The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 130 There is still a lack of talent

"The villain Tao Wenju is here to pay his respects to the junior official."

Early the next morning, while Zhu Xiu was drinking porridge, Yan Ping escorted Tao Wenju to come.

When they met, Tao Wenju knelt down and kowtowed, lying on the ground like a toad.

Yan Ping scolded: "You deserve to be called a junior official?"

Tao Wenju trembled and said with a smile: "Yes, I'm here to greet you, the young envoy!"

Normally, people close to Zhu Xiu would call him Xiaoguanren, but currently in Changyi Army, the more formal title is Shaoshijun.

Tao Wenju wanted to take the opportunity to get closer, but he was exposed by Yan Ping.

Zhu Xiu glanced at him, put a pickled radish strip in his mouth, and chewed it slowly. The crunching sound made Tao Wenju swallow hard.

He has been detained in Jiedufu for more than a month. Although he has not been short of two meals, he has not eaten anything good. He has corn porridge, sometimes with some pickles, and sometimes he can eat some noodles, green vegetables and The smell of meat and fish can only be found in dreams.

Zhu Xiu saw that his eyes were glowing green, his cheeks were noticeably thinner, and his cheekbones were bulging. He looked like a starving man, staring straight at another bowl of untouched white porridge.

The white porridge is very thick and contains minced pork and spinach leaves.

Spinach is very common in Jingzhou, but the yield is not high. Every household will plant some in winter. The vegetables are planted in the soil for the winter, and seedlings will emerge in the next two or three months. The branches and leaves are long and thin, and the oxalic smell is strong.

After Zhu Xiu taught her dozens of times, the aunt in charge of the kitchen at Jiedu Mansion finally learned how to blanch spinach before cooking.

Zhu Xiuneng took a bite of fresh and tender baby spinach, and was so moved that she almost shed tears.

"I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing at home?" Zhu Xiu asked knowingly, picking up the flat bowl and scooping up the remaining white porridge into his mouth.

Tao Wenju swallowed his saliva and hurriedly said with a flattering smile: "If you have any trouble, please let me know. I am living a good life."

"Really?" Zhu Xiu put down the bowl and chopsticks, "Yan Ping, take him back, since he lives well, let's stay for a while."

"Yes!" Yan Ping chuckled, grabbed his arm and dragged him out.

"Wait a minute! Please spare your life, sir!~" Tao Wenju cried with a sad face, struggled desperately, and kowtowed on the ground.

"Villain. Villain is not having a good life!"

Zhu Xiu pounded the table and said angrily: "No? So, my Jiedu Mansion abused you? Hum~ I don't know what is good! Yan Ping, throw him into the cell and only allow him to eat one meal a day!"

Yan Ping smiled evilly and tried to attack again. Tao Wenju turned pale with fright, bowed and begged for mercy: "Young Envoy, please don't tease me anymore! Spare your life!"

Zhu Xiu waved his hand and Yan Ping stepped aside.

"What are you doing lying down? Get up!" Zhu Xiu shouted coldly.

Tao Wenju hurriedly stood up on his hands and knees, his face as sad as if he was going to a funeral.

This guy is a cunning villain. Before dealing with him, you must make him feel scared and not dare to play tricks.

Let him know that his life is in the hands of others.

Zhu Xiu said calmly: "When you came to seek refuge with me, we had an agreement. If you can help me gain Li's trust and resolve the misunderstanding with the Difficult Army, then I will spare your life.

But now, the Li family died tragically, and the Dingnan Army believed that I was the one responsible for the death of Li Guangbo and the Li family. They sent troops south to invade the Yuanzhou Racecourse and even threatened me with my head in exchange.Tell me, what else is there for you?You killed Li Guangbo, but in the end the blame fell on me. Do you think I should kill you? "

Tao Wen raised his leg and almost fell to his knees again. He said with a mournful face: "Young Master, please spare your life. Li was not killed by a villain. A villain would never have imagined that Xue Xiuming dared to set Li on fire."

Zhu Xiu said coldly: "Stop talking useless! You are of no use now, and staying here is just a waste of food. If you still want to survive, you have to be of some use."

