Chapter 706 Meeting Status

Chapter 706 Meeting Status

Chapter 706 Meetings

At first, when Jingu Garden was given to Wang Yan, he accepted it reluctantly, but did not make any changes to the luxurious manor. It was not until he found out that Shao Xun had really given it away that Wang Yan put aside his worries and began to invest money and personnel to repair it.

By this year, Jinguyuan has become the largest flour grinding, rice pounding and oil pressing base in the Luoyang area. The water mill is running at full capacity, and as long as there is enough grain, it can be processed for you quickly.

Moreover, the many water mills in Jingu Garden did not have much impact on agricultural irrigation, because there were not many people downstream, so they could just intercept them...

When Shao Xun moved in, he noticed the rumbling of the water-powered rice pounding machine.

"Are they all grains from Jingu Garden?" Shao Xun asked, standing on the pavilion and pointing at the water mill in the distance.

Jingu Garden was built on the mountainside, with many rivers flowing from the higher terrain in the northwest to the south and merging into the Luo River and Yi River.

There are also artificial waterways in Jingu Garden, which look like power canals. Together with the natural rivers, they operate more than 30 water mills, which is a spectacular sight.

"There are other manors as well. After Xin'an City was captured, some people started to clean up the old manors. After Baichaowu was conquered, even more people started to restore them. If it weren't for the shortage of food, hundreds of manors might have been restored by now. After all, there are refugees everywhere." Wang Yan stroked his beard and said softly.

"I see." Shao Xun nodded.

Large estates and large farms are the typical production methods in the North today.

You can think of them as "agricultural companies", and further, they are not only capitalized companies, but also feudal production relations.

Some large "agricultural companies" also have various "tertiary industries" and private armies. In theory, any "employee" does not even need to leave the manor from birth to death.

The manor economy has its advanced aspects, but it also has extremely backward parts, so it cannot be generalized.

In fact, this period is somewhat similar to medieval Europe.

The king does not have much direct territory, and is surrounded by a group of court nobles - they receive salaries, have no fiefs, and their noble titles are just nominal - working for him. The local nobles and knights, both large and small, have their own castles and manors.

But we can only say that they are "a bit similar", in fact there are still big differences.

"Let's go down and take a look." Seeing that most of the court officials had arrived, Shao Xun and Wang Yan went downstairs and walked into the garden.

The crabapple blossoms had faded, but the weeds that once covered the ground had been cleared away. Shao Xun looked left and right and found a new thatched pavilion hidden among the trees.

"Greetings, Lord Liang." The front row included Prime Minister Liu Tun, Grand Minister of Agriculture Cui Gong, Imperial Guards Yang Jiongzhi, Court Justice Zhuge Quan, Imperial Secretariat Supervisor Zheng Yu, Shangshu Ling Yu Min, Zuo Pushe Liu Wang, and Imperial Secretary Pei Yi. The back row was headed by Northern Army Lieutenant Pei Kuo and Central Guard General Wang Hu, as well as Henan Yin Lu Yan, City Gate Captain Pei Chun, Rong Cong Pushe Zheng Shida, Luoyang Ling Yu Bing, Imperial Secretary Yu Yi, and various generals of the guards, who all saluted together.

"Please sit down." Shao Xun waved his hand and took the lead to sit on the carpet.

All the court officials sat down in order, as if they were meeting the emperor, and were extremely respectful.

"I'll pass by Luoyang on my way back, and I'll come meet you all along the way." Shao Xun said with a smile, "It's not easy to maintain this business in Luoyang, right?"

How much power the Luoyang court still has is a question.

In fact, as Shao Xun was appointed as the Minister of State Affairs as the General, the Luoyang court gradually became a hollow shell, with most of the power being taken away. If the court officials did not hold concurrent posts in the General's Office, their farts would not make any noise.

