I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 293 Separation and Reunion

"You don't need to send me off any more." Lu Jun handed over again and got on the carriage.

At this time, suddenly a voice came from behind: "Lu Jun, wait a moment!"

Lu Jun looked to the west in the direction of Luoyang City and saw a man riding a horse, someone he knew.

Unexpectedly, that person actually remembered that he was going to be away today... Thinking of this, Lu Jun just blinked twice, and the knight rode up to him.

After a moment's hesitation, Lu Jun cupped his hands and said, "Zhao Jun..."

"Fortunately, I caught up." Zhao Yun dismounted and greeted several people one after another, then took out a sword from the horse and stuffed it into the hands of Lu Jun, who was in a daze.

"My young master knows that Mr. Lu has a generous temperament. Now he will be the head of a county. Good deeds will be rewarded, and mistakes will be punished. I hope that in your tenure, you will put the people first and protect the people from being bullied. With this sword, you will be treated as a friend. Gift!"

Lu Jun wiped away tears and got into the car and left.

After bidding farewell to Lu Jun, Zhao Yun left first, leaving Sun Ce, Ma Chao, and Wang Can talking.

Ma Chao asked wistfully: "Do you think that if I become an official in a county one day, I will be given a sword as a gift?"

After experiencing the conflict that day, Ma Chao became much more mature than before, and his desire to learn became more determined.

But one's nature cannot be changed after all, so Sun Ce and Wang Can only longed for this day in their hearts, and he was the only one to speak out.

Wang Can said: "It depends on whether Meng Qi can put the people first in the future."

Sun Ce echoed: "That's exactly it."

Ma Chao scratched his head: Shouldn't it be based on feelings?

……

At the same time, Liu Bian was meeting people in Yuntai Hall.

Liu Bian's minister She Gaixun has already taken office, and Xun Yue, the new governor of Hedong, passed through Luoyang on his way to Hedong to take up his post and also appeared here.

Now, under the arrangement of Liu Bian, they gathered together and completed the handover between the old and the new.

The movements of the wealthy families under his rule, the talents and tendencies of the officials in the government... If Gai Xun hadn't told these things frankly, it would have taken Xun Yue a lot of time to figure them out after he took office.

After a long time, Liu Bian looked at Xun Yue and said: "Zhongyu, I won't say anything else. You can do whatever you want in Hedong. If you have any needs, just send a letter. I can rest assured that you are doing things!"

"Wen Ruo and Gongda are both in Luoyang. Zhong Yu hasn't seen each other for a long time. Let's rest in Luoyang for a few days before going to Hedong."

Xun Yue understood the importance of Hedong. He shook his head and said, "I met Wen Ruo and Gongda when I returned to Beijing yesterday. I heard what Gai Gong said. Although the administration of Hedong officials is clear and bright for a while, if they are slack, they may fall short. Without further ado, I will set off today to Hedong to continue Gaigong’s administration.”

Liu Bian praised: "When I read history books and heard the story of Xiao Gui and Cao Sui, I was very moved. Now I understand that Zhong Yu is my Marquis of Pingyang!"

Cao Shen is the Marquis of Pingyang. Liu Bian knew that Xun Yue had his own political ideas, which may not be consistent with Gai Xun's, but Xun Yue's statement in front of him had already explained the problem.

After Gai Xun entered the Chancery, Liu Bian also felt the changes in the Chancery.

If Zhang Xun is a benevolent gentleman who is able to coordinate the opinions of all the ministers in the chancellery, which is reflected in the memorials, then Gai Xun, who comes from Dunhuang County and has the fierce temperament of a Liangzhou man, is quite different from him.

According to Yang Zan, who once impeached Fu Xie because he said "killing Situ will bring peace to the world", this is - "Where did Gai Yuangu get so angry?"

Zhang Xun focuses on coordination and will be more tolerant of different opinions. Although Gai Xun will be tolerant, the premise is that the holders of different opinions can convince him with reason. Because of this, the Chancery was in chaos for a while in the early days, but it soon recovered.

On the surface, there is even a risk that Shangshutai will become Gai Xun's "one-word hall".

But Liu Bian was not worried. In addition to the fact that Xun Yu and others were still at the Chancellery, the most important thing was that many of Gai Xun's views were consistent with Liu Bian's, and he himself was Liu Bian's own.

Moreover, without Liu Bian's endorsement, Shangshu Pushe was just a minister worth 600 shi.

In general, after Gai Xun came to Shangshutai and settled down, the delivery of memorials and official documents became smoother, and Liu Bian felt more at ease in entrusting some affairs that he could handle in the government affairs. .

After all, even if Liu Bian died from exhaustion, he still couldn't care about everything.

Afterwards, Liu Bian met Mi Zhu and Zhen Yan again.

The caravan that the two formed to go to the Western Regions had already set off. Several wealthy families, including the Yuan family, took the initiative to take shares in the caravan, and Liu Bian naturally would not refuse.

Because although there are benefits in this trip, the risks are greater.

Although their plan for this transaction is to go as far as Khotan and Qiuci in the central part of the Western Region, one south and one north, but even so, this trip will take at least half a year, and there are many thieves on the road, and something is going to happen... Four words, beyond the reach of a whip.

The two came not for the caravan, but to talk about briquettes and cotton.

Some of the cotton seeds brought from the Western Regions were planted. Less than half of them did not survive the autumn cold and were frozen to death, but most of them survived.

Mi Zhu said: "Your Majesty, long ago, I sent people to study the cheap technique of removing the seeds of Baidiezi. Today, there is a good harvest of Baidiezi, and this technique has been achieved. This can be called a blessing from God."

Liu Bian didn't care about the flattering content in Mi Zhu's words. He couldn't punish someone just because he said a few nice words.

"If you have meritorious service, you should be rewarded. In the past, I issued an edict that all the subjects who contributed to the art of curved shaft plow and bamboo paper should be rewarded. Now I will discuss the reward with this order."

Mi Zhu and Zhen Yan both wanted to express gratitude. To them, it was enough to gain the emperor's trust, and it didn't matter what the name of the reward was.

Zhen Yan later said: "Your Majesty, last year, because the briquettes were made a little late, we didn't see much profit. However, this year is different. We have a year's reserves and the profit is quite substantial."

There are records of the Han people using coal very early. As early as the time of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, there are records of Dou Guangguo encountering a mining accident while digging coal in the mountains.

Compared to charcoal, briquettes are undoubtedly cheaper and more durable.

Of course, these are things that only middle-class families would consider using.

Liu Bian asked again: "When selling briquettes, the harm caused by charcoal gas that I explained was also spread, right?"

Zhen Yan said: "I dare not slack off. At first, some people suspected that I was being alarmist. Later, I used several sheep to do the test that Your Majesty said, and no one took the harm of charcoal gas as a lie anymore."

Liu Bian nodded, don't use the coal well by then, and people will run out of energy.

He also emphasized: "We must not slack off on this matter."

Zhen Yan agreed very simply.

"I have always been generous with rewards for meritorious ministers." Liu Bian promised, and then drew a big cake along the way, "The soldiers in Youbin and Liangzhou have always been in difficulty in winter. If you can use it, all the border soldiers can use it." If I can buy briquettes and wear ready-made clothes with white folds as the core, I have no worries in my heart.”

Mi Zhu and Zhen Yan said in unison: "I must do my best!"

(End of this chapter)