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Chapter 1058: Giving birth to the next generation

"Jiangnan is great, but Hangzhou is what I most remember..."

Fan Zhongyan stood by the Qiantang River with his hands behind his hands, his words full of emotion.

It is the autumn of Huangyou's third year, and Fan Zhongyan has been in office in Hangzhou for more than two years. This time is much longer than it originally was. But no matter how long it lasts, there will be a time to leave. Years ago, there was a transfer order from the capital, and he was promoted to Minister of Household Affairs and moved to Qingzhou.

Qingzhou is where Jingdong East Road is located, close to Hebei. Originally, Fan Zhongyan was already in very poor health at this time. Because he could not bear the cold in the north, he turned to Zhao Zhen to seek knowledge of Yingzhou after working for a while. Then Fan Zhongyan took office despite being ill, and eventually died of illness in Xuzhou.

However, Fan Zhongyan is still in good health now, which is due to two reasons. On the one hand, it is because of Wang Yan, on the other hand, it is also because of Wang Yan.

First, Wang Yan recuperated Fan Zhongyan's body and taught him body-building exercises. He supplemented it with food and medicine, and the condition was very good. In both cases, the power in Hangzhou rested with Wang Yan. Fan Zhongyan, the prefect of the state, became his subordinate and had an easy job. In addition, what Wang Yan did in Hangzhou was the reform he wanted to achieve, and he succeeded. The whole person's energy and energy increased several times at once, and he felt energetic again.

Now that he is about to leave, he is actually full of ambition and enthusiasm.

Wang Yan said with a smile: "It is really a good thing for students to see Duke Fan's ambition again. However, Duke Fan knows what happened in Hangzhou. There are too many ways to kill people. It is not necessary to surround and kill, but it is not to be used as a strategy. Assassinations, poisonings and so on, it is extremely difficult for Duke Fan to do what he did in Hangzhou. Even if he is in Hangzhou, he has not done enough, so he must think twice before doing anything."

Fan Zhongyan looked sideways at Wang Yan, snorted and said, "Why don't I know this?"

"It is also for the sake of Mr. Fan's health. At such an age, Mr. Fan, why should he work too hard? Moreover, as generations of talents come out, Mr. Fan must also give students and other younger generations opportunities to do things. One generation cannot take care of the affairs of several generations. ”

"I don't want to move the property, I just want to collect cleaning fees. Then it will be like Hangzhou, where construction projects will be carried out across the state and people will be hired to work, which will always make people's lives easier."

"Brother Yaofu is not around this time. The student told Brother Yaofu that Duke Fan can live for more than ten years. Don't be too tired, Duke Fan. If you miss your life span, how can the student meet Brother Yaofu?" ?”

"Okay, I know my body best. As for you, you should go to Beijing at the end of the year. Hangzhou must make arrangements to prevent it from happening again."

"Fan Gong is at ease. My road is prosperous. Anyone who comes here has no choice but to follow me. Fan Gong has traveled thousands of miles here, and the boat and carriage are tiring, so Fan Gong goes slowly."

Fan Zhongyan nodded with a smile and patted Wang Yan heavily on the shoulder: "I'm going."

"Congratulations to Mr. Fan."

Fan Zhongyan waved his hand and was helped into the comfortable carriage given to him by Wang Yan. The team that had been prepared for a long time slowly set off, heading north...

Wang Yan respectfully bowed his hands to say goodbye. When the team went away and the figures became smaller, he stood with his hands behind his back again, looked at the team that was leaving, and said without looking back, "It's time to leave."

The officials at the state and county levels behind them all bowed respectfully to Wang Yan's back and walked away, leaving Wang Yan alone at the head of the river, watching Fan Zhongyan go away.

Hangzhou today is completely different from what it was two years ago. The existence of wealthy families is not a so-called local pillar, nor is it an engine of economic vitality. On the contrary, they are an obstacle to all development. Without the obstruction of big households, Hangzhou will only become more prosperous.

After more than two years of major construction, Hangzhou's water conservancy has been reorganized, fully considering the requirements for water storage and flood discharge. In addition, many waterwheels, mills, etc. have been built to water the land.

All the official roads in the territory have been widened, hardened and repaired. A lot of large and small roads have been built between counties and between counties and villages. It's definitely not all done, but it's just a matter of time. After all, Hangzhou is not short of money. Although the number of people registered every year is much higher than before, there are naturally many who stay.

