Cultivation of chastity

Chapter 46

As the half of June passed, but there was still no rain falling in Guanzhong, Li Shimin sent his eldest grandson Wuji to pray for rain. If the drought continued, he might have to send Fang Xuanling, which is really annoying!
To be honest, the sky was cloudless and cloudless, which is the best weather alone.

But if this kind of weather lasts for more than two months, it will become a disaster. At least in many areas, the land cannot be planted.

To be honest, the weather itself didn't bother Li Shimin, but after the drought, it became a plague of locusts, and after the plague of locusts, another drought came. The continuous disasters gave Li Shimin no chance to catch his breath.

Even though Li Shimin's heart is quite strong, he can't help but wonder occasionally whether he is really a person abandoned by heaven.

Otherwise, why have such troublesome natural disasters happened every year after he ascended the throne!
But thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of Li Tai who was absorbing a large number of refugees and resettled properly in Gaoling.

Li Shimin still feels comforted when he thinks of Li Tai's talent shown in politics.

Although God doesn't want to see him as the emperor, God gave himself a very capable son after all.

At this moment, the Gaoling area where Qingque is located has become a real population magnet in Guanzhong. All the refugees who come to Chang'an City will basically be sucked by the population black hole of Gaoling, and these refugees seem to never come out again.

But the most important thing is that although refugees continue to enter Gaoling, the order of Gaoling has not been disrupted.

On the contrary, these refugees integrated into the new city of Gaoling at an incredible speed and became a member of it.

At this moment, the refugees are working hard, as if this city belongs to these refugees. Anyone who passes through Gaoling sees the enthusiasm of these people, and I am afraid that they will be somewhat dull, because they are working too hard. .

To be honest, Li Shimin couldn't understand Li Tai's operations, and many officials in Chang'an City didn't understand how Li Tai used a high tomb to absorb so many refugees, turning them into ordinary people, and then worked hard here.

After all, even if it is to divide the fields, there are not so many acres of fields!

This made many idle members of the court directly ask for leave and go to Gaoling for a visit, which is regarded as a day of tourism.

I don't know how advanced my studies are, as long as I use them in disasters, I might be able to be an official.

Just when Li Shimin was slightly distracted, Du Ruhui walked in with a row of official documents, and said to Li Shimin,

"Sage, these memorials have been preliminarily commented and suggested by the ministers, and I invite the sage to review them!"

"I remember that I read the dispatch list of officials from the Ministry of Officials yesterday, where did you get so many memorials!" Li Shimin looked at Du Ruhui for a moment, "And you are on duty today, where is Xuan Ling? "

Datang officials have vacations. Of course, if you are a workaholic, you can continue to work.

But this kind of person is quite enviable for being an official. After all, what anyone hates the most in the professional field is those introverted things.

In an environment where you can fish freely, after these catfish come in, you can no longer be a happy salted fish.

The most important thing for Fang Xuanling to be able to sit firmly as a minister is to work and rest, and there is absolutely nothing to talk about.

In contrast, Du Ruhui is a workaholic, and he is struggling even though it should be the day of rest.

This naturally drives the subordinates under him to work hard, but at the same time, such a guy can only be said to be average in his colleagues.

"The eldest grandson Pushe prayed for the sage's rain, and I am not familiar with the position of the right servant She, acting as Shangshu for the time being, so I dare not slack off, so I asked to exchange with Wei Guogong." Du Ruhui said to Li Shimin truthfully.

"So that's it!" Li Shimin nodded, and upon hearing Du Ruhui's words, he asked his attendants to take the document from Du Ruhui's hand.

Suddenly thought of something, Li Shimin said, "No, Fang Xuanling has always been upright in his work, and it's not something you can change whenever you want!"

"Maybe it's because Wei Guogong is so quiet that he wants to go out of Chang'an City for a walk!" Du Ru said with a dark smile.

"Tsk!" Hearing this, Li Shimin was stunned, but as if thinking of something, he glanced in the direction of Gao Ling and shook his head.

Therefore, not only these officials who wanted to steal their teachers, but at the moment Minister of Civil Affairs Dai Zhou and Wei Guogong Fang Xuanling also rode together and brought two teams of servants to Gaoling County.

Because they didn't understand why Li Tai was able to appease the refugees easily, and Gaoling County developed at an unimaginable speed with each passing day.

