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Chapter 669 Don't be in a hurry

The Yellow River was raging, and the boat staggered towards the north bank.

Gradually, you can already see the Mongol and Han troops stationed near the North Bank ferry lined up.

Seeing this situation, Yuan Cong couldn't help but turned to the soldiers on board, and asked, "Dare to ask, since you want to send the students back to Shanxi, why don't you go ashore from the countryside?"

"This is the Yellow River, how can it be easily docked?"

Yuan Congzheng said: "When you brought the students here, you walked along the embankment..."

"Ah? Oh, there are also enemy guards there, don't we want to try to take the ferry?"

Arrows from the other side had been shot, splashing water in front of the boat.

The soldiers quickly took up their shields and shouted: "Don't shoot arrows! Your grandfather is the official army of the Song Dynasty!"

The arrows were denser, and the Mongol and Han troops on the other side cursed.

"I shot you Song Kou!"

"Dog captive! Listen to grandpa telling you. Grandpa has captured a scholar from Shanxi. Yuan Congzheng of Nine Peaks Academy refused to vote for Song. Send him back now!"

"Shoot the arrows! Shoot these Song Kou to death!"

"Jiufeng Academy, Yuan Congzheng, he wants to go back!"

"..."

"You can go to Shanxi to pick up Xiaodu, but you can't send me back." Yuan Congzheng muttered to himself, as if he was a little helpless, he pulled the soldier who was shouting, and said, "Turn around, I'm here for Li Shuai." The effect is."

"Hey, these dogs don't let you go back, sir, don't be angry, the commander will definitely use you again...Turn around!"

The ship headed south again.

Yuan Congzheng turned his head to look at the north shore, and let out a long sigh.

"Sir, please don't sigh. Next time we will think of a way. This is how we go to Shanxi, and it doesn't work every time."

"Forget it, I can't go back." Yuan Cong was looking to the southeast, then glanced at the Yellow River, and said, "The reason why I have scruples is that I am afraid that the commander-in-chief will not be able to sit firmly in the pass."

"Huh? The handsome man is steady."

"Let's talk about Tongguan, the danger of Tongguan is not only in Guancheng, but also in Jindouguan in the east..." Yuan Congzheng stopped here.

"Don't worry sir, the commander-in-chief has ordered the general to take Jin Douguan."

Yuan Congzheng said: "There is Hangu Pass to the east."

"Follow Menglu and take them together."

"Oh? I wonder which general is so heroic? He is also familiar with the terrain."

"Hey, there are a lot of heroes under the command of the commander-in-chief."

Yuan Congzheng smiled, sat down, picked up an arrow that fell on the side of the boat to play with, thought for a while, and finally handed it to the soldiers of the Song Army to put it away...

~~
Changan.

In the government office, Yang Guo and Wu Qian discussed several matters, and handed over a list.

"Wu Gong, let's take a look. This is the list of officials I selected, all of whom are left behind in Guanzhong..."

Wu Qian frowned slightly, carefully choosing his words, and said slowly: "I'm afraid it's not in line with the usual system. After the victory report is sent back to Lin'an, the imperial court should also appoint officials..."

Yang Guo smiled and said: "To go to Lin'an, the mountains and rivers are so far away. I am afraid that no officials will take up the post next year until the Central Committee agrees. How can we wait? But I don't know how the imperial court used to recover lost land, and what is the regular system?"

There was no sarcasm in the tone, but there was clearly a hint of sarcasm.

How did Song Ting recover a few lost ground?

Wu Qian straightened his sleeves, calmly waved away the smoke from the censer on the desk, and said: "According to the usual system, the local officials will be demoted to temporarily consulate, and the court will send officials to replace them."

"Having said that, before Lian Xixian withdrew, he had moved a large number of officials east of Chang'an to Henan and Shanxi, and there were not even official documents left."

"Not only officials, but also Confucian scholars were taken away. I've never seen such a petty attitude." Wu Qian said, "But this is not an easy task. It can only be done by someone with great prestige."

"Therefore, the regular system won't work." Yang Guo said: "The commander-in-chief has no choice but to use the system to set up the envoy's power and appoint officials expediently. After all, the safety of Guanzhong is the most important thing."

