Chapter 166 Zhang Song's Experience in Xiangyang (1)
Zhang Song was very drunk and was carried to the post by his servants.
As for Zhang Song's servants, they are all his confidants, otherwise Zhang Song would not dare to go around looking for a new master for Yizhou.
After Zhang Song left the scene, Liu Cong asked everyone in civil and military circles, "In your opinion, did Zhang Song agree or not?"
Jiang Wan thought for a while and said, "My lord, according to what I see, Zhang Song agreed."
"Oh, Gong Yan, tell me carefully!" Liu Cong looked shocked.
Although he felt that he was honest enough just now, he still didn't know what he was doing. He couldn't force others to seek refuge with you, right?
What he cares most about is the Xichuan map in Zhang Song's hand! With it, entering Shu is almost half the battle!
Jiang Wan continued to answer Liu Cong, "My lord, if you treat him sincerely, it is impossible for Zhang Song not to be a little moved. The most important thing is that Zhang Song has no choice but my lord!"
Fei Yi added, "My lord, in my opinion, Zhang Song wants to consider Jingchu's strength again. After all, if you want to enter Shu, you need to resist Cao Cao and Sun Quan."
"Hahaha, Gong Yan and Wen Wei, you have solved my doubts!" Liu Cong suddenly beamed, "Yi Ji, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Fei Shi, the minister, you two will take Zhang Song around the city tomorrow to let him see what he knows first.
The prosperity of Jingchu!”
"promise!"
The next day, Zhang Song had just washed his face when his servants came to report to Yi Ji, the Minister of Civil Affairs, asking for an audience.
"Ask him to wait a moment and tell me that I'll wash up and go over." After saying that, Zhang Song directly pulled a willow branch from the yard, dipped it in water, put some carbon ash on it, put it in his mouth and pulled it.
After dressing neatly, Zhang Song quickly came to the front hall to meet Yi Ji.
As he walked, he cupped his hands and said to Yi Ji, "I drank too much yesterday and I just woke up from a hangover. Mr. Ji Bo came to visit me, but I neglected him. Please forgive me."
In Jingchu, Zhang Song did not want to call himself Yizhou Biejia, so he would not call others by their official positions.
Yi Ji returned the courtesy and smiled, "Yongnian, you're welcome. I'm here specifically to take you around Jingchu."
"Walking around?" Zhang Song thought Liu Cong would still meet him today.
"Hahaha," Yi Ji smiled heartily, "Don't worry about Yongnian, this is the Lord's wish. He wants you to see what Jingchu is really like."
Now that the conversation has been opened up, Liu Cong has nothing to hide. Except for some secrets, he can let go of everything to Zhang Song.
"Let's go, brother Yongnian, thanks to you, I can have half a day's leisure today!"
Zhang Song naturally understood what Liu Cong meant, smiled and said, "Then I'd rather be respectful than obey."
Both of them were wearing casual clothes. After leaving the post house, they did not take a carriage and plunged into the crowd of people.
"Sell newspapers!"
Following the voice and seeing the boy selling newspapers, Zhang Song asked curiously, "Is this a newspaper?"
Yi Ji smiled and nodded, "Child, bring us two newspapers!"
"good."
Zhang Song took the newspaper from Yi Ji and read it in detail.
"Today's headlines, Xiangyang City is overpopulated. The Marquis of Chu wants to expand the city and urgently recruits civilian servants to take care of three meals a day and pay two cents a day! If you are willing, you can go to the east of the city to sign up."
Even if there were 40,000 barbarian slaves, there would still be insufficient manpower to expand Xiangyang City. The most important thing was that the talented craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry and the Research Institute were only responsible for manufacturing drawings and planning and design.
Leave everything else to these barbarians, how can they do it well?
Zhang Song shook the newspaper and looked at Yi Ji in surprise, "Will the Marquis of Chu return the money to the people?"
Among the princes in the world, who are the soldiers who fight and the civilians who build fortifications who are not directly engaged in conquest? Otherwise, why would they persuade corvees and perform military service?
If the government asks you to come, you have to come. If you don't come, just wait to be punished. Just like Ma Chao holding the Xiliang princes, sometimes even the soldiers have to prepare their own equipment.
As for the payment of money, well, let's wait until you win a big battle. Or if you die in the battle and are exhausted, you won't need to pay the pension.
Yi Ji smiled and explained, "My lord once said that the people are the water and the king is the boat. Water can carry the boat and also capsize it. We should guide the people to do things instead of forcing them to do things."
"The people are water, and the king is a boat. Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it! Well, the Marquis of Chu is devoted to the people, and I admire him." Zhang Song whispered Liu Cong's words softly, and then said excitedly
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"More than that, my lord likes Qu Zi's "Li Sao" the most, especially the line lamenting the hardships of the people's livelihood. My lord wrote it out and hung it in the study. He always reminds himself that when governing, he must put the people's livelihood first. If the people cannot survive,
If it goes down, it will be another Dazexiang and another Yellow Turban uprising."
Zhang Song nodded, "The Marquis of Chu's mind is admirable. I just don't understand, does Jing Chu have so much money for such a huge expenditure?"
"Hey, Huzi's mother, are you taking Huzi out for a walk?"
"Hey, what are you going for? This little bastard had to go play in the water yesterday. His forehead was very red early this morning. I guess he caught a cold yesterday. I'll take him to the hospital for a checkup."
"Hey, then go quickly, don't let the child get any disease."
"Okay, then I won't bother you anymore. I'll take the baby to see a doctor first."
Zhang Song was confused again, "Where is the hospital?"
Yi Ji smiled and said, "Brother Yongnian, you might as well follow us and take a look. Don't you know where it is?"
Zhang Song didn't mind that Yi Ji was trying to fool him, he really wanted to see it for himself.
The hospital was already overcrowded, and there were long lines everywhere. Zhang Song didn't care about anyone else and just followed the mother and son closely.
"Can you tell me your symptoms?" the doctor asked the woman.
The woman pushed the child forward and said, "This child got cold while playing in the water yesterday. He didn't want to get up this morning. His whole body was very hot."
The doctor touched the child's forehead, asked him to stick out his tongue, looked at the tongue coating, and then wrote down a prescription.
"It's only February and the water is still cold. Watch your children these days and don't go into the water again. Go to the pharmacy to get some medicine and brew it according to the prescription. If you don't feel better after three days, come back again."
"Thank you, thank you."
The two followed the mother and son to the pharmacy. The woman handed the package on her back to the pharmacy man.
Zhang Song couldn't understand what it was, but he saw that his wife not only didn't pay for the medicine, but also charged the pharmacy's money!
Zhang Song pointed and asked Yi Ji beside him, "What is this?"
"The hospital prescribes prescriptions, and people come here to buy medicines. The pharmacy also collects some missing medicinal materials. People can also exchange these medicines for money, or exchange them for medicines like just now."
Zhang Song nodded, "This will benefit the country and the people. People's illnesses will be cured. Who came up with such a method?"
"It's my lord!"
"Well, I always thought that the people in Xichuan lived a good life. Compared with Jingchu, they are completely different. Even Chengdu is not as prosperous as Xiangyang."
Yiji laughed again when he heard this, "Brother Yongnian, where are you now? Come on, let's go back and take a car to see outside the city."
Zhang Song was puzzled again, "Outside the city?"
"Yes, I will show you the farmers in Jingchu, I will show you the schools in Jingchu, and I will show you the students in Jingchu!"