Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 201 Xun You’s Intention
Liu Biao, who had made up his mind, said to Kuai Yue in a gentle voice: "Kuai Qing, there is still a shortage of officials in Fangling. I want to choose a good person to take charge of him, but I haven't found a good candidate yet. You The Kuai family is full of talented people, do you have any good candidates to recommend?"

Kuai Yue, who had been silent and absent-minded, immediately reacted after Liu Biao asked him. He handed over his hands and said: "Your Majesty, when it comes to employing people, all favors and prestige come from above. It is up to your Majesty to decide." That is, it is not a minister who can speak well."

Liu Xian was a little surprised when he heard this. He squinted his eyes and looked at Kuai Yue. Kuai Yue had always been a sharp-edged person. He would say what he had to say and rarely cover up anything.

But when he heard Kuai Yue's words, he never thought that Kuai Yue had learned to hide his clumsiness and restrained his sharp edges. This was not Kuai Yue's style, nor was it the Kuai Yue he knew.

Not to mention that Liu Biao, the leader, wanted to hand over Fangling County to the Kuai clan out of favor to the Kuai clan. This was a good opportunity for the Kuai clan to expand their influence and sphere of influence. Liu Biao At first, I didn't expect that Kuai Yue would shirk the situation, and his attitude was very firm, without even a trace of hesitation.

Under this surprise, Liu Xian stroked his goat's beard. He thought carefully about Kuai Yue's style during this period. After a while of verification and reasoning, a slight smile appeared on his face that could not be noticed. He nodded gently and expressed his approval of what Kuai Yue had done during this period.

For Liu Biao, the leader of the Kuai family, the meritorious service was extremely outstanding. Under such circumstances, Kuai Yue did not get carried away and became arrogant because of his great achievements.

Similarly, a trace of surprise flashed across Liu Biao's face when he heard Kuai Yue's response. Kuai Yue evaded verbally and returned the power of employing people to him. Secondly, Kuai Yue's attitude was extremely respectful, and His attitude was particularly sincere, which surprised Liu Biao and made him feel physically and mentally comfortable.

A smile appeared on Liu Biao's face. He waved his hand and said, "Kuai Qing, don't refuse. Fangling is an important place, facing Hanzhong. I already care about the Kuai family, and it cannot be defended without the talents of the Kuai family. Others cannot do what I want."

Seeing Liu Biao talking about this, Kuai Yue knew that it was better to go further than to do better. It is good to be clumsy, but it is not good to hide too much. It is easy for people to suspect whether there is any conspiracy. With his thoughts clear, Kuai Yue He raised his hands and said: "Most of the Kuai clan members are actually not very helpful and have no extraordinary talents... But if we talk about a candidate who can control the land of Fangling, there is still one person who can take up the responsibility. This person is me. My nephew is called Kuai Qi. He has always had some talents. In the past, he held the positions of county magistrate and county captain, and also left a reputation in the area where he served. You can call Kuai Qi for consideration. If you feel that Kuai Qi If you are able to hold the position, take up the position; if you are unable to hold the position, retire."

Kuai Yue's attitude was respectful. Although he recommended a candidate from among the Kuai clan, the power of appointment was still handed over to Liu Biao, who asked Liu Biao to inspect Kuai Qi and judge whether Kuai Qi could be appointed as the town commander based on the results of the inspection. The chief of Fufangling.

Hearing this, Liu Biao waved his hand and said proudly: "Since Kuai Qing thinks it's good and thinks Kuai Qi can control Fangling, I have no doubt... I have made up my mind, so I ordered Kuai Qi to go to Fangling Town. Caress one side."

The joy on Kuai Yue's face flashed across his face, and his expression became more respectful and courteous. He turned to Liu and said, "I would like to express my gratitude to the envoy on behalf of Kuai Qi."

There were no major worries outside, and the ministers were in harmony inside. Liu Miao looked very pleased with himself, but he quickly thought of a person, a person who made him unhappy, Zhang Xian, the governor of Changsha.

Liu Biao turned to Liu Xian and said with displeasure in his words: "Zhang Xian rarely obeys my orders. He is very stubborn and unyielding. I intend to remove this person from the post of governor of Changsha. What do you think?" "

Liu Xian looked a little embarrassed. He cupped his hands and persuaded: "Your Majesty, although Zhang Xian does not accept the orders of the shogunate, he can still do some of the orders issued by the shogunate... Secondly, Zhang Xian served in Lingling and Guiyang in the old days. Jiang and Xiang are very popular among the people. If they are dismissed without reason, not to mention whether Zhang Xian will obey the orders of the shogunate, secondly, I am afraid that Zhang Xian will be resentful and do something rebellious..."

Hearing Liu Xian's words, Liu Mian looked a little surprised, but after thinking carefully, he waved his hand and interrupted Liu Xian: "Let's leave this matter aside for now."

