Chapter 127 I am not alone! (Here we come!)

When Zhang Heng asked such a direct question, Zheng Jian was stunned for a moment, and then smiled even more bitterly: "It's different, it's different..."

Zhang Heng said sincerely: "It's the same, Sir, the number of people transporting wood can only be tens of thousands at most, but now there are over a million victims waiting to be fed, Sir!

At most, most of the people who transport the wood will lose their families and go bankrupt, but these victims will lose their lives. Millions of victims, sir!

After this summer is over, how many people will die and how many people will survive? The boss has been immersed in officialdom for many years, so he should know, right?"

When talking about the latter part, Zhang Heng's eyes were full of tears and his voice was choked with sobs. The concern in it made Zheng Jian couldn't help but feel shocked. Suddenly, there was a rush of blood from his heart to his forehead. He wanted to agree to Zhang Heng at all costs, but he thought of the power of Jiangnan maritime merchants.

, and it was like a basin of cold water pouring down on his head, making him feel cold all over.

Zheng Jian smiled bitterly: "I know, I know, but... I can't. The Zheng family is not a stranger. The Zheng family is a local family in Wuxian County, Hangzhou. If I hate them, the Zheng family will lose their home! Judge Zhang

, you can find someone else."

Zhang Heng narrowed his eyes and stared at Zheng Jian and said: "Scholar Zheng, what if I just need you to make an introduction? You don't have to do anything. You just need to make an introduction for me. I'll go talk to them."

Zheng Jian shook his head and said: "This is useless. If Fan Xiwen comes, it is somewhat possible, but you..."

Zhang Heng laughed: "That's the kid's business. If things are really hopeless, then the kid will just put his tail between his legs and leave Hangzhou, and never bother the old man again. What do you think?"

Zheng Jian took a deep look at Zhang Heng, then nodded and said: "There is no way for misfortunes and blessings, only people bring it to themselves. Please remember this sentence, Judge Zhang. I admire you very much for caring about the country and the people, but don't do it."

Put yourself in it.”

Zhang Heng laughed loudly, and then his laughter gradually subsided. He looked into the court, where there were lush green trees. His voice was soft, but his tone was sonorous. In Zheng Jian's ears, it sounded like the sound of swords and guns: "Heng Mei Leng

If you bow your head to a thousand people and are willing to be like a bully, if you can save millions of victims, what's the harm in being regarded as a thorn in others' side?"

Zhang Heng turned around and smiled at Zheng Jian. He was obviously a gentle and gentle person, but his sharp eyes made Zheng Jian, who was older, more majestic, and even a higher-ranking person, feel afraid to look at each other.

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Zheng Jian finally agreed and helped Zhang Heng introduce Jiangnan maritime merchants. However, Zhang Heng waited for several days as if on pins and needles, but Zheng Jian sent someone over to tell him: "No one from Jiangnan maritime merchants is willing to show up. It would be more humane."

, the millions of victims are nothing compared to their wealth and lives."

Zhang Heng almost bit his gums when he heard this.

He chose to continue going south. When he left Jiangnan, he looked back at Jiangnan with a cold look on his face.

Lu Yining clicked his tongue repeatedly: "You think, if they knew what they missed, would they regret it for the rest of their lives?"

Zhang Heng looked coldly: "Not only for the rest of their lives, their descendants will resent them for this."

The journey from Bianjing to Fujian is very long, but from Hangzhou to Quanzhou it is much closer.

In fact, Fuzhou is much closer, but Fuzhou at this time is not as good as Quanzhou.

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Fuzhou was frequently exposed to wars, and the princes who separatized Quanzhou, Liu Congxiao, tried their best to maintain the stability of southern Fujian. Later, Chen Hongjin peacefully donated land, which saved Quan and Zhang from war, and their development was relatively stable and their population increased.

Because it is relatively well preserved and has a much larger population than Fuzhou, its development is more stable. Quanzhou's economy gradually developed, surpassing Ningbo and Guangzhou successively.

