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Chapter 142 Jia Xu's Promotion
Zhang Ming was very satisfied with Ma Jun's arrival, and then he asked Ma Jun some questions about industrial production. Unexpectedly, Ma Jun, who has always stuttered, would answer these questions without being sloppy at all.

"Ma Jun, from today onwards, you will be an official of the imperial court and will be under the management of the Shaofu." Zhang Ming said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ma Jun said happily.

During the conversation with Ma Jun, Zhang Ming discovered Ma Jun's unique understanding of industrial objects. Even an ordinary piece of wood has great potential in Ma Jun's eyes.

However, Ma Junnian is only seventeen now, and his family was poor since he was a child, and he has never read any books. Therefore, although he built a keel waterwheel, its role has not been recognized by the world, and the status of craftsmen has never been high. If you want to reuse Ma Jun directly, I'm afraid you can only wait for Ma Jun to make achievements.

"Ma Jun, I have entrusted you with a task, which is to produce enough keel waterwheels for the Jingzhao area. Are you sure?" Zhang Ming asked.

"Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly. Although my keel waterwheel can transport water from a low place to a high place, it still needs enough rivers to do it. Without the cooperation of the river, my keel waterwheel will not be able to play a big role." Ma Jun lowered his head and said.

Although Ma Jun's keel waterwheel has greatly improved the efficiency of water transportation, it still needs to be built along the river in essence, which means that those farmlands far away from the river are still helpless. They want to rely on manpower to carry water to irrigate the farmland. I am afraid that the people of Chang'an will be exhausted to death.

"Ma Jun, you mean to build more canals above Chang'an Bashui?" Zhang Ming asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty, only in this way can the effect of the keel waterwheel be brought into full play." Ma Jun said earnestly.

Although Ma Jun is good at mechanical manufacturing, his mechanical manufacturing can only improve the efficiency of operations. If there is a lack of raw materials, no matter how good his machinery is, it will not play any role.

"Okay, then you can build more keel waterwheels. I will discuss with Da Sinonong about digging canals. When I have a plan, I will talk to you." Zhang Ming said helplessly.

Digging canals is not a trivial matter. Although Zhang Ming now has the talent to speed up projects, he still needs to be cautious when using people's resources.

Not long after Ma Jun left, Da Sinong was also summoned to Gaomen Hall.

"Your Majesty, I heard that someone has already made a waterwheel, and the efficiency is even several times that of the previous waterwheel." Da Sinong asked in surprise, he had only heard about it, and hadn't seen it himself.

"Da Si Nong, I have something to ask you, how much manpower and material resources will it take to dig a canal on Bashui?" Zhang Ming asked with concern.

"That depends on His Majesty's requirements for the canals. If you only need to build a few large canals, you will need less manpower and material resources, but if you need to build many tributary canals, I am afraid that this summer will be too late." Da Si Nong estimated.

Da Sinong also knew that this year would probably be a drought year, so His Majesty cared so much about waterwheels and canals. However, waterwheels are easy to build, but canals can only be built bit by bit.

"I will take you to see the function of the keel waterwheel first, and then you will give me an accurate time and plan." Zhang Ming said seriously.

Although Zhang Ming believed in Ma Jun's talent, he had never seen a real keel waterwheel after all, and what he was doing now was nothing more than speculation.

Zhang Ming asked Cui Ming to call Ma Jun, and then, under the escort of a group of Habayashi soldiers, together with the main officials of Dasinong, came to the western suburb outside Chang'an City.

This is the first time Zhang Ming has come outside Chang'an City. Unlike Chang'an City, there are farmlands and various weeds intertwined everywhere outside Chang'an City. Of course, there are also a lot of trees, but because it is still winter, these trees There are only tree trunks, no leaves, and they are bare. At first glance, there is almost no life outside Chang'an City.

Moreover, although there are villages outside Chang'an City, these villages are separated by a long distance. It takes about half an hour to go to and from Chang'an, and the distance between villages is also very far.

In the western suburbs outside Chang'an City, the experimental field is still there at this moment, and the waterwheel on it has not been removed, and there are still several imperial guards guarding here.

Da Sinong and his main officials looked at Ma Jun's keel waterwheel, and the shocked expression on their faces did not dissipate for a long time. Even Zhang Ming admired Ma Jun's design very much. Compared with Bi Lan's waterwheel, Ma Jun China's keel waterwheel is simply a product of the times.

