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Chapter 563: Is Zhang Dun the next Wang Anshi?

Yulin Lane, Lu Gong's ancestral home.

The sound of silk and bamboo wind instruments began to play, and the singing girls danced gracefully.

Lu Gongzhu and Han Jiang were sitting together, looking at Han Yu and Lu Haowen who were biting their ears and whispering in the hall.

Both prime ministers smiled happily.

"Yan Yuan Xian Gong said in his poem: The family will live together for a thousand years, and I am full of Qiong. With green temples and beautiful face, Taoist attire, he looks like a boy!" Han Jiang sighed with emotion: "Seeing Yu'er and Haowen's grandnephew, I remembered All the things I did here with Uncle Hui back then..."

"In the past, Uncle Hui and I were at the same age, and on such a good night, under this bright moon, the young men sat together, holding hands and rejoicing together..."

When Mr. Lu heard this, he also sighed with emotion, feeling very nostalgic.

In the past year, Kunzhong, the third brother of the Han family, and the three brothers of the Lu family all met in this ancestral home on Yulin Lane.

Among the children of the two families, he, Mr. Lu, was the youngest and received the most attention from his brothers.

Title, food, and treatment.

So as not to make young people look disgusted and bring trouble to future generations.

So... I'm telling him this!
This was a reminder to him - Uncle Lu Hui, you are quite old now, it's time to think about how to retire in glory.

Zhang Dun was granted the title of Marquis of the Founding of Gaoping County, the title of Chief Official, and the envoy of Annan Road.

Everyone encouraged, hinted, and encouraged Li Qingchen to be the leader.

He picked up the wine glass with a smile: "Sun Bochun (Sun Mian)'s poem goes: In life, seventy ghosts are neighbors, and I already feel that the scenery belongs to others. Don't wait for the imperial court to send you to an official position, find a spring and stone for leisure early!"

Lu Gong wrote: "Li Bang faced the Holy Queen directly, so he went to the Qingshou Palace and reported to the two palaces. The two palaces approved the edict and ordered him to pay the draft system of the Academy of Academicians."

Han Jiang stopped mentioning this matter, raised his glass, and drank it down in one gulp.

His appearance, Lu Gongchuo, and his elder brother, Lu Gongbi, died successively.

Although Di Yong cannot be directly appointed, the official position of commander of the four compartments of the Dragon God Guard is one of the traditional three yamen and the army, so it is natural that he must be declared a general to show his solemnity.

Mr. Lu listened thoughtfully.

Lu Gongzhu nodded. He naturally knew this, because he encouraged Li Qingchen to do this.

"Since Gong assisted the government, the state affairs have been getting better day by day, the government and the public have become stable, Wang Shi has defeated the evil and captured the ugly, and the barbarians from all over the world have come to court..."

However, everything has changed now.

As well as the court courtesy enjoyed after becoming an official.

Han Wei and Han Zhen of the Han family are all separated at the end of the world. I don’t know when we will see each other again.

His ambitions and ideals have not yet been realized!

He heard the meaning behind Han Jiang's words.

So, he just smiled, raised his glass and said, "Please give me a full drink, Mr. Han."

This must be done to show that you take it seriously.

The point is - don't block young people's progress.

Even if Mr. Lu is the prime minister, this is the case.

"Justice is a time when you can express your ambitions. Why do you want to leave?"

What's more, today's emperor has pioneered the concept of elders assisting the government.

"Today, Li Bang faces the events of Shengshi..."

Look at the treatment Wen Yanbo enjoys now.

In the Song Dynasty, even if you became prime minister, there was still huge room for improvement.

Han Jiang continued: "In the first month of next year, I plan to become an official!"

Then he changed the subject and asked, "Uncle Hui, have you heard about it?"

"Ok?"

But how could Mr. Lu be willing to do so?

"I am 40 years old this year. It is time for me to become an official and abdicate in favor of others."

Everyone wants to make progress.

To be precise, it was the joint promotion of the governors who were on duty in the capital today.

Of course, this was because everyone could see that Li Qingchen was eager to give it a try, so they just gave him a gentle push.

How could Lu Gongzhu not think about it?
Why don't you want to have the title of Grand Master or Sikong in the future, and then be worshiped as 'Pingzhang Military and State Important Affairs', and enjoy the treatment of having a prime minister on your shoulders, and one less worship in front of the emperor?

Han Jiang shook his head and said with a smile: "I'm old! I'm old..."

"Nowadays, Fan Yaofu and Uncle Xinghe in the Bachelor's College are drafting lyrics all night, and they will only wait for the announcement of Ma and the day of worship tomorrow."

Because there is still the second half of Sun Mian's poem: Last year I met Li in Hebei, and today I met Chen again in Huaixi. I sent a message to the governor of Gusu, Sun, who also needs to revive the old spirit!
After Sun Mian finished writing this poem, he resigned and retired to the mountains and forests.

"Ah!" Lu Gongzhu said in shock: "Why did you say this?"

This kind of thing, whether you listen to it or not, has nothing to do with him.

"No one in the palace is gossiping, right?" Han Jiang asked.