Of course Wang Yan doesn't save money at all and spends whatever he has. Expanding Changpingcang, building large-scale village schools and county schools, subsidizing academic and teaching resources, building orphanages to welcome the elderly and the young, reducing taxes, giving bonuses to officials at all levels, etc...

As a result, Hangzhou has become better built, the people have become richer, commercial revenue has increased, and the amount of commercial taxes and additional cleaning fees has also increased.

Thanks to Wang Yan's elimination of the old wealthy families and strict restrictions on land transfer, 60% of the land in Hangzhou is now public land. And these fields are cultivated by ordinary people. In addition, Wang Yan has liberalized the movement of ordinary people in the state. They farm during the farming season and work outside to make money in their free time.

In this way, the people are living a better life and have a certain ability to withstand risks. In addition, the government is relatively clear and clear, and the opportunities for big households to take advantage of it are much less. Especially since Wang Yan was still there, there were many people who were lucky, but there were also many who died.

But at the same time, they have to pay heavy taxes on their fields and have to be cultivated. They can only collect 10% of the land rent. If they dare to pay more, they will be punished. The big landowners were all destroyed by Wang Yan, and the small landowners did not dare to make plans for land. So after going back and forth, they naturally paid more attention to business matters.

The assets of many previous large households were taken over by small and medium-sized landowners. Now that all industries in Hangzhou are prosperous, they have no choice but to do business on the land. In this way, competition will arise again and promote the development and progress of technology.

In this way, Hangzhou's wealthy households have transitioned from former landlords to commercial capital.

Of course, this group of people will definitely not be that promising. Limited by their ideological understanding, they can't help but stare at the one-third of an acre of land. Even if they are looking at the one-third of an acre of land, no one wants to open up the outside land and seek to increase the land. Instead, they are desperately fighting for the countless existing land. Don’t go far away, just stay in the countryside. If you become a high-ranking official, you will annex a large amount of land in the capital and hometown.

But if it were replaced by 'countryside complex', it would make sense.

In essence, they are not controlling the land, but using the land to control the people and gain power. After all, people are the source of power. The more people you can control, the more power you have.

Therefore, even if Wang Yan updated the large households and carried out a certain degree of transformation, they would still continue to think about how to turn public land into private land, and how to turn other people's land into their own land.

This is a problem that Wang Yan wants to solve at a higher level. If Hangzhou cannot become its own country, it cannot be changed...

All in all, there are still many problems in Hangzhou right now, but all social conflicts have been suppressed. If there are no accidents and no life-threatening exploitation and oppression, there will be no big problem in being stable for 180 years.

It was also because of this that Wang Yan and Fan Zhongyan stayed a lot longer. Because Zhao Zhen and other ministers in the capital were a little afraid of another incident. Anyway, Wang Yan was awesome, and he left a lasting impression.

Of course, the other reason is that no one wants to be an official for Wang Yan. Everyone understands that they are mascots in Hangzhou, even if Wang Yan leaves. If they dare to make any move, Wang Yan might find trouble to deal with them.

They have no doubt about Wang Yan's ability to cause trouble. Wang Yan stayed in Hangzhou for two years. From the two Zhejiang roads to the capital, he attracted no less than a hundred people. From this point of view, Wang Yan is more courageous than the big families who besieged him. He is a lonely minister and does not get along with his colleagues.

Although they don't want to admit it, it is true that many people are a little afraid of Wang Yan. His record is too powerful. They also trembled at the thought of competing with Wang Yan for power. He is capable of fighting, has high skills, and is very courageous. He is really risking his life. Many people think Wang Yan is a madman.

This resulted in that even if Fan Zhongyan left now, the popular position of Zhizhou was still vacant. The selection of personnel to come to Hangzhou is still under discussion.

There was also a struggle here. The reformists wanted to succeed Wang Yan, but the conservatives refused, but the conservatives did not dare to come.

Being afraid of Wang Yan is one thing, but ruining the good situation in Hangzhou is another thing. Wang Yan only worked for two years, and Hangzhou's tax collection was only behind the four capitals. Many people do not have this confidence, so they dare not come.

