Volume 2: The King's Way Chapter 154 Mutual Assistance
Gan Ning was in Chengji Mansion in Shanyin City. After receiving the order from the governor, who was also the general, his expression flickered and he thought for a long time alone in Chengji Mansion.
Normally, for the sake of his persona, Gan Ning would not think in front of outsiders, and would always act on instinct - hesitation would lead to defeat, and thinking would appear weak.
Gan Ning felt that only a person who did not think could give the greatest deterrence to others, regardless of friend or foe!
Starting from the next day, Gan Ning increased the frequency of inspections at the Shanyin and Zhang'an shipyards.
"Before April next year, I want to see a finished fleet, with weapons and fishing equipment installed. Then I will take you to go fishing in the open sea." Gan Ning said to the shipwrights of Zhang'an Jinfanwu.
"Governor, fishing... is it necessary? Sea fish in Kuaiji... isn't it cost-effective?" Gan Hu seemed a little hesitant.
It is indeed not cost-effective. In fact, there is no such thing as deep-sea fishing now. Just for those sea fish, you have to build ships and take risks in long voyages... If you have the energy, wouldn't it be better to expand the production of Ningjin?
Gan Hu is one of the members of the Gan family who was separated. He has a tough name but is usually very thoughtful. He was appointed by Gan Ning as one of the persons in charge of Zhang'an Jinfanwu.
"It's worthwhile? This prefect wants to support our compatriots in Wujun! Ah Hu, when can you improve your ideological quality?" Gan Ning said in a tone of disappointment, which made Gan Hu feel ashamed.
"Prefect... if you go fishing, you don't have to take us with you, right?" another old boatman asked cautiously.
"This is to allow you to observe the areas of the ship that need improvement through first-hand experience! What? You don't even dare to build your own ship?" Gan Ning glanced at him.
The reasons are strong and cannot be refuted...
At this time, for Ning Jin's sake, Gan Ning unconditionally believed Bai Tu's prediction of the super drought next year.
In fact, Bai Tu did not have any hard and fast rules for Gan Ning. After all, considering the transportation consumption at that time, it was very inhumane to rely on Kuaiji County, where transportation was difficult, to transport grain out.
A few counties in Shanyin in the north are still okay, but the counties in the south have to ship large quantities of grain out, and I'm afraid only one or two out of ten will survive.
However, after receiving the order, Gan Ning decided to do something big...
Bai Tu did not give any rigid rules on how much grain Gan Ning had to squeeze out, but instead asked him to negotiate between himself and Zhang Liao of Wujun - after all, Wujun was now the "counterpart mutual assistance county" of Kuaiji.
Gan Ning himself was responsible for measuring the extent of the "mutual assistance". Moreover, since it was "mutual assistance", naturally the more help Gan Ning could provide to Wu County during the drought, the more rewards he could receive. For example... there were several pieces of land in Wu County that were suitable for mulberry cultivation, which Gan Ning had been eyeing for a long time.
And more importantly, the current governor of Wujun is still Zhang Liao, who he can't stand!
Although they didn't trip each other up, the two of them didn't get along very well and they often competed with each other.
Fortunately, Zhang Liao has gotten rid of vulgar interests. Before the Ningjin industry was formed, when his cooperation was needed, he did not shirk his efforts just because the other party was Gan Ning.
Gan Ning, on the other hand, had been indulged in vulgar interests for a long time, and had even fallen below the bottom line - when he heard that he had to "help" Wujun, he did not think of working without putting in any effort, but... he had to double his "help" to Zhang Liao, to see if he would have the nerve to show off in front of him in the future.
In order to successfully "relieve" Wu County, in addition to deep-sea fishing to provide an additional source of food, the next issue is the transportation of food.
Jinfanwu, not far from Shanyin, the seat of Kuaiji, also worked overtime to develop "large" near-shore cargo ships under Gan Ning's frequent inspections and supervision.
As long as distant sea fishing can be achieved by April next year, combined with near-sea cargo transportation, grain can be transported from Shanyin to Wujun with less loss. By then, Kuaiji, which has been "unknown" all this time, will shine during the drought and show off to Zhang Liao.
At the same time, Mr. Zhou from An County also had his "musician" career interrupted and was appointed by Bai Tu as the prefect of Poyang!
At the monthly party of the General of Chariots and Cavalry's Mansion in Jinling, when the news just came out, Yu Fan, who had a bitter face, wrinkled his forehead like a WiFi signal...
Zhou Yu, who had the mark of Sun Ce, was also appointed as a prefect. Doesn't that mean there were two prefects in Sun Ce's army?
In indignation, Yu Fan strongly recommended himself to be sent to a remote post. In addition to serving in the six departments of the General's Office, Yu Fan hoped to concurrently serve as the county magistrate of Poyang County, that is, the assistant to the prefect, as if he wanted to supervise Zhou Yu.
"Okay, Zhongxiang, you are now more familiar with the Ministry of Revenue's political affairs, so you should go to Poyang as well! I hope you can work together with Gongjin to help Danyang overcome the difficulties." Bai Tu agreed directly.
"Danyang? Is there any difficulty for Governor Sun? I heard that you two are in Wancheng and are living very happily now." Yu Fan said sarcastically.
So the first impression is very important. Now Yu Fan just dislikes Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.
Sun Ben and Zhou Shang, who also worked in the six ministries and participated in the Yuedan meeting, naturally tried their best to refute at this time, but... they couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
"Hehe, Zhongxiang, don't ask questions when you already know the answer. Don't you know how big a trouble Wan County is in since you are in the Ministry of Revenue?" Bai Tu interrupted the argument between the two sides.
The situation in An County is indeed quite bad now. Not only is it located in Huainan, the drought is even more serious. Moreover, unlike Jiangdong which was well prepared, it is too late to start digging deep wells now.
If the drought , there will be a huge food shortage in Anxian County…
The task that Bai Tu gave to the Poyang prefect was to provide mutual assistance with Danyang County - Wan County in Lujiang was also temporarily under the administration of the Danyang prefect.
In other words, in addition to paying taxes to the governor's office as usual, Zhou Yu also had to complete the orders from the general's office and help Wan County overcome the difficulties.
Yes, this is Bai Tu’s “good method”…
Since I can't do anything, I'll leave it to others to think about. Can the matter of sworn brothers be considered as exploitation? This is trust!
As for Yu Fan's plan to go to Poyang County, Bai Tu also supported it. He originally wanted to send an official from the Ministry of Revenue to assist Zhou Yu.
Moreover, given Yu Fan's personality, even if he disliked Zhou Yu, he would not cause trouble for the main business, at most he would be harsh in words. Given Yu Fan's "honesty", Zhou Yu might be able to squeeze out some more potential...
When Zhou Yu saw Yu Fan who came with the letter of appointment, he kept rubbing his red spots.
"Huh? Gongjin has a good relationship with Yu Juncheng?" Da Qiao asked Sun Ce in confusion.
"It should be...very good."
A month later, looking at the "Mutual Assistance Plan" filled out by Gan Ning and Zhou Yu themselves, Bai Tu couldn't help but give himself a thumbs up.
[I am worthy of this!] Bai Tu was very satisfied. Under his wise leadership, the problem of transporting grain from Poyang County and Kuaiji County had been successfully solved for the most part.