Tao Wenju knelt down and sobbed: "Please spare my life, Young Envoy! I am willing to work as a cow or a horse to repay you!" Seeing that the beating was almost done, Zhu Xiu said: "There is no need for you to be a cow or a horse." Ma, I have something here, and it’s just right for you to do it.”

Tao Wenyan stopped crying and gritted his teeth and said, "Young Envoy, please do as you please!"

"There is an ancient river in the southeast of Yangjinchuan, which leads directly to Pizhou. Because the valley is narrow and deep, it is difficult to hide and it has always been sparsely populated, but it is the shortest road connecting Pizhou and Jingzhou.

Yan Ping would lead two commanding troops to station in the ancient river channel and set up contact points along the way to receive the people fleeing from Pizhou.You and Yan Ping are responsible for sneaking into Pizhou, spreading the news among the villagers that Jingzhou accepts refugees and is willing to allocate land to build houses for those who settle down, and do your best to encourage the people of Pizhou to settle and live in Jingzhou. Do you understand? "

Tao Wenju was stunned for a moment after hearing this. After all, he had studied for several years and quickly guessed Zhu Xiu's intention. He said nonchalantly: "Young Master, you want to bring in the population from Pizhou to enrich Jingzhou?"

Zhu Xiu was too lazy to explain more and threw over a pamphlet he compiled himself: "Read it for yourself!"

Tao Wenju was holding the booklet, and on the cover was written: "Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Policy on the Resettlement of People in Jingzhou"

Tao Wenju opened it carefully and quickly scanned the pages. The more he read, the more frightened he became.

This thin work manual clearly lists out all the policy provisions and implementation methods for Jingzhou’s acceptance and resettlement of refugees.

If this method is implemented, once successful, Jingzhou will nearly double its population in a short period of time.

This work manual has been engraved and printed, and every civil official in Jiedu Prefecture has a copy.

In the coming period, population introduction and resettlement will be the focus of Jingzhou's work.

Zhu Xiu half-closed his eyes and said: "If you can help me get this done, not only will your life be saved, I will also give you an official position. From now on, you will be a subordinate official of the Changyi Army."

"Seriously?!" Tao Wenju was shocked, his eyes widened and his face turned red.

Yan Ping scolded: "Young envoy, you are so true to your word, do you think I can deceive you?"

Tao Wen raised his eyes and rolled his eyes, swallowed his saliva, and his heart trembled: "I will risk my life to accomplish this for the Young Envoy!"

Zhu Xiu smiled and said: "Very good. You go here, Yan Ping will be the master, and you will be the assistant. Be careful in everything."

After some warnings, Zhu Xiu waved his hand for the two of them to leave.

Before Yan Ping left, Zhu Xiu winked at him, and Yan Ping nodded knowingly.

With Tao Wenju's cleverness, it is most suitable to use him to do this, but we must also be careful to prevent him from slipping away.

If he dares to play tricks, Yan Ping will not be polite to him.

After eating breakfast, Zhu Xiu took a walk around the house, returned to the official room and buried himself behind the desk, studying some new farm tools that might help farming.

The people around him were sent out to do things one after another, and there was not even a satisfactory waiter. Zhu Xiu could only lament the lack of talents under his command.

Wu Xingyuan, the former magistrate of Quailgu County, fled with his family to Qizhou after Jiao Jixun's retreat. Zhu Xiu sent Chen An to catch him, but failed.

I wrote a letter to Qizhou to protest to Jiao Jixun, but there was no response.

Zhu Xiu transferred Shen Xuemin, the magistrate of Liangyuan County, to Quai County, and gave him a command of soldiers and horses, making him responsible for eliminating the influence of the Xue family on Quai County and stabilizing the people's livelihood in the county.

The magistrate of Liangyuan County could only be concurrently served by the chief clerk. That guy was a squire from the county. He came to Anding County to report on his duties before taking office. Zhu Xiu had met him once. He had never read a book. He made his fortune as a butcher and paid a sum of money to get his official status.

However, according to Shen Xuemin, he has a good reputation in the county. He is often generous and generous, and his character is not bad. He just likes to be an official, but he can't do it.

Zhu Xiu had a headache and could only encourage him and send him back.

When people's livelihood and economic work are on the right track, we must carry out official inspection work and select and dispatch a group of officials to enrich the grassroots.

(End of this chapter)