To be an official, there are only two requirements. One is to stabilize the place and prevent chaos, and the other is to make money. If you do these two things well, your future will definitely be good. If the process is supplemented by flattery, flattery, some discernment, and a good position, then the official career will be prosperous.

The same is true. Wang Yan has to wait until he has paid this year's taxes, completed this year's work, and elected a new governor and general judge before he can leave. However, his position after entering Beijing is still under discussion.

Because his position is not easy to arrange. There are so many people lining up to become officials, so there are really few positions. But he was so awesome, and what he did was so big that he was promoted exceptionally. The conservatives wanted to assign Wang Yan a high position and assign him a leisurely position, but Zhao Zhen and the reformists refused. He can make money, and he dares to hurt people, so he has a good knife. How can such a person be idle?

So there was no end to the quarreling and quarreling all day long. Lao Bao wrote about these things. Wang Yan took it all as a joke, but he was not in a hurry anyway. His ability has been demonstrated. He can cause trouble and calm things down. He won't let the emperor worry about him. He can't be suppressed at all. This is what is called simplicity in the emperor's heart. If there is any problem, the first thing that always comes to mind is that someone like Wang Yan can be called a firefighter.

So he stayed in Hangzhou leisurely, going to the Yamen every morning to sign official documents. Check the progress of the work, and then arrange and deploy some new work. After that, he would either take Hualan and Shulan to wander outside, or he would wander outside by himself, or go to the established academy to give lectures, and occasionally write new books.

He will soon be an official for three years, and has made some achievements. It is time to continue to implement his teachings. I need to re-revise the first volume and write a second volume to further improve it.

With his achievements, Wang Yan has now stood up in the academic world. Many people who come to Hangzhou for study tours come to listen to his lectures. After all, knowledge belongs to him, and he even shamelessly wrote a book early on, explaining it clearly at the beginning to prevent others from misinterpreting his meaning. So naturally it would be better to come to him and listen directly.

Furthermore, Wang Yan is also a general judge, and has done so many great things. He is absolutely awesome. If you can have time to give them classes and answer questions, it won’t be a loss for people to come and take a look.

What's more, Hangzhou Academy is now the largest academy in Jiangnan and the best academy. It has complete facilities, beautiful landscaping, rich collection of books, and strong teachers. The students who were nearby all wanted to come and experience it.

But speaking of academies, Wang Yan's cultural education was not very successful. Although many academies and schools were built, the imperial examination results of Jianzhenzhang were not very good. Only one person won the Jinshi.

The reason is that his purge also purged all those scholars. After all, most of them came from wealthy families. This is normal. People from top to bottom understand that there are always some imperfections. Everyone has been sent to the northwest, and there is nothing anyone can do...

Today is Hua Lan’s eighteenth birthday.

I cooked a lot of dishes at home, and everyone in the house ate well and felt happy.

In the evening, after Wang Yan washed his feet and got on the bed, Hua Lan came close to Wang Yan and exhaled like a blue: "My lord, I am eighteen years old."

"Are you anxious?"

"Why do officials ask questions when they know it?" Hua Lan slapped Wang Yan angrily, "Although I have known this for a long time, I have been having a hard time in the past two years. I am afraid that the officials don't know, because my mother sent me many recipes. He also said that he would send the doctor over to take a look at me secretly. It has been a year since the officials took Sister Shulan in, but there has been no movement at all. So he asked me to ask the doctor to take a look at Sister Shulan. , the result was no problem at all.

This seems to be a problem with the officials. I went to a famous master in Bianjing City and told him that the officials had committed too many crimes and it would be difficult for them to have heirs. My mother goes to Daxiangguo Temple to offer incense and pray for blessings on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, in order to help officials resolve disasters and give birth to children. "

There is indeed nothing wrong with Shulan. Wang Yan was sure of this at the beginning. However, considering family harmony, Wang Yan did not let Shulan get pregnant. After all, he will be a loyal minister for a long time this time, but he also has a real wife. No matter how close the relationship is, there will inevitably be a lot of messy things. This is a problem of the social environment.

Or maybe not. After all, even thousands of years later, it is not uncommon for sons and daughters of wealthy families to fight for family property, and there is still a distinction between elder and younger children.

This delayed Shulan.

