specific situation.

Three paddle steamers.

Chen Juan stood at the bow of the B-type paddle steamer, looking into the distance, very curious, "Huan'er, I remember that when we went to sea, there were only two small sandy islands, why are there so many people there now? They What are you doing? Are you digging for treasures?"

"Second Miss, I don't know about it, but it seems possible. How about we go and rob them and then go back to Xixiang." When Chen Huan heard that there was a baby, he immediately became malicious.

Chen Juan smiled, "Isn't it fun enough to rob at sea? This is the territory of the Tang Dynasty. As long as we rob them, within a few days, someone will know that we did it."

Chen Huan stuck out his tongue and smiled awkwardly.

(End of this chapter)