Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1559 Friends
Wu Guangzan hurried back to Luoyang to entertain his friends and old acquaintances from Liaodong.

"Luoyang is still warm." Gao Mohan just went for a stroll outside and said after returning.

"Where else is colder than Liaodong?" Wu Guangzan laughed.

When he said this, Gao Mohan, the "hometown treasure", was a little unhappy, and argued: "Why did you say that? Liaodong is colder, but it is rich in products. There are countless squids, and the emperor said it was good to eat. Nowadays, in Longquanfu, Muzhou, Xianzhou and other places, there may be dozens of fish shops opened, all of which are time-honored brands that the sages have tasted."

Wu Guang praised: "..."

"After the Khitan was defeated, Liaodong is very peaceful now. Mohe has stopped making troubles, and Goryeo is also very peaceful. It is really a rare peaceful and prosperous world." Gao Mohan said again: "If I don't want to make a name for myself, I would rather live in this place for the rest of my life. Liaodong will not come out."

"Why talk so much?" Wu Guangzan said helplessly, "Didn't you dislike saints before? Why are you talking good things now?"

"This...how can I say anything good?" Gao Mohan was embarrassed, and said: "It's just saying that the world is peaceful."

Wu Guangzan didn't argue with him, he said: "You came out too late, there are very few opportunities now, only Yunnan and the Western Regions may have battles."

Gao Mohan thought about it carefully, and said: "I'm afraid I'm not used to that place in Yunnan. I heard that there are rebellions in Quzhou and Tonghai Governor's Mansion, and it's not a big scene. I can't show my ability if I go there. .”

"Is that going to the Western Regions?" Wu Guangzan asked curiously: "Your family sister is serving the saint in Gaochang. If you bring some gifts there, it will be regarded as a relative. After hearing about it, the saint can't pretend that he doesn't know you. If you have a chance, just let me know." Are you here?"

"Isn't this a bit embarrassing?" Gao Mohan was a little embarrassed.

In fact, he felt that it was quite outrageous for the elder sister to be kidnapped by the saint and give birth to a child.The Gao family is a famous family, this kind of thing should not happen even if it is beneficial to the family.

But all the elders in the clan are like blind and deaf people, they don't know that Rou Niang once had a husband.

When the twentieth prince was just born, the news hadn't spread yet, and everyone didn't know who gave birth to the child, only that the empress raised him.Now more than four years have passed, and those who are well-informed know that this was born by Gao's "stealer", and he is the seed of a saint.

The Gao family has also begun to walk around now, even running very frequently.

In this part of Liaodong, the officials of the imperial court will give some face more or less. After the family atmosphere has fallen to the bottom, it has actually recovered.

As a relatively outstanding martial arts disciple of the new generation of the Gao clan, Gao Mohan couldn't stand the urging, and finally left Longquan Mansion, and went south to the capital with a few fellow clansmen, intending to start their journey to the lintel of glory.

Gao Mohan and Wu Guangzan are quite different in age, but they have a good relationship. As soon as they arrived in Luoyang, they came to visit.

"There is nothing to be ashamed of." Wu Guangzan said earnestly: "Nowadays, there are not so many warriors in the world to fight. The opportunities are limited, and there are too many monks to eat. If you want to get ahead, you have to find a way."

Gao Mohan nodded silently.

"However, do you really want to understand? Going to the Western Regions to make meritorious service?" Wu Guangzan asked.

"Yes." Gao Mohan said: "I asked someone about the Tonghai Governor's Mansion, and it's a little hot and humid. The imperial court has moved thousands of Jiangdong people there, and they all feel uncomfortable. I will definitely not be able to bear it if I go there."

The Tonghai Governor's Mansion, if you look at it from the perspective of Yunnan, is actually not bad. The area of ​​the mountain plain cannot be said to be small, and the altitude is not too low. It is not as unbearable as Wuguan.

But the level of development is indeed very low, Master Wang has killed too much, and forced to relocate many Tibetans, and the vacated land will be handed over to the new immigrants for rectification. The hostility of the local people will be difficult to eliminate for a while, Gao Mohan really doesn’t want to go there This muddy water.

After thinking about it, the Western Regions is more his appetite.Even if he had to stay there in the future as a last resort, except for a little bit of wind and sand, the rest would not be unbearable.

"Since you have made a decision, it's hard for me to say anything." Wu Guangzan sat down and rubbed his chin unconsciously with his left hand. After a long time, he suddenly smiled bitterly and said, "Maybe, I will go to the Western Regions to be with you again." companion."

"Why is that?" Gao Mohan asked curiously, "Aren't you an official in the Ministry of Industry? What kind of Cheng is that?"

"It's not the Ministry of Industry. The Prime Minister of the River and Canal Department of the Metropolitan Water Supervision." Wu Guangzan said: "After the canals in Xiangcheng were completed, they were promoted to the fourth level and became the Hequ Order. This will be transferred to the Western Regions, and they will be promoted to the third level." level, as Dushui Supervisor.”

The Hequ Shucheng Cheng is an official position under the ninth rank, the order is under the eighth rank, and the Dushui Cheng is from the seventh rank.

Don't look at the promotion to the seventh or eighth rank, that is, from the ninth rank to the seventh rank.

In the early Tang Dynasty, some officials even demoted more than a dozen ranks, which is scary.

And when it comes to the Caoqu Canal in Xiangcheng, a basket has been stabbed recently.

Because Zhao Er in the Northern Song Dynasty excavated Fangchengkou several times and failed in the end, Shao Shude's strategy was to build a canal on the top of the mountain on the Wanye Corridor with a higher terrain.

