Huang Jue, after three marriages

Chapter 438
In a three-entry courtyard on the east side of Jizhou City.

Xie Jue leaned back on the soft pillow of the kang, waved to Su Yue who was rearranging the pillow and bedding, let her sit beside him, and then said to the subordinate standing at the door: "Continue talking."

"Xie Zhuangtou said that after those words went on, the tenants were very panicked, but they didn't know what to do in the future. Now that they heard that the new law will not be implemented for the time being, they are all relieved."

"Oh?" Xie Jue chuckled, and said to Su Yue who still wanted to get up: "Don't worry about it, we'll leave tomorrow, just leave it like this."

"Oh." Su Yue thought for a while, then simply sat up and let Xie Jue lean on her.

Xie Jue smiled at Su Yue, then turned his head to look at his subordinates, his expression became a little faint: "All relieved?"

The subordinate hesitated for a moment, and said: "There are also some who feel uneasy, but there are not many people."

"It's okay, not much is better than nothing, let Xie Zhuangtou continue to talk more seriously." Xie Jue said softly: "It is said that they are willing to go to Yanzhou to open up wasteland."

"Yes." After the subordinate responded, seeing that Xie Jue had no other orders, he saluted the two of them and left.

Then another subordinate stood at the door and said: "Master, Mr. Ji Da from Jizhou College, has decided to go to the capital to take up the post of Wenchang Pavilion Bachelor at the invitation of the emperor."

"What did old man Huang say?" Xie Jue took Su Yue's hand, warmed her hand in his palm, and asked softly.

"Mr. Huang hates Cai Bing's method very much, but he thinks that now Cai Bing's subordinates occupy more than half of the imperial court. Mr. Ji Da is only a bachelor, and his speaking power is limited. It is better to contact Prime Minister Han and compete with him."

Xie Jue let out a chuckle, and waved his hands to make his subordinates retreat.

Su Yue blinked and looked at him.

Mr. Ji Da...

At first, she didn't pay much attention when she heard about it, but now she has some impression when she hears about Wenchang Pavilion Bachelor.

The Song Dynasty in this world is very different from the Song Dynasty in her previous life (the emperor is different), but many places are the same.

Just like this official system.

The six ministries of the cabinet have mostly the same real officials and casual positions, and even the bachelors of the three cabinets are somewhat the same.

In Wenchang Pavilion, there are University Scholars and Nuogan Bachelors, all of whom are well-known Confucian scholars and famous scholars, who are specially responsible for the emperor, and they do all kinds of research work.

For example, study history, poetry, calligraphy and painting, chat with the emperor when there is nothing to do, and give advice on some policies of the imperial court.

To be honest, it is a consultant in nature and has no real power.

Therefore, she didn't know about the people in the three pavilions in her previous life. The only two people she knew about were Master Xu, because his daughter became the crown princess, but died not long after, and was replaced by Cai Bing's daughter as the crown princess.

The other one was when the capital was besieged, and when the crown prince took the emperor out of the capital, he bumped and killed Ji University scholar at the gate of the city.

Later, when Zhao Hao entered Beijing and asked Yun Qinghong to discuss the matter of defense construction, Yun Qinghong once mentioned that it is a pity that it is a pity that Ji University, such a character with excellent calligraphy and painting...

Xie Jue looked at her sideways, looked at the doubt in her eyes, pinched her nose, and said, "What don't you understand?"

Su Yue blinked her eyes and said, "Since it's useless for Mr. Ji Da to go, why do you want to go?"

She remembered that in her previous life, she had never heard that the emperor followed the advice of Bachelor Ji, nor did she hear King Kang talk about Bachelor Ji.

Thinking about it, he entered the capital and was put aside.

Since that's the case, it's better not to let him go... and don't have to be like the last...

Xie Jue smiled and said: "Although it is useless, he thinks that he should be able to influence the emperor. As a scholar, if he has the opportunity to persuade the emperor to listen to him, then..."

There was a slight pause in the voice, and Xie Jue said with some sneer: "It's just a bunch of nerds, what's the use of influencing the emperor? If you can't come up with a strategy for governing the country, you can only say that this is not good, that is not good, this is against the law of heaven, that is not good. It’s not allowed in the sage books, it’s just a matter of talking and talking, so the emperor still has to listen to Cai Bing?”

Su Yue was slightly taken aback, and understood what Xie Jue meant.

If Bachelor Ji had proposed a definite solution in his previous life, then Kang Wang would definitely know about it and tell her.

The reason why he doesn't say anything is because he thinks it's useless for this person to say more.

Scholar's talk is far inferior to that of old farmers digging ditches.

After thinking about it, Su Yue said with a smile, "If you let those people spread the new law everywhere, the first one who can't survive will be the tenants. Is it to lure those people to open up wasteland?"

Xie Jue chuckled twice and said: "My lord is telling the truth. If Cai Bing's new law is really implemented, the impact on those big households and big merchants will not be immediately apparent. Those big households can transfer the tax to the land rent. And the profits of big merchants are already huge, and there are many ways to evade taxes by bribing officials with money, but those small merchants and tenants will not succeed."

Su Yue fell silent, and some things from her previous life resurfaced in her mind.

"Don't worry, although Mr. Ji Da is useless, it is not so easy for Cai Bing to carry out this method." Xie Jue rubbed Su Yue's forehead and said with a light smile, "However, Lord needs someone now. Just to borrow Cai Bing's use, the sooner people open up the land in Yanzhou and Shuozhou, the better."

"But, isn't there a shortage of water over there?" Su Yue blinked and said.

"The lack of water is because the river channel has been destroyed, and the mountains and rivers have been diverted artificially." Xie Jue said with a smile, "Since it can be diverted away, it can naturally be diverted back."

"Master, Ding Wu is back." Tang Bing called from outside the door.

Xie Jue showed joy, and said, "Is it done?"

"It's done." After Ding Wu answered outside, he heard the sound of flapping his clothes a few times, and then quickly approached the room.

Standing at the door, Ding Wu handed Tang Bing a scroll in his hand.

After Tang Bing took it, he walked into the room, opened the scroll, and spread it on the small table on the kang.

That's a map.

A map depicting rivers, mountains, plains and depressions.

Although the drawing skills are poor, all the places that should be marked are marked, and some gray points are even marked. This is where the river was located a hundred years ago.

"This is the general map, and there are dozens of detailed maps." Ding Wu said at the door: "Every place has been marked in detail, not only the local waterways, but also local specialties. The areas included, except Jinzhou and the corridor outside the pass, as well as the lands of Yanzhou and Shuozhou."

"That's it." Xie Jue laughed twice, and said: "Copy two sets of this picture, put one set here, and send the other two sets. Go to the field for survey immediately, and then give me the map after the survey. At the same time, You also have to look clearly, if there is a possibility of re-drainage."

While talking, Xie Jue was looking at the picture, and when he said it, he paused suddenly, beckoned to Ding Wu, let him approach, pointed to one of them and said, "Do you have a detailed picture of this place?"

After Ding Wu thought about it, he nodded.

"Bring it to me, I'll copy this one first, and then send it to Zhao Hao immediately." Xie Jue smiled slightly.

Su Yue probed to look.

Except for the word Wucheng written on it, I didn't understand the rest...

(End of this chapter)