Although Fuzhou gradually recovered its vitality during the Song Dynasty, and successive governors of Fuzhou also worked hard to govern Fuzhou, which allowed Fuzhou to recover and develop rapidly, but overall it is still not as good as Quanzhou.

In particular, Licheng Town in Jinjiang County, the capital of Quanzhou, was very prosperous for a time. At this time, it even had the reputation of "the rising sea brought merchants from all over the world, and the merchants from all over the world".

Zhang Heng and his entourage arrived in Quanzhou and visited Gao Yijian, the magistrate of Quanzhou at this time. Gao Yijian had actually been the envoy of transportation all the way before, but he was demoted to the magistrate of Quanzhou because of impeachment. Therefore, although he was the magistrate of Quanzhou, he also had great authority, and treated Zhang Heng

This young man can't be said to be contemptuous, but after all, he doesn't take it seriously.

When Zhang Heng talked about supporting Bianjing with grain, Gao Yi simply gave condescending advice: "Judge Zhang is young after all. The prefectures and counties on both sides of the Yangtze River have always been responsible for providing grain to Bianjing. This is not because of other reasons, but because the road is short and there are many people."

Caohe can save costs by mobilizing food from Fujian to Beijing, but not even one out of ten is saved, which is just a waste of manpower and food."

The principle is this, but the attitude is condescending.

Logically speaking, Gao Yijian was the magistrate of a state, and he had previously overseen the envoys all the way. Although Zhang Heng was not of high rank, he was an imperial envoy after all. It was not very polite to be so condescending.

However, Zhang Heng didn't care too much about this. He was used to seeing all kinds of people in the workplace. He had seen people like Gao Yijian countless times. He just thought he was senior and looked down on newcomers, but he was slapped in the face by Zhang Heng because of this.

I don’t know how many people there are.

However, Zhang Heng didn't mean to slap Gao Yijian in the face - after all, he still wanted people.

You have to have an attitude when asking for help!

Zhang Heng said with admiration: "What Gao Zhizhou said is absolutely true, and I think so too. However, I have other ideas and I don't know if it will work. I would like to ask Zhizhou for your guidance."

Gao Yijian felt comfortable upon hearing this. He felt that although this young man had achieved success at a young age, he was still quite eager to learn. He could use some advice, so he smiled and said, "Judge Zhang, please tell me."

Zhang Heng said: "I want to go north by sea. If I go north by sea, firstly, the transportation volume will be large, and secondly, it will take less time. I wonder what Zhizhou thinks?"

Gao Yijian chuckled: "Judge Zhang has asked Zheng Tianxiu, right?"

Zheng Tianxiu is Zheng Jian.

Zhang Heng thought: How did he know?

Gao Yijian smiled and said: "Jiangnan maritime merchants are famous all over the world, and Hangzhou maritime merchants are the leader. Quanzhou maritime merchants are famous overseas, but their reputation in the Song Dynasty is much smaller. The main reason is that the sky is high here and the emperor is far away, and Hangzhou is too close to Bianjing.

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Since you have thought of shipping, Hangzhou is closer from the north, so you have probably approached Zheng Jian, and I guess he has already rejected it, right?"

Zhang Heng secretly cursed the old fox, and then a look of admiration appeared on his face at the right time: "Zhizhou is really a clever strategist, and I can guess this, but Bachelor Zheng did not refuse, and the old man helped the boy run and shout."

Gao Yijian laughed: "Jiangnan maritime merchants only care about money. If you ask them to do something, if there is profit to be made, they will run fast. If there is risk, they will run even faster!"

Zhang Heng said happily: "Sir, please climb up and say: Millions of victims in the Jianghuai and west of Beijing are crying for food. If you can help me, you will be able to give birth to Buddhas in thousands of families!"

Gao Yijian sighed and said: "If the imperial court was serious about providing disaster relief, it would not send you a little baby. So, is this your own decision?"

Zhang Heng gritted his teeth and said: "This boy is indeed setting up a shipping magistrate to assist the shipping envoys in preparing grain supplies."

