Chapter 666: Reappointment as Pacifier
Zhao Yulin nodded and said: We won’t adopt a one-size-fits-all approach. We need to do it based on the actual conditions of each place.
Gao Jia nodded and told them that he had visited 18 local farmers when he returned to his hometown, and he still believed that what the court said was best to adapt to local conditions. The shallow hilly loess here is suitable for growing fruit trees and tea, so we should prepare it for doing these.
Old Cao nodded and drank his tea. He took the tangerines brought by the maid, peeled them and tasted them, praising them for being so sweet. He asked, "Are they grown by Mr. Gao?"
Gao Jia said proudly that it was from his neighbor's family. Yulin Ge'er had taught the grafting method, so he invited a master to teach the people in the village how to graft. This year, one thousand trees have been improved. In two years, the citrus fruits from Pujiang will definitely become tribute to Jinguan City.
Lao Cao laughed heartily again, saying "Good, very good".
Zhao Yulin felt that Lao Gao was very down-to-earth. He told him that the land in Pujiang was suitable for growing grapes. He could select high-quality and high-yield grapes for trial planting in the western Sichuan basin or even across the country, which would definitely benefit the local people.
Gao Jia nodded frequently and told him that he had also visited the county magistrate at the county government office to revitalize the Pujiang rice candy. "Brother, don't underestimate it. Our Pujiang rice candy has existed since the Tang Dynasty. It is famous far and wide and has been passed down for hundreds of years."
Of course Zhao Yulin knew this. He remembered that when he first met him in Hanzhong, the topic they talked about most was rice candy.
On the way back, Lao Cao praised Gao Jia for his methods and efforts in promoting the prosperity of the people in Pujiang. It was amazing that he, a Jinshi chosen by the emperor, could work in the fields with common people.
He said: It would be great if there were more court officials like Mr. Gao, and we should let the newspapers publicize them.
Cao Youwen said that he would arrange the matter, and he also wanted to persuade Gao Gong to come back and serve as the elder of Taijian Hall to set a good example for his ministers.
Haha, I didn't realize that Lao Cao had such a plan. He uses talents in a non-conformist way, which is very good.
He went back and told Chen Chen about Gao Jia's situation. The little girl was also surprised and said that Mr. Gao was very capable and she would visit him in person to learn from him when she had time.
In the past, Chen Chen didn't care much when she heard the report from the county magistrate of Pujiang. Firstly, Gao Jia was in charge in Pujiang, so she was relieved. Secondly, it takes time to get results, and it's impossible to get them done in one stroke. She was also waiting for Gao Jia's results.
Now, the fruits of Gao Jia's labor are showing.
The little woman was about to dive into his arms when she heard Jing Gang shouting from a distance: Third Young Master, an urgent military report has arrived.
After Chen Chen gave him a wicked smile, he went out and brought back the confidential documents.
Zhao Yulin took it and saw that it was the army from Mobei reporting in. Wu Jie from Mobei reported that the Shenwei Army had already entered Harhelin and the Mongolian Army did not put up much resistance. Hulan's mother, Suluhenidi, asked Darughachi to surrender to the New Song Kingdom on her behalf by handing over the seal. Suluhenidi and a few princes from the royal court had already gone to Datong Prefecture under the escort of the Shenwei Army.
Darughachi is the seal-bearing official appointed by the Mongolian army to rule a place. In theory, he is the highest administrative official in the area, and this etiquette is acceptable.
Wu Jie only wrote a few dozen words to describe the situation of more than 100,000 Shenwei soldiers and hundreds of thousands of civilians going north to recapture Mobei. This was also limited by the limited transportation capacity of carrier pigeons. It was really difficult for the messenger of human peace to let carrier pigeons carry several large manuscripts back.
In Datong Prefecture in the north, Hulan was receiving the grassland royal family members who came from Khar Khorin. The little girl happily sat down with her mother, but the princes and distant relatives on both sides hung their heads.
Although Sulu Henidi had a smile on her face, that smile was so stiff as if it was filled with glue. Even when she ate the lamb skewers grilled with chili powder, she didn't taste any special freshness or fragrance.
After the banquet, Hulan took her mother to the back hall to chat. She looked carefully at her mother whom she had not seen for many years and could not help sobbing and shedding tears. Then the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly.
After Hulan relaxed, she couldn't control herself and a surge of sour water came up. She quickly pushed her mother away and turned around to vomit. Sulu Henidi was so scared that she didn't know what to do. She asked her in surprise what was wrong.
The little girl laughed and said it was a great joy, she was pregnant. It was only because the little one came at the wrong time that she was delayed in going north to pick up her mother.
Sulu Henidi looked at Hulan with surprise, unknowingly she was already the mother of three children.
The little girl said proudly that she wanted to have more children, and as long as she could get pregnant, she would give birth to the child.
Her mother looked at her daughter lovingly and said: If you are pregnant, you have to give birth to the child naturally. What mother doesn't love her own children?
The little girl leaned on her mother's shoulder obediently and acted coquettishly, murmuring that she knew her mother missed Hu Lan, so she stayed here on purpose.
She told Suluhenidi not to worry, that she had the final say on matters concerning the grassland and would definitely govern Mobei properly .
The next day, Hulan assigned half of his guards and maids to take care of his mother and a group of princes as they continued to travel south, led by Sulu Henidi, to tour the new Song Dynasty.
The group of princes who stayed behind were listless at first, but gradually calmed down after being persuaded by Sulu Henidi. However, she warned everyone that since they had entered the New Song Kingdom, they must abide by the rules of the New Song Kingdom and not act rashly again.
Otherwise, how can we still live with dignity?