"According to what Mr. Yang said...if these many appointments continue, after a year or so, the court will no longer be able to make adjustments. I am afraid that Feiyu will have to be appointed as the third division of Fuyitong?"

Faced with Wu Qian's temptation, Yang Guo pretended to drink tea and turned a blind eye.

After the teacup was put down, Yang Guo said: "If Duke Wu has any government affairs arrangements, he only needs to order these people on the list. Call them to meet with Duke Wu in the afternoon?"

"Alright." Wu Qian nodded.

The envoys of the Sichuan government did have the right to recommend. For example, Yu Jie used the brothers Ran Jing and Ran Pu as the shogunate to build the Diaoyu City, and later recommended him as the magistrate of Hezhou to guard the Diaoyu City.

As for the moment, whether Li Xia was doing it for expediency or for other purposes, he had handed over the power of personnel appointment to Yang Guo instead of Wu Qian.

After all, he himself just feigned death to escape, acting as an aide to the government.

What should be said has been made clear, and Wu Qian has no right to talk about these things, saying: "Talk about those people who made trouble in the city yesterday, is it because of the Mongolian meeting?"

"This matter is a bit strange. We have not released any rumors that Mongolian banknotes will be abolished immediately."

"It's understandable for the common people to worry that the banknotes in their hands will become waste paper." Wu Qian pondered, "But with such a movement, there must be subtle operations."

"In the Huazhou military situation, Lian Xixian is dead. Seeing that there is nowhere to escape, he threw himself into the fire and died."

"Throwing fire?"

Yang Guo smiled and said, "The corpses have all been sent back. What's the difference between the real ones and the fake ones? That means they're dead."

"Yes, Wu Qian is also dead."

"Duke Wu must not say that."

Wu Qian sighed, and said slowly: "I find it strange that even Lian Xixian sent a secret agent to stir up disputes. For him, the distant water cannot save the nearby fire. Why waste the fine work?"

"That's right, when these secret agents are done, he will be executed for his crime. Presumably these secret agents also heard that he is dead, so they started to act without authorization, which is troublesome."

"Catching is endless, and we must come up with a set of governance strategies as soon as possible."

"Tianmu has not been resolved, but there is a coin issue... Does Mr. Wu have a good plan?"

Wu Qian said: "Don't be in a hurry, I'll talk about it after I get to know the Mongolian club first..."

~~
Tongguan.

Lin Zi is also busy these days. The Military Intelligence Department has to pass all kinds of information to Li Xia, and then distribute Li Xia's orders; The news of visiting the girl from the Zhang family on the north bank of the Yellow River...

In the evening, he was talking to the spies on the Guancheng, and saw that his subordinates brought Yuan Congzheng back. Although he was busy, he interrupted the conversation, stepped forward enthusiastically, and grabbed Yuan Congzheng's hands.

"Mr. Yuan is back? That's great! From now on, I will work under the commander's tent."

There was another bear hug while talking, and in a moment, Lin Zi had already touched Yuan Congzheng's sleeves, pouch and other hidden things very familiarly.

It’s just a normal process. Since entering the customs, all the northerners who have seen Li Xia, except for the Taoist nuns of Lianping Temple and the Luoning Zhang family, have not been searched by Lin Zi. At this time, this is the most polite way .

"Okay, Mr. Yuan, please go see the commander in chief... you two, go and get some tea for Mr. Yuan, and wait outside the door for orders."

After Lin Zi made the arrangements smoothly, he sent Yuan Congzheng to see Li Xia, but the horses galloped over there, but there was another news from Chang'an.

He stroked his forehead, and when someone came forward, he only heard a report.

"Commander, there is another disturbance in Chang'an. Someone spread the rumor that we are going to abolish the Mongol Chu currency, and people gathered to loot the shops. Liu Yuanzhen suppressed it, but now Chang'an shops dare not open their doors..."

"Understood, catch the mouse as soon as possible."

"..."

Lin Zi took the information, sorted it out himself, and sent it to Li Xia.

I saw Li Xia and Yuan Cong sitting there facing each other for a long time, and there were many documents and account books on the case.