Theoretically speaking, most of the court officials in Luoyang are actually Wang Yan's staff. He is the left military commander of the General's Office, second only to the emperor in the office. At the same time, he is also the recorder of the Shangshu affairs as the Grand Marshal, which makes him extremely powerful.

The Wang residence in Luoyang was bustling with traffic all day long, which showed his status.

"My lord, this is all the credit of the Grand Commandant. Without him, how could we have the renewal and revitalization we have today?" Before anyone else could speak, Shangshu Zuo Pushe Liu Wang spoke first.

Weiwei Yang Jiongzhi glanced at Wang Yan out of the corner of his eye and sneered in his heart.

Wang Yan's face remained calm and he did not show any expression.

He had already received news that his two daughters, Jingfeng and Huifeng, became pregnant in May and June. This was a very good situation and it was very stable, so he could just stay calm.

"The Grand Commandant has really worked hard." Shao Xun looked at Wang Yan and said with emotion: "Since last year, the Grand Commandant has held ten seminars in a row, sweeping away rumors and gossips, gaining positive attention and making scholars all over the world happy. This is truly a great achievement."

"If it weren't for your bravery and fighting, I would not be able to accomplish anything." Wang Yan bowed and said humbly.

Shao Xun smiled and said, "I will remember all the achievements of the Grand Commandant."

Liu Wang lowered his head and stopped speaking aggressively.

His immediate superior, Shangshu Ling Yu Min, sat upright with a smile on his face and nodded slightly, as if agreeing with what Shao Xun said.

The Minister of the Central Secretariat Zheng Yu was already quite old, and he seemed to be falling asleep under the warm sunlight.

As one of the chief officials of the cabinet, he was very aware of the subtle rivalry between Yu Min and Wang Yan.

Wang Yan was in charge of the overall situation, and Yu Min was in charge of the various departments of the Secretariat, especially the crucial Ministry of Personnel.

The appointment and dismissal of the General's Office must eventually go through the formalities of the court. In this matter, Yu Min kept a close eye on Wang Yan and would not let him be too proud.

Thinking of this, Zheng Yu slightly opened his eyes and stole a glance at Mr. Liang: Some people outside slandered him as "kind-looking but evil-hearted", is it really slander?

After talking to Wang Yan, Shao Xun looked at Pei Kuo, the commander of the Northern Army, and asked, "Kejian, how many soldiers are there in the Luoyang Central Army?"

"The left and right guards have more than 21,000 soldiers, and the cavalry has more than 3,500 cavalry." At this point, he paused and said, "I heard that you want to transfer the Youzhou Tuqi Commander to Bianliang. Without this unit, there will still be more than 2,000 cavalry."

"Twenty-three thousand infantry and cavalry are enough." Shao Xun said, "We should train them well before and after the New Year. The grain stored in Taicang at Dongyang Gate..." "My lord, after the autumn harvest, the grain stored in Taicang has exceeded one million hu." said the Minister of Agriculture Cui Gong.

Shao Xun couldn't help but look at him again.

Cui Gong was born into the Cui family of Boling. He was an old charlatan, but he was also a man of real talent. He joined Lu Zhi very early and was considered Lu Zhi's man.

This time, Cui family of Boling was severely punished. I wonder what Cui Gong was thinking.

"The Imperial Army needs a lot of food for training, so the Minister of Agriculture should take good care of them." Shao Xun said, "All the Xiongnu captives outside Pan Garden, Shao Garden, and Jingu Garden are in your hands, so take good care of them."

"Yes, sir." Cui Gong replied.

"Kejian." Shao Xun looked at Pei Kuo again and said, "After the training, we will go into battle. You can decide when to attack. Xishi Fort must be captured to cooperate with the main battlefield."

"Yes, sir." Pei Kuo replied.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Imperial Guards will be covered in blood again next year. He could only sigh and there was nothing he could do.

During the three years, two years were spent on siege warfare.