After that, the group of people really lived in peace and harmony as they sailed down the Yellow River, eating and having fun.
In the royal court of Mobei, Wu Jie sent Sulu Henidi away, and several brothers started working without restraint. He pointed to the huge map of New Song and said: The third young master has ordered that the whole of Asia belongs to our New Song, so we have to get going.
Afterwards, Zhang Zhi continued northward all the way to Beihai, while Baturu led his troops westward, intending to plant the flag of the Shenwei Army all over the grassland.
At this time, Liu Zheng, who stayed behind in Liaoyang Road, had received secret reports that Japanese pirates had landed on the Korean Peninsula and invaded Goryeo. He first deployed troops and made arrangements, and then wrote a detailed report to Chengdu on the table.
The girl was happy in her heart and sensitively realized that there was something to do again.
A true soldier would be excited when hearing the drums of war and would be full of energy when entering the battlefield. Liu Zheng was such a person.
Three days later, Zhao Feiyan came back and asked her mother to ask Zhao Yulin to prepare a reception. They wanted to go to Huaxi Village to eat the barbecue he made to welcome them.
Kuang Sisi was very happy, and happily introduced her experiences and feelings during this trip. She marveled at the great changes in Hangzhou, with new streets and new houses everywhere, tall buildings and towers one after another. She kept saying "Guaiguailongdidong".
Zhao Yulin went back happily after eating and playing with them. Zhao Feiyan and Chen Chen carried him into the house on each side. Chen Chen told Feiyan not to leave, saying that tonight they would fight two against one and deal with Brother together.
However, Zhao Feiyan waved her hands and said no. She vomited three times in a row. The imperial physician felt her pulse and confirmed that she was pregnant.
Chen Chen congratulated with a look of surprise on her face, and then caught Zhao Yulin saying that he was not working hard, and hit him with her little pink fist, while nagging him for not working seriously and being partial to some people.
Seeing his confused look, Zhao Feiyan left the room with a gloating look on her face.
That night, Chen Chen was even more cruel to him. He even dragged both of their pillows over, stacked them up and put them under his butt.
Zhao Yulin was completely speechless. He carefully covered her with the quilt and laid her down.
Half a month later, all the ministers who had been on tour returned. Zhao Feiyan summoned all the officials to discuss matters. The first item on the agenda was to hire Gao Jia as the elder of Taijian Hall.
Taijiantang suggested that Gao Jia be the Taijian, specializing in agricultural research.
All the gentlemen had no objection, and when Mr. Gao retired, they wanted to invite him to be the judge.
The second thing was to reappoint the female leader as the Pacifier of Liangzhe. When Zhao Feiyan inspected Liangzhe, officials and businessmen reported that the current Pacifier had accepted bribes. Now that there was solid evidence of the crime, the Ministry of Personnel received a large number of letters of advice to support the female leader and ask her to come out of retirement to serve as the Pacifier again and rectify the chaos in the employment of Liangzhe.
Back then, the female gang leader resigned on her own initiative and returned to Peach Blossom Island. The Central Council decided to let the Minister of Personnel Shunzhidi take the official seal and go on a business trip to Peach Blossom Island in person to invite her out of retirement.
Zhao Yulin nodded, thinking that this standard was high enough, and the female gang leader would definitely give face. Liangzhe Road was where the female gang leader was in charge, and she had special feelings for it, and she definitely didn't want to see it in chaos. Zhao Yulin believed that Shunzhidi would be successful on this trip.
Next, Hua Yue sorted out the clues of illegal and criminal activities discovered during this inspection and dispatched imperial envoys to investigate the cases.
Hua Yue has worked in the court of the New Song Dynasty for more than ten years. He has witnessed the rapid development of the New Song Dynasty, the increasing accumulation of wealth, and the increasing size of cases. He is very sad to advise everyone to set an example and create a clean officialdom.
Zhao Yulin nodded and suggested that Wu Qian write a few articles to talk about it, and ask the people across the country to supervise it together.
Zhao Feiyan felt that the atmosphere was a bit depressing, and said with a laugh that we should be happy that we have returned from the overseas trip to Song Island and Jianzhou and the Mobei grasslands. Let's go, let's go and celebrate, and everyone followed her to the banquet hall.
Lao Cao had already been waiting here with officials from Taijiantang.
After Zhao Feiyan's brief speech, the meal began, and the entire banquet hall immediately became lively with the clinking of glasses. Lao Cao saw the crowded hall full of joyful atmosphere, and whispered to him that it was going too smoothly, and he was a little worried.
Zhao Yulin nodded and smiled, clinked glasses with him and said: So we have to keep it well.
The two of them left after getting a little tipsy.
Luoyang, the grassland princes and nobles led by Sulu Henidi arrived in the city and were surprised to see the newly built streets. He whispered to her how the Mongolian army burned and killed people fiercely and demolished a large number of houses. It is said that the Shenwei Army blew down nearly a hundred feet of the city wall when attacking Luoyang, and now those broken walls have disappeared.
In their place are brand new streets paved with thick fired bricks, with gurgling water on both sides of the streets and ditches built specifically for water diversion and greening for fire prevention and cleaning.
Traces of the damaged buildings can still be vaguely seen on the flat lands in the east and west of the city, but the surrounding city walls have been fully restored, and the neat lines drawn with white lime show a thriving atmosphere to the people passing by.
She asked, how many families could live in such a huge city?
Bart told him that there were at least 300,000 households, which was not big enough. Chengdu had nearly 600,000 households and a population of 3 million.
Sulu Henidi was so surprised that she exclaimed "Yeah!" and said: I heard that Chengdu is very prosperous, and there are trains that run like giant dragons, with power like divine beasts, and can carry many people at a time.
