Bullock carts are the most reliable means of transportation in this era. Whether they are ordinary people or dignitaries, most people choose to travel by bullock carts when traveling, and it has even become a fashion.
Carriages are not unavailable, but the cost of carriages is relatively high, which is too luxurious for the Song people who lack horses. Therefore, even the wealthy families who have carriages will not use carriages to travel all day long.
When the road conditions were not very good, riding a carriage was simply a form of punishment, so Ye An followed the convoy to Yangcheng County on a bullock cart.
Because of the support from Laojun Temple, there was no shortage of food in Yangcheng County. Of course, Zhongyue Temple also sent a lot of food, mostly because of the humiliation suffered by Xuan Chengzi at the mountain gate.
However, neither the food sent by Laojun Temple nor the Zhongyue Temple combined could compare to the aid provided by Shaolin Temple.
It is said that Monk Zhikong of Shaolin Temple led more than a thousand monks from Shaolin Temple to carry grain down from the mountain, and then transported it to Yangcheng County in ox carts, which amounted to 280,000 kilograms of grain.
Naturally, they were warmly entertained by Yangcheng County Magistrate Wang Wen. After the monks returned, Monk Zhikong stayed at Baiyun Temple and did not leave.
Yangcheng County now looks nothing like it did when the victims flooded in. Wang Wen was a little happy and a little worried when he saw the increase in the number of people under his rule. When Lao Junguan's convoy entered Yangcheng County, he immediately sent someone to invite them.
In the yamen.
Watching the carts of potatoes being put into the cellar, Wang Wen's scalp went numb for a moment. The impact of four thousand kilograms of grain per mu was really too much for him.
When Wang Yuan saw that there were still victims coming to the county government office to collect money, Wang Yuan's face immediately turned ugly, and he looked at Wang Wen with a rather unkind expression. Fortunately, he did not have an attack on the spot, which could be regarded as leaving some face to Wang Wen.
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Lan Jizong smiled and pulled Ye An over: "The people of Yangcheng County have no worries about food and drink, and the victims have settled down. Ye Xiaolangjun is indispensable!"
Ye An waved his hand: "It's not much credit. It's just selling the grain to Yangcheng County. In the end, I still made money. As for the "Disaster Relief Book", it was the experience of the elders in the family. Ye An just
Just copied it down!"
Lan Jizong shook his head: "Not only that, tens of thousands of victims cleared wasteland and farmed in Yangcheng County, built water conservancy ditches, and set up large overturned trucks in the water.
Next year, the fertile farmland in Yangcheng County will increase by another thousand acres, and the people will be rich just around the corner. You have given Yangcheng County a great fortune!"
Xuanchengzi looked contented beside him. Although he was praising Ye An, he was also praising him! How could Ye An be his disciple of Xuanchengzi?
"It's a pity that with this great wealth right in front of us, there is a fool who doesn't know how to make a move early!"
Wang Yuan finally couldn't help it anymore. Seeing Lan Jizong praising Ye An and seeing Xuan Chengzi's proud look, he became very angry. He pointed at Wang Wen and cursed: "Now the victims of the disaster in Yangcheng County have been properly resettled.
There are still people coming to the county government to collect money? You should resettle all the victims with household registration, repair their houses, and let them spend money to buy those houses!"
Wang Wen's expression became awkward. After all, Ye An, a junior, was still nearby, scolding him in front of outsiders, which was really embarrassing. He could only accompany him and said carefully: "Uncle, these are the victims of the Henan Prefecture.
They are all people from other neighboring counties..."
Wang Yuan's face almost turned black: "Send them labor! As long as they have received rations and worked labor in our Yangcheng County, they are the people of our Yangcheng County! This is a rule set by the imperial court, and no one can
I can’t take away your people!”
After saying that, he yelled at Ye An: "Nephew Ye Xian, please tell me how to properly resettle the victims after the disaster in the "Disaster Relief Book"!"
Ye An was stunned for a moment, then looked at Wang Wen as if he was begging for help and shrugged his shoulders: "I don't remember, kid!"
"Did you see that a teenager in his teens knows more about people and the world than you do? In order to save the face of a county magistrate like you, you can say with a shameless face that you forgot what you wrote silently!"
Ye An sighed helplessly: "Sir, why do you need to involve the boy?"
Wang Wen smiled and said: "Who asked you to be here? Come here quickly, don't hurt him!"
"When there are more people, there are various needs, and accordingly, various jobs are provided. The victims were originally ordinary people, and many of them have skills. Now there are many jobs, which can help them fill their needs.
In order to obtain financial rewards, these people can also make money by working as laborers. The county officials can even lend money to them, and after making money, they can repay the principal and interest to the county government..."
"What if it's not enough?"
Now not only Wang Yuan, but also Lan Jizong couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Their land will have property next year, is it because of the decoration?!"
Wang Wen repeatedly said yes, confessed and left the backyard. Wang Yuan smiled bitterly and said: "My nephew's stupidity makes you laugh."
Lan Jizong said with a smile: "Mr. Yuanbo has good intentions! Yangcheng County has now become a top county. Not only the number of people under the rule has increased, but also thousands of hectares of fertile land have been obtained. Using Ye Xianye's method, only
It will take two years for his political achievements to be outstanding, and he will be ranked first-class in surveying and polishing! When he is transferred to the capital, he will at least be able to make up for one Zhongzhou general magistrate. After a few more years of hard work and return to the capital, he can be awarded a noble official."
Ye An was stunned as he watched from the side, this is just a road map to get to the top of the officialdom!
Unexpectedly, Wang Yuan actually paved the way for Wang Wen by retreating, and deliberately scolded Wang Wen in front of everyone, in order to let Wang Wen stay in Yangcheng County, instead of relying on the merits of intercepting the victims and transferring him to Tokyo City to serve as a noble.
official position.
But Lan Jizong has to play an important role in it. Now that he has made it clear, he intends to accept Wang Yuan's request. Who asked him to serve auspiciousness in Laojun Temple's Guantian for so long? Favors still have to be given.
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As long as Lan Jizong speaks a little in front of the saint, the matter will be confirmed, and Wang Wen's official career will only be broader in the future.
And Ye An also understood that he had unintentionally become a pawn in Wang Yuan's hands...
After understanding all this, Ye An discovered that both Wang Yuan and Lan Jizong, as well as Xuanchengzi who was quietly drinking tea beside him, were all political "powers".
I am still too immature and am no match for others.
Sitting next to Xuan Chengzi, he sighed helplessly: "These methods are so hard to guard against!"
Xuan Chengzi squinted his eyes and smiled: "It's fun to help others, why not do it? At least Wang Yuan owes you a favor, right?"
"Is his favor worth anything?"
"It's not valuable, but it's valuable. Wang Yuan was invited to the palace by a saint. As a teacher, I heard from Senior Official Lan that there is a gentleman and an emperor missing in Zishan Hall..."
Ye An's face turned pale: "Master, I don't want to be so deceptive! I don't want to go into the palace to study with the emperor!"
Xuan Chengzi said strangely: "This is a great good thing! How can something that others can't even ask for happen to you like a scourge?!"
"There are so many rules in the palace!"
"Evil disciple! Do you want to be angry to death and become a master?!"