Yuan Congzheng already has a subordinate attitude.

That is, it has progressed to the point where it begins to share complicated affairs...

Lin Zi cupped his hands, whispered in Li Xia's ear about Chang'an, and then handed over the information.

"It doesn't matter, the root of espionage is the peace of mind of the people, just keep watching."

"Yes……"

Lin Zi backed out again.

But this night, he passed by the city tower several times, and when he turned his head, he saw that the lights in the hall were still on, but Li Xia and Yuan Congzheng asked each other until late at night...

Early the next morning, Yuan Congzheng brought several account books to Li Xia again.

"I have already calculated what the commander ordered last night. Among them, there is something wrong with the food and payment expenses along the way from Dasanguan ordnance to Tongguan. Actually, the water transportation from the Weihe River can actually save about [-]% compared with the commander's estimate..."

Li Xia said: "I don't know the situation of the Weihe River, so I reserved more."

"There are still a few places that the students have marked out, which should save 980 stone grains."

"Let me see." Li Xia took the account book and asked casually, "Heyi is very familiar with Guanzhong? Even the river's carrying capacity is clear?"

Yuan Congzheng said: "Jiufeng Academy is at the ferry of the Yellow River. I often heard it from the merchants in the past."

"it is good."

Li Xia didn't expect him to do things so efficiently. After thinking about it, he dug out an official document and handed it over.

"The shogunate has also drawn up a regulation regarding the matter of farming in Guanzhong, let's have a look."

Yuan Congzheng took it, glanced at it, and saw that a few pages had been pulled out, and he could not see the signature. After looking at it carefully for a while, he couldn't help but wondered: "The commander-in-chief of the shogunate has such talents for governing the world?"

"The talent of the prime minister?"

"The talent of the prime minister." Yuan Congzheng said without hesitation, "Isn't this big item drafted by the general? But the details of the allocation and scheduling in this year... are sophisticated and thoughtful, and there is no one who can't do it after 30 years of officialdom." This level."

"Well, on the side of the Song court, a prime minister committed a serious crime. As a last resort, he feigned death to escape and work behind my scenes to show off his strengths."

Yuan Congzheng raised his head when he heard the words, glanced at the two guards behind Li Xia, smiled, and replied, "I see."

"Does Heyi have any other suggestions?"

"Don't dare to discuss suggestions in front of such great talents. Students, let's talk about the land in Guanzhong." Yuan Congzheng pondered, and said slowly: "Guanzhong is different from Jiangnan. There are large loess terraces, about two million mu. A more suitable farming method should be to plant wheat in winter and beans in summer, and the bean stalks can be used as fodder for horses. In addition, the students believe that it is not appropriate to reclassify all the pastures that the commander-in-chief snatched from the Mongolian people as fields. Draw out the deficiencies, raise cattle and sheep..."

Li Xia understands that it is nothing more than the combination of farming and animal husbandry, and he even has richer general theories.

However, governance is different. When it comes to refinement of what kind of soil and what crops to plant in which season; Livestock...

Such details require a full investigation of the local population, soil, water, and sunshine before they can be carried out.

After listening for a long time, Li Xia smiled and poured Yuan Congzheng a cup of tea.

"I haven't traveled all over Guanzhong, and I don't have an understanding of Guanzhong for three to five years. I'm afraid I can't make such a suggestion?"

"Students have also heard from the business traveler in the past. Talking about it on paper, how to do it specifically requires the commander to send officials who are familiar with farming to the states and counties."

"On paper?"

"Yes."

Li Xia asked again: "What do you think of Heyi regarding me clearing up Mongolian princes and nobles and taking back a large number of grasslands?"

"Happy."

"Really?"

Yuan Congzheng raised his head, hesitated for a moment, smiled loudly, and nodded heavily.

"Really, it's very satisfying."

Li Xia recruited a guard and said, "Bring some good wine and food to Mr. Yuan."

Yuan Cong was watching the guard go out, an imperceptible doubt flashed in his eyes, then he straightened up a little, lowered his head slightly, looked at the documents on the case and frowned in thought.

"I have expressed my sincerity, how about He Yi showing some talent?"

