end song

Chapter 855

The next day, Jiang Di woke up early, thinking of his drunken words last night, he couldn't help feeling annoyed that he was insane. Fortunately, even if he made a fool of himself, he would do so in front of his close friends, and he didn't feel ashamed to go outside.

She changed her official uniform and rushed to the Yamen.

Jiangfu is located in Banban Alley to the east of Chang'an Bell Tower. Not far to the east is Jiashiji Paomo, and further north is Jiahuji Zongzi Noodles. Qin Wangfu is just a few dozen steps in front of the noodle shop.

Because the Prince Qin's Mansion is too small, a large area of ​​houses around it has been bought as an official residence.

Occasionally, there are one or two families who are unwilling to sell the house, but it doesn't matter. For example, there is a family separated from the Newspaper Bureau and Dasinongsi. They have lived here for hundreds of years. Set up a stool in the door and tell the officials that his ancestors were officials in the Tang Dynasty.

Jiang Di is now in the Mokan Institute, working as a doctor for merit examination, and what he does is review and record the household registration and two taxes of various states and counties.

She is regarded as a high-ranking official. According to the official system of the Song Dynasty, the Mokan Institute is the third division, and the chief officer of the third division is only inferior to the prime minister, and is called "Jianxiang".

A woman has served as an official at this age... In fact, there have been many rebels in the past.

But if Li Xia can succeed, it will be great.

Now those who are officials under King Qin's rule can basically be regarded as Yuan Cong, and they are very familiar with each other. When they went to the government office, they were less solemn and more cordial.

"Master Jiang is here. I heard that your father is going to be transferred back to Chang'an to serve as the magistrate?"

"Really? I've never heard of it."

After saying hello all the way, before entering the Mokan Institute, I saw Yan Yunyun leading a junior official in his 50s over.

He said he was a petty official because he was wearing a green official uniform.

But she has an extraordinary demeanor, and her official authority is much greater than that of her father, Jiang Chun.

"Send an official under your command, Qin Jiushao, to be the director of the Mokan Academy." Yan Yunyun introduced him casually, "This is Jiang Di, a meritorious doctor, and you will work with her temporarily."

"Meet Jiang Langzhong."

When Qin Jiushao made a salute, Jiang Di felt a little troublesome. The transfer of a subordinate who was far superior to her in age, fame, and talent was actually the most troublesome thing in the officialdom.

She quickly responded: "I dare not take it on. I have heard of Duke Qin's name for a long time, and I will give you more advice in the future."

"Jiang Lang can call me 'Daogu'."

Qin Jiushao stroked his long beard, his eyes were obviously full of arrogance, but he couldn't help laughing, and said, "I must let it be driven."

Of course he was very unhappy and felt inferior.

Even if he is a little more humble, he can still call himself a "great talent through the ages". Being demoted in the Song court really offended too many people, and he can still accept it.

What is Li Xia?A rebel, and it was at the time of employment that he had to burn high incense to meet such a great talent, but he was sent to Chengdu to contribute to the construction.

After finally offering advice and suggestions, he was transferred to Li Xia's side, and accompanied him to patrol the place for half a month as a test, but only the smallest official was appointed.

But only by being humble and cautious can they be reused, otherwise it will be impossible to return to Chengdu and continue to contribute?Old people don't use their muscles and bones as energy.

……

The reason why Yan Yunyun personally sent Qin Jiushao to take up the post was because he liked his talent and wanted to transfer him back in the future.

It's just that Li Xia thinks that this person's temper still needs to be sharpened.

It was humiliating to be transferred to the subordinate of a young woman, so as to beat Qin Jiushao's arrogance.

On the other hand, in turn, it is also the cultivation of Jiang Di and the officials of the Mokan Academy.

After arranging this matter early in the morning, Yan Yunyun went to see Li Xia at Prince Qin's mansion.

Li Xia still gets up early to exercise every day, and then handles official business in the lobby. If the shogunate ministers have something to discuss, they can just go there.

If it is compared to Lin'an, he is a bit like a more casual and efficient Xiaochaohui.

Yan Yunyun and Guan De reported, and after a while they were led to court.

What is being discussed in the hall is not a secret, it is Xi Jihu who is proposing to use examinations to select talents.

"... In this way, the king can compete with Lin'an Hunjun for the hearts of scholars."

In fact, Li Xia still lacks a large number of officials now. Selecting talents can not only buy the hearts of the world, but also replace local officials with confidantes.

This was what Li Xia wanted to do, but the difficulty was how to implement it, so Xi Jihu was asked to draw up a detailed regulation.

The next thing to talk about is still the water conservancy in Guanzhong. Everyone has roughly estimated the budget needed, and finally Li Ye submitted an official document.

After Li Xia had seen it, Zhao Yan Yunyun stepped forward and asked, "Look, do we have the financial resources?"

"If the people in the seven counties are recruited for corvee service, they can barely make up for it within a year."

Of course corvée is not paid.

Although the construction of water conservancy will benefit the people in Guanzhong, Li Xia shook his head and said: "We have agreed with the people not to impose corvees, and we must not go back on our promises."

After finishing speaking, he turned to Li Ye and asked, "Mr. Jing Zhai thinks that we have reached the time when we can issue banknotes?"

Judging from the current experience of Li Xia's administration, he believes that it is better to issue banknotes and then hire labor than to directly collect corvee from the bottom farmers.

One is that the use of work as relief can attract and resettle more refugees; the other is that it can also promote the issuance of banknotes; sexual taxation.

The question is whether the timing is right now.

Without raising his head, Li Ye gave Li Xia a blank look, and sat there in deep thought.

"Let the old man think about it, draw up the details and then report to the king."

This is no small matter.