In addition to Xin'an, Baichaowu, which had already been conquered, and Xishibao, which was about to be attacked, were both built in the middle of the post road sandwiched between two mountains. It was impossible to go around them to cut off supplies or to lay siege for a long time.

However, given the current situation, he has to do it whether he wants to or not.

Hua Nu gave birth to three sons for Lord Liang. How could you turn a blind eye to such a situation?
Pei Kuo couldn't do it, and he felt that the Hedong Pei family shouldn't turn a blind eye either.

This is not one son, but three!
Anyway, he had secretly sent people to Heqing and took the canyon path back to Hedong. If the old guys in Wenxi disagreed, he didn't want to give them face and would just scold them until they woke up.

You old bastards are useless. In the end, it was still up to a woman to make a huge contribution to the family. But in such a good situation, you are timid. I don't know what you are thinking. It's ridiculous!

He will also find a way to deal with Xishi Fort.

After Lord Liang conquered Hebei and swept across Qingzhou, Henei and Shangdang, even Wang Yan could not help it. What are you hesitating about?
Thinking of this, he secretly glanced at Yu Min in front of him.

Yu Ziju looked calm on the outside, but he was anxious on the inside. In the past six months, he had rejected several important appointments and dismissals, which made Wang Yan unhappy.

The confrontation that is almost on the verge of becoming an open one directly reflects the current situation in Luoyang and Bianliang.

Some people in the clan suggested a marriage with Wang and took actual action. Pei Kuo was quite satisfied with this, but felt it was not enough.

Of course, what those who advocated marriage alliance had a point, and letting the Wang family of Langya take the lead would not do any harm to the Pei family.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if one day the Wang and Yu families died together?

"Now that this matter is clear, there is nothing to worry about." Shao Xun thought for a while, and finally looked at Henan Yin Lu Yan, and said: "The manors in Henan counties are gradually restored, which is a good thing, but we must be careful not to let them occupy the wasteland at will. I still have a use for these fields."

"Yes, sir." Lu Yan replied.

There are many manors in Henan, Luoyang, Yanshi, Gong and other counties, but most of them are abandoned and empty.

Now some people are trying to restore it, but it is only a small part of it. They do not have enough money and food to restore all the fertile land of Yiluo with hundreds of miles of land.

Duke Liang was eyeing these fields, probably intending to nationalize these lands, which originally belonged to the nobles and powerful families, and then redistribute them to his own people, just as he had always done before.

"Zidao is in Yecheng, can you send a letter back home?" Shao Xun asked again.

"Yes." Lu Yan replied, "Mostly trivial matters at home, not very important."

"What do you think of the situation in Hebei?"

Hearing this, Lu Yan gritted his teeth and said, "I ask you to go north to Yecheng to take charge of the affairs. Hebei has just been pacified due to the chaos, and the people are in a panic. If you come, the people will be settled and there will be no more chaos."

Shao Xun was silent for a moment, then sighed, "There are so many things to do, let's talk about it next spring."

Lu Yan responded respectfully.

After the meeting, Shao Xun stayed in Luoyang for another ten days.

During this period, he asked his personal troops and the Luonan Prefecture soldiers to take turns to discuss military matters with the various divisions of the Imperial Guards, and to understand the actual combat effectiveness of each battalion of the Imperial Guards.

Afterwards, he inspected the three cities in Heyang to understand the situation. After all, he did not completely trust the officials' reports.

On October 22, the Luonan government soldiers were disbanded and returned home. Shao Xun, with his personal soldiers, went downstream along the Luo River to investigate the situation of abandoned land in various counties in Henan Province so that he could have a clear idea of ​​the situation.

At the end of October, we passed Chenggao Pass and arrived in Xingyang.

At this time, the first snow of the second year of the Shengui year finally fell.

Shao Xun looked up at the falling snow.

There was no war this year, but after sorting out internal affairs and inspecting local areas, a year has passed without me noticing.

(End of this chapter)