As Li Xia spoke, he handed out the information on Chang'an that Lin Zi handed over yesterday, and said, "I don't know what Heyi thinks about Mongolian banknotes?"

"Is this...someone making trouble?"

"It's a small matter. But it reminds me that coins are a big thing." Li Xia mused: "Dividing the land can only fix some people's hearts, but it's not enough. There are still a large number of rich peasants and small landlords in Guanzhong, especially those living in the city. It's all about coins."

Yuan Congzheng thought about it, and said slowly: "Mongolian banknotes began to circulate as early as when Kublai Khan managed Monan."

"Yes, there were Shi Tianze and Zhao Bi when they managed Henan. Later, Lian Xixian and Shang Ting managed Guanzhong, and Wang Dechen managed Lizhou. There was a large amount of material transshipment, and Mongolian banknotes have been in circulation for more than ten years."

"Thinking about it, if I were a commoner in Guanzhong, if I was asked to exchange the money in my hand for a member of the Song Dynasty... I would not agree."

"I won't change it." Li Xia said: "But we can't use Mongolian banknotes for a long time."

"Copper coins..."

"I don't." Li Xia said bluntly, "One is poor and the other is white."

Yuan Congzheng smiled, poured a cup of tea for Li Xia, and said, "Why does the commander-in-chief exchange copper coins for banknotes with the people?"

"Then whose copper coin will you take?"

"Students have heard... I heard that since the reign of Okuotai and Naimazhen, Mongolia has handed over taxation to Semu merchants, and now it is the same in various parts of Shanxi, and Semu merchants mostly collect taxes."

"Tax package? But the most prestigious Semu businessman in Guanzhong has escaped with Lian Xixian."

"If you can't escape, the students probably won't escape." Yuan Congzheng said: "The students still guess that if you investigate carefully, most of the merchants in Chang'an City are backed by Semu people."

"Are they willing to exchange money for me?"

"As long as the commander-in-chief promises to let them exchange the coins, they can pass freely, and they can make a lot of money by bringing the coins to the north." Yuan Congzheng said in a deep voice: "If there are those who don't want to, just kill the chickens to scare the monkeys. Worry about this not being possible.”

"In this way, we can deal with Mongolia again." Li Xia said: "But I don't know which merchants have Semu people as their backers? Can you force all merchants to pay copper coins to exchange money for me? Then there will be chaos in Guanzhong."

"Lamb Li." Yuan Congzheng said, "I don't know what kind of students are in Guanzhong...but in Shanxi, those who put lambs on the back must have the backing of Semu people."

Li Xia said: "It seems that Heyi really doesn't know that when Lian Xixian was in Guanzhong, he had already corrected the law of interest."

"Although the law is upright, I don't know if Lian Xixian got rid of those people?"

"Okay, now that I have won Tongguan, I just took out my hand to investigate this matter carefully, and use their heads to show my prestige."

"The commander-in-chief is more thoughtful."

Seeing that the food and drink hadn't been served yet, Li Xia turned her head and ordered the remaining guard, "Go and urge the food and drink."

Afterwards, he casually praised: "How can I be thoughtful? He Yi reminded me well."

Yuan Congzheng turned his head and replied: "Students are just talking about scholars, I am afraid that the important matter will be delayed."

"How can an empty-talking scholar have such insights?" Li Xia said jokingly, "I have also seen a few young people who can be called the smartest, but if they hadn't been immersed in officialdom for ten years, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to do it. Bar?"

"The commander-in-chief laughed, in fact..."

Yuan Congzheng wanted to say something, but someone outside the door already said something.

"Master."

While speaking, Lin Zi had already walked in.

"Among the captives captured from Mount Hua, someone is willing to confess. Will the commander interrogate him?"

Li Xia stood up and asked, "How about Heyi going with me?"

"student……"

"Oh, the food and wine are also here, so you can use them here first."

"Yes, then these official duties..."

"Don't worry." Li Xia said: "Don't worry, we still have a lot of time, and I will give you a lot of opportunities...to show off what you have learned."

"Thank you, handsome."

Yuan Congzheng stood up, saluted, and watched Li Xia go out.

After that, doubts appeared in his eyes.

"Don't worry?"

(End of this chapter)