In comparison, it has to be said that Kublai Khan's handing over banknotes to the central government is very good. Just looking at the incomparably sufficient reserve silver, Li Xia is far from being able to compare with it right now.

"..."

A pile of affairs is being dealt with in this way, and the progress is not fast. What is going to be discussed here is a relatively large problem, which requires consultation, investigation, and preparation.

After everyone else retreated, Yan Yunyun stepped forward and handed over the list she had prepared, saying: "The money and goods for smuggling with Shanxi have been prepared."

"Leave it alone, I will arrange for someone to go..."

~~
In the evening of that day, a carriage bypassed the Chang'an Bell Tower, went west to the alley behind the Town God's Temple, and went straight into a deep house compound without a plaque.

The courtyard is heavily guarded.

"Those who go to the north now are not as adventurous as I was when I went north with King Qin. Now they are just sending some letters."

Lin Zi chatted casually, raised his hand, and asked Wang Xiao to get off the carriage.

Wang Luo had just landed on one foot, glanced at someone on the attic holding a crossbow towards him, shivered slightly, and said, "The envoy Lin is too modest, and everyone says that the military intelligence department is the most dangerous yamen."

"I don't know which ones are passed on by the hozen. It's hard to recruit good players these days."

"Huh? Envoy Lin is trying to perfunctory me?"

"No."

Lin Zi thought about it for a while, and after thinking about it, he still talked to Wang Hao, and said, "To be honest, it's not easy to send people to the north these days. I haven't even found out how Kublai Khan and Brother Ali are fighting."

"The other side is prepared." Wang Xiao grinned, smiled, and said casually and confidently: "This time, I will inquire for you."

"Thank you."

"They are all colleagues. If you say thank you or not, just send me some good hands."

"Not just about smuggling business?"

"Three things." Wang Luo followed the forest through a long corridor, and said casually, "One is to discuss smuggling matters with Prince Wang of Shanxi; the other is to send a family letter to the Zhang family in Baoding and help you inquire about intelligence in the north. The third is to separate Li Heng's father and brother, Li Weizhong and Li Jing."

"Are you still going to Yanjing?"

"what happened?"

"This is not a joke." Lin Zi frowned, feeling that Wang Xiao was too casual.

Every time he chooses people to go north, he always thinks of how he felt when he was thrown away as an outcast, so he is often very cautious and makes thorough preparations.

However, following the battle of Hancheng, the Mongolian army realized that there were too many Song troops in the army, and their defenses became more and more strict. This time, they had to let Wang Xiao lead the people there.

Seeing Wang Xiao's attitude, he felt a little uneasy.

"Do you know why the King of Qin sent me there?" Wang Luo said, "One is that I am familiar with the Central Plains, and I have old friends who help me, and the other is that I can take care of myself. Go if you can. If you can't, it's fine. This kind of thing is about playing by ear."

At the end, he smiled confidently, and said, "Don't worry, I know it."

Lin Zi glanced at Wang Xiao suspiciously, and after a little thought, led him into the school yard behind.

"They are all good players, and they have all been to Henan and Hebei, and they can speak a northern accent. Some of them even have old friends in the Central Plains...you choose."

Feeling the fierce murderous aura rushing towards his face, Wang Xiao nodded in satisfaction.

……

"Ma Yan, a native of Gaocheng, Hebei, was captured at Jindou Pass with Dong Wenyong. He is very skilled in martial arts...Ma Yan, tell him something."

"Jieren's mouth is really big."

Wang Hao waved his hand, indicating that Ma Yan needless to say, looked up and down, and said, "He is a good man. Can I trust you? Why are you willing to help us?"

"Ye love believe it or not."

"Okay, okay. Zhao Yan is a generous and tragic man, you are a straightforward man."

Wang Hao looked at another young man again, and said, "You can tell that this tiger's mouth is full of calluses, and you know it's a master. What's your name?"

"Yu Dechen."

"Is there an old story in the north?"

"Yes, Master Chengming, who teaches at Changchun Palace in Yanjing, and Daoist Master Chicheng Chongzhen, Guandongming are my uncles, and the Taoist spy bestowed on me by Mongolia is still with me."

Wang Luo asked again: "Why do you work for the Military Intelligence Department? How do I know that you didn't pretend to follow me northward just to join them?"

"My friends are all doing things for the King of Qin, and I'm also idle when I'm idle."

"so what?"

"So I didn't think about going to Mongolia."

Wang Xiao nodded and walked away.

He said to Lin Zi in private: "Your subordinates are so stupid, no wonder they can't find any information..."

~~
Two days later, Li Xia personally sent Wang Xiao to the north.

Now that he has gained momentum, he does not need to rely on a lot of espionage work to make up for the gap in strength as in the past.

On the contrary, he wants to reduce the use of some assassination methods to reduce the impact of disgraceful methods on his prestige.

This meaning was also revealed in Li Xia's explanation to Wang Luo.

"You don't have to take too much risk in going north this time. Our purpose is to understand the information on the grassland and see how the princes react to my self-reliance. Some people believe that I killed Yang Dayuan, but some will not believe it. We are secretly spying on the situation and giving them a chance Our chances of dealing, part of the smuggling is for that."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I know what to do. Take advantage of Kublai Khan's retreat and the opportunity of the King to stand on his own, and win over a group of people from the North."

"That's right. Hao Tianyi from Taiyuan has been back for a while. Say hello to him for me."

After hearing this, Wang Luo grinned, as if he wanted to swallow Hao Tianyi in one gulp.

……

After the war at the beginning of this year ended, Li Xia began to compete with Kublai Khan for the hearts of the North.

The fight in Yan'an was evenly matched, but the competition did not stop. Li Xia's claim to the king was to add a bargaining chip, and then continue the competition.

In the past, he was sent to the north, but now he is sent to the north.

(End of this chapter)