"Who dares to alienate the Tian family?" Lu Gongzhu said seriously.

Whether Qingshou Palace knows about this matter or not, it doesn’t matter.

Otherwise, it would be disgraceful!

Han Jiang hummed and made no further comments.

He deliberately took a rest at home today, just not wanting to get involved.

Han Jiang has a very clear positioning of her role.

When I return to the imperial court, I am here to be a tinker, so for some things, I just need to be clear in my heart, and there is no need to participate.

"Judging from the official arrangements for Zhang Zihou, I'm afraid Zhang Zihou will stay in Guangxi for another one or two years." Han Jiang pondered for a moment and then asked: "What does Uncle Hui think of this?"

Lu Gongzhu nodded solemnly: "In one or two years, Zhang Zihou will definitely become the prime minister for this!"

"Moreover, he will be the one who has the hope of the world, just like Xie Anshi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and Wang Jiefu of Xining, who took advantage of the barbarians to look back at the government!"

Han Jiang frowned as he listened and asked, "What do you think Uncle Hui said?"

After Zhang Dun finished his term in Guangxi, he returned to pay homage to the prime minister. This is something that all fools know.

But, like Xie Anshi and Wang Jiefu?
Is this an exaggeration?

Let’s not talk about Xie Anshi, how did Wang Anshi get to that point?
Others don't know, but he, Han Jiang, doesn't know?
At that time, he and his two younger brothers Han Wei and Han Zhen, as well as the present Lu Gongzhu and his two brothers Lu Gongchuo and Lu Gongbi.

Every day, I read in the late emperor's ears: Wang Anshi, a genius in the world, can definitely change the government and save the times!
At the same time, everyone took turns showing Wang Anshi's articles and poems to the late emperor.

At that time, the late emperor was still King Ying!

In addition, Wang Anshi also brings his own traffic.

The name of the Four Friends of Jiayou became famous all over the world through the traffic of the Four Friends of Tiansheng.

At the same time, Wang Anshi's own political achievements, morals, and articles are also very good!
Even so, it took more than ten years to build momentum.

Why did Zhang Dun reach that point in just one or two years?
Han Jiang expressed deep doubts about this.

However, Lu Gongzhu sighed and said leisurely: "Mr. Han, you know that recently, in the capital, members of the Gao, Xiang, Cao, Liu, Yang, Wang and other clans have gone south one after another..."

"Their in-laws are also running the business one after another, dispatched by the Huainan Sixth Road Shipping Department, Jiangnan West Road, Jinghu South Road and other places to Zhuanbancang..."

"Just like last year, they coveted jobs in the Sanmen Baibo Shipping Department."

Han Jiang's expression became solemn as he listened.

At the end of last year, there was a craze in the capital. Those courtiers in the court who were closely related to their relatives, especially relatives of the Gao and Xiang families, suddenly collectively wanted to go to the Sanmen Baibo Shipping Department to share their worries for the country.

Han Jiang sensed that something was wrong at that time and intervened in time. Although in the end he could not completely prevent the relatives of his relatives from entering the Sanmen Baibo Shipping Department, he at least controlled the yamen and did not let this important water transportation official related to the country and the country be used by his relatives. They occupy.

Even so, Han Jiang was still vigilant.

He even greeted Fan Chunchun of Shaanxi and Deng Wan of Yongxing Army.

I'm just afraid that those guys will mess around!
However, Han Jiang later discovered that those relatives and nepotisms who went to Sanmen Baibo Shipping Department.

It seems that he is not in a hurry to make money, but does a lot of practical things.

He even used his connections to get many policies from the imperial court.

Several shipyards were established to repair canal boats, and additional wages were given to the trackers. Although it was not much, it was unprecedented!

At that time, Han Jiang was shocked - what was going on?

This is completely wrong!

When did the relatives of the Song Dynasty go out and not make money? Not a scam?
how? Could it be that the morality of the saint's articles can even influence his relatives?
Later he found out that it was the Gao family and the Xiang family who were paving the way for their business.

The two families and their relatives have enclosed a lot of land on Xihe Road and planted 100,000 acres of kapok.

Just waiting for this year, after the kapok harvest is good, it will be transported back to Bianjing to exchange for money.

Therefore, the behavior of these relatives became very reasonable - the relatives of the Song Dynasty were like this.

As long as there is money to be made, they will act more actively and diligently than anyone else, and in order to make money, they are very willing to make a lot of money, and they will not be picky at all.

Thinking of this, Han Jiang looked at Mr. Lu and asked, "The one in Guangxi is the same as Xihe?"

"Yes!" Lu Gongzhu nodded: "Gao Zunhui planted a lot of sugar cane in the eight new states of Jiaozhou and the former Jisuzhou of Youjiang!"

"Sugar cane?!" Han Jiang was shocked. He naturally knew about sugar cane - in the third year of Huangyou's reign, he served as the Jiangnan pacifier and went south to provide disaster relief. When he returned to the court, he passed by Yangzhou and knew that sugar cane was sold in the Yangzhou market.

After asking around, I found out that this sugar cane is a specialty of Suzhou, Mingzhou and other places.