In fact, this is not an exaggeration at all. The feudal dynasties of the later generations for thousands of years were all slightly modified based on Ma Jun's keel waterwheel, so one can imagine how important this keel waterwheel is to people of this era. Advancement.

"Your Majesty, with the keel waterwheel, you don't need to build too many canals if you want to irrigate the farmland in the Jingzhao area." Da Si Nong said happily.

It is not difficult for Da Si Nong to imagine how much the keel waterwheel in front of him has improved the irrigation of the farmland. Before he came here, he thought that the keel waterwheel was just a replica of an ordinary waterwheel, but when he saw it with his own eyes Only then did he realize that he had made a big mistake.

"How long will it take to build the canals in the Jingzhao area?" Zhang Ming asked again.

"With the keel waterwheel, we only need to build some main canals to irrigate all the farmland, and it only takes 20 farmers to build these main canals, which takes about five months." Da Si Nong paused. Said in a tone.

"No, there are too many people, and the time is too long." Zhang Ming said dissatisfied.

There are only about 40 people in Chang'an City today. Although the surrounding counties also have a large population, it would require too much manpower and material resources to mobilize so many people at once.

Zhang Ming didn't want to be like Dong Zhuo, who built a Wuwu, used 25 farmers, and almost took away more than half of the farmers and food in the surrounding cities. If it weren't for this, how could Chencang City become so fragile.

"Your Majesty, I have nothing to do." Da Sinong said helplessly.

Even just building some major canals is not an easy task.

After pondering for a while, Zhang Ming asked again, "Sinong, what if the farmer's tools are not ordinary farm tools?"

When the Han Dynasty expropriated farmers to build large-scale projects, farmers often needed their own tools.

"Your Majesty is talking about letting these farmers use the agricultural tools made by the newly opened blacksmith shop outside the palace?" Da Sinong suddenly realized.

The matter of Pu Yuan making agricultural tools outside the palace has long been known to the officials of the Department of Agricultural Affairs. After all, these agricultural tools are inseparable from agriculture, and the Secretary of Agriculture is in charge of the country's agriculture.

The officials of the Dasinong Department praised the farm tools made by Pu Yuan. These farm tools are as sharp as swords and are resistant to corrosion. They are even lighter than before.

"If new farm tools are used, it will only take four months for 20 farmers." Da Si Nong estimated again.

The construction of the main canal is also a large-scale project, so it can also be blessed with the talent of project acceleration, so it doesn't take four months at all.

"I only give you three and a half months. Also, within five days, draw up detailed rules for digging the canal." Zhang Ming emphasized.

Da Sinong's face was a little ugly, but it wasn't too obvious. After all, the four months were already the result of his exaggeration.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Da Sinong agreed.

Although 20 farmers are a bit scary, fortunately there are many counties around Chang'an, including Baling County, Duyou County, Changling County, Yangling County, Feng County, Hao County, Duling County and more than a dozen small counties.

These county towns dispatched an average of 20 farmers, and Chang'an City dispatched another [-] farmers to make up [-] farmers.

As far as Chang'an City is concerned, [-] farmers are not enough to hurt their muscles and bones. As for the other small counties, [-] farmers are not bad.

After returning to the palace, Zhang Ming asked Da Sinong to get ready immediately. He still needs to express his opinions in the morning court tomorrow. After all, recruiting 20 farmers in one go is not a trivial matter.

Although the drought made Zhang Ming even busier, there were always some unexpected events that would give him a moment of joy.

The memorial of the county magistrate of Chencang has already arrived at the palace. According to the county magistrate of Chencang, Li Jue was killed by Guo Si and Fan Chou together, and later Fan Chou was killed by Guo Si. Finally, Guo Si was on the way back to Liangzhou. Died from serious injuries.

Of the [-] rebel troops who left Chang'an City, only about [-] were able to reach Liangzhou in the end.

A long-lost smile appeared on Zhang Ming's face. He did not expect such a result. The deaths of Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou and others were not only due to Jia Xu's divorce, but also because of the greed and ambition of the three of them. .

Called by Cui Ming, Jia Xu came to Gaomen Hall.

Zhang Ming gave Jia Xu the memorial of the county magistrate of Chencang to watch in person.

"Unexpectedly, the three of them died together, it was beyond my expectation." Jia Xu said with emotion.

"Isn't it good?" Zhang Ming looked at Jia Xu who was a little dissatisfied and said.