At this moment, Fang Xuanling and Dai Zhou were looking at Gaoling, and there was already a wooden wall blocking Gaoling County.

So this time in Gaoling County, after all, there is a city gate, and it is no longer an area where you can travel freely.

There are two city gates, and one gate can be freely entered and exited without any restrictions.

But if there are people in ragged clothes, especially those who have not passed the public inspection after being questioned, then go to the gate of the next door to line up according to their status as refugees.

After re-registering and making the register, they will get a new identity, and they can be regarded as people from Chang'an.

To be honest, because there was no city wall in the past, Li Tai didn't let anyone go for public inspection at all.

Because this is not yet a city, only those cities that have been built into walls are qualified to test it.

It doesn't have a city wall, so it's not a formal county seat.

But with the city wall, it will be different, and then I must abide by the laws and regulations of the Tang Dynasty.

It's still the same sentence, relying on myself as a prince, it's fine to play cha sideball in a harmless place.

But if you want to occupy your status as a prince and think that you can ignore all laws and regulations, then you are too naive.

This excessive demand will eventually pay the price for his reckless actions one day like a torrent that has been accumulated for a long time.

To be honest, Fang Xuanling and Dai Zhou really wanted to see how those refugees were dealt with.

But after entering the city gate, they found that although the two city gates opened in the same direction, after the refugee's city gate entered, they were directly separated by wooden fences...

Quarantined!
The refugees who walked around the city wall did not directly enter the city of Gaoling, but needed other arrangements.

Fang Xuanling and Dai Zhou looked at each other and stopped at the gate of the city. They didn't come to see Gaoling County.

Instead, he wanted to see how Li Tai would deal with these refugees, but in the end, he parted ways with them just one door away.

What the hell is this!

However, the guards at the gate of the city were also quite discerning. Seeing the two old men on horseback stop at the gate, surrounded by some servants, they reckoned that the other party should be an official.

He hurried up and said, "Excuse me, the person who came here is a nobleman from Chang'an, and he came here to see how Gao Ling properly resettled those refugees."

"You guard has good eyesight!" Dai Zhou first praised the guard's words, and then said, "Please tell the guard."

"This is already a common thing. Scholars from Chang'an often come to ask." The guard said naturally,
"Please also go to another gate, and tell the gatekeeper directly that you want to visit the process.

When the time comes, pay consistently, and you will be allowed to visit all the way by yourself, and someone will guide you to the next place when you arrive at the place.

Pay Wuguan will have introductions for students from agricultural colleges. If you have any questions, you can ask them to understand the process of transforming refugees.

If you pay ten guan, you will be given a whistle. If you are tired from walking, as long as you blow the whistle at some pass, there will be a carriage to pick you up. At the same time, when you go to some distant places, the carriage will also be used. Or bullock carts. "

"Can't our followers and horses go in?" Dai Zhou frowned when he heard the guard's words.

"That's not true, but if you bring in livestock and people, you will have to pay extra for each horse and animal according to the quantity.

If the nobles don't think it's expensive, it doesn't matter how many people you bring in. "The guard continued to explain.

"This king of Yue is indeed unique in his ability to make money, he can find ways to make money anywhere!" Dai Zhou sighed.

"However, for officials who are determined to be officials, if they can see how to deal with the victims, then the usual money will be well spent.

Moreover, wanting disaster relief itself is a waste of money, and if we can scrape a little oil from us officials, for these common people, just one more family has no worries about food and clothing! "

Fang Xuanling looked at the scene in front of him very openly, and somewhat comforted Dai Zhou.

"Okay, okay, you are the only one who will think for others!" Dai Zhou pulled Fang Xuanling and said, "Then go to another door!"

Soon, Fang Xuanling and Dai Zhou led the people to another city gate.

Approaching the back room, Xuanling and others discovered that there was only one passage enough for several carriages to move forward continuously, and there were people stationed every ten steps on the side of the passage.

At the same time, it was separated with wooden walls, and an additional corridor was built, and now there are still scholars coming and going in this corridor.

It's just that compared to the numbness and bewilderment of the victims, many scholars are laughing and cursing at the moment, and some even point at these victims, as if they have never seen such a scene. I have gained knowledge.

A corridor that wasn't exactly spacious, but it was separated into two worlds, it was extremely painful for Fang Xuanling and Dai Zhou to see it.