Hualan's pressure in the past two years is also real. Not to mention, Fan Chunren's daughter-in-law gave birth to another child. The ladies and common people in Hangzhou also discussed it a lot.

However, Hualandu endured it with strength, and finally we are today.

"Which master said that?"

"Master Zhishan of Daxiangguo Temple."

"The old monk can't keep his mouth shut. When I arrive in the capital next year, I'll go and meet him." Wang Yan silently memorized the Buddhist name and then started to help Hua Lan take off her middle clothes. You won’t know until you try it.”

"Please have mercy, officer~"

Hua Lan looked shy and had a charming voice...

The marriage was finally consummated, and Hualan's whole spirit was different. She pestered Wang Yan every day, hoping to have a child soon. Of course Wang Yan would not delay any longer, nor did he forget Shulan, who was also in a difficult situation. He treated every woman fairly, opened the valve, and gave birth to a new life...

Just like that, two months apart, Hualan and Shulan confirmed their pregnancy.

It was also during this process that he spent his third year in Hangzhou and completed all the work for this year. Although the ranking is still fifth, the number has increased significantly compared with last year, and the lives of the people of Hangzhou are naturally much better.

It is no exaggeration to say that today's Wang Yan's influence in Hangzhou and surrounding areas is unprecedented, and he is truly worshiped by thousands of families. Except for a few people, the vast majority of the people hope that Wang Yan can live a long life and be an official in Hangzhou for a long time.

Obviously it's because they are living so well. In comparison, Hangzhou today is nothing like what it used to be.

Unsurprisingly, Hangzhou officials received awards from Zhao Zhen, and a special edict came to praise them, highly recognizing the work of Hangzhou officials.

Years later, the much-debated personnel changes were finally decided.

Wang Yanqian wrote Zuo Lang and learned that the Zuojun patrol envoy of Kaifeng Prefecture was on duty at Jixian Court and Longtuge was waiting to be built.

Officials in the Song Dynasty were notoriously complicated, and Zuo Lang was a serious official with the eighth rank. The military inspector at the back is his serious job, responsible for the security of the capital, with the power to detain, interrogate, arrest, and manage prisons. Jixianyuan and Longtuge at the back are the official and cabinet positions. They have no actual power, but they are standard for high officials.

Wang Yan was already qualified. As long as he made no mistakes in Hangzhou, he could arrange a position in the library when he returned to the capital. The original top pick, Feng Jing, had such a configuration. But he has done too well and has contributed too much, so it is not appropriate to let him sit on the bench. It is not that oppressive. In addition, Wang Yan was known as a ruthless person, so he was asked to take charge of public security in the capital.

It seemed fine, but Wang Yan understood Zhao Zhen's evil intentions as soon as he thought about it. That is because he wanted Wang Yan to be a lone minister and continue to push his hand. Because what Wang Yan has shown is that he is iron-blooded and does not follow the trend of others. The capital is a place of right and wrong. There are too many messy things, but people's relationships are still very strong. It is certain that Wang Yan will have a conflict with senior officials and wealthy families in Beijing.

There are many ways to suppress people, and this time Wang Yan has been in Hangzhou for three years, it is one of them. Because he is too young and too capable. It can't be used, but it can't be used too much, because merit will be rewarded. Zhao Zhen must take into account Wang Yan's future status, and even Wang Yan's age.

It is not a good thing to be the emperor for too long. If the ministers live longer and have strong prestige, the emperor will not be able to sleep.

Zhao Zhen already felt that he would not be able to withstand it for too long, so he wanted to suppress Wang Yan and isolate Wang Yan. Not only did he provoke competition among his ministers, but he also left a ruthless person for his next team. Use it if you want to, or keep it to put out fires if you don't want to. This is a serious imperial mentality.

Although the appointment was made, Wang Yan was left with plenty of time. He could just return to Beijing to report on his duties before May.

This is because a new candidate for the governor has been decided. Today’s Hangzhou is hard to understand. Wang Yan, the actual leader, needs to hand over the work well with the new governor, or let Wang Yan cut off Hangzhou. authority.

The relevant official documents came with Wang Yan's imperial edict for promotion. After reading the official documents, Wang Yan couldn't help but have some expectations for the successor to Zhizhou.

Because the name of Xinzhizhou is Wang Anshi.

This is really a name that is hard not to look forward to...

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