Sugarcane is very sweet and can be used to squeeze sugar.

The brown sugar currently on the market in the Song Dynasty basically comes from Suzhou and Mingzhou.

"Can sugar cane be grown in Jiaozhou?" Han Jiang was stunned.

What is the climate in Suzhou and Mingzhou?
What's the climate in Jiaozhou?
what's the situation?
Lu Gong wrote: "I was also surprised at first."

In his early years, he served as an official in Yangzhou and met Wang Anshi in Yangzhou.

Nature is familiar with sugar cane.

"But, looking at it now, Jiaozhou is more suitable for growing sugar cane than Suzhou and Mingzhou!"

"I heard that the sugar cane grown there not only grows faster than in Suzhou, but also grows taller and bigger!"

"To be honest with Mr. Han..." Lu Gong said with a complicated expression: "The thief Lu Jiawen of mine... wrote to Lu Xichun a few days ago and said to him: Hundreds of thousands of acres of sugar cane have been planted in the eight states of Jiaozhou, and it will be ready by the end of the year. The first batch of cane sugar has arrived in Jiangnan and the capital via waterways..."

After hearing this, Han Jiang was stunned.

"Can sugar be produced by the end of the year?"

He remembered the report from the other side of Xihe Road - Xizhou Kapok, with vast stretches of land and canals intersecting, made everyone happy!
Can you be unhappy?
Jibei cloth from Bianjing City costs twenty guans per piece.

If the quality is worse, it will take ten pieces!
Where are they growing kapok?
It’s obviously money!
But Han Jiang couldn't understand-over Xihe, the weather was so cold and the land was so barren.

Even if wheat is planted, the output will be very little.

How can kapok, a thing from Yazhou, grow so well?
Now, sugarcane, which was originally only grown in Mingzhou, Suzhou and other places, is inexplicably doing well in Jiaozhou.

Han Jiang felt that her mind was a little confused.

"That's why I said that once Zhang Zihou returns to the court, he will definitely pay homage to the prime minister!" Lu Gongzhu said leisurely: "Moreover, he still has the hope of the world and enters the court to serve as a minister just like Wang Jiefu did back then!"

This is what worries him.

Zhang Dun was a confidant discovered and promoted by Wang Anshi.

It can be said that without Wang Anshi's appreciation, promotion and recommendation, Zhang Dun would have had the dissolute reputation he had back then.

It is impossible for him to be promoted to the rank of waiter in this life, let alone become the prime minister.

Although Zhang Dun's character is not as stubborn as Wang Anshi.

But this person is not a good person!
I think back then, Zhang Dun passed the imperial examination and passed the imperial examination, but because his clan brother Zhang Heng got the top prize, he simply threw away the imperial edict and chose to fight again next time!

Sure enough, in the fourth year of Jiayou's reign, he took the exam again, ranked fifth, and still passed the Jinshi level.

If Zhang Dun, with such a character, were to become prime minister, he might cause a lot of troubles!

What's even more troublesome is that the sugar cane fields in Jiaozhou may give him the aura of being a "prime minister who saved his time".

Think about it, in a year or two, Jiaozhou will transform from a barren, barren, and remote place.

It has become a hot place where merchants from all over the world come and countless wealth gathers.

What will Zhang Dun's image become?
A capable minister in governing the world!
In addition to his record of great victory in the Southern Expedition.

For such a person, as long as he returns to the court, he will "disappoint the hope of the world."

Once he is in power, no one can stop him from doing what he wants to do.

Wang Anshi is the best example!

Han Jiang raised his head and looked at Lu Gongzhu. He knew that Lu Gongzhu would never make a mistake.

He said these words with a purpose.

Although, Han Jiang had already guessed it.

But he still hoped that Mr. Lu would say it himself, so he asked, "What did Uncle Hui want to say?"

Lu Gong wrote: "Although it is a bit presumptuous..."

"But I hope that when Mr. Zihua takes office, he can recommend Fan Yaofu or Lu Weizhong to know Xihelanhui Road!"

This is the only way to hedge against Zhang Dun's threat.

Let sugar cane and kapok compete!

See who prints more money?

Han Jiang narrowed his eyes, and after thinking for a moment, he asked softly: "In this case, what will Mr. Zhao do?"

Zhao Xi did a good job over at Xihe.

Is there any reason to replace him?

How to convince the public?
Do others gossip?

Moreover, Zhao Xi is not a fuel-efficient lamp. If he is stubborn, he can really cause trouble!

During the Southern Expedition, he was able to fight Guo Kui.

Now I dare to go to court with the officials!

When Lu Gongzhu heard this, he knew that Han Jiang had agreed, and this was a bargain with him!

He said, "Don't worry, Mr. Han."

"Mr. Zhao is already sixty years old. I believe that he is very willing to return to the court and serve as the minister of the six departments..."

Zhao Xi had been an official in the local prefectures and counties for more than ten years, but Lu Gong didn't believe it. He didn't want to show his face back to the capital and save some favor for his descendants.

He became an official with the help of Jinglue and six ministers.

This is a different concept, and the treatment you can enjoy is completely different.

(End of this chapter)