After years of investigation and the excavation of several ponds to store water, this strategy was officially started a few years ago.

The ship lift is not complicated, the technology of the Qin Dynasty is advanced, and it is widely used, so it will be built soon.

Just this summer, after the mountaintop reservoir was filled with water, water began to be released into the boat lift.As the water level in the lock slowly rose, the first batch of six ships were successfully raised by more than 20 meters and entered the canal on the top of the mountain. After sailing for more than ten miles, they entered the Henan water system extending in all directions, and reached the Rushui River in the north Upstream Linru County.

Then the goods were unloaded on the wharf, traveled the last dozens of miles in a four-wheeled carriage, and were successfully transported to Luoyang.

When the cargo ship was successfully raised, officials from the Water Supervision and Ministry of Industry near the ship lift burst into joy and wept with joy.

However, when the ship lock released water, it suddenly broke the embankment of the downstream river and flooded many farmlands, which was unexpected.

Of course, this sting is not too big, and it can be solved.In fact, the Tang and Deng states have recruited masters to reinforce the embankment.I believe that when next spring and summer, there will definitely be another scene.

"It's pretty quick to be promoted." Gao Mohan immediately smiled when he heard that one was promoted and the other was promoted: "That's fine, you and I will go west together, and there will be a care in the future."

Wu Guangzan forced a smile, who would like to go to the Western Regions to eat sand?
I heard that he went with many colleagues from the Ministry of Industry and the Metropolitan Water Supervision. Luoyang and Chang'an will also send some craftsmen, a total of more than [-] people, to Xizhou, Yizhou, and Tingzhou to guide the construction of water conservancy projects.how to say?Be good.

The sage still has a good impression of the Wu family. As long as he makes meritorious deeds, he will definitely be promoted, and the rate will be greater than others.As for the reason, Wu Guangzan knew more or less that the sage wanted to promote a few people who were born in Bohai and made outstanding achievements in Han, so that the Bohai people could integrate into the whole country more quickly and stop thinking about it.

Of course, this is just the perspective of Bohai people.If you focus on other ethnic groups, you will find that the sage has a very deep wrist. He almost wants to absorb all talented people into the system he created to work for him, and at the same time inspire more People joined this system, making the foundation of the imperial court more solid.

Thinking about this, he suddenly asked: "You just said that the world in Liaodong is peaceful?"

"It's Taiping..." Gao Mohan was a little puzzled, and said: "Khitan has been destroyed. A Baoji only appeared near Lishengzhou once in the past year. He snatched some cattle, sheep and horses and ran away, almost turning into a horse. Bandits. Shiwei’s [-]th Department is okay, it’s rare to plunder Liaodong, and if they come, they will be beaten away.”

"Chinese—is there anything else you can't think about?" Wu Guangzan asked in a low voice.

"Not much more." Gao Mohan shook his head and said, "Nobody is a fool. A few people went to find my father, but they were scolded and ran away, saying that they were just daydreaming. Every year after the autumn harvest, the soldiers of Zhuzhou government gather for training, and the momentum is astonishing. , who is so determined to rebel at this time?"

For those Bohai people who have the ambition to restore the country, Shao Shude's government soldiers in Liaodong are really annoying.

During the Ming, Sui and Tang Dynasties, in line with the principle of "raise the soldiers in Guanzhong to face the four directions", most of the government soldiers were stationed in Guanzhong to suppress all parts of the Guandong.But Shao Shude is really outrageous. He is not afraid of getting out of his control when he is running a large number of government soldiers in the border areas.

"If you don't rebel at this time, should you wait until the end of the dynasty?" Wu Guangzan asked, keenly hearing the meaning behind Gao Mohan's words.

Gao Mohan gave him a strange look, and said: "In the last years of the dynasty, even the Han people turned against each other."

Wu Guangzan patted his head in annoyance, smiled self-consciously, and said, "I'm confused. I'm relieved to hear you say that. The most important thing is to live your own life. There is no robbery by Khitan, no expenses to suppress Mohe, Bohai The common people can breathe a lot. And the government soldiers don’t need money from the court, and the cost is nothing more than land. The most important thing in Liaodong is land. Very good, very good!”

"The life of the common people has improved a lot." Gao Mohan said.

There is more surplus food, less taxation, and less corvee. Although the progress in a single matter is not particularly large, it is indeed moving in a better direction.

But when the days get better, the nostalgia for the old dynasty will decrease, and the recognition for the new dynasty will also increase. This is a matter of two sides.

Once Liaodong is stabilized, the imperial court will be free to deal with the other two directions, such as Yunnan and the Western Regions.

"The Western Regions may be the second Liaodong. But does the saint still have the time, energy, and ambition to do it again?" Wu Guangzan thought to himself, "The cost of immigrating to the Western Regions is much higher than emigrating to Liaodong. Liaodong It is rich in products, and Bohai Sea, a farming country with a population of more than one million, provides food, medicinal materials, ironware, daily necessities and other materials, and can also transport materials and personnel through water transportation. The current local reception capacity in the Western Regions is extremely limited, and materials are very scarce. It's the biggest problem."

On the other side, Gao Mohan had poured his own drink and started drinking.

He didn't think as much as Wu Guangzan.

His idea is very simple and simple, that is, where he has made great achievements, he can make his home there, even if it is a desert oasis in the Western Regions.

As for the old country of Bohai, that is all in the past, and he no longer misses it.

(End of this chapter)