Gao Yijian smiled and said: "If I remember correctly, your mission should be to set up shipping magistrates and prepare grain for the Jiangsu, Huaihe, Liangzhejiang, Jinghu and other roads. It has never had anything to do with the Fujian Road. Therefore, I can be sure that this

It’s just you who made the decision!”

Zhang Heng straightened up, looked at Gao Yi Jian and said, "What do you want, Zhizhou?"

Gao Yijian shook his head repeatedly: "Young people are young people, so restless!"

He sighed: "I used to be a transport inspector, but now I am a border magistrate. Do you know why?"

Zhang Heng shook his head, Gao Yijian was not a famous person, how could he know.

Gao Yijian said with a smile: "I set up railway affairs in Quanzhou without the approval of the imperial court. I was impeached by the ministers, so I was demoted to this place. My high-ranking husband said that since you prefer Quanzhou so much, then go and guard it."

Zhang Heng had a strange look on his face.

Gao Yijian said: "Quanzhou has developed well in recent years, but because of the lack of railway services, its development has always been restricted. It's not that I haven't applied, but the princes in the court just don't agree. What can I do? I see that Quanzhou has always been bottlenecked.

And restrictive?

So I secretly set up a railway station in Quanzhou, and then I was reported and impeached, and ended up in this situation, so do you still want to make your own decisions?"

Zhang Heng laughed when he heard this: "Does the boss regret it?"

Gao Yijian smiled happily when he heard this: "What is there to regret? People in Quanzhou know how to be grateful. They know that I was relegated to this place because of them. They are aggrieved and cry loudly, but they still have to bow and kowtow three times and nine times in front of the state government office to thank me for my great kindness.

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Since I came here, no one from Quanzhou has caused trouble for me. I don’t know how comfortable it is to work in this magistrate. If the court is willing to let me work here until I return to the fields, I will buy good land and a beautiful house in Quanzhou after I retire.

Our descendants have all taken root here.”

Zhang Heng said with a smile: "The old man has no regrets, and the boy will not regret it either. The old man is willing to give up all the transportation and inspection in order to make the people of Quanzhou richer. Couldn't the boy give up one person for the millions of people in the Jiangxi and Huaihe areas in the west of Beijing?"

A little judge?"

Gao Yijian laughed loudly after hearing this, and became particularly affectionate towards Zhang Heng: "Okay, okay, who said that the Song Dynasty was just a bunch of people, isn't there a rising star? Hahaha, that's great, that's great.

!”

Zhang Heng: "..."

Gao Yijian said quickly: "I didn't talk about your teacher, I talked about someone else."

Zhang Heng: "..."

You'd better not explain it.

Gao Yijian admired Zhang Heng very much, and the people of Quanzhou also respected Gao Yijian very much, but this matter was not something Gao Yijian could decide in one word.

Gao Yijian said: "This matter is related to their lives and fortunes, so I can't help them decide, but I will summon them here. It's up to you whether you can persuade them or not."

Zhang Heng said very happily: "It is the boy's task to convince them, not the boss's task. The boss is willing to take this risk, and the boy is grateful."

Gao Yijian was a little disinterested, waved his hand and said: "Don't tell me to give you away when the time comes. I will still live here for the rest of my life, let alone harm the Quanzhou maritime merchants!"

Zhang Heng solemnly handed over his hands and said, "Sir, please rest assured. No matter whether this matter is successful or not, I will do my best to protect them. If anything happens to them, I will take off their heads and present them to you."

Gao Yijian waved his hands and said nothing.

As expected, Gao Yijian's authority was much higher than Zheng Jian's, so he sent someone to inform him the next day that he would have a banquet at a certain restaurant at night.

Zhang Heng arrived as promised, entered the restaurant, and found that the restaurant had been booked. Gao Yijian came in strong clothes, and explained to him with a smile: "Although the mountains in Fujian are high and the emperor is far away, maritime business matters should not be publicized.

If anyone knows about my attendance, I'm afraid it won't be as simple as losing my official position."

Zhang Heng said gratefully: "The kid's matter actually caused the boss to take such a big risk. The kid is really uneasy..."
To be continued...