"Although I hope that there will be conflicts between them, I don't want them to die. Your Majesty should know the current situation in Liangzhou. Han Sui and Ma Teng firmly occupy Liangzhou. If the new power Li Meng and Wang Fang have no backup, they will soon be defeated." With Han Sui's power gone, it will be even more difficult to regain Liangzhou," Jia Xu explained.

"I don't know what good plan Wenhe has?" Zhang Ming said with emotion.

Li Jue, Guo Si, and Fan Chou are dead, and there is no possibility of easing the internal conflicts in Liangzhou.

Originally, Han Sui had some doubts about attacking Li Meng and Wang Fang. After all, Li Meng, Wang Fang, Li Jue, Guo Si, and Fan Chou were all Dong Zhuo's subordinates. Between them, it is easier to unify with the outside world, and it is precisely because of this that Han Sui did not attack immediately.

"Your Majesty might as well draw up an edict to grant Li Meng and Wang Fang an official position in the imperial court on the grounds that he did not participate in the attack on Chang'an City. Although Han Sui's attack cannot be prevented, the imperial court will have enough excuses to attack afterwards." Jia Xu smiled. Said.

"This plan is very clever." Zhang Ming clapped his palms and said with a smile.

"Wen He is such a great talent, it's a bit of a shame for a mere minister." Zhang Ming looked at Jia Xu and said with a smile.

"I'm stupid, Your Majesty thinks highly of me." Jia Xu continued to speak modestly.

Although Jia Xu also had some ideas, he still felt that it was too early. His foundation in the court is still unstable, so he still wanted to choose to refuse.

"Wenhe, I know that you have your plans. Although you can serve the imperial court as a minister, what I hope is that you can serve me." Zhang Ming especially emphasized the word "zhen".

Don't look at the fact that Jia Xu has conscientiously completed the task of the minister's assistant in the past ten days, but these tasks can be done by other officials, not to mention that when it comes to important matters of the country, they are often assigned by six officials. Cao Shangshu, Shangshu Ling, and Shangshu Pushe made up their minds together.

Moreover, Jia Xu, as Minister of Ministers, has a lot of wisdom and ideas in his heart that cannot be expressed freely, and naturally cannot be seen by His Majesty. Although Jia Xu is very satisfied with the current situation, His Majesty has many criticisms.

Listening to His Majesty's words, Jia Xu knew that His Majesty was already a little angry.He has already rejected it once, if he refuses again this time, it would be too much. As a subject, he can have his own choices, but what is more important is to be loyal to the emperor. Only in this way can he protect himself to the greatest extent.

Moreover, the current Jia Xu is no longer the Jia Xu who just surrendered. In the past ten days of work, because of his excellent work ability and sophistication, he has been accepted by some colleagues. , it is inevitable to get rewards from the court.

"I accept His Majesty's arrangement." Jia Xu lowered his head and said slowly.

"Okay, from today onwards, I will specially appoint Jia Xu as a servant, and he can freely enter and leave the palace."

Zhang Ming asked the attendant eunuch to hand over the waist badge of the attendant to Jia Xu. From now on, Jia Xu no longer has to deal with daily affairs, and together with Li Ru, he will serve as the emperor's advisor.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Jia Xu took the badge from the eunuch, then bowed and said.

Jia Xu is quite satisfied with the position of servant. Although the superficial power of servant is not as good as Sangong Jiuqing or Shang Shuling, everyone knows that as the official position closest to the emperor, its actual power is not small.

Moreover, as the emperor's advisor, the servant did not have to deal with specific matters, but Jia Xu, who had been working for more than ten days, was relieved. He is not a very hardworking person. In his opinion, he can use his brain without doing anything.

Jia Xu, who left Gaomen Hall, returned home after handing in the badge of Minister of the Minister. During this period of time, he reviewed the memorials and felt more tired than fighting. All kinds of trivial things exhausted all his energy. The first thing I do when I get home is sleep.

But today is different, Jia Xu came home early, he was going to go to Li Ru's house first, to thank Li Ru for his support, although he is now on the same level as Li Ru, but he is used to the prudent Jia Xu, he will never take credit for himself, let alone Will not be arrogant because of promotion.

Everything in Chang'an City is going well, but Zhu Jun in Hedong County is very troublesome.

No matter how Zhu Jun's army shouted outside Anyi City, Yang Feng was like an old tortoise, ignoring Zhu Jun's army's ridicule at all.

"General, what should we do now?" Zhang Liao asked eagerly.

When conquering the other five counties in Hedong County, Zhang Liao was reused by Zhu Jun with his absolute commanding ability, and he was promoted to be a general.

(End of this chapter)