After finishing the affairs in the front hall, Liu Biao strode into the back hall after the meeting was over. He impatiently came to the house where his wife Cai was.

"Madam, why do you have to do these embroidery jobs? Just let the servants do it." As soon as Liu Biao stepped into the house, he saw Ms. Cai busy doing needlework, so he expressed concern.

When the young and beautiful Ms. Cai saw Liu Biao, she put down her female worker and bowed Yingying: "Husband, I am sewing clothes for Cong'er. As my child, Cong'er should be sewed by me, the mother." "

Liu Biao was very pleased when he heard this. Liu Cong was the youngest son of his ex-wife, but Cai regarded him as his own, which inevitably made him like Cai even more: "Even so, you still need to take care of your health and pay attention to rest."

"I understand." Ms. Cai thanked her.

Here Liu Biao was caring for Cai, and over there Kuai Yue, after the meeting, was also impatient to go to the other courtyard where Kuai's guests stayed.

At this time, Kuai Yue wanted to express his gratitude to Xun You. If Xun You hadn't warned him not to get carried away because of his great achievements, how could Kuai Qi have been given the important task of guarding Fangling today? Because the two brothers were flamboyant and wanton, they aroused Liu Biao's taboo, and they suppressed the Kuai family.

When Kuai Yue stepped into the courtyard where Xun You was staying, he saw a scene he didn't want to see. He saw Xun You packing up the bamboo slips hanging in the courtyard and ordering his servants to sort the bamboo slips one by one and pack them in cloth. It's packing.

"Gongda, what do you mean?" Kuai Yue went straight to the point and asked Xun You about his intention.

When Xun You, who was concentrating on packing the bamboo slips, heard this, he raised his head and turned around, smiling at the first moment he saw Kuai Yue, and then responded to Kuai Yue's inquiry: "As I saw in Yidu, pack your bags, You I’ll be traveling far away soon.”

"Travel far away." Kuai Yue took a step forward, came to Xun You, pulled Xun You's sleeves and said, "Gongda, but I didn't entertain you well, so he left me."

"No, no, I'm really tired after staying in Xiangyang for a long time. I plan to change places to visit the mountains and rivers." Xun You naturally didn't recognize the reason given by Kuai Yue, so he came up with his own excuse.

Kuai Yue frowned: "In a different place, Gongda must be returning home... No, now Cao Mengde and Lu Fengxian are fighting in Yanzhou. The winner has not yet been decided. Zhongzhou is in chaos, but it is not a good time to return home." Regarding the option of Xun You's return home, Kuai Yue carefully analyzed Xun You's possible movements: "Yangzhou is currently occupied by Yuan Shu in Huainan, while Jiangdong is divided by various governors. It is not a good idea for this generation to start fighting every day and fight for months. Where to go... Jingnan is full of sect thieves, and Changsha is humid and humid, with frequent epidemics, so it is not a good place."

"Gongda is not going to enter Shu." Kuai Yue gave a place where he thought Xun You was most likely to go.

Xun You just smiled but didn't answer.
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Unlike Hanzhong, which is full of bowstrings and shows an extremely tense situation, the current atmosphere in Shu is relaxed and happy. No, Liu Zhang, as a shepherd in Yizhou, still has the leisure and elegance to go out for fun. , arrived at Fushun County in Shu region for a tour.

Fushun County is located in what would become Zigong City in later generations. Zigong is famous throughout the world for its well salt production.

The Sichuan Basin can become a land of abundance, and is often able to separate one side and become an independent country during warlords' melee. In addition to the Chengdu Plain relying on Dujiangyan irrigation to produce abundant rice grains, Zigong well salt is also an important supporting factor.

Salt is an indispensable substance for the human body.If the human body cannot take in the normal amount of salt, it will cause hyponatremia syndrome, general weakness, abdominal distension and discomfort, and hypochloremic alkalosis.As an inland area, Yizhou is not close to the sea and does not have the conditions to boil the sea into salt. The only thing it can rely on is mining well salt.

The mining of well salt in Shu has a long history. During the Qin Dynasty, Li Bing, the prefect of Shu County, used the technology of drilling water wells in the Central Plains to dig the first salt well in Shu, the Guangdu Salt Well, and pioneered the production method of well salt.After that, the method of digging wells to collect brine and produce well salt spread widely in Shu.

During the period of Emperor Zhang of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the first salt well in Zigong history was dug in Fushun County, marking the beginning of the Zigong well salt industry.Because the well produces a lot of salt and is highly profitable, it is called the "Fushi Salt Well".

As Jincao, Wang Lian set out to enrich the country with salt and iron, so he naturally set his sights on Fushun County. For more than a month, he had set up various systems in Fushun County to supervise the output and sales of well salt.

Wang Lian introduced the achievements he had made in the past month to Liu Zhang, who came to inspect. He pointed to a large-diameter salt well and a small-diameter salt well and said: "Look, my lord, these large wells in the past were dug. The technology is extremely crude and consumes a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, and it is very inconvenient to stabilize the salt wells, which are often prone to collapse... And according to the method of digging small and deep wells mentioned by Ming Gong before, I have conducted many tests with my own hands. Now, It has already achieved some results.”