Dai Zhou was about to pat the horse forward, but was held back by Fang Xuanling.

Fang Xuanling shook his head at Dai Zhou, because Fang Xuanling knew that scholars and refugees were two completely different creatures.

Fang Xuanling said to the guard, "Guardian Lang, each of us brought ten servants to enter, and hired a student to explain the connotation to us. The other two are old. We need an ox cart to drive. This It's low capital, please accept it!"

Fang Xuanling took out a few gold leaves and handed them to the city gate guards.

To be honest, Fang Xuanling didn't spend much money. If he hadn't decided to go to Gaoling today, he wouldn't have brought the gold leaf. After all, Gaoling is a place where money is so fast!

The guard hurriedly took it carefully, and then handed out a blank paper with the seal of the Agricultural University and two whistles to them all.

As a gatekeeper in Gaoling County, he naturally has the eyesight. Anyone who can use gold leaves these days is either rich or expensive!
The guard bent his waist carefully and said, "Let me tell you, this whistle blows at the designated location, and you will be invited to hire two empty ox carts or carriages. In addition, there are already drivers on the ox cart or carriage, and they will send you to the designated location.

In addition, this test should be handled carefully, and a seal will be stamped every time it passes by.

After the whole process is over, with this note and six seals, I, Gaoling, will send you a copy of the latest "Friends of Farmland Talents First Edition" compiled by the Agricultural University.

This is a summary of the farming knowledge of agricultural colleges over the past year. "

Dai Zhou and Du Ruhui looked at each other, but they were somewhat surprised.

They didn't know whether it should be said that Li Tai was too pragmatic, or that he understood the mind of scholars too well.

I believe that scholars would not be happy to receive a consistent amount of money, but now as long as this road is full, there will be books to give away. No matter what kind of books, as long as the books themselves have a strong attraction to scholars.

After all, this book is unique, but in this generation where knowledge is monopolized by aristocratic families, how cheap it is to buy a book for consistent!
"I have met two noble people. I am Chen Kai, a student of the Agricultural College, and my student number is [-]. I have the honor to be a tour guide to explain the problems that the two noble people encountered on the road and the problems related to the integration of homeless people into Gaoling. I don't know how to call them. Your Majesty."

Soon, Chen Kai, as the arranged tour guide, came in front of the two of them and spoke.

"You call me Old Wei, call him Old Dai!" Fang Xuanling said kindly, "Chen Lang, you take us both."

Chen Kai was not very polite, so he led Fang Xuanling and Dai Zhou deep inside.

Who are Fang Xuanling and Dai Zhou, if they want to trick Chen Kai, they will do it from the beginning to the end.

From what Chen Kai heard, these were two very wise old men, they were gentle and courteous to others, sharp and keen in asking questions, if they were not lazy, they would have been overwhelmed.

But Fang Xuanling and Dai Zhou have already figured out Chen Kai's background clearly, which is probably not at the level of Tongsheng.

The Four Books and Five Classics can only be said to be memorized, not even understood, but when it comes to farming, you can talk a little bit.

The most important thing is that they like to speak with data, which is fundamentally different from normal scholars who like to quote classics.

Although this subtle difference is not very obvious, Fang Xuanling can see through it almost at a glance.

Because Fang Xuanling had practiced for so many years, he gradually formed an instinct that the more he knew about the other party, the more he could imitate the other party's thinking.

It is precisely this kind of instinct that allowed Fang Xuanling to sit in the court of the Tang Dynasty for so long.

At the same time, it is also the reason why Fang Xuanling cut down the bureaucracy with 2000 people to 600 people without wind and waves in the early days of Zhenguan.

However, Fang Xuanling felt that this new way of thinking appeared now, which was very novel.

Although he is still very immature, he has an absolute confidence in mathematics, as if it is the only one that will not deceive himself.

"It's a pity that it's only been a year, and I can't see anything. If it lasts long enough, will it produce different results!"

Fang Xuanling couldn't help sighing, as the so-called peeking through the eyes, Li Tai may not be able to establish an agricultural school in a year, strictly speaking, but this short period of time can cultivate a unique way of thinking.

Fang Xuanling was a little curious about how these people would become the pillars of the Tang Dynasty in the end.

(End of this chapter)