"There is bamboo in Fushun County, which is as thick as the mouth of a bowl. If the bamboo joints are hollowed out, a tube can be formed. When the tubes are connected, the tubes can go hundreds of meters underground to retrieve the brine deep underground... In addition, bamboo trees come in different sizes. Firstly, the big bamboo wood can isolate the underground spring, and secondly, it can stabilize the well wall. A small deep well can be used for a long time."

Wang Lian introduced it and showed it to Liu Zhang, but he saw that under the operation of laborers, a diabolo wood penetrated into a small deep well, and then was lifted out. The bamboo wood that was lifted out was no longer For example, there is nothing in front of the well, but it is filled with more than a hundred kilograms of brine. The laborer lightly hooked the bottom of the bamboo tube, and the black underground brine mixed with a large number of impurities poured out.

After obtaining the brine, the next step was to dry the brine, filter the brine, fry the brine and other operations. Wang Lian led Liu Zhang to watch them one by one.

'There's something. Liu Zhang looked at the small deep well dug by Wang Lian's invention and couldn't help but sigh at Wang Lian's talent.

Earlier, Liu Zhang casually told Wang Lian that it was the inconvenience of large deep wells, so he asked Wang Lian to go to Fushun County to try to dig a small deep well, and roughly explained to Wang the methods and principles of digging a complete Zigong salt well in his memory. Lian Ting.

Liu Zhang didn't have much hope at first. He didn't really think that Wang Lian had the ability to build a small deep well for him to collect brine within this year. However, he never expected that within a month, Wang Lian would build it. A small-diameter deep well, and it looks very different from the Zigong salt well digging and brine extraction style that Liu Zhang saw on a short video software in his previous life. Liu Zhang couldn't help but sigh. Wang Lian, the commander of the Shu Han Dynasty in history, Lieutenant Yan indeed has something.

You must know that the technology of digging small deep wells is called Zhuotong wells, which was only invented in the Song Dynasty. Wang Lian, based on Liu Zhang's suggestion, just built Zhuotong wells in the late Eastern Han Dynasty more than a thousand years ago.

At the end of the introduction, Wang Lian showed a bucket of white, pure and pure well salt in front of Liu Zhang, with a smile showing his merit: "Ming Gong, the quality of the well salt in Fushun County is excellent, no less than that of Jieliang Salt Pond The white salt produced...Now there is a way to dig small deep wells, which is convenient to dig and get brine even more conveniently. Moreover, maintaining a small deep well is a hundred times more labor-intensive than stabilizing a large deep well."

After talking about the benefits of small deep wells, Wang Lian said with certainty: "With Lian's ability, if we deploy manpower to dig deep small wells within this year, we can at least double the well salt production in Fushun County."

"Wang Qing is truly a national scholar." Liu Zhang praised Wang Lian. Wang Lian had given him such a big surprise. He would not be stingy with verbal praise. As for the actual reward, he planned to wait until Wang Lian made such a big surprise this year. These results will be released at the end of the year.

After all, Liu Zhang gave Wang Lian the position of Jin Cao from the very beginning, which was already regarded as a promotion. However, if he promoted Wang Lian more than a month later, it would be unjustifiable.

"The matter of digging a small deep well to extract salt requires manpower and material resources. Please tell me, and I will confirm it." Liu Zhang's words were very heroic, and he said that he would comply with Wang Lian's request.

'Guoshi. Hearing the praise given by Liu Zhang, Wang Lian felt a fire burning in his chest. He was a refugee who fled from Nanyang in Jingzhou to Yizhou. He wandered in the position of a lowly official for several years, and finally met Liu Zhang. He was promoted to Jin Cao, and now he is praised as a national scholar by Liu Zhang.

Moreover, what Liu Zhang added later was that he met all his requirements one by one, without any shirk or prevarication. He could be said to have the utmost trust in him, without any doubt.

Comparing the situation before the meeting with Liu Zhang and the situation after the meeting with Liu Zhang, Wang Lian felt that there was a huge difference. His eyes became a little moist. He choked and said: "Ming Gong, Lian is just a mechanical engineer. Some ingenuity is nothing, how can he be called a national scholar?"

Liu Zhang smiled and waved his hand: "Now Wang Qing has invented the technology of digging small deep wells. Over time, there will be small deep wells everywhere in Fushun County, with adjacent kitchens, steaming clouds and mist, and the white salt produced will be greater than today." It can be increased dozens of times, and Yizhou will no longer be short of salt. This is something that benefits the country and the people. How can we not be called a national scholar... By the end of this year, the small deep well will be fruitful and produce The salt will be increased several times, and I will make you the captain of the salt academy, so that you can display your ambitions."

(End of this chapter)